REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City
SEVENTEENTH CONGRESS
‘Second Regular Session

7660

House Bill No.

Introduced by MAGDALO Party-List Representative
HON. GARY C. ALEJANO.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

Enacted on 1978, Presidential Decree No. 1586 establishing the Environmental Impact
‘Statement System has since then ensured that the “exigencies of socio-economic undertakings can
be reconciled with the requirements of environmental quality.” It provided for a full-bodied
enforcement of the regulatory requirements of the environmental Impact Statements and
Assessments.

However, despite the wisdom of the presidential decree, there continues to be flagrant
Violations of our country’s environmental laws, the effects of which have all been too obviously
detrimental seeing the current state of our natural environment. This can be attributed to the
lackadaisical implementation of the law, the supremacy of greed over environmental awareness, and
the relatively weak penalty meted against violators.

‘The penalty for violations under the aforementioned decree is the suspension or cancellation
of his/ts certificate or and/or a fine in an amount not exceeding fifty thousand pesos (P50,000) for
every violation thereof. Obviously, fifty thousand pesos is nothing, but spare change compared to
the profits yielded by industrial titans and mega corporations extracted through the severe
degradation of our natural environment. Moreover, them being responsible for such wanton
destruction, they must also be held accountable for the rehabilitation, reparation, or the restoration
of the damage of their violations.

‘As such, under this proposed measure, the fines imposed would be scaled up to at least
500,000 pesos per violation and the legal responsibility of rehabilitating and restoration of areas on
which their operations have dealt much harm shall also be charged against these felons.

In view of the foregoing, approval of this bill is earnestly sought.

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" ALEJANO
Representative
Magdalo Parsa sa Pilipino Party-List


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REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City
SEVENTEENTH CONGRESS
‘Second Regular Session

House Bitt No._ 7660

Introduced by MAGDALO Party-List Representative
HON. GARY C. ALEJANO

AN ACT
AMENDING SECTION 9 OF PRESIDENTIAL DECREE 1586 BY INCREASING THE
PENALTIES THEREOF AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress
assembled,

SECTION 1. Section 9 of Presidential Decree 1586 (Environmental Impact Statement

‘System Law) is hereby amended as follows:

Section 9. Penalty for Violation. Any person, corporation, or partnership found
violating Section 4 of this Decree, or the terms and conditions in the issuance of the
Environmental Compliance Certificate, or of the standards, rules and regulations
issued by the National Environmental Protection Council pursuant to this Decree
shall be punished by the suspension or cancellation of his/ts certificate and/or a fine in an
amount not [to exceed Fifty Thousand Pesos (PS0,000.00)] LESS THAN FIVE
HUNDRED THOUSAND PESOS (P500,000) BUT NOT MORE THAN TWO
MILLION PESOS (P2,000,000) for every violation thereof],] AND DEPENDING
ON ‘THE EFFECT AND DAMAGE IT CAUSED, at the discretion of the National

Environmental Protection Security Council.

IN ADDITION TO THE PENALTIES IMPOSED ON THE PRECEDING

PARAGRAPH AND SUCH OTHER LIABILITIES AS MAY BE ENACTED


UNDER OTHER SPECIAL LAWS, ANY PERSON, PARTNERSHIP OR
CORPORATION FOUND VIOLATING SECTION 4 OF THIS DECREE OR THE
TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE
CERTIFICATE SHALL BE OBLIGED TO SHOULDER THE FULL COST OF
THE REHABILITATION, REPARATION, OR RESTORATION OF THE DAMAGE

CAUSED BY ITS VIOLATION.

SEC. 2. Implementing Rules and Regulations.—Vhe Secretary of the Department of
Environment and Natural Resources shall promulgate the necessary rules and regulations for the

effective implementation of this Act.

SEC. 3. . Repealing Clause.— All laws, decrees, orders, rules and regulations, or other

issuances or parts thereof inconsistent with the provisions of this Act are hereby repealed.

SEC. 4. Appropriations. — Separability Clause.—Should any provision herein be declared
unconstitutional, the same shall not affect the validity of the other provisions of this Act.

SEC. 5. Effectivity—This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in the

Official Gazette in at least two (2) newspapers of general circulation.

Approved,