Name of Year

R.A. No. Author Highlights Penalties

Law Created:
1. Underlying Principle ARTICLE 90. The
a. All waters belong to the following acts shall be
state. penalized by suspension
b. All waters that belong to or revocation of the
thestate cansubject to violator’s water permit or
acquisitive prescription. other right to the use of
c. The state may allow the use water and/or a fine of not
or development of waters by exceeding One Thousand
admiration concession. Pesos (P1,000.00).
d. The utilization, explotiation,
development, conservation and ARTICLE 91. A. A fine of
protectionof water resources not exceeding Three
shall be subject to the control Thousand Pesos
and regulation of water (P3,000.00) or
resources shall be subject to imprisonment for not
the control and regulation of more than three (3) years,
the government by the NWRC. or both such fine and
imprisonment, in the
Article 39 discretion of the Court,
Except for emergency to save shall be imposed upon
1. Water Sen.
December P.D. No. life and property, construction any person who commits
Code of the Agnes C.
31, 1976 1067 or repair of the Following any of the following acts:
Philippines Rola
works shall be undertaken
after the plans and 1. Appropriation of water
specifications be Acquired and without a water permit,
approved by the council: unless such person is
a. Dams for the diversion or expressly exempted from
storage of water. securing a permit by the
b. Structures for the use of provisions of this Code.
water
c. Installation for the 2. Unauthorized
utilization of subterranean of obstruction of an
groundwater and irrigation canal.
d. other structures for
utilization. 3. Cultivation of a river
bed, sand bar or tidal flat
Preference of the use and without permission.
devotion of waters shall
consider current usages and be 4. Malicious destruction
responsive to the country's of hydraulic works or
changing needs. structure valued at not
exceeding Twenty-Five
 Article 76 : Establishment of Thousand Pesos
the cemetery and wastewater (P25,000.00).
disposal: DOH
ARTICLE 94. Actions for
Article 79 : Granting of offenses punishable
permits and imposition of under this Code by a fine
penalties of not more than Three
Thousand Pesos
(P3,000.00) or by an
imprisonment of not
more than three (3)
years, or both such fine
and imprisonment, shall
prescribe in five (5)
years; those punishable
by a fine exceeding Three
Thousand Pesos
(P3,000.00) but not more
than Six Thousand Pesos
(P6,000.00) or an
imprisonment exceeding
three (3) years but not
more than six (6) years,
or both such fine and
imprisonment, shall
prescribe in seven (7)
years; and those
punishable by a fine
exceeding Six Thousand
Pesos (P6,000.00) but not
more than Ten Thousand
Pesos (P10,000.00) or an
imprisonment exceeding
six (6) years but not more
than twelve (12) years, or
both such fine and
imprisonment, shall
prescribe in ten (10)
years.
(1) Littering, throwing,
An Act providing for an dumping of waste
2. Ecological
Sen. ecological solid waste matters in public places,
Solid January R.A. No.
Loren management program, creating such as roads, sideswalks,
Management 26, 2001 9003
Legarda the necessary institutional canals, esteros or parks,
Act
mechanisms, declaring certain and establishment, or
prohibited acts. causing or permitting the
 same - (P300-
IMPORTANT FEATURES P1,000)/community
• Creation of the National service (1 - 15 days)
Solid Waste
Management
Commission, National (2) Undertaking activities
Ecological Center and
LGU Solid Waste or operating, collecting
Management Boards or transporting
equipment in violation of
• Creation of multi- sanitation operation and
purpose Environment
Cooperatives or other requirements or
Associations in every permits set forth in
LGU establishment pursuant -
• Waste segregation, (P300-
waste reduction and P1,000)/Imprisonment (1
recycling programs - 15 days)

• Construction of (3) The open burning of

Material
Facilities/Systems solid waste - (P300-
P1,000)/Imprisonment (1
• Conversion of open - 15 days)
dumpsites to sanitary
landfills
(4) Causing or permitting
• Integration of Ecological the collection of non-
Waste Management segregated or unsorted
concepts in academic
wastes;
curricular for formal
and non-formal
education (5) Squatting in open
dumps and landfills;
1. Recycling Program
(6) Open dumping,
a. Coding system(by DTI) for
packaging materials as well as burying of biodegrable or
products-waste recycling and non-biodegrable
re-use; It will always have a materials in flood prone
recycle symbol.
areas;
b. Prohibition of non-
environmentally acceptable
products and their use;
 (7) Unauthorized
c. RA 9003 also prohibits non-
environmentally acceptable removal of recyclable
products and even their use materials
d. Recycling markets
development; there should be a No. 4 – 6 : (P1,000
market that would encourage
P3,000)/Imprisonment
recycling. Schools even coduct
competition in on recycling (15 days - 6 months)
creativity and techniques. Bet
you participated in one. (8) The mixing of source-
seperated recyclable
e. Lastly, establishment of MRF
in every Barangay/Cluster. material with other solid
waste in any vehicle, boc,
container or receptacle
used in solid waste
collection or disposal

(9) Establishment or
operation of open dumps
as enjoined in this Act, or
closure of said dumps in
violation Sec. 37;

(10) The manufacture,

distrubution or use of
non-environmentally
acceptable packaging
materials;

(11) Importation of
consumer products
packaged in non-
environmentally
acceptable materials
No. 8-11: (P500,000 +) &
Imprisonment (1 - 3
years)

(12) Importation of toxic

wastes misrepresented as
"recyclable" or "with
recyclable content -
(P10,000 - P200,000) /
Imprisonment (30 days -
3 years) or Both

(13) Transport and

dumplog in bulk of
collected domestic,
industrial, commercial,
and institutional wastes
in areas other than
centers or facilities -
(P10,000 - P200,000) /
Imprisonment (30 days -
3 years) or Both

(14) Site preparation,

construction, expansion
or operation of waste
management facilities
without an Environment
Compliance Certificate
required pursuant to
Presidentia Decree No.
1586 and this Act and not
conforming with the land
use plan of the LGU;
 (15) The construction of
any establishment within
two hundred (200)
meters from open dumps
or controlled dumps, or
sanitary landfill; and

(16) The construction or

operation of landfills or
any waste disposal
facility on any aquifier,
groundwater reservoir,
or watershed area and or
any portions thereof

No. 14-16: (P100,000 - P1

Million)/ Imprisonment
(1 - 6 years)

Under Section 2. Declaration of 2008 Roxas

policy and Section 3. Scope. Ammendment

Republic Act No. 6969, also "The penalties and fines

known as the "Toxic Substances provided for under the
3. Toxic and Hazardous and Nuclear present RA 6969 are not
Substance Waste Control Act of 1990," is a commensurate to the
and Sen. Philippine law that aims to gravity and seriousness of
Decemebr R.A. No.
Hazardous Heherson regulate and control the the dangers that toxic
20, 1990 6969
Nuclear Alvarez importation, manufacture, substances and hazardous
Waste processing, handling, storage, and nuclear wastes bring
Control Act transportation, sale, to health and
distribution, use, and disposal environment. It is
of toxic substances and therefore, imperative that
hazardous and nuclear wastes RA 6969 be amended to
in the country. impose freter and
stiffer/penalties and fines
 in order to give more teeth
to the law The bill will
increase the penalties to
Under Section 4. Objectives imprisonment of six to 12
years, and a fine ranging
The primary beneficiaries of from P250,000 to
Republic Act No. 6969 of 1990 P500,000
are the general public and the
environment. It also aims to Section 14. Criminal
safeguard the environment by Offenses and Penalties
preventing pollution and
contamination from these Violation of Section 13
substances and wastes. (A-C)
promoting a level playing field • Penalty of
and preventing unfair imprisonment of 6
competition from those who months and I day
disregard environmental and to 6 six years and
health regulations. I day.
• Fine Ranging
from P600.00 to
Under Section 4. Objectives P4,000.00
• If foreigner, he or
To protect public health and the she shall be
environment from the harmful deported after
effects of toxic substances and serving his or her
hazardous and nuclear wastes. sentence
Law seeks to achieve this by
regulating the importation, Violation of Section 13
manufacture, processing, (A-C) is committed by
handling, storage, partnership, corporation,
transportation, sale, association
distribution, use, and disposal • The partner,
of these substances and wastes. president, director
or manager that
did the violation
shall be directly
liable and
responsible for the
employees and
shall be criminally
liable as co-
principal.

Section 14. Criminal

Offenses and Penalties
Violation of Section 13 (A-
C) is done by a
government official or
employee
• Aside from
penalties,
automatically
dismissed from
office and
permanently
disqualified from
holding any
elective or
appointive
position

Section 14. Criminal

Offenses and Penalties
Violation of Section 13
(D)
• Penalty of
imprisonment of
12 years to one
day to 20 years
• If foreigner, he or
she shall be
deported after
serving his or her
sentence

Violation of Section 13
(D) is done by
corporations or other
associations
• Penalty shall be
imposed upon the
managing partner,
president, or chief
executive in
addition to the
exemplary
damage of at least
P500,000.00
• If foreign firm,
directors, and
officers shall be
barred from entry
to the Philippines
and cancellation
of its license