SIXTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE 
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES 
First Regular Session 
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SENATE 
S.B.No. 697 
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Introduced by Senator FRANCIS G. ESCUDERO 
EXPLANATORY NOTE 
Article II, Section 16 of the Philippine Constitution states that "the State shall 
protect and advance the right of the people to a balanced and healthful ecology in accord 
with the rhythm and hannonY,of nature. " 
This bill seeks to establish the Taal Volcano Protected Landscape (TVPL) under the 
National Integrated Protected Areas System (NIPAS). 
Taal Volcano is one of the lowest active volcanoes in the world and the deepest lake in 
the Philippines and 3rd largest lake next to Lagunal Lake and Lake Mainit. Tawilis (Sardinella 
tawilis), the only freshwater sardine known in the world is endemic to Taal Lake. It is considered 
as the most valuable fish in the area that demand massive conservation. Taal Lake is also home 
to a venomous "sea snake" (Hydrophis semperi). This species is one of the only few snakes of its 
type that breeds in freshwater and is only known freshwater sea snake in the Philippines. 
The passage of this bill will help protect and conserve the watershed area surrounding the 
lake as well as its cultural, historical, scenic and diverse fresh water ecosystem and resources. 
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FRANCIS G. ESCUDERO 


SIXTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE 
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES 
First Regular Session 
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SENATE 
S.B.No. 697 
Introduced by Senator FRANCIS G. ESCUDERO 
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DECLARING THE TAAL VOLCANO ISLAND NATIONAL PARK, 
PROVINCE OF BATANGAS, ISLAND OF LUZON, AND ITS 
WATERSHED AREAS, A PROTECTED AREA UNDER THE CATEGORY 
OF PROTECTED LANDSCAPE AND PROVIDING FOR ITS 
MANAGEMENT AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES AS MANDATED FOR 
BY THE NIPAS ACT OF 1992 
Be it enacted by the Senate and the House of Representatives of the Philippines in 
Congress assembled: 
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SECTION I. 
Title. 
This Act shall be known as the "Taal Volcano Protected 
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Landscape Act." 
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SECTION 2. Declaration of Policy. Pursuant to Republic Act 7586 or the NIP AS Act 
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of 1992, it is hereby declared the policy of the state to regulate the utilization of fishery 
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resources, historical artifacts and sites, ensure the continuity of endangered, threatened and rare 
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species, and providing thereof for the benefit and enjoyment of its people and humankind. 
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Landscape shall be within the National Park classification under the Constitution. Public lands 
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classified as agricultural and alienable and disposable upon the passage of this Act shall remain 
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as such and may be disposed of under the law. 
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SECTION 3. Scope; The boundaries of Taal Volcano Protected Landscape are as 
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Beginning at a point marked "I" with a geograprucal position of 14°06'09.4" N latitude 
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and 121 °05'51.80" E longitude, thence: 
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S 34°58'E 12,480.40 m to point 2,14°00'36.08" N lat and 121 °09'50.50" E long; 
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S 31 °18'W 8,872.70 m to point 3,13° 56' 29.47" N lat and 121 ° 07' 16.29" E long; 
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S 55° 09' W 11,663.92 m to point 4,13° 52' 52.65" N lat and 121 ° 01' 57.33" E long; 
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S 78°36 W 6,334.47 m to point 5,13° 52' 11.93" N lat and 120° 58'30.51" E long; 
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S 54°17W 8,104.91 m to point 6,13° 54' 45.84" N lat and 120° 54' 51.30" E long; 
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N24°40W 17,627.26 to point 714°03'27.03" N lat and 120° 50'45.95" E long; 
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N 51 ° 17 E 5,037.16 m to point 8 , 14° 05'09.63" N lat and 120°52' 56.90" E long; 
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N 6T 18 E 15,441.45 m to point 9,14°08' 23.67" N lat and 121 °00'51.19" E long; 
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S 65°19'E 9,903.61 m to point of beginning, 
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containing an approximate area of SIXTY FIVE THOUSAND SEVEN HUNDRED 
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TWENTY AND 20.86/100. (65,720.2086) HECTARES with TIE POINT at comer "I" at S 
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Any modifications of this Act due to factors such as changing ecological situations or 
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archaeological findings, or discovery of traditional boundaries not previously taken into account 
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shall be made through an Act passed by Congress after full consultation with the affected public. 
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Public lands inside the protected landscape shall be governed as part of the protected area 
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subject to rules and regulations relating thereto. Penal provisions, however, in this Act or in rules 
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and rt,gulations issued by the Protected Area Management Board (P AMB) shall not apply to 
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privat~ lands unless specifically stated. 
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SECTION 4. Definition of Terms. For purpose of this Act, the following terms are 
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a. Alienable and Disposable Lands- (A & D Lands) land not belonging to public domain. It 
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can be privately owned, patented, titled, sold or transferred to another person. 
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b. Community Environment and Natural Resources Office (CENRO) - the community 
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office of the local DENR at district level. 
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c. Department of Agriculture- Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (DA-BFAR) - a 
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national agency tasked of regulating the use of the Taal Lake waters including its 
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management and administration. 
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d. Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) - a national agency tasked of 
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regulating the use of natural resources and administering the programs of environmental 
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management. 
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e. Department of Tourism (DOT) - the primary national agency tasked to encourage, 
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promote and develop tourism as a major socioeconomic activity with the support of both 
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the private and public sectors, and to undertake the necessary steps to ensure the safe, 
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convenient and enjoyable stay and travel of the country's domestic and foreign tourists. 
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Endangered Species- wildlife species that are endangered of extinction and whose 
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survival is unlikely if the casual factor is not reserved. 
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g. Endemic Species- wildlife species peculiar to a locality or region. 
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h. Fishery and Aquatic Resources Management Cooperatives (FARMCs)- an organization 
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as mandated by law to collaboratively manage the Taal Lake Area including the water 
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resources therein. 
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i. Forest Lands - lands of the public domain which have been classified as such under the 
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land classification of the DENR. 
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j. Local Government,Units (LGUs)- refer to the structural units of the government such as 
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province, municipality/city and barangay. 
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k. National Disaster Coordinating Council (NDCC) - refer to the council in charge of the 
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plans and programs related to disaster prevention, strategy and coordination. 
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l. Non-Government Organization (NGOs)- a group of persons whose purpose is to assist 
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people's organizations or associations in various fields including but not limited to 
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organizing, educating, training, research andlor resource assessing. 
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n. Other Government Agencies (OGAs) - either national or local government agencies in 
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support to the structural and organizational objectives on the protection and conservation 
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of natural resources and environment and is embodied on its mandate and function. 
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federation or legal entity established by the community to undertake collective action to 
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address community concerns and needs and mutually share the benefits from the 
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p. Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHILVOCS) - the national agency 
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tasked to undertake the studies, formulation of strategies and policies, development \If 
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disaster preparedness plans, and safeguard the area for degradatory destruction by the 
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volcano and mankind. 
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q. Private Lands- lahds that constitute ownership by individuals through documents 
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r. Protected Area Management Board (PAMB) - a multi-sectoral board created under the 
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NIP AS Law of 1992, created for each protected area and vested with powers to 
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administer its implementation. 
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s. Protected Area Superintendent (P ASu) - under the DENR serve as the chief operating 
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officer of the protected area. 
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Protected Landscape- areas of significance which are ,characterized by harmonious 
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interaction of man and land while providing opportunities for public enjoyment through 
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recreation and tourism within the normal lifestyle and economic activity for these areas. 
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u. Provincial Environment and Natural Resources Offices (PENRO) - the local office of the 
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DENR at the provincial level. 
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v. Taal Lake Waters- the body of water embracing the Taal Lake area including its 
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watershed. 
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w. Tourism Authority- the implementing arm of the DOT for development. Its corporate 
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mission is to provide and maintain the necessary physical infrastructure facilities to 
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support in the development and promotion of the Philippines as a tourist destination. 
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x. Volcanic Activity - the active force relating to or produced by a volcano. 
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the development, sustenance, and promotion of recreational and interactive participation 
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of its inhabitants is secured. 
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SECTION 5. Management Plan. The Protected Landscape Management Plan shall be 
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prepared in consultation with the appropriate offices of the (DENR) and local experts who may 
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donate their service including but not limited to peoples organizations, non-government 
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organizations, local government units, and other government agencies. The management Plan 
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shall be reviewed, approved and adopted by P AMB and certified by the Secretary of the DENR. 
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Such certification is mandatory if the plan -conforms to alllaw,§ and rules and regulations issued 
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by the DENR of national &pplications. In no case shall the DENR be allowed to revise or modifY 
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the Man&gement Plan without prior consultation with the P AMB. 
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Within one (\) year from the effectivity of this Act, a Management Plan shall have been put into 
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effect following the General Management Planning Strategy provided under the (NIP AS) Act 
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and according to the procedure herein set forth. It shall contain among others the following: 
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year before the expiration of the period of applicability of the plans in effect, the P ASu shall 
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cause publication of notices for comments and suggestions on the next successor plan. These 
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must be in a newspaper of local circulation and the posting of such notices in the provincial, 
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municipal and barangay halls and in three (3) other areas frequented by the public. Public 
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hearings may be conducted on the successor plan upon the written request of any interested 
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party. A finalized plan shall be made available for public perusal at the Office of the P ASu upon 
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used and recognized by the tenured migrants unless such uses are deemed detrimental to bio- ' 
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for perusal to the general public at the P ASu Office or any designated area as approved by 
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SECTION 6. Institutional Mechanism. 
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(A) The protected Area Management Board (P AMB)- there shall be a P AMB which shall 
be the policy making body of the protected area. It shall be composed of: 
1. The Regional Executive Director of the DENR as the Chairman; 
2. The Provincial Plauning and Development Officer; 
3. One (1) representative from each municipal government of the protected area, to be 
appointed by the municipal mayor or by majority vote of each Sangguniang Bayan; 
4. One (1) representative from each municipal government at the barangay level of the 
protected area to be appointed by the Association of Barangay Chairman (ABC); 
5. At least three (3) representatives each form Non Government Organizations (NGOs) 
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be deemed to carry to vote of such sector. Unless challenged in writing five (5) days after the 
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decision being challenged is made known to the members of the sector through the provision 
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The P AMB for the Taal Volcano Protected Landscape shall have the following powers: 
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I. Issue all rules and regulations to prohibit acts that maybe prejudicial to the protected 
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area and the policy declaration herein set forth as well as established criteria and set 
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fees for the issuance of permits for activities regulated by this Act or the management 
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2. Issue rules and regulations for the resolution of conflict through appropriate sensitive 
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3. Adopt rules and procedures for the conduct of business, including the creation of 
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committees to whom its powers maybe delegated; 
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5. Deputize interested individuals for the enforcement of laws, rules and regulations 
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6. Approve proposals for budget allocation and exercise responsibility over all funds 
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that may accrue to the Taal Volcano Protected Landscape as mandated by the 
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Integrated Protected Area Fund which are indicated for the purpose of the above 
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it is acting within the scope of its powers and functions. In case of contradiction between 
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administrative orders issued by the DENR pursuant to the NIPAS Act for national 
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application and the rules and regulations issued by the P AMB. 
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rule of withdraw it for the purpose of he Protected Landscape. The decision of the Secretary 
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shall be guided by a· preference to locally initiated and specific policies enacted by the 
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P AMB. The Regional Trial Court shall uphold the decision of the Secretary with jurisdiction 
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(B) The Protected Area Superintendent (P ASu) Office - There shall be a Protected Arh 
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Superintendent (PASU) under the DENR who shall serve as the Chief Operating 
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Officer of the Protected Area. The P ASu shall have the following powers and 
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I. Prepare the management and successor plans as herein provided; 
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the P AMB with all information necessary for it to make appropriate decisions when 
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3. Hire and supervise the necessary personnel to support the operations as the budgets 
allocated in this Act, by the P AMB and the DENR may allow; 
4. Establish a productive partnership with the local community, including groups 
interested in the achievement of the herein goals and objectives, in the planning, 
protection and management of the protected landscape; 
5. Develop and implement a park information, education and visitor program; 
6. Enforce the laws rules and regulations relevant to the protected area and assist in the 
prosecution of offenses; 
7. Monitor all activities within the protected area for their compliance with the 
management plan; 
8. Perform such other functions as the P AMB may assign; 
9. Delegate authority to his staff whenever necessary. 
(C) The Departnient of Enviromnent and Natural Resources (DENR) shall be independent 
from P AMB regarding regulatory functions of areas belonging to its administrative 
jurisdiction or whenever the need for areas such as classified forests is deemed 
necessary for its use or activities as mandated. 
(D) The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHILVOCS) will be an 
independent national agency tasked of implementing guidelines regarding disaster 
preparedness. It shllll have coordinated efforts to suppress the unwanted proliferation 
of migrants into the island volcano, provide technical data on volcanic activity and be 
independent from P AMB on resolutions regarding volcanic condition. 
(E) The Department of Tourism (DOT) shaIi have full powers in the implementation of 
its legal mandates on the developments and policies on the area and independent from 
P AMB on decisions but must conform to the NIP AS Act. 
(F) The National Disaster Risk reduction & Management Council (NDRRMC) through 
the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction & Management Council (PDRRMC) shall 
establish an emergency plan, strategies and disaster preparedness activity and shall be 
independent of all action plans relative to volcanic eruption and other operations. 
(G)The Department of Agriculture- Bureau of Fisheries Aquatic Resources (DA-BFAR) 
and Fishery and Aquatic Resources Management Cooperatives (FARMCs) shall have 
full implementation of its mandates in the Taal Lake Waters and independent from 
PAMB on its researches, developments and actions. They shall, however, conform to 
the protection and conservation of the enviromnent and natural resources of the area. 
SECTION 7. Tenured Migrants. Tenured migrants are those who have actually and 
continuously occupied the protected area since birth and substantially dependent on 
such areas for their livelihood. For purposes of official documentation of rights and 
extent of occupation within the protected area, the tenured migrants shall be issued 
tenurial instruments over such areas as have been occupied or cultivated . If despite 
consideration paid to current practices , areas occupied by tenured migrants 
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designated as zones in which no occupation or other activities are allowed, provision for 
their transfer to multiple use zones maybe accomplished using humanitarian 
consideration in so doing. 
Upon a cancellation of a tenured migrant instrument for cause, abandonment or 
by voluntary surrender of rights, the P ASU shall take immediate step to rehabilitate the 
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area in order to retuf)1 it to its natural state prior to the cultivation or other activity by the 
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SECTION 8 . Prohibited Acts and Penalties. 
(A) The penalties in Article 309 and 310 of the revised Penal Code depending on the 
value, the resources taken, damaged or destroyed shall be imposed upon any person 
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1. Hunts, destroy, disturbs or remove from the Protected Landscape, any wild plants 
or animal products derived there from without a permit from P AMB. 
2. Conducts mineral explorations or extractions within the Protected Landscape as 
defined herein. ' 
3. Conduct quarry operations 
for aggregates, sand and other quarry materials 
without a permit from P AMB or without other permits required under existing 
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commercial fishing within the Taal Lake area without a 
permit or recognition from P AMB 
5. Engages in fishing with the use of explosives, noxious substances, electricity or 
drift with mesh below three (3) centimeters between the knots when stretch. 
6. Cut, remove, gather, take timber or forest products from the forest lands and 
private lands without authorization. 
7. Establishment of infrastructures 
and other man-made projects without 
authorization and clearances from the P AMB and other government agencies 
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granting of permits and clearances thereof, 
(B) Valuation of the damage shall take into account biodiversity and conservations 
considerations as well as aesthetic and scenic value. 
(C) A fine of not less than PHP 5,000 but not more than Php 250,000 and/or 
imprisonment of not less than one year (1) nor more than five (5) years and the 
restoration and rehabilitation of the damage shall be imposed upon any person who: 
1. Alters topography through digging, blasting, earth filling activities or stone 
walling without a permit from all proper authorities as required under existing 
laws, rules and regulations and from P AMB, 
2. Damages roads, trails or leaves them in a damaged condition or mutilates, 
defaces, destroys or vandalizes any object of natural beauty or scenic value 
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municipal permits, public works requirements and environmental Compliance 
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1. Occupies lands classified as Strict Protected Zones without a legal instrument for 
such occupation as herein defined; 
2. Violates any rules and regulations in the management plan of the PAMB or 
agreements reached before the P AMB in its exercise of adjudicative functions; 
3. Dumps any wastes materials on land or sea other than in areas identified as 
dumping sites by the local governments or leaves exposed or in unsanitary 
conditions on land or sea as human waste or refuse; 
4. Kills or injures any protected species or fails to release it when accidentally 
caught or found beached; 
5. Knowingly brings into Protected Landscape any exotic species or substances 
which may pose hazard to public health, protected species habitat or 
populations or scenery; 
6. Brings out of Protected Landscape live species without certification of toxic and 
hazardous substances testing; 
7. Possesses instruments/equipments without clearances from the P AMB, which 
shall specify for the legal uses for .which it can be applied. 
(E) hnprisonment of six (6) years and one (1) day to ten (10) years and/or fine not less 
than Php 5,000.00 shall be imposed upon any alien engaging activity within the 
municipal waters of the Protected Landscape. The offender 
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protected after serving the sentence. If such activity is carried on using a vessel, an 
equipment or infrastructure, the penalty shall include the confiscation of such 
instruments and subsequently tum over the same in favor of the government. The 
same penalty shall be imposed to any Filipino citizen proven to be in connivance 
and/or knowingly aiding and abetting in the commission of the offense. 
(F) A fine of not less than 
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imprisonment of not less than one (1) year and not more than five (5) years shall 
be imposed upon: 
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another or conspire to commit any of the 
above acts.or suffer their workers to commit any of the above acts shall be 
liable in the'same manner as the one actually performing the act; 
2. Any public officer or officer by law, who in dereliction of the duties of his 
office, shall maliciously refrain from instituting prosecution for the 
punishment of violators of the law, or shall tolerate commission of the offense. 
Conviction for this offense shall also carry the penalty of perpetual 
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SECTION 10. Local Government Units. 
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participate in the management of the Protected Landscape through its representation in the 
P AMB and shall ensure that rules for the conduct of business adequately allow them the 
opportunity to consolidate plans and projects with the management planning process. 
SECTION 11. Revenue Sharing. The Local Government Units within the Protected 
Landscape shall continue to 'collect fees and charges including applic,able taxes due to local 
government services or the use of its facilities and other revenues within the powers of the local 
government to collect. 
The Integrated Protected Area Fund (IPAF) set up under Republic Act 7586 shall include 
taxes from the permitted sale of flora and fauna , donations, endowments, contributions and 
grants for the pursuit of the purposes of the Protected Landscape. These include the policy 
declaration herein but subject to onerous conditions as may be imposed by the donor or grantor. 
Proceeds from the leases ,by tenured migrants and such revenues as the P AMB may legally 
impose and collect. 
SECTION 12. Existing Policies within the Protected Landscape. Within one hundred 
twenty (120) days from, the effectivity of this Act, major existing policies such as roads, 
buildings, seaports, water systems, power plants, transmission lines, communication facilities, 
heavy equipments, irrigation facilities, commercial sea vessels, medical facilities and junk shops 
existing within the boundaries of the Protected Landscape, shall submit project descriptions to 
the P AMB through the P ASu. 
Based on its submission, the PAMB, with the help of the DENR, shall determine whether 
existence of such facility and ,its future plan and operation will be detrimental to the Protected 
Landscape or whether conditions for its operations shall be imposed. If any of such conditions 
are violated, the facility shall be liable to pay a fine of Php 5,000.00 for every day of violation. 
Upon reaching a total fineofPhp 500,000.00, the PAMB through the PASu and deputizing 
other government entities, shall cause the cessation and demolition of the facility at the cost of 
the owners. 
Such facilities allowed to remain within the Protected Landscape may be charged a 
reasonable royalty by the DENR. All incomes from such royalty shall accrue to the IP AF. 
SECTION 13. 
Utilization of Energy and Non-Renewable Resources. 
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exploitation and utilization, of energy and other non-renewable resources within the Protected 
Landscape shall be allowed only through PAMB approval. In no case shall an exemption from 
the Environmental hupact Assessment (EIA) System be made for energy and non-renewable 
resources exploitation projeqts, within the Protected Landscape. 
SECTION 14. ApPropriation. The amount necessary to carry out the provisions of this 
Act shall be included in the General appropriations Act in the year following its enactment into 
law. 
SECTION 15. Construction. The provisions of the Act shall be construed liberally in 
favor of the occupants of the Protected landscape. The NIP AS Act shall have suppletory effect 
in the implementation of this Act. 
SECTION 16. Repealing Clause. For the purpose of this Act, the provisions of the 
NIP AS Act are hereby modified in accordance with the provisions herein. All other laws, 
regulations inconsistent with ,this Act are hereby repealed or modified accordingly. Within the 
scope of the Protected Lam/scape as herein specified, the prohibitions and penalties under the 
NIP AS Act are hereby superseded. 
SECTION 17. Separability Clause. If any part or section of this Act is declared by the 
court, as unconstitutional, such declaration shall not affect the other parts or sections hereof. 
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SECTION 18. Effectivity Clause. This Act shall be translated in English and Pilipino. 
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The English version shall be published once a week for three (3) consecutive weeks in a 
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newspaper of general circulation and in Pilipino in a newspaper readily available in the area and 
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around the scope specified h,ereunder. It shall likewise be posted in the appropriate language in a 
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conspicuous place in the provincial, municipal/city and barangay halls within the area as well as 
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three (3) other places frequented by the public. Fifteen (15) days after the last publication, this 
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Act shall have full force and effect. 
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Approved. 
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