Access to Environmental Justice: A Source on Environmental Rights and Legal Remedies

The creation of the Sourcebook was conducted in conjunction with a Capacity Assessment Report on Environmental Justice, both of which are the products of the project entitled “Development of Framework and Capacity Assessment on Environmental Justice.” The Sourcebook outline was presented to the participants of the various focus group discussions consisting of representatives from government agencies, non-governmental organizations, and peoples’ organizations. The draft was subsequently subjected to consultation with a panel of editors. In this light, the Research, Publications, and Linkages Office of the Philippine Judicial Academy and the Program Management Office of the Supreme Court would like to thank the following persons/agencies for their invaluable contribution to the creation of the Sourcebook:

• The principal researcher Atty. Joan Michelle M. Legaspi and her team Tanya Justine R. Baldovino, Gregorio Rafael P. Bueta, Maria Cristina T. Mundin, and Marychelle T. Mendoza and the other law students who assisted the team with the preparation of the outline and proofreading of the Sourcebook: Gerald Enrico P. Bautista, Mikaela Francine D. Lagarde, and Agatha Grace A. Sarines.
• The Board of Editors Justice Oswaldo D. Agcaoili, Dean Mikhail Lee L. Maxino, Atty. Ronaldo R. Gutierrez, Atty. Lissa Belle M. Villanueva, Atty. Grizelda Mayo-Anda, and Ms. Maryam Cecilia L. Mamorno.
• The facilitators of the focus group discussion with the government agencies and the non-government organizations, Prof. Albert B. Banico, Ms. Patria Gwen M.L. Borcena, Prof. Anthony Martin D. Ducepec, and Atty. Galahad R.A. PeBenito.
• The government agencies who contributed data and participated in the focus group discussions and round table consultations namely: the Supreme Court (Office of the Court Administrator and Court Management Office), the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology, the Philippine National Police (Program Management Office and Maritime Group), the Armed Forces of the Philippines (Office of the Inspector General and Civil and Military Operations Unit), the National Bureau of Investigation, the Philippine Coast Guard, the Department of Justice (National Prosecution Service), the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (Legal Service Department, Forest Management Bureau, Mines and Geosciences Bureau, and Environmental Management Bureau), the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources, the Department of the Interior and Local Government (Office of the Secretary and Bureau of Local Government Supervision), and the Office of the Ombudsman.
• The organizations and departments which participated in the Focus Group Discussion in Silliman University namely: Silliman University School of Public Affairs and Governance, Silliman Divinities School, Silliman Justice and Peace Center, Silliman Religious Studies Program, Buglas Bamboo Institute, Friends of the Environment in Negros Oriental, Federation of Farmers in Twin Lakes, and the Department of Agrarian Reform.
• The non-government organizations and peoples’ organizations namely: CBCP-ECIP, CFARMC, Environmental Studies Institute, GAIA, Greenresearch, HARIBON, Legal Rights and Natural Resources Center-Kasama sa Kalikasan, NGOs for Fisheries Reform, Order of Friars Minor, Pambansang Katipunan ng mga Samahan sa Kanayunan, Save Sierra Madre Environmental Society Inc., Tambuyog Development Center, and Pangisda and Tanggol Kalikasan.

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