Republic of the Philippines 
House of Representatives 
Quezon City, Metro Manila 
EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS 
Second Regular Session 
House Bill No. _______ 
INTRODUCED BY  
REP. ALFRED VARGAS 
AN ACT  
DECLARING LA MESA DAM ECOPARK IN BARANGAY FAIRVIEW, 
QUEZON CITY AS A TOURISM SITE 
EXPLANATORY NOTE 
Tourism spots bring to mind ideas of picnic spots with grilling 
facilities, paddle boat ride in a lagoon (ala Baguio’s Burnham Park), fitness 
trail with exercise stations, mountain bike trails along forested lanes, flower 
terraces and the like. These are also platforms and opportunities for local 
government units to increase its revenue while protecting the environmental 
aspect of these sites. 
The present La Mesa Dam Eco-Park reflects all these amenities. 
Simply visiting La Mesa Dam Eco-Park is already equivalent to saving 
the La Mesa Watershed which is also the primary source of drinking water 
for about 12 million Metro Manila residents. It consists of 2,000 hectares of 
surrounding forest and 700 hectares of reservoir and its forests serve as 
lungs of Metro Manila providing clean air. 
This bill seeks to provide a development plan that aims to 
rehabilitate, reforest, preserve and protect the La Mesa Watershed while at 
the same time promote its highest tourism potential and value, thereby 
providing jobs for its residents and revenue for the local government. 
In view of the foregoing, the immediate passage of this bill is earnestly 
sought. 
ALFRED VARGAS 
June 22, 2021
8:01 am
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Republic of the Philippines
House of Representatives 
Quezon City, Metro Manila 
EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS 
Second Regular Session 
House Bill No. _______ 
INTRODUCED BY  
REP. ALFRED VARGAS 
AN ACT  
DECLARING LA MESA DAM ECOPARK IN BARANGAY FAIRVIEW, 
QUEZON CITY AS A TOURISM SITE 
Be it enacted by the Senate and the House of Representatives of the 
Philippines in Congress assembled: 
SECTION 1. – La Mesa Dam Eco-Park in Barangay Fairview, Quezon City 
is hereby declared a tourism site. As such, it shall be accorded priority 
development by the Department of Tourism (DOT), subject to the rules 
and regulations governing the development of tourism sites. 
SECTION 2. – The DOT, coordination with the Tourism Infrastructure and 
Enterprise Zone Authority (TIEZA) and other concerned agencies of 
government shall, within one (1) year from the approval of this Act, prepare 
a development plan involving construction, installation and maintenance of 
such appropriate facilities and infrastructure as shall enhance tourism in 
said are, provided, that said development plan shall ensure the preservation 
of the natural beauty and historical significance of the area. 
SECTION 3. – The DOT shall take immediate steps to implement said 
development plan and shall incorporate the same in the Department’s 
overall tourism development program for the year following the approval of 
this Act. 
SECTION 4. – The Department of Tourism shall promulgate the 
necessary rules and regulations for the proper implementation of this 
Act. 
SECTION 5. – This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication 
in the Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation. 
Approved, 
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