Republic of the Philippines
House OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City, Metro Manila

Sixteenth Congress
First Regular Session

HOUSE BILLNo,__ 3081 _

Introduced by Honorable Herminia B. Roman

EXPLANATORY NOTE

This bill seeks to designate one (1) director in the Board of Directors of the
Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) to represent the Municipality of
Dinalupihan, Province of Bataan.

Subic Special Economic and Freeport Zone, simply known as Subic Bay
Freeport Zone (SBFZ), is the Philippines’ first successful case of a U.S. military
base converted through volunteerism into a tax-and duty-free zone similar to Hong
Kong and Singapore. SBFZ continue to be one of the country’s major economic
engines with more than 700 investment projects, including the fourth largest
shipbuilding facility in the world, the Hanjin Heavy Industries and Construction.

Section 13 Republic Act (RA) No. 7227, otherwise known as the “Bases
Conversion and Development Act of 1992,” created the Subic Bay Metropolitan
Authority (SBMA) as the implementing arm of the national government to operate
and manage the SBFZ thru its fifteen members of the Board of Directors. The
freeport covers the fenced area of the former U.S. Naval Base in Subic Bay
surrounded by the municipality of Subic ard Olongapo City in the Province of
Zambales and the municipalities of Hermosa and Morong in the Province of
Bataan, with the concurrence of their Sangguniang Bayan_ pursuant to Section 12
of RA 7227.

Aside from the Municipality of Dinalupihan being contiguous to SBFZ, a
recent survey conducted by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources
shows that large portions of the land belonging to the municipality have been

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included in the SBFZ for development and commercial use by SBFZ since its
inception in 1992. Thus. the local government of Dinalupihan wants to have one
seat as director in the SBMA that will represent the Municipality of Dinalupihan to
protect its land assets and interests in order to ensure that the municipality shall
receive a decent and profitable return of its resources invested in the SBFZ.

In view of the foregoing, approval of this bill is earnestly recommended.

Wirmninia B: fCrman,

HERMINIA B. ROMAN



Republic of the Philippines
House Or REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City, Metro Manila

Sixteenth Congress
First Regular Session

3081
HOUSE BILL NO.

Introduced by Honorable Herminia B. Roman

AN ACT
DESIGNATING ONE SEAT IN THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE
SUBIC BAY METROPOLITAN AUTHORITY TO REPRESENT THE
MUNICIPALITY OF DINALUPIHAN, PROVINCE OF BATAAN
AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7227,
OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE “BASES CONVERSION AND
DEVELOPMENT ACT OF 1992, AS AMENDED”

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

SECTION 1 Paragraph C of Section 13 of Republic Act No. 7227,
otherwise known as the “Bases Conversion and Development Act of 1992, as
Amended,” is hereby further amended to read as follows:

“Sec. 13. The Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority. — (a) x x x

(b) x x x

(c) Board of Directors -— The powers of the Subic Bay

Metropolitan Authority shail be vested in and exercised by a Board of

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Directors, hereinafter referred to as the Board, which shall be

composed of fifteen (15) members, to wit:

() ONE (1) REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE
MUNICIPALITY OF DINALUPIHAN AND OTHER
[Rlrepresentatives of the local government units that concur to join
the Subic Economic Zone:

xX x xe

SEEx 2) Repealing Clause. — All laws, decrees. orders, rules and
regulations, and other issuances, or parts thereof, inconsistent with the provisions
of this Act are hereby repealed or modified accordingly.

SEC. 3 Separability Clause. — \f, for any reason, any part or provision
of this Act is declared invalid or unconstitutional, the remaining parts or provisions
not affected thereby shall remain in full force and effect.

SEC. 4. Effectivity. — This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its
publication in the Official Gazette in two (2) national newspapers of general

circulation.

Approved,