j. To call on any agency or instrumentality of the Government as well as academic institutions,
non-government organizations and the private sector as may be necessary to accomplish the
objectives and activities of the System;
k. To submit an annual report to the President of the Philippines and to Congress on the status of
protected areas in the country;
l. To establish a uniform marker of the System, including an appropriate and distinctive symbol
for each category in the System, in consultation with appropriate government agencies and public and
private organizations;
m. To determine the speci cation of the class, type and style of buildings and other structures to
be constructed in protected areas and the materials to be used;
n. Control the construction, operation and maintenance of roads, trails, waterworks, sewerage, re
protection, and sanitation systems and other public utilities within the protected area;
o. Control occupancy of suitable portions of the protected area and resettle outside of said area
forest occupants therein, with the exception of the members of indigenous communities area; and
p. To perform such other functions as may be directed by the President of the Philippines, and to
do such acts as may be necessary or incidental to the accomplishment of the purpose and objectives
of the System.
SECTION 11. Protected Area Management Board. – A Protected Area Management Board for each
of the established protected area shall be created and shall be composed of the following: The
Regional Executive Director under whose jurisdiction the protected area is located; one (1)
representative from the autonomous regional government, if applicable; the Provincial Development
O cer; one (1) representative from the municipal government; one (1) representative from each
barangay covering the protected area; one (1) representative from each tribal community, if applicable;
and, at least three (3) representatives from non-government organizations/local community
organizations, and if necessary, one (1) representative from other departments or national government
agencies involved in protected area management.
The Board shall, by a majority vote, decide the allocations for budget, approve proposals for funding,
decide matters relating to planning, peripheral protection and general administration of the area in
accordance with the general management strategy. The members of the Board shall serve for a term
of ve (5) years without compensation, except for actual and necessary traveling and subsistence
expenses incurred in the performance of their duties. They shall be appointed by the Secretary of the
DENR as follows:
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