Republic of the PhilippinesCongress of the PhilippinesMetro ManilaFourteenth CongressThird Regular SessionBegun and held in Metro Manila, on Monday, the twenty-seventh day of July, two thousand nine.REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9729AN ACT MAINSTREAMING CLIMATE CHANGE INTO GOVERNMENT POLICY FORMULATIONS, ESTABLISHING THE FRAMEWORK STRATEGY AND PROGRAM ON CLIMATE CHANGE, CREATING FOR THIS PURPOSE THE CLIMATE CHANGE COMMISSION, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSESBe it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress assembled:Section 1. Title. This Act shall be known as the "Climate Change Act of 2009".Sec. 2. Declaration of Policy. It is the policy of the State to afford full protection and the advancement of the right of the people to a healthful ecology in accord with the rhythm and harmony of nature. In this light, the State has adopted the Philippine Agenda 21 framework which espouses sustainable development, to fulfill human needs while maintaining the quality of t...