THIRTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE REPUBLIC) 
OF THE PHILIPPINES 
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Third Regular Session 
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SENATE 
S. No. 2524 
(In substitution of H. No. 4852) 
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Prepared jointly by the Committees on Environment and Natural Resources and Finance, with Senator Cayetano and 
the members of the Committees as authors thereof. 
AN ACT 
DECLARING THE MT. HILONG-HILONG RANGE SITUATED IN THE CITY OF 
BUTUAN AND IN THE MUNICIPALJTIES OF REMEDIOS T. ROMUALDEZ, 
CABADBARAN AND SANTIAGO IN THE PROVINCE OF AGUSAN DEL NORTE AS 
A PROTECTED AREA AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES 
Be it enacted by fhe Senate and House of Representatives offhe Philippines in Congress assembled: 
SECTION 1. Title. - This Act shall be known as the "Mt. Hilong-Hilong Protected 
Landscape Act of 2006. 
SEC. 2. Land Classification. - All lands of the public domain comprising the Mt. 
Hilong-Hilong Range Protbcted Landscape shall fall under the classification of National 
Park as provided for in the Philippine Constitution. However, Public Lands already 
classified as agricultural and alienable or disposable prior to the passage of this Act 
shall remain as such and may be disposed of pursuant to the provisions of 
Commonwealth Act No. 141 or the Public Land Act, as amended. 
SEC. 3. Declaration of Protected Area (PA); Scope and Boundaries. - The Mt. 
Hilong-Hilong Range Protected Landscape is hereby declared a protected area as 
categorized pursuant to Republic Act No. 7586, otherwise known as the National 
Integrated Protected Areas Act of 1992 or the NIPAS Act. 
The boundaries of Mt. Hilong-Hilong Range Protected Landscape are more 
"Beginning at Tie Point AGN 35 of PRS 92 located at Sitio Agay, Barangay 
Balang-Balang, Municipality of Remedios T. Romualdez, Agusan del Norte, with the 
coordinates of South 53"38' East with a distance of 7,567.97 meters to a point 
designated as corner 1 located at the top of the ridge, 
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particularly described as follows: 
thence from corner 1, N 3923' W 309.63 meters to corner 2, 
thence from corner 2, 
thence from corner 3, 
thence from corner 4, 
N 56"39 E 202.54 meters to corner 3, 
N 29"22' E 133.1 2 meters to corner 4, 
N 04"51' E 612.17 meters to corner 5, 


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N 43"09' E 257.51 meters to comer 6, 
N 02"56' W 270.12 meters to corner 7, 
N 52"58' E 282.61 meters to corner 8, 
N 77"34' E 250.39 meters to corner 9, 
S 82"25' E 223.65 meters to corner 10, 
S 87"04' E 334.71 meters to corner 11, 
N 72"48' E 342.1 1 meters to corner 12, 
N 23"43' E 258.07 meters to corner 13, 
N 5946' E 281.37 meters to corner 14, 
N 75'32' E 338.56 meters to corner 15, 
N 84"OO' E 237.77 meters to corner 16, 
S 85"35' E 496.31 meters to corner 17, 
S 7409' E 292.27 meters to corner 18, 
N 89"20' E 153.26 meters to corner 19, 
N 3 6 5 6  E 285.02 meters to corner 20, 
N 43"13' E 447.79 meters to corner 21, 
N 10"Ol' E 395.13 meters to corner 22, 
N 41'12' E 365.72 meters to corner 23, 
N 72"07' E 350.13 meters to corner 24, 
N 40"38' E 423.84 meters to corner 25, 
N 42"32' E 185.69 meters to corner 26, 
N 05"08' E 382.30 meters to corner 27, 
N 0401' W 418.07 meters to corner 28, 
N 04"24' W 313.87 meters to corner 29, 
N 53'39' E 212.76 meters to corner 30, 
N 18'47' E 312.59 meters to corner 31, 
N 24"07' W 252.12 meters to corner 32, 
N 10'21' W 139.78 meters to corner 33, 
N 27"43' E 101.27 meters to corner 34, 
N 53"31' E 365.36 meters to corner 35, 
N 67"19' E 268.43 meters to corner 36, 
N 42"34' E 359.64 meters to corner 37, 
N 83"39' E 442.42 meters to corner 38, 
N 85'1 6 E 346.1 9 meters to corner 39, 
N 0955' E 359.02 meters to corner 40, 
N 1903' E 982.24 meters to corner 41, 
N 19"40' W 322.60 meters to corner 42, 
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N 18"27' E 176.06 meters to corner 44, 
N 05'41' W 297.86 meters to corner 45, 
N 16"36 E 169.01 meters to corner 46, 
S 62Y8 W 508.57 meters to corner 47, 
S 38"41' W 201.96 meters to corner 48, 
S 75"45' W 179.1 1 meters to corner 49, 
S 71"03' W 242.82 meters to corner 50, 
N 5V28 W 41 5.00 meters to corner 51, 
S 84"18 W 140.97 meters to corner 52, 
S 65"12' W 233.34 meters to corner 53, 
S 55"24' W 206.09 meters to corner 54, 
S 74'40' W 52.93 meters to corner 55, 
N 49'52' W 108.44 meters to corner 56, 
N 75"17' W 399.75 meters to corner 57, 
S 88"Il' W 444.22 meters to corner 58, 
N 8 4 5 0  W 308.82 meters to corner 59, 
N 65'1 1' W 369.60 meters to corner 60, 
N 77'04' W 363.94 meters to corner 61, 
N 46"19' W 375.50 meters to corner 62, 
S 88"26' W 321.73 meters to corner 63, 
N 72"OO W 189.11 meters to corner 64, 
N 89'31' W 432.59 meters to corner 65, 
S 75'12' W 662.39 meters to corner 66, 
N 85"46' W 241.81 meters to corner 67, 
N 56'02' W 495.59 meters to corner 68, 
N 80"02' W 469.03 meters to corner 69, 
N 71'26' W 438.80 meters to corner 70, 
N 81"38 W 454.45 meters to corner 71, 
N 13"49' E 282.26 meters to corner 72, 
N 05"43' W 41 1.35 meters to corner 73, 
N 35"4O W 233.25 meters to corner 74, 
N 30%" E 195.47 meters to corner 75, 
N 45'41' W 245.13 meters to corner 76, 
N 69"32' W 382.99 meters to corner 77, 
N 61"Il' W 147.99 meters to corner 78, 
N 39"13' W 353.49 meters to corner 79, 
N 70"55' W 185.75 meters to corner 80, 
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thence from corner I 1  1, 
thence from corner 11 2, 
thence from corner I1 3, 
thence from corner 114, 
thence from corner 11 5, 
thence from corner I 1  6, 
thence from corner I 1  7, 
thence from corner 118, 
N 01 "58' W 259.61 meters to corner 82, 
N 38'56' E 240.60 meters to corner 83, 
N 12"14' E 190.43 meters to corner 84, 
N 52"OO' W 359.24 meters to corner 85, 
S 88'01' E 11 6.25 meters to corner 86, 
S 58'03' E 189.34 meters to corner 87, 
S 73"35' E 196.15 meters to corner 88, 
N 88"06' E 269.32 meters to corner 89, 
N 81 "47' E 162.32 meters to corner 90, 
N 5721' E 698.90 meters to corner 91, 
N 56'36' E 402.94 meters to corner 92, 
N 45"30' E 410.87 meters to corner 93, 
N 41"58' E 303.75 meters to corner 94, 
N 33"23' E 329.24 meters to corner 95, 
N 2719' E 238.42 meters to corner 96, 
N 39"23' E 309.63 meters to corner 97, 
N 12"45' E 232.67 meters to corner 98, 
N 52"21' E 139.23 meters to corner 99, 
N 70"14' E 251.32 meters to corner 100, 
N 43'44' E 356.61 meters to corner 101, 
N 77"34' E 532.09 meters to corner 102, 
N 63"17' E 213.35 meters to corner 103, 
N 18"OI' E 387.92 meters to corner 104, 
S 8V56 W 320.62 meters to corner 105, 
S 67"43' W 295.34 meters to corner 106, 
N 64"36' W 183.16 meters to corner 107, 
N 75"32' W 171.85 meters to corner 108, 
N 14"15' W 340.46 meters to corner 109, 
S 69'16 W 129.13 meters to corner 110, 
S 41"19' W 242.66 meters to corner 11 1, 
S 39"23' W 309.63 meters to corner 1 12, 
S 53"27' W 354.90 meters to corner 113, 
S 14"43' W 222.88 meters to corner 114, 
S 1 5"29' W 304.38 meters to corner 1 15, 
S 1 O"47' W 324.36 meters to corner 1 16, 
S 19"43' W 360.72 meters to corner 1 17, 
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thence from corner 119, 
thence from corner 120, 
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thence from corner 155, 
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N 4650' W 176.75 meters to corner 120, 
N 26'41'W 194.13 meters to corner 121, 
N 69"18 W 287.71 meters to corner 122, 
N 14"29 W 186.09 meters to corner 123, 
N 50"12' W 318.31 meters to corner 124, 
S 84"39 W 455.92 meters to corner 125, 
S 50"12'W 319.73 meters to corner 126, 
N 88"39' W 154.49 meters to corner 127, 
S 53"08 W 163.15 meters to corner 128, 
26"38 W 170.25 meters to corner 129, 
89'48' W 197.88 meters to corner 130, 
70"56' W 223.53 meters to corner 131, 
41'46' W 331.44 meters to corner 132, 
42"06 W 159.76 meters to corner 133, 
44'40' W 155.89 meters to corner 134, 
47"37' W 209.27 meters to corner 135, 
N 34"IO W 207.65 meters to corner 136, 
88"36' E 332.20 meters to corner 137, 
49"04' E 488.32 meters to corner 138, 
18"19' E 325.79 meters to corner 139, 
N 60"Il' E 98.09 meters to corner 140, 
S 88"21' E 353.61 meters to corner 141, 
80"20' E 406.84 meters to corner 142, 
40"47' E 314.74 meters to corner 143, 
N 17'42' E 307.20 meters to corner 144, 
N 28'26' E 494.33 meters to corner 145, 
N 33"34' E 474.59 meters to corner 146, 
N 59"44' E 277.96 meters to corner 147, 
N 08"25' E 307.10 meters to corner 148, 
N 48"07' E 289.30 meters to corner 149, 
N 27"35' E 371.43 meters to corner 150, 
N 0952' E 278.85 meters to corner 151, 
N 17"55' E 549.37 meters to corner 152, 
N 46"41' E 370.83 meters to corner 153, 
N 02"55' W 468.26 meters to corner 154, 
N 1 l"39' E 294.49 meters to corner 155, 
N 04"47' W 139.47 meters to corner 156, 
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thence from corner 157, 
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thence from corner 193, 
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N 66"07' W 293.69 meters to corner 158, 
N 1450' W 368.15 meters to corner 159, 
N 22"20' W 339.99 meters to corner 160, 
N 23"08' E 61 9.58 meters to corner 161, 
N 31'07' E 447.70 meters to corner 162, 
N 19'15' E 291.48 meters to corner 163, 
N 32"26' E 252.95 meters to corner 164, 
N 18'1 7' E 529.18 meters to corner 165, 
N 44"16' E 150.09 meters to corner 166, 
N 22'29' E 276.93 meters to corner 167, 
N 14"26 W 539.89 meters to corner 168, 
N 18"12' E 137.00 meters to corner 169, 
N 66"43' E 197.73 meters to corner 170, 
N 42'54' E 433.23 meters to corner 171, 
N 17"18' E 185.23 meters to corner 172, 
, N 26"12' W 219.75 meters to corner 173, 
N 02"10' E 246.39 meters to corner 174, 
N 30W' E 433.39 meters to corner 175, 
N 18"02' E 203.1 3 meters to corner 176, 
N 4 9 5 6  E 195.19 meters to corner 177, 
N 64"04' E 925.49 meters to corner 178, 
N 44"Il' E 172.40 meters to corner 179, 
N 26"06 E 639.44 meters to corner 180, 
N 22"07' E 612.45 meters to corner 181, 
N 16"IO' E 440.81 meters to corner 182, 
N 0724' W 261.69 meters to corner 183, 
N 26"32' W 241.92 meters to corner 184, 
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N 29"42' E 676.13 meters to corner 186, 
N 53"35' E 108.69 meters to corner 187, 
N 80"IO E 345.04 meters to corner 188, 
N 59"24' E 372.34 meters to corner 189, 
N 48'18' E 198.50 meters to corner 190, 
N 6 7 1  9' E 436.59 meters to corner 191, 
N 6152' E 140.95 meters to corner 192, 
N 25"33' E 198.23 meters to corner 193, 
N 52"20' E 445.23 meters to corner 194, 
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thence from corner 195, 
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N 08"51' E 388.26 meters to corner 196, 
N 42'00' E 233.95 meters to corner 797, 
S 72"38 E 238.23 meters to corner 198. 
S 59"49 E 541.07 meters to corner 199, 
S 53"40' E 337.79 meters to corner 200, 
S 64"29 E 516.40 meters to corner 201, 
S 47"45' E 831.23 meters to corner 202, 
S 06"24' E 645.21 meters to corner 203, 
S 21"05' E 145.25 meters to corner 204, 
S 41 '1 2' E 41 7.95 meters to corner 205, 
S OI"19' E 201.86 meters to corner 206, 
S 1035' E 719.33 meters to corner 207, 
S 1 l"34' E 521.48 meters to corner 208, 
S 16"37' E 378.22 meters to corner 209, 
S 8832' E 430.44 meters to corner 210, 
S 73"Il' E 451.34 meters to corner 21 1, 
S 57"OI' E 483.65 meters to corner 212, 
S 29'15' W 224.88 meters to corner 213, 
S 07'48' E 592.26 meters to corner 214, 
S IO"30' E 715.18 meters to corner 215, 
S 07'55' E 444.51 meters to corner 216, 
S 29"39' W 562.17 meters to corner 217. 
S 0759' E 146.49 meters to corner 218, 
S 29"13' E 424.51 meters to corner 219, 
S 36"42' E 800.26 meters to corner 220, 
S 78"48' E 264.43 meters to corner 221, 
S 43"04' E 420.29 meters to corner 222, 
N 89"50' E 447.04 meters to corner 223, 
S 68"24' E 1 15.33 meters to corner 224, 
S 46"16' E 413.34 meters to corner 225, 
S 72'34' E 332.06 meters to corner 226, 
S 70"08' E 548.91 meters to corner 227, 
S 18"27' E 260.01 meters to corner 228, 
S 27"10' E 329.00 meters to corner 229, 
S 13'40' E 380.00 meters to corner 230, 
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S 27"22' W 334.01 meters to corner 234, 
S 33"03' W 41 356 meters to corner 235, 
S 25"35' W 424.54 meters to corner 236, 
S 1 O"26' E 458.00 meters to corner 237, 
S 5457' W 391.99 meters to corner 238, 
S 89"34' W 779.91 meters to corner 239, 
S 55"04' W 181.36 meters to corner 240, 
S 14"23' W 169.44 meters to corner 241, 
S 51"37' W 239.36 meters to corner 242, 
S 26"42' W 279.71 meters to corner 243, 
S 15'09' W 631.40 meters to corner 244, 
S 42"27' W 206.21 meters to corner 245, 
S 08"IO' W 358.32 meters to corner 246, 
S 1 V47' W 424.43 meters to corner 247, 
S 1 IO36 W 397.33 meters to corner 248, 
S OO"14' E 364.47 meters to corner 249, 
S 34'37' E 179.54 meters to corner 250, 
S 09'28' E 235.37 meters to corner 251, 
S 55'25' E 707.53 meters to corner 252, 
S 04"02' E 101 $0 meters to corner 253, 
S 25"48' E 378.15 meters to corner 254, 
S 1 l"17' W 461 5 9  meters to corner 255, 
S OO"26' W 740.35 meters to corner 256, 
S 02"41' W 563.43 meters to corner 257, 
S 07'47' W 284.82 meters to corner 258, 
S 24"51' W 349.58 meters to corner 259, 
S 48"20' W 271 50 meters to corner 260, 
S 19"21' W 384.62 meters to corner 261, 
S 65"55' W 455.41 meters to corner 262, 
S 81"31' W 578.62 meters to corner 263, 
S 40"07' W 529.87 meters to corner 264, 
S 74"08' W 478.55 meters to corner 265, 
S 07"21' W 811.34 meters to corner 266, 
S 21'25' W 179.71 meters to corner 267, 
S 42"42' W 577.51 meters to corner 268, 
S 08"51' W 270.72 meters to corner 269, 
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hundred thirty-three and 69/10000 (25,833.0069) hectares. 
These areas shall be under the administrative jurisdiction of the Department of 
Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) and shall be administered in accordance 
with the provisions of this Act. 
SEC. 4. Definition of Terms. - For purposes of this Act, the following terms shall 
be defined as follows: 
(a) “Biological diversity” refers to the variety and variability among living organisms 
and the ecological complexes in which said organisms occur. 
(b) 
“Buffer zones“ refers to identified areas outside the boundaries of and 
immediately adjacent to designated protected areas pursuant to Section 8 of the NIPAS 
Act that need special development and control in order lo provide an extra layer around 
the PA where restrictions may apply and managed according to the management plan 
and applicable rules and regulations as provided for in this Act and related statutes. 
(c)“lndigenous people” refers 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. 
purposes of financing the projects of the system. 
(d) “Mt. Hilong-Hilong Protected Area Fund” refers to a trust fund established for 
(e) 
“Nongovernment organization (NGO)” refers to any civic development or 
philanthropic organization which is multi-sectoral in character. 
(f) “People’s organization (PO)” refers to a group of people, which may be an 
association, cooperative, federation, or aggrupation of individuals or groups, with an 
identifiable structure of decision-making and accountability, established to undertake 
collective action to address community concerns and needs in relation to the PA. 
(9) “Protected Area” or “PA refers to identified portions of land and water set aside 
by reason of their unique physical and biological significance, managed to enhance 
biological diversity and protected against destructive human exploitation. 
(h) “Protected Area Management Board (PAMB)” refers to the site-based decision- 
making body responsible in the planning, resource protection and general 
administration of the area in accordance with the approved management plan. 
(i) “Protected Area Superintendent (PASu)” refers to the chief operating officer of 
the DENR at the PA. 
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occupied an area for five years prior to the designation of the same as PAS in 
accordance with the NIPAS Act and are solely dependent therein for subsistence. 
SEC. 5. Management of the PA. - There shall be a PAMB which shall have sole 
jurisdiction, power and authority such as, but not limited to, policy-making and permit 
granting over the PA for all matters that may affect biodiversity conservation, protection 
and sustainable development. It shall be composed of: 
(1) the Regional Executive Director (RED) of the DENR Region XI11, as Chairman; 
(2) the City Mayor of Butuan City and the Provincial Governor of Agusan del Norte, 
or their duly designated representatives, as members; 
(3) the Presidents of the Liga ng mga Barangay of the City of Butuan and the 
(4) one representative from each tribal community, as members; 
(5) maximum of three representatives from POs and NGOs, as members; 
(6) representatives from government agencies involved in the PA management as 
(7) the PASu, as ex officio member; and 
(8) representatives from the water districts of the LGUs concerned, as members; 
Every member of the PAMB shall serve for a term of five years and shall be 
considered to represent his or her sector and deemed to carry the vote of such sector in 
all matters. In the case of members who are government officials, the term of office 
shall be attached to the office held. 
Province of Agusan del Norte, as members; 
may be determined by the DENR, as members; 
In the selection of the representatives of POs and NGOs. preference shall be 
accorded to those organizations that are involved in the conservation, protection and 
development of the PA. Representation shall be by institution and shall aim to achieve 
balance in representation by geographic location or areas. 
The representatives from the LGUs and national agencies in the PAMB shall 
include among their duty to appraise their respective constituents, office or sector, to 
ensure that the provisions of this Act is consistent with the 
Local Government Code of 1991 (R. A. No. 7160) other relevant statutes and 
ordinances, and local and national development plans and projects. Failure to comply 
with the foregoing shall subject such representative to disciplinary action as the PAMB 
may provide. 
Range Protected Landscape shall have the following powers and functions: 
and to the declaration of policy set forth under the NIPAS; 
SEC. 6. Powers and Functions of the PAMB. - The PAMB of the Mt. Hilong-Hilong 
(a) Issue rules and regulations to prohibit acts that may be prejudicial to the PA 
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(c) Adopt rules and procedures in the conduct of business, including the creation 
(d) Approve the management plan and oversee the office of the PASu; 
(e) Establish criteria and set fees for the issuance of permits for activities regulated 
by this Act or the management plan: 
(f) Deputize appropriate individuals for the enforcement of the laws, rules and 
regulations governing the conduct or management of the PA; and 
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Approve proposals for funding, budget allocations and exercise responsibility 
over all funds that may accrue to the Mt. Hilong-Hilong Range. 
The DENR, through the Regional Executive Director (RED), shall exercise the 
authority to oversee the PAMB to ensure that it is acting within the scope of its powers 
and functions. In case of conflict between Administrative Orders issued by the DENR 
pursuant to the NlPAS Act and other laws and resolutions issued by the PAMB, such 
conflict shall be referred by PAM6 to the Secretary of the DENR who shall decide 
whether to apply the rule or withdraw its application. The decision of the DENR 
Secretary shall be guided by specific policies adopted by the PAMB and shall be 
appealed to the Regional Trial Court that has jurisdiction over the PA. 
SEC. 7. Protected Area Superinfendent Office. - There is hereby established a 
PASu office in charge of the management, protection and administration of the PA. 
The PASu shall be supported by the existing personnel of the DENR. The head of 
office shall be the Chief Operating Officer of the Mt. Hilong-Hilong Range Protected 
Landscape or PA and shall be accountable to the RED of the DENR-CARAGA and the 
PAMB. The PASu shall have the following powers and functions: 
of committees to which its powers may be delegated; 
(1) Prepare the management and successor plans as herein defined; 
(2) Provide a secretariat for the PAMB which shall have the duty to supply the 
PAMB with all the necessary information for appropriate action; 
(3) Establish a productive partnership with the local community, including groups 
interested in the achievement of the goals and objectives of the PA, and in the 
planning, protection and management thereof; 
(4) Develop and implement a park information, education and visitor program; 
(5) Enforce the laws, rules and regulations relevant to the PA, institute and file 
legal action independently or in collaboration with other government agencies or 
organizations and assist in the prosecution of offenses committed in violation of this 
Act; 
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SEC. 8. Mt. Hilong-Hilong Protected Areas Fund. - There is hereby established a 
trust fund to be known as the Mt. Hilong-Hilong Protected Areas Fund for purposes of 
financing projects of the system. All income generated from the operation of the system 
or management of wild flora and fauna in the PA shall accrue to the Fund. These 
income shall be derived from visitors/tourist fee, fees from permitted sale and export of 
flora and fauna and other resources from the PAS, proceeds from registration and lease 
of multiple-use areas, including tourism concessions, contributions from industries and 
facilities directly benefiting from the PA; and such other fees and income derived from 
the operation of the PA. 
The Fund may be augmented by grants, donations, endowment from various 
sources, domestic or foreign, for purposes related to their functions: Provided, 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, further, 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 have traditionally collected, such as business permits, property tax 
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 protection of the PA. 
SEC. 9. 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 
issuances of permits for resource use within the PA and recommend the issuance of 
the appropriate tenure instrument consist with the land classification, proper and 
allowed use of resources found therein and zoning provided in the management of 
successor plans. 
Nothing herein shall be construed to mean any diminution of accrued rights earned 
by tenured migrants. Should areas occupied by tenured migrants be designated as 
zones in which no occupation or other activities are allowed pursuant to the attainment 
of sustainable development, provision for the transfer of said tenured migrants to 
multiple use zones or buffer zones shall be accomplished through just and humane 
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All private rights within the PA shall be protected in accordance with the existing 
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SEC. IO. 
lndigenous People's Rights. - Ancestral domain and other 
customary rights and interests of indigenous communities within the Mt. Hilong-Hilong 
Range Protected Landscape shall be accorded due recognition. The preservation of 
ancestral domain and customary rights shall be considered as one of the management 
objectives. 
The PASu staff shall be tasked to locate any indigenous cultural communities that 
may exist or near the site, which is identifiable by the tribal leaders. 
The evaluation of ancestral domain claims within the PA shall be conducted by the 
National Commission on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP) pursuant to the provisions of 
Republic Act No. 8371, otherwise known as the "The Indigenous Peoples Rights Act of 
1997" or the IPRA law, and its implementing rules and regulations, in coordination with 
the PAMB. 
SEC. 11. 
Existing Facilities Within the PA. - Within sixty (60) days from the 
effectivity of this Act, major existing facilities such as roads, buildings, water systems, 
transmission lines, communication facilities, heavy equipment, and irrigation facilities 
existing within the boundaries of the PA shall submit project description to the PAMB 
through the PASu. 
The PAMB, with the assistance of the DENR, shall determine whether the 
existence of such facility and its future plan and operations will be detrimental to the PA 
or whether conditions for its operation shall be imposed. If any such conditions are 
violated, the owner of the facility shall be liable to pay a fine of Five thousand pesos 
(P5,OOO.OO) for every violation. Upon reaching a total fine of Five hundred thousand 
pesos (P500,000.00), the PAMB through the PASu and deputizing other government 
entities, shall cause the cessation and demolition of the facility at the cost of its owner. 
Existing facilities allowed to remain within the PA may be charged a reasonable 
royalty by the DENR. All income from such royalty shall accrue to the Mt. Hilong-Hilong 
Protected Area Fund. 
Utilization of Resources. - Any exploitation of or utilization of 
nonrenewable resources within the PA shall not be allowed. Energy projects, whether 
renewable or otherwise, shall be permitted only through an Act of Congress, Provided, 
that the exploitation of renewable energy up to three megawatts capacity shall be 
exempt from such requirement. 
Special Prosecutor and Retained Counsel. - Within thirty (30) days 
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prosecutor to whom all cases of violation of laws, rules and regulations in the PA shall 
be assigned. Such Special Prosecutor shall coordinate with the PAM6 and the PASu 
in the performance of hislher duties and assist in the training of wardens and rangers in 
arrest and criminal procedures. The PAM6 may retain the services of a counsel to 
prosecute andlor assist in the prosecution of cases under the direct control and 
supervision of the regular or special prosecutor and to defend the members of the 
PAMB, the PASu and the staff, or any person assisting in the protection, conservation 
and sustainable development of the PA, against any legal action related to their 
powers, functions and responsibilities as provided in this Act or as delegated or tasked 
by the PAMB. 
SEC. 14. 
Prohibited Acts. - The following shall be the prohibitions and 
penalties applicable to the PA: 
(1)The penalties and qualifications prescribed in Articles 309 and 310 of the 
Revised Penal Code depending on the value of the resources involved in connection 
with the prohibited act shall be imposed on any person who: 
(a) Hunts, takes, destroys, disturbs or possesses any wild terrestrial or aquatic 
plants, animals, flora or fauna, or products derived therefrom, within particularly 
identified regulated or prohibited areas zones in the PA including private lands without 
the necessary PA permit, authorization or exemption, as issued or promulgated by the 
PAMB; 
(b) Cuts, gathers, removes or collects timber or any forest products, within 
particularly identified regulated or prohibited areas or zones in the PA including private 
lands without the necessary PA permit, authorization or exemption, as issued or 
promulgated by the PAMB; 
(c) Possesses outside the PA any timber, forest products, wild terrestrial or aquatic 
plants, animals, flora or fauna so prohibited by the PAMB or products derived therefrom 
which is ascertained to have been taken from the PA. It shall be presumed to have 
been taken from the PA if the subject plants, animals, flora or fauna is found in 
possession of person or conveyances that has traveled to the PA in the past seventy- 
two (72) hours; 
(d) Engages in mineral exploration or extraction, in whatever scale, within the PA 
without the necessary PA permit or authorization from the PAMB; 
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within the PA without an environmental clearance certificate duly issued by the DENR 
and authenticated by the PAMB; and 
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Two hundred fifty thousand pesos (P250,OOO.OO) and/or imprisonment of not less than 
one year nor more than that five years and the restoration and rehabilitation of the 
damage shall be imposed on any person who destroys or defaces for no useful purpose 
any natural formation within the PA: Provided, That the useful purpose thereof is so 
defined or provided for in the management plan or is approved as such by the PAMB 
prior to the commission of the act. 
A fine of not less than Five thousand pesos (P5,OOO.OO) but not more than 
Two hundred fifty thousand pesos (P250,OOO.OO) andlor imprisonment of not less than 
one year nor more that five years shall be imposed upon any public officer, prosecutor 
or officer of the law who, in dereliction of the duties of his office, shall, without legal 
justification, refrain from instituting prosecution for the punishment of violators of the 
law, or shall tolerate the commission of offenses. Conviction of this offense shall also 
carry the penalty of perpetual disqualification from public office. 
Valuation of the damage for this Act shall take into account biodiversity and 
conservation considerations as well as aesthetic and scenic value. Valuation assessed 
by the DENR or the concerned government agency shall be presumed correct unless 
otherwise proven by preponderant evidence. 
Any person who shall induce another or conspire to commit any of the illegal acts 
prohibited in this Act or suffer their workers to commit any of the same shall be liable in 
the same manner as the one actually performing the act. 
All conveyances, vessels, equipment, paraphernalia, implements, gear, tools and 
similar devices shall be subject to immediate and administrative confiscation, 
independent of the judicial proceedings by the PASu Office upon apprehension, subject 
however to due process and substantial evidence requirements. When legal action is 
however filed in the regular courts, the said conveyances, vessels, equipment, 
paraphernalia, implements, gear, tools and similar devices, independent of the 
administrative proceedings, shall not be released until after judgment has been 
rendered. Proceeds of the sale of all objects administratively or judicially confiscated 
pursuant hereto shall accrue to the IPAF. Procedure for the sale thereof shall be 
promulgated by the PAMB. 
Reporting Responsibi/ify. - The PASu, through the PAMB, shall 
submit an annual accomplishment report to the Secretary of the DENR on the activities 
undertaken in the PA. 
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. 
Separability Clause. - If any part or section of this Act is declared 
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by the court as unconstitutional, such declaration shall not affect the other parts or 
sections hereof. 
SEC. 18. Construction and Suppletory Application of Existing Laws. The 
provisions of this Act shall be construed liberally in favor of achieving biodiversity 
conservation, protection and sustainable development Provisions of Republic Act No. 
7586, othenvise known as the National Integrated Protected Areas Management Act of 
1992 and existing forestry laws, and their corresponding rules and regulations not 
inconsistent hereto shall have the suppletory effect in the implementation of this Act. 
Repealing Clause. - For the purpose of this Act, the provisions of 
the NIPAS Act are hereby modified in accordance with the provisions herein. All other 
laws, proclamations, rules and regulations inconsistent with this Act are hereby 
repealed or modified accordingly. 
Effectivity Clause. This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after 
its complete publication in the Official Gazette or in a national newspaper of general 
circulation available in the PA. This Act shall be translated in a dialect known in the PA 
by the DENR within thirty (30) days from approval hereof and shall be posted for three 
consecutive weeks in conspicuous place in the provincial, municipal and barangay halls 
within the PA as well as in three other public places frequented by the public. 
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SEC. 20. 
Approved,