Proclamation No. 763, s. 1996

MALACANANY MANILA BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES

PROCLAMATION NO. 763

ESTABLISHING AS ANAS WATERSHED FOREST RESERVE FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROTECTING, MAINTAINING AND IMPROVING ITS WATER YIELD AND TO PROVIDE RESTRAINING MECHANISM FOR INAPPROPRIATE FOREST EXPLOITATION AND ILLEGAL LAND- USE PRACTICES, A CERTAIN PARCEL OF LAND OF THE PUBLIC DOMAIN SITUATED IN THE MUNICIPALITIES OF NAVAL, ALMERIA AND CULABA, PROVINCE OF BILIRAN, PHILIPPINES.

Upon recommendation of the Secretary of Environment and Natural Resources and pursuant to the powers vested in me by law, I, FIDEL V. OS, President of the Philippines, do hereby withdraw from entry, sale, disposition or settlement and set aside as Anas Watershed Forest Reserve subject to private rights, if any there be, and to the operations of previous proclamations reserving any portion thereof for specific purposes, and to the implementation of other forestry development programs consistent with the " objectives of the proclamation, a certain parcel of land of the public domain Situated in the municipalities of Naval, Almeria, and Culaba, Province of Biliran, Philippines which is described in the map as follows, to wit:

Beginning at point “1” on the map, is a point which is identical to orner 31, Alienable and Disposable, LC Map 1119, at latitude 11° 36’ 9.18” north and longitude 124° 27’ 24.74” and being N 55° 26’ E, 8,891.91 meters from BLLM No. 1, Naval Cadastre to corner 1;

Thence S., 54° 00’ W., 420 meters to corner 2, Tangile, 40 cms., identical to corner 30, A & D, LC Map No. 1119;

Thence S., 78° 00’ W., 440 meters to corner 3, Dao, 30 cms., identical to corner 29, A & D, LC Map No. 1119;

Thence N., 12° 00’ E., 400 meters to corner 4, White Lauan, 30 cms., identical to corner 28, A & DLC Map No. 1119;

Thence S., 89° 00’ W., 440 meters to corner 5, Mis. Sp., 34 cms., identical to corner 27, A & D, LC Map No. 1119;

Thence N., 48° 00’ W., 220 meters to corner 6, Bonel, 25 cms., identical to corner 26, A & D, LC Map No. 1119;

Thence N., 3° 00’ E., 380 meters to corner 7, Amuguis, 30 cms., identical to corner 25,A&D, LC Map No. 1119; IN REPLYING, PLEASE CITE:

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Thence N., 3° 00’ E., 380 meters to corner 7, Amuguis, 30 cms., identical to corner 25, A & D, LC Map No. 1119;

Thence N., 16° 00’ E., 200 meters to corner 8, Duguan, 30 cms., identical to corner 24, A & D, LC Map No. 1119;

Thence N., 34° 00’ E., 320 meters to corner 9, Misc. Sp. 20 cms., identical to corner 23, A & D, LC Map No. 1119;

Thence N., 14° 00’ E., 420 meters to corner 10, Duguan, 30 cms., identical to corner 22, A & D, LC Map No. 1119;

Thence N., 41° 00’ E., 440 meters to corner 11, White Lauan, 30 cms., identical to corner 21, A& D, LC Map N. 1119;

Thence N., 80° 00’ W., 500 meters to corner 12, Bitanhol, 30 cms., identical to corner 20, A & D, LC Map No. 1119;

Thence N., 27° 00’ W., 420 meters to corner 13, Misc. Sp., 40 cms., identical to corner 19, A & D, LC Map No. 1119;

Thence S., 20° 13’ W., 303.73 meters to corner 14, a point along the bank of Anas River;

Thence S., 28° 37’ W., 250.60 meters to corner 15, a point along the bank of Anas River;

Thence S., 54° 28’ W., 215.06 meters to corner 16, a point along the bank of Anas River;

Thence S., 74° 39’ W., 264.43 meters to corner 17, a point along the bank of Anas River;

Thence S., 74° 39’ W., 264.43 meters to corner 18, a point along the bank of Anas River;

Thence S., 40° 43’ W., 283.64 meters to corner 19, Balobo, 25 cms., identical to corner 18, A & D, LC Map No. 1119;

Thence N., 19° 26’ W., 270.42 meters to corner 20, a point along the bank of Mainit River;

Thence N., 17° 49’E., 294.11 meters to corner 21, a point along the bank of Mainit River; q

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Thence N., 22° 23’ E., 275.77 meters to corner 22, White Lauan, 30 cms., identical to corner 17, A & D, LC Map No. 1119;

Thence N., 54° 00’ W., 240 meters to corner 23, Palosapis, 25 cms., identical to corner 16, A & D, LC Map No. 1119; .

Thence N., 49° 03’ E., 999.52 meters to corner 24, a point on top of ridge;

Thence N., 65° 21’ E., 935.20 meters to corner 25, a point on top of ridge;

Thence N., 77° 48’E., 567.82 meters to corner 26, a point on top of ridge;

Thence N., 03° 47’ E., 531.15 meters to corner 27, a point on top of ridge;

Thence N., 48° 04’ E., 396.55 meters to corner 28, a point on top of ridge;

Thence S., 80° 23’ E., 1,257.66 meters to corner 29, a point on Mt. Peak at elevation of 978 meters,

Thence S., 00° 20’ W., 840.01 meters to corner 30, a point on top of ridge;

Thence S., 43° 24’ E., 1,651.73 meters to corner 31; @ point on top of ridge;

Thence S., 40° 42’ E., 613.37 meters to corner 32, a point on top of ridge;

Thence N., 79° O1’ W., 524.62 meters to corner 34, a point on top of ridge;

Thence S., 83° 11’ W., 589.17 meters to corner 35, a point on top of ridge;

Thence S., 57° 08’ W., 672.64 meters to corner 36, a point on Mt. Peak at elevation of 546 meters,

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Thence S., 64° 41’ W., 409.30 meters to corner 1, the point of beginning, containing an area of ONE THOUSAND ONE HUNDRED FORTY TWO AND 25/100 (1,142.25) HECTARES.

The area covered by the reservation shall be under the administrative sdiction, supervision and control of the Department of Environment and tural Resources thru its Forest Management Bureau in coordination with ther agencies of the government with the objective of maintaining its fulness as watershed forest reserve and a source of water for domestic ndustrial purposes, considering environmental stability.

The management, development and protection of the area shall be ported by the created Watershed Management Council in the province of an.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, | have hereunto set my hand and caused ‘seal of the Republic of the Philippines to be affixed.

DONE in the City of Manila, this 19th day of March in year of Our Lord, Nineteen Hundred and Ninety-Six.

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