PRESENTAPRESIDENTIAL DECREE No.

1586

SETTING UP A SYSTEM FOR ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENTS, AS

WELL AS OTHER ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT RELATED MEASURES,
AND FOR OTHER PURPOSE

SUBMITTED BY: BARLEN LOUIE REYNA

SUBMITTED TO: ENGR. NATHANIEL TIU
WHEREFORE, pursuing an extensive and
integrated the need for an environment
protection program construction and
institutionalization of a framework where
The demands of socioeconomic
endeavors can harmonized with
environmental quality standards;

WHEREFORE, the environmental impact

criteria for regulationsAssessments and
Statements launched to support this
nationalPrograms for environmental
protection must be fully
implemented.regulations and procedures
in a way that supports the program's
objectives.
 INTRODUCTION
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:

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SECTION Policy
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.

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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, 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 ofthe
environment.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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 the
suspension or cancellation of his/its certificate
and/or a fine in an amount not to exceed fifty
thousand pesos (50,000.00) for every violation
thereof, at the discretion of the National
Environmental Protection Council.

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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
operations 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.

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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 National
Environmental Protection Council.

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SECTION 12
Effectivity Clause

This Decree shall take effect immediately

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 1586 establishing an environmental impact statement system including
other environmental management related measures and for other purposes.
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.

SUMMARY
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