Republic of the Philippines \ of Environment and Natural Resources was Avenue, Diliman, Quezon City Tel. Nos. 929-6626; 929-6628; 929-6635;929-4028 929-3618;426-0465;426-0001; 426.0347;426-0480 ‘VOIP Trunkline (632) 988-3367 Website: hitp:/www.denr.qov.ph/ E-mail: web@denrgov.ph MEMORANDUM TO : All Undersceretaries All Assistant Scerctaries All Service Directors All Bureau Directors All Regional Directors Heads of Attached Agencics FROM The Undersecretary and Chief of Staff SUBJECT: COPY OF THE REPUBLIC ACT NO, 11038 DATED JUNE 22, 2018 ENTITLED “AN ACT DECLARING PROTECTED AREAS AND PROVIDING FOR THEIR MANAGEMENT, AMENDING FOR THIS PURPOSE REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7586, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE “NATIONAL INTEGRATED PROTECTE! AREAS SYSTEM (NIPAS) ACT OF 1992", AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.” pare, =SsT7 WUL 2018 Respectfully forwarded herewith is a copy of Republic Act No. 11038 duly signed and approved by His Excelleney, President Rodrigo Roa Duterte on June 22, 2018, For information and appropriate action. ODOLFO C. GARCI CC: Ay. Concepeion Ze Dincetor I~ Acting Matscofang Reson! Office Ontie ofthe President Maticaiang, Manis .Ferin-Enad NEXO 10,2018-453, Let's Go Greena. : 1 Yo Office of the President of ee hee alacafiang MALACANANG RECORDS OFFICE Manila, July 3, 2018 SECRETARY ROY A. CIMATU Department of Environment and Natural Resources Quezon City Sir: I have the honor to transmit for your information and guidance, a certified copy of Republic Act No. 11038 dated June 22, 2018 entitled “AN ACT DECLARING PROTECTED AREAS AND PROVIDING FOR THEIR MANAGEMENT, AMENDING FOR THIS PURPOSE REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7586, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE “NATIONAL INTEGRATED PROTECTED AREAS SYSTEM (NIPAS) ACT OF 1992”, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.” Thank you Very truly yours, fo ATTY. CONCEPCI| 1Y E, FERROLINO-ENAD Director IV M-128 Mabini Hall, Malacafiang, Manila, Trunkline 784-4286 loc. 4029/ 4123 / 4153S.No. 1444 No 6772 Republic ofthe Philippines Congress of the Philippines Aeteo Manila Sevruteenth Congress Second Regular Session Begun and held in Metro Manila, on Monday, the twenty-fourth day of July, two thousand seventeen. [Rerustic Act No. 11038] AN ACT DECLARING PROTECTED AREAS AND PROVIDING FOR THEIR MANAGEMENT, AMENDING FOR THIS PURPOSE REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7586, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE “NATIONAL INTEGRATED PROTECTED AREAS SYSTEM (NIPAS) ACT OF 1992”, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES Beit enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress assembled: SECTION 1. Title. ~ This Act shall be known and referred to as the “Expanded National Integrated Protected Areas System Act of 2018", SEC, 2, Section 2 of Republic Act No. 7586 is hereby amended to read as follows: “SEC. 2. Declaration of Policy. ~ Cognizant of the profound impact of human activities on all components of the natural environment particularly