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FOURTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE 
First Regular Session 
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES 
(In substitution of Senate Bill Nos. 174 and 1065) 
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Prepared jointly by the Committees on Environment and Natural Resources and Finance 
with Senators Madrigal, Legarda, and Cayetano, P. as authors thereof 
AN ACT 
ESTABLISHING THE MOUNTAINS OF BANAHAW AND SAN CRISTOBAL IN THE 
PROVINCES OF LAGUNA AND QUEZON AS A PROTECTED AREA, UNDER THE 
CATEGORY OF PROTECTED LANDSCAPE PROVIDING FOR ITS MANAGEMENT 
AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in 
Congress assembled: 
SECTION 1. Title. - This Act shall be known as the “Mts. Banahaw-San Cristobal 
Protected Landscape (MBSCPL) Act of 2008.” 
SEC. 2. Declaration of Policy-The importance of the Banahaw and San Cristobal 
mountains as a major watershed in the provinces of Laguna and Quezon, including its 
educational, aesthetic, biodiversity, and cultural and religious importance behooves the 
State to undertake steps for its protection and preservation. 
It is therefore declared the policy of the State to ensure the protection and 
conservation of these mountains and their associated forest, biodiversity, cultural and 
religious importance. In so doing, the State shall ensure the full implementation of this 
Act, the mobilization of resources for the Institutional mechanisms herein established, 
and the full scientific and technical support needed for the conservation of biodiversity 
and the integrity of the ecosystems, culture and religious practices 
SEC. 3. Scope and Coverage. - The boundaries of the Mts. Banahaw-San 
Cristobal Protected Landscape (MBSCPL), which falls under the category of protected 
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Lucban, and Tayabas in the Province of Quezon and the Municipalities of Rizal, 
Nagcarlan, Liliw, Majayjay and the City of San Pablo in the Province of Laguna, are as 
follows: 
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Beginning at a point marked "1" on the DENR NlPAS Map No. RO-4A-4, which is N 
29"43'E, 10,165.43 meters from BLLM No. 1 of the Municipality of Candelaria, Province 
of Quezon: 
Thence S OO"20' E 
Thence S 13"07' W 
Thence S 2552' E 
Thence S 46"20' E 
Thence S 73'15' W 
Thence S 35"04' W 
Thence S 39Y6 W 
Thence S 08"53' E 
Thence S 50"03' E 
Thence S 07"W E 
Thence S 45"34' W 
Thence S 04"16' W 
Thence N 73"02 W 
Thence N 1550' E 
Thence N 8O"Ol' W 
Thence S 14"51'W 
Thence N 73"02' W 
Thence N 18"44' W 
Thence N 40"18' W 
Thence N 17"19'W 
Thence N 35"22' E 
60.36 meters to corner 2; 
36.98 meters to corner 3; 
38.00 meters to corner 4; 
47.54 meters to corner 5; 
35.34 meters to corner 6; 
49.51 meters to corner 7; 
113.1 1 meters to corner 8; 
54.41 meters to corner 9; 
40.05 meters to corner 10; 
54.51 meters to corner 11; 
53.16 meters to corner 12; 
38.86 meters to corner 13; 
719.04 meters to corner 14; 
2626.35 meters to corner 15; 
287.28 meters to corner 16; 
2592.76 meters to corner 17; 
543.36 meters to corner 18; 
9.16 meters to corner 19; 
171.23 meters to corner 20; 
99.24 meters to corner 21; 
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Thence N 26"46' E 
Thence N 45"53' E 
Thence N 22"49 E 
Thence N 3O"lO W 
Thence N 49"23' W 
Thence N 38"IO'W 
Thence S 1334' W 
Thence S 27"14' E 
Thence S OO"52' W 
Thence S 07"06' W 
Thence S 29"14'W 
Thence S 87"05' W 
Thence N 49"12' W 
Thence S 43"16' W 
Thence N 82"15' W 
Thence N 16"52' W 
Thence S 81"44' W 
Thence S 80"20' W 
Thence S 53"04'W 
Thence S 66"43' W 
Thence S 34"47' W 
Thence N 61"OS'W 
Thence S 54"27' W 
Thence S 31"03' W 
Thence S 86"07' W 
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Thence S 41 "39' W 
Thence S 84'30' W 
682.87 meters to corner 23; 
408.32 meters to corner 24; 
514.71 meters to corner 25; 
236.96 meters to corner 26; 
575.43 meters to corner 27; 
228.62 meters to corner 28; 
227.78 meters to corner 29; 
88.87 meters to corner 30; 
155.04 meters to corner 31; 
301.26 meters to corner 32; 
128.75 meters to corner 33; 
155.03 meters to corner 34; 
289.72 meters to corner 35; 
79.67 meters to corner 36; 
144.96 meters to corner 37; 
78.04 meters to corner 38; 
72.52 meters to corner 39; 
258.92 meters to corner 40; 
103.06 meters to corner 41; 
128.71 meters to corner 42; 
86.70 meters to corner 43; 
80.58 meters to corner 44; 
87.17 meters to corner 45; 
176.71 meters to corner 46; 
574.78 meters to corner 47; 
149.36 meters to corner 48; 
43.75 meters to corner 49; 
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Thence N 44"22' W 
Thence N 44"22' W 
Thence N 45"18' W 
Thence N 73"OI' E 
Thence N 68"56' E 
Thence N IO"53' W 
Thence N 27'32' W 
Thence N 75"31' W 
Thence N 27 "40'E 
Thence N 46"28' E 
Thence N 81'07' E 
Thence N 39"14' E 
Thence N 34"45' E 
Thence N 21"13' E 
Thence N 18"28' W 
Thence N OO"38' E 
Thence N 6354' W 
Thence N 81"46'W 
Thence N 02"OI' W 
Thence N 25"39' W 
Thence S 80"13' W 
Thence S 20"36' W 
Thence S 12"43' W 
Thence N 82"04' W 
Thence S 06"26' E 
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Thence S 23"02' W 
235.00 meters to corner 51; 
459.00 meters to corner 52; 
158.94 meters to corner 53; 
144.82 meters to corner 54; 
81.65 meters to corner 55; 
117.50 meters to corner 56; 
337.04 meters to corner 57; 
261.49 meters to corner 58; 
566.49 meters to corner 59; 
170.00.meters to corner 60; 
326.66 meters to corner 61; 
162.18 meters to corner 62; 
218.33 meters to corner 63; 
196.92 meters to corner 64; 
171.31 meters to corner 65; 
80.94 meters to corner 66; 
81.77 meters to corner 67; 
135.93 meters to corner 68; 
173.89 meters to corner 69; 
77.31 meters to corner 70; 
165.80 meters to corner 71 ; 
482.86 meters to corner 72; 
187.47 meters to corner 73; 
149.62 meters to corner 74; 
112.75 meters to corner 75; 
117.49 meters to corner 76; 
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Thence N 70"02' W 
Thence N 35"27' E 
Thence N 27"31' E 
Thence N 06"42' W 
Thence N 17"02' W 
Thence N 41"44' W 
Thence S 89"03' W 
Thence S 01 "33' E 
Thence S 18"02' W 
Thence S IZ"12'W 
Thence S 7830' W 
Thence N 64"52' W 
Thence N 64"47' W 
Thence N 74"37' W 
Thence N 29"23' W 
Thence N 31"02'W 
Thence N 61"41' E 
Thence N 2139' W 
Thence S 85"07' W 
Thence S 6O"lO'W 
Thence N 68"12' W 
Thence N 30"31' W 
Thence N 7455' E 
Thence N 79"06' W 
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404.82 meters to corner 79; 
143.60 meters to corner 80; 
171.50 meters to corner 81; 
412.40 meters to corner 82; 
412.54 meters to corner 83; 
93.1 1 meters to corner 84; 
137.94 meters to corner 85; 
71.59 meters to corner 86; 
236.82 meters to corner 87; 
190.25 meters to corner 88; 
176.91 meters to corner 89; 
410.65 meters to corner 90; 
667.43 meters to corner 91; 
567.50 meters to corner 92; 
867.46 meters to corner 93; 
63.20 meters to corner 94; 
162.90 meters to corner 95; 
202.35 meters to corner 96; 
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51.30 meters to corner 99; 
374.77 meters to corner 100; 
290.00 meters to corner 101; 
356.49 meters to corner 102; 
325.61 meters to corner 103; 
131.76 meters to corner 104; 
153.52 meters to corner 105; 
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Thence S 3456' E 
Thence N 2034' 
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Thence N 51"OO' E 
Thence S 57"07' E 
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109.49 meters to corner 109; 
92.87 meters to corner 11 0; 
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202.45 meters to corner 112; 
116.07 meters to corner 11 3; 
166 .06 meters to corner 114; 
743.97 meters to corner 115; 
317.88 meters to corner 116; 
87.00 meters to corner 117; 
6.00 meters to corner 118; 
508.80 meters to corner 11 9; 
189.24 meters to corner 120; 
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441.86 meters to corner 122; 
305.14 meters to corner 123; 
253.21 meters to corner 124; 
214.30 meters to corner 125; 
498.72 meters to corner 126; 
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300.34 meters to corner 129; 
276.60 meters to corner 130; 
150.87 meters to corner 131 ; 
174.15 meters to corner 132; 
247.83 meters to corner 133; 
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Thence N 62"14' E 
Thence N 41"35' E 
Thence N 14"14' E 
Thence S 53"34 E 
Thence N 09"37' E 
Thence N 15"33' E 
Thence N 66"OO' E 
Thence N 07"02' E 
Thence N 82"28' E 
Thence N 46"24' E 
Thence S 44"33 E 
Thence N 35"16' E 
Thence N 38"09' W 
Thence N 47"03' E 
Thence N 45"32' E 
Thence S 40"53' E 
Thence N 49"43' E 
Thence S 78"23' E 
Thence N 58" 07' E 
Thence N 30" 30' E 
Thence N 56" 51' W 
Thence N 47"19' E 
Thence N 47"14' E 
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Thence S 04"50' E 
Thence S 79"05' E 
490.82 meters to corner 135; 
1585.41 meters to corner 136; 
500.31 meters to corner 137; 
177.65 meters to corner 138; 
396.41 meters to corner 139; 
186.44 meters to corner 140; 
233.17 meters to corner 141; 
326.65 meters to corner 142; 
1017.98 meters to corner 143; 
83.41 meters to corner 144; 
173.51 meters to corner 145; 
97.36 meters to corner 146; 
157.81 meters to corner 147; 
307.85 meters to corner 148; 
293.59 meters to corner 149; 
97.35 meters to corner 150; 
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68.34 meters to corner 152; 
176.50 meters to corner 153; 
147.27 meters to corner 154; 
175.15 meters to corner 155; 
297.37 meters to corner 156; 
330.98 meters to corner 157; 
191.96 meters to corner 158; 
267.27 meters to corner 159; 
102.24 meters to corner 160; 
290.45 meters to corner 161 ; 
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Thence N 03"05' E 
Thence N 48"21' E 
Thence S 27"17' E 
Thence S 55"12' E 
Thence N 50"34' E 
Thence S 51"OI' E 
Thence N 19"37' E 
Thence N 60"38 'E 
Thence N 07"08' E 
Thence N 52"30' E 
Thence S 39"39' E 
Thence N 76"39' E 
Thence S 62"27' E 
Thence S 62"42' E 
Thence S 57"35' E 
Thence S 62"16' E 
Thence S 62"26' E 
Thence S 48"34' E 
Thence S 62"32' W 
Thence S 71"14'W 
Thence S 17"45' E 
Thence N 83"Il' E 
Thence N 34 "29' E 
Thence N 83" 23' E 
Thence S 69"19' E 
Thence S 48"49' W 
Thence S 08'52' E 
Thence N 71"03' E 
217.16 meters to corner 163; 
185.22 meters to corner 164; 
186.52 meters to corner 165; 
11 1.47 meters to corner 166; 
258.78 meters to corner 167; 
56.24 meters to corner 168; 
163.18 meters to corner 169; 
192.88 meters to corner 170; 
130.10 meters to corner 171; 
224.00 meters to corner 172; 
243.08 meters to corner 173; 
156.05 meters to corner 174; 
488.87 meters to corner 175; 
912.98 meters to corner 176; 
434.56 meters to corner 177; 
616.11 meters to corner 178; 
500.91 meters to corner 179; 
677.31 meters to corner 180; 
552.94 meters to corner 181; 
449.60 meters to corner 182; 
446.62 meters to corner 183; 
250.96 meters to corner 184; 
818.24 meters to corner 185; 
254.87 meters to corner 186; 
249.07 meters to corner 187; 
393.32 meters to corner 188; 
548.04 meters to corner 189; 
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Thence S 2257' E 
Thence S 4652' W 
Thence S 31"OO' E 
Thence N 56"19' E 
Thence S 22"53' E 
Thence S 23"03' E 
Thence S 43"24' W 
Thence N 65"47' W 
Thence S 13'55' W 
Thence S 64"46' E 
Thence S 4237' W 
Thence S 43"04' W 
Thence N 81"38' W 
Thence N 2736' W 
Thence S 09"33' E 
Thence N 61 "59' W 
Thence S 04"44' W 
Thence S 43"04' W 
Thence S 23"14' E 
Thence S 75"45' W 
Thence N 76" 20' W 
Thence N 84"08' W 
Thence N 61"03' W 
Thence N 75"27' W 
Thence N 1735' E 
Thence N 59"34' W 
Thence N 78"24' W 
Thence N 67" 30' W 
496.32 meters to corner 191; 
70.22 meters to corner 192; 
11 5.95 meters to corner 193; 
50.87 meters to corner 194; 
818.88 meters to corner 195; 
971.35 meters to corner 196; 
199.83 meters to corner 197; 
902.90 meters to corner 198; 
330.65 meters to corner 199; 
728.42 meters to corner 200; 
269 .06 meters to corner 201 ; 
292.64 meters to corner 202; 
53.92 meters to corner 203; 
262.48 meters to corner 204; 
292.62 meters to corner 205; 
119.26 meters to corner 206; 
358.42 meters to corner 207; 
280.70 meters to corner 208; 
1488.76 meters to corner 209; 
43.27 meters to corner 210; 
160.48 meters to corner 21 1 ; 
51.89 meters to corner 212; 
93.10 meters to corner 213; 
153.34 meters to corner 214; 
233.12 meters to corner 215; 
69.44 meters to corner 216; 
98.99 meters to corner 217; 
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Thence S 68"IO' W 
Thence S 6253' W 
Thence S OI"O9' E 
Thence S 03"19' E 
Thence S 08"28' E 
Thence S 82"55' E 
Thence S 05"46' E 
Thence S 67"IO E 
Thence N 51"09' E 
Thence S 7701' E 
Thence S 81"29' E 
Thence S 68"03' E 
Thence S 3653' E 
Thence S 70"22' E 
Thence N 8558' E 
Thence S 51 "58' E 
Thence S 53-43, E 
Thence N 73"45' E 
Thence N 79"40' E 
Thence S 64"09' E 
Thence N 85"58 E 
Thence S 28"14' E 
Thence S 28"14' E 
Thence S 61"58' W 
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Thence S 75"42' W 
Thence S 21"25' W 
Thence S 61"58' W 
126.46 meters to corner 219; 
410.68 meters to corner 220; 
129.14 meters to corner 221; 
2.98 meters to corner 222; 
250.51 meters to corner 223; 
321.78 meters to corner 224; 
180.03 meters to corner 225; 
53.71 meters to corner 226; 
80.62 meters to corner 227; 
60.96 meters to corner 228; 
73.79 meters to corner 229; 
57.36 meters to corner 230; 
49.96 meters to corner 231; 
23.19 meters to corner 232; 
96.57 meters to corner 233; 
41.95 meters to corner 234; 
101.23 meters to corner 235; 
44.29 meters to corner 236; 
74.83 meters to corner 237; 
61.76 meters to corner 238; 
167.64 meters to corner 239; 
126.41 meters to corner 240; 
143.38 meters to corner 241; 
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5.47 meters to corner 243; 
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Thence N 42"42' W 
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Thence N 33"37' W 
Thence S 55"32' W 
Thence S 44"07' E 
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Thence N 50'54' W 
Thence S 39"18' W 
Thence S 50"49' E 
Thence S 30"17' E 
Thence S 39"18' W 
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Thence N 89"39' W 
Thence N 07"13' W 
Thence N 3357' E 
Thence N 49 "56' E 
Thence N 09"35' E 
Thence N 45"12' W 
Thence N 05"15' W 
Thence N 10'53' E 
Thence N 53"14' E 
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Thence N 54"32' W 
Thence N 23"48' W 
Thence N 22"34' W 
684.77 meters to corner 247; 
810.84 meters to corner 248; 
3.70 meters to corner 249; 
59.43 meters to corner 250; 
14.23 meters to corner 251; 
93.27 meters to corner 252; 
65.50 meters to corner 253; 
754.14 meters to corner 254; 
184.10 meters to corner 255; 
189.76 meters to corner 256; 
181.74 meters to corner 257; 
2.90 meters to corner 258; 
339.66 meters to corner 259; 
1450.63 meters to corner 260; 
388.69 meters to corner 261; 
41.33 meters to corner 262; 
51.73 meters to corner 263; 
41.43 meters to corner 264; 
51.01 meters to corner 265; 
61.80 meters to corner 266; 
39.76 meters to corner 267; 
41.34meters to corner 268; 
64.94 meters to corner 269; 
85.65 meters to corner 270; 
49.62 meters to corner 271; 
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Thence N 35"13' E 
Thence N 45"24' E 
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Thence N 25"26'E 
Thence N 57"22'E 
Thence N 05"28'W 
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Thence S 23"03' W 
Thence N 85"30' W 
Thence N 65"54' W 
Thence N 46"33' W 
Thence N 77"34 W 
Thence S 8O0O7'W 
Thence S 87"03' W 
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Thence N 39"40' E 
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Thence N 29"IO' W 
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17.55 meters to corner 275; 
52.45 meters to corner 276; 
46.27 meters to corner 277; 
40.73 meters to corner 278; 
31.66 meters to corner 279; 
19.53 meters to corner 280; 
21.79 meters to corner 281; 
13.23 meters to corner 282; 
24.86 meters to corner 283; 
28.61 meters to corner 284; 
29.26 meters to corner 285; 
43.97 meters to corner 286; 
57.07 meters to corner 287; 
28.1 1 meters to corner 288; 
46.44 meters to corner 289; 
57.85 meters to corner 290; 
52.53 meters to corner 291; 
31.28 meters to corner 292; 
45.68 meters to corner 293; 
42.85 meters to corner 294; 
34.67 meters to corner 295; 
49.89 meters to corner 296; 
24.54 meters to corner 297; 
121.29 meters to corner 298; 
36.32 meters to corner 299; 
58.33meters to corner 300; 
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Thence S 5435 'W 
Thence S 18"57' W 
Thence S 36"53' E 
Thence S 29'02' E 
Thence S 23"02' E 
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Thence S 52'47' W 
Thence S 18'55' E 
Thence S 21"OI' E 
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Thence N 26"05' W 
Thence N 09"20' W 
Thence N 19"OI'W 
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Thence S 18"34' E 
Thence S 21 "48' E 
Thence S 14"59' E 
Thence S 30"07' E 
Thence S 07"20' E 
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Thence N 09"50' E 
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203.99 meters to corner 304; 
27.67 meters to corner 305; 
875.62 meters to corner 306; 
73.79 meters to corner 307; 
50.32 meters to corner 308; 
203.36 meters to corner 309; 
62.44 meters to corner 310; 
9.02 meters to corner 31 1; 
262.81 meters to corner 312; 
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beginning, containing an area of eleven thousand sixty-four and 35/100 (1 1,064.35) 
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Parcel II 
"Beginning at a point marked "1" which is N 0737' E, 8,766.30 meters from BLLM 
No. 1 of the Municipality of Candelaria, Province of Quezon: 
Thence N 38"45' E 
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Parcels I & I1 contains a total area of eleven thousand one hundred seventy-seven 
and 81/100 (11,177.81) hectares. 
The technical descriptions provided in this Act will be subject to ground survey and 
verification to be conducted by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources. 
Any modification of the coverage of this Act due to such factors as changing ecological 
situations, new scientific or archeological findings, or discovery of traditional boundaries 
not previously taken into account shall be made through an act of Congress, after 
consultation with the affected public and concerned government agencies. 
SEC. 4. Land Classification. - All lands of the public domain comprising the 
Mts. Banahaw-San Cristobal Protected Landscape (MBSCPL) shall fall under the 
classification of National Park as provided for in the Philippine Constitution. 
However, public lands already classified as agricultural and alienable or disposable 
prior to the passage of this Act shall remain as such and may be disposed of pursuant to 
the provisions of Commonwealth Act No. 141 or the Public Land Act, as amended. 
SEC. 5. 
Definition of Terms. - For purposes of this Act, the following terms 
are defined as follows: 
(a) “Biodiversity” refers to variety and variability among living organisms and the 
ecological complexes in which said organisms occur. 
(b) “Biological resources” includes genetic resources, organisms or parts thereof, 
population, or any other biotic component of ecosystems with actual or potential use or 
value for humanity. 
(c) “Bioprospecting” means the research, collection and utilization of biological and 
genetic resources for purposes of applying the knowledge derived therefrom solely for 
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(d) “Buffer Zones” refers to identified areas outside the boundaries of and 
immediately adjacent to designated protected areas that need special development 
control in order to avoid or minimize harm to the protected area, 
(e) “By-products or derivatives” means any part taken or substance extracted from 
wildlife, in raw or in processed form. This includes stuffed animals and herbarium 
specimens. 
(9 “Collection or collecting” is the act of gathering or harvesting wildlife, its by- 
products or derivatives. 
(9) “Conservation” means preservation and sustainable utilization of wildlife, andlor 
maintenance, restoration and enhancement of the habitat. 
(h) “Ecosystem” means the dynamic complex of plant, animal and micro-organism 
communities and their non-living environment interacting as a functional unit. 
(i) “Endangered species” refers to species or subspecies that is not critically 
endangered but whose survival in the wild is unlikely if the causal factors continue 
operating. 
(j) “Endemic species” means species or subspecies of flora and fauna which is 
naturally occurring and found only within specific areas in the country. 
(k) “Exotic species” means species or subspecies of flora and fauna which do not 
naturally occur within the protected area at present or in historical time. 
(I) “Habitat” means a place or type of environment where species or subspecies 
naturally occurs or has naturally established its population. 
(m) “Hunting” refers to collection of wild fauna for food andlor recreational purposes 
with the use of weapons such as guns, bow and arrow, spear and the like. 
(n) “Management Plan” refers to the fundamental plan, strategy andlor scheme 
which shall guide all activities relating to the MBSCPL in order to attain the objectives of 
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(0) “Mineral” refers to all naturally occurring inorganic substance in solid, gas, liquid, 
or any intermediate state including .energy materials such as coal, petroleum, natural 
gas, radioactive materials, and geothermal energy. 
(p) “Multiple-Use Zone” refers to an area where settlement, traditional and/or 
sustainable land use, including agriculture, agro-forestry, extraction activities and other 
income generating or livelihood activities, may be allowed to the extent prescribed in the 
management plan. 
(4) “National Integrated Protected Areas System (NIPAS)” is the classification and 
administration of all designated protected areas to maintain essential ecological 
processes and life-support systems, to preserve genetic diversity, to ensure sustainable 
use of resources found therein, and to maintain their natural conditions to the greatest 
extent possible. 
(r) ”NIPAS Act” refers to the National Integrated Protected Areas System Act 
(NIPAS) of 1992 or Republic Act No. 7586, and its Implementing Rules and Regulations. 
(s) “National Park refers to the land of the public domain classified as such in the 
1987 Constitution which include all areas under the National Integrated Protected Areas 
System (NIPAS) pursuant to R.A. 7586 primarily designated for the conservation of 
native plants and animals, their associated habitats and cultural diversity. 
(t) “Non-Governmental Organization (NGO)” refers to an agency, institution, 
foundation or 
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persons whose purpose is to assist peoples 
organizationdassociations in various ways including, but not limited to, organizing, 
education, training, research and/or resource accessing. 
(u) “People’s Organization (PO)” refers to a group of organized migrant 
communities and/or interested indigenous peoples which may be an association, 
cooperative, federation, or other legal entity, established to undertake collective action to 
address community concerns and needs, and mutually share the benefits of the 
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(v) “Protected Area” refers to identified portions of land andlor water set aside by 
reasons of their unique physical and biological significance, managed to enhance 
biological diversity and protected against destructive human exploitation. 
(w) “Protected Area Management Board (PAMB)” refers to a multi-sectoral policy- 
making body created in accordance with RA 7586 or the NIPAS Act of 1992. 
(x) “Protected Landscape” refers to an area of national significance which is 
characterized by the harmonious interaction of man and land while providing 
opportunities for public enjoyment through recreation and tourism within the normal 
lifestyle and economic activity of the area. 
(y) “Quarrying” means the process of extracting, removing and disposing quarry 
resources found on or underneath the surface of private or public land. 
(z) “Special use zone” is an area containing existing installations of national 
significance, such as telecommunication facilities, irrigation canals or electric power 
lines. 
(aa) “Strict protection zone” is a natural area with high biodiversity value which shall 
be closed to all human activity except for scientific studies and/or ceremonial or religious 
use by the indigenous cultural communitieslindigenous peoples; may include habitats of 
threatened species, or degraded areas that have been designated for restoration and 
subsequent protection, even if these areas are still in various stages of regeneration. 
(bb) “Tenured Migrants” refers to forest occupants who have actually and 
continuously occupied a portion of the protected area and is solely dependent therein for 
subsistence, as of the passage of the NIPAS Act. 
A protected area occupant is 
understood to be “solely dependent for subsistence” when everything indispensable for 
survival for the household, including food, clothing, shelter and health, comes only from 
the utilization of resources from the protected area. 
(cc) “Wildlife” means wild forms and varieties of flora and fauna, in all 
developmental stages, including those which are in captivity or are being bred or 
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SEC. 6. 
Management of the Mts. Banahaw-San Cristobal Protected 
Landscape (MBSCPL) - There is hereby created a PAMB which shall have jurisdiction, 
power and authority over the MBSCPL for all matters that may affect biodiversity 
conservation, protection and sustainable development. It shall be composed of: 
(1) The Regional Executive Director (RED) of DENR Region IV-A as, chairperson; 
(2) The Provincial Planning and Development Officer (PPDO) of the Province of 
Quezon; 
(3) The Provincial Planning and Development Officer (PPDO) of the Province of 
Laguna; 
(4) The Municipal Mayors of Sariaya, Candelaria, Dolores, Lucban and Tayabas in 
the Province of Quezon, or their duly designated representatives; 
(5) The Municipal Mayors of Rizal, Nagcarlan, Liliw, Majayjay, and City Mayor of 
San Pablo City in the Province of Laguna, or their duly designated representatives; 
(6) One representative from each barangay covering the MBSCPL; 
(7) One representative from each department or national government agency 
directly involved in the MBSCPL or has long term projects or permanent facility located 
therein; 
(8) One representative of the National Power Corporation (NPC); 
(9) At least one (1) representative from an accredited NGO operating in the 
MBSCPL, which has been existing for five (5) years with track records related to the 
protection and management of the MBSCPL; 
(IO) At least one (1) representative from an accredited PO operating in the 
MBSCPL, which has been existing for five (5) years with track records related to the 
protection and management of the MBSCPL; 
(1 1) One representative from academic institutions directly involved in the protection 
and management of the MBSCPL; 
(12) At least one (1) representative from the various religious groups whose 
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five (5) years with track records related to the protection and management of the 
MBSCPL. 
Each member of the PAMB shall serve for a term of five (5) years and shall be 
considered to represent his or her sector and deemed to carry the vote of such sector in 
all matters. In the case of members who are government officials, their appointment shall 
be co terminus with their term of office. 
The members of the PAMB shall be appointed by the Secretary of the DENR in 
conformity with the provisions of the NIPAS Act. As a transitory provision, the initial 
members of the PAMB shall be nominated from the current members of the interim 
PAMB of the MBSCPL. Their nominations shall be conducted in a joint meeting of the 
current members of the interim PAMB duly called for the purpose: Provided, That the 
members shall include a number of women. 
In the selection of the representatives of POs and NGOs, preference shall be 
accorded to those organizations that are involved in the conservation, protection and 
development of the MBSCPL. Representation shall be by institution and shall aim to 
achieve balance in representation by geographic location or areas. 
The representatives from the Local Government Units (LGUs) and national 
agencies in the PAMB shall include among their duty to inform their respective 
constituents, office or sector, of PAMB approved or other relevant policies, rules, 
regulations, programs and projects, and to ensure that the provisions of this Act are 
observed, complied with, and used as reference and framework in their respective plans, 
policies, programs and projects. Failure to comply with the foregoing shall subject such 
representative to disciplinary action as the PAMB may provide. 
The members of the Board shall not receive any salary but shall be entitled to 
reimbursements for actual and necessary expenses incurred, either in their attendance in 
meetings of the Board or in connection with other official business authorized by a 
resolution of the Board, subject to existing rules and regulations. 
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Banahaw-San Cristobal Protected Landscape (MBSCPL), which shall decide by 
consensus or majority vote, shall have the following powers and functions in addition to 
those provided under RA 7586 or the NIPAS Act of 1992 and its implementing rules and 
regulations: 
(1) Issue rules and regulations to prohibit acts that may be prejudicial to the 
MBSCPL and to the declaration of policy set forth under the NIPAS; 
(2) Issue rules and regulations for the resolution of conflicts through appropriate and 
effective means; 
(3) Adopt rules and procedures in the conduct of business, including the creation of 
committees to which its powers may be delegated; 
(4)Approve the management plan and oversee the office of the Protected Area 
Superintendent (PASu); 
(5) Establish criteria and set fees for the issuance of permits for activities regulated 
by this Act or the management plan; 
(6) Recommend the deputization of appropriate individuals for the enforcement of 
the laws, rules and regulations governing the conduct or management of the MBSCPL; 
(7) Approve fees and charges in accordance with existing guidelines and raise 
funds for the MBSCPL; 
(8) Manage the allocation of the Mts. Banahaw-San Cristobal Protected Landscape 
Fund, and other funds for the MBSCPL, ensure their proper administration and render 
accounting; and 
(9) Recommend appropriate policy changes to the DENR and other government 
authorities. 
The DENR, through the RED, shall ensure that the PAMB acts within the scope of 
its powers and functions. In case of a conflict between administrative orders of national 
application issued by the DENR pursuant to the NIPAS Act and the resolutions issued by 
the PAMB, the PAMB shall notify the DENR Secretary who shall decide whether to apply 
the rule or withdraw its application in MBSCPL. 
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SEC. 8. The Protected Area Superintendent (PASu) Office. - There is 
hereby established a Protected Area Superintendent (PASu) Office within the DENR 
Regional Office to be in charge of the management, protection and administration of the 
MBSCPL. The PASu shall be supported by the existing personnel of the DENR. The 
head of office shall be the chief operating officer of the MBSCPL and shall be directly 
accountable to the PAMB. 
The PASu shall have full responsibility for the protection of land, water, wildlife and 
other natural physical and biological resources within the MBSCPL. As such, the PASu 
shall have the following duties and responsibilities in addition to those provided under 
the NIPAS and its Implementing Rules and Regulations: 
(1) Establish, operate and maintain a database management system as decision 
support tool; 
(2) Prepare the management plans as herein defined; 
(3) Provide a secretariat for the PAMB and supply the PAMB with all the necessary 
information to make appropriate decisions for the implementation of this Act; 
(4) Enforce the laws, rules and regulations relevant to the MBSCPL, institute and 
file legal action independently or in collaboration with other government agencies or 
organizations and assist in the prosecution of offenses committed in violation of this Act; 
(5) Monitor all activities within the MBSCPL to ensure its conformity with the 
management plan; 
(6) Recommend the issuance of permits based on terms, conditions and criteria 
established by the PAMB; 
(7) Ensure the integration of the MBSCPL management policies, regulations, 
programs and projects at all the concerned national and Local Government Unit levels; 
and 
(8) Perform such other functions as the PAMB may delegate. 
The PASu shall be supported by sufficient number of personnel who shall be 
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the recommendation of the PAMB, the DENR Regional Director shall deputize local 
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SEC. I O .  Mts. Banahaw-San Cristobal Protected Landscape Fund. - There is 
hereby established a trust fund to be known as the MBSCPL Fund for purposes of 
financing projects in the MBSCPL. Seventy-five percent (75%) of the income generated 
from the operation of the MBSCPL and/or management of wild flora and fauna in the 
MBSCPL shall accrue to the MBSCPL Fund while the remaining twenty-five percent 
(25%) shall go to the Integrated Protected Areas Fund (IPAF) as established in the 
NlPAS Act of 1992. Provided, however, That the seventy-five (75%) percent shall be set 
aside and retained by the PAMB of MBSCPL which shall appropriate the same 
exclusively for the management and operation of the MBSCPL. Provided, further, that 
the remaining twenty-five (25%) shall be remitted to the National Treasury. 
Income shall be derived from fees from visitors/tourists, fees from permitted sale 
and export of flora and fauna and other resources from the MBSCPL, proceeds from the 
registration and lease of multiple-use areas, including tourism concessions, fees, 
proceeds, and contributions from industries and facilities directly benefiting from the 
MBSCPL, and such other fees and income derived from the operation of the MBSCPL. 
The MBSCPL Fund may be augmented by grants, donations, endowment from 
various sources, domestic or foreign, for purposes related to their functions: Provided, 
That 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: 
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expenditures. 
SEC. 11. Tenured Migrants and Other MBSCPL Stakeholders. - Tenured 
migrants shall be eligible to become stewards of portions of lands within allowable zones. 
The PAMB shall identify, verify and review all tenurial instruments, land claims, and 
issuances of permits for resource use within the MBSCPL and recommend the issuance 
of the appropriate tenure instrument consistent with the zoning provided in the 
management plan. 
Should areas occupied by tenured migrants be designated as zones in which no 
occupation or other activities are allowed pursuant to the attainment of sustainable 
development, provision for the transfer of said tenured migrants to multiple use zones or 
buffer zones shall be accomplished through just and humane means. 
In the event of termination of a tenurial 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. 
SEC. 12. Existing Facilities Within the MBSCPL. -Within sixty (60) days from 
the effectivity of this Act, existing facilities such as roads, buildings, water systems, 
transmission lines, communication facilities, heavy equipment, and irrigation facilities 
existing within the boundaries of the MBSCPL shall submit project descriptions to the 
PAM9 through the PASu. 
The PAMB, with the assistance of the DENR, shall determine whether the existence 
of such facility and its future plan and operations will be detrimental to the MBSCPL or 
whether conditions for its operation shall be imposed. If any such conditions are violated, 
the owner of the facility shall be liable to pay a fine of Five Thousand Pesos (P5,OOO.OO) 
for every violation. Upon reaching a total fine of Five Hundred Thousand Pesos 
(P500,000.00), the PAMB through the PASu and deputizing other government entities, 
shall cause the cessation and demolition of the facility at the cost of its owner. 
Existing facilities allowed to remain within the MBSCPL may be charged a 
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SEC. 13. Utilization of Resources. - Any exploitation of or utilization of 
nonrenewable resources within the MBSCPL shall not be allowed. Energy projects within 
the MBSCPL shall be permitted only through an act of Congress except energy from 
wind, sun and water sources and not more than one (1) megawatt capacity for mini- 
hydro power: Provided, That these renewable energy projects are outside the strict 
protection zone, adopt reduced impact technologies, and undergo the Environmental 
Impact Assessment (EIA) system as provided by law and: Provided, Further, that the 
PAMB has endorsed the project. 
SEC. 14. Special Prosecutor and Retained Counsel. - Within thirty (30) days 
from the effectivity of this Act, the Department of Justice (DOJ) shall appoint a special 
prosecutor to whom all cases of violation of laws, rules and regulations in the MBSCPL 
shall be assigned. Such Special Prosecutor shall coordinate with the PAMB and the 
PASu in the performance of hislher duties and assist in the training of wardens and 
rangers in arrest and criminal procedures. The PAMB may retain the services of a 
counsel to prosecute andlor assist in the prosecution of cases under the direct control 
and supervision of the regular or special prosecutor and to defend the members of the 
PAMB, the PASu and the staff, or any person assisting in the protection, conservation 
and sustainable development of the MBSCPL, against any legal action related to their 
powers, functions and responsibilities as provided in this Act or as delegated or tasked 
by the PAMB. 
SEC. 15. Prohibited Acts and Penalties. - The following shall be the 
prohibitions and penalties applicable to the Mts. Banahaw-San Cristobal Protected 
Landscape, in addition to the prohibited acts as provided in the NIPAS Act and its 
Implementing Rules and Regulations: 
(A) The penalties and qualifications prescribed in Articles 309 and 310 of the 
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(1) Takes, destroys, collects, disturbs or possesses any wild 
terrestrial or aquatic plants or animals, flora or fauna, sand, rocks or by- 
products derived therefrom, within particularly identified regulated or 
prohibited areas zones in the MBSCPL including private lands without the 
necessary permit, authorization or exemption: Provided, That hunting of 
animals shall be absolutely prohibited except for scientific research; 
(2) Cuts, gathers, removes or collects timber or any forest products, 
within particularly identified regulated or prohibited areas or zones in the 
MBSCPL including private lands without the necessary permit, 
authorization or exemption; 
(3) Possesses or transports, within or outside the MBSCPL any 
timber, forest products, wild terrestrial or aquatic plants, animals, or by- 
products derived therefrom which is ascertained to have been taken from 
the MBSCPL; 
(4) Undertakes mineral exploration or extraction within the MBSCPL; 
(5) Engages in quarrying of sand, gravel, guano, limestone or any 
material within the MBSCPL; 
(6) Hunts, collects, removes or destroys any endangered or 
protected species, except when collection or removal is for scientific 
research and exempted from the prohibition by the PAMB; 
(7) Conducts bioprospecting within the MBSCPL without prior PAMB 
approval in accordance with existing guidelines; or 
(8) Establishes or introduces any exotic species, within the 
MBSCPL, which are detrimental to endemic and the ecosystem therein. 
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Hundred Thousand Pesos (P500,OOO.OO) and/or imprisonment from one (1) year but not 
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by the PAMB or agreements reached before the PAMB in the exercise of 
adjudicative functions; 
(2) Erects any structure on land or on water for any purposes 
outside management plan, duly allowed by the PAMB: Provided, that 
large-scale private infrastructure and other projects such as medium to 
high density residential subdivisions, medium to large commercial and 
industrial establishments, golf-courses, heavily mechanized commercial 
and non-traditional farming, and other activities that cause increased in- 
migration and resource degradation are absolutely prohibited; 
(3) Possesses a chainsaw, hacksaw and other mechanized 
equipment within the MBSCPL without a permit; 
(4) Throws, dumps or causes to be dumped into the MBSCPL any 
non-biodegradable material or waste whether liquid, solid or gas; 
(5) Uses, dumps, places or causes to be placed into the MBSCPL 
toxic chemicals, including pesticides and other hazardous substances, 
unless the same is expressly allowed in the management plan; 
(6) Prospects, hunts or otherwise locates hidden treasures within 
the MBSCPL; 
(7) Informally occupies or dwells in any land within the MBSCPL 
without clearance from the PAMB; 
(8) Possesses or uses blasting caps or explosives anywhere within 
the MBSCPL; 
(9) Destroys, excavates, vandalizes or, in any manner, damages any 
natural formation on land, religious, spiritual, historical sites, artifacts and 
other objects of natural or scenic value; 
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the MBSCPL. 
(12) Purchases, or sells, mortgages or leases lands or other portions 
of the MBSCPL which are covered by any tenurial instrument. 
Valuation of the damage for this Act shall take into account biodiversity and 
conservation considerations as well as aesthetic and scenic value. Valuation assessed 
by the DENR or the concerned government agency shall be presumed correct unless 
otherwise proven by preponderant evidence. 
Any person who shall induce another or conspire to commit any of the illegal acts 
prohibited in this Act or suffer their workers to commit any of the same shall be liable in 
the same manner as the one actually performing the act. 
All conveyances, vessels, equipments, paraphernalia, implements, gears, tools and 
similar devices shall be subject to immediate and administrative confiscation, 
independent of the judicial proceedings by the PASu Office upon apprehension, subject 
however to due process and substantial evidence requirements. When legal action is 
however filed in the regular courts, the said conveyances, vessels, equipments, 
paraphernalia, implements, gears, tools and similar devices, independent of the 
administrative proceedings, shall not be released until after judgment has been rendered. 
Proceeds of the sale of all objects administratively or judicially confiscated pursuant 
hereto shall accrue to the Mt. Banahaw-San Cristobal Protected Landscape Fund. 
Procedure for the sale thereof shall be promulgated by the PAMB. However, in no case 
shall any confiscated or rescued protected animal species be sold or in any manner 
disposed of but shall be immediately turned over to the PASu Office for release in its 
natural habitat, subject to existing regulations. 
The penalties specified in this Section will be in addition to the penalties contained 
in RA 9072 (National Caves and Cave Resources Management and Protection Act), RA 
9147 (Wildlife Resources Conservation and Protection Act), and other related laws. 
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Conviction for any offense under this Act, of a public officer or officer of the law shall 
carry the accessory penalty of perpetual disqualification from public office. 
SEC. 16. Reporting Responsibility. - The PASu, through the PAMB, shall 
submit an annual accomplishment report to the Secretary of the DENR on the activities 
undertaken in the MBSCPL. 
SEC. 17. Appropriations. - The Secretary of the DENR shall immediately 
include in the DENR’s program the implementation of this Act, the funding of which shall 
be included in the annual General Appropriations Act. 
SEC. 18. Construction and Suppletory Application of Existing Laws. - The 
provisions of this Act shall be construed liberally in favor of the protection and 
rehabilitation of the MBSCPL and the conservation and restoration of its 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 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 other instrument that allows 
exploitation and utilization of resources within the MBSPL until the management plan 
shall have been put into effect. 
All existing land use and resource use permits within the MBSCPL shall be 
reviewed and shall not be renewed upon their expiration unless consistent with the 
management plan and approved by the PAMB. 
SEC. 20. Repealing Clause. - For the purpose of this Act, the provisions of 
Republic Act No. 7586 or the NIPAS Act are hereby modified in accordance with the 
provisions herein. All other laws, rules and regulations inconsistent with this Act are 
hereby repealed or modified accordingly. The prohibitions and penalties under the 
NIPAS Act are hereby superseded for the entire area covered by this Act. 
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SEC. 21. 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 
SEC. 22. Effectivity Clause. - This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its 
complete publication in the Official Gazette or in a national newspaper of general 
circulation available in the MBSCPL. 
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