MALACAÑAN PALACE
MANILA

BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES

[ Proclamation No. 174, October 26, 1987 ]

EXCLUDING FROM THE OPERATION OF PROCLAMATION NO. 287, DATED AUGUST 14, 1964, A CERTAIN PARCEL OF LAND OF THE PUBLIC DOMAIN SITUATED IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF SOUTH UPI, PROVINCE OF MAGUINDANAO, AND DECLARING SAME AS ALIENABLE OF DISPOSABLE FOR TOWNSITE PURPOSES.

Upon recommendation of the Secretary of Environment and Natural Resources, and pursuant to the authority vested in me by law, I, CORAZON C. AQUINO, President of the Philippines, do hereby exclude from the operation of Proclamation No. 287, dated August 14, 1964, which established the Mount Talayan Forest Reserve, and declare as alienable and disposal for townsite purposes, subject to the provision of the Public Land Act and to applicable laws and regulations governing townsite settlement, a certain parcel of land embraced therein situated in the Municipality of South Upi, Province of Maguindanao, as shown in Bureau of Forest Development Map No. Maguindanao PMD No. 12-001 and technically described, to wit:

Beginning at a point marked “1” on the sketch plan being identical to Corner 88 of Block-VIII, Alienable or Disposable, Cotabato LC Project No. 54-B, per Bureau of Forest Development Map No. LC-2241;

thence N 33°E., 290 meters to point 2;
thence N 26°E., 300 meters to point 3;
thence N 52°E., 300 meters to point 4;
thence N 08°E., 240 meters to point 5;
thence N 22°W., 340 meters to point 6;
thence N 47°E., 230 meters to point 7;
thence N 35°W., 240 meters to point 8;
thence N 43°E., 150 meters to point 9;
thence S 62°E., 340 meters to point 10;
thence N 75°E., 280 meters to point 11;
thence N 86°E., 290 meters to point 12;
thence N 83°E., 470 meters to point 13;
thence N 83°E., 180 meters to point 14;
thence S 84°E., 300 meters to point 15;
thence S 84°E., 260 meters to point 16;
thence N 81°E., 180 meters to point 17;
thence S 87°E., 300 meters to point 18;
thence S 19°E., 240 meters to point 19;
thence S 19°E., 310 meters to point 20;
thence S 81°W., 500 meters to point 21;
thence S 18°W., 300 meters to point 22;
thence N 88°W., 220 meters to point 23;
thence S 38°W., 420 meters to point 24;
thence S 20°E., 190 meters to point 25;
thence S 50°W., 420 meters to point 26;
thence N 85°W., 250 meters to point 27;
thence S 76°W., 310 meters to point 28;
thence N 74°W., 270 meters to point 29;
thence S 53°W., 260 meters to point 30;
thence S 84°W., 400 meters to point 31;

thence N 71° W, 460 meters to point of beginning, containing an area of approximately THREE HUNDRED FIFTY-EIGHT (358) HECTARES. All points referred to are marked on the ground accordingly. Bearings magnetic, date of survey, July 2-8, 1980, and subject further to the following conditions:

1. A strip of 15 meters in width on each side of any public trail therein used as outlets for timber and other forest products, and a strip of 20 meters in width on each side from the highest bank of any stream are hereby retained as forest lands and must be maintained under permanent forest cover.

2. The extraction and utilization of any forest products remaining on the area herein excluded [declared alienable or disposable lands shall be subject to Forest and International Revenue Laws and Regulation.1aшphi1

3. Naturally grown trees still remaining after the area herein declared alienable or disposable land has been occupied and developed shall no longer be cut or harvested but shall be maintained and preserved as part of the permanent vegetation for areas to be reserved as Greenbelt pursuant to Letter of Instruction No. 917 and its implementing rules and guidelines.

4. The Regional Director of Environment and Natural Resources, in coordination with the local government officials concerned shall identify and delineate areas to be established, developed and maintained as forest or tree parks for the municipality or barangays therein, pursuant to Letter of Instruction No. 1312 and its implementing rules and regulations.

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 26th 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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