NATURAL RESOURCES LAW Saturday, 2 to 4 pm Professor Grizelda Mayo-Anda School year 2013-14 Course Outline

TOPICS COVERED 1. Overview of the Natural Environment and Legal Framework 1.1. Philippine Environmental Situationer 1.2. Overview of Laws on Natural Resources 1.3. Constitutional Provisions on Natural Resources

TIME ALLOTTED

METHOD and REMARKS, if any Discussion (Q & A) with lecture using visual aids

Two (2) hours

2. Institutional Framework for Two (2) hours Natural Resources Management 2.1. Executive Branch (DENR, Local Government Units) 2.2. Congress and Local Legislature 2.3. Judiciary 2.4. Quasi-Judicial Agencies 2.5. Non-Government Institutions 3. SPECIFIC LAWS 3.1. Land Use a) CA 141, Public Land Act (Sections 6-10, 58-68) b) RA 6657, CARP law (Sections 40, 65-72) c) RA 8371, IPRA 3.2. Forestry a) PD 705, as amended Forestry Code b) RA 9175 Chainsaw Act c) DAO 97-32 Administrative Adjudication Procedures in forestry cases d) EO 263, Department Administrative Order on Community-Based Forest Management (CBFM) 3.3. Marine, Aquatic and Freshwater Resources a) RA 8550, Philippine Fisheries Act, and Implementing Rules and Regulations b) PD 1067, Water Code of the Philippines 3.4. Mineral Resources a) RA 7942, Phil. Mining Act of 1995, and its IRR Five (5) hours

Discussion (Q & A) with lecture

Discussion (Q & A) with lecture

Five (5) hours

Discussion (Q & A) with lecture using visual aids

Three (3) hours

Discussion (Q & A) with lecture using visual aids

Four (4) hours

Discussion (Q & A) with lecture using

b) RA 7076, Small Scale Mining Act c) EO 79 (Aquino Administrations Mining Policy, July 2012) 3.5 Energy a) DOE (RA 7638) b) Oil Deregulation (RA 8479) b) Biofuels Act of 2006 ( RA 9637; 2007) 3.6. Others a) Philippines Baselines Law (RA 9522; 2009)

visual aids

Three (3) hours Discussion (Q & A) with lecture using visual aids One (1) hour Discussion (Q & A)

Class on Natural Resources Case Assignments 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. Tano vs. Socrates, 1998 Director of Lands vs. Intermediate Appellate Court, 16 SCRA 509 (1986) Susi vs. Razon and Director of Lands, 48 Phil. 424 (1925) Republic vs. Court of Appeals, et al., 168 SCRA 77 (1988) Association of Small Landowners vs. DAR, 176 SCRA 343 (1989) Carino vs. Insular Government, 8 Phil. 150, December 6, 1906 Cruz and Europa vs. NCIP [G.R. No. 135385, December 6, 2000] Republic of the Philippines vs. Animas, G.R. No. L-37682, March 29, 1974 Lepanto Consolidated Mining Company vs. Manuel Dumyung, G.R. Nos. L-3166668, April 30, 1979 10. Director of Forestry vs. Villareal, 170 SCRA 598 (1989) 11. Mustang Lumber, Inc. vs. CA, 257 SCRA 430 12. Paat vs. Court of Appeals, 266 SCRA 167 13. Roldan vs. Arca, 65 SCRA 336 14. Hizon vs. CA, 265 SCRA 517 15. Laguna Lake Development Authority vs. CA, et al., Dec. 7, 1995 16. Miners Association of the Philippines vs. Factoran, 240 SCRA 100, GR No. 98332, January 16, 1995 17. Atok-Big Wedge Mining Co., Inc. vs. CA 193 SCRA 70 18. Consolidated Decision on Celestial Nickel Mining Exploration Corporation vs. MacroAsia Corporation, et al. (GR 169080), Blue Ridge Mineral Corporation vs. DENR Secretary Angelo Reyes, et al. (GR 172936), Celestial Nickel Mining Exploration Corporation vs. Blue Ridge Mineral Corporation and MacroAsia (GR 176226), MacroAsia vs. Blue Ridge and Celestial (GR 176319), promulgated on December 19, 2007 19. Republic of the Philippines v. Rosemoor Development and Mining Corporation, G.R. No. 149927, March 30, 2004 20. La Bugal-Blaan Tribal Association, Inc. vs. Victor O. Ramos, et al. (G.R. No. 127882, December 1, 2004) 21. Garcia vs. Corona (GR No. 132451, December 17, 1999)