MALACAÑAN PALACE
MANILA

BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES

[ PROCLAMATION NO. 653, June 25, 2004 ]

AMENDING PROCLAMATION NO. 26 DATED JULY 9, 1920, WHICH RESERVED CERTAIN PARCELS OF LAND, LOCATED IN BRGY. SAGPON, DARAGA, ALBAY FOR SCHOOL PURPOSES, BY SEGREGATING A PORTION OF THE LAND EMBRACED THEREIN AND RESERVING THE SAME FOR HOUSING PURPOSES OPEN FOR DISPOSITION IN FAVOR OF THE ACTUAL OCCUPANTS

Upon recommendation of the Secretary of Environment and Natural Resources, and by virtue of the powers vested in me by law, I, GLORIA MACAPAGAL-ARROYO, President of the Republic of the Philippines, do hereby amend Proclamation No. 26 Dated July 9, 1920, which reserved certain parcels of land, located in Brgy. Sagpon, Daraga, Albay for school purposes, by segregating a portion of land embraced therein and reserving the same for housing purposes open for disposition in favor of actual occupants, subject to private rights, if there be any, and to final survey, which parcel of land is more particularly described as follows:

A PARCEL OF LAND (portion of Lot 17992, Cad-56, Albay Cadastre), situated in Barangay 2, (EM’s Barrio South), City of Legazpi, Island of Luzon. Bounded in the NE., along lines 24-25-26-27-28-29-1-2-3-4 by Lot 17992 (portion); on the SE., along line 4-5 by Lot 9608, Cad-56, Albay Cadaster; on the SE., S., SW., along lines 5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13 by creek; and on the N. and NW., alongs line 13-14-15-16-17-18-19-20-21-22-23-24 by an existing road (portion of Lot 17992, Cad-56, Albay Cadastre).

Beginning at a point marked "1" on the plan being N. 65 deg. 36’ E., 551.56 m. from BBM No. 62, Cad-56, Albay Cadastre, thence:

S. 42 deg. 45’ E., 40.33 m. to point 2;

S. 89 deg. 07’ E., 19.40 m. to point 3;

N. 73 deg. 07’ E., 30.36 m. to point 4;

S. 48 deg. 54’ W., 18.53 m. to point 5;

S. 57 deg. 27’ W., 18.90 m. to point 6;

S. 59 deg. 32’ W., 66.84 m. to point 7;

N. 72 deg.33’ W., 14.84 m. to point 8;

S. 59 deg. 04’ W., 20.16 m. to point 9;

S. 25 deg. 41’ W., 42.12 m. to point 10;

S. 80 deg. 26’ W., 72.09 m. to point 11;

N. 62 deg. 29’ W., 51.52 m. to point 12;

N. 41 deg. 23’ W., 56.41 m. to point 13;

N. 06 deg. 22’ E., 7.57 m. to point 14;

S. 75 deg. 23’ E., 11.13 m. to point 15;

S. 77 deg. 45’ W., 21.11 m. to point 16;

S. 68 deg. 07’ E., 12.64 m. to point 17;

S. 58 deg. 03’ E., 23.90 m. to point 18;

N. 35 deg 31’ E., 6.87 m. to point 19;

N. 44 deg 13’ E., 19.57 m. to point 20;

N. 46 deg 19’ E., 60.69 m. to point 21;

N. 47 deg. 53’ E., 29.30 m. to point 22;

N. 50 deg. 06’ E., 14.79 m. to point 23;

N. 52 deg. 55’ E., 10.27 m. to point 24;

S. 43 deg. 08’ E., 20.54 m. to point 25;

N. 57 deg. 23’ E., 2.67 m. to point 26;

S. 43 deg. 49’ E., 19.50 m. to point 27;

N. 47 deg 02’ E., 21.26 m. to point 28;

S. 81 deg. 49’ E., 3.45 m. to point 29;

N. 50 deg 08’ E., 10.84 m. to point of

beginning, containing an area of SEVENTEEN THOUSAND FOUR HUNDRED SEVENTY SIX (17,476) SQUARE METERS, more or less.

The area herein reserved for socialized housing purposes shall be disposed of in accordance with the provisions of RA 7279 known as the Urban and Development and Housing Act and shall be under the supervision of the Housing and Urban Development Coordinating Council (HUDCC)/ National Housing Authority (NHA).

For this purpose, an Inter-Agency Committee with Housing and Urban Development Coordinating Council (HUDCC) as Chair, the Local Government Unit (LGU) as Vice Chairman with representatives from the National Housing Authority and the Department of Environment and Natural Resources and the Homeowners Association as members is hereby created to formulate implementing rules and regulations of the proclamation.

Such part or parts of the area herein declared as housing site, which are being used or earmarked for 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 pursuant to this proclamation shall not be subject to alienation and encumbrance for a period of en (10) years from the issuance of the title in case of sale or execution of contract in case of usufruct, nor shall they become liable to the satisfaction of any debt contracted prior to the expiration of the said period; but the improvement of the land may be mortgaged to qualified persons, associations, partnerships or corporations.ℒαwρhi৷

The Department of Environment and Natural Resources is hereby authorized to issue Special Patent in favor of the National Housing Authority covering the area herein reserved for socialized housing purposes.

This proclamation is subject to the minimum road right of way requirements of the Department of Works and Highways pursuant to EO No. 621.

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 June, in the year of our Lord, Two Thousand and Four.

(Sgd.) GLORIA MACAPAGAL-ARROYO

By the President:

(Sgd.) ALBERTO G. ROMULO
Executive Secretary


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