TWENTIETH CONGRESS 
) 
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES ) 
First Regular Session 
) 
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
Introduced by Representative Maximo B. Rodriguez, Jr. 
and Representative Rufus B. Rodriguez 
House Bill No. 3335
EXPLANATORY NOTE 
This bill was approved by the House of Representatives during the 19th Congress. 
This bill seeks to declare Sinulom Falls and Bulao Cold Spring located in Barangay 
Tignapoloan in Cagayan de Oro City as an eco-tourism site. 
The Sinulom Falls are eye-catching and it flows directly to Cagayan de Oro River. IT si 
surrounded by forests and has a wide variety of flora and fauna. Around 300 meters upstream 
is the Bulao Cold Spring which can be accessed via hanging bridge from Sinulom Falls. 
Sinulom Falls and Bulao Cold Spring could be one of the many possible international tourist 
havens in Cagayan de Oro City. It has a wide variety of flora and fauna wherein mountaineers 
and tourists can enjoy several common eco-tourism related activities such as trekking, nature 
viewing, bird watching, swimming, nature photography and camping. 
Declaring the Sinulom Falls and Bulao Cold Spring an ecotourism site will result in the 
development and improvement of the tourist site. It will also help the development of the local 
community. 
In view of the foregoing, immediate approval of this measure is earnestly requested. 
RUFUS B. RODRIGUEZ 
  MAXIMO B. RODRIGUEZ, JR. 
August 7, 2025
10:12 am


TWENTIETH CONGRESS 
) 
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES ) 
First Regular Session 
) 
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
Introduced by Representative Maximo B. Rodriguez, Jr. 
and Representative Rufus B. Rodriguez 
House Bill No.  3335 
AN ACT 
DECLARING SINULOM FALLS AND BULAO COLD SPRING, LOCATED IN BARANGAY 
TIGNAPOLOAN, CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, PROVINCE OF MISAMIS ORIENTAL, AS 
ECOTOURISM DESTINATION 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress 
assembled:  
SECTION 1. The Sinulom Falls and Bulao Cold Spring located in Barangay 
Tignapoloan, Cagayan de Oro City, Province of Misamis Oriental, are hereby declared as 
ecotourism destination. Pursuant thereto, their development shall be prioritized and supported 
by the Department of Tourism (DOT), subject to the rules and regulations governing the 
development of ecotourism destinations.  
SEC. 2.  Within one (1) year  after the approval of this Act, the local government of 
Cagayan de Oro City shall, in coordination with the DOT, Department of Environment and 
Natural Resources and  concerned agencies of the government, prepare a tourism 
development plan that shall include the construction, installation and maintenance of such 
appropriate infrastructure and facilities  to enhance tourism in the area: Provided, That said 
development plan  shall ensure the preservation and conservation of the natural beauty and 
resources of the area: Provided further, That the implementation of the tourism development 
plan shall be included in the budget of the local government of Cagayan de Oro City. 
SEC. 3.   The DOT shall assist the local government of Cagayan de Oro City in the 
implementation of the tourism development plan by providing technical assistance in tourism 
capacity building. It shall also include the Sinulom Falls and Bulao Cold Spring in its national 
and regional promotion programs.    
SEC. 4. The funding for the implementation of this Act shall be included in the annual 
budget of the local government of Cagayan de Oro City. The DOT may augment such 
allocation with internally-generated funds. 
SEC. 5.  Within sixty (60) days from the effectivity of this Act, the local government of 
Cagayan de Oro City shall, in consultation with the DOT and concerned agencies of the 
government, promulgate rules and regulations to implement this Act.  
SEC. 6. All laws, rules, regulations, executive orders, proclamations, presidential 
decrees and other issuances inconsistent with any of the provisions of this Act are hereby 
deemed repealed or amended accordingly. 
SEC. 7. This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in the Official 
Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation.  
Approved,