HB 8721

House·20th Congress·Filed Mar 24, 2026

An Act Mandating the Establishment of Fisherfolk Resettlement Areas by the Department of Agriculture, Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development, Department of Environment and Natural Resources, and Local Government Units, Amending for the Purpose Section 108 of Republic Act No. 8550, Otherwise Known as “the Philippine Fisheries Code of 1998”, as Amended

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The proposal would require the agriculture and human‑settlements departments, together with local governments, to set aside land close to the sea for fisherfolk who lack their own property, and to make these sites part of local land‑use plans.

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