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OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT |
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THE GENERAL MANAGER |
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J.R. Nereus Acosta, PhD
Secretary/Presidential Adviser
for Environmental Protection |
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LLDA MANDATE |
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The Laguna
Lake Development Authority was established in 1966 as a
quasi-government agency that leads, promotes, and
accelerates sustainable development in the Laguna de Bay
Region. Regulatory and law-enforcement functions are carried
out with provisions on environmental management,
particularly on water quality monitoring, conservation of
natural resources, and community-based natural resource
management.
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ENVIRONMENTAL USER'S FEE SYSTEM (EUFS) |
The LLDA launched the
Environmental User’s Fee in 1997, a
pioneering water pollution charge system in
the country. It emphasizes on the use of
economic incentives to address the
environmental problems and issues. The
EUF System is a market-based instrument that
encourages companies to invest and operate
pollution prevention and/or abatement
systems within their establishments. This
applies the “Polluters Pay Principle”.
The environmental user fee is paid for the
amount of pollution discharged into the
tributary rivers within the Laguna de Bay
Region consisting of a fixed fee and a
variable fee.
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