MALACAÑAN PALACE
MANILA

BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES

[ Proclamation No. 858, August 22, 1996 ]

AMENDING PROCLAMATION NO. 446 DATED AUGUST 15, 1994, SO AS TO CORRECT THE TECHNICAL DESCRIPTIONS OF THE LAND EMBRACED THEREIN AND TO TRANSFER THE ADMINISTRATION AND DISPOSITION OF THE SAME FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRARIAN REFORM TO THE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES

Upon recommendation of the Secretaries of Environment and Natural Resources and Agrarian Reform, and pursuant to the powers vested in me by law, I, FIDEL V. RAMOS, President of the Republic of the Philippines, do hereby amend Proclamation No. 446 dated August 15, 1994, so as to correct the technical descriptions of the land embraced therein, subject to private rights, if any there be and to transfer the administration and disposition thereof from the Department of Agrarian Reform to the Department of Environment and Natural Resources, it appearing that the parcel of land is more suitable for residential purposes rather than agricultural purposes.

As amended, the technical descriptions of the said parcel of land shall be as follows:

A PARCEL OF LAND, situated in the City of General Santos, Island of Mindanao bounded on the North along lines 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9 by FLGLA 504; on the East along lines 9-10-11-12-13-14-15 by Lot 1, Mr.-11-000022 (Human Settlement); on the South along line 16-17 by FLGLA 618; and on the West along lines 17-18-19-20-1 by General Santos City International Airport Reservation (Proclamation No. 219). Beginning at a point marked “1” on sketch plan being S. 78° 48" W., 6667.97 m. form BLLM No. 1, Makar, General Santos City.1aшphi1 Thence:

N. 79° 13" E., 185.50 m. to point 2;
N. 81° 00" E., 412.00 m. to point 3;
N. 83° 00" E., 475.00 m. to point 4;
S. 70° 00" E., 575.00 m. to point 5;
S. 70° 00" E., 350.00 m. to point 6;
S. 70° 00" E., 150.00 m. to point 7;
S. 70° 00" E., 210.00 m. to point 8;
S. 70° 00" E., 140.00 m. to point 9;
N. 88° 15" W., 450.00 m. to point 10;
N. 88° 15" W., 400.00 m. to point 11;
S. 01° 11" W., 348.67 m. to point 12;
S. 01° 14" W., 400.00 m. to point 13;
S. 01° 14" W., 399.99 m. to point 14;
S. 01° 14" W., 400.01 m. to point 15;
S. 01° 14" W., 399.97 m. to point 16;
S. 71° 42" W., 60.72 m. to point 17;
N. 15° 21" W., 517.82 m. to point 18;
N. 31° 06" W., 98.13 m. to point 19;
N. 06° 57" W., 1254.99 m. to point 20;
N. 68° 17" W., 1196.00 m. to point of;

beginning, containing an area of ONE MILLION TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED AND FORTY (1,200,840) square meters, more or less.1aшphi1

The utilization of the aforementioned parcel of land shall not, in any way, prejudice the ecological balance in the area, and the removal of timber and other forests products therein shall be subject to forest and internal revenue laws and regulations.

The Department of Environment and Natural Resources shall continue to process public land applications filed over portions of the reserved area, prior to August 15, 1994.

The DENR shall undertake a final survey and delineation on the ground of the area reserved herein.

All proclamations, orders, issuances inconsistent herewith are hereby modified accordingly.

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 22nd day of August in the year of Our Lord, Nineteen Hundred and Ninety-Six.

(Sgd.) FIDEL V. RAMOS

By the President:

(Sgd.) RUBEN D. TORRES
Executive Secretary


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