Legal Bases

This is to determine the relevance of the study to

the government’s thrust. The major sources of
related legal bases are laws and department
directives such as, circulars, orders, memoranda,
etc. These laws and department directives serve as
legal basis for the paradigm of the study. Legal
basis can be observe as international and local
legal bases.
If we say international, these are the legal
guidelines implemented by international
bodies such as from the United Nation. While
the local legal basis as of which coming from
local, circulars, orders, memoranda, etc. in
the Philippines.
In presenting the related legal bases, the
investigator has to arrange the chronologically
from recent to past and the relevance of each
legal basis is explained. No explanation of the
legal basis relevant to the present study is
unscientific and unethical.
Example Problem: “Effects on plants under artificial lighting
Related Legal Basis Sources
Declaration of Policy These IRR are issued pursuant to the
policies declared under RA 10068, to wit: “It is hereby declared Title: IMPLEMENTING RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR
the policy of the State to promote, propagate, develop further REPUBLIC ACT NO. 10068 (Philippine Organic
and implement the practice of organic agriculture in the Agriculture Act of 2010)
Philippines that will cumulatively condition and enrich the
fertility of the soil, increase farm productivity, reduce pollution Author: The COCAFM is co-chaired by Senator
and destruction of the environment, prevent the depletion of Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan, chairman of the Senate
natural resources, further protect the health of farmers, Committee on Agriculture and Food; and
consumers and the general public, and save on imported farm Representative Mark Llandro Mendoza (4th District,
inputs. Toward this end, a comprehensive program for the Batangas), Chairman of the House of Representative
promotion of community-based organic fertilizers such as Committee on Agriculture and Food.
compost, pesticides and other farm inputs, together with a
nationwide educational and promotional campaign for the use URL:organic.da.gov.ph/images/downloadables/RA10068-
and processing, as well as the adoption of organic agricultural Implementing-Rules-and-Regulations.pdf
system as a viable alternative shall be undertaken. The State
recognizes and supports the central role of the farmers,
indigenous people and other stakeholders at the grassroots of
the program.