Republic Act No. 4850: Creating the Laguna Lake Development Authority[1]   Albert P. Aquino and Aleta Belissa D. Correa[2]   Introduction  Laguna[3] de Bay means “The Lake of (the town of) Bay”.  It was named after Bay, a town in Laguna province,...
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Executive Order No. 533: Integrated Coastal Management Policy[1] Albert P. Aquino and Aleta Belissa D. Correa[2]   Introduction The Philippines has a total coastline of 36,289 km, making it fourth with the longest coastline in the world[3].  Its coastal and marine areas have been...
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Republic Act No. 9275: The Philippine Clean Water Act of 2004[1]   Albert P. Aquino and Aleta Belissa D. Correa[2]   Introduction As an archipelago, the Philippines is surrounded with water. It ranks fourth with the longest coastline in the world measuring 36,289 km (22,559...
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CBFM: A National Strategy for Sustainable Forest Management[1] Albert P. Aquino and Carl Rookie O. Daquio[2]   INTRODUCTION Context Forests used to be one of the richest natural resources in the Philippines. In fact, in 1900, more than 70%, on average, of the island’s total...
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Yoshihisa Godo Professor, Meiji Gakuin University, Japan   INTRODUCTION Although Japan is the third largest beef importing country in the world (US Department of Agriculture, Livestock and Poultry: World Markets and Traders), with imports accounting for nearly 60% of domestic beef...
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