Proclamation No. 246, s. 1988

MALACANANG_ P M S UBRARY Manila MEN S004

BY THe PRESIDENT OF TH PHILIPPINES PROCLsMaTION NO. 246

REVOKING PROCLAMATION NO. 106 DavSD MaY 11, 1987 «ND RESERVING FOR SETTLEMENT PURPOSES THE LaND COVI THEREBY UNDER THE aDNINISTRATICN saND DISPOSITION OF THE D=PaRTMENT OF AGRARIAN REFORM

WHaRsaS, a large tract of fertile asricultural public land, located in the municipalities of Hinunangan, San Juan and St. Bernard, province of Southern Leyte, consist- ing of THIRIMEN MicUSaND (13,000) HECTARES more or less, was found to be available and suitable for settlement purposes; ;

WHER21S, said tract of public land has been previously reserved for settlement purposes, under Proclamation No. 1497, dated September 11, 1975 but was reverted to the status of forest lend pursuant to Froclamation No. 106 dated May 11, 1987;

~ wis2s.S, Proclamation No. 106 was issued to prevent illegal logging in the area under the guise of clearing lands for settlement purposes;

WasriaS, subsequent investigations conducted by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources confirmed that such activities have already been curtailed sand that the Department of Agrarian Reform has made extensive developments in the area;

WHERu«S, the reversion of the area to the status of a forest land will not only affect the rights of individual settlers who have introduced improvements and developed portions of the said tract of land, but will also negate the developments and improvements introduced by the Depart- ment of Agrarian Reform on said tract of land;

_ WHEREsS, as a corrective measure, there is a need of reinstating the classification of the land as a reservation for settlement purposes.

NOW, THEREFORE, upon the recommendation of the Secre- tary of Environment and Natural Resources, I, CORAZON CG. AQUINO, President of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by law, do hereby revoke Proclamation No. 106, dated May 11, 1987, and reserve for settlenent

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purposes the land covered thereby under the administration and disposition of the Department of Agrarian Reform more particularly described as follows:

_ “4 parcel of land situated in the nuni- cipalities of Hinunangan, San Juan and St. Bernard, province of Southern Leyte, begin- ninggat a point marked "1" on plan being latitude 10 degree 18'36" and longitude 125 degree 12'27"

thence S. 28 deg. 27' W., 1,851.98 m. to point 2; thence .N.°74 deg. 26' W., 4,580.06 m. to point 3; thence N. 49 deg. 51' W., 6,766.99 m. to point 4; thence N. 3 deg. 27' W., 4,555.24 m. to point 5; thence’ N. 13 deg. 41' E., 3,731.20 m. to point 6; thence N. 49 deg. 37' W., 6,308.55 m. to point 7; thence N. 45 deg. 28' E., 4,863.43 m. to point 8; thence S. 51 deg. 16' E., 7 9963.33 m. to point 9; thence S. 7 deg. 34' W., 4,153.05 m. to point 10; thence S. 59 deg. 06' E., 957.15 m. to point 11; thence S. 26 deg. O1' E., 11,452.70 m. to point of

beginning containing an approximate area of DWSLVE , MOUSaND SIX HUNDRED SEVENTY THRSE (12,673) HECTARES, more or less.

In order to facilitate the development of the area subject of this proclamation, the Department of Agrarien Reform is hereby allowed to cut the available timber in the area for its use in the development of the settlement, subject to forestry laws, rules and regulations.

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

Done in the City of Manila, this 13th day of April in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and eighty-eight.

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CALBLI AiG, JR. Executive Sésretary