SB 455

Senate·20th Congress·Filed Jul 10, 2025

Mandatory Environmental Insurance Coverage Act

An Act Establishing a National Framework for the Mandatory Environmental Insurance Coverage of Environmentally Critical Projects

In plain language

The bill would require owners of high‑impact projects—such as large mines, dams, and factories—to buy insurance that pays for any environmental damage they cause, with the government overseeing claims and penalties for non‑compliance.

Environment and Natural ResourcesPublic Works and InfrastructureEnergy

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Author · Senator

Rodante Marcoleta
SenatorRodante Marcoleta
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Subjects

Environmental Insurance Coverage

Official sources

Similar in what they’d do, filed by any lawmaker.

HB 3293· Filed Aug 6, 2025
An Act Establishing a National Framework for the Mandatory Environmental Insurance Coverage of Environmentally Critical Projects
Pending with the Committee on ECOLOGY since 2025-08-12Rep. Juan Carlos "Arjo" C. Atayde
HB 3038· Filed Aug 5, 2025
An Act Establishing a National Framework for the Mandatory Environmental Insurance Coverage of Environmentally Critical Projects
Pending with the Committee on ECOLOGY since 2025-08-11Rep. Paolo Henry M. Marcoleta
HB 7567· Filed Feb 2, 2026
An Act Establishing the Philippine Sustainable Humanitarian Insurance for Economic Loss and Damage (Phil-Shield) Corporation, Institutionalizing a Sovereign-Retail Risk Transfer Mechanism, and Mandating Resilience Equity Investments from Covered High-Emitting Enterprises to Protect Vulnerable Populations from Climate and Geohazard Impacts, and Appropriating Funds Therefor
Pending with the Committee on CLIMATE CHANGE since 2026-02-04Rep. Jose Manuel F. Alba
HB 6464· Filed Nov 27, 2025
An Act to Institute Policies and Systems to Address Climate Change, Establishing the Necessary Institutional Mechanisms for the Protection of Most Vulnerable Communities from Loss and Damage in the Country, Providing for Corporate and State Accountabilities and Reparations for Violation Thereof, and Other Purposes
Pending with the Committee on CLIMATE CHANGE since 2025-12-02Rep. Rufus B. Rodriguez +1
HB 7761· Filed Feb 11, 2026
An Act Prescribing Standards for Responsible Mining
Pending with the Committee on NATURAL RESOURCES since 2026-02-18Rep. Eric Go Yap

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SBN-455 · Sources: BetterGov Open Congress, BatasWatch