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Introduced by Representative Rufus B. Rodriquez

House Bill No. 24 48
EXPLANATORY NOTE

This bill seeks to declare the Huluga Caves 1 & 2 in Barangay Indahag, Cagayan de Oro City
as an ecotourism sites.

Huluga Caves 1 & 2 are two of the most visited tourist destinations in Cagayan de Oro City.
The two caves are located about 7 kilometers south of the city proper. The site where the
Huluga Caves 1 & 2 is a prehistoric site in the Philippines and among the numerous artifacts
uncovered at Huluga were human skeletal remains, fragments of which were eventually sent
to the Scripps Institution of Oceanography of the University of California at San Diego near La
Jolla, California where amino acid racemization dating technique dated it as belonging to 350
AD.

Declaring the Huluga Caves 1 & 2 as ecotourism sites will result in the development and
improvement of the tourist site. It will also help the development of the local community.

In view of the foregoing, immediate approval of this measure is earnestly requested.

RUFYS B. RODRIGUEZ


NINETEENTH CONGRESS )
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES }
First Regular Session

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Introduced by Representative Rufus B. Rodriquez

House Bill No. 2448

AN ACT
DECLARING HULUGA CAVES 1 & 2IN BARANGAY INDAHAG, CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY
AS ECOTOURISM SITES AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress
assembled:

SECTION 1. Huluga Caves 1 & 2 Ecotourism Sites. — The Huluga Caves 1 & 2 located in
Barangay Indahag, Cagayan de Oro City is hereby declared an ecotourism site.

Sec. 2. Huluga Caves 1 & 2 Ecotourism Master Plan. - Within one hundred twenty (120) days
from the approval of this Act, the Department of Tourism (DOT) and the Department of
Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) shall develop an ecotourism a master plan
subject to the rules and regulations governing the development of ecotourism sites. Said
masterplan shall be incorporated in the overall National Tourism Development Plan (NTDP),
pursuant to Republic Act No. 9593. otherwise known as “The Tourism Act of 2009” and shall
also include the construction and maintenance of infrastructure and facilities in the area:
Provided, That the development plan shall ensure the preservation and conservation of the
scenery and resources of the area.

Sec. 3. Appropriations. - The Secretary of the DOT shall include in the Department's program
the implementation of this Act, the funding of which shall be included in the annual General
Appropriations Act and from internally generated funds of the DOT.

Sec. 4. Separability Clause. - If any provision of this Act shall be declared unconstitutional or
invalid, the other provisions not affected thereby shall remain in full force and effect.

See. 5. Repealing Clause. - All laws, rules, regulations, executive orders, presidential decrees
and other issuances inconsistent with any of the provisions of this Act are hereby deemed
repealed or amended accordingly.

Sec. 7. Effectivity. - This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in the Official
Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation.

Approved,