This document is a summary of two consolidated petitions filed with the Supreme Court of the Philippines regarding Service Contract No. 46 and an Environmental Compliance Certificate issued for petroleum exploration within the protected Tanon Strait seascapes. The petitions sought to nullify the service contract and environmental certificate allowing exploration, development and exploitation of petroleum resources in the protected area.
This document is a summary of two consolidated petitions filed with the Supreme Court of the Philippines regarding Service Contract No. 46 and an Environmental Compliance Certificate issued for petroleum exploration within the protected Tanon Strait seascapes. The petitions sought to nullify the service contract and environmental certificate allowing exploration, development and exploitation of petroleum resources in the protected area.
This document is a summary of two consolidated petitions filed with the Supreme Court of the Philippines regarding Service Contract No. 46 and an Environmental Compliance Certificate issued for petroleum exploration within the protected Tanon Strait seascapes. The petitions sought to nullify the service contract and environmental certificate allowing exploration, development and exploitation of petroleum resources in the protected area.
RESIDENT MARINE MAMMALS OF THE PROTECTED SEASCAPE TANON STRAIT v Sec of Energy
G.R. No. 180771, April 21, 2015
- 2 consolidated petitions for Petition for Certiorari, Prohibition, and Mandamus to nullify 1) Service Contract No 46 - which allowed the exploration, development, and exploitation of petroleum resources within Taon Strait 2) Environmental Compliance Certificate (ECC) issued by the Environmental Management Bureau (EMB) of the DENR in connection with SC-46