Laws Related to Waste Management, Air

Pollution and Climate Change

R.A. 8748 Clean Air Act
P.D. No. 856 Sanitation Code
R.A. No. 9729 Climate Change Act of 2005
Republic act no. 8749
AN ACT PROVIDING FOR A COMPREHENSIVE AIR POLLUTION
CONTROL POLICY AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
Enacted in 23 June 1999

Clean Air Act
Purpose
1. Formulate a holistic national program of air pollution that
shall be implemented by the government through proper
delegation and effective coordination of function and
activities;
2. Encourage cooperation and self-regulation among citizen
and industries through the application of incentives
market-based instruments;
3. Focus primarily of pollution prevention rather than on
control and provide for a comprehensive management
program on air pollution.

5. Promote public information and education to encourage
the participation of an informed and active public in air
quality planning and monitoring; and
6. Formulate and enforce a system of accountability for
short and long-term adverse environmental impact of a
project, program or activity. This shall include setting up
of a funding or guarantee mechanism for clean-up and
environmental rehabilitation and compensation for
personal damages.

It mandates the various government agencies to do the following in support of
the Act:
Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) act as overall
of the lead agency; prepare a National Air Quality Status Report which shall
be used as a basis in formulating the Integrated Air Quality Improvement
Framework; issue rules and regulations in the implementation of the Act.

Department of Transportation and Communication (DOTC) in
coordination with the DENR in case of industrial dischargers and the DOTC,
in case of motor vehicles, shall, based on environmental techniques, design,
impose on and collect regular emission fees from all said dischargers as part
of the emission permitting system or vehicle registration renewal system, as
the case may be; implement the emission standards for motor vehicles.

DOTC, DTI and DENR - shall establish the procedures for the
inspection of motor vehicles and the testing of their emissions for
the purpose of determining the concentration and/or rate of
emission of pollutants discharged by the said sources.

Department of Energy (DOE) co-chaired with the DENR, in
consultation with the Bureau of Product Standards of DTI, DOST
with the fuel and automotive industries, academe and the
consumers shall set specifications for all types of fuel and fuel-
related products, to improve fuel composition for increased
efficiency and reduced emissions.

Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and astronomical Service
Administration (PAGASA) shall regularly monitor meteorological
factors affecting environmental conditions including ozone
depletion and greenhouse gases.

Philippine Nuclear Research Institute (PNRI) with the DENR
shall regulate all projects which will involve the use of atomic
and/or nuclear energy, and will entail release of radioactive
substances into the environment, incident to the establishment or
possession of nuclear energy facilities and radioactive materials,
handling, transport , production , storage and use of radioactive
materials.

Environmental Policy
The law that provides comprehensive air pollution control
policy. Specifically, this legislative intends to apply air quality
management in all sources in order to implement
abatement and control of air pollution.

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P.D. No. 856
BY FERDINAND E. MARCOS
ENACTED :DECEMBER 23, 1956
Code on Sanitation
Purpose
In order to improve the way of the Filipinos, through
protection and promotion of health among our people.
The answer to the need of codifying and updating the
scattered sanitary laws to ensure the provisions of handy
reference and a fast guide for the nation.

HEALTH IS WEALTH
Chapters
1. General Provisions
2. Water Supply
3. Food Establishments
4. Markets and Abattoirs
5. Public Laundry
6. School Sanitation and Health Services
7. Industrial Hygiene
8. Public Swimming

9. Rest Areas, Bus Terminals, Bus Stops and Service
Stations
10. Camps and Picnic Grounds
11. Dancing Schools, Dance Halls and Night Clubs
12. Tonsorial and Beauty Establishments
13. Massage Clinics
14. Hotels, Motels and Apartments, Lodging, Boarding or
Tenement Houses, and Condominiums

15. Port, Airport, Vessels and Aircraft Sanitation
16. Vermin Control
17. Sewage Collection and Disposal, Excreta Disposal
and Drainage
18. Nuisance and Offensive Trades and Occupans

Chapter 1
Functions of the Department of
HEALTH
-Undertake the promotion and
preservation of the people
throughout the Philippines and
extend maximum health
services to the rural areas,
especially those who cannot
afford it by reason of poverty.
Projects:
Expanded Program on
Immunization

The Expanded Program on
Immunization (EPI) was
established in 1976 to ensure that
infants/children and mothers have
access to routinely recommended
infant/childhood vaccines. Six
vaccine-preventable diseases
were initially included in the EPI:
tuberculosis, poliomyelitis,
diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis and
measles. In 1986, 21.3% fully
immunized children less than
fourteen months of age based on
the EPI Comprehensive Program
review.
Chapter 2: Water Supply
Prescribed Standards:

Chapter 2:Water Supply
-Jurisdiction of the Department
Site of Water Resources, Delivery of Water, Operation of Water
System, Plans and Specification of Water Systems
-Types of Water Examination
a. Initial Examination
b. Periodic Examination
-Examining Laboratories and Submission of Water Samples
-Other Protective Measures
Chapter 3: Food
Establishments
Sanitary Permit
Health Certificate- No person
shall be employed in any food
establishment without a Health
Certificate issued by the local
Health authority.
Quality Protection of Food- All
foods must be obtained from
sources approved by the local
Health Authority.
-Structural Requirements
-Use of Food-Service Spaces
-Food Handlers
-Vermin Control
-Toilet Washing Facilities
-Equipment and Utensils
-Washing Utensils
-Bacterial Treatment
-Handling of Washed Utensils
-Storage of Washed Utensils

Chapter 4: Markets and
Abattoirs
1. Prescribed standards of
construction
2. Responsibility of Local
Health officers and the
Local government


Chapter 5: Public Laundry
Public Laundry Laundry
established and operated for
commercial purposes, open to
the public and not for exclusive
purposes

Chapter 6: School Sanitation
and Health Services
Physical Environment
Emotional Environment
Health Services:
a. Periodic Physical and
medical examination
b. Periodic immunization
c. Medical and Dental
d. Treatment for common
emergencies
e. Counselling and guidance

Chapter 7: Industrial Hygiene
Sanitary Requirements for
Operating an Industrial
Establishment
Responsibilities of the Employer
and the Employee

Environmental Provisions:
Control of the atmospheric
concomitants
Control of infectious agents
Noise
Illumination
Ventilation
Chapter 8: Public Swimming
and Bathing
Protection of Customers
Responsibility of the Local
Health Authority

Chapter 9: Rest areas, Bus Terminals, Bus
Stops and Service Stations
Provisions of Sanitary Facilities for the public and Personal
necessities of travelling publicly.
Chapter 10: Camps and
Picnic Grounds
No camps and picnic grounds shall be open for public patronage
without sanitary permit.
Chapter 11: Dancing Schools,
Dance Halls and Night Clubs
For Dancing Schools-No Dancing Instructor shall be employed
without a sanitary permit
For Hall and Night clubs- No one shall be employed without a
sanitary permit and the storage shall be prepared according to
Chapter 3 of this code.
Chapter 12: Tonsorial and
Beauty Establishments
Tonsorial and Beauty Establishments include barbershop, beauty
parlors, hairdressing, and manicuring establishments and figure
slenderizing salons
Chapter 13:Sauna Bath
Establishments
Personnel:
Masseur
Massage Clinic Attendant
Sauna bath attendant

Chapter 14: Apartments, Lodging, Boarding or
Tenement Houses and Condominiums
1. Hotel
2. Motel
3. Boarding Hoses
4. Lodging Houses
5. Tenement Houses
6. Apartment Houses
7. Condominium

Chapter 15: Vessel and
Aircraft Sanitation
Port and Airport Sanitation
Vessel Sanitation
Aircraft Sanitation
Chapter 16: Vermin Control
Vermin- Group of insects or animals which are vectors of diseases
Chapter 17:Sewage Collection and Disposal,
Excreta Disposal and Drainage
Scope of Supervisions of the Department
Operation of Sewage Treatment Works
Requirements in the Operation of Sewage and Sewage Treatment
Plants
Septic Tanks
Disposal of Septic Tank Effluent
Drainage
Radioactive Excrete and Urine of hospitals Patient
Penal Provisions
(a) The Secretary or his duly authorized representative may revoke
or suspend the license of an undertakers or embalmer who
violates any provisions of this Chapter or the rules and
regulations promulgated by the Secretary under this Chapter.
(b) Any person who shall engage in the business of undertaking or
embalming in violation of any provision of this Chapter shall be
liable to a penalty of not more than one thousand pesos for each
violation.
(c) Each day or any part thereof during which any prohibited
business or practice is continued shall be deemed a separate
violation and subject to the same penalty prescribed in the
preceding paragraph.

Penal Provision
Section 103. Penal Provision
a.Unless otherwise provided in any Chapter or section in this Code, any
person who shall violate, disobey, refuse, omit or neglect to comply with any
of the rules and regulations promulgated under this Code shall be guilty of
misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be punished by imprisonment for a
period not exceeding six months or by a fine of not exceeding one thousand
pesos or both depending upon the discretion of the court.
b.Any person who shall interfere with or hinder, or oppose any officer, agent
or member of the Department or of the bureaus and offices under it, in the
performance of his duty as such under this Code, or shall tear down, mutilate,
deface or alter any placard, or notice, affixed to the premises in the
enforcement of the Code, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and punishable
upon conviction by imprisonment for a period not exceeding six months or by
a fine of not exceeding one thousand pesos or both depending upon the
discretion of the Court
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