Proclamation No. 912, s. 2005

-- MALACANANG Manila BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES PROCLAMATION NO. 912 DECLARING THE MATI WATERSHED FOREST RESERVE SITUATED IN THE MUNICIPAUTY OF MATI, PROVINCE OF DAVAO ORIENTAL AS A PROTECTED AREA AND ITS PERIPHERAL AREAS AS BUFFER ZONE- PURSUANT TO RA 7586 (NIPAS ACT OF 1992) AND SHALL BE KNOWN AS MATI PROTECTED LANDSCAPE Upon the recommendation of the Secretary of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources, and pursuant to the powers vested upon me by law, I, GLORIA MACAPAGAL ARROYO, President of the Republic of the Philippines, do hereby set aside and declare Mati Watershed Forest Reserve, situated in the Municipality of Mati, Province of Davao Oriental as a Protected Area under the category of PROTECTED LANDSCAPE and its peripheral area as Buffer Zone, subject to private rights and without prejudice to the rights of the indigenous peoples as provided for in R.A. 8371, DENR Administrative Order No. 93-02 and other related rules and regulations, if any, as described in DENR NIPAS Map No. R-XI- 6. TECH NICAL DESCRIPTION "The Mati Protected Landscape begins at a point marked "1" on the map and on the ground being identical to corner 8, Block-VII, Project No. 9-A, Alienable or Disposable per L.C. Map 1332, certified on January 19, 1935; Thence, Thence, Thence, Thence, Thence, Thence, Thence, Thence, Thence, Thence, Thence, Thence, Thence, Thence, Thence, Thence, N 30°01' W, 5 63°60' W, 5 25°59'E , 5 69°60' W , 5 69°60' W, 5 69°60' W, 5 66°60' W, 5 17°60' W, 5 03°60' W, 5 34°60' W, S. 02°60' E., 5 29°60' W, 5 19°60' E, 5 09°60' W, 5 44°60' W, 548°60' W, 314.90 100.00 180.00 100.00 150.00 230.00 160.00 180.00 180.10 240.10 160.00 230.10 240.10 280.10 250.10 280.10 to corner 2; to corner 3; to corner 4; to corner 5; to corner 6; to corner 7; to corner 8; to corner 9; to corner 10; to corner 11; to corner 12; to corner 13; to corner 14; to corner 15; to corner 16; to corner 17; meters meters meters meters meters meters meters meters meters meters:' meters meters meters meters meters meters Thence Thence Thence Thence Thence Thence Thence Thence Thence Thence Thence Thence Thence Thence Thence Thence Thence Thence Thence Thence Thence Thence Thence Thence Thence Thence Thence Thence Thence Thence Thence Thence Thence Thence Thence Thence Thence Thence Thence Thence Thence Thence Thence Thence Thence Thence to corner 18 to corner 19; to corner 20; to corner 21; to corner 22 to corner 23; to corner 24; ,to corner 25; to corner 26; to corner 27; to corner 28; to corner 29; to corner 30 to corner 31; to corner 32; to corner 33; to corner 34; to corner 35; to corner 36; to corner 37; to corner 38; to corner 39; to corner 40; to corner 41; to corner 42; to corner 43; to corner 44; to corner 45; to corner 46; to corner 47; to corner 48; to corner 49; to corner 50; to corner 51; to corner 52; to corner 53; to corner 54; to corner 55; to corner 56; to corner 57; to corner 58; to corner 59; to corner 60; to corner 61; to corner 62; to corner 63; N 75°00' W, N 04°00' W, N 53°01' W, N 52°01' W, N 33°01' W, N 19°00' W, N 18°00' W, N 03°00' W, N 01°00' W, N 37°00' E, N 18°00' W, N 01°00' W, N41°01'W, N 31°00' E, N 38°00' E, N 32°00' E, N 41°00' E, Due North, S 44°59' E, N 50°00' E, N 58°00' E, N 42°01' W, Due East, N 75°00' E, N 80°00' E, N 55°00' E, N 68°00' E, N 68°00' E, N 70°00' E , S 43°59' E, S 12°60' E, S 09°60' E, 5 52°59' E, 5 34°59' E, 5 85°60' E, 5 63°59' E, 5 80°60' E, 5 05°60' W, S 85°60' E, 5 11°60' E , 5 68°60' E, 5 50°59' E, 5 23°60' W, 531°60' W, S 11°60' E, 5 20°60' E, 320.00 meters 259.90 meters 260.00 meters 280.00 meters 319.90 meters 239.90 meters 229.90 meters 279.90 meters 199.90 meters 200.00 meters 399.90 meters 279.90 meters 240.00 meters 200.00 meters 180.00 meters 299.90 meters 299.90 meters 140.00 meters 200.00 meters 200.00 meters 399.90 meters 360.00 meters 300;00 meters 180.00 meters 200.00 meters 240.00 meters 160.00 meters 160.00 meters 120.00 meters 120.00 meters 60.00 meters 150.00 meters 270.00 meters 240.00 meters 120.00 meters 120.00 meters 160.00 meters 140.00 meters 100.00 meters 140.00 metersC' 200.00 meters 220.00 meters 120.00 meters 280.00 meters 160.00 meters 100.00 meters 2 Thence 5 11°60' E, 200.00 meters to corner 64; Thence 520°60' E, 120.00 meters to corner 65; Thence 5 62°60' W, 140.00 meters to corner 66; Thence 5 29°60' W, 130.00 eters to corner 67; Thence' 559°60' W, 220.00 meters to corner 68; Thence 5 57°60' W, 255.00 meters to corner 69; Thence 559°60' W, 140.00 meters' to corner 70; Thence 5 51°60'W, 145.00 meters to corner 1, the point of beginning containing an area of NINE HUNDRED FOURTEEN AND 26/100 (914.26) HECTARES. The Buffer Zone of Mati Protected Landscape is bounded on the West, North and East directions from comer 25 to corner 61 by Timberland under Project No. 9-1 and 9-F per L.C. Map 2647 and 2058, respectively, and on the South from corner 1 to corner 25 by Project No. 9-M, Alienable or Disposable per L.C. Map 2953 while the Bitanagan River shall serve as buffer from corner 70 to corner 3 of the protected area. The Buffer Zone of the Protected Area begins at a point marked '1' on the map being identical to corner 4 of Mati Protected Landscape; Thence Thence Thence Thence Thence Thence Thence Thence Thence Thence Thence Thence Thence Thence Thence Thence Thence Thence Thence Thence Thence Thence Thence Thence Thence Thence S 23°01' E, S 70°10' W, S 70°10' W, S 70°10' W S67°11'W, S 18°09' W, S 04°02' W, S 35°14' W, S 03°00' E, S 30°13' W, S 20°10' E, S 10°05' W, S 45°15' W, S 49°15' W, N 74°60' W, N 03°60' W, N 53°00' W, N 52°00' W, N 33°00' W, N 18°59' W, N 17°59' W, N 02°60' W, N 00°60.' W, N 36°46' E, N 17°59' W, N 00°60' W , 99.50 meters 90.30 meters 170.50 meters 200.60 meters 170.50 meters 174.30 meters 179.20 meters 229.60 meters 149.30 meters 249.40 meters 224.00 meters 298.70 meters 229.90 meters 270.10 meters 311.30 meters 261.20 meters 251.10 meters 281.20 meters 311.40 mers 221.00 meters 221.00 meters 281.30 meters 211.00 meters 200.30 meters 472.10 meters 211.00 meters to corner 2; to corner 3; to corner 4; to corner 5; to comer 6; to corner 7; to comer 8; to corner 9; to corner 10; to corner 11; to corner 12; to corner 13; to corner 14; to corner 15; to corner 16; to corner 17; to corner 18; to corner 19; to corner 20; to corner 21; to corner 22; to corner 23; to corner 24; to corner 25; to corner 26; to corner 27; ..:~~ 1I111111111~lilllllli'0".".'" 32145 Thence Thence Thence Thence Thence Thence Thence Thence Thence Thence Thence Thence Thence Thence Thence Thence Thence Thence Thence Thence Thence Thence Thence Thence Thence Thence Thence Thence Thence Thence Thence Thence Thence Thence Thence Thence Thence Thence Thence Thence Thence Thence Thence Thence Thence Thence N 41°00' W , N 30°47' E, N 37°46' E, N 31°47' E, N 40°45' E, Due North Due East 5 44°60' E , N 49°45' E , N 57°47' E, N 42°00' W, Due North Due East N 74°53' E, N 79°55' E , N 54°46' E, N 67°50' E, 543°60' E, 5 13°00' E, 5 52°60' E-, 5 34°60' E, 581 °00' E, 5 06°03' W, 5 86°00' E, 5 12°00' E, 5 69°01' E, 5 50°60' E, 5 24°11'W , 5 32°13' W , 5 12°00' E, 563°12' W, 5 30°13' W,, 5 60°13' W , 552°14' W, N 16°59' W, N 51 °46' E, N 59°47' E, N 57°47' E, N 59°47' E, , N 29°47' E, N 62°47' E, N 20°59' W , N 11°60' W, N 20°59' W, N 11°60'W N 31 °47' E, to corner 28; to corner 29; to comer 30; to comer 31; to corner 3'2; to corner 33; to comer 34;, to corner 35; to comer 36; to comer 37; to comer 38; to comer 39; to comer 40; to corner 41; to comer 42; to corner 43; to comer 44; to corner 45; to corner 46; to comer 47; to corner 48; to corner 49; to comer 50; to corner 51; to comer 52; to comer 53; to comer 54; to comer 55; to corner 56; to comer 57; to comer 58; to corner 59; to corner 60; to corner 61,; to corner 6'2; to corner 63; to corner 64; to corner 65; to corner 66; to corner 67; to corner 68; to corner 69; to corner 70; to corner 71; I to corner 72; to corner 73; 301.30 meters 250.60 meters 280.40 meters 260.60 meters 300.30 meters --251.20 meters 199.20 meters 139.40 meters 95.00 meters 219.60 meters 221.00 meters 211.00 meters 448.20 meters 149.50 meters 174.30 meters 229.70 meters 518.50 meters 288.70 meters 219.00 meters 229.00 meters 209.10 meters 398.40 meters 189.10 meters 74.70 meters 189.10 meters 89.60 meters 338.50 meters 239.20 meters 239.50 meters 617.20 meters 240.50 meters 139.70 meters 601.10 meters 240.20 meters 190.90 meters 144.90 meters 139.70 meters 254.60 meters 219.60 meters .) 130.30 meters 139.70 meters 120.50 meters 160.70 meters 100.50 meters 160.70 meters 280.60 meters .:1 Thence Thence Thence Thence Thence Thence Thence Thence Thence Thence Thence Thence Thence Thence Thence Thence Thence Thence Thence Thence Thence Thence Thence Thence Thence Thence Thence Thence Thence Thence Thence Thence Thence Thence Thence Thence Thence Thence Thence Thence Thence Thence Thence Thence Thence Thence N 23°49' E, N 50°58' W, N 68°59W, N 11°60' W, N 85°60' W, N 05°57' E, N 80°60' W, N 63°58' W, N 85°60' W, N 34°58' W, N 52°58' W, N 09°60' W, N 12°60' W, N 43°58' W, 570°10' W, 568°10' W, S 68°10' W, 5 55°14'W, 5 80°05' W, 575°07' W, Due West 5 42°02' E, 558°13' W, S 50015W, N 44°58' W, Due South 541 °15' W, 5 32°13' W, 538°14' W, 5 31°13'W, 541 °02' E, 5 01°00' E, 5 18°01' E, 537°14' W, SOl °00' E, 5 03°00' E, 5 18°01' E, S 19°01' E, 5 33°02' E, 5 52°02' E, 5 53°02' E, 5 04°00' E, 5 75°00' E, N 48°45' E, N 44°45' E, N 09°55' E, 120.40 meters 220.90 meters 200.80 meters 140.60 meters 100.40 meters 140.60 meters 160.70 meters 120.50 meters 120.50 meters 241.10 meters 271.10 meters 150.70 meters 60.30 meters 120.50 meters 120.40 meters 160.50 meters 160.50 meters 240.30 meters 200.80 meters 180.60 meters 301.20 meters 358.40 meters 399.70 meters 200.10 meters 200.90 meters 139.40 meters 299.60 meters 299.30 meters 179.80 meters 199.50 meters 239.00 meters 278.60 meters 398.10 meters 199.70 meters 199.00 meters 278.60 meters 228.90 meters 238.80 meters 318.50 meters 278.80 meters 258.90 meters 258.70 meters 318.70 meters 280.00 meters 250.20 meters 281.30 meters to corner 74; to corner 75; to corner 76; to corner 77; to corner 78; to corner 79; to corner 80; to corner 81; to comer 82; to comer 83; to comer 84; to corner 85 to corner 86; to corner 87; to corner 88; to corner 89; to corner 90; to corner 91; to corner 92; to corner 93; to corner 94; to corner 95; to corner 96; to corner 97; to corner 98; to corner 99; to comer 100; to comer 101; to comer 102; to corner 103; to corner 104; to corner 105; to corner 106; to corner 107; to corner 108; to corner 109; to corner 110; to corner 111; to corner 112; to corner 113; to corner 11.4; to corner 115; to corner 116; to corner 117; to corner 118; to corner 119; 5 Thence N 19°59' W, 241.20 meters to corner 120; Thence N 29°47' E, 230.70 meters to corner 121; Thence N 02°60' W, 160.70 meters to corner 122; Thence N 34°46' E, 240.50 meters to corner 123; Thence N 03°58' E, 180.90 meters to corner 124; Thence N 17°51' E, 180.70 meters to corner 125; Thence N 66°49' E, 159.60 meters to corner 126; Thence N 69°50' E, 229.30 meters' to corner 127; Thence N 69°50' E, 149.50 meters to corner 128; Thence N 69°50' E, 99.70 meters to corner 1, the point of the beginning, containing an area of ONE HUNDRED THIRTY-FIVE AND 76/100(135.76) HECTARES." Any contracts, permits or licenses for the extraction or utilization of natural resources therein already existing prior to this Proclamation shall, subject to national interest, be respected until its expiration. The Mati PL and its Buffer Zone shall be under the administrative jurisdiction of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) and shall be managed in accordance with the provisions of the NIPAS Act of 1992 and its ImpJementing Rules and Regulations. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereto set my hand and caused the seal of the Republic of the Philippines to be affixed. Done in the City of Manila, this 6 th day of Septemberin the year of our Lord, Two Thousand and Five. ~ ~ By the President: ~~ EDUARDO R. ERMITA Executive Secretary 12