Republic of the  Philippines
House of Representatives
Quezon City
NINETEENTH CONGRESS
Second Regular Session
House Bill No.
942¢
Introduced by Representatives Albert S. Garcia & Jernie Jett V. Nisay
EXPLANATORY NOTE
Republic Act  (RA)  No.11365,  entitled  "An Act Dec/ar/.ng the  Ba/anga  Wet/and
and  Nature  Park  located  in  Barangay  Torfugas,  City  of  Balanga,  Province  of  Bataan  as  a
Responsible,  Community-Based  Ecotourism  Zone  and  Appropriating  Funds  Therefor," was
passed into law to ensure the conservation of the biodiversity and preservation of the Balanga
Wetland  and  Nature  Park.    It was  declared  as  an  ecotourism  zone  to  develop  and  promote
responsible ecological-based tourism  in the province of Bataan that will generate employment
and provide economic benefits to the province and its residents.
However, after  careful   evaluation] it  was  later  found  out that there  was  an  error  in
the technical descriptions of the Balanga Wetland  and  Nature Park as described  in Section  6,
paragraph  (b) of RA 11365 on  Foreshore Land, as stated  in the Memorandum  dated  October
2,  2023 by Engr. Juan  P.  Fernandez,  Jr.,  Chief of the  Surveys  and  Mapping  Division  of the
Department of Environment and Natural Resources,            i:
Thus, there is a  need to amend the law to reflect the true technical descriptions of the
Balanga  Wetland  and  Nature  Park  on  foreshore  land  and  ensure  its  development  as  an
ecotourism zone.
In view of the foregoing, passage of this bill is earnestly sought.


Republic of the Philippines
House of Representatives
Quezon City
NINETEENTH CONGRESS
Second Regular Session
House Bill No.  9424
Introduced by Representatives Albert S. Garcia & Jernie Jett V. Nisay
1                                                                                                AN ACT
2       REVISING THE TECHNICAL DESCRIPTIONS OF FORESHORE  LAND AREAS  COVERED
3        BY THE  BALANGA WETLAND AND  NATURE  PARK ECOTOuRISM  ZONE  LOCATED  IN
4       BARANGAY TORTUGAS, CITY OF BALANGA, PROVINCE OF BATAAN, AMENDING FOR
5       THE   puRPosE   REPuBLic  ACT  No.   11365,   ENTITLED   "AN  AC7`  DECLAR/rvG   THE
6       BALANGA WETLAND AND NATURE PARK LOCATED IN BARANGAY TORTUGAS, CITY
7        0F  BALANGA,  PROVINCE  OF  BATAAN  AS  A  RESPONSIBLE,  COMMUNITY-BASED
8       ECOTOuRISM ZONE AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR"
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10       Be  it enacted  by the  Senate  and  House  of  Representatives  of the  Philippines  in  Congress
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SECTION  1. Section 6 (b) of Republic Act No.  11365 is amended to read as follows:
"SEC. 6. Scape and Coverage. -The BWNP, which shall cover an area of one
hundred fifty-three thousand five  hundred  seventy-eight (153,  578) square  meters
of mangrove forest and one hundred eighty-seven thousand five hundred (187,500)
square  meters  of  foreshore  land,   is   hereby  declared  an   ecotourism  zone.   Its
boundaries shall be as follows:
"(a)           Mangrove Forest
Beginning at a point marked  1,  being N 35°55'  E, 335.73 meters from MBM  1,
Balanga Cadastre, Bataan.
thence                   N 56°5'0" W    25.64     meters to corner2;
thence                    N 43°19'0" E    30.05    meters to corner 3;
thence                    N 31°29'0"  E    40.25    meters to corner4;
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thence
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N 44°10'0" W   399.86 meters to corner 5;
S 57°37'0" W   190.74 meters to corner 6;
N64°12'0"W     5.16    meterstocorner7;
N 5°45'0"W    35.99     meterstocorner8;
N  6900'0"  E
N  13°38'0"  E
N  63°45'0" W
N  17°14'0"  E
N 40°29'0" W
N 25°46'0" E
S 74°22'0" E
N  29°15'0"  E
N 57°34'0" W
N  12°42'0"  E
N  505'0"  E
17.38    meters to corner9;
15.10 meters to corner 10;
30.47 meters to corner 11 ;
10.23 meters to corner 12;
39.61  meters to corner 13;
28.71  meters to corner 14;
37.57 meters to corner 15;
17.33 meters to corner 16;
39.85 meters to corner 17;
62.68 meters to corner 18;
36.88    meters to corner 19;
N 37°55'0"W   18.14    metersto corner20;
N  13°35'0"  E    49.81     meterstocorner21;
N 23°41'0" E  122.08    meters to corner 22;
N 40°26'0" E  141.26    meters to corner 23;
S 72°36'0" E
S  17°56'0"  E
S  12°20'0"  E
S 44°59'0"  E
S  13°4o'0"  E
S 408'0" W
S  14°22'0" W
S 32°51 '0" W
S 8020'0" W
29.09  meters to corner 24;
14.59   meters to corner 25;
24.52   meters to corner 26;
34.11  meters to corner 27;
41.09 meters to corner 28;
26.47 meters to corner 29;
31.53 meters to corner 30;
24.32 meters to corner 31 ;
33.87 meters to corner 32;
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S  17°3'0"  E
S 28°36'0" E
S 37°16'0"  E
S 46°20'0"  E
S 67°42'0" E
S 88°35'0" E
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S 68°57'0" E
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S 34°53'0" E
S  13°19'0" W
S 33°47'0" E
S 59°14'0"  E
N  83°51'0"  E
S 39°17'0"  E
69.51  meters to corner 33;
139.68 meters to corner 34;
42.45 meters to corner 35;
36.79 meters to corner 36;
22.58 meters to corner 37;
12.59 meters to corner 38;
54.78 meters to corner 39;
6.71  meters to corner 40;
5.34  meters to corner 41 ;
8.90  meters to corner 42;
10.75 meters to corner 43;
15.36 meters to corner 44;
19.55 meters to corner 45;
9.46 meters to corner 46;
44.67 meters to corner 47;
17.48 meters to corner 48;
25.33  meters to corner 49;
152.54 meters to corner 50;
S 63°16'0" W    225.50 meters to corner 1 ;
to  the   point   of  beginning   containing   an   area   of  one   hundred   fifty-three
thousand five hundred seventy-eight (153,578) square meters, more or less.
"(b)           Foreshore Land
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"suRVEy PLAN NO. : swoueroo052i
"BOUNDARIES:
"LII\IE         p.[RECTior`i ADuoir\[lNG LOTS/FEATUREs
"1-26         SW, SE & NW             SALVAGE ZONE (20.00 M. WIDE)
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"26-27       NW
"27-28       N E
"28-1          SE
TALISAY RIVER
MANILA BAY
TALISAY RIVER
"TIE  LINE:  N.46DEG. 59'E.,  565.88 lvl. FROM  MBM       NO.1, BALANGA
CADASTRE.
"LOT DESCRIPTION:
"LINE
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"5-6
"6-7
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"8-9
"9-10
"10-11
"11 -12
"12-13
"13-14
"14-15
"15-16
"16-17
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"21 -22
BEARING
N. 39 DEG.17' W.
S. 83 DEG. 51' W.
N. 59 DEG.14' W.
N. 33 DEG. 47' W.
N.13 DEG.19'  E.
N. 34 DEG. 53' W.
N. 54 DEG. 30' W.
N. 68 DEG. 56' W.
S. 81  DEG. 23' W.
N. 62 DEG. 09' W.
S. 88 DEG. 36' W.
N. 67 DEG. 41 ' W.
N. 46 DEG. 20' W.
N. 37 DEG.16' W.
N. 28 DEG. 36' W.
N.17 DEG. 03' W.
N. 08 DEG. 20' E.
N. 32 DEG. 50' E.
N.14 DEG. 22' E.
N. 04 DEG. 08' E.
N. 13 DEG. 40' W.
DISTANCE
163.37 M.;
29.49 M.;
6.29 M.;
31.44 M.;
9.69 M.;
31.95 M.;
21.35 M.;
18.40   M.;
21.17  M.;
50.35 M.;
13.61  M.;
14.62 M.;
31.44 M.;
39.34 M.;
136.14 M.;
62.98  M.;
25.02  lvl.;
23.23 M.;
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31.40  M.;
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N. 44 DEG. 59' W.
N.12 DEG. 20'   W.
N.17 DEG. 56' W.
N. 72 DEG. 36' W.
N. 55 DEG. 31' E.
S. 32 DEG. 39' E.
S. 63 DEG.16' W.
33.85 M.;
19.64 M.;
25.90 M.;
39.42 M.;
181.64 M.;
877.51  M.;
152.57 M.
"AREA:  ONE  HUNDRED  EIGHTY SEVEN  THOUSAND  FIVE  HUNDRED
(187,500) SQUARE METERS MORE OR LESS.
"DESCRIPTION OF CORNERS: ALL POINTS REFERRED  TO ON PLAN
AND ARE MARKED  ON THE GROUND AS   STAKE."
"The  metes  and  bounds  of  the  BWNP  shall  be  indicated  on  maps  and/or
nautical charts.   Any modification of the coverage of this Act due to such factors as
changing ecological situation, new scientific or archaeological findings, or discovery
of traditional boundaries not previously taken into account shall be made through an
act of Congress, after consultation with the concerned government agencies."
SEC. 2.  This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in the Offlcj.a/
20       Gaze#e orin a newspaperofgeneral circulation.
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