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MALACAÑAN PALACE
MANILA

BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES

[ Proclamation No. 942, December 20, 1996 ]

RESERVING FOR THE PURPOSE OF ESTABLISHING A SETTLEMENT AND AGRICULTURAL COMMUNITY UNDER THE AGRARIAN REFORM COMMUNITY PROGRAM OF THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRARIAN REFORM, CERTAIN PARCELS OF LANDS OF THE PUBLIC DOMAIN SITUATED IN THE MUNICIPALITIES OF ARTECHE, JIPAPAD, ORAS AND SAN POLICARPO, ALL OF EASTERN SAMAR

WHEREAS, Section 85, Chapter XII, Title 5 of Commonwealth Act No. 141, approved on 7 November 1936, otherwise known as the “Public Land Act”, authorizes the President to designate by proclamation, any tract or tracts of lands of the public domain for the establishment of agricultural colonies;

WHEREAS, Section 14, Chapter IV, Title I, Book III of the Administrative Code of 1987 provides that “The President shall have the power to reserve for settlement or public use, and for specific public purposes, any of the lands of the public domain, the use of which is not otherwise directed by law. The reserved land shall thereafter remain subject to the specific public purpose indicated until otherwise provided by law”;

WHEREAS, Section 3 [5], Chapter I, Title XI, Book IV of the Administrative Code of 1987 provides that the Department of Agrarian Reform shall “administer and dispose of, under a settlement scheme, all portions of the public domain declared as alienable and disposable lands for speedy distribution to and development by deserving and qualified persons who do not own any land and under such terms and conditions as the Department may prescribe, giving priority to qualified and deserving farmers in the province where such lands are located”;

WHEREAS, it is the declared policy of the State to pursue a vigorous land resettlement program in order to create a truly viable social and economic structure in the country;

WHEREAS, it is the responsibility of the government to provide deserving and qualified Filipinos with lands as well as guidance and technical assistance to make them productive, self-reliant and responsible citizens; and

WHEREAS, there are big agricultural lands in the municipalities of Arteche, Jipapad, Oras and San Policarpo, all of Eastern Samar, found to be suitable for cultivation and conservation into a well-organized and developed resettlement area for qualified and deserving Filipinos and rebel returnees.

NOW, THEREFORE, upon recommendation of the Secretaries of Environment and Natural Resources and Agrarian Reform, by virtue of the power vested in me by law, and pursuant to Section 85, Chapter XII, Title 5 of Commonwealth Act No. 141, otherwise known as the “Public Land Act” and Section 14, Chapter IV, Title I, Book III of the Administrative Code of 1987, I, FIDEL V. RAMOS, President of the Republic of the Philippines, do hereby reserve for the purpose of establishing a settlement and an agricultural community under the administration and disposition of the Department of Agrarian Reform, subject to private rights, if any there be, and to final survey and delineation on the ground, certain parcels of land of the public domain located in the municipalities of Arteche, Jipapad, Oras and San Policarpo, all of the province of Eastern Samar, which parcels of land are more particularly described as follows:

PARCEL I
SK-08-000020 (AR)

A parcel of alienable and disposable land described in the sketch map of SK-08-000020 (AR) located at the Municipality of Oras, Province of Eastern Samar, Island of Samar. Bounded on the SE., along line 1-2 by portion of Project No. 6 Block 1; along line 2-3 by portion of Project 6, Block 1, along line 3 to 16 by Project No. 6, Block B (Timberland); along line 16-17 by Project No. 6, Block 1 (Portion); on the South along line 17-18 by Project No. 6, Block 1 (A & D); on the South and southwest along lines 18-43 by unclassified public forest; along line 43-44 by Project No. 21, Block 1 (A & D) portion, Municipality of Arteche; along lines 44-74 by Project No. 6 Block A (Timberland); along line 74-1 by portion of Project No. 34, Block 1 (A & D) Municipality of San Policarpo. The projects and blocks herein mentioned are of Land Classification Map LC No. 2435.

Beginning at a point marked 1 on the sketch map SK-08-000020 (AR) being approximately S 47 deg. 12E., 22,528.97 m. from BLLM # 1, Cad. 1149-D, Lapinig Cadastre. Thence:

S. 25ş 58' W., 1,680.00 m. to point 2;
N. 05ş 43' W., 401.88 m. to point 3;
N. 54ş 11' E., 222.10 m. to point 4;
N. 48ş 00' W., 201.80 m. to point 5;
N. 09ş 39' W., 238.40 m. to point 6;
N. 08ş 08' E., 212.16 m. to point 7;
N. 41ş 12' W., 106.36 m. to point 8;
N. 13ş 46' W., 205.94 m. to point 9;
N. 28ş 15' E., 171.44 m. to point 10;
S. 09ş 51' E., 467.87 m. to point 11;
S. 176 57' E., 262.77 m. to point 12;
S. 12ş 37' W., 196.91 m. to point 13;
S. 54ş 53' E., 99.06 m. to point 14;
S. 09ş 40' E., 244.45 m. to point 15;
N. 59ş 02' E., 116.66 m. to point 16;
S. 05ş 43' E., 401.88 m. to point 17;
N. 88ş 24' W., 5,001.94 m. to point 18;
N. 05ş 17' W., 401.73 m. to point 19;
N. 55ş 58' W., 534.50 m. to point 20;
S. 60ş 46' W., 423.96 m. to point 21;
S. 50ş 38' W., 555.28 m. to point 22;
S. 78ş 17' W., 591.13 m. to point 23;
N. 38ş 31' W., 613.44 m. to point 24;
N. 84ş 57' W., 341.41 m. to point 25;
N. 71ş 15' W., 348.39 m. to point 26;
N. 87' 51' W., 480.33 m. to point 27;
N. 59ş 01' W., 291.41 m. to point 28;
N. 21ş 04' W., 334.28 m. to point 29;
N. 33ş 51' E., 394.98 m. to point 30;
N. 22ş 14' W., 290.57 m. to point 31;
N. 67ş 42' W., 529.61 m. to point 32;
N. 01ş 05' W., 525.11 m. to point 33;
N. 19ş 03' E., 275.10 m. to point 34;
N. 20ş 24' W., 229.42 m. to point 35;
N. 50ş 42' W., 284.25 m. to point 36;
N. 30ş 42' W., 372.16 m. to point 37;
N. 77ş 56' W., 526.60 m. to point 38;
N. 17ş 02' W., 324.24 m. to point 39;
N. 28ş 46' E., 353.40 m. to point 40;
N. 24ş 18' W., 340.16 m. to point 41;
N. 46ş 04' W., 347.83 m. to point 42;
N. 76ş 30' W., 257.08 m. to point 43;
N. 61ş 44' E., 1,203.56 m. to point 44;
S. 33ş 41' E., 72.08 m. to point 45;
S. 57ş 16' E., 166.39 m. to point 46;
S. 71ş 34' E., 189.71 m. to point 47;
N. 88ş 01' E., 290.16 m. to point 48;
N. 51ş 22' E., 255.96 m. to point 49;
N. 49ş 24' E., 276.61 m. to point 50;
N. 63ş 26' E., 268. 34 m. to point 51;
N. 31ş 25' W., 210.96 m. to point 52;
N. 23ş 12' E., 228.50 m. to point 53;
S. 86ş 31' E., 329.63 m. to point 54;
N. 89ş 28' E., 111.02 m. to point 55;
S. 55ş 15' E., 194.74 m. to point 56;
S. 26ş 34' E., 380.12 m. to point 57;
S. 31ş 06' E., 268.74 m. to point 58;
S. 09ş 59' E., 294.43 m. to point 59;
S. 41ş 38' W., 240.80 m. to point 60;
S. 19ş 40' W., 148.65 m. to point 61;
S. 71ş 34' E., 442.73 m. to point 62;
N. 70ş 42' E., 211.92 m. to point 63;
S. 62ş 29' E., 541.21 m. to point 64;
N. 49ş 11' E., 290. m. to point 65;
N. 20ş 00' E., 234.03 m. to point 66;
N. 40ş 56' E., 198.52 m. to point 67;
N. 13ş 08' E., 308.07 m. to point 68;
N. 73ş 36' W., 354.38 m. to point 69;
N. 55ş 00' W., 195.30 m. to point 70;
N. 46ş 46' W., 274.49 m. to point 71;
N. 03ş 01' E., 380.65 m. to point 72;
N. 45ş 00' E., 141.45 m. to point 73;
N. 18ş 26' E., 126.52 m. to point 74;
S. 55ş 44' E., 8,632.96 m. to point of

beginning, containing an area of FOUR THOUSAND TWENTY TWO (4,022) has. more or less. All points referred to are indicated on the plan and marked accordingly.

PARCEL II
SK-08-000020 (AR)

A parcel of alienable and disposable land described in the sketch map of SK-08000020 (AR) located at the Municipality of San Policarpo, Province of Eastern Samar, Island of Samar. Bounded on the SW., along line 1-2 by Project No. 6, Block 1 (A & D), LC No. 2435; on the NW., along lines 2-5 by Project No. 34, Block A, Timberland; along line 5-7 by portion of Project No. 21, Block 1 (A & D), LC No. 2435, on the NE., along line 7-8 by portion of Project No. 34, Block 1 (A & D) LC No. 2435, portion of Mun. of San Policarpo; on the SE., along line 8-1 by portion of Project No. 34, Block 1 (A & D), LC-2435, portion of Municipality of San Policarpo.

Beginning at a point marked 1 on the sketch map SK-08-000020 (AR) being approximately S 47 deg. 12E., 22,528.97 m. from BLLM #1, Cad. 1149-D, Lapinig Cadastre. Thence:

N. 55ş 44' W., 8,632.96 m. to point 2;
N. 63ş 26' E., 267.83 m. to point 3;
N. 52ş 13' E., 310.11 m. to point 4;
N. 45ş 29' W., 245.36 m. to point 5;
N. 83ş 51' E., 1,277.33 m. to point 6;
N. 49ş 24' E., 2,199.20 m. to point 7;
S. 58ş 37' E., 6,548.05 m. to point 8;
S. 25ş 58' W., 3,892.53 m. to point of;

beginning, containing an area of TWO THOUSAND SEVEN HUNDRED FORTY NINE (2,749) has. more or less. All points referred to are indicated on the plan and marked accordingly.

PARCEL III
SK-08-000020 (AR)

A parcel of alienable and disposable land described in the sketch map of SK-08-000020 (AR) located at the Municipality of San Policarpo, Province of Eastern Samar, Island of Samar. Bounded on the SE., & SW., along lines 1-5 by Project No. 34, Block A, Timberland, LC-2435; and on the NW., along lines 5-1 by portion of Project No. 21, Block 1, (A & D), LC-2435, Municipality of Arteche.

Beginning at a point marked 1 on the sketch map SK-08-000020 (AR) being approximately S 43 deg., 39E., 13,801.09 m. from BLLM #1, Cad. 1149-D, Lapinig Cadastre.

S. 45ş 00' W., 70.65 m. to point 2;
S. 26ş 35' W., 223.56 m. to point 3;
N. 36ş 44' W., 225.88 m. to point 4;
N. 41ş 11' W., 53.20 m. to point 5;
N. 84ş 51' E., 321.41 m. to point of;

beginning, containing an area of THREE (3) has. more or less. All points referred to are indicated on the plan and marked accordingly.

PARCEL IV
SK-08-000020 (AR)

A parcel of alienable and disposable land described in the sketch map of SK-08-000020 (AR) located at the Municipality of Arteche, Province of Eastern Samar, Island of Samar. Bounded on the SW., along lines 1-52 by Project No. 21-A, Forest Land; along lines 52-53 by portion of Project No. 21, Block 1, (A & D); along lines 53-67 by Project No. 21, Block G, Timberland; along line 67-68 by portion of Project No. 21, Block 1 (A & D); and along lines 68-103 by Project No. 21-A, Forest Land; on the NW., along line 103-104 by Project No. 41-A, (A & D) LC-2435, Municipality of Jipapad; along lines 104-106 by portion of Project No. 21, Block 1, (A & D); along lines 106-114 by Project No. 21, Block A, Timberland; on the NE., along lines 114-129 by Project No. 21, Block B, Timberland, LC-2435; along lines 129-136 by portion of Project No. 21, Block 1 (A & D), LC-2435, portion of Municipality of Arteche; on the SE., along lines 136-141 by Project No. 34, Block 1 (A & D) LC-2435, Municipality of San Policarpo; on the SW., & SE., along lines 141-169 by Project No. 21, Block F (Timberland); along lines 169-170-1 by Project No. 6, Block 1 (A & D) LC-2435, Municipality of Oras. The Projects and Blocks herein mentioned are all of Land Classification Map LC No. 2435.

Beginning at a point marked 1 on the sketch map SK-08-000020 (AR) being approximately on S 16 deg. 10' E., 12,335.13 m. from BLLM #1, Cad. 1149-D, Lapinig Cadastre.

N. 42ş 00' E., 269.07 m. to point 2;
N. 38ş 40' E., 320.15 m. to point 3;
N. 39ş 48' W., 312.38 m. to point 4;
S. 48ş 40' W., 332.95 m. to point 5;
N. 89ş 40' W., 349.99 m. to point 6;
N. 84ş 17' E., 381.91 m. to point 7;
N. 63ş 26' W., 357.76 m. to point 8;
N. 53ş 46' W., 372.19 m. to point 9;
N. 29ş 03' W., 205.92 m. to point 10;
S. 72ş 39' W., 335.23 m. to point 11;
S. 61ş 50' W., 317.66 m. to point 12;
S. 48ş 21' W., 374.70 m. to point 13;
S. 43ş 44' W., 289.30 m. to point 14;
N. 08ş 07' E., 212.15 m. to point 15;
N. 71ş 07' E., 370.13 m. to point 16;
N. 38ş 56' E., 334.24 m. to point 17;
N. 20ş 33' W., 256.33 m. to point 18;
S. 79ş 57' W., 223.41 m. to point 19;
N. 35ş 07' W., 243.33 m. to point 20;
S. 47ş 44' E., 297.29 m. to point 21;
N. 27ş 33' W., 259.44 m. to point 22;
N. 13ş 14' W., 174.66 m. to point 23;
S. 68ş 33' W., 300.81 m. to point 24;
S. 72ş 45' W., 303.82 m. to point 25;
S. 33ş 42' E., 216.33 m. to point 26;
S. 34ş 42' W., 316.21 m. to point 27;
S. 46ş 59' W., 410.35 m. to point 28;
S. 26ş 34' E., 290.68 m. to point 29;
S. 38ş 40' W., 448.19 m. to point 30;
S. 47ş 25' E., 502.50 m. to point 31;
S. 28ş 13' W., 465.28 m. to point 32;
S. 18ş 08' W., 610.31 m. to point 33;
N. 50ş 20' W., 156.32 m. to point 34;
N. 10ş 46' W., 213.89 m. to point 35;
N. 55ş 30' W., 194.13 m. to point 36;
S. 66ş 12' W., 371.60 m. to point 37;
S. 24ş 46' W., 286.33 m. to point 38;
N. 45ş 00' W., 325.27 m. to point 39;
N. 07ş 50' W., 220.08 m. to point 40;
N. 89ş 28' W., 319.99 m. to point 41;
N. 61ş 59' W., 317.18 m. to point 42;
N. 81ş 53' E., 636.22 m. to point 43;
S. 61ş 50' E., 317.66 m. to point 44;
N. 2ş 06' E., 483.04 m. to point 45;
N. 06ş 51' E., 251.83 m. to point 46;
N. 87ş 17' W., 210.20 m. to point 47;
N. 52ş 12' W., 367.02 m. to point 48;
N. 82ş 53' W., 362.80 m. to point 49;
S. 88ş 22' W., 350.12 m. to point 50;
N. 66ş 02' W., 196.95 m. to point 51;
N. 47ş 43' W., 594.58 m. to point 52;
N. 52ş 02' E., 698.96 m. to point 53
S. 70ş 38' E., 210.96 m. to point 54;
N. 71ş 34' E., 316.27 m. to point 55;
N. 12ş 48' E., 451.24 m. to point 56;
N. 60ş 15' E., 322.47 m. to point 57;
N. 24ş 38' W., 264.03 m. to point 58;
S. 73ş 30' W., 281.62 m. to point 59;
N. 35ş 13' W., 208.11 m. to point 60;
N. 42ş 37' W., 162.81 m. to point 61;
N. 58ş 18' W., 399.63 m. to point 62;
S. 22ş 56' W., 282.29 m. to point 63;
S. 34ş 51' E., 316.79 m. to point 64;
S. 28ş 49' W., 251.05 m. to point 65;
S. 32ş 44' E., 332.86 m. to point 66;
S. 12ş 19' W., 276.38 m. to point 67;
S. 52ş 02' W., 698.93 m. to point 68;
S. 65ş 33' W., 362.48 m. to point 69;
S. 36ş 52' W., 300.04 m. to point 70;
S. 87ş 29' W., 340.41 m. to point 71;
N. 58ş 34' W., 316.42 m. to point 72;
S. 58ş 41' W., 269.26 m. to point 73;
S. 46ş 20' W., 304.11 m. to point 74;
S. 55ş 51' W., 338.41 m. to point 75;
S. 46ş 16' W., 318.26 m. to point 76;
S. 69ş 41' W., 287.94 m. to point 77;
N. 08ş 53' W., 323.90 m. to point 78;
N. 10ş 36' W., 265.40 m. to point 79;
N. 01ş 41' E., 309.14 m. to point 80;
S. 76ş 23' W., 339.54 m. to point 81;
N. 46ş 48' W., 246.90 m. to point 82;
N. 68ş 02' E., 323.51 m. to point 83;
N. 09ş 52' E., 700.38 m. to point 84;
N. 36ş 15' W., 372.03 m. to point 85;
S. 43ş 58' W., 432.09 m. to point 86;
N. 08ş 51' W., 324.89 m. to point 87;
S. 32ş 18' W., 449.73 m. to point 88;
S. 45ş 16' W., 156.24 m. to point 89;
S. 18ş 49' W., 337.99 m. to point 90;
S. 55ş 37' W., 230.19 m. to point 91;
N. 33ş 41' W., 180.28 m. to point 92;
S. 35ş 45' W., 308.02 m. to point 93;
N. 56ş 18' W., 540.83 m. to point 94;
N. 08ş 45' W., 262.94 m. to point 95;
N. 53ş 08' W., 249.97 m. to point 96;
N. 59ş 34' W., 197.31 m. to point 97;
N. 78ş 41' W., 203.94 m. to point 98;
N. 67ş 23' W., 260.00 m. to point 99;
N. 77ş 54' W., 429.52 m. to point 100;
N. 41ş 00' W., 304.80 m. to point 101;
N. 53ş 07' W., 199.99 m. to point 102;
N. 34ş 41' W., 316.23 m. to point 103;
N. 67ş 47' E., 7,431.59 m. to point 104;
N. 77ş 56' E., 3,539.27 m. to point 105;
S. 26ş 58' W., 134.55 m. to point 106;
S. 39ş 07' E., 206.10 m. to point 107;
N. 77ş 28' E., 266.37 m. to point 108;
N. 35ş 09' E., 173.71 m. to point 109;
N. 09ş 28' E., 304.16 m. to point 110;
N. 72ş 29' E., 335.51 m. to point 111;
S. 68ş 36' E., 139.99 m. to point 112;
N. 65ş 52' E., 733.91 m. to point 113;
N. 62ş 08' E., 1,583.55 m. to point 114;
S. 15ş 39' W., 519.22 m. to point 115;
N. 80ş 32' E., 243.29 m. to point 116;
S. 08ş 58' E., 192.33 m. to point 117;
S. 52ş 14' W., 163.22 m. to point 118;
S. 75ş 55' E., 246.39 m. to point 119;
S. 48ş 01' E., 134.49 m. to point 120;
S. 59ş 42' E., 277.90 m. to point 121;
N. 64ş 59' E., 165.56 m. to point 122;
N. 16ş 42' E., 104.42 m. to point 123;
N. 87ş 36' E., 240.23 m. to point 124;
S. 73ş 20' E., 208.80 m. to point 125;
S. 19ş 10' E., 243.65 m. to point 126;
S. 78ş 42' W., 101.96 m. to point 127;
S. 12ş 53' E., 179.50 m. to point 128;
S. 16ş 19' W., 213.58 m. to point 129;
S. 26ş 31' E., 268.31 m. to point 130;
S. 34ş 18' E., 266.27 m. to point 131;
S. 56° 19' E., 180.28 m. to point 132;
N. 83ş 53' E., 140.82 m. to point 133;
S. 76ş 18' E., 190.46 m. to point 134;
N. 56ş 53' E., 805.73 m. to point 135;
S. 58ş 26' E., 4,718.14 m. to point 136;
S. 50ş 59' W., 2,020.80 m. to point 137;
S. 81ş 27' W., 1,346.03 m. to point 138;
N. 68ş 01' W., 138.99 m. to point 139;
S. 53ş 00' W., 86.44 m. to point 140;
S. 80ş 18' W., 285.14 m. to point 141;
N. 45ş 00' W., 396.07 m. to point 142;
N. 72ş 29' W., 199.22 m. to point 143;
N. 58ş 10' W., 530.85 m. to point 144;
N. 69ş 34' W., 372.41 m. to point 145;
N. 29ş 03' W., 308.91 m. to point 146;
N. 48ş 50' W., 637.80 m. to point 147;
S. 48ş 44' E., 1,197.51 m. to point 148;
N. 69ş 40' W., 287.84 m. to point 149;
N. 29ş 03' W., 308.91 m. to point 150;
N. 36ş 46' W., 349.40 m. to point 151;
N. 58ş 06' W., 189.46 m. to point 152;
N. 21ş 47' E., 107.59 m. to point 153;
S. 68ş 11' W., 161.64 m. to point 154;
N. 15ş 57' E., 218.42 m. to point 155;
N. 84ş 48' W., 331.41 m. to point 156;
S. 15ş 32' W., 373.60 m. to point 157;
N. 62ş 42' W., 348.71 m. to point 158;
S. 16ş 19' W., 605.33 m. to point 159;
S. 05ş 48' W., 197.99 m. to point 160;
S. 08ş 03' W., 214.08 m. to point 161;
S. 33ş 52' W., 179.57 m. to point 162;
S. 25ş 28' W., 255.84 m. to point 163;
S. 29ş 13' W., 389.49 m. to point 164;
S. 27ş 34' W., 259.38 m. to point 165;
DUE SOUTH, 400.00 m. to point 166;
S. 26ş 41' E., 222.82 m. to point 167;
S. 42ş 29' E., 177.67 m. to point 168;
S. 50ş 27' E., 298.33 m. to point 169;
S. 62ş 06' W., 1,154.01 m. to point 170;
N. 65ş 38' W., 120.79 m. to point of;

beginning, containing an area of SEVEN THOUSAND THREE HUNDRED FIFTY (7,350) has. more or less. All points referred to are indicated on the plan and marked accordingly.

PARCEL V
SK-08-000020 (AR)

A parcel of alienable and disposable land described in the sketch map of SK-08-000020 (AR) located at the Municipality of Jipapad, Province of Eastern Samar, Island of Samar. Bounded on the SE., along 1-2 by portion of Project No. 21, Block 1 (A & D), LC-2435, Municipality of Arteche; along lines 2-3-4 by unclassified public forest; on the SW., and NW., along lines 4-17 by Unclassified Public Forest; along lines 17-29 by Oras River; along line 29-30-1 by Unclassified Public Forest.

Beginning at point marked 1 on the sketch map SK-08-000020 (AR) being approximately S 04 deg. 07' W., 6,403.67 m. from BLLM #1, Cad. 1149-D, Lapinig Cadastre.

S. 68ş 06' W., 7,398.82 m. to point 2;
S. 00ş 09' W., 80.18 m. to point 3;
S. 67ş 22' W., 205.80 m. to point 4;
N. 10ş 11' W., 395.51 m. to point 5;
N. 28ş 35' E., 250.80 m. to point 6;
N. 19ş 48' W., 265.55 m. to point 7;
N. 47ş 13' W., 368.01 m. to point 8;
N. 52ş 03' E., 374.06 m. to point 9;
S. 56ş 52' E., 292.57 m. to point 10;
S. 30ş 28' E., 197.14 m. to point 11;
S. 19ş 39' E., 297.48 m. to point 12;
S. 81ş 53' E., 282.88 m. to point 13;
N. 48ş 17' E., 308.14 m. to point 14;
N. 64ş 05' E., 400.28 m. to point 15;
N. 64ş 42' E., 409.30 m. to point 16;
N. 16ş 35' E., 245.29 m. to point 17;
N. 60ş 55' E., 103.00 m. to point 18;
N. 48ş 48' E., 212.56 m. to point 19;
N. 61ş 12' E., 228.36 m. to point 20;
S. 89ş 59' E., 279.78 m. to point 21;
N. 67ş 53' E., 172.74 m. to point 22;
N. 60ş 48' E., 194.89 m. to point 23;
N. 21ş 22' E., 246.92 m. to point 24;
N. 49ş 50' E., 185.94 m. to point 25;
N. 82ş 42' E., 78.62 m. to point 26;
S. 60ş 45' E., 286.51 m. to point 27;
N. 42ş 30' E., 162.74 m. to point 28;
N. 27ş 13' W., 393.55 m. to point 29;
N. 64ş 03' E., 2,880.31 m. to point 30;
S. 50ş 27' E., 1,523.63 m. to point of;

beginning, containing an area of SIX HUNDRED FIFTY NINE (659) has. more or less. All points referred to are indicated on the plan and marked accordingly.1aшphi1

The technical description and area covered by this Proclamation is subject to change as a result of the final survey and delineation on the ground and after consultations with the affected local government units and communities. The Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) shall provide funds for the conduct of the survey.

The following areas are hereby segregated from the coverage of this Proclamation and are deemed inalienable and may not be subject to titling:

1. All areas within the reservation which shall fall under the classification of timberland, forest land or unclassified public land and those covered by the National Integrated Protected Areas System;

2. All rivers and creeks; and

3. All easement requirements pursuant to the provisions of P.D. No. 705 otherwise known as the Revised Forestry Code of the Philippines, P.D. 1067 otherwise known as the Water Code of the Philippines and other pertinent laws, rules and regulations.

Further, these areas are hereby reserved for environmental protection purposes.

The Department of Environment and Natural Resources shall retain jurisdiction over the portions covered by public land applications. All vested rights inside the reservation shall be respected.

DONE in the City of Manila, this 20th day of December, in the year of our Lord, Nineteen Hundred and Ninety Six.

(Sgd.) FIDEL V. RAMOS

By the President:

(Sgd.) RUBEN D. TORRES
Executive Secretary


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