Declaration of Policy.
Section 2
SEC. 2. Declaration of Policy. — The importance of the Banahaw and San Cristobal mountains as major watersheds in the provinces of Laguna and Quezon, including their educational, aesthetic, biodiversity, and cultural and religious importance behooves the State to undertake steps for their protection and preservation. It is therefore declared the policy of the State to ensure the protection and conservation of these mountains and their associated forest, biodiversity, cultural and religious importance. In so doing, the State shall ensure the full implementation of this Act, the mobilization of resources for the institutional mechanisms herein established, and the full scientific and technical support needed for the conservation of biodiversity and the integrity of the ecosystems, culture and religious practices.