[ PROCLAMATION NO. 139, April 05, 2011 ]
DECLARING ALIWAGWAG AS PROTECTED AREA UNDER THE CATEGORY OF PROTECTED LANDSCAPE AND ITS PERIPHERAL AREAS AS BUFFER ZONE SITUATED IN THE MUNICIPALITIES OF BOSTON AND CATEEL, PROVINCE OF DAVAO ORIENTAL AND IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF COMPOSTELA, PROVINCE OF COMPOSTELA VALLEY AND IN THE MUNICIPALITIES OF BOSTON AND CATEEL, PROVINCE OF DAVAO ORIENTAL PURSUANT TO R.A. 7586 (NIPAS ACT OF 1992)
Upon the recommendation of the Secretary of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources and pursuant to the powers vested upon me by law, I, BENIGNO S. AQUINO III, President of the Republic of the Philippines, do hereby set aside and declare Aliwagwag, situated in the Municipality of Compostela, Province of Compostela Valley and in the Municipalities of Boston and Cateel, Province of Davao Oriental, as protected area and shall be known as Aliwagwag Protected Landscape (APL), and its peripheral areas as Buffer Zone, subject to private rights, and without prejudice to the rights of indigenous peoples, as provided for in R.A. No. 8371, DENR Administrative Order No. 93-02 and other related rules and regulations, if any there be, as described in DENR NIPAS Map No. RO-XI-4.
Bounded in all directions from Corner 52 to Corner 24 of the Aliwagwag Protected Landscape by its 200 meter buffer zone, the Protected Area begins at a point marked "1" on the map and on the ground by a concrete monument identical to corner 8 of the former TLA No. 201 of Eastcoast Development Enterprises,
Thence S 58°33'E 361.1 meters to Corner 2;
Thence S 58°33'E 546.9 meters to Corner 3;
Thence S 58°33'E 515.9 meters to Corner 4;
Thence S 58°33'E 361.1 meters to Corner 5;
Thence S 23°50'W 402.6 meters to Corner 6;
Thence S 23°50'W 432.8 meters to Corner 7;
Thence S 23°50'W 352.3 meters to Corner 8;
Thence S 23°50'W 352.3 meters to Corner 9;
Thence S 23°50'W 352.3 meters to Corner 10;
Thence S 23°50'W 422.7 meters to Corner 11;
Thence S 23°50'W 523.4 meters to Corner 12;
Thence S 23°50' W 533.4 meters to Corner 13;
Thence S 23°50' W 402.6 meters to Corner 14;
Thence S 23°50' W 402.6 meters to Corner 15;
Thence S 45°37'E 256.7 meters to Corner 16;
Thence S 45°37' E 359.4 meters to Corner 17;
Thence S 45°37' E 359.4 meters to Corner 18;
Thence S 45°37' E 359.4 meters to Corner 19;
Thence S 45°37' E 359.4 meters to Corner 20;
Thence S 45°37' E 359.4 meters to Corner 21;
Thence S 45°37' E 410.8 meters to Corner 22;
Thence S 45°37' E 359.4 meters to Corner 23;
Thence S 18°22' E 529.4 meters to Corner 24;
Thence S 45°26' W 444.3 meters to Corner 25;
Thence S 37°29' W 348.2 meters to Corner 26;
Thence S 19°59' W 403.7 meters to Corner27;
Thence S 32°34' W 399.7 meters to Corner 28;
Thence S 25°45'W 301.5 meters to Corner 29;
Thence S72°06'W 290.0 meters to Corner 30;
Thence S 57°36' W 244.2 meters to Corner 31;
Thence N71°37'W 433.9 meters to Corner 32;
Thence S 32°34' W 349.8 meters to Corner 33;
Thence S 32°34' W 349.8 meters to Corner 34;
Thence S 32°34' W 299.8 meters to Corner 35;
Thence S 22°52' W 402.9 meters to Corner 36;
Thence S 34°32' W 448.0 meters to Corner 37;
Thence S 26°44' W 421.8 meters to Corner38;
Thence S 39°28' W 258.2 meters to Corner 39;
Thence N 35°23' W 244.1 meters to Corner 40;
Thence DUE WEST 327.1 meters to Corner 41;
Thence S 37°29' W 298.5 meters to Corner 42;
Thence S 59°39' W 243.7 meters to Corner43;
Thence N 79°47' W 336.9 meters to Corner 44;
Thence N 57°25' W 348.6 meters to Corner 45;
Thence N 60°27' W 290.2 meters to Corner 46;
Thence S 61 °43' W 350.4 meters to Corner 47;
Thence S61°43'W 340.7 meters to Corner 48;
Thence N 66°32' W 241.4 meters to Corner 49;
Thence N 80°48' W 433.2 meters to Corner 50;
Thence S70°01'W 367.8 meters to Corner 51;
Thence N73°39'W 221.7 meters to Corner 51;
Thence N 15°47' E 276.6 meters to Corner 53;
Thence N 52°29' E 355.9 meters to Corner 54;
Thence N 52°29' E 244.1 meters to Corner 55;
Thence N29°17'E 159.4 meters to Corner 56;
Thence N51°22'W 242.6 meters to Corner 57;
Thence N 84°53'W 365.6 meters to Corner 58;
Thence N 06°51'W 541.1 meters to Corner 73;
Thence N 31°25'W 342.3 meters to Corner 74;
Thence N 31°25'W 322.7 meters to Corner 75;
Thence N 31°25'W 391.2 meters to Corner 76;
Thence N 15°40'W 393.0 meters to Corner 77;
Thence N 15°40'W 393.0 meters to Corner 78;
Thence N 15°40'W 393.0 meters to Corner 79;
Thence N 66°32'W 366.9 meters to Corner 80;
Thence N 17°37'W 422.3 meters to Comer 81;
Thence N 17°37 ,W 294.6 meters to Corner 82;
Thence N 17°37'W 422.3 meters to Corner 83;
Thence N 40°30'E 321.9 meters to Corner 84;
Thence N 16°38'W 392.9 meters to Corner 85;
Thence N 16°38'W 491.1 meters to Corner 86;
Thence N 16°38'W 491.1 meters to Corner 87;
Thence N 44°31'E 484.6 meters to Corner 88;
Thence N 44°31'E 504.8 meters to Corner 89;
Thence N 44°31'E 504.8 meters to Corner 90;
Thence N 24°30' W 441.1 meters to Corner 91;
Thence N 07°49' W 491.8 meters to Corner 92;
Thence N 33°23'E 479.8 meters to Corner 93;
Thence N 33°23' E 499.8 meters to Corner 94;
Thence N 33°23' E 569.7 meters to Corner 95;
Thence N 66°09'E 668.6 meters to Corner 96;
Thence S 88°03'E 519.0 meters to Corner 97;
Thence N 78°36'E 414.3 meters to Corner 98;
Thence N 78°36'E 435.0 meters to Corner 99;
Thence S 45°37'E 287.6 meters to Corner 100;
Thence S61°31'E 258.2 meters to Corner 100;
Thence S 33°33'W 319.5 meters to Corner 102;
Thence S 70°24' E 331.3 meters to Corner 103;
Thence S 70°24'E 362.4 meters to Corner 104;
Thence S 70°24' E 362.4 meters to Corner 105;
Thence S 70°24' E 393.5 meters to Corner 106;
Thence S 70°24'E 517.7 meters to Corner 107;
Thence S 70°24' E 362.4 meters to Corner 108;
Thence. S48°37'E . 359.8 meters to Corner 109;
Thence S81°11'E 394.2 meters to Corner 110;
Thence S81°11'E 363.1 meters to Corner 111;
Thence S81°11'E 373.5 meters to Corner 112;
Thence S 81°11'E 415.0 meters to Corner 113;
Thence S 81°11'E 290.5 meters to Corner 114;
Thence S81°11'E 435.7 meters to Corner 115;
Thence S81°11'E 363.1 meters to Corner 116;
Thence S81°11'E 332.0 meters to Corner 11 7;
Thence S81°11'E 352.7 meters to Corner 118;
of beginning, containing an area of TEN THOUSAND FOUR HUNDRED NINETY-ONE and 33/100 (10,491.33) HECTARES.
Beginning at point marked "1" on the ground being identical to corner 1 of the Ahwagwag Protected Landscape,
Thence N81°00'W 350.0 meters to Corner 2;
Thence N81°00'W 340.0 meters to Corner 3;
Thence N81°00'W 320.0 meters to Corner 4;
Thence N81°00'W 350.0 meters to Corner 5;
Thence N81°00'W 420.0 meters to Corner 6;
Thence N81°00'W 280.0 meters to Corner 7;
Thence N81°00'W 400.0 meters to Corner 8;
Thence N81°00'W 360.0 meters to Corner9;
Thence N81°00'W 350.0 meters to Corner 10;
Thence N81°00'W 380.0 meters to Corner 11;
Thence N 48°00'W 350.0 meters to Corner 12;
Thence N 70°00' W 350.0 meters to Corner 13;
Thence N 70°00'W 500.0 meters to Corner 14;
Thence N 70°00'W 380.0 meters to Corner 15;
Thence N70°00'W 350.0 meters to Corner 16;
Thence N 70°00'W 350.0 meters to Corner 17;
Thence N 70°00'W 320.0 meters to Corner 18;
Thence N 35°00* E 320.0 meters to Corner 19;
Thence N61°00'W 250.0 meters to Corner 20;
Thence N 45°00'W 280.0 meters to Corner 21;
Thence N 78°00'W 420.0 meters to Corner 22;
Thence S 78°00'W 400.0 meters to Corner 23;
Thence N 88°00' W 500.0 meters to Corner 24;
Thence S 65°00'W 650.0 meters to Corner 25;
Thence S 32°00'W 570.0 meters to Corner 26;
Thence S 32°00'W 500.0 meters to Corner27;
Thence S 32°00'W 480.0 meters to Corner 28;
Thence S 08°00' E 500.0 meters to Corner 29;
Thence S 25°00'E 450.0 meters to Corner 30;
Thence S43°00'W 500.0 meters to Corner 31;
Thence S43°00'W 500.0 meters to Corner 32;
Thence S43°00'W 480.0 meters to Corner 33;
Thence S 17°00'E 500.0 meters to Corner 34;
Thence S 17°00'E 500.0 meters to Corner 35;
Thence S 17°00'E 400.0 meters to Corner 36;
Thence S 39°00'W 320.0 meters to Corner 37;
Thence S 18°00'E 430.0 meters to Corner38;
Thence S 18°00' E 300.0 meters to Corner 39;
Thence S18°00'E 430.0 meters to Corner 40;
Thence S 67°00'E 380.0 meters to Corner 41;
Thence S 16°00'E 400.0 meters to Corner 42;
Thence S 16°00'E 400.0 meters to Corner43;
Thence S 16°00'E 400.0 meters to Corner 44;
Thence S 32°00' E 400.0 meters to Corner 45;
Thence S 32°00' E 330.0 meters to Corner 46;
Thence S 32°00'E 350.0 meters to Corner 47;
Thence S 07°00'E 550.0 meters to Corner 48;
Thence S 07°00' E 500.0 meters to Corner 49;
Thence S 07°00' E 380.0 meters to Corner 50;
Thence S 59°00' E 500.0 meters to Corner 51;
Thence S 60°00' E 350.0 meters to Corner 52;
Thence S 83°00' E 250.0 meters to Corner 53;
Thence S 62°00' E 400.0 meters to Corner 54;
Thence S 57°00' E 350.0 meters to Corner 55;
Thence S 61°00' E 440.0 meters to Corner 56;
Thence S 64°00' E 600.0 meters to Corner 57;
Thence S 19°00' E 280.0 meters to Corner 58;
Thence N 67°00' E 230.0 meters to Corner 59;
Thence S 58°00' E 250.0 meters to Corner 60;
Thence S 20°00' E 340.0 meters to Corner 61;
Thence S41°00'E 450.0 meters to Corner 62;
Thence S 85°00' E 380.0 meters to Corner 63;
Thence S 52°00'E 250.0 meters to Corner 64;
Thence S28°00'W 160.0 meters to Corner 65;
Thence S51°00'W 240.0 meters to Corner 66;
Thence S51°00'W 350.0 meters to Corner 67;
Thence S15°00'W 280.0 meters to Corner 68;
Thence following the road generally
in N-Westerly dir. abt. 220.0 meters to Corner 69;
Thence N 02°00'E 260.0 meters to Corner 70;
Thence N 57°30'E 280.0 meters to Corner 71;
Thence N 57°30'E 350.0 meters to Corner 72;
Thence following the road generally
in N-Easterly dir. abt. 300.0 meters to Corner 73;
Thence following the road generally
in N-Westerly dir. abt. 500.0 meters to Corner 74;
Thence following the road generally
in N-Westerly dir. abt. 620.0 meters to Corner 75;
Thence following the road generally
in N-Westerly dir. abt. 250.0 meters to Corner 76;
Thence following the road generally
in S-Westerly dir. abt. 275.0 meters to Corner 77;
Thence following the road generally
in S-Westerly dir. abt. 180.0 meters to Corner 78;
Thence following the road generally
in N-Westerly dir. abt. 460.0 meters to Corner 79;
Thence following the road generally
in N-Westerly dir. abt. 600.0 meters to Corner 80;
Thence following the road generally
in N-Westerly dir. abt. 300.0 meters to Corner 81;
Thence following the road generally
In S-Westerly dir. abt. 130.0 meters to Corner 82;
Thence following the road generally
In N-Westerly dir. abt. 350.0 meters to corner 83;
Thence following the road generally
In N-Westerly dir. abt. 400.0 meters to Corner 84;
Thence following the road generally
In S-Westerly dir. abt. 250.0 meters to Corner 85;
Thence following the road generally
in S-Westerly dir. abt. 550.0 meters To Corner 86;
Thence N 63°00'W 350.0 meters to Corner 87;
Thence N 03°00'W 500.0 meters to Corner 88;
Thence N 03°00'W 500.0 meters to Corner 89;
Thence N 03°00'W 500.0 meters to Corner 90;
Thence N 28°30'W 350.0 meters to Corner 91;
Thence N 51°00'W 375.0 meters to Corner 92;
Thence N 28°30'W 330.0 meters to Corner 93;
Thence N 11°00'W 500.0 meters to Corner 94;
Thence N 11°00'W 500.0 meters to Corner 95;
Thence N 61°00'W 400.0 meters to Corner 96;
Thence N 13°00'W 500.0 meters to Corner 97;
Thence N 13°00'W 500.0 meters to Corner 98;
Thence N 13°00'W 350.0 meters to Corner 99;
Thence N 33°00'E 300.0 meters to Corner 100;
Thence N 14°00'W 480.0 meters to Corner 101;
Thence N 14°00'W 480.0 meters to Corner 102;
Thence N 14°00'W 500.0 meters to Corner 103;
Thence N 37°00'E 500.0 meters to Corner 104 :
Thence N 37°00' E 500.0 meters to Corner 105;
Thence N 37°00'E 500.0 meters to Corner 106;
Thence N 24°00' W 330.0 meters to Corner 107;
Thence N 05°00'W 320.0 meters to Corner 108;
Thence N 05°00'W 350.0 meters to Corner 109;
Thence N 26°00' E 400.0 meters to Corner 110;
Thence N 26°00'E 400.0 meters to Corner 111;
Thence N 26°00'E 400.0 meters to Corner 11 2;
Thence N 26°00'E 500.0 meters to Corner 113;
Thence N 60°00'E 350.0 meters to Corner 114;
Thence N 60°00'E 380.0 meters to Corner 115;
Thence S 85°00'E 480.0 meters to Corner 116;
Thence N 74°30'E 500.0 meters to Corner 117;
Thence N 74°30'E 500.0 meters to Corner 118;
Thence S 30°00'E 300.0 meters to Corner 119;
Thence S 59°00'E 350.0 meters to Corner 120;
Thence S27°00'W 360.0 meters to Corner 121;
Thence S 69°00'E 500.0 meters to Corner 122;
Thence S 69°00' E 500.0 meters to Corner 123;
Thence S 69°00' E 500.0 meters to Corner 124;
Thence S 69°00'E 400.0 meters to Corner 125;
Thence S 69°00'E 350.0 meters to Corner 126;
Thence S41°00'E 210.0 meters to Corner 127;
Thence S 80°00'E 500.0 meters to Corner 128;
Thence S 80°00'E 500.0 meters to Corner 129;
Thence S 80°00'E 500.0 meters to Corner 130;
Thence S 80°00'E 500.0 meters to Corner 131;
Thence S 80°00'E 500.0 meters to Corner 132;
Thence S 80°00'E 500.0 meters to Corner 133;
Thence S 80°00'E 500.0 meters to Corner 134;
Thence S 80°00' E 500.0 meters to Corner 135;
Thence S 54°00'E 500.0 meters to Corner 136;
Thence S 54°00'E 500.0 meters to Corner 137;
Thence S 54°00'E 650.0 meters to Corner 138;
Thence S 20°00 JW 500.0 meters to Corner 139;
Thence S 20°00' W 500.0 meters to Corner 140;
Thence S 20°00'W 500.0 meters to Corner 141;
Thence S 20°00'W 500.0 meters to Corner 142;
Thence S 20°00' W 500.0 meters to Corner 143;
Thence S 20°00'W 500.0 meters to Corner 144;
Thence S 20°00'W 550.0 meters to Corner 145;
Thence following Aliwagwag Cr. downstream
In S.E. dir. abt. 450.0 meters to Corner 146;
Thence following Aliwagwag Cr. downstream
in S.E. dir. abt. 450.0 meters to Corner 147;
Thence following Aliwagwag Cr. downstream
in S.E. dir. abt. 410.0 meters to Corner 148;
Thence following Aliwagwag Cr. downstream
in S.E. dir. abt. 420.0 meters to Corner 149;
Thence following Aliwagwag Cr. downstream
in S.E. dir. abt. 550.0 meters to Corner 150;
Thence following Cateel R. upstream
in S.W. dir. abt. 230.0 meters to Corner 151;
Thence following Aliwagwag Cr. upstream
in N.W. dir. abt. 500.0 meters to Corner 152;
Thence following Aliwagwag Cr. upstream
in N.W. dir. abt. 500.0 meters to Corner 153;
Thence following Aliwagwag Cr. upstream
in N.W. dir. abt. 500.0 meters to Corner 154;
Thence following Aliwagwag Cr. upstream
in N.W. dir. abt. 670.0 meters to Corner 155;
Thence S 20°00'W 350.0 meters to Corner 156;
Thence S38°00'E 500.0 meters to Corner 157;
Thence S38°00'E 500.0 meters to Corner 158;
Thence S38°00'E 500.0 meters to Corner 159;
Thence S38°00'E 500.0 meters to Corner 160;
Thence S38°00'E 500.0 meters to Corner 161;
Thence following the road generally
in S-Westerly dir. abt. 650.0 meters to Corner 162;
Thence N 18°00'W 520.0 meters to Corner 163;
Thence N 45°00'W 350.0 meters to Corner 164;
Thence N 45°00'W 400.0 meters to Corner 165;
Thence N 45°00'W 350.0 meters to Corner 166;
Thence N 45°00 W 350.0 meters to Corner 167;
Thence N 45°00'W 350.0 meters to Corner 168;
Thence N 45°00'W 300.0 meters to Corner 169;
Thence N 45°00'W 370.0 meters to Corner 170;
Thence N 45°00'W 250.0 meters to Corner 171 ;
Thence N 25°00'E 400.0 meters to Corner 172;
Thence N 25°00'E 400.0 meters to Corner 173;
Thence N 25°00' E 530.0 meters to Corner 174;
Thence N 25°00'E 520.0 meters to Corner 175;
Thence N 25°00'E 420.0 meters to Corner 176;
Thence N 25°00'E 350.0 meters to Corner 177;
Thence N 25°00'E 350.0 meters to Corner 178;
Thence N 25°00'E 350.0 meters to Corner 179;
Thence N 25°00' E 430.0 meters to Corner 180;
Thence N 25°00'E 400.0 meters to Corner 181;
Thence N 58°00'W 350.0 meters to Corner 182;
Thence N58°00'W 500.0 meters to Corner 183;
Thence N 58°00'W 530.0 meters to Corner 184;
Thence N 58°00' W 350.0 meters to Corner 1, the point
of beginning, containing an area of FOUR HUNDRED TWENTY and 06/100 (420.6) HECTARES.ℒαwρhi৷
The Aliwagwag Protected Landscape and its Buffer Zone shall be subject to actual ground survey and delineation by the DENR.
Any contract, permit or license for the extraction or utilization of natural resources therein already existing prior to this proclamation shall, subject to national interest, be respected until its expiration. Areas covered by such contracts, permits or licenses which are found not viable for development after assessment and/or exploration shall automatically form part of the Aliwagwag Protected Landscape. Likewise, all property and private rights within the APL already existing and/or vested prior to this Proclamation shall be respected in accordance with existing laws.
The Aliwagwag Protected Landscape and its Buffer Zone shall be under the administrative jurisdiction of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) and shall be managed in accordance with the provisions of the NIPAS Act of 1992 and its Implementing Rules and Regulations.
Done in the City of Manila this 5th day of April, in the year of our Lord Two Thousand and Eleven.
