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Senate Bill NO. I O 6 6 
Introduced by SENATOR COMPAnERA PIA S. CAYETANO 
EXPLANATORY NOTE 
This bill seeks to declare the Mt. Hilong-Hilong Range in the City of Butuan and 
in the Municipalities of Remedios T. Romualdez, Cabadbaran and Santiago, Agusan 
Del Norte as a protected area. 
The Mt. Hilong- Hilong range is one of the very few remaining virgin forests and 
waterfalls in the country. An ecotourism site, Mt. Hilong-Hilong serves as a nesting 
place of the endangered Philippine Eagle, and the habitat of other wildlife flora and 
fauna. The range, a proclaimed watershed forest reserve, is the headwater of four major 
river systems in the Agusan Provinces. Aside from its biological significance, the Mt. 
Hilong- Hilong range is also the home and source of livelihood of Indigenous Peoples in 
the area. 
This bill, therefore, seeks to declare the Mt. Hilong- Hilong Range as 
protected 
in order to protect it from indiscriminate exploitation and to be able to maintain its 
ecological balance and preserve its source of water supply. 
Given the importance of biodiversity, it is deemed crucial that we act on these 
now to ensure that our children and the succeeding generations will inherit a living earth 
with all of its bountiful natural resources and vibrant wildlife. 
In view of the foregoing, the passage of this measure is earnestly urged. 
SEN Fiflk, 
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ANERA PIA s. CAYETANO 
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FOURTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE 
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First Regular Session 
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SENATE 
Senate Bill No. 9066 
Introduced by Senator Pia S. Cayetano 
AN ACT 
ESTABLISHING THE MT. HILONG-HILONG RANGE SITUATED IN THE CITY OF 
BUTUAN AND IN THE MUNICIPALITIES OF REMEDIOS T. ROMUALDEZ, 
CABADBARAN AND SANTIAGO IN THE PROVINCE OF AGUSAN DEL NORTE AS 
A PROTECTED AREA, UNDER THE CATEGORY OF PROTECTED LANDSCAPE 
PROVIDING FOR ITS MANAGEMENT, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES 
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 "Mt. Hilong-Hilong Range 
SEC. 2. Land Classification. - All lands of the public domain comprising the Mt. 
Hilong-Hilong Range Protected Landscape shall fall under the classification of National 
Park as provided for in the Philippine Constitution. 
Protected Landscape Act of 2007". 
SEC. 3. Scope and Coverage. - The Mt. Hilong-Hilong Range Protected 
Landscape is hereby declared a protected area and categorized as a protected 
landscape pursuant to Republic Act No. 7586, otherwise known as the National 
Integrated Protected Areas Act of 1992 or the NIPAS Act. 
The boundaries of Mt. Hilong-Hilong Range Protected Landscape, within the City 
of Butuan and in the Municipalities of Remedios T. Romualdez, Cabadbaran and 
Santiago in the Province of Agusan Del Norte, are more particularly described as 
follows: 
"Beginning at Tie Point AGN 35 of PRS 92 located at Sitio Agay, Barangay Balang- 
Balang, Municipality of Remedios T. Romualdez, Agusan del Norte, with the 
coordinates of South 53"38' East with a distance of 7,567.97 meters to a point 
designated as corner 1 located at the top of the ridge, 
thence from corner 1, 
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N 39"23' W 309.63 meters to corner 2, 
N 56"39' E 202.54 meters to corner 3, 
N 29"22' E 133.12 meters to corner4, 
N 04"51' E 612.17 meters to corner 5, 
N 43"09' E 257.51 meters to corner 6, 
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N 5238' E 282.61 meters to corner 8, 
N 77"34' E 250.39 meters to corner 9, 
S 82"25' E 223.65 meters to corner 10, 
S 87"04' E 334.71 meters to corner 11, 
N 72"48' E 342.1 1 meters to corner 12, 
N 23"43' E 258.07 meters to corner 13, 
N 59"46' E 281.37 meters to corner 14, 
N 75"32' E 338.56 meters to corner 15, 
N 84"OO' E 237.77 meters to corner 16, 
S 85"35' E 496.31 meters to corner 17, 
S 74"09' E 292.27 meters to corner 18, 
N 89"20' E 153.26 meters to corner 19, 
N 3656' E 285.02 meters to corner 20, 
N 43"13' E 447.79 meters to corner 21, 
N 1 O"01' E 395.1 3 meters to corner 22, 
N 41"12' E 365.72 meters to corner 23, 
N 72"07' E 350.13 meters to corner 24, 
N 40"38' E 423.84 meters to corner 25, 
N 42"32' E 185.69 meters to corner 26, 
N 05"08' E 382.30 meters to corner 27, 
N 04"OI' W 418.07 meters to corner 28, 
N 04"24' W 313.87 meters to corner 29, 
N 53"39 E 212.76 meters to corner 30, 
N 18"47' E 312.59 meters to corner 31, 
N 24"07' W 252.12 meters to corner 32, 
N IO"21' W 139.78 meters to corner 33, 
N 27"43 E 101.27 meters to corner 34, 
N 53"31' E 365.36 meters to corner 35, 
N 67"19' E 268.43 meters to corner 36, 
N 42"34' E 359.64 meters to corner 37, 
N 83"39' E 442.42 meters to corner 38, 
N 85"16' E 346.19 meters to corner 39, 
N 0 9 5 '  E 359.02 meters to corner 40, 
N 19"03' E 982.24 meters to corner 41, 
N 19"40' W 322.60 meters to corner 42, 
N 08"46' E 535.08 meters to corner 43, 
N 18"27' E 176.06 meters to corner 44, 
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N 16"36' E 169.01 meters to corner 46, 
S 62"18' W 508.57 meters to corner 47, 
S 38"41' W 201.96 meters to corner 48, 
S 75"45' W 179.1 1 meters to corner 49, 
S 71 "03' W 242.82 meters to corner 50, 
N 59"28' W 415.00 meters to corner 51, 
S 84"18' W 140.97 meters to corner 52, 
S 65"12' W 233.34 meters to corner 53, 
S 55"24' W 206.09 meters to corner 54, 
S 74"40' W 52.93 meters to corner 55, 
N 4952' W 108.44 meters to corner 56, 
N 75"17' W 399.75 meters to corner 57, 
S 88"Il' W 444.22 meters to corner 58, 
N 8450' W 308.82 meters to corner 59, 
N 6Y11' W 369.60 meters to corner 60, 
N 77"04' W 363.94 meters to corner 61, 
N 46"19 W 375.50 meters to corner 62, 
S 88"26' W 321.73 meters to corner 63, 
N 72"OO' W 189.1 1 meters to corner 64, 
N 89"31' W 432.59 meters to corner 65, 
S 75"12'W 662.39 meters to corner 66, 
N 85"46' W 241.87 meters to corner 67, 
N 56"02' W 495.59 meters to corner 68, 
N 80"02' W 469.03 meters to corner 69, 
N 71"26 W 438.80 meters to corner 70, 
N 81"38' W 454.45 meters to corner 71, 
N 13"49' E 282.26 meters to corner 72, 
N 05"43' W 41 1.35 meters to corner 73, 
N 35"40' W 233.25 meters to corner 74, 
N 3037' E 195.47 meters to corner 75, 
N 45"41' W 245.13 meters to corner 76, 
N 69"32' W 382.99 meters to corner 77, 
N 61"Il'W 147.99 meters to corner 78, 
N 39"13' W 353.49 meters to corner 79, 
N 70"55' W 185.75 meters to corner 80, 
N 60"16'W 292.68 meters to corner 81, 
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N 12"14' E 190.43 meters to corner 84, 
N 52"OO' W 359.24 meters to corner 85, 
S 88"OI' E 116.25 meters to corner 86, 
S 58"03' E 189.34 meters to corner 87, 
S 73"35' E 196.1 5 meters to corner 88, 
N 88"06' E 269.32 meters to corner 89, 
N 81"47' E 162.32 meters to corner 90, 
N 57"21' E 698.90 meters to corner 91, 
N 56"36' E 402.94 meters to corner 92, 
N 45"30' E 41 0.87 meters to corner 93, 
N 4138' E 303.75 meters to corner 94, 
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N 27"19' E 238.42 meters to corner 96, 
N 39"23' E 309.63 meters to corner 97, 
N 12"45' E 232.67 meters to corner 98, 
N 52"21' E 139.23 meters to corner99, 
N 70"14' E 251.32 meters to corner 100, 
N 43"44' E 356.61 meters to corner 101, 
N 7734' E 532.09 meters to corner 102, 
N 63"17' E 213.35 meters to corner 103, 
N 18"OI' E 387.92 meters to corner 104, 
S 8636' W 320.62 meters to corner 105, 
S 67"43' W 295.34 meters to corner 106, 
N 64"36 W 183.1 6 meters to corner 107, 
N 75"32' W 171.85 meters to corner 108, 
N 14"15'W 340.46 meters to corner 109, 
S 69"16'W 129.13 meters to corner 110, 
S 41 "1 9' W 242.66 meters to corner 11 1, 
S 39"23 W 309.63 meters to corner 11 2, 
S 53"27' W 354.90 meters to corner 11 3, 
S 14"43'W 222.88 meters to corner 114, 
S 1 V29' W 304.38 meters to corner 11 5, 
S 1 O"47' W 324.36 meters to corner 1 16, 
S 19"43' W 360.72 meters to corner 1 17, 
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N 6236' W 342.93 meters to corner 119, 
N 4630' W 176.75 meters to corner 120, 
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N 69"18' W 287.71 meters to corner 122, 
N 14"29' W 186.09 meters to corner 123, 
N 50°12'W 318.31 meters to corner 124, 
S 84"39' W 455.92 meters to corner 125, 
S 50"12'W 319.73 meters to corner 126, 
N 88"39 W 154.49 meters to corner 127, 
S 53"08' W 163.15 meters to corner 128, 
26"38' W 170.25 meters to corner 129, 
89"48' W 197.88 meters to corner 130, 
7036' W 223.53 meters to corner 131, 
41"46' W 331.44 meters to corner 132, 
42"06' W 159.76 meters to corner 133, 
44"40' W 155.89 meters to corner 134, 
4737' W 209.27 meters to corner 135, 
N 34"IO'W 207.65 meters to corner 136, 
88"36' E 332.20 meters to corner 137, 
49'04' E 488.32 meters to corner 138, 
18"19' E 325.79 meters to corner 139, 
N 60"Il' E 98.09 meters to corner 140, 
S 88"21' E 353.61 meters to corner 141, 
80"20' E 406.84 meters to corner 142, 
40"47' E 314.74 meters to corner 143, 
N 17"42' E 307.20 meters to corner 144, 
N 28"26' E 494.33 meters to corner 145, 
N 33"34' E 474.59 meters to corner 146, 
N 59"44' E 277.96 meters to corner 147, 
N 08"25' E 307.10 meters to corner 148, 
N 48"07' E 289.30 meters to corner 149, 
N 27"35' E 371.43 meters to corner 150, 
N 09"52' E 278.85 meters to corner 151, 
N 17'55' E 549.37 meters to corner 152, 
N 46"41' E 370.83 meters to corner 153, 
N 02"55' W 468.26 meters to corner 154, 
N 1 l"39' E 294.49 meters to corner 155, 
N 04"47' W 139.47 meters to corner 156, 
N 46"47'W 691.31 meters to corner 157, 
N 66"07' W 293.69 meters to corner 158, 
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N 22"20' W 339.99 meters to corner 160, 
N 23"08' E 619.58 meters to corner 161, 
N 31"07' E 447.70 meters to corner 162, 
N 19"15' E 291.48 meters to corner 163, 
N 32"26' E 252.95 meters to corner 164, 
N 18"17' E 529.1 8 meters to corner 165, 
N 44"16' E 150.09 meters to comer 166, 
N 22"29' E 276.93 meters to corner 167, 
N 14"26' W 539.89 meters to corner 168, 
N 18"12' E 137.00 meters to corner 169, 
N 66"43' E 197.73 meters to corner 170, 
N 4254' E 433.23 meters to corner 171, 
N 17"18' E 185.23 meters to corner 172, 
N 26"12'W 219.75 meters to corner 173, 
N 02'10' E 246.39 meters to corner 174, 
N 30'31' E 433.39 meters to corner 175, 
N 18"02' E 203.13 meters to corner 176, 
N 4956' E 195.19 meters to corner 177, 
N 64"04' E 925.49 meters to corner 178, 
N 4471' E 172.40 meters to corner 179, 
N 26"06' E 639.44 meters to corner 180, 
N 22"07' E 612.45 meters to corner 181, 
N 16"IO' E 440.81 meters to corner 182, 
N 07"24' W 261.69 meters to corner 183, 
N 26"32' W 241.92 meters to corner 184, 
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N 29"42' E 676.1 3 meters to corner 186, 
N 53"35' E 108.69 meters to corner 187, 
N 8O"lO' E 345.04 meters to corner 188, 
N 59"24' E 372.34 meters to corner 189, 
N 48"18' E 198.50 meters to corner 190, 
N 67"19' E 436.59 meters to corner 191, 
N 61"52' E 140.95 meters to corner 192, 
N 25"33' E 198.23 meters to corner 193, 
N 52"20' E 445.23 meters to corner 194, 
N 30"22' E 594.63 meters to corner 195, 
N 0851 ' E 388.26 meters to corner 196, 
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S 72"38' E 238.23 meters to corner 198, 
S 59"49' E 541.07 meters to corner 199, 
S 53"40' E 337.79 meters to corner 200, 
S 64"29' E 51 6.40 meters to corner 201, 
S 47"45' E 831.23 meters to corner 202, 
S 06'24' E 645.21 meters to corner 203, 
S 21"05' E 145.25 meters to corner 204, 
S 41 "1 2' E 41 7.95 meters to corner 205, 
S 01 "1 9 E 201.86 meters to corner 206, 
S IO"55' E 719.33 meters to corner 207, 
S 1 l"34' E 521.48 meters to corner 208, 
S 16"37' E 378.22 meters to corner 209, 
S 88"52' E 430.44 meters to corner 210, 
S 73"Il' E 451.34 meters to corner 21 1, 
S 57"OI' E 483.65 meters to corner 212, 
S 29"15' W 224.88 meters to corner 213, 
S 07"48' E 592.26 meters to corner 214, 
S IO"30' E 715.18 meters to corner 215, 
S 07"55' E 444.51 meters to corner 216, 
S 29"39'W 562.17 meters to corner 217, 
S 0739' E 146.49 meters to corner 21 8, 
S 29"13' E 424.51 meters to corner 219, 
S 36"42' E 800.26 meters to corner 220, 
S 78"48' E 264.43 meters to corner 221. 
S 43"04' E 420.29 meters to corner 222, 
N 89"50' E 447.04 meters to corner 223, 
S 68"24' E 11 5.33 meters to corner 224, 
S 46"16' E 413.34 meters to corner 225, 
S 72"34' E 331.06 meters to corner 226, 
S 70"08' E 548.91 meters to corner 227, 
S 18"27' E 260.01 meters to corner 228, 
S 27"IO' E 329.00 meters to corner 229, 
S 13"40' E 380.00 meters to corner 230, 
S 3450' E 340.55 meters to corner 231, 
S 62"38' E 309.22 meters to corner 232, 
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S 25"35' W 424.54 meters to corner 236, 
S IO"26' E 458.00 meters to corner 237, 
S 54"57' W 391.99 meters to corner 238, 
S 89"34' W 779.91 meters to corner 239, 
S 55"04' W 181.36 meters to corner 240, 
S 14"23'W 169.44 meters to corner 241, 
S 51"37' W 239.36 meters to corner 242, 
S 26"42' W 279.71 meters to corner 243, 
S 15"09' W 631.40 meters to corner 244, 
S 42"27' W 206.21 meters to corner 245, 
S 08"IO' W 358.32 meters to corner 246, 
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S I 1  "36' W 397.33 meters to corner 248, 
S OO"14' E 364.47 meters to corner 249, 
S 3437' E 179.54 meters to corner 250, 
S 09"28' E 235.37 meters to comer 251, 
S 55"25' E 707.53 meters to corner 252, 
S 04"02' E 101.80 meters to corner 253, 
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The foregoing boundaries cover an area of twenty-five thousand eight hundred 
The technical descriptions provided in this Act will be subject to ground survey and 
verification to be conducted by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources 
(DENR). Any modification of the coverage of this Act due to such factors as changing 
ecological situations, new scientific or archeological findings, or discovery of traditional 
boundaries not previously taken into account shall be made through an act of Congress, 
after consultation with the affected public and concerned government agencies, 
SEC. 4. Definition of Terms. - For purposes of this Act, the following terms shall be 
defined as follows: 
(a) “Ancestral Domain” refers to all areas generally belonging to Indigenous 
Cultural Communities or Indigenous People (ICCsllPs) comprising lands, inland waters, 
coastal areas, and natural resources therein, hejd under a claim of ownership, occupied 
or possessed by the ICCsllPs, by themselves or thru their ancestors, communally or 
individually since time immemorial, continuously to the present except if interrupted by 
war, force majeure or displacement by force, deceit, stealth or as a consequence of 
government projects or any other voluntary dealings entered into by government or 
public individuals/corporations, and which are necessary to ensure their economic, 
social and cultural welfare. It shall include ancestral lands, forests, pasture, residential, 
agricultural, and other lands individually owned whether alienable and disposable or 
otherwise, hunting grounds, burial grounds, worship areas, bodies of water, mineral and 
other natural resources, and lands which may no longer be exclusively occupied by 
ICCs/lPs but from which they traditionally had access to for their subsistence and 
traditional activities, particularly the home ranges of ICCsllPs who are still nomadic 
and/or shifting cultivators. 
(b)”Biodiversity” refers to the variety and variability among living organisms and the 
(c) “Biological resources” includes genetic resources, organisms or parts thereof, 
population, or any other biotic component of ecosystems with actual or potential use or 
value for humanity. 
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thirty-three (25,833) hectares. 
ecological complexes in which said organisms occur. 
(d) “Bioprospecting” means the research, collection and utilization of biological and 
genetic resources for purposes of applying the knowledge derived therefrom solely for 
commercial purposes. 
(e) “Buffer zones” refers to identified areas outside the boundaries of and 
immediately adjacent to designated protected areas pursuant to Section 8 of the NlPAS 
Act that need special development and control in order to provide an extra layer around 
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managed according to the management plan and applicable rules and regulations as 
provided for in this Act and related statutes. 
(f) ”By-products or derivatives” means any part taken or substance extracted from 
wildlife, in raw or in processed form. This includes stuffed animals and herbarium 
specimens. 
(9) “Collection or collecting” is the act of gathering or harvesting wildlife, its by- 
(h) “Conservation” means sustainable utilization of wildlife, and/or maintenance, 
products or derivatives. 
restoration and enhancement of the habitat. 
(i) “Ecosystem” means the dynamic complex of plant, animal and micro-organism 
communities and their non-living environment interacting as a functional unit. 
(j) “Endangered species” refers to species or subspecies of flora and fauna that is 
not critically endangered but whose survival in the wild is unlikely if the causal factors 
continue operating. 
(k) “Endemic species” means species or subspecies of flora and fauna which is 
(I) “Exotic species” means species or subspecies of flora and fauna which do not 
(m) “Habitat” means a place or type of environment where a species or subspecies 
(n) “Hunting” refers to collection of wild fauna for food and/or recreational purposes 
(0) 
“Indigenous Cultural Communities or Indigenous People (ICCs/lPs)” refers to a 
group of people or homogenous societies identified by self-ascription and ascription by 
others, who have continuously lived as organized community on communally bounded 
and defined territory, and who have, under claims of ownership since time immemorial, 
occupied, possessed and utilized such territories, sharing common bonds of language, 
customs, traditions and other distinctive cultural traits, or who have, through resistance 
to political, social and cultural inroads of colonization, non-indigenous religions and 
cultures, became historically differentiated from the majority of Filipinos. IPS shall 
likewise include peoples who are regarded as indigenous on account of their descent 
from the populations which inhabited the country, at the time of conquest or 
colonization, or at the time of inroads of non-indigenous religions and cultures, or the 
establishment of present state boundaries, who retain some or all of their own social, 
economic, cultural and political institutions, but who may have been displaced from their 
traditional domains or who may have resettled outside their ancestral domains. 
(p) “Management Plan” refers to the fundamental plan, strategy and/or scheme 
which shall guide all activities relating to the Mt. Hilong-Hilong Range Protected 
naturally occurring and found only within specific areas in the country. 
naturally occur within the protected area at present or in historical time. 
naturally occurs or has naturally established its population. 
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(9) “Mineral” refers to all naturally occurring inorganic substance in solid, gas, 
liquid, or any intermediate state including energy materials such as coal, petroleum, 
natural gas, radioactive materials, and geothermal energy. 
(r) “Multiple-Use Zone” refers to an area where settlement, traditional and/or 
sustainable land use, including agriculture, agro-forestry, extraction activities and other 
income generating or livelihood activities, may be allowed to the extent prescribed in the 
management plan. 
(s) “National Integrated Protected Areas System (NIPAS)” is the classification and 
administration of all designated protected areas to maintain essential ecological 
processes and life-support systems, to preserve genetic diversity, to ensure sustainable 
use of resources found therein, and to maintain their natural conditions to the greatest 
extent possible. 
(t) “National Park” refers to the land of the public domain classified as such in the 
1987 Constitution which include all areas under the National Integrated Protected Areas 
System (NIPAS) pursuant to R.A. 7586 primarily designated for the conservation of 
native plants and animals, their associated habitats and cultural diversity. 
(u) “NIPAS Act“ refers to the National Integrated Protected Areas System Act 
(NIPAS) of 1992 or Republic Act No. 7586, and its Implementing Rules and 
Regulations. 
(v) “Non-Governmental Organization (NGO)” refers to an agency, institution, 
foundation or a group of 
persons whose purpose is to assist people’s 
organizations/associations in various ways including, but not limited to, organizing, 
education, training, research and/or resource accessing. 
(w) “People’s Organization (PO)” refers to a group of organized migrant communities 
and/or interested indigenous peoples which may be an association, cooperative, 
federation, or other legal entity, established to undertake collective action to address 
community concerns and needs, and mutually share the benefits of the endeavor. 
(x) “Protected Area (PA)” refers to identified portions of land and/or water set aside 
by reason of their unique physical and biological significance, managed to enhance 
biological diversity and protected against destructive human exploitation. 
(y) “Protected Area Management Board (PAMB)” refers to a multi-sectoral policy- 
making body for protected areas created in accordance with RA 7586 or the NIPAS Act 
of 1992. 
(z) “Protected Landscape” refers to an area of national significance which are 
characterized by the harmonious interaction of man and land while providing 
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(aa) “Quarrying” means the process of extracting, removing and disposing quarry 
resources found on or underneath the Surface of private or public land. 
(bb) “Strict protection zone” is a natural area with high biodiversity value which 
shall be closed to all human activity, except for scientific studies and/or ceremonial or 
religious use by the indigenous cultural communitieslindigenous peoples; may include 
habitats of threatened species, or degraded areas that have been designated for 
restoration and subsequent protection, even if these areas are still in various stages of 
regeneration. 
(cc) “Sustainable use” means the use of components of biological diversity in a 
way and rate that does not lead to the long-term decline of biological diversity, thereby 
maintaining its potential to meet the needs and aspirations of present and future 
generations. 
(dd) “Tenured migrants” refers to occupants who have actually and continuously 
occupied a portion of the Mt. Hilong-Hilong Range Protected Landscape and are solely 
dependent therein for subsistence. A Mt. Hilong-Hilong Range Protected Landscape 
occupant is understood to be solely dependent for subsistence when everything 
indispensable for survival for the household, including food, clothing, shelter and health, 
comes only from the utilization of resources from the Mt. Hilong-Hilong Range Protected 
Landscape. 
(ee) “Wildlife” means wild forms and varieties of flora and fauna, in all 
developmental stages, including those which are in captivity or are being bred or 
propagated. 
SEC. 5. Management of the Mt. Hilong-Hilong Range Protected Landscape- There 
is hereby created a PAM6 which shall have jurisdiction, power and authority over the 
Mt. Hilong-Hilong Range Protected Landscape for all matters that may affect 
biodiversity conservation, protection and sustainable development. It shall be composed 
of: 
(1) the Regional Executive Director (RED) of the DENR Region XIII, as 
Chairperson; 
(2) the Provincial Planning and Development Officer (PPDO) of the Province of 
Agusan del Norte, as member; 
(3) the City Mayor of Butuan City, and the Municipal Mayors of the Municipalities of 
Remedios T. Romualdez, Cabadbaran and Santiago, Province of Agusan del Norte, or 
their duly designated representatives, as members; 
(4) one representative from each barangay covering the Mt. Hilong-Hilong Range 
Protected Landscape, as members; 
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(6) at least three (3) representatives from local NGOs with stakes in the Mt. Hilong- 
Hilong Range Protected Landscape, chosen from among themselves, as members; 
(7) at least two (2) representatives from local POs with stakes in the Mt. Hilong- 
Hilong Range Protected Landscape, chosen from among themselves, as members; 
(8) One representative from each government agency involved in the Mt. Hilong- 
Hilong Range Protected Landscape management, as members; 
Each member of the PAMB shall serve for a term of five (5) years and shall be 
considered to represent his or her sector and deemed to carry the vote of such sector in 
all matters. In the case of members who are government officials, their appointment 
shall be co-terminus with their term of office. 
The members of the PAMB shall be appointed by the Secretary of the DENR in 
conformity with the provisions of the NIPAS Act. As a transitory provision, the initial 
members of the PAMB shall be nominated from the current members of the interim 
PAMBs of the Mt. Hilong-Hilong Range Protected Landscape. Their nominations shall 
be conducted in a joint meeting of the current members of the interim PAMBs duly 
called for the purpose: Provided, That at least one- third (1/3) of the members shall be 
women. 
In the selection of the representatives of POs and NGOs, preference shall be 
accorded to those organizations that are involved in the conservation, protection and 
development of the Mt. Hilong-Hilong Range Protected Landscape. Representation 
shall be by institution and shall aim to achieve balance in representation by geographic 
location or areas. 
The representatives from the Local Government Units (LGUs) and national 
agencies in the PAMB shall include among their duty to inform their respective 
constituents, office or sector, of PAMB approved or other relevant policies, rules, 
regulations, programs, and projects, and to ensure that the provisions of this Act are 
observed, complied with, and used as reference and framework in their respective 
plans, policies, programs and projects. Failure to comply with the foregoing shall subject 
such representative to disciplinary action as the PAMB may provide. 
The members of the Board shall not receive any salary but shall be entitled to 
reimbursements to actual and necessary expenses incurred, either in their attendance 
in meeting of the Board or in connection with other official business authorized by a 
resolution of the Board, subject to existing rules and regulations. 
SEC. 6. Powers and Functions of the PAMB. -The PAMB of the Mt. Hilong-Hilong 
Range Protected Landscape, which shall decide by consensus or majority vote, shall 
have the following powers and functions in addition to those provided in the NIPAS Act 
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Hilong-Hilong Range Protected Landscape and to the declaration of policy set forth 
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(b) Issue rules and regulations for the resolution of conflicts through appropriate 
(c) Adopt rules and procedures in the conduct of business, including the creation of 
committees to which its powers may be delegated; 
(d) Approve the management plan and oversee the office of the Protected Area 
Superintendent (PASu); 
(e) Establish criteria and set fees for the issuance of permits for activities regulated 
by this Act or the management plan; 
(f) Recommend the deputization of appropriate individuals, incfuding local 
community leaders, for the enforcement of the laws, rules and regulations governing the 
conduct or management of the Mt. Hilong-Hilong Range Protected Landscape; 
(9) Approve fees and charges in accordance with DAO 51, Series of 2000 and 
raise funds for the Mt. Hilong-Hilong Range Protected Landscape; 
(h) Manage the allocation of the Mt. Hilong-Hilong Range Protected Landscape 
Fund, and other funds for the protected landscape, ensure their proper administration 
and render accounting; and 
(i) Recommend appropriate policy changes to the DENR and other government 
The DENR, through the Regional Executive Director (RED), shall ensure that the 
PAMB acts within the scope of its powers and functions. In case of conflict between 
Administrative Orders issued by the DENR pursuant to the NIPAS Act and the 
resolutions issued by the PAMB, such conflict shall be referred by PAMB to the 
Secretary of the DENR who shall decide whether to apply the rule or withdraw its 
application in the Mt. Hilong-Hilong Range Protected Landscape. 
SEC. 7. Protected Area Superintendent (PASu) Office. - There is hereby 
established a PASu office in charge of the implementation of the projects, programs and 
policies for the management, protection and administration of the Mt. Hilong-Hilong 
Range Protected Landscape. It will be headed by a Protected Area Superintendent 
(PASu) and shall be supported by the existing personnel of the DENR. The PASu shall 
be the Chief Operating DENR Officer of the Mt. Hilong-Hilong Range Protected 
Landscape and shall be accountable to the RED of the DENR-Region XIl and the 
PAMB. 
and effective means; 
authorities. 
The PASu shall have full responsibility for the protection of land, water, wildlife and 
other natural physical and biological resources within the Mt. Hilong-Hilong Range 
Protected Landscape. As such, the PASu shall have the following duties and 
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(1) Establish, operate, and maintain a database management system as a decision 
(2) Prepare the management plan as herein defined; 
(3) Provide a secretariat for the PAMB and supply the PAMB with all the necessary 
information to make appropriate decisions for the implementation of this Act; 
(4) Enforce the laws, rules and regulations relevant to the Mt. Hilong-Hilong Range 
Protected Landscape, institute and file legal action independently or in collaboration 
with other government agencies or organizations and assist in the prosecution of 
offenses committed in violation of this Act; 
(5) Monitor all activities within the Mt. Hilong-Hilong Range Protected Landscape to 
(6) Ensure the integration of the Mt. Hilong-Hilong Range Protected Landscape 
management policies, regulations, programs and projects in all concerned national and 
local government unit levels; 
(7)Recommend the issuance of permits based on terms, conditions and criteria 
(8) Perform such other functions as the PAMB may delegate. 
The PASu shall be supported by a sufficient number of personnel who shall be 
performing day to day management, protection and administration of Mt. Hilong-Hilong 
Range Protected Landscape. Upon the recommendation of the PAMB, the DENR-RED 
shall deputize local community leaders and environment and natural resource officers. 
support tool; 
ensure its conformity with the management plan; 
established by the PAMB; and 
SEC. 8. Mt. Hilong-Hilong Range Protecfed Landscape Fund. - There is hereby 
established a trust fund to be known as the Mt. Hilong-Hilong Range Protected 
Landscape Fund for purposes of financing projects of the Mt. Hilong-Hilong Range 
Protected Landscape. Seventy-five percent (75%) of the income generated from the 
operation of the protected landscape andlor management of wild flora and fauna in the 
protected landscape shall accrue to the Fund. The remaining twenty-five percent (25%) 
shall be deposited to the Integrated Protected Areas Fund (IPAF) as established in the 
NIPAS Act of 1992. 
Income shall be derived from visitor/tourist fees, fees from permitted sale and 
export of flora and fauna and other resources from the Mt. Hilong-Hilong Range 
Protected Landscape, proceeds from registration and lease of multiple-use areas, 
including tourism concessions, fees, proceeds and contributions from industries and 
facilities directly benefiting from the protected landscape, and such other fees and 
income derived from the operation of the protected landscape. 
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related to their functions: Provided, That disbursements therefrom shall be made solely 
for the protection, maintenance, administration and management of the system, and 
duly approved projects endorsed by the PAMB in accordance with existing accounting 
and budgeting rules and regulations: Provided, Further, That the Fund shall not be 
used to cover personal services expenditures. 
The LGUs shall continue to impose and collect all other fees not enumerated 
herein which they have traditionally collected, such as business permits, and rentals of 
LGUs’ facilities: Provided, That the LGUs shall not impose property tax and issue tax 
declaration for areas or properties located in timberland areas or areas previously 
classified as national parks. Furthermore, LGUs may charge add-ons to fees imposed 
by the PAMB: 
Provided, That such add-ons shall be determined based on the 
contribution of the LGUs in the maintenance and protection of the Mt. Hilong-Hilong 
Range Protected Landscape. 
SEC. 9. Tenured Migrants and Other Mi. Hilong-Hilong Range Protected 
Landscape Occupants. - Tenured migrants shall be eligible become stewards of 
portions of lands within allowable zones. The PAMB shall identify, verify and review all 
tenurial instruments, land claims, and issuances of permits for resource use within the 
Mt.Hilong-Hilong Range Protected Landscape and recommend the issuance of the 
appropriate tenurial instrument consistent with the zoning provided in the management. 
Should areas occupied by tenured migrants be designated as zones in which no 
occupation or other activities are allowed pursuant to the attainment of sustainable 
development, provision for the transfer of said tenured migrants to multiple-use zones or 
buffer zones shall be accomplished through just and humane means. 
In the event of termination of a tenurial instrument for cause or by voluntary 
surrender of rights, 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 tenured migrant. 
Other Mt. Hilong-Hilong Range Protected Landscape occupants who do not qualify 
as tenured migrants shall be resettled outside the Mt. Hilong-Hilong Range Protected 
Landscape as determined by the PAMB. The PAMB shall determine, plan and 
implement a definite schedule for resettling them outside of the Mt. Hilong-Hilong Range 
Protected Landscape following the procedures set forth by existing law. 
SEC. 10. lndigenous People’s Rights. - Ancestral domain and other customary 
rights and interests of indigenous communities within the Mt. Hilong-Hilong Range 
Protected Landscape shall be accorded due recognition. The preservation of ancestral 
domain and customary rights shall be considered as one of the management objectives. 
The maintenance, management and development of ancestral domains which are found 
to be necessary for protected areas will be pursuant to Section 58 of Republic Act No. 
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The identification, delineation and recognition of ancestral domain claims within the 
Mt. Hilong-Hilong Range Protected Landscape shall be conducted by the National 
Commission on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP) pursuant to the provisions, the IPRA, and 
its Implementing Rules and Regulations, in coordination with the PAMB. 
Existing Facilities Within the Mt. Hilong-Hilong Range Protected 
Landscape. - Within sixty (60) days from the effectivity of this Act, existing facilities 
such as roads, buildings, water systems, transmission lines, communication facilities, 
heavy equipment, and irrigation facilities existing within the boundaries of the Mt. 
Hilong-Hilong Range Protected Landscape shall submit project description to the PAMB 
through the PASu. 
The PAMB, with the assistance of the DENR, shall determine whether the 
existence of such facility and its future plan and operations will be detrimental to the Mt. 
Hilong-Hilong Range Protected Landscape or whether conditions for its operation shall 
be imposed. If any such conditions are violated, the owner of the facility shall be liable 
to pay a fine of Five Thousand Pesos (P5,OOO.OO) for every violation. 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 cessation and demolition of 
the facility at the cost of its owner. 
Existing facilities allowed to remain within the Mt. Hilong-Hilong Range Protected 
Landscape may be charged a reasonable royalty by the PAMB. All income from such 
royalty shall accrue to the Mt. Hilong-Hilong Range-Protected Landscape Fund. 
SEC. 12. Utilization of Resources. - Any exploitation of or utilization of 
nonrenewable resources within the Mt. Hilong-Hilong Range Protected Landscape shall 
not be allowed. Energy projects, within the protected landscape shall be permitted only 
through an act of Congress except energy from wind, sun, and water sources and not 
more than one (1) megawatt capacity for mini-hydro power: Provided, That these 
renewal energy projects are established outside the strict protection zone, adopt 
reduced impact technologies, and undergo the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) 
system as provided by law: Provided, Further, that the PAMB endorsement has been 
obtained. 
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SEC. 13. Special Prosecutor and Retained Counsel. -Within thirty (30) days from 
the effectivity of this Act, the Department of Justice (DOJ) shall appoint a special 
prosecutor to whom all cases of violation of laws, rules and regulations in the Mt. 
Hilong-Hilong Range Protected Landscape shall be assigned. Such Special Prosecutor 
shall coordinate with the PAMB and the PASu in the performance of hislher duties and 
assist in the training of wardens and rangers in arrest and criminal procedures. The 
PAMB may retain the services of a counsel to prosecute and/or assist in the 
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prosecutor and to defend the members of the PAMB, the PASu and the staff, or any 
person assisting in the protection, conservation and sustainable development of the Mt. 
Hilong-Hilong Range Protected Landscape, against any legal action related to their 
powers, functions and responsibilities as provided in this Act or as delegated or tasked 
by the PAMB. 
SEC. 14. Prohibited Acts and Penalties. - The following shall be the prohibitions 
and penalties applicable to the Mt. Hilong-Hilong Range Protected Landscape, in 
addition to the prohibited acts as provided in the NIPAS Act and its Implementing Rules 
and Regulations: 
(1)The penalties and qualifications prescribed in Articles 309 and 310 of the 
Revised Penal Code depending on the value of the resources involved in connection 
with the prohibited act shall be imposed on any person who: 
(a) Takes, destroys, collects, disturbs or possesses any wild terrestrial or aquatic 
plants, animals, flora or fauna, sand, rocks or by-products derived therefrom, within 
particularly identified regulated or prohibited areas zones in the Mt. Hilong-Hilong 
Range Protected Landscape including private lands without the necessary permit, 
authorization or exemption, Provided, That the hunting of animals shall be absolutely 
prohibited except for scientific research and for traditional hunting by the IPsllCCs; 
(b)Cuts, gathers, removes or collects timber or any forest products, within 
particularly identified regulated or prohibited areas or zones in the Mt. Hilong-Hilong 
Range Protected Landscape including private lands without the necessary permit, 
authorization or exemption; 
(c) Possesses or transports, within or outside the Mt. Hilong-Hilong Range 
Protected Landscape any timber, forest products, wild terrestrial or aquatic plants, 
animals, or by-products derived therefrom which is ascertained to have been taken from 
the Mt. Hilong-Hilong Range Protected Landscape; 
(d) Undertakes mineral exploration or extraction within the Mt. Hilong-Hilong 
Range Protected Landscape; 
(e) Engages in quarrying of sand, gravel, guano, limestone or any material within 
(f) Hunts, collects, removes or destroys endangered or protected species, except 
when collection or removal is for scientific research and exempted from the prohibition 
by the PAMB; 
Landscape without the necessary permit; or 
the Mt. Hilong-Hilong Range Protected Landscape; 
(9) Conducts bioprospecting within the Mt. Hilong-Hilong Range Protected 
(h) Establishes or introduces any exotic species, within the Mt. Hilong-Hilong 
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(2)A fine of not less than Five Thousand Pesos (P5,OOO.OO) but not more than 
Five Hundred Thousand Pesos (P500,OOO.OO) and/or imprisonment of not less than one 
year nor more than six (6) years shall be imposed upon any person who: 
(a) Violates any rules and regulations in the management plan or by the PAMB or 
agreements reached before the PAMB in the exercise of adjudicative functions; 
(b) Erects any permanent structure on land or on water for any purposes outside 
the management plan, duly allowed by the PAMB: Provided, That large-scale private 
infrastructure and other projects such as medium to high density residential 
subdivisions, medium to large commercial and industrial establishments, golf-courses, 
heavily mechanized commercial and non-traditional farming, and other activities that 
cause increased in-migration and resource degradation are absolutely prohibited; 
(c) Possesses a chainsaw, hacksaw and other mechanized equipment within the 
Mt. Hilong-Hilong Range Protected Landscape without a permit; 
(d) Throws, dumps or causes to be dumped into the Mt. Hilong-Hilong Range 
Protected Landscape any non-biodegradable material or waste whether liquid, solid or 
gas; 
(e) Uses, dumps, places or causes to be placed into the Mt. Hilong-Hilong Range 
Protected Landscape toxic chemicals, including pesticides and other hazardous 
substances, unless the same is expressly allowed in the management plan; 
(f) Prospects, hunts or othetwise locates hidden treasures within the Mt. Hilong- 
Hilong Range Protected Landscape; 
(9) Informally occupies or dwells in any land within the Mt. Hilong-Hilong Range 
Protected Landscape; 
Hilong Range Protected Landscape; 
(h) Possesses or uses blasting caps or explosives anywhere within the Mt. Hilong- 
(i) Destroys, excavates, vandalizes or, in any manner, damages any natural 
formation on land, religious, spiritual, historical sites, artifacts and other objects of 
natural or scenic value; 
(j) Alters, removes or destroys boundary marks or signs; 
(k) Engages in kaingin, or, in any manner, causing forest fires inside the Mt. 
Hilong-Hilong Range Protected Landscape; or 
(I) Purchases, sells, mortgages or leases lands or other portions of the Mt. Hilong- 
Hilong Range Protected Landscape which are covered by any tenurial instrument. 
Valuation of the damage for this Act shall take into account biodiversity and 
conservation considerations as well as aesthetic and scenic value. Valuation assessed 
by the DENR or the concerned government agency shall be presumed correct unless 
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prohibited in this Act or suffer their workers to commit any of the same shall be liable in 
the same manner as the one actually performing the act. 
All conveyances, vessels, equipments, paraphernalia, implements, gears, tools 
and similar devices shall be subject to immediate and administrative confiscation, 
independent of the judicial proceedings by the PASu Office upon apprehension, subject 
however to due process and substantial evidence requirements. When legal action is 
however filed in the regular courts, the said conveyances, vessels, equipments, 
paraphernalia, implements, gears, tools and similar devices, independent of the 
administrative proceedings, shall not be released until after judgment has been 
rendered. Proceeds of the sale of all objects administratively or judicially confiscated 
pursuant hereto shall accrue to the Mt. Hilong-Hilong Range Protected Landscape 
Fund. Procedure for the sale thereof shall be promulgated by the PAMB. However, in no 
case shall any confiscated or rescued protected animal species be sold or in any 
manner disposed of but shall be immediately turned over to the PASu Office for release 
in its natural habitat, subject to existing regulations. 
The penalties specified in this Section will be in addition to the penalties contained 
in RA 9072 (National Caves and Cave Resources Management and Protection Act), RA 
9147 (Wildlife Resources Conservation and Protection Act), and other related laws. 
Conviction for any offense under this Act, of a public officer or officer of the law 
shall carry the accessory penalty of perpetual disqualification from public office. 
SEC. 15. Reporting Responsibility. - The PASu, through the PAMB, shall submit 
an annual accomplishment report to the Secretary of the DENR on the activities 
undertaken in the Mt. Hilong-Hilong Range Protected Landscape. 
SEC. 16. Appropriations. - The Secretary of the DENR shall immediately include 
in the Department's program the implementation of this Act, the funding of which shall 
be included in the annual General Appropriations Act. 
SEC. 17. Separability Clause. - If, for any reason, any part or section of this Act is 
declared unconstitutional or invalid, such other parts not affected thereby shall remain in 
full force and effect. 
SEC. 18. Construction and Suppletory Application of Existing Laws. The provisions 
of this Act shall be construed liberally in favor of achieving biodiversity conservation, 
protection and sustainable development Provisions of Republic Act No. 7586, otherwise 
known as the National Integrated Protected Areas Management Act of 1992 and 
existing forestry laws, and their corresponding rules and regulations not inconsistent 
hereto shall have the suppletory effect in the implementation of this Act. 
SEC. 19. Transitory Provision. - In order to ensure the recovery and restoration of 
biological diversity and to develop sustainable livelihood opportunities for tenured 
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clearances, compliance documents or any other instrument that allows exploitation and 
utilization of resources within the Mt. Hilong-Hilong Range Protected Landscape until 
the management plan shall have been put into effect. 
All existing land use and resource use permits within the Mt. Hilong-Hilong Range 
Protected Landscape shall be reviewed and shall not be renewed upon their expiration 
unless consistent with the management plan and approved by the PAMB. 
regulations inconsistent with this Act are hereby repealed or modified accordingly. 
SEC. 21. Effectivity Clause. This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its 
complete publication in the Offic/al Gazette or in a national newspaper of general 
circulation available in the Mt. Hilong-Hilong Range Protected Landscape. 
SEC. 20, 
Repealing Clause. -All laws, decrees, proclamations, rules and 
Approved,