E-Library - Information At Your Fingertips: Printer Friendly 27 of 40 http://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocsfriendly/1/65160 Environment and Natural Resources-Cordillera Administrative Region granted private respondents' application and issued Environmental Compliance Certificate CAR0106-047-120,[138] which contained several conditions for the removal of the 112 trees, including: 12. All trees to be affected by the project shall be disposed off (sic) in accordance with existing Forestry Laws, Rules and Regulations. A replacement of at least 25 saplings for every tree cut shall be undertaken by the proponent. Tree planting should be done within the project site to maintain the ecological balance of the area. Planting site(s) outside the SM Property, in coordination with the concerned government agencies/units, shall be covered by a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) to be submitted to EMB, DENRCAR by the proponent within sixty (60) days upon receipt of this certificate and prior to start of development[.][139] In November 2003, construction of SM City Baguio, located within the SM Pines Resort complex, was completed. A few years later, it expanded its existing mall on Luneta Hill to increase parking and commercial spaces.[140] On April 5, 2011,[141] in relation to the application for an amended environmental compliance certificate, the Environmental Management Bureau-Cordillera Administrative Region requested additional information on the trees that would be affected by the Expansion Project, particularly: Inventory report on affected trees. The report should include at least a description of the affected trees in terms of number; species; diameter sizes; and, nature as to whether the same were planted or naturally grown. Said report will also serve as material reference and guidance document vis-à-vis the implications of Executive Order No. 23 (Declaring a Moratorium on the Cutting and Harvesting of Timber in the Natural Residual Forest and Creating the Anti-Illegal Logging Task Force) issued by the President of the Philippines.[142] Private respondent SM Investments Corporation complied by submitting a revised Environmental Performance Report and Management Plan.[143] However, while the document contained a detailed inventory[144] of the trees that would be affected by the Expansion Project, it did not provide relevant information as to whether the trees were planted or naturally grown. The missing information is crucial to determine if the affected trees were part of a 4/23/2020, 10:52 AM