FOURTEENTH CONGRESS 
) 
7 JUN 30 P 2 ::)ti 
OF THE REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES ) 
lntroduced by Sen. M.A. Madrigal 
EXPLANATORY NOTE 
Mts. Banahaw and San Cristobal Protected Landscape covers 10,900 
hectares located in the provinces of Laguna and Quezon. It is a watershed that 
drains into Laguna de Bay and Tayabas supporting the Botocan Hydroelectric 
Power Plant in Majayjay and Luisiana, Laguna. 
Mts. Banahaw and San Cristobal Protected Landscape has rich 
biodiversity including five hundred seventy-eight (578) species of animals 
twenty percent (20%) of which are categorized as endemic and two percent (2%) 
as threatened for extinction, and fifty-six (56) species of plants classified as 
endemic. 
Due to its biodiversity and ecological significance, Mts. Banahaw and San 
Cristobal Protected Landscape was declared a protected area in 2003 through 
Presidential Proclamation No. 411. 
In line with the State’s policy of securing for the Filipino people of present 
and future generations the perpetual existence of all native plants and animals, it 
is incumbent upon the Congress to enact a law to provide for the management, 
protection, sustainable development and rehabilitation of the Mt. Banahaw and 
San Cristobal Protected Landscape. This shall be established within the 
framework of the National Integrated Protected Area System (NIPAS) Act, or 
Republic Act of 7586, while considering the welfare and recognizing the rights of 
all the communities living therein especially the indigenous peoples. 
Passage of this Bill is thus urgent before the treasures of Mt. Banahaw and 
San Cristobal are lost to the Philippines and the world. 


FOURTEENTH CONGRESS 
1 
FIRST REGULAR SESSION 
1 
OF THE REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES ) 
SENATE 
S.B.No. 174 
lntroduced by Sen. M.A. Madrigal 
AN ACT 
DECLARING THE MOUNTAINS OF BANAHAW AND SAN CRISTOBAL 
IN THE PROVINCES OF LAGUNA AND QUEZON AS A PROTECTED 
AREA UNDER THE CATEGORY OF PROTECTED LANDSCAPE 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 "Mts. Banahaw-San 
Cristobal Protected Area Act of 2007". 
Sec . 2. Declaration of Policy - The importance of the Banahaw and San 
Cristobal mountains as a major watershed in the provinces of Laguna and 
Quezon, including its educational, aesthetic, biodiversity, and cultural and 
religious importance behooves the State to undertake steps for its protection and 
preservation. It is therefore declared the policy of the State to ensure the 
protection and conservation of these mountains and their associated forest, 
biodiversity, cultural and religious importance. In so doing, the State shall ensure 
the full implementation of this Act, the mobilization of resources for the 
Institutional mechanisms herein established, and the full scientific and technical 
support needed for the conservation of biodiversity and the integrity of the 
ecosystems, culture and religious practices. 
SEC.3. Scope. - The boundaries of the Mts. Banahaw-San Cristobal 
Protected Area, which fall under the category of protected landscape as defined 
herein, within the provinces of Quezon and Laguna, are as follows: 
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N 45'53 ' E 
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N 30'10' W 
2592.76 
543.36 
9.16 
171.23 
99.24 
613.16 
682.87 
408.32 
514.71 
236.96 
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N 34"45' E 
N 21'13'E 
N 28'28'W 
N 00038'E 
N 63'54'W 
N 82'41' W 
N01'51' W 
N 25Y2' W 
S 80"22' W 
S 20'36' W 
S 12'43' W 
N 82"04' W 
575.43 
228.62 
227.78 
88.87 
155.04 
301.26 
128.75 
155.02 
303.78 
79.67 
201.95 
78.04 
72.52 
258.92 
103.06 
128.71 
86.70 
80.58 
87.17 
176.71 
574.78 
149.36 
43.75 
4.17 
235.00 
459.00 
153.94 
144.32 
81.65 
117.50 
367.26 
251.19 
565.40 
203.63 
326.66 
162.18 
218.33 
196.92 
171.31 
80.94 
81.89 
135.81 
173.89 
77.36 
166.10 
482.86 
187.47 
149.62 
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S 23'02' W 
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N 24"OO' W 
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N 61'41' E 
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S 85'07' W 
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N 68"12' W 
N 30"31' W 
N 74'55' E 
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N 52'06'W 
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S83'46'E 
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N 85'10' E 
N 45'42' E 
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N 73"47' E 
N 63'08' E 
112.75 
117.49 
121.53 
115.00 
404.83 
145.60 
171.50 
412.40 
412.54 
93.11 
137.94 
71.66 
236.82 
190.25 
176.91 
410.65 
667.43 
575.44 
801.53 
63.20 
162.90 
202.35 
127.98 
74.11 
51.30 
374.77 
290.00 
356.49 
325.61 
131.76 
153.52 
282.67 
300.68 
209.82 
109.49 
92.87 
127.88 
202.46 
116.07 
166.06 
743.97 
317.88 
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508.80 
189.24 
246.98 
441.86 
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S21012'E 
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875'23' E 
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889"23' E 
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N 64'26' E 
8 66"47' E 
N 38'48' E 
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N 34'46' E 
N 18"24' E 
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N 68"43' E 
N 29'46' E 
N 50"08' E 
N 06"13' E 
N 69'40' W 
N 88"52' E 
S 81"31' W 
S 67'51'E 
S 19'10' E 
S 15'6' E 
S 82'02' E 
S 41'41'E 
S 63'19' E 
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N 74"42' W 
N 22"04' W 
N 66"46' E 
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305.14 
253.21 
214.30 
498.72 
86.66 
192.38 
300.54 
276.60 
150.87 
174.15 
247.83 
255.90 
490.82 
1585.41 
500.31 
177.65 
396.41 
186.44 
233.17 
326.65 
1017.98 
83.41 
173.51 
97.38 
157.82 
307.35 
303.87 
58.42 
39.64 
54.56 
43.55 
40.51 
181.15 
116.34 
42.25 
76.13 
33.00 
103.55 
24.02 
25.91 
76.97 
217.88 
62.38 
92.07 
83.09 
303.86 
293.59 
97.35 
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S78"23'E 
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N 37'30' E 
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N 47'19' E 
N 47"14' E 
N 85'01' E 
S 04"19' E 
S 77"46' E 
S 04'50' E 
S 79"05' E 
N 03'05' E 
N 48"21' E 
S 27"17' E 
S 55'12' E 
N 50"34' E 
S 5 1"0 1' E 
N 19'37' E 
N 60'38' E 
N 07'08' E 
N 52'30' E 
S 39"39' E 
N 76"29' E 
S 62'27 E 
S 36'52' E 
S47"41'E 
S 62'16' E 
S 62'26' E 
S 48'34' E 
S 62"32' W 
S 71"14'W 
S 17"45' E 
N 83"11' E 
N 34"29' E 
N 83"23' E 
S69"19'E 
S 48'49' W 
S 08"52' E 
N 71"03' E 
S 22"57' E 
S 46"52' W 
S 31"OO' E 
N 56'19' E 
S 22"53' E 
S 23'03' E 
N 88'03' W 
N 65"47' W 
110.54 
68.34 
176.50 
147.27 
175.15 
278.37 
330.98 
191.96 
267.29 
102.24 
290.45 
58.54 
217.16 
185.22 
186.52 
111.47 
258.78 
56.24 
163.18 
192.58 
130.10 
224.00 
243.08 
156.05 
488.87 
523.37 
496.12 
616.11 
500.91 
677.31 
552.93 
449.60 
446.62 
250.96 
818.24 
254.87 
249.07 
393.32 
548.04 
669.88 
496.32 
70.22 
115.95 
50.87 
818.88 
1136.55 
202.12 
902.90 
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N 81'38' W 
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S 23"14' E 
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N 61'03' W 
N 75"27' W 
N 17"55' E 
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N 78'24' W 
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S OI"09'E 
S 03"19' E 
S 08'28' E 
S 82'55' E 
S 05'46' E 
S 67"lO' E 
N 51'09' E 
S 77"01' E 
S 81'29' E 
S 68'03' E 
S 36"53' E 
S 70"22' E 
N 85"58' E 
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N 73"45' E 
N '19'40' E 
S 64"09' E 
N 85'58' E 
S 28"14' E 
S 28'14' E 
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N 77'58' W 
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S 61'58'W 
330.65 
728.42 
269.06 
292.64 
53.92 
262.48 
292.62 
119.26 
358.42 
280.70 
1488.76 
43.27 
160.48 
51.89 
93.10 
153.34 
233.12 
69.44 
98.99 
103.72 
126.46 
410.68 
129.14 
2.98 
250.51 
321.78 
180.03 
53.71 
80.62 
73.79 
57.36 
49.96 
23.19 
96.57 
41.95 
101.23 
44.29 
74.83 
61.76 
167.64 
126.41 
143.36 
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62.66 
28.31 
50.60 
60.96 
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N 07"13' W 
N 33"57' E 
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N 35'13' E 
N 4524' E 
N 16"31' E 
N 28"32' E 
N 25'26' E 
N 57"22' E 
N 05"28' W 
S 41"56' W 
S 23"03' W 
N 85"30' W 
N 65'54' W 
N 46'33' W 
N 77'34' W 
S 80'07' W 
S87'03'W 
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N 23'12' W 
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684.77 
810.84 
3.70 
59.43 
14.23 
93.27 
65.50 
754.14 
184.00 
190.04 
181.74 
2.90 
339.82 
1450.20 
338.69 
41.33 
51.73 
41.43 
51.01 
61.80 
39.76 
41.34 
64.94 
85.65 
49.62 
52.75 
41.75 
67.52 
17.55 
52.45 
46.27 
40.73 
31.66 
19.53 
21.79 
13.23 
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28.61 
29.26 
43.97 
57.07 
28.11 
46.44 
57.85 
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31.28 
45.68 
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N 10"40' E 
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Thence S 79'03' W 758.47 meters to comer 1, containing an area of ten 
thousand eight hundred thirty-six and 46/100 (10,836.46) hectares. 
Parcel 11. 
Beginning at a point marked "1" which is N 07'57' E, 8,766.30 meters from 
BLLM No.1 of the Municipality of Candelaria, Province of Quezon: 
Thence 
N 38"45' E 
229.9 meters to corner 2; 
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N 47'18' E 
137.0 meters to corner 3; 
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N 16'42' W 
188.8 meters to corner 4; 
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N 02"20' W 
202.7 meters to corner 5; 
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N 55'26' E 
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N 5999' E 
N 35TO' E 
S 29"12' E 
S 07'24' W 
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S 43'47' E 
N 86"04' E 
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S 58'00' W 
S 40"54' W 
S 05'14' E 
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120.8 meters to comer 7;' 
218.8 meters to comer 8; 
466.81 meters to corner 9; 
160.3 meters to comer 10; 
327.2 meters to comer 11; 
140.1 meters to corner 12; 
47.71 meters to corner 13; 
272.5 meters to corner 14; 
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178.3 meters to comer 16; 
226.4 meters to corner 17; 
104.3 meters to comer 18; 
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meters to comer 19; 
166.2 meters to comer 20; 
228.3 meters to corner 21; 
49.3 
meters to corner 22; 
919.0 meters to comer 23; 
Thence N 19'51' W 227.31 meters to corner 1, containing an area of one 
hundred thirteen and 46/100 (113.46) hectares. 
The bearings and distances are based on UTM-GRID PRS 92 Datum. 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. Land Classification. - All lands of the public domain comprising the 
Mts. Banahaw-San Cristobal Protected Landscape shall fall under the 
classification of National Park as provided for in the Philippine Constitution. 
However, public lands already classified as agricultural and alienable or 
disposable prior to the passage of this Act shall remain as such and may be 
disposed of pursuant to the provisions of Commonwealth Act No. 141 or the 
Public Land Act, as amended. 
SEC. 5. Definition of Terms. - For purposes of this Act, the following 16 
terms are defined as follows: 
(a) "National Integrated Protected Areas System (NIPAS)" refers to 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. 
(b) "Protected Area (PA)" 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. 


(c) "Buffer Zones" refers to identified areas outside the boundaries of and 
immediately adjacent to designated PAS pursuant to Section 8 that need special 
development control in order to avoid or minimize harm to the PA. 
(d) "National Park" refers to a forest reservation essentially 'of natural 
wilderness character which has been withdrawn from settlement, occupancy or 
any form of exploitation except in conformity with approved management plan 
and set aside as such exclusively to conserve the area or preserve the scenery, the 
natural and historical objects, wild animals and plants therein and to provide 
enjoyment of these features in such area. 
(e) "Protected Landscape" refers to 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 activity of the area. 
(f) "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. 
(g) "Secretary" refers to the Secretary of the Department of Environment 
and Natural Resources (DENR). 
SEC.6. Protection and Conservation Plan. - There shall be a Protection and 
Conservation Plan promulgated for the Mfs. Banahaw-San Cristobal Protected 
Landscape, which shall serve as the basic long-term framework plan in the 
management of the PA and shall guide the preparation of its annual operations 
plan and budget. 
Within one year from the affectivity of this Act, the Protection and 
Conservation Plan shall have been 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) category of the PA; 
(b) period of applicability of the plan; 
(c) key management issues; 
(d) goals and objectives of management in support of Section 2 hereof; 
(e) site management strategy; 
(f) major management activities such as, but not limited to, enforcement of 
laws, habitat and wildlife management, sustainable use management, 
infrastructure development and maintenance, fire and pest control; 
(g) zoning; and 
(h) visitor management programs. 
SEC.7. Preparation of the Protection and Consevvation Plan. - The Protected 
Area Superintendent (PASu) shaH prepare the Protection and Conservation Plan 
in coordination with the appropriate offices of the DENR, local communities and 
non government organizations (NGOs) which shall be reviewed and approved 
by the Protected Area Management Board (PAMB) and certified by the Secretary, 
to ensure that the plan conforms with all Iaws and the applicable rules and 
regulation of national application issued by the DENR: Provided, however, That 
the Secretary may revise and modify the Protection and Conservation Plan to 


conform with the laws and applicable regulations after consultation with the 
PAMB. 
The PASu shall prepare all successor plans. One year before the expiration 
of the period of the applicability of the plan in effect, the PASu shall cause 
publication of notices for comments and suggestions on the next 24 successor 
plan in a newspaper of general circulation in the municipalities of Lucban, 
Tayabas, Sariaya, Candelaria and Dolores in the Province of Quezon and the 
municipalities of Majayjay, Liliw, Nagcarlan, Rizal and the City of San Pablo in 
the Province of Laguna. Notices shall also" be posted in the respective provincial 
and municipal halls of the provinces and municipalities abovementioned as well 
as in the barangay halls bounding or immediately adjacent to the protected 
landscape. The proposed plan shall be made available to the public during the 
period for comment and a/finalized plan shall be made available for public 
perusal at the office of the PASu upon the approval of the PAMB. 
The zoning of the PA shall give primary consideration to its ecological 
value as a watershed and secondly to its cultural and religious importance. The 
sustainable use of traditional resource users may also be given due 
consideration, unless the same are deemed detrimental to biodiversity and the 
protection of the natural characteristics of the PA. 
The plan shall be written in a language understandable in the area, 
plainly written, and available for perusal to the general public at the Office of the 
PASu. 
SEC. 8. Institutional Mechanisms. - The following administrative and 
policy-making mechanisms shall apply: 
(A) There shall be a PAMB which shall be the policy making body of the 
(1) The Regional Executive Director (RED) of DENR Region IV-A as 
chairperson; 
(2) The Provincial Environment and Natural Resources Officer (PENRO) 
for the Province of Quezon; 
(3) The Provincial Environment and Natural Resources Officer (PENRO) 
for the Province of Laguna; 
(4) The Provincial Planning and Development Officer (PPDO) of the 
Province of Quezon; 
(5) The Provincial Planning and Development Officer (PPDO) of the 
Province of Laguna; 
(6) One representative from each of the municipal governments 
with territorial jurisdiction within the protected landscape to be appointed 
by their respective sangguniang bayan and endorsed by the municipal 
mayors; 
(7) One representative of the National Power Corporation (NPC); 
(8) One representative from other departments or national government 
agencies directly involved in the protected landscape or has long term 
projects or permanent facility located therein; 
PA. It shall be composed of 


(9) At least three representatives from accredited NGOs operating in the 
protected landscape chosen from among themselves in a meeting duly 
called for the purpose; 
(10) At least three representatives from accredited peoples organization 
(PO) operating within the PA chosen from among themselves in a meeting 
duly called for the purpose; 
(11) Three representatives from the various religious groups whose 
religious practices are directly linked to the PA, chosen from among 
themselves in a meeting duly called for the purpose; and 
(12) One representative from academic institutions directly involved in the 
conservation of the PA, chosen from among themselves in a meeting duly 
called for the purpose. 
Every member of the PAMB shall serve for a term of five 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, the 
term of office shall be attached to the office held. 
The members of the Board shall not receive any salary but shall be entitled 
to reimbursements for actual and necessary expenses incurred, either in their 
attendance in meetings of the Board or in connection with other official business 
authorized by a resolution of the Board, subject to existing rules and regulations. 
(B) The PAMB of the Mts. Banahaw-San Cristobal Protected Landscape 
(I) Decide matters relating to planning, resources protection and general 
administration of the area in accordance with the approved protection and 
conservation plan; 
(2) Approve proposals, work plans, action plans and guidelines for 
management of the PA in accordance with the approved protection and 
conservation plan; 
(3) Delineate and demarcate protected landscape boundaries buffer zones, 
ancestral domains and recognize the rights and privileges of indigenous 
communities under the provisions of this Act; 
(4) Promulgate rules and regulations to promote development programs 
and projects on biodiversity conservation and sustainable development 
consistent with the Management Manual of the protected landscape; 
(5) Ensure the implementation of programs as prescribed in the Protection 
and Conservation Plan in order to provide employment to the people 
dwelling in and around the protected landscape; 
(6) Control and regulate the construction, operation and maintenance of 
roads, trails, waterworks, sewerage, fire protection and sanitation systems 
and other public utilities within the PA; and 
(7) Monitor and evaluate the performance of the PA personnel, NGOs and 
the communities in providing for biodiversity conservation and socio- 
cultural and economic development and report their assessments to the 
NIP AS Policy and Program Steering Committee (NPPSC) and the 
Integrated Protected Areas Fund (IPAF) Governing Board. 
shall have the following powers and functions: 


The DENR, through the RED, shall exercise authority to oversee the 
PAMB to ensure that it is acting within the scope of its powers and 
functions. In case of a conflict between administrative orders of national 
application issued by the DENR pursuant to the NIPAS Act and the rules 
and regulations issued by the PAMB, the PAMB shall notify the DENR 
Secretary who shall decide whether to apply the rule or withdraw its 
application in the site. 
(C) The Protected Area Superintendent (PASu) Office. - There is hereby 
established a PASu Office in charge of the management, protection and 
administration of the PA. The PASu shall be supported by the existing personnel 
of the DENR. The head of office shall be the chief operating officer of the Mts. 
Banahaw-San Cristobal Protected Landscape and shall be accountable to the RED 
of the DENR-Region IV-A and the PAMB. The PASu shall have the following 
powers and functions: 
(1) Prepare the Protection and Conservation Plan and successor plans as 
herein provided and executes it; 
(2) Serve as the secretariat for the PAMB with duty to provide the PAMB 
with all information necessary for it to make appropriate decisions when 
necessary; 
(3) Establish a productive partnership with the local community, 
including groups interested in the achievement of the herein goals and 
objectives, in the planning, protection and management thereof; 
(4) Develop and implement a park information, education and visitor 
program; 
(5) Enforce the laws, rules and regulations relevant to the PA and assist in 
the prosecution of offenses; 
(6) Supervise all activities within the PA for conformity with the 
Protection and Conservation Plan; and 
(7) Perform such other functions as the PAMB may assign. 
SEC. 9. Seasonal Pilgrimage. - People who enter the PA seasonally for 
cultural and religious pilgrimage and other activities that have a benign impact 
on the sustainability and biodiversity of the area shall be regulated by the PAMB. 
For such purpose, the PAMB shall designate parts of the PA where pilgrimage is 
allowed under such terms and conditions as the PAMB may deem fit. 
SEC.10. Prohibited Acts. - The following shall be the prohibitions and 
penalties applicable to the Mts. Banahaw-San Cristobal Protected Landscape: 
(A) The penalties in Articles 309 and 310 of the Revised Penal Code, 
depending on the value of the resources taken, damaged or destroyed shall be 
imposed upon any person who: 
(1) Hunts, destroys, collects, disturbs or possesses anywhere within the 
PA any plants or animals, sand, rocks or products derived there from 
without a permit; 


(2) Possesses outside the PA any wild plant or animal or product derived 
there from which came from the PA; 
(3) Undertakes mineral exploration or extraction with in the FA; or 
(4) Hunts, collects, removes or destroys any endangered or protected 
species. 
(B) A fine of not less than Five thousand pesos (P5,OOO.OO) nor more than 
Two hundred fifty thousand pesos (P250,OOO.OO) and/or imprisonment from 
three years to five years shall be imposed upon any person who: 
(1) Violates any rules and regulations in the Protection and Conservation 
Plan or by the PAMB or agreements reached before the PAMB in the 
exercise of adjudicative functions; 
(2) Erects any permanent structure on land or on water for any purposes 
outside the Protection and Conservation Plan, duly allowed by the PAMB; 
(3) Possesses a chainsaw, hacksaw and other mechanized equipment 
within the PA without a permit issued by the PAMB; 
(4) Throws, dumps or causes to be dumped into the PA any non- 
biodegradable material or waste whether liquid, solid or gas; 
(5) Uses, dumps, places or causes to be placed into the PA toxic chemicals, 
including pesticides and other hazardous substances, unless the same is 
expressly allowed in the protection and conservation plan; or 
(6) Prospects, hunts or otherwise locate hidden treasures. 
SEC. 11. Special Prosecutor. - Within thirty (30) days from the effectivity of 
this Act, the Department of Justice shall appoint a special prosecutor to whom all 
cases of violation of laws, rules and regulations in the PA shall be assigned. Such 
special prosecutor shall coordinate with the PAMB and the PASu in the 
performance of his/her duties and assist in the training of wardens and rangers 
in arrest and criminal procedure. Whenever resources of the PAMB would 
allow, special private prosecutors may be appointed to act under the control and 
supervision of the prosecutor. 
SEC. 12. Local Government Units (LGUs). - The provinces, municipalities 
and barangays with territory within the PA shall participate in the management 
of the PA through representation in the PAMB as provided under Section 8 
hereof. The LGUs may appropriate portions of their share from the annual 
internal revenue allotment (IRA) and other income for the management of the 
PA. All amounts appropriated by local governments shall accrue to the Mts. 
Banahaw-San Cristobal Protected Area Fund and shall be exempted from the 
twenty-five percent (25%) remittance requirement for the National Integrated 
Protected Area Fund. 
SEC.13. The Mts. Banakaw-San Cristobal Protected Area Fund. - There is 
hereby established a trust fund to be known as the Mts. Banahaw-San Cristobal 
Protected Area Fund, for purposes of financing projects of the PA. All income 
generated from the operation of the PA or management of wild flora and fauna 
therein shall accrue to said fund. These income shall be derived from 
visitors/tourist fee, fees from permitted sale and export of flora and fauna and 


other resources from the PAS, proceeds from registration and lease of multiple- 
use areas, including tourism concessions, contributions from industries and 
facilities directly benefiting from the PA; and such other fees and income derived 
from the operation of the PA. 
The Mts. Banahaw-San Cristobal Protected Area Fund may be augmented 
by grants, donations, endowment from various sources, domestic or foreign, for 
purposes related to their functions: Provided, That the 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 PA, and duly approved projects endorsed by the PAMB in accordance with 
existing accounting and budgeting rules and 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, property tax and rentals of LGUs' facilities. 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 PA. 
SEC. 14. Utilization of Non-renewable Resources. - Any exploitation of or 
utilization of non-renewable resources within the PA shall not be allowed. 
Energy projects, whether renewable or otherwise, shall be permitted only 
through an Act of Congress, provided that exploitation of renewable energy up 
to three megawatts capacity shall be exempt from such requirement. 
SEC. 15. Appropriations. - The Secretary shall immediately include in the 
DENR's program the implementation of this Act, the funding of which shall be 
included in the annual General Appropriations Act. 
SEC.16. Construction. - The provisions of this Act shall be construed 
liberally in favor of tenured migrants and indigenous cultural communities with 
due consideration to the protection of biodiversity. The NIPAS Act shall have 
suppletory effect in the implementation of this Act. 
SEC. 17. Repealing Clause. - For the purpose of this Act, Sections 11, 15, 20 
and 21 of Republic Act No. 7586 or the NIPAS Act are hereby modified. All other 
laws, rules and regulations inconsistent with this Act are hereby repealed or 
modified accordingly. The prohibition and penalties under the NIPAS Act are 
hereby superseded for the entire area covered by this Act. 
SEC.18. 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 
sections hereof. 
SEC. 19. Effectivity Clause. - This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after 
its publication in the Official Gazette or in a national newspaper of general 
circulation readily available in the area. It shall be translated in English and 
Filipino and 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. 
Approved,