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Proclamation No. 2146
Proclamation No. 2146
2146
[DECEMBER 14, 1981]
A. Environmentally
Critical Projects
I. Heavy Industries
a. Non-ferrous metal industries
b. Iron and steel mills
c. Petroleum and petro-chemical
industries including oil and gas
d. Smelting plants
B. Environmentally
Critical Areas
PRESIDENTIAL
DECREE NO. 1586
[ESTABLISHING AN
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
STATEMENT SYSTEM, INCLUDING
OTHER ENVIRONMENTAL
MANAGEMENT RELATED MEASURES
AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES]
Section 1. Policy
Section 2
Environmental Impact Statement
System
There is hereby established an Environmental
Section 3
Determination of Lead Agency
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
representatives.
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
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 and/or a
fine in an amount not to exceed Fifty
Thousand Pesos (P50,000.000) 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 1.02.03:
Building permits
(f) Floor. The live load of the first floor shall be at least 200 kilograms per
square meter (40 pounds per square foot) and for the second floor, at least 150
kilograms per square meter (30 pounds per square foot).
(g) Roof. The wind load for roofs shall be at least 150 kilograms per square
meter (30 pounds per square foot).
(h) Stairs. Stairs may be 75 centimeters (30 inches) wide, with a rise of 20
centimeters (8 inches) and a run of 23 centimeters (9 inches).
(i) Entrance and Exit. There shall be one entrance and one exit.
(j) Electrical Outlets. There shall be at least one convenience outlet per 6.00
meters (20 feet) of wall measured along the floor and one light outlet for every
room.
(k) Mechanical Requirements. Family dwellings not more than two stories shall
be exempt from the requirements of the Mechanical Code.
(a) Subject to the provisions of this Code, the Secretary shall promulgate
regulations for each occupancy group covering: allowable construction, height,
and area; location on property, exit facilities, light, ventilation, and sanitation;
enclosure of vertical openings; fire-extinguishing system; and special hazards.