The Regional Composite Survey Team's subclassification and zonification of said areas is delineated under which laws and codes?

• A. The 1987 Constitution, RA 7160, and RA 7942
• B. The 1987 Constitution, RA 7942, and PD 705
• C. The 1987 Constitution, PD 705, and RA 7586
• D. The Revised Forestry Code alone

Answer: (C)

Subclassification and zonification of forest lands and protected areas are grounded in constitutional authority and carried out through specific rules on land use. The 1987 Constitution sets the basic principle that theState owns and must protect natural resources, providing the constitutional basis for laws that govern how land is classified and managed. The Revised Forestry Code (PD 705) supplies the framework for classifying forest lands and establishing forest zones, which directs what portions of land can be used for timber, production, or other forest purposes. The National Integrated Protected Areas System Act (RA 7586) creates protected areas and requires detailed zoning within them—core, buffer, and multiple-use zones—so management plans and restrictions can be properly applied. Together, these laws provide the complete basis for how the Regional Composite Survey Team would subclassify and zonify areas under DENR authority. The other options either rely on laws that do not cover protected-area zoning or omit the constitutional and protected-area framework, making them incomplete for this purpose.