Section 1. Title. — This Act shall be known as the "Mt. Kitanglad Range Protected Area Act of
2000."
Sec.
2. Declaration of Policy. — Considering the
importance of Mt. Kitanglad's unique biological resources and its
aesthetic, economical and ecological importance, it behooves the State
to undertake steps for its protection and preservation. It is therefore
declared the policy of the State to ensure the protection and
preservation of Mt. Kitanglad Range, the communities, their culture and
way of life therein in accord with the rhythm and harmony of nature. In
so doing, the State shall ensure the protection of biodiversity,
sustainable and participatory development, advance and protect the
interests of its legitimate inhabitants and honor customary laws.
Sec.
3. Scope. — The boundaries of the Mt. Kitanglad Range
Protected Area in the Province of Bukidnon, hereinafter referred to as
the protected area (PA) are as follows:
Tie
Line: Corner 1 is located at Mount Malapigtao, Alas-as, Lico-an,
Sumilao, Bukidnon being S 50º 07' 28" W 911.21 meters from
Universal Transverse Marcator (UTM) Northings 904,000 and Eastings
708,000 at Latitude 8º 10' 40" and Longitude 124º 53' 08".
LINE
BEARING DISTANCE
1-2
N 79º 53' 30" E 600.00
2-3
N 79º 53' 30" E 481.99
3-4
N 32º 24' 30" E 606.05
4-5
N 20º 52' 40" E 589.59
5-6
N 54º 50' 0" E 1,388.71
6-7
S 55º 48' 40" E 343.75
7-8
N 88º 44' 0" E 433.23
8-9
S 47º 30' 0" E 814.12
9-10
N 90º 0' 0" E 300.56
10-11
S 40º 9' 0" E 481.97
11-12
S 11º 28' 40" E 512.43
12-13
S 62º 11' 20" E 374.40
13-14
S 34º 57' 20" E 560.37
14-15
S 44º 30' 20" E 465.34
15-16
N 31º 14' 20" E 417.56
16-17
S 89º 0' 0" E 674.32
17-18
S 75º 6' 0" E 746.87
18-19
S 81º 0' 0" E 693.92
19-20
N 63º 2' 20" E 783.28
20-21
S 13º 59' 30" W 511.76
21-22
S 2º 4' 20" E 529.01
22-23
S 14º 47' 40" W 336.49
23-24
S 15º 43' 20" W 600.37
24-25
S 19º 46' 20" W 488.71
25-26
S 44º 40' 20" E 88.08
26-27
N 80º 2' 30" E 815.52
27-28
S 44º 52' 30" E 408.49
28-29
S 8º 38' 40" E 402.68
29-30
N 62º 11' 20" E 708.77
30-31
N 83º 52' 20" E 920.00
31-32
S 41º 30' 30" W 798.90
32-33
S 45º 0' 0" E 85.00
33-34
N 59º 4' 3" E 2,664.77
34-35
S 51º 21' 30" E 437.81
35-36
S 28º 22' 41" W 1,170.91
36-37
S 31º 38' 20" E 742.97
37-38
S 49º 27' 40" W 281.81
38-39
S 14º 59' 0" E 211.06
39-40
N 77º 8' 40" E 97.68
40-41
S 40º 5' 0" E 1,200.91
41-42
S 15º 18' 30" E 539.49
42-43
S 31º 58' 0" E 215.83
43-44
N 69º 9' 20" E 802.52
44-45
S 33º 56' 30" E 116.98
45-46
S 42º 55' 0" E 382.79
46-47
S 56º 58' 20" W 265.79
47-48
S 79º 50' 40" W 340.33
48-49
S 61º 15' 0" W 644.46
49-50
S 46º 48' 0" W 339.17
50-51
S 2º 56' 30" E 233.64
51-52
N 71º 13' 33" W 861.02
52-53
S 65º 33' 40" W 452.16
53-54
S 9º 4' 20" E 151.10
54-55
S 45º 12' 0" E 245.38
55-56
S 18º 42' 40" E 99.56
56-57
S 61º 45' 40" E 99.44
57-58
S 0º 24' 35" E 463.99
58-59
S 5º 41' 0" E 283.50
59-60
S 6º 53' 6" W 732.17
60-61
S 34º 31' 0" E 366.46
61-62
S 27º 47' 0" W 344.15
62-63
S 36º 5' 0" E 370.68
63-64
S 84º 35' 0" W 323.88
64-65
S 86º 46' 0" W 326.77
65-66
N 74º 40' 0" W 403.91
66-67
N 86º 15' 0" W 442.00
67-68
N 87º 53' 0" W 404.36
68-69
N 7º 31' 0" E 285.76
69-70
N 12º 41' 1" E 635.39
70-71
N 43º 22' 0" E 251.15
71-72
N 30º 44' 59" W 240.00
72-73
N 80º 24' 0" W 690.10
73-74
N 71º 55' 31" W 263.59
74-75
S 83º 48' 58" W 345.52
75-76
S 2º 49' 34" E 726.10
76-77
S 5º 49' 0" E 1,020.76
77-78
N 77º 7' 1" W 608.27
78-79
N 0º 0' 0" W 500.00
79-80
S 90º 0' 0" W 600.00
80-81
S 90º 0' 0" W 600.00
81-82
S 90º 0' 0" W 1,000.00
82-83
S 0º 0' 0" E 500.00
83-84
S 90º 0' 0" W 400.00
84-85
S 90º 0' 0" W 800.00
85-86
S 86º 48' 0" W 604.62
86-87
N 73º 0' 0" W 131.61
87-88
S 42º 43' 0" W 227.47
88-89
S 5º 2' 0" W 1,002.55
89-90
N 44º 54' 0" W 374.73
90-91
S 41º 14' 0" W 301.77
91-92
N 71º 14' 0" W 1,054.45
92-93
S 8º 11' 0" W 530.89
93-94
N 66º 2' 0" W 100.21
94-95
N 82º 0' 0" W 540.94
95-96
S 89º 12' 0" W 138.80
96-97
N 67º 33' 0" W 832.80
97-98
N 41º 9' 0" W 303.84
98-99
S 53º 10' 0" W 1,118.02
99-100
N 2º 42' 24" E 316.42
100-101
N 53º 26' 52" W 803.56
101-102
S 85º 57' 24" W 644.18
102-103
N 42º 47' 23" W 435.66
103-104
S 82º 54' 18" W 729.88
104-105
S 52º 41' 58" W 952.95
105-106
N 48º 22' 1" W 1,184.67
106-107
S 54º 16' 40" W 214.64
107-108
S 21º 59' 58" W 464.58
108-109
S 62º 11' 4" W 612.57
109-110
N 63º 42' 19" W 476.49
110-111
S 14º 43' 10" W 374.36
111-112
S 86º 46' 57" W 762.24
112-113
N 51º 21' 40" W 252.03
113-114
N 34º 15' 27" W 360.92
114-115
S 74º 9' 41" W 561.86
115-116
N 77º 28' 28" W 188.04
116-117
N 35º 40' 8" W 205.25
117-118
N 17º 4' 9" W 163.73
118-119
N 2º 27' 18" E 292.49
119-120
N 19º 23' 41" W 330.71
120-121
N 36º 37' 41" W 174.56
121-122
N 18º 31' 36" W 100.61
122-123
N 20º 53' 45" W 221.66
123-124
N 71º 36' 16" W 263.39
124-125
N 86º 48' 10" W 239.91
125-126
N 67º 42' 58" W 162.11
126-127
S 76º 25' 39" W 242.30
127-128
S 79º 17' 54" W 144.05
128-129
S 52º 17' 25" W 395.91
129-130
S 80º 53' 24" W 153.61
130-131
N 72º 36' 34" W 455.20
131-132
N 71º 25' 29" W 434.50
132-133
S 27º 41' 1" W 523.90
133-134
N 20º 53' 46" W 1,060.85
134-135
S 33º 25' 42" W 716.05
135-136
N 67º 10' 31" W 467.58
136-137
N 59º 34' 14" W 544.72
137-138
N 80º 16' 38" W 857.36
138-139
N 59º 29' 5" W 542.81
139-140
N 49º 16' 33" W 456.38
140-141
N 74º 4' 53" W 490.39
141-142
S 87º 1' 18" W 898.65
142-143
S 73º 50' 17" W 495.20
143-144
S 73º 20' 45" W 427.65
144-145
N 23º 15' 28" E 535.62
145-146
N 82º 7' 5" W 390.04
146-147
N 31º 40' 12" W 330.09
147-148
N 34º 29' 28" W 449.46
148-149
N 23º 0' 26" W 598.24
149-150
N 36º 36' 47" W 642.61
150-151
N 11º 25' 2" W 502.29
151-152
N 14º 39' 32" W 423.46
152-153
N 30º 43' 10" W 608.21
153-154
N 66º 50' 9" W 408.81
154-155
N 63º 39' 50" W 535.62
155-156
N 27º 50' 47" W 508.49
156-157
N 5º 1' 40" W 595.05
157-158
N 46º 42' 16" W 496.79
158-159
N 33º 7' 42" W 499.95
159-160
N 45º 45' 41" W 410.14
160-161
N 18º 41' 23" E 902.36
161-162
N 36º 24' 2" W 106.21
162-163
N 30º 27' 35" E 558.71
163-164
N 88º 15' 28" E 205.24
164-165
N 7º 14' 32" E 444.04
165-166
N 31º 8' 0" E 347.15
166-167
N 37º 25' 35" E 206.02
167-168
N 2º 23' 42" E 433.12
168-169
N 30º 30' 3" W 517.90
169-170
N 53º 36' 4" W 653.18
170-171
N 37º 45' 16" W 642.18
171-172
N 39º 39' 14" E 95.93
172-173
S 64º 57' 38" E 859.25
173-174
S 40º 30' 21" E 577.19
174-175
S 43º 56' 6" E 570.33
175-176
S 73º 52' 44" E 556.21
176-177
S 38º 32' 41" E 645.85
177-178
S 54º 4' 11" E 400.13
178-179
N 24º 49' 0" E 564.79
179-180
N 54º 45' 12" W 453.84
180-181
N 39º 24' 27" W 270.94
181-182
N 57º 10' 13" E 670.31
182-183
N 67º 37' 0" E 688.72
183-184
S 65º 25' 11" E 1,303.23
184-185
S 86º 3' 17" E 872.06
185-186
N 82º 30' 14" E 383.28
186-187
N 81º 42' 33" E 554.80
187-188
N 30º 22' 55" W 591.18
188-189
N 18º 9' 9" W 641.95
189-190
N 9º 53' 38" W 436.49
190-191
N 13º 12' 28" W 503.31
191-192
N 48º 42' 41" W 578.92
192-193
N 18º 45' 36" W 668.52
193-194
N 49º 12' 19" E 482.13
194-195
S 83º 15' 35" E 443.06
195-196
N 50º 4' 23" E 423.80
196-197
S 84º 5' 37" E 291.55
197-198
S 72º 10' 52" E 294.11
198-199
N 76º 27' 50" E 555.43
199-200
S 24º 54' 17" E 463.06
200-201
S 37º 27' 38" E 485.02
201-202
S 41º 43' 8" E 555.99
202-203
N 84º 42' 35" E 542.31
203-204
S 31º 10' 58" E 1,924.13
204-205
S 58º 46' 5" E 549.66
205-206
S 14º 57' 31" E 677.97
206-207
N 49º 50' 38" E 628.03
207-208
N 65º 47' 26" E 707.19
208-209
N 86º 5' 38" E 1,580.49
209-210
S 49º 21' 23" E 305.80
210-211
S 12º 56' 16" E 580.06
211-212
S 6º 46' 32" E 673.76
212-213
S 45º 31' 37" E 259.05
213-214
N 78º 47' 21" E 1,697.38
214-215
N 80º 35' 33" E 1,214.30
215-216
N 62º 0' 17" E 193.37
216-217
S 74º 41' 13" E 250.21
217-218
S 59º 18' 12" E 202.67
218-219
S 79º 22' 6" E 168.79
219-220
N 59º 42' 46" E 185.99
220-221
S 7º 27' 42" E 249.72
221-222
S 67º 53' 32" E 254.92
222-1
S 56º 39' 54" E 841.86
TOTAL
AREA = 312,351,929.57 sq. m. = 31,235.19 ha.
Any
modification of this Act due to factors such as changing ecological
situations, new scientific or archaeological findings, or discovery of
traditional boundaries not previously taken into account shall be made
through an Act passed by Congress after full consultation with the
affected public and concerned government agencies.
Sec.
4. Buffer Zones. — Buffer zones surrounding the PA
are hereby established with the following boundaries:
TECHNICAL
DESCRIPTION
TIE
LINE: Corner 1 is N32º 15'E, 2660.27 from BBM # 37 CAD 830-D
LINE
BEARING DISTANCE
1-2
N 29º 32' 00" E 3,287.0
2-3
N 78º 25' 00" E 3,087.8
3-4
S 18º 02' 00" E 842.6
4-5
S 78º 24' 00" E 1,194.3
5-6
N 31º 36' 00" E 992.2
6-7
N 23º 06' 00" E 1,070.8
7-8
N 21º 41' 00" E 1,678.7
8-9
N 74º 36' 00" E 4,216.1
9-10
S 76º 12' 00" E 1,802.0
10-11
S 38º 15' 00" E 877.8
11-12
S 67º 02' 00" E 428.2
12-13
S 55º 28' 00" E 346.5
13-14
S 00º 00' 00" W 749.8
14-15
S 18º 47' 00" E 644.2
15-16
S 87º 25 00" E 672.9
16-17
N 85º 27' 00" E 797.6
17-18
S 86º 55' 00" E 494.7
18-19
S 81º 13' 00" E 577.2
19-20
S 38º 42' 00" E 978.8
20-21
S 67º 05' 00" E 1,889.6
21-22
N 65º 32' 00" E 1,486.6
22-23
S 79º 00' 00" E 916.9
23-24
S 71º 17' 00" E 1,029.1
24-25
S 82º 52' 00" E 1,539.6
25-26
S 58º 25' 00" E 1,237.4
26-27
S 28º 11' 00" E 1,080.1
27-28
N 64º 17' 00" E 575.0
28-29
N 23º 51' 00" E 519.5
29-30
N 21º 42' 00" E 702.0
30-31
S 77º 09' 00" E 461.5
31-32
N 77º 11' 00" E 567.7
32-33
N 66º 03' 00" E 702.0
33-34
N 74º 24' 00" E 1,702.2
34-35
S 00º 45' 00" W 1,560.64
35-36
S 12º 12' 00" W 1,184.13
36-37
S 3º 11' 00" E 1,930.88
37-38
S 88º 38' 00" E 404.40
38-39
N 69º 22' 00" E 949.41
39-40
N 72º 14' 00" E 311.88
40-41
N 88º 09' 00" E 315.06
41-42
S 50º 50' 00" E 504.08
42-43
S 79º 00' 00" E 240.0
43-44
N 48º 00' 00" E 240.0
44-45
N 80º 00' 00" E 240.0
45-46
N 62º 00' 00" E 240.0
46-47
N 64º 00' 00" E 210.0
47-48
S 41º 00' 00" E 300.0
48-49
S 65º 00' 00" E 150.0
49-50
S 63º 00' 00" E 270.0
50-51
S 18º 00' 00" W 240.0
51-52
S 18º 01' 00" W 270.0
52-53
S 27º 00' 00" E 210.0
53-54
S 04º 00' 00" E 390.0
54-55
S 25º 00' 00" E 120.0
55-56
N 67º 00' 00" E 240.0
56-57
N 70º 00' 00" E 240.0
57-58
S 44º 00' 00" E 240.0
58-59
S 41º 00' 00" E 240.0
59-60
S 61º 00' 00" W 270.0
60-61
S 45º 00' 00" W 240.0
61-62
S 13º 00' 00" E 270.0
62-63
S 68º 00' 00" E 240.0
63-64
S 59º 00' 00" E 270.0
64-65
S 52º 00' 00" E 240.0
65-66
S 52º 02' 00" E 270.0
66-67
S 69º 00' 00" W 270.0
67-68
S 53º 00' 00" W 250.0
68-69
S 36º 00' 00" W 250.0
69-70
S 20º 00' 00" E 300.0
70-71
S 81º 00' 00" E 280.0
71-72
N 60º 00' 00" E 290.0
72-73
N 00º 01' 00" E 190.0
73-74
N 45º 00' 00" W 200.0
74-75
N 48º 00' 00" E 210.0
75-76
N 56º 00' 00" E 200.0
76-77
S 53º 00' 00" E 190.0
77-78
S 26º 00' 00" E 410.0
78-79
N 82º 00' 00" E 150.0
79-80
N 81º 00' 00" E 220.0
80-81
S 89º 00' 00" E 170.0
81-82
S 53º 00' 00" E 130.0
82-83
S 30º 00' 00" W 200.0
83-84
S 13º 00' 00" W 210.0
84-85
S 26º 00' 00" E 300.0
85-86
N 88º 00' 00" W 190.0
86-87
S 16º 00' 00" E 50.0
87-88
S 53º 00' 00" W 300.0
88-89
S 53º 01' 00" W 320.0
89-90
S 78º 00' 00" W 340.0
90-91
S 07º 00' 00" E 230.0
91-92
S 84º 00' 00" W 310.0
92-93
S 84º 01' 00" W 300.0
93-94
S 17º 00' 00" E 270.0
94-95
S 17º 01' 00" E 230.0
95-96
S 16º 00' 00" E 140.0
96-97
S 84º 11' 00" W 166.1
97-98
S 76º 11' 00" E 381.0
98-99
S 82º 15' 00" E 1,846.9
99-100
S 08º 42' 00" E 1,224.0
100-101
S 67º 06' 00" W 770.7
101-102
S 88º 58' 00" W 555.1
102-103
N 55º 15' 00" W 754.6
103-104
N 57º 24' 00" W 602.0
104-105
N 56º 56' 00" W 1,026.2
105-106
N 51º 56' 00" W 292.1
106-107
N 19º 06' 00" W 550.2
107-108
S 37º 29' 00" W 378.0
108-109
S 02º 17' 00" E 250.1
109-110
S 52º 59' 00" E 764.0
110-111
S 26º 16' 00" E 836.4
111-112
S 20º 49' 00" W 534.9
112-113
S 23º 53' 00" E 568.5
113-114
S 10º 26' 00" E 772.7
114-115
S 69º 57' 00" E 787.7
115-116
S 82º 36' 00" E 544.5
116-117
S 84º 46' 00" E 341.5
117-118
S 16º 31' 00" E 696.9
118-119
S 32º 02' 00" W 1,109.26
119-120
S 01º 34' 00" W 526.79
120-121
S 57º 16' 00" W 363.43
121-122
N 86º 53' 00" W 750.00
122-123
S 43º 43' 00" W 240.33
123-124
S 31º 21' 00" W 456.40
124-125
N 77º 04' 01" W 335.10
125-126
N 83º 18' 00" W 298.43
126-127
N 66º 11' 00" W 520.53
127-128
S 74º 41' 00" W 538.23
128-129
N 63º 18' 00" W 469.0
129-130
N 49º 11' 00" W 714.2
130-131
S 77º 47' 00" W 1,036.1
131-132
N 02º 08' 00" W 1,340.0
132-133
N 46º 03' 00" W 930.7
133-134
N 53º 15' 00" W 1,897.0
134-135
S 55º 32' 00" W 1,237.0
135-136
S 71º 22' 00" W 2,722.8
136-137
S 78º 55' 00" W 2,496.5
137-138
N 83º 07' 00" W 1,087.8
138-139
S 77º 38' 00" W 1,402.5
139-140
N 35º 09' 00" W 660.3
140-141
S 71º 17' 00" W 2,649.9
141-142
N 70º 11' 00" W 3,688.2
142-143
N 67º 07' 00" W 1,389.3
143-144
S 85º 17' 00" W 1,214.1
144-145
S 87º 10' 00" W 1,421.7
145-146
N 31º 06' 00" W 2,884.5
146-147
N 79º 36' 00" W 1,108.3
147-148
S 74º 26' 00" W 4,380.5
148-149
N 14º 21' 00" W 1,976.9
149-150
N 45º 37' 00" W 2,644.8
150-151
N 63º 05' 00" W 1,905.2
151-152
N 14º 36' 00" E 991.7
152-153
N 06º 14' 00" E 1,205.1
153-154
N 08º 45' 00" W 1,052.2
154-1
N 35º 09' 00" E 1,355.1
TOTAL
AREA BOUNDED BY BUFFER ZONE: 47,270 ha.
LESS
PROTECTED AREA: 31,235.19 ha.
NET
BUFFER ZONE AREA: 16,034.81 ha.
Such
buffer zones are established for the purpose of providing an extra
layer of protection around the PA in which restrictions can apply and
communities can assist in repelling threats to the PA. Such buffer zone
shall be managed according to the management plan herein
provided.
Sec.
5. Definition of Terms. — The following terms are
hereby defined for the purpose of this Act:
(a)
"Ancestral domain" refers to all lands and natural resources occupied
or possessed by indigenous cultural communities, by themselves or
through their ancestors, communally or individually, in accordance with
their customs and traditions since time immemorial, continuously to the
present except when interrupted by war, force majeure, or displacement
by force, deceit or stealth. It includes all adjacent areas generally
belonging to them and which are necessary to ensure their economic,
social and cultural welfare.
(b)
"Indigenous cultural communities" shall refer to tribes, including but
not limited to Higaonon, Talaandig and Bukidnon who have continuously
lived as communities on communally bounded and defined land since time
immemorial and have succeeded in preserving, maintaining and sharing
common bonds of language, customs, traditions and other distinctive
cultural traits.
(c)
"Nonrenewable resources" shall refer to those resources found within
the PA and its buffer zones, the natural replenishment rate of which is
either not known or takes more than twenty-five (25) years.
(d)
"Protected species" shall refer to any individual of the species
Pithecophaga Jefferyi or of any species listed under the Convention of
International Trade of Endangered Species (CITES), or any plant or
animal that shall be declared as protected under Philippine laws, rules
and regulations issued by the Department of Environment and Natural
Resources (DENR) or the Protected Area Management Board (PAMB) or
through management plan herein provided.
(e)
"Non-government organization" shall refer to any civic, development or
philanthropic organization which is multi-sectoral in
character.
(f)
"People's organization" shall refer to any grouping of people formed to
advance the interests of the sector represented, provided such sector
is marginalized, poor or disempowered.
(g)
"Public consultation" shall refer to a meeting dialogue with the
concerned or affected individuals within and outside the PA designed to
identify and resolve issues and problems affecting them.
(h)
"Secretary" shall refer to the Secretary of the DENR.
Sec.
6. Management Plan. — The Protected Area
Superintendent (PASu) shall prepare the management plan in coordination
with the appropriate offices of the DENR and local communities and
tribal experts who have experience in the particular cultures in the
area. The management plan shall be reviewed, approved and adopted by
the PAMB and certified by the Secretary. Such certification is
mandatory if the plan conforms to all laws, rules and regulations
issued by the DENR of national application. In no case shall the
management plan be revised or modified without prior consultation with
the PAMB.
Within
one (1) year from the effectivity of this Act, the management plan
shall have been put into effect following the General Management
Planning Strategy (GMPS) provided under Republic Act No. 7586 and
according to the procedure herein set forth. It shall contain, among
others, the following:
(a)
Period of applicability of the plan;
(b)
Key management issues;
(c)
Goals and objectives of management in support of Sec. 2 hereof;
(d)
Site management strategy;
(e)
Major management activities such as, but not limited to enforcement of
laws, habitat and wildlife management, sustainable use management,
infrastructure development and maintenance, fire and pest control,
etc.;
(f)
Zoning; and
(g)
Visitor management programs.
The
PASu shall prepare all successor plans. Two (2) years before the
expiration of the period of applicability of the plan in effect, the
PASu shall cause publication of notices for comments and suggestions on
the next successor plan in a newspaper of local circulation and the
posting of such notices in the provincial, municipal and barangay halls
and in three (3) other areas frequented by the public. Public hearings
may be conducted on the successor plan upon the written request of any
interested party. The proposed plan shall be made available to the
public during the period for comment and a finalized plan shall be made
available for public perusal at the office of the PASu upon the
approval of the PAMB.
The
zoning of the PA shall give primary consideration to the traditional
zones used and recognized by indigenous cultural communities and,
whenever applicable, those that have been sustainably used by tenured
migrant communities for an appreciable length of time unless such uses
are deemed detrimental to biodiversity and the protection of the
natural characteristics of the PA.
The
plan shall be in a language understandable in the area, plainly written
and available for perusal to the general public at the PASu office.
Sec.
7. Institutional Mechanisms. — The following
administrative and policy-making mechanism shall be observed:
(A)
The Protected Area Management Board (PAMB) — The PAMB shall be the
policy-making body of the PA. It shall be composed of:
(1)
The regional executive director of the DENR, as chairman;
(2)
The barangay captains or their authorized representatives with
territory inside the protected area;
(3)
One (1) NGO/PO representative concerned with the PA management chosen
from among the eight (8) municipalities with territory inside the PA
and duly accredited with the municipality being represented;
(4)
The regional director of the Department of Agriculture (DA) or his/her
authorized permanent representative;
(5)
The provincial officer of the National Commission on Indigenous Peoples
(NCIP);
(6)
The mayors or their authorized representatives of the towns and cities
with territory inside the PA;
(7)
The provincial manager of the Land Bank of the Philippines (LBP);
(8)
One (1) representative for the owners and operators of existing
facilities to be chosen among themselves;
(9)
The Provincial Planning and Development Officer, sitting as ex officio
member to be endorsed by the governor;
(10)
One (1) representative from the sangguniang panlalawigan to be elected
among themselves; and
(11)
One (1) representative from each indigenous cultural community within
the PA chosen using customary practices.
Each
member of the PAMB shall serve for a term of five (5) years and shall
be considered to represent and carry the vote of his or her sector in
all matters. PAMB members who represent government officials or
agencies shall serve according to the term of office of their
principals, unless sooner terminated by such official/s.
The
PAMB of Mt. Kitanglad Range Protected Area shall have the following
powers and functions:
(a)
Issue all rules and regulations to implement the provisions of this Act
and promote the policy declaration herein set forth;
(b)
Establish criteria and set fees for the issuance of permits for the
activities regulated by the Act or the management plan;
(c)
Adopt rules of procedure for the conduct of business, including the
creation of committees to whom its powers may be delegated;
(d)
Approve the management plan and oversee the Office of the PASu;
(e)
Deputize interested individuals for the enforcement of the laws, rules
and regulations adopted pursuant to this Act;
(f)
Accept donations, approve proposals for funding and budget allocations
and exercise accountability over all funds that may accrue to the Mt.
Kitanglad Range Protected Area;
(g)
Coordinate with appropriate agencies for the regulation of flight
patterns of aircraft going over the area in terms of altitudinal limits
and emissions; and
(h)
Retain legal counsel, either on a permanent or temporary basis, to
provide legal assistance to the PAMB and the PASu staff whenever they
are sued in connection with the performance of their duties under this
Act.
The
Secretary shall exercise authority over PAMB to ensure that it is
acting within the scope of its powers and functions. In case of
conflict between administrative orders of national application issued
by the DENR pursuant to Republic Act No. 7586 and the rules and
regulations issued by the PAMB, the PAMB shall notify the Secretary who
shall resolve such conflict.
(B)
The PA Superintendent (PASu) — There shall be a PA Superintendent who
is an employee of the DENR and shall serve as the chief operating
officer of the PA. The PASu shall have the following powers and
functions:
(1)
Prepare the management and successor plan as herein provided;
(2)
Provide a secretariat for the PAMB which shall supply it with all the
information necessary to make appropriate decisions when
necessary;
(3)
Hire and supervise the necessary personnel to support operations as the
budget made available by the PAMB may allow;
(4)
Establish a productive partnership with the local community, including
groups interested in the achievement of the goals and objectives of the
PA, and in the planning, protection and management thereof;
(5)
Develop and implement a park information, education and visitor program;
(6)
Enforce the laws, rules and regulations relevant to the PA and assist
in the prosecution of offenses;
(7)
Monitor all activities within the PA for conformity with the management
plan; and
(8)
Perform such other functions as the PAMB may assign.
Sec.
8. Ancestral Lands and Domains. — For purposes of
this Act, the following shall govern ancestral lands and domains in the
protected area:
(a)
The rights of the indigenous peoples to the ancestral domains are
hereby fully recognized. Traditional property regimes exercised by the
indigenous cultural communities in accordance with their customary laws
shall govern the relationships of all individuals within their
communities with respect to all land and resources found within
ancestral lands.
(b)
An indigenous cultural community, through its representatives as
provided in Sec. 3 herein may apply for Certificates of Ancestral
Domain Title (CADT) as herein defined to be recorded in the same manner
as Certificates of Title under the Property Registration Decree. Each
CADT would contain documentation, if any, of the customary rights
pertaining to the indigenous cultural community involved. The
Department shall make rules and regulations for the proper
implementation of this section, which shall specify the kinds of
evidence admissible to prove title, the process of documentation of the
written and oral traditions for inclusion in the CADT and the
recognition of customary leadership within the tribe: Provided, That
such rules shall not, in any way, impair, diminish or effect a
deprivation of the vested and customary rights of the community and its
members: Provided, further, That the nondocumentation of these rights
do not preclude their exercise under the law: Provided, finally, That
there shall be no prescription for the exercise of these rights. For
purposes of determining the existence of these rights in order to
resolve conflicts, recourse to customs shall be given preference, with
due consideration to the dynamism of culture.
(c)
Presumptions — The following presumptions shall govern, unless proven
to be contrary to documented or oral custom by clear and convincing
evidence in the proper administrative or judicial proceeding providing
due hearing to all parties concerned:
(i)
All lands presently occupied by indigenous cultural communities since
time immemorial shall be presumed to be ancestral lands.
(ii)
Rights and obligations within ancestral lands are presumed to be
governed by customary law.
(iii)
Rights and obligations within ancestral lands governed by customary law
are presumed to be held collectively by the community.
(iv)
Rights and obligations within ancestral lands proven to be held by
individuals under customary law are presumed to be held in trust by
such individuals for the whole community.
(v)
The continued practice of traditional and sustainable living shall be
sufficient consideration for the State in place for the payment of
taxes on ancestral domains. Real property taxes, however, shall accrue
when there is a determination by the PAMB upon a petition by an
interested party that the properties are commercially used and not in
conformity with traditional and sustainable natural resource management
practices.
Owing
to differences in cultural and social worldview, the provisions of the
Act shall be construed liberally in favor of indigenous cultural
communities and their members.
Sec.
9. Tenured Migrants and Transient Farmers. — Tenured
migrants are those members of households that have actually and
continuously occupied the Mt. Kitanglad Range Protected Area since July
1, 1987 and are substantially dependent on the PA for their livelihood.
For the purposes of official documentation of rights and extent of
occupation within the PA, the tenured migrant household shall be issued
a tenure instrument over such areas as have been occupied or cultivated
since July 1, 1987. Tenured migrants may occupy and use the area
specified in the instrument for a term of twenty-five (25) years
renewable for another twenty-five (25) years. The holder of the
instrument upon the lapse of this period may negotiate for a new
instrument and his/her occupancy shall be evaluated by the PAMB for
purposes of such renewal.
If
despite consideration paid to current practices, areas occupied by
tenured migrants are designated as zones in which no occupation or
other activities are allowed, provision for their transfer to multiple
use zones or buffer zones shall be accomplished using humanitarian
considerations.
Persons
who have been cultivating land within the PA since July 1, 1987 are
considered to be occupying such lands and shall be entitled to a tenure
instrument restrictive to cultivation: Provided, That the rights under
such can only be transferred to direct descendants.
Tenured
migrant instruments may be cancelled for violation of the terms and
conditions specified therein, upon the holder's repeated refusal to
comply with the management plan or the regulations set by the PAMB or
by voluntary surrender of rights. Upon cancellation of a tenured
migrant instrument, the PASu shall take immediate steps to rehabilitate
the area in order to return it to its natural state prior to the
cultivation or other act by the transient or tenured migrant.
Tenured
migrant instruments are transferable only to direct descendants but are
not visible to numerous heirs.
Sec.
10. Prohibited Acts. — The following shall be the
prohibitions and penalties applicable to the PA:
(A)
The penalties in Articles 309 and 310 of the Revised Penal Code
depending on the value of the resources taken, damaged or destroyed
shall be imposed upon any person who performs any of the following acts:
(1)
Hunting, destroying, trapping, disturbing or possessing anywhere within
Mt. Kitanglad Range Natural Park any wild plants or animals or products
derived therefrom without a permit from the PAMB: Provided, That such
permits shall only be given for scientific purposes necessary for
protected area management;
(2)
Cutting, gathering, collecting or removing timber or forest products
without permit: Provided, That such permits shall only be given for
scientific purposes necessary for protected area management;
(3)
Possessing outside the PA any wild plants or animals or products
derived therefrom which came from the PA;
(4)
Mineral exploration or extraction, drilling or prospecting for minerals
within the Mt. Kitanglad Range;
(5)
Construction or maintaining any kind of road, structure, fence or
enclosure without permit from the PAMB: Provided, That structures
within ancestral domains used by indigenous cultural communities need
not be under a permit from the PAMB; and
(6)
Altering, mutilating, excavating, removing, destroying or defacing
boundaries, marks or signs, natural formations, burial grounds,
religious sites, artifacts, objects belonging to indigenous cultural
communities and other object of natural and scenic value or affixing
marks or signs on trees.
Valuation
of the damage shall take into account biodiversity and conservation
considerations as well as aesthetic and scenic value. Commission of
these acts likewise carries the penalty of eviction from the PA and the
forfeiture of all transportation, structures and building materials,
equipment, devices, weapons used for the commission of the offense as
well as the PA resources caught in the possession of the
accused.
The
local government unit responsible for the imposition of the penalties
herein and the arrest and confiscation of the materials shall have a
fifty percent (50%) share in the disposition thereof while the rest
shall accrue to the PAMB.
(B)
A fine of not less than One hundred thousand pesos (P100,000.00) nor
more than Five hundred thousand pesos (P500,000.00) and/or imprisonment
of not less than one (1) year and not more than five (5) years shall be
imposed upon:
(1)
Any person found guilty of grazing, causing livestock to be grazed or
raising poultry within the PA without permit from the PAMB; and
(2)
Any public officer or officer of the law, who, in dereliction of the
duties of his/her office, shall maliciously refrain from instituting
prosecution for the punishment of violators of the law, or shall
tolerate the commission of offenses. Conviction of this offense shall
also carry the penalty of perpetual disqualification from public office.
Any
person who shall induce another or conspire to commit any of the acts
in this section or suffer his/her workers to commit any of such acts
shall be liable in the same manner as the one actually performing the
act.
All
activities contained in the management plans and such other measures as
are necessary for protection, preservation and protected area
management as certified by the PAMB and the Secretary and undertaken by
the PASu or those deputized by the PAMB shall not be covered by the
above. The certified customs and traditional practices of the
indigenous cultural communities are also allowable activities over
which the above prohibitions shall not apply.
(C)
A fine of not less than One thousand pesos (P1,000.00) but not more
than One hundred thousand pesos (P100,000.00) and/or imprisonment of
not less than one (1) year nor more than five (5) years and the
restoration and rehabilitation of the damage shall be imposed upon any
person who commits any of the following acts:
(1)
Violating any rule or regulation in the management plan of the PAMB or
agreements reached before the PAMB in its exercise of adjudicative
functions;
(2)
Dumping, burning or disposition of any waste products, vegetation or
materials within the PA to the detriment of inhabitants, plants or
animals therein;
(3)
Use of motorized equipment without a permit except the use of motorized
vehicle in areas where the national highway, provincial road or other
public thoroughfare traversing the park: Provided, That such
thoroughfares were legally constructed;
(4)
Occupation of any portion of land inside the protected area without a
permit from the PAMB: Provided, That occupation shall be of such a
nature as to last more than ten (10) days in a particular portion of
the PA; and
(5)
Entry into the PA without a permit from the PAMB.
Sec.
11. Contracts Over Lands within the PA. — The
purchase, sale encumbrance, mortgage, usufruct or lease of lands within
the PA to persons outside the PA not otherwise qualified to hold lands
therein shall be invalid unless verified and validated by the PAMB:
Provided, That verification and validation by the PAMB shall depend on
the subsisting rights to enter into such contract due to vested rights,
customary practices or individual ownership prior to the establishment
of the area as protected area.
Sec.
12. Special Prosecutors. — Within thirty (30) days
from the effectivity of his Act, the Department of Justice shall
designate a special prosecutor to whom all cases of violation of laws,
rules and regulations in the PA shall be assigned. Such special
prosecutor shall coordinate with the PAMB and the PASu in the
performance of his/her duties and assist in the training of wardens and
rangers in arrest and criminal procedure. The PAMB may appoint a
special private prosecutor on a case-to-case basis to assist the public
prosecutor in the enforcement of protected area laws.
Sec.
13. Local Government Units. — Local government units
(LGUs) shall participate in the management of the Mt. Kitanglad Range
through representation in the PAMB as provided under Sec. 7A. The
LGU retains its ordinance-making powers over the territory covered
under this Act but with due consideration to the protected area
management objectives. If a conflict between the LGU and the protected
area management objectives remains unresolved within the PAMB, it shall
be resolved through mediation.
Sec.
14. Integrated Protected Area Funds. — The following
shall constitute part of the Integrated Protected Area Funds (IPAF) and
shall be subject to the rules on IPAF from the moment they accrue:
(1)
Proceeds from special land use and resource utilization and real
property taxes from commercially used ancestral domains, as may be set
by the PAMB;
(2)
Fees exacted from permitted collection of wild flora and fauna and
other sources within the PA as may be set by the Department and by the
PAMB;
(3)
Fees from industries and facilities directly benefiting from the PA;
(4)
Fines and fees, including PA entry and visitor's fees, as may be
imposed and collected from the operation of the PA and set by the PAMB;
and
(5)
Contributions, donations, endowments and grants from any legal source
intended for the operation of the PA.
The
local government units shall continue to imposed and collect all other
fees not enumerated herein which it has traditionally collected such as
business permits, property taxes and rentals of local government unit
facilities. Furthermore, local government units may charge add-ons to
fees imposed by the PAMB: Provided, That such add-ons shall be
determined based on the contribution of the local government unit in
the maintenance and protection of the PA.
Sec.
15. Existing Facilities within the PA. — Within
thirty (30) days from the effectivity of this Act, all commercial
facilities existing within the boundaries of the PA with the total
capitalization exceeding One hundred thousand pesos (P100,000.00) shall
submit to the PAMB through the PASu the initial environmental
examination and the environment compliance certificate, the waste
cycle, fuel requirements and transportation of fuel within the PA,
personnel and expected personnel traffic within the park, project life
cycle, and exit or repair plans for degraded structure, studies on the
effects of operation on wildlife, the development plans and mitigating
measures against adverse environmental impact and such other relevant
information as may affect protected area management.
Based
on its submission, the PAMB with the help of the DENR, shall determine
whether the existence of such facility and its future plan and
operation will be detrimental to the PA. Failure to submit the required
information shall constitute a violation of this Act. The PAMB may
prescribe conditions for the operation of the facility to ensure that
it does not contradict protected area management objectives. If any of
such conditions are violated, a fine of Five thousand pesos (P5,000.00)
for every day of violation shall be imposed and the operation of the
facility shall be ordered to cease. Upon reaching a total fine of Five
hundred thousand pesos (P500,000.00), the PAMB, through the PASu and
deputizing other government entities, shall cause the demolition of the
facility at the cost of its owners.
Existing
facilities allowed to remain within the PA may be charged a reasonable
fee by the PAMB which shall be embodied in a Memorandum of Agreement to
be entered into by the PAMB and the owner of the facility. All incomes
derived from such fees shall accrue to the IPAF.
Sec.
16. Utilization of Nonrenewable Resources. — Any
exploration for, exploitation or utilization of nonrenewable resources
within the PA shall not be allowed. Energy projects, whether renewable
or otherwise, shall be permitted only through an act of Congress:
Provided, That exploitation or exploration or renewable energy up to
three (3) megawatts capacity shall be exempt from such requirement.
Sec.
17. Appropriation. — The amount necessary to carry
out the provisions of this Act shall be included in the General
Appropriations Act in the year following its enactment into law.
Sec.
18. Construction in Favor of Tenure Migrants. — The
provisions of this Act shall be construed liberally in favor of tenured
migrants and indigenous cultural communities and with due consideration
to the protection of the biodiversity. Republic Act No. 7586 shall have
supplementary effect in the implementation of this Act.
Sec.
19. Repealing Clause. — All laws, rules and
regulations inconsistent herewith are modified accordingly. The
prohibitions and penalties under Republic Act No. 7586 are hereby
superseded for the entire area covered by this Act.
Sec.
20. Separability Clause. — If any part or section of
this Act is declared by the court as unconstitutional, such declaration
shall not affect the other parts or sections hereof.
Sec.
21. Transitory Provision. — All persons who do not
qualify as tenured migrants, transient farmers or who have no ancestral
domains within the PA shall be allowed to harvest fruits or crops
planted before the effectivity of this Act. Thereafter, all planted
crops of such unqualified persons shall be confiscated and proceeds
thereof shall accrued to the IPAF.
Sec.
22. Effectivity Clause. — This Act shall be
translated in Filipino, Cebuano and Binukid. It shall be published once
every week for three (3) consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general
circulation readily available in the areas in and around the scope
specified herein. It shall likewise be posted for the same three (3)
weeks in the appropriate language in a conspicuous place in the
provincial, municipal and barangay halls within the area as well as in
three (3) other places frequented by the public. Fifteen (15) days
after the last publication, this Act shall have full force and effect.
Approved:
November 9, 2000.
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