RA 9003 Ecological Solid Waste Management Act of 2000 January 26, 2001

Section 48. Prohibited Acts - The following acts are prohibited:

(1) Littering, throwing, dumping of waste matters in public places, such as
roads, sidewalks, canals, esteros or parks, and establishment, or causing
or permitting the same;
(2) Undertaking activities or operating, collecting or transporting equipment
in violation of sanitation operation and other requirements or permits set
forth in established pursuant;
(3) The open burning of solid waste;
(4) Causing or permitting the collection of non-segregated or unsorted
wastes;
(5) Squatting in open dumps and landfills;
(6) Open dumping, burying of biodegradable or non-biodegradable
materials in flood prone areas;
(7) Unauthorized removal of recyclable material intended for collection by
authorized persons;
(8) The mixing of source-separated recyclable material with other solid
waste in any vehicle, box, container or receptacle used in solid waste
collection or disposal;
(9) Establishment or operation of open dumps as enjoined in this Act, or
closure of said dumps in violation of Sec. 37;
(10) The manufacture, distribution or use of non-environmentally
acceptable packaging materials;
(11) Importation of consumer products packaged in non-environmentally
acceptable materials;
(12) Importation of toxic wastes misrepresented as "recyclable" or "with
recyclable content";

(13) Transport and dumplog in bulk of collected domestic, industrial,

commercial, and institutional wastes in areas other than centers or facilities
prescribe under this Act;
(14) Site preparation, construction, expansion or operation of waste
management facilities without an Environmental Compliance Certificate
required pursuant to Presidential Decree No. 1586 and this Act and not
conforming with the land use plan of the LGU;
(15) The construction of any establishment within two hundred (200)
meters from open dumps or controlled dumps, or sanitary landfill; and
(16) The construction or operation of landfills or any waste disposal facility
on any aquifer, groundwater reservoir, or watershed area and or any
portions thereof.

Republic Act No. 9175 November 7, 2002 Chain Saw Act of 2002
(a) Selling, Purchasing, Re-selling, Transferring, Distributing or Possessing
a Chain Saw Without a Proper Permit. - Any person who sells,
purchases, transfer the ownership, distributes or otherwise disposes or
possesses a chain saw without first securing the necessary permit from
the Department
(b) Unlawful Importation or Manufacturing of Chain Saw. - Any person who
imports or manufactures a chain saw without obtaining prior
authorization from the Department
(c) Tampering of Engine Serial Number. - Any person who is found to have
defaced or tampered with the original registered engine serial number
of any chain saw unit
(d) Actual Unlawful Use of Chain Saw. - Any person who is found to be in
possession of a chain saw and uses the same to cut trees and timber in
forest land or elsewhere except as authorized by the Department. The
chain saw unlawfully used shall be likewise confiscated in favor of the
government.
REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9147

July 30, 2001

Wildlife Resources Conservation and Protection Act.

Section 27. Illegal Acts. - Unless otherwise allowed in accordance with this Act, it
shall be unlawful for any person to willfully and knowingly exploit wildlife
resources and their habitats, or undertake the following acts;
(a) killing and destroying wildlife species, except in the following instances;
(i) when it is done as part of the religious rituals of established tribal groups
or indigenous cultural communities;
(ii) when the wildlife is afflicted with an incurable communicable disease;
(iii) when it is deemed necessary to put an end to the misery suffered by
the wildlife;
(iv) when it is done to prevent an imminent danger to the life or limb of a
human being; and
(v) when the wildlife is killed or destroyed after it has been used in
authorized research or experiments.
(b) inflicting injury which cripples and/or impairs the reproductive system of
wildlife species;
(c) effecting any of the following acts in critical habitat(s)
(i) dumping of waste products detrimental to wildlife;
(ii) squatting or otherwise occupying any portion of the critical habitat;
(iii) mineral exploration and/or extraction;
(iv) burning;
(v) logging; and
(vi) quarrying
(d) introduction, reintroduction or restocking of wildlife resources;
(e) trading of wildlife;

(f) collecting, hunting or possessing wildlife, their by-products and derivatives;

(g) gathering or destroying of active nests, nest trees, host plants and the like;
(h) maltreating and/or inflicting other injuries not covered by the preceding
paragraph; and
(i) transporting of wildlife.