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EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 79 INSTITUTIONALIZING AND IMPLEMENTING REFORMS IN THE PHILIPPINE MINING SECTOR PROVIDING POLICIES AND GUIDELINES TO ENSURE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND RESPONSIBLE MINING IN THE UTILIZATION OF MINERAL RESOURCES

Chain Saw Act of 2002
Republic Act No. 9175

Philippine Plant Variety Protection Act of 2002 Republic Act No. 9168

Mt. Kanla-on Natural Park (MKNP) Act of 2001 Republic Act No. 9154

Wildlife Resources Conservation and Protection Act Republic Act No. 9147

National Caves and Cave Resources Management and Protection Act Republic Act No. 9072

Ecological Solid Waste Management Act of 2000 Republic Act No. 9003

Philippine Clean Air Act of 1999 Republic Act No. 8749

Implementing Rules & Regulations of the Philippine Clean Air Act of 1999

Philippine Fisheries Code of 1998 Republic Act No. 8550

Animal Welfare Act of 1998 Republic Act No. 8485

Agriculture & Fisheries Modernization Act of 1997 Republic Act No. 8435

The Indigenous Peoples Rights Act of 1997 Republic Act No. 8371

An Act for Salt Iodization Nationwide (ASIN) Republic Act No. 8172

Coconut Preservation Act of 1995 Republic Act No. 8048

The Water Crisis Act of 1995 Republic Act No. 8041

Philippine Mining Act of 1995 Republic Act No. 7942

Amendment to the Agrarian Reform Code Republic Act No. 7907

High-Value Crops Development Act of 1995 Republic Act No. 7900

Strategic Environmental Plan for Palawan Act Republic Act No. 7611

National Integrated Protected Areas System Act of 1992 Republic Act No. 7586

Seed Industry Development Act of 1992 Republic Act No. 7308

Tax Laws Incorporated in the Revised Forestry Code Republic Act No. 7161

People's Small-Scale Mining Act of 1991 Republic Act No. 7076

Toxic Substances & Hazardous & Nuclear Wastes Control Act of 1990 Republic Act No. 6969

An Act Creating the Laguna Lake Development Authority (LLDA) Republic Act No. 4850 EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 927   FURTHER DEFINING CERTAIN FUNCTIONS AND POWERS OF THE LAGUNA LAKE DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY. LAGUNA LAKE DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY RESOLUTION NO. 33 Series of 1996 APPROVING THE RULES AND REGULATIONS IMPLEMENTING THE ENVIRONMENTAL USER FEE SYSTEM IN THE LAGUNA DE BAY REGION

Lanao del Sur National Parks Republic Act No. 4190

National Water & Air Pollution Control Commission Act Republic Act No. 3931

Prohibition Against Cutting of Trees in Public Roads, Plazas, etc. Republic Act No. 3571

An Act Amending Section Thirty-Six of P. D. No. 705, Otherwise Known as "The Revised Forestry Code of the Philippines" Batas Pambansa Bilang 701

An Act Amending R. A. No. 5474, As Amended by R. A. No. 6145 (Re: Prohibiting the Catching, Selling, Offering to Sell, Purchasing any of the Fish Species Called "Gobiidae" or "Ipon"). Batas Pambansa Bilang 58

Withdrawal of Lead in Gasoline Presidential Decree No. 2001

Small-Scale Mining Law Presidential Decree No. 1899

Amendment to the Revised Forestry Code Presidential Decree No. 1775

Environmental Impact Statement System Presidential Decree No. 1586

Plant Quarantine Law of 1978 Presidential Decree No. 1433

The Coral Resources Development & Conservation Decree Presidential Decree No. 1219

Philippine Environment Code Presidential Decree No. 1152

Philippine Environmental Policy Presidential Decree No. 1151

The Water Code of the Philippines Presidential Decree No. 1067

National Pollution Control Commission Presidential Decree No. 984

Marine Pollution Decree of 1976 Presidential Decree No. 979

Code on Sanitation of the Philippines Presidential Decree No. 856

Penalty for Improper Garbage Disposal Presidential Decree No. 825

Amending Certain Sections of (R.A. 4850), Otherwise Known as the "Laguna Lake Development Authority Act of 1966." Presidential Decree No. 813

Revised Forestry Code of the Philippines Presidential Decree No. 705

Philippine Fisheries Code of 1975 Presidential Decree No. 704

Revised Coast Guard Law Presidential Decree No. 601

Pertaining to the Preservation, Beautification, Improvement and Gainful Utilization of the Pasig River,  Providing for the Regulation and Control of Pollution of the River and Its Banks in Order to Enhance Its Development, Thereby Maximizing Its Utilization for Socio-Economic Purposes. Presidential Decree No. 274 EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 54 CREATING THE PASIG RIVER REHABILITATION COMMISSION EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 65 AMENDING EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 54, SERIES OF 1999

An Act to Reserve to the Philippine Legislature the Disposition of the Waters of the Public Domain for the Utilization and Development of Hydraulic Power. Act No. 4062

The Fisheries Act  Act No. 4003

An Act to Protect Wild Flowers and Plants in the Philippine Islands and to Prescribe Conditions Under Which They May be Collected, Kept, Sold, Exported, and for Other Purposes. Act No. 3983

Prohibition Against Cutting of Tindalo, Akli & Molave Trees Act No. 3572

Guidelines on Biological & Genetic Resources Eexecutive Order No.  247 [1995]) - President Fidel V. Ramos

Task Force Pawikan Executive Order No. 542 (President Ferdinand E. Marcos)

Environmental Impact Statement System - Areas/Types of Projects Proclamation No. 2146

Subic Watershed Forest Reserve Law Proclamation No. 926 (President Corazon C. Aquino)

Quezon National Park - Proc. No. 740|Proc. No. 594|Proc. No. 2

Preferential Treatment of Small Fisherfolks [15-km.Mun. Water] DENR Administrative Order No. 03

Regulations for the Conservation of Marine Turtles Bureau of Forest Development Circular No. 08

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