PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO.

1151
[PHILIPPINE ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY] WHEREAS, the individual and, at time , !"n#li!tin$ demand %"%ulati"n natu&al advan!e $&"'th, u&(ani)ati"n, utili)ati"n in a indu t&ial and %ie!e e*%an i"n, "#

&a%id

&e "u&!e have

in!&ea in$ meal

te!hn"l"$i!al !"n!e%t "#

&e ulted

a%%&"a!h

envi&"nmental

%&"te!ti"n+

WHEREAS,

u!h

tunnel,vi i"n

!"n!e%t

n"t

!"ndu!ive

t"

the

attainment "# an ideal envi&"nmental natu&e !an th&ive in ha&m"n-

ituati"n 'he&e man and "ne an"the&+ and

'ith

WHEREAS, the&e i

n"' an u&$ent need t" #"&mulate an inten ive,

inte$&ated %&"$&am "# envi&"nmental %&"te!ti"n that 'ill (&in$ a("ut a !"n!e&ted e##"&t t"'a&d %e!t&um "# the envi&"nment a e the %&"te!ti"n "# the enti&e th&"u$h ment a and &e.ui&ement "#

envi&"nmental

im%a!t

tatement +

NOW,

THERE/ORE, (-

I,

/e&dinand "# the

E0

Ma&!" ,

P&e ident in me

"# (-

the the

Phili%%ine ,

vi&tue

%"'e&

ve ted

C"n tituti"n,

d"

he&e(-

"&de&

and

de!&ee1

!han&"(le vi&tualla'li(&a&-

Se!ti"n 2 P"li!-

It i a0

he&e(- de!la&ed a !"ntinuin$ %"li!- "# the State1

!han&"(le vi&tualla'li(&a&-

t" !&eate, devel"%, maintain, and im%&"ve !"nditi"n

unde&

'hi!h man and natu&e !an th&ive in %&"du!tive and en3"-a(le ha&m"n'ith ea!h "the&+

(0

t" #ul#ill the and

"!ial, e!"n"mi! and "the& &e.ui&ement $ene&ati"n "# /ili%in"+

"# and

%&e ent

#utu&e

!0

t" in u&e the attainment "# an envi&"nmental .ualit- that i

!"ndu!ive t" a li#e "# di$nit- and 'ell,(ein$0 Se!ti"n 4 5"al

In %u& uin$ thi

%"li!-, it

hall (e the &e %"n i(ilit- "# the

5"ve&nment, in !""%e&ati"n 'ith !"n!e&ned %&ivate "&$ani)ati"n and entitie , t" u e all %&a!ti!a(le mean , !"n i tent 'ith

"the& e

ential !"n ide&ati"n

"# nati"nal %"li!-, in %&"m"tin$

the $ene&al 'el#a&e t" the end that the Nati"n maa0 &e!"$ni)e, di !ha&$e and #ul#ill the &e %"n i(ilitie "#

ea!h $ene&ati"n a u!!eedin$

t&u tee and $ua&dian "# the envi&"nment #"& $ene&ati"n +

(0 t" a and

u&e the %e"%le "# a

a#e, de!ent, health#ul, %&"du!tive envi&"nment+

ae theti!

!0

en!"u&a$e the 'ide t e*%l"itati"n "# the envi&"nment 'ith"ut a#et- "& and

de$&adin$ it, "& endan$e&in$ human li#e, health and !&eatin$ indu t&-+ !"nditi"n adve& e t" a$&i!ultu&e,

!"mme&!e

d0

%&e e&ve

im%"&tant

hi t"&i!

and

!ultu&al

a %e!t

"#

the

Phili%%ine

he&ita$e+

e0

attain a &ati"nal and "&de&l- (alan!e (et'een %"%ulati"n and u e+ and

&e "u&!e

#0

im%&"ve

the

utili)ati"n

"#

&ene'a(le

and

n"n,&ene'a(le

&e "u&!e 0 Se!ti"n 6 Ri$ht t" a Health- Envi&"nment

In

#u&the&an!e

"#

the e

$"al

and

%"li!ie ,

the

5"ve&nment

&e!"$ni)e hall (e

the &i$ht "# the %e"%le t" a health- envi&"nment0 It the dutand &e %"n i(ilit"# ea!h individual t"

!"nt&i(ute t" the %&e e&vati"n and enhan!ement "# the Phili%%ine envi&"nment0

Se!ti"n 7 Envi&"nmental Im%a!t Statement

Pu& uant a$en!ie

t" and

the

a("ve

enun!iated "#

%"li!ie the

and

$"al ,

all

in t&umentalitie

nati"nal

$"ve&nment, 'ell

in!ludin$ $"ve&nment,"'ned "& !"nt&"lled !"&%"&ati"n , a a and %&ivate !"&%"&ati"n , #i&m in!lude in eve&a!ti"n, and entitie %&"3e!t "&

hall %&e%a&e, #ile unde&ta8in$ 'hi!h

i$ni#i!antl- a##e!t tatement "n1

!han&"(le vi&tualla'li(&a&-

the .ualit- "# the envi&"nment a detailed

a0

the envi&"nmental im%a!t "# the %&"%" ed a!ti"n, %&"3e!t "&

unde&ta8in$+

(0

an- adve& e envi&"nmental e##e!t 'hi!h !ann"t (e av"ided the %&"%" al (e im%lemented+

h"uld

!0

alte&native

t"

the

%&"%" ed

a!ti"n+

d0 the

a dete&minati"n that the envi&"nment "# a&e the

h"&t,te&m u e 'ith

"# the &e "u&!e maintenan!e the ame+

"# and and

!"n i tent

the "#

enhan!ement

l"n$,te&m

%&"du!tivit-

e0

'heneve&

%&"%" al

inv"lve

the

u e

"#

de%leta(le

"&

n"n&ene'a(le &e "u&!e , a #indin$ mu t (e made that !"mmitment a&e 'a&&anted0 9e#"&e an envi&"nmental im%a!t a$en!-, all a$en!ie havin$ tatement i 3u&i di!ti"n i

u!h u e and

ued (- a lead "& %e!ial

"ve&,

e*%e&ti e "n, the

u(3e!t matte& inv"lved

hall !"mment "n the

d&a#t envi&"nmental im%a!t 'ithin thi&t:6;< da-

tatement made (- the lead a$en!#&"m the &e!ei%t "# the ame0

Se!ti"n = A$en!- 5uideline

The di##e&ent a$en!ie

!ha&$ed 'ith envi&"nmental %&"te!ti"n a hall i*t- :>;<

enume&ated in Lette& "# In t&u!ti"n N"0 744 da#&"m the e##e!tivit- "# thi P&"te!ti"n ?e!&ee,

u(mit t" the Nati"nal thei& &e %e!tive, "# and

Envi&"nmental

C"un!il

:NEPC<,

$uideline , &ule Se!ti"n 7

and &e$ulati"n "n

t" !a&&- "ut the %&"vi i"n im%a!t a e ment

he&e"#

envi&"nmental

tatement 0

Se!ti"n > Re%ealin$ Clau e

All

A!t ,

P&e idential "& %a&t "# thi

?e!&ee ,

e*e!utive

"&de& ,

&ule

and

&e$ulati"n %&"vi i"n m"di#ied

the&e"# 'hi!h a&e in!"n i tent 'ith the ?e!&ee a&e he&e(&e%ealed, amended "&

a!!"&din$l-0

Se!ti"n @ E##e!tivit-

Thi

?e!&ee

hall ta8e e##e!t immediatel-0 Aune >, 2B@@

!han&"(le

vi&tuala'li(&a&-

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