MALACAÑAN PALACE
MANILA
BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES
[ Proclamation No. 701, March 10, 1991 ]
RESERVING A PARCEL OF LAND OF THE PUBLIC DOMAIN IN ILOILO FORESHORE AREA, ILOILO CITY FOR THE SLUM IMPROVEMENT AND RESETTLEMENT (SIR) PROGRAM
WHEREAS, pursuant to the Governments National Housing Policy of providing decent shelted to its people and its desire to uplift the socio-economic welfare of marginal and low-income families who are the intended beneficiaries of the National Shelter Program;
WHEREAS, there is a need to provide solutions to the urban problems of housing and land tenure environmental sanitation and poverty as well as problems of absorbing the impact of emigration from the rural hinterlands to the Urban Central District;
WHEREAS, the City of Iloilo and the National Housing Authority have identified the Iloilo Foreshore Area as a priority project for the implementation of the Slum Improvement and Resettlement (SIR) Program under the Shelter Component of the Regional Cities Development Project (RCDP);
NOW, THEREFORE, I, CORAZON C. AQUINO, President of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by law, do hereby reserve for a slum upgrading project under the administration and disposition of the National Housing Authority, subject to private rights, if any there be, a certain parcel of land of the public domain situated in the Foreshore Area of the City of Iloilo, and composed of six (6) barangays, namely: North Baluarte, Baybay Tanza, Bonifacio Tanza, Rizal Estanzuela, Pala-pala I and Pala-pala II, which parcels of land are more particularly described as follows:
TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION
(PUBLIC LAND, ILOILO FORESHORE AREA)
LOT I
A parcel of land situated in North Baluarte, City of Iloilo. Bounded on the N., points 19-1 by Lot No. 1205; points I-2 by Lot 5-6 by Lot 62, on the N., point 6-13 by public land on the S., points 13-14 by public land. Beginning at a point marked “I” being S. 86 deg. 32 min. W., 1,612.02 meters from BLLM I of Iloilo Cadastre.
| thence S. 80 deg. 27 min. E., |
27.42 m. to point 2; |
| thence N. 88 deg. 13 min. E., |
8.36 m. to point 3; |
| thence N. 79 deg. 58 min. E., |
7.40 m. to point 4; |
| thence S. 31 deg. 19 min. E., |
28.29 m. to point 5; |
| thence S. 84 deg. 39 min. E., |
47.18 m. to point 6; |
| thence S. 15 deg. 2 min. E., |
27.11 m. to point 7; |
| thence N. 82 deg. 53 min. E., |
36.79 m. to point 8; |
| thence S. 7 deg. 10 min. E., |
16.05 m. to point 9; |
| thence N. 83 deg. 30 min. E., |
37.06 m. to point 10; |
| thence S. 26 deg. 35 min. E., |
25.05 m. to point 11; |
| thence S. 89 deg. 45 min. E., |
11.76 m. to point 12; |
| thence S. 1 deg. 6 min. E., |
3.65 m. to point 13; |
| thence N. 87 deg. 38 min. W., |
155.63 m. to point 14; |
| thence N. 3 deg. 16 min. E., |
50.35 m. to point 15; |
| thence N. 88 deg. 30 min. W., |
40.35 m. to point 16; |
| thence N. 1 deg. 7 min. E., |
18.00 m. to point 17; |
| thence N. 87 deg. 23 min. W., |
5.26 m. to point 18; |
| thence N. 6 deg. 28 min. W., |
12.26 m. to point 19; |
| thence N. 76 deg. 7 min. E., |
13.83 m. to point of |
beginning; containing an area of EIGHT THOUSAND FOUR HUNDRED THIRTY-SEVEN (8,437) SQUARE METERS, more or less. Bearing is true.
LOT 2
A parcel of land situated in Barangays Baybay Tanza, Bonifacio Tanza and Rizal Estanzuela, City of Iloilo, Bounded on the N., points 7-8 by Lot 75; points 8-10 by lot 77; points 10-11 by Lot 593-b; on the NW., 11-13 by Lot 83; points 13-15 by lot 629; on the W., points 15-17 by lot 3; on the S., points 17-19 by Iloilo Strait points 19-22 by access road adjacent to Fishing Port, on the E., points 22-1 by Entrance Road, on the NE., points 1-2 by lot 64; points 2-3 by lot 69; points 3-4 by lot 70; point 4-5 by lot 71; points 5-6 by lot 73; points 6-7 by lot 74. Beginning at a point marked “I” being S., 85 deg. 11 min. W., 1,429.36 meters from BLLM 1, Iloilo Cadastre;
| thence S. 88 deg. 36 min. E; |
54.69 m. to point 2; |
| thence N. 83 deg. 11 min. E; |
39.11 m. to point 3; |
| thence N. 78 deg. 39 min. E; |
29.93 m. to point 4; |
| thence N. 83 deg. 38 min. E; |
35.38 m. to point 5; |
| thence N. 85 deg. 43 min. E; |
22.50 m. to point 6; |
| thence S. 82 deg. 42 min. E; |
21.66 m. to point 7; |
| thence N. 82 deg. 45 min. E; |
66.91 m. to point 8; |
| thence N. 74 deg. 27 min. E; |
88.36 m. to point 9; |
| thence S. 86 deg. 5 min. E; |
13.73 m. to point 10; |
| thence S. 86 deg. 5 min. E; |
71.24 m. to point 11; |
| thence S. 0 deg. 21 min. W; |
26.49 m. to point 12; |
| thence S. 87 deg. 14 min. E; |
45.67 m. to point 13; |
| thence S. 74 deg. 45 min. E; |
74.46 m. to point 14; |
| thence S. 88 deg. 7 min. E; |
43.05 m. to point 15; |
| thence S. 1 deg. 57 min. W; |
11.49 m. to point 16; |
| thence S. 7 deg. 56 min. W; |
58.08 m. to point 17; |
| thence S. 89 deg. 3 min. W; |
82.97 m. to point 18; |
| thence N. 4 deg. 13 min. W; |
5.98 m. to point 19; |
| thence N. 89 deg. 44 min. W; |
460.59 m. to point 20; |
| thence N. 1 deg. 32 min. E; |
4.10 m. to point 21; |
| thence N. 89 deg. 7 min. W; |
10.98 m. to point 22; |
| thence N. 28 deg. 33 min. W; |
73.79 m. to point of |
beginning; containing an area of FIFTY THOUSAND SIXTY (50,060) SQUARE METERS, more or less. Bearing is true.
LOT 3
A parcel of land situated in Barangay Pala-pala I and II, City of Iloilo, Bounded on the N., points 15-16 by Rizal Street, on the NW., points 16-17 by Rizal Street, point 1-5 by Lot 59, on the W., points 5-6 by Iloilo Strait on the SW., point 6-7 by Iloilo Strait, on the SE., points 7-9 by Iloilo Strait, on the E., points 9-12 by lot 2, on the NE., points 12-15 by lot 629, beginning at a point marked “I” being S. 75 deg. 23 min. W. 587.60 m. from BLLM I, Iloilo Cadastre.ℒαwρhi৷
| thence S. 77 deg. 34 min. E; |
62.99 m. to point 2; |
| thence S. 76 deg. 47 min. E; |
69.46 m. to point 3; |
| thence S. 7 deg. 48 min. W; |
28.05 m. to point 4; |
| thence S. 86 deg. 29 min. E; |
33.00 m. to point 5; |
| thence S. 6 deg. 35 min. W; |
58.83 m. to point 6; |
| thence N. 74 deg. 20 min. W; |
263.85 m. to point 7; |
| thence S. 12 deg. 55 min. W; |
29.35 m. to point 8; |
| thence N. 84 deg. 55 min. W; |
158.80 m. to point 9; |
| thence N. 7 deg. 6 min. E; |
13.35 m. to point 10; |
| thence N. 7 deg. 56 min. E; |
58.08 m. to point 11; |
| thence N. 1 deg. 57 min. E; |
11.49 m. to point 12; |
| thence S. 88 deg. 7 min. E; |
10.76 m. to point 13; |
| thence S. 88 deg. 7 min. E; |
10.76 m. to point 14; |
| thence S. 88 deg. 7 min. E; |
10.76 m. to point 15; |
| thence S. 88 deg. 7 min. E; |
10.77 m. to point 16; |
| thence N. 14 deg. 28 min. E; |
36.48 m. to point 17; |
| thence N. 11 deg. 56 min. E; |
4.04 m. to point 18; |
| thence S. 75 deg. 43 min. E; |
102.23 m. to point 19; |
| thence S. 77 deg. 35 min. E; |
58.56 m. to point 20; |
| thence S. 76 deg. 23 min. E; |
51.79 m. to point 21; |
| thence S. 14 deg. 23 min. E; |
9.46 m. to point of |
beginning; containing an area of THIRTY-SIX THOUSAND NINE HUNDRED SIXTY-THREE (36,963) SQUARE METERS, more or less, subject to future survey if none has been made yet.
All lots containing a total area of NINETY FIVE THOUSAND FOUR HUNDRED SIXTY (95,460) SQUARE METERS, more or less.
All points referred to are indicated in the plan and marked on the ground by cylindrical monuments.
In order to facilitate the early development of the area, the Lands Management Bureau, in coordination with other concerned government agencies, is hereby ordered to reserve the Iloilo Foreshore Area under the Slum Improvement and Resettlement (SIR) Program and to immediately initiate and confirm the necessary surveys to be conducted to subdivide the whole area into appropriate homelots, roadlots and community facilities for public use.
The National Housing Authority (NHA) is hereby given the authority to develop, administer and dispose of these lots in accordance with the guidelines in the Slum Improvement and Resettlement (SIR) Program pursuant to Letter of Instruction Nos. 555, 557 and 686 and for this purpose shall evolve, prepare and implement a comprehensive development plan which shall consider the upgrading of the existing dwelling units, the relocation of qualified squatters to vacant or generated lots and the redlocking, rearrangement and realignment of existing structures to allow the introduction of basic community facilities and services.
All existing proclamations inconsistent herewith are hereby superseded or amended.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and cause the seal of the Republic of the Philippines to be affixed.
Done in the City of Iloilo, this 10th day of March, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and ninety one.
(Sgd.) CORAZON C. AQUINO
By the President:
(Sgd.) OSCAR M. ORBOS
Executive Secretary
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