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What overarching goal do Philippine environmental laws collectively aim to achieve, consistent with the Constitution?
- Rapid economic growth regardless of environmental cost
- Complete prohibition of all industrial activity
- The protection and advancement of the people's right to a balanced and healthful ecology
- Exclusive control of natural resources by foreign investors
Answer
C. The protection and advancement of the people's right to a balanced and healthful ecology
Solution
Philippine environmental statutes implement the constitutional mandate to protect the right to a balanced and healthful ecology.
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