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• Presidential Decree (PD) 1586
• Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA)


  Predicting and evaluating the likely impacts of a project on the environment during construction, commissioning, operation, and abandonment
• Environmental Compliance Certificate (ECC)

  Document issued by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR)/Environmental Management Bureau (EMB) certifying that the environmental project passed all the necessary requirements of the EIS System and is committed to implementing its approved Environmental Management Plan, EMP to address the environmental impacts
• Section 4 of PD 1586 provides that no person, partnership, or corporation shall undertake or operate any such declared environmentally critical project (ECP) or area (ECA) without first securing an Environmental Compliance Certificate (ECC)
• Republic Act (RA) 8749: Philippine Clean Air Act (CAA) of 1999


  Aims to achieve and maintain clean air that meets the National Air Quality guideline values for criteria pollutants, throughout the Philippines, while minimizing the possible associated impacts to the economy
• RA 9275: Philippine Clean Water Act of 2004


  Aims to protect the country's water bodies from pollution from land-based sources (industries and commercial establishments, agriculture, and community/household activities)
• RA 6969: Philippine Toxic Substances, Hazardous and Nuclear Waste Control Act of 1990


  Regulates, restricts or prohibits the importation, manufacture, processing, sale, distribution, use, and disposal of chemical substances and mixtures the present unreasonable risk to human health
• RA 9003: Philippine Ecological Solid Waste Management Act (PESWMA) of 2000


  Adopts a systematic, comprehensive, and ecological solid waste management program that shall ensure the protection of public health and the environment
• RA 9512: National Environmental Awareness and Education Act of 2008


  Provides for the promotion of environmental awareness through environmental education
• RA 9729: Climate Change Act of 2009


  Acknowledges the Philippines' vulnerability to climate change and the need for appropriate adaptation
• Climate Change Commission (CCC)


  Sole policymaking body within government, which overseas, co-ordinates and evaluates climate change policies and plans
• Environmental laws and policies

  • Climate Change Act - RA 9729
  • National Awareness and Education Act - RA 9512
  • Philippine Ecological Solid Waste Management Act - RA 9003
  • Philippine Toxic Substances, Hazardous, and Nuclear Wate Control Act -RA 6969
  • Philippine Clean water act - RA 9275
  • Philippine Clean Air Act - RA 8749
• The Clean Air Act covers all potential sources of air pollution EXCEPT domestic wastewater sources
• In NOVEMBER - we celebrate Environmental Awareness Month in the Philippines
• Department of Health (DOH)


  Formulates guidelines and standards for the collection, treatment, and disposal of sewage as well as the guidelines for the establishment and operation of a centralized sewage treatment system
• PD 1586 facilitates the attainment and maintenance of rational and order balance between socio-economic development and environmental protection
• Festival


  A community event celebrating unique aspects of that community and its traditions
• Festivals of Marinduque, Davao, and Bicol

  • Moriones Festival
  • Kadayawan Festival
  • Ibalong Festival
• Moriones Festival


  Colorful folk-religious festival during holy week (last week of Lent) in the island known as the "Heart of the Philippines", the island of Marinduque. This festival is a reenactment of the story of Saint Longinus.
• Kadayawan Festival


  Held in Davao every third week of August in celebration of thanksgiving for good harvest
• Ibalong Festival


  Held in Bicol Region, aims to express friendliness, enthusiasm, and goodwill to people. This festival to commemorate the three heroes of town Ibalong (Baltog, Handyong, Bantong)
• Theater


  A collaborative form of fine art that uses live performance to present an experience
• Komedya


  Comes from 16th century Spanish comedia. It is a play written in verse which uses traditional methods of Marcha (for entrance or exit), Batalla (choreograph fighting), and Magia (magical effects). Method to spread Christianity, conflict of Christians and Muslims
• Sarsuela


  An art form of lyric theater drama, comical in nature and it is incorporated with singing, dancing and dialogue. Originated in Spain and was made popular in the Philippines. Portrays the typical Filipino realities and stories which viewers can relate.
• Bodabil

  Another stage show that become popular during Japanese period based on the French Vaudeville
• Religious Festivals


  • Pahiyas Festival
  • Obando Fertility Rites
  • Ati-Atihan Festival
  • Sinulog Festival
  • Dinagyang Festival
  • Santacruzan
• Pahiyas Festival


  Celebrated every 15th of the hot summer month of May, held in honor of San Isidro Labrador and is the farmers' thanksgiving for a rich and bountiful harvest
• Obando Fertility Rites

  Dance ritual and Catholic festival celebrated every May in Obando, Bulacan. Dressed in traditional costumes, dance and sing in the town's streets to honor and beseech Obando's 3 saints: San Pascual, Santa Clara, and Nuestra Senora de Salambao.
• Ati-Atihan Festival


  Festival in honor of Santo Nino. This festival is held on the 3rd week of January every year after Epiphany in Kalibo Aklan.
• Sinulog Festival


  Held in the city of Cebu every third Sunday of January.
• Dinagyang Festival


  Held in Iloilo every 4th Sunday of January, thanksgiving celebration in honor of Senyor Santo Nino.
• Santacruzan


  Held in May, also celebrated with flower offerings for the blessed virgin mary.
• Non-Religious Festivals

  • Panagbenga Festival
  • Masskara Festival
• Panagbenga Festival


  Held in Baguio, and is a month-long annual celebration of a tribute to the city's beautifully gown flowers, celebrated in the month of February
• Masskara Festival


  Celebrated every 3rd weekend of October in Bacolod, it dramatizes the steadfast character of the Negrenses and symbolizes the City of Smiles, putting on a smiling face even when faced with challenges
• Non-Communicable Diseases (NCD)


  Not caused by pathogens or disease-causing organisms such as bacteria or viruses, but rather, by how people live, by the conditions with which they are born, or by the hazards around them. Also known as chronic diseases, tend to be of long duration and are the result of a combination of genetic, physiological, environmental, and behavioral factors.
• Allergy


  An immune system response to a foreign substance that's not typically harmful to your body
• Asthma


  A lung disorder in which your airways narrow and swell and may produce lots of thick mucus
• Cardiovascular Disease (CVD)


  The disease of the heart and blood vessels. It is usually associated with a build-up of fatty deposits inside the arteries (atherosclerosis) and an increased risk of blood clots
• Renal Failure


  Occurs when your kidneys suddenly become unable to filter waste products from your blood