DARNA ANG BATO
YASS QUEEN OR GURL NOOO
The DENR has the power to require existing chemical substances and mixtures that present UNREASONABLE RISK OR INJURY to health or to the environment to be TESTED before they are manufactured or imported for the first time.
YASSS QUEEN
This refers to preparation of chemical substance or mixture after its manufacture for commercial distribution.
A. Importation
B. Process
C. Manufacture
B as in ako ang BABY mo
YASSSS Queen or NAURRR
Is importation of hazardous and nuclear wastes into the country covered under RA 6969.
YASSSS Queen
RED FLAG or GREEN FLAG
Manager Hides records before the DENR inspection
Red Flag yan mimacurlsss
VALID, Darling OR INVALID Darling
The DENR has the authority to subpoena witnesses and documents, and to require other information, if necessary, to carry out the provisions of RA 6969.
VALID Darling!
This refers to the mechanical or chemical transformation of substances into new products.
A. Manufacture
B. Procedure
C. Importation
A as in Ayaw Ko Na, mag law school bhie!
Kemmy lang bhiee!
YASSSS Queen or NAURRR
Is preservation of hazardous and nuclear wastes covered under RA 6969?
NAURRRR
What RA 6969 covers is the disposal of hazardous and nuclear wastes.
“If hazardous or nuclear waste is only passing through the Philippines, RA 6969 doesn't apply.”
A. TEA! Transit shipments are automatically exempt because the waste is not staying in the Philippines.
B. NO TEA! Section 2 of RA 6969 expressly covers hazardous and nuclear wastes, even in transit, as within the ambit of the law.
B. NO TEA!
Bhieeeeee, passing through (in transit) is not a free pass!
SLAYYY OR Fake news DIVAAA
The DENR has the power to prohibit the dissemination of information concerning the effects of chemical substances, mixtures, and wastes on health and environment.
Fake news DIVAAA.
DENR has the power to disseminate information and conduct educational awareness campaign on the effects of chemical substances, mixtures and wastes on health and environment;
This refers to the entry of a product or substance into the Philippines after having been properly cleared through or still remaining under customs control.
A. Departure
B. Entry
C. Importation
C as in Charot lang Bhieee
YASSSS Queen or NAURRR
Is the labeling of hazardous and nuclear wastes covered under RA 6969?
“If the vessel is Philippine-flagged, then the prohibition under RA 6969 can't apply.”
A. TEA! Philippine-flagged vessels are automatically exempt from the prohibition because they are locally registered.
B. NO TEA! The applicability of the prohibition depends on the substance or waste involved and the act of bringing it into Philippine territory. The vessel’s Philippine registration does not, by itself, create an exemption.
B. NO TEA!
Bestie, a Philippine flag vessel is not an exemption!
TEA or NO TEA
The DENR may require chemical substances and mixtures to be tested only after they have been manufactured or imported into the Philippines.
NO TEA
As provided by Section 6 (d) the law mandates DENR to exercise authority to require chemical substances and mixtures that present unreasonable risk or injury to health or to the environment to be tested before they are manufactured or imported for the first time.
Substances which are present in either short-term acute hazards or long-term environmental hazards.
A. Chemical Substance
B. Hazardous Substance
C. Chemical Mixture
B as in Bet ko siya Bhie!
YASSSS Queen or NAURRR
Is exportation of hazardous and nuclear wastes covered under RA 6969.
NAURRR
What RA 6969 is the importation of hazardous nuclear wastes.
Under RA 6969, do environmental regulations become relevant only after pollution or environmental damage has already occurred?
A. TEA! Environmental laws only apply once pollution happens and actual damage to human health or the environment is established.
B. NO TEA! RA 6969 provides for preventive measures, including pre-manufacture information requirements, chemical testing, inventory, monitoring, and regulation to address potential risks before harm occurs.
B. NO TEA!
Bestie, prevention is the real protection! We don't wait for the environment to spill the tea before the state act.
YASSSS OR NAURRRR
The DENR has the power to call on any department, bureau, office, agency, state university or college, and other instrumentalities of the Government for assistance in the form of personnel, facilities, and other resources if the need arises in the discharge of its functions.
YASSSSSS
The expected frequency of undesirable effects or adverse responses arising from a given exposure to a substance.
A. Unreasonable Risk
B. Toxic
C. Nuclear
A as in Ang Bongga Mo, Bhie!
YASSSS Queen or NAURRR
Is neutralization of hazardous wastes covered under RA 6969?
YASS QUEEN
The IRR of RA 6969 covers the treatment of hazardous waste, and neutralization may constitute a form of such treatment when it is performed to render the hazardous waste harmless or less hazardous.
“If waste is labeled recyclable, importing it is automatically fine.”
A. TEAA, vessel and aircraft carrying recyclable waste can automatically makes its impoertation into the Philippine legal!
B. NO Miss MEAM, The Lable "recyclable" does not automatically autorize permits to importation. Its legality depend on actual contents, applicable permits, environmental rules, and the nature of the shipment matter.
B. NO Miss MEAM
Remember besties, just because it says "recyclable", doesn't mean its automatically importable.