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Prepared by the Committees on Environm ent and Natural Resources; Finance; 
and Tourism with Senators Legarda, Villar, Escudero and Binay as authors thereof
AN ACT
DECLARING PROTECTED AREAS AND PROVIDING FOR THEIR 
MANAGEMENT, AMENDING FOR THIS PURPOSE REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7586, 
OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE NATIONAL INTEGRATED PROTECTED AREAS 
SYSTEM (NIPAS) ACT OF 1992, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress 
assembled:
SECTION 1. Section 1 of Republic Act No. 7586 is hereby amended to read as follows: 
SECTION 1. Title. -  This Act shall be known and referred to as the 
"EXPANDED National Integrated Protected Areas System Act of [1992] 
2017"."
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SEC. 2. Section 2 of Republic Act No. 7586 is hereby amended to read as follows:
"SEC. 2. Declaration of Policy. -  Cognizant of the profound impact of [man's]
HUMAN activities on all components of the natural environment particularly
the effect of increasing population, resource exploitation and industrial
advancement, and recognizing the critical importance of protecting and
maintaining the 
natural, biological, and 
physical 
diversities of the
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environment notably on areas with biologically unique features to sustain 
human life and development, as well as plant and animal life, it is hereby 
declared the policy of the State to secure for the Filipino people of present 
and for future generations, the perpetual scheme of all native plants and 
animals through the establishment of a comprehensive system of integrated 
protected areas within the classification of national park as provided for in 
the Constitution.
It is hereby recognized that these areas, although distinct in features, possess 
common ecological values that may be incorporated into a holistic plan 
representative of our natural heritage; that effective administration of these 
areas is possible only through cooperation among the national government, 
local governments and concerned private organizations; and that the use and 
enjoyment of these protected areas must be consistent with the principles of 
biological diversity and sustainable development.
To this end, there is hereby established a National Integrated Protected 
Areas System (NIPAS), which shall encompass outstandingly remarkable 
areas and biologically important public lands that are habitats of rare and 
THREATENED species of plants and animals, biogeographic zones and 
related ecosystems, whether terrestrial, wetland or marine, all of which shall 
be designated as "protected areas." THE SYSTEM SHALL RECOGNIZE 
CONSERVATION AREAS AND THE MANAGEMENT REGIMES OF LOCAL 
GOVERNMENT UNITS (LGUs), COMMUNITIES AND INDIGENOUS PEOPLES 
(IPs).
THE STATE SHALL ENSURE THE FULL IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS ACT 
BY 
ESTABLISHING 
THE 
INSTITUTIONAL 
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MOBILIZATION OF RESOURCES AND PROVIDING FOR ADEQUATE 
SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL SUPPORT FOR THE CONSERVATION OF 
BIODIVERSITY AND THE INTEGRITY OF THE ECOSYSTEM.
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SEC. 3. Section 4 of Republic Act No. 7586 is hereby amended to read as follows:
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"SEC. 4. Definition of Terms.- For purposes of this Act, the following terms
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shall be defined as follows:
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[l.]A. "National Integrated Protected Areas System (NIPAS)" [is] REFERS 
TO the classification and administration of all designated protected areas to 
maintain essential ecological processes and life-support systems, to preserve 
genetic diversity, to ensure sustainable use of resources found therein, and to 
maintain their natural conditions to the greatest extent possible;
[2.] B. "Protected Area" refers to identified portions of land and/OR water 
set aside by reason of their unique physical and biological significance, 
managed to enhance biological diversity and protected against destructive 
human exploitation;
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[3.] C. "Buffer Zones" refer to identified areas outside the boundaries of and 
immediately adjacent to designated protected areas pursuant to Section 8 
that need special development control in order to avoid or minimize harm to 
the protected area;
[4.] D. "Indigenous Cultural Community (ICC)/INDIGENOUS PEOPLE (IP)" 
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traditions and other distinctive cultural traits, and who have, since time 
immemorial, occupied, possessed and utilized a territory;
[5.] E. National Park" refers to [a forest reservation essentially of natural 
wilderness character which has been withdrawn from settlement, dccupancy 
and any form of exploitation except in conformity with approved 
management plan and set aside as such exclusively to conserve the area or 
preserve the scenery, the natural and historic objects, wild animals and plant 
therein and to provide enjoinment of these features in such areas.] THE 
LANDS OF THE PUBLIC DOMAIN CLASSIFIED AS SUCH IN THE 1987 
PHILIPPINE 
CONSTITUTION 
WHICH 
INCLUDE 
ALL 
AREAS 
AS 
CATEGORIZED UNDER SEC. 4 OF THIS ACT, PRIMARILY DESIGNATED 
FOR THE CONSERVATION OF NATIVE PLANTS AND ANIMALS, THEIR 
ASSOCIATED HABITATS AND CULTURAL DIVERSITY;
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[6.] F. Natural Monument" [is] REFERS TO a relatively small area focused 
on the protection of small features to protect or preserve nationally 
significant natural features on account of their special interest or unique 
characteristics;
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[7.] G. Natural Biotic Area" [is] REFERS TO an area set aside to allow the 
way of life of societies living in harmony with the environment to adapt to 
modern technology at their pace;
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and IS maintained to protect outstanding natural and scenic areas of national 
or international significance for scientific, educational, and recreational use;
[9.] I. "Protected Landscapes AND/OR Seascapes" [are] REFER TO areas of 
national significance which are characterized by the harmonious interaction 
of HUman and land while providing opportunities for public enjoyment 
through [the] recreation, [and] tourism [within the normal lifestyle] and 
OTHER economic activit[y]IES [of these areas];
[10.] [."Resource Reserve" [is] REFERS TO an extensive and relatively 
isolated and uninhabited area, [normally with] difficult TO access AND 
designated [as such] to protect natural resources [of the area for] THEREIN 
for future [use] UTILIZATION and TO prevent or contain development 
activities that could affect the resource pending the establishment of 
objectives which are based upon appropriate knowledge and planning;
[11.] K. "Strict Nature Reserve" [is] REFERS TO an area possessing some 
outstanding ecosystem, features, and [/or] species of flora and fauna of
national scientific importance maintained to protect nature and maintain 
processes in an undisturbed state in order to [have] PRESERVE ecologically 
representative examples of the natural environment available for scientific 
study, environmental monitoring, education, and for the maintenance of 
genetic resources in a dynamic and evolutionary state;
[12.] L. "Tenured Migrant Communities" [are] REFER TO communities 
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areas for] BEEN EXISTING OR ESTABLISHED five (5) years before the 
designation of the same as protected areas in accordance with this Act and 
WHICH are [solely] substantially dependent there[in]ON for subsistence; 
[and]
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[13.] M. "Wildlife Sanctuary” [comprises] REFERS TO an area which assures 
the natural conditions necessary to protect nationally significant species, 
groups of species, biotic communities or physical 
features of the 
environment where these may require specific human manipulations for 
their perpetuation[.];
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N. "BIOPROSPECTING" REFERS TO THE RESEARCH, COLLECTION, AND 
UTILIZATION OF BIOLOGICAL AND GENETIC RESOURCES FOR PURPOSES 
OF APPLYING THE KNOWLEDGE DERIVED THEREFROM SOLELY FOR 
COMMERCIAL PURPOSES;
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0. "BY-PRODUCTS OR DERIVATIVES" REFER TO ANY PART TAKEN OR 
SUBSTANCE EXTRACTED FROM WILDLIFE, IN RAW OR IN PROCESSED 
FORM. 
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INCLUDE 
STUFFED 
ANIMALS 
AND 
HERBARIUM 
SPECIMENS;
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P. "COLLECTION OR COLLECTING" REFERS TO THE ACT OF GATHERING 
OR HARVESTING WILDLIFE AND ITS BY-PRODUCTS OR DERIVATIVES;
Q. "CONVEYANCE" REFERS TO EVERY KIND OF VESSEL, INCLUDING 
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CRAFTS AND SEAPLANES THAT ARE USED OR MAY BE USED AS A MEANS 
OF TRANSPORTATION ON LAND OR WATER.
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R. "DECLARED PROTECTED AREAS” REFER TO THOSE INCLUDED IN THE 
NIPAS THROUGH AN ACT OF CONGRESS AND CLASSIFIED AS NATIONAL 
PARK;
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S. "DELINEATION" REFERS TO THE ACTUAL GROUND SURVEY OF THE 
BOUNDARIES OF PROTECTED AREAS AND THEIR BUFFER ZONES 
INCLUDING DESIGNATED MANAGEMENT ZONES USING THE GLOBAL 
POSITIONING 
SYSTEM 
(GPS) 
OR 
OTHER 
APPLICABLE 
SURVEY 
INSTRUMENTS AND TECHNOLOGIES CONDUCTED FOR THE PURPOSE OF 
DRAWING UP A MAP OF THE AREA;
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T. "DELISTED PROTECTED AREAS" REFER TO THOSE UNDER THE 
JURISDICTION OF OTHER GOVERNMENT INSTRUMENTALITIES AS 
PROVIDED BY LAW. DELISTED AREAS REMAIN PART OF THE NIPAS BUT 
ARE 
ADMINISTERED 
BY 
THE 
AUTHORIZED 
GOVERNMENT 
INSTRUMENTALITIES.
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U. "DEMARCATION" 
REFERS TO 
THE 
ESTABLISHMENT 
OF THE 
BOUNDARIES OF PROTECTED AREAS AND THEIR BUFFER ZONES USING 
VISIBLE MARKERS, MONUMENTS, BUOYS IN CASE OF MARINE AREAS, 
AND KNOWN NATURAL FEATURES AND LANDMARKS, AMONG OTHERS, 
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V. "DESIGNATED 
PROTECTED 
AREAS" 
REFER TO 
THE 
INITIAL 
COMPONENTS OF THE NIPAS IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 5 
HEREOF;
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W. "DISESTABLISHED AREAS" REFER TO FORMER PROTECTED AREAS 
WHICH 
ARE 
COMPLETELY WITHDRAWN 
FROM 
THE 
NIPAS 
IN 
ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 7 OF THE NIPAS ACT AND THEREBY 
CAUSING THEIR REVISION FROM NATIONAL PARK TO TIMBERLAND OR 
FOREST LAND;
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X. "ECOSYSTEM GOODS AND SERVICES" REFER TO THE MULTITUDE OF 
MATERIAL AND NON-MATERIAL PROVISIONS AND BENEFITS FROM 
HEALTHY ECOSYSTEMS NECESSARY FOR HUMAN SUSTENANCE AND 
SURVIVAL INCLUDING SUPPORTING PROCESSES, PROVISIONING AND 
REGULATING OF THE ENVIRONMENT AND PRESERVING CULTURAL 
RESOURCES;
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Y. "ENDEMIC SPECIES" REFER TO THE SPECIES OR SUBSPECIES OF 
FLORA AND FAUNA WHICH ARE NATURALLY OCCURRING AND FOUND 
ONLY WITHIN SPECIFIC AREAS IN THE COUNTRY;
Z. "ESTABLISHED 
PROTECTED AREAS" 
REFER TO THOSE WITH 
PRESIDENTIAL 
PROCLAMATION 
ISSUED 
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AA. "EXOTIC SPECIES" REFER TO THE SPECIES OR SUBSPECIES OF FLORA 
AND FAUNA WHICH HISTORICALLY, HAVE NOT BEEN NATURALLY 
OCCURRING WITHIN THE PROTECTED AREA;
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BB. "EXPLORATION” REFERS TO THE ACT OF SEARCHING OR 
PROSPECTING 
FOR 
MINERAL 
AND 
ENERGY 
RESOURCES, 
BY 
GEOLOGICAL, GEO CHEMICAL OR GEOPHYSICAL SURVEYS, REMOTE 
SENSING, TEST PITTING, TRENCHING, DRILLING, SHAFT SINKING, 
TUNNELING 
OR 
ANY 
OTHER 
MEANS 
FOR 
THE 
PURPOSE 
OF 
DETERMINING THE EXISTENCE, EXTENT, QUANTITY, AND QUALITY 
THEREOF, AND THE FEASIBILITY OF UTILIZING THESE RESOURCES FOR 
PROFIT;
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CC. "GEAR" REFERS TO ANY INSTRUMENT OR DEVICE AND ITS 
ACCESSORIES UTILIZED IN TAKING, CATCHING, GATHERING, KILLING, 
HUNTING, DESTROYING, DISTURBING, REMOVING, OR POSSESSING 
RESOURCES WITHIN THE PROTECTED AREA;
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DD. "GENETICALLY MODIFIED ORGANISM (GMO)" REFERS TO ANY 
LIVING ORGANISM THAT POSSESSES A NOVEL COMBINATION OF 
GENETIC MATERIAL OBTAINED THROUGH THE USE OF MODERN 
BIOTECHNOLOGY;
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WEAPONS SUCH AS GUNS, BOW AND ARROW, SPEARS, TRAPS AND 
SNARES;
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FF. "INTEGRATED PROTECTED AREA FUND (IPAF)" REFERS TO THE 
SPECIAL ACCOUNT 
ESTABLISHED FOR THE PURPOSE OF FINANCING 
THE PROJECTS OF THE NIPAS AND INDIVIDUAL PROTECTED AREAS IN 
ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 16 HEREOF;
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GG. "INVASIVE ALIEN SPECIES" REFER TO SPECIES INTRODUCED 
DELIBERATELY OR UNINTENTIONALLY OUTSIDE THEIR NATURAL 
HABITATS 
WHERE 
THEY 
HAVE 
THE 
ABILITY 
TO 
ESTABLISH 
THEMSELVES, INVADE, OUTCOMPETE NATIVE SPECIES AND TAKE OVER 
THE NEW ENVIRONMENT;
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HH. "KAINGIN" REFERS TO THE SLASH AND BURN CULTIVATION OF 
VEGETATED LAND IN A PROTECTED AREA, WHETHER OCCUPIED OR 
NOT, SHIFTING AND PERMANENT AND HAVING LITTLE OR NO 
PROVISION TO PREVENT SOIL EROSION;
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"MULTIPLE-USE 
ZONE" 
REFERS 
TO 
THE 
PORTION 
OF THE 
PROTECTED AREA WHERE SETTLEMENT, TRADITIONAL OR SPECIAL 
USES THAT MAYBE ALLOWED AS PROVIDED FOR IN SECTION 25 
HEREOF AND OTHER INCOME GENERATING OR LIVELIHOOD ACTIVITIES
MAY BE ALLOWED TO THE EXTENT PRESCRIBED IN THE MANAGEMENT 
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J). "OCCUPYING" REFERS TO A CONTINUOUS STAY OF INDIVIDUALS OR 
GROUPS WITHIN A PROTECTED AREA, WHETHER RESIDING OR 
ENGAGING IN THE CULTIVATION OF LAND OR FISHING FOR MORE THAN 
24-HOURS;
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KK. "PARK OPERATIONS SUPERINTENDENT (PASU)" REFERS TO THE 
CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER OF THE PROTECTED AREA WITH A 
PERMANENT 
PLANTILLA 
POSITION 
IN 
THE 
DEPARTMENT 
OF 
ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES (DENR);
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LL. "POACHING" REFERS TO GATHERING, COLLECTING, OR POSSESSING 
PRODUCTS OR NATURAL RESOURCES FROM THE PROTECTED AREA BY 
ANY INDIVIDUAL PERSON, CORPORATION OR ENTITY WHETHER LOCAL 
OR FOREIGN; IN THE CASE OF MARINE PROTECTED AREAS, THIS SHALL 
REFER TO OPERATING ANY FOREIGN FISHING VESSELS BY ANY PERSON, 
CORPORATION, OR ENTITY WITHOUT A PERMIT;
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MM. "PROTECTED AREA OCCUPANTS" REFER TO PERSONS WHO ARE 
RESIDING, 
UTILIZING, 
AND 
CULTIVATING 
AREAS 
WITHIN 
THE 
PROTECTED AREA. THESE INCLUDE PRIVATE OWNERS, INDIGENOUS 
PEOPLE, TENURED MIGRANTS AND INFORMAL SETTLERS;
NN. "PROTECTED AREA RETAINED INCOME ACCOUNT” REFERS TO THE 
TRUST 
FUND 
MAINTAINED 
BY 
ANY 
PROTECTED 
AREA 
AND 
ADMINISTERED BY THE RESPECTIVE PAMB REPRESENTING THE 75%
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OF REVENUES GENERATED FROM THE PROTECTED AREA TO SUPPORT 
ITS MANAGEMENT;
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0 0 . "PROTECTED SPECIES” REFER TO ANY PLANT OR ANIMAL 
DECLARED 
PROTECTED 
UNDER 
PHILIPPINE 
LAWS, 
RULES 
AND 
REGULATIONS. 
THESE SHALL INCLUDE ALL SPECIES LISTED UNDER 
THE CONVENTION ON INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN 
ENDANGERED 
SPECIES OF WILD FLORA AND FAUNA (CITES) AND ALL ITS ANNEXES, 
THE CONVENTION ON THE CONSERVATION OF MIGRATORY SPECIES 
(CMS), THOSE SPECIFIED UNDER THE RED-LIST CATEGORIES OF THE 
INTERNATIONAL UNION FOR THE CONSERVATION OF NATURE AND 
NATURAL RESOURCES (lUCN), OR ANY PLANT OR ANIMAL WHICH THE 
DENR, PROTECTED AREA MANAGEMENT BOARD (PAMB) OR ANY 
GOVERNMENT AGENCY MAY DEEM NECESSARY FOR CONSERVATION 
AND PRESERVATION IN THE PROTECTED AREA;
PP. "QUARRYING" REFERS TO THE PROCESS OF EXTRACTING FROM 
TRANSPORTING, REMOVING AND DISPOSING OUT OF THE PROTECTED 
AREA 
SAND, 
GRAVEL, 
GUANO, 
LIMESTONE 
OR 
ANY 
MATERIAL 
RESOURCES FOUND WITHIN THE PROTECTED AREA. THIS SHALL ALSO 
INCLUDE ANY COMMON ROCK OR OTHER MINERAL SUBSTANCES AS 
THE DIRECTOR OF THE MINES AND GEOSCIENCES BUREAU MAY 
DECLARE AS QUARRY RESOURCES SUCH AS ANDESITE, BASALT, 
CONGLOMERATE, CORAL SAND, DIATOMACEOUS EARTH, DIORITE, 
DECORATIVE STONES, GABBRO, GRANITE, 
LIMESTONE, 
MARBLE,
MARL, RED BURNING CLAYS FOR POTTERIES AND BRICKS, RHYOLITE,
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ROCK PHOSPHATE, 
SANDSTONE. 
SERPENTINE, SHALE. 
TUFF, 
VOLCANIC CINDERS, AND VOLCANIC GLASS FROM THE PROTECTED 
AREA;
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QQ. "SPECIAL ACCOUNT IN THE GENERAL FUND (SAGF)" REFERS TO 
THE 
TRUST 
FUND 
DEPOSITED 
TO 
THE 
NATIONAL 
TREASURY 
REPRESENTING THE 25%  OF THE REVENUES GENERATED FROM THE 
OPERATION OF INDIVIDUAL PROTECTED AREA AND EARMARKED TO 
SUPPORT THE NATIONAL INTEGRATED PROTECTED AREAS SYSTEM;
RR. "SPECIAL USE" REFERS TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF LAND AND/OR 
WATER 
TO 
SUPPORT 
ECOTOURISM 
ACTIVITIES 
AND 
SIMILAR 
ESTABLISHMENTS 
INCLUDING 
FACILITIES 
OR 
STRUCTURES 
OF 
NATIONAL 
INTEREST 
SUCH 
AS 
COMMUNICATION 
FACILITIES, 
TRANSMISSION 
LINES, 
RIGHTS OF WAY, EARLY WARNING AND 
MONITORING STATIONS, AMONG OTHERS, AS PROVIDED IN SECTION 25 
HEREOF;
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SS. "TENURED MIGRANTS" REFER TO MEMBERS OF TENURED MIGRANT 
COMMUNITIES AS DEFINED IN THIS ACT;
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SPECIES OR SUBSPECIES CONSIDERED AS CRITICALLY ENDANGERED, 
VULNERABLE, OR OTHER ACCEPTED CATEGORIES OF WILDLIFE WHOSE 
POPULATION IS AT RISK OF EXTINCTION;
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"WILDLIFE" REFERS TO THE WILD FORMS AND VARIETIES OF 
FLORA AND FAUNA, IN ALL DEVELOPMENTAL STAGES, INCLUDING 
THOSE WHICH ARE IN CAPTIVITY OR ARE BEING BRED, FED, OR 
PROPAGATED."
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SEC. 4. Section 5 of Republic Act No. 7586 is hereby amended to read as follows:
"SEC. 5. Establishment and Extent of the System.- The establishment and 
operationalization of the system shall involve the following:
(a) All areas or islands in the Philippines proclaimed, designated or set aside, 
pursuant to a law, presidential decree, presidential proclamation or 
executive order as national park, game refuge, bird and wildlife sanctuary, 
wilderness area, strict nature reserve, watershed, mangrove reserve, fish 
sanctuary, natural and historical landmark, protected and 
managed 
landscape/seascape as well as identified AND STILL TO BE IDENTIFIED 
[virgin] OLD-GROWTH FORESTS before the effectivity of this Act, are 
hereby designated as initial components of the System. The initial 
components of the System shall be governed by existing laws, rules and 
regulations, 
not 
inconsistent with 
this 
Act 
UNTIL 
DELISTED 
OR 
DISESTABLISHED;
A.l 
ESTABLISHMENT AS PROTECTED AREAS. - ASIDE FROM THE 
AREAS ALREADY DECLARED AS PROTECTED AREAS THROUGH ACTS OF 
CONGRESS, 
THE 
FOLLOWING 
PARCELS 
OF 
LAND 
ARE 
HEREBY 
ESTABLISHED 
AS 
PROTECTED 
AREAS 
WITHIN 
THE 
LAND 
CLASSIFICATION OF NATIONAL PARK:
Protected Area
Area (has)
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Region I
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Agoo Damortis Protected
10,774.68
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Landscape and Seascape
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Bessang Pass Natural
581.05
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Monument/ Landmark
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Bigbiga Protected Landscape
142.87
7
4
Kalbario- Patapat Natural Park
3,903.19
8
5
Libunao Protected Landscape
47.15
9
6
Lidlidda Banayoyo Protected
1,042.29
10
Landscape
11
7
Manleluag Spring Protected
1,938.83
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Landscape
13
8
Salcedo Protected Landscape
196.33
14
(formerly Santa Lucia Protected
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Landscape)
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Region II
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9
Casecnan Protected Landscape
86,246.77
18
10
Palaui Island Marine Reserve
8,048.57
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11
Penablanca Protected Landscape
118,653.67
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and Seascape
21
12
Quirino Protected Landscape
183,415.75
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13
Salinas Natural Monument
5,966.05
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14
Tumauini Watershed Forest Reserve
6,509.38
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Region III
2
15
Amro River Protected Landscape
6,431.30
3
16
Bataan Natural Park
20,004.17
4
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Dinadiawan River Protected Landscape
3,366.54
5
18
Masinloc and Oyon Bay Marine Reserve
7,558.00
6
19
Roosevelt Protected Landscape
950.43
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20
Simbahan-Talagas Protected Landscape
2,284.30
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9
21
Talaytay Protected Landscape
3,598.31
10
NCR
11
22
Las Pinas-Paranaque Critical Habitat
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and Ecotourism Area (LPPCHEA)
181.63
13
also known as Las Pinas-Paranaque
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Wetland Park
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23
Ninoy Aquino Parks and Wildlife Center
23.85
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17
Region IV-A
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24
Buenavista Protected Landscape
287.24
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20 
21 
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23
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25
25 
Hinulugan Taktak Protected 
3.58
Landscape
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Maulawin Spring Protected Landscape 
183.15
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Mts. Palay-Palay and Mataas na Gulod 
3,972.70
Protected Landscape
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Pamitinan Protected Landscape 
609.15
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Quezon Protected Landscape 
1,042.85
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Taal Volcano Protected Landscape
62,292.16
2
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Upper Marikina River Basin
26,125.64
3
Protected Landscape
4
Region IV-B
5
32
Apo Reef Natural Park
15,799.23
6
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Marinduque Wildlife Sanctuary
9,758.71
7
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Mt. Calavite Wildlife Sanctuary
18,172.69
8
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Mt. Guiting-Guiting Natural Park
15,515.22
9
36
Mts. Iglit-Baco Natural Park
106,655.62
10
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Region V
12
37
Abasig- Matogdon Natural
5,918.31
13
Biotic Area
14
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Bicol Natural Park
5,466.35
15
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Bongsanglay Natural Park
518.90
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40
Bulusan Volcano Natural Park
3,641.57
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Catanduanes Watershed
48,924.09
18
Forest Reserve
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Chico Island Wildlife Sanctuary
7.84
20
43
Lagonoy Natural Biotic Area
443.63
21
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Malabungot Protected Landscape
147.71
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and Seascape
23
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Mt. Isarog Natural Park
10,090.89
24
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Mt. Mayon Natural Park
5,327.15
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Naro Island Wildlife Sanctuary
110.012
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Region VI
2
48
Northern Negros Natural Park
70,826.16
3
49
Northwest Panay Peninsula
12,009.29
4
Natural Park
5
6
50
Sibalom Natural Park
6,778.44
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Region VII
8
51
Alburquerque- Loay- Loboc
1,165.51
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Protected Landscape and Seascape
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Apo Island Protected Landscape
691.40
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and Seascape
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Balinsasayao Twin Lakes Natural Park
8,016.05
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Camotes Island Mangrove Swamp
1,436.98
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Forest Reserve
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Chocolate Hills Natural Monument
13,994.95
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Olango Island Wildlife Sanctuary
1,382.29
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Panglao Island Protected Seascape
2,445.08
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Rajah Sikatuna Protected Landscape
10,964.64
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Talibon Group of Island Protected
6,446.31
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Landscape and Seascape
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Tanon Strait Protected Seascape
534,589.05
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5,067.93
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Protected Landscape
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Cuatro Islas Protected Landscape
11,407.46
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Guiuan Marine Resource Protected
66,725.26
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Landscape and Seascape
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Lake Danao Natural Park
2,244.16
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Mahagnao Volcano Natural Park
340.82
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Samar Island Natural Park
335,105.57
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Aliguay Island Protected
1,188.39
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Landscape and Seascape
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Basilan Natural Biotic Area
4,545.986
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Buug Natural Biotic Area
1,261.46
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Dumanquillas Bay Protected
26,112.21
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Landscape and Seascape
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Jose Rizal Memorial Protected
474.82
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Landscape
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Mt. Timolan Protected Landscape
2,244.538
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Murcielagos Protected Landscape
100.40
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12,102.08
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855.59
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Turtle Islands Wildlife Sanctuary
242,958.287
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Region X
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Baliangao Protected Landscape
315.50
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Initao- Libertad Protected Landscape
921.02
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and Seascape
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Mt. Balatukan Range Natural Park
8,437.86
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Mt. Inayawan Range Natural Park
4,236.18
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Mt. Kalatungan Range Natural Park
22,225.11
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Mt. Timpoong and Hibok-Hibok
2,203.39
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Natural Monument
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Region XI
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Aliwagwag Protected Landscape
10,261.06
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Mabini Protected Landscape and
7,292.62
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Seascape
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Mati Protected Landscape
884.46
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Pujada Bay Protected Landscape
20,873.43
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[ (b) Within one (1) year from the effectivity of this Act, the DENR shall 
submit to the Senate and the House of Representatives a map and legal 
description or natural boundaries of each protected area initially comprising 
the System. Such maps and legal descriptions shall, by virtue of this Act, 
constitute the official documentary representation of the entire System, 
subject to such changes as Congress deems necessary;]
THE 
BOUNDARIES 
AND 
TECHNICAL 
DESCRIPTIONS 
OF 
EACH 
PROTECTED AREA AS DESCRIBED IN THE ATTACHED ANNEX ARE 
HEREBY ADOPTED. THE DENR, WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF OTHER 
GOVERNMENT AGENCIES, IF NECESSARY, SHALL DELINEATE AND 
DEMARCATE ON THE GROUND THE BOUNDARIES OF EACH PROTECTED 
AREA WHICH SHALL NOT BE MODIFIED EXCEPT BY AN ACT OF 
CONGRESS.
A.2. THE REMAINING INITIAL COMPONENTS. - WITHIN THREE (3) 
YEARS FROM THE EFFECTIVITY OF THIS ACT, THE DENR SHALL 
UNDERTAKE THE FOLLOWING ACTIVITIES IN PREPARATION FOR THE 
ESTABLISHMENT OF THE 
REMAINING 
INITIAL COMPONENTS AS 
PROTECTED AREAS THROUGH AN ACT OF CONGRESS; I) PROVIDE MAPS
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AND 
TECHNICAL 
DESCRIPTIONS 
OF THE 
AREAS; 
II) 
CONDUCT 
SUITABILITY ASSESSMENT OF THE AREAS; AND HI) ACTIVELY CONDUCT 
PUBLIC HEARINGS.
ANY 
INITIAL 
COMPONENT 
THAT 
DOES 
NOT 
SATISFY 
THE 
ABOVEMENTIONED REQUIREMENTS SHALL BE CONSIDERED DELISTED 
WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO RELISTING BASED ON THE EMERGENCE OF 
NEW SCIENTIFIC INFORMATION.
A.3. ADDITIONAL AREAS TO BE INCLUDED INTO THE SYSTEM. - UPON 
THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE DENR, ADDITIONAL AREAS WITH 
UNIQUE PHYSICAL FEATURES, ANTHROPOLOGICAL SIGNIFICANCE AND 
HIGH BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY MAY BE PROPOSED FOR INCLUSION AS 
PART OF THE SYSTEM. SUCH AREAS SHALL UNDERGO THE SAME 
PROCEDURE 
AS 
THE 
REMAINING 
INITIAL 
COMPONENTS 
FOR 
LEGISLATIVE ENACTMENT.
[(c)] (B) All DENR records pertaining to the protected areas, including maps 
and [legaljTECHNICAL descriptions or natural boundaries, copies of rules 
and regulations governing them, copies of [public] notices [of], and reports 
submitted to Congress [regarding] ON pending addition[s], elimination[s], or 
modification[s] shall be made available to the public. These [legal] 
documents [pertaining to protected areas] shall also be MADE available to 
the public in the respective DENR Regional Offices, Provincial Environment 
and Natural Resources Offices (PENROs) and Community Environment and 
Natural Resources Offices (CENROs) and Protected Area Management Offices 
(PAMOs) where NIPAS are located;
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[(d] (C) Within three (3] years from the effectivity of this Act, the DENR shall 
study and review each area tentatively composing the System as to its suitability 
or non-suitability for preservation as protected area and inclusion in the System 
according to the categories established in Section 3 hereof and report its findings 
to the President as soon as each study is completed. The study [must include in] 
FOR each area SHALL INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING:
1. A [forest] PROTECTED AREA occupants survey;
2. An ethnographic study;
3. A protected area resource profile;
4. Land AND WATER use plans done in coordination with the respective 
Regional Development Councils; and
5. 
Such other background studies as will be sufficient AND RELEVANT 
bases for selection.
(D) IN THE CONDUCT OF PUBLIC CONSULTATION, [T] the DENR shall:
(i) Notify the public of the proposed action through publication in a 
newspaper of general circulation, and such other means [as the System 
deems necessary in the area or areas in the vicinity of the affected land] 
INCLUDING NOTICES TO THE STAKEHOLDERS THAT WILL LIKELY BE 
AFFECTED WITHIN THE RESPECTIVE LOCALITIES, thirty (30) days prior 
to the [public hearing] CONSULTATION;
(ii) 
Conduct 
ACTIVE 
public 
[hearings 
] 
CONSULTATION 
AND 
PARTICIPATION OF STAKEHOLDERS at [the] locations nearest to the [area 
affected]PROPOSED PROTECTED AREAS;
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(iii) [At least thirty (30) days prior to the date of hearing] Advise all Local 
Government Units (LGUs) in the [affected areas] NEAREST PROPOSED 
AREAS, national agencies concerned, people’s organizations [and], non­
government organizations, AND PRIVATE SECTORS and invite [such] THE 
RESPECTIVE officials OR REPRESENTATIVES to [submit their views on the 
proposed action at the hearing ]ATTEND AND PROVIDE POSITION PAPERS 
[ not later than ]at least thirty (30) days [ following ] PRIOR TO the date of [ 
the] hearing; and
(iv) [Give due consideration to the]COME UP WITH recommendations 
BASED ON THE VIEWS AND COMMENTS GATHERED FROM [at]the public 
[hearing]consultation; 
[and 
provide 
sufficient 
explanation 
for 
his 
recommendations contrary to the general sentiments expressed in the public 
hearing;]
(e) Upon receipt of the recommendations of the DENR, the President shall 
issue a [presidential] proclamation [designating] ESTABLISHING the 
[recommended] PROPOSED areas and providing for measures for their 
protection until [such] THE time when Congress shall have enacted A law 
finally declaring [such] THE recommended areas as part of the [integrated 
protected area] System[s]; and
(f) Thereafter, the President shall [send] RECOMMEND to the Senate and 
THE House of Representatives, [his recommendations with respect to ] the 
designation[s] [as]OF protected areas or reclassification of each area, [on 
which] THE review OF WHICH has been completed, together with maps and 
legal description of boundaries. [The President, in his recommendation, may
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propose the alteration of existing boundaries of any or all proclaimed 
protected areas, addition of any contiguous area of public land of 
predominant physical and biological value. Nothing contained herein shall 
limit the President to propose, as part of his recommendation to Congress, 
additional areas which have not been designated proclaimed or set aside by 
law, presidential decree, proclamation or executive order as protected 
area/s.J
SEC. 5. Section 9 of Republic Act No. 7586 is hereby amended to read as follows:
"SEC. 
9. 
Management 
Plan. 
- 
WITHIN 
ONE 
YEAR 
FROM 
THE 
ESTABLISHMENT OF THE PROTECTED AREA, [T] there shall be a [general] 
management [planning] PLAN [strategy] PROMULGATED FOR EACH 
PROTECTED AREA THAT SHALL [to] serve as [guide in formulating 
individual plans for each] THE BASIC LONG-TERM FRAMEWORK PLAN IN 
THE MANAGEMENT OF THE protected area [.]AND GUIDE IN THE 
PREPARATION OF ITS ANNUAL OPERATIONS PLAN AND BUDGET.
The management [planning strategy] PLAN shall, at the minimum, promote 
the adoption and implementation of innovative management techniques, 
including, [if] WHEN NECESSARY, [the concept of] zoning, buffer zone 
management [for multiple use and protection], habitat conservation and 
rehabilitation, 
[diversity] 
BIODIVERSITY 
MANAGEMENT, 
community 
organizing AND DEVELOPMENT, socioeconomic and scientific researches, 
site-specific policy development, [pest management and fire control] 
CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION AND MITIGATION, DISASTER RISK 
REDUCTION AND MANAGEMENT, WASTE SEWERAGE AND SEPTAGE
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MANAGEMENT, AND GENDER AND DEVELOPMENT. AMONG OTHERS. 
THE PLAN SHALL BE HARMONIZED WITH THE ANCESTRAL DOMAIN 
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AND PROTECTION PLAN (ADSDPP), 
COMPREHENSIVE LAND USE PLAN (CLUP) AND OTHER LOCAL PLANS."
[The management planning strategy shall also provide guidelines for the 
protection of indigenous cultural communities, other tenured migrant 
communities and sites for close coordination between and among local 
agencies of the Government as well as the private sector.
Each component area of the System shall be planned and administered to 
further protect and enhance the permanent preservation of its natural 
conditions. A management manual shall be formulated and developed which 
must contain the following: an individual management plan prepared by 
three (3) experts, basic background information, field inventory of the 
resources within the area, an assessment of assets and limitations, regional 
interrelationships, particular objectives for managing the area, appropriate 
division of the area into management zones, a review of the boundaries of the 
area, and a design of the management programs.]
SEC. 6. Section 10 of Republic Act No. 7586 is hereby amended to read as follows:
"SEC.IO. Administration and Management of the System. - The National 
Integrated Protected Areas System is hereby placed under the control and 
administration of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources.
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[For this purpose, there is hereby created a division in the regional offices of 
the Department to be called the Protected Areas and Wildlife Division in 
regions where protected areas have been established, which shall be under 
the supervision of a Regional Technical Director, and shall include 
subordinate officers, clerks, and employees as may be proposed by the 
Secretary, duly approved by the Department of Budget and Management, and 
appropriated by the Congress. The Service thus established shall manage 
protected areas and promote the permanent preservation, to the greatest 
extent possible of their natural conditions.]
To carry out the mandate of this Act, the Secretary of the DENR is 
empowered to perform [ any and all of] the following acts;
[a. To conduct studies on various characteristic features and conditions of the 
different protected areas, using commonalities in their characteristics, classify 
and define them into categories and prescribe permissible or prohibited human 
activities in each category in the System;]
[b. To adopt and enforce a land use scheme and zoning plan in adjoining areas 
for the preservation and control of activities that may threaten the ecological 
balance in the protected areas;]
[c. To cause the preparation of and exercise the power to review all plans and 
proposals for the management of protected areas;]
[d. ] A. 
To [promulgate] ISSUE A SYSTEM-WIDE SET OF rules and 
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B. TO SET STANDARDS. PROCEDURES AND PROTOCOLS FOR THE 
ESTABLISHMENT AND MANAGEMENT OF PROTECTED AREAS AND 
THE SYSTEM, SUCH AS BUT NOT LIMITED TO CONDUCT OF STUDY, 
ZONING, 
REVIEW 
OF 
PLANS 
AND 
PROJECT 
PROPOSALS, 
SPECIFICATIONS 
AND 
TYPES 
OF 
BUILDINGS 
AND 
OTHER 
STRUCTURES, UNIFORM MARKERS AND SYMBOLS;
[e. ] F. To deputize field officers and OTHER TECHNICAL AND SUPPORT 
PERSONNEL; [and delegate any of his powers under this Act and other laws 
to expedite its implementation and enforcement;]
[f. ]C. To [fix and prescribe reasonable NIPAS fees to be collected from 
government agencies or any person, firm or corporation deriving benefits 
from the protected areas] DETERMINE A SYSTEM-WIDE SET OF FEES AND 
CHARGES TO ENSURE SUSTAINABLE FINANCING OF PROTECTED AREAS 
AND THE SYSTEM;
[g.] D. To [exact] IMPOSE administrative [fees and] fines AND PENALTIES 
[as authorized in Section 21 for violation of guidelines, rules and regulations 
of this Act as would endanger the viability of protected areas;];
E. TO REPORT ON THE STATUS OF THE INTEGRATED PROTECTED AREA 
FUND (IPAF), ITS COLLECTION AND DISBURSEMENTS;
G. TO DESIGNATE THE APPROPRIATE CHAIR OF EACH PROTECTED 
AREA MANAGEMENT BOARD.
[h.] G. To enter into contracts and/or agreements with private entities or 
public agencies as may be necessary to carry out the objectives of the system.
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[I.] H. To accept in the name of the Philippine government and in behalf of 
NIPAS funds, gifts or bequests of money for immediate disbursement or 
other property in the interest of the NIPAS, its activities or its services.
[j.] I. To call on any agency or instrumentality of the government as well as 
academic institutions, non-government organizations and the private 
sectors, as may be necessary, to accomplish the objectives and activities of 
the system.
[k.] J. To submit an annual report to the President of the Philippines and to 
Congress on the status of protected areas in the country;
[n] K. To OVERSEE AND SET GUIDELINES IN [control] the construction, 
operation and maintenance of roads, trails, waterworks, sewerage, fire 
protection, and sanitation systems and other public utilities within the 
protected area.
[1. To establish a uniform marker of the System, including an appropriate and 
distinctive symbol for each category in the System, in consultation with 
appropriate government agencies and public and private organizations;]
[m. To determine the specification of the class, type and style of buildings and 
other structures to be constructed in protected areas and the materials to be 
used;]
[o] L. WITHIN THE LIMITS ALLOWED BY EXISTING LAWS, RULES AND 
REGULATIONS, TO REGULATE [control] 
THE occupancy of suitable 
portions of the protected area and TO resettle outside of said area occupants 
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[p.] M. To perform such other functions as may be directed by the President 
of the Philippines, and to do such acts as may be necessary or incidental to 
the accomplishment of the purposes and objectives of the system.
SEC. 7. Section 11 of Republic Act No. 7586 is hereby wholly amended to read as 
follows:
“SEC. 11. PROTECTED AREA MANAGEMENT BOARD.- A PROTECTED 
AREA MANAGEMENT BOARD SHALL BE CREATED FOR EACH OF THE 
PROTECTED 
AREAS 
DESIGNATED 
AS 
INITIAL 
COMPONENTS, 
ESTABLISHED BY PRESIDENTIAL PROCLAMATION, AND DECLARED BY 
REPUBLIC ACT. 
THE BOARD SHALL BE COMPOSED OF THE 
FOLLOWING:
A) 
DENR REGIONAL DIRECTOR UNDER WHOSE JURISDICTION THE 
PROTECTED AREA IS LOCATED, AS CHAIRPERSON;
B) 
GOVERNOR/S OF THE PROVINCE/S WHERE THE PROTECTED 
AREA 
IS 
LOCATED 
OR 
HIS/HER/THEIR 
DULY 
DESIGNATED 
REPRESENTATIVE/S;
C) 
DISTRICT 
REPRESENTATIVE/S 
OF 
THE 
CONGRESSIONAL 
DISTRICT/S 
WHERE 
THE 
PROTECTED 
AREA 
IS 
LOCATED 
OR 
HIS/HER/THEIR DULY DESIGNATED REPRESENTATIVE/S;
D) 
MAYOR/S 
OF 
THE 
CITY/CITIES 
OR
MUNICIPALITY/MUNICIPALITIES WHERE THE PROTECTED AREA IS 
LOCATED OR HIS/HER/THEIR DULY DESIGNATED REPRESENTATIVE/S;
E) 
CHAIRPERSON/S OF THE BARANGAY/S WHERE THE PROTECTED 
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REGIONAL DIRECTORS OF THE FOLLOWING GOVERNMENT 
AGENCIES, NAMELY: THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE (DA); THE 
NATIONAL ECONOMIC AND DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY (NEDA); THE 
DEPARTMENT OF 
DEPARTMENT OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 
(DOST), THE PHILIPPINE NATIONAL POLICE; AND THE DEPARTMENT 
OF NATIONAL DEFENSE (DND).
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ONE 
(1) 
REPRESENTATIVE 
FROM 
EITHER 
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NON­
GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION (NGO) OR PEOPLE'S ORGANIZATION 
(PO), DULY ACCREDITED BY THE DENR. THE NGO OR PO RERESENTED 
SHOULD HAVE BEEN EXISTING FOR AT LEAST FIVE (5) YEARS AND 
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TRACK 
RECORD 
RELATED 
TO 
THE 
PROTECTION 
AND 
MANAGEMENT OF THE PROTECTED AREA;
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ONE (1) REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE IP/ICC, IF APPLICABLE;
I) 
ONE (1) REPRESENTATIVE FROM AN ACADEMIC INSTITUTION, 
PREFERABLY FROM A UNIVERSITY OR COLLEGE FOUND IN THE 
PROVINCE WHERE THE PROTECTED AREA IS LOCATED, WITH PROVEN 
TRACK RECORD RELATED TO THE PROTECTION AND MANAGEMENT OF 
THE PROTECTED AREA; AND
I) 
ONE 
(1) 
REPRESENTATIVE 
FROM 
THE 
PRIVATE 
SECTOR, 
PREFERABLY A RESIDENT OF THE PROVINCE WHERE THE PROTECTED 
AREA IS LOCATED, WHO HAS DISTINGUISED HIMSELF OR HERSELF IN A 
PROFESSION OR FIELD OF INTEREST RELEVANT TO THE PROTECTION 
AND MANAGEMENT OF PROTECTED AREAS .
FOR THOSE WHO ARE EX-OFFICIO MEMBERS OR MEMBERS OF 
THE 
PAMB 
BY 
VIRTUE 
OF 
THEIR 
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GOVERNMENT 
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FOUND 
UNDER 
THE 
IMMEDIATELY 
PRECEDING SUBPARAGRAPHS (A), (B), (C), (D), (E) AND (F), THEIR 
MEMBERSHIP IN THE PAMB SHALL BE CO-TERMINUS WITH THEIR 
RESPECTIVE TERMS OF OFFICE IN THEIR RESPECTIVE ELECTIVE OR 
APPOINTIVE GOVERNMENT POSITIONS. 
ON THE OTHER HAND, THE 
MEMBERS OF THE PAMB ENUMARATED UNDER SUBPARAGRAPHS (G), 
(H), (I) AND 0) SHALL BE APPOINTED BY THE DENR SECRETARY, AFTER 
THE CONDUCT OF A TRANSPARENT AND FAIR SELECTION PROCESS, 
AND SHALL EACH HAVE A TERM OF THREE (3) YEARS AND COULD BE 
RE-APPOINTED FOR ANOTHER THREE (3)-YEAR TERM ONLY.
THE 
MEMBERS 
OF 
THE 
PAMB 
SHALL 
SERVE 
WITHOUT 
COMPENSATION, 
EXCEPT 
FOR 
THE 
ACTUAL 
AND 
NECESSARY 
TRAVELING 
AND 
SUBSISTENCE 
EXPENSES 
INCURRED 
IN 
THE 
PERFORMANCE OF THEIR DUTIES, EITHER IN THEIR ATTENDANCE IN 
MEETINGS OF THE PAMB OR IN CONNECTION WITH OTHER OFFICIAL 
BUSINESS AUTHORIZED THROUGH A RESOLUTION OF THE PAMB, 
SUBJECT TO EXISTING RULES AND REGULATIONS. EACH MEMBER 
SHALL 
HAVE THE 
FULL 
CAPACITY AND ACCOUNTABILITY 
FOR 
DECISIONS BINDING TO THE MEMBER’S SECTOR.
THE 
PAMB 
MEMBERS 
DULY APPOINTED 
PRIOR TO 
THE 
EFFECTIVITY OF THIS ACT SHALL CONTINUE THEIR TERM UNTIL THE 
EXPIRATION OF THEIR APPOINTMENT. THEREAFTER, MEMBERS OF 
THE MANAGEMENT BOARD SHALL BE APPOINTED IN ACCORDANCE 
WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ACT: PROVIDED, THAT THE REGIONAL 
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DULY APPOINTED 
BY THE DENR SECRETARY: 
PROVIDED, FURTHER THAT, IF FEASIBLE, AT LEAST TWENTY (20% ) OF 
THE PAMB MEMBERS SHALL HE WOMEN, PURSUANT TO REPUBLIC ACT 
NO. 9710 OR THE MAGNA CARTA OF WOMEN.
A MEMBER MAY BE REMOVED FOR ANY OF THE FOLLOWING 
GROUNDS:
A) 
MORE THAN THREE (3) CONSECUTIVE UNEXCUSED ABSENCES 
FROM REGULAR MEETINGS OF THE MANAGEMENT BOARD;
B) 
COMMISSION OF ACTS PREJUDICIAL TO THE MANAGEMENT OF 
PROTECTED AREAS AS EMBODIED IN SECTION 
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OTHER EXISTING RULES AND REGULATIONS GOVERNING PROTECTED 
AREAS;
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DISASSOCIATION FROM THE OFFICE OR ORGANIZATION BEING 
REPRESENTED;
D) 
TERMINATION 
OF 
RELATIONSHIP 
WITH 
THE 
OFFICE 
OR 
ORGANIZATION BEING REPRESENTED; OR
E) 
CONVICTION BY FINAL JUDGMENT OF ANY CRIMINAL ACT.
THE REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT UNITS 
(LGUS) AND NATIONAL AGENCIES IN THE PAMB SHALL INFORM THEIR 
RESPECTIVE 
CONSTITUENTS, 
OFFICES 
OR 
SECTORS, 
OF 
PAMB 
APPROVED OR OTHER RELEVANT POLICIES, RULES, REGULATIONS, 
PROGRAMS AND PROJECTS AND TO ENSURE THAT THE PROVISIONS OF 
THIS ACT, THE NIPAS ACT AND ITS IMPLEMENTING RULES AND 
REGULATIONS ARE OBSERVED, COMPLIED WITH, AND USED AS
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PROGRAMS 
AND 
PROJECTS. 
FAILURE 
TO 
COMPLY 
WITH 
THE 
FOREGOING SHALL SUBJECT SUCH REPRESENTATIVE TO DISCIPLINARY 
ACTION AS THE PAMB MAY PROVIDE."
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"SEC. 11.1. POWERS AND FUNCTIONS OF THE PAMB. -  THE PAMB SHALL, 
BY A MAJORITY VOTE, DECIDE ON THE ALLOCATIONS OF BUDGET, 
APPROVE PROPOSALS FOR FUNDING, DECIDE ON MATTERS RELATING 
TO PLANNING, NECESSARY PERIPHERAL PROTECTION AND GENERAL 
ADMINISTRATION OF THE PROTECTED AREA IN ACCORDANCE WITH 
THE MANAGEMENT PLAN. SPECIFICALLY, THE PAMB SHALL HAVE THE 
FOLLOWING POWERS AND FUNCTIONS:
A) OVERSEE THE MANAGEMENT OF THE PROTECTED AREA;
B) 
APPROVE 
POLICIES, 
PLANS 
AND 
PROGRAMS, 
PROPOSALS, 
AGREEMENTS 
AND 
OTHER 
RELATED 
DOCUMENTS 
FOR 
THE 
MANAGEMENT OF THE PROTECTED AREAS;
C) APPROVE THE MANAGEMENT PLAN OF THE PROTECTED AREA AND 
ENSURE 
ITS 
HARMONIZATION 
AND 
INTEGRATION 
WITH 
THE 
ANCESTRAL DOMAIN SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AND PROTECTION 
PLAN, LAND USE PLAN AND OTHER DEVELOPMENT PLAN, PUBLIC OR 
PRIVATE, AND ITS IMPLEMENTATION;
D) 
ADOPT MANUAL OF OPERATIONS TO INCLUDE RULES OF 
PROCEDURES 
IN THE CONDUCT OF BUSINESS, 
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REFERENCE;
E) RECOMMEND THE DEPUTATION OF APPROPRIATE AGENCIES AND 
INDIVIDUALS FOR THE ENFORCEMENT OF THE LAWS, RULES AND 
REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE CONDUCT OR MANAGEMENT OF THE 
PROTECTED AREA;
F) ALLOCATE FINANCIAL RESOURCES FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF 
THE MANAGEMENT PLAN AND MANAGE THE PROTECTED AREA 
RETENTION INCOME ACCOUNT, AND OTHER FUNDS IN ACCORDANCE 
WITH THE ACCOUNTING AND BUDGETING RULES AND REGULATIONS;
G) IMPLEMENT THE ESTABLISHED CRITERIA AND SET FEES AND 
CHARGES IN ACCORDANCE WITH EXISTING GUIDELINES AND RAISE 
FUNDS FOR THE PROTECTED AREA;
H) ISSUE RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR THE RESOLUTION OF 
CONFLICTS THROUGH APPROPRIATE AND EFFECTIVE MEANS;
I) RECOMMEND APPROPRIATE POLICY CHANGES TO THE DENR AND 
OTHER GOVERNMENT AUTHORITIES;
J) MONITOR AND ASSESS THE PERFORMANCE OF THE PASU AND OTHER 
PROTECTED AREA PERSONNEL AND COMPLIANCE OF PARTNERS TO 
THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF ANY UNDERTAKING, CONTRACT OR 
AGREEMENT;
K) 
RECOMMEND 
FROM 
AMONG A SHORT LIST OF QUALIFIED 
CANDIDATES, THE DESIGNATION OR APPOINTMENT OF THE PASU; AND
L) ASSESS THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE MANAGEMENT OF THE 
PROTECTED AREA:
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PROVIDED, THAT THE MEMBERS OF THE MANAGEMENT BOARD FROM 
THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT UNITS (LGUS) AND NATIONAL AGENCIES IN 
THE PAMB SHALL INFORM THEIR RESPECTIVE CONSTITUENTS, OFFICES 
OR SECTORS, OF PAMB-APPROVED OR OTHER RELEVANT POLICIES, 
RULES, REGULATIONS, PROGRAMS AND PROJECTS AND SHALL ENSURE 
THAT THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ACT, AND ITS IMPLEMENTING RULES 
AND REGULATIONS, ARE COMPLIED WITH, AND USED AS REFERENCE 
AND FRAMEWORK IN THEIR RESPECTIVE PLANS, POLICIES, PROGRAMS 
AND PROJECTS. FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THE FOREGOING SHALL 
SUBJECT SUCH REPRESENTATIVE TO DISCIPLINARY ACTION AS THE 
PAMB MAY PROVIDE: PROVIDED, FURTHER, THAT THE DENR SHALL 
ENSURE THAT THE PAMB ACTS WITHIN THE SCOPE OF ITS POWERS 
AND FUNCTIONS. IN CASE OF CONFLICT BETWEEN THE RESOLUTIONS 
ISSUED BY THE PAMB AND THE EXISTING ADMINISTRATIVE ORDERS OF 
NATIONAL APPLICATION, THE LATTER SHALL PREVAIL."
"SEC. 11.2. THE PROTECTED AREA MANAGEMENT OFFICE (PAMO).- 
THERE IS HEREBY CREATED A PROTECTED AREA MANAGEMENT OFFICE 
(PAMO) TO BE HEADED BY A (PASU) WITH PLANTILLA POSITION WHO 
SHALL PERFORM THE DAY TO DAY MANAGEMENT, PROTECTION, AND 
ADMINISTRATION OF THE PROTECTED AREA. SUFFICIENT NUMBER OF 
SUPPORT STAFF SHALL BE APPOINTED BY THE DENR TO ASSIST THE 
PASU IN THE MANAGEMENT OF THE PROTECTED AREA.
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THE PASU SHALL BE PRIMARILY ACCOUNTABLE TO THE PAMB AND 
THE DENR FOR THE MANAGEMENT AND OPERATIONS OF THE 
PROTECTED AREA. AS SUCH, THE PASU SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING 
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
A) 
PREPARE THE MANAGEMENT PLAN, IN CONSULTATION WITH 
THE STAKEHOLDERS, INCLUDING THE ANNUAL WORK AND FINANCIAL 
PLAN AND ENSURE ITS IMPLEMENTATION;
B) 
ENSURE 
THE 
INTEGRATION 
OF 
THE 
PROTECTED 
AREA 
MANAGEMENT PLANS, PROGRAMS, PROJECTS AND POLICIES WITH 
RELEVANT NATIONAL AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT UNITS’ PLANS AND 
PROGRAMS;
C) 
PROVIDE SECRETARIAT SERVICES TO THE PAMB AND ITS 
COMMITTEES AND ENSURE THE AVAILABILITY OF RELEVANT AND 
TIMELY INFORMATION FOR DECISION MAKING;
D) 
FORMULATE AND RECOMMEND TO THE PAMB PROPOSED 
POLICIES, RULES, REGULATIONS AND PROGRAMS;
E) 
ESTABLISH, 
OPERATE 
AND 
MAINTAIN 
A 
DATABASE 
MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AS DECISION SUPPORT TOOL;
F) 
ENFORCE THE LAWS, RULES AND REGULATIONS RELEVANT TO 
THE PROTECTED AREA, COMMENCE AND INSTITUTE ADMINISTRATIVE 
AND LEGAL ACTIONS IN COLLABORATION WITH OTHER GOVERNMENT 
AGENCIES OR ORGANIZATIONS AND ASSIST IN THE PROSECUTION OF 
OFFENSES COMMITTED IN VIOLATION OF THIS ACT;
G) 
MONITOR, EVALUATE, AND REPORT THE IMPLEMENTATION OF 
MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES OF THE PROTECTED AREA;
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REQUEST FOR AND RECEIVE ANY TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, 
SUPPORT OR ADVICE FROM ANY AGENCY OR INSTRUMENTALITY OF 
THE GOVERNMENT AS WELL AS ACADEMIC INSTITUTIONS, NON­
GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS (NCOS) AND THE PRIVATE SECTOR, 
AS 
MAY 
BE 
NECESSARY 
FOR 
THE 
EFFECTIVE 
MANAGEMENT, 
PROTECTION AND ADMINISTRATION OF THE PROTECTED AREA;
I) 
ISSUE 
PERMITS AND 
CLEARANCES FOR ACTIVITIES THAT 
IMPLEMENT THE MANAGEMENT PLAN AND OTHER PERMITTED 
ACTIVITIES IN ACCORDANCE WITH TERMS, CONDITIONS AND CRITERIA 
ESTABLISHED 
BY 
PAMB: 
PROVIDED, 
THAT ALL 
PERMITS 
FOR 
EXTRACTION ACTIVITIES, INCLUDING COLLECTION FOR RESEARCH 
PURPOSES, SHALL ALSO CONTINUE TO BE ISSUED BY RELEVANT 
AUTHORITIES, SUBJECT TO PRIOR CLEARANCE FROM THE PAMB,
THROUGH THE PASU, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SPECIFIC ACTS TO BE 
COVERED;
J) 
COLLECT 
AND/OR 
RECEIVE 
PERTINENT 
FEES, 
CHARGES, 
DONATIONS AND OTHER INCOME FOR THE PROTECTED AREA. 
PROVIDED, THAT SUCH FEES, CHARGES, DONATIONS AND OTHER 
INCOME COLLECTED/RECEIVED SHALL BE REPORTED REGULARLY TO 
THE 
PAMB AND 
DENR 
IN 
ACCORDANCE 
WITH 
THE 
EXISTING 
GUIDELINES;
K) 
PREPARE AND RECOMMEND TO THE PAMB APPROVAL OF THE 
ANNUAL WORK AND FINANCIAL PLANS OF THE PROTECTED AREA 
BASED ON THE MANAGEMENT PLAN; AND
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PERFORM SUCH OTHER FUNCTIONS AS THE PAMB AND THE 
DENR MAY DELEGATE.
THE PAMO MAY BE AUGMENTED BY THE DEPUTIZED ENVIRONMENT 
AND NATURAL RESOURCES OFFICERS UPON THE RECOMMENDATION 
OF THE PAMB AND APPROVAL BY THE DENR."
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SEC. 13. Ancestral Lands and Rights [Over Them].- Ancestral lands and 
customary rights and interests [arising] shall be accorded due recognition. 
The DENR shall prescribe rules and regulations to govern the activities to be 
conducted within ancestral lands within the protected areas: Provided, That 
the DENR shall [have no power to] NOT, AT ANY TIME, evict indigenous 
communities from their present occupancy, [n]or resettle them to another 
area without their consent: Provided, however. That all rules and regulations, 
whether OR NOT adversely affecting said communities [or not], shall be 
subjected to notice and hearing to be participated in by members of 
concerned indigenous community.
INDIGENOUS 
COMMUNITIES 
CONSERVED 
AREAS 
(ICCAS) 
THAT 
OVERLAP WITH PROTECTED AREAS SHALL BE RECOGNIZED AND 
RESPECTED. IN AREAS WITH PARTIAL OVERLAP, A MECHANISM FOR 
COORDINATION AND COMPLEMENTATION BETWEEN THE INDIGENOUS 
TRADITIONAL LEADERSHIP AND GOVERNANCE STRUCTURES AND THE 
NATIONAL 
COMMISSION 
OF THE 
INDIGENOUS 
PEOPLES 
(NCIP), 
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THE PROTECTED AREA MANAGEMENT BOARD (PAMB), AND THE PARK 
OPERATIONS SUPERINTENDENT (PASU) SHALL BE CREATED. THE NCIP, 
DENR, AND PAMB SHALL PROVIDE FULL AND EFFECTIVE FINANCIAL 
AND 
TECHNICAL 
ASSISTANCE, 
CAPACITY 
BUILDING 
AND/OR 
ENHANCEMENT TO REQUESTING ICCS/IPS IN THE IDENTIFICATION, 
DOCUMENTATION, SURVEY AND MAPPING, RECOGNITION OF ICCAS, 
BIODIVERSITY 
ASSESSMENT, 
PREPARATION 
OF 
COMMUNITY 
CONSERVATION PLANS (CCP), INTERFACING OF THE CCP IN THE 
ADSDPP, THE INTERFACING OF THE ADSDPP INTO THE PROTECTED 
AREA MANAGEMENT PLAN, AND THE COMPREHENSIVE LAND USE 
PLAN/S OF THE CONCERNED LGU/S. THEY SHALL ALSO PROVIDE 
FINANCIAL AND TECHNICAL SUPPORT FOR THE RECOGNITION OF ICCAS 
THROUGH THEIR LISTING OR REGISTRATION WITH THE NATIONAL 
ICCA REGISTRY AND SIMILAR GLOBAL PLATFORMS OR NETWORKS, 
AMONG OTHERS, UPON THE FORMAL REQUEST OF THE CONCERNED 
ICCS/IPS. 
FURTHERMORE, THEY SHALL TAKE INTO ACCOUNT ICCA 
ISSUES AND 
CONCERNS 
IN 
ALL 
MANAGEMENT 
PLANNING AND 
DECISION-MAKING PROCESSES.
IN AREAS WITH 
FULL AREA OVERLAP, A PROCESS SHALL BE 
ESTABLISHED 
FOR 
ICCS/IPS 
TO 
DECIDE 
WHAT 
IS 
THE 
BEST 
GOVERNANCE MECHANISM OVER THE AREA. 
A MECHANISM FOR 
COORDINATION AND COMPLEMENTATION BETWEEN THE INDIGENOUS 
TRADITIONAL LEADERSHIP AND GOVERNANCE STRUCTURE, THE NCIP 
AND THE DENR SHALL BE CREATED."
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SEC. 10. Section 14 of Republic Act No. 7586 is hereby amended to read as follows:
"SEC. 14. 
[Survey for] Energy Resources. - [Consistent with the policies in 
Section 2, hereof,] Protected areas, except strict nature reserves and natural 
parks, may be subjected to exploration only for the purpose of gathering 
information on energy resources and only if such activity is carried out with the 
least damage to surrounding areas. Surveys FOR ENERGY RESOURCES shall be 
conducted only in accordance with a program approved by the DENR, and the 
result of such surveys shall be made available to the public and submitted to the 
President WHO SHALL MAKE THE APPROPRIATE [for] recommendations to 
Congress. [Any exploitation and utilization of energy resources found within 
NIPAS areas shall be allowed only through a law passed by Congress.]
ENERGY PRO]ECTS LOCATED WITHIN THE DECLARED PROTECTED 
AREAS, EXCEPT STRICT NATURE RESERVES AND NATURAL PARKS, 
SHALL ONLY BE ALLOWED THROUGH AN ACT OF CONGRESS. 
THE 
PAMB, WITH THE CONCURRENCE OF THE DENR SECRETARY, MAY 
ALLOW RENEWABLE ENERGY PROJECTS IN THE MULTIPLE USE ZONES 
OF OTHER CATEGORIES OF PROTECTED AREAS. 
PROVIDED, THEY 
SHALL ADOPT REDUCED IMPACT TECHNOLOGIES, UNDERGO EIA AS 
PROVIDED BY LAW, AND SHALL NOT BE DETRIMENTAL TO ECOSYSTEM 
FUNCTIONS AND BIODIVERSITY: 
PROVIDED, FURTHER, THAT A
SUFFICIENT BOND SHALL BE REMITTED BY THE PROPONENT TO THE 
IPAF 
TO 
BE 
RELEASED 
TO 
THE 
DEPOSITOR 
UPON 
THE 
DECOMMISSIONING 
OF 
ALL 
EQUIPMENT, 
STRUCTURES 
AND 
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SEC. 11. Section 15 of Republic Act No. 7586 is hereby amended to read as follows:
"SEC. 15. Areas Under the Management of Other Departments and 
Government Instrumentalities. - 
Should there be protected areas, or 
portions thereof, under the jurisdiction of government instrumentalities 
other than the DENR, such jurisdiction shall, prior to the passage of this Act, 
remain in the said department or government instrumentality; Provided, 
That 
the 
[department 
or 
government 
instrumentality 
exercising 
administrative jurisdiction over said protected area or a portion thereof shall 
coordinate with the DENR in the preparation of its management plans, upon 
the effectivity of this Act] DENR SHALL RETAIN ITS OVERSIGHT 
FUNCTION OVER SUCH PROTECTED AREAS, AND THE CONCERNED 
AGENCY SHALL PROVIDE ANNUAL REPORTS ON THE MANAGEMENT OF 
SAID AREAS FOCUSING ON THE CONSERVATION OF THE BIODIVERSITY 
THEREIN."
SEC. 12. Section 16 of Republic Act No. 7586, as amended by Republic Act No. 10629, is 
hereby amended to read as follows:
"SEC. 16. Integrated Protected Area Fund (IPAF). - There is hereby 
established a trust fund to be known as the Integrated Protected Area 
[(IPAS)] Fund (IPAF) for purposes of financing THE projects [of] AND 
SUSTAINING THE OPERATION OF THE PROTECTED AREAS AND the 
System. [The IPAS may solicit and receive donations, endowments and grants
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in the form of contributions, and such endowments shall be exempted from 
income and gift taxes and all other taxes, charges or fees imposed by the 
government or any political division or any instrumentality thereof.]
[All] lncome[s] generated from the operation [of the System or] AND 
management of [wild flora and fauna] THE PROTECTED AREAS shall accrue 
to the [Fund] IPAF [and may be utilized directly by the DENR for the above 
purpose]. These incomes shall be derived from;
a. [ Taxes from the permitted sale and export of flora and fauna and 
other resources from protected areas;] FEES AND CHARGES FROM 
THE USE OF RESOURCES AND FACILITIES OF PROTECTED AREAS; 
[b. Proceeds from lease of multiple use areas;]
[c ] B. Contributions from industries and facilities directly benefiting 
from the protected area; and
[d.] C. Such other fees and income derived from the operation of the 
protected area.
THE PAMB SHALL RETAIN SEVENTY-FIVE PERCENT (75% ) OF ALL 
REVENUES RAISED THROUGH THE ABOVE MEANS, TO BE DEPOSITED IN 
THE PROTECTED AREA RETAINED INCOME ACCOUNT (PA-RIA) IN ANY 
AUTHORIZED 
GOVERNMENT 
DEPOSITORY 
BANK 
WITHIN 
THE 
LOCALITY; PROVIDED, THAT disbursements [from the Fund] OUT OF 
SUCH DEPOSITS shall be [made] 
USED solely for the protection, 
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AREA and IMPLEMENTATION OF duly approved projects [endorsed by] OF 
the PAMB[s, in the amounts authorized by the DENR],
GRANTS, 
DONATIONS, 
ENDOWMENT 
FROM 
VARIOUS 
SOURCES, 
DOMESTIC OR FOREIGN, 
OR LOCAL GOVERNMENT 
UNITS, AND 
VOLUNTARY OR LEGISLATED PAYMENTS FOR ECOSYSTEM GOODS AND 
SERVICES, INCLUDING FINES, PENALTIES AND COMPENSATION FOR 
DAMAGES AND BONDS FROM PROTECTED AREA OFFENSES SHALL 
ACCRUE TO THE PA-RIA AND SHALL BE MANAGED BY THE PAMB.
THE REMAINING TWENTY FIVE PERCENT (25% ) OF THE REVENUES 
SHALL BE DEPOSITED AS A SPECIAL ACCOUNT IN THE GENERAL FUND 
(SAGF) IN THE NATIONAL TREASURY FOR PURPOSES OF FINANCING 
THE PROJECTS OF THE SYSTEM.
THE USE OF THE IPAF SHALL BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH EXISTING 
ACCOUNTING, BUDGETING AND AUDITING RULES AND REGULATIONS: 
PROVIDED, FURTHER, THAT THE IPAF SHALL NOT BE USED TO COVER 
PERSONAL SERVICES EXPENDITURES.
THE LGUS SHALL CONTINUE TO IMPOSE AND COLLECT OTHER FEES 
NOT ENUMERATED HEREIN WHICH THEY HAVE TRADITIONALLY 
COLLECTED, SUCH AS BUSINESS PERMITS AND RENTALS OF LGU 
FACILITIES: PROVIDED, THAT THE LGUS SHALL NOT IMPOSE PROPERTY 
TAX AND ISSUE A NEW TAX DECLARATION FOR AREAS COVERED BY 
THE PROTECTED AREA. FURTHERMORE, LGUS MAY CHARGE ADD-ONS 
TO FEES IMPOSED BY THE PAMB: PROVIDED, THAT SUCH ADD-ONS 
SHALL BE BASED ON THE CONTRIBUTION OF THE LGUS IN THE 
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MANAGEMENT (DBM), DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE (DOF) AND OTHER 
OVERSIGHT GOVERNMENT AGENCIES, QUARTERLY FINANCIAL AND 
PHYSICAL ACCOMPLISHMENT REPORTS ON THE UTILIZATION OF THE 
IPAF AND OTHER DOCUMENTS AS MAY BE REQUIRED BY THE DBM, 
COPY FURNISHED THE HOUSE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS AND 
THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON FINANCE.”
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"SEC. 16-A. TAX EXEMPTION.- ALL GRANTS, BEQUESTS, ENDOWMENTS, 
DONATIONS, AND CONTRIBUTIONS MADE TO THE PROTECTED AREA 
FUND TO BE USED ACTUALLY, DIRECTLY, AND EXCLUSIVELY BY THE 
PROTECTED AREA SHALL BE EXEMPT FROM DONOR’S TAX AND SHALL 
BE CONSIDERED AS ALLOWABLE DEDUCTION FROM THE GROSS 
INCOME OF THE DONOR FOR PURPOSES OF COMPUTING THE TAXABLE 
INCOME OF THE DONOR IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF 
THE NATIONAL INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1997, AS AMENDED."
SEC. 14. Section 19 of Republic Act No. 7586 is hereby amended to read as follows: 
"SEC. 19. Special Prosecutor[s] AND RETAINED COUNSEL. 
- WITHIN 
THIRTY (30) DAYS FROM THE EFFECTIVITY OF THIS ACT, The 
Department of Justice (DOj) shall [designate] APPOINT special prosecutors 
to prosecute violations of laws, rules and regulations in THE protected 
area[sj. THE SPECIAL PROSECUTOR SHALL COORDINATE WITH THE
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PAMB AND THE PASU IN THE PERFORMANCE OF DUTIES AND ASSIST IN 
THE TRAINING OF WARDENS AND RANGERS IN ARREST AND CRIMINAL 
PROCEDURES. THE PAMB MAY RETAIN THE SERVICES OF COUNSEL TO 
PROSECUTE AND ASSIST IN THE PROSECUTION OF CASES UNDER THE 
DIRECT CONTROL AND SUPERVISION OF THE REGULAR OR SPECIAL 
PROSECUTOR. SAID COUNSEL SHALL ALSO REPRESENT AND DEFEND 
THE MEMBERS OF THE PAMB, THE PASU AND THE STAFF. OR ANY DENR 
DEPUTIZED INDIVIDUALS AND VOLUNTEERS, AGAINST ANY LEGAL 
ACTION ARISING FROM THE PERFORMANCE OF THEIR POWERS, 
FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES, AS PROVIDED IN THIS ACT.’’
SEC. 15. Sections 20 of Republic Act No. 7586 is hereby amended to read as follows: 
SEC. 20. Prohibited Acts. -Except as may be allowed by the nature of their 
categories and pursuant to rules and regulations governing the same, the 
following acts are prohibited within protected areas:
(A) POACHING. KILLING, DESTROYING, DISTURBING OF ANY WILDLIFE, 
INCLUDING IN PRIVATE LANDS WITHIN THE PROTECTED AREA;
(B) 
HUNTING, 
TAKING. 
COLLECTING, 
OR 
POSSESSING 
OF ANY 
WILDLIFE. OR BY-PRODUCTS DERIVED THEREFROM. INCLUDING IN 
PRIVATE LANDS WITHIN THE PROTECTED AREA, WITHOUT THE 
NECESSARY PERMIT, AUTHORIZATION OR EXEMPTION: PROVIDED, 
THAT 
THE PASU AS AUTHORIZED BY THE PAMB SHALL ISSUE A 
PERMIT, AUTHORIZATION 
OR 
EXEMPTION 
ONLY FOR CULLING, 
SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH, THE EXCEPTIONS PROVIDED UNDER SECTION
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SPECIES IN MULTIPLE USE ZONES BY TENURED MIGRANTS AND IPS;
(C) CUTTING, GATHERING, REMOVING OR COLLECTING TIMBER WITHIN 
THE 
PROTECTED 
AREA, 
INCLUDING 
PRIVATE 
LANDS 
THEREIN, 
WITHOUT THE NECESSARY PERMIT, AUTHORIZATION, CERTIFICATION 
OF PLANTED TREES OR EXEMPTION, SUCH AS FOR CULLING EXOTIC 
SPECIES; 
EXCEPT, HOWEVER, WHEN SUCH ACTS ARE DONE IN 
ACCORDANCE WITH THE DULY RECOGNIZED PRACTICES OF THE IPS/ 
ICCS FOR SUBSISTENCE PURPOSES;
(D) POSSESSING OR TRANSPORTING OUTSIDE THE PROTECTED AREA 
ANY TIMBER, FOREST PRODUCTS, WILDLIFE, OR 
BY-PRODUCTS 
DERIVED THEREFROM, WHICH HAVE BEEN ASCERTAINED TO HAVE 
BEEN TAKEN FROM THE PROTECTED AREA, OTHER THAN EXOTIC 
SPECIES UNDER AN APPROPRIATE PERMIT FOR ITS CULLING;
(E) USING ANY FISHING OR HARVESTING GEAR AND PRACTICES OR ANY 
OF THEIR VARIATIONS THAT DESTROYS CORAL REEFS, SEAGRASS BEDS ’ 
OR OTHER MARINE LIFE AND THEIR ASSOCIATED HABITATS OR 
TERRESTRIAL HABITATS AS MAY BE DETERMINED BY DA OR THE 
DENR: PROVIDED, THAT MERE POSSESSION OF SUCH GEARS WITHIN 
PROTECTED AREAS SHALL BE PRIMA FACIE EVIDENCE OF THEIR USE;
(F) DUMPING, THROWING, USING, OR CAUSING TO BE DUMPED INTO 
OR PLACED 
IN 
THE 
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NOXIOUS OR 
POISONOUS SUBSTANCE 
OR NON-BIODEGRADABLE 
MATERIAL, UNTREATED SEWAGE OR ANIMAL WASTE, OR PRODUCTS 
WHETHER IN LIQUID, SOLID OR GAS STATE, INCLUDING PESTICIDES 
AND OTHER HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES AS DEFINED UNDER REPUBLIC 
ACT NO. 6969, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE TOXIC SUBSTANCES AND 
HAZARDOUS 
AND 
NUCLEAR 
WASTES 
CONTROL 
ACT 
OF 
1990 
DETRIMENTAL TO THE PROTECTED AREA, OR TO THE PLANTS AND 
ANIMALS OR INHABITANTS THEREIN;
(G) 
OPERATING 
ANY 
MOTORIZED 
CONVEYANCE 
WITHIN 
THE 
PROTECTED AREA WITHOUT PERMIT FROM THE PAMB, EXCEPT WHEN 
THE USE OF SUCH MOTORIZED CONVEYANCE IS THE ONLY PRACTICAL 
MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION OF IPS/ICCS IN ACCESSING THEIR 
ANCESTRAL DOMAIN/LAND;
(H) ALTERING, REMOVING, DESTROYING OR DEFACING BOUNDARY 
MARKS OR SIGNS;
(I) ENGAGING IN KAINGIN OR, IN ANY MANNER, CAUSING FOREST FIRES 
INSIDE THE PROTECTED AREA;
(1) MUTILATING, DEFACING, DESTROYING, EXCAVATING, VANDALIZING 
OR, 
IN 
ANY MANNER, 
DAMAGING 
ANY 
NATURAL 
FORMATION, 
RELIGIOUS, SPIRITUAL, HISTORICAL SITES, ARTIFACTS AND OTHER 
OBJECTS OF NATURAL BEAUTY, SCENIC VALUE OR OBJECTS OF 
INTEREST TO ICCS/IPS;
(K) DAMAGING AND LEAVING ROADS AND TRAILS IN A DAMAGED 
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(M) POSSESSING OR USING BLASTING CAPS OR EXPLOSIVES ANYWHERE 
WITHIN THE PROTECTED AREA;
(N) OCCUPYING OR DWELLING IN ANY PUBLIC LANDS WITHIN THE 
PROTECTED AREA WITHOUT CLEARANCE FROM THE PAMB;
(O) CONSTRUCTING, ERECTING, OR MAINTAINING ANY KIND OF 
STRUCTURE, FENCE OR ENCLOSURES, CONDUCTING ANY BUSINESS 
ENTERPRISE WITHIN THE DECLARED PROTECTED AREA WITHOUT THE 
PRIOR 
PAMB 
CLEARANCE 
AND 
PERMIT 
FROM 
DENR 
AND 
INCONSISTENT WITH THE MANAGEMENT PLAN DULY APPROVED BY 
THE PAMB;
(P) UNDERTAKING MINERAL EXPLORATION OR EXTRACTION WITHIN 
THE PROTECTED AREA;
(Q) ENGAGING IN COMMERCIAL OR LARGE-SCALE QUARRYING WITHIN 
THE PROTECTED AREA;
(R) ESTABLISHING OR INTRODUCING EXOTIC SPECIES, INCLUDING 
GENETICALLY MODIFIED ORGANISMS (GMOS), OR INVASIVE ALIEN 
SPECIES WITHIN THE PROTECTED AREA;
(S) 
CONDUCTING BIOPROSPECTING WITHIN THE PROTECTED AREA 
WITHOUT PRIOR PAMB CLEARANCE IN ACCORDANCE WITH EXISTING 
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ANY COMMERCIAL USE OF ANY SUBSTANCE DERIVED FROM NON- 
PERMITTED BIOPROSPECTING WITHIN A PROTECTED AREA WILL NOT 
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EARNED 
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ILLEGAL 
COMMERCIALIZATION THEREOF WILL BE FORFEITED AND DEPOSITED 
IN FAVOR OF IPAF;
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PROSPECTING, HUNTING OR OTHERWISE LOCATING HIDDEN
TREASURES 
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AREA;
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PURCHASING OR SELLING, MORTGAGING OR LEASING LANDS OR 
OTHER PORTIONS OF THE PROTECTED AREA WHICH ARE COVERED BY 
ANY TENURIAL INSTRUMENT; AND
(V) 
CONSTRUCTING ANY PERMANENT STRUCTURES WITHIN THE 
FORTY (40) METER EASEMENT FROM THE HIGH WATER MARK OF ANY 
NATURAL BODY OF WATER OR ISSUING A PERMIT FOR SUCH 
CONSTRUCTION PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 51 OF PD 1067: PROVIDED, 
THAT CONSTRUCTION FOR COMMON USAGE WHARVES AND SHORELINE 
PROTECTION SHALL BE PERMITTED BY THE PAMB ONLY AFTER 
THOROUGH ECOLOGICAL REVIEW."
SEC. 16. Section 21 of Republic Act No. 7586 is hereby amended to read as follows: 
SEC. 21. Penalties. - [Whoever violates this Act or any rules and regulations 
issued by the Department pursuant to this Act or whoever is found guilty by 
a competent court of justice of any of the offenses in the preceding section 
shall be fined in the amount of not less than Five thousand pesos (P5,000) 
nor more than Five hundred thousand pesos (P500.000), exclusive of the 
value of the thing damaged or imprisonment for not less than one (1) year
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but not more than six (6) years, or both, as determined by the court: 
Provided, That, if the area requires rehabilitation or restoration as 
determined by the court, the offender shall be required to restore or 
compensate for the restoration to the damages: Provided, further. That court 
shall order the eviction of the offender from the land and the forfeiture in 
favor of the Government of all minerals, timber or any species collected or 
removed including all equipment, devices and firearms used in connection 
therewith, and any construction or improvement made thereon by the 
offender. If the offender is an association or corporation, the president or 
manager shall be directly responsible for the act of his employees and 
laborers: Provided, finally, that the DENR may impose administrative fines 
and penalties consistent with this Act] THE FOLLOWING PENALTIES 
SHALL BE IMPOSED ACCORDINGLY:
(A) 
THE PENALTIES AND QUALIFICATIONS PRESCRIBED IN ARTICLES 
309 AND 310 OF THE REVISED PENAL CODE, DEPENDING ON THE 
VALUE OF THE RESOURCES INVOLVED IN CONNECTION WITH THE 
PROHIBITED ACT OR A FINE OF AT LEAST TRIPLE THE VALUE OF THE 
RESOURCES, OR BOTH, SHALL BE IMPOSED UPON ANY PERSON WHO 
VIOLATES PARAGRAPHS (A) TO (E) OF SECTION 20 HEREOF;
(B) 
A FINE OF NOT LESS THAN TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND PESOS 
(PHP200,000.00) 
BUT 
NOT 
MORE 
THAN 
ONE 
MILLION 
PESOS 
(PHPI,000,000.00) OR IMPRISONMENT FROM ONE (1) YEAR BUT NOT 
MORE THAN SIX (6) YEARS, OR BOTH, SHALL BE IMPOSED UPON ANY 
PERSON WHO VIOLATES PARAGRAPHS (F) TO (N) OF SECTION 20 
HEREOF;
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PESOS 
(PH Pl,000,000.00) 
BUT NOT MORE THAN FIVE MILLION PESOS 
(PHP5,000,000.00) OR IMPRISONMENT FROM SIX (6) YEARS BUT NOT 
MORE THAN TWELVE (12) YEARS OR BOTH SHALL BE IMPOSED UPON 
ANY PERSON WHO VIOLATES PARAGRAPHS (0) TO (V) OF SECTION 20 
HEREOF;
(D) 
A FINE OF FIFTY THOUSAND PESOS (PHP50,000.00) DAILY SHALL 
BE IMPOSED ON THE OWNER OF EXISTING FACILITIES CONSTRUCTED 
AND ERECTED WITHIN A PROTECTED AREA UNDER SECTION 24 OF 
THIS ACT, WITHOUT PRIOR CLEARANCE FROM THE PAMB. FOR EVERY 
CONTINUING VIOLATION, UPON REACHING A TOTAL FINE OF FIVE 
HUNDRED THOUSAND PESOS (PHP500,000.00) OR IF THE VIOLATION 
CONTINUES TO BE COMMITTED FOR THIRTY (30) DAYS, THE PAMB. 
THROUGH THE PASU AND OTHER DEPUTIZED GOVERNMENT ENTITIES, 
SHALL CAUSE THE CESSATION OF OPERATION AND FORFEITURE OF 
THE FACILITY IN FAVOR OF THE PAMO OR TO CAUSE THE DEMOLITION 
OF THE FACILITY AT THE COST OF THE OWNER. IF THE FACILITY IS 
GOVERNMENT-OWNED, THE AGENCY IN CHARGE SHALL SUBMIT A PLAN 
FOR A SUBSTITUTE FACILITY THAT COMPLIES WITH THE PROTECTED 
AREA STANDARDS AND, WITHIN ONE YEAR, CONSTRUCT THE FACILITY 
ACCORDING TO THE APPROVED PA MANAGEMENT PLAN.
(E) 
ADMINISTRATIVE FINES NOT LESS THAN FIFTY THOUSAND 
PESOS (PHP50,000.00) BUT NOT EXCEEDING FIVE MILLION PESOS 
(PHP5,000,000.00) SHALL BE IMPOSED FOR THE VIOLATION OF ANY
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RULES AND REGULATIONS OR AGREEMENTS REACHED BEFORE THE 
PAMB IN THE EXERCISE OF ADJUDICATIVE FUNCTIONS;
PROVIDED, 
THAT IF 
AN 
AREA 
REQUIRES 
REHABILITATION 
OR 
RESTORATION AS DETERMINED BY THE COURT, THE OFFENDER SHALL 
BE REQUIRED TO RESTORE OR PAY COMPENSATION FOR THE 
RESTORATION OF DAMAGES, WHICH PAYMENT SHALL ACCRUE TO THE 
IPAF.
ON THE BASIS OF A COURT ORDER, THE DENR SHALL CAUSE THE 
EVICTION OF OFFENDER FROM THE PROTECTED AREA. ALL MINERALS, 
TIMBER OR SPECIES COLLECTED OR REMOVED, INCLUDING ALL 
EQUIPMENT, 
DEVICES, 
CONVEYANCES, 
AND 
FIREARMS 
USED 
IN 
CONNECTION THEREWITH, SHALL BE FORFEITED IN FAVOR OF THE 
GOVERNMENT, AND ANY CONSTRUCTION OR IMPROVEMENT MADE 
THEREON BY THE OFFENDER SHALL BE SUBJECT TO CONFISCATION BY 
THE PAMO, SUBJECT TO THE APPLICATION OF DUE PROCESS.
THE 
CONVEYANCES, 
VESSELS, 
EQUIPMENT, 
PARAPHERNALIA, 
IMPLEMENTS, GEARS, TOOLS, AND SIMILAR DEVICES USED IN THE 
COMMISSION OF THE CRIME SHALL NOT BE RELEASED UNTIL AFTER 
JUDGMENT 
OF 
ACQUITTAL 
HAS 
BEEN 
RENDERED, 
UNLESS 
AN 
INJUNCTION HAS BEEN PREVIOUSLY ORDERED BY THE COURT OF 
COMPETENT JURISDICTION. THE PROCEEDS OF THE SALE OF ALL 
OBJECTS CONFISCATED PURSUANT HERETO SHALL ACCRUE TO THE 
IPAF. PROCEDURES FOR THE SALE THEREOF SHALL BE PROMULGATED 
BY THE PAMB. HOWEVER, IN NO CASE SHALL ANY CONFISCATED OR 
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DISPOSED OF BUT SHALL BE IMMEDIATELY TURNED OVER TO THE 
PAMO FOR REHABILITATION AND RELEASE TO ITS NATURAL HABITAT, 
SUBJECT TO EXISTING REGULATIONS. 
VALUATION OF THE DAMAGE 
SHALL TAKE INTO ACCOUNT BIODIVERSITY AND CONSERVATION 
CONSIDERATIONS AS WELL AS AESTHETIC AND SCENIC VALUES. THE 
VALUATION AND ASSESSMENT BY THE DENR, IN COORDINATION WITH 
OTHER CONCERNED GOVERNMENT AGENCIES, SHALL BE PRESUMED 
REGULAR, UNLESS OTHERWISE PROVEN BY PREPONDERANCE OF 
EVIDENCE.
IF THE OFFENDER IS AN ASSOCIATION OR CORPORATION, THE 
PRESIDENT OR MANAGER,WHO WAS PROVEN TO HAVE PARTICIPATED 
OR HAVE ACTUAL KNOWLEDGE THEREOF SHALL BE DIRECTLY 
RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ACT OF THE EMPLOYEES AND LABORERS: 
PROVIDED, FINALLY, THAT THE DENR MAY IMPOSE ADMINISTRATIVE 
FINES AND PENALTIES CONSISTENT WITH THIS ACT.
ANY PERSON WHO SHALL INDUCE ANOTHER OR CONSPIRE TO COMMIT 
ANY OF THE ILLEGAL ACTS PROHIBITED IN THIS ACT OR FORCE THEIR 
WORKERS TO COMMIT ANY OF THE SAME SHALL BE LIABLE AS 
PRINCIPAL.
THE PENALTIES SPECIFIED IN THIS SECTION SHALL BE IN ADDITION TO 
THE PENALTIES CONTAINED IN REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9072 (NATIONAL 
CAVES AND CAVE RESOURCES MANAGEMENT AND PROTECTION ACT), 
REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9147 (WILDLIFE RESOURCES CONSERVATION AND 
PROTECTION ACT), REPUBLIC ACT NO. 10654 (REVISED PHILIPPINE 
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THE CONVICTION FOR ANY OFFENSE UNDER THIS ACT OF A PUBLIC 
OFFICER OR OFFICER OF THE LAW SHALL CARRY THE ACCESSORY 
PENALTY OF PERPETUAL DISQUALIFICATION FROM PUBLIC OFFICE."
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"SEC. 22. EXISTING RIGHTS. - ALL VESTED PROPERTY AND PRIVATE 
RIGHTS WITHIN THE PROTECTED AREA AND ITS BUFFER ZONES 
ALREADY EXISTING AND/OR VESTED UPON THE EFFECTIVITY OF THIS 
ACT SHALL BE PROTECTED AND RESPECTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH 
EXISTING LAWS: PROVIDED: THAT THE EXERCISE OF SUCH PROPERTY 
AND 
PRIVATE 
RIGHTS 
SHALL 
BE 
HARMONIZED, 
AS 
FAR 
AS 
PRACTICABLE, WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ACT, THE INDIVIDUAL 
PRESIDENTIAL PROCLAMATION OR THE IMPLEMENTING RULES AND 
REGULATIONS OF EACH PROTECTED AREA.
SEC. 
23. 
TENURED 
MIGRANTS 
AND 
OTHER 
PROTECTED 
AREA 
OCCUPANTS.- TENURED MIGRANTS SHALL BE ELIGIBLE TO BECOME 
STEWARDS OF PORTION OF LANDS WITHIN MULTIPLE-USE ZONE. T HE 
PAMB 
SHALL 
IDENTIFY, 
VERIFY 
AND 
REVIEW 
ALL 
TENURIAL 
INSTRUMENTS, LAND CLAIMS, AND ISSUANCES OF PERMITS FOR 
RESOURCE USE WITHIN THE PROTECTED AREA AND RECOMMEND THE 
ISSUANCE OF THE APPROPRIATE TENURE INSTRUMENT CONSISTENT 
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ZONES IN WHICH NO OCCUPATION OR OTHER ACTIVITIES ARE 
ALLOWED 
PURSUANT 
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THE 
ATTAINMENT 
OF 
SUSTAINABLE 
DEVELOPMENT, PROVISION FOR THE TRANSFER OF THE TENURED 
MIGRANTS TO MULTIPLE USE ZONES OR BUFFER ZONES SHALL BE 
ACCOMPLISHED THROUGH JUST AND HUMANE MEANS: PROVIDED, 
THAT PROTECTED AREA OCCUPANTS WHO ARE NOT QUALIFIED AS 
TENURED MIGRANTS SHALL BE RESETTLED OUTSIDE THE PROTECTED 
AREA.
THE RIGHTS OF THE TENURED MIGRANTS MAYBE TRANSFERRED ONLY 
TO THE SPOUSE OR ONE OF ITS DIRECT DESCENDANTS LISTED AT THE 
TIME OF THE SURVEY.
IN THE EVENT OF TERMINATION OF A TENURIAL INSTRUMENT FOR 
CAUSE OR BY VOLUNTARY SURRENDER OF RIGHTS, THE PASU SHALL 
TAKE IMMEDIATE STEPS TO REHABILITATE THE AREA.
FOLLOWING THE 
PROTECTED AREA OCCUPANT SURVEY UNDER 
SECTION 5C (1) HEREOF, THE DENR REGIONAL DIRECTOR SHALL 
SUBMIT TO THE BMB, WITHIN SIX (6) MONTHS FROM THE PASSAGE OF 
THIS ACT, THE FINAL LIST OF TENURED MIGRANTS, WHICH SHALL 
BECOME THE OFFICIAL LIST AND SHALL BE THE BASIS FOR TENURED 
MIGRANT RECOGNITION AND ISSUANCE OF TENURIAL INSTRUMENTS.
SEC 24. EXISTING FACILITIES WITHIN THE PROTECTED AREA. -WITHIN 
SIXTY (60) DAYS FROM THE AFFECTIVITY OF THIS ACT, AN INVENTORY 
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TRANSMISSION 
LINES, 
COMMUNICATION FACILITIES, HEAVY EQUIPMENT, AND IRRIGATION 
FACILITIES, AMONG OTHERS, WITHIN THE PROTECTED AREA SHALL BE 
CONDUCTED. THE INVENTORY OF FACILITIES WITH CORRESPONDING 
DESCRIPTIONS SHALL BE SUBMITTED BY THE DENR REGIONAL 
DIRECTOR TO THE SECRETARY THRU THE BMB. THE REGIONAL 
DIRECTOR SHALL ALSO SUBMIT ASSESSMENT REPORT INCLUDING THE 
RECOMMENDATIONS.
THE PAMB, WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF THE DENR, MAY IMPOSE 
CONDITIONS FOR THE CONTINUOUS OPERATION OF A FACILITY FOUND 
TO BE DETRIMENTAL TO THE PROTECTED AREA UNTIL ITS EVENTUAL 
RELOCATION. IF THE CONDITIONS ARE VIOLATED, THE OWNER OF THE 
FACILITY SHALL BE MADE LIABLE PURSUANT TO SEC. 21 (D) HEREOF. 
EXISTING FACILITIES ALLOWED TO REMAIN WITHIN THE PROTECTED 
AREA SHALL BE CHARGED A REASONABLE FEE BY THE PAMB. 
STRUCTURES FOUND WITHIN THE FORTY (40) METER EASEMENT 
SHALL BE DEMOLISHED UNLESS PROVEN NECESSARY TO PROTECT THE 
SHORELINE AND MITIGATE HABITAT DESTRUCTION. THE PAMB SHALL 
LEVY REASONABLE FEE FOR THE USE OF SUCH EASEMENT FOR THEIR 
CONTINUED OPERATIONS. WHARVES SHALL BE KEPT ACCESSIBLE TO 
THE PUBLIC.
SEC 25. SPECIAL USES WITHIN PROTECTED AREAS. - CONSISTENT WITH 
SECTION 2 HEREOF, SPECIAL USES MAY BE ALLOWED WITHIN 
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ISSUANCE OF TENURIAL INSTRUMENT SUBJECT TO COMPLIANCE TO 
ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE (ECC) AND PAYMENT OF 
CORRESPONDING USER FEE CORRESPONDING TO 5% OF THE ZONAL 
VALUE OF COMMERCIAL LAND WITHIN THE NEAREST BARANGAY OR 
MUNICIPALITY WHERE THE PROJECT IS LOCATED MULTIPLIED BY THE 
AREA OF DEVELOPMENT PLUS ONE PER CENT (1% ) VALUE OF 
IMPROVEMENT AS PREMIUM: PROVIDED, THAT THE ACTIVITY SHALL 
NOT BE DETRIMENTAL TO ECOSYSTEM FUNCTIONS AND BIODIVERSITY.
SEC 26. LOCAL GOVERNMENT UNITS.- THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT UNITS 
(LGUS) WITHIN A PROTECTED AREA SHALL PARTICIPATE IN ITS 
MANAGEMENT 
THROUGH 
REPRESENTATION 
IN 
THE 
PAMB 
AS 
PROVIDED UNDER SECTION 11 HEREOF. ALL FUNDS DIRECTLY COMING 
FROM THE LGUS SHALL BE EXEMPTED FROM THE TWENTY- FIVE (25% ) 
REMITTANCE REQUIREMENT FOR THE IPAF UNDER SECTION 16 
HEREOF.
SEC. 27. REPORTING RESPONSIBILITY. -  THE PASU, THROUGH THE 
PAMB, SHALL SUBMIT AN ANNUAL ACCOMPLISHMENT REPORT OF THE 
PROTECTED AREA TO THE SECRETARY OF THE DENR THROUGH THE 
BMB. A REPORT ON THE CONDITIONS AND BENEFITS OF THE 
BIOLOGICAL 
RESOURCES 
AND 
ECOSYSTEM 
SERVICES 
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THE 
PROTECTED AREA SHALL ALSO BE SUBMITTED BY THE PASU, 
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NATIONAL STATE OF PROTECTED AREAS (NSPA) REPORT EVERY FIVE 
(5) YEARS AND SHALL SUBMIT THE SAME TO THE PRESIDENT, THE 
SENATE AND THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
SEC. 28. APPROPRIATIONS. -  THE SECRETARY OF THE DENR SHALL 
IMMEDIATELY 
INCLUDE 
IN 
THE 
DENR’S 
PROGRAM 
THE 
IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS ACT, THE FUNDING OF WHICH SHALL BE 
INCLUDED IN THE ANNUAL GENERAL APPROPRIATIONS ACT.
SEC. 
29. CONSTRUCTION AND INTERPRETATION.- THE PROVISIONS OF 
THIS ACT SHALL BE CONSTRUED LIBERALLY IN FAVOR OF THE 
PROTECTION AND REHABILITATION OF THE PROTECTED AREA AND 
THE 
CONSERVATION 
AND 
RESTORATION 
OF 
ITS 
BIOLOGICAL 
DIVERSITY, TAKING INTO ACCOUNT THE NEEDS AND INTERESTS OF 
QUALIFIED TENURED MIGRANTS, VESTED RIGHTS, 
IPS AND LOCAL 
COMMUNITIES, AND THE BENEFITS FROM ECOSYSTEM SERVICES AND 
FUNCTIONS OF PROTECTED AREAS, FOR PRESENT AND FUTURE 
GENERATIONS.
SEC. 
30. 
SUBSEQUENT SITE-SPECIFIC LEGISLATION.- 
UPON 
THE 
GENERATION 
OF 
SITE-SPECIFIC 
REQUIREMENTS 
FOR 
NEW 
LEGISLATION, THE PAMB, THROUGH THE DENR, SHALL ENDORSE TO 
CONGRESS FOR ITS CONSIDERATION AND ENACTMENT SITE-SPECIFIC 
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PROTECTED AREAS IN EACH LOCALITY. PROTECTED AREAS THAT MAY 
BE LATER ESTABLISHED OR DECLARED PURSUANT TO THIS ACT SHALL 
LIKEWISE UNDERGO THE SAME REQUIREMENTS OF SITE SPECIFIC 
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AUTHORITY 
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IMPLEMENTING 
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REGULATIONS.-\NlTHlfi SIX (6) MONTHS FROM THE EFFECTIVITY OF 
THIS ACT, THE DENR SHALL PREPARE THE IMPLEMENTING RULES AND 
REGULATIONS OF THIS ACT.
SEC. 32. TRANSITORY PROVISIONS. -IN ORDER TO ENHANCE THE 
BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY AND TO DEVELOP SUSTAINABLE LIVELIHOOD 
OPPORTUNITIES 
FOR 
TENURED 
MIGRANTS, 
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DENR 
SHALL 
HENCEFORTH CEASE TO ISSUE CONCESSIONS, LICENSES, PERMITS, 
CLEARANCES, COMPLIANCE DOCUMENTS, OR ANY OTHER INSTRUMENT 
THAT ALLOWS UTILIZATION OF RESOURCES WITHIN THE DECLARED 
PROTECTED AREA UNTIL THE MANAGEMENT PLAN SHALL HAVE BEEN 
PUT INTO EFFECT.
ALL EXISTING LAND USE AND RESOURCE USE PERMITS ISSUED FOR 
PURPOSES WHICH ARE AUTHORIZED WITHIN THE PROTECTED AREA 
SHALL BE REVIEWED AND SHALL NOT BE RENEWED UPON THEIR 
EXPIRATION UNLESS CONSISTENT WITH THE MANAGEMENT PLAN AND 
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SEC. 24. 
This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its complete 
publication in the OFFICIAL GAZETTE or in a national newspaper of general 
circulation."
Approved,
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