ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS

Presented by:

ARCH. IVY TOLEDO ALA

11 December 2011
Hotel St. Ellis Theater Hall, Rizal St., Legazpi City
Department of Environment and
Natural Resources
 Declaration of Principles

“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.”
 EMB MANDATE

The EMB shall be the primary government agency

under the Department of Environment and Natural
Resources (DENR) to formulate, integrate,
coordinate, supervise and implement all policies,
plans, projects and activities relative to the
prevention and control of pollution as well as the
management and enhancement of environment..
 EMB VISION

A nation empowered to protect our finite

natural resources, attuned to the pursuit of
sustainable development, for a clean and
healthy environment that enhances the
Filipino quality of life for present and future
generations.
 EMB MISSION

To restore, protect and enhance

environmental quality towards good
public health, environmental integrity
and economic viability.
 BACKGROUND AND
MANDATE
 The EMB is mandated to implement on a nationwide scale the
following environmental laws:
– RA 8749 (Clean Air Act of 1999)
– PD 1586 (Environmental Impact
Statement System)
– RA 6969 (Toxic Substances and
Hazardous Waste Control Act)
– RA 9003 (Ecological Solid Waste
Management Act)
– RA 9275 (Philippine Clean Water Act)

Under E.O. 192, EMB is also mandated to conduct education and

information services; provide research and laboratory services; and serve as
secretariat in the adjudication of pollution cases.
 Major Policy Thrusts for the Environment Sector

1. Improve Air Quality in Major Urban Centers

2. Improve Water Quality in Major Urban Centers
3. Improve Management of Solid Waste
4. Effective Management of Toxic Substances and
Hazardous Wastes
5. Implement the Streamlined EIS System
6. Fast Track Disposition of Pending Pollution
Cases
7. Improved Organizational Performance to
respond to Expanded Mandate of the Bureau
 Priority Thrusts and
Programs for CY 2011
 Environmental
Impact Assessment
Management
Implementation of the PD 1586 otherwise known as the
“Philippine EIS System”

Implement the streamlined

EIS System
 STREAMLINING OF EIS SYSTEM
• Processing of ECC Applications
 An Environmental Compliance Certificate (ECC) is being
issued to a project under consideration will not cause
undesirable environmental impact and that the proponent has
complied with the requirements of the EIS System.
 168 ECCs were issued (In CY 2010).
 Generated 4,656 jobs and Php 9.452 Billion amt. of investment

• Processing of CNC Applications

 A Certificate of Non-Coverage (CNC) is being issued to
projects not within the purview of the EIS System.
 375 CNCs were issued (in CY 2010).
ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE MONITORING
• ECC Compliance Monitoring
 Monitoring of proponents’ compliance to the
conditions stipulated in the ECC, is being
conducted periodically after said certificate has
been issued to the project.
 In CY 2009, 714 monitorings were conducted
ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE MONITORING
• Survey of Projects w/o ECC
 Surveys on existing projects being conducted to ensure that
these projects will not cause undesirable impacts on the
environment. Moreover, this undertaking is done to determine
whether a certain project is covered by the EIS System.

 In CY 2009, 75 surveillance were conducted

ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE MONITORING
• Operationalization of MMT
 Field inspections and reporting of a multi-sectoral group created
by law to conduct periodic monitoring of environmentally critical
projects that were granted ECCs and verify the implementation of
their EMP and compliance to the conditionalities of the ECC.
 MMT were created on the ff. projects:
(1) PNOC/NPC BacMan Geothermal Project;
(2) Goodfound Cement Corp.;
(3) NPC-PGI Tiwi Geothermal Power Plant Project;
(4) Rapu-Rapu Polymetallic Project;
(5) Filminera Resources Corporation
 AIR QUALITY
MANAGEMENT
Implementation of the RA 8749 otherwise known as the
“Philippine Clean Air Act of 1999”

Improve Air Quality in

Major Urban Centers
 AIR QUALITY MANAGEMENT
• URBAN AMBIENT AIR QUALITY MONITORING
 Fixed air quality monitoring stations were established since 1991
in order to verify the conditions of the ambient air for evaluation
and development of new control measures.
 Conducted in three (3) major cities : Naga City, Iriga City and
Legazpi City.
 Periodic ambient air sampling conducted (weekly)
 AIR QUALITY MANAGEMENT
• URBAN AMBIENT AIR QUALITY MONITORING
Air Quality Index for TSP
Good 0 - 80
Fair 81 - 230
Unhealthy for sensitive groups 231 - 349
Very Unhealthy 350 - 599
Acutely unhealthy 600 - 899
Emergency 900 – and
above

Comparative Result of Fixed AQMS for the past NINE (10) years

LOCATION 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
IRIGA 88.30 66.07 38.25 110.36 97.63 87.91 116 73 72
AQMS (Fair) (Good) (Good) (Fair) (Fair) (Fair) (Fair) (Good) (Good)
LEGAZPI 62.25 54.01 35.20 111.19 83.67 72.11 98 77 42
AQMS (Good) (Good) (Good) (Fair) (Fair) (Good) (Fair) (Good) (Good)
NAGA 106.82 74.72 66.76 110.65 86.81 83.04 103 99 80
AQMS (Fair) (Good) (Good) (Fair) (Fair) (Fair) (Fair) (Fair) (Good)
 AIR QUALITY MANAGEMENT
LINIS HANGIN - BANTAY TAMBUTSO
 Monitoring of PETCs
– Aimed to regulate the specifications of emission testing
equipment to be used by PETCs as mandated by PCAA.
– Periodic inspection of PETC emission testing equipment.
– Joint inspectorate composed of DOTC, DTI and EMB .
 AIR QUALITY MANAGEMENT
LINIS HANGIN - BANTAY TAMBUTSO
 Monitoring of PETCs
LIST OF ACCREDITED PETCS IN BICOL REGION

1. Magayon Emission TC, Guinobatan, Albay 12. Sunrise Emission TC, Masbate City
2. BEC Emission TC, Sorsogon City 13. Catanduanes Emission TC, Virac, Cat.
3. Sunrise Emission TC, Sorsogon City 14. Bigfoot Emission TC, Naga City
4. Diamond Emission TC, Guinobatan, Albay 15. Sunrise Emission TC, Naga City
5. Prima Emission TC, Iriga City 16. Bearcat Emission TC, Naga City
6. EP Emission TC, Legazpi City 17. Vill Enterprises Emission TC, Naga City
7. Access Emission TC, Virac, Catanduanes 18. Magayon Emission TC, Iriga City
8. Masbate Emission TC, Masbate City 19. Bearcat Emission TC, Legazpi City,
9. Sunrise Emission TC, Goa, CS 20. Sunrise Emission TC, Legazpi City
10. Fortune Private Emission TC, Daet, Cam. 21. Magayon Emission TC, Tabaco City
Norte
11. Sunrise Emission TC, Daet, Cam. Norte
 AIR QUALITY MANAGEMENT
LINIS HANGIN - BANTAY TSIMINEYA
• Industrial Enforcement Program
 This involves inspection, emission source sampling and
permitting of Air Pollution Source and Control Equipment
(APSCE) of industrial facilities
 Aims to ensure that emissions from industrial facility operations
do not pose pollution or adverse environmental impacts to the
immediate environment and population..
 In CY 2009, EMB 5 were able to conduct:
 62 surveillance
 258 monitorings
 7 stack samplings
 1061 PO issued
 AIR QUALITY MANAGEMENT
LINIS HANGIN - BANTAY SUNOG BASURA

 Greening of identified open

spaces
– Technical assistance to LGUs
– Monitoring of LGU implementation
 Centro, Iriga City
 Brgy. Balatas, Naga City
 Brgy. Banquerohan, Legazpi City
 AIR QUALITY MANAGEMENT
ESTABLISHMENT OF AIRSHED

 Air pollution management principle

adopted in the formulation of national
programs
 PCAA prescribes creation of airshed
through geo-political areas
 Industrial areas can also be designated
as special airhsed.
 AIR QUALITY MANAGEMENT
ESTABLISHMENT OF AIRSHED

 Two (2) airsheds have been designated in the Bicol

Region since CY 2003, and one still pending
approval.
 Naga City Airshed (By virtue of MC # 13-2003)
 Designation of Naga City Airshed Governing Board (DAO 33-2003)
 BacMan Geothermal Airshed (By virtue of MC # 13-2002)
 Designation of BacMan Geoth. Airshed Governing Board (DAO 11-
2004)
 Legazpi City Airshed
 Submitted to EMB CO pertinent documents relative to the
establishment of the LEGAZPI CITY AIRSHED and its
GOVERNING BOARD.
 AIR QUALITY MANAGEMENT

• Emission Source Inventory

 This involves the accounting
of various emission sources in
the region in order to project
their influence to the local
environment.
 AIR QUALITY MANAGEMENT

• Greenhouse Gases Emission Inventory.

 This involves the accounting and inventory of all
emission sources containing greenhouse gases in
order to establish their influence to the atmosphere
and potential global warming.
 WATER QUALITY
MANAGEMENT
Implementation of the RA 9275 otherwise known as the
“Philippine Clean Water Act”

Improve Water
Quality in Major
Urban Centers
 WATER QUALITY MANAGEMENT
• Sagip Ilog Program
 This program aims to improve the water quality (BOD/DO) in 3 priority
rivers in the region in order to meet the Water Quality Criteria set by the
DENR.

LOCATION Std. 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

Malaguit (DO) 5 mg/l 4.6 4.122 5.032 6.484 6.5 7.42 7.78
Panique (DO) 5 mg/l 2.7 5.52 5.25 7.906 7.1 6.87 7.4
Anayan (BOD) 10-15 mg/l 16.67 9.37 2.193 2.831 3.9 2.8 2.83

ACTIVITIES BEING UNDERTAKEN :

 Creation of river mgt. council
 Implementation of Improvement Plan
 Survey / Inspection of industries, non-point and domestic sources.
 Coordination with LGUs and other stakeholders
 Intensive IEC Campaign
 WATER QUALITY MANAGEMENT
• Monitoring of Waterbodies
 This activity involves the monitoring of surface water bodies and
evaluation of its current conditions and usage in order to assess the
degree of improvement or deterioration of the quality of the water body
from the time it has been classified.
 WATER QUALITY MANAGEMENT
• Monitoring of Waterbodies

 Waterbodies monitored in Bicol Region were as follows:

Camarines Camarines
Albay Sorsogon Masbate
Norte Sur
• Yawa River •Daet River • Pawili River • Cawayan • Panique
• Sagumayon •Paracale River • Naga River River River
River •Malaguit River • Bicol River • Salog River • Rio
• Sn Francisco • Anayan River Guinobatan
River • Lake Bato • Tugbo River

•Balos River

SIP
CBR Program
 WATER QUALITY MANAGEMENT
• Classification/Re-classification of Waterbodies
 Graphical representation of classified major rivers in Bicol Region:

Approximately 48% of the Region’s rivers still satisfy the criteria for
Class A waters

48%
22%

Class A
2% Class B
28% Class C
Class D
 WATER QUALITY MANAGEMENT
• Beach Ecowacth Program
 Monthly monitoring of tourist beaches in Bicol Region in order to safeguard
the health of the public bathers as well as the beaches and its immediate
environment from diseases associated to high bacterial count.
 The conduct of monthly monitoring of the said beaches determined the
extent of sources of pollution in order that strategies and measures may be
adopted to address such pollution episode if there is any.

1. Bacacay, Albay
2. Sto. Domingo, Albay
3. Gubat, Sorsogon
4. Pasacao, Cam. Sur
5. Misibis, Bacacay, Albay
6. Tiwi, Albay
7. Bacon, Sorsogon City
 WATER QUALITY MANAGEMENT
Tiwi, Albay Misibis, Bacacay

Bacacay, Albay
Pasacao, Camarines
Sur

Sto. Domingo,
Albay

Bacon, Sorsogon

Gubat, Sorsogon
 WATER QUALITY MANAGEMENT
• Tapwatch Program
 Testing of water quality for domestic uses in selected poor barangays
and blighted areas in the cities.
 LGU/Municipal Health Office are informed of the results of monitoring
for their appropriate action..
 TAPWATCH will enable the government to verify the conditions of the
areas identified and participate in the preparation of a Water Supply
Improvement Plan for water supply sources that do not conform to the
Philippine National Standards for Drinking Water (PNSWD).
 To date, 20 barangays were already monitored and mostly have passed
the PNDWS
 WATER QUALITY MANAGEMENT
• Industrial Ecowatch Program
 Rating of industry's environmental performance and the
subsequent public disclosure of the rating in order to
encourage industry's to improve their management
system.

 Industries involved under this program are as follows:

1) Albay-Agro Industrial Development Corp.
2) Isarog Pulp and Paper Co.
3) Coca-Cola Bottlers Phils., Inc.
4) Pepsi Cola Products Phils., Inc.
5) Penafrancia Sugar Mill
6) Goodfound Cement Corp.
7) Gallintina Industria Corporacion
 WATER QUALITY MANAGEMENT
• Industrial Effluent Monitoring and Permitting
 Involves evaluation, surveillance and facility inspection of firm’s
water pollution source and control facility determine operating
conditions and potential effects on the environment before permit to
discharge is granted.

 In CY 2009, EMB 5 were able to conduct:

 66 surveillance
 117 monitoring
 23 effluent samplings
 140 WDP issued

Effluent Sampling
 WATER QUALITY MANAGEMENT

• Accreditation of Pollution Control Officers

 By virtue of LOI 588 and DAO 26 series of 1992, all

establishments that are operating pollution source and control
installations must designate a Pollution Control Officer who
shall be tasked to operate and maintain pollution source and
control installations.
 Toxic Chemicals and
Hazardous Substances
Implementation of the RA 6969 otherwise known as the
“Toxic Substances and Hazardous and Nuclear Wastes
Control Act of 1990”

Effective
Management of Toxic
Substances and
Hazardous Wastes
 TOXIC CHEMICALS MANAGEMENT
• Regulation, prohibition and restriction
of the importation manufacture,
processing, sale, distribution, use and
disposal of chemical substances and
mixtures and hazardous waste that may
pose unreasonable risk or injury to
health and environment.
 TOXIC CHEMICALS MANAGEMENT
• Registration and Compliance Monitoring of
Controlled Chemical Importers/ Manufacturers, Users
(CN, Hg, Asbestos)
 39 Importers/Manufacturers, Users of controlled chemicals (CN, Hg, Asbestos)
were already registered in Bicol Region.
 TOXIC CHEMICALS MANAGEMENT
• PCBs Management and Phase-Out

 Registration of establishments using PCBs (To date, 43

establishments are registered in Bicol Region)

 Inspection of facilities that use, store and dispose

PCBs and testing of PCB suspected contaminated
wastes and sites. (In CY 2009, 31 inspections were
conducted)
 HAZARDOUS WASTE MANAGEMENT
 Registration, surveillance and inspection of
Hazardous Waste Generators (including health care
wastes)

– Total of 462 HW Generators registered in Bicol

region.

– All 118 hospitals registered in DOH V, are

registered as HWGs .
 HAZARDOUS WASTE MANAGEMENT
 Compliance monitoring and inspection of
Hazardous Waste Transporters and Treatment,
Storage and Disposal (TSD) Facilities in the region.

– Monitoring of registered HW Transporters and TSD

facilities in the region.
 8 Transporters
 5 TSD Facilities
 Ecological Solid Waste
Management
Implementation of the RA 9003 otherwise known as the
“Ecological Solid Waste Management Act”

Improve Management
of Solid Waste
 SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT
 Proper closure and rehabilitation of open and
controlled dumpsites
 TA in the development of Sanitary landfills and other
cleaner and safer forms of disposal systems
 Provide guidance, technical assistance and waste
management strategies and option to LGUs, academe,
business establishment and other stakeholders
 Promote 3 R’s
 Linis Estero Program
 Zero Basura Olympics
 Updates on LGU-wide ESWM implementation
 Capability building/IEC activities on ESWM
 SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT
• OPERATIONALIZATION OF EWM CENTER

• Materials Recovery Facility of Legazpi City

• Ecological waste management/training center
• Organic fertilizer production
• Recycled materials produced
• Mini-Library
 SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT
• CONDUCT SWM TRAININGS/SEMINARS

Trainings and seminars are being offered to LGUs and other Sectors
involved in the implementation of an ESWMS in order to be orient and
understand the different elements of an ESWMS.
CLEAN BICOL RIVERS
PROGRAM
 CLEAN BICOL RIVERs Program
1. Sagumayon River, Albay
2. Daet River, Camarines
Norte
3. Balos River, Camarines
Sur
4. Gogon River, Catanduanes
5. Tugbo River, Masbate
6. Salog River, Sorsogon
ACTIVITIES BEING UNDERTAKEN:

 Operationalization of River Management Council

 River Water Quality Assessment
 Quarterly physical clean-up
 Intensive IEC Campaign
OTHER ACTIVITIES
 ADJUDICATION OF PAB CASES
 Pollution Complaints processed
 Execution of PAB Orders / Resolutions
 Monitoring of firms compliance to PAB Order
 POLLUTION RESEARCH AND
LABORATORY SERVICES
 Implementation of ELR Scheme
 Analysis of Samples for Air and Water
 Determinations Made for Air and Water
 ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION AND
INFORMATION
 Conduct of Seminar/Symposia/lectures and
consultation of environmental education

 Conduct of Special Events for national

environmental celebrations
1. World water Day (March 22)
2. Earth Day (April 22)
3. World Environment Day (June 5)
4. Phil. Environment Month (June)
5. National Clean Up Month (September)
6. National Ozone Protection Month (September)
7. National Clean Air Month (November)
8. Climate Change Consciousness Week (Nov 19-25)
 ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION AND
INFORMATION
 Preparation of Annual Regional Brown
Environment Report

 Preparation of IEC Materials

 Environmental Fact Sheets
 Newsletter
 Press Releases
 Radio Plugs

 Regular conduct of “Marhay Na Aga Kapalibutan”

aired every Monday, 11-12 AM at DWBS Radyo
Veritas, Legazpi City and every Saturday, 10-11 AM at
DWRB, Naga City
 OTHER ACTIVITIES
 National CFC Phase-out Plan
 Monitoring of Mobile Air-conditioning System
 Dios
Mabalos!