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1 COASTAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENTCourt declared the "right to a balanced and healthful ecology" as a self-executory right andrecognized the primacy and centrality of ecological security and health among the many rightsassured by the Constitution.d) Due Process Clause: The Constitution guarantees the right of the people to life, liberty andproperty, and freedom from undue intervention and usurpation without due process of law. Thus,surface owners or occupants whose rights are based on a Torrens title or a valid tenurialinstrument issued by the government can assert their right to due process when they arethreatened by development and exploration activities.e) Fundamental Liberties: Besides the right to due process, important provisions include the rightto information and right to people's participation, where the State recognizes and promotes theright of the youth, women, labor, indigenous communities, NGOs, and community-based orsectoral or people's organizations (POs). There is a provision for a people's initiative andreferendum in proposing, amending, rejecting or enacting laws. These policies serve as basisfor community groups to participate in establishing, conserving, managing, and formulatingpolicies and resource management plans.These policies have been complemented by the Philippine Fisheries Code, which provides for:a) protecting the rights of fisherfolk, particularly of municipal fisherfolk communities, in thepreferential use of municipal waters;b) providing primary support to municipal fisherfolk through appropriate technology and research,adequate financial and marketing assistance and other services;c) managing fishery and aquatic resources in a manner consistent with the concept of integratedcoastal area management in specific natural fishery management areas;d) establishing Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Management Councils in the municipal andbarangay level to assist LGUs in formulating and enforcing policies.12SERVICE DELIVERY WITH IMPACT: RESOURCE BOOKS FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENT