CEBU CITY – The House of Representatives passed on third and final reading House Bill No. 4785 which seeks to lift the forest reserve declaration on the Camotes Islands.
Cebu’s 5th District Rep. Vincent Franco Frasco - who pushed for the bill - has confirmed this and said he is confident that the existing law declaring the entire Camotes group of islands in the province's eastern seaboard as forest reserve will be lifted.
The proposed measure is expected to be passed into law as the bill is now in the Senate. Once it becomes a law, Camotes residents will already be able to apply for land titles.
Frasco said once the dry lands in the Camotes are classified as alienable and disposable, the residents will be able to fully exercise their rights as land owners. This will also mean more investments on the islands that would translate to more job opportunities.
He said once land owners get their titles, investments to the tourist island destination are expected to increase. He also asked for Cebu Governor Gwen Garcia’s permission to give additional funds for the construction of an airport in Camotes Islands.
Frasco, who is a former mayor of Liloan town, said once the seaport in town is completed, the residents of Camotes will have three means of reaching the mainland. At present, sea travellers from Camotes only reach the Cebu mainland through the city ports of Lapu-Lapu and Danao.
President Ferdinand Marcos signed Presidential Proclamation No. 2152 in 1981 declaring the islands of Poro, Ponson and Pacijan – which comprise the Camotes group of islands – as part of the Mangrove Swamps Forest Reserves. (Carlo Lorencian)
Cebu’s 5th District Rep. Vincent Franco Frasco - who pushed for the bill - has confirmed this and said he is confident that the existing law declaring the entire Camotes group of islands in the province's eastern seaboard as forest reserve will be lifted.
The proposed measure is expected to be passed into law as the bill is now in the Senate. Once it becomes a law, Camotes residents will already be able to apply for land titles.
Frasco said once the dry lands in the Camotes are classified as alienable and disposable, the residents will be able to fully exercise their rights as land owners. This will also mean more investments on the islands that would translate to more job opportunities.
He said once land owners get their titles, investments to the tourist island destination are expected to increase. He also asked for Cebu Governor Gwen Garcia’s permission to give additional funds for the construction of an airport in Camotes Islands.
Frasco, who is a former mayor of Liloan town, said once the seaport in town is completed, the residents of Camotes will have three means of reaching the mainland. At present, sea travellers from Camotes only reach the Cebu mainland through the city ports of Lapu-Lapu and Danao.
President Ferdinand Marcos signed Presidential Proclamation No. 2152 in 1981 declaring the islands of Poro, Ponson and Pacijan – which comprise the Camotes group of islands – as part of the Mangrove Swamps Forest Reserves. (Carlo Lorencian)
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