THIRTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE 
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REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES 
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First Regular Session 
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SENATE 
Senate Bill No. 20 
5 JUN -8 P 4  :U4 
Introduced by Senator Companera Pia S. Cayetano 
EXPLANATORY NOTE 
This bill seeks to declare the Aliwagwag Falls in the Municipality of Cateel, 
Province of Davao Oriental, and its outlying areas within the radius of ten thousand 
(10,000) square kilometers, a forest reserve. 
The Aliwagwag Falls is an impressive spectacle of nature because of its beauty 
and the massive volume of water that cascades down its tremendous height. Aside from 
being one of the highest waterfalls in the country, it is capable of generating hydroefectric 
power, a vast source of potential energy which many be harnessed to serve the energy 
needs of the people within the vicinity. Estimates place its power generating capacity at 
approximately eighty (80) megawatts. Since the province of Davao Oriental consumes 
only five (5) megawatts of electricity, the catchment area of Aliwagwag Falls would 
include most, if not all, of the Provinces of Region XI. 
Lately, however, there were confirmed reports that certain lumber and logging 
concessionaires with proper connections in the higher officialdom had been able to secure 
commercial timber licenses from the Department of Environment and Natural Resources 
to exploit the forested areas near the source of Aliwagwag Falls. This is highly alarming, 
for indiscriminate commercial exploitation would surely cause the denudation and 
devastation of the forest and timber areas in close proximity to the Falls. 
This bill, therefore, seeks to declare the Aliwagwag Falls as a forest reserve in 
order to protect it from indiscriminate exploitation and to be able to maintain its 
ecological balance and preserve its source of water supply. 
In view of the foregoing, the passage of this measure is earnestly urged. 
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THIRTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE , ) 
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES 
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First Regular Session 
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Senate Bill No. 
Introduced by Senator Companera Pia S. Cayetano 
AN ACT 
ESTABLISHING THE ALIWAGWAG FALLS LOCATED IN THE MUNICIPALITIES 
OF BOSTON AND CATEE, PROVINCE OF DAVAO ORIENTAL A D THE 
AREA UNDER THE CATEGORY OF PROTECTED LANDSCAPE AND ITS 
PERIPHERAL AREAS AS BUFFER ZONE, APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR, 
AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES 
MUNICIPALITY OF COMPOSTELA, COMPOSTELA PROVINCE AS A PR & ECTED, 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress assembled: 
SECTION 1. Title. - This Act shall be known as the “Aliwagwag” Falls Protected 
Landscape Act of 2005.” 
SEC. 2. 
Declaration of Policy. - Considering its unique aesthetic features, rich. 
biodiversity , and critical role as a water catchment area which is tributary to the watershed of 
Cateel River, it is hereby declared the policy of the State to protect and conserve the Aliwagwag 
Falls, its resources, and communities of people therein and their way of life, in accord with the 
rhythm and harmony of nature. In so doing, the State shall ensure the protection of bio-dwersity, 
.promote sustainable and participatory development, advance and protect the interests of 
legitimate inhabitants and honor customary laws. 
SEC. 3. 
Scope. - The Aliwagwag Falls Protected Landscape situated in the 
Municipalities of Boston and Cateel, Davao Oriental and the Municipality of Compostela, in the 
Province of Compostela Valley, which shall be withdrawn from sale, settlement, lease or other 
modes of disposition, subject to existing rights, is more particularly described as follows: 
“Beginning at a point marked “1” on the map and on the ground being identical to comer 8 of 
former TLA No. 201 of Eastcoast Development Enterprise; 
Thence, 
S. 50’33” E., 
361.1 meters 
to corner 2; 
Thence, 
S. 58”33” E., 
546.9 meters 
to comer 3; 
Thence, 
S. 58’33” E., 
515.9 meters 
to comer 4; 
Thence, 
S. 58’33” E., 
361.1 meters 
to corner 5; 
Thence, 
S. 23’50” W., 
402.6 meters 
to comer 6; 
Thence, 
S. 23’50” W., 
432.8 meters 
to corner 7; 
Thence, 
S. 23’50” W., 
352.3 meters 
to comer 8; 
S. 23’50” W., 
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S. 23”50” W., 
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S. 45O37” E., 
S. 45O37” E., 
S. 45’37” E., 
S. 45”31” E., 
S. 45037” E., 
S. 45’31” E., 
S. 45”37” E., 
S. 45”31” E., 
s. 18’22” E., 
S. 45”26“ W., 
S. 37”29” W., 
S. 19’59” W., 
S. 32“34” W., 
S. 25’45” W., 
S. 12006” W., 
s. 57036” W., 
N. 71O37” W., 
S. 32’34” W., 
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S. 32’34’ W., 
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352.3 meters 
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to comer 11; 
to comer 12; 
to comer 13; 
to corner 14; 
to comer 15; 
to corner 16; 
to comer 1 I; 
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to comer 20: 
to comer 21; 
to corner 22; 
to corner 23; 
to comer 24; 
to comer 25; 
to corner 26; 
to corner 27; 
to corner 28; 
to corner 29; 
to corner 30; 
to corner 3 1; 
to corner 32; 
to corner 33; 
to corner 34; 
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S. 26”44” W., 
S. 39”28” W., 
N. 35”23” W., 
N. 9O”OO” W., 
S. 37”29” W., 
s. 59O39” w., 
s. 79” 47” W., 
N. 57’ 25” W., 
N. 60” 27” W., 
N. 61” 43” W., 
S. 61” 43” W., 
N. 66” 32” W., 
N. 80” 48” W., 
N. 70” 01” W., 
N. 73” 29”W., 
N. 15” 47” E., 
N. 52” 29” E., 
N. 52’ 29” E., 
N. 29” 17” E., 
N. 51” 22” W., 
N. 84” 53” W., 
N. 40’ 21” W., 
N. 19” 35” W., 
N. 57’ 25” W., 
S. 65” 51” W., 
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to corner 38; 
to comer 39; 
to comer 40; 
to comer 4 1 ; 
to corner 42; 
to comer 43; 
to comer 44; 
to corner 45; 
to comer 46; 
to comer 47; 
to corner 48; 
to corner 49; 
to comer 50; 
to comer 5 1 ; 
to comer 52; 
to comer 53; 
to comer 54; 
to comer 55; 
to corner 56; 
to comer 57; 
to comer 58; 
to corner 59; 
to comer 60; 
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N. 56’ 24” W., 
N. 61” 27” W., 
N. 82” 50” W., 
N. 59” 26” W., 
N. 58” 25” W., 
N. 06” 51” W., 
N. 06” 51”,W., 
N. 06” 51” W., 
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N. 15’ 40” W., 
N. 15”40”W., 
N. 15’ 40” W., 
N. 66” 32” W., 
N. 17” 37”W., 
N. 17’37”W., 
N. 17”37”W., 
N. 40” 30” E., 
N. 16” 38” W., 
N. 16” 38” W., 
N. 16” 38”W., 
N. 44” 31” E., 
N. 44“ 31” E., 
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to comer 65; 
to comer 66; 
to comer 67; 
to comer 68; 
to comer 69; 
to comer 70; 
to corner 71; 
to comer 72; 
to comer 73; 
to comer 74; 
to corner 75; 
to comer 76; 
to comer 77; 
to comer 78; 
to corner 79; 
to comer 80; 
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to comer 85; 
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N. 07" 49" W., 
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N. 66" 09" E., 
N. 88' 03" E., 
N. 78" 36" E., 
N. 78" 36" E., 
N. 45" 37" E., 
N. 61" 31"E., 
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S. 70" 24" E., 
S. 70' 24" E., 
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to comer 92; 
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to comer 95; 
to comer 96; 
to comer 97; 
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to comer 99; 
to comer 100; 
to comer 10 1 ; 
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to comer 103; 
to comer 104; 
to comer 105; 
to comer 106; 
to corner 107; 
to comer 108; 
to comer 109; 
to corner 110; 
to corner 111; 
to comer 112; 
to comer 113; 
to corner 114; 
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Any modification of this technical description due to factors such as changing ecological 
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with the affected public and concerned government agencies. 
SEC. 4. Buffer Zone. - The Aliwagwag Falls Protected Landscape shall be surrounded 
by a buffer zone, which shall also be withdrawn from sale, settlement, lease or other modes of 
disposition, subject to existing rights, and given special development control. Such buffer zone is 
hereunder described as: 
"Bounded on the west and north directions by the remaining portion of the TLA 
No. 43 of PICOP Resources Inc., on the east by the remaining portion of TLA No. 2010f 
Eastcoast Development Enterprises, on the east southeast by the remaining portion of 
TLA No. 096 of Valderrama Lumber Manufactxrers, Inc. and on the south by the rqad 
which connects the Municipalities of Compostela, Compostela Valley Province and 
Cateel, Davao Oriental." 
Beginning at a point marked "1" on the map and on the ground being identical to 
corner 1 of the protected landscape and identical to corner 8 of former TLA No. 201 of 
Eastcoast Development Enterprises; 
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to comer 2; 
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to comer 3; 
Thence 
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to corner 4; 
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Thence 
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420.0 meters 
to corner 6; 
Thence 
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280.0 meters 
to corner 7; 
Thence 
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400.0 meters 
to corner 8; 
N 81" 00' W 
360.0 meters 
to corner 9; 
Thence 
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to corner 10 
Thence 
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380.0 meters 
to comer 1 1; 
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to comer 12; 
Thence 
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to corner 13; 
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Beginning, containing an approximate area of four hundred twenty one (421.0) 
hectares, more or less." 
Such buffer zones are established for the purpose of providing an extra layer around the 
protected area in which restrictions can apply ahd communities can assist in repelling threats to 
the area. Such buffer zone shall be managed according to the management plan herein provided. 
SEC. 5. Definition of Terms. - The following terms are hereby defined for the purpose 
of this Act: 
a) "Ancestral Domain" refers to all lands and natural resources occupied or possessed 
by indigenous cultural communities, by themselves or through their ancestors, 
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b) “Biodiversity” refers to the variety of life in all its forms. 
c) “Buffer Zone” are identified areas outside the boundaries of and immediately 
adjacent to designated areas that need special development control in order to avoid 
or minimize harm to the protected area. 
d) “Indigenous Cultural Communities” shall refer to Filipino tribes who have 
continuously lived as communities on communally bounded and defined land since 
time immemorial and have succeeded in preserving, maintaining and sharing 
common bonds of language, customs, traditions and other distinctive cultural traits. 
e) %dustrial Forest Management Agreement (IFMA) ” refers to a production-sharing 
contract entered into by and between the Department of Environment and Natural 
Resources (DENR) and a qualified person, whether natural or juridical, wherein the 
former grants to the latter the exclusive right and responsibility to invest in, develop, 
manage, and protect a defined area of the production forestland, including the 
establishment, management and utilization of industrial forest plantation, consistent 
with the principle of sustainable development primarily to supply the ra 
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requirements of wood-based processing and energy-related industries and wherein 
both parties share in the benefits therefrom. 
“National Integrated Protected Area System” refers to the classification of all 
designated protected areas pursuant to Republic Act No. 7586 or the National 
Integrated Protected Areas System (NIF’AS) Act of 1992, to maintain essential 
ecological processes and life-supPo$ systems, to protect genetic diversity, to ensure 
sustainable use of resources found therein, and to maintain their natural conditions to 
the greatest extent as possible. 
“Non-renewable Resources” shall refer to those resources found within the 
Aliwagwag Fall Protected Landscape and its buffer zones, the natural replenishment 
rate of which is either not known or takes more than twenty-five (25) years. 
“Protected Areas” refers to identified portions of land and water set aside by reason 
of their unique physical and biological significance, managed to enhance biological 
diversity and protected against destructive human exploitation. 
“Protected Landscape” is an area of national significance which is characterized by 
the harmonious interaction of man and land while providing opportunities for public 
enjoyment through recreation and tourism within the normal lifestyle and economic 
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International Trade of Endangered Species (CITES), or any plant or animal that shall 
be declared as protected under Philippine laws, rules and regulations issued by the 
DENR or the Protected Area Management Board (PAMB) or through the 
management plan herein provided. 
k) “Nun-government Organization (NGO) ” shall refer to any civic, development or 
philanthropic organization which is multi-sectoral in character. 
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advance the interests of the sector represented, provided that such sector is 
marginalized, poor, or disempowered. 
m) “Public Consultation ” refers to a meeting or dialogue with the concerned or affected 
individuals within and outside the protected area designed to identify and resolve 
issues and problems affecting them. 
n) “Timber License Agreement (TLA)” refers to a privilege granted by the State to a 
person to utilize forest resources within a forestland with the right of possession and 
occupation thereof to the exclusion of others except the Government, but with the 
corresponding obligation to develop, protect, and rehabilitate the same in accordance 
with the terms and conditions set forth in the said agreement. 
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SEC. 6. Management Plan. - The Protected Area Superintendent (PASu) shall prepare 
a management plan in coordination with the appropriate offices of the DENR, NGOs, POs, 
concerned private sector, and local communities and tribal experts who have experience in the 
particular cultures in the area. The Management Plan shall be reviewed, approved and adopted 
by the Protected Area Management Board and certified to by the Secretary. Such certification is 
mandatory in order to determine if the plan conforms to all laws, rules and regulations of 
national application issued by the DENR. Provided, That, the Management Plan shall not be 
revised nor modified without prior consultation with the PAMB. 
Within one year from the effectivity of this Act, a management plan shall be put into 
effect following the General Management Planning Strategy provided for under the NIPAS Act 
and according to the procedure herein set forth. It shall contain, among others, the following: 
a) Period of applicability of the plan; 
b) Key management issues; 
c) Goals and objectives of management in support of Section 2 hereoe 
d) Site management strategy; 
e) Major management activities such as, but not limited to enforcement of laws, habitat 
and wildlife management, sustainable use management, infrasmcture development 
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period of applicability of the plan in effect, the PASu shall cause the publication of notices for 
comments and suggestions on the next successor plan in a newspaper of local circulation and the 
posting of such notices in the provincial, municipal and barangay halls and in three other areas 
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written request of any interested party. The proposed plan shall be made available for public 
perusal at the Office of the PASu upon the approval of the PAMB. 
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used and recognized by the indigenous cultural communities, and, whenever applicable, those 
that have been sustainably used in the development of TLA No. 43, TLA No. 47, and IFMA No. 
28 and by tenured migrant communities for an appreciable length of time unless such uses are 
deemed detrimental to biodiversity and the protection of the natural characteristics of the 
Aliwagwag Fall Protected Landscape. 
The plan shall be in a language understandable in the area, plainly written and available 
for perusal to the general public at the PASu office. 
SEC. 7. Institutional Mechanism. - The following administrative and policy making 
mechanisms shall be observed: 
(A) The Protected Area Management Board. - The PAMB shall be the policy making 
body of the protected area. It shall be composed of: 
(1) The Regional executive Director of DENR Region XI, as chairman; 
(2) The Barangay Captains or their authorized representatives with territory inside 
the protected area; 
(3) One (1) NGO/PO representative concerned with protected area management 
chosen from among the three (3) municipalities with territory inside the 
protected area and duly accredited with the municipality being represented; 
(4) The Regional Director of the Department of Agriculture or his authorized 
representative; 
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(6) The Mayors or their authorized representatives of the towns with territory 
inside the protected area; 
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Every member of the PAMB shall serve for a term of five ( 5 )  years and shall be 
considered to represent and carry the vote of his or her sector in all matters. PAMB members 
who represent government officials or agencies shall serve according to the term of office of 
their principals, unless sooner terminated by such officiak. 
The PAMB of the Aliwagwag Falls Protected Landscape shall have the following powers 
and functions: 
(a) Issue all rules and regulations to implement the provisions of this Act and promote 
(b) Establish criteria and set fees for the issuance of permits for activities regulated by 
the policy declaration herein set forth; 
this Act or the approved management plan; 
(c) Adopt rules of procedure for the conduct of business, including the creation of 
committees to whom its powers may be delegated; 
(d) Approve the management plan and oversee the office of the PASu; 
(e) Deputize interested individuals for the enforcement of the laws, rules and regulations 
adopted pursuant to this Act; 
(9 Accept donations, approve proposals for funding and budget allocations, and exercise 
accountability over all funds that may accrue to the Aliwagwag Falls Protected 
Landscape; 
(g) Coordinate with appropriate agencies for the regulation for flight patterns of all 
aircraft going over the area to set acceptable latitudinal limits and emissions; and 
(h) Retain legal counsel, either on a permanent or temporary basis, to pr&ide legal 
assistance to the PAMB and the PASu staff whenever they are sued in connection 
with the performance of their duties under this Act. 
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including groups interested in the achievement of the goals and objectives of 
the protected area, and in the planning, protection and management thereof; 
(5) Develop and implement a pak information, education and visitor program; 
(6) Enforce the laws, rules and regulations relevant to the protected area and 
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under customary laws are presumed to be held in trust by such individuals for the 
whole community. 
The continued practice of traditional and sustainable living shall be sufficient 
consideration for the State in place of the payment of taxes on ancestral domains. 
Real property taxes, however, shall accrue when there is a determination by the 
PAMB upon a petition by an interested party, that the properties are commercially 
used and not in conformity with traditional and sustainable natural resource 
management practices. 
Owing to differences in cultural and social worldview, the provisions of this Act shall be 
construed liberally in favor of indigenous cultural communities and their members. 
SEC. 9. Tenured Migrants and Transient Farmers. - Tenured migrants are those 
members of households that have actually' and continuously occupied the area within the 
Aliwagwag Falls Protected Landscape since July 1, 1987 and are substantially dependent on the 
protected area for their livelihood. For purposes of official documentation of rights and extent of 
occupation in the protected area, the tenured migrant household shall be issued a tenure 
instrument over such areas as have been occupied or cultivated since July 1, 1987. Tenured 
migrants may occupy and use the area specified in the instrument for a term of twenty-five (25) 
years renewable for the same period. The holder of the instrument upon the laps of this period 
may negotiate for a new instrument and his occupancy shall be evaluated by the PAMB for 
purposes of such renewal. 
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designated as zones where no occupation or other activities are allowed, a provisio for their 
transfer to multiple use zones or buffer zones shall be accomplished using humanitarian 
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considered to be occupyng such lands and shall be entitled to a tenure instrument restricted to 
cultivation, provided that this right can only be transferred to direct descendants. 
Tenured migrant instruments may be canceled for violation of the terms and conditions 
specified therein, upon the holder's repeated refusal to comply with the management plan or the 
regulations set by the PAMB, or by voluntary surrender of rights. Upon cancellation of a tenured 
migrant instrument, the PASu shall take immediate steps to rehabilitate the area in order to return 
it to its natural state prior to the cultivation or other act by the transient or tenured migrant. 
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SEC. 10. Prohibited Acts. - The following shall be the prohibitions and penalties 
applicable to the protected area: 
A. The penalties in Article 309 and 310 of the revised Penal Code depending on 
the value of the resources take, damaged or destroyed shall be imposed upon 
any person who: 
1. Hunts, destroys, traps, disturbs or possesses anywhere within the 
Aliwagwag Falls Protected Landscape of any wild plants or animals or 
products derived therefrom without a permit from the PAMB provided 
that such permits shall only be given for scientific purposes necessary for 
protected area management; 
2. Cuts, gathers, collects or removes timber or forest products without 
permit, provided that such permits shall only be given for scientific 
purposes necessary for protected area management; 
3. Possesses outside the protected area any wild plants or animals or products 
derived therefrom which came from the protected area; 
4. Explores or extracts, drills or engaged in prospecting for minerals within 
the Aliwagwag Falls Protected Landscape; 
S .  Constructs or maintains any kind of road, structure, fence or enclosure 
without a permit from the PAME%, provided that structures within ancestral 
domains used by indigenous cultural communities need not ne k d under a 
permit from the PAMB; 
6. Alters, mutilates, excavates, removes, destroys or defaces boundary marks 
or signs, natural formations, burial grounds, religious sites, artifacts, 
objects belonging to indigenous cultural communities and other objects of 
natural and scenic value or affixing marks or signs on trees; 
Valuation of the damage shall take into account bio-diversity and conservation 
considerations as well as aesthetic and scenic value. The commission of these acts likewise 
carries the penalty of eviction from the protected area and the forfeiture of all transportation, 
structures and building materials, equipment, devices, weapons used for the commission of the 
offense as well as the protected area resources caught in te possession of the accused. 
The local government unit responsible for the imposition of the penalties herein and the 
arrest and confiscation of the materials shall have a fifty percent (50%) share in the disposition 
thereof while the rest shall accrue to the PAMB. 
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duties of his office, shall maliciously refrain from instituting 
prosecution for the punishment of violators of te law, or shall 
tolerate the commission of offenses. Conviction of this offense shall 
also carry the penalty of perpetual disqualification from public 
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suffer his workers to commit any of such acts shall be liable in the same manner as the one 
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All activities contained in the management plans and such other measures as are 
necessary for protection, preservation, and protected area management as certified by the PAMB 
and the DENR Secretary and undertaken by the PASu or those deputized by PAMB shall not be 
covered by the above. The certified customs and traditional practices of the indigenobs cultural 
communities are also allowable activities over which the above prohibitions shall not apply. 
C. A fine of not less than One thousand pesos (P1,OOO.OO) but not more than One 
hundred thousand pesos (PlO0,OOO.OO) and/or imprisonment of not less than 
one (1) year nor more than five (5) years and the restoration and rehabilitation 
of the damage shall be imposed upon any person who commits any of the 
following acts: 
1. Violating any rules and regulations in the management plan or 
agreements reached before the PAMB in the exercise of its 
adjudicative functions; 
2. Dumping, burning, or disposing of any waste products, vegetation or 
materials within the protected area to the detriment of the 
inhabitants, plants or animals therein; 
3. Using motorized equipment without a permit except motorized 
vehicles in areas where the national highway, provincial road or 
other public thoroughfare traverse the park, provided that such 
thoroughfares were legally constructed; 
4. Occupying any portion of land inside the Aliwagwag Fall Protected 
Landscape without a permit from the PAMB: Provided, That 
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SEC. 11. Contracts Over Lands. The purchase, sale, encumbrance, mortgage, usufruct 
or lease ,of lands within the protected area to persons outside the protected area not otherwise 
qualified to hold lands therein shall be invalid unless verified and validated by the PSMB: 
Provided, That verification and validation by the PAMB shall depend on the subsisting rights to 
enter into such contract due to vested rights, customary practices or individual ownership prior to 
the establishment of the area as a protected area. 
SEC. 12. Special Prosecutors. - Within thirty (30) days from the effectivity of this Act, 
the Department of Justice shall designate a special prosecutor to whom all cases of violation of 
laws, rules, and regulations in the protected area shall be assigned. Such special prosecutor shall 
coordinate with the PAMB and the PASu in the performance of hisher duties and assist in the 
training of wardens and rangers in arrest and criminal procedure. The PAMB may appoint a 
special private prosecutor on a case to case basis to assist the public prosecutor in the 
enforcement of protected area laws. 
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SEC. 13. Local Government Units. - Local government units (LGUs) shall participate 
in the management of the Aliwagwag Falls Protected Landscape through representation in the 
PAMB. The LGUs shall retain their ordinance-making powers over the territory covered under 
this Act but with due consideration to the protected area management objectives. If a conflict 
between the LGUs and the protected area management objectives remains unresolved within the 
PAMB, it shall be resolved through mediation between the Secretaries of the DENR and the 
Department of Interior and Local Government. 
SEC. 14. Integrated Protected Areas Funds. - The following shall constitute part of the 
Integrated Protected Areas Fund (IPAF) and shall be subject to its rules as provided for under the , 
NIPAS Act, from the moment they accrue: 
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1. Proceeds from the special land use and resource utilization and real 
property taxes from commercially used ancestral domains, as may be 
set by the PAMB; 
2. Fees extracted from permitted collection of wild flora and fauna and 
other resources within the protected area as may be set by the DENR 
and PAMB; 
3. Fees from industries and facilities directly benefiting from the 
protected area; 
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5 .  Contributions, donations, endowments and grants from any legal 
source intended from the operation of the protected area, 
The LGUs shall continue to impose and collect all other fees not enumerated herein 
which they have traditionally collected such as business permits, property taxes and rentals of 
local government unit facilities. Furthermore, local government units may charge add-ons to fees 
imposed by the PAMB provided that such add-ons shall be determined based on the contribution 
of the local government unit in the maintenance and protection of the protected area. 
SEC. 15. Existing Facilities within the PA. - Within thirty (30) days from the 
effectivity of this Act, all commercial facilities existing within the boundaries of the ! protected 
area with a total capitalization exceeding One hundred thousand pesos (PlOO,OOO.OO) shall 
submit to the PAMB through the PASu the initial environmental examination and the 
environment compliance certificate, the waste cycle, fuel requirements and transportation of fuel 
within the PA, personnel and expected personnel traffic within the park, project life cycle, and 
exit or repair plans for degraded structure, studies on the effects of operation on wildlife, the 
development plans and mitigating measures against adverse environmental impact and such 
other relevant information as may affect protected area management. 
Based on its admission, the PAMB with the help of the DENR, shall determine whether 
the existence of such facility and its future plan and operation will be detrimental to the protected 
area, Failure to submit the required information shall constitute a violation of this Act. The 
PAMB may prescribe conditions for the operation of the facility to ensure that it does not 
contradict protected area management objectives. If any of such conditions are violated, a fine of 
Five thousand pesos (P5,OOO.OO) for every day of violation shall be imposed and the operation of 
the facility shall be ordered to cease. Upon reaching a total fine of Five hundred thousand pesos 
(P500,000.00), the PAMB, through the PASu and deputizing other government entities, shall 
cause the demolition of the facility at the cost of its owners. 
Existing facilities allowed to remain within the protected area may be charged a 
reasonable fee by the PAMB which shall be embodied in a Memorandum of Agreement to be 
entered into by the PAMB and the owner of the facility. All incomes derived from such fees shall 
accrue to the IPAF. 
SEC. 16. Utilization of Non-Renewable Resources. - Any exploration for, exploitation, 
or utilization of non-renewable resources within the protected area shall not be allowed. Energy 
projects, whether renewable or otherwise, shall be permitted only through an Act of Congress: 
Puovided, That exploitation or exploration of renewable energy up to three (3) megawatts 
capacity shall be exempt from such requirement. 
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SEC. 17. Appropriation. - The Secretary of the department of Environment and Natural 
Resources shall include in its program the implementation of this Act, the funding of which shall 
be included in the annual General Appropriations Act. 
SEC. IS. Construction Zn Favor of Tenured Migrants and Indigenous Communities. - 
The provisions of this Act shall be construed liberally in favor of tenured mi$ants and 
indigenous cultural communities and with due consideration to the protection of bio-diversity. 
The NIPAS Act shall have suppletory effect in the implementation of this Act. 
SEC. 19. Transitory Provisions. - All persons who will not qualify as tenured migrants, 
transient farmers, or those who have no ancestral domains within the protected area shall be 
allowed to harvest fmits or crops planted before the effectivity of this Act. Thereafter, all crops 
planted by such unqualified persons shall be confiscated and the proceeds thereof shall accrue of 
the IPAF. 
The holders of TLA No. 43, TLA No. 47, and IFMA No. 28 shall continue to operate in 
their respective areas within the terms of these agreements: Provided, That they shall be allowed 
to harvest only within sustainably managed residual forests and all planted species located within 
the multiple-use zones pursuant to the zoning plan to be adopted for the Aliwagwag Falls 
Protected Landscape. 
SEC. 20. Separability Clause. - If any part or section of this Act is declared by the 
courts as unconstitutional, such declaration shall not affect the other parts or sctions hereof. 
SEC. 21. Repealing Clause. - For.purposes of the establishment of the Aliwagwag Falls 
Protected Landscape, all laws, rules and regulations inconsistent herewith are modified 
accordingly. The prohibitions and penalties under the NJPAS Act are hereby superseded for the 
entire area covered by this Act. 
SEC. 22. Effectivitj Clause. - This Act shall be translated in Filipino, Cebuano and 
Kamayo or the language of the indigenous communities residing within the Aliwagwag Falls 
Protected Landscape and its buffer zones and surrounding areas. It shall be published once every 
week for three consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation readily available in the 
areas in and around the scope specified herein. It shall likewise be posted for three weeks in the 
appropriate language in a conspicuous place in the provincial, municipal, and barangay halls 
within the area as well as in three other places frequented by the public. Fifteen (15) days after 
the last publication, this Act shall have full force and effect. 
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