Upon recommendation of the Secretary of Environment and Natural Resources and pursuant to the powers vested in me by law, I, FIDEL V. RAMOS, President of the Philippines, do hereby withdraw from entry, sale, disposition or settlement and set aside as Pacugao River Watershed Forest Reserve, subject to private rights, if any there be, and to the operations of previous proclamation 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 located in the Municipality of Maria Aurora, Province of Aurora, and Municipality of Dupax, Province of Nueva Viscaya, as shown in the Forest Management Bureau Map No. 103, with the following descriptions:
Beginning at point “1” on the map, a point located N 44° 00" W, 2,020 meters from the junction of Pacugao River and Diantocan creek;
Thence N 38° 00" W 516 meters to corner 2, a point on the ground near the source of Talomayen Creek;
Thence N 72° 00" W 265 meters to corner 3, a point on the ground;
Thence N 30° 00" W 205 meters to corner 4, a point on the ground;
Thence N 70° 00" W 424 meters to corner 5, a point on the ground;
Thence N 15° 00" W 909 meters to corner 6, a point on the ground;
Thence N 43° 00" W 518 meters to corner 7, a point on the ground;
Thence N 79° 00" W 1,034 meters to corner 8, a point on the ground;
Thence N 47° 00" W 468 meters to corner 9, a point on the ground;
Thence N 08° 00" W 405 meters to corner 10, a point at the South West Bank of Branch Creek of Pacugao River;
Thence N 72° 00" W 266 meters to corner 11, a point on the ground;
Thence N 23° 00" W 255 meters to corner 12, a point on the ground;
Thence N 68° 00" W 793 meters to corner 13, a point on the ground;
Thence N 53° 00" W 470 meters to corner 14, a point on the ground;
Thence N 79° 00" W 266 meters to corner 15, a point at the South West Bank of Branch Creek of Pacugao River;
Thence N 11° 00" W 245 meters to corner 16, a point on the ground;
Thence N 45° 00" W 377 meters to corner 17, a point at the South West Bank of Branch Creek of Pacugao River;
Thence N 36° 00" E 542 meters to corner 18, a point on the ground;
Thence N 48° 00" W 1,090 meters to corner 19, a point on the ground;
Thence N 17° 00" W 585 meters to corner 20, a point on the ground;
Thence N 34° 00" E 936 meters to corner 21, a point on the ground;
Thence S 48° 00" E 1,805 meters to corner 22, a point on the ground;
Thence S 15° 00" E 549 meters to corner 23, a point on the ground;
Thence N 87° 00" E 299 meters to corner 24, a point on the ground;
Thence S 79° 00" E 748 meters to corner 25, a point along the Provincial Boundary line of Aurora and Nueva Viscaya;
Thence S 63° 00" E 994 meters to corner 26, a point on the ground;
Thence N 36° 00" E 333 meters to corner 27, a point on the ground;
Thence N 76° 00" E 849 meters to corner 28, a point on the ground;
Thence S 42° 00" E 312 meters to corner 29, a point on the ground;
Thence N 61° 00" E 295 meters to corner 30, a point on the ground;
Thence N 11° 00" E 605 meters to corner 31, a point on the ground;
Thence N 58° 00" E 344 meters to corner 32, a point on the ground;
Thence N 24° 00" E 331 meters to corner 33, a point on the ground;
Thence N 48° 00" E 310 meters to corner 34, a point on the ground;
Thence N 25° 00" E 658 meters to corner 35, a point on the ground;
Thence N 82° 00" E 444 meters to corner 36, a point on the ground;
Thence N 64° 00" E 944 meters to corner 37, a point on the ground;
Thence S 47° 00" E 693 meters to corner 38, a point on the ground;
Thence Due South 906 meters to corner 39, a point on the ground;
Thence S 46° 00" W 1,044 meters to corner 40, a point on the ground;
Thence S 06° 00" W 552 meters to corner 41, a point on the ground;
Thence S 19° 00" E 979 meters to corner 42, a point on the ground;
Thence S 34° 00" W 302 meters to corner 43, a point on the ground;
Thence S 21° 00" W 1,400 meters to corner 44, a point on the ground;
Thence S 25° 00" E 313 meters to corner 45, a point on the ground;
Thence S 05° 00" W 196 meters to corner 46, a point on the ground;
Thence S 31° 00" E 315 meters to corner 47, a point on the ground;
Thence S 78° 00" E 395 meters to corner 48, a point on the ground;
Thence S 30° 00" E 253 meters to corner 49, a point on the ground;
Thence S 44° 00" W 307 meters to corner 50, a point on the ground;
Thence S 23° 00" W 498 meters to corner 51, a point on the ground;
Thence S 27° 00" E 486 meters to corner 52, a point on the ground;
Thence S 16° 00" E 275 meters to corner 53, a point on the ground;
Thence S 25° 00" W 300 meters to corner 54, a point on the ground;
Thence S 76° 00" W 785 meters to corner 55, a point on the ground;
Thence N 89° 00" W 234 meters to corner 56, a point on the ground;
Thence S 62° 00" W 355 meters to corner 57, a point on the ground;
Thence N 77° 00" W 213 meters to corner 58, a point on the ground;
Thence S 68° 00" W 253 meters to corner 59, a point on the ground;
Thence N 88° 00" W 320 meters to corner 60, a point on the ground;
Thence S 68° 00" W 231 meters to corner 61, a point at the South East Bank of Pacugao River;
Thence S 87° 00" W 746 meters to corner 62, a point at the North West Bank of Pacugao River;
Thence N 58° 00" W 419 meters to corner 63, a point on the ground;
Thence N 29° 00" W 246 meters to corner 64, a point on the ground;
Thence S 64° 00" W 422 meters to corner 1, a point of beginning containing an area of THREE THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED FORTY SEVEN HECTARES (3,247.0) more or less.1aшphi1
The area covered by the reservation shall be under the administrative jurisdiction, supervision and control of the Department 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 domestic, agricultural and other purposes.
