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Introduced by SENATOR PIA S. CAYETANO 
EXPLANATORY NOTE 
This bill seeks to declare the Aliwagwag Falls in the Municipalities of Boston 
and Cateel. Davao Oriental and the Muncipality of Compostela, Compostela Valley 
as a protected area. 
Aliwagwag Falls or the 'Stairway to the Sky' is considered as one of the rarest 
waterfalls in Mindanao with its breathtaking cascading water. Encompassing a total 
area of 10, 491 hectares, this critical watershed supports an estimated 17,000 
hectares of riceland, in the Municipality of Catee!. The falls has also been recog~iz~~ 
as a terrestrial biodiversity corridor for Eastem Mindanao. Similarly, Aliwagwag Falls 
is a habitat of wildlife species among which is the endangered Philippine Eagle. 
About 40 species of birds, five species of mammals, three species of reptiles and two 
species of amphibians have been identified to exist in this area. 
It is deemed crucial that we act on these now to ensure that our children and 
the succeeding generations will inherit a living earth with all of its bountiful natural 
resources and vibrant wildlife. 
This bill, therefore, seeks to declare the Aliwagwag Falls as protected in order 
to protect it from indiscriminate exploitation and to be able to maintain its ecological 
balance and preserve its source of water supply. 
In view of the foregoing, the passage of this measure is earnestly urged. 
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SENATE 
• Senate Bill No. 
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Introduced by Senator Pia S. Cayetano 
AN ACT 
ESTABLISHING THE ALiWAGWAG FALLS LOCATED IN THE MUNICIPALITIES 
OF BOSTON AND CATEEL, PROVINCE OF DAVAO ORIENTAL AND THE 
MUNICIPALITY OF COMPOSTELA, PROVINCE OF COMPOSTELA VALLEY AS 
A PROTECTED AREA UNDER THE CATEGORY OF PROTECTED LANDSCAPE 
AND ITS PERIPHERAL AREAS AS BUFFER ZONE, PROVIDING FOR ITS 
MANAGEMENT AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in 
Congress assembled: 
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S 58°33" E 
361.1 meters to corner 2 
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S 58°33" E 
546.9 meters to corner 3 
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S 58°33" E 
515,9 meters to corner 4 
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S 58°33" E 
361.1 meters to corner 5 
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S 23°50"W 
402.6 meters to corner 6 
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S 23°50"W 
432.8 meters to corner 7 
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S 23°50"W 
352.3 meters to corner 8 
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S 23°50"W 
352.3 meters to corner 9 
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S 23°50"W 
352.3 meters to corner 1 0 
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S 23°50" W 
422,7 meters to corner 11 
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S 23°50"W 
523.4 meters to corner 12 
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S 23°50"W 
533.4 meters to corner 13 
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S 23°50"W 
402.6 meters to corner 14 
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S 23°50"W 
402.6 meters to corner 15 
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S 45°37" E 
256.7 meters to corner 16 
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S 45°37" E 
3~0.0 meters to corner 17 
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S 45°37" E 
308.1 meters to corner 18 
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S 45°37" E 
359.4 meters to corner 19 
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S 45°37" E 
359.4 meters to corner 20 
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S 45°37" E 
359.4 meters to corner 21 
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S 45°37" E 
410.8 meters to corner 22 
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S 45°37" E 
359.4 meters to corner 23 
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S18°22"E 
529.4 meters to corner 24 
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S 45°26"W 
444.3 meters to corner 25 
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S 37"29"W 
348.2 meters to corner 26 
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S 19°59" W 
403.7 meters to corner 27 
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S 32°34"W 
399.7 meters to corner 28 
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S 25°45"W 
301.5 meters to corner 29 
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S 72°06"W 
290.0 meters to corner 30 
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S 57"36"W 
244.2 meters to corner 31 
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N 71°37"W 
433.9 meters to corner 32 
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S 32°34"W 
349.8 meters to corner 33 
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Thence 
S 32°34"W 
349.8 meters to corner 34 
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Thence 
S 32°34"W 
299.8 meters to corner 35 
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S 22°52"W 
402.9 meters to corner 36 
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Thence 
S 34°32"W 
448.0 meters to corner 37 
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Thence 
S 26°44"W 
421.8 meters to corner 38 
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S 39°28"W 
258.2 meters to corner 39 
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N 35°23"W 
244.1 meters to corner 40 
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Due West 
327.1 meters to corner 41 
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Thence 
S 37"29"W 
298.5 meters to corner 42 
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S 59°39" W 
243.7 meters to corner 43 
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Thence 
S 79°47" W 
336.9 meters to corner 44 
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N 57"25"W 
348.6 meters to corner 45 
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N 60°27" W 
290.2 meters to corner 46 
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N 61°43"W 
350.4 meters to corner 47 


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S 61°43"W 
340.7 meters to corner 48 
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N 66°32"W 
241.4 meters to corner 49 
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N 80°48" W 
433.2 meters to corner 50 
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N 70°01" W 
367.8 meters to corner 51 
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N 73°29"W 
221.7 meters to corner 52 
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N 15°47" E 
276.6 meters to corner 53 
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N 52°29" E 
355.9 meters to corner 54 
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N 52°29" E 
244.1 meters to corner 55 
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N 29°17" E 
159.1 meters to corner 56 
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N 51°22"W 
242.6 meters to corner 57 
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N 84°53"W 
365.6 meters to corner 58 
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N 40°21" W 
438.6 meters to corner 59 
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N 19°35"W 
441 .7 meters to corner 60 
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N 57°25"W 
242.1 meters to corner 61 
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S65°51"W 
223.2 meters to corner 62 
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N 18°36" W 
274.9 meters to corner 63 
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N 63°29"W 
579.8 meters to corner 64 
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N 61 °27" W 
425.6 meters to corner 65 
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N 56°24" W 
339.0 meters to corner 66 
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N 61 °27" W 
386.8 meters to corner 67 
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N 82°50"W 
240.6 meters to corner 68 
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N 59°26"W 
338.7 meters to corner 69 
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N 58°25" W 
484.0 meters to corner 70 
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N06°51"W 
373.8 meters to corner 71 
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N 06°51"W 
491.9 meters to corner 72 
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N 06°51" W 
541.1 meters to corner 73 
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N 31°25"W 
3~2.3 meters to corner 74 
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N 31°25" W 
322.7 meters to corner 75 
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N 31°25" W 
391.2 meters to corner 76 
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N 15°40" W 
393.0 meters to corner 77 
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N 15°40" W 
393.0 meters to corner 78 
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N 15°40"W 
393.0 meters to corner 79 
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N 66°32" W 
366.9 meters to corner 80 
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N 17°37" W 
422.3 meters to corner 81 
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N 17°37" W 
294.6 meters to corner 82 
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N 17"37" W 
422.3 meters to corner 83 


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N 40°30" E 
321.9 meters to corner 84 
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N 16°38" W 
392.9 meters to corner 85 
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N 16°38" W 
491.1 meters to corner 86 
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N 16°38" W 
491.1 meters to corner 87 
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N 44°31" E 
484.6 meters to corner 88 
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N44°31" E 
504.8 meters to comer 89 
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N 44°31" E 
504.8 meters to corner 90 
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N 24°30"W 
441.1 meters to corner 91 
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N 07°49" W 
491.8 meters to corner 92 
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N 33°23" E 
479.8 meters to corner 93 
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N 33°23" E 
499.8 meters to corner 94 
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N 33°23" E 
569.7 meters to corner 95 
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Thence 
N 66°09" E 
608.6 meters to corner 96 
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Thence 
S 88°03" E 
519.0 meters to corner 97 
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Thence 
N 78°36" E 
414.3 meters to corner 98 
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Thence 
N 78°36" E 
435.0 meters to corner 99 
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Thence 
S 45°37" E 
287.6 meters to corner 100 
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S 61°31" E 
258.2 meters to corner 101 
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Thence 
S 33°33"W 
319.5 meters to corner 102 
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S 70°24" E 
331.3 meters to corner 103 
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S 70°24" E 
362.4 meters to corner 104 
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S 70°24" E 
362.4 meters to corner 105 
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S 70°24" E 
392.4 meters to corner 106 
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Thence 
S 70°24" E 
517.7 meters to comer 107 
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S 70°24" E 
362.4 meters to corner 108 
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S 48°37" E 
359.8 meters to corner 109 
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S81°11"E 
394.2 meters to corner 110 
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Thence 
S81°11"E 
363.1 meters to corner 111 
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S81°11"E 
373.5 meters to corner 112 
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Thence 
S81°11"E 
415.0 meters to corner 113 
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Thence 
S81°11"E 
290.5 meters to corner 114 
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Thence 
S81°11"E 
435.7 meters to corner 115 
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S81°11"E 
363.1 meters to corner 116 
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S81°11"E 
332.0 meters to corner 117 
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S 81°11" E 
352.7 meters to corner 118 


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363.1 meters to the point of beginning, containing an 
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approximate area of ten thousand four hundred ninety-one and 33/100 (10,491.33) 
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hectares. 
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The technical descriptions provided in this Act will be subject to ground survey 
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and verification to be conducted by the Department of Environment and Natural 
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Resources. Any modification of this technical description due to factors such as 
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changing ecological situations, new scientific or archeological findings, or discovery 
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of traditional boundaries not previously taken into account shall be made through an 
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act of Congress after full consultation with the affected public and concerned 
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government agencies. 
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SEC. 4. Buffer Zone. - The Aliwagwag Falls Protected Landscape shall be 
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surrounded by a buffer zone, which shall be withdrawn from sale, settlement, lease, 
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or other modes of disposition, subject to existing rights and given special 
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development control. Such buffer eone is hereunder described as: 
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Bounded on the west and north directions by the remaining portion of TLA No. 
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43 of PICOP Resources Inc., on the east by the remaining portion of TLA No. 201 of 
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Eastcoast Development Enterprises, on the east southeast by the remaining portion 
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of TLA No. 096 of Valderrama Lumber Manufacturers, Inc. and on the south by the 
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road which connects the MuniCipality of Cornpostela, Cornpostela Valley Province to 
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the Municipality of Cateel, Province of Davao Oriental. 
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Beginning at a point marked "1" on the map and on the ground being identical 
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to corner 1 of the protected landscape and identical to corner 8 of former TLA No. 
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201 of Eastcoast Development Enterprises; 
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N 81 °OO"W 
350.0 meters to corner 2 
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N 81°00"W 
340.0 meters to corner 3 
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Thence 
N 81°00"W 
320.0 meters to corner 4 
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Thence 
N 81 °OO"W 
350.0 meters to corner 5 
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Thence 
N 81°00"W 
420.0 meters to corner 6 
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Thence 
N 81°00"W 
280.0 meters to corner 7 
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Thence 
N 81°00"W 
400.0 meters to corner 8 
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Thence 
N 81°00"W 
360.0 meters to corner 9 
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Thence 
N 81°00"W 
350.0 meters to corner 10 
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Thence 
N 81 °OO"W 
380.0 meters to corner 11 
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Thence 
N 48°00"W 
350.0 meters to corner 12 
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Thence 
N 70
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350.0 meters to corner 13 
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Thence 
N 70
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500.0 meters to corner 14 
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Thence 
N 70
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380.0 meters to corner 15 


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N 70
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350.0 meters to corner 16 
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N 70000''W 
350.0 meters to corner 17 
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N 7Q
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320.0 meters to corner 18 
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N 35°00"E 
320.0 meters to corner 19 
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N 61°00"W 
250.0 meters to corner 20 
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N 45°00"W 
280.0 meters to corner 21 
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Thence 
S 78°00"W 
420.0 meters to corner 22 
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Thence 
S 78°00"W 
400.0 meters to corner 23 
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Thence 
N 88°00"W 
500.0 meters to corner 24 
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Thence 
S 65°00"W 
650.0 meters to corner 25 
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Thence 
S 32°00"W 
570.0 meters to corner 26 
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Thence 
S 32°00"W 
500.0 meters to corner 27 
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Thence 
S 32°00"W 
480.0 meters to corner 28 
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Thence 
S 08°00"E 
500.0 meters to corner 29 
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Thence 
S 25°00"E 
450.0 meters to corner 30 
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S 43°00"W 
500.0 meters to corner 31 
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Thence 
S 43°00"W 
500.0 meters to corner 32 
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S 43°00"W 
480.0 meters to corner 33 
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S 17°00"E 
500.0 meters to corner 34 
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S 17°00"E 
500.0 meters to corner 35 
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S 1rOO"E 
400.0 meters to corner 36 
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S 39°00"W 
320.0 meters to corner 37 
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Thence 
S 18°00"E 
430.0 meters to corner 38 
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S 18°00"E 
300.0 meters to corner 39 
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S 18°00"E 
430.0 meters to corner 40 
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S 67°00"E 
380.0 meters to corner 41 
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S 16°00"E 
400.0 meters to corner 42 
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S 16°00"E 
400.0 meters to corner 43 
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Thence 
S 16°00"E 
400.0 meters to corner 44 
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Thence 
S 32°00"E 
400.0 meters to corner 45 
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Thence 
S 32°00"E 
330.0 meters to corner 46 
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Thence 
S 32°00"E 
350.0 meters to corner 47 
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Thence 
S 07°00"E 
550.0 meters to corner 48 
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S 07°00"E 
500.0 meters to corner 49 
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S OrOO"E 
380.0 meters to corner 50 
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S 59°00"E 
500.0 meters to corner 51 


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S 60
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350.0 meters to corner 52 
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S 83°00"E 
250.0 meters to corner 53 
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S 62°00"E 
400.0 meters to corner 54 
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Thence 
S 57°00"E 
350.0 meters to corner 55 
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Thence 
S 61°00"E 
440.0 meters to corner 56 
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S 64°00"E 
600.0 meters to corner 57 
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S 19°00"E 
280.0 meters to corner 58 
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N 6YOOO"E 
230.0 meters to corner 59 
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S 58°00"E 
250.0 meters to corner 60 
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S 20 0 00"E 
340.0 meters to corner 61 
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S 41°00"E 
450.0 meters to corner 62 
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S 85°00"E 
380.0 meters to corner 63 
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Thence 
S 52°00"E 
250.0 meters to corner 64 
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Thence 
S 28°00"W 
160.0 meters to corner 65 
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S 51°00"W 
240.0 meters to corner 66 
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S 51°00"W 
350.0 meters to corner 67 
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S 15°00"W 
280.0 meters to corner 68 
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Fall. The road gen. 220.0 meters to corner 69 
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In N-Westerly dir. Abt. 
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N 02°00"E 
260.0 meters to corner 70 
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N 57°30"E 
280.0 meters to corner 71 
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N 57°30"E 
350.0 meters to corner 72 
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Fall. The road gen. 300.0 meters to corner 73 
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In N-Easterly dir.abt. 
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Fall. The road gen. 500.0 meters to corner 74 
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In N-Westerly dir. Abt. 
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Fall. The road gen .. 620.0 meters to corner 75 
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In N-Westerly dir. Abt. 
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Fall. The road gen. 250.0 meters to corner 76 
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In N-Westerly dir. Abt 
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Fall. The road gen. 275.0 meters to corner 77 
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In S-Westerly dir. Abt 
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Fall. The road gen. 180.0 meters to corner 78 
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S-Westerly dir. Abt. 
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Fall. The road gen."460.0 meters to corner 79 
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N-Westerly dir. Abt. 
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Fall. The road gen. 600.0 meters to corner 80 


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N-Westerly dir.abt. 
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Fall. The road gen. 300.0 meters to corner 81 
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In N-Westerly dir. Abt. 
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Fall. The road gen. 130.0 meters to corner 82 
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S-Westerly dir. Abt. 
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Fall. The road gen. 350.0 meters to corner 83 
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N-Westerly dir. Abt. 
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Fall. The road gen. 400.0 meters to corner 84 
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In N-Westerly dir. Abt. 
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Fall. The road gen. 250.0 meters to corner 85 
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In S-Westerly dir. Abt. 
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Fall. The road gen. 550.0 meters to corner 86 
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S-Westerly dir. Abt. 
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N 63°00"W 
350.0 meters to corner 87 
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N 03°00"W 
500.0 meters to corner 88 
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N 03°00"W 
500.0 meters to corner 89 
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N 03°00"W 
500.0 meters to corner 90 
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N 28°30"W 
350.0 meters to corner 91 
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N 28°30"W 
375.0 meters to corner 92 
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N 28°30"W 
330.0 meters to corner 93 
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N 11°00"W 
500.0 meters to corner 94 
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N 11°00"W 
500.0 meters to corner 95 
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N 61°00"W 
400.0 meters to corner 96 
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N 13°00'W 
500.0 meters to corner 97 
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Thence 
N 13°00"W 
500.0 meters to corner 98 
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Thence 
N 13°00"W 
350.0 meters to corner 99 
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Thence 
N 33°00"E 
300.0 meters to corner 100 
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Thence 
N 14°00"W 
400.0 meters to corner 101 
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Thence 
N 14°00"W 
480.0 meters to corner 102 
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Thence 
N 14°00"W 
500.0 meters to corner 103 
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Thence 
N 3rOO"E 
500.0 meters to corner 1 04 
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Thence 
N 3rOO"E 
500.0 meters to corner 105 
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Thence 
N 37°00"E 
500.0 meters to corner 1 06 
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Thence 
N 24°00"W 
330.0 meters to corner 107 
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Thence 
N 05°00"W 
320.0 meters to corner 108 
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Thence 
N 05°00"W 
350.0 meters to corner 109 
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Thence 
N 26°00"E 
400.0 meters to corner 110 


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N 26°00"E 
400.0 meters to corner 111 
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Thence 
N 26°00"E 
400.0 meters to corner 112 
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Thence 
N 26DOO"E 
500.0 meters to corner 113 
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Thence 
N 60DOO"E 
350.0 meters to corner 114 
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Thence 
N 60DOO"E 
3BO.0 meters to corner 115 
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S B5
DOO"E 
4B.0.0 meters to corner 116 
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Thence 
N 74°30"E 
500.0 meters to corner 117 
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Thence 
N 74°30"E 
500.0 meters to corner 11B 
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Thence 
S 30 0 00''E 
300.0 meters to corner 119 
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S 2rOO"W 
350.0 meters to corner 120 
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Thence 
S 69°00"E 
500.0 meters to corner 121 
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Thence 
S 69DOO"E 
500.0 meters to corner 122 
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Thence 
S 69°00"E 
500.0 meters to corner 123 
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Thence 
S 69°00"E 
400.0 meters to corner 124 
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Thence 
S 69°00"E 
350.0 meters to corner 125 
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Thence 
S 41°00"E 
210.0 meters to corner 126 
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Thence 
S BooOO"E 
500.0 meters to corner 127 
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Thence 
S BOOOO"E 
500.0 meters to corner 128 
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Thence 
S BooOO"E 
500.0 meters to corner 129 
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Thence 
S BooOO"E 
500.0 meters to corner 130 
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Thence 
S BOOOO"E 
500.0 meters to corner 131 
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Thence 
S BooOO"E 
500':0 meters to corner 132 
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Thence 
S BooOO"E 
500.0 meters to corner 133 
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Thence 
S BooOO"E 
500.0 meters to corner 134 
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S 54°00"E 
500.0 meters to corner 135 
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Thence 
S 54°00"E 
500.0 meters to corner 136 
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Thence 
S 54°00"E 
650.0 meters to corner 137 
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Thence 
S 200 00''W 
500.0 meters to corner 13B 
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Thence 
S 20
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500.0 meters to corner 139 
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Thence 
S 20
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500.0 meters to corner 140 
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Thence 
S 20DOO"W 
500.0 meters to corner 141 
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Thence 
S 20DOO"W 
500.0 meters to corner 142 
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Thence 
S 20
0 00''W 
550.0 meters to corner 143 
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Thence 
S 20DOO"W 
550.0 meters to corner 144 
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Thence 
Fall. Aliwagwag 450.0 meters to corner 145 
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Cr. Downstream in SE dir. Abt. 


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Fall. Aliwagwag 450.0 meters to corner 146 
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Cr. Downstream in SE dir. Abt. 
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Thence 
Fall. Aliwagwag 410.0 meters to corner 147 
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Cr. Downstream in SE dir. Abt. 
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Thence 
Fall. Aliwagwag 420.0 meters to corner 148 
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Cr. Downstream in SE dir. Abt. 
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Thence 
Fall. Aliwagwag 550.0 meters to corner 149 
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Cr. Downstream in SE dir. Abt. 
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Thence 
Fall. Cateel 
230.0 meters to corner 150 
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R. Upstream in SW dir. Abt. 
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Thence 
Fall. Aliwagwag 500.0 meters to corner 151 
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Cr. Upstream in NW dir. Abt. 
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Thence 
Fall. Aliwagwag 500.0 meters to corner 152 
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Cr. Upstream in NW dir. Abt. 
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Thence 
Fall. Aliwagwag 500.0 meters to corner 153 
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Cr. Upstream in NW dir. Abt. 
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Thence 
Fall. Aliwagwag 670.0 meters to corner 154 
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Cr. Upstream in NW dir. Abt. 
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S 20
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350.0 meters to corner 155 
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Thence 
S 38°00"E 
500.0 meters to corner 156 
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500.0 meters to corner 157 
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520.0 meters to corner 162 
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350.0 meters to corner 163 
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400.0 meters to corner 164 
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350.0 meters to corner 165 
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350.0 meters to corner 166 
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350.0 meters to corner 167 
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300.0 meters to corner 168 
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370.0 meters to corner 169 
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250.0 meters to corner 170 
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400.0 meters to corner 171 
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350.0 meters to corner 176 
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430.0 meters to corner 179 
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530.0 meters to corner 183 
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350.0 meters to the point of beginning, containing an 
approximate area of four hundred 'twenty point six (420.6) hectares, more or less." 
The buffer zone shall provide an extra layer around the protected area (PA) in 
which restrictions can apply and communities can assist in repelling threats to the 
area. The buffer zone shall be managed according to the management plan herein 
provided. 
SEC. 5. Definition of Terms. - The following terms are hereby defined for the 
purpose of this Act: 
(a) "Ancestral domain" refers to all areas generally belonging to Indigenous 
Cultural Communities or Indigenous People (ICCs/JPs) comprising lands, inland 
waters, coastal areas, and natural resources therein, held under a claim of 
ownership occupied or possessed by the ICCs/JPs, by themselves or thru their 
ancestors, communally or individually since time immemorial, continuously to the 
present except if interrupted by war, force majeure or displacement by force, deceit, 
stealth or as a consequence of government projects or any other voluntary dealings 
entered into by government or public individuals/corporations, and which are 
necessary to ensure their economic, social and cultural welfare. It shall include 
ancestral 
lands, 
forests, 
pasture, 
residential, agricultural, and other lands 
individually-owned, whether alienable and disposable or otherwise, hunting grounds, 
burial grounds, worship areas, bodies of water, mineral and other natural resources, 
and lands which may no longer be exclusively occupied by ICCs/JPs but from which 
they traditionally had access to for their subsistence and traditional activities, 
particularly the home ranges of ICCs/JPs who are still nomadic and/or shifting 
cultivators. 
(b) "Biodiversity" refers to the variety and variability among living organisms and 
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(C) "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. 
(d) "Bioprospecting" means the research, collection and utilization of biological 
and genetic resources for purposes of applying the knowledge derived therefrom 
solely for commercial purposes. 
(e) "Buffer zone" refers to identified areas outside the boundaries of and 
immediately adjacent to the AFPL that need special development control in order to 
avoid or minimize harm to the AFPL. 
(f) "By-product or derivatives" means any part taken or substance extracted from 
wildlife, in raw or in processed form. This includes stuffed animals and herbarium 
specimens. 
(g) "Collection or collecting" refers to the act of gathering or harvesting wildlife, 
its by-products or derivatives. 
(h) "Conservation" means sustainable utilization of wildlife, and/or maintenance, 
restoration and enhancement of the habitat. 
(i) "Ecosystem" means the dynamic complex of plant, animal and micro-
organism communities and their non-living environment interacting as a functional 
unit. 
OJ "Endangered species" refers to species or subspecies of flora and fauna that 
is not critically endangered but whose survival in the wild is unlikely if the causal 
factors continue operating. 
(k) "Endemic species" means species or subspecies of flora and fauna which is 
naturally occurring and found only within specific areas in the country. 
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(I) "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 
(m) "Habitat" means a place or type of environment where a species or 
subspecies naturally occurs or has naturally established its population. 
(n) "Hunting" refers to collection of wild fauna for food and/or recreational 
purposes with the use of weapons such as guns, bow and arrow, spear and the like. 
(0) "Indigenous Cultural Communities" or "Indigenous People" (ICCsIIPs) refer 
to a group of people or homogenous societies identified by self-ascription and 
ascription by others, who have continuously lived as organized community on 
communally bounded and defined territory, and who have, under claims of ownership 
since time immemorial, occupied, possessed and utilized such territories, sharing 
common bonds of language, customs, traditions and other distinctive cultural traits, 
or who have, through resistance to political, social and cultural inroads of 
colonization, non-indigenous religions and cultures, became historically differentiated 


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from the majority of Filipinos. IPs shall likewise include peoples who are regarded as 
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indigenous on account of their descent from the populations which inhabited the 
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Country, at the time of conquest or colonization, or at the time of inroads of non-
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indigenous religions and cultures, 'or the establishment of present state boundaries, 
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who retain some or all of their own social, economic, cultural and political institutions, 
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but who may have been displaced from their traditional domains or who may have 
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resettled outside their ancestral domains. 
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(p) "Management Plan" refers to the fundamental plan, strategy and/or scheme 
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which shall guide all activities relating to the protected area in order to attain the 
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objectives of this Act. 
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(q) "Mineral" refers to all naturally occurring inorganic substance in solid, gas, 
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liquid, or any intermediate state including energy materials such as coal, petroleum, 
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natural gas, radioactive materials, and geothermal energy. 
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(r) "Multiple-Use Zone" refers to the area where settlement, traditional and/or 
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sustainable land use, including agriculture, agro-forestry, extraction activities and 
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other income generating or livelihood activities, may be allowed to the extent 
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prescribed in the management plan. 
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(s) "National Integrated Protected Area System" refers to the classification of all 
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deSignated PAs pursuant to Republic Act No. 7586 or the "National Integrated 
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Protected Areas System (NIPAS) Act of 1992," to maintain essential ecological 
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processes and life-support systems, to protect genetic diversity, to ensure 
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sustainable use of resources found therein and to maintain their natural conditions to 
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the greatest extent as possible. 
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(t) "National Park" refers to the land of the public domain classified as such in 
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the 1987 Constitution which include all areas under the National Integrated Protected 
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Areas System (NIPAS) pursuant to RA 7586 primarily designated for the 
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conservation of native plants and animals, their associated habitats and cultural 
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diversity. 
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(u) "Non-government organization (NGO)" shall refer to an agency, institution, 
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foundation 
or a group of persons whose purpose is to 
assist peoples 
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organizations/associations in various ways including, but not limited to, organizing, 
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education, training, research and/or resource accessing. 
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(v) "Nonrenewable resources" shall refer to those resources within the AFPL, 
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the natural replenishment rate of which is not known. 
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(w) "People's Organization (PO)" shall refer to a group of organized migrant 
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communities and or interested il'1digenous peoples which may be an association, 
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cooperative, federation, or· other legal entity, established to undertake collective 


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action to address community concerns and needs, and mutually share the benefits of 
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the endeavor. 
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(x) "Protected areas (PA)" refers to identified portions of land and water set 
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aside by reason of their unique physical and biological significance, managed to 
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enhance biological diversity and protected against destructive human exploitation. 
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(y) "Protected landscape" refers to an area of national significance which is 
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characterized by the harmonious interaction of man and land while providing 
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opportunities for public enjoyment through recreation and tourism within the normal 
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lifestyle and economic activity of the area. 
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(z) "Quarrying" means the pr<;lcess of extracting, removing and disposing quarry 
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resources found on or underneath the surface of public or private land. 
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(aa) "Special use zone" refers to an area containing existing installations of 
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national significance, such as telecommunication facilities, irrigation canals or electric 
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power lines. 
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(bb) "Sustainable Use" means the use of components of biological diversity, 
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thereby maintaining its potential to meet the needs and aspirations of present and 
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future generations. 
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(cc) "Strict protection zone" refers to a natural area with high biodiversity value 
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which shall be closed to all human activity except for scientific studies and/or 
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ceremonial or religious use by the indigenous cultural communitieslindigenolls 
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peoples; may include habitats of. threatened species, or degraded areas that have 
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been designated for restoration and subsequent protection, even if these areas are 
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still in various stages of regeneration. 
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(dd)"Wildlife" means any wild forms and varieties of flora and fauna, in all 
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developmental stages, including those which are in captivity or are being bred or 
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propagated. 
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SEC.5. Aliwagwag Falls Protected Landscape-Protected Area Management 
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Board (AFPL-PAMB) -
There is hereby created a PAMB which shall have sole 
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jurisdiction, power and authority' over the AFPL for all matters that may affect 
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biodiversity conservation, protection and sustainable development. It shall. be 
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composed of: 
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(1 )The Regional Executive Director (RED) of the DENR Region XI, as 
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Chairperson; 
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Provincial Planning and Development Officers of the Provinces of 
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Davao Oriental and Compostela Valley; 
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(3) The Mayors of the Munioipalities of Boston and Cateel, Provinoe of Davao 
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Oriental and the Municipality of Compostela, Provinoe of Compostela Valley, or their 
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(4) One representative from each barangay covering the AFPL; 
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At least three (3) representatives from the local NGOs with stakes in the 
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AFPL, chosen from among themselves; 
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management; and 
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Each member of the PAMB shall serve for a term of five (5) years and shall be 
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considered to represent his or her sector and deemed to carry the vote of such 
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sector in all matters. In the case of members who are government officials, the term 
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of office shall be attached to the office held. 
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The members of the AFPL-PAMB shall be appOinted by the Secretary of the 
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DENR in conformity with the provisions of the NIPAS Act. As a transitory provision, 
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the initial members of the AFPL-PAMB shall be nominated from the current members 
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of the interim PAMBs of the five (5) component areas of the AFPL. Their nominations 
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shall be conducted in a joint meeting of the current members of the interim PAMJ3.s 
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duly called for the purpose: Provided, further, that at least one-third (1/3) of the 
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members shall be women. 
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In the selection of the representatives of POs and NGOs, preference shall be 
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accorded to those organizations t~at are involved in the conservation, protection and 
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development of the AFPL. Representation shall be by institution and shall aim to 
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achieve balance in representation by geographic location or areas. 
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The representatives from the LGUs and national agencies in the AFPL-PAMB 
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shall include among their duty to appraise their respective constituents, office or 
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sector, of AFPL-PAMB approved or other relevant policies, rules, regulations, 
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programs and projects and to ensure that the provisions of this Act are observed, 
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complied with, and used as reference and framework in their respective plans, 
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policies, programs and projects. Failure to comply with the foregoing shall subject 
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such representative to disciplinary action as the AFPL-PAMB may provide. 
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The members of the Board shall not receive any salary but shall be entitled to 
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reimbursements for actual and necessary expenses incurred, either in their 
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attendance in meeting of the Board or in connection with other official business 
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authorized by a resolution of the Board, subject to existing rules and regulations. 
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SEC. 6. 
Powers and Functions of the AFPL-PAMB. -
The PAMB of the 
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Aliwagwag Falls Protected Landscape, which shall decide by consensus or majority 
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vote, shall have the following duties and functions, in addition to the duties and 
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Issue rules and regulations to prohibit acts that may be prejudicial to the 
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AFPL and to the declaration of policy set forth under the NIPAS; 
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(2) Issue rules and regulations for the resolution of conflicts through appropriate 
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and effective means; 
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(3) Adopt rules and procedures in the conduct of business, including the 
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creation of committees to which its powers may be delegated; 
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(4) Approve the management' plan and oversee the office of the PASu; 
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(5) Establish criteria and set fees for the issuance of permits for activities 
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regulated by this Act or the management plan; 
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(6) Recommend the deputization of appropriate individuals, including local 
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community leaders, for the enforcement of the laws, rules and regulations governing 
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the conduct or management of the AFPL; 
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(7) Approve fees and charges in accordance with DAO 51, Series of 2000 and 
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raise funds for the AFPL; 
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(8) Manage the allocation of the Aliwagwag Falls Protected Landscape Fund 
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,and other funds for the AFPL, ensure their proper administration and render 
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accounting; and 
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(9) Recommend appropriate policy changes to the DENR and other 
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government authorities. 
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The DENR, through the Regional Executive Director (RED), shall ensure that 
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the AFPL-PAMB acts within the scope of its powers and functions. In case of conflict 
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between administrative orders issued by the DENR pursuant to the NIPAS Act and 
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the resolutions issued by the AFPL-PAMB, such conflict shall be referred by AFPL-
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PAMB to the DENR Secretary who shall decide whether to apply the rule or withdraw 
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its application from the AFPL. 
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SEC. 7. 
Protected Area Superintendent (PASu) Office. - The Protected 
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Area Superintendent (PASu) Office is hereby created within the DENR Regional 
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office to be headed by the PASu who shall serve as the Chief Operating DENR 
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Officer of the entire AFPL. The PASu shall report directly to the RED of the DENR-
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Region XI and shall be accountable to the AFPL-PAMB. The PASu and the PASu 
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staff shall reside within the AFPL and establish an office in order to implement this 
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Act. 
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The PASu shall have full responsibility for the protection of land, water, wildlife 
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and other natural physical and biological resources within the AFPL. As such, the 
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PASu shall have the following powers and functions in addition to those provided 
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under the NIPAS and its implementing rules and regulations: 
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all the necessary information to make appropriate decisions for the implementation of 
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this Act; 
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(4) Enforce the laws, rules and regulations relevant to the AFPL, institute and 
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file legal action independently or in collaboration with other government agencies or 
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organizations and assist in the prosecution of offenses committed in violation of this 
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Act; 
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(5) Monitor all activities within the AFPL to ensure its conformity with the 
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management plan; 
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(6) Ensure the integration of the AFPL management policies, regulations, 
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programs and projects in all concemed national and local government unit levels; 
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(7)-Recommend the issuance of permits based on terms, conditions and criteria 
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established by the AFPL-PAMB; and 
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(8) Perform such other powers and duties as may from time to time be 
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prescribed by the AFPL-PAMB and higher authorities. 
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SEC. 8. Indigenous People's Rights. - Ancestral domain and other customary 
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rights and interests of indigenous communities within the AFPL shall be accorded 
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due recognition. The preservation of ancestral domain and customary rights shall be 
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considered as one of the management objectives. The maintenance, management 
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and development of ancestral domains which are found to be necessary for AFPL will 
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be pursuant to Section 58 of Republic Act No. 8371, otherwise known as the "The 
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Indigenous Peoples Rights Act of 1997 (IPRA)". 
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The identification, delineation and recognition of ancestral domain claims 
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within the AFPL shall be conducted by the National Commission on Indigenous 
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Peoples (NCIP) pursuant to the provisions the IPRA, and its implementing rules and 
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regulations, in coordination with the AFPL-PAMB. 
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SEC. 9. 
Tenured Migrants and Other AFPL Occupants. -Tenured 
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migrants shall be eligible become stewards of portions of lands within allowable 
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zones. The AFPL-PAMB shall identify, verify and review all tenurial instruments, land 
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claims, and issuances of permits for resource use within the AFPL and recommend 
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the issuance of the appropriate tenurial instrument consistent with the zoning 
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provided in the management plan. 
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Should areas occupied by tenured migrants be designated as zones in which 
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no occupation or other activities are allowed pursuant to the attainment of 
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sustainable development, provision for the transfer of said tenured migrants to 
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multiple-use zones or buffer zones shall be accomplished through just and humane 
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In the event of termination of a tenurial instrument for cause or by voluntary 
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surrender of rights, the PASu shall take immediate steps to rehabilitate the area in 
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order to return it to its natural state prior to the cultivation or other act by the tenured 
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migrant. 
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Other AFPL occupants who do not qualify as tenured migrants shall be 
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resettled outside the AFPL as determined by the AFPL-PAM6. The AFPL-PAM6 
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shall determine, plan and implement a definite schedule for resettling them outside of 
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the AFPL following the procedures set forth by existing law. 
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Prohibited Acts and Penalties. -
The following shall be the 
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prohibitions and penalties applicable to the AFPL, in addition to the prohibited acts 
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as provided in the NIPAS Act and its pertinent rules and regulations: 
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(A) The penalties provided for in Articles 309 and 310 of the Revised Penal 
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Code, depending on the value of the resources taken, damaged or destroyed, shall 
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be imposed upon any person Who': 
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(1) Takes, destroys, collects, disturbs or possesses any wild terrestrial or 
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aquatic plants or animals, flora or fauna, sand, rocks or by-products derived 
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therefrom, within particularly identified regulated or prohibited areas zones in.. tbe 
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AFPL including private lands without the necessary permit, authorization or 
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exemption: Provided, That hunting of animals shall be absolutely prohibited except 
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for scientific research and for traditional hunting by the IPs/ICCs; 
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(2) Cuts, gathers, removes or collects timber or any forest products, within 
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particularly identified regulated or prohibited areas or zones in the AFPL including 
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private lands without the necessary permit, authorization or exemption; 
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(3) Possesses or transports, within or outside the AFPL any timber, forest 
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products, wild terrestrial or aquatic plants, animals, flora or fauna, or by-product 
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derived therefrom which is ascertained to have been taken from the AFPL; 
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(4) Undertakes mineral exploration or extraction within the AFPL; 
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(5) Engages in quarrying of sand, gravel, guano, limestone or any material 
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within the AFPL; 
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(6) Hunts, collects, removes or destroys any endangered or protected species, 
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except when collection or removal is for scientific research and exempted from the 
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prohibition by the AFPL-PAMB; 
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(7) Conducts bioprospecting within the AFPL without prior AFPL-PAM6 
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approval in accordance with existing guidelines; or 
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detrimental to endemic species or without prior AFPL-PAM6 approval. 
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(6) A fine of not less than Five thousand pesos (P5,000.00) nor more than Five 
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hundred thousand pesos (P500,000.00) and/or imprisonment from one (1) year but 


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not more than six (6) years shall be imposed upon any person who: 
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(1) Violates any rules and regulations in the management plan or by the AFPL-
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PAMS or agreements reached before the AFPL-PAMS in the exercise of adjudicative 
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functions; 
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management plan: Provided, That large-scale private infrastructure and other 
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projects such as medium to high density residential subdivisions, medium to large 
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heavily mechanized 
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commercial and non-traditional farming, and other activities that cause increased in-
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migration, pollution and resource degradation are absolutely prohibited; 
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(3) Possesses a chainsaw, hacksaw and other mechanized equipment within 
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the AFPL without a permit; 
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(4) Throws, dumps or causes to be dumped into the AFPL any non-
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biodegradable material or waste whether liquid, solid or gas; 
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(5) Uses, dumps, places or causes to be placed into the AFPL toxic chemicals, 
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including pesticides and other hazardous substances, unless the same is expressly 
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allowed in the management plan; 
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(6) Prospects, hunts or othe~ise locates hidden treasures within the AFPL; 
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(7) Informally occupies or dwells in any land within the AFPL without clearance 
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from the AFPL-PAMS; 
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(8) Posseses or uses blasting caps or explosives anywhere within the AFPL; 
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(9) Destroys, excavates, vandalizes or, in any manner, damages any natural 
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formation on land, religious, spiritual, historical sites, artifacts and other objects of 
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natural or scenic value; 
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(11) Engages in kaingin, or, in any manner, causing forest fires inside the AFPL; 
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(12) Purchases, or sells, mortgages or leases lands or other portions of the 
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AFPL which are covered by any tenurial instrument. 
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Valuation of the damage for this Act shall take into account biodiversity and 
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conservation considerations as well as aesthetic and scenic value. Valuation 
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assessed by the DENR or the concemed govemment agency shall be presumed 
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correct unless otherwise proven by preponderant evidence. 
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Any person who shall induce another or conspire to commit any of the illegal 
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acts prohibited in this Act or suffer their workers to commit any of the same shall be 
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liable in the same manner as the one actually performing the act. 
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All conveyances, vessels, equipments, paraphernalia, implements, gears, 
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tools and similar devices shall be subject to immediate and administrative 


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confiscation, independent of the judicial proceedings by the PASu Office upon 
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apprehension, 
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evidence 
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requirements. When legal action is however filed in the regular courts, the said 
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conveyances, vessels, equipments, paraphernalia, implements, gears, tools and 
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similar devices, independent of the administrative proceedings, shall not be released 
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until after judgment has been rendered. Proceeds of the sale of all objects 
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administratively or judicially confiscated pursuant hereto shall accrue to the 
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Aliwagwag Falls Protected Landscape Fund. Procedure for the sale thereof shall be 
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promulgated by the AFPL-PAMB. However, in no case shall any confiscated or 
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rescued protected animal specieS! be sold or in any manner disposed of but shall be 
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immediately turned over to the PASu office for release in its natural habitat, subject to 
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existing regulations. 
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The penalties specified in this Section will be in addition to the penalties 
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contained in RA 9072 (National Caves and Cave Resources Management and 
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Protection Act), RA 9147 (Wildlife Resources Conservation and Protection Act), and 
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other related laws. 
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Conviction for any offense under this Act, of a public officer or officer of th.e.law 
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shall carry the accessory penalty of perpetual disqualification from public office. 
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Special Prosecutor and Retained Counsel. - Within thirty (30) 
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days from the effectivity of this Act, the Department of Justice (DOJ) shall appoint a 
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special prosecutor to whom all cases of violation of laws, rules and regulations in the 
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AFPL shall be assigned. Such Special Prosecutor shall coordinate with the AFPL-
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PAMB and the PASu in the performance of his/her duties and assist in the training of 
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wardens and rangers in arrest and criminal procedures. The AFPL-PAMB may retain 
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the services of a counsel to prosecute and/or assist in the prosecution of cases 
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under the direct control and supervision of the regular or special prosecutor and to 
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defend the members of the AFPL-PAMB, the PASu and the staff, or any person 
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assisting in the protection, conservation and sustainable development of the AFPL, 
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against any legal action related to their powers, functions and responsibilities as 
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provided in this Act or as delegated or tasked by the AFPL-PAMB. 
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Aliwagwag Falls Protected Landscape Fund. -There is hereby 
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established a trust fund to be known as the Aliwagwag Falls Protected Landscape 
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Fund for purposes of financing projects of the AFPL. Seventy-five percent (75%) 
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income generated from the operation of the AFPL or management of wild flora and 
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fauna in the AFPL shall accrue to the fund. The remaining twenty-five percent (25%) 
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shall go to the Integrated Protected Areas Fund (IPAF) as established in the NIPAS 
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registration and lease of multiple-use areas, including tourism concessions, fees, 
proceeds, and contributions from industries and facilities directly benefiting from the 
AFPL, and such other fees and income derived from the operation of the AFPL. 
The AFPL-PAMB may impose and charge reasonable fees, such as but not 
limited 
to 
water 
users 
fee 
for 
water 
extracted 
by 
commercial 
water 
extractors/distributors sourced and generated from the protected area. Such fee 
structure may change as the AFPL-PAMB may see fit. 
The Fund may be augment,ed by grants, donations, endowment from various 
sou~ces, domestic or foreign, for purposes related to their functions: 
Provided, 
disbursements therefrom shall be made solely for the protection, maintenance, 
administration and management of the system, and duly approved projects endorsed 
by the AFPL-PAMB in accordance with existing accounting and budgeting rules and 
regulations: Provided, further, Th'at the Fund shall not be used to cover personal 
services expenditures. 
The LGUs shall continue to impose and collect all other fees not enumemted 
herein which they have traditionally collected, such as business permits, property tax 
and rentals of LGUs' facilities. Provided, LGUs may charge add-ons to fees imposed 
by the AFPL-PAMB: Provided, That such add-ons shall be determined based on the 
contribution of the LGUs in the maintenance and protection of the AFPL. 
SEC. 14. 
Existing Facilities Within the AFPL. - Within sixty (60) days from 
the effectivity of this Act, major existing facilities such as roads, buildings, water 
systems, transmission lines, communication facilities, heavy equipment, and irrigation 
facilities existing within the boundaries of the AFPL shall submit project description to 
the AFPL-PAMB through the PASu. 
The AFPL-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 AFPL 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 (P5,000.OO) for every violation. Upon reaching a total fine of Five 
Hundred Thousand Pesos (p500:000.00), the AFPL-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 AFPL may be charged a 
reasonable royalty by the DENR., All income from such royalty shall accrue to the 
Aliwagwag Falls Protected Landscape Fund. 


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SEC. 15. 
Utilization of Resources. - Any exploitation of or utilization of 
2 
nonrenewable resources within the AFPL shall not be allowed. Energy projects-within 
3 
the AFPL shall be allowed only through an act of Congress except energy from wind, 
4 
sun and water sources of not more than one (1) megawatt capacity for mini-hydro 
5 
power: Provided, That these renewable energy projects are established outside the 
6 
strict protection zone, adopt 
~educed impact technologies and undergo the 
7 
environmental impact assessment (EIA) system as provided by law and: Provided, 
8 
Further, that the AFPL-PAMB endorsement has been obtained. 
9 
SEC. 16. 
Appropriations. - The Secretary of the DENR shall include in its 
10 
program the implementation of this Act, the funding of which shall be included in the 
11 
annual General Appropriations Act. 
12 
SEC. 17. Construction and Suppletory Application of Existing Laws. The 
13 
provisions of this Act shall be construed liberally in favor of achieving biodiversity 
14 
conservation, protection and sustainable development Provisions of Republic Act No. 
15 
7586, otherwise known as the National Integrated Protected Areas Management Act 
16 
of 1992 and existing forestry laws, and their corresponding rules and regulations not 
17 
inconsistent hereto shall have the suppletory effect in the implementation of this.AcL. 
18 
SEC. 18. 
Transitory Provisions. -
In order to ensure the recovery and 
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restoration of biological diversity and to develop sustainable livelihood opportunities 
20 
for tenured migrants, the DENR shall henceforth cease to issue concessions, 
21 
licenses, permits, clearances, cor;npliance documents or any other instrument that 
22 
allows exploitation and utilization of resources within the AFPL until the management 
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plan shall have been put into effect. 
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All existing land use and resource use permits within the AFPL shall be 
25 
reviewed and shall not be renewed upon their expiration unless consistent with the 
26 
management plan and approved by the AFPL-PAMB. Moreover, areas determined 
27 
by wildlife habitat and potable water sources and reservoirs shall be declared 
28 
protected and special use zones, respectively, and their management and uses shall 
29 
be consistent with the provision of the respective executive orders, presidential 
30 
proclamations and amendments establishing them. 
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SEC. 19. Reporting Responsibility. - The PASu, through the AFPL-PAMB, shall 
32 
submit an annual accomplishment report to the Secretary of the DENR on the 
33 
activities undertaken in the AFPL. 
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SEC. 20. Separability Clause. - If, for any reason, any part or section of this 
35 
Act is declared invalid or unconstitutional, such other parts not affected thereby shall 
36 
continue to be in full force and effect. 


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SEC. 21. Repealing Clause. -All laws, decrees, proclamations, rules and· 
2 
regulations inconsistent with the provisions of this Act are hereby repealed or 
3 
modified accordingly. 
4 
SEC. 22. Effectivity Clause. This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its 
5 
complete publication in the Official Gazette or in a national newspaper of general 
6 
circulation available in the AFPL. 
7 
Approved.