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EIGHTEENTH.CONGRESS
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES
Second Regular Session

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Introduced by Representative Rufus B. Rodriguez

House Bill No. 8952

EXPLANATORY NOTE

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 Fails.

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, approval of this bill is earnestly requested.

RUFUS B. RODRIGUEZ


EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS )
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES }
Second Regular Session

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Introduced by Representative Rufus B. Rodriguez

House Bill No. 8952

AN ACT
DECLARING SINULOM FALLS AND BULAQ COLD SPRING IN BARANGAY
TIGNAPOLOAN IN CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY AN ECOTOURISM SITE AND
APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR

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 in Barangay Tignapoloan in Cagayan
de Oro City is hereby declared an ecotourism site. Its development shall be prioritized by the
Department of Tourism (DOT) and shall be subject to the rules and regulations governing the
development of ecotourism sites.

SEC 2. The DOT shall prepare and incorporate the development plan for Sinulom Falls and
Bulao Cold Spring in the overall National Tourism Development Plan (DP), pursuant to
Republic Act No. 9593, otherwise known as "The Tourism Act of 2009". The plan shall be
implemented jointly by the local government of Cagayan de Oro City, the local Protected Area
Management Board (PAMB), and the Tourism Infrastructure and Enterprise Site Authority
(TIEZA),

The DOT, in coordination with the local government of Cagayan de Oro City, the local
PAMB, TIEZA and other concerned agencies of the government, shall identify well-defined
geographic areas within the Sinulom Falls and Bulao Cold Spring ecotourism site and
coordinate the integrated development of these areas, including existing infrastructure and
facilities, for the optimum utilization of natural assets and attractions: Provided, That the
development to be undertaken shall ensure the preservation of the scenery and the historic
significance of the identified tourist attractions.

SEC 3. The Secretary of the DOT shall include in the Department's program the
implementation of this Act, the funding of which shall be included in the annual General
Appropriations Act and from internally generated funds of the DOT.

SEC 4. Within sixty (60) days from the effectivity of this Act, the Secretary of the DOT, in
consultation the local government of Cagayan de Oro City, the local PAMB, TIEZA and other
tourism stakeholders, shall promulgate the necessary rules and regulations for the proper
implementation of this Act.

SEC 5. All laws, executive orders, presidential decrees, rules and regulations and other
issuances contrary to or inconsistent with this Act shall be deemed repealed or modified
accordingly.

SEC 6. This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in the Official Gazette or
in @ newspaper of general circulation.

Approved,