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    Philippine Environment Code: Presidential Decree No. 1152

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    This document outlines the Philippine Environment Code, which establishes guidelines for air quality, water quality, land use, natural resources, and waste management. It contains 7 titles that cover topics such as ambient air quality standards, water pollution clean-up responsibilities, sustainable exploitation of fisheries and forests, soil conservation programs, solid and liquid waste disposal methods, and separability of the code's provisions. The overall goal of the code is to protect public health and the environment while promoting social and economic development in the Philippines.

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    Philippine Environment Code: Presidential Decree No. 1152

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    This document outlines the Philippine Environment Code, which establishes guidelines for air quality, water quality, land use, natural resources, and waste management. It contains 7 titles that cover topics such as ambient air quality standards, water pollution clean-up responsibilities, sustainable exploitation of fisheries and forests, soil conservation programs, solid and liquid waste disposal methods, and separability of the code's provisions. The overall goal of the code is to protect public health and the environment while promoting social and economic development in the Philippines.

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    This document outlines the Philippine Environment Code, which establishes guidelines for air quality, water quality, land use, natural resources, and waste management. It contains 7 titles that cover topics such as ambient air quality standards, water pollution clean-up responsibilities, sustainable exploitation of fisheries and forests, soil conservation programs, solid and liquid waste disposal methods, and separability of the code's provisions. The overall goal of the code is to protect public health and the environment while promoting social and economic development in the Philippines.

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    Philippine Environment Code: Presidential Decree No. 1152

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    PHILIPPINE ENVIRONMENT

    CODE

    PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 1152

    BY: DOLLY P. EBIO


    Title 1- Air Quality Management
    Title 2-Water Quality Management
    Title 3-Land Use Management
    Title 4- Natural Resources Management and
    Conservation
    Title 5- Waste Management
    Title 6- Miscellaneous Provisions
    Title 7- Final Provisions
    Section 1.
    Short Title. This Decree shall be known and cited as the
    "Philippine Environment Code."

    TITLE 1 - AIR QUALITY MANAGEMENT


    Section 2. Purposes.
    (a) to achieve and maintain such levels of air quality as to protect
    public health; and
    (b) to prevent to the greatest extent practicable, injury and/or
    damage to plant and animal life and property, and promote the
    social and economic development of the country.
    Section 3.Ambient Air Quality Standards. There shall be
    established ambient air quality standards which shall
    prescribe the maximum concentration of air pollutants
    permissible in the atmosphere consistent with public
    health, safety and general welfare.
    TITLE 2 - WATER QUALITY MANAGEMENT
    Section 14. Purpose - to prescribe management guidelines
    aimed to protect and improve the quality of Philippine
    water resources through:
     (a) classification of Philippine waters;
     (b) establishment of water quality standards;
     (c) protection and improvement of the quality of the
    Philippine water resources, and
     (d) Responsibilities for surveillance and mitigation of
    pollution incidents.
    Chapter 2 - Protection and Improvement of Water
    Quality
    Section 20.Clean-up Operations. It shall be the
    responsibility of the polluter to contain, remove and
    clean up water pollution incidents at his own expense.
    In case of his failure to do so, the government agencies
    concerned shall undertake containment, removal and
    clean-up operations and expenses incurred in said
    operations shall be charged against the persons and/or
    entities responsible for such pollution.
    TITLE 3 - LAND USE MANAGEMENT
    Section 22.Purposes
    (a) to provide a rational, orderly and efficient
    acquisition, utilization and disposition of land and its
    resources in order to derive there from maximum
    benefits; and
    (b) to encourage the prudent use and conservation of
    land resources in order to prevent and imbalance
    between the nation's needs and such resources.
    Chapter 1 - Fisheries and Aquatic Resources
    Section 26.Management Policy. The National
    government, through the Department of Natural
    Resources, shall establish a system of rational
    exploitation of fisheries and aquatic resources within the
    Philippine territory and shall encourage citizen
    participation therein to maintain and/or enhance the
    optimum and continuous productivity of the same.
    Chapter 3 - Forestry and Soil Conservation
    Section 30.Management Policy for Forestry. The
    national government, through the Department of Natural
    Resources, shall undertake a system of rational
    exploitation of forest resources and shall encourage
    citizen participation therein to keep the country's forest
    resources at maximum productivity at all time.
    Section 32.Use of Fertilizers and Pesticides.
    The use of fertilizers and pesticides in agriculture shall be
    regulated prescribing therefore a tolerance level in their
    use. Their use shall be monitored by appropriate
    government agencies to provide empirical data for
    effective regulation.
    Section 33. Management Policy on Soil
    Conservation.
    The national government, through the DENR and the
    DA, shall undertake a soil conservation program
    including the identification and protection of critical
    watershed areas, encouragement of scientific farming
    techniques, physical and biological means of soil
    conservation, and short-term and long-term researches
    and technology for effective soil conservation.
    TITLE 5 - WASTE MANAGEMENT
    Section 42. Purposes
    (a) to set guidelines for waste management with a view to
    ensuring its effectiveness;
    (b) to encourage, promote and stimulate technological, educational
    economic and social efforts to prevent environmental damage and
    unnecessary loss of valuable resources of the nation through
    recovery, recycling and re-use of wastes and waste products; and
    (c) to provide measures to guide and encourage appropriate
    government agencies in establishing sound, efficient,
    comprehensive and effective waste management.
    Chapter 2 - Methods of Solid Waste Disposal

    Section 45.Solid Waste Disposal. Solid Waste disposal


    shall be by sanitary landfill, incineration, composing,
    and other methods as may be approved by competent
    government authority.
    Chapter 3 - Methods of Liquid Waste Disposal

    Section 50.Liquid Waste Disposal. Wastewater from


    manufacturing plants, industries, community, or
    domestic sources shall be treated either physically,
    biologically or chemically prior to disposal in
    accordance with the rules and regulations promulgated
    by proper government authority.
    TITLE 7 - FINAL PROVISIONS

    Section 63.Separability of Provisions. If any provision of


    this Code, or the application of such provisions to any
    person or circumstance, is declared unconstitutional, the
    remainder of the Code or the application of such
    provision to other persons or circumstances shall not be
    affected by such declaration.
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