Proclamation No. 532




MALACAÑAN PALACE MANILA BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES [ Proclamation No. 532, February 1, 1995 ] DELINEATING THE METES AND BOUNDS OF THE SUBIC SPECIAL ECONOMIC AND FREEPORT ZONE ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7227, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE “BASES CONVERSION AND DEVELOPMENT ACT OF 1992”, APPROVED MARCH 13, 1992 Upon recommendation of the OIC-Secretary of Environment and Natural Resources and the Chairman and Administrator of the Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority, I, FIDEL V. RAMOS, President of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by law, do hereby designate the metes and bounds of the Subic Special Economic and Freeport, consisting of the city of Olongapo and the municipality of Subic, province of Zambales, the lands occupied by the Subic Naval Base and its contiguous extensions as embraced, covered, and defined by the 1947 Military Bases Agreement between the Philippines and the United States of America as amended, and within the territorial jurisdiction of the Municipalities of Morong and Hermosa, Province of Bataan, and the Municipality of San Antonio, Province of Zambales, as follows: The boundaries and limits of the Subic Freeport Zone are described by the following technical descriptions: Bounded on the W and NW along pts. 1 to 7 by the South China Sea beginning at a point of origin marked “1” located at Binictican Pt. with a bearing of S79º08'18"W, 1920.25 m to pt. 2 located at Sampaloc Point; thence line 2 – 3 with a bearing of N70º47'07"W, 6421.72 m. to point 3 located at Silanguin Island; thence, line 3 – 4 with a bearing of N32º16'33"W having a distance of 4118.27 m; thence line 4 – 5 with a bearing of N05º33'08"W having a distance of 2965.74 m; thence line 5 – 6 with a bearing of N14º51'48"W having a distance of 4361.41 m; thence line 6 – 7 with a bearing of N05º39'36"E having a distance of 1265.83 m; bounded along line 7 – 8 on the NE by Twin Peaks with a bearing of N48º45'17"E having a distance of 1995.26 m; thence bounded along line 8 – 9 on the N by Mount Pink with a bearing of N89º46'10"E having a distance of 7712.96 m; bounded along line 9 – 10 on NE by Mount Casagoton with a bearing of N48º25'04"E having a distance of 922.27 m; bounded along line 10 – 11 on NE traversing through Mt. Cawag with a bearing of N86º36'42"E having a distance of 1467.66 m; thence bounded along line 11 – 12 on the NE by Barrio Namapagan with a bearing of N46º13'55"E having a distance of 2700.02 m; bounded along line 12 – 13 on the NE by Barrios Balaybay and Sakatihan with a bearing of N59º21'57"E having a distance of 7135.65 m; bounded on NE by line 13 – 14 with a bearing of N74º31'25"E having a distance of 1707.11 m; bounded along line 14 – 15 on the NE by Mount Mabolinoc with a bearing of N79º24'20"E having a distance of 7726.69 m; bounded on the NE by line 15 – 16 with a bearing of N64º57'50"E having a distance of 1948.57 m; bounded on the NE by line 16 – 17 with a bearing of N75º49'13"E having a distance of 5335.58 m; bounded on the NE by line 17 – 18 with a bearing of N55º42'51"E having a distance of 978.20 m; bounded on the north by line 18 – 19 with a bearing of N88º21'59"E having a distance of 986.48 m; bounded on the SE along line 19 – 20 by Barrio Pabanlag with a bearing of S33º01'46"E having a distance of 6389.13 m; bounded on the S and SW along points 20 to 26 by the municipality of Dinalupihan, thence, line 20 – 21 with a bearing of S34º09'16"W having a distance of 3633.44 m; line 21 – 22 with a bearing of S27º45'10"W having a distance of 3225.39 m; line 22 – 23 with a bearing of S39º31'33"W having a distance of 1272.27 m; line 23-24 with a bearing of S87º38'24"W having a distance of 3500.99 m; line 24 – 25 with a bearing of S72º18'43"W having a distance of 2606.77 m; line 25 – 26 with a bearing of S55º44'33"W having a distance of 1630.96 m; bounded by line 26 – 27 on the N and NE following road alignment with a bearing of N86º37'20"E having a distance of 2486.17 m; line 27 – 28 with a bearing of S07º51'27"W having a distance of 116.47 m; bounded on the S and SE along line 28 – 29 by Layac River with a bearing of S15º28'21"E having a distance of 2329.77 m; line 29-30 with a bearing of S35º15'07"E having a distance of 1960.91 m; line 30 – 31 with a bearing of S15º41'39"E having a distance of 669.88 m; line 31 – 32 with a bearing of S28º14'07"E having a distance of 943.28 m; thence line 32 – 33 with a bearing of S12º39'33"W having a distance of 2486.91 m; bounded along line 33-34 by Mount Sta. Rosa with a bearing of S33º24'37"W having a distance of 3491.23 m; bounded along line 34 – 35 on the S by Mount Silanganan with a bearing of S83º48'36"W having a distance of 6380.53 m; bounded on S by line 35 – 36 with a bearing of N84º24'47"W having a distance of 2283.48 m with pt. 36 located at Dapua Pt; thence along line 36 – 37 with a bearing of S79º24'48"W having a distance of 2466.37 m following the shoreline with pt. 37 located at Buin Pt. and pt. 37 to pt. of origin on the S with a bearing of N84º43'17"W having a distance of 8678.81 m.1aшphi1 Total land and water area is sixty seven thousand four hundred fifty two (67,452) hectares more or less. NOTE: ALL DATA are approximate and subject to change based on future surveys Pending the establishment of secure perimeters around the Subic Bay Freeport, the Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority pursuant to the Bases Conversion and Development Act of 1992 (R.A. No. 7227) is authorized to adopt and implement the gradual and phased operation of areas within the Subic Bay Freeport to ensure strict compliance with the aforesaid Act, its implementing Rules and Regulations, and other Philippine laws. The maintenance and protection of the proclaimed Watershed Reservations and natural resources within the Subic Bay Freeport shall be vested in the Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority. 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 1st day of February in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and ninety five. (Sgd.) FIDEL V. RAMOS By the President: (Sgd.) TEOFISTO T. GUINGONA, JR. Executive Secretary The Lawphil Project - Arellano Law Foundation