Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRHSENTATIVES
Quezon City, Metro Manila
NINHTEENTH CONGRESS
Second Regular Session
H0usE BILL No.  92 5 9
Introduced by Representative Ivan Howard Guintu
HXPLANATORY NOTE
Section 7, Article XIII of the 1987 Constitution provides that "[t]he State shall protect
the rights of subsistence fishermen, especially of local communities, to the preferential use of
local marine and fishing resources, both inland and offshore. It shall provide support to such
fishermen through appropriate technology and research, adequate financial, production, and
marketing assistance, and other services."
Aquaculture  and  fisheries  is  one  of the  main  industries  in  the  province  of Capiz,
According to the Philippine Statistics Authority, the volume of production in fisheries and other
marine  products  in the province  of Capiz  during  the  First  Quarter of 2022  reached  11.77
thousand metric tons,  lower by 4.06 thousand metric tons  from  last year's  15.83  thousand
metric tons of the same quarter. The decrease was 25.63 percent of the total fish production
during the year.
This bill seeks to establish a freshwater fish hatchery in the Municipality of Maayon in
the Province of capiz. It shall be under the supervision of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic
Resources of the Department of Agriculture (BFAR-DA). The BFAR-DA shall transfer the
management of the hatchery facilities to the local government unit within two years and it shall
also  implement  a training  and phasing-in program  for  local  government personnel  on  the
management and operation of the hatchery.
The  establishment of a freshwater fish hatchery will bolster the productivity of the
aquaculture and fisheries industry in Capiz and provide more opportunities to local fisher folks
and coastal communities.


Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE 0F REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City, Metro Manila
NINETEENTH CONGRESS
Second Regular Session
HbusEBILLNo.9259
Introduced by Representative Ivan Howard Guintu
AN ACT
ESTABLISHING A FRESHWATER FISH HATCHHRY IN THE MUNICIPALITY
OF MAAYON, PROVINCE OF CAPIZ, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS
THEREFOR
Be it enacted by the Serlate and the House Of Representatives  Of the Philippines  in
Congress assembled:
SECTION  1.    There  shall  be  established,  under the  supervision  of the  Bureau  of
Fisheries and Aquatic Resources of the Department of Agriculture (BFAR-DA), a fi.eshwater
fish hatchery in the Municipality of Maayon, Province of Capiz.
SEC.  2.  The  BFAR-DA  shall,  within  two  (2)  years  after  the  establishment  of the
freshwater  fish  hatchery,  transfer  the  management  of the  same  to  the  local  government
concerned through a memorandum of agreement. The BFAR-DA shall implement a training
and phasing-in program for local government personnel on the management and operation of
the hatchery.
SEC. 3. The Secretary of Agricultures shall include in the Department' s programs the
establishment of the  freshwater fish  hatchery  in the Municipality  of Maayon,  Province  of
Capiz, the funding of which shall be included in the annual General Appropriations Act. The
local government unit concerned shall set aside funds from any available local revenue in an
amount deemed appropriate for the operationalization of the hatchery.
SEC.  4.  Within  sixty  (60)  days  from  the  effectivity  of this  Act,  the  Secretary  of
Agriculture shall issue the rules and regulations on the supervision, operation, monitoring, and
the eventual transfer of the management of the freshwater fish hatchery to the local government
ofMaayon.
SEC. 5. This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days from its publication in the Official


Gazette or in at least two (2) newspapers of general circulation.
Approved,