SB 831

Senate·20th Congress·Filed Aug 4, 2025

Verde Island Passage Protected Seascape (Vipps) Act

An Act Declaring the Verde Island Passage in the Provinces of Batangas, Marinduque, Occidental Mindoro, Oriental Mindoro, Romblon and Quezon, 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

In plain language

The bill creates the Verde Island Passage Protected Seascape, a large marine protected area covering about 1.7 million hectares, and sets up a management board, zoning rules, funding mechanisms, and penalties to safeguard its world‑class biodiversity.

Environment and Natural ResourcesEnergyTourism

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Author · Senator

Loren Legarda
SenatorLorna Regina "Loren" Legarda
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Subjects

Protected AreaProtected Landscape

Official sources

Similar in what they’d do, filed by any lawmaker.

HB 2679· Filed Jul 30, 2025
An Act Declaring the Verde Island Passage as Marine Protected Area and an Eco-Tourism Zone
Measure approved by the Committee on 2025-10-07Rep. Alfonso Jr. V. Umali
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
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
HB 8882· Filed Apr 20, 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 (Vipps), Providing for Its Management, and Appropriating Funds Therefor
Pending with the Committee on NATURAL RESOURCES since 2026-05-05Rep. Leila M. De Lima
SB 2162· Filed May 25, 2026
Verde Island Passage Ecotourism Act
Pending in the committeeSen. Jv Ejercito

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SBN-831 · Sources: BetterGov Open Congress, BatasWatch