Republic of the Philippines 
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
Quezon City 
Nineteenth Congress 
First Regular Session 
HOUSE BILL NO. _____ 
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Introduced by Honorable Mark O. Go 
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   EXPLANATORY NOTE 
The City of Baguio is renowned all over the country, and recognized overseas for its 
culture and heritage that is strongly connected with its nature and environment. Over the years 
Baguio has grown to become an economic and technological hub in the North, and as 
urbanization and development progressively taken their toll on the environment, sustainability, 
rehabilitation, and preservation have become urgent concerns.  Among the threats to the 
sustainability of the city and the preservation of its environment are the mining activities within 
the city.   
There are at present two mineral reservations in the city of Baguio. By virtue of 
Proclamation 414 issued in 1957 by President Carlos Garcia, 380 hectares of land in barangays 
Laokan Apugan, Atok Trail and Kias were excluded for the Baguio Townsite Reservation and 
declared a mineral reservation. However, since the effectivity of the declaration, there have been 
isolated small-scale mining and other activities in these and other areas. These areas have also 
become so heavily populated with inhabitants that they no longer serve their purpose as mining 
zones. In addition, the reported presence of sinkholes makes the reservations geohazard areas. If 
mining activities are continued in this city, the lives of the people and the local ecosystem of our 
city will continue to be in danger. Given this set of conditions, it is no longer beneficial for the 
city to allow mining activities The irreparable damage that mining extorts upon the environment 
is too much a price for the potential benefits that mining promises to the host community.  
Our very Constitution mandates the protection and advancement of the right to a balance 
and healthful ecology. This proposed measure is a step towards fulfilling this constitutional 
mandate for the people of Baguio. 
In view of the forgoing, the immediate consideration and approval of this measure is 
earnestly sought. 
 MARK O. GO 
July 1, 2022 
7:03 pm
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Republic of the Philippines 
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
Quezon City 
Nineteenth Congress 
First Regular Session 
HOUSE BILL NO._____ 
_____________________________________________________________________ 
Introduced by Honorable Mark O. Go  
_____________________________________________________________________ 
AN ACT REPEALING PRESIDENTIAL PROCLAMATION NO. 414 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress 
assembled: 
SECTION 1.  Repeal of Proclamation No. 414, s. 1957. – Presidential Proclamation 
No. 414, s. 1957 entitled “Excluding from the Operations of the Resolutions of the Philippine 
Commission dated January 25, 1907 and August 30, 1916, and Opening to Disposition under 
the Provisions of Commonwealth Act Numbered One Hundred and Thirty- Seven, as 
Amended, A Parcel of Land Situated within the Baguio Townsite Reservation” is hereby 
repealed. All laws, decrees, letters of instruction, executive orders, rules and regulations, and 
other issuances or parts thereof inconsistent with this Act are hereby repealed or modified 
accordingly. 
SEC. 2.  Reclassification of Land.  –  The parcel land previously declared as mineral 
reservation shall form part of the Baguio Townsite Reservation and is hereby reclassified as 
alienable and open to disposition. 
SEC. 3.  Effectivity.  –  This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication 
in the Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation. 
Approved, 
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