PRESIDENTIAL DECREE No.

1151
PHILIPPINE ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY
WHEREAS, the individual and, at times, conflicting, demands of population growth,
urbanization, industrial expansion, rapid natural resources utilization and increasing
technological advances have resulted in a piecemeal-approach concept of
environmental protection;
WHEREAS, such tunnel-vision concept is not conducive to the attainment of an
ideal environmental situation where man and nature can thrive in harmony with
one another; and
WHEREAS, there is now an urgent need to formulate an intensive, integrated
program of environmental protection that will bring about a concerted effort
towards the protection of the entire spectrum of the environment through a
requirement of environmental impact assessments and statements:

Section 3. Right to a Healthy Environment. In furtherance of these goals and

policies, the Government recognizes the right of the people to a healthful
environment. It shall be the duty and responsibility of each individual to contribute
to the preservation and enhancement of the Philippine environment.
Section 4. Environmental Impact Statements. Pursuant to the above enunciated
policies and goals, all agencies and instrumentalities of the national government,
including government-owned or controlled corporations, as well as private
corporations firms and entities shall prepare, file and include in every action,
project or undertaking which significantly affects the quality of the environment a
detail statement on
(a) the environmental impact of the proposed action, project or undertaking
(b) any adverse environmental effect which cannot be avoided should the
proposal be implemented;
(c) alternative to the proposed action;

NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the Philippines, by virtue

of the powers vested in me by the Constitution, do hereby order and decree:
Section 1. Policy. It is hereby declared a continuing policy of the State (a) to
create, develop, maintain and improve conditions under which man and nature can
thrive in productive and enjoyable harmony with each other, (b) to fulfill the social,
economic and other requirements of present and future generations of Filipinos,
and (c) to insure the attainment of an environmental quality that is conducive to a
life of dignity and well-being.
Section 2. Goal. In pursuing this policy, it shall be the responsibility of the
Government, in cooperation with concerned private organizations and entities, to
use all practicable means, consistent with other essential considerations of national
policy, in promoting the general welfare to the end that the Nation may (a)
recognize, discharge and fulfill the responsibilities of each generation as trustee
and guardian of the environment for succeeding generations, (b) assure the people
of a safe, decent, healthful, productive and aesthetic environment, (c) encourage
the widest exploitation of the environment without degrading it, or endangering
human life, health and safety or creating conditions adverse to agriculture,
commerce and industry, (d) preserve important historic and cultural aspects of the
Philippine heritage, (e) attain a rational and orderly balance between population
and resource use, and (f) improve the utilization of renewable and non-renewable
resources.

(d) a determination that the short-term uses of the resources of the

environment are consistent with the maintenance and enhancement of the
long-term productivity of the same; and
(e) whenever a proposal involve the use of depletable or non-renewable
resources, a finding must be made that such use and commitment are
warranted.
Before an environmental impact statement is issued by a lead agency, all agencies
having jurisdiction over, or special expertise on, the subject matter involved shall
comment on the draft environmental impact statement made by the lead agency
within thirty (30) days from receipt of the same.
Section 5. Agency Guidelines. The different agencies charged with environmental
protection as enumerated in Letter of Instruction No. 422 shall, within sixty (60)
days from the effectivity of this Decree, submit to the National Environmental
Protection Council (NEPC), their respective guidelines, rules and regulations to carry
out the provisions of Sec. 4 hereof on environmental impact assessments and
statements.

Section 6. Repealing Clause. All Acts, Presidential Decrees, executive orders, rules
and regulations or parts thereof which are inconsistent with the provisions of this
Decree are hereby repealed, amended or modified accordingly.

including government-owned or controlled corporations, as well as private

corporations, firms and entities, for every proposed project and undertaking which
significantly affect the quality of the environment.

Section 7. Effectivity. This Decree shall take effect immediately.

Section 3. Determination of Lead Agency. The Minister of Human Settlements or

his designated representative is hereby authorized to name the lead agencies
referred to in Section 4 of Presidential Decree No. 1151 which shall have jurisdiction
to undertake the preparation of the necessary environmental impact statements on
declared environmentally critical projects and areas. All Environmental Impact
Statements shall be submitted to the National Environmental Protection Council for
review and evaluation.

Done in the City of Manila this 6th day of June in the year of Our Lord, nineteen
hundred and seventy-nine.

PRESIDENTIAL DECREE No. 1586

ESTABLISHING AN ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT SYSTEM,
INCLUDING OTHER ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT RELATED MEASURES
AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
WHEREAS, the pursuit of a comprehensive and integrated environment protection
program necessitates the establishment and institutionalization of a system
whereby the exigencies of socio-economic undertakings can be reconciled with the
requirements of environmental quality;
WHEREAS, the regulatory requirements of environmental Impact Statements and
Assessments instituted in pursuit of this national environmental protection program
have to be worked into their full regulatory and procedural details in a manner
consistent with the goals of the program.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the Philippines, by virtue
of the powers vested in me by the Constitution do hereby order and declare:
Section 1. Policy. It is hereby declared the policy of the State to attain and
maintain a rational and orderly balance between socio-economic growth and
environmental protection.
Section 2. Environmental Impact Statement System. There is hereby established
an Environmental Impact Statement System founded and based on the
environmental impact statement required, under Section 4 of Presidential Decree
No. 1151, of all agencies and instrumentalities of the national government,

Section 4. Presidential Proclamation of Environmentally Critical Areas and

Projects. The President of the Philippines may, on his own initiative or upon
recommendation of the National Environmental Protection Council, by proclamation
declare certain projects, undertakings or areas in the country as environmentally
critical. No person, partnership or corporation shall undertake or operate any such
declared environmentally critical project or area without first securing an
Environmental Compliance Certificate issued by the President or his duly authorized
representative. For the proper management of said critical project or area, the
President may by his proclamation reorganize such government offices, agencies,
institutions, corporations or instrumentalities including the re-alignment of
government personnel, and their specific functions and responsibilities.
For the same purpose as above, the Ministry of Human Settlements shall: (a)
prepare the proper land or water use pattern for said critical project(s) or area (s);
(b) establish ambient environmental quality standards; (c) develop a program of
environmental enhancement or protective measures against calamituous factors
such as earthquake, floods, water erosion and others, and (d) perform such other
functions as may be directed by the President from time to time.
Section 5. Environmentally Non-Critical Projects. All other projects, undertakings
and areas not declared by the President as environmentally critical shall be
considered as non-critical and shall not be required to submit an environmental
impact statement. The National Environmental Protection Council, thru the Ministry
of Human Settlements may however require non-critical projects and undertakings
to provide additional environmental safeguards as it may deem necessary.
Section 6. Secretariat. The National Environmental Protection Council is hereby
authorized to constitute the necessary secretariat which will administer the

Environmental Impact Statement System and undertake the processing and

evaluation of environmental impact statements.
Section 7. Management and Financial Assistance. The Ministry of Human
Settlements is hereby authorized to provide management and financial support to
government offices and instrumentalities placed under its supervision pursuant to
this Decree financed from its existing appropriation or from budgetary
augmentation as the Minister of Human Settlements may deem necessary.
Section 8. Rules and Regulations. The National Environmental Protection Council
shall issue the necessary rules and regulations to implement this Decree. For this
purpose, the National Pollution Control Commission may be availed of as one of its
implementing arms, consistent with the powers and responsibilities of the National
Pollution Control Commission as provided in P.D. No. 984.
Section 9. Penalty for Violation. Any person, corporation or partnership found
violating Section 4 of this Decree, or the terms and conditions in the issuance of the
Environmental Compliance Certificate, or of the standards, rules and regulations
issued by the National Environmental Protection Council pursuant to this Decree
shall be punished by the suspension or cancellation of his/its certificate or and/or a
fine in an amount not to exceed Fifty Thousand Pesos (P50,000.00) for every
violation thereof, at the discretion of the National Environmental Protection Council.
Section 10. Environmental Revolving Fund. Proceeds from the penalties prescribed
in the preceding Section 9 and other penalties imposed by the National Pollution
Control Commission as authorized in P.D. 984, shall be automatically appropriated
into an Environment Revolving Fund hereby created as an exemption to P.D. 711
and P.D. 1234. The fund shall be used exclusively for the operation of the National
Environmental Protection Council and the National Pollution Control Commission in
the implementation of this Decree. The rules and regulations for the utilization of
this fund shall be formulated by the Ministry of Human Settlements and submitted
to the President for approval.
Section 11. Repealing Clause. The Inter-Agency Advisory Council of the National
Pollution Control Commission created under Section 4 of P.D. 984 is hereby
abolished and its powers and responsibilities are forthwith delegated and
transferred to the Control of the National Environmental Protection Council.
All other laws, decrees, executive orders, rules and regulations inconsistent
herewith are hereby repealed, amended or modified accordingly.

Section 12. Effectivity Clause. This Decree shall take effect immediately.
DONE in the City of Manila, this 11th day of June, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen
hundred and seventy-eight.

WHEREAS, it is urgently necessary to maintain the role of the Commission as the

primary agency responsible for the prevention and control of environmental
pollution;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the Philippines, by virtue
of the powers vested in me by the Constitution, do hereby order and decree the
revision of Republic Act No. 3931, to be known as the "National Pollution Control
Decree of 1976," to read as follows:
Section 1. Statement of Policy. It is hereby declared a national policy to prevent,
abate and control pollution of water, air and land for the more effective utilization
of the resources of this country.
Section 2. Definitions. As used in this Decree:
(a) "Pollution" means any alteration of the physical, chemical and biological
properties of any water, air and/or land resources of the Philippines, or any
discharge thereto of any liquid, gaseous or solid wastes as will or is likely to
create or to render such water, air and land resources harmful, detrimental
or injurious to public health, safety or welfare or which will adversely affect
their utililization for domestic, commercial, industrial, agricultural,
recreational or other legitimate purposes.
(b) "Sewage" means the water-carried human or animal wastes from
residences, buildings, industrial establishments, or other places, together
with such water infiltration and surface water as may be present. The
admixture or sewage and industrial wastes or other wastes as hereafter
defined shall also be considered "sewage."
PRESIDENTIAL DECREE No. 984 August 18, 1976
PROVIDING FOR THE REVISION OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 3931, COMMONLY
KNOWN AS THE POLLUTION CONTROL LAW, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
WHEREAS, there is a need to modify the organizational structure of the NATIONAL
POLLUTION CONTROL COMMISSION to make it more effective and efficient in the
discharge of its functions and responsive to the demands of the times occasioned
by the accelerative phase of the country's industrialization program;
WHEREAS, there is an imperative need to strengthen this Commission to best
protect the people from the growing menace of environmental pollution; and

(c) "Industrial Waste" means any liquid, gaseous or solid matter, or other
waste substance or a combination thereof resulting from any process of
industry, manufacturing trade or business or from the development,
processing or recovery or any natural resources which may cause or tend to
cause pollution, or contribute to the pollution of the water, air and land
resources of the Philippines.
(d) "Other Waste" means garbage, refuse, wood residues, sand, lime
cinders, ashes, offal, night-oil, tar, dye stuffs, acids, chemicals, and other
substances not sewage or industrial waste which may cause or tend to
cause pollution; or contribute to the pollution of the water, air and land
resources of the Philippines.

(e) "Sewage System or Sewerage System" means pipe lines or conduits,

pumping stations, force mains, constructed drainage ditches, and all other
constructions, devices, and appurtenances used for collecting or
conducting sewage, and industrial wastes or other wastes to a point of
treatment, discharge or ultimate disposal.
(f) "Treatment Works" means any method, construction device or appliance
appurtenant thereto, installed for the purpose of treating, neutralizing,
stabilizing, disinfecting, or disposing of sewage, industrial waste or other
wastes, or for the recovery of by-product from such sewage, industrial
waste or other wastes.
(g) "Sewage Works" means individually or collectively those constructions
or devices use for collecting, pumping, treating, and disposing of sewage,
industrial wastes or other waste, or for the recovery of by-products from
such sewage, industrial waste or other waste.
(h) "Outlet" means the terminus of a sewage works or point of emergence
in the water, air and land resources of the Philippines of any sewage,
industrial wastes or other wastes.
(i) "Commission" means the National Pollution Control Commission.
(j) "Person" or "Persons" includes any being, natural or juridical, susceptible
of rights and obligations or of being the subject of legal relations.
Section 3. Creation of the National Pollution Control Commission; Members. There
is hereby created and established a National Pollution Control Commission under
the Office of the President. The Commission shall be headed by one full-time
commissioner and assisted by two full-time deputy commissioners, one of whom
shall be responsible for standard-setting and monitoring and the other for
enforcement.
The Commissioner shall be a man of proven executive ability. The Deputy
Commissioner for Standard-Setting and Monitoring shall preferably be a sanitary
engineer, while the Deputy Commissioner for Enforcement shall preferably be a
lawyer. The Commissioner and the Deputy Commissioners must have technical
expertise in the field of pollution control.
The Commissioner and the Deputy Commissioners shall be appointed by the
President of the Philippines.

Section 4. Inter-Agency Advisory Council. There is created an Inter-Agency

Advisory Council, attached to the Commission, which shall be composed of
representatives designated by the Secretaries of the Department of Agriculture,
Health, Industry, Justice, Labor, Local Government and Community Development,
National Defense, Natural Resources, and Public Works, Transportation and
Communications; the heads of the Laguna Lake Development Authority, National
Economic and Development Authority, the National Science Development Board
and the Human Settlements Commission. The Commissioner shall head the InterAgency Advisory Council. Representatives from the private sector as may be
affected, may be invited to the deliberations of the Council.
Section 5. Organization of the Commission. The Commission shall have a Water
Pollution Control Division, an Air Pollution Control Division, a Research and
Development Division, a Legal Division, an Administrative Division and such other
divisions or units as may be approved in the General Appropriation Act. Nothing
herein contained shall be construed as to automatically terminate or abolish any
existing position in the Commission nor shall it be construed as a prohibition
against termination of any position.
The Commission shall also establish such regional offices as may be necessary.
The Commission shall provide such technical, scientific and other services,
including the necessary laboratory and other facilities as may be required to carry
out the provisions of this Decree: Provided, That the Commission may secure such
services as it may deem necessary from other agencies of the National
Government, and may make arrangements for the compensation of such services.
The Commission may also employ and compensate, within appropriations available
therefor, such consultants, experts, advisors, or assistants on a full or part-time
basis as may be necessary, coming from government or private business entities,
associations, or from local or foreign organizations, to carry out the provisions of
this decree any may prescribe their powers, duties and responsibilities.
The Commission may conduct scientific experiments, investigations and research to
discover economical and practical methods of preventing water, air and land
pollution. To this end, the Commission may cooperate with any public or private
agency in the conduct of such experiments, investigations and research, and may
accept sums of money, for and in behalf of the National Government, given by any
international, national or other public or private agency for water, air and land
pollution control activities, surveys or programs.

Section 6. Powers and Functions. The Commission shall have the following powers
and functions:
(a) Determine the location, magnitude, extent, severity, causes, effects and
other pertinent information regarding pollution of the water, air and land
resources of the country; take such measures, using available methods and
technologies, as it shall deem best to prevent or abate such pollution; and
conduct continuing researches and studies on the effective means for the
control and abatement of pollution.
(b) Develop comprehensive multi-year and annual plans for the abatement
of existing pollution and the prevention of new or imminent pollution, the
implementation of which shall be consistent with the national development
plan of the country. Such plans shall indicate priorities and programs during
the year.
(c) Issue standards, rules and regulations to govern the approval of plans
and specifications for sewage works and industrial waste disposal systems
and the issuance of permits in accordance with the provisions of this
Decree; inspect the construction and maintenance of sewage works and
industrial waste disposal system for compliance to plans.
(d) Adopt, prescribe, and promulgate rules and regulations governing the
procedures of the Commission with respect to hearings, plans,
specifications, designs, and other data for sewage works and industrial
waste disposal system, the filing of reports, the issuance of permits, and
other rules and regulations for the proper implementation and enforcement
of this Decree.
(e) Issue orders or decisions to compel compliance with the provisions of
this Decree and its implementing rules and regulations only after proper
notice and hearing.
(f) Make, alter or modify orders requiring the discontinuance of pollution
specifying the conditions and the time within which such discontinuance
must be accomplished.
(g) Issue, renew, or deny permits, under such conditions as it may
determine to be reasonable, for the prevention and abatement of pollution,
for the discharge of sewage, industrial waste, or for the installation or
operation of sewage works and industrial disposal system or parts thereof:

Provided, however, That the Commission, by rules and regulations, may

require subdivisions, condominium, hospitals, public buildings and other
similar human settlements to put up appropriate central sewerage system
and sewage treatment works, except that no permits shall be required of
any new sewage works or changes to or extensions of existing works that
discharge only domestic or sanitary wastes from a single residential
building provided with septic tanks or their equivalent. The Commission
may impose reasonable fees and charges for the issuance or renewal of all
permits herein required.
(h) After due notice and hearing, the Commission may also revoke, suspend
or modify any permit issued under this decree whenever the same is
necessary to prevent or abate pollution.
(i) Set up effluent, stream, ambient and emission standards and promulgate
rules and regulations therefor: Provided, That local governments,
development authorities, and other similar government instrumentalities or
agencies may set up higher standards subject to the written approval of the
Commission.
(j) Serve as arbitrator for the determination of reparations, or restitution of
the damages and losses resulting from pollution.
(k) Deputize in writing or request assistance of appropriate government
agencies or instrumentalities for the purpose of enforcing this Decree and
its implementing rules and regulations and the orders and decisions of the
Commission.
(l) Consult, participate, cooperate and enter into agreement with other
agencies of the government, and with affected political groups, political
subdivisions, and enterprises in the furtherance of the purpose of this
Decree.
(m) Collect and disseminate information relating to water, air, and land
pollution and the prevention, abatement and control thereof.
(n) Authorize its representative to enter at all reasonable times any
property of the public dominion and private property devoted to industrial,
manufacturing, processing or commercial use without doing damage, for
the purpose of inspecting and investigating conditions relating to pollution
or possible or imminent pollution.

(o) Prepare and submit sixty days after the close of each calendar year an
annual report to the President and such periodic reports of activities as may
be required from time to time. The annual report shall include the extent to
which the objectives in the plans referred to under Sec. 6 (b) have been
achieved.
(p) Exercise such powers and perform such other functions as may be
necessary to carry out its duties and responsibilities under this Decree.
Section 7. (a) Public Hearing. Public hearings shall be conducted by the
Commissioner, Deputy Commissioners or any senior official duly designated by the
Commissioner prior to issuance or promulgation of any order or decision by the
Commissioner requiring the discontinuance of discharge of sewage, industrial
wastes or other wastes into the water, air or land resources of the Philippines as
provided in this Decree: Provided, That whenever the Commission find a prima
facie evidence that the discharged sewage or wastes are of immediate threat to
life, public health, safety or welfare, or to animal or plant life, or exceeds the
allowable standards set by the Commission, the Commissioner may issue an exparte order directing the discontinuance of the same or the temporary suspension
or cessation of operation of the establishment or person generating such sewage or
wastes without the necessity of a prior public hearing. The said ex-parte order shall
be immediately executory and shall remain in force until said establishment or
person prevents or abates the said pollution within the allowable standards, or
modified or nullified by a competent court.
All records of the proceedings of said hearings shall be filed with the
Commission. All inquiries, hearings, investigations and proceedings
conducted by the Commission shall be governed by rules adopted by the
Commission, and in the conduct thereof the Commission shall not be bound
by technical rules of evidence: Provided, That the Commissioners or any of
the duly designated Hearing Officers may summarily punish for contempt,
by a fine not exceeding two hundred pesos, any person committing such
misconduct in the presence of any of the Commissioners or any of the duly
designated Hearing Officers, or so near to them as to seriously interrupt
any hearing or session or any proceeding, or any person willfully fails or
refuses, without just cause, to comply with a summon, subpoena, or
subpoena duces tecum issued by the Commissioners or by the duly
designated Hearing Officer or, being present at a hearing, session or
investigation, refuses to be sworn as a witness or to answer questions when
lawfully required to do so. The Sheriff or other police agencies of the place
where the hearing or investigation is conducted, shall, upon request of the

Hearing Officer, assist in the enforcement of the provisions of this

paragraph.
(b) Appeal to Courts. Any decision of the Commission, in the absence of an
appeal therefrom as herein provided, shall become final fifteen days after
the date of notification, and judicial review thereof shall be permitted only
after any party claiming to be aggrieved thereby has exhausted the
remedies before the Commission. The Commission shall be deemed to be a
party to any judicial action involving any decision.
(c) Court Review. The decision of the Commission upon any disputed matter
may be reviewed both upon the law and the facts of the case by the Court
of Appeals. For purposes of such review, the procedure concerning appeals
from the Court of First Instance shall be followed. Appeal from a decision of
the Commission must be perfected within fifteen days from notification of
such decision: Provided, however, That any decision of the Commission
involving only questions of law, shall be appealed to the Supreme Court. No
appeal shall stay the execution of any order or decision of the Commission
unless the Commissioner himself or the Court of Appeals or the Supreme
Court so orders.
(d) Execution of Decision. Any decision or order of the Commission, after
the same has become final and executory, shall be enforced and executed
in the same manner as decisions of Courts of First Instance, and the
Commission shall have the power to issue to the City or Provincial Sheriff or
duly constituted authorities whom it may appoint, such writs of execution
as may be necessary for the enforcement of such decision or order and any
person who shall fail or refuse to comply with such decision, order, or writ,
after being required to do so shall, upon application by the Commission, be
punished by the proper court for contempt.
Section 8. Prohibitions. No person shall throw, run, drain, or otherwise dispose into
any of the water, air and/or land resources of the Philippines, or cause, permit,
suffer to be thrown, run, drain, allow to seep or otherwise dispose thereto any
organic or inorganic matter or any substance in gaseous or liquid form that shall
cause pollution thereof.
No person shall perform any of the following activities without first securing a
permit from the Commission for the discharge of all industrial wastes and other
wastes which could cause pollution:

1. the construction, installation, modification or operation of any sewage

works or any extension or addition thereto;
2. the increase in volume or strength of any wastes in excess of the
permissive discharge specified under any existing permit;
3. the construction, installation or operation of any industrial or commercial
establishments or any extension or modification thereof or addition thereto,
the operation of which would cause an increase in the discharge of waste
directly into the water, air and/or land resources of the Philippines or would
otherwise alter their physical, chemical or biological properties in any
manner not already lawfully authorized.
Section 9. Penalties. (a) Any person found violating or failing to comply with any
order, decision or regulation of the Commission for the control or abatement of
pollution shall pay a fine not exceeding five thousand pesos per day for every day
during which such violation or default continues; and the Commission is hereby
authorized and empowered to impose the fine after due notice and hearing.
The fines so imposed shall be paid to the Government of the
Philippines through the Commission, and failure to pay the fine in
any case within the time specified in the above-mentioned Order or
Decision shall be sufficient ground for the Commission to order the
closure or the stoppage in the operation of the establishment being
operated and/or managed by said person or persons until payment
of the fines shall have been made. The Commission shall have the
power and authority to issue corresponding writs of execution
directing the City or Provincial Sheriff or other peace officers whom
it may appoint to enforce the fine or the order of closure or
stoppage of operations.
Payment of fines may also be enforced by appropriate action in a
court of competent jurisdiction. The remedies provided in this subsection shall not be a bar to nor shall affect any other remedies
provided for in this Decree but shall be cumulative and additional to
such remedies.
(b) Any person who shall violate any of the provisions of Section Eight of
this Decree or its implementing rules and regulations, or any Order or
Decision of the Commission, shall be liable to a penalty of not to exceed
one thousand pesos for each day during which the violation continues, or

by imprisonment of from two years to six years, or by both fine and

imprisonment, and in addition such person may be required or enjoined
from continuing such violation as hereinafter provided.
(c) Any person who shall refuse, obstruct, or hamper the entry of the duly
authorized representatives of the Commission into any property of the
pubic domain or private property devoted to industrial manufacturing,
processing or commercial use during reasonable hours for the purpose of
inspecting or investigating the conditions therein relating to pollution or
possible or imminent pollution, shall be liable to a fine not exceeding two
hundred pesos or imprisonment of not exceeding one month, or both.
(d) Any person who violates any of the provisions of, or fails to perform any
duty imposed by this Decree or its implementing rules and regulations or
by Order or Decision of the Commission promulgated pursuant to this
Decree hereby causing the death of fish or other aquatic life, shall in
addition to the penalty above prescribed, be liable to pay the government
for damages for fish or aquatic life destroyed.
(e) In case the violator is a juridical person, the penalty shall be imposed on
the managing head responsible for the violation.
Section 10. Jurisdiction. The Commission shall have no jurisdiction over
waterworks or sewage system operated by the Metropolitan Waterworks Sewerage
System, but the rules and regulations issued by the Commission for the protection
and prevention of pollution under the authority herein granted shall supersede and
prevail over any rules or regulations as may heretofore have been issued by other
government agencies or instrumentalities on the same subject.
In case of development projects involving specific human settlement sites or
integrated regional or sub- regional projects, such as the Tondo Foreshore
Development Authority and the Laguna Lake Development Authority, the
Commission shall consult with the authorities charged with the planning and
execution of such projects to ensure that their pollution control standards comply
with those of the Commission. Once minimum pollution standards are established
and agreed upon, the development authorities concerned may, by mutual
agreement and prior consultation with the Commission, undertake the pollution
control activities themselves.
Section 11. Appropriations. Such amount as may be necessary to carry out the
provisions of this Decree, which in no case shall be less than five million pesos, is

hereby appropriated yearly for the operating expenses of the Commission out of
any funds in the National Treasury.
Section 12. Repealing Clause. Any provision of laws, presidential decree,
executive order, rules and regulations and/or parts thereof inconsistent with the
provisions of this Decree, are hereby repealed and/or modified accordingly.
Section 13. Effectivity. This Decree shall take effect immediately.
Done in the City of Manila, this 18th day of August, in the year of Our Lord,
nineteen hundred and seventy-six.