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ENVIRONMENT AND THE PHILIPPINE CONSTITUTION

I. Philippine environmental laws and issuance

II. Constitutional Provisions: Right to health and environment

a. Sec. 15 and 16, Article II, Constitution
b. Oposa vs. Factoran, G.R. No. 101083 July 30, 1993, 224 SCRA 789
c. Ysmael v Deputy Executive Secretary [G.R. No. 79538 October 18, 1990]
d. Henares vs. LTFRB, G.R. No. 158290, Oct 23, 2006
e. SJS v Atienza, G.R. No. 156052, Feb. 13, 2008
f. MMDA vs Concerned Citizens of Manila Bay, G.R. No. 171947-48, Dec. 18, 2008

III. Regalian Doctrine

a. Sec. 2, Art. XII, Const.
b. Ysmael v Deputy Executive Secretary, G.R. No. 79538 October 18, 1990
c. Miners Assoc vs. Factoran, G.R. No. 98332, Jan 16, 1995
d. PICOP vs Base Metal Mining, G.R. No. 163509, Dec 6, 2006
e. DENR vs. Yap, G.R. No. 167707, Oct 8, 2008

IV. National Parks

a. Secs. 3 and 4, Art. XII, Const.

V. Preferential Use of Resources

a. Sec 7, Art XIII; par 2&3, Const.
b. Sec 2, Art XII; foreign part: par 4, Const.

VI. Local Government Share

a. Sec. 7, Art. X; Local Government Code

VII. Access to Information

a. Sec 7, Art. III, Const.

VIII. People’s Participation

a. Sec 16, Art XIII, Const.

IX. Constitutional provisions: Indigenous People’s Rights

a. Sec. 5, Art. XII, Const.
b. Cariño vs. Insular Government, 41 Phil 935 (1909)
c. Cruz vs NCIP, G.R. No.135385, Dec 6, 2000; read opinion of Justice Puno