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Republic Act No. 7586
June 1, 1992 (https://www.o cialgazette.gov.ph/1992/06/01/republic-act-no-7586/)
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES
CONGRESS OF THE PHILIPPINES
METRO MANILA
FIFTH REGULAR SESSION BEGUN AND HELD IN METRO MANILA, ON MONDAY, THE
TWENTY-SECOND DAY OF JULY, NINETEEN HUNDRED AND NINETY ONE
REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7586
AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT AND MANAGEMENT OF NATIONAL INTEGRATED
PROTECTED AREAS SYSTEM, DEFINING ITS SCOPE AND COVERAGE, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
Be it 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 “National Integrated Protected
Areas System Act of 1992”.
SECTION 2. Declaration of Policy – Cognizant of the profound impact of man’s activities on all
components of the natural environment particularly the effect of increasing population, resource
exploitation and industrial advancement and recognizing the critical importance of protecting and
maintaining the natural biological and physical diversities of the environment notably on areas with
biologically unique features to sustain human life and development, as well as plant and animal life, it
is hereby declared the policy of the State to secure for the Filipino people of present and future
generations the perpetual existence of all native plants and animals through the establishment of a
comprehensive system of integrated protected areas within the classi cation of national park as
provided for in the Constitution.
It is hereby recognized that these areas, although distinct in features, posses common ecological
values that may be incorporated into a holistic plan representative of our natural heritage; that
effective administration of this area is possible only through cooperation among national government,
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