The Air We by

Breathe
GODMALIN│VERANO
Every Breath You Take...
Air is the most basic need of every human being.
Unfortunately, with every breathe of air we take, we also inhale a
host of invisible substances that attack our health and well being.

Let us investigate…
 Two of the major contributors to air pollution occur primarily
in high density urban areas: these are smoke belching and
industrial emissions.

Smoke-belching
Industrial vehicles
emissions such emit a number ofgenerators,
as fuel-burning toxic gasessmelting
that
blend intocement
furnaces, the atmosphere.
plants, andSmoke
other belching is caused
manufacturing by the when
processes
incomplete
not properlyormonitored
improper can
burning of diesel
release harmfulfuel in the vehicle
quantities of
engine. into the air.
pollutants

The Air Down Here

Long term exposure
Everyone, no matter can eventually lead to more serious disorders
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the
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respiratory
daily lives.
system.
emphysema, high blood pressure, lung cancer and heart ailments.

The Way It Makes us Feel

Without Clean Air

Can you imagine Filipino’s Extinction?
Nope?!
That is Why…

RA 8749 Existed
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The Act lays down policies to control the spread of air

pollution. It sets standards for vehicle owners and
manufacturing concerns to follow and imposes the
appropriate punishments for violators of the law. It also
outlines the different programs implemented by the
government in order to manage and maintain air quality.
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Sou Source
Point
Sourc
e

Smoking,
cars,
Industrial
trucks,
firms
vans, buses,
jeepneys,
Smoke
burning stacks
oftricycles
garbage,
of power
and plants Classification of
motorcycles
Hotels
dust form construction, unpaved
ground Pollution
…VEHICLES.
…other ESTABLISHMENTS. Sources
…and the like.
 For New Motor Vehicles:
The Certificate of Conformity (COC) will
be issued by the DENR to the motor vehicle
Regulations manufacturer, assembler or importer after the
for vehicles are found to have complied with
Motor Vehicles
emission standards set by the Act.

For In-use Motor Vehicles:

Regulations Should pass the smoke test to be conducted
for
Fossil Fuels by the Motor Vehicle Inspection System (MVIS)
of the DOTC-LTO, and authorized private
emission testing centers before renewal of
registration.
Regulations
for For Rebuilt/Imported second-hand:
Industrial
Sources of Will only be allowed for registration or
Air Pollution renewal upon submission of a valid Certificate
of Compliance to Emission Standards (CCES)
issued by the DOTC only if vehicle meets
exhaust emission standards.
 Regulations The Clean Air Act provides for:
for
Motor Vehicles  the complete phase-out of leaded
gasoline before the end of year
2000.

 the lowering of sulfur content of

Regulations industrial and automotive diesel, from
for
Fossil Fuels 0.5% to 0.3% and from 0.2% to
0.05%, respectively

 the lowering of aromatics and

benzene in unleaded gasoline, from
Regulations
for 45% maximum to 35% maximum for
Industrial aromatics, and from 4% maximum to
Sources of
Air Pollution 2% maximum for benzene
 Regulations
for
Motor Vehicles All stationary sources must comply with the
National Emission Standards for Source
Specific Air Pollutants (NESSAP) and
National Ambient Air Quality Standards
Regulations (NAQQS) and must secure their permit to
for operate prior to operation.
Fossil Fuels

Ambient air quality refers to the atmosphere’s

average purity as measured in a broad area,
Regulations as distinguished from discharge
for measurements taken at the source of
Industrial pollution.
Sources of
Air Pollution
Beginning May 25, 2001, smoking is banned in any of the
following locations:
public building
enclosed public places
enclosed area outside of one’s private residence
any duly designated area

Penalty for violation of this provision is six months

and one day to one year of imprisonment,
or a fine of ten thousand pesos (P10,000).
let’s proceed to
Legalities
 Republic of the Philippines
CONGRESS OF THE PHILIPPINES
Metro Manila

Eleventh Congress
First Regular Session

Begun and held in Metro Manila, on Monday, the twenty-seventh day of July, nineteen
hundred and ninety-eight

REPUBLIC ACT No. 8749

AN ACT PROVIDING FOR A COMPREHENSIVE
AIR POLLUTION CONTROL POLICY AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
 CHAPTER I
Pursuant to the above-declared principles, the following rights of
GENERAL PROVISIONS The … State
This shall
protect Act pursue
and abepolicy
shalladvance
tobe known theofasbalancing
right development
ofthe
the of“Philippine
the people to
citizens are hereby sought recognized and the State shall seek to
"Air pollution" means any alteration physical,
and
guarantee
achemicalenvironmental
balanced their andenjoyment: protection.
healthful
Clean ActTo
Airecology achieve
ofthe
1999” this with
inatmospheric
accord end, the the
ARTICLE 1
a) and
The right tofor biological properties
breathe clean air; of air, or
framework
rhythm and harmony of
BASIC AIR QUALITY POLICIES
any
b) discharge
The thereto
right todevelopment
utilize anynature.
andofenjoy liquid,
all naturalgaseous
resources or according
solid to the
sustainable shall be pursued. It shall be the
Section 1. Short Title substances that will or is
principle of sustainable development; likely to create or to render the air
policy of the State to:
resources
c) The… right ofto the
promote country harmful,
andinprotect
participate detrimental,
the
the formulation, global
planning, or injurious toto
environment
a) Formulate
implementation a holistic
and monitoring national program
of environmental of
policiesairandpollution
Section 2. Declaration of public
attain health,
sustainable safety or welfare
development or whichwhile willrecognizing
adversely affect
the
management
programs and inthat
the shall bemaking
decision implemented
process; by the government
Principles their
primaryutilization for domestic,
responsibility commercial,
ofdecision-making
localeffective industrial, units to
government
through
d) The rightproper delegation and coordination
concerningof
Section 3. Declaration of agricultural, recreational, or other legitimateprocess
to participate in the
purposes;
deal withand
functions
development environmental plans andproblems.
activities;
policies, programs projects or activities that
Policies may have adverse impact on the environment and public health;
b) Encourage cooperation and self-regulation among citizens
Section 4. Recognition of
"Emission"
e) The right to means
be any
informed air
of contaminant,
the nature and pollutant,
extent of the gas stream
potential
and industries
… recognizes though that the application
theorresponsibility of market-based
ofpassed
cleaning
Rights or unwanted
hazard of any sound from
activity, a known
undertaking sourceand
project which
to beisserved into
timely
instruments;
the habitat and environment is primarily
the atmosphere;
notice of any significant rise in the level of pollutionarea-based
and the
c) Focus primarily on pollution prevention
accidental or deliberate release into the atmosphere of harmful rather than
or on
ARTICLE 2 control
hazardous and provide for a comprehensive management
substances;
DEFINITION OF TERMS "Mobile … source"
recognizes meansthe anyprinciple
vehicle propelled by or through
that "polluters must
program
f) The rightfor of air pollution;
access to public records which a citizen may need to
combustion
pay“ of carbon-based or other fuel, constructed and
d) Promote
exercise his orpublic
her rightsinformation
effectively underand thiseducation
Act; to encourage
Section 5. Definitions operated
g) principally for the conveyance of persons or the
theThe right to bring of
participation action
an ininformed
court or quasi-
and judicial
active bodies
publicto enjoin
in air
transportation
all activities of property
in violation or goods;
of environmental
quality Finally,
planning the
and State
monitoring; and lawsthat
recognizes and regulations,
a clean toand
compel the rehabilitation and cleanup of affected area, and to seek the
e) Formulate and enforceisafor
healthy system of accountability
all andfor short
impositionenvironment
"Stationary source"
of penal means
sanctions anythe
against good
building
violators ofenvironmental
or
of immobile should
laws;
and long-term
therefore
and adverse
be theorconcern environmental
of all. impact of a project,
structure, facility installation which emits or may emit any
program
h) The rightorto activity.
bring This
action in shall
court forinclude the setting
compensation up of a
of personal
air pollutant.
funding or guarantee
damages resulting from the adverse mechanism
environmental for andclean-up
public health and
impact of a projectrehabilitation
environmental or activity. and compensation for personal
damages.
 CHAPTER II a)Provided,
For lightThat
duty the
vehicles,
maximumthe exhaust
limitsemission limitsparticulates
in mg/NCM for gaseous
AIR QUALITY Section
in said 16. Permits
pollutants shall
sources be: be:
shall
MANAGEMENT SYSTEM Section
1. Fuel 24 . Pollution
Burning from Smoking
Equipment
Section
Section 6. Air
17. QualityQuotas
Emission Monitoring and Information
a) Urban or Industrial Area 150 mg/NCM
Network
ARTICLE 1 Section b)25 . Pollution
Other Area from 200 Other Mobile Sources
mg/NCM
GENERAL PROVISIONS Section
Section 7. Integrated
18. Financial Air Quality
Liability forImprovement
Environmental
2. Cement Plants (Kilns, etc.) 150 mg/NCM
Framework
Rehabilitation
3. Smelting Furnaces 150 mg/NCM
ARTICLE 2 Section 8. Air Quality Control Action Plan
4. Other Stationary Sources 200 mg/NCM
AIR POLLUTION CLEARANCES Section
b) 9.commercial
For light Airsheds vehicles, the exhaust emission limit of
AND PERMITS FOR STATIONARY Sectionpollutants
10. Management
gaseous as a functionofofNonattainment Areas.
the given reference mass shall be:
SOURCES Provided, further, That the maximum limits for sulfur oxides
Section 11. Air Quality Control Techniques
in said sources shall be:
Section 12. Ambient Air Quality Guideline Values and
ARTICLE 3 (1) Existing Sources
POLLUTION FROM Standards
(i) Manufacture of Sulfuric
STATIONARY SOURCES Section 13. Emission Charge System
Acid and Sulf(on)ation Process 2.0 gm/NCM as SO3
Section 19. Pollution from
Section 14. Air Quality Management Fund
(ii) Fuel Burning Equipment 1 .5 gm/NCM as SO2
Stationary Sources Section 15. Air Pollution Research and Development
(iii) Other Stationary Sources 1.0 gm/NCM as SO3
Program
(2) New Sources
ARTICLE 4 (i) Manufacture
POLLUTION FROM c) For heavy duty vehicles,oftheSulfuric
exhaust Acid
emission limits of gaseous
MOTOR VEHICLES and Sulf(on)ation Process 1.5 gm/NCM as SO3
pollutants
shall be:(ii) Fuel Burning Equipment 0.7 gm/NCM as SO2
Section 21. Pollution from
(iii) Other Stationary Sources 0.2 gm/NCM as SO3
Motor Vehicles

ARTICLE 5
POLLUTION FROM Section 20. Ban on Incineration
OTHER SOURCES
 CHAPTER III
FUELS, ADDITIVES,
SUBSTANCES AND
POLLUTANTS Section 26 . Fuels and Additives

Section 27 . Regulation of Fuels and Fuel Additives

ARTICLE 1 Section 28 . Misfuelling

FUELS, ADDITIVES AND
SUBSTANCES
Section 29 . Prohibition on Manufacture, Import and
Sale of Leaded Gasoline
and of Engines and/or Components Requiring
ARTICLE 2 Leaded Gasoline
OTHER POLLUTANTS

Section 30 . Ozone-Depleting Substances

Section 31 . Greenhouse Gases

Section 32 . Persistent Organic Pollutants

Section 33 . Radioactive Emissions

 CHAPTER IV
INSTITUTIONAL
MECHANISM
Section 34 . Lead Agency

Section 35 . Linkage Mechanism

Section 36 . Role of Local Government Units

Section 37 . Environment and Natural Resources

Office

Section 38 . Record-keeping, Inspection, Monitoring

and Entry by the Department

Section 39 . Public Education and Information

Campaign
CHAPTER V
ACTIONS

Section 40 . Administrative Action

Section 41 . Citizen Suits

Section 42 . Independence of Action

Section 43 . Suits and Strategic Legal Actions Against

Public Participation and the Enforcement of this
Act

Section 44 . Lien Upon Personal and Immovable

Properties of Violators
 CHAPTER VI
FINES AND PENALTIES
No Formotor
actualvehicle
exceedance
shall be of registered
any pollution withortheairDOTC
quality
unless itstandards
meets theunder emissionthis Act or its rules
standards set byand
the
regulations, the Department, through the Pollution
Department
Section 45. Violation of
Standards for Stationary Adjudication Board (PAB), shall impose a
Sources For violations
In fineInofcase
addition, of
notthe ofgross
more allthan
driverother
violation
provisions
One
and of this
hundred
operator ofprovided
Act
the or
thousand itsinpesos
this
apprehended
implementing
vehicle Act(Php100,000.00)
shall and rules
of the
undergo and
arules
regulations,
and regulations
for every
seminar on the
dayPAB
pollution shall
of control
thereof,
violation
and recommend
aagainst
fine ofconducted
management not
theto owner
the
lessproper
than
or Tengovernment
byoperator
the thousand
DOTC of aandpesos
stationary
shall
Section 46. Violation of agencies
(Php10,000.00)
also suffer theto file
source the appropriate
but
until such
following not morecriminal
than
time that the
penalties: One
charges
Standards for Motor Vehicles
hundred thousand
standardsagainst
pesos
havethe (Php100,000.00)
violators.
been complied with. or six (6)
a) Firstmonths
offenseto - six (6) years
a fine imprisonment
not to or
exceed Two thousand
both shall be imposed.
pesos (Php2,000.00);
Section 47. Fines and Penalties
for Violations of Other
Offenders
b)The
Second shall
finesoffensebe- punished
herein a fine not
prescribed with
less imprisonment
shallthan
be Two ofbynot
thousand
increased at
Provisions in the Act pesos (Php2,000.0)
less than
least tensix and
(6)not
percent to exceed
years
(10%) butevery
not Four
thousand
more thanpesos
three (3) (Php4,000.00);
tenyears
(10) years
to at the discretion
compensate of theand
for inflation court.
to
c) Third offense - one (1) year suspension of the Motor
maintain the deterrent function of such
Vehicle Registration (MVR) and a fine
Section 48. Gross Violations
of not less than Four thousand fines. pesos (Php4,000.00)
and not more than Six thousand pesos
(Php6,000.00).
Let’s Get Our Act Together
Use natural lighting during daytime.

Use energy saving lights.

Don’t burn your garbage.

Plant trees.

Refrain from smoking.

 MISSION
ACCOMPLISHED