MALACAÑAN PALACE
MANILA
BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES
[ Proclamation No. 272, April 23, 2000 ]
DECLARING THE CHICO MANGROVE WILDERNESS AREA SITUATED IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF CAWAYAN, PROVINCE OF MASBATE, ISLAND OF LUZON AS A PROTECTED AREA PURSUANT TO REPUBLIC ACT 7586 (NIPAS ACT OF 1992) AND SHALL BE KNOWN AS CHICO ISLAND WILDLIFE SANCTUARY
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 Chico Island Mangrove Wilderness Area situated in the municipality of Cawayan, Province of Masbate, Island of Luzon as Protected Area under the category of Wildlife Sanctuary subject to private rights and without prejudice to the rights of the indigenous peoples as provided for in R. A. No. 8371, DENR Administrative Order 93-02 and other related rules and regulations, if any, as described in DENR NIPAS Map R5-08.
Beginning at a point marked “1” on the map being identical to 11° 55' 29.28" Latitude and 123° 36" 12.30" Longitude.1aшphi1
| Thence N. 22° 35W. |
69.50 m. to corner 2; |
| Thence N. 35° 29E. |
49.10 m. to corner 3; |
| Thence Due East |
46.70 m. to corner 4; |
| Thence N. 15° 35W. |
54.00 m. to corner 5; |
| Thence N. 43° 46W. |
119.50 m. to corner 6; |
| Thence N. 40° 51E. |
45.20 m. to corner 7; |
| Thence S. 71° 57E. |
47.00 m. to corner 8; |
| Thence S. 47° 13E. |
48.20 m. to corner 9; |
| Thence S. 26° 50E. |
121.30 m. to corner 10; |
| Thence S. 41° 11E. |
216.00 m. to corner 11; |
| Thence N. 75° 14E. |
50.10 m. to corner 12; |
| Thence N. 52° 58E. |
73.50 m. to corner 13; |
| Thence N. 85° 20E. |
60.50 m. to corner 14; |
| Thence S. 36° 46E. |
62.00 m. to corner 15; |
| Thence S. 48° 59W. |
40.60 m. to corner 16; |
| Thence S. 16° 53W. |
69.90 m. to corner 17; |
| Thence S. 65° 09W. |
36.10 m. to corner 18; |
| Thence N. 72° 41W. |
39.90 m. to corner 19; |
| Thence S. 03° 07W. |
59.00 m. to corner 20; |
| Thence S. 62° 30W. |
41.00 m. to corner 21; |
| Thence N. 43° 46W. |
38.50 m. to corner 22; |
| Thence S. 32° 37W. |
43.30 m. to corner 23; |
| Thence N. 20° 37W. |
24.90 m. to corner 24; |
| Thence N. 66° 47W. |
35.80 m. to corner 25; |
| Thence N. 25° 49W. |
49.30 m. to corner 26; |
| Thence N. 50° 49W. |
85.00 m. to corner 27; |
| Thence N. 16° 27W. |
75.30 m. to corner 28; |
| Thence N. 63° 36W. |
70.70 m. to corner 29; |
| Thence S. 54° 42W. |
46.10 m. to corner 1; |
the point of beginning containing an area of Seven and 77/100 (7.77) Hectares subject to actual ground survey.
This area shall be under the administrative jurisdiction of the DENR and shall be administered in accordance with the provisions of the 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.
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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