Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City — -
15" Congress
3” Regular Session

COMMITTEE REPORT
3.0 JAN

Submitted by the Com n Ecology on
Re: House Bill No "OBES

Recommending its approval in substitution of House Bill No. 314
Sponsors; Representatives Dan S. Fernandez and Roilo S. Golez.

Mr. Speaker

The Committee on Ecology, to which was referred House Bill No. 314 introduced by
Reps. Roilo S. Golez, Francis Emmanuel R. Ortega, Cesar V. Sarmiento, and Imelda G. Calixto-
Rubiano, entitled:

“AN ACT PROHIBITING THE PRODUCTION OF INCANDESCENT LIGHT
BULBS COMPLETELY WITHIN 5 YEARS TO CUT DOWN THE AMOUNT OF
GREENHOUSE GASES, IN GLOBAL WARMING, THAT IT

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has considered the same and recommends that the attached House Bill No. __, entitled

“AN ACT REQUIRING THE USE OF ENERGY-EFFICIENT LIGHTING PRODUCTS,
PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS THEREOF, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES”

be approved in substitution to House Bill No. 314 with Reps. Roilo S. Golez, Francis, Dan S
Fernandez, Emmanuel R. Ortega, Cesar V. Sarmiento, Imelda G. Calixto-Rubiano and Manuel
S. Agyao, as authors thereof,

HON. DAN S. FERNANDEZ

Chairman
Committee on Ecology

THE HONORABLE SPEAKER
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
QUEZON CITY


HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
COMMITTEE AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT

FACT SHEET
House Bill No.__ 6885

AN ACT REQUIRING THE USE OF ENERGY-EFFICIENT LIGHTING PRODUCTS,
PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS THEREOF, AND FOR OTHER
PURPOSES

Introduced by: REP. ROILO GOLEZ

Committee Referral: ECOLOGY
Committee Chairperson: REP. DAN S. FERNANDEZ

OBJECTIVES:

+ To promote the environment-friendly and energy-efficient lighting technology for
general purposes

* To phase-out production, manufacture, importation, sale and distribution of
energy-inefficient lighting products where there are more viable alternatives

KEY PROVISIONS:

* Seeks to promulgate Energy Performance Standards (EPS) for specific lighting
products

* Prohibits the import, manufacture, distribution, sale, of non-energy-efficient
lighting after three years from the promulgation of the EPS

‘* Implements the principle of Extended Producers Responsibility which shall hold
the producer, importer and distributors liable to the environmental costs of the
management of any lighting products from cradle to grave

* Provides fines and penalties for violations of the Act

RELATED LAWS:

* RA9279 Climate Change Act

« RA6969 Toxic Substances and hazardous and Nuclear Wastes Control Act of
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Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Quezon City, Philippines

Fifteenth Congress
Third Regular Session

House sittno. 6885

Introduced by Honorable Roilo Golez _

REQUIRING THE USE OF iiseacieen LIGHTING PRODUCTS, PROVIDING
PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS THEREOF, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

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 known as the “Energy-Efficient
Lighting Products Act of 2013.”

SECTION 2. Declaration of Policy — It is hereby declared the policy of the
State to promote environment-friendly and energy-efficient lighting technology
for general purposes. Jo this end, it shall phase-out the production,
manufacture and importation of energy-inefficient lighting products where
there are more viable alternatives.

SECTION 3. Definition of Terms — For purposes of this Act, the:following shall
be defined as follows:

a) Energy-Efficient Lighting Products refer to lamps or lighting technology
used for general lighting services which meet the energy performance

standards;


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bJEnergy Performance Standards refer to specification requiring
maximum energy performance for an amount of light emitted in a given life
span of a lighting product as established pursuant fo this Act:

SECTION 4. Promulgation of Energy Performance Standards. - Within
twelve (12) months after the effectivity of this Act, the Department of Trade and
Indusiry-Bureau of Product Standards (DTLBPS) in coordination with the
Department of Energy (DOE) shall promulgate an internationally acceptable
Energy Performance Standards for specific lighting product: Provided, That
proper health and environmental safety standards are likewise taken into
consideration.

SECTION 5. Prohibition of Non-Energy-Efficient Lighting. - Three (3) years
following the promulgation of the energy performance standards set pursuant
fo this Act, the importation, manufacture, production, distribution or sale of non
energy-efficiént lighting product is hereby prohibited.

SECTION 6. Extended Producers Responsibility. - The Department of
Environment and Natural Resources (DENR). in coordination with concemed
agencies, shall implement the principle of extended producers responsibility
holding the producers, manufacturers, or their authorized importers or
pierbulon tebe win harenronmentarees resulting from the manufacture
and use of any lighting product throughout its life cycle and specially at the
end of its life.

SECTION 7. Fines and Penalties. - Violations of Section 5 of this Act shall

be penalized in the following manner:

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a) A fine not exceeding One Hundred Thousand Pesos (P100,000.00) for
the first offense:

b) A fine not exceeding Two Hundred Fifty Thousand Pesos (P250,000.00)
for the second offense; and

c) A fine not exceeding Five Hundred Thousand Pesos (P500,000.00) for
the third offense.

Fines herein prescribed shalll be increased by ten percent (10%) every two
(2) years following the effectivity of this Act.

SECTION 8. Implementing Rules and Regulations — Within twelve (12)
months after the effectivity of this Act, the Secretary of the Department of Trade
and industry (DTI) in coordination with the DOE shall promulgate the
Implementing Rules and Regulations of this Act.

SECTION 9. Separability Clause — If any provisions or part hereof is
declared invalid or unconstitutional, the remainder of this Act or the provisions
not otherwise affected shall remain valid and subsisting.

SECTION 10. Repealing Clause — Any law, presidential decree or issuance,
executive order, letter of instruction, administrative order, rule or regulation
contrary to or inconsistent with the provisions of this Act is hereby repealed,
modified, or amended pecan

SECTION 11. Effectivity Clause — This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days
after the completion of its publication in at least three (3) newspapers of
general circulation.

Approved,


Republic ofthe Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
‘Quezon City, Metro Manila

FIFTEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

House Bill No. 314

Introduced by the Honorable Roilo Golez

EXPLANATORY NOTE

In the Philippines, the Environmental Education and Information Division of the
Environmental Management Bureau (EMB), part of their advocacy, is fo inform the people the
meaning of climate change and the effect of this occurrence to all of us. The EMB said that the
earth is a huge greenhouse. The earth's atmosphere is compared to the glass of a greenhouse
which traps the heat of the sun to keep the warmth inside. The heat is fence in via what is called
“Greenhouse gases’

This Greenhouse gases is indispensable in our everyday lives. Without these gases, the
sun's heat would escape and placing the earth's plants, animals and human beings in great
danger. This natural state constantly change for thusand of years on the contrary, nowadays, we
are on the verge of keeping these condition imbalance. Due to fossil fuels used by vehicles for
transportation and electricity for providing lights incessantly we add up to the changing condition of
the weather. Furthermore, The Greenhouse gases are accumulating in Earth's atmosphere as a
result of human activities, causing surface air temperatures and sub-surface ocean temperatures to
tise. The changes observed are the last several decades are likely mostly due to human activities.

This phenomenon is a contribution to the so-called Global warming which is the irregular
change of climate condition. A report was made by scientists, stated that Global warming was
almost 90 percent caused by human activity and would be unstoppable for years to come.

This condition is a usual calamity caused by man but, can also be decreased by effectively
reducing one of the causes of greenhouse gases. The most effective and immediate way we can
reduce Greenhouse gas emissions is by conserving the environment and use energy more
efficiently

Internationally, on February 20, 2007, the Australian Prime Minister of John Howard and
Environment Minister Malcolm Tumbull announced that by 2010, Incandescent Light Bulbs will be
banned. They estimated that greenhouse gas emissions will be cut by 800,000 tonnes, a saving of
approximate 0.14%. In Canada, Ontario's Minister of Energy Dwight Duncan announced the
provincial’s government intention to ban the sale of incandescent light bulbs, but not the use.
However, Environment Minister John Baird has announced a plan to phase out Incandescent Light


bulbs in Canada by 2012. According te the Minister, Canada will save $3-$4 billion Canadian
dollars over the lifetime of the new bulbs.

The government of the Phill
switch fo compact fluorescent bulbs and stop the product
incandescent light bulbs produce much energy that are useless
that use less energy to cut down the amount of Greenhouse ga:

pines must both persuad

In view of the foregoing, the approval of this bill is earnest



Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
‘Quezon City, Metro Manila

FIFTEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

House Bil No,_ 3.14

Introduced by the Honorable Roilo Golez

AN ACT
PROHIBITING THE PRODUCTION OF INCANDESCENT LIGHT BULBS COMPLETELY WITHIN
5 YEARS TO CUT DOWN THE AMOUNT OF GREENHOUSE GASES IMPLICATED IN GLOBAL
WARMING, THAT IT RELEASES INTO THE ATMOSPHERE

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 known as the “Production of Incandescent
Light Bulb Prohibition Act”

SECTION 2. Purpose — This Act is to prohibit the production of Incandescent Light Bulbs.

SECTION 3. Declaration of Policy — It is hereby declared the policy of the state to ban the
production of incandescent Light Bulbs completely within 5 years after the enactment of this Act
And thus, promote the use of Compact Fluorescent Light Bulbs, thereby saving our environment
and conserving the utilization of energy.

SECTION 4. Definition of Terms - For purposes of this Act, the following shall have the
corresponding meanings:

(a) Incandescent Light Bulbs - a source of artificial light that works by
incandescence. An electrical current passes through a wire filament, which heats up and glows
brightly :

(b) Compact Fluorescent Light Bulbs — a type of light bulb designed to fit into
roughly the same space as an Incandescent Light bulb,

SECTION 5. Implementing Rules and Regulations ~ Immediately after the approval of this
Act, the Secretary of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) shall promulgate the
implementation of the Rules and Regulations barring the production of Incandescent Light Bulbs
gradually within 5 years until the complete prohibition of Incandescent light bulbs at both national
and international levels.


SECTION 6. Separability Clause - If any provisions or part hereof, is invalid or
unconstitutional, the remainder of this Act or the provisions not otherwise affected shall remain
valid and subsisting.

SECTION 7. Repealing Clause — Any law, presidential decree or issuance, executive
order, letter of instruction, administrative order, rule of regulation contrary to or inconsistent with,
the provisions of this Act is hereby repealed, modified, or amended accordingly.

SECTION 8. Effectivity Clause - This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its
publication in at least three (3) broad newspapers of general circulation.

Approved,


FOR

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
ity. Metro Mani
Congess

2nd Regular Session

THE HONGRABLE SPEAKER

THRU THE DEPUTY SECRETARY-GENERAL FOR COMMITTEE AFFAIRS

SUBJECT SPOT REPORT ON THE MEETING HELD ON 17 AUGUST 2018 AT 1:30 PM AT CONF.
ROOMS 344, MITRA BUILI , HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

DATE 48 AUGUST 2011

A. Deliberation on H.R. No. 314, Prohibition on Production of incandescent Light Bulbs Act

Rep. Velasco stated that the propesed House Bili seeks to promote the use of compact fluorescent
lamps (CFLs) which is more energy efficient compared to incandescent bulbs. He added that the bill
aims to lessen carbon and greenhouse gases through tesser fuel
consumption;

Commissioner Naderev Safio of the Climate Change Commission informed the body that in general
the Commission weicomes this kind of tegistation adding that it is important that the Philippines
Contribute in reducing emissions. However, he pointed out that the Philippines is almost carbon neutral
and contributes very litte to the world’s greenhouse gases since our forest can capture carbon
emissions;

Ms. Cifla Botor, Assistant Director of the Bureau of Product Standards reported that forthe last three
years, there is a decreasing trend in the importation of incandescent bulbs and an increasing influx in
the importation of CFLs. She also explained that we do not manufacture incandescent bulbs in the
Country and that most of the importation are used in the poultry industry to provide heat and lighting in
the hatcheries; and

Approving the bill in principle, ‘the Committee granted the motion of Rep. Mercado-Revilla that a
technical working group be created tc further scrutinize the bit.

emitted to the aimosphiere

B. Deiiberation on H.B. No. 8, Philippine Environmental Assessment Act of 2011 and H.B. No.3836,

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Rep. Alcala stated that the Philippine Environmental impact Statement (EIS) System consists of laws,
policies, rules and regulation governing the conduct of Environmental impact Assessment (EIA). He
added that despite the issuance of Presidential Decree (P.D.) No. 1586 in 1978 and its Jatest related
issuance, Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Administrative Order No. 30,
series of 2003, the legal framework af the EIS system remain shaky and inadequate because the
decree does not provide 8 comprehensive framework which cat aldress the cortpeniy ofthe system
He fatther sicted that his bit secks te achieve a balance among environ ‘on, hunts
health and socio-economic developments through the assessment of significant envronmental
inpacts, aat anly on specific projects, but more importantly on p: plans and programs and the
presctiption of appropriate pratectian acd canirat measures;

Rep. Bag-ao said that her Dill aims fo strengthen the Philippine enuiconmental assessment law and
addiess the issues raised regarding the unplementabon of the EIA S\ ch as tie lack of
technical expertise especially af the focal ievels, the tack af penal Consequences far violators and the
fack of provision for integrated or “progcammatic® ElAs which are intended to assess ite cuniutative
effects of several activites taken together,



Dr Eu Quang, former Environmental Management Bureau (ERB) Director, explained to the body that

EIA 1s a planning tool and that the penalty for violation of the conditions set in the Environmental
Compliance Ceititicate (ECC) should not be part of the EIA pi

4, Pioi Agetico De Villa, UP CSSP faculty and member of the EMB-EIA Review Commies, expressed
Support to the fwo house bills but warned the body against following international trends which aie not
applwable to the country. He also lauded the aul
impact assessment: and

5. Approving the bill in principle
working group be created to cor

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