Environmental Policies (Local and National)

• Republic Act 9003 Ecological Solid Waste Management Act of 2000

  • calls for a systematic, all-encompassing, and ecological waste management program to ensure the protection of public health and the environment, the Philippines has worked to enhance the management of solid waste.
• Republic Act 9275 Philippine Clean Water Act of 2004

  • an Act establishing a thorough system for managing water quality and serving additional objectives. This Act establishes guidelines and criteria for water quality as well as the mitigation and control of pollution from land-based sources.
• Republic Act 8749 Philippine Clean Air Act of 1999

  • Through the creation of an air quality management system, the prohibition of specific types of waste disposal, the regulation of emissions, and the preservation and protection of air quality, this Act establishes a comprehensive national policy for controlling air pollution.
• Republic Act No. 9729 Climate Change Act of 2009

  • Measures into the policy formation and development efforts of all government agencies, given the climate vulnerability of the Philippines and its citizens. Mainstreaming climate change into government policy formulations, establishing the framework strategy and program on climate change, creating for this purpose the Climate Change Commission, and for other purposes
• Republic Act 6969 Toxic Substance, Hazardous, and Nuclear Waste Control Act of 1990

  • This law aims to regulate the use, disposal, sale, distribution, manufacture, and importation of hazardous chemicals, prohibit radioactive waste admission, disposal within Philippine borders, and promote toxicological research.
• Presidential Decree no. 1586, Environment Impact Assessment System of 1978

  • facilitate the attainment and maintenance of rational and orderly balance between socio-economic development and environmental protection. A planning and management tool that will help government, decision makers, the proponents and the affected community address the negative consequences or risks on the environment. The process assures implementation of environment-friendly projects
• Dumaguete Ordinance No. 115 the City’s Integrated Solid Waste Management

  • The ordinance aims to maintain cleanliness, reduce pollution, and maximize resource recovery through a systematic approach to trash management.
• Dumaguete City Ordinance No. 18

  • In accordance with the Clean Water Act, an ordinance requiring three chambers in septic tanks was passed in Dumaguete City, establishing a septage waste management system to safeguard the city's groundwater.
• Dumaguete City Ordinance No. 88

  • The Comprehensive Coastal Resources Management program, as it is known, addresses the issue of inhabitants disposing of solid garbage near beaches and waterways.
• Dumaguete City Ordinance No. 231

  • Known as the “anti-plastic bags” ordinance, it prohibits vendors and establishments to sell plastic bags to be utilized as secondary packaging materials for wet and dry produce and goods. It also includes the prohibition of  styrofoam for packaging.