Republic of the Philippines
: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
é Quezon City

EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS
Second Regular Session

HOUSE BILL NO. 8276

INTRODUCED BY REPRESENTATIVE FREDERICK W. SIAO

Mining and other extractive industries are among the most destructive activities on
the planet, especially for indigenous and farming communities. The minerals,
‘metals, fuel and timber that extractive industries seek are very profitable, that
resisting them from the injurious utilization and degradation of the environment is a
huge undertaking-much to the disadvantage of future generations,

The City of lligan is endowed with rich natural resources specially in our Hinterlands
(which comprises 80% of our tand area), highly diverse cultures and is a strategic
trading site in Ceniral Mindanao. Protecting our Hinterlands is a necessary move for
this Representation

The right to a balanced and healthful ecology is solemnly incorporated in the
fundamental law of our land. Section 16 Article il of the 1987 Constitution concerns
the inter-generationai responsibility to preserve and Protect our environment that is
capable of sustaining life.

The said right implies among many other things, the correlative duty to refrain from
impairing the environment. Itis founded in the behavior suitable to treat the
environment as a valuable asset, rather than a collection of things to be exploited
and discarded.

The catastrophic effects of mining are the conditions that our children and future

generations will have to endure-a deadly inheritance abridging the right to life,
livelihood, health and security.

‘We are the world that we live in, and the people Of ligan City choose to live free of
mining.

is earnestly sought.


Republic of the Prilgpivas
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City

KIGHTEENTH CONGRESS:
Second Regular Session

HOUSE BLL No. 8276

INTRODUCED BY REPRESENTATIVE FREDERICK W. S1AO

AN AGT DECLARING THE CIty OF ILIGAN A MINING FREE ZONE AND.
PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR THE VIOLATION THEREOF

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

Section? State of Policy. -ttis the policy of the state to protect and advance the
fight of the peopie to a balanced and healttvul ecology in accord with the rhythm and
Harmony of nature. Towards this end, the State shall protect the people and the
‘environment of its terntaries fram the harmful affects of mining

Section2. Dectaration of Hligan Clty as a Mining Free Zone -The City of itigan is
hereby declared a mining free zone, thereby all forms of mining achyity within its
territorial jurisdiction is prohibited

For the purpose of this Act, mining shail reer to the extrachon of valuable minerals
F other geological materials from the earth and shail include such mining activities
as exploration, feasibility, development, utilization and Processing and large-scale
‘quarry operations involving cement raw materials, marble, granite, sand and gravel
onstruction aggregates. Provided, however, that the quartying of gravel. sand and
cement raw materials is exempted from the coverage of this Act, subject, however,
to the requirements of existing mirung and environment laws

Sectiona, Penal Provision Violation of this Acts punishable by no leas than six (6)
Years but not more than twelve (12) years of imprisonment Fines shail also be
imposed in the amount of not iess than One Millon Pesos ( P 1,000,000) but nat
‘more than Two Million Pesos ( P 2,000,000)

Ifthe violator is @ corporation or association, the president and the manager of said
Corporation oF association or its agent or representative in the Philippines, in the



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case of a foreign corporation ar association, shall directly be held liable for the
violation of this Act.

‘Alien offender who rendered service of his/her sentence and/or paid the fines
imposed herein, shall be deported immediately.

Section 4. Implementing rules and regulations.- The Secretary of the
Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) shall formulate the
necessary rules and regulations for the effective implementation of this Act

Section 5. Separability Clause.- If any portion or provision of this Act is declared
‘unconstitutional, the remainder of this Act or the provisions not affected thereby
shail remain in force and in effect.

Section 6. Repealing Clause - All laws, decrees, orders, rules and regulations or
Parts thereof inconsistent with the provisions of this Act are hereby repealed or
modified accordingly.

Section 7. Effectivity.-This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) da
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Publication in the Official Gazette or in at least two (2) newspapers of general

Approved,