Pollution Reduction and Waste Management

<p>The law of the Philippines on clean water, enacted in 2004.</p>

<p>The development of the Operational Plan is a transformation of the identified strategies and action programs in the Manila Bay Coastal Strategy (MBCS) into action plans and programs with estimated budgets and timeframe. The Operational Plan entails the integration of practical lessons learned in the course of the implementation of the Manila Bay Environmental Management Project (MBEMP) with the adoption of relevant national and local strategies and programs.</p>

<p>The law of the Philippines on oil compensation.</p>

<p>The law of Thailand on effluent standards for housing estates (2005), aquaculture (2006) and fish piers (2006).</p>

<p>The Manila Bay Oil Spill Contingency Plan aims to outline the multi-sectoral arrangement for responding to oil spills in Manila Bay, with the end in view of protecting the Bay from oil pollution or, where this is not possible, to minimize it effects. It also aspires to ensure a timely, measured and effective response to oil spill incidents of tier 1 or tier 2 magnitudes which may occur within the Manila Bay.</p>

<p>The law of RO Korea on water quality and water ecosystem conservation.</p>

<p>The law of Singapore on merchant shipping (Civil Liability and Compensation for Bunker Oil Pollution).</p>

<p>Supreme Court Decision enjoining 12 government agencies to clean up, rehabilitate and restore Manila Bay.</p>

<p>The law of Japan on water pollution control which was revised in 2010 and 2011.</p>