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MALACAÑAN PALACE
MANILA

BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES

[ Proclamation No. 425, July 13, 1994 ]

RESERVING FOR NATIONAL SHRINE PURPOSES TO BE KNOWN AS “BALANTANG MEMORIAL CEMETERY NATIONAL SHRINE” A CERTAIN PARCEL OF LAND OF THE PUBLIC DOMAIN SITUATED IN THE DISTRICT OF JARO, CITY OF ILOILO, ISLAND OF PANAY

Upon recommendation of the Secretary of Environment and Natural Resources and by virtue of the powers vested in me by law, I, FIDEL V. RAMOS, President of the Philippines, do hereby withdraw from sale or settlement and reserve for national shrine purposes to be known as the “Balantang Memorial Cemetery National Shrine” under the administration of the Military Shrine Service, Philippine Veterans Affairs Office, Department of National Defense, subject to private rights, if any there be, and to the result of a final survey, a certain parcel of land situated in the District of Jaro, City of Iloilo, Island of Panay, more particularly described as follows:

A PARCEL OF LAND (Lot 4483 port.) Cadastral Survey of Iloilo, situated in the District of Jaro, City of Iloilo, Island of Panay.

Bounded on the southeast, along line 1-2 by the National Road; on the southwest, along line 2-3 by Lot 4483 port.; on the northwest, along line 3-4 by Lot 4483 port.; and on the northeast, along line 4-1 by Lot 4483 port.; all of Iloilo Cadastre.

Beginning at the point marked “1” on plan being N. 26-43" E., 770.32 m. from BBM No. 69, Iloilo Cad. thence

S. 33-14" W., 68.08 m. to point 2;

N. 56-25" W., 86.77 m. to point 3;

N. 33-53" E., 67.55 m. to point 4;

S. 56-46" E., 85.99 m. to point 1;

point of beginning. Containing an area of FIVE THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED TWENTY FOUR (5,824) SQUARE METERS, more or less.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 13th 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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