NINETEENTH CONGRESS OF THE        ) 
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES 
        ) 
First Regular Session        
        ) 
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
H. No. _____
Introduced by Representative Raul C. Tupas 
EXPLANATORY NOTE 
AN ACT ESTABLISHING A MARINE MULTI-SPECIES HATCHERY IN 
THE MUNICIPALITY OF CONCEPCION, PROVINCE OF ILOILO AND 
APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR 
Northern Iloilo facing the Visayan Sea is considered as the most productive fishing 
ground in the country. Majority of the registered fisherfolk at 32,089 or 66% of the total 
registered fisherfolk in the Province are from this area contributing most of the fish production 
from aquaculture and capture fisheries. Major fish produce are blue swimming crab, sardines, 
bisugo, and slip mouth. 
Fisheries need to be sustainably managed in the Province especially in Northern Iloilo. 
With the growing demand for fishery commodities and the exploitation of our fisheries 
resources, there is a need for a sustainable management of the resource. Management of the 
fishery requires a balance between socio economic and governance interventions. 
The Municipality of Concepcion is a third class, coastal municipality in the 
Province of lloilo. It is 97 kilometers from the provincial capital, Iloilo City. Concepcion is 
politically subdivided into 25 barangays, 11 of which are island barangays.  
The primary industry of the people of Concepcion is in fishing. The Visayan Sea, where 
Concepcion is situated, is one of the most prolific in fish production and provides a significant 
proportion of fish in the region. 
The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources – Department of Agriculture 
strongly supports the Establishment of a Multi-Species Marine Hatchery at the Northern 
Iloilo State University (NISU) Concepcion Campus based on conducted feasibility study. 
The Multi-Species Marine Hatchery will ensure the sustainable supply of seedstocks such 
as milkfish, grouper, seabass, pompano, mudcrabs, shrimps and other finfishes will 
ensure continuous production and securing livelihoods especially in the aquaculture 
sector.  
Production from this satellite hatchery will answer the large gap between the 
supply and demand for milkfish fry and fingerling of the Province and of the Region. The 
facility will also ensure the success of the proposed Mariculture Park in the municipality of 
Concepcion with the steady supply of seed stocks.  
August 9, 2022
9:00 am
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The
 
facility
 
is
 
also
 
in
 
line
 
with
 
the
 
Bangus
 
Fry
 
Sufficiency
 
Program
 
of
 
the
 
national 
government
 
and
 
BFAR
 
6
 
will
 
provide
 
necessary
 
support
 
to
 
the
 
realization
 
of
 
a
 
Multi-Species
 
Marine
 
Hatchery
 
at
 
NISU
 
Concepcion
 
Campus,
 
Concepcion,
 
Iloilo.
 
The 
hatchery
 
operation
 
will
 
provide
 
the
 
necessary
 
input
 
in
 
the
 
supply
 
chain
 
for
 
provision
 
of
 
fry 
for
 
fingerling
 
production,
 
necessary
 
for
 
fishpond
 
and
 
cage
 
production.
 
The
 
BFAR
 
piloted
the
 
Public-Private
 
Partnership
 
with
 
NISU Concepcion,
 
YLD
 
Holdings
 
Corporation,
 
and
 
ABAW
 
Small Fisherfolk
 
Association of Concepcion, Iloilo.
 
This
 
will
 
showcase
 
the
 
value
 
chain
 
link
 
from
 
fry
 
to
 
processing
 
of milkfish.
The
 
approval
 
of
 
this
 
Bill
 
will
 
contribute
 
to
 
the
 
growth
 
and
 
development
 
of
 
the 
fisheries
 
sector
 
and
 
allied
 
industries.
For
 
these
 
reasons,
 
the
 
approval
 
of
 
this
 
Bill
 
is
 
earnestly
 
sought.
RAUL
 
“BOBOY”
 
C.
 
TUPAS


NINETEENTH CONGRESS OF THE  
 ) 
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES      
 ) 
First Regular Session      
 ) 
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
H. No. _____
Introduced by Representative Raul C. Tupas 
AN ACT ESTABLISHING A MULTI-SPECIES MARINE HATCHERY IN THE 
MUNICIPALITY OF CONCEPCION, PROVINCE OF ILOILO AND APPROPRIATING 
FUNDS THEREFOR 
SECTION  1. There shall be established, under the supervision of the Bureau of 
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Fisheries and Aquatic Resources of the Department of Agriculture (BFAR-DA), a 
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multi-species marine hatchery in the Municipality of Concepcion, Province of Iloilo.  
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SECTION  2. The BFAR-DA shall, within three (3) years after the establishment of the 
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multi-species marine hatchery, transfer the management of the same to the Northern 
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Iloilo State University (NISU) through a Memorandum of Agreement. The BFAR-DA 
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shall implement a training and phasing-in program for NISU personnel and the local 
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government personnel of the Municipality of Concepcion on the management and 
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operation of the multi-species marine hatchery.  
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The BFAR-DA and the NISU shall conduct continuing research and 
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experimentation on the breeding and production of marine species, especially as they 
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apply to local conditions, to discover new methods and technology that shall benefit 
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the fisheries industry.  
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SECTION  3. The Secretary of Agriculture shall include in the Department’s programs 
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the establishment of the multi-species marine hatchery in the Municipality of 
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Concepcion, Province of Iloilo, the funding of which shall be included in the annual 
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General Appropriations Act. The NISU shall set aside funds from any available 
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revenue in an amount deemed appropriate for the operationalization of the hatchery.  
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SECTION  4. Within sixty (60) days from the approval of this Act, the Department of 
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Agriculture and the NISU shall issue the rules and regulations on the establishment, 
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supervision, monitoring, and the eventual transfer of the management of the multi-
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species marine hatchery to the NISU.  
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SECTION  5. This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in the 
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Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation.   
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Approved, 
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