WEEK 1:

1. ENVIRONMENTAL LAW – concept/definition

2. Pertinent Constitutional provisions regarding Environmental Laws:

a. Article II, Section 16 (Balance and Healthful Ecology)

Case/s:
1. Oposa v. Factoran (G.R. No. 101083, July 30, 1993)
- Doctrine of Intergenerational Responsibility

2. International Service for the Acquisition of Agri-Biotech Applications, Inc. v.

Greenpeace Southeast Asia Philippines (G.R. No. 209271, December 08, 2015)
- Precautionary Principle

b. Article XII, Section 2, Par. 1 (National Economy and Patrimony)

Case/s:
1. Republic vs. Tri-plus Corporation (G.R. No. 150000, September 26, 2006)
- Regalian Doctrine
2. Oh Cho vs Director of Lands (G.R. No. L-48321, August 31, 1946)
3. DENR vs. Yap (G.R. Nos. 167707 and 173775, October 8, 2008)

c. Article XII, Section 3

d. Public Land Act, Section 11 (Commonwealth Act No. 141)

Case:
1. Narra Nickel Mining Vs. Redmont (G.R. No. 195580 January 28, 2015)

e. Article 1 (National Territory)

3. DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES (DENR)

- functions
- agencies attached

4. P.D. 1067: WATER CODE OF THE PHILIPPINES

- Salient features
- NATIONAL WATER RESOURCES BOARD (NWRB)