Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City

Eighteenth Congress
First Regular Session

4882

HOUSE BILL NO.

INTRODUCED BY REPRESENTATIVE ISAGANI S. AMATONG

EXPLANATORY NOTE

Liloy is a third class municipality in the Province of Zamboanga del
Norte with a population of 39,812 people as of the 2015 census. Of its thirty-
seven (37) barangays, twelve (12) are located in coastal areas facing the
Sindangan Bay. Thus, fishing is an important livelihood of the residents of its
coastal communities, Liloy being the fishing ground of the northwestern towns
of the province of Zamboanga del Norte.

As a municipality that relies on its aquatic resources, it is vital to its
economy and to the livelihood of its residents that a sustainable supply of
fisheries is maintained. In a study! conducted by the Jose Rizal Memorial
State University, however, the growing population of Liloy and other
municipalities who are heavily dependent on fishing in the Sindangan Bay will
put pressure on the supply of fisheries if no alternative livelihood sources are
made available or if no measures to increase the supply of fisheries are
undertaken.

Thus, this bill seeks to establish a multi-species marine hatchery in the
Municipality of Liloy in the Province of Zamboanga del Norte. A multi-species
hatchery will not only address the decreasing supply of fish and other marine
products in the Sindangan Bay but will also contribute to the economic
development and poverty alleviation in the Municipality of Liloy. Furthermore,
it will promote the policy of the State under the Constitution to provide
support to such fishermen through appropriate technology and research,
adequate financial, production, and marketing assistance, and other services.

In view of the foregoing, the approval of this bill is earnestly sought.

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1 Baseline Study for Jose Dalman, Leon Postigo, Liloy, Salug, and Sindangan, Zamboanga del Norte under the
Regional Fisheries Livelihoods Programme for South and Southeast Asia: Philippines


Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City

Eighteenth Congress
First Regular Session

HOUSE BILL wo, 4882 _

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INTRODUCED BY REPRESENTATIVE ISAGANI S. AMATONG

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AN ACT ESTABLISHING A MULTI-SPECIES MARINE HATCHERY IN THE
MUNICIPALITY OF LILOY, PROVINCE OF ZAMBOANGA DEL NORTE
‘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 Bureau
sr Fisheries and Aquatic Resources of the Department of Agriculture (BFAR-
DA), a multi-species marine hatchery in the Municipality of Liloy, Zamboanga
del Norte.

SECTION 2. The BFAR-DA shall, within two (2) years after the establishment
of the multispecies hatchery, transfer the management of the same to the local
government of the Municipality of Liloy through a memorandum of agreement.
The BFAR-DA shall implement a training and phasing-in program for local
government personnel on the management and operation of the multi-species
hatchery.

SECTION 3. The Secretary of Agriculture shall include in the Department's
programs the establishment of the multi-species marine hatchery in the
Municipality of Liloy, Province of Zamboanga del Norte, the funding of which
shall be included in the annual General Appropriations Act

‘The local government of the Municipality of Liloy shall set aside funds
from any available local revenue such amounts as may be appropriate to
support the operation of the multi-species marine hatchery

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

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,