Proclamation No. 63, s. 1998

MALACAÑAN PALACE
MANILA

BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES

[ Proclamation No. 63, December 22, 1998 ]

DECLARING BUUG WATERSHED FOREST RESERVE SITUATED IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF BUUG, PROVINCE OF ZAMBOANGA DEL SUR AS PROTECTED AREA AND PORTIONS OF THE PERIPHERAL AREAS AS BUFFER ZONE PURSUANT TO REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7586 (NIPAS ACT OF 1992), AND SHALL BE KNOWN AS BUUG NATURAL BIOTIC AREA

Upon the recommendation of the Secretary of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) and pursuant to the powers vested upon me by law, I, JOSEPH EJERCITO ESTRADA, President of the Philippines, do hereby set aside and declare Buug Watershed Forest Reserve situated in the municipality of Buug, Province of Zamboanga del Sur, as a Protected Area under the category of Natural Biotic Area and portions of the peripheral areas as Buffer Zone, 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 No. 93-02, and other related rules and regulations, if any, as described in the DENR NIPAS Map No. R09-02.

TECHNICAL DESCRIPTIONS

The Buug Natural Biotic Area begins at a point marked “1” on the map which is identical to corner of Project No. 19-B, Block C, Timberland, LC Map No. 2004

<table id="lwphl" data-cellpadding="5" data-cellspacing="0" data-border="0" width="90%" data-align="center"> <colgroup> <col style="width: 25%" /> <col style="width: 25%" /> <col style="width: 25%" /> <col style="width: 25%" /> </colgroup> <tbody> <tr data-valign="top"> <td>Thence</td> <td>S 60 000W,</td> <td>175.00 meters</td> <td>to corner 2;</td> </tr> <tr data-valign="top"> <td>Thence</td> <td>S 75 000W,</td> <td>300.00 meters</td> <td>to corner 3;</td> </tr> <tr data-valign="top"> <td>Thence</td> <td>S 35 000W,</td> <td>250.00 meters</td> <td>to corner 4;</td> </tr> <tr data-valign="top"> <td>Thence</td> <td>S 73 000W,</td> <td>250.00 meters</td> <td>to corner 5;</td> </tr> <tr data-valign="top"> <td>Thence</td> <td>S 61 000W,</td> <td>235.00 meters</td> <td>to corner 6;</td> </tr> <tr data-valign="top"> <td>Thence</td> <td>S 81 000W,</td> <td>160.00 meters</td> <td>to corner 7;</td> </tr> <tr data-valign="top"> <td>Thence</td> <td>N 48 000W,</td> <td>350.00 meters</td> <td>to corner 8;</td> </tr> <tr data-valign="top"> <td>Thence</td> <td>N 66 000W,</td> <td>340.00 meters</td> <td>to corner 9;</td> </tr> <tr data-valign="top"> <td>Thence</td> <td>N 20 000E,</td> <td>250.00 meters</td> <td>to corner 10;</td> </tr> <tr data-valign="top"> <td>Thence</td> <td>N 08 000E,</td> <td>361.00 meters</td> <td>to corner 11;</td> </tr> <tr data-valign="top"> <td>Thence</td> <td>N 29 017E,</td> <td>171.30 meters</td> <td>to corner 12;</td> </tr> <tr data-valign="top"> <td>Thence</td> <td>N 86 035E,</td> <td>223.30 meters</td> <td>to corner 13;</td> </tr> <tr data-valign="top"> <td>Thence</td> <td>S 20 034E,</td> <td>68.90 meters</td> <td>to corner 14;</td> </tr> <tr data-valign="top"> <td>Thence</td> <td>S 31 013W,</td> <td>138.30 meters</td> <td>to corner 15;</td> </tr> <tr data-valign="top"> <td>Thence</td> <td>S 78 009E,</td> <td>209.10 meters</td> <td>to corner 16;</td> </tr> <tr data-valign="top"> <td>Thence</td> <td>N 44 022E,</td> <td>165.10 meters</td> <td>to corner 17;</td> </tr> <tr data-valign="top"> <td>Thence</td> <td>S 77 010E,</td> <td>174.10 meters</td> <td>to corner 18;</td> </tr> <tr data-valign="top"> <td>Thence</td> <td>N 73 022E,</td> <td>164.60 meters</td> <td>to corner 19;</td> </tr> <tr data-valign="top"> <td>Thence</td> <td>S 09 034E,</td> <td>199.00 meters</td> <td>to corner 20;</td> </tr> <tr data-valign="top"> <td>Thence</td> <td>S 02 000W,</td> <td>218.10 meters</td> <td>to corner 21;</td> </tr> <tr data-valign="top"> <td>Thence</td> <td>N 74 002E,</td> <td>470.70 meters</td> <td>to corner 22;</td> </tr> <tr data-valign="top"> <td>Thence</td> <td>S 58 000E,</td> <td>288.00 meters</td> <td>to corner 23;</td> </tr> <tr data-valign="top"> <td>Thence</td> <td>N 17 000E,</td> <td>143.00 meters</td> <td>to corner 24;</td> </tr> <tr data-valign="top"> <td>Thence</td> <td>N 17 000E,</td> <td>210.00 meters</td> <td>to corner 25;</td> </tr> <tr data-valign="top"> <td>Thence</td> <td>N 29 000E,</td> <td>340.00 meters</td> <td>to corner 26;</td> </tr> <tr data-valign="top"> <td>Thence</td> <td>N 13 000E,</td> <td>240.00 meters</td> <td>to corner 27;</td> </tr> <tr data-valign="top"> <td>Thence</td> <td>N 07 000E,</td> <td>180.00 meters</td> <td>to corner 28;</td> </tr> <tr data-valign="top"> <td>Thence</td> <td>N 12 000E,</td> <td>240.00 meters</td> <td>to corner 29;</td> </tr> <tr data-valign="top"> <td>Thence</td> <td>N 28 000W,</td> <td>350.00 meters</td> <td>to corner 30;</td> </tr> <tr data-valign="top"> <td>Thence</td> <td>N 17 018E,</td> <td>112.20 meters</td> <td>to corner 31;</td> </tr> <tr data-valign="top"> <td>Thence</td> <td>N 03 015E,</td> <td>158.90 meters</td> <td>to corner 32;</td> </tr> <tr data-valign="top"> <td>Thence</td> <td>N 07 002W,</td> <td>150.10 meters</td> <td>to corner 33;</td> </tr> <tr data-valign="top"> <td>Thence</td> <td>N 16 037W,</td> <td>225.50 meters</td> <td>to corner 34;</td> </tr> <tr data-valign="top"> <td>Thence</td> <td>N 12 026W,</td> <td>245.00 meters</td> <td>to corner 35;</td> </tr> <tr data-valign="top"> <td>Thence</td> <td>N 19 023W,</td> <td>210.20 meters</td> <td>to corner 36;</td> </tr> <tr data-valign="top"> <td>Thence</td> <td>N 70 020W,</td> <td>206.30 meters</td> <td>to corner 37;</td> </tr> <tr data-valign="top"> <td>Thence</td> <td>N 89 000W,</td> <td>231.30 meters</td> <td>to corner 38;</td> </tr> <tr data-valign="top"> <td>Thence</td> <td>S 80 08W,</td> <td>241.40 meters</td> <td>to corner 39;</td> </tr> <tr data-valign="top"> <td>Thence</td> <td>S 76 037W,</td> <td>194.70 meters</td> <td>to corner 40;</td> </tr> <tr data-valign="top"> <td>Thence</td> <td>N 32 000W,</td> <td>300.00 meters</td> <td>to corner 41;</td> </tr> <tr data-valign="top"> <td>Thence</td> <td>N 76 040E,</td> <td>534.47 meters</td> <td>to corner 42;</td> </tr> <tr data-valign="top"> <td>Thence</td> <td>N 21 037E,</td> <td>215.46 meters</td> <td>to corner 43;</td> </tr> <tr data-valign="top"> <td>Thence</td> <td>N 44 038E,</td> <td>643.49 meters</td> <td>to corner 44;</td> </tr> <tr data-valign="top"> <td>Thence</td> <td>N 50 037E,</td> <td>397.17 meters</td> <td>to corner 45;</td> </tr> <tr data-valign="top"> <td>Thence</td> <td>N 44 039E,</td> <td>330.74 meters</td> <td>to corner 46;</td> </tr> <tr data-valign="top"> <td>Thence</td> <td>N 53 045E,</td> <td>336.40 meters</td> <td>to corner 47;</td> </tr> <tr data-valign="top"> <td>Thence</td> <td>N 11 038W,</td> <td>284.90 meters</td> <td>to corner 48;</td> </tr> <tr data-valign="top"> <td>Thence</td> <td>N 12 028E,</td> <td>195.14 meters</td> <td>to corner 49;</td> </tr> <tr data-valign="top"> <td>Thence</td> <td>N 24038W,</td> <td>233.14 meters</td> <td>to corner 50;</td> </tr> <tr data-valign="top"> <td>Thence</td> <td>N 05 049E,</td> <td>184.98 meters</td> <td>to corner 51;</td> </tr> <tr data-valign="top"> <td>Thence</td> <td>S 10 025E,</td> <td>203.10 meters</td> <td>to corner 52;</td> </tr> <tr data-valign="top"> <td>Thence</td> <td>S 48 005E,</td> <td>191.78 meters</td> <td>to corner 53;</td> </tr> <tr data-valign="top"> <td>Thence</td> <td>S 61 006E,</td> <td>248.85 meters</td> <td>to corner 54;</td> </tr> <tr data-valign="top"> <td>Thence</td> <td>S 68 002E,</td> <td>220.66 meters</td> <td>to corner 55;</td> </tr> <tr data-valign="top"> <td>Thence</td> <td>S 67 001E,</td> <td>215.75 meters</td> <td>to corner 56;</td> </tr> <tr data-valign="top"> <td>Thence</td> <td>S 84 003E,</td> <td>234.82 meters</td> <td>to corner 57;</td> </tr> <tr data-valign="top"> <td>Thence</td> <td>N 60 037E,</td> <td>188.12 meters</td> <td>to corner 58;</td> </tr> <tr data-valign="top"> <td>Thence</td> <td>N 49 029E,</td> <td>187.66 meters</td> <td>to corner 59;</td> </tr> <tr data-valign="top"> <td>Thence</td> <td>S 63 038E,</td> <td>182.70 meters</td> <td>to corner 60;</td> </tr> <tr data-valign="top"> <td>Thence</td> <td>S 19 046E,</td> <td>304.98 meters</td> <td>to corner 61;</td> </tr> <tr data-valign="top"> <td>Thence</td> <td>S 32036E,</td> <td>324.57 meters</td> <td>to corner 62;</td> </tr> <tr data-valign="top"> <td>Thence</td> <td>S 73019E,</td> <td>161.92 meters</td> <td>to corner 63;</td> </tr> <tr data-valign="top"> <td>Thence</td> <td>S 050 01E,</td> <td>255.12 meters</td> <td>to corner 64;</td> </tr> <tr data-valign="top"> <td>Thence</td> <td>S 330 37W,</td> <td>138.89 meters</td> <td>to corner 65;</td> </tr> <tr data-valign="top"> <td>Thence</td> <td>S 290 19E,</td> <td>174.69 meters</td> <td>to corner 66;</td> </tr> <tr data-valign="top"> <td>Thence</td> <td>S 540 02W,</td> <td>132.47 meters</td> <td>to corner 67;</td> </tr> <tr data-valign="top"> <td>Thence</td> <td>S 230 32E,</td> <td>194.88 meters</td> <td>to corner 68;</td> </tr> <tr data-valign="top"> <td>Thence</td> <td>S 28031E,</td> <td>234.73 meters</td> <td>to corner 69;</td> </tr> <tr data-valign="top"> <td>Thence</td> <td>N 830 33W,</td> <td>183.81 meters</td> <td>to corner 70;</td> </tr> <tr data-valign="top"> <td>Thence</td> <td>N 730 12W,</td> <td>222.95 meters</td> <td>to corner 71;</td> </tr> <tr data-valign="top"> <td>Thence</td> <td>N 650 20W,</td> <td>187.32 meters</td> <td>to corner 72;</td> </tr> <tr data-valign="top"> <td>Thence</td> <td>N 630 03W,</td> <td>232.16 meters</td> <td>to corner 73;</td> </tr> <tr data-valign="top"> <td>Thence</td> <td>N 790 05W,</td> <td>258.45 meters</td> <td>to corner 74;</td> </tr> <tr data-valign="top"> <td>Thence</td> <td>S 160 12W,</td> <td>138.97 meters</td> <td>to corner 75;</td> </tr> <tr data-valign="top"> <td>Thence</td> <td>S 090 35W,</td> <td>199.92 meters</td> <td>to corner 76;</td> </tr> <tr data-valign="top"> <td>Thence</td> <td>S 150 22W,</td> <td>174.75 meters</td> <td>to corner 77;</td> </tr> <tr data-valign="top"> <td>Thence</td> <td>S 110 36W,</td> <td>229.87 meters</td> <td>to corner 78;</td> </tr> <tr data-valign="top"> <td>Thence</td> <td>S 120 50E,</td> <td>215.09 meters</td> <td>to corner 79;</td> </tr> <tr data-valign="top"> <td>Thence</td> <td>S 110 51E,</td> <td>190.10 meters</td> <td>to corner 80;</td> </tr> <tr data-valign="top"> <td>Thence</td> <td>S 060 59E,</td> <td>180.12 meters</td> <td>to corner 81;</td> </tr> <tr data-valign="top"> <td>Thence</td> <td>S 120 32W,</td> <td>204.84 meters</td> <td>to corner 82;</td> </tr> <tr data-valign="top"> <td>Thence</td> <td>S 020 05E,</td> <td>265.10 meters</td> <td>to corner 83;</td> </tr> <tr data-valign="top"> <td>Thence</td> <td>S 050 02E,</td> <td>205.12 meters</td> <td>to corner 84;</td> </tr> <tr data-valign="top"> <td>Thence</td> <td>S 040 36W,</td> <td>145.03 meters</td> <td>to corner 85;</td> </tr> <tr data-valign="top"> <td>Thence</td> <td>S 300 29E,</td> <td>234.66 meters</td> <td>to corner 86;</td> </tr> <tr data-valign="top"> <td>Thence</td> <td>S 080 00W,</td> <td>230.00 meters</td> <td>to corner 87;</td> </tr> <tr data-valign="top"> <td>Thence</td> <td>S 080 00W,</td> <td>150.00 meters</td> <td>to corner 88;</td> </tr> <tr data-valign="top"> <td>Thence</td> <td>S 840 00W,</td> <td>180.00 meters</td> <td>to corner 89;</td> </tr> <tr data-valign="top"> <td>Thence</td> <td>S 370 00W,</td> <td>230.00 meters</td> <td>to corner 90;</td> </tr> <tr data-valign="top"> <td>Thence</td> <td>S 120 00E,</td> <td>140.00 meters</td> <td>to corner 91;</td> </tr> <tr data-valign="top"> <td>Thence</td> <td>S 580 00E,</td> <td>200.00 meters</td> <td>to corner 92;</td> </tr> <tr data-valign="top"> <td>Thence</td> <td>S 750 00E,</td> <td>160.00 meters</td> <td>to corner 93;</td> </tr> <tr data-valign="top"> <td>Thence</td> <td>S 160 00W,</td> <td>150.00 meters</td> <td>to corner 94;</td> </tr> <tr data-valign="top"> <td>Thence</td> <td>S 110 00W,</td> <td>170.00 meters</td> <td>to corner 95;</td> </tr> <tr data-valign="top"> <td>Thence</td> <td>S 460 00W,</td> <td>210.00 meters</td> <td>to corner 96;</td> </tr> <tr data-valign="top"> <td>Thence</td> <td>S 000 10E,</td> <td>240.00 meters</td> <td>to corner 97;</td> </tr> <tr data-valign="top"> <td>Thence</td> <td>S 300 00W,</td> <td>250.00 meters</td> <td>to corner 98;</td> </tr> <tr data-valign="top"> <td>Thence</td> <td>S 44000W,</td> <td>170.00 meters</td> <td>to corner 100;</td> </tr> <tr data-valign="top"> <td>Thence</td> <td>S 220 00W,</td> <td>210.00 meters</td> <td>to corner 101;</td> </tr> <tr data-valign="top"> <td>Thence</td> <td>S 240 00E,</td> <td>150.00 meters</td> <td>to corner 102;</td> </tr> <tr data-valign="top"> <td>Thence</td> <td>S 820 00W,</td> <td>280.00 meters</td> <td>to corner 103;</td> </tr> <tr data-valign="top"> <td>Thence</td> <td>S 660 00W,</td> <td>285.00 meters</td> <td>to corner 104;</td> </tr> <tr data-valign="top"> <td>Thence</td> <td>N 120 00E,</td> <td>175.00 meters</td> <td>to corner 105;</td> </tr> <tr data-valign="top"> <td>Thence</td> <td>N 250 00W,</td> <td>280.00 meters</td> <td>to corner 106;</td> </tr> <tr data-valign="top"> <td>Thence</td> <td>N 330 00W,</td> <td>260.00 meters</td> <td>to corner 107;</td> </tr> <tr data-valign="top"> <td>Thence</td> <td>N 530 00W,</td> <td>270.00 meters</td> <td>to corner 108;</td> </tr> <tr data-valign="top"> <td>Thence</td> <td>S 830 00W,</td> <td>280.00 meters</td> <td>to corner 1, the point</td> </tr> <tr data-valign="top"> <td></td> <td><br /> </td> <td>of beginning,</td> <td></td> </tr> </tbody> </table>

containing an area of ONE THOUSAND NINETY FIVE (1,095) HECTARES, more orless.

The Buffer Zone Parcel 1 begin at a point marked “1” which is identical to corner 9 of Project No. 19-C, Block C. Timberland, LC Map No. 2004;

Thence	N 27 002W,	260.1 meters	to corner 2;
Thence	N 70 001W,	140.2 meters	to corner 3;
Thence	N 51002W,	240.3 meters	to corner 4;
Thence	N 78001W,	180.3 meters	to corner 5;
Thence	N 00001E,	235.1 meters	to corner 6;
Thence	N 27057E,	290.0 meters	to corner 7;
Thence	N 52058E,	239.8 meters	to corner 8;
Thence	S 86000E,	239.6 meters	to corner 9;
Thence	S 60058E,	174.8 meters	to corner 10;
Thence	N 89035E,	249.6 meters	to corner 11;
Thence	S 79059E,	279.6 meters	to corner 12;
Thence	S 87000E,	244.6 meters	to corner 13;
Thence	N 84059E,	264.6 meters	to corner 14;
Thence	S 48058E,	329.7 meters	to corner 15;
Thence	S 38058E,	179.9 meters	to corner 16;
Thence	S 06000E,	239.9 meters	to corner 17;
Thence	S 74002W,	470.7 meters	to corner 18;
Thence	N 02000E,	218.1 meters	to corner 19;
Thence	N 09034W,	199.0 meters	to corner 20;
Thence	S 73022W,	164.6 meters	to corner 21;
Thence	N 77010W,	174.1 meters	to corner 22;
Thence	S 44022W,	165.1 meters	to corner 23;
Thence	N 78009W,	209.1 meters	to corner 24;
Thence	N 31013E,	138.3 meters	to corner 25;
Thence	N 20034W,	68.9 meters	to corner 26;
Thence	S 86035W,	223.3 meters	to corner 27;
Thence	S 29017W,	171.3 meters	to corner 28;
Thence	S 08030W,	361.2 meters	to corner 29;
Thence	S 20027W,	250.6 meters	to corner 1,

the point of beginning,

containing an area of ONE HUNDRED EIGHT (108) HECTARES, more or less.

The Buffer Zone Parcel 2 begins at a point marked “1” which is identical to corner 30 of Buug Natural Biotic Area;

Thence	N 31058W,	289.80 meters	to corner 2;
Thence	N 38058W,	309.80 meters	to corner 3;
Thence	N 51058W,	249.70 meters	to corner 4;
Thence	N 02000E,	180.00 meters	to corner 5;
Thence	N 61058W,	259.70 meters	to corner 6;
Thence	N 66058W,	269.60 meters	to corner 7;
Thence	N 76037E,	194.70 meters	to corner 8;
Thence	N 80016E,	241.40 meters	to corner 9;
Thence	N 89000E,	321.30 meters	to corner 10;
Thence	S 70020E,	206.30 meters	to corner 11;
Thence	S 19023E,	210.20 meters	to corner 12;
Thence	S 12 026E,	245.00 meters	to corner 13;
Thence	S 16 037E	225.50 meters	to corner 14;
Thence	S 07 002E,	150.01 meters	to corner 15;
Thence	S 03 015W,	158.90 meters	to corner 16;
Thence	S 17 018W,	112.20 meters	to corner 1,

the point of beginning, containing an area of FORTY FOUR (44) HECTARES, more or less.

The Buffer Zone Parcel 3 begins at a point marked “1” on the map which is identical to corner 51 of Buug Natural Biotic Area;

Thence	N 39004E,	113.92 meters	to corner 2;
Thence	N 68000E,	207.46 meters	to corner 3;
Thence	N 39032E,	233.81 meters	to corner 4;
Thence	N 12001E,	424.29 meters	to corner 5;
Thence	S 83043E,	340.47 meters	to corner 6;
Thence	S 73029E,	164.71 meters	to corner 7;
Thence	S 46032E,	137.84 meters	to corner 8;
Thence	S 27028E,	336.77 meters	to corner 9;
Thence	S 10057W,	175.59 meters	to corner 10;
Thence	S 40005E,	155.96 meters	to corner 11;
Thence	S 21049E,	166.48 meters	to corner 12;
Thence	S 08056W,	265.76 meters	to corner 13;
Thence	S 49029W,	187.66 meters	to corner 14;
Thence	S 60037W,	188.12 meters	to corner 15;
Thence	N 84003W,	234.82 meters	to corner 16;
Thence	N 67001W,	215.75 meters	to corner 17;
Thence	N 68002W,	220.66 meters	to corner 18;
Thence	N 61006W,	248.85 meters	to corner 19;
Thence	N 48005W,	191.78 meters	to corner 20;
Thence	N 10025W,	203.10 meters	to corner 1, the point

of beginning,

Containing an area of ONE HUNDRED TWENTY SEVEN (127) HECTARES, more or less.

The Buffer Zone Parcel 4 begins at a point marked “1” on the map which is identical to corner 26 of Project No. 19-C, Block C, alienable and Disposable, LC Map No. 2228;

Thence	S 43042W,	232.47 meters	to corner 2;
Thence	S 73027W,	297.18 meters	to corner 3;
Thence	S 71025W,	162.23 meters	to corner 4;
Thence	N 30029W,	234.66 meters	to corner 5;
Thence	N 04036E,	145.03 meters	to corner 6;
Thence	N 05002W,	205.12 meters	to corner 7;
Thence	N 02005W,	265.10 meters	to corner 8;
Thence	N 12032E,	204.84 meters	to corner 9;
Thence	N 06059W,	180.12 meters	to corner 10;
Thence	N 11051W,	190.10 meters	to corner 11;
Thence	N 12050W,	215.09 meters	to corner 12;
Thence	N 11036E,	229.87 meters	to corner 13;
Thence	N 15022E,	174.75 meters	to corner 14;
Thence	N 09035E,	199.92 meters	to corner 15;
Thence	N 16012E,	138.97 meters	to corner 16;
Thence	S 79005E,	258.45 meters	to corner 17;
Thence	S 63003E,	232.16 meters	to corner 18;
Thence	S 65020E,	187.32 meters	to corner 19;
Thence	S 73012E,	222.95 meters	to corner 20;
Thence	S 83033E,	183.81 meters	to corner 21;
Thence	S 25008W,	262.32 meters	to corner 22;
Thence	S 06048E,	203.96 meters	to corner 23;
Thence	S 27013E,	197.91 meters	to corner 24;
Thence	S 36022E,	197.42 meters	to corner 25;
Thence	S 44013W,	154.67 meters	to corner 26;
Thence	N 75015W,	96.83 meters	to corner 27;
Thence	S 37053W,	475.14 meters	to corner 28;
Thence	S 30024W,	169.85 meters	to corner 29;
Thence	S 11059E,	317.14 meters	to corner 1, the point

of beginning,

Containing an area of ONE HUNDRED NINETY ONE (191) HECTARES, more or less.

The technical descriptions of Buug Natural Biotic Area and its Buffer Zone shall be subject to actual ground survey.

These areas shall be under the management jurisdiction of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) and shall be administered in accordance with the provisions of the NIPAS Act of 1992.

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

DONE in the City of Manila, this 22nd day of December in the year of Our Lord Nineteen Hundred and Ninety-Eight.

(Sgd.) JOSEPH EJERCITO ESTRADA

By the President:

(Sgd.) RONALDO B. ZAMORA
Executive Secretary