Practice question
A government planning team prepares a development policy for a rural area inhabited by an indigenous community. A private investor offers employment and capital but asks the team to exclude environmental protection and indigenous community rights because only investment matters under Article II. The team is choosing its policy orientation, not deciding a lawsuit or permit application. Which approach best reflects the relevant constitutional declarations?
- Exclude community rights because investment is the only recognized development interest.
- Exclude environmental concerns whenever employment is promised.
- Encourage private enterprise while considering ecological protection and indigenous community rights within national unity and development.
- Reject every private investment because Article II recognizes only State-owned enterprise.
- Treat indigenous communities as outside the framework of national development.
Legal references
- 1987 Constitution, Article II, Sections 16, 20, and 22: https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/3/353
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