MALACAÑAN PALACE
MANILA
BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES
[ Proclamation No. 454, August 25, 1994 ]
EXCLUDING FROM THE OPERATION OF EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 63, DATED 25 JUNE 1914, AND PROCLAMATION NO. 391, DATED 13 MARCH 1939, WHICH ESTABLISHED THE MINERAL LAND RESERVATION IN THE PROVINCE OF SURIGAO, ISLAND OF MINDANAO, CERTAIN ALIENABLE AND DISPOSABLE PARCELS OF LAND EMBRACED THEREIN, AND DECLARING THE SAME OPEN TO DISPOSITION UNDER THE COMPREHENSIVE AGRARIAN REFORM OF THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRARIAN REFORM AND OTHER PERTINENT LAWS RELATIVE TO TITLING OF LANDS THAT ARE SUITABLE FOR AGRICULTURE
Upon recommendations of the Secretary of Environment and Natural Resources and the Secretary of Agrarian Reform pursuant to the provisions of Section 6 of Presidential Decree No. 463, otherwise known as the Mineral Resources Development Decree of 1974, and Executive Order No. 506 of 1992, I, FIDEL V. RAMOS, President of the Philippines, do hereby exclude certain tracts of alienable and disposable lands from the Mineral Land Reservation established under Executive Order No. 63, dated 25 June 1914, and Proclamation No. 391, dated 13 March 1939, and declare the same open to disposition under the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program of the Department of Agrarian Reform.
PARCEL 1-Lot 9
A parcel of land (Parcel-1; Lot 9) situated in the Municipalities of Carrascal and Cantilan, Province of Surigao del Sur;
Bounded on the North along Carrascal Bay; on the East by Lanuza Bay; on the South by the Municipality of Cantillan and on the West by Surigao Mineral Reservation.1aшphi1
Beginning at a point marked “1” on plan with geographic position 9 deg. 20000” North latitude, and 125 deg. 5857” East longitude; and bearing S 61 deg. 30E., 831.78 meters from BLLM No. 1 CAD. 345-D of Cantilan, Surigao del Sur.
| Thence; S 89 deg. 51W, |
5,700 m. to point 2; |
| Thence; N 00 deg. 09W, |
1,820 m. to point 3; |
| Thence; S 89 deg. 51W, |
400 m. to point 4; |
| Thence; N 00 deg. 09W, |
3,610 m. to point 5; |
| Thence; N 89 deg. 51E, |
600 m. to point 6; |
From Point 6 following the shoreline of Carrascal Bay and Lanuza Bay in general NE-SW direction to the point of beginning.
This area encompasses the townsites/poblacions of Carrascal and Cantilan, including Barangays Caglayag, Consuelo, Gamoton, Magasang, Nokat, Tigabong, Bacolod, and Panikian, containing an approximate area of 2,774.787 hectares.
PARCEL 1-Lot 9a
A parcel of land (Parcel 1, Lot 9a) situated at the Municipality of Carrascal, Province of Surigao del Sur.
Bounded on the north, east and south by Surigao Mineral Reservation and on the east by Carrascal Bay.
Beginning at a point marked “1” on plan with a geographic position of 9 deg. 2412” North latitude and 125 deg. 5425” East longitude, and bearing N 46 deg. 01W., 10,546.91 meters from BLLM No. 1 Cad. 345-D of Cantilan, Surigao del Sur.
| Thence; S 89 deg. 51W., |
1610 m. to point 2; |
| Thence; S 0 deg. 09W., |
820 m. to point 3; |
| Thence; S 89 deg. 51W., |
1450 m. to point 4; |
| Thence; N 0 deg. 09W., |
5030 m. to point 5; |
| Thence; N 89 deg. 51W., |
1860 m. to point 6; |
| Thence; S 0 deg. 09W., |
520 m. to point 7; |
| Thence; N 89 deg. 51E., |
1600 m. to point 8; |
| Thence; S 0 deg. 09E., |
420 m. to point 9; |
Thence, from Point 6 following the shoreline along Carrascal Bay in general SSW-SE direction to point of beginning.
This area is within Barangay Adlay, containing an approximate area of 990.656 hectares.
SUMMARY
| PARCEL 1, LOT 9 |
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2,774.787 has. |
| PARCEL 1, LOT 9a |
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990.656 has. |
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| Total Area |
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3,765.443 has. |
The exclusion of the aforementioned parcels of land, however, shall not in any way prejudice their possible future use for mineral resources development, if and when further exploration finds it meritorious, subject to existing mining laws rules and regulations.
All areas within the reservation, which fall under the classification of timberland, forest land, or unclassified public land, if any, shall be deemed excluded from the scope of this Proclamation.
The Department of Environment shall retain jurisdiction over portion covered by public land applications as of the date hereof and shall continue to process such applications. All vested rights inside the reservation shall respected.
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 25th day of August, 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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