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

Sixteenth Congress
Third Regular Session

HOUSEBILLNo.___ 6265

Introduced by Honorable Imelda Quibranza-Dimaporo and
Honorable Abdullah D. Dimaporo

EXPLANATORY NOTE

This bill seeks to declare the Bulod, Titunod, Maigo and Liangan watershed
areas located in the municipalities of Tubod, Magsaysay, Tangcal, Kolambugan,
Munai, Maigo, Pantao Ragat, Poona Piagapo, Tugaya and Bacolod, Province of
Lanao del Norte as components of the National Integrated Protected Areas System
under the category of protected landscape.

Republic Act No. 7586, otherwise known as the “National Integrated
Protected Areas System Act” was enacted on June 1, 1992, with the aim of
recognizing the critical importance of protecting and maintaining the natural
biological and physical diversities of the environment. The vital focus is on areas
with biologically unique features to sustain human life and development.

Under the law, “protected landscape” refers to areas of national significance
which are characterized by the harmonious interaction of man and land while
providing opportunities for public enjoyment through recreation and tourism within
the normal lifestyle and economic activity of these areas. The use and enjoyment of
these areas must be consistent with the principles of biological diversity and
sustainable development.

Bulod, Titunod, Maigo and Liangan river watershed areas are the main
sources of water of the municipalities and home of various wildlife resources, some
of which are unique and endangered species. Without sufficient protection, the
watershed areas are exposed to destructive activities polluting the natural quality of

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the river. Water pollution affects the entire biosphere which includes plants and
organisms living in the bodies of water. The effects are damaging not only to
individual species and population, but also to the natural biological communities.

As a strategic preventive and conservation measure, this bill seeks to declare
Bulod, Titunod, Maigo and Liangan watershed areas located in the Municipalities of
Tulod, Magsaysay, Tangeal, Kolambungan, Munai, Maigo, Pantao Ragat, Poona
Piagapo, Tugaya and Bacolod, Province of Lanao del Norte as components of the
National Integrated Protected Areas System under the category of protected
landscape. The passage of this bill will be a major leap towards the sustainable
development and management of our national ecological treasures. The bill also
aims to respond and balance the objectives of biodiversity and the needs of the
upland and lowland residents in and around the protected and buffer areas in Lanao
del Norte.

In view of the foregoing, approval of this bill is highly and eamestly
recommended,

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ABDULLAH D. DIMAPORO =IMELDA IBRANZA-DIMAPORO


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

Sixteenth Congress
Third Regular Session

HOUSE BILL NO. 6265

Introduced by Honorable Imelda Quibranza-Dimaporo and
Honorable Abdullah D. Dimaporo

AN ACT

DECLARING THE BULOD, TITUNOD, MAIGO AND LIANGAN
WATERSHED AREAS LOCATED IN THE MUNICIPALITIES OF TUBOD,
MAGSAYSAY, TANGCAL, KOLAMBUGAN, MUNAI, MAIGO, PANTAO
RAGAT, POONA PIAGAPO, TUGAYA AND BACOLOD, PROVINCE OF
LANAO DEL NORTE AS COMPONENTS OF THE NATIONAL
INTEGRATED PROTECTED AREAS SYSTEM UNDER THE CATEGORY
OF PROTECTED LANDSCAPE AND PROVIDING FOR ITS
MANAGEMENT

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

SECTION 1. Short Title. — This Act shall be known as the “Bulod, Titunod,
Maigo and Liangan Protected Landscape Act.”

SEC. 2. Declaration of Policy. —It is the policy of the State to protect and
advance the right of the people to a balanced and healthful ecology in accord with
the rhythm and harmony of nature. Toward this end, the State recognize the
importance of protecting and maintaining the natural biological and physical
diversities of environment notably on areas with biologically unique features to

sustain human life and development, as well as plant and animal life. For this

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purpose, the State shall secure for the present and future generations of Filipinos the
perpetual existence of all native plants and animals within the watershed areas of
Bulod, Titunod, Maigo and Liangan in the municipalities of Tunod, Magsaysay,
Tancal, Kolambugan, Munai, Maigo, Pantao Ragat, Poona Piagapo, Tugaya and
Bacolod, Province of Lanao del Norte, through its establishment as the components
of the National Integrated Protected Areas System under the category of protected
landscape. .

‘The State shall likewise promote the participation of local communities in the
management of the Bulod, Titunod, Maigo and Liangan watershed areas and protect
the way of life of the people living in and around the protected area.

SEC. 3. Scope. — The boundaries of the Bulod, Titunod, Maigo and Liangan
Protected Landscape are as follows:

a. Bulod Watershed Area — The total land area of the Bulod watershed area
is Eleven thousand six hundred eight (11,608) hectares, more or less, located within
the territory of Municipalities of Tubod, Magsaysay and Tangeal, Province of Lanao
del Norte.

Bulod Watershed
Technical Description
Comer | Latitude Longitude Comer | Latitude Longitude
z 51.680" N 123°47' 47.261" E 45 7°59" 24.416" N |_123°57' 35.431" E
ie 57.960" N 123°48' 14.335" E 46 7°59' 16.825" N | _123°57' 39.667" E
3 51.193" N 123°48' 25.708" E 47 7°59' 4.857" N 123°57' 46.600" E
4 8°3' 38.669" N 123°48' 37.894" E 48 7°58" 53.541" N | 123°57' 49.538" E
5 8°3' 25.282" N 123°48' 51.737" E 49 7°58' 45.686" N | _123°57' 56.737" E
6 8°3' 15.360" N 123°49' 5.125" E 50 7°58' 38.986" N | _123°58' 4.197" E
7 8°3' 9.972" N 123°49' 16.283" E 51 7°58' 28.823" N | _123°58' 8.556" E
8 8°3' 18.502" N 123°49' 40.586" E 52 7°58' 7.354" N_|_123°58' 12.243" E
9 8°3' 28.517" N 123°50' 17.703" E 53 7°58' 0.282" N_|_123°58' 14.031" E
10 8°3' 24.506" N 123°50' 48.716" E 54 7°57' 59.683" N | 123°58' 15.817" E
11 8°3' 25.082" N 123°51' 2.143" E 5S 7°57" 58.211" N |_123°58' 20.213" E
12 8°3' 3.149" N 123°51' 12.411" E 56 7°57' 56.379" N |_123°58' 19.369" E
13 8°3' 4.146" N 123°51' 27.367" E 57 7°57' 52.306" N | _123°58' 17.492" E
14 8°3' 7.467" N 123°51' 37.172" E 58 7°57' 46.628" N | 123°S8' 27.532" E



45 8°3'19.330"N_ | 123°51' 44.675" 59 | 7°57'42.507"N | 123°58' 31.131" E
16 8°3'20.657"N_|_123°51'59.181"E 60__| 7°57'31.058"N | 123°58' 36.260" E
7 8°3'20.317"N | 123°52'8.463"E 61 7°57’ 8.653" N |_123°58' 54,025" E
18__|-8°3'22.479"N_|_123°52'19.039"E 62__|_7°57'7.883"N | 123°58'54.635" E
19 8°3' 28.565" N | 123°52'27.432"E 63 7°57' 6.386" N | 123°58! 57.716" E
20 8°3'35.818"N | 123°52'31.122"E 64 7°57' 3.880" N | 123°59'2.875" E
24 8°3'37.645"N_|_123°52' 38.053" E 65 7°57' 0.73" N_|_123°59' 12.276" E
22 8°3'34.505"N | _123°52' 44.269" E 66 __| 7°56'49.841"N | 123°59' 16.116" E
23 19.712"N_|_123°52'50.812"E 67__| 7°56'46.876"N | _123°59' 20.268" E
24 11.218"N | 123°52'56.724"E 68__| 7°56'42.491"N | _123°59' 26.409" E
25 53.692"N | 123°53' 4.415" E 69 __| 7°56'37.666"N | 123°59' 27.762" E
26 51.923"N | 123°53'5.191" E 70__| 7°56'37.476"N | _123°59' 27.815" E
27 8°2'44.457"N_|_123°53' 10.719" E 71 __| 7°56' 28.852" N | 123°59' 33.852" E
28 8°2'28.472"N_|_123°53' 33.631" E 72__| 7°56' 10.444" N |_123°59' 46.953" E
29 20.706"N_|_123°53' 58.882" E 73 7°56'6.844"N | 123°59' 47.847" E
30 8°1'54.456"N_| 123°54' 14.680" E 74__| 7°56'6.844"N | 123°59'47.847"E
31 8°1' 48.499" N_| _123°54' 35.293" E 75 7756'6.844"N | 123°59' 47.847" E
32 8°1'41.278"N_|_123°54' 46.363" E 76__|_7°56'5.121"N | _123°59'42.558" E
33 8°1' 23.494"N_| _ 123°55'8.238"E 77 7756! 3.339" N | 123°59' 35.466" E
34 15.762" N_| _123°55' 18.147" E 78__|_7°56'3.617"N | _123°59' 26.574" E
35 17.667" N_| _123°55' 27.948" E 79 7°56' 1.123" N_|_123°59' 21.606" E
36 22.525"N_| _123°55! 39.303" E 80__| 7°55'57.142"N | _123°59' 20.372" E
37 8°1' 10.692"N_| _123*55' 43.659" E 81__| 7°55'58.887"N | _123°59' 16.252" E
38 8°1'7.836"N | 123°55' 56.543" E 82 7°56' 2.821" N | 123°59' 10.011" E
39 8°0' 32.138"N_| 123°56' 40.934" E 83 7°56'4.568"N | 123°59'5.053" E
40 8°0' 21.950" N_| _123*56' 56.379" E 84 7°56'5.424" N | 123°58' 56.485" E
41 8°0'14.992"N | _123°57'4.613"E 85 7°56' 8.396" N | 123*58' 49.532" E
42 8°0'7.907"N_ | 123°57' 11.944" E 86 7°56' 8.279" N | _123°58' 44.635" E
43 7°59' 58.765" N | _123°57' 19.528" E 87__| 7°56'11.758"N|_123°58 40.390" E
44__| 7°59'44.734"N | 123°57' 29.549" E 88__| 7°56'20.903"N |_123°58' 31.519" E
89 7°56' 26.690" N | _123°58' 29.986" E 118__| 7°59' 3.148" 123°52' 45.144" E
90 7°56' 26.696"N | _123°58' 27.150" E 119 _| 7°59'6.162" 123*52' 20.074" E
91 7°56' 25.954" N | _123°58' 15.034" E 120 _| 7°59'24.906"N |_123°52' 15.030" E
92 7°56' 28.416" N | _123°58'6.147"E 121 __| 7°59" 38.485" N |_123°51' 47.432" E
93 7°56' 31.005"N | _123°57' 58.162" E 122 __ | 7°59'49.700"N|_123°51' 30.956" E
94 7°56' 36.827" N | _123°57' 41.421" E 123 _| 7°59'57.582"N | _123°51' 10.348" E
95 7256' 43.935" N | _123°57' 23.780" E 124 8°0'1.587"N_| 123°50' 59.786" E
96 7°56! 49.089" N | _123°57' 17.863" E 125 8°0'4.936"N_| 123°50' 56.183" E
97__|_7°57'3.231"N_| 123°57' 15.576" E 126__| 8°0'11.771"N | 123°50' 44.338" E
98___| 7°57'14.916"N | 123°57' 19.599" E 127_| 8°0'16.284"N | 123°50' 37.000" E
99 __| 7°57'20.569"N | _123°57' 19.869" E 128 | 8°0'24.916"N | 123°50' 26.834" E
100__|_7°57'26.483"N | _123°57' 19.110" E 129 _| 8°0'30.078"N | 123°50' 15.887" E



101__|_7°57'38.570"N | _123°57'15.787"E 130_| 8°0'41.679"N | 123°49'59.024"E
102_|_7°57'43.598"N | _123°57'8.838"E 131__| 8°0'58.135"N | 123°49'55.577"E
103 _|_7°57'45.293"N | _123°56' 58.402" E 132__|_a*1'a.548"N | 123°49'53.922"E
104_|-7°57'49.162"N | _123°56'52.095" E 133__ | 8°1'18.331"N | 123°49'46.079"E
105__|_7°57'43.269"N | _123°56' 44.091" E 134__| 8°1'38.169"N | 123°49'22.914" E
106__|_7°57'32.977"N | _123°56' 20.803" E 135_| 8°1'36.267"N | _123°49'9.761" E
107__|_7°57'25.537"N | _123°56' 14.857" E 136_| 8°1'33.463"N | 123°48' 58.153" E

108 _| 7°57'24.918"N | _123°56' 4.480" E 137__| 8°1'43.389"N | 123°48' 42.961" E
109__| 7°57'25.238"N | 123*55' 36.383" E 138_| 8°1'50.723"N | 123°48' 38.464" E
110__|_7°57'28.654"N | _123°55' 2.751" E 139 8°2'3.336"N_|_123°48' 29.078" E

111_| 7°57'27.008"N | 123°54'51.276"E 140_| 8°2'22.249"N | 123°48' 17.899" E
112__| 7°57'28.899"N | 123°54' 39.100" E 141 _| 8°2'32.159"N | 123°48' 10.441" E
113 _| 7°57'46.032"N | 123°53'50.385"E 142 __| 8°2'47.989"N |_123°47'58.741" E
114 7°58'6.521"N_|_123°53' 44.027" E 143 8°3'7.542"N_|_123°47' 48.981" E
115__| 7°58'24.137"N | 123°53'37.521"E 144__|_8°3'35.068"N | 123°47' 36.658" E
116__|_7°58'27.313"N | _123°53' 38.734" E 145 __|_8°3'41.700"N | _123°47' 40.724" E

117 __|_7°58'59.961"N | _123°53' 14.172" E 146__| 8°3'41.700"N | 123°47' 40.724" E

b. Titunod Watershed Area. — The total land area of the Titunod watershed
area is Twelve thousand eight hundred forty (12,840) hectares, more or less, located
within the territory of the Municipalities of Magsaysay, Kolambugan, Tangcal,
Munai and Pantao Ragat, Province of Lanao del Norte.

Titunod Watershed
Technical Description
Comer Latitude Longitude Comer [Latitude Longitude

1 7°55' 37.691" N 124°0' 33.270" E 45 8°2'44.457""N | 123°53' 10.719" E
2 7°5S' 48.884" N 124°0' 28.013" E 46 8°2' 51.923" N 123°53' 5.191" E
3 7°56'_3.430"N 124°0' 17.996" E 47 8°3'11.218"N | 123°52' 56.724" E
4 7°56 _8.732"N 124°0'_ 4.348" E 48 8°3'11.218"N | 123°52'S6.724" E
5. 7°56' 6.844"N 123°59' 47.847" E 49 8°3'19.712""N_| 123°52' 50.812" E
6 7°56' 10.444" N 123°59' 46.953" E 50 8°3'34.505"N | 123°52' 44.269" E
Pa 7°56' 28.852" N 123°59' 33.852" E 51 8°3' 37.645"N | 123°52' 38.053" E
8 7°56' 37.476" N 123°59' 27.815" E 52 8°3' 35.818" N 123°52' 31.122" E
9 7°56' 42.491" N 123°59' 26.409" E 53 8°3'28.565"N | 123°52' 27.432" E
10 7°56' 49.841" N 123°59' 16.116" E 54 8°3'22.479"N | 123°52' 19.039" E
11 7°57'_0.773"N 123°59' 12.276" E 55 8°3' 20.317" N 123°52' 8.463" E
12 7°S7' 3.880" N 123°59' 2.875"E 56 8°3'20.657"N_ | 123°51' 59.181" E
13 AST’ 7.883" N 123°58' 54.635" E 57 8°3' 19.339" N 123°51' 44.675" E
14 7°57' 31.058" N 123°58' 36.260" E 58 8°3'7.467"N 123°51' 37.172" E
1s 7°57' 42.507" N 123°58' 31.131" E 59 8°3' 4.146" N 123°S1' 27.367" E
16 7°57' 46.628" N 123°58' 27.532" E 60 8°3' 3.149" N 123°51' 12.411" E



17 7°57' 52.306"N | _123°58' 17.492" € 61 8°3'25.082"N | 123°51'2.143"E
18 7°57’ 58.211" N | _123°58' 20.213" E 62 8°3'40.295"N | 123°51'9.523"E
19 7°58'_0.282"N | _123°58' 14.031" E 63 8°3'52.870"N | 123°51' 18.832" E
20__|-7°58'_7.354"N | 123°58' 12.243" E 64 8°4'5.656"N_| 123°51' 19.246" E
21 7°58' 28.823"N | _123°58' 8.556" E 65 8°4'21.842"N | 123°51' 22.503" E
22 7°58' 38.986"N | _123°58'4.197"E 66 8°4'27.855"N | 123°51' 35.408" E
23 7°58' 45.686" N | _123°57'56.737"E 67 8°4' 29.503"N | 123°51' 48.410" E
24 7°58' 53.541" N | 123°57' 49.538" E 68 8°4'30.940"N | 123°52'5.713"E
25 7°59' 4.857"N | 123°57' 46.600" E 69 8°4'44.265"N | 123°52' 24.565" E
26 7°59' 16.825" N | _123°57' 39.667" E 70 8°4' 46.799" N_|_123°52' 41.460" E
27 7°59' 24.416" N | _123°57' 35.431" E 71 8°5'0.645"N_| 123°52'56.704" E
28 7°59' 44.734" N | _123°57' 29.549" E 72 8°5'10.644"N | 123°53' 8,329" E

29 7°59' 58.765"N | _123°57' 19.528" E 73 8°5'20.535"N | 123°53' 10.156" E
30 8°0'_7.907"N | 123°57'11.944" E 74 8°5'31.212"N | 123°53'5.538"E

31 14.992"N_| _123°57'4.613"E 75 8°5' 39.574"N | 123°53'1.172"E

32 21.950"N_|_123°56'56.379"E 76 8°5' 47.436" N_|_123°52' 50.617" E
33 32.138"N_| _123°56'40.934"E 7 8°5!56.209"N | 123°52' 34.648" E
34 7.836"N_| _123°55' 56.543" E 78 8°6'4.463"N_| 123°52' 21.256" E
35 10.692"N_| _123°55' 43.659" E 79 8°6' 17.296" N_|_123°51' 59.494" E
36 8°1' 22.525"N_|_123°55' 39,303" E 80 8°6' 24.086"N | 123°52' 9.308" E

37 8°1' 17.667" N_|_123°55' 27.948" E 81 8°6' 28.030" N_|_123°52' 27.883" E
38 8°1' 15.762" N_|_123°55'18.147"E 82 8°6' 22.997" N_|_123°52' 37.671" E
39 8°1' 23.494"N_| _123°55'8.238"E 83 8°6' 17.447" N_|_123°52' 48.877" E
40 8°1'41.278"N_| 123°54' 46.363" E 84 8°6' 10.726"N | 123°53' 6.784" E
41 8°1' 48.499" N_|_123°5S4' 35,293" E 85 8°6'9.318"N_ | 123°53' 35.277" E
42 8°1'54.456"N | 123°54' 14.680" E 86 8°6'6.636"N_ | 123°53'55.126"E
43 8°2'20.706"N_| _123°53'58.882"E 87 8°5' 51.433" N | 123°54' 12.886" E
44 8°2' 28.472"N_|_123°53' 33.631" E 88 8°5' 48.336" N_ | _123°54' 18.552" E
89 8°5'40.357"N_|_123°S4' 23.820" 115__| 8°1'16.940"N | 124°1' 36.234" E
90 8°5'6.267"N_| 123°54'39.216"E 116 8°1'4.035"N_ | 124°1' 57.857" E
1 8°4' 53.283"N_| _123°54' 41.507" E 117. 8°1'8.032"N_ | 124°2' 27.869" E
92 8°4'25.114"N_| _123°54' 52.661" E 118__| 8°0'58.920"N | 124°2' 38.965" E
93 8°4' 6.584"N | 123°55'3.706"E 119 _| 8°0'48.616"N | 124°2' 48.090" E
94 8°3'58.346"N_| 123°55'9.618"E 120 | 8°0'40.625"N | 124°2'57.351" E
95 8°3'51.246"N_| 123°55' 23.655" E 421_| 8°0'21.222"N | 124°2'56.786"E
96 8°3'38.178"N_| _123°55' 43.144" E 122 8°0'5.058"N | 124°2' 46.046" E
97 8°3'31.658"N | 123°55' 48.105" E 123 _| 7°59'33.439"N | _124°2' 48.543" E
98 8°3' 7.942"N | 123°56'31.495"E 124 _|_7°59'0.784"N | 124°2'54.389" E
99 8°3' 3.521"N | 123°56'45.172"E 125__| 7°58'45.170"N | _124°2'3.373"E

100__| “8°2'55.299"N | _123°57'0.862"E 126 _| 7°58'26.708"N | _124°1' 20.148" E
101 8°2'55.844"N | 123°57'21.809"E 127__| 7°58'11.838"N | 124°1'5.224"E

102 8°2'52.611"N_ | 123°57'34.417"E 128 _| 7°57'43.330"N | _124°0'56.841" E
103 8°2'40.756"N_| 123°57'55.930"E 129 _| 7°57'26.634"N | _124°0'52.675"E



104 8°2' 40.857" N_|_123°57'56.057"E 130__| 7°57'15.333"N | _124°0'49.812" E
105 25.012"N_| _123°58' 6.485" E 131__| 7°57'2.750"N | 124°0'45.464" E
106 7.096" N_|_123°58' 32.624" E 132__| 7°56'58.270"N | _124°0'37.913"E
107__|- 8°2' 7.082"N | _123°59'3.328"E 133 __| 7°56'52.626"N | _124°0' 33.904" E
108 6.504"N_ | 123°59'21.653"E 134 | 7°56'43.771"N | _124°0' 28.662" E
109 0.020" N_| _123°59'53.769" E 135__| 7°56'33.823"N | _124°0' 24.063" E
110 54.266"N_| _124°0' 18.508" E 136 __| 7°56'26.242"N | _124°0'23.787"E
11 8°1'54.266"N_| _124°O' 18.508" E 137__| 7°56'8.160"N | 124°0'34.955"E
112 8°1' 53.111" N y 19.495" E 138__| 7°56'0.425"N_| _124°0'44.860" E
113 8°1'55.118"N | _124°0'39.352"E 139 | 7°55'52.299"N | _124°0' 57.083" E
114 8°1' 44.821" N | 124°0' 46.030" E

c. Maigo Watershed Area. — The total land area of the Maigo watershed area
is Eight thousand forty two (8,042) hectares, more or less, located within the
territory of the Municipalities of Maigo, Pantao Ragat, Munai and Poona Piagapo,
Province of Lanao del Norte.

Maigo Watershed

Technical Description
Comer Latitude Longitude Comer | _ Latitude Longitude
1 8°4'36.715"N | 123°57' 8.igo"e | 42 | 8°5'14.961"N | 124° 1'25.101"E
2 °4'55.433"N | 123°57'19.888"E | 43 | 8°5'6.199"N | 124°2'34.491"E
3 8°5'14.630"N | 123°57'28.979"e | 44 | 8°4'51.565"N | 124° 1'28.137"E
4 8°5'44.872"N_ | 123°57'33.157"E | 45 | 8°4'34.102"N | 124° 1'22.678"E
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d. Liangan Watershed Area. — The total land area of the Liangan watershed
area is twenty one thousand eleven (21,011) hectares, more or less, located within
the territory of the Municipalities of Munai, Tangcal, Pantao Ragat, Poona Piagapo,
Bacolod, Maigo and Tugaya, Province of Lanao del Norte.

Liangan Watershed

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SEC.4. Definition of Terms. — As used in this Act:
a. Biological diversity or biodiversity refers to the wealth of life forms
found on earth, the millions of different plants, animals and micro-organisms, the

genes they contain and the intricate ecosystem they form;
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b. Buffer zones refer to identified areas outside the boundaries of and
immediately adjacent to designated protected areas that need special development
control in order to avoid or minimized harm to the protected areas;

c. General management plan refers to the basic long term framework plan
for the management of the protected area and serves as guide in the preparation of
the annual operations plan and budget;

d. General Management Planning Strategy refers to a guide in the
formulation of site specific management plans, including buffer zones;

e. Indigenous peoples refer to people sharing common bonds of language,
customs, traditions and other distinctive cultural traits and who have since time
immemorial occupied, possessed and utilized a territory; |

f. Integrated Protected Areas Fund refers to a trust fund established for
purposes of financing projects within a protected area;

g. Management manual refers to the individual management plan
containing basic background information, field inventory of the resources,
assessment of assets and limitations, regional inter-relationships, particular
objectives for managing the area, appropriate division into management zones,
review of the boundaries and design of the management programs of the area;

h. National Integrated Protected Areas System refers to the classification
and administration of all designated protected areas established pursuant to Republic
Act No. 7586 to maintain essential ecological processes and life-support system, to
preserve genetic diversity, to ensure sustainable use of resources and to maintain the
natural conditions to the greatest extent possible:

i. Protected area refers to identified portions of land and water set aside by
reasons of their unique physical and biological significance, managed to enhance

biological diversity and protected against destructive human exploitation;

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j. Protected Area Management Board refers to the site-based decision-
making body responsible in the planning, resource protection and general
administration of the area in accordance with the approved management plan:

k. Protected landscape refers to an area of national significance which is
characterized by the harmonious interaction of man and land while providing
opportunities for public enjoyment through recreation and tourism within the normal
lifestyle and economic activity of the area: |

1. Protected Area Superintendent refers to the chief operating officer of the
Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) for the Bulod, Titunod,
Maigo and Liangan Protected Landscape:

m. Secretary refers to the Secretary of the DENR; and

n. Tenured migrants refer to persons who have actually and continuously
occupied an area for the five years prior to the designation of the same as a protected
area in accordance with the provisions of Republic Act No. 7586 and are solely
dependent therein for subsistence.

SEC. 5. Management of the Bulod, Titunod, Maigo and Liangan Protected
Landscape. — The management of the Bulod, Titunod, Maigo and Liangan
Protected Landscape is vested in the Protected Area Management Board (PAMB) as
herein provided, which serves as the highest policy-making body for the protected
area. Through the PAMB, the management structure for the protected area shall
promote partnership, participation, cooperation and coordination with local
communities and civil society organizations.

SEC. 6. Protected Area Management Board. — The PAMB for the Bulod,
Titunod, Maigo and Liangan Protected Landscape is composed of:

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b. The mayors of the municipalities of Tunod, Magsaysay, Tangcal,
Kolambungan, Munai, Maigo, Pantao Ragat, Poona Piagapo, Bacolod, and Tugaya,
Province of Lanao del Norte or their authorized representatives;

c. The barangay captains with territory inside and adjacent to the protected
area or their authorized representatives;

d. The regional director of the Department of Agriculture (DA) - Region X
or his authorized representative;

e. The Provincial Environment and Natural Resources Officer of Lanao del
Norte;

f. The Community Environment and Natural Resources Officer from the
municipalities of Tunod, Magsaysay, Tangcal, Kolambungan, Munai, Maigo,
Pantao Ragat, Poona Piagapo, Bacolod, and Tugaya, Province of Lanao del Norte;

g. Two nongovernmental organization or people organization representatives
concerned with protected area management, chosen from among the municipalities
with territory inside the protected area and duly accredited with the municipality
being represented; and

h. The Provincial Planning and Development Officer of Lanao del Norte
sitting as ex officio member, to be endorsed by the provincial governor.

Each member of the PAMB shall serve for a term of five years and shall carry
the vote of their sector in all matters. The members who represent government
officials or agencies shall serve according to the term of office of their principals,
unless sooner terminated by such official.

SEC. 7. Powers and Functions of the PAMB. — The PAMB for the Bulod,
Titunod, Maigo and Liangan Protected Landscape shall exercise the following
powers and functions:

a. Issue rules and regulations to implement the provisions of this Act and

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b. Establish criteria and set fees for the issuance of permits for the activities
regulated by this Act or the approved management plan;

c. ‘Identify the buffer zone for the protected area;

d. Adopt rules of procedure for the conduct of business, including the
creation of committees to whom its powers may be delegated;

e. Approve the management plan and oversee the office of the Protected
Area Superintendent:

f. Deputize interested individuals for the enforcement of laws, rules and
regulations adopted pursuant to this Act;

g. Accept donations, approve proposals for funding and budget allocation
and exercise accountability over all funds that may accrue to the protected area;

h. Coordinate with appropriate agencies for the regulation of flight patterns
of aircraft going over the area to set acceptable latitudinal limits and emissions; and

i. Retain legal counsel, either on a permanent or temporary basis, to
provide legal assistance to the PAMB and the Protected Area Superintendent staff
whenever they are sued in connection with the performance of their duties under this
Act. |

The Secretary of the DENR shall exercise authority over the PAMB to ensure
that it exercises its authority within the scope of its powers and functions. In case of
conflict between administrative orders of national application issued by the DENR
pursuant to Republic Act No. 7586 and the rules and regulations issued by the
PAMB, the PAMB shall notify the Secretary who shall resolve such conflict.

The local government units of the municipalities of Bulod, Magsaysay,
Tangcal, Kolambungan, Munai, Maigo, Pantao Ragat, Poona Piagapo, Tugaya and
Bacolod shall participate in the management of the protected area through
representation in the PAMB as provided under Section 6 hereof. The local

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covered under this Act giving due consideration, however, to protected area
management objectives. If a conflict between local government units and protected
area management objectives remain unresolved within the PAMB, the Secretary
shall resolve such issue with the concerned local government units.

SEC. 8. Protected Area Superintendent. — There is hereby established an
office of Protected Area Superintendent in charge of the management, protection
and administration of the protected area. The Protected Area Superintendent shall

be supported by the existing personnel of the DENR and shall be the chief operating

officer of the Bulod, Titunod, Maigo and Liangan Protected Landscape. The

Protected Area Superintendent shall be accountable to the regional executive
director of the DENR - Region X and the PAMB.

The Protected Area Superintendent shall exercise the following powers and
functions:

a. Prepare the management and successor plans as herein provided;

b. Provide a secretariat for the PAMB to supply the latter with all
information necessary to make appropriate decisions;

c. Hire and supervise the necessary personnel to support operations as the
budget made available by the PAMB may allow;

d. Establish a productive partnership with the local communities, including
groups interested in the achievement of the goals and objectives of the protected area
and in the planning, protection and management thereof;

e. Develop and implement a park information, education and visitor
program;

f. Enforce the laws, rules and regulations relevant to the protected area and
assist in the prosecution of offenses thereof;

g. “Monitor all activities within the protected area for conformity with the

management plan; and

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h. Perform such other functions as the PAMB may assign.

The Protected Area Superintendent shall prepare a management plan in
coordination with the appropriate offices of the DENR, the local government units,
the local communities and experts on tribal communities who have experience in the
particular cultures in the area. The management plan shall be reviewed, approved
and adopted by the PAMB and certified to by the Secretary so that it conforms to all
laws, rules and regulations of national application. In no case shall the management
plan be revised or modified without prior consultation with the PAMB.

Within one year from the effectivity of this Act, the management plan shall be
put into effect in accordance with the Republic Act No. 7586 and the procedure
herein set forth. It contains, among others, the following:

(1) Period of applicability of the plan;

(ii) Key management issues;

(iii) Goals and objectives of management;

(iv) Site management strategy;

(v) Major management activities such as, but not limited to, enforcement of
laws, habitat and wildlife management, sustainable use management, infrastructure
development and maintenance, fire and pest control;

(vi) Zoning; and

(vii) Visitor management programs.

The Protected Area Superintendent shall prepare all successor plans two years
before the expiration of the existing plans and shall cause the publication of notices
for comments and suggestions on the next successor plan in a newspaper of local
circulation and the posting of such notices in the provincial, municipal and barangay
halls and in three other areas frequented by the public. Public consultations may be
conducted on the successor plan upon the written request of any interested party.

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office of the Protected Area Superintendent.

The zoning of the protected area gives primary consideration to cultural,
economic and social practices consistent with sustainable management principles by
tenured migrants and nearby communities for an appreciable length of time unless
such uses are deemed detrimental to biodiversity conservation and the protection of
the natural characteristics of the protected area.

The management plan shall be prepared in a language understandable in the
area, plainly written and available for perusal anytime to the general public at the
office of the Protected Area Superintendent.

SEC. 9. Existing Facilities within the Protected Area. — Existing facilities
allowed to remain within the protected area may be charged a reasonable fee by the
PAMB, which is embodied in a memorandum of agreement to be entered into with
the owner of the facility. All incomes derived from such fees shall accrue to the
Integrated Protected Areas Fund established pursuant to this Act.

In setting the user fees on man-made facilities managed by private entities, the
rates shall be determined by the private entity but must be comparable to the fees
charged for similar facilities in a protected area. For all other facilities, the user fees
therein are determined in consultation with the PAMB.

SEC. 10. Utilization of Non-renewable Resources. — Any exploration for
and exploitation or utilization of non-renewable resources within the protected area
is prohibited. Energy projects, renewable or otherwise, are permitted only through
an act of Congress. The exploitation of renewable energy up to three (3) megawatts
capacity is exempt from such requirement.

SEC. 11. Prohibited Acts. - a. The penalties prescribed for theft under
Articles 309 and 310 of the Revised Penal Code are imposed upon any person found
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(i) Hunting, destroying, trapping, disturbing or possessing anywhere
within the protected area of any wild plant or animal or products derived therefrom
without a permit from the PAMB. Permit is given only for scientific purposes
necessary to promote protected area management;

(ii) Cutting, gathering, collecting or removing timber or forest products
without a permit. Permit is given only for scientific purposes necessary for protected
area management;

(i111) Possessing outside the protected area any wild plant or animal or
products derived therefrom which came from the protected area;

(iv) Mineral exploration or extraction, drilling or prospecting for minerals
within the protected area;

(v) Constructing or maintaining any kind of road, structure, fence or
enclosure without permit from the PAMB. Structures within ancestral domains used
by indigenous cultural communities do not need a permit from the PAMB; and

(vi) Altering, mutilating, excavating, removing, destroying or defacing
boundaries, marks or signs, natural formation, burial grounds, religious sites,
artifacts, objects belonging to indigenous cultural communities and other objects of
natural and scenic value or affixing marks or signs on trees.

b. A fine of not less than One hundred thousand pesos (P100,000.00) but
not more than Five hundred thousand pesos (P500,000.00), or imprisonment of not
less than one year but not more than five years, or both, is imposed upon:

(i) | Any person or persons found guilty of grazing or causing livestock to
graze or raising poultry within the protected area without a permit from the PAMB;
and

(ii) | Any public officer who, in dereliction of duty maliciously refrains from

instituting acts necessary to prosecute the violators of this Act or tolerates the

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commission of offenses herein provided. Conviction for this offense also carries the
penalty of perpetual disqualification from public office.

c. - A fine of not less than One hundred thousand pesos (100,000.00), but
not more than Five hundred thousand pesos (P500,000.00) or imprisonment of not
less than one (1) year but not more than five (5) years, or both, and the restoration
and rehabilitation of the damage is imposed upon any person who commits the
following acts: )

(i) | Violating any rules and regulations in the management plan or by the
PAMB or agreements reached before the PAMB in the exercise of its adjudicative
functions;

(ii) Dumping, burning or disposing of any waste products, vegetation or
materials within the protected area to the detriment of the inhabitants, plants or
animals therein;

(iii) Using motorized equipment without a permit except motorized vehicles
within the national highway, provincial road or other public thoroughfare traversing
the park: Provided, That such thoroughfares were legally constructed;

(iv) Occupying any portion of land inside the protected area without a
permit from the PAMB: Provided, That such occupation shall be of such nature as
to last more than ten (10) days in the particular portion of the protected area; and

(v) Entering the protected area without a permit from the PAMB.

Any person who induces or conspires with another person to commit any of
the acts prohibited in this section or causes workers to commit any of such acts shall
be liable in the same manner as the one actually performing the act.

The valuation of the damage resulting from any of the acts prohibited herein
takes into account biodiversity and conservation consideration as well as aesthetic
and scenic values. Conviction for any of these acts likewise carries the penalty of

eviction from the protected area and forfeiture in favor of the government of

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transportation facilities, structures, building materials, equipment, devices and
weapons used in the commission of the offense.

The local government unit responsible for the arrest of a violator and the
confiscation of materials used in the commission of the offense is entitled to have a
fifty percent (50%) share from the proceeds in the disposition of confiscated
materials. The other fifty percent (50%) accrues to the Integrated Protected Areas
Fund. :

The above prohibitions exclude activities identified in the management plans
and such other measures as are necessary for protection, preservation and protected
area management, which are undertaken by the Protected Area Superintendent or
other persons deputized by the PAMB. The certified customs and traditional
practices of indigenous cultural communities are also allowable activities over which
the above prohibitions shall not apply.

SEC. 12. Special Prosecutor. — Within thirty (30) days from the effectivity
of this Act, the Department of Justice (DOJ) shall designate a special prosecutor to
whom all cases of violation of laws, rules and regulations in the protected area are
assigned. The special prosecutor shall coordinate with the PAMB and the Protected
Area Superintendent in the performance of duties and assist in the training of
wardens and rangers in arresting and prosecuting violators of this Act. The PAMB
may appoint a special private prosecutor on a case-to-case basis to assist the public
prosecutor.

SEC. 13. Integrated Protected Areas Fund. — All income generated from
the operation of the protected area or the management of wild flora and fauna in the
protected area shall accrue to the Integrated Protected Areas Fund. These incomes
are derived from visitors and tourists fees, fees from permitted sale and export of
flora and fauna and other resources from the protected area, proceeds from

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contributions from industries and facilities directly benefiting from the protected
area, and such other fees and income derived from the operation of the protected
area.

The trust fund may be augmented by grants, donations, endowment from
various sources, domestic or foreign, for purposes related to their functions. The
trust fund shall be deposited as a special account in the National Treasury and
disbursements therefrom shall be made solely for the protection, maintenance,
administration and management of the National Integrated Protected Areas System,
and duly approved projects endorsed by the PAMB in accordance with existing
accounting and budgeting rules and regulations. The trust fund shall not be used to
cover personal services expenditures,

The local government units shall continue to impose and collect all other fees
not enumerated herein which they have traditionally collected, such as business
permits, property tax and rentals of local government unit facilities. Furthermore,
local government units may charge add-ons to fees imposed by the PAMB. Such
add-ons are determined based on the contribution of the local government units in
the maintenance and protection of the protected area.

SEC. 14. Appropriations. — The Secretary of the DENR shall immediately
include in the program of the DENR the implementation of this Act, the funding of
which shall be included in the annual General Appropriations Act.

SEC. 15. . Construction. — The provisions of this Act shall be construed
liberally in favor of the protection and rehabilitation of the Bulod, Titunod, Maigo,
and Liangan watersheds and water resources and the conservation and restoration of
biological diversity, taking into account the needs and interests of qualified tenured
migrants, for present and future Filipino generations. Republic Act No. 7586 shall
have suppletory effect in the implementation of this Act.

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SEC. 16. Transitory Provision. — In order to ensure the sustainability and
integrity of the watersheds and water resources, the recovery and restoration of
biological diversity and to develop sustainable livelihood opportunities for tenured
migrants, the DENR shall henceforth cease to issue concessions, licenses, permits,
clearances, compliance documents or any other instrument that allows exploitation
and utilization of resources within the protected area until the management plan shall
have been put into effect.

SEC. 17.  Separability Clause. — If any provision or part of this Act is
declared unconstitutional or invalid, the remaining parts or provisions not affected
shall remain in full force and effect.

SEC. 18. Repealing Clause. — All laws, executive orders, presidential
decrees, rules and regulations or parts thereof contrary to or inconsistent with any
provisions of this Act are hereby repealed, amended or modified accordingly.

SEC.19.  Effectivity. - This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its
publication in the Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation.

Approved,

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