Environmental Laws and Government Regulations were made with the intent

of protecting the environment and aid people from all walks of life in their pursuit
for a balanced and healthful ecology. In the study, (Insert Thesis Title or Whatevezhere are the possible environmental laws that the (thesis makers, plant owners or
managers) should be more argus-eyed about for offenders of environmental laws
are held accountable (You may cross out last statement) for whatever actions they
take towards the environment.
1. Presidential Decree (PD) 1586: Philippine Environmental Impact
Statement System
This law requires private corporations, firms or entities including agencies and
instrumentalities of the government to prepare an environmental impact statement
(EIS) for every proposed project and undertaking which significantly affect the
quality of the environment.
The EIS is a document that provides a comprehensive study of the significant
impacts of a project on the environment. It is prepared and submitted by the project
proponent and/or EIA Consultant as an application for an Environmental Compliance
Certificate (ECC)
In general, only projects that pose potential significant impact to the environment
shall be required to secure an ECC.
Two factors are considered in determining the scope of the EIS System: (i) the
nature of the project and its potential to cause significant negative environmental
impacts, and (ii) the sensitivity or vulnerability of environmental resources of the
project area.
Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) is the process that involves evaluating and
predicting the likely impacts of a projection on the environment during construction,
commissioning, operation and abandonment. It is undertaken by, among others, the
project proponent and/or EIA Consultant, EMB, a Review Committee, affected
communities and other stakeholders.
An EE is a document issued by the DENR/EMB after a positive review of an EE
application, certifying that based on the representations of the proponent, the
proposed project or undertaking will not cause significant negative environmental

impact. The ECC also certifies that the proponent has complied with all the
requirements of the EIS System and has committed to implement its approved
Environmental Management Plan.

2. Republic Act (RA) 8749: Clean Air Act (CAA) of 1999

Provides for a comprehensive air quality management policy and program which
aims to achieve and maintain healthy air for all Filipinos.
The Clean Air Act covers all potential sources of air pollution, to wit: (1) Mobile
Sources (e.g. motor vehicles); (2) Point or Stationary Sources (e.g. Industrial Plants);
and (3) Area Sources (e.g. wood or coal burning).
In order to achieve clean air, we need clean fuels. The CAA provides for the
complete phase-out of leader gasoline; lowering of the sulfur content of industrial
and automotive diesel; lowering of aromatics and benzene in unleaded gasoline.
Stationary sources must comply with the National Emission Standards for Source
Specific Air Pollutants (NESSAP) and National Ambient Air Quality Standards
(NAAQS) and must secure their permit to operate, prior to operation. A business firm
is fined of not more than P100,000 for every day of violation until such time that
standards are met or imprisonment of not less than 6 years but not more than 10
years upon the discretion of the court. The Pollution Adjudication Board (PAB)
adjudicated all environmental cases.
3. RA 9275: Philippine Clean Water Act of 2004
The law aims to protect the countrys water bodies from land-based pollution
sources (industries and commercial establishments, agriculture and
community/household activities). It provides for a comprehensive and integrated
strategy to prevent and minimize pollution through a multi-sectoral and
participatory approach involving all stakeholders.
Under the Act, discharges of wastewater shall be controlled. Owners or operators of
facilities that discharge wastewater are required to get a permit to discharge from
the EMB or the Laguna Lake Development Authority.

Anyone discharging wastewater into a water body will have to pay a wastewater
charge. This economic instrument will encourage investments in cleaner production
and pollution control technologies to reduce the amount of pollutants generated and
discharged.

4. RA 6969: Philippine Toxic Substances and Hazardous and Nuclear

Wastes Act
The Act provides the legal framework for the Philippines to control and manage the
importation, manufacture, processing, distribution, use, transport, treatment and
disposal of toxic substances and hazardous and nuclear wastes.
A Chemical Control Order (CCO) is issued by the DENR to prohibit, limit or regulate
the use, manufacture, import, export, transport, processing, storage, possession
and wholesale of priority chemicals that are determined to be regulated, phasedout, or banned because of the serious risks they pose to public health and the
environment.
5. RA 9003: Philippine Ecological Solid Waste Management Act
(PESWMA) of 2000
It provides the legal framework for the countrys systematic, comprehensive, and
ecological solid waste management program that shall ensure protection of public
health and the environment.
6. Presidential Decree No. 1067: Water Code of the Philippines
The Code covers underground water, water above the ground, water in the
atmosphere and the waters of the sea within the territorial jurisdiction of the
Philippines.
The underlying principles of the Water Code are:
(a) All waters belong to the State;

(b) All waters that belong to the State cannot be subject to acquisitive
prescription;
(c) The State may allow the use or development of waters by administrative
concession;
(d) The utilization, exploitation, development, conservation and protection of
water resources shall be subject to the control and regulation of the
government through the National Water Resources Board;
(e) Preference in the use and development of waters shall consider current
usages and be responsive to the changing needs of the country.
Under the Code, a person appropriating or using natural bodies of water must
secure a water permit except the following:
(a) Appropriation of water by means of hand-carried receptacles; and
(b) Bathing or washing, watering or dipping of domestic or farm animals, and
navigation of watercrafts or transportation of logs and other objects by
flotation.
7. Presidential Decree No. 979: Marine Pollution Decree of 1976
It is a national policy to prevent and control the pollution of seas by the dumping of
wastes and other matter which create hazards to human health, harm living
resources and marine life, damage amenities, or interfere with the legitimate uses
of the sea within the territorial jurisdiction of the Philippines.
8. DENR Administrative Order No. 35 Series of 1990: Revised Effluent
Regulations of 1990 (Revising and Amending the Effluent Regulations
of 1982)
Section 9 of the Administrative Order prohibits the following:
No industrial or domestic sewage effluent shall be discharged into Class AA (This
class is intended primarily for waters having watersheds which are uninhabited

and otherwise protected and which require only approved disinfection in order to
meet the National Standards for Drinking Water (NSDW) of the Philippines.) and
SA waters (1) Waters suitable for the propagation, survival and harvesting of
shellfish for commercial purposes; 2) Tourist zones and national marine parks
and reserves).
a. In order to avoid deterioration of the quality of the receiving body of
water, no new industrial plant with high waste load potential shall
discharge into a body of water where the dilution or assimilative
capacity of said water body during dry weather condition is insufficient
to maintain its prescribed water quality according to its usage or
classification.
b. No person shall discharge, wholly or partially, untreated or
inadequately treated industrial effluents directly into bodies of water or
through the use of bypass canals and/or pumps and other
unauthorized means except upon prior approval of the Department
Secretary.
c. Other Restrictions:
1. All water pollution control facilities/installations shall be properly
and consistently maintained and correctly and continuously
operated in order to maintain an effluent quality that complies
with Sections 4 to 6 of these regulations.
2. No industrial or manufacturing plant shall be operated without
the control facilities or wastewater treatment system in good
order or in proper operation except with the permission of the
Department Secretary when special circumstance arise.
3. No industrial or manufacturing plant or source of pollution shall
be operated at capacities beyond the limits of operation or
capability of the wastewater treatment facility in order to
maintain the effluent quality within the standards or pertinent

conditions required by law and/or stipulated in the permit to

operate.
4. No person shall build, erect, install or use any equipment,
contrievance or any means the use of which will conceal and/or
dilute an effluent discharge and which otherwise constitute a
violation of any provisions of these regulations or the 1978 NPCC
Rules and Regulations, as amended.
10. REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9513: Renewable Energy Act of 2008
It is an act promoting the development, utilization and commercialization of
renewable energy resources.
Section 35 of RA 9513 prohibits the following acts:
(a) Non-compliance or violation of the Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS) rules;
(b) Willful refusal to undertake net metering arrangements with qualified
distribution grid users;
(c) Falsification or tampering of public documents or official records to avail of the
fiscal and non-fiscal incentives provided under this Act;
(d) Failure and willful refusal to issue the single certificate referred to in Section 26
of this Act; and
(e) Non-compliance with the established guidelines that DOE will adopt for the
implementation of this Act.
11. REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9367: Biofuels Act of 2006
It is an act to direct the use of biofuels, establishing for this purpose the biofuel
program, appropriating funds therefor, and for other purposes.

Toledo, Cebu
Population: (Latest NCSO Survey-1994 ) 140,399.00
Male : 70,634.74
Female : 69,764.26
No. of Households : 29,490.00
Labor Force : 19,000 +
Employed : 35%; 6,650
Geography / Geographical Location: Toledo City extends 10o 20' to 10o 26'N
Latitude and from 12o 35' to 12o 49'
Class : II- A
Annual Income: (As of 1996) P 156,042,973.00

No. of Barangays: 38
Total Land Area (Cadastral Survey): 21,627.757 Has.
Land Classification as of 1996:
Arable Area: 2,396.90 Has.
Residential : 341.40 Has.
Commercial : 20.00 Has.
Industrial : 3,000.00 Has.
Certified Alienable /Disposable Land: N/A
Classified Forest/Reservation/Timberland: 4,932.00 Has.
Wildlife/Military Reserve Land : N/A
Unclassified Forest Land/Wilderness : N/A
National Parks/Playgrounds : 20.00 Has.
Topography:
The terrain of Toledo City is characterized by the Narrow Coastal Plains that give
way abruptly to a few rolling hills and rugged mountain ranges and stones. Roughly
20 sq. km. 2000 hectares along the coast line have elevations of less than 40
meters above sea level. There are fairly level and rolling plateaus and valley
comprising some 57 sq.kms. (5,700 has. spread throughout the interior.
Climate :
Cebu Island is located within the Philippines "typhoon belt" winds of only 11k and 6k
with normal track from northeast trade in January and March, respectively, hit the
general vicinity of Toledo at an average of once a year or less. Shielded by Cebu's
mountain ranges in this direction, Toledo is not affected by these winds. This fact,
however, does not spare Toledo's mountain barrios from the wind and a part of its
lowland areas particularly in the vicinity of Dumlog and Sangi, from the disastrous
effect of flood water caused by the typhoon.
Soil Type :
Beach sand, bolinao clay, faraon clay, baguio clay loam and Mandaue silt loam.

Financial Intermediaries

No. of Commercial Banks and Money Shops: 5

No. of Government Banks: 1
No. of Savings Banks: 1

No. of Rural Banks: 1

No. of Lending/Financing Institutions: 2
No. of Cooperatives within the area: 45

Infrastructure & Utilities

Roads
National Road: 45.771 Kms.
Provincial Road: Naga-Uling
Road Municipal/Brgy. Road : 10.8 Kms.
Ports (Domestic/International): 4
Airports: 2

Schools (Public & Private)

Elementary: 47 Public Schools, 3 Private Schools

High Schools: 13 Public Schools, 4 Private Schools
Vocational: 1
College: 2
Public Library: 4
Public Market: 5
Multi-purpose Building: All Barangays
Recreation Courts/Centers : 2

Transportation Services

No. of Buses: 56
No. of Jeepneys : 112
No.of Tricycles: 523
No. of Trisicads: 120

Communications

No. of Post Office: 2

No. of Telephone Stations: 3
No. of Telex Services: 3
No. of Telegraphic Stations: 3

Power

Source of Electricity: CEBECO II

No. of Barangay Served: 37
No. Household Served: 25,389

Water

Source of Water: Toledo Waterworks System Com.

Water System 11,406 HH
Tubed/Piped Deep Well 3,511 HH
Dug Well, Spring & Peddler 7,165 HH

Commercial Establishments
Type of Business

No. of Establishments

Sari-sari Store

20

Mining & Quarrying

Manufacturing/Processing

General Merchandising

10

Type of Business

No. of Establishments

Service and Repair Shops

14

Gasoline Stations

Food Establishments

No. of Establishments

Restaurant

10

Eateries

110

Food Stalls

130

Bakeries

15

Others
General Stores

No. of Establishments

Malls
Department Stores
Gen. Merchandise

25

Groceries

20

Hardware

15

Sari-Sari Stores

505

Small stalls

170

Industries

No. of Establishments

Large

Meduim

Small

Institutions

No. of Establishments

Bank, pawnshop, lending centers

20

Type of Business

No. of Establishments

Large Schools

Medium Schools

43

Small Schools

Large Churches

Small Churches

20

Big Government Offices

Medium Government Offices

Small Government Offices

Public Market

No. of Establishments

Large

Meduim

Small

Recreation Games

No. of Establishments

Cinemas

Sports Center

Disco, pub, othersl

Service Center

No. of Establishments

Parlors, barbers, tailors, upholstery

47

Memorial Homes

Terminal

Junkshops

Type of Business

No. of Establishments

Printing & copying services

Hotels
Lodgings

Video, internet & computers shops

Shops

No. of Establishments

Machine Shops

Repair Shops

10

Battery Shops, Iron Works

Hospitals

No. of Establishments

Big Hospitals

Medium Hospitals
Clinics

15

Gasoline Station

Drug Stores

10

Raw Materials Available Within the Area

Types of Materials Estimated Vol./Supply Suppliers/Producers

Copper 218,328,750.00 MT ACDMC

Gold - ACMDC
Silver - ACMDC
Red Burning Clay 11,125.00 Cu.M.

Marble 48,790,750.00 MT Filipinas Marble Corp.

Cement Raw Materials 21,840.50 MT ACMDC
Bentonite - Oscar Villanueva
Limestone - ACMDC
Marbleized Limestone - Cebu Marble Mfg. & Resource Dev.Inc.
Coconuts/Buri
Pandan Leaves
Nito Stalks/Rice Stalks
Buri Palms
Seedlings/piglets
Existing Skills Percent (%) To Total Population
Welding 10.0 %
Carpentry 28.0 %
Dressmaking' 10.0 %
Tailoring 8.0 %
High Speed Machine Operator 15.0 %
Toys Making 3.0 %
Automotive Mechanics 3.0 %
Artificial Flavor Making 5.4 %
Practical Electricity
Heavy Equipment Operator
Drivers

City Ordinance:

Article 1. Title. This enactment shall be called the 2005 Code of Health, Sanitation
and Environment of Toledo City, Cebu.
Section 1. Policy. The City of Toledo declares it to be its policy to advance public
health and sanitation, maximize the standards of healthful and sanitary living, and
achieve an environment that shall be ideal for its inhabitants.

It is also the policy of the city to provide and ensure the protection of health and
safety of its inhabitants from all forms of diseases, especially those with epidemic
effects. (Sec. 1, Ord. No. 2003-10, S. 2003)
Section 34. No building near cemetery. It shall be unlawful for any person to
construct, cause or allow to be constructed any building, either for dwelling, school
or business purposes within a distance of 25 meters from the cemetery at any time
during its existence to keep the building occupants in a most healthy condition.
(Ord. No. 2, Sec.1, S. 1948; Ord. No. 9, Sec. 1, S. 1952)
Section 35. No water source near cemetery. Likewise, to prevent any possible
contamination which may result from any kind of sippage, no one shall be allowed
to construct or perforate or cause to be constructed or perforated, a well or any
other source of water supply with a distance of 50 meters from any cemetery at any
time during its existence. (Ord. No. 2, Sec.1, S. 1948; Ord. No. 9, Sec. 1, S. 1952)

Di ko G mga city ordinance nila nang. Daw mga national laws

man lang may pulos. Aww..

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