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i)
Pursue an independent foreign policy. In its relations with other states
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the paramount consideration shall be national sovereignty, territorial
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integrity, national interest, and the right to self-determination;
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j)
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Develop a self-reliant and independent national economy effectively
controlled by Filipinos;
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k) Ensure the autonomy of local governments;
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I)
Give highest priority to the enactment of measures that protect and
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enhance the right of all the people to human dignity, reduce social,
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economic, and political inequalities, and remove cultural inequities by
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equitably diffusing wealth and political power for the common good;
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m) Encourage
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non-governmental,
community-based,
or
sectoral
organizations that promote the welfare of the nation; and
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n) Adopt and accept the generally accepted principles as embodied in the
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International Covenant
on
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Covenant on Economic,
Social, Cultural Rights, UN Declaration on the
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Rights of Indigenous Peoples, UN Convention on Biodiversity and other
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international accords on human rights, labor rights, the rights of women
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and children, and the protection and preservation o f the environment, of
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which the State is a party.
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Civil and
Political
Rights,
International
Sec. 3. - The State shall formulate a National Industrialization Program pursuant
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to
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manufacturing industries, and rational, sustainable, and equitable development of the
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national economy. The State shall, therefore, promote the development of mineral
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processing to maximize the benefits or value-added from mining. Towards this end, it
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shall encourage the establishment and development of manufacturing plants that will
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utilize locally processed mineral products as well as mining firms that will process
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mineral ores first for domestic purposes and before exporting them to other countries.
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Pursuant to the foregoing, the State shall implement a Mineral Management Plan that
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provides the framework for the utilization and management of the country's mineral
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resources, which will address the needs of the domestic economy and uphold the rights
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of industry workers, indigenous peoples and local communities.
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the
principles
of
agricultural
modernization,
development
of
industrial
and
Sec. 4. - The judicious stewardship of our mineral resources, as well as its
exploration, development and utilization shall comply with the following principles:
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a) The current export-orientation of mining is hereby reversed, and a
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domestic needs-based development of the industry shall be pursued by
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the State as a step towards achieving genuine economic development;