Proclamation No. 76, s. 1987

P M S uprary

MALACANANG Manila

PROCLAMATION NO. 76

DEFINING THE TRUE AND CORRECT BOUNDARY LINES BETWEEN THE PROVINCES OF ZAMBOANGA DEL NORTE AND ZAMBOANGA DEL SUR AND THE CITY OF ZAMBOANGA.

Upon recommendation of the Chairman of the Technical Committee created by the President of the Philippines under Administrative Order No. 268, dated February 1, 1971, as amended by Administrative Order No. 304, dated July 27, 1971, under the chairmanship of the Director of the Bureau of Coastand Geodetic Survey, to determine the true and correct boundary lines between the Province of Zamboanga del Norte and Zamboanga del Sur and the City of Zamboanga, and by virtue of the powers vested in me by law, I, CORAZON C. AQUINO, President of the Philippines, do hereby declare and proclaim, in accordance with said recomnendation contained in the Report of said Technical Committee Submitted in November 1971, the following as the true and correct boundary lines between said political subdivision:

1. The Boundary Line Between Zamboanga del Norte Zamboanga

del Sur. - ‘The boundary: line separating the Province. of Zamboanga del Norte and Zamboanga del Sur begins at Point 1 (designated as "Z") at approximate position at latitude 8° 13' 00" N, longitude 123° 33! 30" E, which is the intersection of the boundaries between Misamis Occidental, Zamboanga del Norte and Zamboanga del Sur; thence N89°58! _ 19" Wy 43, 155672 meters to Point 2 at approximate position at latitude 8°43" Oo" N, longitude 123° 10' 00" E, thence, due south 23.961.07 meters to Poing 3 at approximat2 position of latitude 8° 00" 00" N, longitude 123° 10' 00" gy thence, N 89° 59' 35" w, 14,024.46 meters to Point 4 at approximate position at latitude

8” 00' 00" N, longitude 123° 04" OO"B;thence, § 50° 06''°59" Ww, 14,369.86 meters to Point 5 at approximate position at latitude 7°

55' 00" N, longitude 122° 58' 00" E; thence, N 89°59" 56" w, 1,837.78 meters to Point 6 at approximate position at latitude 7° 55' 00" N, longitude 122° 57' 00" BE; thence N 79°51! 39" w, 21,841.32 meters to Point 7 at approximate position at, latitude q: 57' 05" N, longitude 122° 45' 18" EB (331-meter peak); thence § 78° 26! 4am Wa 11,035.55 meters to Point 8 at approximate position at latitude 7°55' 53" N, longituce 122° 39' 25" E (407-meter peak); thence, S 65° 251 14" Ws 9,229.31 meters to Point _9 at approximate position at latitude 07

53' 48" N, longitude 122° 34' 51" © (220-meter peak); thence, S$ 56° 33' 29" Wy 5124372059 meters to Point 10, at approximate position at latituce 2 50" O6" N, longitude 122° 291 44" E; thence, S 49° 45t 58" Wy 65943.14 meters ito Point 11 “at approximate position at latitude 7 u2t, Aon N,, Lonigdtude, 122° 26' 24 mY(457—-meter peak); thences S 63°43! 5g", W, 8,952.46 meters t6 Point 12 at approximate position at* latitude 7 45' 31 Ny longitude 122°21' 59" £,(360-meter peak) thence, S 29° 23' 39" Wy 12,551425 meters to Point 13 at approximate position at

latitude 7° 39' 35" N, longitude 122° 481 38" & (260-meter peak); thence, S 48° 05! 31" Wy 3,541.52 meters to Point 14 at approximate position at latituge 2 38 180 N, longitude 122°17'12" E (320-meter peak) thence, S 24> 20! 53" ow, 5,799.35 meters to Point 15 at approxi- mate position at latitude 7°35! 26" N. longitude 122° 15' 54" & (340- meter peak) thence, s' 30°22" 34" w 6,729.47 meters to Point 16 at approximatesfosition at latitude 07° 32" 17" N, longitude 122°741031 E, (380=meter peak); thence, s 08°37" 38" W, 7\767.48 meters to Point 17, designated as Pojnt "¥") at approximate position at latitude 728107" N; longitude 122°13' 25" E, which is the intersection of the boundaries between Zamboangadel Norte, Zamboanga del Sur and Zamboanga City, subject to necéssary adjustments to conform with the natural features intended as located in the ground.

Qe The ‘Boundary Line Between Zamboanga del Norte and Zamboanga

Gity. - The boundary line*separating the Province of Zamboanga del Norte and the City of gamboanga begins at Point 4 at approximate position at latitude 7 09' OO" N, longitude 421. 54' 07" E, which is the center of the mouth of Limpapa River (chartéd as Alimpaya River),

about 3.75 kms. southwest of Pangian Point and about 4.65 kms. north-

west of Caldera Point in the southwestern coast of the Zamboanga Peninsula; thonce, N 89°59! 24" B, 19,269.28 meters to Point 2 at approximate position at latitude 7°Q91 QO" .N, longitude 422° Ok 35"

Ey thence, N +4° 03* nen Ey 11,072.59 meters to Point 3 at approximate position at latitude 7-13" 19" N, longitude 122°08' 46" £*(620-meter peak) thence, N 26° 45! 48" &, 6,812.02 meters to Point 4 at approximate position at latitude 7° 16" 37" N, longitude 422°10' 26" EB, (240-meter peak); N 01°22' 56" §, 10,170.68 meters to Point 5 (469-meter peak)

at approxim:.te position at latitude 7 22' 08" N, longitude 122°10!

34" E} thence, N 25. 25! 44 B, 12,211.10 meters to Point 6 (designated as "yt" in. thig Report) at approximate position at latitude 7 28' O7" N, longitude (122° 13' 25" E, which is the intersection of the, boundaries of Zamboanga City and the Province, of Zamboonga del Norte and Zamboanga del Sur. : '

• 3. The Boundary Line Between Zamboanga del Sur and Zamboanga City. - The boundary line separating ‘the Trovince of Zamboanga del Sur and Zamboanga City begins at Point 4, at approximate position at latitude 7°28' 07" N, longitude 122°21'12" E, which ‘is the center of the mouth of Tungawan River’ in the east’-coast of the Zamboanga Peninsula about 1.95 Kms. WSW of Tanduasan Point and about 6.2 kms. NW of Palucugan Island; thence, directly west about 14;319.08 meters to

Point 2 (designated as "Y" in this Report), at approximate position at

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» Latitude 7728107" N, longitude 1229731 251 a) which is the intersection h

of ‘the bounderies between Zamboanga ‘City tnd

e Provinces of Zamboanga del Norte ‘and Zamboanga ‘del. Sur. ;

Al]. Yaws, rules ‘and regulations inconsistent with this Proclama- tion, are hereby repealed, superseded, amended and/or modified. accor- dingly. ” af ee ee paced Nat eeh Padi

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The Bureau of Lands may cause the survey of the foregoing boundaries of the Provinces of Zamboanga del Norte and Zamboanga del Syr and the City of Zamboanga, the expenses of which shall be borned by the provinces and city’ concerned.

IN WIINESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of they Republic of the Philippines to be affixed.

DONE in the City of Manila, this 20th day of February, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and eighty-seven.

\ (SGD.) CORAZON C. AQUINO , President of the Philippines

By the President:

(SGD.) JOKER P. ARROYO Executive Secretary