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

SECTION 1. The Pinsal Falls in the Municipality of Santa maria, Province of Ilocos Sur, is hereby declared a tourist destination. As such, its development shall be prioritized by the Department of Tourism (DOT) and shall be subject to the rules and regulations governing the development of tourist destinations.

SEC. 2. The technical descriptions of Pinsal Falls, being declared a tourist destination, are as follows:

Beginning at a point marked 1, being N 75 40'E, 7,071 meters from BLLM No. 1, Santa Maria Cadastre, Ilocos Sur to corner 1.

thence	N32 50'E	321.22 m	to point 2
thence	N35 18'E	49..82 m	to point 3
thence	S62 13'E	114.16 m	to point 4
thence	S19 16'E	115.20 m	to point 5
thence	S34 03'W	117.55 m	to point 6
thence	S28 07'E	151.93 m	to point 7
thence	S01 24'E	322.67 m	to point 8
thence	S18 44'E	198.02 m	to point 9
thence	S08 38'E	179.78 m	to point 10
thence	S02 08'E	171.23 m	to point 11
thence	S15 36'E	88.16 m	to point 12
thence	S76 09'E	85.71 m	to point 13
thence	N83 00'E	88.26 m	to point 14
thence	N88 43'E	249.27 m	to point 15
thence	N83 45'E	192.08 m	to point 16
thence	S80 30'E	110.86 m	to point 17
thence	S63 40'E	179.59 m	to point 18
thence	S68 31'E	181.16 m	to point 19
thence	S50 04'E	135.29 m	to point 20
thence	S15 54'E	135.41 m	to point 21
thence	S03 03'W	147.96 m	to point 22
thence	S01 03'W	212.82 m	to point 23
thence	S29 32'E	123.63 m	to point 24
thence	S35 20'W	63.70 m	to point 25
thence	N61 09'W	85.19 m	to point 26
thence	N21 39'W	89.05 m	to point 27
thence	N01 57'W	211.97 m	to point 28
thence	N07 08'E	160.38 m	to point 29
thence	N11 49'W	115.34 m	to point 30
thence	N58 15'W	120.47 m	to point 31
thence	N66 06'W	211.42 m	to point 32
thence	N68 16'W	159.64 m	to point 33
thence	S80 53'W	103.64 m	to point 34
thence	S70 36'W	167.60 m	to point 35
thence	S42 24'W	142.64 m	to point 36
thence	S60 20'W	124.75 m	to point 37
thence	S77 14'W	189.86 m	to point 38
thence	S89 50'W	264.26 m	to point 39
thence	N73 10'W	141.65 m	to point 40
thence	N22 12'W	150.70 m	to point 41
thence	N05 04'W	89.37 m	to point 42
thence	N19 30'E	119.41 m	to point 43
thence	N25 19'E	115.52 m	to point 44
thence	N24 35'E	94.62 m	to point 45
thence	N02 14'W	187.39 m	to point 46
thence	N06 25'W	239.17 m	to point 47
thence	N18 21'W	198.20 m	to point 48
thence	N14 39'W	198.07 m	to point 1

to the point of beginning, containing an area of seventy-five and 29/100 (75.29) hectares, more or less.

SEC. 3. Within one (1) year after the approval of this Act, the DOT, in coordination with the concerned local government units and agencies of the government, shall prepare a tourism development plan involving the construction, installation, and maintenance of appropriate infrastructure and facilities that shall encourage tourism in the area: Provided, That said development plan shall ensure the preservation and conservation of the natural beauty and resources of the area: Provided, further, That any activities and developments to be carried out in the area should conform with the concept of ecotourism as provided in the national ecotourism strategy jointly issued by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) and the DOT.

SEC. 4. The DOT and its concerned attached agencies shall take immediate steps to implement the tourism development plan that will suit the natural characteristics of Pinsal Falls, and shall incorporate the same in its tourism development program for the ensuing calendar year. It shall also include Pinsal Falls in all its national, regional and local promotion programs.

SEC. 5. The Secretary of the DOT shall include in the Department's program the implementation of this Act, the funding of which shall be included in the annual General Appropriations Act and from internally generated funds of the DOT.

SEC. 6. Within sixty (60) days from the effectivity of this Act, the Secretary of the DOT, in consultation with tie local government of Santa Maria, shall promulgate the necessary rules and regulations for the proper implementation of this Act.

SEC. 7. All laws, rules, regulations, proclamations, executive orders or parts thereof inconsistent with this Act are hereby amended accordingly.

SEC. 8. This Act shall take fifteen (15) days after its publication in the Official Gazette or in any newspaper of general circulation.

Approved,

(SGD.) VICENTE C. SOTTO III         President of the Senate

(SGD.) GLORIA MACAPAGAL ARROYO         Speaker of the House of Representatives

This Act which originated in the House of Representatives was passed by the House of Representatives an Senate of the Philippines on June 4, 2019.

(SGD.) MYRA MARIE D. VILLARICA         Secretary of the Senate

(SGD.) DANTE ROBERTO P. MALING         Acting Secretary General House of Representatives

Approved: AUG 22 2019

(SGD.) RODRIGO ROA DUTERTE
  President of the Philippines