Proclamation No. 834




MALACAÑAN PALACE MANILA BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES [ Proclamation No. 834, November 13, 1991 ] ESTABLISHING AS CABADBARAN RIVER WATERSHED FOREST RESERVE FOR PURPOSES OF PROTECTING, MAINTAINING AND IMPROVING ITS WATER YIELD AND TO PROVIDE RESTRAINING MECHANISM FOR INAPPROPRIATE FOREST EXPLOITATION AND DISRUPTIVE LAND-USE, A CERTAIN PARCEL OF LAND OF THE PUBLIC DOMAIN SITUATED IN THE MUNICIPALITIES OF CABADBARAN AND SANTIAGO, PROVINCE OF AGUSAN DEL NORTE, ISLAND OF MINDANAO, PHILIPPINES Upon 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 Cabadbaran 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 Cabadbaran and Santiago, Province of Agusan del Norte as shown in the Forest Management Bureau Map No. 98 with the following descriptions: Beginning at point “1” on the map is a point at the bank of Cabadbaran River at latitude 9°743” and longitude 125°3821”; Thence N 36°00" W, 650 meters to corner 2, a point on top of ridge; Thence N 14°00" W, 600 meters to corner 3, a point on top of ridge; Thence N 20°00" W, 550 meters to corner 4, a point on top of ridge; Thence N 15°00" E, 550 meters to corner 5, a point on top of ridge; Thence N 2°00" E, 500 meters to corner 6, a point on top of ridge; Thence N 17°00" W, 500 meters to corner 7, a point on top of ridge; Thence N 24°00" E, 1,000 meters to corner 8, a point on top of ridge; Thence N 3°00" E, 400 meters to corner 9, a point on top of ridge; Thence N 28°00" E, 950 meters to corner 10, a point on top of ridge; Thence N 2°00" W, 550 meters to corner 11, a point on top of ridge; Thence N 36°00" W, 850 meters to corner 12, a point on top of ridge; Thence N 13°00" W, 750 meters to corner 13, a point on top of ridge; Thence N 24°00" E, 1,200 meters to corner 14, a point on top of ridge; Thence N 16°00" E, 800 meters to corner 15, a point on top of ridge; Thence N 8°00" E, 1,000 meters to corner 16, a point on top of ridge; Thence N 14°00" E, 750 meters to corner 17, a point on top of ridge; Thence N 16°00" E, 500 meters to corner 18, a point on top of ridge; Thence N 62°00" E, 750 meters to corner 19, a point on top of ridge; Thence N 38°00" E, 1,350 meters to corner 20, a point on top of ridge; Thence N 16°00" E, 850 meters to corner 21, a point on top of ridge; Thence N 19°00" E, 1,450 meters to corner 22, a point on top of ridge; Thence N 78°00" E, 1,150 meters to corner 23, a point on top of ridge; Thence N 37°00" E, 1,150 meters to corner 24, a point on top of ridge; Thence S 88°00" E, 1,450 meters to corner 25, a point on top of ridge; Thence S 43°00" E, 1,200 meters to corner 26, a point on top of ridge; Thence S 19°00" E, 900 meters to corner 27, a point on top of ridge; Thence S 3°00" W, 1,350 meters to corner 28, a point on top of ridge; Thence S 31°00" E, 3,000 meters to corner 29, a point on top of ridge; Thence S 15°00" W, 800 meters to corner 30, a point on top of ridge; Thence S 30°00" E, 1,300 meters to corner 31, a point on top of ridge; Thence S 68°00" E, 350 meters to corner 32, a point on top of ridge; Thence S 61°00" E, 1,000 meters to corner 33, a point on top of ridge; Thence S 45°00" E, 750 meters to corner 34, a point on top of ridge; Thence S 22°00" E, 500 meters to corner 35, a point on top of ridge; Thence S 11°00" W, 575 meters to corner 36, a point on top of ridge; Thence S 19°00" W, 850 meters to corner 37, a point on top of ridge; Thence S 15°00" W, 500 meters to corner 38, a point on top of ridge; Thence S 13°00" W, 500 meters to corner 39, a point on top of ridge; Thence S 15°00" W, 775 meters to corner 40, a point on top of ridge; Thence S 17°00" W, 750 meters to corner 41, a point on top of ridge; Thence S 22°00" W, 425 meters to corner 42, a point on top of ridge; Thence S 12°00" W, 600 meters to corner 43, a point on top of ridge; Thence S 9°30" W, 300 meters to corner 44, a point on top of ridge; Thence S 6°00" W, 450 meters to corner 45, a point on top of ridge; Thence S 22°00" E, 400 meters to corner 46, a point on top of ridge; Thence S 56°00" W, 750 meters to corner 47, a point on top of ridge; Thence S 19°00" E, 850 meters to corner 48, a point on top of ridge; Thence Due South, 750 meters to corner 49, a point on top of ridge; Thence S 7°00" W, 525 meters to corner 50, a point on top of ridge; Thence S 14°00" W, 475 meters to corner 51, a point on top of ridge; Thence S 10°00" E, 500 meters to corner 52, a point on top of ridge; Thence S 50°00" W, 400 meters to corner 53, a point on top of ridge; Thence S 54°00" W, 700 meters to corner 54, a point on top of ridge; Thence S 81°00" W, 1,000 meters to corner 55, a point on top of ridge; Thence S 85°00" W, 1,225 meters to corner 56, a point on top of ridge; Thence N 20°00" W, 950 meters to corner 57, a point on top of ridge; Thence N 36°00" W, 425 meters to corner 58, a point on top of ridge; Thence N 56°00" W, 425 meters to corner 59, a point on top of ridge; Thence N 83°00" W, 900 meters to corner 60, a point on top of ridge; Thence N 68°00" W, 1,075 meters to corner 61, a point on top of ridge; Thence N 60°00" W, 750 meters to corner 62, a point on top of ridge; Thence N 40°00" W, 600 meters to corner 63, a point on top of ridge; Thence N 76°00" W, 1,500 meters to corner 64, a point on top of ridge; Thence N 75°00" W, 1,350 meters to corner 1, the point of beginning containing an area of SIXTEEN THOUSAND TWENTY FIVE (16,025) HECTARES more or less.ℒαwρhi৷ The area covered by the reservation shall be under the administrative jurisdiction supervision and control of the Secretary of Environment and Natural Resources through its Forest Management Bureau in coordination with other agencies of the government with the objective of maintaining its usefulness as a source of water for irrigation, domestic use and other forestry purposes. 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 13th day of November, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and ninety one. (Sgd.) CORAZON C. AQUINO By the President: (Sgd.) FRANKLIN M. DRILON Executive Secretary The Lawphil Project - Arellano Law Foundation