MALACAÑAN PALACE
MANILA

BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES

[ Proclamation No. 563, May 3, 1990 ]

ESTABLISHING AS LIBUNGAN RIVER WATERSHED FOREST RESERVE FOR PURPOSES OF PROTECTING, MAINTAINING, OR IMPROVING ITS WATER YIELD AND PROVIDING RESTRAINING MECHANISM FOR INAPPROPRIATE FOREST EXPLOITATION AND DISRUPTIVE LAND-USE, A CERTAIN PARCEL OF LAND OF THE PUBLIC DOMAIN LOCATED IN THE MUNICIPALITIES OF LIBUNGAN AND ALAMADA, PROVINCE OF NORTH COTABATO, ISLAND OF MINDANAO, PHILIPPINES

Upon the recommendation of the Secretary of Environment and Natural Resources and pursuant to the powers vested in me by law, I, CORAZON C. AQUINO, President of the Philippines, do hereby withdraw from entry, sale, disposition or settlement and set aside as Libungan River Watershed Forest Reserve, subject to private rights, if any there be, and to the operations of previous proclamations reserving any portion thereof for specific purposes and to the implementation of socially-oriented projects and other forestry development programs consistent with the objectives of the proclamation as may be determined by the Secretary of Environment and Natural Resources, a certain parcel of land of the public domain situated in the Municipalities of Libungan and Alamada, Province of North Cotabato as shown in the Forest Management Map WR No. 74 with the following descriptions.

Beginning at point “1” on the map is a point at latitude 7 deg. 15' 05" and longitude 124 deg. 33' 32" at the bank of Libungan River:

Thence N 60 deg. 00" W, 550 m. to corner 2;
Thence N 62 deg. 00" W, 650 m. to corner 3;
Thence N 50 deg. 00" W, 450 m. to corner 4;
Thence N 83 deg. 30" W, 600 m. to corner 5;
Thence N 17 deg. 30" W, 625 m. to corner 6;
Thence N 70 deg. 00" W, 450 m. to corner 7;
Thence N 40 deg. 00" W, 400 m. to corner 8;
Thence N 16 deg. 00" W, 400 m. to corner 9;
Thence N 40 deg. 30" W, 650 m. to corner 10;
Thence N 78 deg. 00" W, 350 m. to corner 11;
Thence N 69 deg. 00" W, 550 m. to corner 12;
Thence N 37 deg. 00" W, 500 m. to corner 13;
Thence Due West, 250 m. to corner 14;
Thence N 23 deg. 00" W, 450 m. to corner 15;
Thence N 05 deg. 00" E, 1,350 m. to corner 16;
Thence N 14 deg. 00" W, 550 m. to corner 17;
Thence N 31 deg. 00" W, 500 m. to corner 18;
Thence N 12 deg. 00" W, 350 m. to corner 19;
Thence N 29 deg. 30" W, 300 m. to corner 20;
Thence N 32 deg. 00" W, 300 m. to corner 21;
Thence N 05 deg. 00" W, 500 m. to corner 22;
Thence N 09 deg. 00" E, 650 m. to corner 23;
Thence N 18 deg. 00" W, 500 m. to corner 24;
Thence N 03 deg. 30" W, 1,100 m. to corner 25;
Thence N 47 deg. 00" E, 400 m. to corner 26;
Thence N 13 deg. 00" E, 600 m. to corner 27;
Thence Due North, 350 m. to corner 28;
Thence N 22 deg. 00" W, 900 m. to corner 29;
Thence N 15 deg. 30" E, 650 m. to corner 30;
Thence N 09 deg. 00" W, 450 m. to corner 31;
Thence N 44 deg. 30" W, 250 m. to corner 32;
Thence Due North, 250 m. to corner 33;
Thence N 24 deg. 00" W, 650 m. to corner 34;
Thence N 11 deg. 00" W, 250 m. to corner 35;
Thence N 60 deg. 00" W, 400 m. to corner 36;
Thence N 84 deg. 00" W, 750 m. to corner 37;
Thence N 61 deg. 00" W, 350 m. to corner 38;
Thence S 71 deg. 00" W, 250 m. to corner 39;
Thence S 20 deg. 00" W, 300 m. to corner 40;
Thence S 66 deg. 00" W, 1,100 m. to corner 41;
Thence S 16 deg. 00" W, 600 m. to corner 42;
Thence N 60 deg. 00" W, 750 m. to corner 43;
Thence N 40 deg. 00" W, 500 m. to corner 44;
Thence N 81 deg. 00" W, 400 m. to corner 45;
Thence S 59 deg. 30" W, 400 m. to corner 46;
Thence Due West, 450 m. to corner 47;
Thence N 14 deg. 00" W, 1,050 m. to corner 48;
Thence N 35 deg. 00" E, 350 m. to corner 49;
Thence N 11 deg. 00" E, 900 m. to corner 50;
Thence N 55 deg. 00" W, 350 m. to corner 51;
Thence N 29 deg. 00" W, 600 m. to corner 52;
Thence N 49 deg. 00" E, 400 m. to corner 53;
Thence N 09 deg. 00" E, 250 m. to corner 54;
Thence N 41 deg. 00" E, 350 m. to corner 55;
Thence N 08 deg. 00" W, 750 m. to corner 56;
Thence N 14 deg. 30" E, 325 m. to corner 57;
Thence N 25 deg. 00" W, 750 m. to corner 58;
Thence N 03 deg. 30" W, 600 m. to corner 59;
Thence N 30 deg. 00" W, 500 m. to corner 60;
Thence N 49 deg. 00" E, 900 m. to corner 61;
Thence N 47 deg. 00" E, 750 m. to corner 62;
Thence N 79 deg. 00" E, 250 m. to corner 63;
Thence Due North, 400 m. to corner 64;
Thence N 32 deg. 00" E, 350 m. to corner 65;
Thence Due North, 400 m. to corner 66;
Thence N 22 deg. 00" E, 350 m. to corner 67;
Thence Due North, 250 m. to corner 68;
Thence N 28 deg. 00" E, 750 m. to corner 69;
Thence N 02 deg. 00" W, 750 m. to corner 70;
Thence N 51 deg. 00" W, 1,000 m. to corner 71;
Thence N 33 deg. 00" W, 550 m. to corner 72;
Thence N 09 deg. 00" E, 650 m. to corner 73;
Thence N 37 deg. 00" E, 350 m. to corner 74;
Thence N 25 deg. 00" E, 500 m. to corner 75;
Thence N 30 deg. 00" E, 600 m. to corner 76;
Thence N 18 deg. 30" E, 550 m. to corner 77;
Thence N 32 deg. 00" E, 850 m. to corner 78;
Thence N 21 deg. 00" E, 1,200 m. to corner 79;
Thence N 02 deg. 00" E, 1,100 m. to corner 80;
Thence N 24 deg. 00" E, 700 m. to corner 81;
Thence N 33 deg. 00" E, 350 m. to corner 82;
Thence N 07 deg. 30" E, 400 m. to corner 83;
Thence N 18 deg. 00" E, 600 m. to corner 84;
Thence N 40 deg. 00" E, 500 m. to corner 85;
Thence N 13 deg. 00" W, 300 m. to corner 86;
Thence N 53 deg. 00" W, 550 m. to corner 87;
Thence N 20 deg. 00" W, 300 m. to corner 88;
Thence N 57 deg. 00" E, 550 m. to corner 89;
Thence Due North, 350 m. to corner 90;
Thence N 56 deg. 00" E, 550 m. to corner 91;
Thence Due North, 250 m. to corner 92;
Thence N 31 deg. 00" E, 200 m. to corner 93;
Thence N 09 deg. 00" W, 400 m. to corner 94;
Thence S 73 deg. 00" E, 400 m. to corner 95;
Thence N 82 deg. 30" E, 400 m. to corner 96;
Thence N 32 deg. 30" E, 400 m. to corner 97;
Thence N 32 deg. 00" W, 400 m. to corner 98;
Thence Due North, 600 m. to corner 99;
Thence N 41 deg. 00" E, 650 m. to corner 100;
Thence N 21 deg. 30" E, 700 m. to corner 101;
Thence N 11 deg. 00" W, 500 m. to corner 102;
Thence N 49 deg. 30" W, 700 m. to corner 103;
Thence N 24 deg. 00" W, 500 m. to corner 104;
Thence N 07 deg. 00" E, 300 m. to corner 105;
Thence N 19 deg. 00" W, 400 m. to corner 106;
Thence N 04 deg. 00" E, 750 m. to corner 107;
Thence N 10 deg. 00" E, 500 m. to corner 108;
Thence N 34 deg. 00" E, 200 m. to corner 109;
Thence N 12 deg. 00" W, 900 m. to corner 110;
Thence N 05 deg. 00" E, 450 m. to corner 111;
Thence N 23 deg. 00" W, 300 m. to corner 112;
Thence Due North, 550 m. to corner 113;
Thence N 24 deg. 00" E, 500 m. to corner 114;
Thence N 43 deg. 00" E, 1,150 m. to corner 115;
Thence N 14 deg. 00" E, 250 m. to corner 116;
Thence N 26 deg. 00" W, 300 m. to corner 117;
Thence N 13 deg. 00" E, 300 m. to corner 118;
Thence N 09 deg. 00" W, 600 m. to corner 119;
Thence N 28 deg. 00" E, 200 m. to corner 120;
Thence N 63 deg. 00" E, 1,000 m. to corner 121;
Thence N 68 deg. 00" E, 1,100 m. to corner 122;
Thence N 73 deg. 00" E, 1,100 m. to corner 123;
Thence S 88 deg. 30" E, 500 m. to corner 124;
Thence S 36 deg. 00" E, 450 m. to corner 125;
Thence S 07 deg. 00" E, 1,150 m. to corner 126;
Thence S 21 deg. 00" E, 650 m. to corner 127;
Thence S 23 deg. 00" E, 400 m. to corner 128;
Thence S 14 deg. 00" W, 800 m. to corner 129;
Thence Due South, 500 m. to corner 130;
Thence S 36 deg. 30" E, 600 m. to corner 131;
Thence S 25 deg. 00" E, 450 m. to corner 132;
Thence S 05 deg. 00" W, 800 m. to corner 133;
Thence S 27 deg. 00" E, 450 m. to corner 134;
Thence S 15 deg. 00" W, 500 m. to corner 135;
Thence S 57 deg. 00" E, 500 m. to corner 136;
Thence S 40 deg. 00" E, 1,850 m. to corner 137;
Thence S 68 deg. 00" E, 700 m. to corner 138;
Thence S 35 deg. 00" E, 350 m. to corner 139;
Thence S 15 deg. 00" E, 450 m. to corner 140;
Thence S 20 deg. 30" E, 700 m. to corner 141;
Thence S 06 deg. 00" W, 300 m. to corner 142;
Thence S 18 deg. 00" E, 1,100 m. to corner 143;
Thence S 27 deg. 00" W, 800 m. to corner 144;
Thence S 40 deg. 00" E, 850 m. to corner 145;
Thence S 30 deg. 00" W, 550 m. to corner 146;
Thence Due South, 500 m. to corner 147;
Thence S 06 deg. 30" W, 900 m. to corner 148;
Thence S 56 deg. 00" E, 600 m. to corner 149;
Thence S 13 deg. 00" E, 350 m. to corner 150;
Thence S 26 deg. 00" E, 650 m. to corner 151;
Thence S 17 deg. 00" W, 800 m. to corner 152;
Thence S 12 deg. 00" E, 500 m. to corner 153;
Thence S 10 deg. 00" W, 400 m. to corner 154;
Thence S 21 deg. 30" E, 600 m. to corner 155;
Thence S 20 deg. 00" W, 550 m. to corner 156;
Thence Due South, 750 m. to corner 157;
Thence S 29 deg. 00" W, 600 m. to corner 158;
Thence S 34 deg. 00" W, 1,150 m. to corner 159;
Thence S 27 deg. 00" W, 1,050 m. to corner 160;
Thence S 20 deg. 00" W, 600 m. to corner 161;
Thence S 05 deg. 00" W, 300 m. to corner 162;
Thence S 61 deg. 00" E, 450 m. to corner 163;
Thence Due East, 850 m. to corner 164;
Thence S 66 deg. 00" E, 550 m. to corner 165;
Thence S 39 deg. 00" E, 850 m. to corner 166;
Thence S 80 deg. 00" E, 450 m. to corner 167;
Thence S 32 deg. 00" E, 450 m. to corner 168;
Thence N 61 deg. 00" E, 250 m. to corner 169;
Thence S 55 deg. 00" E, 600 m. to corner 170;
Thence S 18 deg. 00" E, 800 m. to corner 171;
Thence S 33 deg. 00" E, 750 m. to corner 172;
Thence S 23 deg. 00" E, 750 m. to corner 173;
Thence S 08 deg. 30" E, 1,250 m. to corner 174;
Thence S 15 deg. 00" W, 850 m. to corner 175;
Thence S 21 deg. 00" E, 800 m. to corner 176;
Thence S 32 deg. 00" E., 350 m. to corner 177;
Thence S 03 deg. 00" E, 850 m. to corner 178;
Thence S 32 deg. 00" W, 750 m. to corner 179;
Thence S 50 deg. 00" W, 650 m. to corner 180;
Thence S 02 deg. 00" E, 350 m. to corner 181;
Thence S 19 deg. 30" E, 600 m. to corner 182;
Thence Due South, 600 m. to corner 183;
Thence S 35 deg. 00" W, 300 m. to corner 184;
Thence S 07 deg. 00" W, 500 m. to corner 185;
Thence S 08 deg. 00" E, 650 m. to corner 186;
Thence S 33 deg. 30" W, 300 m. to corner 187;
Thence S 30 deg. 00" W, 950 m. to corner 188;
Thence S 03 deg. 00" W, 350 m. to corner 189;
Thence S 36 deg. 00" W, 350 m. to corner 190;
Thence S 34 deg. 00" E, 650 m. to corner 191;
Thence S 62 deg. 30" E, 400 m. to corner 192;
Thence S 24 deg. 00" W, 800 m. to corner 193;
Thence Due South, 350 m. to corner 194;
Thence S 16 deg. 00" W, 700 m. to corner 195;
Thence S 25 deg. 00" W, 500 m. to corner 196;
Thence S 03 deg. 00" E, 650 m. to corner 197;
Thence S 03 deg. 00" W, 450 m. to corner 198;
Thence S 23 deg. 00" W, 650 m. to corner 199;
Thence S 42 deg. 00" W, 550 m. to corner 200;
Thence S 15 deg. 00" W, 400 m. to corner 201;
Thence S 44 deg. 00" E, 650 m. to corner 202;
Thence N 48 deg. 00" E, 450 m. to corner 203;
Thence S 53 deg. 00" E, 550 m. to corner 204;
Thence S 87 deg. 00" E, 250 m. to corner 205;
Thence S 40 deg. 00" E, 750 m. to corner 206;
Thence S 31 deg. 00" W, 200 m. to corner 207;
Thence S 09 deg. 00" E, 1,150 m. to corner 208;
Thence S 57 deg. 00" E, 200 m. to corner 209;
Thence S 10 deg. 00" W, 425 m. to corner 210;
Thence S 62 deg. 00" W, 250 m. to corner 211;
Thence S 37 deg. 00" W, 1,050 m. to corner 212;
Thence S 20 deg. 00" W, 700 m. to corner 213;
Thence S 39 deg. 00" W, 400 m. to corner 214;
Thence S 17 deg. 00" W, 250 m. to corner 215;
Thence S 64 deg. 00" W, 750 m. to corner 216;
Thence S 07 deg. 00" W, 1,150 m. to corner 217;
Thence S 13 deg. 00" W, 450 m. to corner 218;
Thence S 22 deg. 00" W, 550 m. to corner 219;
Thence S 04 deg. 30" E, 500 m. to corner 220;
Thence S 73 deg. 00" W, 800 m. to corner 221;
Thence N 42 deg. 00" W, 550 m. to corner 222;
Thence N 80 deg. 00" W, 700 m. to corner 223;
Thence S 63 deg. 00" W, 300 m. to corner 224;
Thence N 87 deg. 00" W, 400 m. to corner 225;
Thence S 63 deg. 00" W, 1,100 m. to corner 1,

the point of beginning containing an area of FIFTY TWO THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED TWENTY (52,820) HECTARES.ℒαwρhi৷

The Department of Environment and Natural Resources shall administer and manage the reservation, in coordination with other agencies of the government, with the objective of maintaining its usefulness as a source of water for agriculture, domestic and other land-use that would reduce severe run-off resulting to serious damage downstream.

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 3rd day of May, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and ninety.

(Sgd.)  CORAZON C. AQUINO

By the President:

(Sgd.) CATALINO MACARAIG, JR.
Executive Secretary


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