OCA CIRCULAR NO. 34-2008, March 19, 2008

Under Administrative Order No. 23-2008 dated January 28, 2008 , some branches of the first and second !eve! courts were designated to try and decide violations of environmental laws, including but not limited  to the following;

1. Revised Forestry Code (P.D. No. 705)
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 and Cave Resources Management Act (R.A. No. 9072)
12. Wildlife Conservation and Protection Act (R.A. No. 9147)
13. Chainsaw Act (R.A. No. 9175) 14.Clean Water Act (R.A. No. 9275)
14. Clean Water Act (R.A. No. 9275)

As part of the judicial reform program, the Supreme Court is now studying the possibility of having these cases heard and tried in the Mobile Court (Justice on Wheels), in this connection, you are hereby directed to submit an inventory of all cases involving violation of the above-mentioned laws and other laws on the environment on or before April 15, 2008. The report shall be submitted to the Court Management Office. For uniformity in the reporting, you may use the attached form.

INVENTORY OF CASES INVOLVING VIOLATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS