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Comments for House Bill 6349

Section 3. Creation of the Siargao Development Authority (SDA)


- Creating another Juridical Entity (Government owned or controlled
Corporation) to oversee the development of Siargao Island
Section 4. Purposes of the SDA
- The House Bill encourages active participation of private sectors,
however, we also take into account the mistakes in Boracay, in which
private sectors have been actively participating in the economic
development of the place, and it resulted to environmental degradation
- The main purpose of the SDA is economic development but we should
also identify the needs of the social and environmental development
CHAPTER II
Section 17. Siargao Islands Special Economic Freeport Zone
- The said law provides for the establishment of an Economic Freeport
Zone, it would mean free flow or movement of goods within, into and out
of the country.
- However, in accordance with 10654, it limits the access of fishery and
aquatic resources of the Philippines for the exclusive use and enjoyment
of Filipino citizens, hence, in establishing of an economic zone it would
mean the free flow access of foreigners in our fishery and aquatic
resources
- It is also worthy to note that Siargao Islands is part of the National
Integrated Protected Areas System (NIPAS), hence developing it to an
economic zone would definitely result to depleting aquatic and fishery
resources and even aquatic pollution;
Section 19 Marine Protected Area Declared
- As of now, Siargao is considered as a protected area, every municipality
have already established their Marine Protected Areas, unfortunately,
some are inactive in its protection but they are still existing

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