HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
Quezon City, Metro Manila 
19th Congress 
First Regular Session 
House Bill No. ________________ 
Introduced by REPRESENTATIVE EMIGDIO P. TANJUATCO III 
EXPLANATORY NOTE 
This bill seeks to declare the Kaliwa River Forest Reserve situated in the 
Provinces of Rizal and Quezon, as the Kaliwa River Forest and Wildlife Sanctuary 
(KRFWS) and be classified as a Protected Area under the National Integrated 
Protected Areas System (NIPAS) pursuant to Republic Act 7586 of 1992, as amended 
by Republic Act 11038 or the Expanded National Integrated Protected Areas System 
(NIPAS) Act of 2018.  
Also known as Kaliwa Watershed Forest Reserve (KWFR), the sanctuary is a 
31,883-hectare forest reservation straddling Municipalities of Tanay, Rizal and 
General Nakar, Quezon that is currently reserved as a permanent forest under 
Presidential Proclamation No. 573, s. 1969. 
It is home to various threatened wildlife such as the Endangered Northern 
Philippine Hawk-eagle (Nisaetus philippensis), the Philippine Brown Deer (Rusa 
marianna), the Philippine Warty Pig (Sus philippensis), the Vulnerable Northern 
Rufous Hornbill (Buceros hydrocorax), the Critically Endangered Philippine 
Eagle (Pithecophaga jefferyi), and restricted-range birds of the Luzon Endemic Bird 
Area, all of which are found nowhere else in the planet. The biggest portion of its 
vegetation has approximately 12,147 hectares of residual forests which has around 
172 plant or flora species recorded: 39 of which are endemic or only found in the 
country, and 17 are threatened or vulnerable to endangerment or extinction in the near 
future. Notable species also spotted in the area are the endangered and rare Rafflesia 
manillana and Jade vine (Strongylodon macrobotrys), and other critically endangered 
tree species like Red Lauan (Shorea negrosensis), White Lauan (Shorea contorta), 
Mayapis (Shorea palosapis), Bagtikan (Parashorea malaanonan), Tiaong (Shorea 
ovata) and Dungon (Heritiera sylvatica).1  
Declaring the reserve as a protected area will ensure that these flora and fauna 
will continue to be preserved and that the area will receive the appropriate 
management so that its existing biodiversity is not disturbed 
In view of the foregoing, passage of this bill is earnestly sought. 
EMIGDIO P. TANJUATCO 
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Republic of the Philippines 
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
Quezon City, Metro Manila 
19th Congress 
First Regular Session 
House Bill No. ________________ 
Introduced by REPRESENTATIVE EMIGDIO P. TANJUATCO III 
AN ACT 
DECLARING THE KALIWA RIVER FOREST AND WILDLIFE SANCTUARY IN THE 
MUNICIPALITIES OF TANAY, RIZAL AND GENERAL NAKAR, QUEZON, FOR ITS 
SUSTAINED MANAGEMENT AND PROTECTION, AS A PROTECTED AREA 
UNDER THE NATIONAL INTEGRATED PROTECTED AREAS SYSTEM (NIPAS) 
OF THE REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES PURSUANT TO NATIONAL 
INTEGRATED PROTECTED AREAS SYSTEM (NIPAS) ACT OF 1992, AS 
AMENDED BY EXPANDED NATIONAL INTEGRATED PROTECTED AREAS 
SYTEM (ENIPAS) ACT OF 2018. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in 
Congress assembled: 
SECTION 1. Title. — This Act shall be known and cited as the “Kaliwa River Forest and 
Wildlife Sanctuary Act". 
SEC. 2. Declaration of Policy. — It is 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 in the 
Kaliwa River Forest and Wildlife Sanctuary Protected Area within the Municipalities of 
Tanay, Rizal, and General Nakar, Quezon, through its establishment as a component 
of the National Integrated Protected Areas System (NIPAS), without prejudice to the 
continued occupation thereat of any indigenous tribes 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 Kaliwa River Forest and Wildlife Sanctuary and protect the way of life of the 
people living in and around the protected area. 
SEC. 3. Scope and Coverage. — The Kaliwa River Forest and Wildlife Sanctuary shall 
cover the tract of land embraced and situated in the Provinces of Rizal and Quezon, 
Island of Luzon, containing a total area of 31,883.13 hectares, the metes and bounds 
of which are delineated as follows: 
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Beginning at a point marked “1” on Map of the proposed Kaliwa River Forest and 
Wildlife Sanctuary, being N 25°24'00" W of BLLM- 12, PLS-39 Tanay, Rizal with 
geographic coordinates 14°34'15.71" and 121°20'25.85" at a distance of 
5,187.88 meters, 
thence 
N 47°23'00" W 
 372.58 m. to point 2 
thence 
N 10°28'00" W 
   3,645.88 m. to point 3 
thence 
N 44°53'00" E 
   2,447.62 m. to point 4 
thence 
N 2°00'00" W 
 862.44 m. to point 5 
thence 
N 7°17'00" W 
   2,929.29 m. to point 6 
thence 
N 28°45'00" W 
 898.46 m. to point 7 
thence 
N 11°17'00" W 
   3,123.32 m. to point 8 
thence 
N 24°22'00" W 
   4,092.00 m. to point 9 
thence 
N 11°0'00" W 
   1,501.20 m. to point 10 
thence 
N 69°28'00" E 
   3,483.03 m. to point 11 
thence 
N 27°34'00" E 
   3,840.08 m. to point 12 
thence 
S 66°53'00" E 
   6,744.21 m. to point 13 
thence 
S 28°36'00" E 
   6,253.15 m. to point 14 
thence 
S 9°0'00" E 
   7,333.79 m. to point 15 
thence 
S 11°3'00" W 
   4,421.09 m. to point 16 
thence 
S 30°48'00" E 
   6,804.13 m. to point 17 
thence 
S 21°25'00" E 
   1,657.49 m. to point 18 
thence 
S 44°5'00" W 
 788.83 m. to point 19 
thence 
S 82°52'00" W 
   6,270.29 m. to point 20 
thence 
N 79°42'00" W 
   3,994.26 m. to point 21 
thence 
N 40°52'00" W 
   2,902.78 m. to point 22 
thence 
N 9°38'00" W 
 980.02 m. to point 23 
thence 
N 37°20'00" W 
   1,523.34 m. to point 24 
thence 
N 81°32'00" W 
   2,334.09 m. to point 1 
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 concerned 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) Genera/ 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.
(c) General Management Planning Strategy (GMPS) shall refer to a guide
in the formulation of site-specific management plans, including buffer
zones.


(d) 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. 
(e) Indigenous Peoples Rights Act (IPRA) shall refer to Republic Act No. 8371. 
(f) Integrated Protected Area Fund (IPAF) refer to a trust fund established 
for the purpose of financing projects within the protected area. 
(g) 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. 
(h) National Integrated Protected Areas System (NIPAS) 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. 
(i) 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.  
(j) 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. 
(k) 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. 
(l) Protected Area Superintendent (PASu) shall refer to the DENR officer 
assigned to act as chief operating officer of the Kaliwa River Forest and 
Wildlife Sanctuary. 
(m) Secretary shall refer to the Secretary of the DENR. 
(n) 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 Kaliwa River Forest and Wildlife Sanctuary. — The 
management of the Kaliwa River Forest and Wildlife Sanctuary 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 Kaliwa River Forest and Wildlife Sanctuary is hereby 
created and shall exercise the powers and functions herein provided. 
SEC. 7. Composition of the PAMB. — The PAMB for the Kaliwa River Forest and Wildlife 
Sanctuary shall be composed of the following. 


(a) The DENR Regional Executive Director (RED) for Region IV-A, as 
Chairman; 
(b) The Members of Congress from the Second District of Rizal and the First 
District of Quezon or their duly authorized representatives, as Co-Vice 
Chairpersons;  
(c) The Governors of the provinces of Rizal and Quezon or their duly 
authorized representatives; 
(d) The Mayors of Tanay, Rizal and General Nakar, Quezon, or their duly 
authorized representatives, as members; 
(e) The barangay captains of the barangays having jurisdiction over any 
portion of the protected area, as members; 
(f) The Regional Director of the Department of Agriculture (DA) for Region IV-
A or a duly authorized representative, as member; 
(g) The Municipal Environment and Natural Resources Officers (MENRO) of 
Tanay, Rizal and General Nakar, Quezon, as members; 
(h) 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 
(i) 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 Functions of the PAMB. - The PAMB for the Kaliwa River Forest 
and Wildlife Sanctuary 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; 
(b) Establish criteria and set fees for the issuance of permits for the activities 
regulated by this Act or the approved management plan; 
(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 patterns 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 in-charge of the management, 
protection and administration of the Kaliwa River Forest and Wildlife Sanctuary. 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 IV-A 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 all 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 municipal governments of Tanay, Rizal and General 
Nakar, Quezon, NGOs, other government 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; 
(e) 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. 
In the event of termination of a tenure instrument for cause or by voluntary surrender 
of rights, the PASu shall take immediate steps to rehabilitate the area in order to return 
it to its natural state prior to the cultivation or other act by the tenured migrant. 
All private rights within the protected area shall be protected in accordance with 
existing laws. 
 
SEC. 12. Existing Facilities Within the Kaliwa River Forest and Wildlife Sanctuary. — 
Existing facilities allowed to remain within the Kaliwa River Forest and Wildlife Sanctuary 
may be charged a reasonable fee by the PAMB, which shall be embodied in a Special 
Use Agreement in Protected Areas (SAPA) to be entered into with the owner of the 
facility. All income from such fees shall accrue to the Kaliwa River Forest and Wildlife 
Sanctuary Fund established pursuant to this Act. 
In setting the user fees on man-made facilities 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) 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 or 
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 
(5) 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 carry the penalty of 
eviction from the protected area and forfeiture in favor of the government 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 to the Kaliwa River Forest and Wildlife Sanctuary 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 Kaliwa River Forest and Wildlife Sanctuary Fund. - There is hereby 
established a trust fund to be known as the Kaliwa River Forest and Wildlife Sanctuary 
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. Such income 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 Kaliwa River Forest and Wildlife Sanctuary: 
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 Kaliwa River Forest and Wildlife Sanctuary 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,