Proclamation No. 156

MALACAÑAN PALACE
MANILA

BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES

[ Proclamation No. 156, March 25, 1993 ]

PROCLAIMING LINGAYEN GULF AS AN ENVIRONMENTALLY CRITICAL AREA

WHEREAS, it is the national policy to promote the well being of the Filipino people through sustainable development of coastal and marine resources;

WHEREAS, the coastal areas are important to the economy of the Philippines, and there is an intense pressure on these areas brought about by environmental pollution and continued depletion and degradation of its resources;

WHEREAS, the Regional Development Council of Region I in coordination with the Regional Office of the National Economic and Development Authority, the Philippine Council for Aquatic and Marine Resources Research and Development, and several line agencies and local government units have formulated the Lingayen Gulf Coastal Area Management Plan to ensure a sustainable use development of the Gulfs resources before they reach the stage of irreversible damage;

WHEREAS, in order to effectively implement such plan, there is a need to declare the Lingayen Gulf as an area to be devoted to sustain production of fish and other marine products, preserve genetic diversity, protect natural features, and enhance outdoor recreation;

NOW, THEREFORE, I, FIDEL V. RAMOS, President of the Philippines, and upon the recommendation of the Secretary of Environment and Natural Resources and by virtue of the powers vested in me by law, hereby proclaim the Lingayen Gulf as an environmentally critical area and, therefore, under a Special Management Area that will be subject to management regulations in accordance with the Lingayen Gulf Coastal Area Management Plan. As a dynamic framework for sustainable development, the Plan should be continuously refined by the Regional Development Council of Region I in coordination with line implementation agencies of government. The area is particularly described as follows:

Technical Description

A parcel of land and seaward (as shown in the attached sketch) situated in the municipalities of San Fernando, Caba, Aringay, Agoo, Sto. Tomas, Rosario, San Fabian, Mangaldan, Binmaley, Lingayen, Labrador, Sual, Anda, Bolinao and Alaminos and the City of Dagupan, Province of La Union and Pangasinan. Beginning at a point marked “1” on the sketch plan.ℒαwρhi৷

Thence S 70° E 1,725 meters to corner 2;

Thence S 26° W 600 meters to corner 3;

Thence S 20° E 600 meters to corner 4;

Thence S 11° E 900 meters to corner 5;

Thence S 57° W 1,275 meters to corner 6;

Thence S 17° E 1,200 meters to corner 7;

Thence S 52° W 975 meters to corner 8;

Thence S 57° W 1,650 meters to corner 9;

Thence S 73° W 900 meters to corner 10;

Thence N 70° W 525 meters to corner 11;

Thence S 20° W 975 meters to corner 12;

Thence S 41° E 1,573 meters to corner 13;

Thence S 77° E 1,050 meters to corner 14;

Thence S 20° E 825 meters to corner 15;

Thence S 8° E 1,950 meters to corner 16;

Thence S 47° W 450 meters to corner 17;

Thence S 39° W 450 meters to corner 18;

Thence S 28° W 525 meters to corner 19;

Thence N 84° W 600 meters to corner 20;

Thence S 2° W 2,025 meters to corner 21;

Thence S 40° W 375 meters to corner 22;

Thence S 15° E 975 meters to corner 23;

Thence S 12° E 525 meters to corner 24;

Thence S 43° W 675 meters to corner 25;

Thence S 21° W 525 meters to corner 26;

Thence S 34° W 1,425 meters to corner 27;

Thence S 32° W 375 meters to corner 28;

Thence S 17° E 675 meters to corner 29;

Thence N 71° E 975 meters to corner 30;

Thence S 32° E 2,850 meters to corner 31;

Thence S 47° E 600 meters to corner 32;

Thence S 41° W 1,500 meters to corner 33;

Thence S 26° E 1,025 meters to corner 34;

Thence S 87° W 1,275 meters to corner 35;

Thence Following natl. rd. Southwest 2,550 m. pt. on natl. rd. bdry. of Wenceslao & San Carlos to corner 36;

Thence Following national road southward 2,175 meters to corner 37;

Thence S 89° W 300 meters to corner 38;

Thence S 7° W 1,350 meters to corner 39;

Thence N 85° E 750 meters to corner 40;

Thence S 7° E 2,175 meters to corner 41;

Thence S 58° W 375 meters to corner 42;

Thence S 17° W 4,350 meters to corner 43;

Thence S 29° E 1,125 meters to corner 44;

Thence S 8° W 1,500 meters to corner 45;

Thence S 89° E 2,025 meters to corner 46;

Thence S 3° E 1,950 meters to corner 47;

Thence Due West 450 meters to corner 48;

Thence S 3° E 2,325 meters to corner 49;

Thence S 52° W 600 meters to corner 50;

Thence S 23° E 675 meters to corner 51;

Thence S 21° E 750 meters to corner 52;

Thence S 71° W 1,425 meters to corner 53;

Thence S 38° E 1,050 meters to corner 54;

Thence S 55° W 300 meters to corner 55;

Thence S 33° E 750 meters to corner 56;

Thence S 54° W 825 meters to corner 57;

Thence S 14° E 525 meters to corner 58;

Thence S 14° E 1,200 meters to corner 59;

Thence S Following boundary of Agoo and Sto. Tomas, La Union easterly direction 5,475 meters to corner 60;

Thence S 16° W 1,275 meters to corner 61;

Thence S 66° W 675 meters to corner 62;

Thence S 29° E 1,950 meters to corner 63;

Thence Following national road southeasterly direction 1,200 meters corner 64;

Thence S 63° W 300 meters to corner 65;

Thence S 11° E 1,425 meters to corner 66;

Thence S 36° E 525 meters to corner 67;

Thence S 65° E 825 meters to corner 68;

Thence S 20° E 1,125 meters to corner 69;

Thence S 47° E 1,275 meters to corner 70;

Thence S 30° E 1,500 meters to corner 71;

Thence S 5° W 1,350 meters to corner 72;

Thence S 49° E 1,275 meters to corner 73;

Thence S 10° E 2,400 meters to corner 74;

Thence S 15° E 1,500 meters to corner 75;

Thence S 20° E 2,175 meters to corner 76;

Thence Due West 1,050 meters to corner 77;

Thence S 7° E 2,025 meters to corner 78;

Thence S 28° E 750 meters to corner 79;

Thence S 19° E 2,775 meters to corner 80;

Thence S 53° W 1,650 meters to corner 81;

Thence S 26° W 1,200 meters to corner 82;

Thence S 50° W 1,200 meters to corner 83;

Thence S 60° E 1,575 meters to corner 84;

Thence Following Cayanga River downstream 1,850 meters to corner 85;

Thence S 27° W 2,850 meters to corner 86;

Following Dagupan-Mangaldan boundary southwesterly direction 3,450 meters to corner 87;

Thence Following Dagupan – Mangaldan boundary southeasterly direction 3,450 meters to corner 88;

Thence S 82° W 1,350 meters to corner 89;

Thence Following Dagupan – Calasiaoboundary southeasterlydirection 5,850 meters to corner 90;

Thence S 26° W 1,350 meters to corner 91;

Thence S 30° W 1,125 meters to corner 92;

Thence S 60° W 975 meters to corner 93;

Thence S 18° W 675 meters to corner 94;

Thence S 40° W 600 meters to corner 95;

Thence S 76° W 1,200 meters to corner 96;

Thence N 25° W 1,050 meters to corner 97;

Thence S 70° W 900 meters to corner 98;

Thence S 20° W 3,225 meters to corner 99;

Thence Following natl. rd. southwesterly direction 3,750 meters to corner 100;

Thence Following natl rd. southwesterly direction 4,125 meters to corner 101;

Thence S 87° E 3,825 meters to corner 102 ;

Thence Following Agno River northeasterly direction 9,375 meters to corner Poblacion of Labrador to corner 103;

Thence S 36° W 2,400 meters to corner 104;

Thence S 74° W 975 meters to corner 105;

Thence N 39° W 900 meters to corner 106;

Thence N 64° W 750 meters to corner 107;

Thence S 52° W 975 meters to corner 108;

Thence N 16° E 750 meters to corner 109;

Thence N 41° W 525 meters to corner 110;

Thence N 14° W 750 meters to corner 111;

Thence N 27° W 600 meters to corner 112;

Thence S 54° W 3,450 meters to corner 113;

Thence N 27° E 2,550 meters to corner 114;

Thence Due West 375 meters to corner 115

Thence N 10° W 4,650 meters to corner 116;

Thence N 69° W 900 meters to corner 117;

Thence N 33° W 1,050 meters to corner 118;

Thence N 78° E 1,350 meters to corner 119;

Thence N 30° W 1,275 meters to corner 120;

Thence Due North 1,500 meters to corner 121;

Thence N 60° W 525 meters to corner 122;

Thence N 15° E 900 meters to corner 123;

Thence N 45° W 1,050 meters to corner 124;

Thence N 73° W 1,575 meters to corner 125;

Thence N 49° E 525 meters to corner 126;

Thence N 87° W 1,500 meters to corner 127;

Thence N 40° W 1,275 meters to corner 128;

Thence N 83° W 1,575 meters to corner 129;

Thence N 83° W 1,125 meters to corner 130;

Thence N 83° W 1,950 meters to corner 131;

Thence N 84° W 1,200 meters to corner 132;

Thence Following Alaminos River downstream 2,475 meters to corner 133;

Thence Following Alaminos River downstream 2,700 meters to corner 134;

Thence Following Alaminos River downstream 1,750 meters to corner 135;

Thence Following Alaminos River downstream 3,375 meters to corner 136;

Thence S 69° W 900 meters to corner 137;

Thence S 20° W 2,100 meters to corner 138;

Thence N 48° W 1,425 meters to corner 139;

Thence N 79° W 1,125 meters to corner 140;

Thence N 89° W 1,650 meters to corner 141;

Thence N 89° W 1,275 meters to corner 142;

Thence N 3° W 1,575 meters to corner 143;

Thence N 3° W 2,100 meters to corner 144;

Thence N 23° E 975 meters to corner 145;

Thence N 33° W 825 meters to corner 146;

Thence N 70° E 1,650 meters to corner 147;

Thence N 78° W 2,400 meters to corner 148;

Thence N 53° E 2,100 meters to corner 149;

Thence N 10° E 1,800 meters to corner 150;

Thence N 33° W 825 meters to corner 151;

Thence N 55° E 675 meters to corner 152;

Thence N 6° E 1,800 meters to corner 153;

Thence N 27° E 2,025 meters to corner 154;

Thence N 47° E 375 meters to corner 155;

Thence S 10° W 1,575 meters to corner 156;

Thence Due East 900 meters to corner 157;

Thence N 12° E 825 meters to corner 158;

Thence N 39° W 900 meters to corner 159;

Thence N 16° E 525 meters to corner 160;

Thence N 69° W 2,250 meters to corner 161;

Thence S 54° W 1,950 meters to corner 162;

Thence S 31° W 2,325 meters to corner 163;

Thence N 57° W 2,250 meters to corner 164;

Thence N 12° E 1,800 meters to corner 165;

Thence Due West 1,250 meters to corner 166;

Thence N 1° E 3,975 meters to corner 167

Thence N 52° E 5,175 meters to corner 168;

Thence N 17° E 5,925 meters to corner 169;

Thence N 46° E 53,250 meters to corner 170;

Thence N 60° E 5,325 meters to corner 171;

Thence N 57° E 5,025 meters to point of

beginning contained as approximate Land area of 59,227.75 hectares and Water area of 279,630.66 hectares. Subject to future surveys.

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 25th day of March, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and ninety-three.

(Sgd.) FIDEL V. RAMOS

By the President:

(Sgd.) EDELMIRO A. AMANTE, SR.
Executive Secretary

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