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Macroeconomics: By: Jolina Marie P. Gallardo
Macroeconomics: By: Jolina Marie P. Gallardo
ISSUE: POLLUTION
REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8749
PHILIPPINE CLEAN AIR ACT OF 1999
Chapter 1
General Provisions
Article One
Basic Air Quality Policies
SECTION
1. Short
Title. This
Act
shall
be
known
as
the Philippine Clean Air Act of 1999.
SEC. 2. Declaration of Principles. - The State shall protect and
advance the right of the people to a balanced and healthful
ecology in accord with the rhythm and harmony of nature.
The State shall promote and protect the global environment to
attain sustainable development while recognizing the primary
responsibility
of
local
government
units
to
deal
with
environmental problems.
The State recognizes that the responsibility of cleaning the
habitat and environment is primarily area-based.
The State also recognizes the principle that polluters must
pay.
Finally, the State recognizes that a clean and healthy
environment is for the good of all and should, therefore,
be the concern of all.
SEC. 3. Declaration of Policies. - The State shall pursue a
policy of balancing development and environmental protection.
To achieve this end, the frame work for sustainable development
shall be pursued. It shall be the policy of the State
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[a] Formulate a holistic national program of air pollution
management that shall be implemented by the government through
proper delegation and effective coordination of functions and
activities;
[b] Encourage cooperation and self-regulation among citizens and
industries through the application of market-based instruments;
ISSUE: EDUCATION
BATAS PAMBANSA BILANG 232
AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT AND MAINTENANCE OF AN INTEGRATED SYSTEM OF
EDUCATION.
Section 1. Title. This Act shall be known as the "Education Act of 1982."s virtual law
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Sec. 2. Coverage. This Act shall apply to and govern both formal and non-formal
systems in public and private schools in all levels of the entire educational
system.
CHAPTER 2
Declaration of Basic State Policy and Objectives
Sec. 3. Declaration of Basic Policy. It is the policy of the State to established
and maintain a complete, adequate and integrated system of education relevant to
the goals of national development. Toward this end, the government shall ensure,
within the context of a free and democratic system, maximum contribution of the
educational system to the attainment of the following national developmental
goals:
1. To achieve and maintain an accelerating rate of economic development and
social progress;
2. To ensure the maximum participation of all the people in the attainment and
enjoyment of the benefits of such growth; and
3. To achieve and strengthen national unity and consciousness and preserve,
develop and promote desirable cultural, moral and spiritual values in a changing
world.
The State shall promote the right of every individual to relevant quality education,
regardless of sex, age, creed, socio-economic status, physical and mental
conditions, racial or ethnic origin, political or other affiliation. The State shall
therefore promote and maintain equality of access to education as well as the
enjoyment of the benefits of education by all its citizens. s virtual law library
The state shall promote the right of the nation's cultural communities in the
exercise of their right to develop themselves within the context of their cultures,
customs, traditions, interest and belief, and recognizes education as an instrument
for their maximum participation in national development and in ensuring their
involvement
in
achieving
national
unity.
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1. Provide for a broad general education that will assist each individuals in the
peculiar ecology of his own society, to (a) attain his potentials as a human being;
(b) enhance the range and quality of individual and group participation in the
basic functions of society; and (c) acquire the essential educational foundation of
his development into a productive and versatile citizen;
2. Train the nation's manpower in the middle-level skills for national development;
3. Develop the profession that will provide leadership for the nation in the
advancement of knowledge for improving the quality of human life; and
4. Respond effectively to changing needs and conditions of the nation through a
system of educational planning and evaluation.
Issue: POVERTY
REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8425
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Issue: CRIME
REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8294
AN ACT AMENDING THE PROVISIONS OF PRESIDENTIAL
DECREE NO. 1866, AS AMENDED, ENTITLED "CODIFYING
THE LAWS ON ILLEGAL/UNLAWFUL POSSESSION,
MANUFACTURE, DEALING IN, ACQUISITION OR
DISPOSITION OF FIREARMS, AMMUNITION OR EXPLOSIVES
OR INSTRUMENTS USED IN THE MANUFACTURE OF
FIREARMS, AMMUNITION OR EXPLOSIVES, AND IMPOSING
STIFFER PENALTIES FOR CERTAIN VIOLATIONS THEREOF,
AND FOR RELEVANT PURPOSES."
Section 1. Sec. 1 Presidential Decree No. 1866, as
amended, is hereby further amended to read as
follows:cralaw
"Sec.
1. Unlawful
manufacture,
sale,
acquisition,
disposition or possession of firearms or ammunition or
instruments used or intended to be used in the
manufacture of firearms or ammunition. The penalty of
prision correccional in its maximum period and a fine of
not less than Fifteen thousand pesos (P15,000) shall be
imposed
upon
any
person
who
shall
unlawfully
manufacture, deal in, acquire, dispose, or possess any low
powered firearm, such as rimfire handgun, .380 or .32 and
Issue: POVERTY
REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8425
AN ACT INSTITUTIONALIZING THE SOCIAL REFORM AND
POVERTY ALLEVIATION PROGRAM, CREATING FOR THE
PURPOSE THE NATIONAL ANTI-POVERTY COMMISSION,
DEFINING ITS POWERS AND FUNCTIONS, AND FOR OTHER
PURPOSES.