1. No.

4862

5. Nu 2532

Begun and held in Metro Manila, on Monday, the twenty-fourth

day of July, two thousand six.

[ REPUBLIC ACT NO.

9 4 $6 ]

AN ACT ESTABLISHING THE BUHISAN WATERSHED

FOREST RESERVE, THE MANANGA WATERSHED
FOREST RESERVE, THE S U D M N NATIONAL PARK,
THE CENTRAL CEBU NATIONAL PARK AND THE
KOTKOT-LUSARANWATERS1 ILD FOREST HESERVE
SITUATED IN THE CITIES OF CEBU. TALISAY,
TOLEDO AND DANAOAND INTIIE MUNICIPALITIES
OF MINGLANILLA, CONSOLACION, LILOAN,
COMPOSTELA AND EALAMBAN,PROVINCE OF CEBU
INTO ONE PROTECTED AREA TO BE KNOWN AS THE
CENTRAL CEBU PROTECTED LANDSCAPE AND FOR
OTHER PURPOSES
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the

Philippines in Congress assembled:

SECTION
1. Title. -This Act shall be known as the "Central
Cebu Protected Landscape (CCPL) Act of 2007".

SEC. 2. Declaration of Policy. - The critical importance

of protecting, conserving, maintaining and rehabilitating the
natural physical attributes and processes of the watershed and
its complementary biological diversities, as well as the aesthetic,
historical, cultural and economic significance of the Central Cebu
Protected Landscape to the continued existence, survival,
sustenance, growth and development of present and future
inhabitants of the Island of Cebu cannot be overemphasized, It
is hereby declared t h e policy of t h e S t a t e to secure t h e
protection, conservation, rehabilitation a n d sustainable
development of t h e Central Cebu Protected Landscape,
particularly its role a s a watershed for water generation and
supplypurposes; its associated biological diversity, other natural,
ecological and physical processes and values; its communities,
their culture and way of life insofar as these are in harmony
with nature and the biophysical and ecological systems of the
area.

Pursuant to the provisions of Republic Act No. 7586 or

the National Integrated Protected Areas System (NIPAS) Act
of 1992,the St@e,s+$l ensure the mobilization of resources for
the operationhkatibn of institutional mechanisms established
herein, the implementation of appropriate measures and the
provision of support necessary for the protection, conservation,
maintenance, rehabilitation and sustainable development of the
Central Cebu Protected Landscape, especially its crucial role
and significance a s a watershed for water generation and supply
purposes, its associated biological diversity and its integrity a s
a n ecosystem.
SEC. 3. Land Classification. - All lands of the public
domain comprising the Central Cebu Protected Landscape shall
fall under the classification of national park as provided for in
the Philippine Constitution.

SEC. 4. Scope a n d Couerage. P u r s u a n t to a n d in

accordance with the NIPAS Act, theBuhisan Watershed Forest
Reserve, the Mananga Watershed Forest Reserve, the Sudlon
National Park, the Central Cebu National Park and the KotkotLusaran Watershed Forest Reserve located in the cities of Cebu,
Talisay, Toledo and Danao, and in t h e municipalities of
Minglanilla, Consolacion, Liloan, Compostela and Balamban in
the Province of Cebu are hereby declared into one protected

area and a permanent component of the NIPAS under

category of a protected landscape: Prouided, howeuer, !
special uses, management and restrictions per component
shall be consistent with its previous classification, either
national park or as a watershed forest reserve. These a
collectively shall be referred to as the Central Cebu Prote
Landscape (CCPL). The CCPL consists of Parcel " A and P:
"B', and covers a consolidated area of twenty - nine thou!
sixty - two (29,062) hectares, more or less, more particu'
described as follows:
PARCEL

"A"

All corner points except for the Tie Point were del
using GIS and in UTM coordinates. T i e Point is CBU - 158
coordinate 1159528.36N and 600394.593. Coordinate of cc
No. 1is 1161178.78Nand 597179.5E.
LINES
TP 1
1- 2
2- 3
3- 4
4- 5
5- 6
6- 7
7- 8
8- 9
9-10
10.11
11- 12
12.13
13.14
1 4 - I5
15 - 16
16.17
17-18
18- 19
1 9 - 20
20 - 21
21 - 22
22 - 23
23.24

BEARING
S 6 2 " 4 9 37" E
S 83" 12' 18" E
S 84" 12' 46" E
S 56" 11' 3 8 E

DUE EAST
N 82" 25' 27" E
N 56" 11' 35" E
N 39" 16 03" E
N 24" 26' 47" E
N 40" 36 42" E
N 09" 52' 31" E
N 22" 36' lo" E
N 37" 34' 57" E
N 08" 5 9 55" E
N 26" 2 9 27" E
N 39" 4 9 11"E
N 17' 07' 13"E
N 45" 00'08" E
N 58" 21' 31" E
N 56" 1 9 39" E
N 57" 54' 05" E
N 66" 50' 18"E
S 34" 17' 34" E
S 30" 59'01"E

DISTANCE(E
3,613.96
14.79
37.19
36.18
105.19
75.85
36.18
71.20
60.56
92.37
116.98
130.25
82.19
96.31
44.84
78.27
68.15
92.10
76.50
126.47
47.29
76.27
133.45
116.79