MALACAŅANG PALACE
Manila

BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES

Proclamation No. 581

ESTABLISHING AS SANTO TOMAS FOREST RESERVE FOR FOREST PROTECTION, TIMBER PRODUCTION AND AESTHETIC PURPOSES A PARCEL OF THE PUBLIC DOMAIN SITUATED IN THE MUNICIPAL DISTRICT OF TUBA, SUBPROVINCE OF BENGUET, MT. PROVINCE, ISLAND OF LUZON.

Upon recommendation of the Director of Forestry, approved by the Secretary of Agriculture and Commerce 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, Manuel L. Quezon, President of the Philippines, hereby establish for forest protection, timber production and aesthetic purposes the Santo Tomas 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 Santo Tomas Forest Reserve, subject to private rights if any there be, that portion of the public domain situated in the municipal District of Tuba, subprovince of Benguet, Mountain Province, Island of Luzon, and described on Bureau of Forestry Map No. F. R.-100, to wit:

Beginning at corner 1, a pine tree, 18 cm. in diam., marked N. P. 1807/287 on top of hill, which is S. 20° W., about1,600 meters from the municipal district of Tuba, Benguet, Mountain Province: thence S, 65° E., 280 meters to corner 2, a pine tree. 32 cm. in diam., marked N. P. 1807/289, between trail and creek; thence S. 85° E., 200 meters to comer 3, a pine tree, 36 cm. in diam., marked N. P. 1807/291, on northeast bank of creek; thence S. 58° E., 220 meters to corner 4, a stone 4 x 5 m., marked 1807/297, on top of hill- thence S. 35° E., 260 meters to corner 5, a stone, 10 x 5m., marked 1807/302, on west side of Sto. Tomas Road; thence S. 3° W., 450 meters to corner 6, a pine tree, 28 cm. in diam., marked N. P. 1807/308, on slope of ridge; thence S. 56° E., 440 meters to corner 7, a pine tree, 28 cm. in diam., marked N. P. 1807/314, on southwest side of Sto. Tomas Road; thence S. 53° E., 150 meters to corner 8, a pine tree, 32 cm. in diam., marked N. P. 1757/220, on east side of Sto. Tomas Road; thence N. 84° E., 95 meters to corner 9, a pine tree, 70 cm. in diam., marked N. P. 1757/216, on north side of Sto. Tomas Road; thence N. 80° E., 220 meters to corner 10, a pine tree, 80 cm. in diam., marked N. P. 1757/212, on north side of Sto. Tomas Road; thence N. 71° E., 260 meters to corner 11, a pine tree, 30 cm. in diam., marked N. P. 1757,204, on north bank of creek; thence N. 83° E., 380 meters to corner 12, a pine tree, 26 cm. in diam., marked N. P. 1757/191, on north side of trail; thence N. 76° E., 100 meters to corner 13, a point on the boundary line of the City of Baguio; thence S. 79° 14′ E., 980 meters to corner 14, a point on the boundary line of the City of Baguio; thence S. 12° E., 400 meters to point 15, a B. pine tree, 70 cm., in diam., marked N. P. 1757/137, on north bank of creek; thence S. 49° E., 470 meters to corner 16, a pine tree, 54 cm. in diam., marked N. P. 1757/114, on the north edge of open land; thence S. 15° E., 660 meters to corner 17, an H,0 tank, marked 1757/56, on north of water tank; thence S. 33° E., 700 meters to corner 18, a pine tree, 80 cm. in diam., marked N. P. 1755/102, on cut line; thence S. 25° W., 700 meters to corner 19, a pine tree, 60 cm. in diam., marked N. P. 1756/97, on top of ridge; thence S. 42° W., 455 meters to corner 20 a pine tree, 50 cm. in diam., marked N. P. 1755/94, on of ridge; thence S. 53° W. 485 meters to corner 21, a pine tree, 62 cm. in diam., marked N. P. 1755/89, on top of ridge; thence N. 80° W., 470 meters to corner 22, a pine tree, 74 cm. in diam., marked N. P. 1755/86, on top of ridge; thence S. 69° W., 360 meters to corner 23, a pine tree, 90 cm. in diam., marked N. P. 1755/83, on north side of trail; thence S. 9° W., 540 meters to corner 24, a pine tree, 84 cm. in diam., marked 1755/71, on south side of trail; thence S. 84° W., 370 meters to corner 25, a pine tree, 36 cm. in diam., marked N. P. 1755/63, on west side of trail; thence S. 70° W., 385 meters to corner 26, a pine tree, 70 cm. in diam., marked N. P. 1755/51, on north side of trail; thence S. 27° W., 290 meters to corner 27, a big rock "X", marked 1755/43, on top of ridge; thence S. 52° W., 580 meters to corner 28, a pine tree, 50 cm. in diam., marked N. P. 1&06/11 on top of ridge on east side of trail; thence S. 32° W., 580 meters to corner 29, a big rock 5 x 10 m., marked 1806/29, at junction of two creeks; thence S. 80° W., 420 meters to corner 30, a pine tree, 30 cm. in diam., marked N. P. 1806/25, on east side of trail; thence N. 63° W., 135 meters to corner 31, a stone 2 x 5 m., marked 1806/30, on west side of trail; thence S. 53° W., 310 meters to corner 32, a pine tree, 34 cm. in diam., marked N. P. 1806/34, on west side of trail; thence S. 65° W., 420 meters to corner 33, a stone 3 x 4 m., marked 1806/41, on north side of trail; thence N. 78° W., 540 meters to corner 34, a tuai tree, 36 cm. in diam., marked N. P. 1806/51, on west bank of Wangal River; thence due west, 340 meters to corner 35, a pine tree, 34 cm. in diam., marked N. P. 1806/60, on north side of trail; thence N. 81° W., 310 meters to corner 36, a pine tree, 34 cm. in. diam., marked N. P. 1806/67, on north side of trail; thence N. 24° W., 265 meters to corner 37, a pine tree, 50 cm. in diam. marked N. P. 1806/70, at the intersection of trail and Duplas creek; thence N. 19° W., 50O meters to corner 38, a pine tree, 24 cm. in diam., marked N. P. 1806/77, on top of ridge; thence N. 40° W., 450 meters to corner 39, a stone 10 x 6 m., marked 1806/93, on west bank of Pual creek; thence N. 59° W., 160 meters to corner 40, a pine tree, 60 cm. in diam., marked N. P. 1806/94, on top of ridge on side of trail; thence N. 80° W., 540 meters to corner 41, a stone 4 x 5 m., marked 1806/103, at the source of creek; thence following a creek downstream in a general northwesterly direction, about 740 meters to corner 42, a solid rock, marked 1806/126, on west bank of creek; thence following a creek downstream in a general northwesterly direction about 200 meters to corner 43, a solid rock, marked 1806/123, at junction of creek and Payoc River; thence N. 24° E., 460 meters to corner 44, a tuai tree, 30 cm. in diam., marked N. P. 1806/135, on west side of trail; thence N. 41° E., 250 meters to corner 45, a pine tree, 34 cm., in diam., marked N. P. 1806/138, on west side of trail; thence N. 16° E., 710 meters to corner 46, a pine tree, 20 cm. in diam., marked N. P. 1806/178, on top of ridge on side of trail; thence N. 25° E., 290 meters to corner 47, a stone 1 x 11/2 m., marked 1806/176, on north side of trail; thence N. 28° E., 420 meters to corner 48, a stone 2×4 m., marked 1806/190, on east side of trail; thence N. 26° W., 220 meters to corner 49, a pine tree, 36 cm. in diam., marked N. P. 1806/193, on top of ridge; thence N. 39° E., 710 meters to corner 50, a stone 3 x 4 m., marked 1807/47 on north side of Belix creek; thence S. 69° E., 1,400 meters to corner 51, a pine tree, 20 cm. in diam., marked 1758/100 at the edge of cultivation; thence S. 50° E., 130 meters to corner 52, an oak tree, 10 cm. in diam., marked 1758/101, at the edge of cultivation; thence S. 50° E., 200 meters to corner 53, a pine tree, 20 cm. in diam., marked 1758/103, at the edge of cultivation; thence S. 56° E., 80 meters to corner , 54, a Misc. sp. tree, 20 cm. in diam., marked 1758/104, at the edge of cultivation; thence N. 66° E., 60 meters to corner 55, and oak tree, 12 cm. in diam., marked 1758/105, at the edge of cultivation; thence N. 58° E., 140 meters to corner 56, an oak tree, 34 cm. in diam., marked 1758/107, at the edge of cultivation; thence N. 24° W., 180 meters to corner 57, a pine tree, 20 cm. in diam., marked 1758/111 at the intersection of 2 trails; thence N. 63° W., 260 meters to corner 58, a pine tree, 40 cm. in diam., marked 1758/89 at the edge of cultivation; thence N. 49° W., 120 meters to corner 59, a pine tree, 20 cm. in diam., marked 1758/95, at the edge of cultivation; thence S. 12° W., 180 meters to corner 60, a point marked 1758/92, at the edge of cultivation; thence S. 63° W., 80 meters to corner 61, a pine tree, 20 cm. in diam., marked 1758/100 identical to corner 51 of this same F. R.; thence N. 69° W., 1,400 meters to corner 62, a stone 3 x 4 m., marked 1807/46, identical to corner 50 of this same F. R.; thence N. 22° E., 460 meters to corner 63, a pine tree, 60 cm. in diam., marked N. P. 1807/45, on slope of ridge; thence N. 21° W., 310 meters to corner 64, a pagsahingin tree, 20 cm. in diam., marked N. P. 1807/54, on slope of ridge; thence N. 10° W., 410 meters to corner 65, a pine tree, 80 cm. in diam., marked N. P. 1807/117, on top of ridge; thence N. 33° E., 380 meters to corner 66, a stone 2 x 4 m., marked 1807/130, on south side of trail; thence N. 64° E., 370 meters to corner 67, a pine tree, 36 cm. in diam., marked N. P. 1807/146, on south side of trail; thence S. 86° E., 240 meters to corner 68, a stone cave, 10 x 12 m., marked 1807/158, on south side of trail; thence N. 85° E., 355 meters to corner 69, a stone 3 x 4 m., marked 1807/176, on west bank of Tuba River; thence S. 37° E., 380 meters to corner 70, a tuai tree, 50 cm. in diam., marked N. P. 1807/205, on side of big rock; thence S. 60° E., 160 meters to corner 71, a stone, 10 x 8 m., marked 1807/207, on the south edge of cultivation; thence N. 41° E., 200 meters to corner 72, a stone, 2 x 3 m., marked 1807/210, at junction of creek and Tuba River; thence N. 52° E., 300 meters to corner 73, a stone, 1 x 2 m., marked 1807/236, on west side of trail and thence N. 36° E., 340 meters to corner 1, the point of beginning. Corners 1 to 3, 6, 7, 28, 32, 34 to 38, 49, 44 to 46, 49, 63-65, 67 and 70 were marked with Official Marking Hatchet No. B. F. 220; and corners 15, 16 and 18 to 26 with B. F. 244.

Containing an approximate area of 3, 121 hectares.

In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of Commonwealth of the Philippines to be affixed.

Done at the City of Manila, this eighth day of July, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and forty, and of the Commonwealth of the Philippines, the fifth.

MANUEL L. QUEZON
President of the Philippines

By the President:

JORGE B. VARGAS
Secretary to the President


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