Industry supports the Philippines pursuit of a cleaner and safer environment.
The government is devoting significant resources to the control of new industrial chemicals that play a role in providing higher living standards. While industry supports the concept of identifying hazards, assessing risks and, when appropriate implementing controls, the concern is that some of the policies and procedures stifle the research and innovation of companies striving to provide new and safer technologies. The recommendations made here require only clarification or improvement of existing procedures. However, there are still omissions and errors. This situation results in costly and time-consuming notification for chemicals that have legally been on the Philippine market for many years.