Inclusion of All Environmental Cases under Column 19 of Page 1 of the Monthly Report of Cases

January 20, 2011

OCA CIRCULAR NO. 13-11

 

Environmental issues is a major concern in which this Court has expressed special interest by designating special courts to exclusively try and decide violations of environmental laws. To effectively monitor the flow of these cases and pending necessary amendments to SC-Form No. 1-2004 (Monthly Report of Cases), all courts are hereby DIRECTED to incorporate under the column "Involving Violation of Forestry Law" (column 19, page 1, Criminal Cases) cases involving violations of environmental laws, which include but is not limited to the following:

1. Revised Forestry Code (P.D. No. 705, as amended)

2. Marine Pollution (P.D. No. 979)

3. Toxic Substances and Hazardous Waste Act (R.A. No. 6969)

4. People's Small-Scale Mining Act (R.A. No. 7076)

5. National Integrated Protected Areas System Act (R.A. No. 7586)

6. Philippine Mining Act (R.A. No. 7942)

7. Indigenous People's Rights Act (R.A. No. 8371)

8. Philippine Fisheries Code (R.A. No. 8550)

9. Clean Air Act (R.A. No. 8749)

10. Ecological Solid Waste Management Act (R.A. No. 9003)

11. National Caves & Cave Resources Management Act (R.A. No. 9072) SEcITC

12. Wildlife Conservation & Protection Act (R.A. No. 9147)

13. Chainsaw Act (R.A. No. 9175)

14. Clean Water Act (R.A. No. 9275)

Strict compliance is enjoined.

(SGD.) JOSE MIDAS P. MARQUEZCourt Administrator