The Philippine Environmental (national parks, wildlife sanctuary)

Impact Statement System Areas prone to natural

hazards
Presidential Decree No.1586 (flood-prone zones, seismic fault lines)
(Ferdinand E. Marcos) Coastal zones and coral reefs
Establishment of the PEISS Watersheds
- requires that certain projects
undergo an environmental impact Presidential Decree 1586 (Section3)
assessment (EIA) to evaluate Determination of Lead Agency
their effects on the environment - all environmental impact
- ECC System was introduced statements shall be submitted to
(signed by Marcos in 1978) the National Environmental
Protection Council for review and
evaluation
- ITS PRIMARY PURPOSE IS TO
- They shall issue the necessary
ASSESS AND MITIGATE THE
rules and regulations to
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS OF
implement this Decree
PROPOSED PROJECTS BEFORE
Presidential Decree 1151 (Section 4)
THEY ARE IMPLEMENTED
(June 6, 1977)
(Philippine Environmental Policy)
Environmental Impact Statement (Leading agency is the NEPC. Other
System - To ensure a rational agency will review/comment the EIA
balance between socio-economic then after commenting it will be
development and environmental forwarded to the NEPC who will
protection for the benefit of present and release the EIS and submit it to the
future generation EMB)
- Formal writtendocument to 1. All relevant agencies must
be submitted. provide comments on the draft
Proclamation No. 2146 a. Within 30 Days
1. Environmental Critical 2. Submit their guidelines,
Projects (ECP) rules, and regulations to the
(Human-made projects AND (NEPC)
Mitigating potential negative impacts)
a. Within 60 Days
Examples:
Heavy Industries (Mining, Oil Environmental Impact
Refineries) Assessment (EIA)
Infrastructure Projects - To enhance planning and guide
(Major dams, roads, and power plants) decision-making proponents and
Resource - extractive the EMB.
industries - A draft of EIS; we cannot make an
(logging, quarrying) EIS if we EIA is not yet started)
2. Environmental Critical (IMPACT based on the baseline.
Areas (ECA) BASELINE is the state of the environment
(Geographical locations AND before the project occur)
Protecting existing environmental PROCESS:
values) Examples: UNDERSTAND: WHAT IS BEING
Areas with high PROPOSED? AND WHY?
biodiversity
SCREEN: LEVEL OF PROJECT IMPACT IN and social environment in
THE ENVIRONMENT the project area to
establish a baseline.
- SCREENING HELPS TO IDENTIFY
WHAT KIND OF DOCUMENT THE - Conduct an analysis of
potential impacts
PROPONENTS MUST
MAKE/SUBMIT 3. Impact Assessment and
Mitigation
Planning
ROLE OF PHILIPPINE
- Assess the potential
ENVIRONMENTAL CODE (RA 7160) IN
impacts identified during
EIS (Local
scoping and prepare
Government Code of 1991)
mitigation measures to
(It empowers LGUs to play a proactive address significant
role in environmental protection and impacts.
management, giving them authority to - Develop an Environmental
enforce environmental regulations within Management Plan (EMP),
their jurisdiction.) outlining procedures to
minimize environmental
LGU involvement in EIS damage during each
project phase
1. Permits and Approvals
(construction, operation,
2. Local Environmental Ordinances decommissioning).
4. Public Participation and
DAO 1996 - 37 Consultation
REVISING DENR ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER - DAO 96-37 requires public
NO. 21, SERIES OF 1992, TO FURTHER consultation to involve
STRENGTHEN THE IMPLEMENTATION OF affected communities and
THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT other stakeholders in the
STATEMENT (EIS) SYSTEM UNDER PD decision-making process
1586 like public hearings to
- The order classifies projects into disclose findings and
different categories based on their gather feedback.
environmental impact (Category A, B, C, 5. Submission of EIS for
D) Reviewand
- Establishment of Environmental Evaluation
Monitoring - The completed EIS documen
is submitted to the DENR’s
1. Screening and Scoping Environmental
Management Bureau
- Screening: Determine if
(EMB) or the designated
the project requires an EIA
regulatory agency.
- Scoping: Identify the
6. Environmental Compliance
potential environmental
Certificate (ECC) Decision
impacts and set the scope
of the EIA, consulting - Based on the
stakeholders and defining review, the DENR-
key environmental EMB may issue an
parameters. Environmental Compliance
2. Preparation for EIS Certificate (ECC) if the EIS
- Involves gathering data on satisfies regulatory
the physical, biological, requirements,
 demonstrating that Environmental Guarantee Funds
environmental impacts will (EGF) and Environmental
be managed appropriately. Monitoring Funds (EMF) to ensure
- The ECC includes conditions the that project impacts are properly
project must follow to operate mitigated throughout the life cycle of the
in compliance with project.
environmental standards.
7. Monitoring and Compliance The EGF
- After the ECC issuance, the - serves as a form of financial
project must implement the assurance for environmental
EMP, and DENR-EMB damage caused by projects,
conducts periodic ensuring that funds are
monitoring to ensure available for remediation efforts
compliance with EIS
commitments and ECC
conditions. The EMF
- Regular environmental monitoring - provides resources for the
reports (EMRs) are submitted to continuous monitoring of the
the EMB to track the project’s project’s
environmental performance. environmental performance
- Funds from the EMF can support
Projects According to their local community initiatives in
Categories environmental monitoring,
Categ A enhancing community
- ECPs are categorized as Category participation and capacity
A building in environmental
Categ B governance.
- Category B are projects that are
not classified as Category A but EGF is managed by the DENR
are likewise deemed to EMF is managed by MMT
significantly affect the quality of
the environment EXECUTIVE ORDER No. 42 (Under
Categ C PGMA)
- Projects that enhances the quality Empowered EMB
of the environment - To take charge of the
- Reforestation projects and approval and issuance of ECCs for
Sanitation projects most projects
Categ D - To take charge of the
approval and issuance of ECCs for
- Projects that doesn’t have
most projects
significant impact on environment
- Crop farming in non-sensitive
ECC – Environmental Compliance
areas, quaculture farms outside
Certificate
critical areas
- Issued by the (DENR)
- PERMIT
DAO 2003 - 30 - Also OUTLINES the
Emphasized post-project proponent's commitment to their
environmental monitoring by (EMP)
requiring Environmental Monitoring - Once project is
and Audit Programs and setting up
implemented, ECC remains valid
 and active for the lifetime of the
project (unless otherwise
specified)
- Not implemented w/in 5
years from ECC issuance

DENR’S EIA SUMMIT

- Organized by the DENR
- Multi-sectoral collaboration
continuously improve the EIA
process
- Stakeholder address to
challenges, encourage
innovation, and align
environmental policies with
evolving national and global
standards