Republic of the Philippines

Province of Cagayan
TUGUEGARAO CITY
CITY ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES OFFICE

CITY ORDINANCE NO. 058-2017

CITY ORDINANCE ENACTING THE COMPREHENSIVE

ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT CODE OF TUGUEGARAO
CITY

Section 194. Other Related Prohibited Acts. The following are the other related
prohited acts under this Chapter:
A. Dumping of waste matters in public places such as roads, sidewalks,
canals, esteros or parks, and establishment, causing or permitting the same.
B. Undertaking activities or operating, collecting or transporting equipment in
violation of sanitation operation and other requirements or permits.
C. Open burning of solid waste.
D. Causing or permitting the collection of non-segregated or unsorted wastes.
E. Squatting in open dumps and landfills.
F. Open dumping, burying of biodegradable or non-biodegradable materials
in rivers, flood prone areas or any body of water.
G. Unauthorized removal of recyclable materials intended for collection by
authorized persons.
H. 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.
I. Establishment or operation of open dumps.
J. The manufacture, distribution or use of non-environmentally acceptable
packaging materials.
K. Importation of consumer products packaged in non-environmentally
acceptable materials.
L. Transport and dumplog in bulk of collected domestic, industrial,
commercial and institutional wastes in areas other than centers or facilities
prescribed under this Code.
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Province of Cagayan
TUGUEGARAO CITY
CITY ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES OFFICE

M. The construction of any establishment within two hundred (200) meters

from open dumps or controlled dumps or sanitary landfill.
N. The construction or operation of landfills or any waste disposal facility on
any aquifer, groundwater reservoir or watershed area and/or any portions
thereof.

Section 195.Penalty. Any person who violates the provision of the immediately
preceeding section shall be issued an Environmental Charge Sheet (ECS) by the
duly-authorized department personnel and shall be punishable as follows:
 First Offense - Fine of One Thousand Pesos (Php.1,000.00) and two (2)
hours environmental community work.
 Second Offense - Fine of Two Thousand Pesos (Php2,000.00) and four (4)
hours environmental community work.
 Third Offense - fine of Three Thousand Pesos (Php3,000.00)and the
additional penalty of imprisonment of not exceeding one (1) year at the
discretion of the court shall be imposed for third or subsequent violations of
the above-mentioned sections.

If the offense is committed by a corporation, partnership or other juridical

identity duly recognized in accordance with the law, the chief executive officer,
president, general manager, managing partner or such other officer-in-charge shall be
liable for the commission of the offense penalized under this Chapter.

If the offender is an alien, he shall, after service of the sentence prescribed

above, be deported without further administrative proceedings.

Section 196. Anti-Littering. No person shall litter or scatter any waste in streets,
roads, highways, sidewalks or in any public places (parks, playgrounds, rivers, etc.).
Any person who violates the provision of this section shall be issued a Environmental
Charge Sheet (ECS) by the duly authorized department personnel and shall be
punishable as follows:
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Province of Cagayan
TUGUEGARAO CITY
CITY ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES OFFICE

 First Offense - Fine of Five Hundred Pesos (Php.500.00) and two (2) hours
environmental community work.
 Second Offense - Fine of One Thousand Pesos (Php1,000.00) and four (4)
hours environmental community work.
 Third Offense - Fine of Two Thousand Pesos (Php2,000.00) and eight (8)
hours community service.