Administrative Order No. 490

MALACAÑAN PALACE
MANILA

BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES
[ ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER NO. 490, October 30, 1984 ]

ASSIGNING, TRANSFERRING AND CONVEYING IN FEE SIMPLE TO THE CULTURAL CENTER OF THE PHILIPPINES CERTAIN PARCELS OF LAND OF THE PUBLIC DOMAIN SITUATED IN THE CITY OF PASAY

WHEREAS, pursuant to Presidential Decree No. 15, dated October 5, 1972, a body corporate known as the Cultural Center of the Philippines, hereinafter referred to as the Center, has been created for certain purposes, among which is “to construct, establish and maintain in a single site a national theater, a national music hall, an art gallery and such other buildings and facilities as are necessary or desirable for the holding of conferences, seminars, concerts and the like;”

WHEREAS, to carry out these purposes, there has been granted to the Center pursuant to Presidential Decree No. 15 certain parcels of land of the public domain situated in the Cities of Pasay and Manila, titles to which have already been issued in favor of the Center;

WHEREAS, it has since become increasingly necessary and desirable that additional areas be conveyed and titled to the Center in order that it could effectively and fully carry out the purposes and objectives for which it has been created; and

WHEREAS, another two (2) parcels of land situated in the City of Pasay and adjacent to the area granted to the Center under Presidential Decree No. 15 have been surveyed as expansion site of the Cultural Center of the Philippines and the Philippine International Convention Center.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by the Constitution of the Philippines do hereby decree as follows:

Section 1. The title to and ownership of that certain parcels of land of the public domain situated in the City of Pasay, which are more particularly described below, is hereby assigned, transferred and conveyed in fee simple to the Cultural Center of the Philippines:

Lot 41
Swo-04-000505
Cultural Center of the Philippines and
Philippine International Convention Center

A PARCEL OF LAND (Lot 41 of plan Swo-04-000505, L.R.C. Record No. ), situated in the City of Manila and Pasay, Island of Luzon. Bounded on the NE., & NW., along lines 1 to 3 by Lot 19 (parking space) of plan Swo-04-000505; on the NE., along lines 3 to 5 by Road; on the SE., along lines 5-6 by Lot 30 (Phil. Plaza Hotel) of plan Swo-04-000505; on the SW., along line 6-7 by Break Water (Manila Bay); and on the NW., along line 7-1 by Lot 42 of plan Swo-04-000505. Beginning at a point marked “1” on the plan being, S. 63 deg. 12' W., 1248.44 m. from CEM No. 2, Manila Cadastre;

thence S. 21 deg. 17? E., 39.59 m. to point 2;

thence N. 60 deg. 27? E., 113.72 m. to point 3;

thence N. 75 deg. 34? E., 7.15 m. to point 4;

thence S. 84 deg. 54? E., 71.99 m. to point 5;

thence S. 60 deg. 27? W., 177.94 m. to point 6;

thence N. 18 deg. 17? W., 52.13 m. to point 7;

thence N. 63 deg. 51? E., 48.74 m. to point of

beginning; containing an area of THREE THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED NINETY ONE (3,591) SQUARE METERS. All points referred to are indicated on the plan and are marked on the ground by Old “X” on Boulder 1 m. wide; bearings true. This lot was surveyed in accordance with law and existing regulations promulgated thereunder, by Felipe R. Venenzuela, Geodetic Engineer, on January 3-31, 1970 and approved on March 16, 1979.£A⩊phi£

Lot 42
Swo-04-000505
Cultural Center of the Philippines and
Philippine International Convention Center

A PARCEL OF LAND (Lot 42, Swo-04-000505 L.R.C. Record No. ), situated in the City of Manila and Pasay, Island of Luzon. Bounded on the SE., along line 1-2 by Lot 41, Swo-04-000505 (Parking Space); on the SW., & NW., along lines 2-3-4 by Break Water (Manila Bay); and on the NE., along line 4-1 by Lot 18, Swo-04-000505 (Proposed swimming pool). Beginning at a point marked “I” on the plan being S. 63 deg. 12' W., 1248.44 m. from CBM No. 2, Manila Cadastre;

thence S. 63 deg. 51? W., 48.74 m. to point 2;

thence N. 18 deg. 10? W., 226.39 m. to point 3;

thence N. 65 deg. 18? E., 36.23 m. to point 4;

thence S. 21 deg. 17? E., 224.03 m. to the point of

beginning; containing an area of NINE THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED SIXTEEN (9,516) SQUARE METERS. All points referred to are indicated on the plan and are marked on the ground “X” marked on Conc. Pavement, except point 4 by Old Wooden Post (25 cm. deam.,); bearings true. This lot was surveyed in accordance with law and existing regulations promulgated thereunder, by Felipe R. Venenzuela, Geodetic Engineer on January 3-31, 1979 and approved on March 16, 1979.

Section 2. The lands herein granted as well as all improvements thereon and all other properties of the Center shall, after payment of obligations, revert to the Government of the Philippines when and if the Center ceases to exist.
Section 3. This order shall take effect immediately.

Done in the City of Manila, this 30th day of October, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and eighty-four.

(Sgd.) FERDINAND E. MARCOS
President of the Philippines

By the President:

(Sgd.) MANUEL M. LAZARO
Presidential Assistant for Legal Affairs

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