authorized to regulate the transport of quarried materials for purposes of monitoring and safety.
Sec. 9. Sanctions. Every commission of acts prohibited in this Article shall be punishable by a fine of P2,500.00 or six (6) months imprisonment or both at the discretion of a court of competent jurisdiction, including the revocation of permits for private business entity/ies involved upon observance of due process.
ARTICLE VI
WATER RESOURCES
Sec. 1. Scope of Powers.
a. The Municipality. The Municipal government, upon approval of its request for deputation by the National Water Resources Board (NWRB) to perform specific functions of the latter, shall collaborate in the administration and enforcement of the provisions of Presidential Decree No. 1067 otherwise known as the “Water Code of the Philippines”;
b. The municipal government of Urbiztondo shall issue locational clearance in addition to the requirements under PD 1067 before construction of any water resources projects in any of the barangays;
c. The existing Barangay Water Services Associations (BWSA) if any, shall assess their water resources, monitor their use and report to the NWRB, through the municipal government, data needed by the latter in its continuing program for data collection resource and manpower development needed for the appropriation, utilization, exploitation, conservation, and protection of the water resources of the barangay. In the absence of BWSA, existing irrigators’ associations and other water users associations in the barangay shall be utilized to perform the provisions of this Section. In cases where both or all are existing in the barangay, irrigators’ association members and other water association members shall automatically acquire membership to the BWSA for the purpose and intention of this Section.
Sec. 2. Governing Laws. The water resources provisions under this Code shall be governed by, but not be limited to, the following national laws:
a. RA 7160 (Local Government Code of 1991
b. Section 16, Article II and Section I, Article I of the 1987 Philippine Constitution as to the declared state policy and principles on the protection and advancement of its constituents to a balanced and healthy ecology
c. Article XIV, Section 8 of the 1987 Philippines Constitution providing, inter alia, that all waters of the Philippines belong to the State
d. Presidential Decree No. 1067 otherwise known as the Water Code of the Philippines;
e. RA 9275 (Clean Water Act of 2004)
f. Republic Act 9003 (Solid Waste Management Act)
g. Presidential Decree No. 856 (Code on Sanitation of the Philippines, 1775)
h. Republic Act No. 8041 (National Water Crisis Act)
i. Republic Act No. 8550 (Philippine Fisheries Code of 1998
j. Other applicable laws and administrative issuances consistent with the purposes and intent of this Code.
