MALACAÑAN PALACE
MANILA
BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES
[ Proclamation No. 317, May 31, 2000 ]
DECLARING THE NARO MANGROVE WILDERNESS AREA SITUATED IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF CAWAYAN, PROVINCE OF MASBATE, ISLAND OF LUZON AS PROTECTED AREA PURSUANT TO REPUBLIC ACT 7586 (NIPAS OF 1992) AND SHALL BE KNOWN AS NARO ISLAND WILDLIFE SANCTUARY
Upon the recommendation of the Secretary of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources and pursuant to the powers vested upon me by law, I, JOSEPH EJERCITO ESTRADA, President of the Republic of the Philippines, do hereby set aside and declare Naro Mangrove Wilderness Area consisting of a parcel of land 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 people 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 R5-14.1aшphi1
Beginning at a point marked “1” on the map with latitude 11° 5237.66 and longitude 123° 042.5 in geographical coordinates.
| Thence N. 53° 26W. |
74.7 m. to corner 2; |
| Thence N. 10° 02W. |
80.0 m. to corner 3; |
| Thence N. 38° 02W. |
139.6 m. to corner 4; |
| Thence N. 65° 24W. |
50.9 m. to corner 5; |
| Thence N. 36° 25W. |
351.4 m. to corner 6; |
| Thence N. 23° 35E. |
85.8 m. to corner 7; |
| Thence N. 09° 53W. |
148.8 m. to corner 8; |
| Thence N. 64° 08W. |
36.8 m. to corner 9; |
| Thence S. 41° 20W. |
43.3 m. to corner 10; |
| Thence N. 29° 23W. |
39.9 m. to corner 11; |
| Thence N. 28° 37E. |
70.3 m. to corner 12; |
| Thence S. 78° 55W. |
76.0 m. to corner 13; |
| Thence N. 24° 08W. |
49.4 m. to corner 14; |
| Thence N. 29° 06E. |
100.5 m. to corner 15; |
| Thence N. 17° 53W. |
207.8 m. to corner 16; |
| Thence N. 00° 30E. |
75.4 m. to corner 17; |
| Thence N. 26° 07W. |
240.5 m. to corner 18; |
| Thence N. 05° 33W. |
181.9 m. to corner 19; |
| Thence N. 42° 30W. |
99.8 m. to corner 20; |
| Thence N. 06° 33W. |
110.9 m. to corner 21; |
| Thence S. 49° 42E. |
98.2 m. to corner 22; |
| Thence N. 48° 10E. |
46.9 m. to corner 23; |
| Thence N. 29° 57W. |
135.3 m. to corner 24; |
| Thence N. 15° 16W. |
179.3 m. to corner 25; |
| Thence N. 01° 34W. |
197.5 m. to corner 26; |
| Thence N. 25° 49E. |
121.9 m. to corner 27; |
| Thence N. 17° 43W. |
136.3 m. to corner 28; |
| Thence N. 37° 47E. |
285.5 m. to corner 29; |
| Thence N. 64° 36E. |
116.9 m. to corner 30; |
| Thence N. 26° 51E. |
210.0 m. to corner 31; |
| Thence N. 39° 14E. |
168.6 m. to corner 32; |
| Thence N. 64° 24E. |
138.2 m. to corner 33; |
| Thence S. 11° 35E. |
50.7 m. to corner 34; |
| Thence S. 48° 02W. |
150.0 m. to corner 35; |
| Thence S. 46° 07E. |
86.0 m. to corner 36; |
| Thence N. 43° 39E. |
210.8 m. to corner 37; |
| Thence N. 81° 02E. |
186.6 m. to corner 38; |
| Thence S. 51° 04W. |
81.4 m. to corner 39; |
| Thence S. 30° 44W. |
79.4 m. to corner 40; |
| Thence S. 08° 28E. |
76.7 m. to corner 41; |
| Thence S. 28° 48W. |
107.4 m. to corner 42; |
| Thence N. 68° 54W. |
71.7 m. to corner 43; |
| Thence S. 83° 02W. |
159.0 m. to corner 44; |
| Thence S. 55° 59W. |
240.7 m. to corner 45; |
| Thence S. 20° 01W. |
90.0 m. to corner 46; |
| Thence S. 17° 06E. |
135.3 m. to corner 47; |
| Thence S. 12° 52W. |
85.2 m. to corner 48; |
| Thence S. 33° 39E. |
236.5 m. to corner 49; |
| Thence S. 50° 57E. |
109.7 m. to corner 50; |
| Thence S. 18° 57W. |
100.5 m. to corner 51; |
| Thence S. 16° 03E. |
159.1 m. to corner 52; |
| Thence S. 11° 54E. |
162.6 m. to corner 53; |
| Thence S. 38° 07E. |
65.7 m. to corner 54; |
| Thence N. 28° 21E. |
171.5 m. to corner 55; |
| Thence S. 02° 56E. |
355.3 m. to corner 56; |
| Thence S. 03° 28W. |
341.0 m. to corner 57; |
| Thence S. 02° 58W. |
476.2 m. to corner 58; |
| Thence S. 22° 27E. |
82.8 m. to corner 59; |
| Thence S. 04° 58W. |
175.8 m. to corner 60; |
| Thence S. 34° 14E. |
170.7 m. to corner 61; |
| Thence S. 09° 03E. |
287.0 m. to corner 1; |
point of beginning
Containing an area of One Hundred Nine and 98/100 (109.98) Hectares subject to actual ground survey.
It shall be under the administrative jurisdiction of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) and shall be administered in accordance to the provisions of the NIPAS Act.
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 31st day of May, in the year of our Lord, two thousand.
(Sgd.) JOSEPH EJERCITO ESTRADA
By the President:
RONALDO B. ZAMORA
Executive Secretary
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