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Legislation
006 ICM enabling legislation
Description
This indicator describes the existence and adequacy
of legislation enabling the implementation of ICM
interventions.
Rationale
The existence, adequacy and effectiveness of legislation are
important in order to determine if the goals and objectives
of coastal management are supported by a clear and
enforceable legal basis. Legislation defines what is required,
permitted and prohibited in the coastal and marine area.
Awareness and understanding of coastal management
legislation promotes compliance and therefore achievement
of coastal management goals and objectives.
Data Requirements
• Legislation/local ordinances regarding the ICM
institutional mechanism and management activities,
including:
a. Coastal use zoning;
b. Fisheries, mining and other extraction activities;
c. Pollution-related activities;
d. Building structures in the coastal environment, including
aquaculture structures; and
e. Access to rules and regulations.
Results
Apart from the national policy adopting ICM as strategy
for sustainable development (E.O. 533, 2006) of coastal
and marine areas, there is no national or local legislation
covering the development and implementation of ICM.
With respect to water use zoning, Mabini has enacted such
a regulation through Municipal Ordinance No. 4, 2006
(Figure 4). Nine coastal municipalities included in the survey
(Calaca, Calatagan, San Juan, Lobo, Mabini, Tingloy,
Balayan, Batangas City, Nasugbu) have passed municipal
regulations with respect to fisheries, except Lemery.
Batangas City and Calatagan passed Municipal Ordinances
(in 1996 and 2006, respectively) that limit fishing in their
municipal waters to its own resident fishers. However, only
Calatagan enforces this provision. Batangas City reported
that they carefully control the issuance of permits and
regularly monitor pollution-related activities, including
industrial operations.
Regulations with respect to mining and quarrying are
enacted at the provincial level. The Provincial Mining
Regulatory Board was established in 1996 and further
affirmed through Provincial Ordinance No. 003, 2004,
which allocates appropriations for the Board.
Local legislations are posted on bulletin boards located in
the municipal and provincial halls and published in local
broadsheets for dissemination. Efforts are also being
undertaken to translate legislation to Filipino for better
understanding of the community.
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