List of Environmental Laws in the Philippines

EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 79

INSTITUTIONALIZING AND IMPLEMENTING REFORMS IN THE PHILIPPINE MINING SECTOR
PROVIDING POLICIES AND GUIDELINES TO ENSURE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND
RESPONSIBLE MINING IN THE UTILIZATION OF MINERAL RESOURCES

Chain Saw Act of 2002

Republic Act No. 9175

Philippine Plant Variety Protection Act of 2002

Republic Act No. 9168

Mt. Kanla-on Natural Park (MKNP) Act of 2001

Republic Act No. 9154

Wildlife Resources Conservation and Protection Act

Republic Act No. 9147

National Caves and Cave Resources Management and Protection Act

Republic Act No. 9072

Ecological Solid Waste Management Act of 2000

Republic Act No. 9003

Philippine Clean Air Act of 1999

Republic Act No. 8749

Implementing Rules & Regulations of the Philippine Clean Air Act of 1999

Philippine Fisheries Code of 1998

Republic Act No. 8550

Animal Welfare Act of 1998

Republic Act No. 8485

Agriculture & Fisheries Modernization Act of 1997

Republic Act No. 8435

The Indigenous Peoples Rights Act of 1997

Republic Act No. 8371

An Act for Salt Iodization Nationwide (ASIN)

Republic Act No. 8172

Coconut Preservation Act of 1995

Republic Act No. 8048

The Water Crisis Act of 1995

Republic Act No. 8041
Philippine Mining Act of 1995
Republic Act No. 7942

Amendment to the Agrarian Reform Code

Republic Act No. 7907

High-Value Crops Development Act of 1995

Republic Act No. 7900

Strategic Environmental Plan for Palawan Act

Republic Act No. 7611

National Integrated Protected Areas System Act of 1992

Republic Act No. 7586

Seed Industry Development Act of 1992

Republic Act No. 7308

Tax Laws Incorporated in the Revised Forestry Code

Republic Act No. 7161

People's Small-Scale Mining Act of 1991

Republic Act No. 7076

Toxic Substances & Hazardous & Nuclear Wastes Control Act of 1990
Republic Act No. 6969

An Act Creating the Laguna Lake Development Authority (LLDA)

Republic Act No. 4850

EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 927

FURTHER DEFINING CERTAIN FUNCTIONS AND POWERS OF THE LAGUNA LAKE
DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY.

LAGUNA LAKE DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY

RESOLUTION NO. 33
Series of 1996
APPROVING THE RULES AND REGULATIONS IMPLEMENTING THE ENVIRONMENTAL USER
FEE SYSTEM IN THE LAGUNA DE BAY REGION

Lanao del Sur National Parks

Republic Act No. 4190

National Water & Air Pollution Control Commission Act

Republic Act No. 3931

Prohibition Against Cutting of Trees in Public Roads, Plazas, etc.

Republic Act No. 3571

An Act Amending Section Thirty-Six of P. D. No. 705, Otherwise Known as "The Revised Forestry
Code of the Philippines"
Batas Pambansa Bilang 701

An Act Amending R. A. No. 5474, As Amended by R. A. No. 6145 (Re: Prohibiting the Catching,
Selling, Offering to Sell, Purchasing any of the Fish Species Called "Gobiidae" or "Ipon").
Batas Pambansa Bilang 58

Withdrawal of Lead in Gasoline

Presidential Decree No. 2001

Small-Scale Mining Law

Presidential Decree No. 1899

Amendment to the Revised Forestry Code

Presidential Decree No. 1775

Environmental Impact Statement System

Presidential Decree No. 1586

Plant Quarantine Law of 1978

Presidential Decree No. 1433

The Coral Resources Development & Conservation Decree

Presidential Decree No. 1219

Philippine Environment Code

Presidential Decree No. 1152

Philippine Environmental Policy

Presidential Decree No. 1151

The Water Code of the Philippines

Presidential Decree No. 1067

National Pollution Control Commission

Presidential Decree No. 984

Marine Pollution Decree of 1976

Presidential Decree No. 979

Code on Sanitation of the Philippines

Presidential Decree No. 856

Penalty for Improper Garbage Disposal

Presidential Decree No. 825

Amending Certain Sections of (R.A. 4850), Otherwise Known as the "Laguna Lake Development
Authority Act of 1966."

Presidential Decree No. 813

Revised Forestry Code of the Philippines

Presidential Decree No. 705
Philippine Fisheries Code of 1975
Presidential Decree No. 704

Revised Coast Guard Law

Presidential Decree No. 601

Pertaining to the Preservation, Beautification, Improvement and Gainful Utilization of the Pasig River,
Providing for the Regulation and Control of Pollution of the River and Its Banks in Order to Enhance
Its Development, Thereby Maximizing Its Utilization for Socio-Economic Purposes.
Presidential Decree No. 274

EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 54

CREATING THE PASIG RIVER REHABILITATION COMMISSION

EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 65

AMENDING EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 54, SERIES OF 1999

An Act to Reserve to the Philippine Legislature the Disposition of the Waters of the Public Domain for
the Utilization and Development of Hydraulic Power.
Act No. 4062

The Fisheries Act

Act No. 4003

An Act to Protect Wild Flowers and Plants in the Philippine Islands and to Prescribe Conditions Under
Which They May be Collected, Kept, Sold, Exported, and for Other Purposes.
Act No. 3983

Prohibition Against Cutting of Tindalo, Akli & Molave Trees

Act No. 3572

Guidelines on Biological & Genetic Resources

Eexecutive Order No. 247 [1995]) - President Fidel V. Ramos

Task Force Pawikan

Executive Order No. 542 (President Ferdinand E. Marcos)

Environmental Impact Statement System - Areas/Types of Projects

Proclamation No. 2146

Subic Watershed Forest Reserve Law

Proclamation No. 926 (President Corazon C. Aquino)

Quezon National Park - Proc. No. 740|Proc. No. 594|Proc. No. 2

Preferential Treatment of Small Fisherfolks [15-km.Mun. Water]

DENR Administrative Order No. 03

Regulations for the Conservation of Marine Turtles

Bureau of Forest Development Circular No. 08
 Philippine Environmental Regulations
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources
-is the executive department of the Philippine government responsible for governing and
supervising the exploration, development, utilization, and conservation of the country's natural
resources.

DENR Administrative Order

-Issued by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources to serve as guide in
implementing procedures related to environmental concerns

Environmental Compliance Certificate (ECC)

-This certifies that a proposed project or undertaking will not cause significant negative impact
on the environment.