Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources

HISTORICAL BACKGROUND

BUREAU OF FISHERIES
AND AQUATIC
RESOURCES
The passage of Republic Act 7942, otherwise known as the
Philippine Mining Act of 1995 on March 3, 1995, and DAO
No. 96-40, the Implementing Rules and Regulations of RA
7942, transformed the MGB into a line bureau. The staff
bureau created under DAO 1, series of 1988 became the
Central Office of the MGB, while Mines and Geosciences
Development Service created under DAO 41, series of 1991
became the Regional Offices.

DIRECTORY
VISION
The Mines and Geosciences Bureau envisions a minerals
industry that is not only prosperous but also socially, ATTY. DANILO U. UYKIENG, OIC Director
economically and environmentally sustainable, with broad

community and political support while positively and

ENGR. TEODORICO A. SANDOVAL, OIC Assistant
progressively assisting in government’s program on poverty Director Main Office MGB Compound, North Avenue,
alleviation. Diliman, Quezon City
MISSION FUNCTION, ROLES, AND RESPONSIBILITIES

The steward of the country's mineral
resources, is committed to the
The Mines and Geoscience bureau shall exercise overall management,
promotion of sustainable mineral
supervision and control of all divisions and other units of the central and
resources development, aware of its
contribution to national economic regional offices of the MGB; implement the MGB's mandate of taking
growth and countryside community direct charge in the administration and disposition of mineral lands and
development. mineral resources; promulgate rules and regulations.
.
CASES/SITUATION GOVERNED BY THIS AGENCY
The Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB) is responsible in all cases and situation regarding the administration and
disposition of mineral lands and mineral resources and the conduct of geological, mining, metallurgical, chemical and other
researches, as well as geological and mineral exploration surveys.
BUREAU OF FISHERIES
AND AQUATIC
RESOURCES
PAMB is under Republic Act No. 125, SEC. 10. The
Protected Area Management Board. – There is hereby created
a Protected Area Management Board (PAMB) which shall be
the sole policy-making and permit-granting body of the
NSMNP and its buffer zones
DIRECTORY
VISION Director Gwendolyn Bambalan of DENR Region 2

Main Office SECAL Building, DENR Compound, Visayas
A nation enjoying and Avenue, Diliman, Quezon City 1100
sustaining its natural resources
and clean and healthy
environment.
FUNCTION, ROLES, AND RESPONSIBILITIES
MISSION
The PAMB is basically responsible for making sure that the
To mobilize our citizenry in Management Plan is properly implemented, PAMB for each
protecting, conserving, and of the established protected area under the NIPAS shall be
managing the environment and created. For initial components of the NIPAS, the PAMB
natural resources for the present
shall be created once the area has been determined to be
and future generations.
suitable for inclusion to the System.
Management plan, buffer zone, the annual work and financial plan of the protected area shall be
prepared. Issue Certificate of Origin and/or transport permits for natural resources and other
products collected/gathered from the protected area in accordance with the resource use
instruments/agreements or gratuitous permits issued by the PAMB and/or the DENR.
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BUREAU OF FISHERIES
AND AQUATIC
RESOURCES
The Philippines' Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources,
is an agency of the Philippine government under
the Department of Agriculture responsible for the
development, improvement, law enforcement, management
and conservation of the Philippines' fisheries and aquatic
resources. It was reconstituted as a line bureau by virtue of
Republic Act No. 8550 (Philippine Fisheries Code of 1998)
DIRECTORY
VISION
An institution of excellence in ATTY. DEMOSTHENES R. ESCOTO. Director, Bureau of

sustainable fisheries management Fisheries and Aquatic Resources.
and innovative services contributing Fisheries Building Complex, BPI Compound, Brgy. Vasra,
to the nation's food security and
Visayas Ave, Diliman,Quezon City.
improving fisherfolk quality of life.
FUNCTION, ROLES, AND RESPONSIBILITIES

MISSION
To ensure sustainable fisheries The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR)
and aquatic resources by is the government agency responsible for the development,
empowering fisherfolk towards improvement, management and conservation of the country's
productivity and resiliency. fisheries and aquatic resources.
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This agency handles cases and situation regarding rehabilitation of sectors in Philippine fisheries
through sustainable fishing practice, BFAR also the main agency responsible in combating
illegal fishing and develop all natural resources they have responsible of.

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HISTORICAL BACKGROUND

community and political support while positively and

MISSION FUNCTION, ROLES, AND RESPONSIBILITIES

CASES/SITUATION GOVERNED BY THIS AGENCY

VISION Director Gwendolyn Bambalan of DENR Region 2

CASES/SITUATION GOVERNED BY THIS AGENCY

An institution of excellence in ATTY. DEMOSTHENES R. ESCOTO. Director, Bureau of

FUNCTION, ROLES, AND RESPONSIBILITIES

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