LAWS AND REGULATION

Question 1

What is the primary purpose of the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) law?

Answer 1

To ensure environmental impacts are considered in project planning.

Question 2

Under which legal instrument was the Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) System established in the Philippines?

Answer 2

Presidential Decree No. 1586.

Question 3

Which of the following correctly matches the EIA category with its level of environmental impact and assessment requirement.

Answer 3

Category A.

Question 4

What is the correct sequence of steps in the EIA process?

Answer 4

Screening → Project Scoping and Baseline Data Collection → Initial Environmental Examination → Environmental Impact Statement → Review and Public Consultation → Decision Making → Monitoring and Enforcement.

Question 5

Which statement about EIA practices in different countries is TRUE?

Answer 5

In Kenya, public participation in the EIA process is mandatory.

Question 6

What rank does Caloocan hold among the top 500 most polluted cities in the Philippines?

Answer 6

5th.

Question 7

The Clean Air Act is designed to promote a ____ for all Filipinos.

Answer 7

Balanced and Healthful Ecology.

Question 8

What percentage of outdoor air pollution stems from the transportation sector?

Answer 8

56%

Question 9

Which of these prohibitions is false?

Answer 9

manufacture, import, export of leaded gasoline and engines and/or components requiring leaded gasoline

Question 10

What is the Republic Act No. of the Clean Air Act of 1999?

Answer 10

RA No. 8749.

Question 11

Which law advocates for a comprehensive, unified, locally-managed, and collaborative method for reducing water pollution?

Answer 11

RA 9275.

Question 12

What Act is known as the ‘Philippine Clean Water Act of 2004’?

Answer 12

RA 9275.

Question 13

Which Department is mandated to designate specific areas as WQMAs?

Answer 13

DENR.

Question 14

The Department has the authority to adjust water quality rules for geothermal exploration projects under what condition?

Answer 14

All statements are true.

Question 15

Which organizations collaborated to formulate a Framework Plan for solid waste management in the Philippines?

Answer 15

The National Solid Waste Management Commission, Asian Institute of Technology/United Nations Environment Program Regional Resource Center for Asia and the Pacific, Ministry of Environment Japan, Institute of Global Environmental Strategies, and the United Nations Centre for Regional Development.

Question 16

What is the primary focus of Sustainable Development Goal 6 (SDG 6)?

Answer 16

Ensuring clean water and sanitation for all.

Question 17

What was a primary reason for the perceived difference in education quality between the Philippines and benchmarked countries?

Answer 17

The 10-year basic education structure in the Philippines.

Question 18

Which of the following is a key focus of Chapter 19 of Agenda 21?

Answer 18

Environmentally sound management of toxic chemicals.

Question 19

Which international framework emphasizes public participation in environmental decision-making?

Answer 19

Aarhus Convention.

Question 20

Defined by substances without safe process, including by-products and contaminated equipment.

Answer 20

Hazardous Waste.

Question 21

What are harmful or fatal substances when ingested, inhaled, or absorbed?

Answer 21

Toxicity.

Question 22

When was Republic Act 6969 proclaimed?

Answer 22

October 26, 1990.

Question 23

It is the policy of the state to regulate, restrict or prohibit the imporation, manudacture, processing, sale, distribution, use and dispossal of chemical substances and mictures that present unreasonable risk and/or injury

Answer 23

Section 2. Declaration of Policy

Question 24

What term describes substances that may explode or produce toxic fumes when mixed with others?

Answer 24

Reactivity.

Question 25

What section mandates keeping an inventory of chemicals imported, manufactured, or used?

Answer 25

Section 2 of RA 6969.

Question 26

What is RA 6969 also known as?

Answer 26

Toxic Substances and Hazardous and Nuclear Wastes Control Act of 1990.

Question 27

Which body oversees the implementation of solid waste management plans?

Answer 27

National Solid Waste Management Commission (NSWMC).

Question 28

What are facilities designed to receive, sort, process, and store compostable and recyclable material?

Answer 28

Materials Recovery Facilities (MRF).

Question 29

What refers to a waste disposal facility where solid waste is isolated from the environment?

Answer 29

Sanitary Landfill.

Question 30

What are the funds created to finance projects related to solid waste management?

Answer 30

Solid Waste Management Fund.

Question 31

What are materials in the waste stream that should be separated at the source?

Answer 31

Toxic Materials.

Question 32

What is the minimum percentage of solid waste that LGUs must divert from waste disposal facilities within five years of RA 9003’s effectivity?

Answer 32

25%.

Question 33

How often should the National Solid Waste Management Commission (NSWMC) meet?

Answer 33

At least once a month.

Question 34

What major legislation is directly connected to environmental education?

Answer 34

Climate Change Act of 2009 (RA 9729).

Question 35

List the five government agencies under RA 9512.

Answer 35

* Department of Education (DepEd) * Commission on Higher Education (CHED) * Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) * Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) * Department of Science and Technology (DOST)

Question 36

(DPWH), through its relevant attached agencies, is primarily responsible for preparing this national program. this must be done in coordination with the DENR, LGU’s, and other concerned agencies.

Answer 36

All statements are true