Proclamation No. 289

MALACAÑAN PALACE
MANILA

BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES

[ Proclamation No. 289, November 6, 1993 ]

RESERVING FOR RESETTLEMENT PURPOSES UNDER THE ADMINISTRATION AND DISPOSITION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRARIAN REFORM CERTAIN TRACTS OF LAND OF THE PUBLIC DOMAIN SITUATED IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF SAN REMIGIO, PROVINCE OF ANTIQUE, ISLAND OF PANAY

WHEREAS, it is the declared policy of the State to provide a more vigorous agricultural land resettlement program and a systematic public land distribution and development in order to create a truly viable social and economic agricultural structure;

WHEREAS, it is the concern of the government to uplift the economic well-being of the tillers of the soil, particularly farmers who do not own the land that they cultivate, by providing them with cultivable lands and supporting them with technical expertise and assistance to make them more independent, self-reliant, and responsible citizens of the government;

WHEREAS, the development of the public agricultural lands in the depressed and isolated parts of the country is a priority program of the administration in order to improve the economic well-being and the welfare of the people and to attain lasting peace and order in the locality;

WHEREAS, large tracts of fertile and potentially productive agricultural land of the public domain with an aggregate area of EIGHT THOUSAND NINE HUNDRED EIGHTY FOUR (8,984) hectares situated in the Municipality of San Remigio, Province of Antique, have been identified and verified by the Department of Agrarian Reform and the Department of Environment and Natural Resources to be suitable and available for settlement purposes;

NOW, THEREFORE, I, FIDEL V. RAMOS, President of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by law, and upon recommendations of the Secretary of Agrarian Reform and the Secretary of Environment and Natural Resources, do hereby reserve for settlement purposes certain tracts of land of the public domain situated in Municipality of San Remigio, Province of Antique, Island of Panay, under the administration of the Department of Agrarian Reform and for disposition under the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program, subject to private rights, if any there be, which tracts of public land are more particularly described as follows:

TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION
(PARCEL I)

A PARCEL OF LAND situated in the Municipality of San Remigio, Province of Antique, Island of Panay, Bounded on the North along lines 1-57 by Public Forest (Unclassified) and along lines 185-1 by Municipality of Patnongon; on the East along lines 57-103 by Public Forest (Unclassified); on the South along lines 103-107 by Public Land (Municipality of Sibalom versus Municipality of San Remigio) and along lines 107-109 by Municipality of Sibalom; and on the West along lines 109-195 by Bongbongon River.ℒαwρhi৷ Beginning at a point marked “1” on the plan, thence N. 55 deg. 21W., 2,980.07 m. from BLLM No. 1, Cad. 247, San Remigio Cadastre.

S. 07 deg. 31" E., 221.90 m. to point “2”;

S. 01 deg. 33" W., 370.14 m. to point “3”;

S. 45 deg. 56" E., 431.39 m. to point “4”;

S. 39 deg. 28" E., 440.45 m. to point “5”;

S. 84 deg. 00" E., 320.00 m. to point “6”;

S. 15 deg. 00" W., 360.00 m. to point “7”;

S. 06 deg. 00" E., 370.00 m. to point “8”;

N. 73 deg. 00" E., 320.00 m. to point “9”;

N. 54 deg. 00" E., 240.00 m. to point “10”;

N. 11 deg. 00" E., 240.00 m. to point “11”;

N. 70 deg. 00" E., 300.00 m. to point “12”;

S. 83 deg. 38" E., 75.52 m. to point “13”;

S. 53 deg. 08" E., 100.00 m. to point “14”;

N. 54 deg. 18" E., 141.91 m. to point “15”;

N. 43 deg. 30" E., 80.00 m. to point “16”;

N. 62 deg. 00" E., 192.00 m. to point “17”;

Due North 160.00 m. to point “18”;

N. 29 deg. 00" E., 480.00 m. to point “19”;

N. 55 deg. 00" W., 280.00 m. to point “20”;

N. 03 deg. 00" E., 320.00 m. to point “21”;

S. 82 deg. 00" E., 280.00 m. to point “22”;

N. 52 deg. 30" E., 320.00 m. to point “23”;

N. 02 deg. 30" E., 315.00 m. to point “24”;

N. 71 deg. 00" E., 200.00 m. to point “25”;

N. 42 deg. 00" E., 250.00 m. to point “26”;

N. 38 deg. 00" E., 330.00 m. to point “27”;

S. 77 deg. 30" E., 500.00 m. to point “28”;

N. 23 deg. 00" E., 600.00 m. to point “29”;

N. 51 deg. 00" E., 533.00 m. to point “30”;

N. 52 deg. 00" E., 300.00 m. to point “31”;

N. 36 deg. 00" E., 300.01 m. to point “32”;

N. 90 deg. 00" E., 541.00 m. to point “33”;

Due North 196.00 m. to point “34”;

S. 85 deg. 00" W., 211.00 m. to point “35”;

N. 72 deg. 30" W., 158.00 m. to point “36”;

N. 39 deg. 30" E., 258.00 m. to point “37”;

N. 70 deg. 30" E., 197.00 m. to point “38”;

N. 46 deg. 00" E., 187.00 m. to point “39”;

N. 50 deg. 30" E., 378.00 m. to point “40”;

S. 79 deg. 00" E., 201.00 m. to point “41”;

N. 87 deg. 30" E., 320.00 m. to point “42”;

N. 04 deg. 00" W., 253.00 m. to point “43”;

N. 41 deg. 00" E., 837.00 m. to point “44”;

S. 71 deg. 00" E., 302.00 m. to point “45”;

N. 59 deg. 30" E., 274.01 m. to point “46”;

N. 56 deg. 30" E., 417.00 m. to point “47”;

N. 12 deg. 30" E., 259.00 m. to point “48”;

S. 80 deg. 00" E., 314.00 m. to point “49”;

N. 48 deg. 00" E., 730.00 m. to point “50”;

N. 43 deg. 00" E., 601.00 m. to point “51”;

N. 58 deg. 00" E., 804.00 m. to point “52”;

N. 69 deg. 30" E., 544.00 m. to point “53”;

N. 70 deg. 00" E., 440.00 m. to point “54”;

S. 88 deg. 26" E., 211.38 m. to point “55”;

N. 76 deg. 20" E., 572.15 m. to point “56”;

S. 88 deg. 21" E., 554.91 m. to point “57”;

S. 42 deg. 26" W., 237.12 m. to point “58”;

S. 51 deg. 42" W., 303.30 m. to point “59”;

S. 21 deg. 30" W., 141.87 m. to point “60”;

S. 52 deg. 02" W., 494.82 m. to point “61”;

S. 55 deg. 30" W., 315.99 m. to point “62”;

S. 44 deg. 00" E., 530.00 m. to point “63”;

S. 08 deg. 30" E., 242.00 m. to point “64”;

S. 08 deg. 31" E., 171.01 m. to point “65”;

S. 61 deg. 30" W., 416.00 m. to point “66”;

S. 43 deg. 30" W., 495.00 m. to point “67”;

S. 79 deg. 00" W., 642.00 m. to point “68”;

S. 55 deg. 30" W., 571.00 m. to point “69”;

S. 08 deg. 00" W., 292.00 m. to point “70”;

S. 39 deg. 00" W., 508.00 m. to point “71”;

S. 44 deg. 30" W., 286.00 m. to point “72”;

S. 30 deg. 00" E., 219.00 m. to point “73”;

S. 04 deg. 30" E., 521.00 m. to point “74”;

S. 29 deg. 30" E., 326.00 m. to point “75”;

S. 27 deg. 48" E., 452.93 m. to point “76”;

N. 69 deg. 17" E., 679.98 m. to point “77”;

N. 49 deg. 42" E., 646.78 m. to point “78”;

N. 29 deg. 00" E., 300.00 m. to point “79”;

N. 11 deg. 00" E., 396.00 m. to point “80”;

N. 23 deg. 30" E., 457.00 m. to point “81”;

N. 81 deg. 30" E., 117.23 m. to point “82”;

S. 40 deg. 30" E., 185.01 m. to point “83”;

S. 36 deg. 30" E., 350.00 m. to point “84”;

S. 11 deg. 00" W., 256.00 m. to point “85”;

S. 29 deg. 00" W., 360.00 m. to point “86”;

S. 17 deg. 37" E., 371.51 m. to point “87”;

S. 38 deg. 00" E., 349.01 m. to point “88”;

S. 40 deg. 30" E., 520.00 m. to point “89”;

S. 14 deg. 30" E., 350.00 m. to point “90”;

S. 28 deg. 00" E., 200.00 m. to point “91”;

S. 05 deg. 00" E., 645.00 m. to point “92”;

S. 22 deg. 00" E., 300.00 m. to point “93”;

S. 01 deg. 30" E., 342.00 m. to point “94”;

S. 10 deg. 00" E., 320.00 m. to point “95”;

S. 54 deg. 30" W., 555.00 m. to point “96”;

N. 83 deg. 00" W., 360.00 m. to point “97”;

S. 21 deg. 30" W., 319.00 m. to point “98”;

S. 30 deg. 00" W., 320.00 m. to point “99”;

S. 06 deg. 00" W., 380.00 m. to point “100”;

S. 46 deg. 00" W., 440.00 m. to point “101”;

S. 15 deg. 00" E., 360.00 m. to point “102”;

S. 21 deg. 00" E., 252.79 m. to point “103”;

N. 78 deg. 26" W., 644.67 m. to point “104”;

S. 73 deg. 21" W., 5228.54 m. to point “105”;

S. 73 deg. 23" W., 1691.29 m. to point “106”;

N. 80 deg. 06" W., 4426.53 m. to point “107”;

N. 80 deg. 27" W., 1318.92 m. to point “108”;

S. 49 deg. 44" W., 158.17 m. to point “109”;

N. 40 deg. 52" W., 68.77 m. to point “110”;

N. 38 deg. 17" E., 58.92 m. to point “111”;

N. 32 deg. 59" E., 181.71 m. to point “112”;

N. 32 deg. 05" E., 206.53 m. to point “113”;

N. 22 deg. 58" E., 134.44 m. to point “114”;

N. 33 deg. 13" E., 9.42 m. to point “115”;

N. 40 deg. 12" W., 64.03 m. to point “116”;

N. 54 deg. 27" W., 87.44 m. to point “117”;

N. 69 deg. 21" W., 46.74 m. to point “118”;

S. 63 deg. 39" W., 38.31 m. to point “119”;

N. 29 deg. 03" W., 42.61 m. to point “120”;

N. 11 deg. 41" E., 83.31 m. to point “121”;

N. 09 deg. 52" E., 18.69 m. to point “122”;

N. 14 deg. 10" E., 40.80 m. to point “123”;

N. 49 deg. 22" E., 36.28 m. to point “124”;

N. 03 deg. 12" W., 72.23 m. to point “125”;

N. 14 deg. 33" E., 62.26 m. to point “126”;

N. 24 deg. 08" E., 62.06 m. to point “127”;

N. 38 deg. 26" W., 117.84 m. to point “128”;

N. 84 deg. 38" W., 134.02 m. to point “129”;

S. 85 deg. 10" W., 120.02 m. to point “130”;

N. 73 deg. 57" W., 19.32 m. to point “131”;

N. 53 deg. 37" W., 64.43 m. to point “132”;

N. 82 deg. 50" W., 3.37 m. to point “133”;

N. 17 deg. 05" E., 64.67 m. to point “134”;

N. 39 deg. 38" W., 128.00 m. to point “135”;

N. 67 deg. 38" W., 98.84 m. to point “136”;

N. 49 deg. 08" W., 31.14 m. to point “137”;

N. 07 deg. 52" W., 324.89 m. to point “138”;

N. 26 deg. 00" W., 273.71 m. to point “139”;

N. 49 deg. 38" W., 131.24 m. to point “140”;

N. 68 deg. 45" W., 96.57 m. to point “141”;

N. 22 deg. 29" W., 156.92 m. to point “142”;

N. 10 deg. 18" W., 223.61 m. to point “143”;

N. 40 deg. 14" W., 255.44 m. to point “144”;

N. 20 deg. 33" W., 42.72 m. to point “145”;

N. 41 deg. 59" E., 67.27 m. to point “146”;

S. 46 deg. 10" E., 173.28 m. to point “147”;

S. 67 deg. 23" E., 65.00 m. to point “148”;

N. 45 deg. 00" E., 42.43 m. to point “149”;

N. 16 deg. 42" W., 104.40 m. to point “150”;

N. 26 deg. 34" E., 33.54 m. to point “151”;

N. 74 deg. 03" E., 36.40 m. to point “152”;

S. 72 deg. 54" E., 136.01 m. to point “153”;

N. 78 deg. 41" E., 50.99 m. to point “154”;

S. 26 deg. 10" W., 41.39 m. to point “155”;

N. 73 deg. 09" E., 66.09 m. to point “156”;

N. 01 deg. 58" W., 87.05 m. to point “157”;

N. 48 deg. 23" W., 227.38 m. to point “158”;

N. 03 deg. 06" E., 37.05 m. to point “159”;

N. 59 deg. 31" E., 287.78 m. to point “160”;

N. 19 deg. 31" W., 116.71 m. to point “161”;

N. 48 deg. 22" W., 168.58 m. to point “162”;

N. 16 deg. 17" W., 92.72 m. to point “163”;

N. 32 deg. 09" E., 82.68 m. to point “164”;

N. 63 deg. 26" E., 58.14 m. to point “165”;

N. 37 deg. 04" W., 72.68 m. to point “166”;

N. 68 deg. 27" W., 103.43 m. to point “167”;

N. 31 deg. 51" W., 121.26 m. to point “168”;

N. 41 deg. 24" E., 101.32 m. to point “169”;

N. 07 deg. 43" W., 59.54 m. to point “170”;

N. 36 deg. 52" E., 200.00 m. to point “171”;

N. 63 deg. 49" W., 45.45 m. to point “172”;

N. 63 deg. 18" W., 126.73 m. to point “173”;

N. 32 deg. 16" W., 189.21 m. to point “174”;

N. 39 deg. 33" E., 171.19 m. to point “175”;

N. 66 deg. 48" E., 60.93 m. to point “176”;

N. 24 deg. 56" E., 78.29 m. to point “177”;

N. 02 deg. 46" E., 62.07 m. to point “178”;

N. 28 deg. 53" E., 155.31 m. to point “179”;

N. 42 deg. 28" E., 143.68 m. to point “180”;

N. 55 deg. 00" E., 85.45 m. to point “181”;

S. 48 deg. 46" E., 107.71 m. to point “182”;

S. 60 deg. 15" E., 56.44 m. to point “183”;

N. 22 deg. 53" E., 48.85 m. to point “184”;

N. 83 deg. 50" E., 148.88 m. to point “185”;

N. 08 deg. 18" W., 48.51 m. to point “186”;

N. 56 deg. 19" E., 43.27 m. to point “187”;

N. 24 deg. 30" W., 74.73 m. to point “188”;

N. 22 deg. 47" E., 129.08 m. to point “189”;

S. 76 deg. 18" E., 84.40 m. to point “190”;

N. 12 deg. 47" E., 221.49 m. to point “191”;

N. 59 deg. 28" E., 45.28 m. to point “192”;

N. 23 deg. 48" E., 213.12 m. to point “193”;

N. 39 deg. 33" E., 111.52 m. to point “194”;

N. 03 deg. 52" W., 245.34 m. to point “195”;

S. 53 deg. 22" E., 1844.37 m. to point “196”;

N. 74 deg. 53" E., 627.07 m. to point of

beginning; containing an area of EIGHT THOUSAND NINE HUNDRED EIGHTY FOUR (8,984) hectares more or less.

All areas within the reservation, which may fall under the classification of timberland, forest land, or unclassified public land, if any, shall be deemed excluded from the scope of this proclamation. The Department of Environment and Natural Resources shall retain jurisdiction over portions covered by public land applications as the date hereof and shall continue to process such applications. Rejection or cancellation of a public land application by the DENR shall automatically transfer jurisdiction of the area covered thereby to the DAR.

All previous proclamations or orders which are inconsistent herewith are hereby revoked or modified accordingly.

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 6th day of November in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and ninety three.

(Sgd.) FIDEL V. RAMOS

By the President:

(Sgd.) TEOFISTO T. GUINGONA, JR.
Executive Secretary

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