MALACAÑAN PALACE
MANILA

BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES

[ Proclamation No. 287, April 23, 2000 ]

DECLARING THE RAJAH SIKATUNA NATIONAL PARK SITUATED IN THE MUNICIPALITIES OF CARMEN, SIERRA BULLONES, GARCIA HERNANDEZ, VALENCIA, DIMIAO, BILAR AND BATUAN, PROVINCE OF BOHOL AS PROTECTED AREA PURSUANT TO REPUBLIC ACT 7586 (NIPAS ACT OF 1992) AND SHALL BE KNOWN AS RAJAH SIKATUNA PROTECTED LANDSCAPE

Upon 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 Rajah Sikatuna National Park consisting of a parcel of land situated in the Municipalities of Carmen, Sierra Bullones, Garcia Hernandez, Valencia, Dimiao, Bilar and Batuan, Province of Bohol, as Protected Area under the category of Protected Landscape, subject to private rights and without prejudice to the rights of the Indigenous People as provided for in Republic Act No. 8371, DENR Administrative Order No. 93-02 and other related rules and regulations, if any, as described in DENR NIPAS Map No. R07-17:

Beginning at corner marked “1” on the plan identical to corner 22, Alienable and Disposable Block, Bohol Project No. 1-A;

Thence N 26° 34E 451.53 m to corner 2;
Thence N 54° 34E 505.83 m to corner 3;
Thence S 52° 43E 496.99 m to corner 4;
Thence N 19° 43E 475.09 m to corner 5;
Thence N 29° 12W 394.51 m to corner 6;
Thence N 00° 43E 546.38 m to corner 7;
Thence N 27° 46E 524.56 m to corner 8;
Thence N 63° 58E 298.47 m to corner 9;
Thence N 88° 17E 685.00 m to corner 10;
Thence N 50° 06W 727.02 m to corner 11;
Thence N 01° 05W 136.38 m to corner 12;
Thence S 72° 00E 241.07 m to corner 13;
Thence S 61° 09E 1,141.73 m to corner 14;
Thence S 35° 49E 648.17 m to corner 15;
Thence N 53° 42E 602.80 m to corner 16;
Thence N 29° 22W 555.67 m to corner 17;
Thence N 60° 39E 203.83 m to corner 18;
Thence S 87° 14E 674.62 m to corner 19;
Thence N 77° 30E 371.73 m to corner 20;
Thence S 71° 01E 900.58 m to corner 21;
Thence S 55° 02E 151.10 m to corner 22;
Thence N 47° 44E 477.27 m to corner 23;
Thence N 74° 55E 529.12 m to corner 24;
Thence N 63° 06E 517.04 m to corner 25;
Thence N 63° 11E 1,486.67 m to corner 26;
Thence S 71° 47E 341.46 m to corner 27;
Thence N 48° 23E 1,306.45 m to corner 28;
Thence N 75° 53E 785.29 m to corner 29;
Thence N 55° 36E 679.73 m to corner 30;
Thence N 51° 38E 1,024.41 m to corner 31;
Thence N 75° 31E 371.68 m to corner 32;
Thence S 82° 51E 625.15 m to corner 33;
Thence S 27° 51E 347.30 m to corner 34;
Thence S 47° 08E 502.68 m to corner 35;
Thence S 59° 33W 604.99 m to corner 36;
Thence S 47° 43W 1,624.19 m to corner 37;
Thence S 38° 04W 363.86 m to corner 38;
Thence S 67° 29E 517.91 m to corner 39;
Thence S 24° 38E 251.78 m to corner 40;
Thence S 58° 26E 293.47 m to corner 41;
Thence S 01° 11W 247.58 m to corner 42;
Thence S 50° 22E 372.38 m to corner 43;
Thence S 36° 07W 151.70 m to corner 44;
Thence S 08° 53W 1,072.87 m to corner 45;
Thence N 68° 57W 520.20 m to corner 46;
Thence N 66° 59W 552.37 m to corner 47;
Thence N 22° 21W 797.39 m to corner 48;
Thence N 42° 10W 439.61 m to corner 49;
Thence N 60° 22W 576.83 m to corner 50;
Thence N 28° 16E 230.93 m to corner 51;
Thence N 27° 00W 496.70 m to corner 52;
Thence S 78° 24W 312.58 m to corner 53;
Thence S 18° 25W 226.82 m to corner 54;
Thence S 15° 26W 592.04 m to corner 55;
Thence S 46° 16W 521.33 m to corner 56;
Thence S 15° 14W 256.49 m to corner 57;
Thence S 20° 56E 263.15 m to corner 58;
Thence S 16° 19E 399.74 m to corner 59;
Thence S 49° 21E 1,861.22 m to corner 59A;
Thence S 14° 19E 1,577.03 m to corner 60;
Thence S 73° 26W 224.28 m to corner 61;
Thence S 59° 46E 179.11 m to corner 62;
Thence S 43° 06W 2,346.24 m to corner 63;
Thence S 09° 02E 1,558.70 m to corner 64;
Thence S 39° 56W 416.74 m to corner 65;
Thence S 37° 55W 965.28 m to corner 66;
Thence S 62° 52W 380.55 m to corner 67;
Thence S 62° 08W 753.96 m to corner 68;
Thence N 73° 19W 796.14 m to corner 69;
Thence S 41° 55W 335.70 m to corner 70;
Thence S 40° 23W 512.89 m to corner 71;
Thence S 16° 43W 562.06 m to corner 72;
Thence S 38° 32W 587.86 m to corner 73;
Thence S 42° 13W 415.90 m to corner 74;
Thence N 73° 31W 173.36 m to corner 75;
Thence N 17° 24E 904.28 m to corner 76;
Thence N 18° 08E 695.44 m to corner 77;
Thence N 03° 48E 999.47 m to corner 78;
Thence N 61° 39W 486.88 m to corner 79;
Thence S 48° 49W 1,055.33 m to corner 80;
Thence S 50° 09W 300.63 m to corner 81;
Thence N 86° 48E 96.92 m to corner 82;
Thence S 71° 31W 753.51 m to corner 83;
Thence S 57° 45W 419.69 m to corner 84;
Thence S 31° 20E 118.20 m to corner 85;
Thence S 71° 04W 1,236.86 m to corner 86;
Thence S 46° 00W 970.20 m to corner 87;
Thence S 22° 21W 377.87 m to corner 88;
Thence S 79° 58W 155.78 m to corner 89;
Thence N 00° 38W 336.33 m to corner 90;
Thence N 16° 33E 666.60 m to corner 91;
Thence N 08° 33W 510.55 m to corner 92;
Thence N 23° 26E 856.57 m to corner 93;
Thence N 74° 01E 1,228.06 m to corner 94;
Thence N 42° 59E 447.06 m to corner 95;
Thence N 49° 18E 1,667.93 m to corner 96;
Thence N 21° 07E 1,046.65 m to corner 97;
Thence N 51° 19E 493.44 m to corner 98;
Thence N 20° 27W 1,188.88 m to corner 99;
Thence N 08° 50W 380.45 m to corner 100;
Thence N 34° 14E 235.08 m to corner 101;
Thence N 42° 38W 326.22 m to corner 102;
Thence S 29° 40W 426.63 m to corner 103;
Thence S 30° 43W 369.01 m to corner 104;
Thence N 73° 26W 304.95 m to corner 105;
Thence N 36° 20W 276.96 m to corner 106;
Thence N 82° 08W 694.43 m to corner 107;
Thence S 05° 22E 609.03 m to corner 108;
Thence N 73° 11W 275.61 m to corner 109;
Thence S 15° 42W 197.29 m to corner 110;
Thence S 72° 19E 219.90 m to corner 111;
Thence S 00° 43W 237.92 m to corner 112;
Thence S 70° 55W 711.34 m to corner 113;
Thence S 39° 52W 379.14 m to corner 114;
Thence N 19° 07W 433.34 m to corner 115;
Thence S 09° 40W 426.57 m to corner 116;
Thence S 69° 21W 537.85 m to corner 117;
Thence S 56° 13W 595.15 m to corner 118;
Thence S 37° 30W 623.48 m to corner 119;
Thence S 71° 41W 123.09 m to corner 120;
Thence S 48° 14W 698.88 m to corner 121;
Thence S 67° 49W 721.39 m to corner 122;
Thence S 01° 12E 185.35 m to corner 123;
Thence S 18° 37W 237.47 m to corner 124;
Thence N 23° 21W 256.69 m to corner 125;
Thence S 20° 26W 571.18 m to corner 126;
Thence S 80° 31W 260.36 m to corner 127;
Thence S 25° 26W 404.41 m to corner 128;
Thence S 34° 33W 986.48 m to corner 129;
Thence S 77° 06W 632.26 m to corner 130;
Thence N 34° 13W 197.19 m to corner 131;
Thence S 09° 43E 178.97 m to corner 132;
Thence N 80° 09W 422.82 m to corner 133;
Thence S 23° 16W 296.11 m to corner 134;
Thence S 19° 36E 184.72 m to corner 135;
Thence S 24° 22E 464.30 m to corner 136;
Thence S 04° 48E 439.74 m to corner 137;
Thence S 39° 33W 196.36 m to corner 138;
Thence S 72° 38W 651.31 m to corner 139;
Thence S 22° 26E 168.65 m to corner 140;
Thence S 35° 40W 403.92 m to corner 141;
Thence S 10° 23E 255.37 m to corner 142;
Thence S 77° 53W 152.80 m to corner 143;
Thence S 35° 10W 384.08 m to corner 144;
Thence N 66° 52W 256.86 m to corner 145;
Thence N 19° 41W 192.30 m to corner 146;
Thence N 23° 48W 291.53 m to corner 147;
Thence N 66° 24W 293.69 m to corner 148;
Thence N 79° 30W 501.81 m to corner 149;
Thence N 82° 57W 516.82 m to corner 150;
Thence N 76° 16W 252.94 m to corner 151;
Thence N 42° 44W 858.21 m to corner 152;
Thence N 31° 25W 735.15 m to corner 153;
Thence N 29° 59W 481.39 m to corner 154;
Thence N 27° 43E 137.09 m to corner 155;
Thence N 24° 39W 364.08 m to corner 156;
Thence N 23° 39E 327.66 m to corner 157;
Thence N 00° 44W 269.42 m to corner 158;
Thence N 02° 38E 367.36 m to corner 159;
Thence N 11° 10E 347.04 m to corner 160;
Thence N 11° 49E 682.77 m to corner 161;
Thence S 79° 37E 228.88 m to corner 162;
Thence N 26° 03W 241.08 m to corner 163;
Thence N 38° 31E 304.73 m to corner 164;
Thence N 22° 52E 331.01 m to corner 165;
Thence N 56° 28W 278.21 m to corner 166;
Thence N 07° 10E 434.29 m to corner 167;
Thence N 34° 08E 374.17 m to corner 168;
Thence N 29° 50E 719.39 m to corner 169;
Thence S 21° 41E 258.25 m to corner 170;
Thence S 29° 31W 598.28 m to corner 171;
Thence N 59° 42E 232.19 m to corner 172;
Thence N 28° 27E 684.51 m to corner 173;
Thence N 00° 26E 360.75 m to corner 174;
Thence N 39° 04E 314.70 m to corner 175;
Thence S 64° 14E 246.64 m to corner 176;
Thence N 42° 32E 623.97 m to corner 177;
Thence N 27° 59E 439.68 m to corner 178;
Thence S 15° 54E 379.71 m to corner 179;
Thence S 74° 18E 165.05 m to corner 180;
Thence N 06° 36W 458.46 m to corner 181;
Thence N 39° 07W 155.65 m to corner 182;
Thence N 18° 51E 576.88 m to corner 183;
Thence N 36° 14E 515.01 m to corner 184;
Thence N 19° 12E 301.98 m to corner 185;
Thence N 01° 02E 200.13 m to corner 186;
Thence N 85° 25E 446.03 m to corner 187;
Thence N 18° 03W 355.21 m to corner 188;
Thence N 63° 40E 268.97 m to corner 189;
Thence S 25° 23E 211.94 m to corner 190;
Thence S 72° 42E 217.78 m to corner 191;
Thence S 37° 00E 966.05 m to corner 192;
Thence S 10° 01E 806.28 m to corner 193;
Thence S 82° 55E 369.19 m to corner 194;
Thence S 16° 36E 738.23 m to corner 195;
Thence N 66° 21E 1,215.30 m to corner 196;
Thence N 38° 29E 714.59 m to corner 197;
Thence N 50° 08E 193.09 m to corner 198;
Thence S 64° 37E 190.42 m to corner 1.

Containing an approximate area of Ten Thousand Four Hundred Fifty-Two and 60/100 (10,452.60) Hectares, 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 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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