QuestionsQuestions (Republic Act No. 6967)
To vest control, jurisdiction, and administration of the Mt. Makiling forest reserve in the University of the Philippines (UP) in Los Baños, to be administered and conserved primarily as a training laboratory for scientific and technical advancement—particularly for the preservation, conservation, and development of forest, flora, fauna, and natural resources.
The entire forest reserve at Mt. Makiling in Laguna that was ceded, transferred, and conveyed to UP pursuant to Republic Act No. 3523.
The University of the Philippines in Los Baños.
It must be administered and conserved primarily as a training laboratory for scientific and technical knowledge, especially in preservation and conservation of natural resources.
It vests exclusive jurisdiction, administration, and complete control in UP Los Baños, limiting or excluding other authorities from exercising control over the reserve inconsistent with this law.
Yes, but only for the preservation of watershed areas for hydro-geothermal power development, and only in coordination with the National Power Corporation, provided such development will not endanger the forest reserve and will not prejudice its purpose as a training laboratory.
It must not endanger the forest reserve and must not prejudice its purpose as a training laboratory.
The National Power Corporation (NPC).
UP must preserve watershed areas in the forest reserve to develop hydro-geothermal power, in coordination with the NPC, subject to the safety and purpose-preservation conditions.
Scientific and technical activities related to the preservation, conservation, and development of forest, flora, fauna, and natural resources—so long as they serve the training laboratory purpose and do not endanger the reserve.
All existing provisions of law and executive orders, rules, and regulations inconsistent with RA 6967 are repealed.
Section 4 provides that all provisions of law and executive issuances, rules, and regulations inconsistent with the Act are repealed—meaning conflicting prior rules no longer apply to the extent of the inconsistency.
Upon its approval (approved October 15, 1990).
From Republic Act No. 3523.
To ensure that any hydro-geothermal power development involving watershed areas is conducted in coordination with the NPC while still meeting the legal safeguards: not endangering the reserve and not prejudicing the training laboratory purpose.