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NINETEENTH CONGRESS OF THE ) 
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First Regular Session 
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SENATE
S. No. 121
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Introduced by Senator Cynthia A. Villar
AN ACT
ESTABLISHING A MULTI-SPECIES MARINE HATCHERY IN BAYBAY CITY, 
PROVINCE OF LEYTE, AHD APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR
EXPLANATORY NOTE
The City of Baybay is a coastal component city in the Province of Leyte. The 
city has a land area of 459.34 square kilometers or 177.35 square miles which 
constitutes 7.25% of Leyte's total area. Its population as determined by the 2020 
Census was 111,84s.1
Baybay is generally an agricultural City. Fishing is one of the common means 
of livelihood. However, when Typhoon Odette hit the province of Leyte last December 
2021, damage to the fishery sector was enormous that affected the lives of the 
fisherfolks.
On April 2022, while Baybay is still recovering, the fishery sector of the city 
encountered another tragedy when Typhoon Agaton hit, that caused the deadly 
landslide that took the lives of 123 Baybayanon.
Hence, this Bill seeks to help the citizen, especially the small fisherfolks, to 
recover and improve their livelihood by establishing a multi-species marine hatchery 
in Baybay City, Province of Leyte, to develop the city's aquaculture and fishery 
production.
The approval of this bill is urgently requested to ensure food security, not just 
in the City of Baybay, but also in the country.
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CYNTHIA A. VILLAR
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SENATE
s. No. 121
RtiCElVED B\’:
Introduced by Senator Cynthia A. Villar
AN ACT
ESTABLISHING A MULTI-SPECIES MARINE HATCHERY IN BAYBAY CITY, 
PROVINCE OF LEYTE, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in 
Congress assembled:
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SECTION 1. There shall be established, under the supervision of the
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Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources of the Department of
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Agriculture (BFAR-DA), a multispecies marine hatchery in Baybay City,
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Province of Leyte.
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SEC. 2. The BFAR-DA shall transfer the management of the multi-
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species marine hatchery to the local government of Baybay City within two
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(2) years after its construction through a memorandum of agreement. It
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shall implement a training and phasing-in program for local government
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personnel on the management and operation of the hatchery.
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SEC. 3. The Secretary of Agriculture shall include in the
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Department's program the establishment of the multi-species marine
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hatchery in Baybay City, Province of Leyte, the funding of which shall be
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included in the annual Ger>eral Appropriations Act. The local government
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unit concerned shall set aside funds from any available local revenue in an
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amount deemed appropriate for the operationalization of the hatchery.
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Sec. 4. Within sixty (60) days from the effectivity of this Act, the
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Secretary of Agriculture shall issue the rules and regulations on the
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supervision, operation, monitoring, and the eventual transfer of the
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management of the multi-species marine hatchery to the local government
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of Baybay City.
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Sec. 5. 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.
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Approved,