Proclamation No. 184 Series of 1937




MALACAÑANG PALACE Manila Proclamation No. 184 ESTABLISHING AS MAHAGNAO NATIONAL PARK FOR THE BENEFIT AND ENJOYMENT OF THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES THE PARCEL OF LAND SITUATED IN THE MUNICIPALITIES OF BURAUEN AND LA PAZ, PROVINCE OF LEYTE, ISLAND OF LEYTE Upon the recommendation of the Secretary of Agriculture and Commerce, and pursuant to the provisions of section one of the 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 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 municipalities of Burauen and La Paz, Province of Leyte, and described in the Bureau of Forestry map No. N. P.-16, to wit; Beginning at point marked 1 on Bureau of Forestry map No. N. P.-16, and M. B. No. 22, no mark, M. B. M. No. 22 on the boundary line of Burauen and La Paz; thence following the edge of Lake Danao in a general southeasterly direction, about 270 meters to corner 2, a lamog tree, 20 cm. diameter, marked 285/6 at the mouth of Magkilat Creek; thence following Magkilat Creek upstream in a general southeasterly direction, about 260 meters to corner 3, a binloran tree, 35 cm. diameter, marked 565/82, identical to corner 5, block IV, alienable and disposable project 12, Leyte; thence S. 80° E., 300 meters to corner 4, a bignai tree, 25 cm. diameter, marked 285/3 on the plain; thence S. 48° E., 190 meters to corner 5, a lumangog tree, 20 cm. diameter, marked 285/2 on the side of a slope; thence S. 24° E., 270 meters to corner 6, a white lauan tree 20 cm. diameter, marked 281/36 on the top of a ridge; thence S. 30° W., 160 meters to corner 7, a red lauan tree, 30 cm. diameter, marked 281/33 on the side of a slope; thence S. 50° W., 160 meters to corner 8, an unknown tree, 40 cm. diameter, marked 281/30 on the north side of a trail; thence S. 29° W., 230 meters to corner 9, a balobo tree, 25 cm. diameter, marked 281/26 on the north side of a wall; thence S. 66° W., 190 meters to corner 10, a white lauan tree 40 cm. diameter, marked 281/20 at the edge of a cultivation; thence N. 65° 30′ W., 170 meters to corner 11, a catmon tree, 30 cm. diameter, marked 281/17 on the side of a slope; thence N. 64° W., 230 meters to corner 12, a balete tree, 120 cm. diameter, marked 281/14 on the west side of a trail; thence N. 21° W., 150 meters to corner 13, a kalai tree, 30 cm. diameters, marked 281/11 on the west side of a trail; thence N. 34° W., 210 meters to corner 14, a putian tree, 25 cm. diameter, marked 281/8 at the junction of foot trails; thence N. 26° W., 170 meters to corner 15, a haguimit tree, 30 cm. diameter, marked 281/6 on the east side of a trail; thence N. 29° W., 200 meters to corner 16, an M. B, M. No. 23, marked 281/2 at the edge of Lake Danao; thence following the edge of Lake Danao in a general northwesterly direction of about 200 meters to corner 17, a lamog tree, 25 cm. diameter, marked 281/1 at the mouth of Dianiban Creek; thence N. 55° W., 170 meters to corner 18, a lapnisan tree, 40 cm. diameter, marked 282/3 on the east side of a trail; thence following a trail in a general northwesterly direction of about 200 meters to corner 19, a white lauan tree, 30 cm. diameter, marked 282/6 on the east side of a kaingin; thence following a trail on a general northwesterly direction of about 230 meters corner 20, an olaro tree, 35 cm. diameter, marked 282/10 on the east side of a foot trail; thence following a trail in a general northwesterly direction of about 230 meters to corner 21, a bitanghol tree, 25 cm. diameter, marked 282/14 on the south bank of a dry creek; thence following a dry creek in a general northwesterly direction of about 300 meters to corner 22, a batitinan tree, 60 cm. diameter, marked 282/18 on the south bank of a dry creek; thence following a dry creek in a general northwesterly direction of about 250 meters to corner 23, a malaikmo tree, 60 cm. diameter, marked 282/22 on the south bank of a dry creek; thence N. 46° W., 220 meters to corner 24, a wacatan tree, 20 cm. diameter, marked 282/26 on the side of a slope; thence N. 39° W., 240 meters to corner 25, a binuang tree, 30 cm. diameter, marked 282/29 on the west bank of Clor Creek; thence N. 2° E., 220 meters to corner 26, a malugai tree, 40 cm. diameter, marked 282/34 on the east side of a trail; thence N. 13° W., 220 meters to corner 27, an olayan tree, 35 cm. diameter, marked 282/38 on the east side of a trail; thence N. 21° W., 200 meters to corner 28, a white lauan tree, 70 cm. diameter, marked 282/42 on the east side of a trail; thence N. 45° E., 80 meters to corner 29, a balobo tree, 20 cm. diameter, marked 282/45 on the east bank of Mainit Creek; thence N. 69° E., 60 meters to corner 30, a corong tree, 20 cm. diameter, marked 282/46 on the top of a ridge; thence N. 49° E., 150 meters to corner 31, a lasona tree, 60 cm. diameter, marked 282/48 on the south side of a trail; thence N. 58 E., 230 meters to corner 32, an unknown tree, 110 cm. diameter, marked 282/50 on the west side of a trail; thence N. 4° E. 210 meters to corner 33, a kamayohan tree, 20 cm. diameter, marked 282/53 on the west side of a trail; thence N. 23° E., 100 meters to corner 34, a white lauan tree, 100 cm. diameter, marked 282/55 at the edge of a caingin; thence S. 83° E. 200 meters to corner 35, a manay-banay tree, 30 cm. diameter, marked 282/57 at the junction of Mainit and Mahaganao Creeks; thence following Mainit creek in a general northeasterly direction about 160 meters to corner 36, a Ficus Specie, 20 cm. diameter, marked 283/73 on the east bank of a creek; thence S. 89° E., 110 meters to corner 37, a malugai tree, 25 cm. diameter, marked 283/72 at the edge of thick bohos; thence S. 56° E., 150 meters to corner 38, an unknown tree, 80 cm. diameter, marked 283/70 on the side of a small hill; thence S. 52° E., 100 meters to corner 39, a lapnisan tree, 35 cm. diameter, marked 283/68 at the junctions of creeks; thence S. 58° E., 150 meters to corner 40, and olayan tree, 50 cm. diameter, marked 283/65 on the south of a dry creek; thence N. 84° E., 250 meters to corner 41, a lanete tree, 30 cm. diameter, marked 283/61 on the side of a slope; thence S. 69° E., 220 meters to corner 42, an anislag tree, 20 cm. diameter, marked 283/57 on the side of a slope; thence S. 71° E., 240 meters to corner 43, a taloto tree, 45 cm. diameter, marked 283/53 on the top of a small ridge; thence N. 50° E., 180 meters to corner 44, an olayan tree, 40 cm. diameter, marked 283/51 near the edge of Lake Matigbao; thence following the edge of Lake Matigbao in a general southeasterly direction of about 90 meters to corner 45, a katmon tree, 35 cm. diameter, marked 283/30 at the edge of Lake Matigbao; thence following the edge of Lake Matigbao on a general southeasterly direction of about 80 meters to corner 46, a cagarnio tree, 20 cm. diameter, marked 283/49 at the edge of Lake Matigbao; thence S. 44° E., 90 meters to corner 47, a white lauan tree, 40 cm. diameter, marked 283/48 on the side of a slope; thence S. 68° E., 250 meters to corner 48, an unknown tree, 30 cm. diameter, marked 283/46 on the top of Mount Matigbao; thence S. 50° E., 200 meters to corner 49, a duguan tree, 30 cm. diameter, marked 283/42 on the west bank of Opong Creek; thence following Opong Creek downstream in a general southerly direction about 250 meters to corner 50, a bitanghol tree, 40 cm. diameter, marked 283/39 on the east bank of Opong Creek; thence following Opong Creek downstream in a general southeasterly direction about 190 meters to corner 51, an ulayan tree, 30 cm. diameter, marked 283/35 on the south bank of Opong Creek; thence following Opong Creek downstream in a general southeasterly direction about 220 meters to corner 52, a malaikmo tree, 35 cm. diameter, marked 283/32 on the north of bank Opong Creek; thence following Opong Creek downstream in a general southeasterly direction about 220 meters to corner 53, white lauan tree, 25 cm. diameter, marked 283/29 on the west bank of Opong Creek; thence following Opong Creek downstream in a general southeasterly direction about 200 meters to corner 54, an unknown tree, 20 cm. diameter, marked 283/26 on the east bank of Opong Creek; thence following Opong Creek in a general southeasterly direction about 270 meters to corner 55, a makaasim tree, 35 cm. diameter, marked 283/20 on the east bank of Opong Creek; thence following Opong Creek downstream in a general southeasterly direction about 260 meters to corner 56, an ilang-ilang tree, 30 cm. diameter, marked 283/16 on the west bank of Opong Creek; thence following Opong Creek downstream in a general southeasterly direction about 160 meters to corner 57, a malasaguing tree, 25 cm. diameter, marked 283/13 on the west bank of Opong Creek; thence S. 58° w., 200 meters to corner 58, a guisoc tree, 100 cm. diameter, marked 285/20 at the edge of a communal forest; thence S. 66° W., 150 meters to corner 59, a white lauan tree, 40 cm. diameter, marked 285/19 at the edge of a communal forest; thence S. 80° W., 190 meters to corner 60, a katmon tree, 25 cm. diameter, marked 285/18 at the edge of a communal forest; thence S. 76° W., 230 meters to corner 61, a balobo tree, 30 cm. diameter, marked 285/17 at the edge of a communal forest; thence due W., 190 meters to corner 62. a white launa tree, 35 cm. diameter, marked 285/16 at the edge of a communal forest; thence S. 79° W., 200 meters to corner 63, a nato tree, 50 cm. diameter, marked 285/15 at the edge of a communal forest; thence S. 64° W., 170 meters to corner 64, a katiban tree, 30 cm. diameter marked 285/14 at the edge of a cogon field; thence S. 51° w., 190 meters to corner 65, a stump of white launa tree, 100 cm diameter, marked 185/13 on the top of small ridge; thence N. 81° W., 220 meters to corner 66, unknown tree, 40 cm. diameter, marked 565/83, identical to corner 4, block IV, alienable and disposable project 12, Leyte; thence N. 72° W., 420 meters to corner 67, an alupag tree, 20 cm. diameter, marked 565/66, identical to corner 3, block IV, alienable and disposable project 12, Leyte; thence N. 68° W., 180 meters to corner 68°,a genis tree, 15 cm. diameter, marked 565/73, identical to corner 2, block IV, alienable and disposable project 12, Leyte; thence S. 28° w., 120 meters to corner 69, a camansi tree, 15 cm. diameter, marked 565/72 identical to corner 1, block IV, alienable and disposable project 12, Leyte; thence following the edge of Lake Danao in a general southeasterly direction about 250 meters to corner 1, the point of beginning. Corner 2, was marked with Bureau of Forestry official marking hatchet No. 369; corner 3 with No. 298; corners 4 to 65 with No. 369; and corners 66 to 69 with No. 298. Containing an aggregate area of approximately 635 hectares. The said parcel of land shall be known as the "Mahagnao National Park" and shall remain under the administration of the Bureau of Forestry, subject to the general executive control and supervision of the Secretary of Agriculture and Commerce. In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and cause the seal of the Commonwealth of the Philippines to be affixed. DONE at the City of Manila, this twenty-seventh day of August, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and thirty-seven, and of the Commonwealth of the Philippines, the second. (SGD.) MANUEL L. QUEZON President of the Philippines The Lawphil Project - Arellano Law Foundation