Republic of the Philippines 
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
Quezon City 
EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS 
Second Regular Session 
House Bill No. ________ 
Introduced by Representative MA. LUCILLE L. NAVA, M.D. 
EXPLANATORY NOTE 
The 1987 Constitution provides that the “State shall protect the rights of subsistence of fishermen, 
especially of local communities, to the preferential use of communal marine and fishing resources 
both inland and offshore,”. Furthermore, the State shall “provide support to such fishermen through 
appropriate technology and research, adequate financial, production and marketing assistance, and 
other services.” 
Guimaras Island has several fishing grounds rich in marine resources including the Guimaras Strait, 
Iloilo Strait, Panay Gulf and the Visayan Sea. In fact, the fishing industry is a major contributor to 
the provincial economy and shows a strong potential for growth.  
In 2020, the Province has a total production of 7,940.37 metric tons. The vast and rich marine 
resources include high valued commodities such as prawn/shrimps, grouper, lobsters as well as 
milkfish. With the demand and the big potential of Guimaras for fish production, fisheries is one of 
the economic drivers which could greatly boost the economy of the Province. 
Thus, this bill seeks to establish a municipal fish port, ice plant and cold storage facility at Barangay 
Cabalagnan, Municipality of Nueva Valencia, a traditional and strategically located fish landing area. 
The fishport and cold storage facility in the said barangay shall serve as a main distribution center 
with efficient post-harvest facilities that meet the requirements of the industry in terms of 
maintaining quality and volume of fishery products.  
In view of the foregoing, the approval of this bill is earnestly sought. 
MA. LUCILLE L. NAVA, M.D. 
April 6, 2021
1:59 PM
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Republic of the Philippines 
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
Quezon City 
EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS 
Second Regular Session 
House Bill No. _________ 
Introduced by Representative MA. LUCILLE L. NAVA, M.D. 
AN ACT ESTABLISHING A FISH PORT WITH ICE PLANT AND COLD STORAGE FACILITY IN 
BARANGAY CABALAGNAN, MUNICIPALITY OF NUEVA VALENCIA, PROVINCE OF GUIMARAS, 
AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR 
Be it enacted by the Senate and the House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress 
assembled: 
SECTION 1. There shall be established, under the supervision of the Department of Agriculture, 
through the Philippine Fisheries Development Authority, a fish port and ice plant and cold storage 
facility in Barangay Cabalagnan, Municipality of Nueva Valencia, Province of Guimaras. 
SECTION 2. Within two (2) years after the construction of the fish port and ice plant and cold 
storage facility, the PFDA, through a Memorandum of Agreement, shall transfer its management to 
the local government unit concerned. It shall implement a training and phasing-in-program for the 
local government unit personnel on the management and operation of the fish port and ice plant 
and cold storage facility. 
SECTION 3. The Secretary of Agriculture shall include in the Department’s programs the 
establishment of the fish port and ice plant and cold storage facility, the funding of which shall be 
included in the General Appropriations Act. The local government unit concerned shall set aside 
funds fromany available local revenue the amounts necessary for the operation of the facility. 
SECTION 4. Within sixty (60) days from the effectivity of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture shall 
issue the rules and regulations on the supervision, monitoring and the transfer to the local 
government unit concerned by the PFDA of the said fish port, ice plant and cold storage facility. 
SECTION 5. 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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