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SEVENTEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

House Bill No. 613

Introduced by Representative GERALDINE B. ROMAN

EXPLANATORY NOTE

This bill seeks to designate one (1) director in the Board of Directors of the Subic
Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) to represent the Municipality of
Dinalupihan, Province of Bataan.

Subic Special Economic and Freeport Zone, simply known as Subic Bay Freeport
Zone (SBEZ), is the Philippines’ first successful case of a U.S. military base
converted through volunteerism into a tax-and duty-free zone similar to Hong
Kong and Singapore. SBFZ continue to be one of the country’s major economic
engines with more than 700 investment projects, including the fourth largest
shipbuilding facility in the world, the Hanjin Heavy Industries and Construction.

Section 13 Republic Act (RA) No. 7227, otherwise known as the “Bases
Conversion and Development Act of 1992,” created the Subic Bay Metropolitan
Authority (SBMA) as the implementing arm of the national government to
operate and manage the SBFZ thru its fifteen members of the Board of Directors.
The freeport covers the fenced area of the former U.S. Naval Base in Subic Bay
surrounded by the municipality of Subic and Olongapo City in the Province of
Zambales and the municipalities of Hermosa and Morong in the Province of

Bataan, with the concurrence of their Sangguniang Bayan pursuant to Section 12
of RA 7227.

Aside from the Municipality of Dinalupihan being contiguous to SBFZ, a recent
survey conducted by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources
shows that large portions of the land belonging to the municipality have been
included in the SBFZ for development and commercial use by SBEZ since its
inception in 1992. Thus, the local government of Dinalupihan wants to have one


seat as director in the SBMA that will represent the Municipality of Dinalupihan
to protect its land assets and interests in order to ensure that the municipality shall
receive a decent and profitable return of its resources invested in the SBFZ.

In view of the foregoing, approval of this bill is earnestly recommended.

La LL 3,
GERALDINE B. ROMAN


Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City, Metro Manila

SEVENTEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

613

House Bill No.

Introduced by Representative GERALDINE B. ROMAN

AN ACT

DESIGNATING ONE SEAT IN THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF
THE SUBIC BAY METROPOLITAN AUTHORITY TO
REPRESENT THE MUNICIPALITY OF DINALUPIHAN,
PROVINCE OF BATAAN AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE
REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7227, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE “BASES
CONVERSION AND DEVELOPMENT ACT OF 1992, AS
AMENDED”

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

SECTION 1. Paragraph C of Section 13 of Republic Act No. 7227, otherwise known as the

“Bases Conversion and Development Act of 1992, as Amended,” is hereby further amended to

read as follow:
“Sec. 13. The Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority. — (a) x x x
() x ox x
(©) Board of Directors. - The powers of the Subic Bay Metropolitan
Authority shall be vested in and exercised by a Board of Directors, hereinafter
referred to as the Board, which shall be composed of fifteen (15) members, to
wit:

(1) ONE (1) REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE MUNICIPALITY OF

DINALUPIHAN AND OTHER [R]representatives of the local government units

that concur to join the Subic Economic Zone;


x x x.

SEC. 2. Repealing Clause. — All laws, decrees, orders, rules and regulations, and other
issuances, or parts thereof, inconsistent with the provisions of this Act are hereby repealed or
modified accordingly.

SEC. 3. Separability Clause. ~ If, for any reason, any part or provision of this Act is
declared invalid or unconstitutional, the remaining parts or provisions not affected thereby shall
remain in full force and effect.

SEC. 4. _ Effectivity. — This Act shall take effect fifieen (15) days after its publication in the

Official Gazette in two (2) national newspapers of general circulation.

Approved,