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FIFTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE 
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES 
Second Regular Session 
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SENATE 
S,B, NO, 3066 
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Introduced by Sellatol' TEOFISTO "TG" GUINGONA III 
EXPLANATORY NOTE 
It is one of the paramount duties of the State to safeguard the health and the general 
well-being of the consumers, To this end, the State has been laying down policies and setting 
regulations which ensure that products and services being marketed and offered to the public 
are safe and effective. 
The Urban Pest Control Industry, an industry that extensively deals with chemicals 
and substances regularly being used inside homes, restaurants, hotels, hospitals, and other 
commercial and business establishments, is relatively unregulated especially when it comes 
to the quality, safety and effectiveness of pest control products and pest control treatments 
that the operators utilized. 
As it is, there are many individuals and fly-by-night pest control companies that use 
chemicals that did not pass through extensive and intensive field trials to ensure bio-efficacy, 
long lasting residual efficacy and environmental safety. There are those pest control/pest 
management operators that do not comply with consumer and environmental standards and 
whose quality of general pest control treatments are dubious. There is now even a 
proliferation of "in-house" pest control activities by business establishments who prefer to cut 
down on costs rather than exert concern for the health and well-being of their clients - the 
literal victims of pesticide misuse by staff members who use pesticides indiscriminately 
without benefit of technical knowledge and proper training. Worse, they mask fresh pesticide 
treatments with synthetic perfumes to maximize customer patronage and occupancy. 
With the market being deluged by hazardous and ineffective products, it is about time 
that a strict regulation on the urban pest control industry be implemented and imposed. 
The urgent passage of this bill is sought. 
ISTO "TG" GUINGONA III 
Senator 


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FIFTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE 
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES 
Second Regular Session 
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SENATE 
S.B. NO. 3066 
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NOV 22 
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Introduced by Senator TEOFISTO "TG" GUINGONA III 
AN ACT EXPANDING THE JURISDICTION OF THE FERTILIZER AND 
PESTICIDE AUTHORITY (F.P.A.), DEPT. OF AGRICULTURE, TO 
INCLUDE THE REGULATION OF THE URBAN PEST MANAGEMENT 
INDUSTRY AMENDING FOR THIS PURPOSE P.D. 1144, AND FOR OTHER 
PURPOSES 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in 
Congress assembled: 
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Section 1. Title. This Act shall be known as the Urban Pest Management Act of2010. 
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Section 2. Declaration qf Policy. It is hereby declared the policy of the State to 
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undertake all measures to regulate the urban pest control industry in order to 
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safeguard the health and property of the public, protect the interest of the consumers, 
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and ensure that hazardous pesticides are not in any way misused or utilized for 
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terrorist activities. Towards this end, the State shall implement the following 
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objectives: 
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a. Protection against all hazards and potential threats to public health, safety, 
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and property; 
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b. Imposition of a NO-SALE REGULATION to the general public of 
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pesticides that are not under the "ready-to-use" categOIY 
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c. Provision of information and education on the proper use/application of 
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pesticides/insecticides/ other pest control chemicals as well as on the risks 
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inherent in the use thereof; 
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d. Provision of adequate rights and means of redress; 
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e. Protection of environment and provision for environmental safety 
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measures, with the subsequent police power to enforce regulations. 
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Direct regulation of all urban pesticide usage in strict coordination and 
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concurrence with an organized body of the pest management industry to be 
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accredited by the Department of Trade and Industry. 
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Section 3. D(?jinition C!f Terms. For purposes of this Act: 
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a. Household/Stmctural Pest - organism which may cause illness or damage 
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or consume food crops and other materials impOliant to human. It includes 
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but not limited to mosquitoes, ants, spiders, mice, termites, cockroaches, 
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rats, weeds, and even plant diseases that may be found in an urban 
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environment. 
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b. Urban environment 
variety of locations that are non-agricultural. It 
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includes but not limited to indoor and outdoor locations as well as private 
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and public locations. 
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c. Pesticides - any substance or product, or mixture thereof, including active 
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ingredients, adjuvant, and pesticide formulations, intended to control, 
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prevent, 
destroy, 
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or mitigate 
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or indirectly, 
any 
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household/structural pest. The term shall be understood to include 
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insecticide, termiticide, fumigants, fungicide, bactericide, herbicide, 
rodenticide, plant regulators and the like. 
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d. Other urban pest control chemicals - chemicals, chemical inputs and 
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chemical compounds not herewith covered by the definition of pesticide 
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but utilized by the urban pest control/pest management operators. 
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e. Pest ManagementlPest Control Operators -
exporters, 
importers, 
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manufacturers, formulators, distributors, suppliers, wholesalers, dealers, 
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repackers, commercial applicators, warehousers, and retailer of pesticides 
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and other urban pest control chemicals. 
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Section 4. Powers and Functions. The FPA shall have jurisdiction over all existing 
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Urban Pest Management/Pest Control Operators, Urban Pesticides, and all allied 
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industries like pesticide formulators, manufacturers, and distributors. In addition to 
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those mandated in Presidential Decree 1144, as may be applicable to the urban pest 
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control industry, the FPA shall have the following powers and functions: 
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a. To receive and act on complaints from consumers regarding the 
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effectiveness and safety of the pest control products and the manner of its 
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application. 
b. Investigate complaints and issue resolutions thereof after due notice and 
hearing. 
c. Promulgate guidelines for the proper and safe disposal of used chemical 
containers, unused pest control chemicals and other hazardous substances. 
d. Impose legal sanctions and corresponding penalties on guilty offenders 
and their associates. 
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Section 5. Registration and Licensing. No urban pesticides or other urban pest control 
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chemicals shall be exported, imported, manufactured, formulated, stored, distributed, 
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sold or offered for sale, transported, delivered for transpOliation or used unless it has 
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been duly registered with the FPA or covered by a numbered provisional permit 
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issued by FP A for use in accordance with the conditions as stipulated in the permit. 
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Separate registrations shall be required for each active ingredient and its possible 
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formulations in the case of pesticides Of other urban pest control chemicals. 
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No person shall engage in the business of exporting, 
importing, 
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manufacturing, formulating, distributing, supplying, repacking, storing, commercially 
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applying, selling, marketing, of any pesticides and other urban pest control chemicals 
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except under a license issued by the FP A. 
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The FP A, in the pursuit of its duties and functions, may suspend, revoke, or 
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modify the registration of any pesticide and other urban pest control chemicals after 
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due notice and hearing. 
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Section 6. Prohibitions. 
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A. It shall be unlawful for any Pest Management/Pest Control Operator: 
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(a) To engage in any form of production, importation, distribution, storage, 
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application and sale in commercial quantities without securing from the FPA a 
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license thereof; 
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(b) To deal in pesticides and other urban pest control chemicals which have 
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not been previously registered with FP A, or which registration has been 
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banned, has expired, or has been suspended or revoked; 
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(c) To adulterate pesticide formulations; 
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(d) To mislabel or make claims which differ in substance fyom the 
representation made in connection with a product's registration or from its 
actual effectiveness; and 
(e) To violate such other rules and regulations as may be promulgated by FPA. 
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B. It shall likewise be unlawful for any other business establishment that do not 
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possess an FP A Pest Control License to engage in any urban pest management trade 
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or activity without first securing the said documents. 
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Section 7. Separability. Provisions herein which may be declared unconstitutional 
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shall not revoke the effectivity and enforcement of other provisions of this act 
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Section 8. Repealing clause. All laws, decrees, executive orders, rules and 
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regulations, and other issuances inconsistent with this act are hereby repealed or 
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amended accordingly. 
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Section 9. f<,y!ectivi(v. This Act shall take effect after thirty (30) days from 
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publication. 
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