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1. PD 1151 Philippine Environmental Policy

2. PD 1586 Environmental Impact Statement System

Section 2 - Environmental Impact Statement System

There is hereby established an Environmental Impact Statement System o!nded and based on the

environmental impact statement re"!ired# !nder Section $ o Presidential Decree %o. 1151# o all a&encies

and instr!mentalities o the national &overnment# incl!din& &overnment'o(ned or controlled corporations#

as (ell as private corporations# irms and entities# or every proposed pro)ect and !nderta*in& (hichsi&niicantly aect the "!ality o the environment.

Section 4 - Presidential Proclamation of Environmentally Critical Areas and Projects

The President o the Philippines may# on his o(n initiative or !pon recommendation o the %ationa

Environmental Protection +o!ncil# by proclamation declare certain pro)ects# !nderta*in&s or areas in the

co!ntry as environmentally critical. %o person# partnershipor corporation shall !nderta*e or operate any

s!ch declared environmentally criticalpro)ect or area (itho!t irst sec!rin& an Environmental +ompliance

+ertiicate iss!ed byPresident or his d!ly a!thori,ed representatives. -or the proper mana&ement o said

critical pro)ect or area# the President may by his proclamation reor&ani,e s!ch &overnment oices

a&encies# instit!tions# corporations or instr!mentalities incl!din&the re'ali&nment o &overnment personnel

and their speciic !nctions andresponsibilities.

-or the same p!rpose as above# the inistry o /!man Settlements shall0

prepare the proper land or (ater !se pattern or said critical pro)ects or areas3

establish ambient environmental "!ality standards3

develop a pro&ram o environmental enhancement or protective meas!res a&ainst calamito!s

actors s!ch as earth"!a*e# loods# (ater erosion and others# and

perorm s!ch other !nctions as may be directed by the President rom time to time.

Section 5 - Environmentally Non-Critical Projects

4ll other pro)ects# !nderta*in&s and areas not declared by the President as environmentally critical shall be

considered as non'critical and shall not be re"!ired to s!bmit an environmental impact statement. The

%ational Environmental Protection +o!ncil# thr! the inistry o /!man Settlements may ho(ever re"!ire

non'critical pro)ects and !nderta*in&s to provide additional environmental sae&!ards as it may deem

necessary.

Section 9 - Penalty for Violation4ny person# corporation or partnership o!nd violatin& Section $ o this Decree# or the terms and conditionsin the iss!ance o the Environmental +ompliance +ertiicate# or o the standards# r!les and re&!lationsiss!ed by the %ational Environmental Protection +o!ncil p!rs!ant to this Decree shall be p!nished by the

s!spension or cancellation o hisits certiicate andor a ine in an amo!nt not to eceed -ity Tho!sandPesos P57#777.777 or every violation thereo# at the discretion o the %ational Environmental Protection+o!ncil.

. PD 98$ The Poll!tion +ontrol :a(

SECI!N 2" #efinitions"As $sed in t%is #ecree& a ;Poll$tion'means any alteration o the physical

chemical and biolo&ical properties o any (ater# air andor land reso!rces o the Philippines# or any

dischar&e thereto o any li"!id# &aseo!s or solid (astes as (ill or is li*ely to create or to render s!ch (ater

air and land reso!rces harm!l# detrimental or in)!rio!s to p!blic health# saety or (elare or (hich (il

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adversely aect their !tili,ation or domestic# commercial# ind!strial# a&ric!lt!ral# recreational or other

le&itimate p!rposes.

$. P# 9(9 ) *overnin+ ,arine Poll$tion

SECI!N " #efinition of erms"< -or the p!rposes o this Decree0

a. ;Dischar&e; incl!des# b!t is not limited to# any spillin lea*in p!mpin po!rin emittin emptyin& or

d!mpin& b!t does not incl!de dischar&e o el!ents rom ind!strial or man!act!rin& establishments# or milo any *ind. cdt

b. ;D!mpin&; means any deliberate disposal at sea and into navi&able (aters o (astes or other matter

rom vessels# aircrat# platorms or other man'made str!ct!res at sea# incl!din& the disposal o (astes or

other matter directly arisin& rom or related to the eploration# eploitation and associated o'shore

processin& o sea bed mineral reso!rces !nless the same is permitted andor re&!lated !nder this decree

Provided# That it does not mean a disposition o any el!ent rom any o!tall str!ct!re to the etent that

s!ch disposition is re&!lated !nder the provisions o =ep!blic 4ct %!mbered Three Tho!sand %ine

/!ndred Thirty'>ne# nor does it mean a ro!tine dischar&e o el!ent or other matter incidental to the

prop!lsion o# or derived rom the normal operations o vessels# aircrat# platorms or other man'made

str!ct!res at sea and their e"!ipment.

SECI!N 4" Pro%i.ited Acts. < Ecept in cases o emer&ency imperillin& lie or property# or !navoidable

accident# collision# or strandin& or in any cases (hich constit!te dan&er to h!man lie or property or a real

threat to vessels# aircrat# platorms# or other man'made str!ct!re# or i dampin& appears to be the only (ay

o avertin& the threat and i there is probability that the dama&e conse"!ent !pon s!ch d!mpin& (ill be lees

than (o!ld other(ise occ!r# and ecept as other(ise permitted by re&!lations prescribed by the %ationa

Poll!tion +ontrol +ommission or the Philippine +oast ?!ard# it shall be !nla(!l or any person to