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Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City

NINETEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session €

2658 LINDE”

HOUSE BILL NO. =

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“Introduced by Rep. Sittie Aminah Q. Dimaporo and Rep. Mohamad Khalid Q. Dimaporo

EXPLANATORY NOTE

This bill seeks to declare the Sultan Naga Dimaporo Protected Landscape and
Seascape within the Municipality of Sultan Naga Dimaporo, Province of Lanao del Norte
as component of the National Integrated Protected Areas System under the category of

protected landscape and seascape

Republic Act No. 7568, otherwise known as the “National Integrated Protected

Areas System (NIPAS) Act”, provides the legal framework for the establishment and
management of protected areas in the Philippines, Initial components comprising of
proclaimed national parks, game refuge and wildlife sanctuaries, nature reserves.
wilderness areas, mangrove reserves, watershed reservations, fish sanctuaries, and

protected landscapes and sei

pes were previously identified under NIPAS Act, There
are initial components and areas which have specific laws for their establishment such as
Batanes Island Protected Landscape and Seascape, Northem Sierra Madre Natural Park.

Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park and Central Cebu Protected Landscape.

Under the law, “protected landscapes or seascapes” refer to areas of national
significance which are 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 activity of these areas. The use and enjoyment of these


areas must be consistent with the principles of biological diversity and sustainable

development,

Located at the southwestern part of the Province of Lanao del Norte, the
Municipality of Sultan Naga Dimaporo is bordered on the southeast by the Municipality
of Picong in Lanao del Sur, on the west by the municipalities of Tukuran and Aurora,
both in Zamboanga del Sur, and to the south by the trip of Illana Bay, part of Celebes

Sea.

The purpose for declaring the Sultan Naga Dimaporo Protected Landscape and
Seascape, as a component of the NIPAS, under the category of protected landscape and
seascape, is to protect and conserve biological diversity and unique scenic features for
sustainable development in the area. Further it will accelerate the implementation of
programs relative to the protection and management of national ecological treasures, as
well as, the conservation and restoration of the biodiversity resources such as its flora and

fauna and their habitats.

In view of the foregoing, approval of this bill is earnestly recommended

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=! AMINAH Q. DIMAPORO
Second District, Lanao del Norte



Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City

NINETEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

HOUSE BILL No, 2658

“Introduced by Rep. Sittie Aminah Q, Dimaporo and Rep. Mohamad Khalid Q.

AN ACT
DECLARING THE SULTAN NAGA DIMAPORO PROTECTED LANDSCAPE AND
SEASCAPE AREA WITHIN THE MUNICIPALITY OF SULTAN NAGA DIMAPORO,
PROVINCE OF LANAO DEL NORTE AS COMPONENT OF THE NATIONAL
INTEGRATED PROTECTED AREAS SYSTEM UNDER THE CATEGORY OF
PROTECTED LANDSCAPE AND SEASCAPE AND PROVIDING FOR ITS
MANAGEMENT

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress

assembled:

SECTION 1. Short Title. — This Act shall be cited as the "Sultan Naga Dimaporo
Protected Landscape and Seascape Act “

SEC. 2. Declaration of Policy. — It is the policy of the State to protect and advance the
right of the people to a balanced and healthful ecology in accord with the rhythm and harmony of
nature. For this purpose, the State shall secure for the present and future generations of Filipinos
the perpetual existence of all endangered, threatened and rare species of terrestrial and marine
resources within the landscape and seascape areas in the Municipality of Sultan Naga Dimaporo,
Province of Lango del Norte, through its establishment as a component of the National Integrated
Protected Areas System under the category of protected landscape and seascape.


‘The State shall likewise promote the participation of local communities in the
management of the Sultan Naga Dimaporo landscape and seascape areas and protect the way of
life of the people living in and around the protected area

SEC. 3. Scope. — The boundaries of the Sultan Naga Dimaporo Protected Landscape and

Seascape are as follows:

LINE BEARING DISTANCE
_ (meters)
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2-3 N47°14-7.66" E 127.25
3-4 N77°17'45.55" E i 92.53 i
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| 16-17 N50°45'17.06" E | 81.63 |
| 17-18 N44°25'22.54" E i 91.39 |
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TIE LINE: Corner 1 is $ 03°29°36.24" W, 69.71 meters from PRS92 "LAN
4369" Control Point, located at Barangay Tagulo, Municipality of Sultan
Naga Dimaporo, Lanao del Norte with geographic coordinates of
7°49'55,1424" latitude and 123°37'29.5572" longitude.



The proposed area of the Sultan Naga Dimaporo Protected Landscape and Seascape is seven
thousand four hundred thirty-six (7.436) hectares, more or less, located within the territory of the
Municipality of Sultan Naga Dimaporo, Province of Lanao del Norte.

SEC. 4. Definition of Terms. — As used in this Act:

a) Biological diversity or biodiversity refers to the wealth of life forms found on earth, the
millions of different plants, animals and microorganisms, the genes they contain and the

intricate ecosystem they form;

b) Buffer zones refer to identified areas outside the boundaries of and immediately adjacent
to designated protected areas that need special development control in order to avoid or

minimize harm to the protected area;

©) General management plan refers to the basic long-term framework plan for the
management of the protected area and serves as guide in the preparation of the annual

operations plan and budget;

d) General Management Planning Strategy refers to a guide in the formulation of site-

specific management plans including buffer zones;

©) Indigenous peoples refer 10 people sharing common bonds of language, customs,
traditions, and other distinctive cultural traits and who have since time immemorial

occupied, possessed and utilized a territory;

f) Integrated Protected Areas Fund refers to a trust fund established for purposes of

financing projects within a protected area;


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Management manual refers 10 the individual management plan containing basic
background information, field inventory of the resources, assessment of assets and
limitations, regional interrelationships, particular objectives for managing the area
appropriate division into management zones, review of the boundaries and design of the

management programs of the area;

Multiple Use Zone refers to the portion of the protected area where traditional,
settlement, or special uses of the land including agroforestry, agricultural, extraction
activities and income generating or livelihood activities may be allowed to the extent

prescribed in the management plan.

National Integrated Protected Areas System refers to the classification and administration
of all designated protected areas established pursuant to Republic Act No. 7586 to
maintain essential ecological processes and life-support systems, to preserve genetic
diversity, to ensure sustainable use of resources and to maintain the natural conditions to

the greatest extent possible;

Protected area refers to identified portions of land and water set aside by reasons of their
unique physical and biological significance, managed to enhance biological diversity and

protected against destructive human exploitation,

Protected Area Management Board refers to the site-based decision- making body
responsible in the planning, resource protection and general administration of the area in
accordance with the approved management plan;

Protected landscape and seascape refer to areas of national signilicance which are
characterized by the harmonious interaction of man and land while providing
‘opportunities for enjoyment through recreation and tourism within the normal lifestyle

and economic activity of the people inhabiting these areas:


m) Protected Area Superintendent refers to the chief operating officer of the Department of
Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) for the Sultan Naga Dimaporo Protected

Landscape and Seascape;
n) Secretary refers to the Secretary of the DENR; and

0) Tenured migrants refer to persons who have actually and continuously occupied an area
for five years prior to the designation of the same as a protected area in accordance with

the provisions of Republic Act No. 7586 and are solely dependent therein for subsistence.

SEC. 5, Management of the Sultan Naga Dimaporo Protected Landscape and
Seascape. — The management of the Sultan Naga Dimaporo Protected Landscape and Seascape
is vested in the Protected Area Management Board (PAMB) as herein provided, which serves as
the highest policy-making body for the protected area. Through the PAMB, the management
structure for the protected area shal! promote partnership, participation, cooperation and
coordination with local communities and civil society organizations.

SEt
Dimaporo Protected Landscape and Seascape is composed of:

. 6. Protected Area Management Board. — the PAMB for the Sultan Naga

a) The Regional Executive Director of the DENR—Region X, as chairperson;

b) The Mayor of the Municipality of Sultan Naga Dimaporo, Province of Lanao del Norte
or an authorized representative,

c) The barangay captains within the territory and adjacent to the protected area or their
authorized representatives;

d) The Regional Director of the Department of Agriculture (DA) —Region X or an
authorized representative;

¢) The Provincial Environment and Natural Resources Officer of Lanao del Norte:

f) The Community Environment and Natural Resources Officer of Sultan Naga Dimaporo

g) Two non-government organization or people's organization representatives concerned
with protected area management, chosen from the Municipality of sultan Naga Dimaporo with
territory inside the protected area and duly accredited by it, and


/h) The Provincial Planning and Development Officer and Representatives of the Province

of Lanao del Norte to the House of Representatives, if any; sitting as ex officio members

Each member of the PAMB shall serve for a term of five years, and shall be considered to
represent and carry the vote of the sector being represented in all matters. In the case of
government officials, the tenure of membership in the PAMB shall be attached to the office held

SEC. 7. Powers and Functions of the PAMB, — The PAMB for the Sultan Naga
Dimaporo protected Landscape and Seascape shall exercise the following powers and functions:

a) Issue rules and regulations to implement the provisions and promote the policy
declaration set forth in this Act;

b) Establish criteria and set fees for the issuance of permits for the activities regulated by
this Act or the approved management plan,

¢) identify the buffer zones for the protected area;

d) Adopt rules of procedure for the conduct of business, including the creation of
committees to whom its powers may be delegated:

©) Approve the management plan and oversee the office of the Prétcted Area
Superintendent;

f) Deputize interested individuals for the enforcement of the laws, rules and regulations
adopted pursuant to this Act;

2) Accept donations, approve proposals for funding and budget allocation and exercise
accountability over all funds that may accrue to the protected area,

h) Coordinate with appropriate agencies for the regulation of flight patterns of aircraft
going over the area to set acceptable latitudinal limits, and emissions: and

i) Retain a legal counsel, either on a permanent or temporary basis, to provide legal
assistance to the PAMB and the Protected Area Superintendent staff whenever they are sued in

connection with the performance of their duties under this Act.

‘The Secretary of the DENR shail exercise authority over the PAMB to ensure that it
exercises its authority within the scope of its powers and function. In case of conflict between
administrative orders of national application issued by the DENR pursuant to Republic Act No.


7586 and the rules and regulations issued by the PAMB, the PAMB shall notify the Secretary

who shall resolve such conflict.

‘The barangays in the Municipality of Sultan Naga Dimaporo shall participate in the
management of the protected area through representation in the PAMB as provided under
Section 6 of this Act. The Municipality of Sultan Naga Dimaporo shall retain its power to adopt
ordinances over the territory covered under this Act, giving due consideration, however, to
protected area management objectives. If any conflict between the [P municipality and the
protected area management objectives remains unresolved within the PAMB, the Secretary shall

resolve such conflict

SEC. 8 Protected Area Superintendent. - There is hereby established an Office of the
Protected Area Superintendent in charge of the management, protection and administration of the
protected area. The Protected Area Superintendent shall be supported by the existing personnel
of the DENR and shall be the chief operating officer of the Sultan Naga Dimaporo Protected
Landscape and Seascape The Protected Area Superintendent shall be accountable to the
Regional Executive Director of the DENR—Region X and the PAMB. The Protected Area

Superintendent shall exercise the following powers and functions

a) Prepare the management and successor plans as herein provided

b) Provide a secretariat for the PAMB to supply the latter with all information necessary to
make appropriate decisions,

C) Hire and supervise the necessary personnel to support operations as the budget made
available by the PAMB may allow;

d) Establish a productive partnership with the local communities, including groups
interested in the achievement of the goals and objectives of the protected area and in the
planning, protection and management thereof,

€) Develop and implement a park information, education and visitor program;

f) Enforce the law, rules and regulations relevant to the protected area and assist in the

prosecution of offenses thereof,


8) Monitor all activities within the protected area for conformity with the management plan;

and

h) Perform such other functions as the PAMB may assign

The Protected Area Superintendent shall prepare 2 management plan in coordination with
the appropriate offices of the DENR, the barangays within the Municipality of Sultan Naga
Dimaporo, the local communities and experts on tribal communities who have experience in the
particular cultures in the area, The management plan shall be reviewed, approved and adopted by
the PAMB and certified by the Secretary so that it conforms to all laws, rules, and regulations of
national application. in no case shall the management plan be revised or modified without prior
consultation with PAMB

Within one year from the effectivity of this Act, the management plan shall be put into
effect in accordance with the Republic Act No. 7586 and the procedure herein set forth. It

contains, among others, the following:

(i) Period of applicability of the plan;

(i) Key management issues;

(iii) Goals and objectives of management,

(iv) Site management strategy;

(v) Major management activities such as, but not limited to, enforcement of laws, habitat
and wildlife management, sustainable use management, infrastructure 3 development
and maintenance, fire and pest control;

(vi) Zoning:

(vii) Visitor management programs: and

(viii) Income Generating or Livelihood Activities

‘The Protected Area Superintendent shall prepare all successor plans two years before
the expiration of the existing plans and 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 frequented by the public. Public consultations may be conducted on the successor plan


upon the written request of any interested party. The proposed plan shall be made available to
the public during the period for comment and the final version shall be made available for

public perusal at the office of the Protected Area Superintendent

‘The zoning of the protected areas gives primary consideration to cultural, economic,
and social practices consistent with sustainable management principles by tenured migrants
and nearby communities for an appreciable length of time unless such uses are deemed
detrimental to biodiversity conservation and the protection of the natural characteristics of
the protected area.

‘The management plan shall be prepared in a language understandable in the area,
plainly written and available for perusal anytime to the general public at the Office of

Protected Area Superintendents.

SEC. 9, Existing Facilities within the Protected Area, — Existing facilities allowed to
remain within the protected area may be charged a reasonable fee by the PAMB, which is
embodied in a memorandum of agreement to entered into with the owner of the facility. All
incomes derived from such fees accrue to the Integrated Protected Areas Fund.

In setting the user fees on man-made facilities managed by private entities, the rates
shall be determined by the private entity but shall be comparable to the fees charged for
similar facilities in a protected area. For all other facilities, the user fees therein shall be

determined in consultation with the PAMB

SEC. 10. Utilization of Non-renewable Resources. — Any exploration for and
exploitation or utilization of non-renewable resources within the protected area shall not be
allowed. Energy projects, renewable or otherwise, shall be permitted only through an act of
Congress, the exploitation of renewable energy up to three (3) megawatts capacity shall be

exempt from such requirement.

SEC. 11. Prohibited Acts
(a) The penalties prescribed for theft under Articles 309 and 310 of the Revised Penal
Code shall be imposed upon any person found guilty of


|. Hunting, destroying, trapping, disturbing or possessing anywhere within the
protected area of any wild plant, animal or product derived therefrom without
permit from the PAMB. A permit is given only for scientific purposes necessary
to promote protected area management:

2. Cutting, gathering, collecting or removing timber or forest products without a
permit. A permit is given only for scientific purposes necessary for protected area
management,

3. Possessing outside the protected area any wild plant, animal or product derived
therefrom which came from the protected area,

4. Mineral exploration or extraction, drilling or prospecting for minerals within the
protected area,

5. Constructing or maintaining any kind of road, structure, fence or enclosure
without permit from the PAMB. Structures within ancestral domains used by
indigenous cultural communities do not need a permit from the PAMB:

6. Altering, mutilating, excavating, removing, destroying or defacing boundaries,
marks or signs, natural formation, burial grounds, religious sites, artifacts, objects
belonging to indigenous cultural communities and scenic value or affixing marks
or signs on trees;

7. Destroying the natural habitat of marine life, converting mangrove forests into
fishponds and disposing poisonous chemicals therein;

8. Unabating illegal and destructive fishing activities such as the use of filter nets

and dynamite fishing which threaten and endanger the future population and the

sustainability of fishing resources; and
9. Gathering possessing, selling or exporting ordinary precious and semi-precious
corals, whether raw or in processed form, except for scientific or research

purposes.

(b) A tine of not less than One hundred thousand pesos (P100,000,00), but not more than
Five hundred thousand pesos (PS00,000.00), or imprisonment of not less than one year but not
more than five years, or both, shall be imposed upon:



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Any person found guilty of grazing or causing livestock to graze or raising

poultry within the protected area without a permit from the PAMB:

Any public officer who, in dereliction of the duties of office, shall maliciously
refrain from instituting acts necessary to prosecute the violators of this Act or
shall tolerate the commission of offenses herein provided. Conviction for this
offense also carries the penalty of perpetual disqualification from public

office.

(c) A fine of not less than One hundred thousand pesos (100 000.00) but not more than

Five hundred thousand pesos (PS00,000.00), or imprisonment of not less than one (1) year but

not more than five (5) years, or both, and the restoration and rehabilitation of the damage shail be

imposed upon any person who commits the following acts

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Violating any rules and regulations in the management plan by the PAMB or
agreements reached with the PAMB in the exercise of its adjudicative
functions;

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;

Use of motorized equipment without a permit except motorized vehicles
within the national highway, provincial road or other public thoroughfare
traversing the park: Provided, that such thoroughfares were legally
constructed;

Occupying any portion of land inside the protected area without a permit from
the PAMB: Provided, that such occupation shall be of such nature as to last
more than ten (10) days in the particular portion of the protected area: and
Entering the protected area without a permit from the PAMB.


Any person who induces or conspires with another person to commit any of the acts
prohibited in this section or cause workers to commit any of such acts, shall be liable in the same

manner as the one actually performing the act.

The valuation of the damage resulting from any of the acts prohibited herein in shail take

into account biodiversity and conservation considerations as well as aesthetic and scenic values.

Conviction for any of these acts shall likewise carry the penalty of eviction from the protected
area and forfeiture in favor of the government of transportation facilities, structures, building

materials, equipment, devices, and weapons used in the commission of the offense.

‘The local government unit responsible for the arrest of a violator and the confiscation of
materials used in the commission of the offense is entitled to have a fifty percent (50%) share
from the proceeds in the disposition of confiscated materials. The other fifly percent (50%)
accrues to the Integrated Protected Areas Fund.

‘The above prohibitions exclude activities identified in the management plans and such
other measures as are necessary for protection, preservations protected area management, which
are undertaken by the Protected Area Superintendent or other persons deputized by the PAMB.
‘The certified customs and traditional practices of indigenous cultural communities are also

allowable activities over which the above prohibitions shall not apply.

SEC. 12. Special Prosecutor. ~ Within thirty (30) days from the effectivity of this Act,
the Department of Justice shall designate a special prosecutor to whom alll cases of violation of
laws, rules and regulations in the protected area are assigned. Such special prosecutor shall
coordinate with the PAMB and the Protected Area Superintendent in the performance of duties
and assist in the training of wardens and rangers in arresting and prosecuting violators of this
‘Act. The PAMB may appoint a special private prosecutor on a case-to-case basis to assist the

public prosecutor.

SEC. 13. Integrated Protected Areas Fund. — All income generated from the operation
of the protected area or the management of wild flora anti fauna in the protected area shall accrue


to the Integrated Protected Areas Fund, These income are derived from visitors or tourists fees,
fees from permitted sale and export of flora and fauna and other resources from the protected
area, proceeds from registration and lease of multiple-use areas, including tourism concessions,
contributions from industries and facilities directly benefiting from the protected area, and such

other fees and income derived from the operation of the protected area.

The trust fund may be augmented by grants, donations, or endowment from various
sources, whether domestic or foreign, for purposes related to their functions. The trust fund shall
be deposited as a special account in the National Treasury and disbursements therefrom shall be
made solely for the protection, maintenance, administration and management of the system, and
duly approved projects and endorsed by the PAMB in accordance with existing accounting and
budgeting rules and regulations. The trust fund shall not be used to cover personnel services

expenditures,

The local government unit shall continue to impose and collect all other fees not
‘enumerated herein which they have traditionally collected, such as business permits, property tax
ad rentals of local government unit facilities. Furthermore, the local government unit may charge
add-ons to fees imposed by the PAMB. Such add-ons are determined based on the contribution

of the local government units in the maintenance and protection of the protected area.

SEC. 14. Appropriations. - The Secretary shall immediately include in the program of
the DENR the implementation of this Act, the funding of which shall be included in the annual

General Appropriations Act.

SEC. 15. Construction. - The provisions of this Act shall be construed liberally in favor
of the protection and rehabilitation of the Sultan Naga Dimaporo Protected Landscape and
Seascape areas and water resources and the conservation and restoration of biological diversity,
taking into account the needs and interests of qualified tenured migrants, for present and future
Filipino generations. Republic Act No, 7586 shall have suppletory effect in the implementation
of this Act.


SEC. 16. Transitory Provision. - \n order to ensure the sustainability and integrity of the
watershed areas and water resources, the recovery and restoration of biological diversity and to
develop sustainable livelihood opportunities for tenured migrants, the DENR she henceforth
cease to issue concessions, licenses, permits, clearances, compliance documents or any other
instruments that allow exploitation and utilization of resources within the protected area until the

management plan shail have been put into effect.

SEC. 17. Separabitity Clause. 1f any provision or part of this Act is declared
unconstitutional or invalid, the remaining parts or provisions not elected shall remain in full

force and effect.

SEC. 18, Repealing Clause. - All laws, executive orders, presidential decrees, rules and
regulations or parts thereof contrary to or inconsistent with any provisions of this Act is hereby
repealed, amended or modified accordingly.

SEC. 19. Effectivity. — This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in

the Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation,

Approved