NATURAL RESOURCES & ENVIRONMENTAL LAW

Important Reminders:

1. To pass the subject, you need to:

a. pass all major exams (Midterms, Finals);
b. perform satisfactorily in your recitations and quizzes;
c. all recitations, on-line or in-class, are considered graded;
d. attendance is not strictly enforced but will be taken into consideration in
case you were not given an opportunity to recite;
e. submit a notebook with your case digests at the end of the semester on or
before the scheduled day of your final exam; however, cases may be
discussed in the course of the lecture and, hence, will be asked during
recitations.
f. submit all requirements on time; ergo, late submissions will no longer be
accepted.
2. These reminders are in addition to the guidelines set forth by the Dean.

References:

 A Legal Arsenal for the Philippine Environment, Antonio Oposa, Jr.

 Rules of Procedure for Environmental Cases (A.M. No. 09-6-8-SC, effective
April 29, 2010)

Reading Assignment:

A. Definition: Environmental Laws

B. Purpose of Environmental Laws
C. Categories of Major Philippine Environmental Laws

Cases for Digest:

1. Association of Small Landowners in the Philippines v. Sec. of Agrarian

Reform, G.R. No. 78742, July 14, 1989, 175 SCRA 342
2. West Tower Condominium v. First Philippine Industrial Corp., G.R. No.
194239, June 16, 2015
3. Oposa v. Factoran, G.R. No. 101083, July 30, 1993, 224 SCRA 792
4. MMDA v. Concerned Citizens of Manila Bay, G.R. No. 171947, Dec. 18, 2008,
574 SCRA 661
5. Mead v. Argel, G.R. No. L-41958, July 20, 1982, 115 SCRA 256
6. Pollution Adjudication Board v. CA, G.R. No. 93891, March 11, 1991, 195
SCRA 112
7. Technology Developers Inc. v. CA, G.R. No. 94759, January 21, 1991, 193
SCRA 147
8. Felipe Ysmael Jr. & Co. Inc. v. Deputy Executive Secretary, G.R. No. 79538,
October 18, 1990
 9. Mustang Lumber v. CA, G.R. No. 104988, June 18, 1996
10. Paat v. CA, G.R. No. 111107, January 10, 1997
11. Miners Association of the Philippines v. Factoran, 240 SCRA 100, January 16,
1995
12. Nuclear Free Philippine Coalition, G.R. No. L-68474, February 11, 1986
13. De Guzman v. Escalona, 97 SCRA 619
14. Republic v. Cansino, 5 SCRA 103, May 26, 1962
15. People v. Cubelo, 106 Phil. 496, Nov. 20, 1959
16. People v. Lim, G.R. No. L-14432, July 26, 1960
17. People v. Vergara, 270 SCRA 624, April 2, 1997
18. Roldan v. Arca, 65 SCRA 336, July 25, 1975
19. US v. Hernandez, 31 Phil. 343, August 26, 1915
20. Laguna Lake Development Authority v. CA, G.R. No. 110120, March 16, 1994,
231 SCRA 292
21. Manila Prince Hotel v. GSIS, 67 SCRA 408, February 3, 1997
22. Tano v. Gov. Socrates, G.R. No. 110249, August 21, 1997
23. Resident Marine Mammals v. Reyes, G.R. No. 180771, April 21, 2015
24. Arigo, et. v. Swift, et al., G.R. No. 206510, Sept. 16, 2014
25. Segovia, et al. v. Climate Change Commission, et al., G.R. No. 211010, Mar. 7,
2017
26. Saguisag v. Executive Sec., G.R. No. 212426, January 12, 2016
27. International Service for the Acquisition of Agri-Biotech Applications, Inc. v.
Greenpeace Southeast Asia, et al., GR Nos. 209271, 209276, 209301 &
209430, December 8, 2015
28. International Service for the Acquisition of Agri-Biotech Applications, Inc. v.
Greenpeace Southeast Asia, et al., GR Nos. 209271, 209276, 209301 &
209430, July 26, 2016
29. Philippines vs. China South China Sea Arbitration (July 12, 2016), Permanent
Court of Arbitration (Hague, Netherlands)
30. Director of Forestry v. Muñ oz, GR No. L-24796, June 18, 1968
31. Ramos v. Dir. Of Lands, GR No. 13298, Nov. 19, 1918
32. DENR Secretary, et al. v. Mayor Jose Yap, et al., G.R. No. 167707, Oct. 8, 2008

Tonight’s Activity: (9/12/2020)

In at least 100 words, write a brief essay on your commitments as law

students and as future lawyers to the government’s protection and
conservation efforts of the country’s environment and its natural resources.
In other words, what immediate and practical measures can you do to help in
protecting and conserving the country’s environment and natural resources?

Submit your essays on or before 5:30 p.m., September 12, 2020.

Note: No on-line class for today.