Are autonomous regions granted control over the natural resources within their territories? Autonomous regions are strategically granted significant legislative powers over the ancestral domains and natural resources found securely within their territorial jurisdiction. This allows the regional government to enact local laws that protect the environment and manage resource extraction for the direct benefit of their people. This power enables them to balance local economic development effectively with the preservation of their natural heritage. The authority to fiercely legislate on natural resources is embedded in Article X, Section 20, 1987 Philippine Constitution. “SECTION 20. Within its territorial jurisdiction and subject to the provisions of this Constitution and national laws, the organic act of autonomous regions shall provide for legislative powers over: … (3) Ancestral domain and natural resources;” 06-Mar-26 About Nicolas and De Vega Law Offices
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