1987 constitution
NATIONAL ECONOMY AND PATRIMONY
1973 constitution
1935 constitution
Revised Forestry Code of 1975 ( PD 705)
Types of Forestlands
a. Reserved Forestlands
- Set aside by the government for
forest purposes and cannot be
alienated or disposed of
- Serve as critical habitats for wildlife,
sources of water and protectors of
watersheds
b. Protected
- Designated by the government for
the protection, maintenance and
regulation of forest resources
- To ensure the CONSERVATION and
SUSTAINABLE use of forest
resources
c. Production
- Allows the exploitation and
utlitization of forest resources under
a sustainable forest management
plan
d. unclassified
- Are areas that not have been
classified, surveyed, or designated
by the government
Creation of FOREST MANAGEMENT BUREAU
Philippine Fisheries Code of 1998 (RA 8550)
- An Act providing for the development,
management, and conservation of fisheries
and aquatic resources, integrating all laws
pertinent thereto, and for other purposes.
- BUREAU of FISHERIES and AQUATIC
RESOURCES is reconstituted and fisheries
and aquatic management councils are
created
- EEZ (Exclusive Economic Zone) = 200 nm.
- Department of agriculture
- Fishpond Lease Agreement (FLA)
- Commercial Fishing Boat Licenses (CFBL)
- The SECRETARY of AGRICULTURE may
prescribe the limitations or quota
Mining Acts
RA 8371 - IPRA of 1997
PD 1899 - small scale mining as a new dimension
in mineral development
Philippine Mining Act of 1995 (RA 7942)
- Maximum area of a qualified person may
hold at any one time shall be 5 HECTARES
- Quarry permit shall have a term of 5
YEARS, renewable for like periods but not
to exceed 25 YRS
- Prior to cessation of mining operations
occasioned by abandonment or
withdrawal of operations, on public lands
by the contractor, the latter shall have a
period of one (1) year therefrom within
which to remove his improvements.
- No under 16 YRS of age shall be employed
in any phase of mining operations
- No under 18 YRS of age shall be employed
underground in a mine
- If more than 50 workers, shall have atleast
ONE licensed mining engineer with at
least 5yrs of experience and ONE
registered foreman
TIMBER RIGHTS - may be granted a right to cut
trees or timber within his mining area as may be
necessary for his mining operations
RIGHT TO POSSES EXPLOSIVES - possess and
use explosives within his contract/ permit area
Occupation fee Exploration permit- five pesos
per hectare
Mineral agreement and financial or technical
assistance agreement- fifty pesos per hectare
Mineral reservation- one hundred pesos per
hectare.
Fiscal- incentives include the “monetary benefit”
offered to the
enterprises, such as tax relief and discounts.
Non-fiscal incentives- those simply
“non-monetary” benefits include the unrestricted
use of consigned equipment, employment of
foreign nationals, simplified customs procedures,
and access to bonded manufacturing warehouses.
The Mines and Geosciences Bureau
administrates and disposes of mineral lands and
resources and mineral exploration surveys.
Small - Scale Mining Act (RA 7076)
Petroleum Act of 1949
- Not more than 500 hectares of exploration
- DIRECTOR OF MINES
- Initial term shall not have more than 4YRS
- Total term for EXPLORATION
CONCESSION not more than 10 yrs
- 250,000 HECTARES exploitation area in
any petroleum region
- Not more than 500,000 HECTARES in
whole territory of the Philippines
- Shall not exceed 25 yrs and renewable for
another 25 yrs
Coal Development act of 1976
- Shall not be entitled to more than 15 blocks
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Water code of the philippines
- PD 1067
- NWRB = National Water Resources
Board
- entrusted with policy-making, regulatory,
and quasi-judicial responsibilities, is the
leading government agency in the
Philippines’ water sector.
- SECRETARY OF PUBLIC WORKS,
TRANSPORTATION AND
COMMUNICATION

Wildlife resources conservation and protection

act
- RA 9147
- Protected Areas and Wildlife Bureau
(PAWB)
- Protection Area Management Board
(PAMB)

National integrated protected area system act of

1992 (RA 7586)
- NIPAS
National cave and cave resources management
act
- RA 9072, April 8, 2001