Proclamation No. 295, s. 1993

-,.. - MALACANANG Manila J.fpU 771 PROCLAMATION NO. 295 EXCLUDING FROM THE OPERATION OF EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 63, DATED 25 JUNE 1914, AND PROCLAMATION NO. 391, DATED 13 MARCH 1939, WHICH ESTABLISHED THE MINERAL LAND RESERVATION IN THE PROVINCE OF SURIGAO, ISLAND OF MINDANAO CERTAIN ALIENABLE AND DISPOSABLE PARCELS OF LAND EMBRACED THEREIN, AND DECLARING THE SAME OPEN TO DISPOSITION UNDER THE COMPREHENSIVE AGRARIAN REFORM PROGRAM OF THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRARIAN REFORM AND OTHER PERTINENT LAWS RELATIVE TO TITLING OF LANDS NOT SUITABLE FOR AGRICULTURE. WHEREAS, Executive Order Proclamation No. 391, dated 13 of'land in the Province ofMineral Land Reservation; No. 63, dated 25 June 1914 and 1939 established certain parcelsSurigao, Island of Mindanao, as WHEREAS, the residents of the parcels of lands covered by this Proclamation have, since 1988, petitioned the Government for the coverage of said parcels under the agrarian re£ormprogram; WHEREAS, the Secretaries of the Departments of Environment. and Natural Resources and o£ Agrarian Reform have (",ntered into a Memorandum of Agreement to conduct geologjcal surveys for the determination of lands -classifie'ct as Al ienable and Disposable and those suitable for _-esidcntial purposes; WHEREAS, portions of the said alienable and disposable lands described herein have been utilized for agricultural, community development (barangayjmunicipal) or residential purposes by the long-term se"ttlers in the said lands; WHEREAS" the aforementioned portions of the Mineral LandReservation have been classified as alienable and disposable under variou Land' Clas,sif icat ion Maps; WHEREAS, the findings of the Director of Mines and Geosciences sho,;. that pol-tions of the areas. covered by the said Minera 1 s Lancl Reservat 10r1" tta!e been explored to have low geological potential for miner:1!ls and: there.fore remain undeveloped for mining purposes; WHEREASI Decree No. under the p,rovrsions o,t., sectioft 6 of P'res,idefttia,l 6}',.. a.s amend'ed,.. o;ther.f'l,se kftOl,-ln a,s the, M'lfteral Resources Development Decree of 1974, the Pres'ident may alter or modify the boundaries of an area established as mineral reservation or revert any mineral reservation to the public domain without prejudice to any prior subsisting rOights, upon the recommendation of the Minister (now the Secretary of the Department of Environment adn Natural Resources) based on the report submitted by the Director of the Mines and GeosciencesBureau; WHEREAS, Executive Order No. 448 as amended by Executive Order No. 506 of 1992 provides that "Except national parks and other protected areas, all lands or portions of the public domain reserved by virtue of proclamation or law for specific purposes or uses by Departments, bureaus and agencies of the Government, which are suitable for agriculture and no longer actually, directly and exclusively used or necessary for the purpose for which they have been reserved. ..shall be segregated from thereservations, nd transferred to the DeRartment of Agrarian Reform for distribution to qualified beneficiaries under the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program." NOW, THEREFORE, upon the recommendation of the Secretary ofthe Department of Environment and Natural Resources, and the Secretary of the Department of Agrarian Reform, based on the report submitted by the Director of the Mines and GeosciencesBureau, and pursuant to the provisions of Section 6 ofPresidential Decree No. 463, otherwise known as the MineralResources Development Decree of 1974, and Executive Order No. 506of 1992, I, FIDEL V. RAMOS, President of the Republic of thePhilippines, do hereby exclude certain tracts of alienable and disposable lands from the Mineral Land Reservation establishedunder Executive Order No. 63, dated' 25 June 1914 and ProclamationNo. 391, dated 13 March 1939 a.nd declare the same open to disposition under the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program of the Department of Agrarian Reform. PARCEL l-A A parcel of land (Parcel-I-A) situated in the municipalityof Loreto, Dinagat Island, Province of Surigao del Nortej Bounded on the North along line East by Surigao Mineral Reservation; Mineral Reservation a'nd on the IReservation. by the by 14-1 onWest Looc Bay; South by Surigao on the SurigaoMineral plan with geographic 125 deg. 35' 22" East 1,,497.19 meters from Beginning at a point marked "I'. on position 10 deg. 22' OO!. North latitude., longitude and bearing N. 66 deg. 40' E.,. NAMRIA STA. SRN-4, Dinagat Island. Thence, S. 0 deg. 06" E., N "' 9 deg 5 11; r E/0'. 'Tor 1100,- 00 m- 9'22.00 II to point 2'; u u ) , f " " " II " " " " " II S 0 deg. 06' E., N 36 deg. 58' W., S 89 deg. 54' W., S 56 deg. 13' E., N 0 deg. 06' W., S 89 deg. 54' W., N 0 deg. 06' W., N 89 deg 54' E., N 0 deg. 06' W., N 45 deg. 06' E., N 89 deg. 54' E., 2304.00 " 2304.00 I' 1382.00 " 831.00 " 461.00 " 461.00 " 691.00 " 230.00 " 922.00 " 978.00 " 750.00 " " " " II II " " II " " " " I' " " I' I' " II II " " 4 ; 5; 6; 7 ; 8; 9 ; 10;11;12;13; 14 from point 14 following the shoreline along Looc Bay in a southeasterly direction to corner "1" which is the point of beginning. containing an approximate area of 466 hectares, more or less , PARCEL 1-8 A parcel of land (Parcel I-B) situated at the Municipality of T'ubajon, Dinagat Island, Province of Surigao del Norte. Bounded on the North by Surigao Mineral Reservation; on the South by Surigao Mineral Reservation and on the West by Surigao Mineral Reservation and Tubajon Bay. Beginning at a point marked "l't on plan with a geographic position of 10 deg. 20' 31" North Latitude and 125 deg. 33' 17" ast longitude and b,earing S84 deg. 27' W., 3,238.22 meters from --r..IAMRIA STA. SRN 4, Dlnagat Island. Thence S 66 deg II S 15 deg. I' S 00 deg. " S 89 de<"'. I' N.OO deg. 42 19 06 54 06 69 162 116 139 82 to point 2; II " 3 " ," " 4"," I' 5 ; II " 6 " , from point 6 following the shoreline along Tubajon Bay in an north and norteasterly directions to point '11" which is the point of beginning. containing an a,rea of 330 hectares" more or less PARCEL 2: A parcel of land (Parcel-2') situated in the municipality ofLibjo, Dinagat Island, Province of Suriga,o del Norte. Bounded on thf:: North from line 16 to Cor. 1 by Libjo Bay; 1- 2 by Surigao Mineral Reservation; on th,e East by Surigao' M,ineral Reserv'at ion and on the' West, along line 8-9 b,y' Dayha,ngan Bay aclong 'E. ,'E. ,'E.,'W., 'w. , 6.] 3./7.9.:g,.: 7 m. 3 " 3 " 3 " ~ II line 9-16 by Surigao Mineral Reservation.. .Beginning at a point marke "1" on plan with geographic position of 10 deg. 12' 00" North latitude and 125 deg. 32' 00" -East longitude bearing N. 41 deg. 43' E., 5,935.50 meters from"corner 1 of Lot-#A. Thence N. 89 deg. 54' E., 1582.71 m. to point 2;" S. 00 deg. 06' E., 491.57"" " 3; " S. 89 deg. 54' E., 913.12"" " 4; " S. 00 deg. 06' E., 245.78"" " 5; " S. 89 deg. 54' W., 882.68"" " 6; " S. 00 deg. 06' E., 1566.58"" II 7; " S. 89 deg. 54' W., 1613.25"" " 8; " from point 8 following the shoreline along Dayhangan Bay on a northeasterly and northwesterly directions to point 9;" N. 26 deg. 16' E., 479.99" II "10; " N. 89 deg. 55' E., 700:04" I' "11; " N. 00 deg. 05' W., 460.84"" "12; " N. 89 deg. 54' W., 273.93"" "13; " N. 00 deg. 05' W., 215.06"" "14; I' S. 89 deg. 55' W., 213.05"" "15; " N. 00 deg. 05' W., 460.84"" "16; " from the point 16 following the shoreline along Libjo Bay on a southeartely and northeasterly directions to point "1" which is the point of beginning. Containing an area of 747.00 hectares, more or less. PARCEL 3-A A parcel of Arellano, I of land (parcel-3-A) situated at the municipality Dinagat Island, Province of Surigao del Norte. Bounded on the north, east and south Reservation and on the west by Surigao Strait by Surigao Mineral Beginning at ..t point marked position of 10 deg 09' 16ff North East longitude and bearing N. 01 from Cor. 1 of Lot-1b.. It1" on plan with a geographic latitude and 125 deg. 29' 50't deg. 23' W., 2,645.51 meters Thence N. 89 degc. 551' E., 3G4.41 m. to point 2; It S. G deg. 05 E., 614. 45"' It It 3 ; I' S. 89 deg. 551' W., 152.2 G I. II II 4 ; II S 47 deg 40 I' W 411 2 4 II " 11 5...., .,II S. 89 deg,. 55' W., 152.21" It I. 6; " from point 6 following the shoreline along Surigao Strait in a northeasterly direction to point It1" which, is the point of beginning. containing an area' o,t 32:' hecta,reg" more or legg. PARCEL 3-8 A parcel of land (Parcel-3-B) situated at the municipalityArellano, Dinagat Island, Province of Surigao del Norte. Bounded on the north, east, south, north and west by Surigao Mineral Reservation. Beginning at the point marked "1" on plan with a geographic position of 10 deg. 08' 10" North latitude and 125 deg. 29' 55" East longitude and being N. 15 deg. 40' W., 8,388.21 meters fromcor. 1 of Lot-3-C. Thence N. 89 deg. 55' E., 882.84 m. to point 2;" S. 0 deg. 05' E., 768.06""" 3; II S. 89 deg. 55' E., 273.99""" 4; " N. 0 deg. 05' W., 215.06""" 5; " N. 89 deg. 55' W., 243.4""" 6; " S. 49 deg. 51' W., 477.33""" 7; " N. 42 deg. 06' W., 454.85""" 8; I' N. 0 deg. 05' W., 276.50""" 9; " N. 51 deg. 00' W., 391.26""" 1 which is the point of beginning. Containing an area of 77 hectares, more or less PARCEL 3-C A parcel of land {Parcel-3-C} situated in the municipality of Melgar, Dinagat Island, Province 'of Surigao del Norte Bounded on the north and east by Surigao Reservation; on the north and southeast by Melgar Bay; west by Surigao Mineral Reservation. Mineral on the Beginning at a point marked 11111 on plan with a geographic position of 1.0 deg. 03' 471t. North latitude and 125 deg. 31' 09 It. East longitude and bearing N. 65 deg. N 22' W., 8,079.49 meters from corner No.1 of lot 5. Tt 0 deg OS '" W, .., 89 deg. 55' E., 0 deg. 05' W., 89 deg. 54" W., 0 deg 06 ' W.., 8:9 deg. 54' W., 0 deg. 05'" W., 89 deg 55 ' W, c , , ~ deg rL 5 " W,v .v c " 89 deg. 55#'" E.., 4: 9, deg 25," E' .., , 0, d,eg, 06' E., 33 d'eg " 22 '" W' , , , 829.51 m.426.29 " 952.40 " 182.69 II 46Q.B4 " 243.58 I' 2089.12 II 487.14 II 1382. 51 II 1217.79c II 1083..9'8 II 92r.68 II 773:.26 It to poir" " " ,t It " I' II I' II II It 'I II It II 'T " " It II II II II leT It II II 'I II " II 'I I' II I' ,t 1C e N. N. N. N. N. N. N. N. N. N.N.N. N.. t £; 3; 4; 5 ; 6; 7 ; 8; 9; 10; 11; 12; 13; 14; II II II II " II II " N. 0 deg. 06' E.,N. 89 deg. 54' E., N. 0 deg. 06' E., N. 45 deg. 02' W., 15;16;17;1; containing an area of 737 hectares, more or less. PARCEL-5 A parcel San Jose and Norte of landDinagat, (Parcel-5) situated at municipalities of Dinagat Island, Province of Surigao del Bounded on the north by Melgar Bay; on the east by Surigao Mineral Reservation; on the south and west by Awasan Bay and Melgar Bay. Beginning at a point marked "1" on plan with a geographic coordinates of 10 deg. 01' 57" North latitude and 125 deg. 35' 10" East longitude and bearing N. 2 deg. 16' W., 7,807.59 from NAMRIA STA. SRN #3 Dinagat Island. Thence S. 35 deg. 45' E., 5330.56 m. to point 2; " N. 0 deg. 06' E., 1106.02" " " 3; " N. 89 deg. 54' E., 700.52 " " " 4; " S. 0 deg. 06' E., 1136.74""" 5 ; " S. 89 deg. 54' W., 700.55"" 'I 6; II S. Odeg.06'E., 706.62"" 'I 7; II S. 39 deg. 29' E., 1152.48"" II 8; II S. 0 deg. Q6' E., 1136.74""" 9; I' from corner 9 following the shoreline along Bay and Melgar Bay to the point of beginning Awasan containing an area of 2,683 hectares, more or less. PARCEL-8 A parcel o.f land (Parcel-8) situated at municipalities o.fCraver and Gigaquit, Surigao del Norte. Bounded on the north, east, south and west by Surigao MineralReservation. Beginning at a point marked Ill" on plan with geographic coordinates of 9' deg. 16' OO'f North latitude and 125 deg. 41' 41't East longitude and bearing Nc. 9 deg. 00' 28.556" W., 155.49 meters from BLLM #1, Pls-754 of the municipality o.f Gigaquit. Thence N. 89 deg. 53.!' E.. JJ S 5 6 deg 14 /' E..c ., 11 N 0 deg c 07 /' {.r....VV. , II N 89 de .g 5 '),. E.;. J ., 11 S 0 deq 07 '" E.., ;.., 1433,.. 17 m. to point 2; 3'306.05 II tl tt 3; 921 68 tl II II 4 . .',. 9,14_82 I.. If II 5; Z765.05 II II II 6; 983.12 II 1126.56 II 215.05 II 3179.12 II -, " " " " " " " " II II " " " " N. 89 deg. 52' E., 2744.68 II S. 0 deg. 08' E., 921.68 " N. 89 deg. 52' E., 1372.37 II S. 0 deg. 08' E., 6451.81 II S. 89 deg. 52' W., 457.53 II N. 44 deg. 55' W., 298.79 II S. 89 deg. 52' W., 915.04 II S. 26 deg. 17' W., 1029.00 " S. 89 deg. 53' W., 915.07 " S .36 deg. 33' W., 2298 .28 II S. 0 deg. 0.7' E., 921.67 " S. 44 deg. 41' W., 1298.83 " S. 89 deg. 53' W., 457.58 " S. 0 deg. 07' E., 921.67 " S. 89 deg. 53' W., 457.59 " S. 0 deg. 07' E., 921.67 " S. 89 deg. 53' W., 1830.38 "N. 37 deg. 24' W., 1158.34 " N. 14 deg. 07' E., 2852:63 "N. 33 deg. 23' E., 3315.83 " S. 89 deg. 53' W., 915.04 "N. 0 deg. 07' W., 921.67 " N. 89 deg. 53' E., 915.01 " N. 0 deg. 07' W., 3686.70 " S. 89 deg. 53' W., 2348.30 "N. 0 deg. 07' W., 5530.04 " which is the point of beginning " II " I' " " " II " " """ II " " " " " " " " II " " II " II " .1 " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " 'I " " " 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 " II " II II more or less containing an area of 8.702 hectares, SUMMARY- 466 HAS. 330 HAS. 747 HAS. 32 HAS. 77 HAS. 737 HAS. 2,683 HAS. 8,702 HAS. - PARCEL-l-A PARCEL-l-BPARCEL-2 PARCEL-3-A PARCEL-3-B PARCEL3-C PARCEL-5 PARCEL-8 The exclusion of the aforementioned parcels of land, however; shall not in any way, prejudice their possible future use for mineral resources development, if when, further exploration finds it meritorious subject to existing mining laws,rules and regulations. . All areas within the reservation which fall under the c19ssification of timberland, forest land or unclassified public land, if any, shall be deemed excluded from the scope of thisProclamation. The Department of Environment shall retain jurisdiction over porti.ons covered by public land applications as of the date 7 ; 8; 9 ; 0; 1; 2; 3; 4 ;5; 6;7;8;9;0;1; 2 ; 3 ; 4 ; 5 ; 6 ; 7 ; 8 ;9; 0 ; 1 ;1; hereof and shall continue to process such applications. vestd rlghts lnslde the reservatl0n shall be respected. All 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 day of ~~~~~~~~~ in the year of our Lord, nineteen hundred and ninety t~ree. PMS LI BRARY Received ~ N 0 ~ _, L ¥1~~-#;m, Da:e