The course is about the environmental

classification, laws issues and other

factors that affect the natural
environment. It is also about issues on
Safety and Safety precautions.

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LAND RESOURCES OF THE
PHILIPPINES
The total land area of the Philippines is
estimated to be 300,000 sq.km. this is made
up of forests, plains, mountains, plateaus,
and the mineral reserves. The constitution
dictates our land resources to be classified to
agricultural, forests or timber, mineral lands,
and national parks. Our land resources are
important to us as they provide most of our
needs.
The lands around us they are essential for
breeding, domesticating, and hunting. the
trees that provide shelter and freshen the
environment are also planted on land. Most
of all, land resources provide us with the raw
materials needed for production.
Why are the natural resources
of the Philippines important?
Because our country is truly blessed with
natural beauty and it has been hailed by
foreigners as one of the most beautiful
country in the world. And it is also rich in
natural resources like oil, gas, minerals,
farmlands, forests, seas, rivers, plants,
animals, and beautiful spots.
 PHILIPPINE ENVIRONMENT LAWS
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. 916

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

Republic Act No. 9154

Wildlife Resources Conservation and Protection Act

Republic Act No. 9147
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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
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. 33Series 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
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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

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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

Executive 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
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DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT &
NATURAL RESOURCES
Reorganization Act of the DENR (E. O. 192
[1987])

Latest Issuances of the DENR

DENR-DILG-LGUs Partnership - Manual of

Procedures

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