SIXTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE 
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES 
First Regular Session 
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SENATE 
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S. No. ~_"" I 
Introduced by SENATOR PIA S. CAYETANO 
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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. 


SIXTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE 
, REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES 
First Regular Session 
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SENATE 
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S. No. a27 
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Introduced by SENATOR PIA S. CAYETANO 
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AN ACT 
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ESTABLISHING THE MT. HILONG;HILONG RANGE SITUATED"IN THE CITIES OF 
BUTUAN AND CABADBARAN AND IN THE MUNICIPALITIES OF REMEDIOS T. 
ROMUALDEZ AND SANTIAGO IN THE PROVINCE OF AGUSAN DEL NORTE AS A 
PROTECTED LANDSCAPE PURSUANT TO RA 7586, PROVIDING FOR ITS 
MANAGEMENT, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives aftha Philippines in Congress assembled: 
SECTION 1. Title. - This Act shall be known as the "Mt. Hilong-Hilong Range 
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Protected Landscape Act (MHHRPL) of 2013". 
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SECTION 2. Declaration of Policy. - Cognizant of the unique biological resources 
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and the aesthetic, economic and ecological importance of MHHRPL, it is hereby 
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declared the policy of the State to protect and preserve its natural biodiversity and to 
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promote the welfare of the human communities therein. their culture and way of life 
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insofar as they are in harmony with nature. It shall further be the policy of the State to 
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promote the MHHRPL, with the end view of fostering widespread awareness and 
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concern for the same. Towards this end, the State shall undertake to carry out 
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comprehensive and holistic promotions, training and information campaign programs for 
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the benefit of the general public, in 'pursuance of the duty of the State to uphold the 
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primacy of protecting, preserving and promoting these resources. 
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Finally, it shall be the policy of the State to encourage the participation of the 
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private sector and the Local Government Units in the protection, preservation and 
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promotion of the MHHRPL. 
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SECTION 3. 
Land Classification. - All lands of Ihe public domain comprising the 
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MHHRPL shall fall under the classification of National Park as provided for in the 
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Philippine Constitution. 
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SECTION 4. 
Scope and Coverage. -
The MHHRPL is hereby declared a 
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protected area and categorized as a protected landscape pursuant to Republic Act No. 
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7586, otherwise known as the National Integrated Protected Areas Act System (NIPAS) 
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of 1992 or the NIPAS Act. 
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The boundaries of MHHRPL within the Cities of Butuan and Cabadbaran and in 
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the Municipalities of Remedios T. Romualdez, and Santiago all in the Province of 


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Agusan Del Norte, shall be more particularly described as follows: 
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"Beginning at Tie Point AGN 35 of PRS 92 located at Sitio Agay, Barangay Balang-
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Balang, Municipality of Remedios T. Romualdez, Agusan del Norte, with the 
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coordinates of South 53"38' East and a distance of 7,567.97 meters to a point 
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designated as corner 1 located at the top of the ridge, 
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N 04"51' E 612.17 meters to corner 5, 
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N 02'56' W 270.12 meters to corner 7, 
N 52'58' 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, 
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N 72'48' E 342.11 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 84'00' 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, 
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N 43'13' E 447.79 meters to corner 21, 
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N 42'32' E 185.69 meters to corner 26, 
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N 04'24' W 313.87 meters to corner 29, 
N 53'39' E 212.76 meters to corner 30, 
N 18'41' E 312.59 meters to corner 31, 
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MHHRPL shall COver an area of Twenty-Five Thousand, Eight Hundred and Thirty-
14 
Three (25,833) hectares. 
15 
The DENR. National Mapping and Resource Information Authority (NAMRIA) shall 
16 
validate 
the 
technical 
descriptions 
provided 
in 
this 
Act 
through 
ground 
17 
survey/demarcation and shall create ,appropriate maps therefor. Any modification of the 
18 
coverage of this Act dUe to such factors as changing ecological situations, new scientific 
19 
or archeological findings, or discovery of traditional boundaries not previously taken into 
20 
account shall be made through an act of Congress, after consultation with the affected 
21 
pUblic and concerned government agencies. 
22 
SECTION 5. 
Definition of Terms. - For purposes of this Act, the following terms 
23 
shall be defined as follows: 
24 
(a) "Ancestral Domain" refers to all areas generally belonging to Indigenous 
25 
Cultural Communities or Indigenous People (ICCs/IPs) comprising lands, inland waters, 
26 
coastal areas, and natural resources therein, held under a claim of ownership, occupied 
27 
or possessed by. the ICCsIIPs, by themselves or thru their ancestors, communally or 
28 
individually since time immemorial, ~ontinuously to the present except if interrupted by 
29 
war, force majeure or displacement by force, deceit, stealth or as a consequence of 
30 
government projects or any other voluntary dealings entered into by government or 
31 
public individuals/corporations, and which are necessary to ensure their economic, 
32 
social and cultural welfare. It shall include ancestral lands, forests, pasture, residential, 
33 
agricultural, and other lands individually owned whether alienable and disposable or 
34 
otherwise, hunting grounds, burial grounds, worship areas, bodies of water, mineral and 
35 
other natural resources, and lands which may no longer be exclusively occupied by 
36 
ICCsllPs but from which they traditionally had access to for their subsistence and 
37 
traditional activities, particularly the home ranges of ICCsllPs who are still nomadic 
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and/or shifting cultivators; 


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(b)"Biodiverslty" refers to the variety and variability among living organisms and the 
2 
ecological complexes in which said organisins occur; 
3 
(c) "Biological Resources" include genetic resources, organisms or parts thereof, 
4 
population, or any other biotic component of ecosystems with actual or potential use or 
5 
value for humanity; 
6 
(d) "BIoprospecting" means the research, collection and utilization of biological and 
7 
genetic resources for purposes of applying the knowledge derived therefrom solely for 
8 
commercial purposes; 
9 
(e) "By"products or Derivatives" mean any part taken or substance extracted from 
10 
wildlife, In raw or in processed form. This includes stuffed animals and herbarium 
11 
specimens; 
12 
(f) "Collection or collecting" refers to the act of gathering or harvesting wildlife, its 
13 
by-products or derivatives; 
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(g) "Conservation" means sustainable utilization of wildlife, andlor maintenance, 
15 
restoration and enhancement of the habitat; 
16 
(h) "Ecosystem" means the dynamic complex of plant, animal and micro-organism 
17 
communities and their non"living environment interacting as a functional unit; 
18 
(i) "Endangered Species" refer to species or subspecies of flora and fauna that is 
19 
not critically endangered but whose survival in the wild is unlikely if the causal factors 
20 
continue operating; 
21 
U) "Endemic Species" refer to species or subspecies of flora and fauna which is 
22 
naturally occurring and found only within 'specific areas In the country; 
23 
(k) "Exotic Species" refer to species or subspecies of flora and fauna which do not 
24 
naturally occur within the protected area at present or in historical time; 
25 
(I) "Habitat" means a place or type of environment where a species or subspecies 
26 
naturally occurs or has naturally established its population; 
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(m) "Hunting" refers to collection of wild fauna for food andlor recreational 
28 
purposes with the use of weapons sU,ch as guns, bow and arrow, spear and the like; 
29 
(n) "Indigenous Cultural Communities or Indigenous People (ICCs/IPs)" refer to a 
30 
group of people or homogenous societies Identified by self-ascription and ascription by 
31 
others, who have continuously lived as organized community on communally bounded 
32 
and defined territory, and who have, under claims of ownership since time immemorial, 
33 
occupied, possessed and utilized such territories, sharing common bonds of language, 
34 
customs, traditions and other distinctive cultural traits, or who have, through resistance 
35 
\0 political, SOCial and cultural inroads of colonization, non-indigenous religions and 
36 
cultures, became historically differentiated from the majority of Filipinos. 
IPs shail 
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likewise include peoples who are regarded as indigenous on account of their descent 
38 
from the populations which inhabited the country, at the time of conquest or 


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colonization, or at the time of Inroads of non-indigenous religions and cultures, or the 
2 
establishment of present state boundaries, who retain some or all of their own social, 
3 
economic, cultural and political institutions, but who may have been displaced from their 
4 
traditional domains or who may have resettled outside their ancestral domains; 
5 
(0) "Management Board" refers to the Management Board of Mt. Hilong- Hilong 
6 
Range Protected Landscape; 
7 
(p) "Management Plan" refers to the fundamental plan, strategy and/or scheme 
8 
Which shall guide all activities relating to the MHHRPL in order to attain the objectives of 
9 
this Act; 
10 
(q) "MHHRPL" refers to the Mt. Hilong- Hllong Range Protected Landscape; 
II 
(r) "Mineral" refers to all naturally occurring inorganic substance in solid, gas, 
12 
liquid, or any intermediate state including energy materials such as coal, petroleum, 
13 
natural gas, radioactive materials, and geothermal energy; 
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(s) "Multiple-Use Zone" refer 'to an area where settlement, traditional and/or 
15 
sustainable'land use, including agriculture, agro-forestry, extraction activities and other 
16 
income generating or livelihood activities, may be allowed to the extent prescribed in"the 
17 
management plan; 
18 
(I) "Mt. HUong-HIIong Range Protected Landscape (MHHRPL) Fund" refers to the 
19 
revolving fund to be established for the purpose offinancing projects in the MHHRPL. 
20 
(u) "National Integrated Protected Areas System (NJPAS)" refers to the 
21 
classification and administration of all designated protected areas to maintain essential 
22 
ecological processes and life-support systems, to preserve genetic diversity, to ensure 
23 
sustainable use of resources found therein, and to maintain their natural conditions to 
24 
the greatest extent possible. 
25 
(v) "National Park" refers to the land of the public domain classified as such in the 
26 
1987 Constitution which include all areas under the National Integrated Protected Areas 
27 
System (NIPAS) pursuant to RA 7586 primarily designated for the conservation of 
28 
native plants and animals, their associated habitats and cultural diversity. 
29 
(w) 
"Non-Governmental Organization (NGO)" refers to an agency, institution, 
30 
foundation 
or a group of persons whose 
purpose 
is 
to 
assist people's 
31 
organizations/associations In various ways including, but not limited to, organizing, 
32 
education, training, research and/or resource accessing, 
33 
(x) "People's Organization (PO)" refers to a group of organized migrant 
34 
communities and/or interested indigenous peoples which may be an association, 
35 
cooperative, federation, or other legal entity, established to undertake collective action 
36 
to address community concerns and needs, and mutually share the benefits of the 
37 
endeavor. 


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(y) "Protected Area (PA)" refers to identified po·rtions of land and/or water set aside 
2 
by reason of their unique physical and biological significance. managed to enhance 
3 
biological diversity and protected against destructive human exploitation. 
4 
(z) "Protected Area Management Board (PAMB)" refers to a multi-sectoral pollcy-
5 
making body for protected areas created in accordance with RA 7586 or the NIPAS Act 
6 
of 1992. 
7 
(aa) "Protected Area Superintendent (PASu)" refers to the chief operating DENR 
8 
officer of the MHHRPL. 
9 
(bb) "Protected Landscape" refers to an area of national significance which are 
10 
characterized by the harmonious' interaction of man and land while providing 
11 
opportunities for public enjoyment through recreation and tourism within the normal 
12 
lifestyle and economic activity of these areas. 
13 
(ec) "Quarrying" means the process of extracting. removing and disposing quarry 
14 
resources found on or underneath the surface of private or public land. 
15 
(dd) "Strict Protection Zone" refers to a natural area with high biodiversity value 
16 
which shall be closed to all human activity. except for scientific studies andlor 
17 
ceremonial or religious use by the indigenous cultural communities/indigenous peoples; 
IB 
may include habitats of threatened species. or degraded areas that have been 
19 
designated for restoration and subsequent protection. even if these areas are still in 
20 
various stages of regeneration. 
21 
(ee) "Sustainable Use" means the use of components of biological diversity in a 
22 
way and rate that does not lead to the long-term decline of biological diversity. thereby 
23 
maintaining its potential to meet the needs and aspirations ·of present and future 
24 
generations. 
25 
(ff) "Tenured Migrants" refers to occupants who have actually and continuously 
26 
occupied a portion of the MHHRPL and are solely dependent therein for subsistence. A 
27 
MHHRPL occupant is understood to be solely dependent for subsistence when 
28 
everything indispensable for survival for the household, including food. clothing. shelter 
29 
and health. comes only from the utilization of resources from the MHHRPL. 
30 
(gg) "Wildlife" means wild forms and varieties of flora and fauna. in all 
31 
developmental stages. including those which are in captivity or are being bred or 
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propagated. 
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SECTION 6. 
Management 
of the 
Mt. 
Hilong-Hilong 
Range 
Protected 
34 
Landscape- There is hereby created a Management Board 
which shall have 
35 
jurisdiction. power and authority over the MHHRPL for all matters that may affect 
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biodiversity conservation. protection and sustainable development. It shall be composed 
37 
of: 
3B 
(1) the Regional Executive Director (RED) of the DENR Region XIII (CARAGA). as 


17 
Chairperson; 
2 
(2) the Provincial Governor of the Province of Agusan del Norte, or his duly 
3 
designated 
representative, as Co-Chairperson; 
4 
(3) the Provincial Planning and Development Officer (PPDO) of the Province of 
5 
Agusan del Norte, as member; 
6 
(4) The Mayors of the Cities of Butuan and Cabadbaran and the Municipalities of 
7 
Remedios T. Romualdez and Santiago or their duly designated representatives; as 
8 
members; 
9 
(5) the Chairperson of COl'j1mittee on Environment of the Sangguniang 
10 
Panlalawlgan of Agusan del Norte, as member; 
11 
(6) One (1) representative from each barangay covering the MHHRPL, as 
12 
members; 
13 
(7) One (1) representative from each tribal community residing within the 
14 
MHHRPL, as members; 
15 
(8) At least three (3) representatives from local non government organizations 
16 
(NGOs) with stakes in the MHHRPL, chosen from among themselves, as members; 
17 
(9) At least two (2) representatives from local people's organizations (Pas) with 
18 
stakes in the MHHRPL, chosen from among themselves, as members; 
19 
(10) One representative from each government agency involved in the MHHRPL 
20 
management, as members; 
21 
(11) One representative from the academe involved in MHHRPL, as member. 
22 
Each member of the Management Board shall serve for a term of five (5) years 
23 
and shall be considered to represent his or her sector and deemed to carry the vote of 
24 
such sector in all matters. In the case of members who are local government officials, 
25 
their appointment shall be co-terminus with their term of office. 
26 
The members of the Management Board shall be appointed by the Secretary of the 
27 
DENR in conformity with the provisions of the NIPAS Act. As a transitory provision, the 
28 
initial members of the Management Board shall be nominated from the current 
29 
members of the interim Management Board. Provided, That at least one- third (1/3) of 
30 
the members shall be women. 
31 
In the selection of the representatives of pas and NGOs, preference shall be 
32 
accorded to those organizations that are involved in the conservation, protection and 
33 
development of the MHHRPL. Representation shall be by institution and shall aim to 
34 
achieve balance in representation by geographic location or areas. 
35 
The representatives from the· Local Government Units (LGUs) and national 
36 
agencies in the Management Board shall include among their duties, the duty to inform 
37 
their respective constituents, office or sector, of the Management Board approved 


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and/or other relevant policies, 
r~les, regulations, programs, and projects of the 
2 
Management Board, and to ensure that the provisions of this Act, NIPAS Act and its 
3 
Implementing Rules and Regulations are observed, complied with, and used as 
4 
reference and framework in their respective plans, policies, programs and projects. 
, 5 
Failure to comply with the foregoing shall subject such representative to disciplinary 
6 
act/on as the Management Board may provide. 
7 
The members of the Board shall not receive any salary but shall be entitled to 
8 
reimbursements to actual and necessary expenses incurred, either in their attendance 
9 
in meeting of the Board or in connection with other official business authorized by a 
10 
resolution of the Board, subject to existing rules and regulations. 
11 
SECTION 7. 
Powers and Functions of the Management Board. -
The 
12 
Management Board, Which shall decide by consensus or majority vote, shall have the 
13 
following powers and functions in addition to those provided in the NIPAS Act and its 
14 
Implementing Rules and Regulations: 
IS 
(a) Issue rules and regulations to prohibit acts that may be prejudicial to the 
16 
MHHRPL and to the declaration of policy set forth under the N1PAS Act; 
17 
(b) Issue rules and regulations for the resolution of conflicts through appropriate 
18 
and effective means; 
19 
(c) Adopt rules and procedures in the conduct of business, including the creation of 
20 
committees to which its powers may be delegated; 
21 
(d) Approve the management plan and oversee the office of the Protected Area 
22 
Superintendent (PASu); 
23 
(e) Establish criteria and set fees for the issuance of permits for activities regulated 
24 
by this Act or the management plan; 
25 
(f) Recommend the deputization of appropriate individuals, including local 
26 
community leaders, for the enforcement of the laws, rules and regulations governing the 
27 
conduct or management of the MHHRPL; 
28 
(g) Approve fees and charges in accordance with existing rules and raise funds for 
29 
the MHHRPL; 
30 
(h) Report to the DENR, on a quarterly basis, the status of the implementation of 
31 
this Act, with emphasis on the disbursement of funds appropriated for the execution of 
32 
the various pOlicies and programs' hereunder, and on the status of cases for the 
33 
prosecution of the violations of this Act; 
34 
(i) Formulate programs for the promotion, training and information dissemination 
35 
pertaining to the MHHRPL and Its significance as a vital natural resource of the country; 
,36 
(j) Manage the allocation of the MHHRPL Fund, and other funds for the protected 
37 
landscape, ensure their proper administration and render accounting; and 
38 
(k) Recommend appropriate pOlicy reforms to the DENR and other government 


19 
authorities. 
2 
The DENR, through the Regional Executive Director (RED), shall ensure that the 
3 
Management Board acts within the scope of its powers and functions. In case of conflict 
4 
between Administrative Orders issued by the DENR pursuant to the NIPAS Act and the 
5 
resolutions issued by the Management Board, such conflict shall be referred by 
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Management Board to the Secretary pf the DENR who shall decide whether to apply the 
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rule or withdraW its application in the MHHRPL. 
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SECTION 8. 
Protected Area Superintendent (PASu) Office. - There is hereby 
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established a PASu office In charge of the implementation of the projects, programs and 
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policies for the management, protection and administration of the MHHRPL. It shall be 
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headed by a Protected Area Superi'ntendent (PASu) and shall be supported by the 
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existing personnel of the DENR. The PASu shall be the Chief Operating DENR Officer 
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of the MHHRPL and shall be accountable to the Regional Executive Director (RED) of 
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the DENR·Region XII and to the Management Board. 
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The PASu shall have full responsibility for the protection of land, water, wildlife and 
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other natural physical and biological resources within the MHHRPL. As such, the ~A.Su 
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shall have the follOWing duties and responsibilities in addition to those provided under 
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the NIPAS Act and its Implementing Rules and Regulations: 
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(1) Establish, operate, and maintain a database management system as a decision 
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support tool; 
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(2) Initiate the preparation of the management plan as herein defined; 
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(3) Provide a secretariat for the Management Board and supply the Management 
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Board with all the necessary information to make appropriate decisions for the 
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implementation of this Act; 
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(4) Enforce the laws, rules and regulations relevant to the MHHRPL, institute and 
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file legal action Independently or in collaboration with other government agencies or 
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organizations and assist In the prosecution of offenses committed in violation of this Act; 
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(5) Monitor all activities within the MHHRPL to ensure its conformity with the 
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management plan; 
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(6) Ensure the integration of the MHHRPL management poliCies, regulations, 
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programs and projects in all concerned national and local government unit levels; 
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(7) Report to the DENR, on a quarterly basis, the status of the implementation of 
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this Act, with emphasis on the disbursement of funds appropriated for the execution of 
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the various policies and programs hereunder, and on the status of cases for the 
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prosecution of the violations of this Act; 
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(8) Formulate programs for the promotion, training and information dissemination 
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pertaining to the MHHRPL and its significance as a vital natural resource of the country; 


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(9)Recommend the Issuance of permits based on terms, conditions and criteria 
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established by the Management Board; and 
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Perform such other functions as the Management Board may delegate. 
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The PASu shall be supported by a sufficient number of personnel who shall be 
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performing day to day management, protection and administration of MHHRPL. Upon 
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the recommendation of the Management Board, the DENR-RED shall .deputize local 
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community leaders and environment and natural resource officers. 
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SECTION 9. 
Mt. Hilong-Hilong Range Protected Landscape (MHHRPL) Fund. -
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There is hereby established a revolving fund to be known as the MHHRPL Fund for 
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purposes of financing projects of· the MHHRPL. Income shall be derived from 
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visitor/tourist fees, fees from permitted sale and export of flora and fauna and other 
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resources from the MHHRPL, proceeds from registration and lease of multiple-use 
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areas, including tourism conceSSions, fees, proceeds and contributions from industries 
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and facilities directly benefiting from the protected landscape, and such other fees and 
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income derived from the operation of the protected landscape. Provided, That the 
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seventy-five (75%) percent shall be set aside and retained by the Management Board 
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which shall appropriate the same exclusively for the management and operation of the 
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MHHRPL. Provided, fUttiler, that the remaining twenty-five (25%) shall be remitted to 
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the Integrated Protected Areas Fund (IPAF). 
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The MHHRPL Fund may be augmented by grants, donations, endowment from 
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various sources, domestic or foreign, for purposes related to their functions: Provided, 
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That disbursements therefrom shall 'be made solely for the protection, maintenance, 
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administration and management of the system, and duly approved projects endorsed by 
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the Management Board In accordance with existing accounting and budgeting rules and 
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regulations: 
Provided, Further, That the Fund shall not be used to cover personal 
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services expenditures. 
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The LGUs shall continue to impose and collect all other fees not enumerated 
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herein which they have traditionally collected, such as business permits, and rentals of 
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LGUs' facilities: Provided, That the LGUs shall not impose property tax and issue tax 
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declaration for areas or properties located in timberland areas or areas previously 
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Classified as national parks. Furthermore, LGUs may charge add-ons to fees imposed 
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by the Management Board: Provided, That such add-ons shall be determined based on 
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the contribution of the LGUs in the maintenance and protection of the MHHRPL. 
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SECTION 10. Tenured Migrants and Other MHHRPL Occupants. -
Tenured 
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migrants shall be eligible become stewards of portions of lands within allowable zones. 
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The Management Board shall identify, verify and review all tenurial instruments, land 
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claims, and issuances of permits for resource use within the MHHRPL and recommend 
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in the management plan. 
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Should areas occupied by tenured migrants be designated as zones in which no 
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occupation or other activities are allowed pursuant to the attainment of sustainable 
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development, provision for the transfer of said tenured migrants to multiple-use zones or 
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buffer zones shall be accomplished through just and humane means. 
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In the event of termination of a tenurial instrument for cause or by voluntary 
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surrender of rights, the PASu shall take Immediate steps to rehabilitate the area in order 
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to return it to its natural state prior to the cultivation or other act by the tenured migrant. 
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Other MHHRPL occupants who do not qualify as tenured migrants shall be 
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resettled outside the MHHRPL as determined by the Management Board. The 
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Management Board shall determine, plan and implement a definite schedule for 
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resettling them outside of the MHHRPL following the procedures set forth by existing 
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law. 
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SECTION 11. Indigenous People's Rights. -
Ancestral domain and other 
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customary rights and interests of indigenous communities within the MHHRPL shall be 
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accorded due recognition. The preservation of ancestral domain and customary rights 
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shall be considered as one of the management objectives. The maintemitiee, 
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management and development of ancestral domains which are found to be necessary 
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for protected areas will be pursuant to Section 58 of Republic Act No. 8371, otherwise 
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known as the "The Indigenous Peoples Rights Act of 1997 (IPRA)". 
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The identification, delineation and recognition of ancestral domain claims within the 
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MHHRPL shall be conducted by the National Commission on Indigenous Peoples 
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(NCIP) pursuant to the prOVisions, the IPRA, and its Implementing Rules and 
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Regulations, in coordination with the Management Board. 
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SECTION 12. EXisting Facilities Within the Mt. Hilong-Hilong Range Protected 
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Landscape. - Within sixty (60) days from the effectivity of this Act, existing facilities 
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such as roads, buildings, water systems, transmission lines, communication facilities. 
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heavy equipment, and Irrigation facilities existing within the boundaries of the MHHRPL 
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shail submit project description to the Management Board through the PASu. 
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The Management Board, with the assistance of the DENR, shail determine 
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whether the existence of such facility' and its future plan and operations will be 
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detrimental to the MHHRPL or whether conditions for its operation shall be imposed. If 
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any such conditions are violated, the'owner of the facility shall be liable to pay a fine of 
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Five Thousand Pesos (P5,OOO.OO) for every violation. Upon reaching a total fine of Five 
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Hundred Thousand Pesos (P500,000.OO), the Management Board through the PASu 
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and deputizing other government entities, shall cause the cessation and demolition of 
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the facility at the cost of its owner. 
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reasonable royalty by the Management Board. All income from such royalty shall accrue 
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SECTION 13. Renewable and Non-Renewable Resources. - Any exploitation of or 
utilization of nonrenewable resources within the MHHRPL shall not be allowed. 
Renewable 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 Management Board 
endorsement has been obtained. 
SECTION 14. 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, rL!les and regulations in the MHHRPL 
shall be assigned. Such Special Prosecutor shall coordinate with the Managet)1ent 
Board and the PASu in the performance of his/her duties and assist in the training of 
wardens and rangers in arrest and other criminal procedures. The Management B~~rd 
may retain the services of a counsel to prosecute andlor assist in the prosecution of 
cases under the direct control and supervision of the regular or special prosecutor and 
to defend the members of the Management Board, the PASu and the staff, or any 
person aSSisting in the protection, conservation and sustainable development of the 
MHHRPL, against any legal action related to their powers, functions and responsibilities 
as provided in this Act or as delegated or tasked by the Management Board. 
SECTION 15. Prohibited Acts and Penalties. -
The following shall be the 
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prohibitions and penalties applicable to the MHHRPL, 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 andlor a fine at least triple the value of the said resources 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 MHHRPL 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 IPsIICCs; 
(b) Cuts, gathers, removes or collects timber or any forest products, within 
particularly identified regUlated or prohibited areas or zones in the MHHRPL including 


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private lands without the necessary permit, authorization or exemption; 
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(c) Possesses or transports, within or outside the MHHRPL any timber, forest 
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products, wild terrestrial or aquatic plants, animals, or by-products derived therefrom 
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which is ascertained to have been taken from the MHHRPL; 
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(d) Undertakes mineral exploration or extraction within the MHHRPL; 
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(e) Engages in quarrying of sand, gravel, guano, limestone or any material within 
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the MHHRPL; 
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(f) Hunts, collects, removes or destroys endangered or protected species, except 
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when collection or removal is for scientific research and exempted from the prohibition 
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by the Management Board; 
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(g) Conducts bioprospecting within the MHHRPL without the necessary permit; or 
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(h) Establishes or introduces any exotic species, within the MHHRPL, which are 
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detrimental to endemic species and the ecosystemtherein. 
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(2) A fine of not less than Five Thousand Pesos (P5,OOO.OO) but not more than 
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Five Hundred Thousand Pesos (P500,OOO.OO) and/or imprisonment of not less than one 
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year nor more than six (6) years shall be imposed upon any person who: 
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(a) Violates any rules and regulations in the management plan or by the 
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Management Board or agreements reached before the Management Board in the 
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exercise of adjudicative functions; 
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(b) Erects any permanent structure on land or on water for any purposes outside 
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the management plan, duly allowed by the Management Board: Provided, That large-
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scale private infrastructure and other projects such as medium to high density 
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residential subdivisions, medium to large commercial and industrial establishments, 
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golf-courses, heavily mechanized commercial and non-traditional farming, and other 
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activities that cause increased In-migration and resource degradation are absolutely 
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prohibited; 
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(c) Possesses a chainsaw, hacksaw and other mechanized equipment within the 
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MHHRPL without a permit; 
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(d) Throws, dumps or causes to be dumped into the MHHRPL any non-
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biodegradable material or waste Whether liquid, solid or gas; 
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(e) Uses, dumps, places or causes to be placed into the MHHRPL toxic 
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chemicals, including pesticides and other hazardous substances, unless the same is 
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expressly allowed in the management plan; 
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(f) Prospects, hunts or otherwise locates hidden treasures within the MHHRPL; 
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(g) Informally occupies or dwell~ in any land within the MHHRPL; 
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(i) Destroys, excavates, vandalizes or, in any manner, damages any natural 
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formation on land, religious, spiritual, historical sites, artifacts and other objects of 
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natural or scenic value; 
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(j) Alters, removes or destroys boundary marks or signs; 
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(k) Engages in kaingin, or, in any manner, causing forest fires inside the MHHRPL; 
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(I) Purchases, sells, mortgages or leases lands or other portions of the MHHRPL 
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which are covered by any tenurial instrument. 
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Valuation of the damage for this Act shall take into account biodiversity and 
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conservation considerations as well as aesthetic and scenic value. Valuation assessed 
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by the DENR or the concerned government agency shall be presumed correct unless 
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otherwise proven by preponderant evidence. 
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Any person who shall inducEl another or conspire to commit any of the II/egal acts 
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prohibited In this Act or suffer their workers to commit any of the same shall be liable in 
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the same manner as the one actually performing the act. 
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All conveyances, vessels, equipments, paraphernalia, implements, gears, tools 
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and similar devices shall be subject to immediate and administrative confiscation, 
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independent of the judicial proceedings by the PASu Office upon apprehension, subject 
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however to due process and SUbstantial evidence' requirements. When legal action is 
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however filed in the regular courts, the said conveyances, vessels, equipments, 
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paraphernalia, implements, gears,' tools and similar devices, independent of the 
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administrative proceedings, shall not be released until after judgment has been 
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rendered. Proceeds of the sale of all objects administratively or judicially confiscated 
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pursuant hereto shall accrue to the MHHRPL Fund. Procedure for the sale thereof shall 
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be promulgated by the Management Board. However, in no case shall any confiscated 
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or rescued protected animal species be sold or in any manner disposed of but shall be 
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immediately turned over to the PASu Office for release in its natural habitat, subject to 
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existing regulations. 
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The penalties specified in this Section shall be in addition to the penalties 
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contained in RA 9072 (National Caves and Cave Resources Management and 
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Protection Act), RA 9147 (Wildlife Resources Conservation and Protection Act), and 
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other related laws. 
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Conviction for any offense under this Act, of a public officer or officer of the law 
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shall carry the accessory penalty of perpetual disqualification from public office. 
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SECTION 16. Reporting Responsibility. - The PASu, through the Management 
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Board, shall submit an annual accomplishment report to the Secretary of the DENR on 
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the activities undertaken in the MHHRPL. 
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include in the Department's program the implementation of this Act, the funding of which 
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shall be provided in the annual General Appropriations Act. 
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SECTION 18. Separability Clause. - If, for any reason, any part or section of this 
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Act Is declared unconstitutional or invalid, such other parts not affected thereby shall 
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remain in full force and effect. 
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SECTION 19. Construction and Suppletory Application of Existing Laws. The 
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provisions of this Act shall be construed liberally in favor of achieving biodiversity 
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conservation, protection and sustainable development as provided in the Republic Act 
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No. 7586. otherwise known as the National Integrated Protected Areas Management 
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Act of 1992 and existing forestry laws, and their corresponding rules and regulations not 
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inconsistent hereto shall have the suppletory effect in the implementation of this Act. 
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SECTION 20. Transitory Provision. -
In order to ensure the recovery and 
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restoration of biOlogical diversity and to develop sustainable livelihoOd opportunities for 
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tenured migrants, the DENR shall henceforth cease to issue concessions, licenses, 
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permits, clearances, compliance documents or any other instrument that allows 
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exploitation and utilization of resources within the MHHRPL until the management plan 
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shall have been put into effect. 
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All existing land use and resource use permits within the MHHRPL shall be 
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reviewed and shall not be renewed upon their expiration unless consistent with the 
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management plan and approved by the Management Board. 
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SECTION 21, Repealing Clause. -All laws, decrees, proclamations, rules and 
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regulations inconsistent with this Act are hereby repealed or modified accordingly. 
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SECTION 22. Effectivity Clause. This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its 
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complete publication in the Official Gazette or in a national newspaper of general 
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circulation available in the MHHRPL. 
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