THE COLLEGE OF MAASIN

Atty. Dael Churchill T. Gerong

NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENTAL LAW

CLASS SYLLABUS
I. Constitutional Provisions
1. National Territory.
2. Declaration of Principles and State Policies.
a. Oposa v. Facturan, GR No. 101083, July 30, 1993.
3. National Economy and Patrimony Article XII.
a. Natural Resources
b. Concept of Jure Regalia (Regalian Doctrine)
c. Oh Cho v. Director of Lands, G.R. No. L-48321, August 31, 1946.
d. Director of Lands vs. CA, GR No. 112567, Feb. 7, 2000.
e. Republic vs. Dela Paz, GR. No. 171631, Nov. 15, 2010.
II. Natural Resources and Environmental Laws
1. PD 1152 Philippines Environmental Code.
2. RA 8550 - The Philippine Fisheries Code of 1998.
3. RA 8749 - Philippine Clean Air Act of 1999.
4. RA 9003 - Ecological Solid Waste Management Act of 2000.
5. RA 7942 - The Philippine Mining Act of 1995
6. Rules of Procedure for Environmental Cases.
Cases:
1. MMDA v. CONCERNED RESIDENTS OF MANILA BAY G.R. Nos. 171947-48,
December 18, 2008.
2. MMDA v. CONCERNED RESIDENTS OF MANILA BAY G.R. NO. 171947-48
FEBRUARY 15 2011.
3. SEA LION FISHING CORPORATION v. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES GR NO.
172678, March 23, 2011.
4. PROVINCE OF RIZAL v. EXECUTIVE SECRETARY G.R. No. 129546 December 13,
2005.
5. YINLU BICOL MINING CORP. v. TRANS-ASIA OIL AND ENERGY DEVELOPMENT
CORP., GR NO. 207942, Jan. 12, 2015.
III. Commonwealth Act No. 141 (Public Land Act)
a. Preliminary
b. Organizational Structure
c. Classification of Lands
d. Modes of Disposition
e. Registration of Patents and Issuance of Certificate of Title
f. Cadastral Registration Proceedings
g. Friar Lands
h. Action for Reversion
i. Prohibited Alienations
j. Procedure, Legal Restrictions and Encumbrances
Cases:
1. Desamparado Vda. De Nazareno, et. Al v. CA, G.R. No. 98045, June 26, 1996.
2. Rep. v. CA, et. Al. G.R. No. 104296, March 29, 1996.
3. Rep. v. Sps. Regulto, G.R. No. 202051, April 18, 2016.
4. Malabanan v. Rep, G.R. No. 179987, September 3, 2013.
Requirements:
Study the laws and jurisprudence. Make a case brief of the above cases.