EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE 
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Second Regular Session 
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SENATE 
S. No. 2138
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Introduced by SENATOR RAMON BONG REVILLA, JR.
AN ACT
CREATING THE LAGUNA LAKE CONSERVATION AUTHORITY (LLCA), 
THEREBY REPEALING REPUBLIC ACT NO. 4850, AS AMENDED, OTHERWISE 
KNOWN AS THE LAGUNA LAKE DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY ACT OF 1966, 
AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
EXPLANATORY NOTE
Laguna Lake Development Authority (LLDA) was established in 1966 as a quasi­
government agency that leads, promotes, and accelerates sustainable development in 
the Laguna de Bay Region. Regulatory and law enforcement functions are carried out 
with provisions on environmental management, particularly on water quality 
monitoring, conservation of natural resources, and community-based natural resource 
management.
Laguna de Bay is the largest inland body of water in the Philippines and the 
third largest lake in Southeast Asia covering about 900 square kilometers. The Lake 
Region straddles the country's most highly urbanized areas, including six provinces, 
twelve cities and 49 municipalities, 29 of which are lakeshore towns.
The lake is considered a major lifeline to many people and the local economy. 
Fisheries and croplands in the lakeshore towns provide food not only to the local 
population, but also contribute significantly to the food supply of Metropolitan Manila. 
It is also one of the water sources for at least two concessionaires for Metro Manila, 
providing at least 400 million liters of water per day. Aside from these, the lake serves 
as a reservoir for floodwater, is used for power generation, provides venue for


recreational activities, provides water for irrigation, and serves as source of industrial 
cooling water.
Laguna de Bay, however, is in critical and deplorable condition. It has been 
cited that 70% of the pollution in the iake comes from uncontrolied solid and liquid 
wastes from domestic sources. Unlike industries which are point sources of wastes, 
domestic sources (aiso called non-point sources) are more difficult to regulate, much 
more control. If we are to continue receiving the blessings and precious gifts from the 
lake, and live in harmony with its ecology, it is imperative that we start a massive 
rehabilitation and conservation of the Laguna Lake at the soonest possible time.
The most urgent necessity is to have a body specially tasked to create and 
manage an overarching conservation policy. For this reason, this bill will be a decisive 
first step in a new direction of rational and people-centered conservation.
Early passage of this bill is earnestly sought.
RAMWBONG REVILLA, JR.


EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE 
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REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES 
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Second Regular Session 
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SENATE 
S. No. 2138
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Introduced by SENATOR RAMON BONG REVILLA, JR.
AN ACT
CREATING THE LAGUNA LAKE CONSERVATION AUTHORITY (LLCA), 
THEREBY REPEALING REPUBLIC ACT NO. 4850, AS AMENDED, OTHERWISE 
KNOWN AS THE LAGUNA LAKE DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY ACT OF 1966, 
AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representative of the Philippines in Congress 
assembled:
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Section 1. Short Title. - This Act shali be known as the "Laguna Lake
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Conservation Act'.
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Sec. 2. Declaration of Policy. - It is hereby deciared the policy of the State to
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conserve and promote Laguna Lake in a sustainable manner along with the
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surrounding areas that comprise its region, hereinafter referred to as the Bay Region,
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with Laguna Lake and the systematic management and protection of its water
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resource as the focal point.
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For this purpose, the State hereby adopts a participatory integrated water
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resources management (IWRM) approach to the interconnection and integration of its
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various ecosystems, using the Lake's watersheds as planning units, and involving the
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stakeholders in the planning and execution process.
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In accordance with the IWRM approach, and to allow the lake to realize its
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various potentials, including that of being a fish production resource of national
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importance, any development program in the region shall always consider the
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management of the environment and the prevention of any ecoiogicai harm, resource
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deterioration or poiiution.
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Sec. 3. DeHnition of Terms. — As used in this Act:
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1) Lagund Lake or Laguna de Bay- that area covered by the iake water when
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it is at the average annuai maximum iake levei of eievation 12.50 meters,
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as referred to a datum 10.00 meters beiow mean iower iow water
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(M.LLW.) of Maniia de Bay. Lands iocated at and beiow such eievation are
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public iands which form part of the bed of said lake.
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2) Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) — a process that
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promotes the coordinated conservation and management of water, land,
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and related resources in order to maximize the resultant economic and
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social welfare considerations in an equitable manner without compromising
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the sustainability of vital ecosystems.
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3) Watershed - the geographic area of land that drains water to a shared
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destination or to an area of land that drains down slope to the lowest point.
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The water moves through a network of drainage pathways, both
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underground and on the surface. Other terms used interchangeably with
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watershed include drainage basin or catchment basin.
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4) Environment - the physical factors of the total surroundings of human
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beings, including but not limited to the lakes and other bodies of water,
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land, air, atmosphere, climate, sound, odor, plants, insects, animals, its
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biological and physical factors, all its life support systems and all other
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surrounding matters that affect directly or Indirectly the existence of human
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life and other life forms in a specific area.
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5) Shoreland / Lakeshore areas / Buffer Zone - that part of the lake along the
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entire lakeshore lying at elevation 12.50 m. and below and alternately
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submerged or exposed by the annual or seasonal rising and lowering of the
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lake levels. This is a linear strip of land of approximately 14,000 hectares
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designed to separate the incompatible elements or uses or to control
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pollution or nuisance and for identifying and defining development areas or
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6) Groundwater- sub-surface water that occurs beneath a water table in soils 
and rocks, or in geological formations.
7) Aquaculture — fishery operations involving all forms of raising and culturing 
fish and other fishery species in fresh, brackish and marine water areas. 
Areas for aquaculture in Laguna Lake shall not exceed 6,000 hectares.
8) Aquastructure — also refers to a fish pen, which Is a structure enclosing a 
particular area in the lake which makes use of bamboos or anahaw poles 
surrounded by nets, fastened by a weight of sinkers embedded in the lake 
bed; and fish cage, which is an inverted mosquito net fastened to bamboos 
or such other structures used for culturing fishery/aquatic resources.
9) Effluent- means discharge from known sources which is passed into a body 
of water or land, or wastewater flowing out of a manufacturing plant, 
industrial plant including domestic, commercial and recreational facilities.
IQ) Municipal fisherfoik - persons who are directly or indirectly engaged in 
fishing and other fishery-related activities whose income from such activities 
do not exceed three thousand pesos (Php 3,000.00) a month.
11)Pollutionalteration of the physical, chemical and biological properties 
of any water, air and land resources of the Philippines, or any discharge 
thereto of any liquid, gaseous or solid wastes as are likely to render such 
water, air and land resources harmful, detrimental or injurious to the public 
health, safety or welfare, or which will adversely affect their utilization for 
domestic, commercial, industrial, agricultural, recreational or other 
legitimate purposes.
ITjPrecautionary Principle — the principle stating that lack of full scientific 
certainty shall not be used as a reason for postponing cost-effective 
measures to prevent environmental degradation, where there are threats of 
serious or irreversible damage.
13)Consen/ation - an ethic of resource use, allocation, and protection which 
has as its primary focus the maintenance of the health and biological 
diversity of the natural world, such that management of the environment 
does not despoil, exhaust or extinguish. 
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Sec. 4. Danger Zone/High Risk Areas. - Danger Zone/High Risk Areas are areas
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with high level of threat to the lives and well-being of people that cannot be addressed
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through scientific, physical and engineering methods, and thus not suitable for
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settlement and permanent structures. Areas can only be declared as Danger
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Zone/High Risk Area after conducting proper technical study and public consultations
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with affected families.
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Sec. 5. Laguna Lake Region. - For the purposes of this Act, the Laguna Lake
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Region shall comprise the provinces of Laguna and Rizal; the cities of Calamba, Sta.
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Rosa, San Pablo, Pasay, Caloocan, Quezon, Manila, Makati, Mandaluyong, San Juan,
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Pasig, Marikina, Muntinlupa, Antipolo, Tagaytay, Tanauan, Taguig and Lipa; the towns
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of Silang, Carmona, Dasmarifias, and General Mariano Alvarez in Cavite Province; the
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towns of Mauban, Real, Lucban and Sampaloc in Quezon Province; the towns of Sto.
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Tomas and Malvar in Batangas; and the town of Pateros in Metro Maniia and aii areas
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that drain into the Laguna Lake: Provided, That any cities or towns that may be
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subsequently created in the future out of the aforementioned municipalities and cities
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surrounding Laguna Lake shall form part of the Laguna Lake Region.
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Sec. 6. User of Laguna Lake. - All fishery-related activities in Laguna Lake shall
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be utilized by municipal fisherfolk and their cooperatives/organizations who are listed
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as such in the Registry of Municipal Fisherfolk; Provided, That organized municipal
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fisherfolk shall have preferential rights in the utilization of Laguna Lake.
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Sec. 7. Fisherfoiks Settiement Site/Area. - The LLCA shall establish and create
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fisherfolk settlement areas in coordination with concerned agencies of the
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government, where certain areas of the public domain, specifically near the fishing
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grounds, shall be reserved for the settlement of the municipal fisherfolk. Nothing in
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this section shall be construed to vest ownership of any resettlement area to a
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municipal fisherfolk for whom said areas may have been reserved for or had been
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actually granted to.
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The LLCA in coordination with the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR), DILG
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and other agencies concerned, shall establish a fisherfolk settlement area that shall
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be seen in the context of an integrated, holistic and self-reliant community to include
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Sec. 8. Laguna Lake Conservation Authority. - The Laguna Lake Conservation
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Authority (LLCA), is hereby created to replace the Laguna Lake Development Authority
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(LLDA). It shall pursue the conservation and management of the Bay Region and shall
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maintain its principal office at a convenient place within the Bay Region, and its branch
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offices in such places within the Bay Region as are necessary for the proper conduct
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of its business.
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Sec. 9. Powers and Functions. - The LLCA shall have the following powers and
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functions:
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1) Periodically conduct a comprehensive survey of the Bay Region, and monitor
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and update the same, on the basis of which it shall prepare a sustainable
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regional development master plan to be drawn up with accredited municipal
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fisherfolk organizations, other concerned government agencies, the private
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sector, as well as other stakeholders.
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Such survey includes but is not limited to a study of the Region's water
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supply, water quantity and quality in the Lake as well as in all its major
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tributary rivers, the state of its watersheds, irrigation, transport route,
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reservoir of floodwater, hydroelectric, and other power potentials, scenic
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and tourist spots, and other physical and natural resource potentials, taking
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into account the socio-economic conditions prevailing in the area.
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All concerned public and private agencies shall provide the LLCA the
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necessary data for the purposes of the said survey;
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2) Develop a long-term conservation and management program of the Bay
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Region in consonance with a regional master plan which shall be formulated
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in consultation with all stakeholders, concerned government agencies, local
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government units (LGUs), private and civil society in the Bay Region;
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3) Review all plans, projects, and programs that relate to the development of
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the Bay Region that are proposed and submitted by LGUs, public
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corporations and private persons or corporations to ensure that they
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conform to the environmental standards prescribed by the LLCA and other
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environmental laws and standards.
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future expansion of such plans, programs or projects shall be subjected to 
review and to payment of additional fees as may be determined by the LLCA 
Board;
4) Implement infrastructure projects within the context of its conservation and 
management master plan, such as for flood control, irrigation, water supply, 
solid waste management, wastewater and sewerage, roads, housing, 
including the readjustment, relocation or resettlement of the fisherfolk 
population within the 12.5-meter lakeshore area as may be deemed 
necessary and beneficial.
Should any of these projects be financed wholly or in part by the LLCA, it 
shall have the authority to collect reasonable fees and tolls from users or 
beneficiaries to recover the costs of construction, operation and 
maintenance of the projects. For infrastructure projects that are in the 
nature of social overhead capital projects, the LLCA shall be entitled to 
receive the corresponding financial assistance from the government to be 
appropriated out of the funds of the national treasury not otherwise 
appropriated;
5) Undertake massive information and education campaign among the 
stakeholders, in close coordination with the LGUs and other government 
agencies within the Laguna de Bay Region to promote better understanding 
of the importance of environmental protection and conservation of the 
Laguna Lake and its watersheds;
6) Determine new areas of fishery development, taking into account the overall 
development plans and programs for Laguna Lake and related bodies of 
water, and promulgate rules and regulations governing fisheries 
development in the Bay Region. Accordingly, it shall engage in experimental 
or pilot fish production in Laguna Lake and other bodies of water within its 
jurisdiction, in collaboration with the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic 
Resources (BFAR). It shall improve present fishery techniques and practices 
to provide equitable access to the Lake's fishery resources for the socio­
economic amelioration of small fisherfolk, the improvement of their 
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operation. In hiring laborers for fishery-related projects, there shall be 
preference for qualified shore land residents;
7) Regulate the use of shore land areas by enjoining LGUs within the Bay 
Region to establish watershed management councils or wetlands whenever 
suitable and consistent with LLCA policies;
8) Develop surface and groundwater supply sources for municipal, agricultural, 
commercial, and industrial use, in close coordination with the National 
Water Resources Board (NWRB) or Local Water Utilities Administration 
(LWUA), as the case may be, pursuant to existing laws, executive orders, 
and other issuances which may be necessary to accomplish the aims and 
purposes of the LLCA;
9) Enter into agreements with LGUs, government agencies and corporations 
and the private sector for the supply, treatment, distribution and marketing 
of such water;
10) Establish and enforce anti-pollution standards on municipal, agricultural, 
commercial and industrial wastewater and effluents being discharged into 
the lake in coordination with appropriate government agencies;
lljConduct a continuing research, development and extension program, in 
close coordination with the academe. Department of Environment and 
Natural Resources (DENR) and the Department of Science and Technology 
(DOST), on lake water quantity and quality, integrated watershed 
management, and enterprise development and management with the end 
in view of promoting sustainable development in the region;
12) Adopt rules and regulations governing the approval of sewage works and 
industrial waste disposal system and the issuance of clearance and/or 
permits in accordance with the provisions of this Act where necessary; and 
inspect the construction and maintenance of sewage works and industrial 
waste disposal systems for compliance with the conditions of the clearance 
and/or permit;
13) Require all projects or activities in or affecting the Laguna de Bay Region to 
secure Environmental Compliance Certificates (ECCs) as required under 
Presidential Decree No. 1586, and grant clearance and/or permits for any


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projects or activities located within or affecting the Bay Region including, 
but not limited to, industrial and commercial activities, navigation, irrigation, 
power generation, housing, resettlement and other forms of land 
developments, construction and operation of aquastructures, aquaculture 
development, dredging or reclamation and similar or related activities, and 
to impose necessary safeguards for lake water quantity and quality control 
and management and to collect the necessary fees for said activities and 
projects;
14) Issue, renew or deny permits subject to reasonable guidelines for the 
discharge of sewage, industrial waste, or for the installation or operation of 
sewage works and industrial disposal system or parts thereof for the 
prevention and abatement of pollution; and require subdivisions, 
condominiums, clinical and medical establishments, mortuaries, public 
buildings, other similar human settlements, to construct appropriate central 
sewerage system and sewage treatment works. The LLCA may impose 
reasonable fees and other similar charges for the issuance or renewal of all 
permits herein required;
15) Issue orders or decisions to compel compliance with the provisions of this 
Act and its implementing rules and regulations only after proper notice and 
hearing;
16) Make, issue, alter, or modify orders or decisions after notice and hearing, 
requiring the discontinuance of pollution specifying the conditions and the 
time within which such discontinuance must be accomplished;
17) Revoke, suspend o modify any clearance and/or permit issued under this 
Act, after due notice and hearing, whenever the same Is necessary to 
prevent or abate pollution;
18) Deputize or request the assistance of appropriate government agencies or 
instrumentalities for the purpose of enforcing this Act and its implementing 
rules and regulations and the orders and decisions of the LLCA and LGUs;
19) Inspect, and Investigate and monitor conditions relating to pollution and 
existing or imminent environmental dangers; and to authorize a


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representative to enter any public and private property devoted to 
agricultural, commercial and industrial use for this purpose;
20) Extract janitor fish and other harmfui and invasive species that pose a 
danger to productivity of the iake and to smali fisherfolk's iiveiihood; and
21) Exercise and perform such other powers and functions as may be necessary 
to carry out the duties and responsibilities under this Act.
Sec. 10. Corporate Powers. - The Authority has the foilowing corporate powers:
1) Succeed in its corporate name;
2) Sue and be sued in its corporate name;
3) Adopt, aiter and use a corporate seai;
4) Adopt, amend, or repeal its by-laws;
5) Enter into contracts to enable it to carry out its purposes and functions under 
this Act;
6) Acquire, buy, purchase, hold or lease such personal and real property as it 
may deem necessary in the transaction of its business or in reiation to 
carrying out its purposes under this Act and to iease, mortgage, seli, 
alienate, or otherwise encumber, utilize, exploit, or dispose any such 
personal and real property held by it, subject to individuai or communai right 
of private parties or of the government or any agency or enterprise thereof;
7) Exercise the right of eminent domain whenever the LLCA deems it necessary 
to achieve the objectives of this Act;
8) Borrow funds from any locai or foreign sources independent of the bonds it 
may issue or may continue to issue to carry out the purposes of this Act;
9) Purchase, hoid, alienate, piedge, or otherwise dispose of the shares of the 
capitai stock of, or any bond, securities, or other evidence of indebtedness 
created by any other corporation, co-partnership, or government agencies 
or instrumentalities; and while the owner of said stock to exercise aii the 
rights of ownership, inciuding the right to vote thereon: Provided, That the 
LLCA shali not invest its funds in any high risk debt instruments issued 
without recourse to commerciai banks or investment houses as weii as in 
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10)Perform any and all acts which a corporation, co-partnership or juridical
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person is authorized to perform under the existing laws or which may be
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enacted hereafter;
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ll)Provide incentives to encourage the private sector to enforce conservation
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activities; and
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12)Issue such other rules and regulations as may be necessary from time to
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time to achieve the purposes of this Act, the same to take effect thirty (30)
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days after its publication in a newspaper of general circulation.
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Sec. 11. Board of Directors. - The LLCA shall be governed by a Board of
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Directors who shall be appointed by the President of the Philippines and shall be
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composed of the following:
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1) Secretary of the Environment and Natural Resources - Chairperson
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2) General Manager, LLCA - Vice Chairperson
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3) Governor, Province of Laguna
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4) Governor, Province of Rizal
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5) Secretary, Department of Agriculture
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6) Secretary, National Economic and Development Authority
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7) Secretary, Department of Public Works and Highways
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8) Chairman, Metro Manila Development Authority
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9) Representative of the Bay Region City and Municipal Mayors' Association to
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be constituted sixty (60) days from the passage of this Act from among the
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mayors of towns and cities that comprise the Bay Region as defined in
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Section 3 of this Act
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ll)Representative of the Rizal Fisherfolk Federation
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12)Representative of the NCR Fisherfolk Federation
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13)Representative of women fisherfolk federation
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The representatives of the Laguna fisherfolk, Rizal fisherfolk, and NCR fisherfolk
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shall be appointed by the President of the Philippines to be chosen from among the
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nominees recommended by the Laguna, Rizal and NCR Fisherfolk 
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respectively, upon consultation with the concerned sector. The term of the appointive
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members shall be six (6) years without reappointment, or until their successors are
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duly appointed and qualified. Vacancy, other than through the expiration of the term,
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shall be filled for the unexpired term only.
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Board, given the demands of their Cabinet-ievel position.
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Sec. 12. Powers and Functions. - The Board of Directors shall exercise the
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foilowing powers and functions:
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1) Prescribe poiicies, rules and regulations to govern the conduct of business
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of the LLCA including the rules and procedures of the Authority;
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2) Upon the recommendation of the General Manager, to approve the LLCA's
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organizational and administrative structures and corresponding staffing
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pattern as may be deemed necessary; fix their reasonable compensation,
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allowances and other benefits; prescribe their duties and establish such
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methods and procedures as may be necessary to ensure the efficient,
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honest and economical administration of the provisions and purposes of this
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Act; Provided, however. That the personnel of the LLCA below the rank of
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Assistant General Manager shall be appointed by the LLCA General Manager,
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except those below the rank of Department Heads, and others of
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comparable rank, shall be subject to the confirmation by the Board;
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Provided, further. That the personnel of the LLCA shall be selected only from
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civil service eligibles and be subject to Civil Service rules and regulations;
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3) Upon the recommendation of the General Manager, to approve the annual
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and supplemental budget of receipts and expenditures of the LLCA, and to
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authorize such operating and capital expenditures and disbursements of the
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LLCA as may be necessary or proper for the effective management,
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operation and administration of the LLCA;
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4) Create and organize a Technical Advisory Council composed of
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representatives from both the government and non-government sectors as
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the Board may determine to assist and advise the Board in the conduct of
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public consultations with all Bay Region stakeholders towards a better
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Sec. 13. Board Meetings. - The Board shall meet at least once a month.
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Sec. 14. Per Diems and Aiiowances. - The members of the Board shall receive
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a per diem at a rate In accordance with existing rules and regulations; Provided,
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however, that the total per diem coiiected each month shaii not exceed the equivaient
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per diem for four (4) meetings.
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Sec. 15. Generai Manager; Powers and Functions. - The Generai Manager shaii
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be the Chief Executive Officer of the LLCA. As such, he/she shall have the following
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1) Submit for consideration of the Board poiicies and measures which he
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beiieves to be necessary to carry out the purposes and objectives of this
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Act;
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2) Execute, administer, and implement the policies, plans, programs and
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projects approved by the Board;
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3) Manage and supervise the operation and administration of the LLCA;
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4) Appoint aii officiais and empioyees of LLCA below the rank of Assistant
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General Manager, remove, suspend or otherwise discipiine them for cause,
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in accordance with existing Civii Service rules and regulations, and submit
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quarterly reports to the Board on personnel selection, piacement and
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training;
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5) Render an annual report to the Board and various stakehoiders regarding
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the operation of the LLCA including its iatest financiai statement;
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6) Represent the LLCA in aii deaiings with offices, agencies and
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instrumentaiities of the government and aii persons and other entities,
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pubiic or private, domestic and foreign;
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7) Perform such other functions as may be provided in the By-Laws and as
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Sec. 16. Quaiificadons of the Generai Manager. - The Generai Manager shaii
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be a citizen and resident of the Philippines. He/she shaii have demonstrated executive
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shall be nominated as General Manager unless he/she is of unquestioned integrity and
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competence.
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Sec. 17. Tenure of Office of the General Manager. - The General Manager shall
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be appointed by the President of the Philippines for a fixed term of six (6) years. In
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case of resignation, retirement, separation, transfer, re-assignment, removal and
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other cause of cessation from office, the replacement shall serve only for the unexpired
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portion of the term.
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Sec. 18. Compensation. - The General Manager shall receive compensation at
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rates in accordance with the Salary Standardization Law.
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Sec. 19. Management Structure. - In carrying out the activities of the LLCA, the
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General Manager shall be assisted by two Assistant General Managers (one for
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Operations and another for Administration) who shall have such powers, duties, and
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functions as the General Manager may prescribe and/or delegate and shall act as the
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General Manager in the absence of or during the temporary incapacity of and/or until
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such time as a new General Manager is duly appointed.
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The Authority shall have the following departments under the direct supervision
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and control of the General Manager:
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1) Corporate Legal Affairs Department which shall provide legal advice and
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support to all the corporate units on legal implications of the various
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undertakings of the Authority and divided into Litigation Division, and
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Research and Documentation Division.
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2) Administrative Department^\\\z\\ shall be responsible for providing services
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relating to human resource management, records management, and
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general services.
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3) Finance Department which shall be responsible on revenue planning,
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generation and enhancement, assistance on budgetary and financial
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matters, and safekeeping of corporate assets.
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4) Policy Planning and Management Services Department which shall
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undertake policy research and development, and advise the General
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Manager on policy positions and public advocacy measures for approval of
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5) Integrated Water Resources Management Services Department which will
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serve was the main technical arm of the Authority and shall integrate the
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functions of Lake basin management and conservation. It shall oversee the
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management of the Laguna Lake and its river systems including the
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shorelands.
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6) Environmental Protection Department which will manage all the
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environmental regulatory functions of the Authority like clearance/permits
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and licensing, monitoring and surveillance, enforcement and adjudication
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and environmental quality compliance.
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The Board shall periodically review the appropriateness 
of the existing
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organizational structure and amend the same whenever it may deem
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necessary and beneficial to achieve the purposes of this Act and to be able
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to respond efficiently to LLCA's mandate as herein provided.
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Sec. 20. Annual Fees. - The LLCA is hereby authorized to collect annual fees
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for the use of the lake waters, its tributaries and shoreland areas for all beneficial
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purposes, including but not limited to fisheries, aquaculture, municipal, agricultural,
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irrigation, commercial, industrial, hydroelectric generation and other power potential,
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transport and navigation, waste disposal purposes, recreation and
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dredging/reclamation from all private and public entities whether government or non-
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government agencies, among others. All the fees so collected shall be accordingly
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appropriated for the sustainable development of the lake and its watershed areas.
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Provided, That the fees collected for fisheries may be shared between the Authority
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and other government agencies and LCDs as follows: thirty-five percent (35%) of the
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fish pen fee goes to shore land LGUs, five percent (5%) goes to the Project
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Development Fund, and the remaining sixty percent (60%) shall be retained by LLCA;
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Provided, however, that the share of the LLCA shall form part of its corporate funds
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and shall not be remitted to the National Treasury as an exception to the provisions
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of Presidential Decree No. 1234.
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Sec. 21. Capitalization and Financing. - The LLCA shall have an authorized
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capital of One Billion Pesos (Php 1,000,000,000.00). The authorized capital stock shall
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be divided into Ten Million Pesos (10,000,000) shares of stock with a par value of One
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Hundred Pesos (Php 100.00) per share. The National Government shall subscribe to
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Six Million shares, the Province of Laguna to One Million shares, the Province of Rizal
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to One Million shares, and the balance of Two Million shares shall be open for
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subscription of other government agencies or LGUs and other private individuals or
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corporations within the Bay Region.
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The shares of stock of the LLDA shall be divided into:
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1) 7,000,000 common shares (voting); and
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2) 3,000,000 preferred shares (non-voting) with such fixed rates of return as
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shall be determined by the Board.
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Provided, however. That preferred shares shall enjoy preference with respect
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to distribution of dividends and assets in case of dissolution.
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Sec. 22. Appropriations. - The amount of Three Hundred Million Pesos (Php
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300,000,000.00) is hereby appropriated to carry out the provisions of this Act which
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shall be included in the General Appropriations Act of the year following its enactment.
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The additional amount of Three Hundred Million Pesos (Php 300,000,000.00)
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shall be divided to shares of stock in accordance with the proportion provided in the
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preceding paragraph.
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Committee report provision on funding; The amount necessary to
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subscribe and oav for the remaining shares of the nationai government to the capita!
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stock of the LLCA shaiibe included in the annual General APDrooriations Act. For LGUs.
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the funds shall be taken from their internal revenue allotment and other local funds.
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Sec. 23. Domestic and Foreign Borrowing Authority. - The Administration shall
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have the authority to borrow money from all domestic and foreign loan sources
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whether government or private; Provided, That its loan outstanding both from
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domestic and foreign sources shall not exceed an aggregate ceiling of Nine Hundred
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Million U.S. Dollars (US$ 900,000,000.00): Provided, That all domestic and foreign
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borrowings of LLCA shall be approved by the Department of Finance (DOF), Bangko
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Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP), and other entities as required by pertinent laws and
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regulations.
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Sec. 24. Authority to Conbract Foreign Loan. - The Administration is hereby
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authorized to contract loans, credits, in any convertible foreign currency or capital
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goods, and to incur indebtedness from time to time with foreign governments, or any
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international financial institutions or fund sources. Including supplier's credits or
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deferred payment arrangements, the total outstanding amount of which, excluding
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interests, shall not exceed its aggregate domestic and foreign borrowing authority of
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Nine Hundred Miilion US Doilars (US$ 900,000,000.00) or the equivaient thereof in
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other currencies, on terms and conditions promuigated by the Secretary of Finance
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and the Monetary Board for the accomplishment of its objectives; and to enter into
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and execute contracts and other documents specifying such terms and conditions.
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The President of the Phiiippines, his or her duiy authorized representative, is
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hereby authorized to negotiate and contract with foreign governments or any
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international financial institution or fund sources in the name and on behaif of the 
10 administration, one or severai loans, for the purpose of implementing the 
11' Administration's program for the promotion and development of local water utilities
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through the Administration's financing or iending operations.
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The President of the Philippines, his or her duly authorized representative, is
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hereby further authorized to guarantee, absoiutely and unconditionaily, as primary
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obligor and not as mere surety, in the name and on behalf of the Republic of the
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Philippines, the payments of the loans, credits, and indebtedness up to the amount
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herein authorized, over and above the amounts which the President of the Philippines
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pursuant to loan agreements entered into with foreign governments or any
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international financing institution or fund sources.
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The ioan credits and indebtedness contracted under this section shali be in
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accord with the provisions of Republic Act No. 4680, or the Foreign Borrowing Act as
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amended. The provisions of Section 123 of Republic Act No. 7653, otherwise known
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as the New Centrai Bank Act; The provisions of Section 23 of Centrai Bank Circuiar
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No. 1389, as amended; Section 20, Articie VII and Section 21, Article XII of the 1987
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Constitution and other pertinent laws and regulations.
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Sec. 25. Creation ofLLCA Environmental Adjudication Panel. - For the purpose
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of effectively carrying out the quasi-judicial powers of the Authority within the Bay
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Region, the LLCA Environmental Adjudication Panel (LEAP) is hereby created
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composed of a Chairman and two (2) other members representing the Office of the
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General Manager, the Corporate Legal Affairs Department and the concerned
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department depending on the matter under controversy to be designated by the
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General Manager. The LEAP is hereby mandated to take cognizance and adjudicate
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violations of this Act including all existing and relevant laws, LLCA policies, rules and
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regulations. Any decision order or resolution must be concurred by the majority
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member of the panel and duly approved by the General Manager.
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The Corporate Legal Affairs Department shall serve as Secretariat of the LEAP.
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Sec. 26. Oration of a Lake Police Force. - The National Police Commission shall
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constitute and assign a special police force, to be known as the Laguna Lake Police,
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exclusively for the Bay Region, trained especially for enforcement of laws on fisheries
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and environmental laws and the rules and regulations duly promulgated by the LLCA.
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The extent of operational supervision and control by the LLCA General Manager
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over the Laguna Lake Police shall be the same as that of local chief executives over
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police force of LGUs as defined in the Department of the Interior and Local
12 
Government Act of 1990 (R.A. 6975), in relation to Sec. 73 of the Local Government
13 
Code of 1991 (R.A. 7160). The LLCA Board, the local government units (LGUs) and
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the leadership of the Philippine National Police shall within sixty (60) days from the
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passage of this Act constitute a technical working group that will further delineate and
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define the nature and character of this unit in order to avoid any overlap and potential
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conflict with the LGU police units within the Bay Region.
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Sec. 27. Exemption from Tax. - The LLCA shall be exempt from:
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1) All taxes, licenses, fees, imposts, charges, costs, duties, incidental to its
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operations and service/filing fees in any court or administrative proceedings,
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in which it may be a party, restrictions and duties to the Republic of the
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Philippines, its provinces, cities, municipalities and other government
23 
agencies and instrumentalities; and
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2) All income taxes, franchise taxes and realty taxes to be paid to the National
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Government, its provinces, cities, municipalities, and other government
26 
agencies and instrumentalities.
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Sec. 27. Fines and Penalties. - The LLCA is authorized to impose administrative
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fines and other penalties it may deem reasonable and appropriate as determined and
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approved by the Board for non-compliance with permit conditions and for undertaking
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development activities without clearance/permit from the LLCA against any person,
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juridical or otherwise, within the Bay Region who may be found violating, or have in
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fact violated, any of its rules and regulations.
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Likewise, the LLCA is authorized to institute the necessary iegai proceedings
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against those who shaii commence to implement any development activities within
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the Bay Region not cleared nor approved by the LLCA.
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Sec. 29. Damages. - Compensation for any damage to the shoreland, water
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and aquatic resources of Laguna Lake and its tributaries resulting from failure to meet
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established water and effluent quality standards or from such other wrongful act or
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omission of a person, private or public, juridical or otherwise, punishable under the
8 
law shall be awarded to the LLDA for water quantity/quality control and management
9 
projects.
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Sec. 30. Pena! and Civil Liability Clause. - Any person, natural or juridical, who
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shall violate any of the provisions of this Act or any rules and regulations promulgated
12 
by the Authority pursuant thereto shall be liable to imprisonment of not exceeding
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three (3) years or to a fine not less than Fifty thousand pesos (Php 50,000.00) or both
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at the discretion of the court. This is without prejudice to the imposition of penalties
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as may be provided under existing and relevant laws, rules and regulations.
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If the violator be a corporation, partnership or association, the officer/officers
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of the organization concerned shall be held liable.
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The LLCA is hereby authorized to initiate, file, prosecute, and defend all suits,
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actions or to pursue separate civil actions for damages resulting from infractions of
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the provisions of this Act, rules or regulations issued pursuant thereto and/or
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conditions embodied in the clearances or permits issued by the Authority.
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Sec. 31. Auditor. - The Chairman of the Commission on Audit shall be the ex-
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officio Auditor of the LLCA. For this purpose, he may appoint a representative who
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shall be the Auditor of the LLCA, and the necessary personnel to assist said
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representative in the performance of his duties.
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The Chairman of the Commission on Audit or his authorized representative shall
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submit to the Board soon after the close of each calendar year, an audited statement
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showing the financial condition and progress of the LLCA for the calendar year just
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ended.
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Sec. 32. Implementing Rules and Regulations. - The LLCA in coordination with
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the proper standing Committees of both the Senate and the House of Representatives
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and other concerned agencies and fisherfolk federation shall promulgate the
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implementing rules and regulations (IRR) for this Act, within one (1) year after its
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enactment; Provided, That the rules and regulations issued by other government
3 
agencies and instrumentalities for the prevention and/or abatement of water pollution
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not inconsistent with this Act shall supplement the rules and regulations issued by the
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LLCA pursuant to the provisions of this Act.
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Sec. 33. Repealing Clause. - Republic Act No. 4850 as amended. Presidential
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Decree No. 813 and Executive Order No. 927 and all laws, orders, issuance, rules and
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regulations inconsistent herewith are hereby repealed.
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Sec. 34. Separability Clause. - If any provision or part hereof is held invalid or
10 
unconstitutional, the remainder of the law or the provision or part not otherwise
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affected shall remain valid and subsisting.
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Sec. 35. Effectivity. — This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its
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publication in the Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation.
Approved,
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