Proclamation No. 289, s. 2000

MALACAÑAN PALACE
MANILA

BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES

[ Proclamation No. 289, April 23, 2000 ]

DECLARING THE CASECNAN RIVER WATERSHED FOREST RESERVE SITUATED IN THE MUNICIPALITIES OF DUPAX DEL NORTE, DUPAX DEL SUR, PROVINCE OF NUEVA VIZCAYA, MUNICIPALITIES OF MADELLA AND DIPACULAO, PROVINCES OF QUIRINO AND AURORA, RESPECTIVELY, ISLAND OF LUZON, AS A PROTECTED AREA PURSUANT TO REPUBLIC ACT 7586 (NIPAS ACT OF 1992) AND SHALL BE KNOWN AS CASECNAN PROTECTED LANDSCAPE

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 Casecnan River Watershed Forest Reserve situated in the Municipalities of Dupax del Norte, Dupax del Sur, Province of Nueva Vizcaya, Municipalities of Madella and Dipaculao, Provinces of Quirino and Aurora, respectively, Island of Luzon, as Protected Area under the category of Protected Landscape, subject to private rights and without prejudice to the rights of the indigenous peoples as provided for in R. A. 8371, DENR Administrative Order 93-02 and other related rules and regulations, if any, as described in DENR NIPAS Map R02-07 with the following technical descriptions.

Beginning at corner “1” a point located N 42° 15E, about 1,925.0 meters from the junction of Casecnan River and Tayabong River and with longitude 121° 2703” and latitude 16° 0252” in the Province of Quirino;

Thence S 68° 09E	324.10 m. to point 1
Thence Due East	449.00 m. to point 2
Thence S 41° 13E	695.80 m. to point 3
Thence N 81° 25E	499.30 m. to point 4
Thence N 84° 57E	848.70 m. to point 5
Thence N 54° 43E	551.10 m. to point 6
Thence N 84° 57E	823.70 m. to point 7
Thence N 12° 52E	302.60 m. to point 8
Thence N 52° 42E	200.50 m. to point 9
Thence S 71° 38E	249.40 m. to point 10
Thence N 40° 12E	452.10 m. to point 11
Thence S 89° 30E	449.00 m. to point 12
Thence S 33° 12E	198.60 m. to point 13
Thence S 88° 31E	274.60 m. to point 14
Thence S 17° 07E	991.40 m. to point 15
Thence S 81° 04E	399.30 m. to point 16
Thence S 48° 13E	348.20 m. to point 17
Thence S 72° 23E	449.00 m. to point 18
Thence S 17° 38E	1,487.20 m. to point 19
Thence S 56° 27E	622.50 m. to point 20
Thence S 19° 08E	421.40 m. to point 21
Thence S 43° 19W	995.80 m. to point 22
Thence S 37° 28E	1,192.30 m. to point 23
Thence S 35° 12E	620.80 m. to point 24
Thence S 47° 18E	671.50 m. to point 25
Thence S 40° 28E	447.30 m. to point 26
Thence S 2° 16W	1,136.40 m. to point 27
Thence S 29° 46W	1,241.80 m. to point 28
Thence S 18° 41W	942.30 m. to point 29
Thence S 40° 48W	1,194.40 m. to point 30
Thence S 80° 06W	1,001.30 m. to point 31
Thence S 60° 01W	1,198.60 m. to point 32
Thence S 42° 49W	1,045.50 m. to point 33
Thence S 21° 58W	694.60 m. to point 34
Thence N 81° 56W	1,602.80 m. to point 35
Thence S 14° 09W	669.20 m. to point 36
Thence S 9° 04E	1,065.30 m. to point 37
Thence S 26° 25W	819.20 m. to point 38
Thence S 72° 11W	650.40 m. to point 39
Thence S 82° 05W	350.50 m. to point 40
Thence S 56° 32W	399.30 m. to point 41
Thence S 35° 18W	1,491.50 m. to point 42
Thence S 71° 11W	1,800.80 m. to point 43
Thence N 66° 51W	802.20 m. to point 44
Thence N 78° 25W	751.40 m. to point 45
Thence N 37° 47W	1,912.10 m. to point 46
Thence N 82° 12W	701.20 m. to point 47
Thence S 50° 48W	872.60 m. to point 48
Thence S 77° 38W	2,327.50 m. to point 49
Thence S 67° 13W	1,549.90 m. to point 50
Thence S 23° 13W	570.60 m. to point 51
Thence S 5° 03W	1,213.80 m. to point 52
Thence S 46° 19W	622.70 m. to point 53
Thence S 75° 09W	1,651.40 m. to point 54
Thence S 51° 48W	1,471.20 m. to point 55
Thence N 71° 52W	1,453.40 m. to point 56
Thence N 83° 57W	926.60 m. to point 57
Thence S 80° 21W	700.90 m. to point 58
Thence N 18° 07W	1,008.50 m. to point 59
Thence N 53° 48W	1,305.50 m. to point 60
Thence N 86° 13W	901.50 m. to point 61
Thence N 34° 48W	1,409.40 m. to point 62
Thence N 25° 05W	1,461.40 m. to point 63
Thence N 74° 53W	1,177.50 m. to point 64
Thence N 47° 47W	2,010.10 m. to point 65
Thence N 24° 35W	1,234.70 m. to point 66
Thence N 64° 50W	476.40 m. to point 67
Thence N 37° 47W	427.70 m. to point 68
Thence N 42° 47W	452.60 m. to point 69
Thence N 75° 54W	501.00 m. to point 70
Thence S 74° 40W	600.50 m. to point 71
Thence N 2° 59W	1,665.20 m. to point 72
Thence Due North	1,690.00 m. to point 73
Thence N 36° 47W	1,207.80 m. to point 74
Thence N 75° 43W	1,327.70 m. to point 75
Thence N 42° 17W	905.20 m. to point 76
Thence N 22° 51W	428.40 m. to point 77
Thence Due North	529.80 m. to point 78
Thence N 46° 47W	904.60 m. to point 79
Thence N 30° 34W	1,561.20 m. to point 80
Thence N 34° 48W	1,711.40 m. to point 81
Thence N 3° 43W	756.90 m. to point 82
Thence N 27° 49W	881.60 m. to point 83
Thence N 10° 53E	1,261.10 m. to point 84
Thence N 26° 49W	554.20 m. to point 85
Thence N 9° 54W	756.70 m. to point 86
Thence N 31° 43E	578.60 m. to point 87
Thence N 52° 02W	351.60 m. to point 88
Thence N 77° 55W	776.50 m. to point 89
Thence N 37° 17W	1,232.90 m. to point 90
Thence N 43° 47W	1,256.90 m. to point 91
Thence N 40° 02W	1,006.10 m. to point 92
Thence N 87° 59W	2,353.80 m. to point 93
Thence N 53° 48W	527.20 m. to point 94
Thence Due West	801.30 m. to point 95
Thence N 49° 47W	653.10 m. to point 96
Thence N 5° 26E	577.30 m. to point 97
Thence Due North	454.20 m. to point 98
Thence N 17° 49E	478.90 m. to point 99
Thence N 9° 56W	782.00 m. to point 100
Thence N 36° 47W	1,333.60 m. to point 101
Thence Due North	428.90 m. to point 102
Thence N 35° 42E	930.10 m. to point 103
Thence N 27° 45E	654.50 m. to point 104
Thence N 47° 27E	1,379.60 m.
Thence Due North	353.20 m.
Thence N 28° 44E	1,006.70 m.
Thence N 28° 14E	453.00 m.
Thence N 75° 51E	674.30 m.
Thence N 55° 43E	1,152.10 m.
Thence N 37° 12E	402.10 m.
Thence S 88° 29E	848.60 m. to point 112
Thence S 68° 24E	473.70 m. to point 113
Thence N 85° 57E	349.50 m. to point 114
Thence N 56° 43E	1,277.10 m. to point 115
Thence N 38° 42E	854.20 m. to point 116
Thence N 23° 46E	1,259.30 m. to point 117
Thence N 6° 57W	782.10 m. to point 118
Thence N 18° 49E	705.70 m. to point 119
Thence N 64° 46E	775.30 m. to point 120
Thence N 8° 39E	630.60 m. to point 121
Thence N 3° 58W	504.60 m. to point 122
Thence N 14° 51E	655.50 m. to point 123
Thence N 13° 09W	554.90 m. to point 124
Thence N 35° 42E	477.60 m. to point 125
Thence N 81° 55E	674.10 m. to point 126
Thence S 47° 13E	994.10 m. to point 127
Thence S 82° 04E	349.40 m. to point 128
Thence N 59° 44E	775.90 m. to point 129
Thence S 88° 59E	1,048.30 m. to point 130
Thence N 26° 45E	1,183.20 m. to point 131
Thence N 43° 41E	702.80 m. to point 132
Thence S 55° 57E	572.70 m. to point 133
Thence S 12° 51E	669.00 m. to point 134
Thence S 32° 57E	695.10 m. to point 135
Thence S 59° 12E	1,693.80 m. to point 136
Thence S 80° 34E	424.20 m. to point 137
Thence N 78° 53E	724.10 m. to point 138
Thence S 79° 05E	823.50 m. to point 139
Thence S 25° 10E	620.10 m. to point 140
Thence S 64° 10E	847.40 m. to point 141
Thence S 26° 10E	818.60 m. to point 142
Thence S 4° 48W	941.30 m. to point 143
Thence S 12° 38W	991.30 m. to point 144
Thence S 2° 01E	792.60 m. to point 145
Thence S 25° 10E	396.90 m. to point 146
Thence S 6° 04W	371.60 m. to point 147
Thence S 46° 43E	497.40 m. to point 148
Thence S 9° 44E	693.70 m. to point 149
Thence S 31° 42E	620.50 m. to point 150
Thence S 18° 38E	718.90 m. to point 151
Thence S 23° 13W	297.70 m. to point 152
Thence N 79° 56W	1,001.80 m. to point 153
Thence N 66° 51W	1,128.10 m. to point 154
Thence N 22° 21W	1,083.40 m. to point 155
Thence N 78° 25W	325.60 m. to point 156
Thence S 4° 02E	544.90 m. to point 157
Thence S 9° 06W	396.40 m. to point 158
Thence S 17° 53E	818.00 m. to point 159
Thence S 3° 02W	544.90 m. to point 160
Thence S 47° 19W	956.70 m. to point 161
Thence Due South	371.50 m. to point 162
Thence S 32° 12E	695.00 m. to point 163
Thence S 42° 13E	1,391.90 m. to point 164
Thence S 66° 10E	423.80 m. to point 165
Thence S 5° 48E	619.20 m. to point 166
Thence S 19° 42W	868.00 m. to point 167
Thence Due South	619.20 m. to point 168
Thence S 10° 35E	792.80 m. to point 169
Thence S 43° 43E	348.00 m. to point 170
Thence S 84° 18E	374.40 m. to point 171
Thence S 48° 43E	373.10 m. to point 172
Thence S 15° 25W	1,561.60 m. to point 173
Thence S 18° 08E	941.90 m. to point 174
Thence S 51° 13E	472.80 m. to point 175
Thence S 81° 04E	324.40 m. to point 176
Thence S 42° 13E	646.20 m. to point 177
Thence S 14° 06E	1,065.60 m. to point 178
Thence S 6° 48E	1,015.60 m. to point 179
Thence S 32° 12E	422.00 m. to point 180
Thence S 67° 09E	1,097.00 m. to point 181
Thence Due East	274.60 m. to point 182
Thence N 44° 11E	251.00 m. to point 183
Thence N 21° 17E	806.20 m. to point 184
Thence N 14° 51E	605.10 m. to point 185
Thence N 36° 27E	980.20 m. to point 186
Thence N 36° 42E	527.80 m. to point 187
Thence S 69° 39" E	922.70 m. to point 188
Thence N 81° 55E	474.30 m. to point 189
Thence N 56° 43E	676.10 m. to point 190
Thence N 44° 41E	853.30 m. to point 191
Thence N 65° 31E	550.10 m. to point 192
Thence S 72° 08E	648.50 m. to point 193
Thence N 84° 57E	698.90 m. to point 194
Thence S 84° 03E	599.00 m. to point 195
Thence S 44° 13E	422.60 m. to point 196
Thence S 14° 36E	817.80 m. to point 197
Thence S 59° 12E	697.50 m. to point 198
Thence S 32° 12E	992.90 m. to point 199
Thence S 77° 06E	449.10 m. to point 200
Thence N 55° 43E	450.80 m. to point 201
Thence N 80° 09E	599.20 m. to point 202
Thence S 87° 01E	574.10 m. to point 203
Thence N 66° 47E	1,225.10 m. to point 204
Thence N 82° 10E	1,897.30 m. to point 205
Thence N 32° 58E	628.70 m. to point 206
Thence S 73° 52E	449.00 m. to point 207
Thence N 84° 57E	748.90 m. to point 208
Thence S 56° 12E	796.80 m. to point 209
Thence S 31° 12E	521.20 m. to point 210
Thence S 4° 02E	569.70 m. to point of
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containing an approximate area of Eighty-Eight Thousand Eight Hundred Forty-Six and 80/100 (88,846.80) Hectares, subject to actual ground survey.

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