Republic Act No. 10452

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress assembled:

Section 1. Declaration of Policy

It is the declared policy of the State to protect the people and the environment from flashfloods through reforestation.

Section 2. Reforestation in Cagayan de Oro City

An area of 3.000 hectares of public land in Cagayan de Oro City as identified by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources shall be reforested.

Section 3. Appropriations

The Secretary of Environment and Natural Resources shall immediately include in the Department’s program the implementation of this Act, the funding of which shall be included in the annual General Appropriations Act.

Section 4. Implementing Rules and Regulations

The Department of Environment and Natural Resources shall promulgate the rules and regulations for the effective enforcement of the provisions of this Act.

Section 5. Separability Clause

Should any provision of this Act or any part thereof be declared invalid, the other provisions, insofar as they are separable from the invalid ones, shall remain in full force and effect.

Section 6. Repealing Clause

All laws, orders, issuances, rules and regulations or parts thereof inconsistent with this Act are hereby repealed or modified accordingly.

Section 7. Effectivity

This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its complete publication in at least two (2) newspapers of general circulation.

Approved,

(Sgd.) JUAN PONCE ENRILE President of the Senate	(Sgd.) FELICIANO BELMONTE JR. Speaker of the House of Representatives

This Act which originated in the House of Representatives was finally passed by the House of Representatives and the Senate on August 3, 2011 and January 21, 2013, respectively.

(Sgd.) EMMA LIRIO-REYES Secretary of Senate	(Sgd.) MARILYN B. BARUA-YAP Secretary General House of Representatives

Approved: APR 08 2013

(Sgd.) BENIGNO S. AQUINO III President of the Philippines