SIXTEENTH CONGRESS ) 99 JUL 2013
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES —) 9.4C fan

FIRST REGULAR SESSION )
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Introduced by Representative Rufus B. Rodriguez and
Representative Maximo B. Rodriguez, Jr.

House Bill No__1217
EXPLANATORY NOTE

This bill was originally introduced as House Bill No. 1396 by the undersigned Rufus
B. Rodriguez during the 15" Congress where it was approved by the Committee on Natural
Resources and substituted by House Bill No, 6816, approved on 2" reading, approved on
3" reading and was transmitted to the Senate where it was not acted upon.

Article ||, Section 16 of the Constitution states that the State shall protect and
advance the right of the people to a balanced and healthful ecology in accord with the
rhythm and harmony of nature.

The quality of our life depends on water. Water is an important resource in all
aspects of life. Yet, it is often taken for granted. Hence, there is a need to effectively
manage and regulate land use as it applies to watershed management. Watershed is an
area of land that drains into an underground water supply; local stream, lake, small holding
pond, or wetlands. Everything we do can have an impact on land and water that make up the
local watershed. As rain falls, snow melts, or irrigation runs down the hill into the soll, they
carry sediment, nutrients, or other materials. The land drains into tributaries and these
streams or creeks flow into bigger rivers, As this water flows downhill it moves over the soil.
Along the way, the water picks up many different particles of debris (leaves or soil particles),
sediments that can have negative impacts on the water quality. Water can pick up as it
flows: motor oil, fertilizers, pesticides and eroded soil.

Watershed lands vary greatly in terms of water yield, natural sensibilities, and the
activities that they support both on-site and downstream. The relationship between proper
Management and long-term results, including erosion, flooding, water quality and production,
and wildlife habitat is crucial, The importance of watershed management that conserves
fundamental resources while providing for the needs of people and ecosystems cannot be
overemphasized.

Hence, this bill which seeks to effectively manage the watershed in Cagayan de Oro
City.

In view thereof, immediate approval of this Bill is sought.

RUFYS 'B. RODRIGUEZ

4
MAXIMO'B. A les, JR.


SIXTEENTH CONGRESS )
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES —)
FIRST REGULAR SESSION )

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

Introduced by Representative Rufus B. Rodriguez and
Representative Maximo B. Rodriguez, Jr.

House Bill No._1217

AN ACT
DECLARING CERTAIN PORTIONS OF CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY TO BE KNOWN
AS THE CAGAYAN DE ORO-IPONAN WATERSHED AS A PROTECTED AREA
UNDER THE CATEGORY OF PROTECTED LANDSCAPE AND ITS PERIPHERAL
AREAS AS BUFFER ZONE, PROVIDING FOR ITS MANAGEMENT AND FOR
OTHER PURPOSES

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

SECTION 1. Title. — This Act shall be known and cited as “Cagayan de Oro-Iponan
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. For this purpose, the State shall secure for the present and
future generations of Filipinos the perpetual existence of all flora and fauna within the
Cagayan de Oro-Iponan Watershed in the City of Cagayan de Oro through its
establishment as a component of the National Integrated Protected Areas System
(NIPAS) under the category of protected landscape, without prejudice to the
continued occupation thereat of the Higaonon Tribe whose cultural and historical
affinity with the area have long been established by formal and anecdotal evidence.
The State shall likewise promote the participation of local communities in the
management of the Cagayan de Oro-Iponan Protected Landscape and protect the
way of life of the people living in and around the protected area

SEC. 3. Scope and Coverage. ~ The Cagayan de Oro-Iponan Protected Landscape
and its buffer zone shall cover parcels of land located within the areas of Malasag
and Mahuganao in Barangay Cugman and Batinay in Barangay Tagpangi, the metes
and bounds of which are delineated as follows:

Beginning at a point marked "1" on the Map, being N. 48° 45' 43" E., 23,938.61
meters from BLLM 1 of Cagayan de Oro City, Misamis Occidental (BLLM 1 Latitude
8° 28' 38.52" Longitude 124° 38' 25.24"),

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53° 31' 50° E
65" 1823" E
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Thence N70" 42'35"W. 886.96 m, to comer 477;
Thence N. 49" 45'34"W. 509.01 m. to corner 478:
Thence N.24° 97! 08" E 418.40 m to corner 479;
Thence N. 40° 07'42"W. 580.91 m, to.comer 480:
Thence N. 55° 29°02" W. 638.60 m, tocomer 481;
Thence N. 06" 13°32", 514.63 m. to comer 482;
Thence N. 81° 00°32" E 376.98 m, to comer 483;
Thence N. 41° 38° 00" E 448.03 m, to comer 484;
Thence N15" 17'40"W. 890.65 m. to comer 485;
Thence IN. 45° 00' 00" E. 322,29 m, to corner 486;
Thence N. 76° 33° 04" E. 219.97 m, to comer 487:
Thence . 45° 00' 00" E 217.05 m to corner 488;
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Thence N. 02" 43°34" W. 391.12 m tocomer 490,
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Thence N. 67" 43 26" E 834,31 m. tocomer 514,
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Thence N. 41° 32° 48" E 382.18 m, to.comer 516;
Thence N. 68° 07' 44" E. 714.65 m, to comer 617;
Thence N. 68° 16°32" E 640.83 m to commer 518;
Thence N. 46° 48! 44" E 427.73 m. to corner 519;
Thence N. 17° 37' 20° E 414.79 m, to corner 520;
Thence N. 02° 19°17". 344.45 m to comer 521;
Thence N27" 48°05"E, 1,590.48 m, to comer 522;
Thence N. 37° 96 50". 895.37 m, to comer 623;
Thence N.21°58'25°E 1,619.34 m, to corner $24;
Thence N. 15°00 04" W, 1,105.04 m. to comer $25;
Thence N.42*48'30"E. 1,168.82 m. to corner 526;
Thence N. 50° 14'27°E, 1,836.18 m to commer 527;
Thence N.39°53'18"E, —1/430.59 m, to comer 528:
Thence N. 67" 07’ 50". 1983.61 m, tocormer 1

The technical descriptions provided in this Act shall be subject to actual ground
survey and verification by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources
(DENR) immediately after the effectivity of this Act. Any modification on the coverage
of this Act due to such factors as changing ecological situations, new scientific or
archaeological findings not previously taken into account shall be made through an
act of Congress, after consultation with the affected public and concerned
government offices.


SEC. 4. Definition of Terms. - For the purpose of this Act, the following terms shall
be defined as follows:

(a) Biological diversity or biodiversity shall refer to the wealth of life forms found
on earth, the millions of different plants, animals and microorganisms, the genes they
contain and the intricate ecosystem they form.

(b) Buffer zones shall refer to identified areas outside the boundaries of and
immediately adjacent to designated protected area that need special development
control in order to avoid or minimize harm to the protected area

(c) General management plan shall refer to the basic long-term framework plan
for the management of the protected area that shall serve as guide in the preparation
of the annual operations plan and budget.

(d) General Management Planning Strategy (GMPS) shall refer to a guide in the
formulation of site specific management plans, including buffer zones

(e) Indigenous people shall 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) Indigenous Peoples Rights Act (IPRA) shall refer to Republic Act
No. 8371

(g) Integrated Protected Area Fund (IPAF) refer to a trust fund established for
the purpose of financing projects within the protected area.

(h) Management manual shall refer to the individual management plan
containing basic background information, field inventory of the resources,
assessment of assets and limitations, regional interrelationships, particular
objectives for managing the area, appropriate division into management zones,
review of boundaries and design of the management programs of the area

(i) National Integrated Protected Areas System (NIPAS) shall refer to the
classification and administration of all designated protected areas established
pursuant to Republic Act No. 7586, otherwise known as the ‘National Integrated
Protected Areas System Act of 1992", to maintain essential ecological processes
and life support systems, to preserve genetic diversity, to ensure sustainable use of
Tesources and to maintain the natural conditions within the area to the greatest
extent possible.

() Natural monument shall refer to a relatively small area focused on small
features to protect and preserve nationally significant natural features on account of
their special interest or unique characteristics,

(k) Protected area shall refer 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

(I) Protected landscape shall refer to an area of national significance that
provides opportunities for public enjoyment through recreation and tourism within the
normal lifestyle and economic activity of the area.

(m) Protected Area Superintendent (PASu) shall refer to the DENR officer
assigned to act as chief operating officer of the Cagayan de Oro-Iponan Protected
Landscape

(n) Secretary shall refer to the Secretary of the DENR.

(0) Tenured migrants shall refer to persons who have actually and continuously
occupied an area for five (5) years prior to its designation as a protected area in
accordance with the provisions of Republic Act No. 7586 or the NIPAS Act of 1992,
and are solely dependent therein for subsistence.



SEC, 5. Management of the Cagayan de Oro-lponan Protected Landscape. - The
management of the Cagayan de Oro-Iponan Protected Landscape shall be vested in
the Protected Area Management Board (PAMB), as provided in Section 6 hereof. It
shall serve as the highest policy-making body for the protected area and shall
promote partnership, participation, cooperation and coordination with local
communities and civil society organizations.

SEC. 6. The Protected Area Management Board (PAMB). — A Protected Area
Management Board for the Cagayan de Oro-Iponan Protected Landscape is hereby
created and shall exercise the powers and functions herein provided.

SEC. 7. Composition of the PAMB. - The PAMB for the Cagayan de Oro-lponan
Protected Landscape shall be composed of the following:

(a) The DENR Regional Executive Director (RED) for Region X, as Chairman;

(b) The Members of Congress from the First and Second Districts of Cagayan
de Oro City or their duly authorized representatives, as Co-Vice Chairpersons;

(c) The Mayor of Cagayan de Oro City or the duly authorized representative, as
member;

(d) The barangay captains of the barangays having jurisdiction over any portion
of the protected area, as member;

(e) The Regional Director of the Department of Agriculture (DA) for Region X or
a duly authorized representative, as member;

(f) The City Environment and Natural Resources Officer (CENRO) of Cagayan
de Oro City, as member;

(g) Three (3) representatives from nongovernment organizations (NGOs)
operating in the protected area, selected from among themselves in a meeting duly
called for the purpose, as members; and

(h) Three (3) representatives from the Indigenous Cultural Communities (ICCs)
within the protected area; as members.

The selection of NGO representatives shall be geared towards achieving
geographical representation and preference shall be accorded to organizations that
are involved in the conservation and protection of the protected area

Each member of the PAMB shall serve for a term of three (3) years and shall be
considered to represent and carry the vote of the sector represented.

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/s

SEC. 8, Powers and Functions of the PAMB. ~ The PAMB for the Cagayan de Oro-
Iponan Protected Landscape shall exercise the following powers and functions:

(a) Issue rules and regulations to implement the provisions of this Act and
promote the policy declaration herein set forth;

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

(0) Identify the buffer zone for the protected area;

(d) Adopt rules and procedures for the conduct of business, including the
creation of committees to whom its powers may be delegated:


(e) Approve, revise or modify the management plan;

(f) Deputize and train interested, capable and responsible individuals for the
enforcement of the laws, rules and regulations governing conduct in the protected
area;

(g) Accept donations, approve proposals for funding, budget allocations 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 PASu Office staff whenever they are sued in
connection with the performance of their duties under this Act

The DENR, through the RED, shall exercise authority over the PAMB to ensure
that it is acting within the scope of its powers and functions. If a conflict arises
between the administrative orders of national application issued by the DENR
pursuant to the NIPAS Act or the IPRA and the rules and regulations issued by the
PAMB, the DENR shall resolve such conflict

SEC. 9. The Protected Area Superintendent Office. — There is hereby established a
Protected Area Superintendent's (PASu) Office incharge of the management,
protection and administration of the Cagayan de Oro-Iponan Protected Landscape
The PASu Office shall be supported by the existing personnel of the DENR. The
head of office shall be the chief operating officer of the protected area and shall be
accountable to the RED of the DENR Region X and the PAMB, The PASu shall
have the following powers and functions:

(a) Prepare the management and successor plans;

(b) Provide a secretariat which will provide to the PAMB. all information
necessary to make appropriate decisions;

(c) Establish a productive partnership with the local community, including
groups interested in the achievement of the goals and objectives of the protected
area and in the planning, protection and management of the protected area;

(d) Develop and implement a park information, education and visitor program;

(e) Enforce laws, rules and regulations relevant to the protected area and assist
in the prosecution of the offenses committed in violation of this Act;

(f) Monitor all activities within the protected area in conformity with the
management plan; and

(g) Perform such other functions as the PAMB may assign.

SEC, 10. Management Plan. - The PASu shall prepare a management

plan in accordance with the GMPS and in coordination with the appropriate offices of
the DENR, local communities, the City Government of Cagayan de Oro, NGOs,
other government agencies and experts with socio-environmental, economic and
ecological experience in the area

The management plan shall be reviewed, approved and adopted by the PAMB
and certified to by the DENR 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 (1) year from the effectivity of this Act, the management plan shall
be put into effect in accordance with the NIPAS Act. It shall contain, among others,
the following

(a) Period of applicability of the plan;


(b) Key management issues;

(c) Goals and objectives of management;

(d) Site management strategy;

(e) 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, etc;

(f) Zoning; and

(g) Visitor management programs.

The PASu shall prepare all successor plans two (2) 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
(3) other areas frequented by the public. Public consultations may be conducted on
the successor plans upon the written request of any interested party. The proposed
plan shall be made available to the public during the period for comment and the
final version shall be made available for public perusal at the office of the PASu.

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
PASu Office

SEC. 11. Tenured Migrants and Private Rights, - Tenured migrants shall be
eligible to become stewards of portions of lands within the allowed and designated
zones, The PAMB shall identify, verify and review all tenure instruments, land claims
and permits for resource use and recommend the issuance of the appropriate tenure
instrument consistent with the land classification, allowed resource use and zoning
provided in the management plan

Nothing in this Act shall be construed to mean any diminution of accrued rights
earned by tenured migrants. However, tenured migrants occupying areas which may
be designated as zones in which no occupation or other activities are allowed
pursuant to the attainment of sustainable development shall be transferred to
multiple-use zones or buffer zones, to be accomplished through just and humane
means.

In the event of termination of a tenure instrument for cause or by voluntary
surrender of rights, the PASu shall take immediate steps to rehabilitate the area in
order to return it to its natural state prior to the cultivation or other act by the tenured
migrant.

All private rights within the protected area shall be protected in accordance with
existing laws.

SEC. 12. Existing Facilities Within the Cagayan de Oro-lponan Protected
Landscape. ~ Existing facilities allowed to remain within the Cagayan de Oro-Iponan
Protected Landscape may be charged a reasonable fee by the PAMB, which shall be
embodied in a Memorandum of Agreement to be entered into with the owner of the
facility. All incomes from such fees shall accrue to the Cagayan de Oro-lponan
Protected Landscape Fund established pursuant to this Act.

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


SEC, 13. Utilization of Nonrenewable Resources. — Any exploration or utilization of
nonrenewable resources within the protected area shall not be allowed. Energy
projects, renewable or otherwise, shall be permitted only through an act of Congress.

SEC. 14, Prohibited Acts. - The following acts shall be prohibited and violations
thereof shall be penalized accordingly

(a) A fine of not less than Five hundred thousand pesos (P500,000.00) nor
more than One million pesos (P1,000,000.00) and imprisonment of not less than six
(6) years but not more than twelve (12) years shall be imposed upon any person
found guilty of:

)(1) 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: Provided,
That such permit shall only be given for scientific purposes necessary for
protected area management;

(2) Cutting, gathering, collecting or removing timber or forest products
permit: Provided, further, That such permit shall only be given for
scientific purposes necessary for protected area management;

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

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

(8) Constructing or maintaining any kind of road, structure, fence or
enclosure without permit from the PAMB: Provided, finally, That
structures within the ancestral domains used by the indigenous cultural
communities shall not need a permit from the PAMB; and

(6) Altering, mutilating, excavating, removing, destroying or defacing
boundaries, marks or signs, natural formations, 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) nor
more than Five hundred thousand pesos (P500,000.00) and imprisonment of not
less than one (1) year but not more than five (5) years shall be imposed upon:

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

(2) Any public officer of the law, who, in dereliction of the duties of one’s
office, shall maliciously refrain from instituting acts necessary to
prosecute the violators of this Act or shall tolerate the commission of
offense shall also carry the penalty of perpetual disqualification from
public office;

(3) Use of 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;

(4) Occupying any portion of land inside the protected area without a permit
from the PAMB: Provided, further, That such occupation shall not last for
more than (10) days in the particular portion of the protected area; and

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


Any person who shall induce or conspire with another person to commit any of
the acts prohibited in this section or cause workers to commit any 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
shall take into account the biodiversity and conservation consideration as well as
aesthetic and scenic values. Conviction for any of these acts shall likewise carry the
penalty of eviction from the protected area and forfeiture in favor of the government
of transportation facilities, structures, building materials, equipment, devices and
weapons used in the commission of the offense

If the above acts are committed by a corporation, the penalties shall be
imposed on its executive officers and the board of directors.

The local government unit (LGU) responsible for the arrest of a violator and the
confiscation of materials used in the commission of the offense shall have a fifty
percent (50%) share from the proceeds in the disposition of confiscated materials
The other fifty percent (50%) shall accrue to the Cagayan de Oro-Iponan Protected
Landscape Fund

The above prohibitions shall not include activities identified in the management
plans and such other measures which are necessary for the preservation of the
protected area and which shall be undertaken by the PASu or other persons
deputized by the PAMB. The customs and traditional practices of indigenous cultural
communities certified by proper authorities shall likewise be allowed and the above
prohibitions shall not apply

SEC. 15. Special Prosecutors. - 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 shall be
assigned. Such special prosecutor shall coordinate with the PAMB and the PASu in
the performance of the person's duties and assist in the training of wardens and
rangers in arresting and prosecuting violators of this Act. The PAMB may appoint
special private prosecutors on a case-to-case basis to assist the public prosecutor.

SEC. 16, The Cagayan de Oro-lponan Protected Landscape Fund. —
There is hereby established a trust fund to be known as the Cagayan de
Oro-Iponan Protected Landscape Fund to be used to finance the projects of the
system. All income generated from the operation of the protected area or
management of its wild flora and fauna in the protected area shall accrue to the
Fund. These incomes shall be derived from visitors/tourists fee, fees from the
permitted sale and export of flora and fauna and other resources from the protected
area, proceeds from the registration and lease of multiple-use areas including
tourism concessions, 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: Provided, That seventy-five percent (75%) of the same shall
be set aside and retained by the PAMB which shall appropriate it exclusively for the
management and operation of the Cagayan de Oro-Iponan Protected Landscape
Provided, further, That the remaining twenty-five percent (25%) of such income shall
be remitted to the central Integrated Protected Areas Fund (IPAF)

The Fund may be augmented by grants, donations, endowment from various
sources, domestic to foreign, for purposes related to their functions: Provided,
furthermore, That the 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 system, and duly approved
projects endorsed by the PAMB in accordance with existing accounting and
budgeting rules and regulations: Provided, finally, That the fund shall not be used to
cover personal services expenditures.

The LGUs shall continue to impose and collect all other fees not enumerated
herein which they shall additionally collect, such as business permit fees and rentals
of LGUs facilities. Furthermore, LGUs may charge add-ons to fees imposed by the
PAMB: Provided, That such add-ons shall be determined based on the contribution
of the LGUs in the maintenance and preservation of the protected area

SEC. 17. Appropriations. - The Secretary of the DENR shall immediately include in
the Department's program the implementation of this Act, the funding of which shall
be included in the annual General Appropriations Act

SEC. 18. Interpretation. - The provisions of this Act shall be construed liberally in
favor of the protection and rehabilitation of the Cagayan de Oro-Iponan Protected
Landscape 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. The NIPAS Act shall have suppletory effect in the
implementation of this Act.

SEC. 19. Transitory Provision. - In order to ensure the sustainablity and integrity of
the watershed 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 instrument that allows exploitation and
utilization of resources within the protected area until the management plan shall
have been put into effect

SEC. 20. Separability Clause. — If any part or section of this Act is declared by the
courts as unconstitutional, such declaration shall not affect the other parts or
sections hereof.

SEC. 21. Repealing Clause. ~ All laws, rules and regulations inconsistent herewith
are hereby repealed or modified accordingly

SEC. 22, Effectivity Clause. - This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its
publication in the Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation readily
available in and around the scope specified herein. It shall likewise be posted in a
conspicuous place in the provincial, municipal and barangay halls within the areas as
well as in three (3) other places frequented by the public.

Approved,