Philippine Efforts to Clean the Environment (2)

• RA 9275


  The Philippine Clean Water Act (CWA) of 2004
• CWA(RA 9275)


  • Aims to protect the country's water bodies from pollution from land-based sources (industries and commercial establishments, agriculture and community/ household activities
• 1996 Monitoring of country's classified rivers showed that: 51% still meet the standards for beneficial use, 49% already polluted
• 31% of diseases in the Philippines was caused by polluted waters
• Pollutant


  Any substance, whether solid, liquid, gaseous or radioactive which directly or indirectly: alters the quality of any segment of the receiving water body and affects adversely any beneficial use, is hazardous, imparts objectionable odor, temperature change, physical or biological change, is in excess of the allowable limits or concentration or quality standards
• Water pollution


  The alteration of the natural quality of water as a result of impacts of human activities
• Discharge


  Includes, but not limited to, the act of spilling, leaking, pumping, pouring, emitting, emptying, releasing or dumping of any material into a water body or land from which it might flow or drain said water
• Wastewater


  Waste in liquid state that contains pollutants or waste substances
• Influent


  Any wastewater flowing into a treatment plant
• Effluent


  Discharges from known source, which is passed into a body of water or land, or wastewater flowing out of a manufacturing plant, industrial plant including domestic, commercial and recreational facilities
• How will discharges of wastewater be controlled?

  All owners or operators of facilities that discharge wastewater are required to get "Waste Water Discharge Permit" from the DENR
• Programs that Support RA 9275

  • Sagip-ilog Program
  • Adopt-An-Estero / Waterbody Program
  • Beachwatch
  • Industrial Ecowatch
• The Philippine Clean Air Act of 1999


  AN ACT PROVIDING FOR A COMPREHENSIVE AIR POLLUTION CONTROL POLICY AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
• Air pollutant


  Any matter found in the atmosphere other than oxygen, nitrogen, water vapor, carbon dioxide, and the inert gases in their natural or normal concentrations, that is detrimental to health or the environment, which includes but not limited to smoke, dust, soot, cinders, fly ash, solid particles of any kind, gases, fumes, chemical mists, steam and radio-active substances
• Air pollution


  Any alteration of the physical, chemical and biological properties of the atmospheric air, or any discharge thereto of any liquid, gaseous or solid substances that will or is likely to create or to render the air resources of the country harmful, detrimental, or injurious to public health, safety or welfare or which will adversely affect their utilization for domestic, commercial, industrial, agricultural, recreational, or other legitimate purposes
• Ambient air quality


  The general amount of pollution present in a broad area; and refers to the atmosphere's average purity as distinguished from discharge measurements taken at the source of pollution
• Certificate of Conformity


  A certificate issued by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources to a vehicle manufacturer/assembler or importer certifying that a particular new vehicle or vehicle type meets the requirements provided under this Act and its rules and regulations
• Emission


  Any air contaminant, pollutant, gas stream or unwanted sound from a known source which is passed into the atmosphere
• Greenhouse gases


  Those gases that can potentially or can reasonably be expected to induce global warming, which include carbon dioxide, methane, oxides of nitrogen, chlorofluorocarbons, and the like
• Hazardous substances


  Those substances which present either: short-term acute hazards such as acute toxicity by ingestion, inhalation, or skin absorption, corrosivity or other skin or eye contact hazard or the risk of fire explosion; or long-term toxicity upon repeated exposure, carcinogenicity (which in some cases result in acute exposure but with a long latent period), resistance to detoxification process such as biodegradation, the potential to pollute underground or surface waters
• Infectious waste


  That portion of medical waste that could transmit an infectious disease
• Medical waste


  Materials generated as a result of patient diagnosis, treatment, or immunization of human beings or animals
• Mobile source


  Any vehicle propelled by or through combustion of carbon-based or other fuel, constructed and operated principally for the conveyance of persons or the transportation of property goods
• Motor vehicle


  Any vehicle propelled by a gasoline or diesel engine or by any means other than human or animal power, constructed and operated principally for the conveyance of persons or the transportation of property or goods in a public highway or street open to public use
• Municipal waste


  Waste materials generated from communities within a specific locality
• Ozone Depleting Substances (ODS)


  Those substances that significantly deplete or otherwise modify the ozone layer in a manner that is likely to result in adverse effects of human health and the environment such as, but not limited to, chloroflourocarbons (CFCs) halons and the like
• Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs)


  The organic compounds that persist in the environment, bioaccumulate through the food web, and pose a risk of causing adverse effects to human health and the environment
• Poisonous and toxic fumes


  Any emissions and fumes which are beyond internationally - accepted standards, including but not limited to the World Health Organization (WHO) guideline value
• Stationary source


  Any building or immobile structure, facility or installation which emits or may emit any air pollutant
• Tobacco Regulation Act of 2003 (R.A. No. 9211)


  An act regulating the packaging, use, sale distribution and advertisements of tobacco products in order to: promote a healthful environment, inform the public of the risks associated with cigarette smoking and tobacco use, regulate and subsequently ban all tobacco advertisements and sponsorships, regulate the labeling of tobacco products, protect the youth from being initiated to cigarette smoking and tobacco use by prohibiting the sale of tobacco products to minors
• Republic Act 6969


  Toxic Substances and Hazardous Nuclear Wastes Control Act
• Policies of Republic Act 6969


  • Regulate, limit and prohibit the importation, manufacture, processing, sale, distribution and use, disposal of chemical substances and mixtures that present unreasonable risks to public health and environment
  • Prohibit the entry, even in transit, of hazardous and nuclear wastes and their disposal into Philippine Territory
  • Facilitate the conduct of information and research of chemical substances
• Globally Harmonized System (GHS)


  A system for standardizing and harmonizing the hazards classification and labelling of chemicals (pictograms)
• Ecological Solid Waste Management Act of 2000 (R.A. No. 9003)


  An act providing for an Ecological Solid Waste Management Program
• Zero Waste Management System

  • REDUCE
  • REUSE
  • RECYCLE
• Composting


  Biodegration of organic materials into humus-like products, decomposition of organic materials such as plant remains to produce an earthy substance
• One of the provisions of RA 9003 is the establishment of Materials Recovery Facility (MRF) in every barangay or cluster of barangay
• Wildlife Resources Conservation and Protection Act (R.A. No. 9147)


  Provides for the conservation and protection of wildlife resources and their habitats
• National Integrated Protected Areas System Act of 1992 (R.A. No. 7586)


  Act providing for the establishment of NIPAS which shall encompass outstanding remarkable areas and biologically important public lands that are habitat of rare and endangered species of plants and animals, biogeographic zones and related ecosystems as protected areas
• Indigenous Peoples Rights Act (R.A. No. 8371)


  IPRA seeks to recognize, promote and protect the rights of the indigenous people: Right to Ancestral Domain and Lands, Right to Self-Governance and Empowerment, Right to Social Justice and Human Rights, Right to Cultural Integrity