FIFTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE REPUBLIC 
OF THE PHILIPPINES 
FIRST REGULAR SESSION 
SENATE 
S.B. No. 
2543 
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Introduced by: SEN. RAMON BONG REVILLA, JR. 
EXPLANATORY NOTE 
Our country is well known for the rich natural resources unique to 
us .such as our flora and fauna. Great lawmakers that came ahead of us 
have realized the importance of providing for the protection of these 
resources and have thus created Republic Act 7586 otherwise known as 
the National Integrated Protected Areas System (NIPAS) Act as well as 
the Integrated Protected Areas Fund (IPAF) created in support to the 
NIPAS Act. 
Stemming from review and ass.essment of the efficacy and 
implementation of abovementioned measure, I feel that there is a need to 
amend and improve certain provisions in the measure in order to make it 
more comprehensive and to streamline the process of accessing the funds 
generated from revenue. At present, the process of accessing the funds 
which are rightfully for utilization of the NIPA System takes months and 
projects are sometimes delayed to due to unavailability of funds. 
I believe it is our duty as legislators to revisit this law and to 
strengthen this important piece of legislation. It is for these reasons that I 
urge my colleagues for the passage of this proposed amendment at the 
soonest possible time. 


FIFTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE REPUBLIC 
OF THE PHILIPPINES 
FIRST REGULAR SESSION 
SENATE 
S.B. No. 
2543 
Introduced by: SEN. RAMON BONG REVILLA, JR. 
"AN ACT 
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AMENDING SECTION 16 OF THE REPUBLIC ACT 7586 OTHERWISE 
KNOWN AS THE NATIONAL INTEGRATED PROTECTED AREAS 
SYSTEM ACT OF 1992" 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
. Philippines in Congress assembled: 
SECTION 1. 
Section 16 of the Republic Act 7586 is hereby amended to 
read as follows: 
SEC. 16. Integrated Protected Areas Fund - there is hereby 
established a trust fund to be known as Integrated Protected Areas 
(IPAS) Fund for purposes of financing projects of the System. The 
IPAS may solicit and receive donations, endowments and grants in 
, the form of contributions and such endowments shall be exempted 
from income or gift taxes and all other taxes, charges or fees 
imposed by the government or any political subdivision or 
instrumentality thereof. 
All incomes generated from the operation of the System or 
management of wild flora and faun.a shall accrue to the Fund (and 
may be utilized directly by the DENR for the above purpose.), 
SUBJECT TO RETENTION BY THE BOARD OF 
EACH 
PROTECTED AREA UP TO FIFTY PERCENT (50%) OF ALL THE 
REVENUES RAISED THEREFROM. These incomes shall be 
derived from: 
(a) 
Taxes from the permitted sale and export of flora and fauna 
and other resources from protected areas; 
(b) 
Proceeds from lease of multiple-use areas; 
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(c) 
Contributions from industries and facilities directly benefiting 
from the protected areas; and 
(d) 
Such other fees and incomes derived from the operation of 
the protected area. 
THE 
FUND 
INCLUDING 
ALL 
DONATIONS, 
GRANTS, ENDOWMENTS FROM VARIOUS SOURCES 
AND OTHER CONTRIBUTIONS. SHALL BE DEPOSITED 
IN ANY GOVERNMENT BANK WITHIN THE LOCALITY 
WHERE 
EACH 
PROTECTED 
AREA 
IS 
LOCATED, 
PROVIDED, THAT IF THERE IS NO GOVERNMENT BANK 
AVAILABLE IN THE LOCALITY, AN ACCOUNT SHALL 
BE OPENED IN A GOVERNMENT BANK NEAREST TO 
THE LOCALITY. 
Disbursements from the Fund shall be made solely for 
the 
protection, 
maintenance, 
administration 
and 
management of the System, and duly approved projects 
endorsed by the (PAMBs , in the amounts authorized by the 
DENR.) 
DENR 
IN 
ACCORDANCE WITH 
EXISTING 
ACCOUNTING, BUDGETING AND AUDITING RULES AND 
REGULATIONS, PROVIDED THAT THE FUND SHALL 
NOT BE USED TO COVER PERSONAL SERVICES 
EXPENDITURES. 
SEC. 2. Separability Clause. - If any part of this Act is declared invalid or 
unconstitutional, such declaration shall not affect the other parts of 
this Act. 
SEC. 3. Repealing Clause. - Section 16 of Republic Act No. 7586 and all 
laws, acts, presidential decrees, executive orders, administrative 
orders, rules and regulations inconsistent herewith or contrary to 
the provisions of this Act are deemed amended, modified or 
repealed accordingly. 
SEC. 4. Effectivity Clause -
this act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after 
. its publication in two (2) newspapers of general circulation. 
Approved, 
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