Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE 0F REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City, Metro Manila
NINETEENTH CONGRESS
Second Regular Session
HOUSEBILLNo.   8803
Introduced by Representative Ivan Howard Guintu
EXPLANATORY NOTE
Section 7, Article XIII of the  1987 Constitution provides that "[t]he State shall protect
the rights of subsistence fishermen, especially of local communities, to the preferential use of
local marine and fishing resources, both inland and offshore. It shall provide support to such
fishermen through appropriate technology and research, adequate financial, production, and
marketing assistance, and other services."
Aquaculture  and  fisheries  is  one  of the  main  industries  in  the  province  of Capiz.
According to the Philippine Statistics Authority, the volume of production in fisheries and other
marine  products  in the  province  of Capiz  during the First  Quarter of 2022  reached  11.77
thousand metric tons,lower by 4.06 thousand metric tons  from last year's  15.83  thousand
metric tons of the same quarter.  The decrease was 25.63 percent of the total fish production
during the year.
This  bill  seeks  to  establish  a  multi-species  marine  hatchery  in  the  municipality  of
Pontevedra in the Province of capiz. It shall be under the supervision of the Bureau ofFisheries
and Aquatic Resources of the Department of Agriculture (BFAR-DA). The BFAR-DA shall
transfer the management of the hatchery facilities to the local government unit within two years
and it shall also implement a training and phasing-in program for local government personnel
on the management and operation of the hatchery.
The establishment of a multi-species marine hatchery will bolster the productivity of
the  aquaculture  and  fisheries  industry  in  Capiz  and  provide  more  opportunities  to  local
fisherfolks and coastal communities.
In view of this, early passage of this bill is sought.


Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE 0F REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City, Metro Manila
NINETEENTH CONGRESS
Second Regular Session
HOUSEBILLNo.   8803
Introduced by Representative Ivan Howard Guintu
AN ACT
ESTABLISHING A MULTI-SPECIHS MARINE HATCHERY IN THE
MUNICIPALITY OF PONTEVEDRA, PROVINCE 0F CAPIZ, AND
APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR
Be it erracted by the Senate and the House Of Represerttatives  Of the Philippines  in
Congress assembled:
SECTION  1.    There  shall  be  established,  under  the  supervision  of the  Bureau  of
Fisheries  and  Aquatic  Resources  of the  Department  of Agriculture  (BFAR-DA),  a  multi-
species marine hatchery in the Municipality of pontevedra, Province of Capiz.
SEC. 2. The BFAR-DA shall, within two (2) years after the establishment of the multi-
species  marine  hatchery,  transfer  the  management  of the  same  to  the  local  government
concerned through a memorandum of agreement. The BFAR-DA shall implement a training
and phasing-in program for local government personnel on the management and operation of
the hatchery.
SEC. 3. The Secretary of Agricultures shall include in the Department's programs the
establishment of the multi-species marine hatchery in the Municipality of pontevedra, Province
of capiz, the funding of which shall be included in the annual General Appropriations Act. The
local government unit concerned shall set aside funds from any available local revenue in an
amount deemed appropriate for the operationalization of the hatchery.
SHC.  4.  Within  sixty  (60)  days  from  the  effectivity  of this  Act,  the  Secretary  of
Agriculture shall issue the rules and regulations on the supervision, operation, monitoring, and
the  eventual transfer  of the  management of the multi-species  marine  hatchery to  the  local
government of Pontevedra.
SEC. 5. This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days from its publication in the Official


Gazette or in at least two (2) newspapers of general circulation.
Approved,