Republic of the Philippines 
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
Quezon City 
TWENTIETH CONGRESS 
First Regular Session  
House Bill No.________ 
Introduced by REP. REYNOLDS MICHAEL T. TAN 
EXPLANATORY NOTE 
In light of the growing population as well as business activities in the 
municipality of Motiong, Samar, there is a pressing need to identify and 
expand its land areas to facilitate development. Based on the comprehensive 
Land Use Plan of Motiong, Samar, the fishpond area located at Barangay 
Poblacion I-A is seen to be the most practicable option as the area that would 
cater to the establishment of a revenue generating trade center in the 
municipality.  
However, the said fishpond area is currently being occupied and 
utilized under unjust means by a private person. It is therefore contrary to 
the basic tenets of public interest that the people of Motiong, Samar are 
being deprived of the potential economic use of the fishpond area only for 
the benefit of a single family. In previous years, the municipal government of 
Motiong, Samar has expressed its vehement disagreement on the fishpond 
operation through the filing of cases for its discontinuance. 
All said, there is a need to convert the fishpond area in Poblacion I-A 
into Alienable and Disposable Land for public and developmental purposes 
as allowed under the 1987 Constitution and to officially grant its management 
to the municipal government of Motiong, Samar.  
Foregoing considered; the passage of this Bill is earnestly sought. 
HON. REYNOLDS MICHAEL T. TAN 
Representative, Second District of Samar 
August 18, 2025
3:09 pm
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Republic of the Philippines 
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
Quezon City 
TWENTIETH CONGRESS 
First Regular Session  
House Bill No.________ 
Introduced by REP. REYNOLDS MICHAEL T. TAN 
AN ACT CONVERTING A CERTAIN FISH POND LOCATED AT 
POBLACION 
1-A, 
MOTIONG, 
SAMAR 
INTO 
ALIENABLE 
AND DISPOSABLE LAND 
Be it enacted by the Senate and the House of Representatives of the 
Philippines in the Congress assembled:  
Section 1. Reclassifying a Certain Public Land. The fishpond area 
previously covered by FLA 3758 consisting of 22 hectares of land area within 
the territorial jurisdiction of Poblacion 1-A, Municipality of Motiong, Province 
of Samar, is hereby declared as alienable and disposable land for public 
purposes.  
Section 2. Management of the Reclassified Parcel of Land. The 
aforementioned fish pond area shall be under the management of the 
Municipal Government of Motiong.  
Section 3. Implementing Rules and Regulations. Within 90 days from the 
effectivity of this Act, the DENR, in consultation with the Municipal 
Government of Motiong, Samar shall issue corresponding Implementing 
Rules and Regulations (IRR) for the effective implementation of this Act.  
Section 4. Repealing Clause.  All laws, decrees, proclamations, letters of 
instructions, executive orders, rules and regulations, and other issuances or 
parts thereof inconsistent with this Act are hereby repealed, amended, or 
modified accordingly.  
Section 5. Effectivity. This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its 
publication in the Official Gazette or a newspaper of general circulation.  
Approved, 
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