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Republic Act 8550 - Philippine Fisheries Code of 1998

R.A 9147: Wildlife Resources
Conservation
and Protection Act
OBJECTIVES
R.A 9147 is jointly implemented by
DENR, Department of Agriculture and
Palawan Council for Sustainable
Development (PCSD)
refers to species or subspecies that is not
critically endangered nor endangered but is
under threat from adverse factors throughout
their range and is likely to move to the
endangered category in the near future.
The Act makes it Unlawful for any person to undertake the
ff.:
1. Killing and destroying wildlife species.
2. Inflicting injury w/c cripples and/or impairs the
reproductive system of wildlife species.
3. Effecting any of the ff. acts in critical habitats;
a) dumping of waste products detrimental to wildlife
b) squatting or otherwise occupying any portion of the
critical habitat
c) mineral exploitation and/or extraction.
d) burning; logging and quarrying
4. Introduction, reintroduction or restocking of wildlife
resources.
5. Trading of wildlife.
6. Collecting, hunting or possessing wildlife, their by-
products and derivatives.
7. Gathering or destroying of active nests, nest trees, host
plants and the like.
8. Maltreating and/or inflicting other injuries not covered
by the preceding paragraph.
9. Transporting of wildlife.
For Critically Endangered species:
Six (6) years and one (1) day min. to twelve (12) years
imprisonment
Php. 100,000.00 to Php. 1,000,000.00 fine

For Endangered species:

Four (4) and one (1) day to six (6) years imprisonment
A fine of a Php. 50,000.00 to Php. 500,000.00

FINES AND PENALTIES

For Vulnerable species:
Imprisonment of two (2) years and one (1) day to four years
A fine of thirty thousand pesos (Php 30,000.00) to three hundred
thousand

 For Threatened species:

one year and 1 day to 2 years imprisonment
A fine of Php. 20,000.00 to Php. 200,000.00

For other wildlife species:

6 months and 1 day to one year imprisonment
A fine of Php. 10,000.00 to Php. 100,000.00.
AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE DEVELOPMENT,
MANAGEMENT AND CONSERVATION OF THE
FISHERIES AND AQUATIC RESOURCES, INTEGRATING
ALL LAWS PERTINENT THERETO, AND FOR OTHER
PURPOSES

{ Republic Act No. 8550

 The Philippine Fisheries Code (Republic Act 8550) was amended on
27 February 2015 by RA 10654, providing higher penalties while
mandating better monitoring systems to stop illegal, unreported
and unregulated (IUU) fishing.

 The new law raises sanctions by as much as PHP45M for

commercial fishers and PHP120M for poachers. The amendment
also mandates the enhancement of the Monitoring, Control and
Surveillance (MCS) system for all flagged Philippine fishing boats
through measures like vessel monitoring technology to better track
and identify commercial fishers operating in no-take zones and
municipal waters, improving fisheries transparency.
SEC. 11.
“Protection of Rare, Threatened and Endangered Species”

Section 11. Protection of Rare, Threatened and Endangered

Species. - The Department shall declare closed seasons and
take conservation and rehabilitation measures for rare,
threatened and endangered species, as it may determine, and
shall ban the fishing and/or taking of rare, threatened and/or
endangered species, including their eggs/offspring as
identified by existing laws in concurrence with concerned
government agencies.
SEC. 97.
“Fishing or Taking of Rare, Threatened or Endangered Species”

 Section 97. Fishing Or Taking of Rare, Threatened or Endangered

Species. - It shall be unlawful to fish or take rare, threatened or
endangered species as listed in the CITES and as determined by the
Department.
 Violation of the provision of this section shall be punished by

imprisonment of twelve (12) years to twenty (20) years and/or a fine

of One hundred and twenty thousand pesos (P120,000.00) and
forfeiture of the catch, and the cancellation of fishing permit.
The Act makes it Unlawful
for {any person to
undertake the ff : (5)
Classification of species under
R.A 9147: Wildlife Resources
Conservation
and Protection Act
Give 5 Critically
Endangered Species in
the Philippines