{"id":185637,"date":"2018-10-15T05:09:02","date_gmt":"2018-10-15T09:09:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=185637"},"modified":"2018-10-15T05:09:02","modified_gmt":"2018-10-15T09:09:02","slug":"lgus-urged-secure-ecc-prior-starting-environmental-projects","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2018\/10\/15\/lgus-urged-secure-ecc-prior-starting-environmental-projects\/","title":{"rendered":"LGUs urged to secure ECC prior to starting environmental projects"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\u201cSometimes there is a flip side to development as unchecked development takes its toll on the environment. While we, therefore, encourage the influx of new businesses, local governments should always consider the potential impact of new projects on the environment and to nearby residents,\u201d A\u00f1o said in a news release Monday. (File Photo By Joey Razon for the Philippine News Agency via Wikimedia <\/a>commons, Public Domain<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MANILA<\/strong>\u00a0— In ensuring the protection of the people and environment against man-made disasters, the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) reminded all local government units (LGUs) to secure an Environmental Compliance Certificate (ECC) from the Department of the Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) before starting any environmental project.<\/p>\n

In Memorandum Circular 2018-152, DILG Officer-in Charge, Secretary Eduardo M. A\u00f1o, said projects that pose possible environmental risk or impact are required to secure an ECC from the DENR-Environmental Management Bureau.<\/p>\n

Among these projects are mining, agriculture projects, and golf course construction.<\/p>\n

\u201cSometimes there is a flip side to development as unchecked development takes its toll on the environment. While we, therefore, encourage the influx of new businesses, local governments should always consider the potential impact of new projects on the environment and to nearby residents,\u201d A\u00f1o said in a news release Monday.<\/p>\n

He said the tragic environmental degradation of Boracay Island is a classic example of how unregulated development made the famous white-sand holiday destination into a “cesspool”.<\/p>\n

\u201cHuwag na nating hayaang mangyari pa ang nangyari sa<\/em>\u00a0Boracay.\u00a0Huwag nating i<\/em>-short cut ang mga proseso para lang sa negosyo. Kailangan nating siguruhin na mayroong<\/em>\u00a0ECC\u00a0bago magsimula ang anumang proyekto na alam nating makakaapekto sa kalikasan<\/em>\u00a0(Let us not allow what happened to Boracay to happen again. Let us not short cut the processes for the sake of business. We should ensure that the projects that would have an impact on the environment have an ECC before starting them),\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Presidential Decree No. 1586 dated June 11, 1978 (Establishing an Environmental Impact Statement System including other Environmental Management-Related Measures) states that \u201cno person, partnership, or corporation shall undertake or operate any declared environmentally critical project or area without securing first an ECC.\u201d<\/p>\n

Applications for ECCs are reviewed and granted by the DENR, through the EMB, as stated in Malaca\u00f1ang\u2019s Administrative Order 42 issued on November 2, 2002.<\/p>\n

An ECC is issued after a positive review of the project\u2019s application by the DENR-EMB. It indicates that a proposed undertaking will not cause a significant negative impact on the environment. The project proponent must then fulfill the specific measures and conditions indicated in the ECC before and during the operation of the project and even after the project completion.<\/p>\n

An ECC also certifies that the proponent has complied with all the requirements of the Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) System and has committed to implement its approved environmental management plan.<\/p>\n

In cases where DENR-EMB finds that an ECC is not applicable, a Certificate of Non-Coverage (CNC) shall be issued confirming that the proposed project is not part of the EIS and poses no environmental threat.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

MANILA\u00a0— In ensuring the protection of the people and environment against man-made disasters, the Department of the Interior and Local …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":44,"featured_media":184800,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16,95],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-185637","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-news","category-news-ph","mauthors-philippine-news-agency"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/185637","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/44"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=185637"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/185637\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/184800"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=185637"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=185637"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=185637"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}