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Be It Enacted by The Senate and House of Representatives of The Philippines in Congress Assembled

The National Environmental Awareness and Education Act of 2008 aims to promote environmental awareness through education. It mandates the integration of environmental education into curricula at all levels of education. Environmental education will cover concepts, laws, threats to the environment, and the responsibility of citizens. It will include both theoretical and practical modules like tree planting, waste management, and conservation. The Act also declares November to be Environmental Awareness Month and requires interagency cooperation to implement public education programs.

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Be It Enacted by The Senate and House of Representatives of The Philippines in Congress Assembled

The National Environmental Awareness and Education Act of 2008 aims to promote environmental awareness through education. It mandates the integration of environmental education into curricula at all levels of education. Environmental education will cover concepts, laws, threats to the environment, and the responsibility of citizens. It will include both theoretical and practical modules like tree planting, waste management, and conservation. The Act also declares November to be Environmental Awareness Month and requires interagency cooperation to implement public education programs.

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REPUBLIC ACT No.

9512 December 12, 2008

AN ACT TO PROMOTE ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS THROUGH ENVIRONMENTAL


EDUCATION AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress assembled:

Section 1. Title. - This Act shall be known as the "National Environmental Awareness and Education
Act of 2008".

Section 2. Declaration of Policy. - Consistent with the policy of the State to protect and advance the
right of the people to a balanced and healthful ecology in accord with the rhythm and harmony of nature,
and in recognition of the vital role of the youth in nation building and the role of education to foster
patriotism and nationalism, accelerate social progress, and promote total human liberation and
development, the state shall promote national awareness on the role of natural resources in economic
growth and the importance of environmental conservation and ecological balance towards sustained
national development.

Section 3. Scope of Environmental Education. - The Department of Education (DepEd), the


Commission on Higher Education (CHED), the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority
(TESDA), the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), in coordination with the
Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), the Department of Science and Technology
(DOST) and other relevant agencies, shall integrate environmental education in its school curricula at all
levels, whether public or private, including in barangay daycare, preschool, non-formal, technical
vocational, professional level, indigenous learning and out-of-school youth courses or programs.
Environmental education shall encompass environmental concepts and principles, environmental laws,
the state of international and local environment, local environmental best practices, the threats of
environmental degradation and its impact on human well-being, the responsibility of the citizenry to the
environment and the value of conservation, protection and rehabilitation of natural resources and the
environment in the context of sustainable development. It shall cover both theoretical and practicum
modules comprising activities, projects, programs including, but not limited to, tree planting; waste
minimization, segregation, recycling and composting; freshwater and marine conservation; forest
management and conservation; relevant livelihood opportunities and economic benefits and other such
programs and undertakings to aid the implementation of the different environmental protection law.

Section 4. Environmental Education and Activities as Part of National Service Training Program. -
The CHED and the TESDA shall include environmental education and awareness programs and activities
in the National Service Training Program under Republic Act No. 9163, as part of the Civic Welfare
Training Service component required for all baccalaureate degree courses and vocational courses with a
curriculum of at least two (2) years.

Section 5. Declaration of Environmental Awareness Month. - Pursuant to the policy set forth in this
Act, the month of November of every year shall be known as the "Environmental Awareness Month"
throughout the Philippines.

Section 6. Interagency and Multi-sectoral Effort. - The DepEd, CHED, TESDA, DENR, DOST and
other relevant agencies, in consultation with experts on the environment and the academe, shall lead in
the implementation of public education and awareness programs on environmental protection and
conservation through collaborative interagency and multi-sectoral effort at all levels.
The DENR shall have the primary responsibility of periodically informing all agencies concerned on
current environmental updates, including identifying priority environmental education issues for national
action and providing strategic advice on the environmental education activities. The DepEd, CHED,
TESDA, DENR, DOST, DSWD and barangay units shall ensure that the information is disseminated to the
subject students.

The DOST is mandated to create programs that will ensure that students receive science-based quality
information on environmental issues to encourage the development of environment-friendly solutions,
devices, equipment and facilities.

Section 7. Capacity-Building. - The DepEd, CHED and TESDA, in coordination with the DENR and
other relevant agencies, shall undertake capacity-building programs nationwide such as trainings,
seminars, workshops on environmental education, development and production of environmental
education materials, and teacher-education courses and related livelihood programs.

Section 8. Separability Clause. - If any part, section or provision of this Act shall be held invalid or
unconstitutional, the other provisions shall not be affected thereby.

Section 9. Repealing Clause. - All other acts, laws, executive orders, presidential issuances, rules and
regulations or any part thereof which are inconsistent with this Act are hereby repealed or modified
accordingly.

Section 10. Effectivity. - This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in the Official
Gazette or in at least two (2) newspapers of general circulation.

Approved

(Sgd.) MANNY VILLAR (Sgd.) PROSPERO C.


President of the Senate NOGRALES
Speaker of the House of
Representative

This Act which is a consolidation of Senate Bill No. 1699 and House Bill No. 4381 was finally passed by
the Senate and the House of Representatives on October 8, 2008.

(Sgd.) EMMA LIRIO-REYES (Sgd.) MARILYN B. BARUA-


Secretary of the Senate YAP
Secretary General
House of Representative

Approved: DEC 12, 2008

(Sgd.) GLORIA MACAPAGAL-ARROYO


President of the Philippines

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