Executive Order NoExecutive Order No. 263adoptingcommunity-based forest management as the national strategy to ensure thesustainable development of the countrys forest lands resources and providingmechanisms for its implementationWHEREAS, Article II, Section 16 of the 1987 Constitutionprovides for the protection and advancement of the right of the Filipinopeople, both men and women, to a healthful and balanced ecology;WHEREAS, Article II, Section 10 provides for thepromotion of social justice to all citizens in all phases of nationaldevelopment;WHEREAS, Article XIV, Section 17 mandates the State torecognize and respect the rights of the indigenous peoples to their ancestraldomains and consider their customs, traditions and beliefs in the formulationof laws and policies;WHEREAS, ExecutiveOrder No. 192, series of 1987, mandates the Department of Environment andNatural Resources (DENR) as the primary government agency responsible for thesustainable management and development of the countr...