MALACAÑAN PALACE
MANILA
BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES
[ Proclamation No. 418, July 1, 1994 ]
RESERVING CERTAIN PARCELS OF LAND SITUATED IN THE MUNICIPALITIES OF JAVIER, ABUYOG, MAHAPLAG, INOPACAN, BAYBAY AND HILONGOS, ALL OF THE PROVINCE OF LEYTE FOR THE PURPOSE OF ESTABLISHING A SETTLEMENT AND AN AGRICULTURAL COMMUNITY UNDER THE AGRARIAN REFORM COMMUNITY PROGRAM OF THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRARIAN REFORM.
WHEREAS, it is the policy of the State to provide a vigorous land resettlement program in order to create a truly viable social and economic structure in the country;
WHEREAS, it is the governments responsibility to provide the people with lands as well as technical guidance and assistance to make them independent, self-reliant and responsible citizens;
WHEREAS, a tract of public agriculture land in the Municipalities of Javier, Abuyog, Mahaplag, Baybay, Inopacan and Hilongos, all of the province of Leyte is found to be suitable for cultivation and can be developed as resettlement area;
WHEREAS, Section 85, Chapter XII, Title 5 of Commonwealth Act No. 141, otherwise known as the “Public Land Act”, authorizes the President to designate, by proclamation, any tract or tracts of land of the public domain for establishment of agricultural communities; and Section 14, Chapter 4, Title I, Book III of the Administrative Code of 1987 grants the President the power to reserve for settlement or public use, and for specific public purposes, any of the lands of the public domain, the use of which is not otherwise directed by law; and
WHEREAS, Section 3(5), Chapter I, Title XI, Book IV of the Administrative Code of 1987 empowers the Department of Agrarian Reform to administer and dispose, under a settlement scheme, all portions of the public domain declared as alienable and disposable lands for speedy distribution to and development by deserving and qualified persons who do not own any land.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, FIDEL V. RAMOS, President of the Republic of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by law and upon recommendation of the Secretary of Agrarian Reform and the Secretary of the Environment and Natural Resources, do hereby reserve for the purpose of establishing a settlement and an agricultural community under the administration and disposition of the Department of Agrarian Reform, subject to private rights, if any, certain parcels of land, more particularly described as follows:
Technical Description
Parcel I
A parcel of land, Parcel I, situated in Mahaplag, Abuyog, Javier, Baybay, Inopacan, all of the province of Leyte, beginning at a joint marked “I” on the plan being, S. 20 deg. 48E., 7,426.93 m. from B.L.L.M. No. 2 Cad 897-D, Mahaplad, Leyte
| thence; S. 00 deg. 04E., |
1,001.74 m. to point 2; |
| thence; S. 70 deg. 02W., |
1,168.84 m. to point 3; |
| thence; S. 29 deg. 03W., |
541.26 m. to point 4; |
| thence; S. 17 deg. 35W., |
342.18 m. to point 5; |
| thence; Due West., |
808.05 m. to point 6; |
| thence; N. 00 deg. 10W., |
2,552.17 m. to point 7; |
| thence; S. 89 deg. 59W., |
3,091.21 m. to point 8; |
| thence; N. 47 deg. 14E., |
1,501.56 m. to point 9; |
| thence; N. 27 deg. 16W., |
2,294.45 m. to point 10; |
| thence; S. 70 deg. 50W., |
3,960.41 m. to point 11; |
| thence; S. 23 deg. 18E., |
1,633.22 m. to point 12; |
| thence; S. 76 deg. 23W., |
879.30 m. to point 13; |
| thence; S. 74 deg. 46W., |
1,242.93 m. to point 14; |
| thence; S. 85 deg. 07W., |
1,321.28 m. to point 15; |
| thence; N. 31 deg. 19W., |
739.59 m. to point 16; |
| thence; N. 34 deg. 16E., |
532.48 m. to point 17; |
| thence; N. 44 deg. 17W., |
572.70 m. to point 18; |
| thence; N. 12 deg. 53E., |
851.99 m. to point 19; |
| thence; N. 63 deg. 40E., |
1,216.14 m. to point 20; |
| thence; N. 17 deg. 39E., |
1,920.36 m. to point 21; |
| thence; N. 43 deg. 00W., |
749.27 m. to point 22; |
| thence; N. 64 deg. 05E., |
966.27 m. to point 23; |
| thence; N. 12 deg. 59E., |
799.85 m. to point 24; |
| thence; N. 78 deg. 41E., |
1,223.78 m. to point 25; |
| thence; N. 27 deg. 00W., |
2,199.78 m. to point 26; |
| thence; N. 65 deg. 58E., |
1,203.32 m. to point 27; |
| thence; S. 79 deg. 50E., |
1,066.72 m. to point 28; |
| thence; S. 40 deg. 22E., |
1,065.47 m. to point 29; |
| thence; S. 13 deg. 57E., |
1,741.40 m. to point 30; |
| thence; N. 74 deg. 04E., |
382.95 m. to point 31; |
| thence; S. 89 deg. 55E., |
3,760.17 m. to point 32; |
| thence; S. 56 deg. 47W., |
5,426.95 m. to point 33; |
| thence; N. 84 deg. 52W., |
1,003.89 m. to point 34; |
| thence; S. 44 deg. 14W., |
293.72 m. to point 35; |
| thence; S. 21 deg. 11E., |
359.21 m. to point 36; |
| thence; S. 78 deg. 53E., |
850.20 m. to point 37; |
| thence; N. 42 deg. 24E., |
461.33 m. to point 38; |
| thence; N. 14 deg. 10W., |
287.58 m. to point 39; |
| thence; N. 56 deg. 47E., |
5,426.95 m. to point 40; |
| thence; Due West., |
7,216.48 m. to point 41; |
| thence; N. 89 deg. 58W., |
3,169.60 m. to point 42; |
| thence; N. 45 deg. 28W., |
1,697.71 m. to point 43; |
| thence; N. 39 deg. 01E., |
2,365.97 m. to point 44; |
| thence; N. 41 deg. 38W., |
4,363.86 m. to point 45; |
| thence; N. 07 deg. 08W., |
1,621.32 m. to point 46; |
| thence; N. 38 deg. 11E., |
177.97 m. to point 47; |
| thence; N. 03 deg. 25W., |
1,763.23 m. to point 48; |
| thence; N. 47 deg. 27W., |
1,907.07 m. to point 49; |
| thence; S. 17 deg. 58E., |
1,298.35 m. to point 50; |
| thence; N. 34 deg. 35W., |
176.13 m. to point 51; |
| thence; N. 29 deg. 57W., |
1,021.45 m. to point 52; |
| thence; N. 65 deg. 47W., |
767.65 m. to point 53; |
| thence; N. 15 deg. 46E., |
1,030.37 m. to point 54; |
| thence; N. 44 deg. 43W., |
1,945.44 m. to point 55; |
| thence; N. 57 deg. 20E., |
2,613.22 m. to point 56; |
| thence; S. 82 deg. 38E., |
3,837.61 m. to point 57; |
| thence; S. 23 deg. 09E., |
8,246.44 m. to point 58; |
| thence; S. 39 deg. 18E., |
12,550.50 m. to point 59; |
| thence; S. 43 deg. 19W., |
1,177.79 m. to point 60; |
| thence; S. 16 deg. 21E., |
2,513.05 m. to point 61; |
| thence; S. 85 deg. 46E., |
1,104.03 m. to point 62; |
| thence; S. 09 deg. 03E., |
3,804.30 m. to point 63; |
| thence; N. 20 deg. 03W., |
2,295.15 m. to point 64; |
| thence; N. 30 deg. 58W., |
991.76 m. to point 65; |
| thence; N. 84 deg. 52W., |
793.20 m. to point 66; |
| thence; N. 23 deg. 37W., |
746.07 m. to point 67; |
| thence; S. 53 deg. 11W., |
373.55 m. to point 68; |
| thence; N. 42 deg. 27W., |
3,854.88 m. to point 69; |
| thence; N. 08 deg. 34W., |
4,028.63 m. to point 70; |
| thence; S. 06 deg. 41W., |
2,576.24 m. to point 71; |
| thence; N. 50 deg. 02W., |
780.43 m. to point 72; |
| thence; S. 22 deg. 03E., |
3,681.22 m. to point 73; |
| thence; N. 04 deg. 52E., |
301.19 m. to point 74; |
| thence; S. 33 deg. 32E., |
706.03 m. to point 75; |
| thence; S. 17 deg. 02E., |
3,443.31 m. to point 76; |
| thence; S. 34 deg. 17E., |
2,915.31 m. to point 77; |
| thence; S. 26 deg. 39W., |
1,003.53 m. to point 78; |
| thence; N. 16 deg. 25W., |
673.86 m. to point 79; |
| thence; N. 62 deg. 09W., |
236.34 m. to point 80; |
| thence; S. 81 deg. 09W., |
1,820.69 m. to point 81; |
| thence; N. 06 deg. 57W., |
826.14 m. to point 82; |
| thence; N. 03 deg. 43E., |
743.47 m. to point 83; |
| thence; N. 23 deg. 23E., |
400.52 m. to point 84; |
| thence; N. 04 deg. 15W., |
778.13 m. to point 85; |
| thence; N. 49 deg. 49E., |
564.52 m. to point 86; |
| thence; N. 23 deg. 32W., |
1,582.57 m. to point 87; |
| thence; S. 14 deg. 04W., |
619.55 m. to point 88; |
| thence; S. 53 deg. 19W., |
686.23 m. to point 89; |
| thence; S. 16 deg. 44E., |
1,555.85 m. to point 90; |
| thence; S. 79 deg. 55E., |
519.11 m. to point 91; |
| thence; S. 23 deg. 23W., |
400.52 m. to point 92; |
| thence; N. 77 deg. 26W., |
768.41 m. to point 93; |
| thence; S. 16 deg. 04W., |
1,414.06 m. to point 94; |
| thence; S. 27 deg. 46E., |
733.54 m. to point 95; |
| thence; N. 71 deg. 31E., |
943.53 m. to point 96; |
| thence; N. 83 deg. 28E., |
1,765.99 m. to point 97; |
| thence; S. 26 deg. 33W., |
1,341.39 m. to point 98; |
| thence; S. 42 deg. 25W., |
2,710.32 m. to point 99; |
| thence; S. 64 deg. 09W., |
802.65 m. to point 100; |
| thence; N. 61 deg. 24W., |
396.98 m. to point 101; |
| thence; N. 19 deg. 21E., |
901.10 m. to point 102; |
| thence; S. 89 deg. 56W., |
642.15 m. to point 103; |
| thence; S. 23 deg. 39W., |
642.90 m. to point 104; |
| thence; S. 65 deg. 25E., |
714.82 m. to point 105; |
| thence; S. 61 deg. 57E., |
368.20 m. to point 106; |
| thence; S. 35 deg. 21E., |
1,079.20 m. to point of |
beginning; containing an area of TWENTY-ONE THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED EIGHTY-EIGHT (21,888.00) hectares, (more or less).
Parcel II
A parcel of land, Parcel II, situated in Hilongos, Leyte. Beginning at a point marked “1” on the plan, being S. 40 deg. 35W., 15,150.69 m. from corner of parcel I of this proclamation.
| thence; S. 71 deg. 36E., |
1,648.80 m. to point 2; |
| thence; S. 21 deg. 41E., |
789.59 m. to point 3; |
| thence; N. 54 deg. 35E., |
2,390.18 m. to point 4; |
| thence; S. 32 deg. 25E., |
3,825.18 m. to point 5; |
| thence; S. 22 deg. 19E., |
207.93 m. to point 6; |
| thence; S. 29 deg. 19W., |
789.93 m. to point 7; |
| thence; S. 50 deg. 56E., |
1,124.80 m. to point 8; |
| thence; N. 02 deg. 43W., |
964.23 m. to point 9; |
| thence; N. 45 deg. 29W., |
618.76 m. to point 10; |
| thence; N. 22 deg. 19W., |
207.93 m. to point 11; |
| thence; N. 85 deg. 32E., |
767.99 m. to point 12; |
| thence; N. 25 deg. 29W., |
1,511.20 m. to point 13; |
| thence; S. 75 deg. 48E., |
1,658.50 m. to point 14; |
| thence; S. 08 deg. 13E., |
1,330.68 m. to point 15; |
| thence; S. 29 deg. 55W., |
3,010.80 m. to point 16; |
| thence; S. 51 deg. 12E., |
1,985.52 m. to point 17; |
| thence; S. 13 deg. 55W., |
947.15 m. to point 18; |
| thence; N. 87 deg. 33E., |
911.94 m. to point 19; |
| thence; N. 10 deg. 52E., |
867.73 m. to point 20; |
| thence; N. 31 deg. 35W., |
1,869.88 m. to point 21; |
| thence; N. 15 deg. 15W., |
358.01 m. to point 22; |
| thence; S. 65 deg. 39E., |
343.10 m. to point 23; |
| thence; N. 47 deg. 23E., |
1,201.72 m. to point 24; |
| thence; S. 32 deg. 04E., |
1,448.52 m. to point 25; |
| thence; S. 01 deg. 26E., |
4,027.39 m. to point 26; |
| thence; S. 78 deg. 10W., |
3,694.10 m. to point 27; |
| thence; N. 29 deg. 29W., |
12,269.33 m. to point of |
beginning; containing an area of FOUR THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED FORTY ONE (4,641.00) HECTARES more or less.
The above technical descriptions are subject to adjustment based on the result of the final survey.1aшphi1
All areas within the reservation which fall under the classification of timberland, forest land or mineral public land, if any, shall be deemed excluded from the scope of this Proclamation.
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources shall retain jurisdiction over portions covered by public land applications as of the date hereof and shall continue to process such applications. All vested rights inside the reservation shall be respected.
DONE in the City of Manila, this 1st day of July, 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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