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Republic of the Philippines
House of Representatifes
Quexon City

SEVENTEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

HOUSE BILL No._00877_

Introduced by HON. RODEL M. BATOCABE, HON. ALFREDO A. GARBIN, Jr. and
HON. CHRISTOPHER S. CO

AN ACT STRENGTHENING RA 9003, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE ECOLOGICAL
SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT ACT OF 2001, MANDATING ALL ELEMENTARY
AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS TO ADOPT POLICIES IMPLEMENTING SOLID
WASTE MANAGEMENT

EXPLANATORY NOTE

This bill seeks to strengthen RA 9003 for more effective implementation of solid
waste management programs in elementary and secondary schools, where students will
be required to actively practice waste management such as segregation, re-use, and
recycling of trash or solid waste

Waste management should be ingrained as a personal responsibility of each
individual. It should not be seen as a responsibility exclusive to the government and its
institutions. Discipline and self-consciousness must be learned at the early stages of life
so that children will be enlightened about environmental challenges and responsibilities
that they need to address in the future.

Cleanliness starts at home, and experiential learning at school will bolster the
children’s awareness about solid waste management. Notwithstanding the presence of
provisions of law under RA 9003, we need to actively and persistently train children to
have personal ownership of waste management responsibility. This is best done through
experiential learning beginning at the formative years of primary education

If this legislative measure is enacted into law, public and private schools providing
elementary and secondary education will be mandated to strictly implement programs,
incorporated in their curriculum, which would train students to be aware of and practice
solid waste management. Additionally, incentives shall be given to students of schools
implementing such programs, in order to increase participation
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RODEL M. BATOCABE ALFREDO



Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF THE REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City

SEVENTEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

HOUSE BILL No.__ 5087

Introduced by HON. RODEL M. BATOCABE, HON. ALFREDO A. GARBIN, Jr. and
HON. CHRISTOPHER S. CO

AN ACT STRENGTHENING RA 9003, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE ECOLOGICAL
SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT ACT OF 2001, MANDATING ALL ELEMENTARY
AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS TO ADOPT POLICIES IMPLEMENTING SOLID
WASTE MANAGEMENT

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

SECTION 1. Section 4 of Republic Act No. 9003, otherwise known as the “Ecological
Solid Waste Management Act of 2001”, is hereby amended to read as follows:

“Section 4. National Solid Waste Management Commission - There is hereby
established a National Solid Waste Management Commission, hereinafter
referred to as the Commission, under the Office of the President. The
Commissioner shall be composed of [feurteen-(44)} FIFTEEN (15) members from
the government sector and three members from the private sector. The
government sector shall be represented by the heads of the following agencies in
their ex officio capacity

(1) Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR);
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(13) DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION (DEPED);
{(43)] (14) Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA); and
{(44}} (15) Philippine Information Agency.

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SECTION 2. A new Subsection 55-A is hereby inserted under Section 55 of same the
Act, to read as follows:

“Subsection 55-A. Adoption of Solid Waste Management Policies — All
elementary and secondary schools are hereby directed to adopt policies
requiring students to practice solid waste management, Such policies shall be
regularly updated and, at a minimum, shall include provisions which:


a) Identify the best type of waste management practices for the students,
which shall be any or a combination of, Segregation, Re-use, Reduction,
and Composting;

b) Establish clear procedures and strategies to ensure the participation of
students in the school identified waste management programs; and

c) Provide incentives for students who actively adheres to the established
procedures and strategies for solid waste management.”

SECTION 3. A new Subsection 55-B is hereby inserted after the new Subsection 55-A
under Section 55 of the same Act, to read as follows:

“Section 55-B. Reporting — All schools shall inform their respective schools
division superintendents in writing about the solid waste management
policies formulated within six (6) months from the effectivity of this Act. Such
notification shall likewise be an administrative requirement prior to the
operation of new schools

Beginning with the school year after the effectivity of this Act, and every first
week of the start of the school year thereafter, schools shall submit a report
to their respective schools division superintendents all relevant information
and statistics on the solid waste management programs. The schools
division superintendents shall compile these data and report the same to
the Secretary of the DepED who shall likewise formally transmit a
comprehensive report to the Department, in accordance with Section 14 of
this Act.”

SECTION 3. A new Subsection 55-C is hereby inserted after new Subsection 55-B under
Section 55 of the same Act, to read as follows:

“Section 55-B, Sanction for Non-Compliance — In the rules and regulations to
be implemented pursuant to this Act, the Secretary of the DepED shall
prescribe the appropriate administrative sanctions on school administrators
who shall fail to comply with the requirements under this Act. In addition
thereto, erring private schools shall likewise suffer the penalty of suspension
of their permits to operate.”

SECTION 4, Separability Clause. - If any provision of this Act is declared invalid or
unconstitutional, the other provisions not affected thereby shall continue to be in full force
and effect.

SECTION 5. Repealing Clause. - All laws, decrees, executive orders or rules and
regulations contrary to or inconsistent with the provisions of this Act are hereby repealed
or modified accordingly

SECTION 6. Effectivity Clause. This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days from its
publication in the Official Gazette or in at least two (2) newspapers of general circulation.

Approved.