Republic Act No. 8749: DECLARATION OF PRINCIPLES
Last June 23, 1999, Republic Act No. 8749 or known as Philippine Clean Air Act of
1999
was enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines
Chapter 1-Article
1-Section 2 states the following Declaration of Principles:
“The
State shall protect and advance the right of the people to a balanced and
healthful ecology in accord with the rhythm and harmony of nature.”
“The
State shall promote and protect the global environment to attain sustainable
development while recognizing the primary responsibility of local government
units to deal with environmental problems.”
“The
State recognizes that the responsibility of cleaning the habitat and
environment is primarily area-based.”
“The
State also recognizes the principle that "polluters must pay.”
“The
State recognizes that a clean and healthy environment is for the good of all
and should, therefore, be the concern of all.”
Having
healthy environment is one of the purposes of the Act. With these principles, polluters
may have the idea of giving importance to the environment by doing something excellent
that will contribute to healthy air pollution. Also, people's concern would be
a better way of improving our environment. Thus, Declaration of Principles of
this Act will surely give us an idea that we should be responsible of our own
environment.
by: Mariel Madlambayan
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