EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE ))
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES )
First Regular Session )

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
H.No. 1123

Introduced by Representative Raul C. Tupas

EXPLANATORY NOTE

AN ACT ESTABLISHING A MULTISPECIES MARINE HATCHERY IN THE
MUNICIPALITY OF CONCEPCION, PROVINCE OF ILOILO AND APPROPRIATING
FUNDS THEREFOR

Agriculture contributes over 10 percent to the country's gross domestic product
and fisheries contribute between 15 percent and 18 percent to the agriculture sector.
The fisheries sector also provides direct and indirect employment to over one million
Filipino people.

This Bill seeks to establish a multi-species marine hatchery in the Municipality of
Concepcion to catalyze the development of aquaculture in the area which can generate
jobs for its people.

The Municipality of Concepcionis a third class, coastal municipality in
the province of Iloilo. Based on the 2010 census, it had a population of 39,617 people.
Concepcion is politically subdivided into twenty-five barangays, eleven of which are
island barangays, and fourteen of which are on the mainland (Panay Island).

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 approval of this Bill will contribute to the growth and development of the
fisheries sector and allied industries. It will also help increase the income of fisher folks
who, together with farmers, remained among the poorest in the country.

The bill was deliberated and approved on Third Reading by the House of
Representatives during the 17" Congress.

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

RAUL "BOBQY" G.TUPAS


EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE )
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES )
First Regular Session )

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
H.No, 1123

Introduced by Representative Raul C. Tupas

AN ACT ESTABLISHING A MULTISPECIES MARINE HATCHERY IN THE
MUNICIPALITY OF CONCEPCION, PROVINCE OF ILOILO AND APPROPRIATING
FUNDS THEREFOR

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

SECTION 1. There shall be established, under the supervision of the Bureau of
Fisheries and Aquatic Resources of the Department of Agriculture (BFAR-DA), a
multispecies marine hatchery in the Municipality of Concepcion, Province of Iloilo.

SECTION 2. The BFAR-DA shall, within three (3) years after the establishment of the
multispecies marine hatchery, transfer the management of the same to the Northern
Iloilo Polytechnic State College (NIPSC) through a memorandum of agreement. The
BFAR-DA shall implement a training and phasing-in program for NIPSC personnel on
the management and operation of the multispecies marine hatchery.

The BFAR-DA and the NIPSC shall conduct continuing research and
experimentation on the breeding and production of marine species, especially as they
apply to local conditions, to discover new methods and technology that shall benefit the
fisheries industry.

SECTION 3. The Secretary of Agriculture shall include in the Department's programs
the establishment of the multispecies marine hatchery in the Municipality of Concepcion,
Province of lloilo, the funding of which shall be included in the annual General
Appropriations Act. The NIPSC concerned shall set aside funds from any available
revenue in an amount deemed appropriate for the operationalization of the hatchery.

SECTION 4. Within sixty (60) days from the approval of this Act, the Department of
Agriculture and the NIPSC shall issue the rules and regulations on the establishment,
supervision, monitoring, and the eventual transfer of the management of the
multispecies marine hatchery to the NIPSC.

SECTION 5. This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in the Official
Gazette or in at least two (2) national newspapers of general circulation.
Approved,