AN ACT PROMOTING THE CREATION OF GREEN JOBS, GRANTING INCENTIVES AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR

Sixteenth Congress
Third Regular Session

Begun and held in Metro Manila, on Monday, the twenty-seventh day of July, two thousand fifteen.

REPUBLIC ACT No. 10771

AN ACT PROMOTING THE CREATION OF GREEN JOBS, GRANTING INCENTIVES AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress assembled:

SECTION 1. Short Title. – This Act shall be known as the “Philippine Green Jobs Act of 2016”.

SECTION 2. Declaration of Policy. – It is the declared policy of the State to:

The State shall identify needed skills, develop training programs, and train and certify workers for jobs in a range of industries that produce goods and render services for the benefit of the environment, conserve natural resources for the future generation, and ensure the sustainable development of the country and its transition into a green economy. In recognition of the participation of individuals and business enterprises in jobs creation, the State shall provide incentives therefor.

SECTION 3. Coverage. – This Act shall apply to all business enterprises unless otherwise provided herein.

SECTION 4. Definition of Terms. – As used in this Act:

SECTION 5. Incentives. – For the purpose of encouraging business enterprises to generate and sustain green jobs as certified by the Climate Change Commission, as provided in Section 6(o) hereof, business enterprises shall enjoy the following incentives:

Incentives that will be granted under this Act shall be in addition to fiscal and non-fiscal incentives already granted or provided under existing laws, orders, issuances and regulations. Nothing in this Act shall be interpreted or construed to diminish or limit, in whatever manner, the incentives granted or provided under existing laws, orders, issuances and regulations which shall include, but not limited to, Republic Act No. 10121 or the “Philippine Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Act of 2010”; Republic Act No. 10068 or the “Organic Agriculture Act of 2010”; Republic Act No. 9513 or the “Renewable Energy Act of 2008”; Republic Act No. 9367 or the “Biofuels Act of 2006”; Republic Act No. 9275 or the “Philippine Clean Water Act of 2004”; Republic Act No. 9003 or the “Ecological Solid Waste Management Act of 2000”; Republic Act No. 8749 or the “Philippine Clean Air Act of 1999”; and Republic Act No. 8550 or the “Philippine Fisheries Code of 1998”.

SECTION 6. Role of Agencies. –

SECTION 7. Role of the Secretary of Labor and Employment. – The Secretary of Labor and Employment shall be included as an additional member of the Climate Change Commission constituted under Section 5 of Republic Act No. 9729, as amended or the “Climate Change Act of 2009”.

SECTION 8. Appropriations. – The amount necessary to carry out the operation of this Act shall be included in the annual General Appropriations Act.

SECTION 9. Implementing Rules and Regulations. – Within one hundred eighty (180) days from the effectivity of this Act, the Secretary of Labor and Employment, in coordination with concerned agencies as may be deemed necessary, shall formulate the necessary rules and regulations to implement the provisions of this Act.

SECTION 10. Separability Clause. – Should any provision of this Act be declared unconstitutional, the remainder thereof not otherwise affected shall remain in full force and effect.

SECTION 11. Repealing Clause. – Section 5 of Republic Act No. 9729, as amended or the “Climate Change Act of 2009”, is deemed amended or modified by Section 7 of this Act. All other existing laws, presidential decrees, executive orders, proclamations or administrative regulations that are inconsistent with the provisions of this Act are hereby repealed, amended or modified accordingly.

SECTION 12. Effectivity. – This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days following the completion of its publication in the Official Gazette or in two (2) newspapers of general circulation.

Approved,

Senate Bill No. 3092, which was approved by the Senate on February 1, 2016, was adopted as an amendment to House Bill No. 6100 by the House of Representatives on February 2, 2016.

Approved: APR 29 2016

BENIGNO S. AQUINO, III
President of the Philippines

Lapsed into law on January 3, 2016
without the signature of the President,
in accordance with Article VI,
Section 27 (1) of the Constitution.