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 Republic of the Philippines Province of Pangasinan Municipality of URBIZTONDO

EXCERPT FROM THE RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS OF THE 36th REGULAR SESSION OF THE SANGGUNIANG BAYAN OF URBIZTONDO, PANGASINAN, HELD ON SEPTEMBER 5, 2022 AT THE LEGISLATIVE BUILDING

MUNICIPAL ORDINANCE NO. 1–2022

AN ORDINANCE ENACTING THE ENVIRONMENT CODE OF 2022 OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF URBIZTONDO, PANGASINAN

This Ordinance shall be known as the “Urbiztondo Environment Code of 2022” and it shall hereinafter be referred to as the Environment Code.

Pursuant to the powers granted by the 1987 Constitution and in conjunction with the General Welfare Clause of Republic Act 7160, otherwise known as the Local Government Code of 1991, it is hereby declared the policy of the Municipal Government of Urbiztondo, Pangasinan in partnership with the private sectors, government organizations, civil society/non-government organizations to enhance the quality of life of all Urbiztondonians consistent with the principles of sustainable development and responsible stewardship of God’s Gift of Nature; and, thus, to this end, the purpose of this Environment Code shall be to provide a framework of norms, standards and requirements to:

preserve the resilience of nature, the development and protection of natural resources should be managed in a way, and at a rate, that will foster human dignity and enable people to provide for their economic, social and physical well-being; sustain the potential of natural and physical resources to meet the reasonably foreseeable needs of future generations; safeguard the life-supporting capacity of air, water and land ecosystems; prevent, reduce, minimize and, where practicable, eliminate harm to the environment by: implementing programs to encourage and assist action by industry, government authorities, and the community aimed at pollution prevention, clean production Mun Ord. No1–2022.