Primer on Municipal Waters and Jurisdiction of Local Governments - Oceana Philippines

Report | February, 2025

Primer on Municipal Waters and Jurisdiction of Local Governments

 

This Primer presents salient information on the Local Government Code and the amended Fisheries Code provision reserving the 15-km zone municipal waters for the artisanal fisherfolk under the jurisdiction of coastal cities and municipalities. It focuses on the significance of local autonomy, socio-economic conditions especially of local communities and municipal fisherfolk, environmental sustainability, and national and food security and the procedural and substantive rights of the citizens.

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