Section 21Sec./Art. 21

Prohibited Acts. - The following acts shall be prohibited within the NSMNP and its buffer zones, in addition to the prohibited acts as provided in the NIPAS Act and its pertinent rules and regulations:

(a)Hunting, collecting, catching, capture, wounding, killing, destroying or possessing anywhere within the NSMNP or its buffer zones any protected species of plant or animal or their by-products or derivatives without prior PAMB approval;

(b)Hunting, collecting, catching, capture, wounding, killing or destroying anywhere within the NSMNP or its buffer zones any other species of plant or animal or their by-products or derivatives the trade of which is regulated by the PAMB, without prior PAMB approval;

(c)Bioprospecting without obtaining prior PAMB approval and the prior and informed consent of ICCs/IPs in accordance with existing guidelines;

(d)Transporting within or outside the NSMNP or its buffer zones any protected species of plant or animal or their by-products or derivatives from the NSMNP and its buffer zones without the necessary transport permit from the PAMB;

(e)The deliberate disturbance of protected species or their habitats, reproductive cycle, roosting and feeding grounds, and migratory paths;

(f)Cutting, gathering, collecting or removal of timber or other forest products without prior PAMB permit: Provided, That any permit issued shall be valid for only one (1) year at a time and given only to: (i) tenured migrants within sustainable, monitored and controlled quotas, and (ii) for scientific purposes necessary for protected area management in accordance with existing guidelines;

(g)Establishment or introduction of exotic species within the NSMNP with allelophatic effect or those detrimental to endemic species, or without prior PAMB approval;

(h)Exploration, exploitation or extraction, drilling or prospecting for minerals or resources, or engages in quarrying within the NSMNP or its buffer zones;

(i)Destroying, excavating, vandalizing or in any manner damaging any natural formation on land or sea, burial or religious/ spiritual sites, artifacts, objects belonging to ICCs/IPs and other objects of natural and scenic value;

(j)Possession or use of blasting caps, explosives or cyanide anywhere within the NSMNP or its buffer zones;

(k)Possession or use of chainsaws and band saws without a prior permit from the PAMB: Provided, That permits may only be issued for multiple-use and buffer zones;

(l)Use of motorized equipment anywhere within the strict protection zone of the NSMNP without a prior permit from the PAMB.

(m)Construction or maintains any kind of road, edifice, facility or any infrastructure project within the NSMNP without a prior permit from the PAMB: Provided, That no PAMB permit can be issued unless:

(1)the PAMB has been fully informed of the project or undertaking and its environmental consequences through consultative process;

(2)all other legal requirements have been complied with; and

(3)the project is consistent with the nature of the NSMNP as a protected area natural park.

(n)Occupation of any portion of land inside the NSMNP without a permit from the PAMB. Clearing, construction of residence or any introduction of improvements shall constitute prima facie evidence of occupation or settlement;

(o)Alteration, removal, destruction of boundary marks or signs;

(p)Engaging in kaingin or in any manner causing a forest fire inside the NSMNP or its buffer zones;

(q)Fishing anywhere within the NSMNP without prior permit from the PAMB;

(r)Fishing within the NSMNP using spear and submerged underwater breathing apparatus, trawling equipment or gillnets of more than one hundred meters (100 m.) in total length or any other equipment prohibited under Republic Act No. 8550 or the Fisheries Code of 1998;

(s)Destruction or in any manner damaging coral reefs except in cases of emergency;

(t)Introduction, disposal, dumping or causing to be dumped into the NSMNP or its buffer zones any waste material, including but not limited to, non-biodegradable, toxic, nuclear, hazardous and other prohibited substances; and

(u)Violation of any rules and regulations provided in the management plan or any resolution reached by the PAMB in the exercise of its adjudicative functions.