Environmental Laws

In the Philippines, environmental laws are available to legally and lawfully guide every citizen on issues regarding the country’s environment.

In generally, the Philippines have a rich biodiversity. As a matter of fact with Isla Verde in the province of Batangas, the country is known the Center of Marine Biodiversity. Therefore, it is only important to protect the country’s finest and pristine environment. These policies of course are not limited with the marine biodiversity of the country.

To name a few, the local government units must follow the following environmental laws:

Presidential Decree 1586 Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) Statement of 1978

Republic Act 6969 Toxic Substances, Hazardous and Nuclear Waste Control Act of 1990

Republic Act 8749 Philippine Clean Air Act of 1999

Republic Act 9003 Ecological Solid Waste Management Act of 2000

Republic Act 9275 Philippine Clean Water Act of 2004

In addition to these policies, the Philippine’s Tourism Act of 2009 is also in support with the country’s campaign to protect the environment. More so, these policies show that the government has been promoting environmental awareness, conservation and protection. However, these policies are poorly implemented. Many citizens are still very unaware of the ruling of the mentioned policies.

Lastly, the new breed of engineers must be highly inclined with the environmental issues. They must be well aware and informed with the environmental issues of the locality they are working for. This way, proper innovative solutions which can highly address the problems will be provided. As Sir Henry Royce stated “Strive for perfection in everything you do. Take the best that exists and make it better. When it does not exist, design it. ” Anyway, a good engineer is a person who works for the common good.