Section 4Sec./Art. 4

Section 5 of Republic Act No. 7586 is hereby amended to read as follows:

"Sec. 5. Establishment and Extent of the System. - The establishment and operationalization of the System shall involve the following:

(a) All areas or islands in the Philippines proclaimed, designated or set aside, pursuant to a law, presidential decree, presidential proclamation or executive order as national park, game refuge, bird and wildlife sanctuary, wilderness area, strict nature reserve, watershed, mangrove reserve, fish sanctuary, natural and historical landmark, protected and managed landscape/seascape as well as old growth forests identified before the effectivity of this Act or still to be identified, are hereby designated as initial components of the System. The initial components of the System shall be governed by existing laws, rules, and regulations, not inconsistent with this Act.

"(a.1.) Establishment as Protected Areas. - Aside from the areas already declared as protected areas through acts of Congress, the following parcels of land and/or bodies of water are hereby established as protected areas within the classification of national park pursuant to the Philippine Constitution:

Region

Protected Area

Province

Area (Has.)

1

1

Kalbario-Patapat Natural Park

Ilocos Norte

3,903.19

2

Libunao Protected Landscape

Ilocos Norte

47.15

3

Bessang Pass Natural Monument/Landmark

Ilocos Sur

581.05

4

Bigbiga Protected Landscape

Ilocos Sur

142.87

5

Lidlidda Banayoyo Protected Landscape

Ilocos Sur

1,042.29

6

Salcedo Protected Landscape (formerly Sta. Lucia Protected Landscape)

Ilocos Sur

196.33

7

Agoo Damortis Protected Landscape and Seascape

La Union

10,774.68

8

Manleluag Spring Protected Landscape

Pangasinan

1,938.83

2

9

Palaui Island Protected Landscape and Seascape

Cagayan

8,048.57

10

Peñablanca Protected Landscape and Seascape

Cagayan

118,653.67

11

Tumauini Watershed Natural Park

Isabela

6,509.38

12

Salinas Natural Monument

Nueva Vizcaya

5,966.05

13

Casecnan Protected Landscape

Quirino, Nueva Vizacaya, and Aurora

86,246.77

3

14

Amro River Protected Landscape

Aurora

6,431.30

15

Dinadiawan River Protected Landscape

Aurora

3,366.54

16

Simbahan Talagas Protected Landscape

Aurora

2,284.30

17

Talaytay Protected Landscape

Aurora

3,598.31

18

Bataan Natural Park

Bataan

20,004.17

19

Roosevelt Protected Landscape

Bataan

950.43

20

Masinloc and Oyon Bay Protected Landscape and Seascape

Zambales

7,558.00

NCR

21

Las Piñas-Parañaque Critical Habitat and Ecotourism Area (LPPCHEA), also known as Las Piñas-Parañaque Wetland Park

Las Piñas City and Parañaque City

181.63

22

Ninoy Aquino Parks and Wildlife Center

Quezon City

23.85

4A

23

Mts. Palay-Palay-Mataas-na-Gulod Protected Landscape

Batangas and Cavite

3,972.70

24

Taal Volcano Protected Landscape

Batangas and Cavite

62,292.16

25

Buenavista Protected Landscape

Quezon

287.24

26

Maulawin Spring Protected Landscape

Quezon

183.15

27

Quezon Protected Landscape

Quezon

1,042.85

28

Hinulugang Taktak Protected Landscape

Rizal

3.58

29

Pamitinan Protected Landscape

Rizal

609.15

30

Upper Marikina River Basin Protected Landscape

Rizal

26,125.64

4B

31

Marinduque Wildlife Sanctuary

Marinduque

9,758.71

32

Apo Reef Natural Park

Occidental Mindoro

15,799.23

33

Mt. Calavite Wildlife Sanctuary

Occidental Mindoro

18,172.69

34

Mts. Iglit-Baco Natural Park

Occidental and Oriental Mindoro

106,655.62

35

Mt. Guiting-Guiting Natural Park

Romblon

15,515.22

5

36

Mt. Mayon National Park

Albay

5,327.15

37

Ticao Burias Pass Protected Seascape

Albay, Masbate and Sorsogon

414,244.00

38

Abasig-Matogdon-Mananap Natural Biotic Area

Camarines Norte

5,918.312

39

Bicol Natural Park

Camarines Sur

5466.35

40

Buhi Wildlife Sanctuary

Camarines Sur

1,620.65

41

Lagonoy Natural Biotic Area

Camarines Sur

443.63

42

Malabungot Protected Landscape

Camarines Sur

147.71

43

Mt. Isarog Natural Park

Camarines Sur

10,090.89

44

Catanduanes Natural Park

Catanduanes

48,924.09

45

Bongsanglay Natural Park

Masbate

518.90

46

Bulusan Volcano Natural Park

Sorsogon

3641.47

6

47

North west Panay Peninsula Natural Park

Aklan and Antique

12.009.29

48

Sibalom Natural Park

Antique

6,778.44

49

Northen Negros Natural Park

Negros Occidental

70,826.16

7

50

Albirquerque-Loay-Loboc Protected Landscape and Seascape

Bohol

1,165.51

51

Chocolate Hills Natural Monument

Bohol

13,994.95

52

Panglao Island Protected Seascape

Bohol

2,445.08

53

Rajah Sikatuna Protected Landscape

Bohol

10,964.64

54

Talibon Group of Island Protected Landscape and Seascape

Bohol

6,446.31

55

Camotes Island Protected Landscape and Seascape

Cebue

1,436.31

56

Olango Island Wildlife Sanctuary

Cebu

1,382.29

57

Tañon Strait Protected Seascape

Cebu, Negros Occidental and Oriental

534,589.05

58

Apo Island Protected Landscape and Seascape

Negros Oriental

691.40

59

Balisasayao Twin Lakes Natural Park

Negros Oriental

8,016.05

8

60

Cuatro Islas Protected Landscape and Seascape

Leyte

11,407.46

61

Lake Danao Natural Park

Leyte

2,244.16

62

Mahagnao Volcano Natural Park

Leyte

340.82

63

Guiuan Marine Resource Protected Landscape and Seascape

Eastern Samar

66,725.26

64

Biri Larosa Protected Landscape and Seascape

Northern Samar

32,284.14

65

Calbayog Pan-as Hayiban Protected Landscape

Samar

5,067.93

66

Samar Island Natural Park

Samar, Eastern Samar and Northern Samar

335,105.57

9

67

Basilan Natural Biotic Area

Basilan

4,545.99

68

Aliguay Island Protected Landscape and Seascape

Iablea City

1,189.36

69

Turtle Islands Wildlife Santuary

Tawi-Tawi

242,958.29

70

Great and Little Sta. Cruz Island Protected Landscape and Seascape

Zamboanga City

1,827.16

71

Pasonanca Natural Park

Zamboanga City

12,102.08

72

Jose Rizal Memorial Protected Landscape

Zamboanga del Norte

474.82

73

Murcielagos Protected Landscape and Seascape

Zamboanga del Norte

100.40

74

Selinog Island Protected Landscape and Seascape

Zamboanga del Norte

959.41

75

Siocon Resource Reserve

Zamboanga del Norte

855.59

76

Dumanquillas Bay Protected Landscape and Seascape

Zamboanga del Sur

26,112.21

77

Mt. Timolan Protected Landscape

Zamboanga del Sur

2,244.54

78

Buug Natural Biotic Area

Zamboanga Sibugay

1,261.46

10

79

Mt. Kalatungan Range Natural Park

Bukidnon

22,225.11

80

Mt. Timpoong Hibok-Hibok Natural Monument

Camiguin

2,203.39

81

Mt. Inayawan Range Natural Park

Lanao del Norte

4,236.19

82

Baliangao Protected Landscape and Seascape

Misamis Occidental

315.50

83

Initao-Libertad Protected Landscape and Seascape

Misamis Oriental

921.02

84

Mt. Balatukan Range Natural Park

Misamis Oriental

8,437.86

11

85

Mabini Protected Landscape and Seascape

Compostela Valley

7,292.62

86

Mainit Hot Spring Protected Landscape

Compostela Valley

1,422.63

87

Aliwagwag Protected Landscape

Davao Oriental and Compostela Valley

10,261.06

88

Mati Protected Landscape

Davao Oriental

884.46

89

Pujada Bay Protected Landscape and Seascape

Davao Oriental

20,873.43

12

90

Saragani Bay Protected Seascape

General Santos City and Sarangani

210,887.69

91

Mt. Matutum Protected Landscape

South Cotabato and Sarangani

13,947.00

13

92

Agusan Marsh Wildlife Sanctuary

Agusan del Sur

40,940.96

93

Siargao Island Protected Landscape and Seascape

Surigao del Norte

283,974.77

94

Tinuy-An Falls Protected Landscape

Surigao del Sur

4,321.75

"The boundaries and technical description of each protected area as described in the attached Annex, which are duly certified accurate on every page thereof by the National Mapping and Resource Information Authority (NAMRIA) are hereby adopted and made an integral part thereof.

"The DENR, with the assistance of other government agencies, if necessary, shall delineate and demarcate on the ground the boundaries of each protected area which shall not be modified except by an act of Congress.

"(a.2.) The Remaining Initial Components. - Within three (3) years from the effectivity of this Act, the DENR shall undertake the following activities in preparation for the establishment of the remaining initial components as protected areas through an act of Congress:

"(1) Provide maps and technical descriptions of the areas;

"(2) Conduct suitability assessment of the areas; and

"(3) Conduct public consultations.

Any initial component that does not satisfy the abovementioned requirements shall be disestablished pursuant to Section 7 of this Act.

"(b) All DENR records pertaining to said protected areas, including maps and technical descriptions or natural boundaries, copies of rules and regulations governing them, copies of public notices of, and reports submitted to Congress regarding pending additions, eliminations, or modifications shall be made available to the public. These legal documents pertaining to protected areas shall also be available to the public in the respective DENR Regional Offices, Provincial Environment and Natural Resources Offices (PENROs) and Community Environment and Natural Resources Offices (CENROs) and Protected Area Management Offices (PAMOs) where protected areas are located;

"(c) The DENR shall conduct a suitability assessment for each of the proposed protected area. If found suitable for inclusion in the System according to the categories established in Section 3 hereof, a report containing the following items shall be submitted to the president as soon as the study is completed, to wit:

"(1) A Protected area occupants survey;

"(2) An ethnographic study;

"(3) A protected area resource profile;

"(4) Land and water use plans; and

"(5) Other background studies.

"(d) In the conduct of public consultation, the DENR shall:

"(1) Notify the public of proposed action through publication in a newspaper of general circulation and such other means including notices to the stakeholders that will likely be affected within the respective localities, thirty (30) days prior to the public consultation;

"(2) Conduct public consultation at locations near the proposed protected area;

"(3) Invite all local government units (LGUs) in the affected areas, national agencies concerned, people's organizations (POs) and nongovernment organizations (NGOs) and request for corresponding postion papers; and

"(4) Prepare recommendations based on the views and comments gathered from public consultation;

"(e) Upon receipt of the recommendations of the DENR, the President shall issue a proclamation establishing the proposed protected areas and providing for measures for their protection until the time when Congress shall have enacted a law finally declaring the recommended areas as part of the System; and

"(f) Upon completion of the appropriate review, the President shall recommend to the Senate and the House of Representatives the designations of protected areas ot reclassification of each area."