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REPUBLIC ACT NO. 11734 - AN ACT ESTABLISHING A CENTRAL MULTI-SPECIES MARINE HATCHERY IN THE CITY ENVIRONMENTAL ESTATE IN BARANGAY STA. LUCIA, CITY OF PUERTO PRINCESA, PROVINCE OF PALAWAN, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR
REPUBLIC ACT NO. 11734, April 27, 2022
AN ACT ESTABLISHING A CENTRAL MULTI-SPECIES MARINE HATCHERY IN THE CITY ENVIRONMENTAL ESTATE IN BARANGAY STA. LUCIA, CITY OF PUERTO PRINCESA, PROVINCE OF PALAWAN, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress assembled:
Section 1. There shall be established under the supervision of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources of the Department of Agriculture (BFAR-DA), a central multi-species marine hatchery in the City Environmental Estate in Barangay Sta. Lucia, City of Puerto Princesa, Province of Palawan.
SEC. 2. The BFAR-DA shall transfer the management of the central multi-species marine hatchery to the Western Philippines University (WPU) within five (5) years after its construction through a memorandum of agreement. With the assistance of the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center Aquaculture Division, the BFAR-DA shall implement a training and phasing-in program for WPU personnel on the management and operation of the central hatchery.
SEC. 3. The BFAR-DA and the WPU shall develop an extension program which shall cater to marginal fisherfolk to educate them on new methods and technology especially on the propagation of high-value marine species.
SEC. 4. The Secretary of Agriculture shall include in the Department's programs the establishment of the central multi-species marine hatchery in the City Environmental Estate in Barangay Sta. Lucia, City of Puerto Princesa, Province of Palawan, the funding of which shall be included in the annual General Appropriations Act. The WPU shall set aside funds from any available revenue in an amount deemed appropriate for the operationalization of the central hatchery.chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
SEC. 5. Within sixty (60) days from the passage of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture shall issue the rules and regulations on the supervision, operation, monitoring, and the eventual transfer of the management of the multi-species marine hatchery to the WPU. chanroblesvirtuallawlibrary
SEC. 6. The Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in the Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation.ChanRoblesVirtualawlibrary
Approved,
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(SGD.) MYRA MARIE D. VILLARICA | (SGD.) MARK LLANDRO L. MENDOZA |
Approved: APR 27 2022
(SGD.) RODRIGO ROA DUTERTE
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