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13TH CONGRESS OF THE 
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES 
First Regular Session 
SENATE 
S. No. 
718 
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INTRODUCED BY HON. MANLTEL B. VILLAR JR. 
EXPLANATORY NOTE 
Aerosol is a gaseous suspension of fine solid or liquid particles. Detergents, insecticides, 
and paints are packed under pressure with a gaseous propellant for release as aerosol. Examples 
of this substance available in the local market come under the brand names Baygon Aerosol, 
Glade Air Freshener, Pledge, Aquanet Hair Spray, among others. There are different kinds of 
propellants used in the fonhulation of aerosol. One type is chloroflourocarbons (CFCs), the 
manufacture of which is now banned if not voluntarily suspended by producers in many 
countries especially industrialized ones due to the damage CFCs caused to the stratospheric 
ozone layers. 
The ozone layer is a layer of gas ten (10) to thirty (30) miles from the ground within the 
stratosphere which deflects solar ultraviolet radiation. Destruction of the stratospheric ozone 
layer leads to increased rates of diseases in humans, including skin cancers and cataracts. Ozone 
depletion due to continued emission of CFCs and other ozone-destroying compounds imperil 
human health and the environment worldwide. 
Moreover, ozone destroying CFCs and related compounds are responsible for the 
“greenhouse” effect accounting for 20 to 25 percent of global warming. 
Avoidable emission of all ozone-destroying compounds like Aerosol CFCs must be 
stopped immediately in order to protect the ozone layer and safeguard human health and the 
natural environment. 
In the light of the foregoing, the immediate passage of this bill is earnestly sought. 


13TH CONGRESS OF THE 
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES 
First Regular Session 
SENATE 
S. No. 
INTRODUCED BY HON. MANUEL B. VILLAR JR. 
AN ACT PROHIBITING THE MANUFACTURE, DISTRIBUTION, SALE OR USE OF 
AEROSOL CONTAINING CHLOROFLOUROCARBONS AND PROVIDING 
PENALTY FOR THE VIOLATION THEREOF 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress 
assembled: 
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SECTION 1 The manufacturer, distribution, sale or use in the country of aerosol 
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containing chloroflourocarbons (CFC's) is hereby prohibited to reduce global emission of a 
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substance that cause damage to the stratospheric ozone layer. 
SECTION 2 Any person who violates the provision of Section 1 of this Act, shall, upon 
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conviction, suffer imprisonment for a period not less than one (1) year but not to than Twenty 
thousand pesos (P20,OOO.OO) but not to exceed Fifty thousand pesos (P50,000.00), or both, upon 
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the discretion of the court. 
If the offender is a public official, he shall, in addition to the penalty herein prescribed, 
be permanently disqualified from holding any public office. If the offender i s  an alien, he shall 
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be deported out of the country after serving the penalty imposed. 
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If the offender is a corporation, firm, partnership or association, the penalty shall be 
imposed upon the guilty officer or officers, as the case may be, of the corporation, firm, 
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partnership or association. 
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SECTION 3. 
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) shall 
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prescribe the necessary rules and regulations to prevent the manufacture, distribution, sale and 
use of herein banned of aerosol containing chloroflourocarbons (CFC's). 
SECTION 4. This act shall take effect fifteen (15) days flom the date of its publication 
in at least two (2) newspapers of general circulation. 
Approved.