MALACAÑAN PALACE
MANILA

BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES

[ Proclamation No. 942, December 20, 1996 ]

RESERVING FOR THE PURPOSE OF ESTABLISHING A SETTLEMENT AND AGRICULTURAL COMMUNITY UNDER THE AGRARIAN REFORM COMMUNITY PROGRAM OF THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRARIAN REFORM, CERTAIN PARCELS OF LANDS OF THE PUBLIC DOMAIN SITUATED IN THE MUNICIPALITIES OF ARTECHE, JIPAPAD, ORAS AND SAN POLICARPO, ALL OF EASTERN SAMAR

WHEREAS, Section 85, Chapter XII, Title 5 of Commonwealth Act No. 141, approved on 7 November 1936, otherwise known as the “Public Land Act”, authorizes the President to designate by proclamation, any tract or tracts of lands of the public domain for the establishment of agricultural colonies;

WHEREAS, Section 14, Chapter IV, Title I, Book III of the Administrative Code of 1987 provides that “The President shall have 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. The reserved land shall thereafter remain subject to the specific public purpose indicated until otherwise provided by law”;

WHEREAS, Section 3 [5], Chapter I, Title XI, Book IV of the Administrative Code of 1987 provides that the Department of Agrarian Reform shall “administer and dispose of, 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 and under such terms and conditions as the Department may prescribe, giving priority to qualified and deserving farmers in the province where such lands are located”;

WHEREAS, it is the declared policy of the State to pursue a vigorous land resettlement program in order to create a truly viable social and economic structure in the country;

WHEREAS, it is the responsibility of the government to provide deserving and qualified Filipinos with lands as well as guidance and technical assistance to make them productive, self-reliant and responsible citizens; and

WHEREAS, there are big agricultural lands in the municipalities of Arteche, Jipapad, Oras and San Policarpo, all of Eastern Samar, found to be suitable for cultivation and conservation into a well-organized and developed resettlement area for qualified and deserving Filipinos and rebel returnees.

NOW, THEREFORE, upon recommendation of the Secretaries of Environment and Natural Resources and Agrarian Reform, by virtue of the power vested in me by law, and pursuant to Section 85, Chapter XII, Title 5 of Commonwealth Act No. 141, otherwise known as the “Public Land Act” and Section 14, Chapter IV, Title I, Book III of the Administrative Code of 1987, I, FIDEL V. RAMOS, President of the Republic of the Philippines, 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 there be, and to final survey and delineation on the ground, certain parcels of land of the public domain located in the municipalities of Arteche, Jipapad, Oras and San Policarpo, all of the province of Eastern Samar, which parcels of land are more particularly described as follows:

PARCEL I
SK-08-000020 (AR)

A parcel of alienable and disposable land described in the sketch map of SK-08-000020 (AR) located at the Municipality of Oras, Province of Eastern Samar, Island of Samar. Bounded on the SE., along line 1-2 by portion of Project No. 6 Block 1; along line 2-3 by portion of Project 6, Block 1, along line 3 to 16 by Project No. 6, Block B (Timberland); along line 16-17 by Project No. 6, Block 1 (Portion); on the South along line 17-18 by Project No. 6, Block 1 (A & D); on the South and southwest along lines 18-43 by unclassified public forest; along line 43-44 by Project No. 21, Block 1 (A & D) portion, Municipality of Arteche; along lines 44-74 by Project No. 6 Block A (Timberland); along line 74-1 by portion of Project No. 34, Block 1 (A & D) Municipality of San Policarpo. The projects and blocks herein mentioned are of Land Classification Map LC No. 2435.

Beginning at a point marked 1 on the sketch map SK-08-000020 (AR) being approximately S 47 deg. 12E., 22,528.97 m. from BLLM # 1, Cad. 1149-D, Lapinig Cadastre. Thence:

S. 25º 58" W., 1,680.00 m. to point 2;
N. 05º 43" W., 401.88 m. to point 3;
N. 54º 11" E., 222.10 m. to point 4;
N. 48º 00" W., 201.80 m. to point 5;
N. 09º 39" W., 238.40 m. to point 6;
N. 08º 08" E., 212.16 m. to point 7;
N. 41º 12" W., 106.36 m. to point 8;
N. 13º 46" W., 205.94 m. to point 9;
N. 28º 15" E., 171.44 m. to point 10;
S. 09º 51" E., 467.87 m. to point 11;
S. 176 57" E., 262.77 m. to point 12;
S. 12º 37" W., 196.91 m. to point 13;
S. 54º 53" E., 99.06 m. to point 14;
S. 09º 40" E., 244.45 m. to point 15;
N. 59º 02" E., 116.66 m. to point 16;
S. 05º 43" E., 401.88 m. to point 17;
N. 88º 24" W., 5,001.94 m. to point 18;
N. 05º 17" W., 401.73 m. to point 19;
N. 55º 58" W., 534.50 m. to point 20;
S. 60º 46" W., 423.96 m. to point 21;
S. 50º 38" W., 555.28 m. to point 22;
S. 78º 17" W., 591.13 m. to point 23;
N. 38º 31" W., 613.44 m. to point 24;
N. 84º 57" W., 341.41 m. to point 25;
N. 71º 15" W., 348.39 m. to point 26;
N. 87? 51" W., 480.33 m. to point 27;
N. 59º 01" W., 291.41 m. to point 28;
N. 21º 04" W., 334.28 m. to point 29;
N. 33º 51" E., 394.98 m. to point 30;
N. 22º 14" W., 290.57 m. to point 31;
N. 67º 42" W., 529.61 m. to point 32;
N. 01º 05" W., 525.11 m. to point 33;
N. 19º 03" E., 275.10 m. to point 34;
N. 20º 24" W., 229.42 m. to point 35;
N. 50º 42" W., 284.25 m. to point 36;
N. 30º 42" W., 372.16 m. to point 37;
N. 77º 56" W., 526.60 m. to point 38;
N. 17º 02" W., 324.24 m. to point 39;
N. 28º 46" E., 353.40 m. to point 40;
N. 24º 18" W., 340.16 m. to point 41;
N. 46º 04" W., 347.83 m. to point 42;
N. 76º 30" W., 257.08 m. to point 43;
N. 61º 44" E., 1,203.56 m. to point 44;
S. 33º 41" E., 72.08 m. to point 45;
S. 57º 16" E., 166.39 m. to point 46;
S. 71º 34" E., 189.71 m. to point 47;
N. 88º 01" E., 290.16 m. to point 48;
N. 51º 22" E., 255.96 m. to point 49;
N. 49º 24" E., 276.61 m. to point 50;
N. 63º 26" E., 268. 34 m. to point 51;
N. 31º 25" W., 210.96 m. to point 52;
N. 23º 12" E., 228.50 m. to point 53;
S. 86º 31" E., 329.63 m. to point 54;
N. 89º 28" E., 111.02 m. to point 55;
S. 55º 15" E., 194.74 m. to point 56;
S. 26º 34" E., 380.12 m. to point 57;
S. 31º 06" E., 268.74 m. to point 58;
S. 09º 59" E., 294.43 m. to point 59;
S. 41º 38" W., 240.80 m. to point 60;
S. 19º 40" W., 148.65 m. to point 61;
S. 71º 34" E., 442.73 m. to point 62;
N. 70º 42" E., 211.92 m. to point 63;
S. 62º 29" E., 541.21 m. to point 64;
N. 49º 11" E., 290. m. to point 65;
N. 20º 00" E., 234.03 m. to point 66;
N. 40º 56" E., 198.52 m. to point 67;
N. 13º 08" E., 308.07 m. to point 68;
N. 73º 36" W., 354.38 m. to point 69;
N. 55º 00" W., 195.30 m. to point 70;
N. 46º 46" W., 274.49 m. to point 71;
N. 03º 01" E., 380.65 m. to point 72;
N. 45º 00" E., 141.45 m. to point 73;
N. 18º 26" E., 126.52 m. to point 74;
S. 55º 44" E., 8,632.96 m. to point of

beginning, containing an area of FOUR THOUSAND TWENTY TWO (4,022) has. more or less. All points referred to are indicated on the plan and marked accordingly.

PARCEL II
SK-08-000020 (AR)

A parcel of alienable and disposable land described in the sketch map of SK-08000020 (AR) located at the Municipality of San Policarpo, Province of Eastern Samar, Island of Samar. Bounded on the SW., along line 1-2 by Project No. 6, Block 1 (A & D), LC No. 2435; on the NW., along lines 2-5 by Project No. 34, Block A, Timberland; along line 5-7 by portion of Project No. 21, Block 1 (A & D), LC No. 2435, on the NE., along line 7-8 by portion of Project No. 34, Block 1 (A & D) LC No. 2435, portion of Mun. of San Policarpo; on the SE., along line 8-1 by portion of Project No. 34, Block 1 (A & D), LC-2435, portion of Municipality of San Policarpo.

Beginning at a point marked 1 on the sketch map SK-08-000020 (AR) being approximately S 47 deg. 12E., 22,528.97 m. from BLLM #1, Cad. 1149-D, Lapinig Cadastre. Thence:

N. 55º 44" W., 8,632.96 m. to point 2;
N. 63º 26" E., 267.83 m. to point 3;
N. 52º 13" E., 310.11 m. to point 4;
N. 45º 29" W., 245.36 m. to point 5;
N. 83º 51" E., 1,277.33 m. to point 6;
N. 49º 24" E., 2,199.20 m. to point 7;
S. 58º 37" E., 6,548.05 m. to point 8;
S. 25º 58" W., 3,892.53 m. to point of;

beginning, containing an area of TWO THOUSAND SEVEN HUNDRED FORTY NINE (2,749) has. more or less. All points referred to are indicated on the plan and marked accordingly.

PARCEL III
SK-08-000020 (AR)

A parcel of alienable and disposable land described in the sketch map of SK-08-000020 (AR) located at the Municipality of San Policarpo, Province of Eastern Samar, Island of Samar. Bounded on the SE., & SW., along lines 1-5 by Project No. 34, Block A, Timberland, LC-2435; and on the NW., along lines 5-1 by portion of Project No. 21, Block 1, (A & D), LC-2435, Municipality of Arteche.

Beginning at a point marked 1 on the sketch map SK-08-000020 (AR) being approximately S 43 deg., 39E., 13,801.09 m. from BLLM #1, Cad. 1149-D, Lapinig Cadastre.

S. 45º 00" W., 70.65 m. to point 2;
S. 26º 35" W., 223.56 m. to point 3;
N. 36º 44" W., 225.88 m. to point 4;
N. 41º 11" W., 53.20 m. to point 5;
N. 84º 51" E., 321.41 m. to point of;

beginning, containing an area of THREE (3) has. more or less. All points referred to are indicated on the plan and marked accordingly.

PARCEL IV
SK-08-000020 (AR)

A parcel of alienable and disposable land described in the sketch map of SK-08-000020 (AR) located at the Municipality of Arteche, Province of Eastern Samar, Island of Samar. Bounded on the SW., along lines 1-52 by Project No. 21-A, Forest Land; along lines 52-53 by portion of Project No. 21, Block 1, (A & D); along lines 53-67 by Project No. 21, Block G, Timberland; along line 67-68 by portion of Project No. 21, Block 1 (A & D); and along lines 68-103 by Project No. 21-A, Forest Land; on the NW., along line 103-104 by Project No. 41-A, (A & D) LC-2435, Municipality of Jipapad; along lines 104-106 by portion of Project No. 21, Block 1, (A & D); along lines 106-114 by Project No. 21, Block A, Timberland; on the NE., along lines 114-129 by Project No. 21, Block B, Timberland, LC-2435; along lines 129-136 by portion of Project No. 21, Block 1 (A & D), LC-2435, portion of Municipality of Arteche; on the SE., along lines 136-141 by Project No. 34, Block 1 (A & D) LC-2435, Municipality of San Policarpo; on the SW., & SE., along lines 141-169 by Project No. 21, Block F (Timberland); along lines 169-170-1 by Project No. 6, Block 1 (A & D) LC-2435, Municipality of Oras. The Projects and Blocks herein mentioned are all of Land Classification Map LC No. 2435.

Beginning at a point marked 1 on the sketch map SK-08-000020 (AR) being approximately on S 16 deg. 10" E., 12,335.13 m. from BLLM #1, Cad. 1149-D, Lapinig Cadastre.

N. 42º 00" E., 269.07 m. to point 2;
N. 38º 40" E., 320.15 m. to point 3;
N. 39º 48" W., 312.38 m. to point 4;
S. 48º 40" W., 332.95 m. to point 5;
N. 89º 40" W., 349.99 m. to point 6;
N. 84º 17" E., 381.91 m. to point 7;
N. 63º 26" W., 357.76 m. to point 8;
N. 53º 46" W., 372.19 m. to point 9;
N. 29º 03" W., 205.92 m. to point 10;
S. 72º 39" W., 335.23 m. to point 11;
S. 61º 50" W., 317.66 m. to point 12;
S. 48º 21" W., 374.70 m. to point 13;
S. 43º 44" W., 289.30 m. to point 14;
N. 08º 07" E., 212.15 m. to point 15;
N. 71º 07" E., 370.13 m. to point 16;
N. 38º 56" E., 334.24 m. to point 17;
N. 20º 33" W., 256.33 m. to point 18;
S. 79º 57" W., 223.41 m. to point 19;
N. 35º 07" W., 243.33 m. to point 20;
S. 47º 44" E., 297.29 m. to point 21;
N. 27º 33" W., 259.44 m. to point 22;
N. 13º 14" W., 174.66 m. to point 23;
S. 68º 33" W., 300.81 m. to point 24;
S. 72º 45" W., 303.82 m. to point 25;
S. 33º 42" E., 216.33 m. to point 26;
S. 34º 42" W., 316.21 m. to point 27;
S. 46º 59" W., 410.35 m. to point 28;
S. 26º 34" E., 290.68 m. to point 29;
S. 38º 40" W., 448.19 m. to point 30;
S. 47º 25" E., 502.50 m. to point 31;
S. 28º 13" W., 465.28 m. to point 32;
S. 18º 08" W., 610.31 m. to point 33;
N. 50º 20" W., 156.32 m. to point 34;
N. 10º 46" W., 213.89 m. to point 35;
N. 55º 30" W., 194.13 m. to point 36;
S. 66º 12" W., 371.60 m. to point 37;
S. 24º 46" W., 286.33 m. to point 38;
N. 45º 00" W., 325.27 m. to point 39;
N. 07º 50" W., 220.08 m. to point 40;
N. 89º 28" W., 319.99 m. to point 41;
N. 61º 59" W., 317.18 m. to point 42;
N. 81º 53" E., 636.22 m. to point 43;
S. 61º 50" E., 317.66 m. to point 44;
N. 2º 06" E., 483.04 m. to point 45;
N. 06º 51" E., 251.83 m. to point 46;
N. 87º 17" W., 210.20 m. to point 47;
N. 52º 12" W., 367.02 m. to point 48;
N. 82º 53" W., 362.80 m. to point 49;
S. 88º 22" W., 350.12 m. to point 50;
N. 66º 02" W., 196.95 m. to point 51;
N. 47º 43" W., 594.58 m. to point 52;
N. 52º 02" E., 698.96 m. to point 53
S. 70º 38" E., 210.96 m. to point 54;
N. 71º 34" E., 316.27 m. to point 55;
N. 12º 48" E., 451.24 m. to point 56;
N. 60º 15" E., 322.47 m. to point 57;
N. 24º 38" W., 264.03 m. to point 58;
S. 73º 30" W., 281.62 m. to point 59;
N. 35º 13" W., 208.11 m. to point 60;
N. 42º 37" W., 162.81 m. to point 61;
N. 58º 18" W., 399.63 m. to point 62;
S. 22º 56" W., 282.29 m. to point 63;
S. 34º 51" E., 316.79 m. to point 64;
S. 28º 49" W., 251.05 m. to point 65;
S. 32º 44" E., 332.86 m. to point 66;
S. 12º 19" W., 276.38 m. to point 67;
S. 52º 02" W., 698.93 m. to point 68;
S. 65º 33" W., 362.48 m. to point 69;
S. 36º 52" W., 300.04 m. to point 70;
S. 87º 29" W., 340.41 m. to point 71;
N. 58º 34" W., 316.42 m. to point 72;
S. 58º 41" W., 269.26 m. to point 73;
S. 46º 20" W., 304.11 m. to point 74;
S. 55º 51" W., 338.41 m. to point 75;
S. 46º 16" W., 318.26 m. to point 76;
S. 69º 41" W., 287.94 m. to point 77;
N. 08º 53" W., 323.90 m. to point 78;
N. 10º 36" W., 265.40 m. to point 79;
N. 01º 41" E., 309.14 m. to point 80;
S. 76º 23" W., 339.54 m. to point 81;
N. 46º 48" W., 246.90 m. to point 82;
N. 68º 02" E., 323.51 m. to point 83;
N. 09º 52" E., 700.38 m. to point 84;
N. 36º 15" W., 372.03 m. to point 85;
S. 43º 58" W., 432.09 m. to point 86;
N. 08º 51" W., 324.89 m. to point 87;
S. 32º 18" W., 449.73 m. to point 88;
S. 45º 16" W., 156.24 m. to point 89;
S. 18º 49" W., 337.99 m. to point 90;
S. 55º 37" W., 230.19 m. to point 91;
N. 33º 41" W., 180.28 m. to point 92;
S. 35º 45" W., 308.02 m. to point 93;
N. 56º 18" W., 540.83 m. to point 94;
N. 08º 45" W., 262.94 m. to point 95;
N. 53º 08" W., 249.97 m. to point 96;
N. 59º 34" W., 197.31 m. to point 97;
N. 78º 41" W., 203.94 m. to point 98;
N. 67º 23" W., 260.00 m. to point 99;
N. 77º 54" W., 429.52 m. to point 100;
N. 41º 00" W., 304.80 m. to point 101;
N. 53º 07" W., 199.99 m. to point 102;
N. 34º 41" W., 316.23 m. to point 103;
N. 67º 47" E., 7,431.59 m. to point 104;
N. 77º 56" E., 3,539.27 m. to point 105;
S. 26º 58" W., 134.55 m. to point 106;
S. 39º 07" E., 206.10 m. to point 107;
N. 77º 28" E., 266.37 m. to point 108;
N. 35º 09" E., 173.71 m. to point 109;
N. 09º 28" E., 304.16 m. to point 110;
N. 72º 29" E., 335.51 m. to point 111;
S. 68º 36" E., 139.99 m. to point 112;
N. 65º 52" E., 733.91 m. to point 113;
N. 62º 08" E., 1,583.55 m. to point 114;
S. 15º 39" W., 519.22 m. to point 115;
N. 80º 32" E., 243.29 m. to point 116;
S. 08º 58" E., 192.33 m. to point 117;
S. 52º 14" W., 163.22 m. to point 118;
S. 75º 55" E., 246.39 m. to point 119;
S. 48º 01" E., 134.49 m. to point 120;
S. 59º 42" E., 277.90 m. to point 121;
N. 64º 59" E., 165.56 m. to point 122;
N. 16º 42" E., 104.42 m. to point 123;
N. 87º 36" E., 240.23 m. to point 124;
S. 73º 20" E., 208.80 m. to point 125;
S. 19º 10" E., 243.65 m. to point 126;
S. 78º 42" W., 101.96 m. to point 127;
S. 12º 53" E., 179.50 m. to point 128;
S. 16º 19" W., 213.58 m. to point 129;
S. 26º 31" E., 268.31 m. to point 130;
S. 34º 18" E., 266.27 m. to point 131;
S. 56° 19" E., 180.28 m. to point 132;
N. 83º 53" E., 140.82 m. to point 133;
S. 76º 18" E., 190.46 m. to point 134;
N. 56º 53" E., 805.73 m. to point 135;
S. 58º 26" E., 4,718.14 m. to point 136;
S. 50º 59" W., 2,020.80 m. to point 137;
S. 81º 27" W., 1,346.03 m. to point 138;
N. 68º 01" W., 138.99 m. to point 139;
S. 53º 00" W., 86.44 m. to point 140;
S. 80º 18" W., 285.14 m. to point 141;
N. 45º 00" W., 396.07 m. to point 142;
N. 72º 29" W., 199.22 m. to point 143;
N. 58º 10" W., 530.85 m. to point 144;
N. 69º 34" W., 372.41 m. to point 145;
N. 29º 03" W., 308.91 m. to point 146;
N. 48º 50" W., 637.80 m. to point 147;
S. 48º 44" E., 1,197.51 m. to point 148;
N. 69º 40" W., 287.84 m. to point 149;
N. 29º 03" W., 308.91 m. to point 150;
N. 36º 46" W., 349.40 m. to point 151;
N. 58º 06" W., 189.46 m. to point 152;
N. 21º 47" E., 107.59 m. to point 153;
S. 68º 11" W., 161.64 m. to point 154;
N. 15º 57" E., 218.42 m. to point 155;
N. 84º 48" W., 331.41 m. to point 156;
S. 15º 32" W., 373.60 m. to point 157;
N. 62º 42" W., 348.71 m. to point 158;
S. 16º 19" W., 605.33 m. to point 159;
S. 05º 48" W., 197.99 m. to point 160;
S. 08º 03" W., 214.08 m. to point 161;
S. 33º 52" W., 179.57 m. to point 162;
S. 25º 28" W., 255.84 m. to point 163;
S. 29º 13" W., 389.49 m. to point 164;
S. 27º 34" W., 259.38 m. to point 165;
DUE SOUTH, 400.00 m. to point 166;
S. 26º 41" E., 222.82 m. to point 167;
S. 42º 29" E., 177.67 m. to point 168;
S. 50º 27" E., 298.33 m. to point 169;
S. 62º 06" W., 1,154.01 m. to point 170;
N. 65º 38" W., 120.79 m. to point of;

beginning, containing an area of SEVEN THOUSAND THREE HUNDRED FIFTY (7,350) has. more or less. All points referred to are indicated on the plan and marked accordingly.

PARCEL V
SK-08-000020 (AR)

A parcel of alienable and disposable land described in the sketch map of SK-08-000020 (AR) located at the Municipality of Jipapad, Province of Eastern Samar, Island of Samar. Bounded on the SE., along 1-2 by portion of Project No. 21, Block 1 (A & D), LC-2435, Municipality of Arteche; along lines 2-3-4 by unclassified public forest; on the SW., and NW., along lines 4-17 by Unclassified Public Forest; along lines 17-29 by Oras River; along line 29-30-1 by Unclassified Public Forest.

Beginning at point marked 1 on the sketch map SK-08-000020 (AR) being approximately S 04 deg. 07" W., 6,403.67 m. from BLLM #1, Cad. 1149-D, Lapinig Cadastre.

S. 68º 06" W., 7,398.82 m. to point 2;
S. 00º 09" W., 80.18 m. to point 3;
S. 67º 22" W., 205.80 m. to point 4;
N. 10º 11" W., 395.51 m. to point 5;
N. 28º 35" E., 250.80 m. to point 6;
N. 19º 48" W., 265.55 m. to point 7;
N. 47º 13" W., 368.01 m. to point 8;
N. 52º 03" E., 374.06 m. to point 9;
S. 56º 52" E., 292.57 m. to point 10;
S. 30º 28" E., 197.14 m. to point 11;
S. 19º 39" E., 297.48 m. to point 12;
S. 81º 53" E., 282.88 m. to point 13;
N. 48º 17" E., 308.14 m. to point 14;
N. 64º 05" E., 400.28 m. to point 15;
N. 64º 42" E., 409.30 m. to point 16;
N. 16º 35" E., 245.29 m. to point 17;
N. 60º 55" E., 103.00 m. to point 18;
N. 48º 48" E., 212.56 m. to point 19;
N. 61º 12" E., 228.36 m. to point 20;
S. 89º 59" E., 279.78 m. to point 21;
N. 67º 53" E., 172.74 m. to point 22;
N. 60º 48" E., 194.89 m. to point 23;
N. 21º 22" E., 246.92 m. to point 24;
N. 49º 50" E., 185.94 m. to point 25;
N. 82º 42" E., 78.62 m. to point 26;
S. 60º 45" E., 286.51 m. to point 27;
N. 42º 30" E., 162.74 m. to point 28;
N. 27º 13" W., 393.55 m. to point 29;
N. 64º 03" E., 2,880.31 m. to point 30;
S. 50º 27" E., 1,523.63 m. to point of;

beginning, containing an area of SIX HUNDRED FIFTY NINE (659) has. more or less. All points referred to are indicated on the plan and marked accordingly.1aшphi1

The technical description and area covered by this Proclamation is subject to change as a result of the final survey and delineation on the ground and after consultations with the affected local government units and communities. The Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) shall provide funds for the conduct of the survey.

The following areas are hereby segregated from the coverage of this Proclamation and are deemed inalienable and may not be subject to titling:

1. All areas within the reservation which shall fall under the classification of timberland, forest land or unclassified public land and those covered by the National Integrated Protected Areas System;

2. All rivers and creeks; and

3. All easement requirements pursuant to the provisions of P.D. No. 705 otherwise known as the Revised Forestry Code of the Philippines, P.D. 1067 otherwise known as the Water Code of the Philippines and other pertinent laws, rules and regulations.

Further, these areas are hereby reserved for environmental protection purposes.

The Department of Environment and Natural Resources shall retain jurisdiction over the portions covered by public land applications. All vested rights inside the reservation shall be respected.

DONE in the City of Manila, this 20th day of December, 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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