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MAY 2 9 2015
DENR ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER
No.2015.__1=O~ ___
SUBJECT: GUIDELINES ON THE DELINEATION AND DEMARCATION OF
BOUNDARIES OF PROTECTED AREAS UNDER THE
NATIONAL INTEGRATED PROTECTED AREAS SYSTEM
(NIPAS)
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Pursuant to Section 4, Article XII of the 1987 Philippine Constitution, Republic Act No.
7586 or the National Integrated Protected Areas System (NIPAS) Act of 1992, DENR
Administrative Order No. 2008·26 or the Revised Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of
the NIPAS Act, and other pertinent laws, rules and regulations, the following guidelines and
procedures on the delineation and demarcation of boundaries of protected areas are hereby
prescribed for the guidance and compliance ofall concerned.
Section I. Basic Policy. It is the policy of the State to secure for the Filipino people of the
present and future generations the perpetual existence of all native plants and animals through
the establishment of a comprehensive system of integrated protected areas within the
classification ofNational Parks as provided in the Philippine Constitution.
Section 2. Objective. This Order aims to provide the specific guidelines and procedures
for the survey, delineation and demarcation of boundaries of all protected areas under the
NIPAS.
Section 3. Scope and Coverage. This Order shall apply to all protected areas established
and to be established pursuant to the NIPAS Act of 1992. Protected areas designated through
Presidential Proclamation shall be delineated while areas already covered by Congressional Act
shall be demarcated on the ground. Provided, however, that areas identified as initial components
of the NIPAS will be excluded in the delineation activities until they had undergone all the
requirements for establishment as protected areas.
Section 4. Definition of Terms. As used in this Order, the following terms shall be
defined as follows:
1. Boundary marker - the monuments and markings such as concrete monuments,
buoys, deciduous trees, big rocks/stones, PVC stakes and the likes established and
painted to identify the boundaries of the protected areas as prescribed in Section 7
hereof;
2. Delineation - the conduct of site investigation, field reconnaissance and staking
using standard signages and identifying or installing prescribed markers/monuments
on the ground or setting prescribed stainless steel spherical buoys on the surface, if
bodies of water, to mark the boundaries ofareas declared protected through
presidential proclamation and verified in the field in accordance with the criteria set
forth in the establishment ofprotected areas under the NIPAS;
3. Demarcation - the establishment of the boundaries of a national park or legislated
protected area by installing visible markers/monuments, buoys in case of marine
areas, and known natural featuresllandmarks, among others, as a result of actual
ground delineation;
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4. Final map - map generated from the delineation and demarcation of the protected
area with technical descriptions at a scale of 1:50,000;
5. NIP AS - the classification and administration of all designated protected areas to
maintain ecological processes and life-support systems, to preserve genetic diversity,
to ensure sustainable use of resources found therein; and to maintain their natural
conditions to the greatest extent possible;
6. Preliminary map - initial map generated out of the protected area mapand overlaid
with otherground maps such as topographic map, land classification map and other
necessary maps, to be used as reference for the boundary delineation and
demarcation of protected areas;
7. Protected area - identified portion of land and/or water set aside by reason of their
unique physical and biological significance, managed to enhance biological diversity
and protected against destructive human exploitation; and
8. Strategic places - vantage points adjacent to local communities, traverse in
riverbanks and streams, roadsides and entry points where monitoring of illegal
activities can take place.
Section 5. Implementation Structure. To provide guidance and ensure effective and
efficient implementation of the delineation and demarcation of protected areas, the following
Committees/Groups are hereby created, the functional structure of which are shown below:
5.1. National Delineation and Demarcation Committee (NDDC) - The NDCC shall set
the policy directions in the implementation of boundary delineation and demarcation
activities of protected areas. It shall convene regularly to review and evaluate the
results of the survey, delineation and demarcation of protected areas and endorse the
survey results including the final map of the protected area, for approval of the
Secretary.
Chairperson Undersecretary for Field Operations
Vice-Chairperson: Director, Biodiversity Management Bureau (BMB)
Members:
Director, Policy and Planning Service
Director, Remote Data Analysis Branch, NAMRIA
Director, Mines and Geosciences Bureau
Director, Forest Management Bureau
Director, Lands Management Bureau
Representative, DENR Legal Affairs Service Office
Secretariat BMB Staff
5.2 Regional Delineation and Demarcation Committee (RDDC}-A Regional Delineation
and Demarcation Committee which will be headed by the Regional Director (RD)
shall be created to oversee and coordinate the activities under this guideline. The
RDDC shall also organize the Regional Delineation and Demarcation Team (RDDT)
through a Special Order to be issued by the RD. The RDDC shall have the following
members:
Chairperson Regional Director
Vice Chairperson Assistant Regional Director for Technical Services
(ARDTS)
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Members One representative each from the Regional Land
Evaluation Party (LEP), concerned Protected Area
Management Board (pAMB), Legal Division, Licenses,
Patents and Deeds Division (LPDD), Surveys and Mapping
Division (SMD), and Mines and Geosciences Bureau
Regional Office
Secretariat Conservation and Development Division (CDD) Chief and
the concerned Protected Area Superintendent
5.3 Regional Delineation and Demarcation Team (RDDT) - The Regional Delineation
and Demarcation Team (RDDT) shall conduct the actual survey and field
delineation/demarcation. The ARDTSshall be designated as the RDDT Coordinator
with the following members:
a. Terrestrial Protected Areas:
• Team Leader - Land Evaluation Party (LEP) Registered Geodetic
Engineer
• Three (3) Crew Members (Concerned Protected Area Superintendent, 2
Survey Aides)
• At most 10 laborers (2 brushers, 1 transit carrier, 2 manufacturers, 4
haulers, 1 planter)
a. Marine Protected Areas:
• Team Leader - Registered Geodetic Engineer
• Crew Members (2 Marine Biologists or technical personnel of
appropriate training and qualifications),
• Survey Aides (at most 5)
• Representative from the Philippine Coast Guard
Section 6. Delineation and Demarcation of Protected Areas. Upon establishment of the
Protected Area through presidential proclamation pursuant to the NIPAS Act of 1992, its
boundaries shall be delineated using standard signages. Upon legislation or establishment
through congressional act, its boundaries shall be located or relocated and demarcated on the
ground with concrete monuments or other prominent physical landmarks or features. An index
of station numbers shall be engraved on the monuments or markers to serve as reference.
Appropriate markers shall be used where the boundary ofthe protected area is on water.
6.1 Preparatory Phase. Prior to the conduct of the actual ground survey, the following
shall be compiled to generate the preliminary map which will be used as reference
for the boundary delineation and demarcation:
a. Cadastral Map;
b. DMA Topographic maps (1:50,000);
c. Land Classification maps (to be provided by NAMRIA);
d. Protected Area map; and
e. Other related maps as may be necessary.
6.2 Implementation Phase. The actual ground surveys, delineation and demarcation of
boundaries shallbe consistent with the protected area delimitation provisions under
DENR Administrative Order No. 2007-29 also known as the "Revised Regulations
on Land Surveys" and Memorandum Circular No. 2010-13 or the Manual on Land
Survey Procedures. All surveys shall be executed using precise survey instruments
such as, Global Positioning System (GPS), among others.
The lines and comers of the protected area as indicated in the Proclamation and/or
Republic Act shall be the primary basis for the validation of boundaries and the
subsequent delineation and demarcation. Observations and information gathered
during the field activities shall be recorded and shall form part of the final report.
All settlements/communities within the protected area should be duly noted and their
exact location, marked on the ground and on the map. The settlements/communities
noted in the boundary delineation and demarcation process should not in any manner
lead to the reclassification ofthat portion of protected area.
The participation of local communities especially those that will be affected by such
activity will be encouragedduring the conduct of the actual boundary delineation and
demarcation. For effective delineation and demarcation of the protected area, the
following activities shall be undertaken by the RODT:
a. Locate or relocateon the ground the comers of the protected area using the
preliminary map and Congressional Act and/or Presidential Proclamation as
references;
b. Comers shall be marked with monuments and appropriate markers in
accordance with the prescribed design and specification provided for in Annex
A;
c. In between comers, signages/markers must be installed in strategic places
and/or every 250 m, if necessary;
d. For terrestrial protected areas, three (3) strips (quincunx) of suitable and
fruit/flowering endemic tree species shall be planted along the boundary lines
in between concrete monuments with spacing of 4 m x 4 m (see Annex B for
illustration);
e. Thefinal map of the protected area with technical descriptions at a scale of
1:50,000 shall be prepared and certified by the RODT and submitted to the
RODC through CDD and the PASu for further review and endorsement to the
NDCC. The approved protected area map shall be plotted in the Cadastral Map
by the concerned Regional Office; and
f The RO, as chairman of the RODC, shall ensure the correctness and
authenticity of the maps. He/she shall sign and endorse the same to the
Secretary through the NDCC for final approval.
Section 7. Boundary Markers. Permanent markers such as monuments, buoys and
alternative markers shall be installed using the standard design and specification as provided
herein.
7.1 Description of monument and establishment procedures for protected areas
established through enactment of a Law:
7.1.1 Terrestrial Protected Areas
a. For concrete monuments, it shall have a minimum dimension of 20.00
cm x 20.00 em x 90.00 cm. The materials to be used shall be Class A
(1 :2:4) concrete, longitudinally reinforced with single 10.00 mm
diameter standard deformed steel bar, properly embedded on the center.
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The boundary markers should bear the letters "NP" which means
"National Park" and the comer numbers engraved at the center on top of
the monuments. The letter should be 10.00 cm high in Arial font and the
"comer number" in 5.00 em diameter (Comer No.1). The said
monuments should be installed vertically and as accurately as possible
where the comer points of the protected area are located on the ground.
The monument shall be implanted 45.00 em deep on the ground.
Signageslmarkers installed in strategic places and/or in every 250 m
along the boundary shall have the markings as provided for in DAO No.
2009-09 dated August 20, 2009,and should be stated in English and in
the local dialect as shown in AnnexC.
b. Should there be comers located in spots where the use of concrete
monuments are not applicable, permanent features on the ground such as
boulders or rock surfaces, with an exposed surface of at least one (1)
meter, can serve as alternative markers. They shall be marked with the
comer number and the letters "NP" the font size of which is 10.00 cm
arial font. These shall be painted red with at least three (3) coatings. A
15 em x 15 em square box shall also be painted with the same paint and
coatings to enclose the markings and the comer number at its center.
The geographic coordinates of each comer should be recorded.
c. Large deciduous trees with at least one (1) meter in diameter at breast
height (DBR) can also be used as an alternative marker.
7.1.2 Marine Protected Areas
If the comer points are located on the sea or in any water body, the use of
red factory made stainless spherical buoys with 30.48 em minimum
diameter can be used, provided, that the letters "NP" (5.00 em high, Arial
font) and the comer number (lcm) are engraved on a metal plate resistant to
seawater and firmly attached at the top. The said buoys with sinker should
be properly chained and anchored. However, damage to under water
resources such as corals, sea grasses, and the likes should be avoided. A
solar powered blinker maybe attached to the [Link] geographic
coordinates of each comer marked by buoys should be [Link]
of boundary markers for marine protected areas is hereto attached as Annex
D.
7.2 A protected area established through Presidential Proclamation pursuant to the
NIPAS Act of 1992, shall be delineated and the comers shall be marked using
standard signages, temporary markers or PVC pipes, the specification of which is
shown in Annex E.
7.2.1 Methods of Fabrication and Installation:
a. A 2 inches diameter, 3.33 feet in height orange pvc pipe shall be used as
stake mounted on the center of a 12 in. x 4 in.
b. The portion of the pipe embedded in the concrete footing shall be
provided with 2-8 mm, 6 in. long installed perpendicular with each other
serve as an anchor.
c. The PVC pipe shall be filled with concrete.
d. An arrow pointing to the direction of the next comer shall be inscribed
on the top of the PVC pipe.
e. The pre-fabricated stake shall be erected 1.33 feet below the natural
ground level.
All comers and important natural and man-made features shall be noted and
recorded.
Section 8. Appropriations. Funds for the delineation and demarcation of protected areas
shall be included in the regular budgetary allocation of the DENR. Additional funds may be
sourced from other funding institutions.
Section 9. Conflict Resolutions. Parties shall exert their best effort to resolveboundary
disputes through amicable settlements. Should disputes remain unresolved, the parties shall
resort to conciliation or mediation.
Section 10. Repealing Clause. This Order amends and/or supersedes all existing DENR
guidelines, instructions, rules or regulations contrary hereto.
Section 11. Effectivity. This Order shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication
in newspaper of general circulation and a copy thereof submitted to the Office of National
Administrative Register (ONAR).
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PROPOSED BOUNDARY MARKERS
FOR MARINE PROTECTED AREAS
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Methods or Fabrlc:atlon and InstaOatlon:
1. A 2 inches diameter, 3.33 feet in height orange pvc pipe shall be used as stake mounted on
the center ofa 12 in. x 4 in. thick concrete block footing.
2. The portion ofthe pipe embedded in the concrete footing shall be provided with 2-8 mm,
6 in. long installed perpendicular with each other serve as anchor.
3. The pvc pipe shall be filled with concrete.
4. An arrow pointing to the direction ofthe next comer shall be inscribed on the top ofthe
pvc pipe.
5. The pre-fabricated stake shall be erected 1.33 feet below the natural ground level.
COST ESTIMATES FOR BOUNDARY DELINEATIONIDEMARCATION
TERRESTRIAL PROTECTED AREA
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Sub-Act· • Unit Costs h Total Cost /km
PA Boundary Demarcation
A. Survey 4,340.00
1 Instrument man (GE or Forester) 800 (a1lowance)/day 800.00
3 Survey Aide (concerned PASu, 1
front sight, 1 backsight) 800 (a1lowance)/day 2,400.00
3 Laborers (2 brushers, 1 transit
carrier) 380/day 1,140.00
B. Monumenting 4,280.00
7 laborers (2 manufacturers, 4 haulers,
1 planter)
380/day 2,660.00
420/monument 420.00
400/signage x 3 1200.00
8.620.00
1,293.00
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IT. DELINEATION
Sub-Act· • Unit Costs h Total Cost /km
A. Survey 4,380.00
1 Instrument man (GE or Forester) 800 (a1lowance)/day 800.00
2 Survey Aide 800 (a1lowance)/day 1,600.00
5 Laborers 380/day 1,900.00
B. Staking 300/stake x 4 1,200.00
Total 5.500.00
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GRAND TOTAL 6,325.00
MARINE PROTECTED AREA
DETAILED ESTIMATE OF ONE (1) SET BOUNDARY MARKER BUOY
WITH 4 TONS CONCRETE SINKER
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Unit Price
Coq)onent No. Price Amount Total
Rate/Day
Measure
A. Fabrication of Concrete Sinker (Sub-Total) 23,550.80
A.1 Materials for Concrete Sinker 16,822.00
1. 16mm Reinforcement bars 11 pes. 437.00 4,807.00
2. Portland/Fortune cement 12 bags 250.00 3,000.00
3. Mixed gravel & sand 3 cum. 500.00 1,500.00
4. # 16 G.I. Tie wire 5 kls. 85.00 425.00
5. 10 pes. 2''x 2"x12" Lumber 40 [Link]. 45.00 1,800.00
6. Marine Plywood # 1/2" 3 pes. 840.00 2,520.00
7. 4" Common nail 3 kls. 85.00 255.00
8. 3" Common nail 3 kls. 85.00 255.00
9. 2" Common nail 2 kls. 85.00 170.00
10.1" Common nail 1 kl. 90.00 90.00
11. Stainless Steel # 5/8" (dowel) 10 fl 200.00 2,000.00
A.2 Construct/onHabricat/on Cost (40% of the Material Cost) 6,728.80
B. Estimate of stay line rope, cables and its
accessories (Sub-Total) 67,500.00
1. Prolypropylenerope 24 mm0 x 660 m 2 rolls 29,850.00 59,700.00
2. Steel center Cable # 3/8" 0 75 feet 50.00 3,750.00
3. Stainless Swivel # 5/8"0 2 pieces 1,500.00 3,000.00
4. Thimbles # 5/8" 0 2 pieces 150.00 300.00
5. Cable Clips # 5/8" 0 5 pieces 150.00 750.00
C. Estimate of factory made buoy (Sub-Total) 64,800.00
C.1 Materials for Marlcer Buoy 60,800.00
1. Factory Made 1 m 0 stainless steel 1 piece 55000.00 55,000.00
spherical buoy
2. Stainless Steel Rod # 3/4"0 5 pieces 1000.00 5,000.00
3. Stainless steel sheet #1/8" x 12" x 10" 4 pieces 200.00 800.00
C.2 Labor Cost In connecting accessories 4,000.00
D. Installation Cost (Sub-Total) 20,000.00
TOTAL COST 175,850.80
10% CONTINGENCY COST 17,585.08
TOTAL COST PER MARKER SET 193,435.88
