The Philippines signed the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer on Sept. 14, 1988 and ratified it on March 21, 1991.
As a celebration to one of the most a success and effective environmental treaties ever, the us of a agreed to the sluggish segment-out of ODS, particularly CFCs and HCFCs.
The Philippines imposed a ban at the importation of CFCs and HCFCs in 2010 and 2013, respectively.
In 1994, the Philippine Ozone Desk (POD) became created to facilitate and coordinate ODS phase-out tasks and regulations for the general implementation of the u . S .’s duties beneath the Montreal Protocol. The POD is under the Environmental Management Bureau, an attached organization of the DENR.