Section 8August 11, 2001, Sec./Art. 8

Management Plan. - In order to achieve the objectives of this Act, there shall be a Management Plan which shall provide a long-term basic framework on the management of the MKNP, govern all activities within the MKNP, and serve as guide in the preparation of its annual operations and budget. The Management Plan shall identify the allowed uses for each zone. For specialized uses such as academic and scientific purposes, consultations shall be conducted by a committee of four (4) PAMB representatives and four (4) representatives from concerned LGUs: Provided, That the PAMB representatives shall not come from any of the involved LGUs. The Management Plan shall be consistent with the nature of the MKNP as a protected area under the category of a natural park.

Within one (1) year from the effectivity of this Act, the PASu shall prepare the Management Plan in accordance with the General Management Planning Strategy as provided for in the NIPAS Act in coordination with the appropriate officers of the DENR, local communities, and experts who may offer their services. It shall contain, among others, the following:

(a) A period of applicability for thirty (30) years subject to periodic review every five (5) years;

(b) Key management issues;

(c) Goals and objectives of management in support of Section 2 hereof;

(d) Site management strategies;

(e) Zoning in accordance with Section 9 hereof;

(f) Management programs to include enforcement of laws, habitat and wildlife management, ecotourism, sustainable use management, infrastructure development and maintenance, fire prevention and pest control;

(g) Mechanisms for protection of ICCs/IPs and tenured migrants in the exercise of their rights;

(h) Sustainable and non-destructive livelihood activities;

(i) Regulations in furtherance of the preservation and conservation objectives of the MKNP as a protected area such as the issuance of permits, resource-use restrictions, among others;

The Management Plan shall be reviewed and adopted by the PAMB and certified to by the DENR Secretary that it conforms to all laws, rules and regulations issued by the DENR. The Management Plan shall not be revised nor modified without prior consultation with the PAMB and must be in accordance with the procedure herein set forth.

The Management Plan shall be periodically reviewed and shall be updated every five (5) years pursuant to the NIPAS Act.

A year before the expiration of the current Management Plan, the PASu shall cause the publication of notices for comments and suggestions on the successor plan in a newspaper of local circulation and the posting of such notices in the provincial, municipal and barangay halls of the local government units comprising the MKNP, and in three (3) other conspicuous areas frequented by the public within the MKNP. Two public hearings on the same calendar year shall be conducted on the successor plan. The proposed Management Plan shall be made available for public perusal at the Office of the PASu.

The Management Plan shall be prepared in English, Tagalog, Ilonggo, and Cebuano, plainly written, and available for public persual at the office of the PASu.