HB 2679

House·20th Congress·Filed Jul 30, 2025

An Act Declaring the Verde Island Passage as Marine Protected Area and an Eco-Tourism Zone

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The proposal would officially make the Verde Island Passage a protected marine area and an eco‑tourism zone, tasking the DENR and other agencies with a one‑year plan and funding it from future national budgets.

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Author · Representative

Alfonso Umali
RepresentativeOriental Mindoro, 2nd District
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HB 9284· Filed May 18, 2026
An Act Declaring the Verde Island Passage Marine Corridor as a Maritime Protected Area and an Ecotourism Zone, Creating for the Purpose the Verde Island Passage Management Board, Defining Its Powers and Functions, Providing Funds Therefor, and for Other Purposes
Pending with the Committee on TOURISM since 2026-05-20Rep. Beverley Rose A. Dimacuha
SB 831· Filed Aug 4, 2025
Verde Island Passage Protected Seascape (Vipps) Act
Pending in the committeeSen. Loren B. Legarda
SB 2162· Filed May 25, 2026
Verde Island Passage Ecotourism Act
Pending in the committeeSen. Jv Ejercito
HB 1459· Filed Jul 7, 2025
An Act Declaring the Verde Island Passage in the Provinces of Batangas, Marinduque, Occidental Mindoro, Oriental Mindoro, and Romblon, as an Ecotourism Zone, Appropriating Funds Therefor, and for Other Purposes
Measure approved by the Committee on 2025-10-07Rep. Atty. Gervile "Jinky Bitrics" R. Luistro
HB 8847· Filed Apr 14, 2026
An Act Declaring the Verde Island Passage in the Provinces of Batangas, Marinduque, Occidental Mindoro, Oriental Mindoro, and Romblon, a Protected Area with the Category of Protected Seascape Under the National Integrated Protected Areas System (Nipas), to Be Referred to as the Verde Island Passage Protected Seascape, Providing for Its Management, and Appropriating Funds Therefor
Pending with the Committee on NATURAL RESOURCES since 2026-05-04Rep. Javier Miguel Lopez Benitez

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HB02679 · Sources: BetterGov Open Congress, BatasWatch

An Act Declaring the Verde Island Passage as Marine Protected Area and an Eco-Tourism Zone

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