SIXTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE ) 
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES 
First Regular Session 
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Introduced by SENATOR PIA S. CAYETANO 
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EXPLANATORY NOTE 
This bill seeks to declare the Pasonanca Watershed Forest Reserve in 
Zamboanga City as a Protected Area under the category of a natural park, to be known 
as the Pasonanca Natural Park. 
With a total area of 17,414 hectares, the Pasonanca Natural Park covers the 
following areas: Pasonanca, Lumayang, Tolosa, Bungiao, Dulian, Baluno, Salaan, 
Cacao, Lunzuran, La Paz, Lapacan, and Lamisahan. The dense secondary and prim'ary 
growth dipterocarp forest is rich with floral and faunal species. Aside from the rich forest, 
Pasonanca Natural Park houses perennial springs/streams/creeks which traverse and 
drain the stretch of the Tumaga River, Pasonanca Natural Park also serves as' a source 
of water for the residents of Zamboanga City. 
It was proclaimed as the Pasonanca Natural Park by virtue of Presidential 
Proclamation No. 132 dated July 5, 1999. 
This bill, further, seeks to declare the Pasonanca Natural Park as a protected 
area in order to guard it from indiscriminate exploitation, maintain its ecological balance 
and preserve its source of water supply. 
Given the importance of biodiversity, it is crucial that we act on this bill now to 
ensure that our children and the succeeding generations will inherit a living earth with all 
of its bountiful natural resources and vibrant wildlife. 
In view of the foregoing, the passage of this measure is earnestly urged 


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REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES 
First Regular Session 
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AN ACT ESTABLISHING THE PASONANCA WATERSHED FOREST RESERVE 
SITUATED IN ZAMBOANGA CITY AS A PROTECTED AREA. UNDER THE 
CATEGORY OF NATURAL PARK PROVIDING FOR ITS MANAGEMENT, AND FOR 
OTHER PURPOSES 
Be it enacted by the Senate and the House of Representatives of the Philippines in 
Congress assembled: 
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Section 1. Title - This Act shall be known as the "Pasonanca Natural Park Act of 
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2013 ". 
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SEC. 2. Scope and Coverage, - The Pasonanca Natural Park is hereby declared 
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a protected area and categorized as a Natural Park pursuant to Republic Act No. 7586, 
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otherwise known as the National Integrated Protected Areas System Act of 1992 or the 
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NIPAS Act. 
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The Pasonanca Natural Park, including its buffer zone, covelll a total area of about 
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17,414,00 hectares; its technical description shall be subject to actual ground survey 
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and demarcation. It begins at a point marked "1" which is S 1127 W at 1,904,88 meters 
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from FNSP-ZS 75 ASHTECH POINT MONUMENT; 
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N 36'44'W 
670,00 meters 
N 36'44'W 
233.86 meters 
N 36'44'W 
272.74 meters 
N 36'04'W 
1,774.66 meters 
N 36'04'W 
1,074.66 meters 
N 74'15'W 
1,000.00 meters 
N 14'45'W 
338,34 meters 
to corner 2; 
to corner 3; 
to corner 4; 
to corner 5; 
to corner 6; 
to comer 7; 
to corner 8; 
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N 38'00' W 
1,920.00 meters 
to corner 9; 
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N 61'00' W 
460.00 meters 
to corner 10; 
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N 22'OO'W 
300.00 meters 
to corner 11; 
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N 13'00' W 
180.00 meters 
to corner 12; 
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Thence 
N 14'00' E 
280.00 meters 
to corner 13; 
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Thence 
N 50'00' E 
220.00 meters 
to corner 14; 
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Thence 
N 63'00' E 
240.00 meters 
to corner 15; 
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N 80'00' E 
220.00 meters 
to corner 16; 
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Thence 
N 17'00'W 
220.00 meters 
to corner 17; 
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Thence 
N 53'OO'W 
290.00 meters 
to corner 18; 
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Thence 
N27'OO'W 
260.00 meters 
to corner 19; 
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Thence 
N 11'00' E 
220.00 meters 
to corner 20; 
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Thence 
N 49'00' E 
240.00 meters 
to corner 21; 
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Thence 
N 25°00' E 
280.00 meters 
to comer 22; 
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Thence 
N 08'OO'W 
260.00 meters 
to corner 23; 
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Thence 
N 22'00' E 
680.00 meters 
to corner 24; 
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Thence 
N 17'00' W 
240.00 meters 
to corner 25; 
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Thence 
N 36'00' E 
210.00 meters 
to corner 26; 
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Thence 
N 05'00' E 
240.00 meters 
to corner 27; 
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Thence 
N 12°00' E 
220 .00 meters 
to corner 28; 
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Thence 
N40'OO'W 
140.00 meters 
to corner 29; 
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Thence 
N 26°00'W 
240.00 meters 
to corner 30; 
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Thence 
N 54°OQ'W 
290.00 meters 
to corner 31 ; 
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Thence 
N 02°00'W 
260.00 meters 
to corner 32; 
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Thence 
N 11°00' E 
300.00 meters 
to corner 33; 
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Thence 
N 12°00' W 
360.00 meters 
to corner 34; 
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N 20000'W 
360.00 meters 
to corner 35; 
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N 30
000'W 
N 29°00' W 
N 63°00' E 
Due North 
N 62°00' E 
N 56°00' E 
N 39°00' E 
N 32°00' E 
N 10°00' E 
N 72°00' E 
N 70°00' E 
N 09°14' E 
N 06°02' E 
N 15°37' W 
N 89°35' E 
N 44°05' E 
S 43°07' E 
S 23"49' E 
S 44°43' E 
S 07°30' E 
S 06~34'W 
S 06°32'W 
S 01'07' W 
S 01"14' E 
S 40°13' E 
S 37°47' E 
S 44'15' E 
420.00 meters 
to corner 36; 
1,050.00 meters 
to corner 37; 
1,870.00 meters 
to corner 38; 
50,00 meters 
to corner 39; 
200.00 meters 
to corner 40; 
180,00 meters 
to corner 41; 
140,00 meters 
to corner 42; 
240.00 meters 
to corner 43; 
230,00 meters 
to corner 44; 
160.00 meters 
to corner 45; 
280,00 meters 
to comer 46; 
2,269.30 meters 
to corner 47; 
2,567,50 meters 
to corner 48; 
2,089,80 meters 
to corner 49; 
3,119_80 meters 
to corner 50; 
2,048,80 meters 
to corner 51; 
346,10 meters 
to corner 52; 
566.40 meters 
to corner 53; 
273,30 meters 
to corner 54; 
933.20 meters 
to corner 55; 
227,30 meters 
to corner 56; 
258.80 meters 
to corner 57; 
398.40 meters 
to corner 58; 
335.80 meters 
to corner 59; 
332,50 meters 
to corner 60; 
241.40 meters 
to corner 61; 
242.40 meters 
to corner 62; 
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S 44°15' E 
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S 44°15' E 
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S 43°17' E 
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S 44°15' E 
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S 45°58' E 
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S 65°51' E 
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S 44°50' E 
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S41'16'E 
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S 42°56' E 
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S 41°16' E 
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S 41'16' E 
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S23'41'E 
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S 00°04' E 
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S 00'24' E 
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S 00'18' W 
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S 08'12' W 
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S 41°29' W 
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S 57'34' W 
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S 83°29'W 
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S 25°32'W 
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S 23°15' W 
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S 34°43'W 
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S 31°39' W 
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S 38°26'W 
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S 44°47'W 
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S 44°47' W 
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S 11'33' W 
242.40 meters 
to corner 63; 
242.40 meters 
to corner 64; 
282.30 meters 
to corner 65; 
242.40 meters 
to corner 66; 
202.50 meters 
to corner 67; 
67.40 meters 
to corner 68; 
232.30 meters 
to corner 69; 
259.30 meters 
to corner 70; 
199.10 meters 
to corner 71; 
259.20 meters 
to corner 72; 
259.20 meters 
to corner 73; 
374.10 meters 
to corner 74; 
288.40 meters 
to corner 75; 
235.90 meters 
to corner 76; 
351.40 meters 
to corner 77; 
317.60 meters 
to corner 78; 
324.70 meters 
to cotner 79; 
357.60 meters 
to corner 80; 
256.50 meters 
to corner 81 ; 
357.00 meters 
to corner 82; 
188.40 meters 
to corner 83; 
229.60 meters 
to corner 84; 
324.80 meters 
to corner 85; 
272.30 meters 
to corner 86; 
314.10 meters 
to corner 87; 
314.10 meters 
to corner 88; 
243.00 meters 
to corner 89; 
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S 19°25' W 
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S 06°03' W 
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S 53°20'W 
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S 58°29' E 
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S 74°28' E 
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S 12°58' E 
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S 38°39' W 
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S 00°20' E 
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S 02'00' E 
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S 48°15' W 
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S 43°20' E 
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S 50°15' W 
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S 31°30' W 
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S 02'45' E 
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S 72'05' E 
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S 15°00' E 
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N 16'OO'W 
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N 35°20'W 
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N 12°15'W 
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N 56°45'W 
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N 79'30'W 
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S 19°45' W 
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S 24'30' W 
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S 04°30'W 
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S 04°30' W 
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S 19°00' W 
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S 30'40' W 
241.80 meters 
to corner 90; 
632.00 meters 
to corner 91; 
2,308.20 meters 
to corner 92; 
788.60 meters 
to corner 93; 
815.20 meters 
to corner 94; 
1,268.50 meters 
to corner 95; 
752.10 meters 
to corner 96; 
1,50R50 meters 
to corner 97; 
880.00 meters 
to corner 98; 
230.00 meters 
to corner 99; 
50.00 meters 
to corner 100; 
970.00 meters 
to corner 101: 
240.00 meters 
to corner 102; 
250.00 meters 
to corner 103; 
380.00 meters 
to corner 104; 
850.00 meters 
to corner 105; 
250.00 meters 
to corner 106; 
170.00 meters 
to corner 107; 
260.00 meters 
to corner 108; 
390.00 meters 
to corner 109; 
370.00 meters 
to corner 110; 
345.00 meters 
to corner 111; 
270.00 meters 
to corner 112; 
350.00 meters 
to corner 113; 
360_00 meters 
to corner 114; 
235.00 meters 
to corner 115; 
425.00 meters 
to corner 116; 
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Due South 
140,00 meters 
to corner 117, 
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Thence 
S 23°45' W 
1,150,00 meters 
to corner 118; 
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Thence 
512°20'W 
1,940,00 meters 
to corner 1; 
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Tile point of beginning, containing an area of twelve thousand one hundred six and 
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point eighty seven (12,106,87) hectares, more or less, 
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The Buffer Zone 1 begins at a point marked "corner 1" on the rnap which is identical 
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to perimeter corner No, 8 of Pasonanca Natural Park; 
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Thence 
N 69°23'W 
824.69 meters 
to corner 2; 
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Thence 
S 76°25'W 
204.89 meters 
to corner 3; 
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Thence 
N 49°35'W 
673.85 meters 
to corner 4; 
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Thence 
S 69°36'W 
240.65 meters 
to corner 5; 
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Thence 
S 21°53' E 
366.85 meters 
to corner 6; 
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Thence 
S 62°56'W 
285.46 meters 
to corner 7; 
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Thence 
S 07°09' E 
168.99 meters 
to corner 8; 
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Thence 
N 75°17' W 
512.49 meters 
to corner 9; 
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Thence 
S 43°18' W 
302.14 meters 
to corner 10; 
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Thence 
S 20°06' E 
444.36 meters 
to corner 11; 
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Thence 
S 82°15' W 
235.92 met<'lrs 
to corner 12; 
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Thence 
S 61°05' W 
203.73 meters 
to corner 13; 
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Thence 
N41°53'W 
233.37 meters 
to corner 14; 
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Thence 
S 34°05' W 
223,92 meters 
to corner 15; 
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' Thence 
N59'31'W 
193,96 meters 
to corner 16; 
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Thence 
N 23°19' E 
360.13 meters 
to corner 17; 
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Thence 
N 75°35'W 
252.16 meters 
to corner 18; 
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Thence 
N 04°05'W 
258.45 meters 
to corner 19; 
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Thence 
N 28°31' E 
459,08 meters 
to corner 20; 
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Thence 
N 49°35' W 
249.27 meters 
to corner 21; 
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N 06°07'W 
341.97 meters 
to corner 22; 
N 47"05' E 
138.33 meters 
to corner 23; 
S 89°34' E 
516.03 meters 
to corner 24; 
N 23°19' E 
460.16 meters 
to corner 25; 
N 58°32'W 
204.11 meters 
'to corner 26; 
N 68°40' E 
283,53 meters 
to corner 27; 
N07"45' E 
359.77 meters 
to corner 28; 
S 65°59' W 
224.59 meters 
to corner 29; 
N 32°52'W 
359.10 meters 
to corner 30; 
N 57"10' E 
353.78 meters 
to corner 31; 
N 06°06' E 
239.23 meters 
to corner 32; 
N 74°36' W 
128.11 meters 
to corner 33; 
N 18°26' E 
641.42 meters 
to corner 34; 
N 56°47'W 
560.99 meters 
to corner 35; 
N 85°52' E 
1,012.76 meters 
to corner 36; 
N 02°14' E 
784.28 meters 
to corner 37; 
N 50'24' E 
315.61 meters 
to corner 38; 
N 81'45' E 
165.63 meters 
to corner 39; 
N 42°05' E 
252.67 meters 
to corner 40; 
S 87"11' E 
332.13 meters 
to corner 41; 
S 22'00' W 
680.00 meters 
to corner 42; 
S 08°00' E 
260.00 meters 
to corner 43; 
S 25°00'W 
280.00 meters 
to corner 44; 
S 49'OO'W 
240.00 meters 
to corner 45; 
S 11°00'W 
220.00 meters 
to corner 46; 
S 27°00' E 
260.00 meters 
to corner 47; 
S 53°00' E 
290.00 meters 
to corner 48; 
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Thence 
S 1rOO' E 
220.00 meters 
to corner 49; 
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S 80'00' W 
220.00 meters 
to corner 50; 
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Thence 
S 63'OO'W 
240.00 meters 
to corner 51; 
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Thence 
S 50°00' W 
220.00 meters 
to corner 52; 
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Thence 
S 14'00' W 
280.00 meters 
to corner 53; 
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Thence 
S 13°00' E 
180.00 meters 
to corner 54; 
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Thence 
S 22'00' E 
300.00 meters 
to corner 55; 
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Thence 
S 61'00' E 
460.00 meters 
to corner 56; 
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Thence 
S 38'00' E 
1,920.00 meters 
to corner 1; 
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The point of beginning containing an area of six hundred eighty one (681.00) 
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hectares, more or less. 
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The Buffer Zone 2 begins at a point marked "corner 1" which is identical to 
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perimeter corner 97 of Pasonanca Natural Park; 
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Thence 
N 00'20'W 
1 ,509.50 meters 
to corner 2; 
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Thence 
N 38'39' E 
752.10 meters 
to corner 3; 
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Thence 
N 12'58'W 
1,268.50 meters 
to corner 4; 
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Thence 
N 74'28' W 
815.20 meters 
to corner 5; 
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Thence 
N 58'29' W 
788.60 meters 
to corner 6; 
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Thence 
N 53'20' E 
2,308.20 meters 
to corner 7; 
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Thence 
N 06'03' E 
632.00 meters 
to corner 8; 
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Thence 
N 19'25' E 
241.80 meters 
to corner 9; 
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Thence 
N11'33'E 
243.00 meters 
to corner 10; 
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Thence 
N 44'47' E 
314.10 meters 
to corner 11; 
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Thence 
N 44'47' E 
314.10 meters 
to corner 12, 
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Thence 
N 38'26' E 
272.30 meters 
to corner 13; 
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Thence 
N 31'39' E 
324.80 meters 
to corner 14; 
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N 34'43' E 
229.60 meters 
to corner 15; 
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Thence 
N 23'15' E 
188.40 meters 
to corner 16; 
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N 25'32' E 
357.00 meters 
to corner 17; 
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Thence 
N 83'29' E 
256.50 meters 
to corner 18; 
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Thence 
N 5r34' E 
357.60 meters 
to corner 19; 
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Thence 
N41'29'E 
324.70 meters 
to corner 20; 
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Thence 
N 08012' E 
317.60 meters 
to corner 21 ; 
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Thence 
N 00'18' E 
351.40 meters 
to corner 22; 
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N Oo024'W 
235.90 meters 
to corner 23; 
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Thence 
N 00004'W 
288.40 meters 
to corner 24; 
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N 23'41'W 
374.10 meters 
to corner 25; 
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Thence 
N 41°16' W 
259.20 meters 
to corner 26; 
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N 41 0 16' W 
259.20 meters 
to corner 27; 
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N 42'56'W 
199.10 meters 
to corner 28; 
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N41'16'W 
259.30 meters 
to corner 29; 
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N 44'50' W 
232.30 meters 
to corner 30; 
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N 65'51' W 
67.40 meters 
to corner 31; 
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N 45'58'W 
202.50 meters 
to corner 32; 
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N 44'15' W 
242.40 melers 
to corner 33; 
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N 43'17' W 
282.30 meters 
to corner 34; 
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N 44'15' W 
242.40 meters 
to cotner 35; 
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N 44°IS'W 
242.40 meters 
to corner 36; 
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N 44'15' W 
242.40 meters 
to corner 37; 
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N 37°47'W 
241.40 meters 
to corner 38; 
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Thence 
N 40'13' W 
332.50 meters 
to corner 39; 
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Thence 
N 01°14' W 
335.80 meters 
to corner 40; 
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N 01 '07' E 
398.40 meters 
to corner 41; 
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N 06'32' E 
258.80 meters 
to corner 42; 
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N 06°34' E 
227.30 meters 
to comer 43; 
Thence 
N 07°30'W 
933.20 meters 
to corner 44; 
Thence 
N 44°43' W 
273.30 meters 
to corner 45; 
Thence 
N 43°07' W 
346.10 meters 
to corner 46; 
Thence 
N 23°49'W 
566.40 meters 
to comer 47; 
Thence 
N 44°05' E 
2,310.00 meters 
to corner 48; 
Thence 
S 50°35' E 
2,220.00 meters 
to corner 49; 
Thence 
S 17°00' E 
680.00 meters 
to comer 50; 
Thence 
S 52°50' W 
640.00 meters 
to corner 51; 
Thence 
S 19°32' E 
960.00 meters 
to corner 52; 
Thence 
S 40'05' W 
56B.00 meters 
to corner 53; 
Thence 
Following downstream of Cahumban River 
S.W. directions 
1,380.00 meters 
to corner 54; 
Thence 
Following downstream Manicahan River 
SW. & E directions 6,600.00 meters 
to corner 55; 
Thence 
S 44°35' W 
2,820.00 meters 
to corner 56; 
Thence 
S 07°50'W 
980.00 meters 
to corner 57; 
Thence 
S 60000'W 
400.00 meters 
to corner 58; 
Thence 
S 15°00' E 
600.00 meters 
to corner 59; 
Thence 
S 26°00' E 
890.00 meters 
to corner 60; 
Thence 
S 35°00' E 
500.00 meters 
to corner 61; 
Thence 
S 21°00' W 
340.00 meters 
to corner 62; 
Thence 
S 800 00'W 
260.00 meters 
to corner 63; 
Thence 
S 75°00' W 
210.00 meters 
to corner 64; 
Thence 
S 73°25'W 
180.00 meters 
to corner 65; 
Thence 
N 55°00'W 
118.00 meters 
to corner 66; 
Thence 
S 85°30'W 
194.00 meters 
to corner 67; 
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S 29'00'W 
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S 64'30'W 
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S 21'00' W 
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S 11'00' E 
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S 56'15' E 
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S 05'30'W 
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N 88'OO'W 
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N 86'OO'W 
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N 18'00' W 
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N 67'OO'W 
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N 55'OO'W 
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S 86'10' W 
405.00 meters 
to corner 68; 
360.00 meters 
to corner 69; 
550.00 meters 
to comer 70; 
220.00 meters 
to corner 71 ; 
380.00 meters 
to corner 72; 
400.00 meters 
to corner 73; 
460.00 meters 
to corner 74; 
290.00 meters 
to corner 75; 
368.00 meters 
to corner 76; 
230.00 meters 
to corner 77; 
200.00 meters 
to corner 78; 
264.00 meters 
to corner 1 
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The point of beginning containing an area of four thousand six hundred twenty 
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six (4, 626) hectares, more or less. 
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The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) shall establish 
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on the ground the technical descriptions provided in this Act through ground survey! 
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demarcation and shall prepare maps therefor. Any modification of the coverage of this 
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Act due to such factors as changing ecological situations, new scientific or archeological 
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findings, or discovery of traditional boundaries not previously taken into account shall be 
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made through an Act of Congress, after consultation with the affected public and 
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concerned government agencies. 
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SEC. 3.Land Classification. -
All lands of the public domain comprising the 
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Pasonanca Natural Park shall fall under the classification of National Park as provided 
I 
26 
for in the Philippine Constitution. 
27 
SEC. 4, 
Definition of Terms. - For purposes of this Act, the following terms 
28 
shall be defined as follows: 
29 
(a) "Biodiversity" refers to the variety and variability among living organisms and 
30 
the ecological complexes in which said organisms occur. 
, 
31 
(b) "Biological Resources" include genetic resources, organisms or parts thereof, 
32 
population, or any other biotic component of ecosystems with actual or potential use or 
33 
value for humanity. 
12 
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(c) "Bioprospecting" means the research, collection and utilization of biological 
2 
and genetic resources for purposes of applying the knowledge derived therefrom solely 
3 
for commercial purposes. 
4 
(d) 
"Buffer Zone" refers to the identified area outside the boundaries of 
5 
Pasonanca Natural Park and immediately adjacent to designated protected area that 
6 
need special development control in order to avoid or minimize harm to the Pasonanca 
7 
Natural Park. 
S 
(e) "By-product or Derivative" means any part taken or substance extracted from 
9 
wildlife, in raw or in processed form. This includes stuffed animals and herbarium 
10 
specimens. 
11 
(f) "Collection or Collecting" refers to the act of gathering or harvesting wildlife, its 
12 
by-products or derivatives. 
13 
(g) "Conservation" means sustainable utilization of Wildlife, andlor maintenance, 
14 
restoration and enhancement of the habitat. 
15 
(h) "Endangered Species" refer to species or subspecies of flora and fauna that 
\ 16 
are not critically endangered but whose survival in the wild are unlikely if the causal 
17 
factors continue operating. 
18 
(i) "Endemic Species" refer to species or subspeCies of flora and fauna which are 
19 
naturally occurring and found only within specific areas in the country. 
20 
(I) "E~otic Species" refer to species or subspecies of flora and fauna which does 
21 
not naturally occur within the protected area at present or in historical time. 
22 
(k)' "Habitat" means a place or type of environment where a species or 
23 
subspecies naturally occurs or has naturally established its population. 
24 
(I) "Hunting" refers to collection of wild fauna for food andlor recreational 
25 
purposes with the use of weapons such as guns, bow and arrow, spear and the like. 
26 
(m) "Management Board" refers to the Management Board. of the Pasonanca 
27 
Natural Park. 
28 
(n) "Management Plan" refers to the fundamental plan, strategy andlor scheme 
29 
which shall guide all activities relating to the Pasonanca Natural Park in order to altain the 
30 
objectives of this Act. 
31 
(0) "Mineral" refers to all naturally occurring inorganic substance in solid, gas, 
32 
liquid, or any intermediate state including energy materials such as coal, petroleum, 
33 
natural gas, radioactive materials, and geothermal energy; 
34 
(p) "Multiple-Use Zone" refers to an area where settlement, traditional andlor 
35 
sustainable land use, including agriculture, agro-forestry, extraction activities and other 
36 
income generating or livelihood activities, may be allowed to the extent pres'cribed in the 
37 
Management Plan. 
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(q) "NIPAS Act" refers to the Natjonallntegrated Protected Areas System Act 
2 
(NIPAS) of 1992 or Republic Act No. 7586, and jts Implementing Rules and 
3 
Regulations. 
4 
(r) "National Park" refers to the land of the public domain classified as such ill the 
5 
1987 Constitution which include all areas under the National Integrated Protected Areas 
6' 
System (NIPAS) pursuant to R.A. 7586 primarily designated for the conservation of 
7 
native plants and animals, their associated habitats and cultural diversity. 
8 
(s) 
"Non-Government Organization (NGO)" refers to an agency, institution, 
9 
foundation 
or 
a group 
of persons 
whose 
purpose 
is 
to 
assist people's 
10 
organizations/associations in various ways including, but not limited to, organizing, 
11 
education, training, research and/or reSOUrce accessing. 
12 
(t) "Pasonanca Natural Park Fund" refers to the revolving funds to be established 
13 
for the purpose of financing projects in the Pasonanca Natural Park. 
14 
(u) "People's Organization" refers to a group of organized migrant communities and 
15 
or interested indigenous peoples which may be an association, cooperative, federation, or 
16 
other legal entity, established to undertake collective action to address community 
17 
concerns and needs, and mutually share the benefits of the endeavor. 
18 
(v) "Protected Area" refers to the identified portions of land andlor water set aside 
19 
by reason of their unique physical and biological significance, managed to enhance 
20 
biological diversity and protected against destructive human exploitation. 
21 
(w) "Quarrying" means the process of extracting, removing and disposing quarry 
22 
resources found on or underneath the surface of private or public land. 
23 
(x) "Strict Protection Zone" refers to a natural area with high biodiversity value 
24 
which shall be closed to all human activity except for scientific studies and/or 
25 
ceremonial or religious use by the indigenous cultural communitieslindigenous peoples; 
26 
may include habitats of threatened species, or degraded areas that have been 
27 
designated for restoration and SUbsequent protection, even if these areas are still in 
28 
various stages of regeneration. 
29 
(y) "Sustainable Use" means the use of components of biological diversity in a 
30 
way and rate that does not lead to the long-term decline of biological diversity, thereby 
31 
maintaining 'its potential to meet the needs and aspirations of present and future 
32 
generatiomi. 
33 
(z) 'Tenured Migrants" refers to occupants who have actually and continuously 
I 
34 
occupied a portion of the Pasonanca Natural Pa.rk and are solely dependent therein for 
35 
subsistence. A Pasonanca Natural Park occupant is understood to be "solely dependent 
36 
for subsistence" when everything indispensable for survival for the household, including 
37 
food, clothing, shelter and health, come only from the utilization of resources from the 
38 
Pasonanca Natural Park. 
14 


(aa) 'Wildlife" means wild forms and varieties of flora and fauna, in all 
2 
developmental stages, including those which are in captivity or are being bred or 
3 
propagated. 
4 
SEC. 5. 
Management Plan.. There shall 
be 
a Management Plan 
5 
promulgated for the Pasonanca Natural Park that shall serve as the basic long-term 
6 
framework plan in the management of the protected area and guide in the preparation 
7 
of its annual operations plan and budget. 
8 
Within one (1) year from the effectivity of this Act, the Management Plan shall 
9 
have been put into effect following the general management planning strategy provided 
10 
for under the NIPAS Act and according to the procedure herein set forth. It shall contain, 
11 
among others, the following: 
12 
(a) the category of the protected area; 
13 
(b) period of applicability of the plan; 
14 
(c) key management issues; 
15 
(d) goals and objectives of management in support of section 2 hereof; 
16 
(e).site management strategy; 
17 
(f) major management activities, such as, but not limited to enforcement of laws, 
18 
habitat and wildlife management, sustainable use management, infrastructure 
I 19 
development and maintenance and fire·and pest control; 
20 
(g) zoning; and 
21 
(h) visitor management programs, 
22 
The Management Plan 
shall 
be 
prepared by the Protected Area 
23 
Superintendent (PASu) in coordination with the appropriate offices of the department, 
24 
local communities and the NGOs. It shall be reViewed and approved by the 
25 
Management Board and certified by the Secretary of the Department. Such certification 
26 
shall be mandatory to ensure that the plan conforms to all laws and the applicable rules 
27 
and regulations issued by the Department: Provided, however, That the Secretary may 
28 
revise and modify the protection and conservation plan, after consultation with the 
29 
Management Board, prior to certification to ensure conformity with applicable laws, 
30 
rules and regulations. 
31 
A year before the expiration of the period of the applicability of the plan in 
32 
effect, the PASu shall cause publication of notices for comments and suggestions on 
33 
the successor plan in a newspaper of general circulation in the concerned 
34 
municipalities. Notices shall be posted in the respective and municipal halls of the 
35 
concerned provinces and municipalities as well as in the barangay halls bounding or 
15 


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\ 
ImmedlatelY,adjacent to the protected landscape. The proposed plan shall be made 
2 
available to the public during the period for comments and a final plan shall likewise be 
3 
made available for public perusal at the office of the PASu upon the approval of the 
4 
Management Board: Provided, That the plans shall be plainly written in a language 
5 
understandable in the area. 
6 
SEC.6. Management of the Pasonanca Natural Park. - There is hereby created 
7 
a Management Board which shall have jurisdiction, power and authority over the 
8 
Pasonanca Natural Park for all matters that may affect biodiversity conservation, 
9 
protection and sustainable development. It shall be composed of: 
10 
(1) the Regional Executive Director (RED) of the DENR Region IX, as Chairperson; 
11 
(2) the Provincial Planning and Development Coordinator (PPDC) of Zamboanga 
12 
City, as member; 
13 
(3) the City Mayor of Zamboanga, or hisl her duly designated representatives, as 
14 
members; 
15 
(4) one representative from each barangay covering the Pasonanca Natural Park, 
16 
as members; 
17 
(5) at least one (1) representative from local NGOs operating in the Pasonanca 
18 
Natural Park, which has been existing for five (5) years with track records related to the 
19 
protection and management of the Pasonanca Natural Park, chosen from among 
20 
themselves, as members; 
21 
(6) at least one (1) representative from local POs operating in the Pasonanca 
22 
Natural Park, which has been existing for five (5) years with track records related to the 
23 
protection and management of the Pasonanca Natural Park, chosen from among 
24 
themselves, as members; 
25 
(7) One representative from each government agency. involved in the Pasonanca 
26 
Natural Park management, as members; 
27 . 
Each member of the Management Board shall serve for a tenn of five (5) years and 
28 
shall be considered to represent his or her sector and deemed to carry the vote of such 
29 
sector in all matters. In the case of members who are government officials, their 
30 
appointment shall be co-terminus with their term of office. 
31 
The members of the Management Board shall be appointed by the Secretary of the 
32 
DENR in conformity with the provisions of the NIPAS Act. As a transitory provision, the 
33 
Initial members of the Management Board shall be nominated from the current members 
34 
of the interim Management Board of the Pasonanca Natural Park. Provided, That at least 
35 
one- third (1/3) of the members shall be women. 
16 


In the selection of the representatives of POs and NGOs, preference shall be 
2 
accorded to those organizations that are involved in the conservation, protection and 
3 
development of the Pasonanca Natural Park. Representation shall be by institution and 
4 
shall aim to achieve balance in representation by geographic location or areas. 
5 
The representatives from the Local Government Units (LGUs) and national 
6 
agencies in the Management Board shall include among their duty to inform their 
7 
respective constituents, office or sector, of Management Board-approved or other 
8 
relevant policies, rules, regulations, programs, and projects, and to ensure that the 
9 
provisions of this Act, the NIPAS Act and its. Implementing Rules and Regulations are 
10 
observed, complied with, and used as reference and framework in their respective 
11 
plans, policies, programs and projects. Failure to comply with the foregoing shall subject 
12 
such represE1ntative to disciplinary action as the Management Board may provide. 
13 
. The members of the Board shall not receive any salary but shall be entitled to 
14 
reimbursements' to actual and necessary expenses incurred, either in their attendance 
15 
in meeting of the Board or in connection with other official bUsiness authorized by a 
16 
resolution of the Board, subject to existing rules and regulations. 
17 
SEC. 7. 
Powers and Functions of the Management Board. -
The 
18 
Management Board of the Pasonanca Natural Park, which shall decide by consensus or 
19 
majority vote, shall have the following powers and functions in addition to those 
20 
provided in the NIPAS Act and its Implementing Rules and Regulations: 
21 
(a) Issue rules and regulations to prohibit acts that may be prejudicial to the 
22 
Pasonanca Natural Park and to the declaration of policy set forth under the NIPAS; 
23 
(b) Issue rules and regulations for the resolution of conflicts through appropriate 
I 24 
and effective means; 
25 
(c) Adopt rules and procedures in the conduct of business, including the creation of 
26 
committees to which its powers may be delegated; 
27 
(d) Approve the Management Plan and oversee the office of the PASu; 
28 
(e) Establish criteria and set fees for the issuance of permits for activities regulated 
29 
by this Act or the Management Plan; 
30 
(I) Recommend the deputization of appropriate individuals, including local 
31 
community leaders, for the enforcement of the laws, rules and regulations governing the 
32 
conduct or manage.ment of the Pasonanca Natural Park; 
33 
(g) Approve fees and charges in accordance with existing guidelines and raise funds 
34 
for the Pasonanca Natural Park; 
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1 
(h) Manage the allocation of the Pasonanca Natural Park Fund, and other funds for 
2 
the protected landscape, ensure their proper administration and render accounting; and 
3 
(i) Recommend appropriate policy changes to the DENR and other government 
4 
authorities. 
5 
The DENR, through the Regional Executive Director (RED), shall ensure that the 
6 
Managernent Board acts within the scope of its powers and functions. In caSe of conflict 
7 
between administrative orders issued by the DENR pursuant to the NIPAS Act and the 
8 
resolutions issued by the Management Board, such conflict shall be referred by 
9 
Management Board to the Secretary of the DENR who shall decide whether to apply the 
10 
rule or withdraw its application in the Pasonanca Natural Park. 
11 
SEC. 8. 
Protected Area Superintendent (PASu) Office. - There is hereby 
12 
established a PASu office in charge of the implementation of the projects, programs and 
13 
policies for the management, protection and administration of the Pasonanca Natural 
14 
Park. It will be headed by a PASu and shall be supported by the existing personnel of 
15 
the DENR. The PASu shall be the Chief Operating DENR Officer of the Pasonanca 
16 
Natural Park and shall be accountable to the REO of the OENR-Region IX and the 
17 
Management Board. 
18 
The PASu shall have full responsibility for the protection of land, water, wildlife 
19 
and other natural physical and biological resources within the Pasonanca Natural Park. 
20 
As SUch, the PASu shall have the following duties and responsibilities in addition to 
21 
those provided under the NIPAS Act and its Implementing Rules and Regulations: 
22 
(1) Establish, operate, and maintain a database management system as a decision 
23 
support tool;' 
24 
(2) Prepare the Management Plan as herein defined; 
25 
(3) Provide a secretariat for the Management Board and supply the Management 
26 
Board with all the necessary information to make appropriate decisions for the 
27 
implementation of this Act; 
28 
(4) Enforce the laws, rules and regulations relevant to the Pasonanca Natural Park, 
29 
institute and file legal action independently or in collaboration with· other government 
30 
agencies or organizations and assist in the prosecution of offenses committed in 
31 
violation of this Act; 
32 
(5) Monitor all activities within the Pasonanca Natural Park to ensure Its conformity 
33 
with the management plan: 
34 
(6) Ensure the integration of the Pasonanca Natural Park management policies, 
35 
regulations, programs and projects in all concerned national and local government unit 
36 
levels; 
18 


(7) Recommend the issuance of permits based on terms, conditions and criteria 
2 
established by the Management Board; and 
3 
(8) Perform such other functions as the Management Board may delegate. 
4 
The PASu shall be supported by a sufficient number of personnel who shall be 
5 
performing day to day management, protection and administration of Pasonanca 
6 
Natural Park. Upon the recommendation of the Management Board, the DENR-RED 
7 
shall deputize local community leaders and environment and natural resource officers. 
8 
SEC. 9. 
Pasonanca Natural Park Fund. - There is hereby established a 
9 
trust fund to 'be known as the Pasonanca Natural Park Fund for purposes of financing 
10 
projects of the Pasonanca Natural Park. 
11 
Income shall be derived from visitor/tourist fees, fees from permitted sale and 
12 
export of flora and fauna and other resources from the Pasonanca Natural Park, 
13 
proceeds from registration and lease of multiple-use areas, including tourism 
14 
concessions, fees, proceeds and contributions from industries and facilities directly 
15 
benefiting from the protected landscape, and such other fees and income derived from 
16 
the operation of the protected landscape. Provided, that the seventy-five percent (75%) 
17 
shall be set aside and retained by the Management Board which shall appropriate the 
18 
same exclusively for the management and operation of the Pasonanca Natural Park: 
19 
Provided, further, That the remaining twenty-five percent (25%) shall be remitted to the 
20 
Integrated Protected Areas Fund (IPAF). 
21 
The Pasonanca Natural Park Fund may be augmented by grants, donations, 
22 
endowment from various sources, domestic or foreign, for purposes related to their 
23 
functions: Provided, That disbursements therefrom shall be made solely for the 
24 
protection, maintenance, administration and management of the system, and duly 
25 
approved projects endorsed by the Management Board in accordance with existing 
26 
accounting and budgeting rules and regulations: Provided, further, That the Fund shall 
27 
not be used to cover personal services expenditures. 
28 
The LGUs shall continue to impose and collect all other fees not enumerated 
I 29 
herein which they have traditionally collected, such as business permits and rentals of 
30 
LGUs facilities. Provided, That the LGU shall not impose property tax and issue tax 
31 
declaration for areas or properties located in forestland areas or areas previously 
32 
classified as National Parks. Furthermore, LGUs may charge add-ons to fees imposed 
33 
by the Management Board provided that such add-ons shall be based on the 
34 
contribution bf the LGUs in the maintenance and protection of the Pasonanca Natural 
35 
Park. 
36 
S,"C.10. 
Tenured Migrants and Other Stakeholders. - Tenured migrants 
37 
shall be eligible to become stewards of portions of lands within allowable zones. The 
19 


, 
, 
Management Board shall identify, verify and review all tenurial instruments, land claims, 
2 
and issuances of permits for resource use within the Pasonanca Natural Park and 
3 
recommend the issuance of the appropriate tenurial instrument consistent with the 
4 
zoning provided in the management plan. 
5 
Should areas occupied by tenured migrants be designated as zones in which no 
6 
occupation or other activities are allowed pursuant to the attainment of sustainable 
7 
development, provision for the transfer of said tenured migrants to mUltiple-use zones or 
8 
buffer zones shall be accomplished through just and humane means. 
9 
In the event of termination of a tenurial instrument for cause or by voluntary 
10 
surrender of rights, the PASu shall take immediate steps to rehabilitate the area in order 
11 
to return it to its natural state prior to the cultivation or other act by the tenured migrant. 
12 
Other Pasonanca Natural Park occupants who do not qualify as tenured migrants 
13 
shall be resettled outside the Pasonanca Natural Park as determined by the 
14 
Management Board. The Management Board shall determine, plan and implement a 
15 
definite schedule for resettling them outside of the Pasonanca Natural Park following 
16 
the procedures set forth by existing law. 
17 
SEC. 11. Existing Fac;;lities Within the Pasonanca Natural Park. - Within sixty 
18 
(60) days from the effectivity of this Act, existing facilities such as roads, buildings, 
19 
water systems, transmission lines, communication facilities, heavy equipment, and 
20 
irrigation facilities existing within the boundaries of the Pasonanca Natural Park shall 
21 
submit project description to the Management Board through the PASu. 
22 
The Management Board, with the assistance of ihe DENR, shall determine 
23 
whether the existence of such facility and its future plan and operations will be 
24 
detrimental to the Pasonanca Natural Park or whether conditions for its operation shall 
25 
be imposed. If any such conditions are violated, the owner of the faCility shall be liable 
26 
to pay a fine of Five Thousand Pesos (P5,OOO.OO) for every violation. Upon reaching a 
27 
total fine of Five Hundred Thousand Pesos (P500,OOO.OO), the Management Board 
28 
through the PASu and deputizing other government entities, shall cause the cessation 
29 
and demolition of the facility at the cost of its owner. 
30 
Existing facilities allowed to remain within the Pasonanca Natural Park may be 
31 
charged a reasonable royalty by the Management Board. All income from such royalty 
32 
shall accrue to the Pasonanca Natural Park Fund. 
33 
SEC. 12. Renewable and Non-Renewable Resources. - Any exploitation of or 
34 
utilization of nonrenewable resources within the Pasonanca Natural Park shall not be 
35 
allowed. Renewable Energy projects, within the protected landscape shall be permitted 
36 
only through an Act of Congress except energy from wind, sun, and water sources and 
20 


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not more than one (1) megawatt capacity for mini-hydro power: Provided, That these 
2 
renewal energy projects are established outside the strict protection zone, adopt 
3 
reduced impact technologies, and undergo the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) 
4 
system as provided by law: Provided, further, That the Management Board 
5 
endorsement has been obtained. 
6 
SEC: 13. Special Prosecutor and Retained Counsel. - Within thirty (30) days 
7 
from the effectivity of this Act, the Department of Justice (DOJ) shall appoint a special 
8 
prosecutor to whom all cases of violation of laws, rules and regulations in the 
9 
Pasonanca Natural Park shall be assigned. Such Special Prosecutor shall coordinate 
10 
with the Management Board and the PASu in the performance of his/her duties and 
11 
assist in the training of wardens and rangers in arrest and criminal procedures. The 
12 
Management Board may retain the services of a counsel to prosecute and/or assist in 
13 
the prosecution of cases under the direct control and supervision of the regular or 
14 
special prosecutor and to defend the members of the Management Board, the PASu 
15 
and the staff, or any person assisting in the protection, conservation and sustainable 
16 
development of the Pasonance Natural Park, against any legal action related to their 
17 
powers, functions and responsibilities as provided in this Act or as delegated or tasked 
18 
by the Management Board. 
19 
SEC, 14. Prohibited Acts and Penalties. - The following shall be the prohibitions 
20 
and penalties applicable to the Pasonanca Natural Park, in addition to the prohibited 
21 
acts as provided in the NIPAS Act and its Implementing Rules and Regulations: 
22 
(1)The penalties and qualifications prescribed in Articles 309 and 310 of the 
23 
Revised Penal Code depending on the value of the resources involved in connection 
24 
with the prohibited act and/or fine at least triple the value of the said resources shall be 
25 
imposed on any person who: 
26 
(a) Takes, destroys, coliects, disturbs or possesses any wild terrestrial or aquatic 
27 
plants, animals, flora or fauna, sand, rocks or by-products derived therefrom, within 
28 
particularly identified regulated or prohibited areas zones in the Pasonanca Natural Park 
29 
including private lands without the necessary permit, authorization or exemption, 
30 
Provided, That the hunting of animals shall be absolutely prohibited except for scientific 
31 
research and for traditional hunting by the IPs/ICCs; 
32 
(b) Cuts, gathers, removes or collects timber or any forest products, within 
I 
33 
particularly identified regulated or prohibited areas or zones in the Pasonanca Natural 
34 
Park including private lands without the necessary permit, authorization or exemption; 
35 
(c) Possesses or transports, within or outside the Pasonanca Natural Park of any 
36 
timber, forest products, wild terrestrial or aquatic 'plants, animals, or by-products derived 
37 
therefrom which is ascertained to have been taken from the Pasonanca Natural Park; 
21 


(d) Undertakes mineral ex'ploration or extraction within the Pasonanca Natural 
2 
Park; 
3 
(e) Engages in quarrying of sand, gravel, guano, limestone or any material within 
4 
the Pasonanca Natural Park; 
5 
(f) Hunts, collects, removes or destroys endangered or protected species, except 
6 
when collection or removal is for scientific research and exempted from the prohibition 
7 
by the Management Board; 
8 
(g) Conducts bioprospecting within the Pasonanca Natural Park without the 
9 
necessary permit; or 
10 
(h) Establishes or Introduces any exotic species, within the Pasonanca Natural 
11 
Park, which are detrimental to endemic species and the ecosystem therein. 
12 
(2) A fine of not less than Five Thousand Pesos (P5,OOO.OO) but not more than 
13 
Five Hundred Thousand Pesos (P500,OOO.OO) and/or imprisonment of not less than one 
14 
year nor more than six (6) years shall be imposed upon any person who: 
15 
(a) Viqlates any rules and regulations in the management plan or by the 
16 
Management Board or agreements reached before the Management Board in the 
17 
exercise df adjudicative functions; 
18 
(b) Erects any structure on land or on water for any purposes outside the 
19 
management plan, duly allowed by the Management Board: Provided, That large-scale 
\ 20 
private infrastructure and other projects such as medium to high density residential 
21 
subdivisions, medium to large commercial and industrial establishments, golf courses, 
22 
heavily mechanized commercial and non-traditional farming, and other activities that 
23 
cause increased in-migration and resource degradation are absolutely prohibited; 
24 
(c) Possesses a chainsaw, hacksaw and other mechanized equipment within the 
25 
Pasonanca Natural Park without a permit; 
26 
(d) Throws, dumps or causes to be dumped into the Pasonanca Natural Park any 
27 
non-biodegradable material or waste whether liquid, solid or gas; 
28 
(e) Uses, dumps, places or causes to be placed into the Pasonanca Natural Park 
29 
toxic chemicals, including pesticides and other hazardous substances, unless the same 
30 
is expressly allowed in the management plan; 
31 
(f) Prospects, hunts or otherwise locates hidden treasures within the Pasonanca 
32 
Natural Park; 
33 
(g) Informally occupies or dwells in any land within the Pasonanca Natural Park; 
34 
(h) Possesses or uses blasting caps or explosives anywhere within the Pasonanca 
35 
Natural Park; 
22 


(i) Destroys, excavates, vandalizes or, in any manner, damages any natural 
2 
formation on land, religious, spiritual, historical sites, artifacts and other objects of 
3 
natural or·scenic value; 
4 
(j) Alters, removes or destroys boundary marks or signs; or 
5 
(k) Engages in kaingin, or, in any manner, causing forest fires inside the 
6 
Pasonanca Natural Park; or 
7 
(I) Purchases, sells, mortgages or leases lands or other portions of the Pasonanca 
8 
Natural Park which are covered by any tenurial instrument. 
9 
Valuation of the damage for this Act shall take into account biodiversity and 
10 
conservation considerations as well as aesthetic and scenic value. Valuation assessed 
11 
by the DENR or the concerned government agency shall be presumed correct unless 
12 
otherwise proven by preponderant evidence. 
13 
Any person who shall induce another or conspire to commit any of the illegal acts 
14 
prohibited in this Act or suffer their workers to commit any of the same shall be liable in 
15 
the same manner as the one actually performing the act. 
16 
All conveyances, vessels, equipments, paraphernalia, implements, gears, tools 
17 
and similar devices shall be subject to immediate and administrative confiscation, 
18 
Independent of the judicial proceedings by the PASu Office upon apprehension, subject 
19 
however to dUe process and substantial evidence requirements. When legal action is , 
20 
however, filed in the regular courts, the said conveyances, vessels, equipments, 
21 
paraphernalia, implements, gears, tools and similar devices, independent of the 
22 
administrative proceedings, shall not be released until after judgment has been 
23 
rendered. Proceeds of the sale of all objects administratively or judicially confiscated 
24 
pursuant hereto shall accrue to the Pasonanca Natural Park Fund. Procedure for the 
25 
sale thereof shall be promulgated by the Management Board. However, in no case shall 
26 
any confiscated or rescued protected animal species be sold or in any manner disposed 
27 
of but shall be immediately turned over to the PASu Office for release in its natural 
28 
habitat, subject to existing regulations. 
29 
The penalties specified in this Section will be in addition to the penalties contained 
30 
in RA 9072 (National Caves and Cave Resources Management and Protection Act), RA 
31 
9147 (Wildlife Resources Conservation and Protection Act), and other related laws. 
32 
Conviction for any offense under this Act, of a public officer or officer of the law 
33 
shall carry the accessory penalty of perpetual disqualification from public office. 
34 
SEC, 15, Reporting Responsibility. -
The PASu, through the Management 
35 
Board, shall submit an annual accomplishment report to the Secretary of the DENR on 
36 
the activities undertaken in the Pasonanca Natural Park. 
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SEC. 16. Appropriations. - The Secretary of the DENR shall immediately include 
2 
in the Department's program the implementation of this Act, the funding of which shall 
3 
be included in the annual General Appropriations Act 
4 
SEC. 17. Separability Clause. - If, for any reason, any part or section of this Act 
5 
is declared unconstitutional or invalid, such other parts not affected thereby shall remain 
6 
in full force and effect. 
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SEC. 18. Construction and Suppletory Application of Existing Laws. -The 
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provisions of this Act shall be construed liberally in favor of the protection and 
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rehabilitation of the Pasonanca Natural Park and the conservation and restoration of its 
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biological diversity, taking into account the needs and interests of qualified tenured 
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migrants, for present and future Filipino generations. 
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The NIJDAS Act shall have suppletory effect in the implementation of this Act. 
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SEC. 19. Transitory Provision. - In order to ensure the recovery and restoration 
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of biological diversity and to develop sustainable livelihood opportunities for tenured 
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migrants, the DENR shall henceforth cease to issue concessions, licenses, permits, 
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clearances, compliance documents or any other instrument that allows exploitation and 
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utilization of resources within the Pasonanca Natural Park until the management plan 
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shall have been put into effect. 
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All existing land use and resource use permits within the Pasonanca Natural Park 
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shall be reviewed and shall not be renewed upon their expiration unless consistent with 
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the management plan and approved by the Management Board. 
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SEC. 20~ Repealing Clause. -
All laws, decrees, proclamations, rules and 
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regulations inconsistent with this Act are hereby repealed or, modified accordingly. 
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SEC. 21. Effectivity Clause. - This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its 
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complete publication in the Official Gazette or in a national newspaper of general 
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circulation available in the Pasonanca Natural Park. 
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Approved, 
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