The Presentation

made by:
Environme Rossha Anasario
ntal Dessiree
Cayabyab
Protection Michaela
Tordilla
Laws of the Jaybee Cariazo
Allen Bautista
Philippines
1. The Constitution of the Republic of the
Philippines the following jurisprudence:

Article II
Declaration of
Principles and State
Policies
Section 15:
The State shall protect and
promote the right to health
of the people and instilling
health consciousness
among them.
Section 16:
The State shall protect and
advance the right of the
people to a balanced and
healthful ecology in accord
with the rhythm and
harmony of nature.
 Article XII
National Economy
and Patrimony
 Section 17:
 The Congress shall, as soon as possible,
determine by law the specific limits of
forest lands and national parks, marking
clearly their boundaries on the ground.
 Forest lands and national parks shall be
considered and may not be increased
nor diminished, except by the law.
 measure to prohibit logging in
endangered and watershed areas.
PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 1151

Section 1:
Policy- It is hereby
declared a continuing
policy of the state:
(a) to create, develop, maintain and
improve conditions under which man
and nature can thrive in productive and
enjoyable harmony with each other,
(b) to fulfill the social, economic and other
requirements of present and future
generations of Filipinos, and
(c) to ensure the attainment of an
environmental quality that is conducive
to a life of dignity and well-being.
 2. Philippine Environment
Code:
 Section
1: Short Title: This decree shall be
known and cited as the “Philippine
Environmental Code”

Title I. Air Quality Management

Title II. Water Quality Management
Title III. Land Use Management
Title IV. Natural Resources Management
and Conservation
Title I. Air Quality Management
Title II. Water Quality Management
Title III. Land Use Management
 Title IV. Natural Resources Management
and Conservation
 Chapter I. Fisheries and Aquatic
Resources
 Chapter II. Wildlife
 Chapter III. Forestry and Soil
Conservation
 Chapter IV. Flood Control and
Natural Calamities
 Chapter V. Energy Development
 Chapter VI. Conservation and
Utilization of Surface and
Ground Water
 Chapter VII. Mineral Resources
EXECUTIVE ORDER
NO. 192 (1987)
 Reorganization
of the Department of
Environment, Energy and Natural
Resources renaming it as
Department of Environment
and Natural Resources (DENR)
and for other purposes:
 Section 13: Forest
Management Bureau
Shall
integrate and absorb
powers, and functions of the
Bureau of Forest Management
(BDF) and Wood Industry
Authority (WIDA).
 Section 14: Land
Management Bureau
absorbs the functions and powers
of the Bureau of Lands except
those line functions and power
which are transferred for the
regional field office.
 Section 15: Mines and
Geoscience Bureau
absorbs the functions of the Bureau
of Mines and Geoscience (MBGS),
Mineral Reservations Development
Board (MRDB), and Gold Mining
Industry Development Board
(GMIDB).
Section 16: Environment
Management Bureau
abolished the powers and functions of
the National Environmental
Protection Council (NEPC),
National Control Commission
(NPCC) and Environmental Center
of the Philippines (ECP).
Section 17: Ecosystem
Research and
Development Bureau
abolished the Research
Institute and National
Mangrove Committee.
P.D. No. 1442
Promote the
exploration and
development of
geothermal resources.
E.O. No. 223
Vesting of the Philippine National
Oil Company (PNOC), the
Jurisdiction, Control and Management,
Protection, Development and
Rehabilitation over the Watershed
Areas of Geothermal Reservation
where PNOC has geothermal
projects, plants and properties.
 LAW ON
FISHERIES
P.D. No. 1152 (Title IV)
-Chapter 1: Fisheries and Aquatic
Resources

P.D. No. 704- revising and consolidating

all laws and decree affecting fishing and
fisheries.

P.D. No. 1219- providing for the

exploration, exploitation, utilization and
conservation for coral resources.
LAW ON FLOOD
CONTROL AND
NATURAL
CALAMITIES
P.D. No. 1152 (Title IV)
-Chapter IV- Flood Control and Natural
Calamities
Section 34: (a) the control of soil
erosion on the banks of
rivers, shores or lakes, and
the seashores.
(b) the control of flow and
flooding in and
from rivers and lakes.
P.D. No. 18
Established the Metropolitan
Manila Flood Control and Drainage
Council.
P.D. No. 78
Established the Philippine Atmospheric,
Geophysical and Astronomical Services
Administration (PAG-ASA)
FORESTRY
LAW
P.D. NO 1151 (TITLE IV)
-Chapter III- Forestry and Soil
Conservation
P.D. No. 705- revising PD. No. 385 otherwise
known as the Forestry Reform Code of the
Philippines
R.A No. 3571 – Prohibit the Cutting, Destroying
Or Injuring Of Planted or Growing Trees,
Flowering Plants and Shrubs or Plants Of Scenic
Value along Public Roads, In Plazas, Parks,
School Premises Or Any Other Public Ground.
 Land USE
PLANNING AND
MANAGEMENT
 P.D. NO. 1152 (TITLE III) Land Use
Management
P.D. NO 957- Regulating the Sale of Subdivision Lots
and Condominiums, Providing Penalties for
Violation Thereof.
P.D. NO. 1096- adopting a National Building Code of the
Philippines (NBCP) thereby revising R.A. 6541.
P.D. NO. 1198 -Requiring all individuals, partnerships or
corporations engaged in the exploration, development
and exploitation of natural resources or in the
construction of infrastructure projects to restore or
rehabilitate areas subject thereof or affected thereby to
their original condition.
MINING
 P.D. NO. 1152 (TITLE IV) Chapter
VII Mineral Resources
 P.D. NO. 463- providing for a modernized system of
administration and disposition of mineral lands and to
promote and encourage the development and
exploitation thereof
 P.D. NO. 705- revising p.d. no. 389, otherwise known
as the FORESTRY REFORM CODE OF THE
PHILIPPINES
 P.D. NO. 211 Series of 87-prescribing the interim
procedures in the processing and approval of
applications for the exploration, development and
utilization of minerals
 LOI 1214- directing measures to safeguard the gold, other
metals and copper industries.
POLLUTION AND
TRAFFIC
MANAGEMENT
 P.D. NO. 1152- (TITLE 1)- AIR
QUALITY MANAGEMENT
Section 3. Ambient Air Quality Standards
Section 4. National Emission Standards
Section 5. Community Noise Standards
Section 6. Standards for Noise-Producing
Equipment
Section 7. Aircraft Emission and Sonic Booms
P.D. No. 602
Establishing Oil Pollution
Operations Center In The
Philippine Coast Guard
Headquarters.
P.D. NO. 973
 providing for the revision
of P.D. No. 600 governing
“Marine Pollution”
 P.D. No. 1181
Providing for the
prevention, control and
abatement of air pollution
from motor vehicles and for
other purposes.
 WASTE
MANAGEMENT
P.D. No. 1152 (Chapter III)
Methods of Solid Waste Disposal
Section 45. Solid Waste disposal shall be by
sanitary landfill, incineration, composing,
and other methods as may be approved by
competent government authority.
Section 18: PROTECTED AREAS AND
WILDLIFE BUREAU

Absorbs the functions and

divisions of Parks and
Wildlife an the Marine Parks
Program of the Bureau of
Forest Development.
 P.D. No. 1152 (Title IV)
NATURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT AND
CONSERVATION
Chapter V: Energy Development
Section 36. Policy: Consistent with the
environmental protection policies, the national
government, through the Energy Development Board,
shall undertake an energy development program
encouraging the utilization of invariant sources such
as solar, wind and tidal energy.
REPUBLIC ACT No. 1815
• An Act to Create the Philippine Nuclear Energy
Commission to Administer, Regulate, and
Control the Use, Application, and Disposition of
Fissionable Materials; to Authorize the
Establishment and Administration of an Atomic
Energy Reactor; to Determine the Manner of
Development, Use and Control of Atomic
Energy, to Provide Funds Therefor, and for Other
Purposes
P.D. No. 508
• Providing guidelines for the
development and utilization of small
or sub-commercial deposits of natural
marsh gas or methane gas in the
Philippines, and granting gratuitous
permits therefore.
• The dumping or disposal of solid wastes
into the sea and any body of water in the
Philippines, including shorelines and river
banks, where these wastes are likely to be
washed into the water is prohibited.

Section 49
 WATER AND
WATER QUALITY
MANAGEMENT
P.D. 1152: Chapter VI- Conservation
and Utilization of Surface and Ground
Water
P.D. No. 274
 Pertaining to the preservation,
beautification, improvement and gainful
utilization of the Pasig river,
 Providing for the regulation and control of
pollution of the river and its banks in
order to enhance its development,
thereby maximizing its utilization for socio-
economic purposes.
DECREES AND REPUBLIC ACTS RELATED
TO THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION LAW
P.D No. 1121- The National Environmental
Council
P.D No. 1157- The Philippine Environmental
Policy Decree
P.D No. 1152- The Philippine Environmental Code
P.D No. 1067- Philippine Water Code
R.A. No. 8749- The Philippine Clean Air Act of
1990
R.A. No. 9275- The Philippine Clean Water Act of
2004
R.A. No. 6969- Toxic Substance and Hazardous
and Nuclear Waste Control
R.A. No. 9003- Ecological and Solid Waste
Management Act of 2000
 TEST IS IT!
1.) Article II: Declaration of Principles and State
Policies is about the following section EXCEPT-
I. Section 17: The Congress shall, as soon as possible,
determine by law the specific limits of forest lands
and national parks, marking clearly their boundaries on
the ground.
II. Section 16: The State shall protect and advance the
right of the people to a balanced and healthful
ecology in accord with the rhythm and harmony of
nature.
III. Section 15: State shall protect and promote the right
to health of the people and instilling health consciousness
among them.

a.) I only b) II & III c) II only d) None

TEST IS IT!
2.) Which of the following is an aspect of Section 1: Short
Title: This decree shall be known and cited as the
“Philippine Environmental Code”
I. Air Quality Management
II. Water Quality Management
III. Aircraft Emission and Sonic Booms
IV. Land Use Management
V. Natural Resources Management and Conservation

a) I, II, III b.) I, II, IV, V

c) II, III, IV, V d) II, III, IV, V
TEST IS IT!
Which of the following Presidential Decree
DOES NOT include in LAWS ON FISHERY?
a.) P.D. No. 705- revising PD. No. 385
otherwise known as the Forestry Reform Code
of the Philippines
b) P.D. No. 1152 (Title IV) -Chapter 1: Fisheries
and Aquatic Resources
c) P.D. No. 704- revising and consolidating all
laws and decree affecting fishing and fisheries.
d) P.D. No. 1219- providing for the exploration,
exploitation, utilization and conservation for
coral resources.
Which of the following is a fact about
FORESTRY LAW R.A No. 3571?
_____________ the Cutting, Destroying Or
Injuring Of Planted or Growing Trees, Flowering
Plants and Shrubs or Plants Of Scenic Value along
Public Roads, In Plazas, Parks, School Premises Or
Any Other Public Ground.

a) Allow b) Authorize c.) Prohibit

d) Permit e) enable f) empower!
5. What is P.D. No. 274 under
Water and Water Quality Man
P.D. No. 274
 Pertaining to the preservation, beautification,
improvement and gainful utilization of the Pasig river,
 Providing for the regulation and control of pollution of
the river and its banks in order to enhance its
development, thereby maximizing its utilization for
socio-economic purposes.