TWENTIETH CONGRESS 
) 
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES ) 
First Regular Session 
) 
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
Introduced by Representative Rufus B. Rodriguez and 
Representative Maximo B. Rodriguez, Jr. 
House Bill No. 3339
EXPLANATORY NOTE 
This bill was approved by the House of Representatives during the 19th Congress. 
This bill seeks to declare the Huluga Caves 1 & 2 in Barangay Indahag, Cagayan de Oro City 
as 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. 
RUFUS B. RODRIGUEZ 
  MAXIMO B. RODRIGUEZ, JR. 
August 7, 2025
10:12 am


TWENTIETH CONGRESS 
) 
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES ) 
First Regular Session 
) 
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
Introduced by Representative Rufus B. Rodriguez and 
Representative Maximo B. Rodriguez, Jr. 
House Bill No.  3339 
AN ACT 
DECLARING HULUGA CAVES 1 & 2, LOCATED IN BARANGAY INDAHAG, CAGAYAN 
DE ORO CITY, PROVINCE OF MISAMIS ORIENTAL, AS ECOTOURISM SITES 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress 
assembled:  
SECTION 1. The Huluga Caves 1 & 2 located in Barangay Indahag, Cagayan de Oro City, 
Province of Misamis Oriental, are hereby declared as ecotourism sites. Pursuant thereto, their 
development shall be prioritized and supported by the Department of Tourism (DOT), subject 
to the rules and regulations governing the development of ecotourism sites.  
SEC. 2.  Within one hundred twenty (120) days after the approval of this Act, the local 
government of Cagayan de Oro City shall, in coordination with the DOT, Department of 
Environment and Natural Resources and  concerned agencies of the government, prepare a 
tourism development plan that shall include the construction, installation and maintenance of 
such appropriate infrastructure and facilities  to enhance tourism in the area: Provided, That 
said  development plan  shall ensure the preservation and conservation of the natural beauty 
and resources of the area: Provided further, That the implementation of the tourism 
development plan shall be included in the budget of the local government of Cagayan de Oro 
City. 
SEC. 3. The DOT shall assist the local government of Cagayan de Oro City in the 
implementation of the tourism development plan by providing technical assistance in tourism 
capacity building. It shall also include Huluga Caves 1 & 2 in its national and regional 
promotion programs.    
SEC. 4. The funding for the implementation of this Act shall be included in the annual budget 
of the local government of Cagayan de Oro City. The DOT may augment such allocation with 
internally-generated funds. 
SEC. 5.  Within sixty (60) days from the effectivity of this Act, the local government of Cagayan 
de Oro City shall, in consultation with the DOT and concerned agencies of the government, 
promulgate rules and regulations to implement this Act.  
SEC. 6.  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.   
SEC. 7. All laws, rules, regulations, executive orders, proclamations, presidential decrees and 
other issuances inconsistent with any of the provisions of this Act are hereby deemed repealed 
or amended accordingly. 
SEC. 8. This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in the Official Gazette 
or in a newspaper of general circulation.  
Approved,