MALACAÑANG PALACE
Manila

BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES

Proclamation No. 448

ESTABLISHING AS SINKATULAN FOREST RESERVE FOR FOREST PROTECTION AND TIMBER PRODUCTION, A PARCEL OF PUBLIC DOMAIN SITUATED IN THE MUNICIPAL DISTRICT OF KIDAPAWAN, PROVINCE OF COTABATO, ISLAND OF MINDANAO.

Upon recommendation of the Director of Forestry, approved by the Secretary of Agriculture and Commerce and pursuant to the provisions of section eighteen hundred and twenty-six of Act Numbered Twenty-seven hundred and eleven, known as the Revised Administrative Code, I, Manuel L. Quezon, President of the Philippines, hereby establish for forest protection and timber production the Sinkatulan Forest Reserve and place it under the administration and control of the Bureau of Forestry, which shall have the authority to regulate the use and occupancy of this reserve and the cutting, collection, and removal of timber and other forest products therein in accordance with the Forest Law and Regulations.

I, therefore, withdraw from entry, sale, or settlement, and hereby declare and proclaim to be the Sinkatulan Forest Reserve, subject to private rights, if any there be, that portion of the public domain situated in the municipal district of Kidapawam, Province of Cotabato, Island of Mindanao, and described on Bureau of Forestry map No. F. R.-90, to wit:

Beginning at corner 1, an anilao tree, 30 cm. in diameter, marked F. Z. 435/264, identical to corner 299, alienable and disposable, Cotabato project 42-C, which is S. 73° W. about 14,400 meters from the municipality of (Poblacion) of Kidapawan, Cotabato; thence following Saguing River upstream in a general northeasterly direction about 260 meters to corner 2, an anilao tree, 35 cm. in diameter, marked L. C. 886A/76A identical to corner 298, alienable and disposable, Cotabato project No. 42-C; thence following Saguing River upstream in a general easterly and northeasterly direction about 400 meters to corner 3, an apitong tree, marked L. C. 886A/70-A identical to corner 297, alienable and disposable, Cotabato project 42-C; thence following Saguing River upstream in a general northeasterly direction about 400 meters to corner 4, an anilao tree, 40 cm. in diameter, marked L. C. 886A/65-A identical to corner 296, alienable and disposable, Cotabato project 42-C; thence following Saguing River upstream in a general northeasterly direction about 480 meters to corner 5, an apitong tree, 40 cm. in diameter, marked L. C. 886A/60-A identical to corner 295, alienable and disposable, Cotabato project 42-C; thence following Saguing River upstream in a general northeasterly direction about 400 meters to corner 6, an anilao tree, 35 cm. in diameter, marked L. C. 886A/55-A identical to corner 294, alienable and disposable, Cotabato project 42-C; thence following Saguing River upstream in a general southeasterly and northeasterly direction about 500 meters to corner 7, a rock 140 cm., marked L. C. 886A/87-A identical to corner 293, alienable and disposable, Cotabato project 42-C; thence following Saguing River upstream in a general northeasterly and southeasterly direction, about 740 meters to corner 8, a lok-tob tree, 35 cm. to diameter, marked L. C. 886A/123 identical to corner 292, alienable and disposable, Cotabato project 42-C; thence following Malang River upstream in a general southeasterly direction 320 meters to corner 9, a rock 170 by 120 cm. marked L. C. 886A/125 identical to corner 291, alienable and disposable, Cotabato project 42-C; thence S. 20° E. 120 meters to corner 10, a white lauan tree, 30 cm. in diameter, marked L. C. 886A/127, identical to corner 290, alienable and disposable, Cotabato project 42—C; thence S. 16° W. 340 meters to corner 11, an anilao tree, 25 ,cm. in diameter, marked L. C. 886A/132 identical to corner 289, alienable and disposable, Cotabato project 42-C; thence S. 11° W. 320 meters to corner 12, a Eugenia sp. tree, 35 cm. in diameter, marked L. C. 886A/126 identical to corner 288, alienable and disposable, Cotabato project 42-C; thence S. 17° W. 320 meters to corner 13, a guijo tree, 35 cm. in diameter, marked L. C. 886A/140 identical to corner 287, alienable and disposable, Cotabato project 42—C; thence S. 52° E. 280 meters to corner 14, a baktikan tree, 40 cm. in diameter, marked X. C 886A/143 identical to corner 286, alienable and disposable, Cotabato project 42-C; thence S. 47° E. 360 meters to corner 15, a white lauan tree, 45 cm. in diameter, marked L. C. S86A/148 identical to corner 285, alienable and disposable, Cotabato project 42-C; thence S. 56° E. 400 meters to corner 16, a taluto tree, 25 cm. in diameter, marked L. C. 886A/155 identical to corner 284, alienable and disposable, Cotabato project 42-C; thence S. 70° E. 300 meters to corner 17, a hagachac tree, 45 cm. in diameter, marked L. C. 887/127 identical to corner 283, alienable and disposable, Cotabato project 42-C; thence S. 19° E. 480 meters to comer 18, a hagachac tree, 30 cm. in diameter, marked L. C. 887/123 identical to corner 282, alienable and disposable, Cotabato project 42-C; thence due east, 220 meters to corner 19, a bagtikan tree, 35 cm. in diameter, marked L. C. 887/106 identical to corner 281, alienable and disposable, Cotabato project 42-C; thence S. 77° E. 300 meters to corner 20, a hagachac tree, 60 cm. in diameter, marked L. C. 887/94 identical to corner 280, alienable and disposable, Cotabato project 42-C; thence S. 81° E. 260 meters to corner 21, a paguringon tree, 25 cm. in diameter, marked L. C. 887/90 identical to corner 279, alienable and disposable, Cotabato project 42-C; thence S. 79° E. 300 meters to corner 22, a paguringon tree, 25 cm. in diameter, marked L. C. 887/86 identical to corner 278, alienable and disposable, Cotabato project 42-C; thence N. 88° E. 300 meters to corner 23, an apitong tree, 35 cm. in diameter, marked L. C. 887/79 identical to corner 277, alienable and disposable, Cotabato project 42-C; thence N. 86° E. 200 meters to corner 24, a hagachac tree, 35 cm. in diameter, marked L. C. 887/67 identical to corner 276, alienable and disposable, Cotabato project 42-C; thence S. 74° E. 120 meters to corner 25, a sakat tree, 25 cm. in diameter, marked L. C. 887/64 identical to corner 275, alienable and disposable, Cotabato project 42-C; thence &^42°. E. 220 meters to corner 26, an apitong tree, 45 cm. in diameter, marked L. C. 887/61 identical to corner 274, alienable and disposable, Cotabato project 42-C; thence S. 9° E. 2’80 meters to corner 27, a bolongeta tree, 30 cm. in diameter, marked L. C. 887/55 identical to corner 273, alienable and disposable, Cotabato project 42-C; thence S. 20° W. 300 meters to corner 28, a bagtikan tree, 30 cm. in diameter, marked L. C. 887/139 identical to corner 272, alienable and disposable, Cotabato project 42-C; thence S. 82° E. 300 meters to corner 29, a sakat tree, 30 cm. in diameter, marked L. C. 887/136 identical to corner 271, alienable and disposable, Cotabato project 42-C; thence S. 86° E. 210 meters to corner 30, a mayapis tree, 60 cm, in diameter, marked L. C. 887/50 identical to corner 270, alienable-and disposable, Cotabato project 42-C; thence: S. _38° E. 200 meters to corner 31, a hagachac tree, .40-cm. in diameter, marked L. C. 848/3 identical to corner 269; alienable and disposable, Cotabato project 42-C; thence S. 37° E. 580 meters to corner 32, a taluto tree, 45 cm. in diameter, marked L. C. 848/10 identical to corner 268, alienable and disposable, Cotabato project 42-C; thence S, 47° E. 480 meters to corner 33, a white lauan tree, 25 cm. in diameter, marked L. C. 848/15 identical to corner 267, alienable and disposable, Cotabato project 42-C; thence S. 43° E. 580 meters to corner 34, an ebu tree, 25 cm. in diameter, marked L. C. 848/19 identical to corner 266, alienable and disposable, Cotabato project 42-C; thence S. 62° E. 400 meters to corner 35, a tale (bog) tree, 25 cm. in diameter, marked L. C. 848/22 identical to corner 265, alienable and disposable, Cotabato project 42-C; thence S. 67° E. 330 meters to corner 36, a paguringon tree, 25 cm. in diameter, marked L. C. 848/25 identical to corner 264, alienable and disposable, Cotabato project 42-C; thence N. 77° E. 240 meters to corner 37, a taluto tree, 45 cm. in diameter, marked L. C. 848/28 identical to corner 263, alienable and disposable, Cotabato project 42-C; thence S. 23° E. 440 meters to corner 38, a paguringon tree, 30 cm. in diameter, marked L. C. 848/109 identical to corner 262, alienable and disposable, Cotabato project 42-C; thence S. 13° E. 440 meters to corner 39, a hagachac tree, 45 cm. in diameter, marked L. C. 848/113 identical to corner 261, alienable and disposable, Cotabato project 42-C; thence S. 45° W. 280 meters to corner 40, a Eugenia Sp. tree, 20 cm. in diameter, marked L. C. 848/238 identical to corner 260, alienable and disposable, Cotabato project 42-C; thence S. 14° W. 220 meters to corner 41, a bulala tree, 35 cm. in diameter, marked L. C. 848/143 identical to corner 259, alienable and disposable, Cotabato project 42-C; thence S. 34° W. 280 meters to corner 42, an unknown tree, 40 cm. in diameter, marked L. C. 848/72 identical to corner 258, alienable and disposable, Cotabato project 42-C; thence following Malagdamal Creek downstream in a southwesterly direction, 580 meters to corner 43, an apitong tree,_ii5_cm. in diameter, marked L. C. 848/62 identical to corner 257, alienable and disposable, Cotabato project 42-C; thence following Malagdamal Creek downstream in a southwesterly direction, 400 meters to corner 44, a Eugenia Sp. tree, 36 cm. in diameter, marked L. C. 848/55 identical to corner 256, alienable and disposable, Cotabato project 42-C; thence following Malagdamal Creek downstream in a southwesterly direction, 680 meters to corner 45, an apitong tree, 60 cm. in diameter, marked L. C. 848/48 identical to corner 255, alienable and disposable, Cotabato project 42-C; thence S. 14° E. 440 meters to corner 46, a nlayan (bog) tree, 40 cm. in diameter, marked L. C. 848/44 identical to corner 254, alienable and disposable, Cotabato project 42-C; thence S. 21° E. 380 meters to corner 47, a mulawin (aso) tree, 40 cm. in diameter, marked 9631/37 identical to corner 89, alienable and disposable, Cotabato project 42-E; thence following Malasila River downstream in a general southwesterly direction, 580 meters to corner 48, a bangkal tree, 40 cm. in diameter, marked L. C. 1087/4 identical to corner 88, alienable and disposable, Cotabato project 42-E; thence N. 78° W. 250 meters to corner 49, an apitong tree, 50 cm. in diameter, marked L. C. 1087/7 identical to corner 87, alienable and disposable, Cotabato project 42-E; thence S. 75° W. 210 meters to corner 50, an apitong tree, 70 cm. in diameter, marked L. C. 1087/10 identical to corner 86, alienable and disposable, Cotabato project 42-E; thence S. 30° W. 210 meters to corner 51, a lumbayao tree, 50 cm. in diameter, marked L. C. 1087/13 identical to corner 85, alienable and disposable, Cotabato project 42-E; thence S. 20° W. 190 meters to corner 52, an anonang tree, 30 cm. in diameter, marked L. C. 1087/16 identical to corner 84, alienable and disposable, Cotabato project 42—E; thence following a creek downstream in a general southwesterly direction, 220 meters to corner 53, a paguringon tree, 30 cm. in diameter, marked L. C. 1087/18 identical to corner 83, alienable and disposable, Cotabato project 42-E; thence following Malasila River downstream in a general northwesterly and southwesterly direction, 1,020 meters to corner 54, a molave tree, 40 cm. in diameter, marked L. C. 1088/76 identical to corner 82, alienable_and disposable, Cotabato project 42-E; thence N. 62° W. 170 meters to corner 55, a kayutoma tree, 30 cm. in diameter, marked L. C. 1088/75 identical to corner 81, alienable and disposable, Cotabato project 42-E; thence N, 60° W. 290 meters to corner 56, a white lauan tree, 80 cm. in diameter, marked L. C. 1088/73 identical to corner 80, alienable and disposable, Cotabato project 42-E; thence N. 68° W. 280 meters to corner 57, a mayapis tree, 40 cm. in diameter, marked L. C. 1088/67 identical to corner 79, alienable and disposable, Cotabato project 42-E; thence N. 28° W. 250 meters to corner 58, a balobo tree, 40 cm. in diameter, marked L. C. 1088/65 identical to corner 78, alienable and disposable, Cotabato project 42-E; thence N. 48° W. 250 meters to corner 59, an apitong tree, 70 cm. in diameter; marked L. C. 1088/63 identical to corner 77, alienable and disposable, Cotabato project 42-E; thence N. 37° ‘W. 290-meters to "corner 60, an apitong tree, 100 cm. in diameter, marked L. C. 1088/61 identical to corner 76 alienable and disposable, Cotabato project 42-E; thence N. 36° W. 320 meters to corner 61, a white lauan tree, 120 cm. in diameter, marked L. C. 1088/59 identical to corner 75, alienable and disposable, Cotabato, project 42-E; thence N. 28° W. 330 meters to corner 62, an apitong tree, 110 cm. in diameter, marked L. C. 1088/57 identical to corner 74, alienable and disposable, Cotabato project 42-E; thence N. 38° W. 280 meters to corner 63, a tamaanpantai tree, 30 cm. in diameter, marked L. C. 1088/55 identical to comer 73, alienable and disposable, Cotabato project 42-E; thence N. 18° E. 240 meters to corner 64, a molave tree, 40 cm. in diameter, marked L. C. 1088/53 identical to corner 72, alienable and disposable, Cotabato project 42-E; thence N. 49° W. 220 meters to corner 65, a guijo tree, 30 cm. in diameter, marked L. C. 1088/51 identical to corner 71, alienable and disposable, Cotabato project 42-E; thence N. 33° E. 270 meters to corner 66, atagulao tree, 20 cm. in diameter, marked L. C. 1088/48 identical to corner 70, alienable and disposable, Cotabato project 42-E; thence N. 40° W. 190 meters to corner 67, a white lauan tree, 30 cm. in diameter, marked L. C. 1088/46 identical to corner 69, alienable and disposable, Cotabato project 42-E; thence N. 39° W. 200 meters to corner 68, an apitong tree, 120 cm. in diameter, marked L. C. 1088/43 identical to corner 68, alienable and disposable, Cotabato project 42-E; thence following a creek downstream in a general northwesterly direction 240 meters to corner 69, a white lauan tree, 30 cm. in diameter, marked L. C. 1088/36 identical to corner 67, alienable and disposable, Cotabato project 42-E; thence N. 47° W. 230 meters to corner 70, a luisin tree, 90 cm. in diameter, marked L. C. 1088/34 identical to corner 66, alienable and disposable, Cotabato project 42-E; thence N. 06° E. 210 meters to corner 71, a santiki tree, 20 cm. in diameter, marked L. C. 1088/32 identical to corner 65, alienable and disposable, Cotabato project 42-E; thence following a creek upstream in a general northwesterly direction 240 meters to corner 72, a bagtikan tree, 20 cm. in diameter, marked L. C. 1088/29 identical to corner 64, alienable and disposable, Cotabato project 42-E; thence following a creek upstream in a general north and northeasterly direction, 300 meters to corner 73, a mayapis tree, 80 cm. in diameter, marked L. C. 1088/26 identical to corner 63, alienable and disposable, Cotabato project 42-E; thence following a creek upstream in a general northeasterly direction 220 meters to corner 74, a katong-machin tree, 40 cm. In diameter, marked L. C. 1088/20 identical to corner 62, alienable and disposable, Cotabato project 42-E; thence N. 53° E, 230 meters to corner 75, a Eugenia Sp. 50 cm. in diameter, marked L. C. 1088/17 identical to corner 61, alienable and disposable Cotabato project 42-E; thence N. 51° W. 150 meters to corner 76, a mayapis tree, 40 cm. in diameter, marked L. C. 1088/14 identical to corner 60, alienable and disposable, Cotabato project 42-E; thence following a creek upstream in a general northwesterly direction, 230 meters to corner 77, an apitong tree, 60 cm. in diameter, marked L. C. 1088/11 identical to corner 59, alienable and disposable, Cotabato project 42-E; thence N. 38° W. 250 meters to corner 78, a molave tree, 60 cm. in diameter, marked L. C. 1088/7 identical to corner 58, alienable and disposable, Cotabato project 42-E; thence N. 17° E. 150 meters to corner 79, a ilang-ilang tree, 10 cm. in diameter, marked L. C. 1088/6 identical to corner 57, alienable and disposable, Cotabato project 42-E; thence N. 13° E. 230 meters to corner 80, a lanutan tree, 20 cm. in diameter, marked L. C. 1088/4 identical to corner 56, alienable and disposable, Cotabato project 42-E; thence due north 290 meters to corner 81, a Quercus sp. 60 cm. in diameter, marked L. C. 1088/1 identical to corner 55, alienable and disposable, Cotabato project 42-E; thence N. 46° W. 180 meters to corner 82, a white lauan tree, 60 cm. in diameter, marked L. C. 1084/3 identical to corner 54, alienable and disposable, Cotabato project 42-E; thence N. 39° W. 210 meters to corner 83, a white lauan tree, 45 cm. in diameter, marked L. C. 1084/5 identical to corner 53, alienable and disposable, Cotabato project 42-E; thence S. 71° W. 210 meters to corner 84, an anilao tree, 40 cm. in diameter, marked L. C. 1084/7 identical to corner 52, alienable and disposable, Cotabato project 42-E; thence N. 44° W. 270 meters to corner 85, a white lauan tree, 70 cm. in diameter, marked L. C. 1084/10 identical to corner 51, alienable and disposable, Cotabato project 42-E; thence N. 04° E. 270 meters to corner 86, a white lauan tree, 60 cm. in diameter, marked L. C. 1084/13 identical to corner 50, alienable and disposable, Cotabato project 42-E; thence N. 20° W. 300 meters to corner 87, a bogo tree, 35 cm. in diameter, marked L. C. 1084/16 identical to corner 49, alienable and disposable, Cotabato project 42-E; thence N. 16° W. 170 meters to corner 88, a catmon tree, ’30 cm. in diameter, marked L. C. 1084/18 identical to corner 48, alienable and disposable, Cotabato project 42-E; thence N. 34° W. 300 meters to corner 89, a duguan tree, 40 cm. in diameter, marked L. C. 1084/22 identical to corner 47, alienable and disposable, Cotabato project 42-E; thence N. 33° W. 260 meters to corner 90, a white lauan tree, 30 cm. in diameter, marked L. C. 1084/25 identical to corner 46, alienable and disposable, Cotabato project 42-E; thence N. 62° W., 250 meters to corner 91, a molawin tree, 50 cm. in diameter, marked L. C. 1084/28 identical to corner 45, alienable and disposable, Cotabato project 42-E; thence N. 34° W. 290 meters to corner 92, an apitong tree, 70 cm. in diameter, marked L. C. 1084/31 identical to corner 44, alienable and disposable, Cotabato project 42-E; thence N. 10° W. 250 meters to corner 93, a lauan tree, 50 cm. in diameter, marked L. C. 1084/34 identical to corner 43, alienable and disposable, Cotabato project 42-E; thence following a creek downstream in a general southwesterly and northwesterly direction 280 meters to corner 94, an apitong tree, 25 cm. in diameter, marked L. C. 1084/38, identical to corner 42, alienable and disposable, Cotabato project 42-E; thence following a creek downstream in a general northwesterly direction 340 meters to corner 95, an ilang-ilang tree, 40 cm. in diameter, marked L. C. 1084/42 identical to corner 41, alienable and disposable, Cotabato project 42-E; thence following a creek downstream in a general westerly, southwesterly and northwesterly direction 2,820 meters to corner 96, a malugai tree, 30 cm. in diameter, marked L. C. 435/220 identical to corner 40, alienable and disposable, Cotabato project 42-E; thence S. 74° W. 500 meters to corner 97, a white lauan tree, 40 cm. in diameter, marked L. C. 435/227 identical to corner 348, alienable and disposable, Cotabato project No. 42; thence following Malang River downstream in a general southwesterly and northwesterly-direction 725 meters to corner 98, a lago tree, 45 cm. in diameter, marked L. C. 435/235 identical to corner 347, alienable and disposable, Cotabato project No. 42; thence due north 325 meters to corner 99, a Euporbia Sp. 40 cm. in diameter, marked L. C. 435/239 identical to corner 346, alienable and disposable, Cotabato project No. 42; thence N. 54° E. 325 meters to corner 100, an anilao tree, 30 cm. in diameter, marked L. C. 435/246 identical to corner 345, alienable and disposable, Cotabato project No. 42; thence N. 84° E. 400 meters to corner 101, an anilao tree, 25 cm. in diameter, marked L. C. 435/253 identical to corner 344, alienable and disposable, Cotabato project No. 42; thence N. 36° E. 550 meters to corner 102, an anilao tree,. 25 cm. in diameter, marked L. C. 435/261 identical to corner 343, alienable and disposable, Cotabato project No. 42; thence following Saguing River upstream in a general northeasterly direction about 200 meters to corner 1, the point of beginning.

Corners 1 and 96 to 102 were marked with official marking hatchet No. B. P. 435; corners 2 to 22 and 28 to 46 with B. P. 486; corners 23 to 27 with B. F. No. 389; corner 47 with B. F. No. 442; corners 48 to 53 with B. F. No. 434; corners 54 to 81 with B. F. No. 516; and corners 82 to 95 with B. F. No. 467.

This forest reserve contains an area of 3,264 hectares.

In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the Commonwealth of the Philippines to be affixed.

Done at the City of Manila, this fourth day of September, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and thirty-nine, and of the Commonwealth of the Philippines, the fourth.

MANUEL L. QUEZON
President of the Philippines

By the President:

JORGE B. VARGAS
Secretary to the President


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