Proclamation No. 418, s. 1994

MALACANANG ; MANILA

| PROCLAMATION NO. 418

RESERVING CERTAIN PARCELS OF LAND SITUATED IN THE * MUNICIPALITIES OF JAVIER, ABUYOG, MAHAPLAG, INOPACAN, BAYBAY AND HILONGOS, ALL OF THE PROVINCE

OF LEYTE FOR THE PURPOSE OF ESTABLISHING A SETTLEMENT AND AN AGRICULTURAL COMMUNITY UNDER THE AGRARIAN REFORM COMMUNITY PROGRAM OF THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRARIAN REFORM.

WHEREAS, it is the policy of the State to provide a vigorous land resettlement program in order to create a truly viable social and economic structure in the country;

WHEREAS, it is the government’s responsibility to provide the people with lands as well as technical guidance and assistance to make them independent, self-reliant and responsible citizens;

WHEREAS, a tract of public agriculture land in the Municipalities of Javier, Abuyog, Mahaplag, Baybay, Inopacan and Hilongos, all of the province of Leyte is found to be suitable for cultivation and can be developed as resettlement area;

, 9 "WHEREAS, Section 85, Chapter XII, Title 5 of Commonwealth Act. No. 141, otherwise known as the "Public Land Act", authorizes the President to Wesignate, by

proclamation, any tract or tracts of land of the public domain for establishment of agricultural communities; and Section 14, Chapter 4, Title I, Book III of the Administrative Code of 1987 grants the President the power to reserve for settlement or public use, and for specific public purposes, any of fhe lands of the public domain, the use of which is not otherwise directed by law; and

WHEREAS, Section 3(5), Chapter 1, Title XI, Book IV of the Administrative Code of 1987 empowers the Department of Agrarian Reform to administer and dispose, under a settlement scheme, all portions of the public domain declared as alienable and disposable lands for speedy distribution to and development by deserving and qualified persons who do not own any land.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, FIDEL V. RAMOS, President of the Republic of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by law and upon recommendation of the Secretary of Agrarian Reform and the Secretary of the Environment and Natural Resources, do hereby reserve for the purpose of establishing a settlement and an agricultural community

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under the administration and disposition of the Departmezit of Agrarian Reform, subject to private rights, if arly, certain. parcels of land, more particularly described “as follows: =

Technical Description Parcel I

A parcel of a land, Parcel I, situated in Mahaplag, Abuyog Javier, Baybay, Inopacan, all of the province of Leyte, beginning at a joint marked "I" on the plan being, S. 20 deg. 48'E.,7,426.93 m. from B. L. L. M. No. 2 Cad 897-D, Mahaplad, Leyte

thence; S. 00 deg. 04' E., 1.001.74 m. to point 2; thence; S. 70 deg. 02’ W., 1,168.84 m. to point 3; thence; S, 29 deg. 03’ W., 541.26 m. to point 4; thence; Ss. 17 deg. 35’ W., 342.18 m. to point 5; thence; Due west., 808.05 m. to point 6; thence; N. 00 deg. 10’ W., 3,552.17 m. to point 7; thence; S. 89 deg. 59’ W., 3,091.21 m. to point 8; thence; N. 47 deg. 14’ E., 1,501.56 m. to point 9; thence; N. 27 deg. 16’ W., 2,294.45 m. to point 10;

thence; s. 70 deg. 50’ W., 3,960.41 m. to point 11; thence; S. 23 deg. 18’ E., 1,633.22 m. to point 12;

thence; S. 76 deg. 23’ W., 879.30 m. to point 13; . thence; S. 74 deg. 46’ W., 1,242.93 m. to point 14; thence; S. 85 deg. 07’ W., 1,321.28 m. to point 15; thence; N. 31 deg. 19° W., 739.59 m. to point 16; thence; N. 34 deg. 16’ E., 532.48 m. to point 17; thence; N. 44 deg. 17’ W., 572.70°*m. to point 18; thence; N. 12 deg. 53’ E., 851.99 m. to point 19; thence; N. 63 deg. 40’ E., 1,216.14 m. to point 20; thence; N. 17 deg. 39’ E., 1,920.36 m. to point 21; thence; N. 43 deg. 00° W., 749.27 m. to point 22; thence; N. 64 deg! 05’ E., 966.27 m. to point 23; thence; N. 12 deg. 59' E., 799.85 m. to point 24; thence; N. 78 deg. 41’ E., 1,223.78 m. to point 25; thence; N. 27 deg. 00° W., 2,199.78 m. to point 26; thence; N. 65 deg. 58’ E., 1,203.32 m. to point 27; thence; S. 79 deg. 50’ E., 1,066.72 m. to point 28; thence; 8. 40 deg. 22’ E., 1,065.47 m. to point 29; thence; S. 13 deg. 57’ E., 1,741.40 m. to point 30; thence; N. 74 deg. 04° E., 382.95 m. to point 31; thence; S. 89 deg. 55’ E., 3,760.17 m. to point 32; thence; S. 56 deg. 47’ W., 5,426.95 m. to point 33; thence; N. 84 deg. 52' W., 1,003.89 m. to point 34; thence; S. 44 deg. 14’ W., 293.72 m. to point 35; thence; S. 21 deg. 11’ E., 359.21 m. to point 36; thence; S. 78 deg. 53’ E., 850.20 m. to point 37; thence; N. 42 deg. 24’ E., 461.33 m. to point 38;

thence; N. 14 deg. 10’ W., 287.58 m. to point 39;

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58° W., 28' W., Ol’ E., 38’ W., 08’ W., 11’ E., 25’ W., 27’ W., 58’ E., 35’ W., 57’ W., 47' W., 46’ E., 43’ W., 20' EL, 38’ E., oo’ EL, 18’ E., 19’ W., 21’ E., 46’ E., 03’ E., 03’ W., 58’ W., 52’ W., 377 W., 11’ W., 27' W., 34’ W., 41’ W., 02’ W., 03’ E., 52’ E., 32’ E., 02’ E., 17’ E., 39’ W., 25’ W., oo’ W., 09’ W., 57' W., 43' E., 23' E., 15' W., 49' E., 32' W., 04’ W., 19’ W., 44' E., 55’ E.,

5,426.95 m. 7,216.48 m. 3,169.60 m. 1,697.71 m. 2,365.97 m. 4,363.86 m. 1,621.32 m. 177.97 m. 1,763.23 m. 1,907.07 m. 1,298.35 m. 176.13 m. 1,021.45 m. 767.65 m. 1,030.37 m. 1,945.44 m. 2,613.22 m. 3,837.61 m. 8,246.44 m. 12,550.50 m. 1,177.79 m. 2,513.05 m. 1,104.03 m. 3,804.30 m. 2,295.15 m. 991.76 m. 793.20 m. 746.07 m. 373.55 m. 3, 854_88.tn. 4,028.635m. 2,576.24" m. 780.43 m. 3,681.22 m. 301.19 m. 706.03 m. 3,443.31 m. 2,915.31 m. 1,003.53 m. 673.86 m. 236.34 m. 1,820.69 m. 826.14 m. 743.47 m. 400.52 m. 778.13 m. 564.52 m. 1,582.57 m.

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thence; 3g. 23 deg. 23’ W., 400.52 m. to

ae thence; N. 77 deg. 26' W., 768.41 m. to thence; Ss. 16 deg. 04’ W., 1,414.06 m. to thence; Ss. 27 deg. 46’ B., 733.54 m. to

thence; N. 71 deg. 31’ B

os 943.53 m. to thence; N. 83 deg. 28’ B

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thence; 8S. 26 deg. 33’ W., 1,341.39 m. to thence; §. 42 deg. 25' W., 4,710.32 m. to thence; Ss. 64 deg. 09° W., 802.65 m. to thence; N. 61 deg. 24’ W., 396.98 m. to thence; N. 19 deg. 21’ E., 901.10 m. to thence; 8. 89 deg. 56’ W., 642.15 m. to point 103; thence; S. 23 deg. 39’ W., 642.90 m. to point 104; thence; S. 65 deg. 25’ E., 714.82 m. to point 105; thence; Ss. 61 deg. 57’ E., 368.20 m. to point 106;

thence; S. 35 deg. 21' E., 1,079.20 m. to point of beginning; containing an area of TWENTY-ONE THOUSAND BIGHT HUNDRED EIGHTY-EIGHT (21,888.00) hectares, (more or less).

Parcel II A parcel of land, Parcel II, situated in Hilongos,

Leyte. Beginning at a point marked "1" on the plan, being Ss. 40 deg. 35’ W., 15,150.69 m. from corner of parcel I of this

proclamation. a ‘ thence; 8S. 71 deg. 36’ E., 1,648.80 m. to point 2; thence; s. 21 deg. 41’ E., 789.59 m. to point 3; thence; N. 54 deg. 35’ E., 2,390.18 m. to point 4; thence; S. 32 deg. 25’ E., 3,825.184m. to point 5; thence; S. 22 deg. 19’ E., 207.93'm. to point 6; thence; S. 29 deg. 19’ W., 789.93 m .to point 7; thence; S. 50 deg. 56’ E., 1,124.80 m. to point 8; thence; N. 02 DEG. 43° W., 964.23 m. to point 9; thence; N. 45 deg. 29’ W., 618.76 m. to point 10; thence; N. 22 degi«19’ W., 207.93 m. to point 11; thence; N. 85 deg. 32’ E., 767.99 m. to point 12; thence; N. 25 deg. 29’ W., 1,511.20 m. to point 13; thence; S. 75 deg. 48’ E., 1,658.50 m. to point 14; thence; S. 08 deg. 13’ E., 1,330.68 m. to point 15; thence; S. 29 deg. 55’ W., 3,010.80 m. to point 16; thence; S. 51 deg. 12’ E., 1,985.52 m. to point 17; thence; S. 13 deg. 55’ W., 947.15 m. to point 18; thence; N. 87 deg. 33' E., 911.94 m. to point 19; thence; N. 10 deg. 52’ E., 867.73 m. to point 20; thence; N. 31 deg. 35’ W., 1,869.88 m. to point 21; thence; N. 15 deg. 15’ W., 358.01 m. to point 22; thence; Ss. 65 deg. 39’ E., 343.10 m. to point 23; thence; N. 47 deg. 23’ E., 1,201.72 m. to point 24; thence; S. 32 deg. 04’ E., 1,448.52 m. to point 25; thence; S. 01 deg. 26’ E., 4,027.39 m. to point 26; 5 thence; S. 78 deg. 10’ W., 3,694.10 m. to point 27;

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thence; N. 29 deg. 29’ W., 12,269.33 m. to pointioft beginning; containing an area of FOUR THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED FORTY

ONE (4,641.00) Hectares more or less. 7

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The above technical descriptions are subject to adjustment based on the result of the final survey.

All areas within the reservation which fall under the classification of timberland, forest land or mineral public land, if any, shall be deemed excluded from the scope of this Proclamation.

The Department of Environment and Natural Resources shall retain jurisdiction over portions covered by public land applications as of the date hereof and shall continue to process such applications. All vested rights inside the reservation shall

be respected. oo

DONE in the City of Manila, this | day of July in arid Nine

the Year of Our Lord Nineteen Hundred Four.

By the President: t

Executive Secretary + ,

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