MALACAÑAN PALACE
MANILA

BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES

[ Proclamation No. 399, May 24, 1994 ]

ESTABLISHING AS DIAAT RIVER WATERSHED FOREST RESERVE FOR THE PURPOSE 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 MUNICIPALITY OF MARIA AURORA, PROVINCE OF AURORA AND MUNICIPALITY OF DUPAX, PROVINCE OF NUEVA VIZCAYA, ISLAND OF LUZON, PHILIPPINES

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 Diaat River Watershed Forest Reserve subject to private rights, if any there be, 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 Maria Aurora and Dupax, Provinces of Aurora and Nueva Vizcaya, respectively, as shown in the Forest Management Bureau Map No. 114 with the following descriptions:

Beginning at Point “1” on the map which is a point designated as corner 1 located at N 44º 2,020 meters from the junction of Pacugao River and Diantocan Creek;

Thence S 45º 00" W, 470 meter to corner 2, a point on the ground and identical to corner 1 of Pacugao Watershed Forest Reserve;

Thence S 41º 00" W, 270 meters to corner 3, a point on the ground and identical to corner 15, Blk. III, Proj. 36-D, Alienable and Disposable Land;

Thence S 16º 00" W, 320 meters to corner 4, a point on the ground and identical to corner 14, Blk. III, Proj. 36-D, Alienable and Disposable Land;

Thence S 10º 00" W, 320 meters to corner 5, a point on the ground and identical to corner 13, Blk. III,Proj. 36-D, Alienable and Disposable Land;

Thence S 28º 00" E, 215 meters to corner 6, a point on the ground and identical to corner 12, Blk. III, Proj. 36-D, Alienable and Disposable Land;

Thence 80º 00" W, 900 meters to corner 7, a point on the ground and identical to corner 11, Blk. III, Proj. 36-D, Alienable and Disposable Land;

Thence S 45º 00" W, 670 meters to corner 8, a point on the ground and identical to corner 41, Blk. D, Project No. 14, Alienable and Disposable Land

Thence S 27º 30" E, 380 meters to corner 9, a point on the ground and identical to corner 42, Blk. D, Proj. No. 14, Alienable and Disposable Land;

Thence S 29º 25" W, 608 meters to corner 10, a point on the ground and identical to corner 43, Blk. D, Proj. No. 14, Alienable and Disposable Land;

Thence N 24º 24" W, 460 meters to corner 11, a point on the ground and identical to corner 44, Blk. D, Proj. No. 14, Alienable and Disposable Land;

Thence S 72º 20" W, 687 meters to corner 12, a point on the ground and identical to corner 45, Blk. D, Proj. No. 14, Alienable and Disposable Land;

Thence N 37º 21" W, 382 meters to corner 13, a point on the ground and identical to corner 46, Blk. D, Proj. No. 14, Alienable and Disposable Land;

Thence N 14º 28" W, 288 meters to corner 14, a point on the ground;

Thence N 41º 26" W, 430 meters to corner 15, a point on the ground;

Thence N 26º 23" W, 383 meters to corner 16, a point on the ground;

Thence N 22º 25" W, 768 meters to corner 17, a point on the ground;

Thence N 52º 21" W, 571 meters to corner 18, a point on the ground;

Thence N 41º 20" W, 382 meters to corner 19, a point on the ground;

Thence N 40º 20" W, 382 meters to corner 20, a point on the ground;

Thence N 35º 21" W, 603 meters to corner 21, a point on the ground;

Thence N 77º 29" W, 616 meters to corner 22, a point on the ground;

Thence N 77º 29" W, 616 meters to corner 23, a point on the ground;

Thence N 64º 24" W, 475 meters to corner 24, a point on the ground;

Thence N 68º 09" W, 575 meters to corner 25, a point on the ground;

Thence Due North 173 meters to corner 26, a point on the ground;

Thence N 43º 20" W, 668 meters to corner 27, a point on the ground;

Thence N 43º 20" W, 573 meters to corner 28, a point on the ground;

Thence N 69º 26" W, 474 meters to corner 29, a point on the ground;

Thence N 09º 31" W, 337 meters to corner 30, a point on the ground;

Thence N 09º 31" W, 288 meters to corner 31, a point on the ground;

Thence N 02º 34" W, 381 meters to corner 32, a point on the ground;

Thence N 02º 34" W, 177 meters to corner 33, a point on the ground;

Thence N 46º 21" E, 322 meters to corner 34, a point on the ground;

Thence N 46º 21" E, 403 meters to corner 35, a point on the ground;

Thence N 46º 21" E, 403 meters to corner 36, a point on the ground;

Thence N 46º 21" E, 503 meters to corner 37, a point on the ground;

Thence Due East 697 meters to corner 38, a point on the ground;

Thence Due East 782 meters to corner 39, a point on the ground;

Thence N 66º 15" E, 467 meters to corner 40, a point on the ground;

Thence N 81º 28" E, 525 meters to corner 41, a point on the ground;

Thence N 81º 28" E, 630 meters to corner 42, a point on the ground;

Thence N 51º 20" E, 720 meters to corner 43, a point on the ground;

Thence S 17º 00" E, 585 meters to corner 44, identical to corner 20, Pacugao Watershed;

Thence S 48º 00" E, 1,090 meters to corner 45, identical to corner 19, Pacugao Watershed;

Thence S 36º 00" W, 542 meters to corner 46, identical to corner 18, Pacugao Watershed;

Thence S 45º 00" E, 377 meters to corner 47, identical to corner 17, Pacugao Watershed;

Thence S 11º 00" E, 245 meters to corner 48, identical to corner 16, Pacugao Watershed;

Thence S 79º 00" E, 266 meters to corner 49, identical to corner 15, Pacugao Watershed;

Thence S 53º 00" E, 470 meters to corner 50, identical to corner 14, Pacugao Watershed;

Thence S 68º 00" E, 793 meters to corner 51, identical to corner 13, Pacugao Watershed;

Thence S 23º 00" E, 255 meters to corner 52, identical to corner 12, Pacugao Watershed;

Thence S 72º 00" E, 266 meters to corner 53, identical to corner 11, Pacugao Watershed;

Thence S 08º 00" E, 405 meters to corner 54, identical to corner 10, Pacugao Watershed;

Thence S 47º 00" E, 468 meters to corner 55, identical to corner 9, Pacugao Watershed;

Thence S 79º 00" W, 1,034 meters to corner 56, identical to corner 8, Pacugao Watershed;

Thence S 43º 00" E, 518 meters to corner 57, identical to corner 7, Pacugao Watershed;

Thence S 15º 00" E, 909 meters to corner 58, identical to corner 6, Pacugao Watershed;

Thence S 70º 00" E, 424 meters to corner 59, identical to corner 5, Pacugao Watershed;

Thence S 30º 00" E, 205 meters to corner 60, identical to corner 4, Pacugao Watershed;

Thence S 72º 00" E, 265 meters to corner 61, identical to corner 3, Pacugao Watershed;

Thence S 38º 00" E, 516 meters to corner 1, the point of beginning containing an area of THREE THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED NINETEEN and 14/100 HECTARES (3,219.14 has.) more or less.

The area covered by the watershed reservation shall be under the administrative jurisdiction, supervision, and control of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources thru its Forest Management Bureau (FMB).1aшphi1

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 24th day of May in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and ninety four.

(Sgd.) FIDEL V. RAMOS

By the President:

(Sgd.) TEOFISTO T. GUINGONA, JR.
Executive Secretary


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