COUNTRY COUNTRY REPORTREPORT-Philippines-Philippines

CORAZON Z. VIDADCORAZON Z. VIDAD Department of HealthDepartment of HealthCenter for Health Development Center for Health Development for CALABARZONfor CALABARZONPhilippinesPhilippines

Location: Southern portion of Luzon

Land Area : 4,692,410 hectares

Topography: flat coastal areas, upland interior areas of slightly moderate or undulating plains, hills and mountains

Provinces: CAVITE, LAGUNA, BATANGAS, RIZAL , QUEZON(CALABARZON) IVA

Cities: 10 Municipalities: 132Barangay: 4160

Population : 15% of the 84.6 M

REGIONAL PROFILE

RISK ASSESSMENT AND RISK ASSESSMENT AND MONITORING FOR MONITORING FOR

ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMICALSENVIRONMENTAL CHEMICALS

ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH PROGRAMENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH PROGRAM

1.1. Drinking Water QualityDrinking Water QualityEstablish a scheme of monitoring the water Establish a scheme of monitoring the water quality of different water sources quality of different water sources

Private water concessionairesPrivate water concessionaires

Water Refilling Stations Water Refilling Stations

Still working on the monitoring program for the Still working on the monitoring program for the water districts and individual private water water districts and individual private water operatorsoperators

2.2. Health Care Waste Management Health Care Waste Management (HCWM)(HCWM)

Ensure the implementation of HCWM in Ensure the implementation of HCWM in hospitals through coordination and hospitals through coordination and collaboration with Licensing and regulation unit collaboration with Licensing and regulation unit of CHD-IVA and local government unitsof CHD-IVA and local government units

Technical assistance in the preparation of Technical assistance in the preparation of HCWMHCWM

Monitoring on the implementation of their Monitoring on the implementation of their HCWM planHCWM plan

3.3. Technical AssistanceTechnical Assistance

a)a) to other national government agenciesto other national government agencies

Manila Bay Environmental Management Manila Bay Environmental Management Project Project

Multi-Sectoral Forest Protection CommitteeMulti-Sectoral Forest Protection CommitteePromotion of Family Planning program to upland Promotion of Family Planning program to upland communities to prevent continuous degradation of communities to prevent continuous degradation of forestsforests

b)b) To local government units To local government units

Capability building of sanitary inspectorsCapability building of sanitary inspectors

Responds to outbreak of any disease/incidents that Responds to outbreak of any disease/incidents that endangers the human livesendangers the human lives

4.4. Gives recommendation to the Secretary of Gives recommendation to the Secretary of Health the sites for presidential proclamationHealth the sites for presidential proclamation

5.5. Recommends the issuance of permits in the Recommends the issuance of permits in the operation of water refilling stations/water operation of water refilling stations/water bottling plants, and burial groundsbottling plants, and burial grounds

CURRENT STATUS OF ENVIRONMENTAL CURRENT STATUS OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION POLICY, SCIENCE AND PROTECTION POLICY, SCIENCE AND

TECHNOLOGY IN THE PHILS.TECHNOLOGY IN THE PHILS.

International Commitments:International Commitments:Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic PollutantsStockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants

Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consents Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consents Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International TradePesticides in International Trade

Bassel Convention on the Trans-boundary Movement of Bassel Convention on the Trans-boundary Movement of Hazardous Waste Hazardous Waste

The Montreal Protocol on Ozone Depleting SubstancesThe Montreal Protocol on Ozone Depleting Substances

CURRENT STATUS OF ENVIRONMENTAL CURRENT STATUS OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION POLICY, SCIENCE AND PROTECTION POLICY, SCIENCE AND

TECHNOLOGY IN THE PHILSTECHNOLOGY IN THE PHILS..

Regulate, restrict, or prohibit the importation, Regulate, restrict, or prohibit the importation, manufacture, processing, sale, distribution, use manufacture, processing, sale, distribution, use and disposal of chemical substances and and disposal of chemical substances and mixtures that present unreasonable risk and or mixtures that present unreasonable risk and or injury to health and environment;injury to health and environment;

Prohibit the entry, even in transit, of hazardous Prohibit the entry, even in transit, of hazardous and nuclear wastes and its disposal into and nuclear wastes and its disposal into Phil.territorial limits;Phil.territorial limits;

CURRENT STATUS OF ENVIRONMENTAL CURRENT STATUS OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION POLICY, SCIENCE AND PROTECTION POLICY, SCIENCE AND

TECHNOLOGY IN THE PHILSTECHNOLOGY IN THE PHILS..

Working on the development of a National Working on the development of a National Implementation Plan on POP’s elimination Implementation Plan on POP’s elimination and ratification of the treaty by the and ratification of the treaty by the Philippine Senate;Philippine Senate;

Adoption of cleaner production Adoption of cleaner production technologies.technologies.

MAJOR ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINANTSMAJOR ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINANTS

A.A. BANNED PESTICIDESBANNED PESTICIDES

B.B. DIOXINS (PCCD) AND FURANS (PCDF)DIOXINS (PCCD) AND FURANS (PCDF)

Based on preliminary results of the Phil. National Based on preliminary results of the Phil. National PCCD /PCDF Inventory in 1999, identified that PCCD /PCDF Inventory in 1999, identified that uncontrolled combustion processes, power generation uncontrolled combustion processes, power generation and cooking are the major sources.and cooking are the major sources.

Air had the highest PCCD/PCDF contamination that can Air had the highest PCCD/PCDF contamination that can be attributed to uncontrolled combustion of agricultural be attributed to uncontrolled combustion of agricultural residues, firewood cooking, and biomass fired boilers . residues, firewood cooking, and biomass fired boilers .

MAJOR ENVIRONMENTAL MAJOR ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINANTSCONTAMINANTS

C.C. HEAVY METALSHEAVY METALSMercury Mercury

F.F. Hazardous WastesHazardous Wastes Estimated 2.41 M tons (642,985 tons from Estimated 2.41 M tons (642,985 tons from CALABARZON) of hazardous wastes CALABARZON) of hazardous wastes generated annuallygenerated annually

REGULATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINANTS, REGULATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINANTS,

INDUSTRIAL AND DOMESTIC WASTESINDUSTRIAL AND DOMESTIC WASTES

Presidential Decree 1152 – Phil. Presidential Decree 1152 – Phil. Environment CodeEnvironment Code

Set guidelines for waste managementSet guidelines for waste management

Provide measures to guide and encourage Provide measures to guide and encourage appropriate government agencies in appropriate government agencies in establishing sound, efficient, comprehensive establishing sound, efficient, comprehensive & effective waste management& effective waste management

REGULATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINANTS, INDUSTRIAL AND CONTAMINANTS, INDUSTRIAL AND

DOMESTIC WASTESDOMESTIC WASTES

Presidential Decree 1144Presidential Decree 1144

Created the Fertilizer and Pesticide Authority Created the Fertilizer and Pesticide Authority to assure adequate supply of fertilizers and to assure adequate supply of fertilizers and pesticides at reasonable pricepesticides at reasonable price

To protect the public from risks inherent in the To protect the public from risks inherent in the use of pesticidesuse of pesticides

REGULATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINANTS, INDUSTRIAL AND CONTAMINANTS, INDUSTRIAL AND

DOMESTIC WASTESDOMESTIC WASTES

Presidential Decree 856 – Code on Sanitation of Presidential Decree 856 – Code on Sanitation of the Philippinesthe Philippines

Provide guidelines in the implementation of sanitation in the Provide guidelines in the implementation of sanitation in the areas of water supply, refuse disposal, disposal of dead person, areas of water supply, refuse disposal, disposal of dead person, domestic wastes, etc. ………domestic wastes, etc. ………

Republic Act 9003 – The Ecological Solid Waste Republic Act 9003 – The Ecological Solid Waste Management Act of 2001Management Act of 2001

Provide a comprehensive. Integrated and ecological Provide a comprehensive. Integrated and ecological approach to solid waste management approach to solid waste management

REGULATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINANTS, INDUSTRIAL AND CONTAMINANTS, INDUSTRIAL AND

DOMESTIC WASTESDOMESTIC WASTES

Republic Act 6969 – Toxic Substances and Republic Act 6969 – Toxic Substances and Hazardous and Nuclear Wastes Control Act of Hazardous and Nuclear Wastes Control Act of 19901990

Inventory of chemicals and chemical substancesInventory of chemicals and chemical substances

Listing of all existing chemicals and chemical Listing of all existing chemicals and chemical substancessubstances

Screening of harmful substances before entering the Screening of harmful substances before entering the Philippine commercePhilippine commerce

REGULATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINANTS, INDUSTRIAL AND CONTAMINANTS, INDUSTRIAL AND

DOMESTIC WASTESDOMESTIC WASTES

Republic Act 8743 – Phil. Clean Air Act of Republic Act 8743 – Phil. Clean Air Act of 19991999

Prohibiting the use of incinerators for the Prohibiting the use of incinerators for the treatment and disposal biomedical, municipal treatment and disposal biomedical, municipal and hazardous wastesand hazardous wastes

Provision for the development of short term Provision for the development of short term and long term government programs on and long term government programs on reduction and elimination of POPs.reduction and elimination of POPs.

Some related experiences on Risk Some related experiences on Risk AssessmentAssessment

Explosion in the vinyl acetate monomer storage tank area Explosion in the vinyl acetate monomer storage tank area

Explosion at the chemicals storage areaExplosion at the chemicals storage area

Several incidences of cholera, typhoid, hepatitis A outbreaks in different Several incidences of cholera, typhoid, hepatitis A outbreaks in different locationslocations