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MALACAÑAN PALACE
MANILA

BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES

[ Proclamation No. 270, April 23, 2000 ]

DECLARING THE CUATRO ISLAS PROTECTED LANDSCAPE/SEASCAPE SITUATED IN THE COASTAL AREAS OF THE MUNICIPALITIES OF INOPACAN, HINDANG AND NEIGHBORING ISLANDS COMPRISING DIGYO, APID, MAHABA AND HIMUKILAN ISLANDS AND THEIR SURROUNDING REEFS, PROVINCE OF LEYTE, ISLAND OF VISAYAS AS A PROTECTED AREA PURSUANT TO R. A. 7586 (NIPAS ACT OF 1992) AND SHALL BE KNOWN AS CUATRO ISLAS PROTECTED LANDSCAPE/SEASCAPE

Upon the recommendation of the Secretary of Environment and Natural Resources, and pursuant to the powers vested upon me by law, I, JOSEPH EJERCITO ESTRADA, President of the Philippines, do hereby set aside and declare Cuatro Islas Protected Landscape/Seascape, comprising a parcel of land located in the coastal areas of the Municipalities of Inopacan, Hindang and neighboring islands of Digyo, Apid, Mahaba and Himukilan and their surrounding reefs, Province of Leyte, Island of Visayas as protected area under the category of Protected Landscapes/Seascapes subject to private rights, if any, as described in NIPAS Map Region 8-7, following descriptions:

Beginning from point 1 which is 10° 27'22” N latitude, 124° 39'20” E longitude to point 2

Thence 10° 32'56” N latitude	124° 35'00” E longitude to point 3;
Thence 10° 35'27” N latitude	124° 40'50” E longitude to point 4;
Thence 10° 29'45” N latitude	124° 42'46” E longitude to point 1;

Containing an approximate area of Twelve Thousand Five Hundred (12,500) Hectares as Protected Landscape/Seascape, subject to actual ground survey.1aшphi1

These areas shall be under the administrative jurisdiction of the DENR and shall be administered in accordance with the provisions of NIPAS Act of 1992.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the Republic of the Philippines to be affixed.1aшphi1

Done in the City of Manila, this 23rd day of APRIL, in the year of Our Lord, two thousand.

(Sgd.) JOSEPH EJERCITO ESTRADA

By the President:

RONALDO B. ZAMORA
Executive Secretary

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