Question 1

What does RA 9003 stand for?

Accepted Answer

Republic Act 9003

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Republic Act 9001

Answer

Republic Act 9002

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Republic Act 9004

Question 2

What is the primary objective of RA 9003?

Accepted Answer

To promote and develop a recycling economy and ensure the proper management of solid waste

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To implement stricter penalties for littering

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To establish more landfill sites

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To reduce the use of plastic bags

Question 3

What year was RA 9003 enacted?

Accepted Answer

2001

Answer

2005

Answer

1999

Answer

2003

Question 4

What does RA 9003 aim to minimize?

Accepted Answer

Waste generation

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Air pollution

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Noise pollution

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Water pollution

Question 5

What is the penalty for improper disposal of hazardous waste under RA 9003?

Accepted Answer

Imprisonment of up to 6 years and a fine of up to 1 million pesos

Answer

A fine of 10,000 pesos

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A warning letter

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Community service for 100 hours

Question 6

Which of the following is a provision of RA 9003?

Accepted Answer

Prohibition on open dumping and establishment of sanitary landfill

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Ban on plastic bags and single-use plastics

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Mandatory recycling for all types of waste

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Prohibition on the use of landfills

Question 7

What is the purpose of RA 9003?

Accepted Answer

To promote and regulate the sustainable management of solid waste

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To establish recycling centers

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To impose penalties for illegal waste disposal

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To ban the use of plastics

Question 8

What is the penalty for open dumping under RA 9003?

Accepted Answer

Imprisonment of six months to six years and a fine of fifty thousand pesos (Php 50,000) to five hundred thousand pesos (Php 500,000)

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Confiscation of equipment and vehicles used for dumping

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Revocation of business license

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Community service of 100 hours and a warning

Question 9

Which of the following is a key principle of RA 9003?

Accepted Answer

The segregation of waste at source

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Unrestricted use of landfills

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Incineration of all types of waste

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Dumping waste in open areas

Question 10

What is the target diversion rate set by RA 9003?

Accepted Answer

25%

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75%

Answer

100%

Answer

50%

Question 11

What does RA 9003 require local government units (LGUs) to establish?

Accepted Answer

Materials Recovery Facilities (MRFs)

Answer

Incineration facilities

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Landfills for waste disposal

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Dumping sites

Question 12

What is the deadline for LGUs to close and rehabilitate open dumpsites according to RA 9003?

Accepted Answer

February 21, 2004

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January 1, 2005

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December 31, 2000

Answer

March 15, 2003

Question 13

What is the minimum penalty for illegal dumping under RA 9003?

Accepted Answer

Imprisonment of twelve years and one day to twenty years and a fine of at least five hundred thousand pesos (Php 500,000)

Answer

Community service of 100 hours and a warning

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Revocation of business license

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Confiscation of equipment and vehicles used for dumping

Question 14

What is one of the primary objectives of RA 9003?

Accepted Answer

To reduce waste generation at source

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To promote open dumping practices

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To prohibit the use of landfills

Answer

To encourage waste incineration