Proclamation No. 496 Series of 1939




MALACAÑANG PALACE Manila BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES Proclamation No. 496 EXCLUDING FROM THE OPERATION OF PROCLAMATION NO. 472, SERIES OF 1932, AND ESTABLISHING AS CAPOOCAN FOREST RESERVE FOR FOREST PROTECTION AND TIMBER PRODUCTION, A PARCEL OF THE PUBLIC DOMAIN SITUATED IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF CAPOOCAN, PROVINCE OF LEYTE, ISLAND OF LEYTE. Upon the recommendation of the Director of Forestry, approved by the Secretary of Agriculture and Commerce, I, Manuel L. Quezon, President of the Philippines, hereby exclude a parcel of public domain in Capoocan, Leyte, from the operation of the provisions of Proclamation Numbered Four hundred seventy-two, dated May seventeen, nineteen hundred and thirty-two, establishing a colony for agricultural school graduates situated in the municipalities of Ormoc and Capoocan, Province of Leyte, island of Leyte; and pursuant to the provisions of section eighteen hundred and twenty-six of Act Numbered Twenty-seven hundred and eleven, known as the Revised Administrative Code, I hereby establish same, for forest protection and timber production, as the Capoocan Forest Reserve and place it under the administration and control of the Bureau of Forestry, which shall have the authority to regulate the use and occupancy of this reserve and the cutting, collection and removal of timber and other forest products therein in accordance with the forest law and regulations. I, therefore, withdraw from entry, sale or settlement, and hereby declare and proclaim to be the Capoocan Forest Reserve, subject to private rights, if any there be, that portion of the public domain situated in the municipality of Capoocan, Province of Leyte, Island of Leyte, and described on Bureau of Forestry Map No. F. R.—94 to wit: Beginning at corner 1, an apitong tree, 50 cm. in diam., marked F./R. 414/11, which is on the east side of road; which is S. 12° E., about 3,060 meters to barrio Limon, municipality of Capoocan; thence following a road in a southeasterly direction about 140 meters to corner 2, an apitong tree, 30 em. in diam., marked F. R. 414/16, which is on the north side of a road; thence following the road in a general southeasterly direction, 580 meters to corner 3, an apitong tree, 30 cm. in diam., marked F. R. 414/49, which is on the north side of a road; thence S. 64° E., 310 meters to corner 4, a duguan tree, 30 cm. in diam., marked F. R. 411/46, which is on the west bank of Tagbacan Dudu Creek; thence S. 87° E., 210 meters to corner 5, a white lauan tree, 30 cm. in diam., marked F. R. 411/45, which is on the west side of logging trail; thence S. 88° E., 220 meters to corner 6, a white lauan tree, 70 cm. in diam., marked F. R. 411/44, which is on the west bank of Leyte River; thence following Leyte River upstream in a general southeasterly direction, 190 meters to corner 7, a guijo tree, 60 cm. in diam., marked F. R. 411/42, which is on the west bank of Leyte River; thence following Leyte River upstream in a general southerly direction, 380 meters to corner 8, a narra tree, 30 cm. in diam., marked F. R. 411/37, which is on the east bank of Leyte River; thence following Leyte River upstream in general westerly direction, 470 meters to corner 9, a narra tree, 35 cm. in diam., marked F. R. 411/33, which is on the east bank of Leyte River; thence following Leyte River in a general southeasterly direction, 450 meters to corner 10, a white lauan tree, 60 cm. in diam., marked F. R. 411/30, which is on the east bank .of Leyte River; thence following Leyte River upstream in a general southeasterly direction, 290 meters to corner 11, an apitong tree, 80 cm. in diam., marked F. R. 347/19, which is on the northeast bank of Leyte River; thence following Leyte River upstream in a southeasterly direction, 450 meters to corner 12, an apitong tree, 30 cm. in diam., marked F. R. 411/20, which is on the west bank of Leyte River; thence following Leyte River upstream, in a general southerly direction, 420 meters to corner 13, a white lauan tree, 35 cm. in diam., marked F. R. 411/16, which is at the junction of Leyte River and a creek; thence following Leyte River upstream in a southwesterly direction, 340 meters to corner 14, a white lauan tree, 75 cm. in diam., marked F. R. 411/12, which is on the northwest bank of creek; thence following Leyte River upstream in a southwesterly direction, 170 meters to corner 15, a white lauan tree, 40 cm. in diam., marked F..R. 411/10, which is on the north bank of creek; thence S. l2° W., 90 meters to corner 16, a mayapis tree, 50 cm. in diam., marked. F. R. 411/9, which is on top of ridge; thence S. 45° W.7 200 meters to corner 17, a white lauan tree, 60 cm. in diam., marked F. R. 411/8, which is at the source of creek; thence following the creek downstream in a southerly direction, 220 meters to corner 18, a white lauan tree, 30 cm. in diam., marked F. R. 411/6, which is on the south bank of creek; thence S. 24° E., 140 meters to corner 19, a mangasinoro tree, 40 cm. in diam., marked P. E. 411/5, which is at the edge of caiñgin; thence S. 2° E., 200 meters to corner 20, an apitong tree, 60 cm. in diam., marked F. E. 411/3, which is on a slope of ridge; thence S. 45° W., 210 meters to corner 21, a white lauan tree, 25 cm. in diam., marked F. R. 411/1, which is on the east side of road; thence following road in a general northwesterly direction, 270 meters to corner 22, a white lauan tree, 60 cm. in diam., marked F. R. 412/6, which is on the west side of road; thence following road in a general northerly direction 120 meters to corner 23, a toog tree, 60 cm. in diam., marked F. R. 412/7, which is on. the west side of road; thence following the road in a general northerly and northwesterly direction, 370 meters to corner 24, an apitong tree, 65 cm. in diam., marked F. R. 412/15, which is on the east side of road; thence N. 73° W., 260 meters to corner 25, a mayapis tree, 30 cm. in diam., marked F. R. 410/3, which is on the east bank of Agumayan Creek; thence following Agumayan Creek downstream in a general northerly direction, 320 meters to corner 26, an apitong tree, 35 cm. in diam., marked F. R. 410/6, which is at the junction of Agumayan Creek and branch; thence following Agu^ mayan Creek downstream in a northwesterly direction 310 meters to corner 27, a sacat tree, 30 cm. in diam., marked F. R. 410/9, which is on the east bank of Agumayan Creek; thence following Agumayan Creek downstream in a general northwesterly direction, 370 meters to corner 28, a toog tree, 30 cm. in diam., marked F. R. 410/13, which is on the east bank of Agumayan Creek; thence following Agumayan Creek downstream in a general northwesterly direction, 140 meters tc corner 29, a white lauan tree, 60 cm. in diam., marked F. R. 410/15, which is on the west bank of Agumayan Creek; thence following Agumayan Creek downstream in a general northwesterly direction, 360 meters to corner 30, a white lauan tree, 25 cm. in diam., marked F. R. 410/19, which is on the west bank of Agumayan Creek; thence following Agumayan Creek downstream, in a northwesterly direction, 280 meters to corner 31, a mayapis tree, 35 cm. in diam., marked F. R. 410/23, which is on the west bank of Agumayan Creek; thence following Agumayan Creek downstream in a northwesterly direction, 300 meters to corner 32, a bitanghol tree, 25 cm. in diam., marked F. R. 410/28, which is on the east bank of Agumayan Creek; thence following Agumayan Creek downstream in a general northwesterly direction, 340 meters to corner 33, a magabuyo tree, 30 cm. in diam., marked F. E. 410/31, which is on the east bank of Agumayan Creek; thence N. 47° E., 230 meters to corner 34, an apitong tree, 30 cm. in diam., marked F. R. 410/32, which is on the east side of trail; thence N. 30° E., 180 meters to corner 35, an apitong tree, 33 cm. in diam., marked F. R. 410/35, which is on the east side of trail; thence due north, 170 meters to corner 36, a pahutan tree, 30 cm. in diam., marked F. R. 410/34, which is on the west side of trial; thence N. 17° E; 230 meters to corner 37, a white lauan tree, 50 cm. in diam., marked F. E. 410/35, which is on the eastside of trail on bank of creek; thence N. 17° W., 230 meters to corner 38, a toog tree, 80 cm. in diam., marked F. R. 410/36, which is on the side of trail on the west bank of Tugbacan Guti Creek; thence following Tugbacan Guti Creek upstream in a northeasterly direction, 160 meters to corner 39, a mayapis tree, 25 cm. in diam., marked F. E. 414/40, which is on the south bank of Tugbacan Guti Creek; thence following Tugbacan Guti Creek upstream in a general southeasterly direction, 300 meters to corner 40, a mayapis tree, 30 cm. in diam., marked F. E. 414/34, which is on the east bank of Tugbacan Guti Creek; thence following Tugbacan Guti Creek upstream in a southeasterly direction, 200 meters to corner 41, a mayapis tree, 30 cm. in diam., marked F. R. 414/29, which is on the east bank of Tugbacan Guti Creek; thence S. 84° E., 170 meters to corner 42, an apitong tree, 30 cm. in diam., marked F. R. 414/28, which is on top of a ridge; thence S. 83° E., 190 meters to corner 1, the point of beginning. Corners 1 to 42 were marked with the official marking hatchet No. B. F. 323. This forest reserve contains an area of 372 hectares. In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the Commonwealth of the Philippines to be affixed. Done at the City of Manila, this sixteenth day of December, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and thirty-nine, and of the Commonwealth of the Philippines, the fifth. MANUEL L. QUEZON President of the Philippines By the President: JORGE B. 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