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One
of
the
greatest
challenges
confronting
humanity
is
environmental
degradation.
This
includes
deforestation,
Speech of Chief Justice Maria Lourdes P. A. Sereno during the 2nd Roundtable Discussion of ASEAN
Chief Justices on Environment 2012 held at Ayer Keroh, Melaka, Malaysia from December 7 to 9, 2012
On September 13, 2012, the President of the Republic of the Philippine signed Administrative Order No.
29 entitled Naming the West Philippine Sea of the Republic of the Philippines, and for other purposes.
The order renamed South China Sea waters within the countrys exclusive economic zone (EEZ) as West
Philippine Sea.
Retrieved
from
Mongabay.com.
Retrieved from http://rainforests.mongabay.com/deforestation/2000/Philippines.htm.
Last accessed on 12 November 2012.
G.R. No. 101083, July 30, 1993, 224 SCRA 792, 802-803.
G.R. Nos. 171947 48, Dec. 18, 2008, 574 SCRA 661.
The symposium was supported by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).
The damage or threatened damage is of such magnitude that it prejudices the ecology of two or more cities
or provinces. Since the affected area is not geographically limited to a single municipality or city, the
petitioner has to go to courts of nationwide jurisdiction, i.e., the Court of Appeals or the Supreme Court.
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The Philippine Judicial Academy was originally created by the Supreme Court through Administrative
Order No. 35-96 on March 12, 1996. It was finally mandated by Republic Act 8557 on February 26,
1998 and institutionalized as a training school for justices, judges, court personnel, lawyers and aspirants
to judicial posts.
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The Pillars of the Criminal Justice System in the Philippines is loosely composed of Law Enforcement,
Prosecution, Court System, Rehabilitation System and the Community.
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The Sourcebook on Environmental Justice, the Capacity Assessment Report of the Pillars of the Criminal
Justice System and the Citizens Handbook on Environmental Justice was undertaken by the Philippine
Judicial Academy in collaboration with the Program Management Office of the Supreme Court of the
Philippines under the Enhancing Access to the Pillars of Justice Component of the Fostering Democratic
Governance Programme of the UNDP and the Government of the Philippines.
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specifically
aims
to:
(a)
review
the
experiences
of
the
pillars
of
the
criminal
justice
system
concerning
Environmental
Justice;
(b)
identify
gaps
and
define
the
needs
of
each
pillar
of
justice
and
across
the
pillars
in
terms
of
policies
and
key
capacities
in
relation
to
the
implementation
of
the
Rules;
and
(c)
identify
activities
and
action
points
on
how
the
various
pillars
can
address
the
said
needs
and
gaps
to
effectively
deliver
Environmental
Justice.
A
review
of
the
Rules
of
Procedure
on
Environmental
Cases
as
well
as
the
status
of
the
environmental
cases
in
all
courts
nationwide
is
being
undertaken
by
PHILJA
in
the
last
quarter
of
2012.
The
Way
Forward
for
ASEAN
The
challenge
that
Environmental
Justice
intends
to
address
covers
everyone,
without
regard
to
socioeconomic
status.
Thus,
the
success
of
Environmental
Justice
requires
all
stakeholders
to
act
in
collaborative,
complementary
and
proactive
manner.
This
includes
both
claim-holders
and
duty-bearers.
Governments,
international
organizations
and
communities
must
work
together
at
all
levels
to
lessen
the
risks
associated
with
environmental
degradation
and
its
contributing
factors,
such
as
climate
change,
and
ensure
that
vulnerable
people
are
prepared
to
survive
and
adapt.
This
means
putting
the
humanitarian
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The Joint Declaration creating the Council was signed by the heads of justice sector agencies on April 30,
2010. The Declaration contains the Sectors guiding principles, approaches to policy making, planning
and operations, together with the JSCCs composition, functions and implementation arrangements.
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Philippine Constitution, Art. VIII, Sec. 11. The Members of the Supreme Court and judges of lower courts
shall hold office during good behavior until they reach the age of seventy years or become incapacitated to
discharge the duties of their office.
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