Protection of the Monkey-Eating Eagle

Section 2 prohibits the killing, hunting, wounding, or taking away of the monkey-eating eagle.
Section 2 prohibits the destroying, disturbing, or taking away of the nests or eggs of the monkey-eating eagle.
The prohibitions in Section 2 apply when the acts are done in contravention of the rules and regulations promulgated by the Secretary of Agriculture and Natural Resources.
Section 2 requires the Secretary of Agriculture and Natural Resources to promulgate rules and regulations to implement the Act within ninety (90) days from and after effectivity.

Section 2 requires the Secretary of Agriculture and Natural Resources to seek the recommendation of the Director of Parks and Wildlife.
Section 2 requires the Secretary of Agriculture and Natural Resources to seek the recommendation of the Philippine Wildlife Conservation Foundation.
Section 2 ties the rulemaking to conservation, preservation, and management of the monkey-eating eagle.

Section 3 directs the Director of Parks and Wildlife to establish sanctuaries necessary to preserve this threatened species.
Section 3 authorizes the Director of Parks and Wildlife to seek assistance of the National Science Development Board.
Section 3 authorizes the Director of Parks and Wildlife to seek assistance from private associations or foundations, including the Philippine Wildlife Conservation Foundation, World Wildlife Fund, and the International Union for the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources.
Section 3 allows such assistance for support, financial grant, or technical cooperation arrangements needed to carry out and effectively implement the Act.

Section 4 authorizes appropriation of funds for expenses related to sanctuary establishment and maintenance.
Section 4 authorizes funding for studies on the monkey-eating eagle’s natural habitat, food requirements, predatory-prey control measure, and other ecological factors conducive to conservation and management.
Section 4 covers other requirements for implementation of the Act.
Section 4 authorizes an amount of One hundred thousand pesos (P100,000.00) for the first year after approval of the Act.
Section 4 states that subsequent appropriations must be included in the General Appropriations Act.
Section 4 directs that the authorized appropriation must come from funds in the National Treasury not otherwise appropriated.

Section 5 provides that any person violating the Act is punished by prision correctional or a fine ranging from not less than six hundred pesos (P600.00) to not more than One thousand pesos (P1,000.00), or by both imprisonment and fine at the discretion of the Court.
Section 5 requires that for a subsequent offense, the court shall impose both imprisonment and the fine.
Section 5 provides that in insolvency, the corresponding subsidiary imprisonment shall be suffered.

Section 6 repeals all acts, parts of acts, orders, rules, and regulations that are inconsistent with the provisions of the Act.
Section 7 provides that the Act takes effect upon its approval.
The Act was Approved, November 9, 1970.