Republic of the Philippines 
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
Quezon City, Metro Manila 
NINETEENTH CONGRESS 
First Regular Session 
HOUSE BILL NO. ______ 
Introduced by Representative Lex Anthony Cris A. Colada 
AN ACT 
ESTABLISHING A NATIONAL ENERGY POLICY AND REGULATORY 
FRAMEWORK FOR FACILITIES UTILIZING WASTE-TO-ENERGY 
TECHNOLOGIES 
EXPLANATORY NOTE 
Using the 2015 waste generation data of the National Solid Waste Management 
Commission (NSWMC), it is projected that from 14.66 million metric tons of waste 
produced in 2014, the country will produce 20.51 million metric tons of waste by 2030, a 
39.90% increase from 2014.  Data from Department of Environment and Natural 
Resources (DENR) also show that as of 2018, there were 404 illegal open dumpsites 
while there were only 164 sanitary landfills, a ratio of 2.5 is to 1. 
Republic Act No. 9513, otherwise known as the Renewable Energy Act of 2008 (RE Act), 
mandates the Department of Energy (DOE) to encourage the adoption of waste-to-energy 
(WTE) facilities and considers biodegradable organic fractions of industrial and municipal 
wastes as part of biomass resources.1  More than a decade since its passage, there are 
only 12 WTE plants in the country utilizing municipal solid waste.  This only produces 
51.41 megawatts (MW) of installed capacity and 700 metric tons of fuel.  However, there 
1 Sec. 4(b) and Sec. 30 of Republic Act No. 9513 
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is an additional potential of 304.34 MW that can be generated from 5,554,205 metric tons 
of biodegradable and residual waste per year.2 
To address the garbage crisis in the country, this measure provides an additional solution 
on top of the 4Rs – reduce, reuse, recycle and recover – while at the same increasing the 
energy production in the country through WTE.  This measure seeks to provide a 
framework for the entire value chain of WTE facilities, and in turn ensure the uninterrupted 
supply of waste by (1) mandating a WTE strategy in the national, provincial, and local 
solid waste management plans; (2) authorizing local government units to enter into 
cooperative undertakings, joint ventures, and other similar modalities in choosing a 
common WTE facility provider; (3) requiring standards, criteria, guidelines, and formula 
in computing for a fair, equitable, and reasonable tipping charge for WTE facilities taking 
into consideration the cost of construction, operation and maintenance of the facility and 
the potential revenue from the sale of energy output such as electric power and biofuels; 
and (4) ensuring the protection of the public’s health and the environment by the strict 
implementation of health and environmental standards applicable to WTE facilities 
operation. 
Given the foregoing, the immediate passage of this measure is sought. 
             LEX ANTHONY CRIS A. COLADA 
AAMBIS-Owa Party-list 
2 DOE (2020) 


Republic of the Philippines 
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
Quezon City, Metro Manila 
NINETEENTH CONGRESS 
First Regular Session 
HOUSE BILL NO. ______ 
Introduced by Representative Lex Anthony Cris A. Colada 
AN ACT 
ESTABLISHING A NATIONAL ENERGY POLICY AND REGULATORY 
FRAMEWORK FOR FACILITIES UTILIZING WASTE-TO-ENERGY 
TECHNOLOGIES 
Be it enacted by the Senate and the House of Representatives of the Philippines in 
Congress assembled: 
SECTION 1. Short Title. – This Act shall be referred to as the “Waste-to-Energy 
Act.” 
Sec. 2. Declaration of Policy. – It is hereby declared the policy of the State to: 
(a)
Ensure protection of the public’s health and the environment through a
systematic and comprehensive ecological solid waste management program;
(b)
Strengthen its commitment to solid waste avoidance and volume reduction
by supplementing the latter with other solid waste management treatment
technologies to include waste-to-energy;
(c)
Encourage the development and utilization of environmentally sustainable
new and alternative technologies in resources recovery, resource
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conservation, processing, treatment, and disposal of solid waste, such as 
waste-to-energy facilities; 
(d) 
Support the utilization of waste-to-energy facilities in order to attain 
sustainable energy and energy security; 
(e) 
Strengthen the integration of solid waste management, waste-to-energy 
promotion, and environmental protection towards healthful cities amidst 
economic growth and development; and 
(f) 
Promote collaboration, cooperation, and participation of various sectors in 
coordinated approaches to solid waste management and waste treatment 
technology towards national development and jobs creation. 
 
Sec. 3. Scope and Application. – This Act shall apply to all local government units 
(LGU) and waste-to-energy (WTE) facilities. 
 
Sec. 4.  Definition of Terms. – For purposes of this Act, the following terms shall be 
defined as stated below: 
(a) 
Agricultural waste refers to waste generated from planting or harvesting of 
crops, trimming of pruning of plants, and wastes or run-off materials from 
farms or fields; 
(b) 
Biomedical waste or hazardous healthcare waste refers to waste from 
healthcare facilities that may pose a variety of environmental and health risks.  
It can be further classified into sharps waste, infectious waste, pathological 
and anatomical waste, and pressurized containers as defined by the 
Department of Health (DOH); 
(c) 
City or Municipal Solid Waste Management Board refers to the entity 
established by each city or municipality pursuant to Section 12 of Republic 
Act No. 9003, otherwise known as the Ecological Solid Waste Management 
Act of 2000; 


(d) 
Chemical and industrial waste refers to discarded solid, liquid, or gaseous 
chemical from laboratories, industrial establishments, or other sources such 
as diagnostic and experimental work, environmental work, cleaning, 
housekeeping, and disinfecting procedures; 
(e) 
Clustering is a strategy of pooling available resources of local government 
units (LGUs) for the establishment of a common solid waste management 
treatment facility or service;  
(f) 
Collection refers to the act of removing solid waste from the source or from a 
communal storage point; 
(g) 
Disposal refers to the deposit, or placing of any solid waste into an approved 
disposal site pursuant to Republic Act No. 9003; 
(h) 
Disposal site refers to a facility where solid waste is finally deposited and 
placed pursuant to Republic Act No. 9003; 
(i) 
Emission means any air contaminant, pollutant, gas stream, or unwanted 
sound from a known source which is passed into the atmosphere; 
(j) 
Hazardous waste refers to substances that are without any safe commercial, 
industrial, agricultural, or economic usage and are shipped, transported, or 
brought from the country of origin for dumping or disposal into or in transit 
through any part of the Philippines.  It shall also refer to by-products, side-
products, process residues, spent reaction media, contaminated plant or 
equipment, or other substances from manufacturing operations and as a 
customer discards of manufactured products, or a combination of solid waste 
which, because of its quantity, concentration, physical, chemical, or infectious 
characteristics, may: 
(i) 
Cause or significantly contribute to an increase in mortality or an increase in a 
serious irreversible or incapacitating reversible illness, or 
(ii) 
Pose a substantial present or potential hazard to human health or the environment 
when improperly treated, stored, transported, or disposed of, or otherwise managed; 
(k) 
Incineration in a WTE facility refers to a waste treatment and resource 
recovery technology that involves the controlled combustion of waste 
materials for the purpose of recovering energy from it, and whose emissions 


and effluents are compliant with the guidelines pursuant to this Act and other 
relevant laws, rules, and regulations; 
(l) 
Local Government Solid Waste Management Plan refers to the ten (10)-year 
solid waste management plan, consistent with the National Solid Waste 
Management Framework, prepared by the LGUs pursuant to Section 16 of 
Republic Act No. 9003; 
(m) Municipal waste refers to waste produced from activities within LGUs which 
include a combination of domestic, commercial, institutional, and industrial 
wastes and street litters pursuant to Republic Act No. 9003; 
(n) 
National Solid Waste Management Commission (NSWMC) refers to the body 
created and primarily tasked with overseeing the implementation of solid 
waste management plans and prescribing policies to achieve the objectives 
of Republic Act No. 9003; 
(o) 
National Solid Waste Management Framework refers to a document 
prepared by the NSWMC based on the National Solid Management Status 
Report pursuant to Section 15 of Republic Act No. 9003; 
(p) 
National Solid Waste Management Status Report refers to the document 
prepared by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), 
which is used as a basis in formulating the National Solid Waste Management 
Framework pursuant to Section 14 of Republic Act No. 9003; 
(q) 
Poisonous and toxic fumes refer to any emissions and fumes which are 
beyond internationally accepted standards, including but not limited to the 
World Health Organization (WHO) air quality guidelines, as provided in 
Republic Act No. 8749, otherwise known as the Philippine Clean Air Act of 
1999; 
(r) 
Processing fee refers to the amount paid to avail of the services of a waste-
to-energy facility as defined herein; 
(s) 
Provincial Solid Waste Management Board refers to the entity established by 
each province pursuant to Section 11 of Republic Act No. 9003; 


(t) 
Residue refers to substances that remain after a process in a waste-to-
energy facility such as preparation, separation, purification, evaporation, 
combustion, distillation, or filtration; 
(u) 
Resource recovery refers to the collection, extraction, or recovery of 
recyclable materials from the waste stream for the purpose of recycling, 
generating energy, or producing a product suitable for beneficial use; 
(v) 
Sanitary landfill refers to a waste disposal site designed, constructed, 
operated, and maintained in a manner that exerts engineering control over 
significant potential environment impacts arising from the development and 
operation of the facility pursuant to Republic Act No. 9003; 
(w) Segregation refers to a solid waste management practice of separating 
different materials found in solid waste in order to promote recycling and re-
use of resources, facilitate waste treatment processes, and to reduce the 
volume of waste for collection and disposal pursuant to Republic Act No. 
9003; 
(x) 
Solid waste refers to all discarded household waste, commercial waste, non-
hazardous institutional and industrial waste, street sweepings, construction 
debris, agricultural waste, and other non-hazardous or non-toxic solid waste.  
It shall not include: 
(i) Waste identified or listed as hazardous waste of a solid, liquid, contained 
gaseous, or semisolid form, which may cause or contribute to an increase 
in mortality or in serious or incapacitating reversible illness, or acute or 
chronic effect on the health of persons and other organisms, 
(ii) Infectious waste from hospitals such as equipment, instruments, utensils, 
and fomites of a disposable nature from patients who are suspected to 
have or have been diagnosed as having communicable diseases and 
must therefore be isolated as required by public health agencies, 
laboratory wastes as pathological specimens, and disposable fomites 
that may harbor or transmit pathogenic organisms, and surgical operating 
room pathologic materials from outpatient areas and emergency rooms, 
and 


(iii) Waste resulting from mining activities, including contaminated soil and 
debris; 
(y) 
Solid waste management treatment facility refers to any resource recovery 
system or component thereof; any system, program or facility for resource 
conservation; or any facility for the collection, source separation, storage, 
transportation, transfer, processing, treatment, or disposal of solid waste; 
(z) 
Solid waste management refers to the discipline associated with the control 
of generation, storage, collection, transfer and transport, processing, and 
disposal of solid wastes in a manner that is in accord with the best principle 
of public health, economics, engineering, conservation, aesthetics, and other 
environmental considerations, and that is also responsive to the public 
attitudes; 
(aa) Waste refers to any material misplaced, unused or rejected by persons as 
worthless or unwanted.  It includes, among others, agricultural, biomedical, 
chemical and industrial, hazardous, municipal, and solid wastes; 
(bb) Waste generation refers to the act or process of producing solid waste; 
(cc) Waste-to-Energy (WTE) refers to an energy system with a process of 
converting WTE feedstock with various technologies, usually the conversion 
of non-recyclable waste materials into usable heat, electricity, or fuel through 
a variety of processes; 
(dd) WTE facility refers to the facility where the WTE operations are conducted; 
(ee) WTE feedstock refers to the waste materials with calorific-value that are 
taken in for WTE processing in a WTE facility; and 
(ff) 
WTE strategy refers to a plan of action with measurable targets for the 
utilization of WTE facilities for solid waste management treatment and energy 
production. 
 
Sec. 5.  Waste-to-Energy and Waste-to-Energy Facility. –  
.  A WTE facility 
shall: 


(a) 
Be both a solid waste management treatment facility and an energy 
production facility; 
(b) 
Comply with establishment and operation guidelines for WTE facilities 
pursuant to Sections 6(c), 8(c), and 9(b) of this Act; 
(c) 
Ensure the proper management of its residue which should conform to 
relevant laws, rules, and regulations and should include making 
arrangements with a sanitary landfill, or developing its own, prior to its 
operations, as a disposal site for any residue generated from its operations 
in accordance with NSWMC, DENR, and DOH guidelines issued pursuant to 
this Act; and 
(d) 
Comply with relevant laws, rules, and regulations including but not limited to 
Presidential Decree No. 1586 otherwise known as Establishing an 
Environmental Impact Statement System, Republic Act No. 6969 otherwise 
as the Toxic Substances and  Hazardous and Nuclear Waste Act, Republic 
Act No. 7638 otherwise known as the Department of Energy Act of 1992, as 
amended, Republic Act  No. 8749, Republic Act No. 9003, Republic Act No. 
9136 otherwise known as the Electric Power Industry Reform Act of 2001, 
Republic Act No. 9275 otherwise known as the Philippine Clean Water Act of 
2004, Republic Act No. 9367 otherwise known as the Biofuels Act of 2006, 
Republic Act No. 9513 otherwise known as the Renewable Energy Act of 
2008, Republic Act No. 11223 otherwise known as the Universal Health Care 
Act, and WHO Guidelines on Air Quality. 
All waste treatment technologies in a WTE facility shall be allowed including incineration: 
Provided, that these technologies shall not emit toxic and poisonous fumes into the 
environment and shall comply with all the laws mentioned hereof and other relevant laws, 
rules, and regulations. 
 In addition to the provisions of this Act, the segregation, collection, transfer, 
storage, and transport of solid waste as WTE feedstock for a WTE facility, and the waste 
treatment process of the WTE facility shall be governed by Republic Act No. 9003 and 
Republic Act No. 8749, while the energy production aspect of the WTE facility shall be 


governed by Republic Act No. 7638, Republic Act No. 9136, Republic Act No. 9367, 
Republic Act No. 9513, and other relevant laws, rules, and regulations. 
 
Sec. 6. The National Solid Waste Management Commission. – The Secretary of the 
Department of Energy shall serve in ex officio capacity as member of the National Solid 
Waste Management Committee (NSWMC), which shall now have fifteen (15) members 
from the government sector.  In addition to its powers and functions under Republic Act 
No. 9003, the NSWMC shall: 
(a) 
Include a WTE strategy in the National Solid Waste Management Framework; 
(b) 
Act as the lead agencyentity in ensuring streamlined standards, criteria, and 
guidelines for WTE facilities to avoid inconsistent and conflicting issuances; 
(c) 
Regularly determine, review, and publish the following: 
(i) Standards, criteria, and guidelines for: 
1. Determination on the feasibility of integrating a WTE strategy in the 
Local Government Solid Waste Management Plan, taking into 
account the volume of WTE feedstock that may be generated from 
municipal waste in an LGU or clusters thereof;  
2. Characterization and composition of solid waste utilized as WTE 
feedstock for WTE facilities to ensure emissions are compliant with 
Republic Act No. 8749 and other relevant laws, rules, and 
regulations, 
3. Transport, storage, and pre-processing of WTE feedstock, 
4. Pre-operation, siting, design, operation, and maintenance of WTE 
facilities, 
5. Quality control and operational control of WTE facilities, 
6. Management of residue from WTE facilities, if any, 
7. Pollution 
abatement, 
emissions 
monitoring, 
environmental 
monitoring, and public health and safety monitoring in relation to 
WTE facilities, 
8. Decommissioning, closure, and abandonment of WTE facilities, and 
9. Other guidelines pursuant to relevant laws, rules and regulations, and 


(ii) Minimum standards, criteria, and guidelines, in determining a fair, 
equitable, and reasonable processing fee for WTE facilities taking into 
consideration, among others, the cost of construction, operation, and 
maintenance of the facility as well as the potential revenue from the sale 
of energy output, in consultation with relevant government agencies, 
experts, and stakeholders; 
(d) 
Consolidate and make available to the public, through its website, the 
following: 
(i) Current and potential uses of WTE Facilities in relation to solid waste 
management; 
(ii) Inventory of existing WTE facilities; 
(iii) General feedstock characterization; 
(iv) Status and projection of feedstock generation; 
(v) Specific locations of potential feedstock and WTE facilities; and 
(vi) Other relevant information; 
(e) 
Provide policy guidelines to assist LGUs in the development of WTE facilities 
to include the determination of the potential of WTE facilities in their 
respective localities; 
(f) 
Ensure LGUs incorporate a WTE strategy, if feasible, in their respective Local 
Government Solid Waste Management Plans; 
(g) 
Identify and recommend potential clustering of LGUs for a common WTE 
facility; 
(h) 
Coordinate with the Provincial, City, and Municipal Solid Waste Management 
Boards especially for clustered LGUs employing a common WTE facility; and  
(i) 
Perform all other acts that are analogous to the foregoing, which are 
necessary and incidental to accomplish the policy objectives of this Act. 
 
Sec. 7.  Role of the Department of Energy. – In addition to its powers and functions 
under Republic Act No. 7638, the Department of Energy (DOE) shall: 
(a) 
Issue permits to WTE facilities based on the energy output, and determine 
the standards, criteria, and requirements applicable for each kind of WTE 


facility pursuant to Republic Act No. 7638, Republic Act No. 9136, Republic 
Act No. 9367, Republic Act No. 9513, and other relevant laws, rules, and 
regulations; 
(b) 
Include a WTE strategy in the Philippine Energy Plan, taking into 
consideration the National Solid Waste Management Framework; 
(c) 
Regularly submit to the NSWMC and make available to the public, especially 
to potential WTE investors, national and local information on the following: 
(i)  Current and potential uses of WTE facilities in relation to solid waste 
management, 
(ii) 
inventory of existing WTE facilities, and 
(iii) 
Other relevant information; and 
(d) 
Perform all other acts that are analogous to the foregoing, which are 
necessary and incidental to accomplish the policy objectives of this Act. 
 
Sec. 8.  Role of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources. – In addition 
to its powers and functions under Republic Act No. 9003 and Republic Act No. 8749, the 
DENR shall: 
(a) 
Include a WTE strategy, if feasible, in the National Solid Waste Management 
Status Report; 
(b) 
Provide technical and other capacity building assistance and support to LGUs 
based on the policy guidelines created by the NSWMC pursuant to Section 
6(e) of this Act; 
(c) 
Implement and revise, when necessary, together with the DOH, existing 
guidelines issued pursuant to Republic Act No. 9003 on waste transport, pre-
operation, waste acceptance, waste storage, pre-processing of waste, quality 
control, operational control, pollution abatement, management of residue, 
emissions monitoring, environmental monitoring, public health and safety 
monitoring, decommissioning, closure, and abandonment, among others, 
taking into account the NSWMC’s standards, criteria, and guidelines under 


Section 6(c) of this Act and other relevant laws, rules, and regulations, and in 
consultation with relevant stakeholders; 
(d) 
Ensure compliance with Section 8(c) of this Act to include continuous 
monitoring and testing of by-products of WTE facilities; 
(e) 
Make available to the public, through its website, the emissions, effluents and 
other by-products of WTE facilities; 
(f) 
Investigate, motu proprio or upon complaint, reports of non-compliance of 
WTE facilities with the provisions of this Act and other relevant laws, rules, 
and regulations; 
(g) 
Exercise visitorial and enforcement powers to ensure strict compliance of 
WTE facilities with this Act, Republic No. 9003, Republic Act No. 8749, and 
other relevant laws, rules, and regulations; 
(h) 
Recommend to the NSWMC policies to address challenges of WTE facilities 
from a solid waste management perspective; and 
(i) 
Perform all other acts that are analogous to the foregoing, which are 
necessary and incidental to accomplish the policy objectives of this Act. 
 
Sec. 9.  Role of the Department of Health. – In addition to its existing powers and 
functions, the DOH shall: 
 
 
(a) 
Ensure all WTE facilities undergo a Health Impact Assessment, pursuant to 
Republic Act No. 11223 and Presidential Decree No. 1586, as part of the 
Environmental Impact Assessment System, to be jointly reviewed and 
approved by the DOH and DENR prior to construction and operation; 
(b) 
Implement and revise, when necessary, together with DENR, existing 
guidelines issued pursuant to Republic Act No. 9003 on waste transport, pre-
operation, waste acceptance, waste storage, pre-processing of waste, quality 
control, operational control, pollution abatement, management of residue, 
emissions monitoring, environmental monitoring, pubic health and safety 
monitoring, decommissioning, closure, and abandonment, among others, 
taking into account the NSWMC’s standards, criteria, and guidelines under 


Section 6(c) of this Act and other relevant laws, rules, and regulations, and in 
consultation with relevant stakeholders; 
(c) 
Regularly conduct an analysis of the effects of WTE facilities and disposal sites 
on public health and submit the same to the NSWMC for consolidation, and 
DENR for proper action, if applicable; 
(d) 
Undertake research on the public health impact of WTE facilities together with 
government agencies, the academe, and private stakeholders; 
(e) 
Make available to the public, through its website, studies and analyses of the 
effects of WTE facilities and disposal sites on public health; and 
(f) 
Perform all other acts that are analogous to the foregoing, which are necessary 
and incidental to accomplish the policy objectives of this Act. 
 
Sec. 10.  Role of Local Government Units. – In addition to their powers, functions, 
and responsibilities under Republic Act No. 7160 otherwise known as the Local 
Government Code of 1991, and Republic Act No. 9003, LGUs shall: 
(a) 
In the case of a city or municipality and if applicable, be responsible for the 
hauling of WTE feedstock to a WTE facility; 
(b) 
In the case of a province and if applicable, provide necessary logistical and 
operational support to the processing of WTE feedstock in a WTE facility; 
(c) 
Include a WTE strategy, if feasible, in their respective Local Government Solid 
Waste Management Plans; 
(d) 
Comply with the standards, criteria, and guidelines on WTE feedstock and 
WTE facilities pursuant to Section 6(c), 8(c), and 9(b) of this Act, if applicable; 
and 
(e) 
Be authorized to enter into and shall comply with all obligations under the 
following: 
(i) 
Clustering arrangements with other LGUs for a common WTE facility, on 
their own or upon recommendation of the Provincial Solid Waste 
Management Board or the NSWMC: Provided, That the province shall 
have the power to cluster component cities and municipalities based on 
the NSWMC approved provincial and local solid waste management 


plans and the recommendation of the NSWMC pursuant to Section 6(g) 
of this Act, 
(ii) 
Long term contract with WTE facilities, on their own or with clustered 
LGUs, and 
(iii) Public private partnerships pursuant to Republic Act No. 6957 otherwise 
known as An Act Authorizing the Financing, Construction, Operation and 
Maintenance of Infrastructure Projects by the Private Sector, and For 
Other Purposes, as amended, cooperative undertakings under Section 
33 of Republic Act No. 7160, and other contractual arrangements 
provided for under existing laws, rules, regulations as well as the LGU’s 
respective charters for the establishment of WTE facilities: Provided, That 
WTE projects submitted to the Investment Coordinating Committee 
pursuant to Republic Act No. 6957, as amended, shall be acted upon 
within thirty (30) working days from submission: Provided, further, That 
failure to act within the prescribed time frame shall deem such projects 
approved. 
The national government shall provide support to all LGUs towards the effective 
implementation and the achievement of the policy objectives of this Act. 
 
 Sec. 11.  Role of the Provincial Solid Waste Management Board. – In addition to 
its powers and functions under Republic Act No. 9003, the Provincial Solid Waste 
Management Board shall: 
(a) Integrate a WTE strategy, if feasible, in the Provincial Solid Waste Management 
Plan taking into consideration the Local Government Solid Waste Management 
Plans of all its component cities and municipalities; 
(b) Recommend potential locations for WTE facilities in the Provincial Solid Waste 
Management Plan; 
(c) Identify and recommend, or direct pursuant to Section 10 of this Act, clustering 
of components cities and municipalities for a common WTE facility, based on 
the Local Government Solid Waste Management Plans of all its component 
cities and municipalities; 


(d) Provide the necessary logistical and operational support to component cities 
and municipalities who have the potential to be clustered, have decided to be 
clustered, or have been directed to be clustered pursuant to Section 10 of this 
Act, for a common WTE facility; 
(e) Coordinate the efforts and oversee the implementation of the clustering of 
component cities and municipalities for a common WTE facility; and 
(f) 
Coordinate with other Provincial, City, and Municipal Solid Waste Management 
Boards in identifying possible inter-and intra-province clustering for a common 
WTE facility. 
 
Sec. 12.  Role of the City or Municipal Solid Waste Management Board. – In addition 
to its powers and functions under Republic Act No. 9003, the City or Municipal Solid 
Waste Management Board shall integrate a WTE strategy, if feasible, in its Local 
Government Solid Waste Management Plan, and shall submit a copy thereof to the 
Provincial Solid Waste Management Board. 
 
Sec. 13. Permits and Licenses. – The procedure for the issuance of permits and 
licenses for all kinds of WTE facilities shall be governed by Republic Act No. 11234, 
otherwise known as the Energy Virtual One-Stop Shop Act. 
 
Sec. 14. Prohibited Acts. – The following acts are prohibited: 
(a) 
For LGUs: 
(i) 
Failure to include, if feasible, and implement, if applicable, the WTE strategy in 
their respective Local Government Solid Waste Management Plans, and 
(ii) 
Failure to perform the responsibilities in Section 10 on the Role of Local 
Government Units, Section 11 on the Role of the Provincial Solid Waste Management 
Board, and Section 12 on the Role of the City or Municipal Solid Management Board; 
(b) 
For government agencies, failure to perform the powers and functions 
indicated under Section 6 on the National Solid Waste Management 
Commission, Section 7 on the Role of the Department of Energy, Section 8 on 


the Role of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources, and 
Section 9 on the Role of the Department of Health; and 
(c) 
For WTE facilities: 
(i)  
Failure to comply with the responsibilities in Section 5 on Waste-to-
Energy and Waste-to Energy Facility, and 
(ii) 
Use of imported municipal solid waste as WTE feedstock for a WTE 
facility. 
 
Sec. 15.  Penalties. – Without prejudice to civil and criminal liability, the following 
persons found to have violated the Sections mentioned below shall be meted with the 
following penalties: 
(a) 
Officials of LGUs and government agencies who violate Section 14(a): 
(i) 
First offense: six (6) months suspension, 
(ii) 
Second offense: Dismissal from service, perpetual disqualification from holding 
public office, and forfeiture of retirement benefits; 
(b) 
Officials of LGUs and government agencies who violate Section 14(b) shall be 
suffer dismissal from service, perpetual disqualification from holding public 
office, forfeiture of retirement benefits, and imprisonment for one (1) to six (6) 
years with a fine of not less than Five hundred thousand pesos (P500,000.00) 
but not more than Two million pesos (P2,000,000.00); 
(c) 
Any person who violates Section 14(c)(i): 
(i) 
First offense: Fine of One million pesos (P1,000,000.00) and an amount not les 
than ten percent (10%) but not more than fifteen percent (15%) of the net annual income 
during the previous year, 
(ii)  
Second offense: The same penalties as with the first offense including an 
additional penalty of imprisonment of a minimum period of one (1) year but not to exceed 
three (3) years, 
(iii) 
Third offense: The same penalties as with the second offense and permanent 
revocation of the license of the WTE facility; 
(d) 
Any person who violates Section 14(c)(ii) shall pay a fine of One million pesos 
(P1,000,000.00) and an amount not less than ten percent (10%) but not more 


than fifteen percent (15%) of the net annual income during the previous year, 
and shall suffer imprisonment of a minimum period of one (1) year but not to 
exceed three (3) years and permanent revocation of the license of the WTE 
facility.  The same person shall repatriate the imported municipal solid waste 
to its country of origin. 
For Section 14, if the violation is committed by a corporation, partnership, or other 
juridical entity duly recognized in accordance with the 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 Act. 
 
 
Sec. 16.  Incentives. – WTE facilities, depending on their output, shall be entitled 
to avail of the incentives under Republic Act No. 9367 otherwise known as the Biofuels 
Act of 2006 and Republic Act No. 9513 otherwise known as the Renewable Energy Act 
of 2008. 
 
 
Sec. 17.  Establishment of Dedicated Offices. – The DOE, DENR, DOH and 
NSWMC shall establish dedicated offices for the effective implementation of this Act.  The 
organizational structure and staffing complement shall be determined by the Secretaries 
of DENR, DOE, and DOH, in consultation with the Department of Budget and 
Management, and in accordance with existing civil service rules and regulations.  The 
budgetary requirements necessary for the establishment of the dedicated offices shall be 
taken from the current appropriations of DOE, DENR, DOH and NSWMC. 
 
Thereafter, the funding for the dedicated offices shall be included in the annual General 
Appropriations Act. 
 
 
Sec. 18.  Appropriations. – The amount of Fifteen million pesos (P15,000,000.00) 
for DOE, Three hundred million pesos (P300,000,000.00) for DENR, Forty five million 
pesos (P45,000,000.00) for DOH, and Twenty seven million (P27,000,000.00) for 
NSWMC for the initial implementation of this Act shall be charged against the current 
year’s appropriations of the DOE, DENR, DOH, and NSWMC, respectively.  Thereafter, 


such amounts necessary for the sustainable implementation of this Act shall be included 
in the Annual General Appropriations Act. 
 
 
Sec. 19.  Congressional Oversight. – The Joint Congressional Energy Commission 
(JCEC), created under Republic Act No. 9136 and renamed under Republic Act No. 
11285, shall exercise oversight powers over the implementation of this Act.  The 
Chairpersons of the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources of the Senate 
and the House of Representatives shall be automatic members of the JCEC. 
 
 
Sec. 20.  Implementing Rules and Regulations. – The DOEDENR together with 
the DENRDOE, in consultation with DOH, NSWMC, Department of Interior and Local 
Government, LGUs, and public and private stakeholders, shall issue the implementing 
rules and regulations of this Act within ninety (90) calendar days upon its effectivity.  
 
 
Sec. 21.  Amendatory Clause. – All laws, decrees, orders, rules, regulations, and 
other issuances inconsistent with the provisions of this Act are hereby deemed amended 
and modified accordingly. 
 
 
Sec. 22.  Separability Clause. – If any portion or provision of this Act is declared 
unconstitutional, the remainder of this Act or any provisions not affected thereby shall 
remain in force and effect. 
 
 
Sec. 23.  Repealing Clause. – Any law, presidential decree or issuance, executive 
order, letter of instruction, rules or regulation inconsistent with the provisions of this Act 
is hereby repealed, amended, or modified accordingly. 
 
 
Sec. 24. Effectivity Clause. – This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days following 
its complete publication in the Official Gazette or a newspaper of general circulation. 
 
Approved,