R.

a 9512
National Environmental
Awareness and Education
Act of 2008
G r o u p 3
 ♪ R.A 9512
Also known as “National
Environmental Awareness
and Education Act of
2008.”
 ♪ R.A 9512
Also known as “National
Environmental Awareness
and Education Act of
2008.”

♪
Senate Bill No. 1699
and House Bill No.
4381 passed on
October 8, 2008.
 ♪ R.A 9512
Also known as “National
Environmental Awareness
and Education Act of ♪
2008.” December 12, 2008.

♪
Senate Bill No. 1699
and House Bill No.
4381 passed on
October 8, 2008.
 ♪ R.A 9512
Also known as “National
Environmental Awareness
and Education Act of ♪
2008.” December 12, 2008.

♪ ♪
Senate Bill No. 1699 Gloria Macapagal-
and House Bill No. Arroyo.
4381 passed on
October 8, 2008.
 ♪ R.A 9512 ♪
Also known as “National Created as “an act to
Environmental Awareness promote
and Education Act of ♪ environmental
2008.” December 12, 2008.
awareness through
environmental
education and for
other purposes.”
♪ ♪
Senate Bill No. 1699 Gloria Macapagal-
and House Bill No. Arroyo.
4381 passed on
October 8, 2008.
 ♪ R.A 9512 ♪
Also known as “National Created as “an act to
Environmental Awareness promote
and Education Act of ♪ environmental
2008.” December 12, 2008.
awareness through
environmental
education and for
other purposes.”
♪ ♪
Senate Bill No. 1699 Gloria Macapagal-
and House Bill No. Arroyo.
4381 passed on ♪
October 8, 2008. Contains 10 Sections.
What is
Environmental
Education?
 ♪ Environmental education is a process that
allows the individuals to explore
environmental issues, engage in problem
solving, and take action to improve the
environment.

What is ♪ As a result individual develop deeper

understanding of environmental issues and
have the skills to make informed and

Environmental responsible.

Education?
The National Environmental Education Act,
through the Environmental Protection Agency,
provides resources to local education
institutions and not-for-profit educational and
environmental organizations in order to
support and improve awareness of
environmental problems.
SECTION I: TITLE
 SECTION I: TITLE
This Act shall be known as the "National
E n v i ro n m e n t a l Aw a re n e s s a n d Ed u c a t i o n A c t of
2008. ”
SECTION II. DECLARATION OF POLICY.
 SECTION II. DECLARATION OF POLICY.
"...the s ta te s ha ll prom ote na tion a l a w a re ne s s on the ro le of na tura l
re s ourc e s in e c ono mic gro w th a nd the im p orta n c e of e nvironm e nta l
c ons e rva tion a nd e c ologic a l ba la nc e to w a rds s us ta ine d na tiona l
de ve lopme nt."

It c ons ide rs the :

♪ R IGH T O F TH E PEO PLE to a ba la nc e d a nd he a lthful e c ology.
♪ R OLE O F Y O U TH in na tion building.
♪ R OLE O F ED U C ATIO N to fo s te r pa triotis m a nd na tiona lis m ,
a c c e le ra te s oc ia l progre s s , a nd prom ote tota l hum a n libe ra tion a nd
de ve lopm e nt.
SECTION III. SCOPE OF ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION.
 SECTION III. SCOPE OF ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION.

"...re le va n t a ge nc ie s s ha ll inte gra te e nvironm e nta l e duc a tion in its s c hool

c urric ula ..."

The s c ope of a g e nc ie s is a s follow s :

1. De pa rtm e nt of Educ a tion (D e pEd)
2. C ommis s ion on H ighe r Educ a tion (C H ED )
Te c hnic a l Educ a tion a nd Skills D e ve lopm e n t A uthority (TESD A )
4. the D e pa rtm e nt of Soc ia l We lfa re a nd D e ve lopm e nt (D SW D ),
5 De pa rtm e nt of Environm e nt a nd N a tura l R e s ourc e s (D EN R )
6. De pa rtm e nt of Sc ie nc e a nd Te c hnology (D O ST)
T he scope of environmental education is as f ollow s:
♪ concepts and principles
♪ envir onmental laws
♪ the state of international and local envir onment
♪ local envir onmental best pr actices

♪ T he threats of envir onmental degr adation and its impact on

human well-being.
♪ T he r esponsibility of the citizenr y to the envir onment and
the value of conservation.
♪ P rotection and r ehabilitation of natur al r esour ces.
♪ T he environment in the context of sustainable development.
E nvir onmental education shall also cover activities, pr ojects,
and pr ograms such as:
♪ tree planting.
♪ waste minimization.
♪ segregation.
♪ r ecycling and composting.
♪ f r eshwater and marine conser vation.
♪ f orest management and conser vation.
♪ r elevant livelihood oppor tunities and economic benef its.
 SECTION IV. ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION AND
ACTIVITIES AS PART OF NATIONAL SERVICE TRAINING
PROGRAM.
 SECTION IV. ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION AND
ACTIVITIES AS PART OF NATIONAL SERVICE TRAINING
PROGRAM.

"The C HED a nd the TESD A s ha ll inc lude e n vironm e nta l e duc a tion a nd
a w a re ne s s progra m s a nd a c tivitie s in the N a tiona l Se rv ic e Tra ining
Progra m unde r R e public A c t N o. 9163, a s pa rt of the C ivic We lfa re
Tra ining Se rvic e c om pone nt re quire d for a ll ba c c a la ure a te de gre e c ours e s
a nd voc a tiona l c ours e s w ith a c urric ulum of a t le a s t tw o (2) ye a rs ."
CTION V. DECLARATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS MONTH
CTION V. DECLARATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS MONTH

"Purs ua nt to the polic y s e t fo rth in this A c t, the m onth of N ove m be r of

e ve ry ye a r s h a ll be know n a s the ' Environm e nta l Aw a re ne s s M onth'
throughout the Philippine s ."
CTION V. DECLARATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS MONTH

"Purs ua nt to the polic y s e t fo rth in this A c t, the m onth of N ove m be r of

e ve ry ye a r s h a ll be know n a s the ' Environm e nta l Aw a re ne s s M onth'
throughout the Philippine s ."

WHAT IS PURPOSE OF ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS MONTH?

CTION V. DECLARATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS MONTH

"Purs ua nt to the polic y s e t fo rth in this A c t, the m onth of N ove m be r of

e ve ry ye a r s h a ll be know n a s the ' Environm e nta l Aw a re ne s s M onth'
throughout the Philippine s ."

WHAT IS PURPOSE OF ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS MONTH?

Environme nta l a w a re ne s s is to unde rs ta nd the fra gility of our e nvironm e nt

a nd the importa nc e o f its prote c tion. Prom o ting e nviro nm e nta l a w a re ne s s
is a n e a sy w a y to be c om e a n e nvironm e nta l s te w a rd a nd pa rtic ipa te in
c re a ting a brighte r future for our c hildre n.
HAT IS THE OBJECTIVES OF ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS MONTH
HAT IS THE OBJECTIVES OF ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS MONTH

En v iro n m e n ta l p r o te c tio n i s th e p ra c tic e o f p ro te c tin g th e n a tu ra l e n v iro n m e n t b y

in d iv id u a ls, o rg a n iz a tio n s a n d g o v e rn m e n ts. Its o b je c tiv e s a r e to c o n se rv e n a tu ra l
re so u rc e s a n d t h e e x i s ti n g n a tu ra l e n v iro n m e n t a n d , w h e re p o s sib le , to re p a ir
d a m a g e a n d r e v e rs e tr e n d s .
HAT IS THE OBJECTIVES OF ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS MONTH

En v iro n m e n ta l p r o te c tio n i s th e p ra c tic e o f p ro te c tin g th e n a tu ra l e n v iro n m e n t b y

in d iv id u a ls, o rg a n iz a tio n s a n d g o v e rn m e n ts. Its o b je c tiv e s a r e to c o n se rv e n a tu ra l
re so u rc e s a n d t h e e x i s ti n g n a tu ra l e n v iro n m e n t a n d , w h e re p o s sib le , to re p a ir
d a m a g e a n d r e v e rs e tr e n d s .

HOW TO PROMOTE ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS?

HAT IS THE OBJECTIVES OF ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS MONTH

En v iro n m e n ta l p r o te c tio n i s th e p ra c tic e o f p ro te c tin g th e n a tu ra l e n v iro n m e n t b y

in d iv id u a ls, o rg a n iz a tio n s a n d g o v e rn m e n ts. Its o b je c tiv e s a r e to c o n se rv e n a tu ra l
re so u rc e s a n d t h e e x i s ti n g n a tu ra l e n v iro n m e n t a n d , w h e re p o s sib le , to re p a ir
d a m a g e a n d r e v e rs e tr e n d s .

HOW TO PROMOTE ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS?

♪ I ntr oduce the 3 R' s: r educe w aste, r euse r esou r ces, and r ecycle m ater ial
♪ O rganize tr ee plan ting days at schoo l an d tell them w hy tr ees ar e impor tant to the
envir onment.
♪ E ncour age ch ildr en to sw itch off all applian ces and lights w hen not in use.
♪ E nsur e taps ar e closed p r o per ly af ter y ou h ave used th em and use water spar ingly.
SECTION VI. INTERAGENCY AND MULTI- SECTORAL
EFFORT.
 SECTION VI. INTERAGENCY AND MULTI- SECTORAL
EFFORT.
"Th e D epEd , CH ED , TESD A , DEN R, DO ST and o th er relev an t a g e n cies, in
co nsultatio n w ith e x p er ts o n the env ir onment and th e academ e , sh all lea d in th e
implemen tatio n o f p u b lic e ducation an d aw ar eness pr ogr am s o n e n v ir o n m en ta l
pr otection an d c o n se r v a tio n throu gh collabor ative inter ag en c y a n d m u lti-
sectoral eff o r t a t all le v e ls."

♪ DENR - h av e th e p r im ar y responsibility of p eriod ically in f o r m in g a ll

ag encies con ce r n ed o n cu r r ent en vironmental upd ates.
♪ DO ST man d ated to cr e ate pro grams th at will ensur e that stu d en ts r ec eiv e
science-based q u a lity in f o r mation o n en vironmental issues.
♪ DepEd , CH ED , TESD A , DEN R, DO ST, DSW D and barang a y u n its sh a ll
en sure that th e in f o r m atio n is disseminated to the subject stu d en ts.
SECTION VII. CAPACITY-BUILDING.
 SECTION VII. CAPACITY-BUILDING.
"The De pEd, C H ED a nd TESD A , in c oordina tion w ith the D EN R a nd othe r
re le va nt a ge nc ie s , s ha ll u nde rta ke c a pa c ity-building progra m s na tionw ide
s uc h a s tra inings , s e m ina rs , w orks hops on e nvironm e nta l e duc a tion,
de ve lopme nt a n d produ c tion of e nvironm e nta l e duc a tion m a te ria ls , a nd
te a c he r-e duc a tion c ours e s a nd re la te d live lihood progra m s ."
 SECTION VII. CAPACITY-BUILDING.
"The De pEd, C H ED a nd TESD A , in c oordina tion w ith the D EN R a nd othe r
re le va nt a ge nc ie s , s ha ll u nde rta ke c a pa c ity-building progra m s na tionw ide
s uc h a s tra inings , s e m ina rs , w orks hops on e nvironm e nta l e duc a tion,
de ve lopme nt a n d produ c tion of e nvironm e nta l e duc a tion m a te ria ls , a nd
te a c he r-e duc a tion c ours e s a nd re la te d live lihood progra m s ."

SECTION VIII. SEPARABILITY CLAUSE.

 SECTION VII. CAPACITY-BUILDING.
"The De pEd, C H ED a nd TESD A , in c oordina tion w ith the D EN R a nd othe r
re le va nt a ge nc ie s , s ha ll u nde rta ke c a pa c ity-building progra m s na tionw ide
s uc h a s tra inings , s e m ina rs , w orks hops on e nvironm e nta l e duc a tion,
de ve lopme nt a n d produ c tion of e nvironm e nta l e duc a tion m a te ria ls , a nd
te a c he r-e duc a tion c ours e s a nd re la te d live lihood progra m s ."

SECTION VIII. SEPARABILITY CLAUSE.

"If a ny pa rt, s e c tion or provis ion of this A c t s ha ll be he ld inva lid or

unc onstitutiona l, the othe r provis ions s ha ll no t b e a ffe c te d the re by."
SECTION IX. REPEALING CLAUSE.
 SECTION IX. REPEALING CLAUSE.
"All othe r a c ts , la w s , e xe c utive orde rs , pre s ide ntia l is s ua nc e s , rule s a nd
re gula tions or a ny pa rt the re of w hic h a re inc on s is te nt w ith this A c t a re
he re by re pe a le d or m odifie d a c c ordingly."
 SECTION IX. REPEALING CLAUSE.
"All othe r a c ts , la w s , e xe c utive orde rs , pre s ide ntia l is s ua nc e s , rule s a nd
re gula tions or a ny pa rt the re of w hic h a re inc on s is te nt w ith this A c t a re
he re by re pe a le d or m odifie d a c c ordingly."

SECTION X. REPEALING CLAUSE.

 SECTION IX. REPEALING CLAUSE.
"All othe r a c ts , la w s , e xe c utive orde rs , pre s ide ntia l is s ua nc e s , rule s a nd
re gula tions or a ny pa rt the re of w hic h a re inc on s is te nt w ith this A c t a re
he re by re pe a le d or m odifie d a c c ordingly."

SECTION X. REPEALING CLAUSE.

"This Ac t sha ll ta ke e ffe c t fifte e n (15) d a ys a fte r its public a tion in the
Offic ia l Ga z e tte or in a t le a s t tw o (2) ne w s pa p e rs of ge ne ra l c irc ula tion."
what happens if
you violate the
act?
what happens if
you violate the
act?
The penalty of imprisonment of 6 months
and one day to 6 years and one day and a
fine raging from six- hundred pesos
(Php.600.00) to four-thousand pesos
(Php.4000.00) shall be imposed upon any
person who shall violate section 13 (a) to (c)
of this act and shall not be covered by the
Probation Law.
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 IDENTIFICATION:
1. RA 9512 i s a lso known a s
2. W ho a pprove d RA 9512?
3. W ha t da t e i s RA 9512 a pprove d?
4. How ma ny se c ti on doe s RA 9512 ha ve ?
5. W ha t MONTH i s t he Envi ronme nt a l Awa re ne ss Month c el e bra t e d?
6. T hi s a ge nc y have the prima ry responsi bi l i ty of pe ri odi c a ll y i nformi ng a l l a ge nc i e s
c onc e rne d on c urre nt e nvi ronme nt a l upda t e s.

TRUE OR FALSE?
7. Se c t i on VII i s a l so ca l l e d Ca pa c it y-Buil di ng.

ENUMERATION.
8-10. E num e rat e onl y t hre e a ge nc i e s t ha t i s me nt i one d a t le a st onc e i n one of
RA 9512.
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