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administrative orders goes to show that the utilization of inalienable lands of public
domain is not merely done through license, concession or lease since the options
are now also open to the State through direct undertaking or by entering into coproduction, joint venture, or production sharing agreements.
Upon the effectivity of the 1987 Constitution on 2 February 1987, the State
assumed a more dynamic role and the issuance of the administrative orders are not
violative of the constitution but was a promulgation of necessary rules and
regulations that may be necessary to effectively implement provisions there.
Article 12 Section 2 of the 1987 Constitution does not apply retroactively and the
intent was to apply the law prospectively and thus would not be violative of Article
III, section 10 of the constitution.
Also, the regulations adopted under legislative authority by a particular department
must be in harmony with the provisions of the law, and for the sole purpose of
carrying into effect its general provisions, so long as the regulations relate solely to
carrying into effect the provision of the law then they are valid.