REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
QUEZON CITY

NINETEENTH CONGRESS,
First Regular Session

House Bill No. 6954

Introduced by Rep. Celso Gomera Regencia and
Rep. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo

EXPLANATORY NOTE

This bill seeks to declare Sitio Timoga in Barangay Buru-un in the City of Iligan,
Province of Lanao de! Norte, an ecotourism zone to be known as the Timoga Ecotourism
Zone.

Sitio Timoga is one of the thirty-five (35) sitios of Barangay Buru-un in the City
of Iligan. It has immense potential for tourism for its enjoyable panoramic views and
cold spring resorts, collectively known as the Timoga Springs. These main attractions are
located along the coastal highway of Barangay Buru-un. The pristine, crystal and cold
waters running along the spring pools are flowing from Lake Lanao in Marawi City
Currently, there are five cold spring resorts in Sitio Timoga, the Timoga Spring Pool, De
La Mar Swimming Pool, Mimar's Springway Resort, Marvilla’s Pool and El Lauriento
Pool,

Declaring Sitio Timoga as an ecotourism site will provide numerous employment
opportunities to the residents of the area and its neighboring barangays, and generate
other community business opportunities. It will also ensure the sustainable use,
development, management, protection, and conservation of Sitio Timoga

ofthe foregoing, the immediate approval of this bill is earnestly sought.

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CELSO GPMERYREGENRIA GLORTA MACAPAGAL-ARROYO
Lone Disyfct, lig 2™ District, Pampanga


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REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
QUEZON CITY

NINETEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

House Bill No_ 6954

Introduced by Rep. Celso Gomera Regencia and
Rep. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo

AN ACT
DECLARING SITIO TIMOGA IN BARANGAY BURU-UN IN THE CITY OF ILIGAN,
PROVINCE OF LANAO DEL NORTE, AN ECOTOURISM ZONE TO BE KNOWN AS
THE TIMOGA ECOTOURISM ZONE AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR

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

SECTION 1. Sitio Timoga in Barangay Buru-un in the City of Hligan, Province of Lanao
del Norte is declared an ecotourism zone to be known as the Timoga Ecotourism Zone. Its
development shall be prioritized by the Department of Tourism (DOT), subject to the rules and
regulations governing the development of ecotourism zones.

SEC. 2. The technical descriptions of the Timoga Ecotourism Zone, declared as a tourist
destination, are as follows:

a. Macapagal-Macaraeg Ancestral House — Lot 6-c-5-A which is a portion of lot 6-c,

Psd-12-010341
Beginning at a point denominated as corner # 1 being N 69 degrees 26’ m E. 1077.85m
from B.L.B.M. No.1 Barrio of Buru-un, Iligan City,

ThenceN 80 degrees 00° E. 122.47 to point 2


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ThenceS 13 degrees 17° E. 29.56m to point 3

‘Thence S 8ldegrees 30° W. 19.34m to point 4

ThenceS 38 degrees 04° W. 25.62m to point 5

ThenceS 83 degrees 35° W. 66.58m to point 6

‘ThenceN 84 degrees 28” W. 16.64m to point 7

ThenceN 31 degrees 21° W. 22.60m to point &

ThenceN 6 degrees SV E1719 to point 6

Point of beginning, containing an area of five thousand (5,000) square meters;

b. Proposed Macapagal-Macaraeg International Convention Center - Lot 6-c-10 which
is a portion of 1" 6-c, Psd 12- 010341

Beginning at a point marked 1 on plan which is N76 degrees 22°E 1,704.67 m from

B.L.B.M. No.1 Barangay of Buru-un, lligan City,

‘ThenceS 87 degrees 64.86m to point2
ThenceS 14 degrees 191.56m to point 3
‘ThenceS 57 degrees Ol W. 54.88m to point 4

ThenceN 26 degrees 40'W. 137.45m to point 5

‘ThenceN 57 degrees 01’ E. 111.07m to point 6

ThenceN 33 degrees 50’ E. 7.60 m to point 7

ThenceN 07 degrees 07 W. 39.15m to point 8

‘ThenceN 82 degrees 52' E 20m to point 1

To point of beginning containing an area of twenty thousand square meters (20,000

sq.m.); and


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c. Macapagal-Macaraeg Business Center and Amusement Park ~ A parcel of land Lot 6-

C, of the subdivision plan Psd-12-010341, being a portion of Lot 6, Psu-72860,

situated in the Barrio of Buru-un, City of Iligan,

‘ThenceN 80 degrees 00’ E
ThenceN 80 degrees 00’ E
ThenceN 63 degrees 08’ E
ThenceN 45 degrees 52’ E
ThenceS 60 degrees
ThenceS 7 degrees
ThenceS 14 degrees
ThenceS 58 degrees
ThenceN 36 degrees 43" W
‘ThenceN 34 degrees 11' W
ThenceS 59 degrees
Thence 81 degrees
ThenceS 83 degrees
‘ThenceN 66 degrees 43'W
‘ThenceS 81 degrees
ThenceN 65 degrees 55' E
ThenceN 83 degrees 18'E
‘ThenceN 47 degrees 24° E
ThenceS 2 degrees

ThenceS 20 degrees

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25.36 m
164.65 m
191.56 m
15.64 m
39.35 m
68.87 m
33.12 m
64.77 m
66.58 m
26.36 m
10.33 m

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123.36 m

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31.05 m

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ThenceS 87 degrees 0s'E 64.86 m to point 11

ThenceS 57 degrees ovw 205.70 m to point 13
ThenceN 36 degrees 43'W 246.69 m_ to point 15
ThenceN 74 degrees 15'W 39.24m to point 17
ThenceN 46 degrees 47’ W. 9.12 m to point 19

ThenceS 85 degrees 49 W 22.46 m to point 21
ThenceS 38 degrees 04 W 25.62 m to point 23
ThenceN 84 degrees 28' W 27.69 m to point 25
ThenceS 46 degrees 30'W 15.87 m to point 27
ThenceN 30 degrees 52'W 20.42 m to point 29
ThenceS 57 degrees STE 18.64 m to point 31
ThenceN 6 degrees SVE 17.19m to point 1

To the point of beginning containing an area of one hundred eleven thousand four

hundred forty-two square meters (111,442 sq.m.)

The Timoga Ecotourism Zone shall contain a land area of one hundred thirty-six
thousand four hundred forty-two square meters (136,442 sq.m.), more or less.

SEC. 3. Within one (1) year after the approval of this Act, the DOT shall, in coordination
with the local government units of the City of Iligan and agencies of the government, prepare a
tourism development plan involving the construction, installation and maintenance of
appropriate facilities and infrastructure that shall enhance tourism in the area: Provided, That the
development plan shall ensure the preservation and conservation of the natural beauty and

resources of the area: Provided, further, That the activities and developments to be carried out in


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the area shall conform with the concept of ecotourism as provided in the national ecotourism
strategy jointly issued by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources and the DOT.

SEC. 4. The DOT and its attached agencies shall take immediate steps to implement the
tourism development plan that suits the natural characteristics of Sitio Timoga in Barangay
Buru-un, Iligan City and incorporate the same in its tourism development program for the
ensuing calendar year. It shall also include the Timoga Ecotourism Zone in all its national,
regional and local promotion programs.

SEC. 5. The amount necessary for the implementation of this Act shall be charged against
the annual General Appropriations Act and internally generated funds of the DOT.

SEC. 6. Within sixty (60) days from the effectivity of this Act, the Secretary of Tourism
shall, in consultation with the local government unit of the City of Iligan, promulgate the
necessary rules and regulations for the effective implementation of this Act.

SEC. 7. All laws, rules, regulations, proclamations, executive orders or parts thereof
inconsistent with the provisions of this Act are repealed, amended or revised accordingly

SEC. 8. This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in the Official
Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation.

Approved,