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WEEK 2: Environmental Prudence Flashcards

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It is a set of legal rules addressed specifically to human activities that affect the quality of environment

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ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATION

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A law from the commonwealth era that prohibits the improper waste disposal of mine wastes and tailings

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MINING ACT (COMMONWEALTH ACT. NO. 137)

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Prohibits the dumping of wastes into any river

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ANTI DUMPING LAW

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First major legal declaration that pollution control was a policy; In response to the emergence of more industries and urban areas

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REPUBLIC ACT (R.A.) 3931

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Pollution Control Law

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PD 984

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Philippine Environment Policy

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PD 1151

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PD 1152

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PHILLIPINE ENVIRONMENT CODE

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PD 389

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FORESTRY REFORM CODE

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Mineral Resource Development Decree of 1974

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PD 463

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10
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PD 984 (ammended by Executive order 192)

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AIR AND WATER QUALITY MANAGEMENT

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Abatement, control, and prevention of vehicular pollution and establishing the maximum allowable emissions of specific air pollutant

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PD 1181

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Prohibits the discharge of oil, noxious liquid substances, and other harmful substances into the country’s island and territorial waste

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PD 979

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Prohibits the improper disposal of garbage

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PD 825

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PD 856

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KNOWN AS SANITATION CODE

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15
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Known as national building code

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PD 1096

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Prohibits the importation, storage, or transport of toxic or nuclear wastes into or through the Philippines

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R.A. 6969 OR THE TOXIC SUBSTANCES AND NUCLEAR WASTES CONTROL ACT OF 1990

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Biodiversity conservation, natural resources management and protection of the plants and animals

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R.A. 7586 OR THE NATIONAL INTEGRATED PROTECTED AREA SYSTEM LAW

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Penalize all chemical, thermal, and industrial plants and factories found to be violating environmental protection laws

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HOUSE BILL 5668

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Endorses emissions and water pollution charge system by promoting cooperation and self regulation among industries and market based

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HB 8622

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Under the garbage segregation scheme, household and commercial waste should be classified into wet and dry categories before they are collected by the garbage collectors

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R.A. 9003 OR THE SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT ACT OF 2000

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Banning all forms of garbage incineration and imposes higher emission standards on oil products to lower the amount of pollution they generate

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RA 8749 OR THE CLEAN AIR ACT OF 1999

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An act prohibiting the cutting, destroying or injuring of planted or growing tees or flowering plants along plazas, parks, public roads

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RA 3571

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Known as the Phillipine Clean Water Act of 2004

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RA 9275

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Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR)

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PROTECTS OUR ENVIRONMENT

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Responsible for pollution prevention and control, and environmental impact assessment.

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ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT BUREAU

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Responsible for administering, surveying, managing, and disposing of Alienable and Disposable (A&D) lands and other government lands not placed under the jurisdiction of other government agencies.

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LAND MANAGEMENT BUREAU

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Provides support for the effective protection, development, occupancy management, and conservation of forest lands and watersheds.

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FOREST MANAGEMENT BUREAU

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In charge of soil conservation, regulations on the use of pesticides and fertilizers

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

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Responsible for the establishment, management, and development of the National Integrated Protected Areas System

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THE PROTECTED AREAS AND WILDLIFE BUREAU

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Responsible on the construction of flood control systems, sewage facilities, solid waste disposal system

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DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS AND HIGHWAYS

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Takes charge of environmental health and sanitation

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH

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Undertakes environmental research

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DEPARTMENT OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

32
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Responsible for enforcing regulations on Land use

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HOUSING & LAND USE REGULATORY BOARD

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Control industrial pollution & enforcement of land use

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LAGUNA LAKE DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY

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Performs planning, monitoring, and coordinative functions, and in the process exercises regulatory and supervisory authority over the delivery of metro-wide services within Metro Manila

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METRO MANILA DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY

ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE (8 decks)

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