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Introduced by Representative Maximo B. Rgdriguédis7® \T'ON UNIT
9 AND INGE X SERVICE
House Bill No, 2573

EXPLANATORY NOTE

This bill was originally introduced as House Bill No. 1396 during the 15" Congress
where it was approved by the Committee on Natural Resources and substituted by House
Bill No. 6816, approved on 2" reading, approved on 3" reading and was transmitted to the
Senate where it was not acted upon. It was again re-filed during the 16th Congress.

Article II, Section 16 of the Constitution states that the State shall protect and
advance the right of the people to a balanced and healthful ecology in accord with the
Thythm and harmony of nature.

The quality of our life depends on water. Water is an important resource in all
aspects of life. Yet, it is often taken for granted. Hence, there Is a need to effectively
manage and regulate land use as it applies to watershed management, Watershed is an
area of land that drains into an underground water supply; local stream, lake, small holding
Pond, or wetlands. Everything we do can have an impact on land and water that make up the
local watershed. As rain falls, snow melts, or irrigation runs down the hill into the soil, they
carry sediment, nutrients, or other materials. The land drains into tributaries and these
streams or creeks flow into bigger rivers. As this water flows downhill it moves over the soil.
Along the way, the water picks up many different particles of debris (leaves or soil particles),
sediments that can have negative impacts on the water quality. Water can pick up as it
flows: motor oil, fertilizers, pesticides and eroded soil

Watershed lands vary greatly in terms of water yield, natural sensibilities, and the
activities that they support both on-site and downstream. The relationship between proper
management and long-term results, including erosion, flooding, water quality and production,
and wildlife habitat is crucial. The importance of watershed management that conserves
fundamental resources while providing for the needs of people and ecosystems cannot be
overemphasized

Hence, this bill which seeks to effectively manage the watershed in Cagayan de Oro
City.

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

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MAXIMO B. RODRIGUEZ, JR.


SEVENTEENTH CONGRESS )
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES }
First Regular Session

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Introduced by Representative Maximo B, Rodriguez, Jr.

2573

House Bill No.

AN ACT
DECLARING CERTAIN PORTIONS OF CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY TO BE KNOWN AS
THE CAGAYAN DE ORO-IPONAN WATERSHED 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 Representative of the Philippines in Congress
assembled:

SECTION 1. Title. - This Act shall be known and cited as “Cagayan de Oro-lponan
Protected Landscape Act’.

SEC. 2, Declaration of Policy. — Itis the policy of the State to protect and advance the right
of the people to a balanced and healthful ecology in accord with the rhythm and harmony of
nature, For this purpose, the State shall secure for the present and future generations of
Filipinos the perpetual existence of all flora and fauna within the Cagayan de Oro-Iponan
Watershed in the City of Cagayan de Oro through its establishment as a component of the
National Integrated Protected Areas System (NIPAS) under the category of protected
landscape, without prejudice to the continued occupation thereat of the Higaonon Tribe
whose cultural and historical affinity with the area have long been established by formal and
anecdotal evidence. The State shall likewise promote the participation of local communities
in the management of the Cagayan de Oro-Iponan Protected Landscape and protect the
way of life of the people living in and around the protected area.

SEC. 3. Scope and Coverage. - The Cagayan de Oro-Iponan Protected Landscape and its
buffer zone shall cover parcels of land located within the areas of Malasag and Mahuganao
in Barangay Cugman and Batinay in Barangay Tagpangl, the metes and bounds of which
are delineated as follows:

Beginning at a point marked “1” on the Map, being N. 48° 45' 43” E., 23,938.61 meters
from BLLM 1 of Cagayan de Oro City, Misamis Occidental (BLLM 1 Latitude 8° 28° 38.52”
Longitude 124° 38’ 25.24”),

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Thence S. 10°39 42"W. 495.52m. tocomer 3;
Thence —-$. 43° 46 14". 784.83m. tocorner 4:
Thence S..03° 28°40" W. = 647.70m. tocorner 5;
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Thence S. 88° 23' 11" E. 169.14m. tocomer 7,
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Thence —-N.42°08' 15"E.  134.87m. tocomer 10;
Thence S. 75° 24' 39" E. 179.62m. tocomer 11;
Thence S. 10° 53° 07" E. 126.09m. tocorner 12;
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71° 33' 64" E.
88° 04' 36" E.
70° 29' 17" E.
79° 29° 31" E.
74° 42°17" E.
38° 09' 26" E.
71° 51' 49" E.
82° 09' 12" E.
57° 65' 33" E.
88° 40' 59” E.
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69° 59' 25" E.
64° 08' 16" E.
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29° 87° 21" W.

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S. 24° 37° 24" W.
S. 06° 00' 32" E.
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88° 29' 33" W,
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33° 17°36" W.
31° 67° 40" W.

22° 65' 55" W.

58° 10 21" W.

24° 13° 39" W.
03° 34' 34” W.
04° 18°57" E.
78° 10' 42" W.
83° 17° 24" W.

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242.78 m.
381.27 m,
814.03 m,
458.84 m.
365.77 m.
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374.46 m,
386.47 m,
299.00 m,
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39° 10°51" W. 619,00 m.
57° 18 63"W. 232.22
24° 08' 43" W. = 591.23 m.
47° 56' 47" W, 895,70
63° 50’ 18" W. 295.36 m.
26° 63° 13"W. 361.53 m.
03° 04'38"W. — 433.16 m.

86°07'17"W. 550.06 m.
61° §2'34"W. — 306.86 m.

69° 20° 57"W. 494.54 m.
61° 30’ 50"W. 682.60 m.

36°55’ 42"W. 396.31 m.
06°06'55"E. 523.88 m,

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66° 22'33"E. 474.76 m,
14°47 27°E. 834.73 m,
51° 47’ 48"W. 1,139.31 m.

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47° 05°59" W. 987.27 m.
10° 14° 38"E. 1,176.83 m.
18° 31° 37" E. 914.80 m.
N. 42° 55’ 02" W. 1,085.98 m.

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32°04'02"E. 465.53 m.

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53° 39' 38"W. 502.32 m.
77° 26: 17°W. 876.75 m.
89° 14’ 46" W. 707.00 m.
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27° 58'46"E. 168.53 m.
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36°05'06"W. 339.55 m.

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26° 55'29"W. 372.33 m.
68° 23'06"W. _ 530.28 m.

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69° 38' 48", 307.56 m,
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49° 49°14" E. 273.93 m.
84° 53'52"E. 522.97 m.
66° 17'50"E. 208.25 m.
34°59'31"E. 454.17 m.
66° 06'00"E. 648.60 m.
76° 31'36"E. 459.12 m.
23°01'31"E. 202.14 m.

40° 00'22"E. 340.02 m.

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44° 00'44"E. 572.31m
05° 29'32"E. 242.96 m
55° 24’ 27" 163.84 m
09° 46° 56” 136.87 m.
61° 23'22"E, 233.10.
12° 33'42"E. 876.75m.
78° 19° 52” 436.91 m.
68° 05'06"E. 436.14 m.
34° 2418" E. 465.05 m.
00° 18 40" W. 856.78 m.
42° 34 49° W. 233.70 m.

81° 36'25"E. 286.78m

57° 29°39" E, 692.85m
71° 22:19" E. 436.81 m.

55° 34’ 53"E. 304.45 m.
32° 50’ 25" E. 608.91 m.
78° 35'02"E. 493.45 m.

13° 45° 38" E. 469.26 m.
43° 68°37" E. 368.39 m.

46°03'15"E. 536.14m.
46° 56°53". 483.71 m.

12°67'27"E, 539.28m,
18° 26 05" W. 294.15 m,
02° 57'39"E. 270.11 m.
37° 24’ 19" W. 298.60 m.
04° 42' 28" W. 396.66 m.
31° 48' 12", 489.79 m.
61° 01 33"E, 643.27 m,
71° 02'55"E. 816.29 m.
19° 41°31"E. 469,28 m.
31° 15° 49" E. 304.70 m.
21° 26.51" W. 279.83 m.
04° 05' 08" E. 326.39 m.
22° 4251" E. 433.61 m.
47° $7’ 50" E. 1,017.56 m.
31° 39° 38"E. 665.69 m.
42° 16'25"E. 207.42m
86° 11'09"E. 279.67 m.
62°06'09"E. _89.46m
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Thence NN. 67° 43'26"E.  834.31m. —_tocorner 514;
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Thence —_-N. 68° 07'44"E, 711.65m. —_tocorner 517;
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Thence N, 21° §5' 25" E, 1,619.34 m, to comer 524;
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The technical descriptions provided in this Act shall be subject to actual ground survey
and verification by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR)
immediately after the effectivity of this Act. Any modification on the coverage of this Act due
to such factors as changing ecological situations, new scientific or archaeological findings
not previously taken into account shall be made through an act of Congress, after
consultation with the affected public and concemned government offices

SEC. 4. Definition of Terms. - For the purpose of this Act, the following terms shall be
defined as follows

(a) Biological diversity or biodiversity shall refer to the wealth of life forms found on
earth, the millions of different plants, animals and microorganisms, the genes they contain
and the intricate ecosystem they form.

(b) Buffer zones shall refer to identified areas outside the boundaries of and
immediately adjacent to designated protected area that need special development control in
order to avoid or minimize harm to the protected area.

(c) General management plan shall refer to the basic long-term framework plan for the
management of the protected area that shall serve as guide in the preparation of the annual
operations plan and budget.

(4) General Management Planning Strategy (GMPS) shall refer to a guide in the
formulation of site specific management plans, including buffer zones.

(e) Indigenous people shall refer 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.

(f) Indigenous Peoples Rights Act (IPRA) shall refer to Republic Act No. 8371

(9) Integrated Protected Area Fund (IPAF) refer to a trust fund established for the
Purpose of financing projects within the protected area.

hn) Management manual shall refer to the individual management plan containing
basic background information, field inventory of the resources, assessment of assets and
limitations, “regional interrelationships, particular objectives for managing the area,
appropriate division into management zones, review of boundaries and design of the
management programs of the area.

()) National integrated Protected Areas System (IPAS) shall refer to the classification
and administration of all designated protected areas established pursuant to Republic Act


No. 7586, otherwise known as the “National integrated Protected Areas System Act of
1992", to maintain essential ecological processes and life support systems, to preserve
genetic diversity, to ensure sustainable use of resources and to maintain the natural
conditions within the area to the greatest extent possible.

() Natural monument shall refer to a relatively small area focused on small features to
protect and preserve nationally significant natural features on account of their special
interest or unique characteristics

(k) Protected area shall refer to identified portions of land and water set aside by
reasons of their unique physical and biological significance, managed to enhance biological
diversity, and protected against destructive human exploitation,

(I) Protected landscape shall refer to an area of national significance that provides
‘opportunities for public enjoyment through recreation and tourism within the normal lifestyle
and economic activity of the area.

(m) Protected Area Superintendent (PASu) shall refer to the DENR officer assigned to
act as chief operating officer of the Cagayan de Oro-Iponan Protected Landscape.

(n) Secretary shall refer to the Secretary of the DENR

(0) Tenured migrants shall refer to persons who have actually and continuously
occupied an area for five (5) years prior to its designation as a protected area in accordance
with the provisions of Republic Act No. 7586 or the NIPAS Act of 1992, and are solely
dependent therein for subsistence.

SEC. 5. Management of the Cagayan de Oro-lponan Protected Landscape. — The
management of the Cagayan de Oro-Iponan Protected Landscape shall be vested in the
Protected Area Management Board (PAMB), as provided in Section 6 hereof, It shall serve
as the highest policy-making body for the protected area and shall promote partnership,
participation, cooperation and coordination with local communities and civil society
organizations.

SEC. 6. The Protected Area Management Board (PAMB). - A Protected Area
Management Board for the Cagayan de Oro-lponan Protected Landscape is hereby created
and shall exercise the powers and functions herein provided.

SEC. 7. Composition of the PAMB. — The PAMB for the Cagayan de Oro-Iponan Protected
Landscape shall be composed of the following

(a) The DENR Regional Executive Director (RED) for Region X, as Chairman;

(b) The Members of Congress from the First and Second Districts of Cagayan de Oro
City of their duly authorized representatives, as Co-Vice Chairpersons,

(c) The Mayor of Cagayan de Oro City or the duly authorized representative, as
member;

(d) The barangay captains of the barangays having jurisdiction over any portion of the
protected area, as member;

(e) The Regional Director of the Department of Agriculture (DA) for Region X or a duly
authorized representative, as member;

(f) The City Environment and Natural Resources Officer (CENRO) of Cagayan de Oro
City, as member;

(g) Three (3) representatives from nongovernment organizations (NGOs) operating in
the protected area, selected from among themselves in a meeting duly called for the
purpose, as members; and

(h) Three (3) representatives from the Indigenous Cultural Communities (ICCs) within
the protected area; as members.

The selection of NGO representatives shall be geared towards achieving
geographical representation and preference shall be accorded to organizations that are
involved in the conservation and protection of the protected area

Each member of the PAMB shall serve for a term of three (3) years and shall be
considered to represent and carry the vote of the sector represented.


The members who represent government officials or agencies shall serve according to
the term of office of their principals, unless sooner terminated by such official/s.

SEC. 8. Powers and Funotions of the PAMB. — The PAMB for the Cagayan de Oro-Iponan
Protected Landscape shall exercise the following powers and functions:

(a) Issue rules and regulations to implement the provisions of this Act and promote the
policy declaration herein set forth;

() Establish criteria and set fees for the issuance of permits for the activities regulated
by this Act or the approved management pian;

(c) Identify the buffer zone for the protected area;

(d) Adopt rules and procedures for the conduct of business, including the creation of
committees to whom its powers may be delegated;

(e) Approve, revise or modify the management plan;

(f) Deputize and train interested, capable and responsible individuals for the
enforcement of the laws, rules and regulations governing conduct in the protected area;

(g) Accept donations, approve proposals for funding, budget allocations and exercise
accountability over all funds that may accrue to the protected area;

(h) Coordinate with appropriate agencies for the regulation of flight pattems of aircraft
going over the area to set acceptable latitudinal limits and emissions; and

(i) Retain legal counsel, either on a permanent or temporary basis, to provide legal
assistance to the PAMB and the PASu Office staff whenever they are sued in connection
with the performance of their duties under this Act

The DENR, through the RED, shall exercise authority over the PAMB to ensure that it
is acting within the scope of its powers and functions. If a conflict arises between the
administrative orders of national application issued by the DENR pursuant to the NIPAS Act
or the IPRA and the rules and regulations issued by the PAMB, the DENR shall resolve such
conflict

SEC. 9. The Protected Area Superintendent Office. - There is hereby established a
Protected Area Superintendent's (PASu) Office incharge of the management, protection and
administration of the Cagayan de Oro-Iponan Protected Landscape. The PASu Office shall
be supported by the existing personnel of the DENR. The head of office shall be the chief
operating officer of the protected area and shall be accountable to the RED of the DENR
Region X and the PAMB. The PASu shall have the following powers and functions:

(a) Prepare the management and successor plans;

(b) Provide a secretariat which will provide to the PAMB alll information necessary to
make appropriate decisions;

(c) Establish a productive partnership with the local community, including groups
interested in the achievement of the goals and objectives of the protected area and in the
planning, protection and management of the protected area;

(d) Develop and implement a park information, education and visitor program;

(e) Enforce laws, rules and regulations relevant to the protected area and assist in the
prosecution of the offenses committed in violation of this Act;

(f) Monitor all activities within the protected area in conformity with the management
plan; and

(g) Perform such other functions as the PAMB may assign

SEC. 10. Management Plan. — The PASu shall prepare a management
plan in accordance with the GMPS and in coordination with the appropriate offices of the
DENR, local communities, the City Government of Cagayan de Oro, NGOs, other
govemment agencies and experts with socio-environmental, economic and ecological
experience in the area.

The management plan shall be reviewed, approved and adopted by the PAMB and
certified to by the DENR Secretary so that it conforms to all laws, rules and regulations of


national application. In no case shall the management plan be revised or modified without
prior consultation with the PAMB.

Within one (1) year from the effectivity of this Act, the management plan shall be put
into effect in accordance with the NIPAS Act. It shall contain, among others, the following

(a) Period of applicability of the plan;

(b) Key management issues;

(c) Goals and objectives of management;

(d) Site management strategy;

(@) Major management activities such as, but not limited to, enforcement of laws,
habitat and wildlife management, sustainable use management, infrastructure development
and maintenance, fire and pest control, etc;

(f) Zoning; and

(g) Visitor management programs.

The PASu shall prepare all successor plans two (2) years before the expiration of the
existing plans and shall cause the publication of notices for comments and suggestions on
the next successor plan in a newspaper of local circulation and the posting of such notices in
the provincial, municipal and barangay halls and in three (3) other areas frequented by the
public, Public consultations may be conducted on the successor plans upon the written
request of any interested party. The proposed plan shall be made available to the public
during the period for comment and the final version shall be made available for public
perusal at the office of the PASu,

The management plan shall be prepared in a language understandable in the area,
Plainly written and available for perusal anytime to the general public at the PASu Office

SEC. 11. 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 permits for resource
use and recommend the issuance of the appropriate tenure instrument consistent with the
land classification, allowed resource use and zoning provided in the management plan

Nothing in this Act shall be construed to mean any diminution of accrued rights earned
by tenured migrants. However, tenured migrants occupying areas which may be designated
as zones in which no occupation or other activities are allowed pursuant to the attainment of
sustainable development shall be transferred to multiple-use zones or buffer zones, to be
accomplished through just and humane means

|n the event of termination of a tenure instrument for cause or by voluntary surrender of
rights, the PASu shall take immediate steps to rehabllitate the area in order to retum it to its
natural state prior to the cultivation or other act by the tenured migrant.

All private rights within the protected area shall be protected in accordance with
existing laws,

SEC. 12. Existing Facilities Within the Cagayan de Oro-lponan Protected Landscape. -
Existing facilities allowed to remain within the Cagayan de Oro-Iponan Protected Landscape
may be charged a reasonable fee by the PAMB, which shall be embodied in a Memorandum
of Agreement to be entered into with the owner of the facility. All incomes from such fees
shall accrue to the Cagayan de Oro-Iponan Protected Landscape Fund established pursuant
to this Act.

In setting the user fees on man-made faclities managed by the private entities, the
rates shall be determined by the private entity but shall be comparable to the fees charged
for similar facilities in a protected area, For all other facilities, the user fees therein shall be
determined in consultation with the PAMB.

SEC. 13. Utilization of Nonrenewable Resources. - Any exploration or utilization of
nonrenewable resources within the protected area shall not be allowed. Energy projects,
renewable or otherwise, shall be permitted only through an act of Congress.


SEC. 14. Prohibited Acts. — The following acts shall be prohibited and violations thereof
shall be penalized accordingly:

(a) A fine of not less than Five hundred thousand pesos (P500,000.00) nor more than
One million pesos (P1,000,000.00) and imprisonment of not less than six (6) years but not
more than twelve (12) years shall be imposed upon any person found guilty of:

(1)(1) Hunting, destroying, trapping, disturbing or possessing anywhere
within the protected area of any wild plant or animal or products derived
therefrom without a permit from the PAMB: Provided, That such permit shall
only be given for scientific purposes necessary for protected area management;

(2) Cutting, gathering, collecting or removing timber or forest products permit:
Provided, further, That such permit shall only be given for scientific purposes
necessary for protected area management;

(3) Possessing outside the protected area any wild plant or animal or products
derived therefrom which came from the protected area;

(4) Mineral exploration or extraction, drilling or prospecting for minerals within the
protected area;

(5) Constructing or maintaining any kind of road, structure, fence or enclosure
without permit from the PAMB: Provided, finally, That structures within the
ancestral domains used by the indigenous cultural communities shall not need
a permit from the PAMB; and

(6) Altering, mutilating, excavating, removing, destroying or defacing boundaries,
marks or signs, natural formations, burial grounds, religious sites, artifacts,
objects belonging to indigenous cultural communities and other objects of
natural and scenic value of affixing marks or signs on trees.

(b) A fine of not less than One hundred thousand pesos (P100,000.00) nor more than
Five hundred thousand pesos (P500,000.00) and imprisonment of not less than one (1) year
but not more than five (5) years shall be imposed upon:

(1) Any person or persons found guilty of grazing and/or causing livestock to graze
or raising poultry within the protected area without a permit from the PAMB;

(2) Any public officer of the law, who, in dereliction of the duties of one's office,
shall maliciously refrain from instituting acts necessary to prosecute the
Violators of this Act or shall tolerate the commission of offense shall also carry
the penalty of perpetual disqualification from public office;

(3) Use of motorized equipment without a permit except motorized vehicles within
the national highway, provincial road or other public thoroughfare traversing the
park: Provided, That such thoroughfares were legally constructed;

(4) Occupying any portion of land inside the protected area without a permit from
the PAMB: Provided, further, That such occupation shall not last for more than
(10) days in the particular portion of the protected area: and

(8) Entering the protected area without a permit from the PAMB.

Any person who shall induce or conspire with another person to commit any of the acts
prohibited in this section or cause workers to commit any such acts shall be liable in the
same manner as the one actually performing the act.

The valuation of the damage resulting from any of the acts prohibited herein shall take
into account the biodiversity and conservation consideration as well as aesthetic and scenic
values. Conviction for any of these acts shall likewise camry the penalty of eviction from the
protected area and forfeiture in favor of the goverment of transportation facilities,
structures, building materials, equipment, devices and weapons used in the commission of
the offense.

If the above acts are committed by a corporation, the penalties shall be imposed on its
executive officers and the board of directors.

The local government unit (LGU) responsible for the arrest of a violator and the
confiscation of materials used in the commission of the offense shall have a fifty percent
(50%) share from the proceeds in the disposition of confiscated materials. The other fifty
percent (50%) shall accrue fo the Cagayan de Oro-Iponan Protected Landscape Fund


The above prohibitions shall not include activities identified in the management plans
and such other measures which are necessary for the preservation of the protected area and
which shall be undertaken by the PASu or other persons deputized by the PAMB. The
customs and traditional practices of indigenous cultural communities certified by proper
authorities shall likewise be allowed and the above prohibitions shall not apply.

SEC. 15. Special Prosecutors. — Within thirty (30) days from the effectivity of this Act, the
Department of Justice (DOJ) shall designate a special prosecutor to whom all cases of
violation of laws, rules and regulations in the protected area shall be assigned. Such special
prosecutor shall coordinate with the PAMB and the PASu in the performance of the person's
duties and assist in the training of wardens and rangers in arresting and prosecuting
violators of this Act. The PAMB may appoint special private prosecutors on a case-to-case
basis to assist the public prosecutor.

SEC. 16. The Cagayan de Oro-lponan Protected Landscape Fund. —
There is hereby established a trust fund to be known as the Cagayan de Oro-
Iponan Protected Landscape Fund to be used to finance the projects of the system. All
income generated from the operation of the protected area or management of its wild flora
and fauna in the protected area shall accrue to the Fund. These Incomes shall be derived
from visitors/tourists fee, fees from the permitted sale and export of flora and fauna and
other resources from the protected area, proceeds from the registration and lease of
multiple-use areas including tourism concessions, contributions from industries and facilities
directly benefiting from the protected area, and such other fees and income derived from the
operation of the protected area: Provided, That seventy-five percent (75%) of the same shall
be set aside and retained by the PAMB which shall appropriate It exclusively for the
management and operation of the Cagayan de Oro-Iponan Protected Landscape: Provided,
further, That the remaining twenty-five percent (25%) of such income shall be remitted to the
central Integrated Protected Areas Fund (IPAF).

The Fund may be augmented by grants, donations, endowment from various sources,
domestic to foreign, for purposes related to their functions: Provided, furthermore, 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, finally,
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 shall additionally collect, such as business permit fees 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 preservation of the protected area

SEC. 17. 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.

SEC. 18. Interpretation. — The provisions of this Act shall be construed liberally in favor of
the protection and rehabilitation of the Cagayan de Oro-Iponan Protected Landscape and
the conservation and restoration of biological diversity, taking into account the needs and
interests of qualified tenured migrants, for present and future Filipino generations. The
NIPAS Act shall have suppletory effect in the implementation of this Act.

SEC. 19. Transitory Provision. — In order to ensure the sustainability and integrity of the
watershed and water resources, the recovery and restoration of biological diversity, and to
develop sustainable livelihood opportunities for tenured migrants, the DENR shall henceforth
cease to issue concessions, licenses, permits, clearances, compliance documents or any


instrument that allows exploitation and utilization of resources within the protected area until
the management plan shall have been put into effect.

SEC. 20. Separability Clause. — If any part or section of this Act is declared by the courts as
unconstitutional, such declaration shall not affect the other parts or sections hereof.

SEC. 21. Repealing Clause. — All laws, rules and regulations inconsistent herewith are
hereby repealed or modified accordingly.

SEC. 22. Effectivity Clause. — This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication
in the Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation readily available in and
around the scope specified herein. It shall likewise be posted in a conspicuous place in the
provincial, municipal and barangay halls within the areas as well as in three (3) other places
frequented by the public.

Approved,