Seventeenth Congress Third Regular Session
Begun and held in Metro Manila, on Monday, the twenty-third day of July, two thousand eighteen.
REPUBLIC ACT No. 11407
An Act Declaring the Candon City Ecotourism Zone Located in Barangay Palacapac, Barangay San Andres, Barangay Cubcubbuot and Barangay Amguid in the City of Candon, Province of Ilocos Sur a Tourist Destination, Providing for its Development and Appropriating Funds Therefor
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippine Congress Assembled:
Section 1
The Candon City Ecotourism Zone is hereby declared a tourist destination. As such, its development shall be prioritized by the Department of Tourism (DOT), and shall be subject to the rules and regulations governing the development of tourist destinations.
Section 2
The technical descriptions of the Candon City Ecotourism Zone, being declared a tourist >>
destination, are as follows:
Beginning at a point marked 1, being identical to MBM No. 31, CAD 103, Candon Cadastre Ilocos Sur,
Thence N 846′59″ W 686.12 m to point 2 Thence N 847′0″ W 425.07 m to point 3 Thence N 846′59" W 797.34 m to point 4 Thence N 846′51″ W 117.90 m to point 5 Thence N 6827′21"E 45.89 m to point 6 Thence N 1942′50″ W 226.67 m to point 7 Thence N 2647′3″ E 35.06 m to point 8 Thence N 4542′2″ E 79.78 m to point 9 Thence N 6416′59″ E 30.81 m to point 10 Thence N 1155′52″E 3.40 m to point 11 Thence N 339′25″ E 120.09 m to point 12 Thence N 2810′33″ E 167.03 m to point 13 Thence N 6046′27″ E 70.91 m to point 14 Thence N 1650′0″ W 16.75 m to point 15 Thence N 6717′22″ W 12.17 m to point 16 Thence S 8928′20″ W 17.37 m to point 17 Thence N 7835′46″ W 17.95 m to point 18 Thence N 5934′51″ W 80.44 m to point 19 Thence N 3036′34″ W 56.05 m to point 20 Thence N 511859″W 41.77 m to point 21 Thence N 214′40″ E 34.73 m to point 22 Thence N 228T2″E 70.72 m to point 23 Thence N 125′42″ W 23.27 m to point 24 Thence S 471′4″ E 22.69 m to point 25 Thence N 5029′33″ E 8.93 m to point 26 Thence N 4427′32″ E 184.95 m to point 27 Thence N 7046′10″ W 104.99 m to point 28 Thence N 5619′56″ E 119.97 m to point 29 Thence S 3917′31″ E 29.15 m to point 30 Thence N 3450′13″ E 109.32 m to point 31 Thence N 3222′46″ W 116.18m to point 32 Thence N 1624′1″ E 148.40 m to point 33 Thence N 343′28″ W 20.47 m to point 34 Thence N 6755′55″ W 28.35 m to point 35 Thence S 8810′43″ W 66.39 m to point 36 Thence N 4254′29″ W 49.01 m to point 37 Thence N 495′3r′ W 36.47 m to point 38 Thence N 1943′50″ E 174.68 m to point 39 Thence S 8326′13″E 41.47 m to point 40 Thence N 4051′28″ W 17.92 m to point 41 Thence N 148′19″ W 109.50 m to point 42 Thence S 8817′6″E 3.34 m to point 43 Thence N 628′40″ E 41.84 m to point 44 Thence S 733T′E 28.00 m to point 45 Thence N 8335′39″ E 65.70 m to point 46 Thence S 6640′59″ E 52.88 m to point 47 Thence N 5348′23″ E 41.34 m to point 48 Thence N 6547′57″ E 53.23 m to point 49 Thence N 8356′6″ E 34.93 m to point 50 Thence N 728′4″ E 75.72 m to point 51 Thence S 7633′24″ E 67.49 m to point 52 Thence S 8810′40″ E 125.49 m to point 53 Thence S 854659″ E 430.03 m to point 54 Thence S 7842′9″ E 303.47 m to point 55 Thence N 8745′26″ E 139.78 m to point 56 Thence S 6453″ E 210.28 m to point 57 Thence N 7335′43″ E 731.88 m to point 58 Thence S 1752′47″ W 299.30 m to point 59 Thence S 7825′2″ E 1.99 m to point 60 Thence N 7625′2″ E 139.67 m to point 61 Thence S 1124T′W 330.21 m to point 62 Thence S 1126′18″ W 313.89 m to point 63 Thence S 1152′28″ W 327.92 m to point 64 Thence S 1129′29″ W 805.03 m to point 1 to the point of beginning, containing an area of three hundred ninety-five and 25⁄100 (395.25) hectares, more or less.
Section 3
Within one (1) year after the approval of this Act, the DOT, in coordination with the concerned local government units and agencies of the government, shall prepare a tourism development plan involving the construction, installation, and maintenance of appropriate facilities and infrastructure that shall enhance tourism in the area: Provided, That said development plan shall ensure the preservation and conservation of the natural beauty and resources of the area.
Section 4
The DOT and its concerned attached agencies shall take immediate steps to implement the tourism development plan that will suit the natural characteristics of Candon City Ecotourism Zone, and shah incorporate the same in its tourism program for the ensuing calendar year. It shall also include the Candon City Ecotourism Zone in all its national, regional and local promotion programs.
Section 5
The Secretary of the DOT shall include in the Departments program the implementation of this Act, the funding of which shall be included in the annual General Appropriations Act and from internally generated funds of the DOT.
Section 6
Within sixty (60) days from the effectivity of this Act, the Secretary of the DOT, in consultation with the local government unit of Candon, shall promulgate the necessary rules and regulations for the proper implementation of this Act.
Section 7
All laws, rules, regulations, proclamations, executive orders or parts thereof inconsistent with this Act are hereby amended accordingly.
Section 8
This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in the Official Gazette or in any newspaper of general circulation.
Approved,
(Sgd) VICENTE C. SOTTO III President of the Senate
(Sgd) GLORIA MACAPAGAL-ARROYO Speaker of the House of Representatives
This Act which originated in the House of Representatives was passed by the House of Representatives on January 22, 2018, amended by the Senate of the Philippines on May 27, 2019, and which amendments were concurred in by the House of Representatives on May 29, 2019.
MYRA MARIE D. VILLARICA
Secretary of the Senate
DANTE ROBERTO P. MALING
Acting Secretary General House of Representatives
RODRIGO ROA DUTERTE
President of the Philippines
Approved: August 22, 2019.
For information and research only, and not legal advice. This text may not reflect later amendments. For certified copies, refer to the Official Gazette or the issuing agency.