Republic of the Philippines

Province of Zambales
Municipality of Iba
BARANGAY LIPAY-DINGIN-PANIBUATAN

OFFICE OF THE SANGGUNIANG BARANGAY

ORDINANCE NO. 02
SERIES 2018

BARANGAY ORDINANCE ON ECOLOGICAL SOLID WASTE

MANAGEMENT

WHEREAS, the Barangay Lipay-Dingin-Panibuatan is committed to the

protection, preservation and conservation of the ecosystem;
WHEREAS, it is the responsibility of the barangay to effectively and
efficiently implement the Solid Waste Management System under Republic Act
No. 9003 in its territorial jurisdictions;
WHEREAS, Section 16 of the Local Government Code (RA 7160) also
provides: “SEC. 16. General Welfare. – Every local government unit shall
exercise the powers expressly granted, those necessarily implied therefrom, as
well as powers necessary, appropriate, or incidental for its efficient and
effective governance, and those which are essential to the promotion of the
general welfare. Within their respective territorial jurisdictions, local
government units shall ensure and support, among other things . . . promote
health and safety, enhance the right of the people to a balanced ecology,
maintain peace and order, and preserve the comfort and convenience of their
inhabitants.” [underscoring supplied.]
WHEREAS, the unsystematic waste disposal by households and
commercial/industry establishments cause unsightly surroundings and spread
of communicable diseases;
WHEREAS, the practice of waste segregation to facilitate reuse and recycling
does not only reduce the cost of collection and disposal of garbage but
conserves the natural resources of materials and avoid wasteful consumption
of goods;
NOW THEREFORE, upon recommendation of Punong Barangay Victor S.
Buenaventura, duly seconded by Kagawad Jane Rabaja,

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 BE IT ORDAINED BY THE SANGGUNIANG BARANGAY IN SESSION
ASSEMBLED THAT:
ARTICLE I Title of the Ordinance This Ordinance shall be known as the
“Comprehensive Solid Waste Management Ordinance of Barangay Lipay-
Dingin-Panibuatan, Iba, zambales”
ARTICLE II Coverage This Ordinance shall apply to all residential houses;
commercial establishments such as restaurants, eateries, sari-sari stores,
beaches, hatchery, vulcanizing shop; institutions like schools, churches, public
and private offices; industrial establishments of any kind; and coastal areas
situated within the territorial jurisdictions of Barangay Lipay-Dingin-
Panibuatan of the Municipality Iba.
ARTICLE III Authority and Purpose/Goals
SECTION 1. Authority. This Ordinance is enacted to implement the
provisions of Republic Act No. 9003 which mandates the proper
segregation and collection of household wastes.
SECTION 2. Purpose. This Ordinance is enacted for the following
purposes: a) To guide, control and regulate the generation of solid wastes
within the Barangay and promote an orderly and sanitary system for the
same; b) To enhance the total environment of the locality through the
necessary control and mitigation of negative environmental impacts of
solid waste; c) To promote and protect the health, safety, peace and
convenience of the general welfare of the inhabitants of the Barangay; d)
To minimize the generation of solid resource/recovery/recycling and
utilization by: waste and maximize possible Maximizing the use of goods
and consumption of foods; Encouraging the salvaging of possible
“recoverable” from solid wastes for re-use and/or recycling back to
production process; and Encouraging the recycling and resource
recovery of wastes in own backyards through composting.
SECTION 3. Goal. The primary goal of this Ordinance is to enhance
ecological balance of the community through sustainable and integrated
waste management.
SECTION 4. Objectives. The objectives of this Ordinance are the
following: a) to ensure round-the-clock cleanliness through the orderly
management of waste;
b) to eradicate unsightly, uncovered and overflowing waste containers in
streets, public places and open spaces;
c) to maximize and optimize sanitary resource recovery for feeds,
materials and others; and
d) to minimize pollution arising from harmful gases, smoke particulates
produced by needless burning/dumping, polluted runoffs into water
sources/supply, and hazardous substances.

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ARTICLE IV Definition of Terms
SECTION 5. Technical Terms. The technical terms used in this
Ordinance shall be defined as follows:
a) Biodegradable – any material that can be reduced into finer particles
(degraded or decomposed) by microbiological organisms or enzymes
(synonymous with compostable).
b) Biodegradable Wastes – fruit & vegetable peelings, spoiled food &
leftovers, vegetable trimmings, fish scales, egg shells, seafood shells,
animal entrails & carcasses, corn cobs & sheaths, rice hulls, peanut
shells, wet newspapers & cardboards, wet papers & cartons, coconut
shells & husks, seeds, garden & grass clippings, pet/poultry/livestock
manure, chipped branches and sawdust;
c) Compost – decayed organic material for use as soil conditioner or
fertilizer.
d) Composting – biological degradation under controlled conditions; the
process of making biodegradables such as food waste, garden waste,
animal waste and human waste into compost by mixing them with soil,
water, biological additives/activators (optional) and air.
e) Domestic Waste – refuse from households, as distinguished from
industrial waste, hospital waste, etc. which may be classified as
biodegradable (compostable) or non-biodegradable (non-compostable). f)
Recyclable Wastes – dry papers & newspapers, dry cardboards &
cartons, plastic materials like plastic containers, plastic water bottles,
plastic bottle caps, PVC & PE pipes, computer casing, tin cans & covers,
aluminium cans, iron steel, copper wires, broken transparent glasses,
glass bottles, toner cartridges, computer ink cartridges.
g) Residual Wastes – sando bags, packing wrappers,
styropors/Styrofoam’s, cigarette butts, worn out plastic sacks, dirt from
sweepings, worn out rags, sanitary napkins, disposable diapers, plastic
straws, parlor & barbershop waste, household medicine bottles, broken
ceramics, color broken glasses, coco fiber from cushions, poultry
feathers. h) Special Wastes – paint & thinner containers, spray canisters,
household batteries, pharmaceutical waste, spoiled, spilled, expired
cosmetic waste, lead-acid batteries, used oil filters, broken tiles. i) Bulky
Wastes – used rubber tires; garden debris; destroyed TV sets, radios,
stereos, washing machines, dryers, stoves, refrigerators, & dishwashers;
broken furniture, filing cabinets, book cases, beds & cushions.

ARTICLE V Segregation of Wastes

SECTION 6. Mandatory Segregation of Solid Wastes. The segregation of
wastes shall primarily be conducted at the source, to include household,
institutional, industrial, commercial and agricultural sources: Provided,

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 That wastes shall be segregated into the categories provided in Section 2
of this Article.
SECTION 7. Requirements for the Segregation and Storage of Solid Waste
Pending Collection. The following shall be the minimum standards and
requirements for segregation and storage of solid waste pending
collection:
a) There shall be a suitable container such as a plastic bag or the like for
the ecological solid waste before these are brought out along the streets
or being brought out at the assigned dumping areas.
b) There shall be a separate container for each type of waste from all
sources: Provided, That in the case of bulky waste, it will suffice that the
same be collected and placed in a separate and designated area; and
c) The solid waste container depending on its use shall be properly
marked or identified for on-site collection as follows:
Biodegradables/Compostable or “Nabubulok”; Recyclables or “Di-
nabubulok na maaari pang pakinabangan”; and Residuals & Special
Wastes or “Di-nabubulok na ‘di na mapapakinabangan.”

ARTICLE VI Collection and Disposal

SECTION 8. Residential Areas. The garbage shall be collected through
the present system of collection within the Barangay. Independent
collection systems of the composite barangays shall be followed.
SECTION 9. Schools, Churches, and Business Establishments. All
garbage in these locations shall also be collected in the same manner as
in Section 8.
SECTION 10. Agricultural Areas. Agricultural areas shall convert organic
wastes into compost in their respective areas.
SECTION 11. Industrial Areas. All factories and plants shall separate
their garbage into toxic and non-toxic. It is mandatory that all factories
contact the industrial waste exchange (IWE) to exchange their wastes
with others who may be able to use them. Existing industrial areas
already having their proper way of collection and disposal shall continue
practicing the same.
SECTION 12. Time of dumping of ecological solid wastes for collection at
the collection sites shall be from five o’clock to six o’clock in the morning
(5-6 am) on the day of collection of the garbage scheduled to be collected
only.

ARTICLE VII Penal Provisions

SECTION 13. Prohibited Acts and Its Fines and Penalties. The following
acts are prohibited and its corresponding Fines and Penalties:
(1) Bringing out and dumping of garbage outside of collection day
and proper time of dumping for collection, indiscriminately

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 dumping garbage, littering, throwing, dumping of solid waste
matters in public places, such as roads, sidewalks, canals,
drainage systems, curbs and gutters, esteros or parks, creeks,
rivers, tributaries, rivulets and other natural waterways, and
establishment, or causing or permitting the same;
(2) The open and indiscriminate burning of residual and special
wastes;
(3) Causing or permitting the collection of non-segregated or
unsorted waste/non-segregation of wastes into biodegradable,
recyclable, and residual/special;
(4) Unauthorized removal of recyclable materials intended for
collection by authorized persons; For paragraphs (1) to (4):
First Offense – Warning Second Offense – Php250.00 &/or Render
Five (5) Days Community Service, or both
Third Offense – Php500.00 &/or Render Ten (10) Days Community
Service, or both Subsequent - Php1,000.00 or Render Twenty (20)
Days Community Service, or both (5) Households and
establishments that do not provide receptacles/containers for their
refuse/solid waste;
First Offense – Warning
Second Offense – Php50.00 &/or Render One (1) Day Community
Service, or both
Third Offense – Php150.00 &/or Render Two (3) Days Community
Service, or both Subsequent – Php250.00 &/or Render Five (5)
Days Community Service, or both (6) Not keeping the surrounding
areas and immediate premises clean by establishments,
institutions, households and other concerned occupants. Streets
shall be kept clean by occupants or owners of properties lining the
street from the line of the property to the middle of the street and
from one property to the other. First Offense – Warning Second
Offense – Php150.00 &/or Render Three (3) Days Community
Service, or both Third Offense – Php300.00 &/or Render Six (6)
Days Community Service, or both Subsequent - Php500.00 &/or
Render Ten (10) Days Community Service, or both If the offense is
committed by a corporation, partnership, or other juridical entity
duly organized in accordance with law, the chief executive officer,
president, general manager, managing partner or such other
officer-in-charge shall be liable for the commission of the offense
penalized under this Ordinance. Violators shall not be given
barangay clearances until he/she has paid and/or served his/her
fines/penalties. Their names also shall be posted at conspicuous
places in the barangay.
SECTION 14. Utilization of Collected Fines. Thirty per cent (30%) of the
collected fines shall accrue to the General Fund for appropriations for
the next fiscal year and the remaining Seventy per cent (70%), which
shall be called as Ecological Solid Waste Management (ESWM) Fund,

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 shall be used for the following within the fiscal year of which the fines
were collected:
(1) Honoraria for the Lipay-Dingin-Panibuatan Proper Barangay
Brigade of Eco-aides;
(2) Procurement of Materials, Equipment, Protective Gears and
other items necessary for the proper implementation of the
Ecological Solid Waste Management of the Barangay Lipay-Dingin-
Panibuatan;
(3) Information, education, communication and monitoring
activities of the Ecological Solid Waste Management of Barangay
Lipay-Dingin-Panibuatan;
(4) Acquisition of products, facilities, technologies and processes
necessary to enhance proper ecological solid waste management;
(5) Transportation/Hauling of ecological solid wastes;
(6) Awards and incentives;
(7) Research programs;
(8) Technical assistance;
(9) Capability-building activities; and
(10) Maintenance and other related activities, programs, etc. for
the Materials Recovery Facility of Cluster.

ARTICLE VIII Miscellaneous Provisions

SECTION 15. Citizen Suits. For purposes of enforcing the provisions of
this Ordinance, any citizen may file an appropriate civil or criminal
action in the barangay against any person who violates or fails to comply
with the provisions of this Ordinance. The Barangay concerned shall
exempt such action from payment of filing fees.
SECTION 16. Separability Clause. If any provision of this Ordinance or
the application of such provision to any person or circumstances is
declared unconstitutional, the remainder of this Ordinance or the
application of such provision to other persons or circumstances shall not
be affected by such declaration.
SECTION 17. Repealing Clause. All existing ordinances and resolutions
of this barangay found to be inconsistent herewith are hereby repealed or
modified accordingly.
SECTION 18. Effectively. This Ordinance shall take effect in accordance
with the provisions of the Local Government Code of 1991.

I hereby certify to the passage of Barangay Ordinance No.02, Series of 2018

otherwise known as the “Comprehensive Solid Waste Management Ordinance”
of Barangay Lipay-dingin-Panibuatan, Iba, Zambales.

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 ROLANDO J. TATONG
Barangay Secretary

Approved Unanimously:

CYNTHIA GONZALES ALDRIN ESPOSO

Sangguniang Barangay Sangguniang Barangay

JAIME CAYABYAB NESTOR VALDEZ

Sangguniang Barangay Sangguniang Barangay

JANE RABAJA ARMANDO AGRABIO

Sangguniang Barangay Sangguniang Barangay

EMILIO RILLON JOHN MICHAEL CALI

Sangguniang Barangay Sangguniang Kabataan Chairperson

ATTESTED AND APPROVED:

VICTOR S. BUENAVENTURA
Punong Barangay
Date Signed: _____________________

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