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The prohibitions include: UNDERTAKING DEVELOPMENT OR A PROJECT
WITHOUT LLDA CLERANCE; DISPOSAL OR THROWING OF ANY ORGANIC OR
INORGANIC SUBSTANCE IN WATER FORM THAT CAUSES POLLUTION;
DISPOSAL OF TOXIC AND/OR HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES WITHOUT
AUTHORIZATION FROM THE LLDA.
INSTRUCTIONS
4. Write legibly.
1…2…3…4…5…
6…7…8…9…10…
Cite the BLUE laws being violated.
Briefly described the prohibited acts committed.
PRIMER ON THE
RULES OF PROCEDURE FOR
ENVIRONMENTAL CASES
(A.M. No. 09-6-8-SC)
3. WRIT of KALIKASAN
5. PRECAUTIONARY Principle
Section 2, Rule 1.- Scope of the Rules:
THESE RULES:
Sustainability
In other
“SUSTAINABILITY” words,
“. . .Sustainability. . .seeks to strike a
SUSTAINABILITY SEEKS
delicate balance between the competing
interests of economic exploitation (and thus
TO PROTECT
economic development) POSTERITY,
and environmental
protection.
OR
It espouses a system in which man can exploit
resources for his benefit without destroying
INTERGENERATIONAL
the environment in such a way that future
EQUITY
generations cannot meet their own needs.”
Three (3) BASIC PRINCIPLES of SUSTAINABILITY
“The prevention
principle looks to stop
environmental
damage before it
occurs
and is critical where
such potential
damage may be
irreversible.”
Three (3) BASIC PRINCIPLES of SUSTAINABILITY
PREVENTIVE PRINCIPLE
Section 1. Applicability
2. INEQUITY TO PRESENT OR
FUTURE GENERATIONS;
Rule 20:
THE PRECAUTIONARY PRINCIPLE
f. Third-party complaint;
g. Reply; and
h.Motion to declare respondent in default.
Writ of Kalikasan
Procedure for the Issuance of a
Writ of Kalikasan
b. Court of Appeals; or
c. Supreme Court.
Case Study:
First TEPO issued in Surigao
Brief Overview
In other countries,
CANADA
1. a permanent EPO or
• Economics
– it is a commodity more or less permanent
in character that can be utilized for some
other economic opportunities.
SPECIFIC KINDS OF NON-REGISTERABLE PROPERTIES
OR LANDS
1. Forest or timberland, public forest,
forest reserve - (the 30 year requirement
of possession will not apply)
6. Lakes
7. Military Reservations
8. Other Kinds of Reservations – Lands covered
by reservations are not subject to entry and
no lawful settlement on them can be
acquired.
9. Watershed
5. Donation
6. Testate or intestate succession
7. In consequence of certain contracts,
tradition i.e. delivery of key to a car.
Advantages of Adopting the Torrens System
(Roxas vs. Enriquez 29 Phil 54)
1. The title issued under this system is indefeasible;
2. The title issued is conclusive evidence of ownership;
3. The Torrens System relieves the land of unknown
liens or claims against it;
4. The security and certainty of the title raise the value
of the land;
5. Security, brevity and clearances are substituted for
insecurity, verbiage and obscurity with respect to the
title of the land;
6. The cost of conveyance is made very much cheaper,
because it does away with the necessity of examining
previous records to ascertain the actual status of the
title;
7. No encumbrance, lien or adverse claim can affect the
land unless registered in the Registry Book and
Advantages of Adopting the Torrens System
(Roxas vs. Enriquez 29 Phil 54)
8. The method of dealing with the land is
simplified, thereby making easier any
transaction relative thereto;
9. It quiets title to or possession of the land;
10.As assurance fund is provided for to answer
for damages which may be incurred by
anyone deprive of his property thru fraud or
operation of the Land Registration Act; and
11.As to registered lands, it saves the rights of
infants and other person under disability, as
no one can deal with the land except thru the
Registrar’s Office where all rights clearly
appear and must respect.
Advantages of Adopting the Torrens System
(Roxas vs. Enriquez 29 Phil 54)
Fee Simple – means absolute ownership or full
right of proprietorship (Section 19, Act 496)
(CA 141)
CA 141
• …otherwise known as the Public Land Act, which took
effect on November 7, 1936.
»Maura Law
laid the basic foundations for municipal
government in the Philippines. It is
named after Don Antonio Maura, the
author. Promulgated on May 19, 1893
and effective in 1895.
CA 141
• …otherwise known as the Public Land Act, which took
effect on November 7, 1936.
alienable or disposable
timber
mineral
Land Classification Map
CLASSIFICATION
1987 CONSTITUTION
agricultural
-- subject to alienation and
disposition
timber
mineral
national parks
AGRICULTURAL
LANDS
“Agricultural”
BY FREE
(1) By Free PatentPATENT
(2) By Sale
(3) For Homestead Settlement
(4) By Lease
(5) By JUDICIAL confirmation of
imperfect or incomplete title.
PUBLIC LAND DISPOSITION
A. Free Patent Application
(agricultural)
is a mode of acquiring a parcel of
alienable and disposable public land
which is suitable for agricultural
purposes, through the
administrative confirmation
of imperfect title.
Background
Free Patent
is the administrative confirmation of
imperfect title over public agricultural
lands through open and continuous
possession for at least 30 years.