Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City

EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

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HOUSE BILL NO. ae

Introduced by: HONORABLE ROMMEL RICO T. ANGARA

AN ACT ESTABLISHING AURORA MEMORIAL PROTECTED LANDSCAPE IN THE
MUNICIPALITIES OF MARIA AURORA AND SAN LUIS ALL IN THE PROVINCE OF
AURORA AND IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF BONGABON, NUEVA ECIJA AS A
PROTECTED AREA, PROVIDING FOR ITS MANAGEMENT, AND FOR OTHER
PURPOSES

EXPLANATORY NOTE

Aurora Memorial National Park is a part of the State's National Integrated Protected Areas
System. Cognizant of its economic, aesthetic and environmental values of the ecosystem,
particularly its crucial watershed function with the presence of ‘springs and rivers that
provide potable water to adjacent localities, the diversity of its forest ecosystem that
serves as home to amphibians, reptiles, birds specially the endangered Philippine eagle;
as well as its abundant flora dominated by dipterocarps spp., presence of the famous
raffiesia, pitcher plants and the different species of orchids; it is imperative that the
protection, preservation and conservation of Aurora Memorial National Park be declared
a national policy in accordance with Republic Act No. 11038 or the Expanded National
integrated Protected Areas System (eNIPAS) Act of 2018 and international conventions
to which the Philippines is a signatory.

Pursuant to the above policy and as provided herein, Aurora Memorial National Park with
boundaries as described hereunder, is hereby declared and established a protected area
under the category of a protected landscape to be known as the Aurora Memorial
Protected Landscape (AMPL).

In view of the foregoing, immediate passage of this bill is earnestly requested

rower foo TEH ANGARA
Representative, Zone District of Aurora


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EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE )
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES )
FIRST REGULAR SESSION )

3212
HOUSE BILL NO.

Introduced by: HONORABLE ROMMEL RICO T. ANGARA

AN ACT ESTABLISHING AURORA MEMORIAL PROTECTED LANDSCAPE IN THE
MUNICIPALITIES OF MARIA AURORA AND SAN LUIS ALL IN THE PROVINCE OF
AURORA AND IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF BONGABON, NUEVA ECIJA AS A
PROTECTED AREA, PROVIDING FOR ITS MANAGEMENT, AND FOR OTHER
PURPOSES

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

Article |
TITLE, POLICIES AND SCOPE

SECTION 1. Title. This Act shall be known and referred to as the AURORA MEMORIAL
PROTECTED LANDSCAPE Act of 2019.

SECTION 2. Declaration of Policy. - Considering the importance of Aurora Memorial
National Park's unique biological resources and its ecological, historical, sociocultural and
aesthetic importance, it is the duty of the State to undertake steps for its protection and
Preservation. It is hereby declared the policy of the State to secure the protection and
conservation of the Aurora Memorial National Park in accordance with Republic Act No.
11038 or the Expanded National integrated Protected Areas System Act of 2018 (eNIPAS
Act) and international conventions to which the Philippines is a signatory.

SECTION 3. Category. Given the physical, natural features, sociocultural and economic
importance that contribute to its valuable role as life support system for the people, Aurora
Memorial National Park, with boundaries as described below is hereby declared a
Protected area under the category of a protected landscape, to be known as the Aurora
Memorial Protected Landscape (AMPL).

SECTION 4. Scope and Coverage. - The Aurora Memorial Protected Landscape
(AMPL) protected area shall cover parcels of land located in the municipalities of Maria
Aurora and San Luis within the province of Aurora; and the municipality of Bongabon in
the province of Nueva Ecija containing an area of approximately six thousand five
hundred sixteen (6516) hectares, with the following technical description, subject to
ground survey:

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SECTION 5. Definition of Terms. - For purposes of this Act, the following terms shall be
defined as follows: .

(@) AMPL refers to Aurora Memorial Protected Landscape;

(b) LGU refers to any of the local government units within the AMPL;
(c) PAMB refers to the AMPL Protected Area Management Board;

(d) PASU refers to the Protected Area Superintendent of AMPL;

(e) Ecosystem goods and services refer to the multitude of material and nonmaterial
provisions and benefits from healthy ecosystems necessary for human sustenance,
well-being, and survival including support processes, provisioning and environment
regulating services, and cultural resource preservation services;

(f) Integrated Protected Area Fund (IPAF) refers to the special account established for
the purpose of financing projects AMPL and NIPAS;

(g) Multiple-use zone refers to the area where settlement, traditional and sustainable land
use including agriculture, agroforestry, extraction activities, and income generating or


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livelihood activities may be allowed to the extent prescribed in the AMPL management
plan;

(h) National park refers to the lands of the public domain classified as such in the
Constitution which include all areas under the NIPAS, primarily designated for the
conservation of native plants and animals, their associated habitats and cultural
diversity;

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Protected area occupants refer to persons who are residing, utilizing, and cultivating
areas within the protected area. These include private owners, IPs, tenured migrants
and informal settlers; .

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Protected Area Retained Income Account refers to the trust fund maintained by any
protected area and administered by the Protected Area Management Boards (PAMB)
created pursuant to this Act representing the seventy-five percent (75%) of revenues
generated from the protected area to support its operation and management;

(k) Protected landscapes refer to areas of national significance which are characterized
by the harmonious interaction of man and land and water while providing opportunities
for public enjoyment through recreation, tourism, and other economic activities;

(!) Special Account in the General Fund (SAGF) refers to the trust fund deposited in the
national treasury representing the twenty-five percent (25%) of the revenues

generated from the operation of individual protected area and earmarked to support
the NIPAS:

ARTICLE II
MANAGEMENT, MANAGEMENT PLAN AND ZONING

SECTION 6. Management of the AMPL. - The AMPL shall be under the administrative
jurisdiction of the DENR and shall be administered in accordance with the provisions of
this Act: Provided, That the identification and management of zones to be established
within the AMPL shall be consultative and participatory.

The PAMB shall be responsible for the planning, resource protection and general
administration of the AMPL in accordance with the approved management plan.

SECTION 7. Management Plan. - Within one (1) year from the establishment of AMPL,
there shall be a management plan formulated for this protected area that shall serve as
the basic long-term framework plan for the management of AMPL and guide in the
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The management plan shall, at the minimum, promote the adoption and implementation
of innovative management techniques including, when necessary, zoning, buffer zone
management, habitat conservation and rehabilitation, diversity management, community
organizing and development, socioeconomic and scientific researches, site-specific
policy development, climate change adaptation and mitigation, disaster risk reduction and
management, waste sewerage and septic management, and gender and development,
among others.

The plan shali be harmonized with the respective Comprehensive Land Use Plans
(CLUPs) of concerned LGUs required under Republic Act No. 7160 or the ‘Local
Government Code of 1991’ and other local plans.”

SECTION 8. Zoning. - Management zones shall be established within the AMPL, giving
primary consideration to its protection and conservation. Zoning shall also take into
account tenurial and livelinood concerns of communities to ensure the efficient
protection of habitats, fragile ecosystems and unique areas.

The establishment and management of zones shall involve the communities concerned
by undertaking such steps as dialogues, consultations and land and resource-use
mapping. Zones shall be demarcated on the ground and indicated on maps with the
participation of communities, LGUs and other stakeholders.

Multiple-use zones shall be established within the peripheral areas of the AMPL in
accordance with the management plan to serve as a social fence, where tenurial and
sustainable resource-use rights may be granted to qualified groups and individuals.

ARTICLE Ill
INSTITUTIONAL MECHANISMS, ROLES AND FUNCTIONS

SECTION 9. The Protected Area Management Board (PAMB). — There is hereby
created a PAMB, which shall serve as the highest policy-making body of the AMPL. It
‘shall be composed of the following:

(a) Regional Executive Director of DENR Regicn 3, as Chairperson;

(b) Governors of the provinces of Aurora and Nueva Ecija or their duly designated
representative/s;

(c) A Senator of the Republic of the Philippines who is a duly registered resident of the
province of Aurora and/or Nueva Ecija or a duly authorized representative, unless the
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(d) District Representative/s of the Congressional! district/s where AMPL is located or their
duly designated representative/s, unless the District Representative declines
membership in the PAMB;

“(e) Mayors of the municipalities of Maria Aurora and San Luis of the province of Aurora
and municipality of Bongabon, Nueva Ecija or their duly designated representative/s;

(f) Chairpersons of the barangay/s within AMPL;

(g) Regional Directors of the following Region 3 government agencies, namely: the
Department of Agriculture (DA), the National Economic and Development Authority
(NEDA), the Department of Science and Technology (DOST), the Philippine National
Police (PNP), and the Department of National Defense (DND):

(h) Three (3) representatives from either an NGO or PO, duly accredited both by the
DENR and the provincial government. The NGO or PO represented should have
been in existence for at least five (5) years and with track record in or related to
protected area management:

(i) At least one (1) but not more than three (3) representatives from all the IPs/ICCs
present in the area and recognized by the National Commission on Indigenous
Peoples (NCIP):

() One (1) representative from an academic institution, preferably from a university or
college in the province where the protected area is located, with proven track record
in or related to the protected area management; and

(k) One (1) representative from the private sector, preferably a resident of the province
where the protected area is located, who is distinguished in a profession or field of
interest relevant to the protected area management.

Ex officio members or members of the PAMB by virtue of their elective or appointive
government positions as specified in the immediately preceding subparagraphs (a), (b),
(c), (), (e), (f), and (g), shall serve for the duration of their respective terms of office in
their respective elective or appointive government positions.

On the other hand, the members of the PAMB specified under subparagraphs (h), (i), (j),
and (k) of this section shall be appointed by the DENR Secretary after the conduct of a
transparent and fair selection process. They shall each serve a term of three (3) years
and may be reappointed for another term.

The members of the PAMB shall serve without compensation, except for the actual and
necessary traveling and subsistence expenses incurred in the performance of their duties,
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business authorized through @ resolution of the PAMB, subject to existing rules and
regulations. Each member shall have the full capacity and accountability for decisions
binding to the member's sector.

The PAMB members duly appointed prior to the effectivity of this Act shall continue their
term until the expiration of their appointment. Thereafter, members of the management
board shall be appointed in accordance with the provisions of this Act: Provided, That the
Regional Executive Director of the DENR shall ensure that the relevant members of the
PAMB are duly appointed by the DENR Secretary: Provided, further, That at least forty
percent (40%) of the PAMB members shall be women, pursuant to Republic Act No. 9710
or ‘The Magna Carta of Women’. “

A member of the PAMB may be removed for any of the following grounds:

“(1) More than three (3) consecutive unexcused absences from regular meetings of the
management board;

“(2) Commission of acts prejudicial to the management of protected areas as embodied
in Section 20 hereof and/or other existing rules and regulations governing protected
areas;

*(3) Disassociation from the office or organization being represented;
*(4) Termination of relationship with the office or organization being represented; or
*(8) Conviction by final judgment of any criminal act.”

SECTION 9-A. Powers and Functions of the PAMB. — Thé PAMB shall have the
following powers and functions:

(a) Oversee the management of AMPL;

(b) Approve policies, plans and programs, proposals, agreements, and other related
documents for the management of AMPL;

(c) Approve the management plan of AMPL and ensure its harmonization and integration
with land use plan and other development plan, public or private, and its
implementation;

(d) Adopt a manual of operations to include rules of procedures in the conduct of
business, and the creation of committees and their respective terms of reference;

(e) Recommend the deputation of appropriate agencies and individuals for the
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(f) Allocate financial resources for the implementation of the management plan and
manage the Protected Area Retention income Account and other funds in accordance
with the accounting and budgeting rules and regulations;

(g) Set fees and charges in accordance with existing guidelines;

(h) Issue rules and regulations for the resolution of conflicts through appropriate and
effective means;

(i) Recommend appropriate policy changes to the DENR and other government
authorities;

(j) Monitor and assess the performance of the Protected Area Superintendent (PASU)
and other protected area personnel and compliance of partners with the terms and
conditions of any undertaking, contract or agreement;

(k) Recommend from among a shortlist of qualified candidates, the designation or
appointment of the PASU; and

(I) Assess the effectiveness of the management of the protected area: Provided, That
the members of the management board representing the LGUs and national
agencies in the PAMB shall inform their respective constituents, offices or sectors,
of PAMB.-approved or other relevant policies, rules, regulations, programs, and
projects and shall ensure that the provisions of this Act and its implementing rules
and regulations are complied with, and used as reference and framework in their
respective plans, policies, programs, and projects. Failure to comply with the
foregoing shall be the basis for disciplinary action against such member according
to administrative rules and regulations and such penalties as the PAMB may provide:
Provided, further, That the DENR, through the Regional Executive Director, shall
ensure that the PAMB acts within the scope of its powers and functions. In case of
conflict between the resolutions issued by the PAMB and the existing administrative
orders of national application, the latter shall prevail.”

SECTION 10-The Protected Area Management Office (PAMO). — There is hereby
created a Protected Area Management Office (PAMO) to be headed by a Protected Area
Superintendent (PASU) with a permanent plantilla position who shall supervise the day
to day management, protection and administration of the protected area. A sufficient
number of support staff (per Attachment A) with permanent plantilla position shall be
appointed by the DENR to assist the PASU in the management of the protected area.

The PASU shall be primarily accountable to the PAMB afid the DENR for the
management and operations of the protected area. Pursuant thereto, the PASU shall
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(a) Prepare the management plan, in consultation with the stakeholders, including the
annual work and financial plans and ensure its implementation;

(b) Ensure the integration of the protected area management plans, programs, projects,
and policies with relevant national and LGUs’ plans and programs;

(e) Provide secretariat services to the PAMB and its committees and ensure the
availability of relevant and timely information for decision-making;

(d) Formulate and recommend to the PAMB proposed policies, rules, regulations, and
programs;

(e) Establish, operate, and maintain a database management system which shall be an
important basis for decision-making;

(f) Enforce the laws, rules and regulations relevant to the protected area, commence and
institute administrative and legal actions in collaboration with other government

agencies or organizations, and assist in the prosecution of offenses committed in
violation of this Act;

(Q) Monitor, evaluate, and report the implementation of management activities of the
protected area;

(h) Request for and receive any technical assistance, support or advice from any agency
or instrumentality of the government as well as academic institutions, NGOs, and the
private sector, as may be necessary for the effective management, protection and
administration of the protected area;

G) Issue permits and clearances for activities that implement the management plan and
other permitted activities in accordance with terms, conditions, and criteria established
by the PAMB: Provided, That all permits for extraction activities, including collection for
research purposes, shall also continue to be issued by relevant authorities, subject to
prior clearance from the PAMB, through the PASU, in accordance with the specific acts
to be covered;

G) Collect and/or receive pertinent fees, charges, donations, and other income for the
protected area: Provided, That such fees, charges, donations, and other income
collected/received shall be reported regularly to the PAMB and the DENR in
accordance with existing guidelines;

(k) Prepare and recommend to the PAMB, approval of the annual work and financial plans
of the protected area based on the management plan; and

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The PAMO may be augmented by deputized local environment and natural resources
officers upon the recommendation of the PAMB and approval of the DENR.

SECTION 11. Integrated Protected Area Fund (IPAF). — Pursuant to Section 16 of RA
11038, AMPL shall established its Integrated Protected Area Fund (IPAF) for purposes
of financing its projects and sustaining its operation and the System. Income generated
from the operation and management of AMPL shall accrue to the IPAF. The income shall
be derived from fees and charges from the use of resources and facilities of protected
areas; contributions from industries and facilities directly benefiting from the protected
area; and such other fees and income derived from the operation.

The PAMB shall retain seventy-five percent (75%) of all revenues raised through the
above means, which shall be deposited in the AMPL-Retained Income Account (AMPL-
RIA) in any authorized government depository bank within the locality: Provided, That
disbursements out of such deposits shall be used solely for the protection, maintenance,
administration, and management of the protected area and implementation of duly
approved projects of the PAMB

Grants, donations, and endowments from various sources, domestic or foreign, shall be
deposited in full in a special account in the National Treasury to be used for the purpose
specified in the deeds and instruments covering them.

Voluntary or legislated payments for ecosystem goods and services, including fines,
penalties, and compensation for damages from protected area offenses shall accrue fully
to the AMPL-RIA and shall be managed by the PAMB.

The remaining twenty-five percent (25%) of revenues shall be deposited as a special
account in the General Fund in the National Treasury for purposes of financing the
projects of the System.

The use of the IPAF shall be in accordance with existing accounting, budgeting, and
auditing rules and regulations: Provided, further, That the IPAF shall not be used to cover
personal services expenditures.

SECTION. 12. Prohibited Acts and Penalties. — The prohibited acts and corresponding
penalties enumerated and described in RA 11038 or eNIPAS Act of 2018 is adopted in
toto in this Act.

SECTION 13. Tenured Migrants and Other Protected Area Occupants. — Tenured
migrants shall be eligible to become stewards of portions of lands within multiple-use
zones. The PAMB shall identify, verify and review all tenurial instruments, land claims,
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issuance of the appropriate tenure instrument consistent with the zoning provided in the
management plan and the provisions of this Act.

Should areas occupied by tenured migrants be designated as zones in which no
occupation or other activities are allowed pursuant to the attainment of sustainable
development, the provision for the transfer of the tenured migrants to multiple-use zones
or buffer zones shall be accomplished through just and humane means: Provided, That
Protected area occupants who are not qualified as tenured migrants shall be resettled
outside the protected area.

The rights of the tenured migrants may be transferred ‘only to the e spouse or one of their
direct descendants listed at the time of the survey.

In the event of termination of a tenurial instrument for cause or by voluntary surrender of
rights, the PASU shall take immediate steps to rehabilitate the area.

SECTION. 14. Existing Facilities Within the Protected Area. — Within ‘sixty (60) days
from the effectivity of this Act, an inventory of all existing facilities such as roads, buildings
and structures, water systems, transmission lines, communication facilities, heavy
equipment, and irrigation facilities, among others, within the AMPL shall be conducted.

The DENR Regional Executive Director of Region 3 shall submit the inventory of facilities
with corresponding descriptions and an assessment report containing the appropriate
recommendations to the DENR Secretary through the BMB.

The PAMB, with the assistance of the DENR, may impose conditions for the continuous
operation of a facility found to be detrimental to the protected area until its eventual
relocation. Existing facilities allowed to remain within the protected area shall be charged
a reasonable fee by the PAMB based on existing guidelines. Structures found within the
forty (40)-meter easement shall be demolished unless proven necessary to protect the
shoreline and mitigate habitat destruction. The PAMB shall levy a reasonable fee for the
use of such easement for their continued operations.

SEC. 15. Local Government Units (LGUs). — The LGUs within the AMPL shall
Participate in its management through representation in the PAMB as provided for in this
Act. Said LGUs may appropriate portions of their share from the annual internal revenue
allotment and other income for use of the protected area: Provided, That all funds directly
coming from the LGUs shall be exempted from the twenty-five percent (25%) remittance
requirement for the IPAF under Section 16 hereof.

LGUs with territory inside protected areas shall align their CLUPs, local development
plans, disaster risk reduction management plans and other required plans according to
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SECTION. 16. Appropriations. — The Secretary of the DENR shall immediately include
in the DENR’s program the implementation of this Act, the funding of which shall be
included in the annual General Appropriations Act.”

SECTION 17. Construction and Interpretation. — The provisions of this Act shall be
construed liberally in favor of the protection and rehabilitation of AMPL and the
conservation and restoration of its biological diversity, taking into account the needs and
interests of qualified tenured migrants, vested rights, IPs and local communities. not be
restricted unless involving protected species or such use is deemed highly detrimental to
the ecosystem.

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MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

SECTION 18. Separability Clause. — \f any part or section of this Act is declared
unconstitutional, such declaration shall not affect in any manner the other parts or
‘sections hereof.

SECTION 19. Repealing Clause. — All laws, proclamations, rules and regulations
inconsistent with this Act are hereby repealed or modified accordingly.

SECTION 20. Effectivity Clause. - This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its
Publication in the Official Gazette or in two (2) newspapers of general circulation.

Approved,