MALACAŅANG PALACE
Manila

Proclamation No. 56

SETTING APART AND DESIGNATING AS SUDLON NATIONAL PARK FOR PARK PURPOSES FOR THE BENEFIT AND ENJOYMENT OF THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES THE PARCEL OF PUBLIC DOMAIN SITUATED IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF CEBU, PROVINCE OF CEBU, ISLAND OF CEBU

Upon the recommendation of the Secretary of Agriculture an Commerce and pursuant to the provisions of section one of Act Numbered Thirty-nine hundred and fifteen, entitled "An Act providing for the establishment of national parks, declaring such parks as game refuges and for other purposes," I, Manuel L. Quezon, President of the Philippines, hereby reserve, set apart, and designate as "Sudlon National Park," under the administration of the Bureau of Forestry, subject to the general executive control and supervision of the said Secretary of Agriculture and Commerce, for park purposes for the benefit and enjoyment of the people of the Philippines and withdraw from sale, settlement, or other disposition, subject to private rights, if any there be, the following parcel of the public domain, situated in the municipality of Cebu, Province of Cebu, Island of Cebu, and described in the Bureau of Forestry map No. N.P.-11, to wit:

Beginning at a point marked 1 on Bureau of Forestry map No. N.P. 11, a stake, marked 1290/135, at junction of trails, which is N. 19° E., about 4,330 meters from M.B.M. No. 18, Toledo-Talisay-Minglanilla; thence following a trail in westerly and northwesterly directions, about 260 meters to point 2, a historical trench in sitio Sipac Sudlon; thence, S. 81° W., 150 meters to point 3, a historical trench in sitio Sipac, Sudlon; thence following a trail in a southwesterly direction, about 140 meters to point 4, a historical trench in sitio Sipac, Sudlon; thence S. 54° W., 220 meters to point 5, a historical trench in sitio Sipac, Sudlon; thence N. 88° W., 110 meters to point 6, a historical trench in sitio Sipac, Sudlon; thence N. 35° W., 100 meters to point 7, a historical trench in sitio Sipac, Sudlon; thence following a trail in westerly and northwesterly directions about 450 meters to point 8, a stake, marked 1290/81, at junction at trails; thence N. 1° W., 260 meters to point 9, a post, marked S.N.P. 1290/76, on side of a trail; thence N. 15° E., 210 meters to point 10, a hambabalod tree, 20 cm. in diameter marked S.N.P. 1290/75 on side of a trail; thence following a trail in a general northeasterly direction, about 780 meters to point 11, a tual tree, 30 cm. diameter, marked S.N.P. 1290/103 at crossing of trail and creek; thence N. 86° E., 120 meters to point 12, a dita tree, 20 cm. diameter, marked S.N.P. 1290/247 on side of a trail; thence N. 77° E., 150 meters to point 13, a taralara, 35 cm. diameter, marked S.N.P. 1290/248 at edge of forest and cultivation; thence N. 10° W., 400 meters to point 14, a tangile tree, 45 cm. diameter, marked T.L. 1253/69 at edge of forest and cultivation; thence N. 76° W., 300 meters to point 15, a white lauan tree, 60 cm. diameter, marked T.L. 1253/66 at edge of forest and cultivation; thence N. 69° W., 370 meters to point 16, a marang tree, 30 cm. diameter, marked T.L. 1253/62 at edge of forest and cultivation; thence N. 5° E. 180 meters to point 17, an almaciga tree, 80 cm. diameter, marked 1253/54 at edge of forest and cultivation; thence S 79° E., 290 meters to point 18, a white lauan tree, 120 cm diameter, marked T.L. 1253/51 at edge of forest and cultivation; thence 19° E., 280 meters to point 19, a hambabalod tree, 30 cm. diameter, marked T.L. 1253/48 at edge of forest and cultivation; thence N. 11° E., 600 meters to point 20, a white lauan tree, 45 cm. diameter, marked T.L. 1253/36 at edge of forest and cultivation; thence due north, 470 meters to point 21, a tangile tree; 45 cm. diameter, marked T.L. 1253/29 at edge of forest and cultivation; thence N. 67° E., 330 meters to point 22, a tuai tree, 85 cm. diameter, marked T.L. 1253/25 at edge of commercial and non-commercial forest; thence N. 31° E., 310 meters to point 23, a pagoringon tree, 35 cm. diameter, marked T.L. 1253/16 at edge of forest and cogon; thence S. 61° E., 250 meters to point 24, a mabonot tree, 45 cm. diameter, marked T.L. 1253/10 at edge of forest and cultivation; thence S. 22° W., 250 meters to point 25, a white lauan tree, 60 cm. diameter, marked T.L. 1253/5, at edge of commercial forest and cultivation; thence N. 53° E., 330 meters to point 26, and oak tree, 35 cm. diameter, marked T.L. 1205/1 on west side of a trail; thence S. 86° E. 340 meters to point 27, a red lauan tree, 90 cm. diameter, marked T.L. 1205/5 at edge of commercial forest and cultivation; thence N. 38° E., 120 meters to point 28, a tangile tree, 25 cm. diameter, marked T.L. 1205/8 at edge of commercial forest and cultivation; thence S. 21° E., 360 meters to point 29, a red lauan tree, 60 cm. diameter, marked T.L. 1205/12 at edge of commercial forest and cultivation; thence S. 57° E., 890 meters to point 30, a white lauan tree, 22 cm. diameter, marked T.L. 1205/19 at edge of commercial forest and cultivation; thence S. 50° E., 260 meters to point 31, a Ficus, Sp. tree, 20 cm. diameter, marked T.L. 1205/20 at edge of commercial forest and cultivation; thence S. 25° W., 120 meters to point 32, a tangile tree, 40 cm. diameter, marked T.L. 1205/21 at edge commercial forest and cultivation; thence S. 14° W., 120 meters to point 33, a lau-at tree, 15 cm. diameter, marked T.L. 1205/22 at edge of commercial forest and cultivation; thence S. 80° E., 440 meters to point 34, a lingo-lingo tree, 50 cm. diameter, marked T.L. 1205/26 at edge of commercial forest and cultivation; thence S. 49° W. 320 meters to point 35, a cabalti tree, 40 cm. diameter, marked T.L. 1205/30 at edge of forest and cogon; thence N. 59° W., 150 meters to point 36, a tangisang-bayawak tree, 25 cm. diameter, marked T.L. 1272/45 at edge of forest and caiñgin; thence S. 40° W., 270 meters to point 37, an oak tree, 30 cm. diameter, marked T.L. 1272/44 at edge of forest and caiñgin; thence S. 15° W., 100 meters to point 38, a tanghas tree, 20 cm. diameter, marked T.L. 1272/42 at edge of forest and cogon; thence S. 56° E., 200 meters to point 39, a rock, marked 1272/41 at edge of forest, thence S. 29° W., 350 meters to point 40, an anonang tree 20 cm. diameter, marked T.L. 1272/38 at edge of commercial forest and cogon; thence N. 81° W., 350 meters to point 41, a stone, marked T.L. 1272/30 at edge of forest; thence S. 87° W., 360 meters to point 42, a balacat-gubat tree, 45 cm. diameter, marked T.L. 1290/278 on east bank of Batangbatang Creek; thence following Batangbatang Creek downstream in general south and southeasterly directions, about 520 meters to point 43, a rock, marked S.N.P. 1290/200 at junction of creeks; thence following a trail in general south and southeasterly directions, about 470 meters to point 44, a rock, marked 1290/177 at junction of creeks and trail; thence S. 60° E., 440 meters to point 45, a nangka tree, 20 cm. diameter, marked S.N.P. 1290/171 at edge of cultivation and cogon; thence S. 38° E., 160 meters to point 46, a madre-cacao tree, 15 cm. diameter, marked S.N.P. 1290/169 at edge of cultivation and cogon; thence S. 37° W., 260 meters to point 47, a small rock, marked 1290/166 on top of a ridge; thence following a trail in westerly and southwesterly directions, about 180 meters to point 48, a small rock, marked 1290/147 on top of ridge; thence following a trail in westerly and southwesterly directions, about 210 meters to point 49, a rock, marked S.N.P. 1290/146 on top of ridge; thence following a trail in west and southwesterly directions, about 360 meters to point 50, a small rock, marked 1290/143 on side of trail; thence following a trail in a northwesterly direction, about 210 meters to point 51, a duhat tree, 30 cm. diameter, marked S.N.P. 1290/139 on side of trail; and thence following a trail in westerly and northwesterly directions, about 320 meters to point 1, the point of beginning. Containing an area of 696.0000 hectares, more or less. The trees used as corners 9-26, 45, 46 and 51 were marked with official marking hatchet No. B.F. 466; corners 27-36 with B.F. 418 and corners 37, 38, 40, and 42 with B.F. 109.

When public interests so require, and when it will not be detrimental to any project being undertaken by the Government, the Secretary of Agriculture and Commerce, upon the recommendation of the Director of Forestry, may declare any portion or portions of this park as subject to mining entry.

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 eleventh day of April, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and thirty-six, and of the Commonwealth of the Philippines, the first.

(SGD.) MANUEL L. QUEZON
President of the Philippines


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