MALACAÑAN PALACE
MANILA

BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES

[ Proclamation No. 172, October 16, 1987 ]

EXCLUDING FROM THE OPERATION OF PROCLAMATION NO. 423 DATED JULY 12, 1957, WHICH ESTABLISHED THE MILITARY RESERVATION KNOWN AS FORT WILLIAM MCKINLEY (NOW FORT ANDRES BONIFACIO) SITUATED IN THE MUNICIPALITIES OF PASIG, TAGUIG, PATEROS AND PARANAQUE, PROVINCE OF RIZAL AND PASAY CITY (NOW METROPOLITAN MANILA), AS AMENDED BY PROCLAMATION NO. 2476 DATED JANUARY 7, 1986, CERTAIN PORTIONS OF LAND EMBRACED THEREIN KNOWN AS BARANGAYS LOWER BICUTAN, UPPER BICUTAN, WESTERN BICUTAN AND SIGNAL VILLAGE SITUATED IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF TAGUIG, METROPOLITAN MANILA AND DECLARING THE SAME OPEN FOR DISPOSITION UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 274 AND REPUBLIC ACT NO. 730 IN RELATION TO THE PROVISIONS OF THE PUBLIC LAND ACT, AS AMENDED; AND PROVIDING THE IMPLEMENTING GUIDELINES.

Upon the recommendation of the Secretary of Environment and Natural Resources, and by virtue of the powers vested in me by law, I, CORAZON C. AQUINO, President of the Philippines, do hereby excluded from the operation of Proclamation No. 423 dated July 12, 1957, which established the Military reservation known as Fort William McKinley (now Fort Andres Bonifacio) situated in the municipalities of Pasig, Taguig, Pateros, and Paranaque, Province of Rizal and Pasay City (now all of Metropolitan Manila), as amended by Proclamation No. 2476 dated January 7, 1986, certain portions of the land embraced therein (subject to actual survey) known and identified as the regular barangays of Lower Bicutan, Upper Bicutan, Western Bicutan and Signal Village, situated in the Municipality of Taguig, Metropolitan Manila and declare the same open for disposition in accordance with Republic Act No. 274 and Republic Act No. 730 in relation to the provisions of the Public Land Act, as amended.

Lot 1 (Signal Village)

A PARCEL OF LAND (Lot 1) situated in the Municipality of Taguig, Metro Manila, Island of Luzon, bounded on the E., along lines 1 to 2 by road, on the SE., along lines 2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10 by ricefield, on the SW., along lines 10-11-12-13-14-15-16-17 by Lot 2, Upper Bicutan, and along lines 17-18-19-20 by Food Terminal and along lines 20-21 by Metro Manila Transit Terminal, on the NW., along lines 22-23-24-25 by lot 3-B-2-B (part Psd 74451 on the N., along lines 25-26-27 by Rolling Area, on the E., along lines 27-28-29-30-31 by ricefield, all portions of Lot 3-B-2-B, Psd-74451, beginning at a point marked “1” on the plan being S. 73 deg. 50 W., 6203.20 m. from BLBM No. 1 Barangay Maricaban, Pasay City.

thence S. 13 deg. 51W., 14.49 m. to point 2
thence S. 89 deg. 09W., 50.00 m. to point 3
thence S. 13 deg. 09W., 269.41 m. to point 4
thence S. 52 deg. 46W., 189.20 m. to point 5
thence S. 27 deg. 13W., 239.23 m. to point 6
thence S. 6 deg. 01W., 317.89 m. to point 7
thence S. 23 deg. 38E., 292.90 m. to point 8
thence S. 57 deg. 24W., 130.45 m. to point 9
thence S. 47 deg. 40W., 81.17 m. to point 10
thence N. 14 deg. 07W., 125.32 m. to point 11
thence S. 31 deg. 36W., 98.20 m. to point 12
thence N. 84 deg. 54W., 310.16 m. to point 13
thence S. 6 deg. 35W., 68.70 m. to point 14
thence N. 38 deg. 27W., 51.15 m. to point 15
thence N. 55 deg. 32W., 38.90 m. to point 16
thence N. 54 deg. 06W., 250.45 m. to point 17
thence N. 47 deg. 50E., 232.75 m. to point 18
thence N. 27 deg. 41W., 287.26 m. to point 19
thence N. 27 deg. 41W., 226.86 m. to point 20
thence N. 27 deg. 48W., 190.38 m. to point 21
thence N. 27 deg. 41W., 170.30 m. to point 22
thence N. 62 deg. 10E., 242.27 m. to point 23
thence N. 62 deg. 07E., 142.58 m. to point 24
thence N. 34 deg. 34E., 688.77 m. to point 25
thence N. 84 deg. 58E., 217.32 m. to point 26
thence N. 76 deg. 12E., 311.60 m. to point 27
thence N. 12 deg. 24W., 571.00 m. to point 28
thence S. 74 deg. 51E., 89.81 m. to point 29
thence S. 43 deg. 10E., 283.31 m. to point 30
thence S. 19 deg. 11W., 106.10 m. to point 31
thence S. 13 deg. 59W., 33.93 m. to the point of

beginning, containing an area of One Million Six Hundred Forty-Two Thousand Eight Hundred Sixty-Nine (1,642,869) Square Meters, more or less.

Lot 2 (Upper Bicutan)

A PARCEL OF LAND (Lot 2) situated in the Municipality of Taguig, Metro Manila, Island of Luzon. Bounded on the SE., along lines 1-2 by National Science Development Compound, on the NW., along lines 2-3-4-5-6 by United Paraρaque Subd., on the NW., along lines 6-7 by Food Terminal Inc., on the NE., along lines 7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14 Lot 2, Signal Village, and along lines 14-15 by ricefield, on the SE., along lines 15-16-17-18-19-20 by Maharlika Village, and along lines 20-21 by Lot 3, Lower Bicutan, and along lines 21-1 by Public Highways Garage and Shop. Beginning at a point marked “1” on the plan being S. 53 deg. 10E., m. from BLBM No. 1 Barangay Maricaban, Pasay City.

thence S. 71 deg. 43W., 685.29 m. to point 2
thence N. 10 deg. 59E., 180.00 m. to point 33
thence N. 6 deg. 06W., 688.40 m. to point 4
thence S. 11 deg. 24W., 142.97 m. to point 5
thence N. 62 deg. 24W., 360.52 m. to point 6
thence N. 43 deg. 23E., 689.05 m. to point 7
thence S. 54 deg. 06E., 250.45 m. to point 8
thence S. 55 deg. 32E., 38.90 m. to point 9
thence S. 38 deg. 27E., 51.15 m. to point 10
thence S. 6 deg. 35E., 68.70 m. to point 11
thence N. 84 deg. 54E., 310.16 m. to point 12
thence S. 31 deg. 36E., 98.20 m. to point 13
thence S. 14 deg. 07E., 125.32 m. to point 14
thence S. 18 deg. 40E., 106.48 m. to point 15
thence S. 73 deg. 53E., 380.00 m. to point 16
thence S. 16 deg. 07E., 97.49 m. to point 17
thence S. 16 deg. 07E., 378.98 m. to point 18
thence S. 16 deg. 07E., 133.53 m. to point 19
thence N. 73 deg. 53E., 500.00 m. to point 20
thence S. 4 deg. 42E., 250.00 m. to point 21
thence S. 77 deg. 31W., 451.92 m. to point of

beginning, containing an area of ONE MILLION SEVENTY-ONE THOUSAND SEVEN HUNDRED NINETY (1,071,790) Square Meters, more or less.

Lot 3 (Lower Bicutan)

A PARCEL OF LAND (Lot 3) situated in the Municipality of Taguig, Metro Manila, Island of Luzon. Bounded on the NE., along lines 1-2-3 by Bgy. Hagonoy, on the SE., along lines 3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14- 15-16-17-18-19, by Laguna Lake, on the SW., along lines 19-20-21, by Camp Diwa and along lines 21-22 by Public Highway Garage and Shop and Lot 2, along lines 22-23 Maharlika Village, on the NW., along lines 23-24-25-26 by Ricefield, on the NE., along lines 26-1 by Barangay Hagonoy. Beginning at a point marked “1” of Lot 3 being S. 71 deg. 45E., 6973.42 m. from BLBM No. 1 Barangay Maricaban, Pasay City.

thence S. 19 deg. 36E., 97.46 m. to point 2
thence S. 70 deg. 24E., 141.17 m. to point 3
thence S. deg. 18W., 185.33 m. to point 4
thence S. 19 deg. 19W., 249.27 m. to point 5
thence S. 18 deg. 15W., 246.70 m. to point 6
thence S. 16 deg. 52W., 391.47 m. to point 7
thence S. 16 deg. 46E., 296.26 m. to point 8
thence S. 18 deg. 15W., 56.80 m. to point 9
thence S. 10 deg. 48W., 96.05 m. to point 10
thence S. 12 deg. 51W., 207.75 m. to point 11
thence S. 0 deg. 55E., 78.89 m. to point 12
thence S. 4 deg. 56E., 128.45 m. to point 13
thence S. 8 deg. 15W., 117.95 m. to point 14
thence S. 1 deg. 36W., 168.20 m. to point 15
thence S. 20 deg. 49E., 43.08 m. to point 16
thence S. 16 deg. 54W., 147.60 m. to point 17
thence S. 10 deg. 35W., 206.15 m. to point 18
thence S. 30 deg. 43W., 76.15 m. to point 19
thence N. 8 deg. 15E., 419.99 m. to point 20
thence N. 85 deg. 22W., 380.00 m. to point 21
thence N. 4 deg. 42W., 786.15 m. to point 22
thence N. 16 deg. 07W., 610.00 m. to point 23
thence S. 79 deg. 18E., 616.67 m. to point 24
thence N. 9 deg. 29E., 893.25 m. to point 25
thence N. 48 deg. 53E., 256.07 m. to point 26
thence S. 25 deg. 19E., 86.73 m. to the point of

beginning, containing an area of ONE MILLION EIGHTY-FOUR THOUSAND THREE HUNDRED ELEVEN (1,084,311) sqm., more or less.1aшphi1

Lot 1 (Western Bicutan)

A PARCEL OF LAND (Lot 1 of the subdivision plan Swo-13-000298, being a portion of the Proclamation No. 2476) LRC Record No. situated in the Bo. of Western Bicutan, Taguig, Metro Manila.

Bounded on the SW., and SE., along lines 1-2-3 by Lot 9100 (Manila Technician Institute) Proclamation No. 1160; on the NW., SW., and NW., along lines 3 to 16 by Circumferential Road, 50 m. wide); on the E., along lines 16-17 by Lot 2 of plan Swo-13-000298, and on the SE., along line 17-1 by Lot 8062 (Veterans Center Compound) (Proclamation No. 192) of plan MCadm-590-D Taguig Cadastral Mapping.

NOTE: Lot 2 = Lot 102-B, MCadm-590-D, Case 17, Taguig Cadastral Mapping Beginning at a point marked “1” on plan, being S.63 deg. 25W., 4346, 11 m. from BLBM No. 1, MCadm-590-D, Taguig Cadastral, thence

N. 27-43W., 248.93 m. to point 2 S. 66-15W., 293.50 m. to point 3
N. 4-09E., 40.87 m. to point 4; N. 11-07E., 15.81 m. to point 5;
N. 0-18W., 15.14 m. to point 6; N. 14-21W., 17.91 m. to point 7;
N. 27-33W., 18.14 m. to point 8; N. 26-11W., 15.09 m. to point 9;
N. 11-20W., 17.61 m. to point 10; N. 6-31E., 12.86 m. to point 11;
N. 19-26E., 14.11 m. to point 12; N. 68-20E., 126.95 m. to point 13;
N. 61-07E., 106.01 m. to point 14; N. 68-34E., 99.59 m. to point 15;
N. 76-16E., 484.84 m. to point 16; S. 27-48E., 302.11 m. to point 17;
S. 62-12W., 563.06 m. to the point of 18E

beginning, containing an area of TWO HUNDRED FIFTY-TWO THOUSAND FOUR HUNDRED SEVENTY-SIX (252,476) SQUARE METERS. All points referred to are indicated on the plan and are marked on the ground by PS cyl. conc. wall, and ptl 17 by nail w/conc. hallow blocks; bearings grid, date of original survey, April 23, 1978-July 12, 1979, that of special work order, July 5-10, 1986, approved on Jan. 15, 1987.

Lot 2 Swo-13-000298

(Western Bicutan)

A PARCEL OF LAND (Lot 2 (Western Bicutan) of the subdivision plan Swo-13-000298, being a portion of land described in Proclamation No. 2476, LRC Record No. PSU-467), situated in the Bo. of Western Bicutan, Taguig, Metro Manila.

Bounded on the SE., along lines 1-2 by Veterans Center Compound (Proclamation No. 192) (Lot 8092, MCad-s-90-D); on the SEW, along lines 3 to 11 by Circumferential Road (5 m. wide); on the NE., along lines 11-12 by Lot 0063 (Military Reservation) (Fort Bonifacio) portion of Lot 3, Psu-2030 (portion on) MCadm-590-D; on the SE., along lines 12-13 by Lot 1 Swo-13-000258 (Signal Village) (Lot 00202, MCads-590-D, Case 17, Taguig Cad Mapping and on the SW., along line 1s-1 by Veterans Center Compound) (Proclamation No. 192) (Lot 8062, MCadm-590-D, Taguig Cad. Mapping).

NOTE: Lot 2 = Lot 10253, MCadm-590-D, Case 17, Taguig Cadastral Mapping

Beginning at a point marked “1” on plan, being S. 64 deg. 051W., 2805.47 m. from BLBM No. 1, MCadm 590-D, Taguig Cadastre; thence

S. 62-12W., 978.12 m. to point 2; N. 27-48W., 302.11 m. to point 3;
N. 76-43E., 434.30 m. to point 4; N. 73-37E., 108.25 m. to point 5;
N. 72-224E., 104.18 m. to point 6; N. 86-58E., 126.57 m. to point 7;
N. 63-24E., 110.98 m. to point 8; N. 57-38E., 130.85 m. to point 9;
N. 53-53E., 135.95 m. to point 10; N. 46-55E., 283.63 m. to point 11;
S. 70-45E., 279.12 m. to point 12; S. 32-03W., 722.00 m. to point 13;
N. 25-55W., 320.90 m. to point of

beginning, containing an area of THREE-HUNDRED EIGHTY-FIVE THOUSAND THIRTY-TWO (385,032) SQUARE METERS. All points referred to are indicated on the plan and the marked on the ground by PS cyl. conc. mons.; except pts. 1 by BGY. No. 38; pt. 2 by nail with crown; pt. 12 by old PS cyl. conc. mons.; pt. 10 by edge of conc. wall; bearings and rod, date of original survey, April 23, 1978- July 27, 1979, that of the special work order July 5-10, 1986, approved on January 14, 1987.

Any provision of law to the contrary notwithstanding, this position of lots under this Proclamation covering the titled portion of the reservation shall be exempt from the usual publication and open public bidding requirements under Act 3038 and shall be disposed of in the manner and under the conditions prescribed under Republic Act No. 730.

Such part of parts of the area herein declared open to disposition under Republic Act No. 274 and Republic Act No. 730 in relation to the provisions of the Public Act which are being used or earmarked or public or quasi-public purposes shall be excluded from such disposition. Except in favor of the government or any of its branches or agencies, all lands disposed of under this Proclamation shall not be subject to alienation and encumbrance for a term of ten (10) years from the issuance of title in case of sale, or execution of contract in case of lease, nor shall they become liable to the satisfaction of any debt contracted prior to the expiration of said period except for housing loan purposes, but the improvements on the land may be mortgaged to qualified persons, associations, or corporations.

No alienation, transfer or conveyance of any land covered by this proclamation shall be made within ten (10) years after issuance of title, provided that such alienations, transfer or conveyance may be made after ten (10) years but before twenty-five (25) years after issuance of the title upon approval of the Secretary of Environment and Natural Resources, through the Director of Lands, which approval shall not be denied except on constitutional and legal grounds.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the Republic of the Philippines to be affixed.

Done in the City of Manila, this 16th day of October in the year of our Lord, Nineteen Hundred and Eighty Seven.

(Sgd.) CORAZON C. AQUINO

By the President:

(Sgd.) CATALINO MACARAIG, JR.
Acting Executive Secretary


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