Environmental Impact Assessment

in the

PHILIPPINES
 WHAT IS
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT?

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Early Adopters of EIA
• 1969 - US
• 1974 – Australia
• 1975 – Thailand
• 1976 – France
• 1978 – Philippines
• 1981 – Israel
• 1983 – Pakistan
Basic EIA Laws

Philippine Environmental Policy

(1977)

EIA Law (1978)

 PD 1151
PHILIPPINE
ENVIRONMENTAL
POLICY
PD 1586 : Philippine EIS System
Procedural Manual of PEISS
 Presidential Proclamation (PP) 2146
PEISS Coverage Technical Description

• Environmentally Critical Project (ECP) or

• Environmentally Critical Areas (ECA)

Categorization of Projects

ECP CATEGORYA Required to

(Environmentally Critical Project)
Secure ECC
(Environmental
Compliance Certificate)
NON-ECP IN ECA
(Non-ECP in Environmentally
CATEGORY B
Critical Area)

Not required
Environmental CATEGORY C
to secure
Enhancement ECC but may
secure CNC
Not Covered CATEGORY D (Certificate of Non-
Coverage)
Environmental Impact Assessment and
Environmental Compliance Certificate
 Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA)

Detailed study to determine the type and level of

effects an existing facility is having, or a proposed
project would have, on the environment.

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 Environmental Impact Identification

 DIRECT IMPACTS

 INDIRECT IMPACTS

 CUMULATIVE IMPACTS

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 SIGNIFICANCE WITH RESPECT TO
ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS RELATE TO:

-Scale of Development

-Sensitivity of the Location

-Nature of the adverse effects

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 Impacts to Environment at different
implementation phases

-Site Preparation

-Project Operation

-Project Termination

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The EIA process

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The EIA process

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A good EIA …

Results to an
appropriately designed
Environmental
Management Plan (EMP)
KEY FEATURES OF GOOD ENVIRONMENTAL

MANAGEMENT PLAN

• All Significant Aspects &

Impacts have been identified
• Critical parameters have
been identified for monitoring
3 rules for Environmentally Sound Design &
Management (ESDM)

1 2 3
Apply best
development
Be prevention- practices to
Be systematic
oriented environmental
aspects of the
activity

Properly done, the EIA

process makes them a reality.
 BENEFITS OF EIA

It provides mechanisms for assuring

- that the project commitment comply with the principles

of sustainable development

- that economic & environmental costs and benefits are

equally taken into consideration in project development
decisions

- better and socially acceptable projects that encourages

the use of cleaner technologies
 BENEFITS OF EIA

It provides mechanisms for

- Encouraging multi-sectoral and multi-

dimensional approaches to sustainable project
planning and

- Identifying alternatives and measures that can

prevent, minimize reduce, alleviate the adverse
consequences of project development

- Assuring that the quality of the environment and

well- being of the people are safeguarded
Environmental Compliance Certificate (ECC)
 Decision on ECC Applications

 Based on striking balance between

socio-economic growth &
environmental protection

 Use environmental and socio-economic

criteria

 Primacy of jurisdiction of other gov’t

agencies respected & supported
 Contents of the ECC

Scope of project

Conditions

Recommendations
 Validity of the ECC

 Once project is implemented, ECC remains

valid and active for the lifetime of the
project (unless otherwise specified);

 The continued validity of the ECC sustains

the active commitments of the Proponent to
comply with ECC conditions and with
environmental regulations
Expiry of the ECC

Not implemented w/in 5 years from ECC

issuance

New ECC is necessary if baseline characteristics

have significantly changed to the extent that the
impact assessment w/c was the basis of the EMP is
no longer appropriate
 THANK YOU…

REFERENCES:

benguetssm.benguet.gov.ph

https://fenix.tecnico.ulisboa.pt/downloadFile/845043405429493/2.%20Envir
onmental%20impacts.pdf

GROUP 15
Acielo, John Denver
Marquez, Seann Benedikte
Ragayday, John Derrick