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THIRTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE REPUBLIC 
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OF THE PHILIPPINES 
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Third Regular Session 
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S E N A T E  
S. NO. 
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(In substitution of S. No. 2046 and H. No. 4851) 
Prepared jointly by the Committees on Environment and Natural Resources. Local Government and 
Finance, with Senator Cayetano and the members of the Committees as authors 
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AN ACT 
ESTABLISHING THE ALIWAGWAG FALLS LOCATED IN THE MUNICIPALITIES 
OF BOSTON AND CATEEL, PROVINCE OF DAVAO ORIENTAL AND THE 
MUNICIPALITY OF COMPOSTELA, PROVINCE OF COMPOSTELA VALLEY AS A 
PROTECTED AREA UNDER THE CATEGORY OF PROTECTED LANDSCAPE AND 
ITS PERIPHERAL AREAS AS BUFFER ZONE, PROVIDING FOR ITS 
MANAGEMENT AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress assembled: 
SECTION. 1. 
Title. - This Act shall be known as the “Aliwagwag Falls 
Protected Landscape (AFPL) Act of 2006”. 
Land Classification. - All lands of the public domain comprising 
Aliwagwag Falls Protected handscape (AFPL) shall fall under the classification of 
National Park a? j5rovided 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 Profected Area (PA); Scope and Boundaries. - The 
Aliwagwag Falls Protected Landscape (AFPL) situated in the municipalities of Boston 
and Cateel, Province of Davao Oriental and the Municipality of Compostela, Province of 
Compostela Valley, which shall be withdrawn from sale, settlement, lease or other 
modes of disposition, subject to existing rights, is more particularly described as 
follows: 
SEC. 2. 
Beginning at a point marked “1” on the map and on the ground being identical to 
corner 8 of former TLA No. 201 of Eastcoast Development Enterprises; 
. Thence S 58‘33”E 
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meters to corner 2 
Thence 
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546.9 meters to corner 3 
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51 5.9 meters to corner 4 
Thence S 58’33” E 
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meters to corner 5 
Thence S 23’50 W 
402.6 meters to corner 6 
Thence 
S 23O50” W 
432.8 meters to corner 7 
Thence 
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Thence S 23%0 W 
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Thence S 23O50 W 
Thence 
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Thence S 45O37" E 
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Thence S 45O37" E 
Thence S 45"37" E 
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Thence S 18"22" E 
Thence 
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Thence S 19'59 W 
Thence S 32'34" W 
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Thence 
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Thence S 57'36" W 
Thence N 71O37" W 
Thence . S 32'34" W 
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Thence S 22"52" W 
Thence S 34O32" W 
Thence 
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Thence 
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Thence N 35'23" W 
Thence Due West 
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S 37'29" W 
Thence S 59'39" W 
Thence 
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352.3 meters to corner 9 
352.3 meters to corner 10 
422.7 meters to corner 11 
523.4 meters to corner 12 
533.4 meters to corner 13 
402.6 meters to corner 14 
402.6 meters to corner 15 
256.7 meters to corner 16 
380.0 meters to corner 17 
308.1 meters to comer 18 
359.4 meters to corner 19 
359.4 meters to corner 20 
359.4 meters io corner 21 
410.8 meters to corner 22 
359.4 meters to corner 23 
529.4 meters to corner 24 
444.3 meters to corner 25 
348.2 meters to corner 26 
403.7 meters to corner 27 
399.7 meters to corner 28 
301.5 meters to corner 29 
290.0 meters to corner 30 
244.2 meters to corner 31 
433.9 meters to corner 32 
349.8 meters to corner 33 
349.8 meters to corner 34 
299.8 meters to corner 35 
402.9 meters to corner 36 
448.0 meters to corner 37 
421.8 meters to corner 38 
258.2 meters to corner 39 
244.1 meters to corner 40 
327.1 meters to corner 41 
298.5 meters to corner 42 
243.7 meters to corner 43 
336.9 meters to corner 44 


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Thence N 60°27” W 
Thence N 61”43 W 
Thence S 61 “43” W 
Thence N 66O32 W 
Thence N 80°48” W 
Thence N 70°01” W 
Thence N 73O29 W 
Thence N 15O47” E 
Thence N 52O29” E 
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Thence N 51 “22” W 
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Thence N 40°21” W 
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Thence N 57O25 W 
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Thence N 63O29” W 
Thence N 61”27” W 
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Thence N 31’25” W 
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348.6 meters to comer 45 
290.2 meters to corner 46 
350.4 meters to corner 47 
340.7 meters to corner 418 
241.4 meters to corner 49 
433.2 meters to corner 50 
367.8 meters to corner 51 
221.7 meters to corner 52 
276.6 meters to corner 53 
355.9 meters to corner 54 
244.1 meters to corner 55 
159.1 meters to corner 56 
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365.6 meters to corner 58 
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223.2 meters to corner 62 
274.9 meters to corner 63 
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425.6 meters to corner 65 
339.0 meters to corner 66 
386.8 meters to corner 67 
240.6 meters to corner 68 
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meters to corner 73 
342.3 meters to corner 74 
322.7 meters to corner 75 
391.2 meters to corner 76 
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422.3 meters to corner 81 
294.6 meters to co.rner 82 
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321.9 meters to c0rne.r 84 
392.9 meters to corner 55 
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meters to corner 91 
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519.0 meters to corner 97 
414.3 meters to corner 98 
435.0 meters to corner 99 
287.6 meters to corner 100 
258.2 meters to corner 101 
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331.3 meters to corner 103 
362.4 meters to corner 104 
362.4 meters to corner 105 
392.4 meters to corner 106 
517.7 meters to corner 107 
362.4 meters to corner 108 
359:8 meters to corner 109 
394.2 meters to corner 110 
363.1 meters to corner I 1  1 
373.5 meters to corner 112 
41 5.0 meters to corner 1 13 
290.5 meters to corner 114 
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Thence S 81"11" E 
363.1 meters to the point of beginning, containing an 
approximate area of ten thousand four hundred ninety-one and 33/100 (10,491.33) 
hectares. 
Any modification of this technical description due to factors such as changing 
ecological situations, new scientific or archeological findings, or discovery of traditional 
boundaries not previously taken into account shall be made through an act of Congress 
after full consultation with the affected public and concerned government agencies. 
SEC. 4. Buffer Zone. - The Aliwagwag Falls Protected Landscape shall be 
surrounded by a buffer zone, which shall be withdrawn from sale, settlement, lease, or 
other modes of disposition, subject to existing rights and given special development 
control. Such buffer zone is hereunder described as: 
Bounded on the west and north directions by the remaining portion of TLA No. 43 
of PlCOP Resources Inc., on the east by the remaining portion of TLA No. 201 of 
Eastcoast Development Enterprises, on the east southeast by the remaining portion of 
TLA No. 096 of Valderrama Lumber Manufacturers, Inc. and on the south by the road 
which connects the Municipality of Compostela, Compostela Valley Province to the 
Municipality of Cateel, Province of Davao Oriental. 
Beginning at a point marked "1" on the map and on the ground being identical to 
corner 1 of the protected landscape and identical to corner 8 of former TLA No. 201 of 
Eastcoast Development Enterprises; 
Thence 
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Thence N 81"OOW 
Thence N 81 "OO'W 
Thence N 81"OOW 
Thence N 81"OO"W 
Thence 
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Thence N 81"OOW 
Thence N 48"OOW 
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Thence N 7O"OO"W 
Thence N 7O"OOW 
350.0 meters to corner 2 
340.0 meters to corner 3 
320.0 meters to corner 4 
350.0 meters to corner 5 
420:O meters to corner 6 
280.0 meters to corner 7 
400.0 meters to corner 8 
360.0 meters to corner 9 
350.0 meters to corner 10 
380.0 meters to corner 11 
350.0 meters to corner 12 
350.0 meters to corner 13 
500.0 meters to corner 14 
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Thence N 45°00"W 
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Thence N 88"OOW 
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Thence 
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Thence S 32"OOW 
Thence 
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Thence S 43"OOW 
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Thence 
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Thence 
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Thence S 18'00"E 
Thence S 18"OOE 
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Thence S 32'00"E 
Thence S 32"OOE 
Thence S 32'00"E 
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Thence S 59'00"E 
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350.0 meters to corner 17 
320.0 meters to corner 18 
320.0 meters to corner 19 
250.0 meters to corner 20 
280.0 meters to corner 21 
420.0 meters to corner 2&? 
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500.0 meters to corner 24 
650.0 meters to corner 25 
570.0 meters to corner 26 
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500.0 meters to corner 29 
450.0 meters to corner 30 
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480.0 meters to corner 33 
500.0 meters to corner 34 
500.0 meters to corner 35 
400.0 meters to corner 36 
320.0 meters to corner 37 
430.0 meters to corner 38 
300.0 meters to corner 39 
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380.0 meters to corner 41 
400.0 meters to corner 42 
400.0 meters to corner 43 
400.0 meters to corner 44 
400.0 meters to corner 45 
330.0 meters to corner 46 
350.0 meters to corner 47 
550.0 meters to corner 48 
500.0 meters to corner 49 
380.0 meters to corner 50 
500.0 meters to corner 51 
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Thence S 62"OOE 
Thence S 57"OOE 
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Thence S 19"OOE 
Thence N 67"OO"E 
Thence S 58"OO"E 
Thence S 20"OOE 
Thence S 41'00E 
Thence S 85"OOE 
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250.0 meters to corner 53 
400.0 meters to corne r 54 
350.0 meters to corner. 55 
440.0 meters to corner 5 6  
600.0 meters to corner 5i7 
280.0 meters to corner 58 
230.0 meters to corner 59 
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340.0 meters to corner 61 
450.0 meters to corner 62 
380.0 meters to corner 63 
250.0 meters to corner 64 
160.0 meters to corner 65 
240.0 meters to corner 66 
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FOIL The road gen. 220.0 meters to corner 69 
In N-Westerly dir. Abt. 
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Foll. The road gen. 300.0 meters to corner 73 
In N-Easterly dir.abt. 
Foll. The road gen. 500.0 meters to corner 74 
In N-Westerly dir. Abt. 
Foll. The road gen. 620.0 meters to corner 75 
In N-Westerly dir. Abt. 
Foll. The road gen. 250.0 meters to corner 76 
In N-Westerly dir. Abt 
Foll. The road gen. 275.0 meters to corner 77 
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Foll. The road gen. 180.0 meters to corner 78 
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FOIL The road gen. 460.0 meters to corner 79 
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Foll. The road gen. 600.0 meters to corner 80 
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Foll. The road gen. 130.0 meters to corner 82 
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Foll. The road gen. 350.0 meters to corner 83 
N-Westerly dir. Abt. 
Foll. The road gen. 400.0 meters to corner 84 
In N-Westerly dir. Abt. 
Foll. The road gen. 250.0 meters to corner 85 
In S-Westerly dir. Abt. 
Foll. The road gen. 550.0 meters to corner 86 
S-Westerly dir. Abt. 
N 63"OOW 
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350.0 meters to corner 87 
500.0 meters to corner 88 
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500.0 meters to corner 90 
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480.0 meters to corner 102 
500.0 meters to corner 103 
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Thence N 26"OOE 
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Thence N 60°00E 
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Thence N 74"30"E 
Thence N 74"3OE 
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Thence S 69'00"E 
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Thence S 41 OOOE 
Thence S 80°00E 
Thence S 80'0OE 
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Thence S 80"OOE 
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Thence S 54"OO"E 
Thence S 54"OOE 
Thence S 2O"OOW 
Thence S 2O"OOW 
Thence S 20"OO"W 
Thence S 2O"OO"W 
Thence S 2O"OO"W 
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400.0 meters to corner I 1  1 
400.0 meters to corner 112 
500.0 meters to corner 11 3 
350.0 meters to corner 114 
380.0 meters to corner 11 5 
480.0 meters to corner 116 
500.0 meters to corner 117 
500.0 meters to corner 1 18 
300.0 meters to corner I19 
350.0 meters to corner 120 
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650.0 meters to corner 137 
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500.0 meters to corner 142 
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550.0 meters to corner 144 
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FOIL Aliwagwag 450.0 meters to corner 146 
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Foll. Aliwagwag 410.0 meters to corner 147 
Cr. Downstream in SE dir. Abt. 
Foll. Aliwagwag 420.0 meters to corner 148 
Cr. Downstream in SE dir. Abt. 
Foll. Aliwagwag 550.0 meters to corner 149 
Cr. Downstream in SE dir. Abt. 
Foll. Cateel 
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R. Upstream in SW dir. Abt. 
Foll. Aliwagwag 500.0 meters to corner 151 
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FOIL Aliwagwag 500.0 meters to corner 152 
Cr. Upstream in NW dir. Abt. 
FOIL Aliwagwag 500.0 meters to corner 153 
Cr. Upstream in NW dir. Abt. 
FOIL Aliwagwag 670.0 meters to corner 154 
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500.0 meters to corner 156 
500.0 meters to corner 157 
500.0 meters to corner 158 
500.0 meters to corner 159 
500.0 meters to corner 160 
520.0 meters to corner 162 
350.0 meters to corner 163 
400.0 meters to corner 164 
350.0 meters to comer 165 
350.0 meters to corner 166 
350.0 meters to corner 167 
300.0 meters to corner 168 
370.0 meters to corner 169 
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approximate area of four hundred twenty point six (420.6) hectares, more or less.” 
The buffer zone shall provide an extra layer around the protected area (PA) in 
which restrictions can apply and communities can assist in repelling threats to the area. 
The buffer zone shall be managed according to the management plan herein provided. 
SEC. 5. Definition of Terms. - The following terms are hereby defined for the 
purpose of this Act: 
(a) “Ancestral domain” refers to all lands and natural resources occupied or 
possessed by indigenous cultural communities, by themselves or through their 
ancestors, communally or individually, in accordance with their customs and traditions 
since time immemorial, continuously to the present except when interrupted by war, 
force majeure, or displacement by force, deceit or stealth. It includes all adjacent areas 
generally belonging to them and which are necessary to ensure their economic, social 
and cultural welfare. 
(b) “Biodiversity” refers to the variety of life in all its forms. 
(c) “Buffer zone” refers to identified areas outside the boundaries of and 
immediately adjacent to the PA that need special development control in order to avoid 
or minimize harm to the PA. 
(d) “Indigenous Cultural Communities” refers to Filipino tribes who have 
continuously lived as communities on communally bounded and defined land since time 
immemorial and have succeeded in preserving, maintaining and sharing common 
bonds of language, customs, traditions and other distinctive cultural traits. 
“National Integrated Protected Area System” refers to the classification of 
all designated PAS pursuant to Republic Act No. 7586 or the National Integrated 
Protected Areas System (NIPAS) Act of 1992, to maintain essential ecological 
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use of resources found therein and to maintain their natural conditions to the greatest 
extent as possible. 
(f) “Nonrenewable resources” refers to those resources found within the 
Aliwagwag Falls Protected Landscape and its buffer zones, the natural replenishment 
rate of which is either not known or takes more than hventy-five (25) years. 
(g) “Protected areas (PAS)” 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 landscape” refers to an area of national significance which is 
characterized by the harmonious interaction of man and land while providing 
opportunities for public enjoyment through recreation and tourism within the normal 
lifestyle and economic activity of the area. 
(i) “Nongovernment organization (NGO)” refers to any civic, development or 
(j) “People’s organization (PO)” refers to any group of people formed to advance 
the interests of the sector represented, provided that such sector is marginalized, poor 
or disempowered. 
SEC.5. Management of fhe 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: 
philanthropic organization which is multi-sectoral in character. 
(1)The Regional Executive Director (RED) of the DENR Region XI, as Chairman; 
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The mayors of the towns and the Provincial Governors of the Provinces of 
Davao Oriental and Compostela Valley with territory inside the PA or their authorized 
representatives; 
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The Regional Director of the Department of Agriculture (DA) or his 
authorized representative; 
(4) One NGOlPO representative concerned with PA management chosen from 
among the three municipalities with territory inside the PA in a special election duly 
called by the DENR for the purpose: 
Provided, That the organizations are duly 
accredited with the municipality being represented; 
(5) One representative of the owners and operators of existing facilities to be 
chosen by them from among themselves in an election duly called for the purpose by 
the DENR; 
(6) The Provincial Planning and Development Officers of the Provinces of Davao 
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(7) One representative from each indigenoLis Cultural community within the PA 
chosen through customary practices; and 
(8) One representative each from the holders of TLA No. 43, TLA No. 47 and 
IFMA No. 28, until the expiration of such agreements unless substituted by similar 
agreements, in which case, the holders thereof shall also be entitled to representation 
in the PAMB. 
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. 
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. 
SEC. 6. Powers and Funcfions offhe PAMB. - 
The PAMB of the Aliwagwag 
Falls Protected Landscape shall have the following powers and functions: 
(1) Decide matters relating to planning, resource protection and general 
(2) Approve proposals, work plans, action plans and guidelines for the 
management of the PA; 
(3) Delineate and demarcate the PA boundaries and buffer zones, including 
ancestral domains in coordination with the National Commission on Indigenous Peoples 
(NCIPs); 
projects on biodiversity conservation and sustainable development; 
administration of the area in accordance with the GMPS; 
(4) Promulgate rules and regulations to promote development programs and 
(5) Ensure the implementation of programs in order to provide employment to the 
people dwelling in and around the PA: 
(6) Control and regulate the construction, operation and maintenance of roads, 
trails, water works, sewerage, fire protection and sanitation systems and other public 
utilities within the PA; 
(7) Monitor and evaluate the performance of PA personnel, NGOs, and 
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development and report their assessments to the NIPAS Policy and Program Steering 
Committee (NPPSC) and the Integrated Protected Areas Governing Board. 
(8) Accept donations, approve proposals for funding and budget allocations, and 
exercise accountability over all funds that may accrue to the Aliwagwag Falls Protected 
Landscape; and 
(9) Retain legal counsel, either on a permanent or temporary basis, to provide 
legal assistance to the PAMB and the PASu staff whenever they are sued in connection 
with the performance of their duties under this Act. 
I The DENR Secretary shall exercise authority over the PAMB to ensure that it is 
acting within the scope of its powers and functions. 
In case of conflict between 
administrative orders of national application issued by the DENR pursuant to the NIPAS 
Act and the rules and regulations issued by the PAMB, the PAMB shall notify the DENR 
Secretary who shall resolve such conflict. 
SEC. 7. Profecfed Area Superinfendenf (PASu} Office.. - There is hereby 
es'tablished a PASu's office in charge of the management, protection and administration 
of the PA. The PASu office shall be supported by the existing personnel of the DENR. 
The head of the office shall be the chief operating officer of the Aliwagwag Falls 
Protected Landscape or the PA and shall be accountable to the RED of the DENR-XI 
and the PAMB. The PASu shall have the following powers and functions: 
(1) Serve as chief administrative officer of the PA for the purpose of implementing 
the management plan as detailed in the annual work program; 
(2) Establish a productive partnership with the local community, private sector, 
including groups interested in the achievement of the goals and objectives of the PA, 
and in the planning, protection and management thereof; 
oversee research that may be conducted within the area; 
(3) Develop and implement a natural history documentation program and to 
(4) Integrate the roles of NGOs and the DENR staff in the administration and 
development of the area; 
(5) Document the processes involved in the establishment and management of the 
PA, with particular reference to the development of relationships with cultural 
communities, tenured migrants, buffer zone residents and others for effective protection 
of the area; 
(6) Develop and implement a park information, education and visitor program; 
(7) Act as peace officer for the purpose of maintaining peace and order within the 
PA, and shall exercise police supervision therein and may arrest any person found in 
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(8) Enforce the rules and regulations established to protect the area and preserve 
the PA from trespass, damage, injury and illegal occupancy; 
(9) Require, when necessary, any person entering or pjassing across through or 
any part of the PA under his jurisdiction, to give the following information: name, 
address, the proposed duration of stay inside the PA and the portion which he intends 
to visit or has visited and such other information of a similar nature as may be referred 
to him; 
(10)Summarily remove or eject from the area, persons who have rendered 
themselves obnoxious by disorderly conduct or bad behavior or who have violated any 
ofithe regulations in the PA; 
(1 1)Require persons cutting and/or gathering forest products or hunting or fishing 
within the PA to produce, upon demand, authority or permit to do so: 
(12)Seize and confiscate timber or other forest products, game birds, animals, and 
fish including instruments, tools and conveyances used inside the PA by unlicensed 
persons, or if licensed, in violation of PA laws, rules and regulations; and, to report 
them in accordance with the rules, regulations and guidelines issued by the Secretary 
concerning confiscation, seizure and disposition of illegally cut, gathered and 
transported forest products, and other natural resources, and confiscated wildlife; 
(13)Enforce the laws, rules and regulations relevant to the PA and assist in the 
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(14)Monitor all activities within the PA for conformity with the management plan; 
(1 5)Perform such other powers and duties as may from time to time be prescribed 
SEC. 8. Ancestral Lands and Domains. - For the purpose of this Act, the 
provisions of Republic Act No. 8371. otherwise known as "The Indigenous Peoples 
Rights Act of 1997," shall govern over ancestral lands and domains within the PA. The 
provisions of this Act shall be construed liberally in favor of indigenous cultural 
communities and their members. 
SEC. 9. Tenured Migrants and Transient Farmers. - Tenured migrants are 
members of households that have actually and continuously occupied certain areas 
within the Aliwagwag Falls Protected Landscape since July 1, 1987 and are 
substantially dependent on the PA for their livelihood. 
For purposes of official 
documentation of rights and extent of occupation in the PA, each tenured migrant 
household shall be issued a tenure instrument over such areas that have been 
occupied or cultivated since July 1, 1987. Tenured migrants may occupy and use the 
area specified in the instrument for a term of twenty-five (25) years renewable for the 
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of such renewal. 
In the case of qualified tenured migrants who currently occupy areas that shall be 
designated as zones where no occupation or other activities are allowed, a provision for 
their transfer to multiple-use zones within the PA\ or to the buffer zone shall be 
accomplished using humanitarian considerations. 
Persons who have been cultivating land within the PA since July I, 
1987 are 
considered to be occupying such lands and shall be entitled to a tenure instrument 
restricted to cultivation: Provided, That this right can only be transferred to direct 
descendants and that said tenure instruments shall not be divisible to numerous heirs. 
Tenured migrant instruments may be cancelled for violation of the terms and 
conditions specified therein, upon the holder's repeated refusal to comply with the 
management plan or the regulation set by the PAMB, or by voluntary surrender of 
rights. 
Upon cancellation of a tenured migrant instrument, the PASu shall take 
immediate steps to rehabilitate the area in order to return it to its natural state prior to 
the cultivation or other act by the transient or tenured migrant. 
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Contracts Over Lands. - The purchase, sale, encumbrance, 
mortgage, usufruct or lease of lands within the PA to persons outside the PA not 
otherwise qualified to hold lands therein shall be invalid unless verified and validated by 
the PAME pursuant to subsisting rights to enter into such contract due to vested fights, 
customary practices or individual ownership prior to the establishment of the PA. 
Prohibited Acfs. - The following shall be the prohibitions and 
SEC. 11. 
penalties applicable to the PA: 
(a) The penalties provided for in Articles 309 and 310 of the Revised Penal Code, 
depending on the value of the resources taken, damaged or destroyed, shall be 
imposed upon any person who: 
(1) Hunts, destroys, traps, disturbs or possesses anywhere within the Aliwagwag 
Falls Protected Landscape any wild plants or animals or products derived therefrom 
without a permit from the PAMB: Provided, That such permits shall only be given for 
scientific purposes necessary for PA management; 
(2) Cuts, gathers, collects or removes timber or forest products without permit, 
provided that such permits shall only be given for scientific purposes necessary for PA 
management; 
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therefrom which came from the PA; 
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(5) Constructs or maintains any kind of road, structure, fence or enclosure without 
a permit from the PAMB: Provided, That structures within ancestral domains used by 
indigenous cultural communities shall not need a permit from the PAMB; and 
(6) Alters, mutilates, excavates, removes, destroys or defaces boundary marks or 
signs, natural formations, burial grounds, religious sites, artifacts, objects belonging to 
indigenous cultural communities and other objects of natural and scenic value or 
affixing marks or signs on trees. 
(b) A fine of not less that One hundred thousand pesos (PlOO,OOO.OO) nor more 
thpn Five hundred thousand pesos (P500,OOO.OO) andlor imprisonment of not less than 
one year and not more than five years shall be imposed upon: 
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Any person or persons responsible for grazing and or causing livestock to be 
grazed or raising poultry within the PA without permit from the PAMB: and 
(2) Any public officer or officer of the law who, in dereliction of the duties of his 
office, shall maliciously 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. 
A person who induces another or conspires to commit any of the acts in this 
section or suffer his workers to commit any of such acts shall be liable in the same 
manner as the one actually performing the act. 
All activities contained in the management plan and such other measures as are 
necessary for protection, preservation and PA management as certified by the PAMB 
and the DENR Secretary and undertaken by the PASu or those deputized by the PAMB 
shall not be covered by the above. The certified customs and traditional practices of 
the indigenous cultural communities are also allowable activities over which the above 
prohibitions shall not apply. 
(c) A fine of not less than One thousand pesos (PI ,000.00) but not more than One 
hundred thousand pesos (PlOO,OOO.OO) and/or imprisonment of not less than one year 
nor more than five years and the restoration and rehabilitation of the damage shall be 
imposed upon any person who commits any of the following acts: 
(1) Violating any rules and regulations in the management plan or agreements 
(2) Dumping, burning, or disposing of any waste products, vegetation or materials 
within the PA to the detriment of the inhabitants, plants or animals therein; 
(3) Using motorized equipment without a permit except motorized vehicles in 
areas where the national highway, provincial road or other public thoroughfare traverse 
the park: Provided, That such thoroughfares were legally constructed; 
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(4) Occupying any portion of land inside the Aliwagwag Falls Protected Landscape 
without a permit from the PAMB: Provided, That occupation shall be of such nature as 
to last more than ten (IO) days in a particular portion of the PA; and 
(5) Entering the PA without a permit from the PAMB. 
Valuation of the damage shall take into account biodiversity and conservation 
considerations as well as aesthetic and scenic value. The commission of these acts 
likewise carries the penalty of eviction from the PA and the forfeiture of all 
trqnsportation, structures and building materials, equipment, devices, weapons used for 
thg commission of the offense, as well as the PA resources caught in the possession of 
the accused. 
The LGU responsible for the imposition of the penalties herein and the arrest and 
confiscation of the materials shall have a fifty percent (50%) share in the disposition 
thereof while the rest shall accrue to the PAMB. 
Special Prosecutor and Retained Counsel. - Within thirty (30) days 
from the effectivity of this Act, the Department of Justice (DOJ) shall appoint a special 
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 PAMB and the PASu in 
the performance of hidher duties and assist in the training of wardens and rangers in 
arrest and criminal procedures. The PAMB may retain the services of a counsel to 
prosecute and/or 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. 13. 
Aliwagwag Falls Protected Areas Fund. - There is hereby 
established a trust fund to be known as the Aliwagwag Falls 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 fees from permitted sale and export of flora 
and fauna and other resources from the PA, proceeds from lease of multiple-use areas, 
contributions from industries and facilities directly benefiting from the PA, and such 
o$er fees and incomes 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, 
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by the PAMB in accordance with existing accouniting 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. 
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 
(P5.000.00) for every violation. Upon reaching a total fine of Five hundred thousand 
pesos (P500,000.00), the PAMB through the PASu and deputizing 
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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 Aliwagwag Falls 
Protected Landscape 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 renewabie energy up to three megawatts capacity shall be 
exempt from such requirement. 
Appropriations. - The Secretary of the DENR shall include in its 
pri;gram the implementation of this Act, the funding of which shall be included in the 
annual General Appropriations Act. 
SEC. 17. Consfrucfion 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, otherwise 
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. 
SEC. 14. 
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SEC. 18. 
Transitory Provisions. - All persons who will not qualify as tenured 
migrants, transient farmers, or those who have no ancestral domains within the PA 
shall be allowed to harvest fruits or crops planted before the effectivity of this Act. 
Thereafter, all crops planted by such unqualified persons shall be confiscated and the 
proceeds thereof shall accrue to the IPAF. 
The holders of TLA NO. 43, TLA NO. 47 and IFMA No. 28 shall continue to operate 
in their respective areas within the terms of these agreements: Provided, That they 
shall be allowed to harvest only within sustainably managed residual forests and all 
planted species located within the multiple-use zones pursuant to the zoning plan to be 
adopted for the Aliwagwag Falls Protected Landscape. 
SEC. 19. Reporting Responsibility. - The PASu, through the PAMB, shall submit 
an annual accomplishment report to the Secretary of the DENR on the activities 
undertaken in the PA. 
SEC. 20. Separability Clause. - If any part or section of this Act is declared invalid 
or unconstitutional, the remaining provisions not affected thereby shall continue to be in 
full force and effect. 
SEC. 21. Repealing Clause. - For purposes of the establishment of the Aliwagwag 
Falls Protected Landscape, all laws, rules and regulations inconsistent herewith are 
modified accordingly. The prohibitions and penalties under the NIPAS Act that are not 
enumerated in Section 11 hereof shall likewise apply for the entire area covered by this 
Act. 
SEC. 22. Effectivity Clause. This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its 
complete publication in the Official Gazeffe or in a nationaf newspaper of general 
circulation available in the PA. This Act shall be translated in a dialect known in the PA 
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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. 
Approved