MALACAÑAN PALACE
MANILA

BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES

[ Proclamation No. 63, December 22, 1998 ]

DECLARING BUUG WATERSHED FOREST RESERVE SITUATED IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF BUUG, PROVINCE OF ZAMBOANGA DEL SUR AS PROTECTED AREA AND PORTIONS OF THE PERIPHERAL AREAS AS BUFFER ZONE PURSUANT TO REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7586 (NIPAS ACT OF 1992), AND SHALL BE KNOWN AS BUUG NATURAL BIOTIC AREA

Upon the recommendation of the Secretary of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) and pursuant to the powers vested upon me by law, I, JOSEPH EJERCITO ESTRADA, President of the Philippines, do hereby set aside and declare Buug Watershed Forest Reserve situated in the municipality of Buug, Province of Zamboanga del Sur, as a Protected Area under the category of Natural Biotic Area and portions of the peripheral areas as Buffer Zone, subject to private rights and without prejudice to the rights of the indigenous people as provided for in R.A. No. 8371, DENR Administrative Order No. 93-02, and other related rules and regulations, if any, as described in the DENR NIPAS Map No. R09-02.1aшphi1

TECHNICAL DESCRIPTIONS

The Buug Natural Biotic Area begins at a point marked “1” on the map which is identical to corner of Project No. 19-B, Block C, Timberland, LC Map No. 2004

Thence S 60 000W, 175.00 meters to corner 2;
Thence S 75 000W, 300.00 meters to corner 3;
Thence S 35 000W, 250.00 meters to corner 4;
Thence S 73 000W, 250.00 meters to corner 5;
Thence S 61 000W, 235.00 meters to corner 6;
Thence S 81 000W, 160.00 meters to corner 7;
Thence N 48 000W, 350.00 meters to corner 8;
Thence N 66 000W, 340.00 meters to corner 9;
Thence N 20 000E, 250.00 meters to corner 10;
Thence N 08 000E, 361.00 meters to corner 11;
Thence N 29 017E, 171.30 meters to corner 12;
Thence N 86 035E, 223.30 meters to corner 13;
Thence S 20 034E, 68.90 meters to corner 14;
Thence S 31 013W, 138.30 meters to corner 15;
Thence S 78 009E, 209.10 meters to corner 16;
Thence N 44 022E, 165.10 meters to corner 17;
Thence S 77 010E, 174.10 meters to corner 18;
Thence N 73 022E, 164.60 meters to corner 19;
Thence S 09 034E, 199.00 meters to corner 20;
Thence S 02 000W, 218.10 meters to corner 21;
Thence N 74 002E, 470.70 meters to corner 22;
Thence S 58 000E, 288.00 meters to corner 23;
Thence N 17 000E, 143.00 meters to corner 24;
Thence N 17 000E, 210.00 meters to corner 25;
Thence N 29 000E, 340.00 meters to corner 26;
Thence N 13 000E, 240.00 meters to corner 27;
Thence N 07 000E, 180.00 meters to corner 28;
Thence N 12 000E, 240.00 meters to corner 29;
Thence N 28 000W, 350.00 meters to corner 30;
Thence N 17 018E, 112.20 meters to corner 31;
Thence N 03 015E, 158.90 meters to corner 32;
Thence N 07 002W, 150.10 meters to corner 33;
Thence N 16 037W, 225.50 meters to corner 34;
Thence N 12 026W, 245.00 meters to corner 35;
Thence N 19 023W, 210.20 meters to corner 36;
Thence N 70 020W, 206.30 meters to corner 37;
Thence N 89 000W, 231.30 meters to corner 38;
Thence S 80 08W, 241.40 meters to corner 39;
Thence S 76 037W, 194.70 meters to corner 40;
Thence N 32 000W, 300.00 meters to corner 41;
Thence N 76 040E, 534.47 meters to corner 42;
Thence N 21 037E, 215.46 meters to corner 43;
Thence N 44 038E, 643.49 meters to corner 44;
Thence N 50 037E, 397.17 meters to corner 45;
Thence N 44 039E, 330.74 meters to corner 46;
Thence N 53 045E, 336.40 meters to corner 47;
Thence N 11 038W, 284.90 meters to corner 48;
Thence N 12 028E, 195.14 meters to corner 49;
Thence N 24038W, 233.14 meters to corner 50;
Thence N 05 049E, 184.98 meters to corner 51;
Thence S 10 025E, 203.10 meters to corner 52;
Thence S 48 005E, 191.78 meters to corner 53;
Thence S 61 006E, 248.85 meters to corner 54;
Thence S 68 002E, 220.66 meters to corner 55;
Thence S 67 001E, 215.75 meters to corner 56;
Thence S 84 003E, 234.82 meters to corner 57;
Thence N 60 037E, 188.12 meters to corner 58;
Thence N 49 029E, 187.66 meters to corner 59;
Thence S 63 038E, 182.70 meters to corner 60;
Thence S 19 046E, 304.98 meters to corner 61;
Thence S 32036E, 324.57 meters to corner 62;
Thence S 73019E, 161.92 meters to corner 63;
Thence S 050 01E, 255.12 meters to corner 64;
Thence S 330 37W, 138.89 meters to corner 65;
Thence S 290 19E, 174.69 meters to corner 66;
Thence S 540 02W, 132.47 meters to corner 67;
Thence S 230 32E, 194.88 meters to corner 68;
Thence S 28031E, 234.73 meters to corner 69;
Thence N 830 33W, 183.81 meters to corner 70;
Thence N 730 12W, 222.95 meters to corner 71;
Thence N 650 20W, 187.32 meters to corner 72;
Thence N 630 03W, 232.16 meters to corner 73;
Thence N 790 05W, 258.45 meters to corner 74;
Thence S 160 12W, 138.97 meters to corner 75;
Thence S 090 35W, 199.92 meters to corner 76;
Thence S 150 22W, 174.75 meters to corner 77;
Thence S 110 36W, 229.87 meters to corner 78;
Thence S 120 50E, 215.09 meters to corner 79;
Thence S 110 51E, 190.10 meters to corner 80;
Thence S 060 59E, 180.12 meters to corner 81;
Thence S 120 32W, 204.84 meters to corner 82;
Thence S 020 05E, 265.10 meters to corner 83;
Thence S 050 02E, 205.12 meters to corner 84;
Thence S 040 36W, 145.03 meters to corner 85;
Thence S 300 29E, 234.66 meters to corner 86;
Thence S 080 00W, 230.00 meters to corner 87;
Thence S 080 00W, 150.00 meters to corner 88;
Thence S 840 00W, 180.00 meters to corner 89;
Thence S 370 00W, 230.00 meters to corner 90;
Thence S 120 00E, 140.00 meters to corner 91;
Thence S 580 00E, 200.00 meters to corner 92;
Thence S 750 00E, 160.00 meters to corner 93;
Thence S 160 00W, 150.00 meters to corner 94;
Thence S 110 00W, 170.00 meters to corner 95;
Thence S 460 00W, 210.00 meters to corner 96;
Thence S 000 10E, 240.00 meters to corner 97;
Thence S 300 00W, 250.00 meters to corner 98;
Thence S 44000W, 170.00 meters to corner 100;
Thence S 220 00W, 210.00 meters to corner 101;
Thence S 240 00E, 150.00 meters to corner 102;
Thence S 820 00W, 280.00 meters to corner 103;
Thence S 660 00W, 285.00 meters to corner 104;
Thence N 120 00E, 175.00 meters to corner 105;
Thence N 250 00W, 280.00 meters to corner 106;
Thence N 330 00W, 260.00 meters to corner 107;
Thence N 530 00W, 270.00 meters to corner 108;
Thence S 830 00W, 280.00 meters to corner 1, the point

of beginning,

containing an area of ONE THOUSAND NINETY FIVE (1,095) HECTARES, more orless.

The Buffer Zone Parcel 1 begin at a point marked “1” which is identical to corner 9 of Project No. 19-C, Block C. Timberland, LC Map No. 2004;

Thence N 27 002W, 260.1 meters to corner 2;
Thence N 70 001W, 140.2 meters to corner 3;
Thence N 51002W, 240.3 meters to corner 4;
Thence N 78001W, 180.3 meters to corner 5;
Thence N 00001E, 235.1 meters to corner 6;
Thence N 27057E, 290.0 meters to corner 7;
Thence N 52058E, 239.8 meters to corner 8;
Thence S 86000E, 239.6 meters to corner 9;
Thence S 60058E, 174.8 meters to corner 10;
Thence N 89035E, 249.6 meters to corner 11;
Thence S 79059E, 279.6 meters to corner 12;
Thence S 87000E, 244.6 meters to corner 13;
Thence N 84059E, 264.6 meters to corner 14;
Thence S 48058E, 329.7 meters to corner 15;
Thence S 38058E, 179.9 meters to corner 16;
Thence S 06000E, 239.9 meters to corner 17;
Thence S 74002W, 470.7 meters to corner 18;
Thence N 02000E, 218.1 meters to corner 19;
Thence N 09034W, 199.0 meters to corner 20;
Thence S 73022W, 164.6 meters to corner 21;
Thence N 77010W, 174.1 meters to corner 22;
Thence S 44022W, 165.1 meters to corner 23;
Thence N 78009W, 209.1 meters to corner 24;
Thence N 31013E, 138.3 meters to corner 25;
Thence N 20034W, 68.9 meters to corner 26;
Thence S 86035W, 223.3 meters to corner 27;
Thence S 29017W, 171.3 meters to corner 28;
Thence S 08030W, 361.2 meters to corner 29;
Thence S 20027W, 250.6 meters to corner 1,

the point of beginning,

containing an area of ONE HUNDRED EIGHT (108) HECTARES, more or less.

The Buffer Zone Parcel 2 begins at a point marked “1” which is identical to corner 30 of Buug Natural Biotic Area;

Thence N 31058W, 289.80 meters to corner 2;
Thence N 38058W, 309.80 meters to corner 3;
Thence N 51058W, 249.70 meters to corner 4;
Thence N 02000E, 180.00 meters to corner 5;
Thence N 61058W, 259.70 meters to corner 6;
Thence N 66058W, 269.60 meters to corner 7;
Thence N 76037E, 194.70 meters to corner 8;
Thence N 80016E, 241.40 meters to corner 9;
Thence N 89000E, 321.30 meters to corner 10;
Thence S 70020E, 206.30 meters to corner 11;
Thence S 19023E, 210.20 meters to corner 12;
Thence S 12 026E, 245.00 meters to corner 13;
Thence S 16 037E 225.50 meters to corner 14;
Thence S 07 002E, 150.01 meters to corner 15;
Thence S 03 015W, 158.90 meters to corner 16;
Thence S 17 018W, 112.20 meters to corner 1,

the point of beginning, containing an area of FORTY FOUR (44) HECTARES, more or less.

The Buffer Zone Parcel 3 begins at a point marked “1” on the map which is identical to corner 51 of Buug Natural Biotic Area;

Thence N 39004E, 113.92 meters to corner 2;
Thence N 68000E, 207.46 meters to corner 3;
Thence N 39032E, 233.81 meters to corner 4;
Thence N 12001E, 424.29 meters to corner 5;
Thence S 83043E, 340.47 meters to corner 6;
Thence S 73029E, 164.71 meters to corner 7;
Thence S 46032E, 137.84 meters to corner 8;
Thence S 27028E, 336.77 meters to corner 9;
Thence S 10057W, 175.59 meters to corner 10;
Thence S 40005E, 155.96 meters to corner 11;
Thence S 21049E, 166.48 meters to corner 12;
Thence S 08056W, 265.76 meters to corner 13;
Thence S 49029W, 187.66 meters to corner 14;
Thence S 60037W, 188.12 meters to corner 15;
Thence N 84003W, 234.82 meters to corner 16;
Thence N 67001W, 215.75 meters to corner 17;
Thence N 68002W, 220.66 meters to corner 18;
Thence N 61006W, 248.85 meters to corner 19;
Thence N 48005W, 191.78 meters to corner 20;
Thence N 10025W, 203.10 meters to corner 1, the point

of beginning,

Containing an area of ONE HUNDRED TWENTY SEVEN (127) HECTARES, more or less.

The Buffer Zone Parcel 4 begins at a point marked “1” on the map which is identical to corner 26 of Project No. 19-C, Block C, alienable and Disposable, LC Map No. 2228;

Thence S 43042W, 232.47 meters to corner 2;
Thence S 73027W, 297.18 meters to corner 3;
Thence S 71025W, 162.23 meters to corner 4;
Thence N 30029W, 234.66 meters to corner 5;
Thence N 04036E, 145.03 meters to corner 6;
Thence N 05002W, 205.12 meters to corner 7;
Thence N 02005W, 265.10 meters to corner 8;
Thence N 12032E, 204.84 meters to corner 9;
Thence N 06059W, 180.12 meters to corner 10;
Thence N 11051W, 190.10 meters to corner 11;
Thence N 12050W, 215.09 meters to corner 12;
Thence N 11036E, 229.87 meters to corner 13;
Thence N 15022E, 174.75 meters to corner 14;
Thence N 09035E, 199.92 meters to corner 15;
Thence N 16012E, 138.97 meters to corner 16;
Thence S 79005E, 258.45 meters to corner 17;
Thence S 63003E, 232.16 meters to corner 18;
Thence S 65020E, 187.32 meters to corner 19;
Thence S 73012E, 222.95 meters to corner 20;
Thence S 83033E, 183.81 meters to corner 21;
Thence S 25008W, 262.32 meters to corner 22;
Thence S 06048E, 203.96 meters to corner 23;
Thence S 27013E, 197.91 meters to corner 24;
Thence S 36022E, 197.42 meters to corner 25;
Thence S 44013W, 154.67 meters to corner 26;
Thence N 75015W, 96.83 meters to corner 27;
Thence S 37053W, 475.14 meters to corner 28;
Thence S 30024W, 169.85 meters to corner 29;
Thence S 11059E, 317.14 meters to corner 1, the point

of beginning,

Containing an area of ONE HUNDRED NINETY ONE (191) HECTARES, more or less.

The technical descriptions of Buug Natural Biotic Area and its Buffer Zone shall be subject to actual ground survey.

These areas shall be under the management jurisdiction of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) and shall be administered in accordance with the provisions of the NIPAS Act of 1992.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hands and caused the seal of the Republic of the Philippines to be affixed.

DONE in the City of Manila, this 22nd day of December in the year of Our Lord Nineteen Hundred and Ninety-Eight.

(Sgd.) JOSEPH EJERCITO ESTRADA

By the President:

(Sgd.) RONALDO B. ZAMORA
Executive Secretary


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