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Fi v ePa l a wa np r o t e ct e da r e asar es e tt ob ec omep r o t e c t e da r e asbyl a wc o ur t e sy ofSen.Leg ar da ’ sENI PASBi l l . Th efi v ePAsc on t a i nat o t a lo f3 13 , 5 55 . 2 2h ec t a r e so fPal a wa nl a nd . Thefi v ePAsar el oc at edi nt e nPal a wanmuni c i pal i t i esi nc l udi ngPuer t oPr i nc es a Ci t y . Regar dl es soft heac t ual phy si c al orl egal s t at usoft hel and,eac har eawi l l b ec o mean me at i o na lp ar kon c ed ec l a r e db yl a w. Undert heCons t i t ut i on,l andsoft hepubl i cdomai nar eunc l as s i fi edorc l as si fi ed. Cl as si fi edl andsar eoft hr eec l as ses :agr i c ul t ur al ,f or es tort i mber ,andnat i onal p a r k s . Si nc eonl yagr i c ul t ur al l andsma maybeal i enat ed,al l l andswi t hi nt hePAs / nat i onal par k s,r egar dl es soft heac t ual phy si c al orl egal s t at us ,wi l l bebey ondt he c omm mmer ceofman. Nat i onal par k sar ego v er nedb ydi s t i nc tr ul ess uc hast hatt hemanagemento f p ar k sa r ede l e g at e dt oma ma na ge me me ntb oa r d s .Co nfl i c tb e t we ent h eL GUa nd PAMB MBsar ec ommon . TheENI PASBi l l al s oi nt r oduc edmor er es t r i c t i onst ot heNI PASLaw:pr ohi bi t i on wi t hi nt hePAs / nat i onal par k sofmo t or i z edc on vey anc e,i mpos i t i onofr eal pr oper t yt ax ,oc cupat i onanddwel l i ng,l ar ges cal ei nf r as t r uc t ur e/ pr oj ec t s ,t r adi ng ofl and,et c .
Di scussi on: Ex p an de dNI PASo f2 01 5Bi l l o fSe n.L eg ar d awa sap pr o v e di nt h eSe na t eonJ ul y2 9, 2015.TheLegar daENI PASseekst oam me endt heNI PASLawandt odecl ar evi aone l egi s l at i v eac t i on113i ni t i al c omponentPAs( PAsdec l ar edbyv i r t ueofpr es i dent i al pr oc l amat i ons )asr epubl i cac tPAs( PAsdec l ar edbyl aw) . Th eLe g ar d aNI P ASi n c l u de sfi v eP Aso fPa l a wa n. Thebi l l wa sne v erfi l edi nt heHous eo fRepr es ent at i v esasac ommi t t eebi l l ,norwasa c ount er par tbi l l fi l ed.Whatex i s t si nt heHORar eanumberofbi l l sc onv er t i ngi nt ol aws c er t ai ni ni t i al c omponentPAsdec l ar edbypr es i dent i al pr oc l amat i onsl oc at edi not her pr o v i nc es .Th er ei sal s onoHORbi l l per t ai ni ngt oPal a wanPAs . Th eb i l l c l o s es tt ot h eL eg ar d aENI PASi sH. B.No .4 33 6a ut h or e db yRe p.J o se ph i n eY . Rami r ez Sat o,f or mergo v er norofOc c i dent al Mi ndor o.TheSat obi l l i sk nownast he “ Pr ot ec t edAr easDec l ar at i onAc tof2014”andi ts eek st odec l ar ev i aonel egi s l at i v e ac t i on105i ni t i al c omponentPAsasr epubl i cac tPAs .Thi sbi l l i nc l udedt hefi v ePal awan PAs. I n i t i al c omp on en tPAs ,u nd ert h eNI PASAc t ,mu s tg ot h ou ghc er t a i np r o ce s se sa ndt h en s ubmi t t edt oCongr es sf ori ns t i t ut i onal i z at i onasPAs .T r adi t i onal l y ,PAsar ec onv er t edi nt o r epubl i cac tPAsi ndi v i dual l yf ol l owi ngt heNI PASpr oc edur e. TheCommi t t eeonNat ur al Res our c esr epor t edt oRep.Fr anzAl v ar ezt hatt hebi l l s c onv er t i ngi nt ol a wsi ni t i al c omponentPAsofot herpr o vi nc esandt heSat obi l l wer e c on so l i d at e da nds ome ho wi n co r p or a t e dt h ep r o v i s i o nso fSe n.L eg ar d a’ sENI PAS.Th e
c ommi t t eene veri nv i t edRep.Al v ar ezt ot hehear i ngt hatc ons ol i dat edt hebi l l s .Pal a wan L GUswer el i k e wi s ene v eri n vi t edt oan yc ommi t t eehea r i ng. Thefi v ePAsofPal a wani nc l udedi nt hec ons ol i dat edENI PASbi l l c ont ai nat o t al of 3 13 , 5 55 . 2 2h ec t a r e s : Pr ot ect edAr ea
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TheCommi t t eeRepor tt hatc ont ai nst hec ons ol i dat edbi l l si ssett obes ubmi t t edt ot he p l e na r yon2 4Au gu s t2 01 5,p ert h eCo mmi t t e eSe c r e t a r y . Thebi l l c ont ai n,amongot her s ,t hef ol l owi ngpr ov i s i ons :
1 .I npa ge s1 41 8,t h e5Pa l a wa nPAswe r ef o r ma l l yi n c or p or a t e da ndc o nv e r t e d i nt onat i onal par k s. 2.I npage33,Sec .11,t h ei mpos i t i ono fr eal pr oper t yt ax e sandi s s uanc eo ft ax dec l ar at i onswer epr ohi bi t ed. 3.I npages3536,38,t hef ol l owi ngar epr ohi bi t ed: a . Op er a t i n gan ymo t o r i z edc on v ey a nc ewi t h i nt h ePAn oto t h er wi s eau t h or i z ed b yl a w; b.Oc c up yi ngordwel l i ngi nan yl andwi t hi nt hePAwi t houtc l ear anc ef r om t he PAMB; c . …l ar ges c al ei nf r as t r uc t ur eandot herpr oj ec t ssuc has ,butno tl i mi t edt o, medi um t ohi ghden si t yr es i dent i al s ubdi v i s i ons ,medi um t ol ar gec ommer c i al andi ndus t r i al es t abl i s hment s ,gol fc our s es ,hea vi l ymec hani z edc ommer c i al andnont r adi t i onal f ar mi ng,andot herac t i v i t i est hatc aus ei nc r eas ed i mmi gr at i onandr es our c edegr adat i onar eabs ol ut el ypr ohi bi t ed. d.Pur c has i ngors el l i ng,mor t gagi ngorl eas i ngl andsoro t herpor t i onsoft hePA whi c har ec ov er edb yan yt enur i al i ns t r ument . 4 .I npa ge4 2,Se c .2 3,p r o t e c t e da r e ao c cu pa nt swhodi dn otq ua l i f yast e nu r e d mi gr ant sshal l ber es et t l edout s i det hepr ot ec t edar ea. 5 .I np ag e4 6,Se c .3 1,e x pi r i n gl a ndu s ea ndr e s ou r c ep er mi t sha st ob ec o ns i s t e nt wi t ht h ema na ge me ntpl a nb ef o r equa l i f y i n gf o rr e ne wa lb yt h ePAMB. Obser vat i ons: Thefi v ePal a wanPAss houl dbee x c l udedf r om t hebi l l f ort hef ol l o wi ngr eas ons : 1 . Con v er s i o ni sar b i t r a r yan dp r e ma t u r e a.Thec on v er s i onb yCongr es s i onal ac ts mac k sofar bi t r ar i nes sast hei nt er es t s ofi ns t i t ut i ons ,ent er pr i s es ,andi ndi v i dual spr i nc i pal l yaffec t edwer e di s r eg ar dedandwor s e,i t saut onomybl at ant l yus ur pedb yt heNat ur al Re s ou r c e sc ommi t t e eo ft h eHo us eofRe pr e s en t a t i v e san dt h eSe na t e . Pal awani ns t i t ut i ons ,ent er pr i s es ,i ndi v i dual swer enev ergi v ent heoppor t uni t y t opr es en ti t spos i t i onont hec onv e r s i onoft hePAsatt heHORc ommi t t ee. Pal a wancongr es s menwer ene v eri n vi t ednorc ons ul t edi nt hecons ol i dat i on oft hebi l l sev eni ft heHORt r adi t i onal l ydef er sandgi v esduec ons i der at i ont o t hepos i t i onofdi s t r i c tl egi s l at or sonbi l l swi t hl oc al i mpac t . I nt h eSe na t e ,t h eo pp os i t i o no ft h ePa l a wa nGo v e r n ora ndt h ePCSDwe r e n one t h el e s sd i s r eg ar d eda sn oc ha ng eswe r ema det ot h eSe na t eb i l l t h at wa spa ss e do nt h i r dr e adi n g. b.TheCons t i t ut i onal as pi r at i onofgi v i ngl oc al aut onomyt oLGUswi l l be def eat ed
Thecon v er s i onoft hefiv ePal a wanPAsi nt or epubl i cac tPAsi neff ec t pr emat ur el ycl as si fi est hes ubj ec tt er r i t or i esi nt onat i onal par k sr egar dl es sof t hephy si c al andl egal s t at usofc er t ai nbui l t uporpopul at edar easwi t hi nt he z ones ,whi c h,f ort hel onges tt i me,ha v ebeenpr opos edf orf or mal c l as si fi cat i oni nt oal i enabl eandagr i c ul t ur al l andswi t ht heDENR. Ar bi t r ar i l yconv er t i ngv as tt r ac t sofl andswi l l depr i v et hepr ov i nc eand10 muni c i pal i t i esofamul t i t udeofbenefi t sandadv a nt agesundert heLoc al Go v er n me ntCo dean do t h erl a wst h ata r ede s i g ne dt ohel pi tde v el o pa nd bec omes el f r el i antc ommuni t i es ,s uc has : i . i i . i i i . i v . v . vi .
Cont r ol ov ert hea r ea s Acc es st or es ou r c es Economi cbenefit f r om t ax es Economi cbenefit sf r om ent er pr i ses L i mi t e dop po r t u ni t i e sf o rt h eo c c up an t s Di spl acementofocc upant swhoar emost l ypoor
2 . Th eNI PASp r o c es sha sn otb ee nf u l l yi mp l e me nt e da ndt h eCo ns t i t u t i o na l mandat ef orCongr es st oc l as si f yanddel i neat el andsi syett obei ni t i at ed Thec on v er s i ondi s r eg ar dst hepr oc es sl ai ddo wni nt heNI PASAc tpar t i c ul ar l y t hedel i neat i onofwhats houl dbec omeper manentf or es t sa ndt hos et hats houl d beal i enat ed. Undert heNI PASAc t ,t hei ni t i al c omponentwi l l ha vet ounder got hef ol l o wi ng: a.St udyandr ev i ewast os ui t abi l i t yornons ui t abi l i t yf orpr es er v at i onand i nc l us i on b . No t i c et ot h ep ub l i c c . Publ i cc ons ul t at i on d . Su bmi s s i o no fp os i t i o np ap er s e . Pr o pe rr e c o mme nd at i o nt ot h ePr e s i d en t Thi swa sn ev e rd on et ot h efi v ePal a wanPAs .I fo nl yt h eNI PASwa sf u l l y i mpl ement eds i mul t aneous l ywi t ht hegener al c l as si fi cat i onanddel i neat i onof per manentf or es tandal i enabl eagr i c ul t ur al l ands ,t hec l as si fi cat i onoft hePAs i nt onat i onal par k swoul donl yco verar easappr opr i at eandr i pef orac t ual and r e al p r o t e c t i o na ndma na ge me ntb yas p ec i al p ur p os ebo ar d . I ft hi sbi l l wi l l bec omeal aw,t her ewi l l ar i s eanabs ur ds i t uat i onwher et hr i v i ng andgr o wi ngc ommuni t i eswi t hi t sowngo v er nment ,i nd us t r i es ,andent er pr i s es i nhabi tt hePAsi ns t eadofwi l dfl or aandf auna.No tt oment i ont her es ul t i ng fl a sh po i n tb et wee nt h el o ca lp ol i t i c al g ov e r n me nt san dt h ema na ge me ntb oa r d s . Forf ur t herdi s cus si onands t r at egi cac t i onast hi smayfi nal l ybet heoppor t uni t yt oonc e andf oral l c al l f ort heper manentdel i neat i onofper manentPal a wanf or es t sandt hos e t hatmus tbei nc l udedi nt hePAs .
