Prescribed criteria and guidelines for selecting suitable sites

1. If project falls within National Integrated Protected Areas System as verified with DENR, approval from the Protected Area Management Board (PAMB) has to be obtained.

2. Project has to be consistent with the LGU's comprehensive land use plan and with Strategic Agricultural and Fisheries Development Zones (SAFDZ).

3. Project has no significant potential negative impacts on ground or surface water.

4. Project is not located in high gradient and critical slope (>50%) areas.

5. Project is not too near or encroaching on environmental critical areas (e.g., coral reefs, sea grasses, mangroves, strictly protected forests, buffer zones, etc).

6. Subproject is not located in environmentally hazardous areas (e.g., flood, landslide, earthquake prone areas).

7. Project is consistent with existing spatial plans and zoning regulations.

8. Water supply and sanitation schemes are at least 30 meters apart.

9. Project should not be located in disaster risk areas or declared danger zones.

10. Alien species are not introduced during aquaculture, reforestation and mangrove rehabilitation activities.