Question & AnswerQ&A (LLDA BOARD Resolution NO. 408, S. 2011)
The main purpose of the LLDA Clearance is to ensure efficient and effective environmental governance affecting productive economic activities within the Laguna de Bay Region, preventing pollution and ecological imbalance in accordance with R.A. 4850 as amended.
Developmental and productive economic activities within the Laguna de Bay Region, particularly those that may affect environmental quality, including activities in resource extraction, agriculture, manufacturing, services, site development, waste management, and other activities involving toxic or hazardous substances.
No, certain small-scale and less polluting establishments such as Barangay Micro Business Enterprises (BMBEs) with assets under P3,000,000 and those exempted by specific provisions may be exempted, but most larger and potentially polluting activities require clearances.
The Laguna de Bay Shoreland Area, also known as the buffer zone, is the part of the lakebed along the lakeshore lying at elevation 12.50 meters and below, alternately submerged or exposed by the annual rise and fall of lake levels, serving as an open space to separate incompatible land uses and control pollution.
Mining, quarrying, dredging, water abstraction, logging, and treasure hunting, as well as geothermal and oil exploration activities involving diamond drilling, trenching, and test fitting.
Applicants need to submit a duly accomplished and notarized Application Form, Environmental Compliance Certificate or Certificate of Non-Coverage, SEC-approved Articles of Incorporation or Certificate of Business Registration, Locational Clearance if available, Environmental Impact Assessment or related reports, and site plans signed by the owner and engineer, among others.
Establishments operating without clearance are subject to an administrative fine of PhP 5,000 without Notice of Violation and PhP 5,000 per year with Notice of Violation, reckoned from receipt of the NOV, plus other potential civil or criminal actions.
They must submit a new application and pay the processing fees again along with any applicable fines or penalties.
Yes, the LLDA may suspend or revoke a clearance after due notice and hearing for grounds including non-compliance with RA 4850 or clearance conditions, submission of false information, refusal to allow inspection, refusal to comply with sanctions, or other lawful causes.