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MALACAÑAN PALACE
MANILA

BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES

[ Proclamation No. 1497, September 11, 1975 ]

RESERVING FOR SETTLEMENT PURPOSES CERTAIN PARCELS OF LAND OF THE PUBLIC DOMAIN SITUATED IN THE MUNICIPALITIES OF HINUNANGAN, SAN JUAN AND ST. BERNARD, PROVINCE OF SOUTHERN LEYTE UNDER THE ADMINISTRATION AND DISPOSITION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRARIAN REFORM

WHEREAS, it is the declared policy of the State to provide a more vigorous land resettlement program in order to create a truly viable social and economic structure in agriculture;

WHEREAS, it is the duty of Government to uplift the economic well-being of our people, particularly the less fortunate farmers who do not own their farms or who are cultivating uneconomic farms or who have been displaced from their farms;

WHEREAS, it is the responsibility of Government to provide such farmers with lands and technical guidance and assistance to make them independent, self-reliant and responsible citizens; and

WHEREAS, a large tract of fertile agricultural public land, located in the municipalities of Hinunangan, San Juan and St. Bernard, province of Southern Leyte consisting of THIRTEEN THOUSAND (13,000) HECTARES more or less, was found to be available and suitable for settlement purposes.

NOW, THEREFORE, upon recommendation of the Secretary, Department of Natural Resources, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by law do hereby reserve for settlement purposes under the administration and disposition of the Department of Agrarian Reform, subject to private rights if any there be and to the future classification and survey, that certain parcel of land more particularly described as follows:

“A parcel of land situated in the municipalities of Hinunangan, San Juan and St. Bernard, province of Southern Leyte, beginning at a point marked “1” on plan being latitude 10 degree 18’36” and longitude 125 deg. 12’27”

thence S. 28 deg. 27’W., 1,851.98 m. to point 2;

thence N. 74 deg. 26’W., 4,580.06 m. to point 3;

thence N. 49 deg. 51’W., 6,766.99 m. to point 4;

thence N. 3 deg. 27’W., 4,555.24 m. to point 5;

thence N. 13 deg. 41’E., 3,731.20 m. to point 6;

thence N. 49 deg. 37’W., 6,308.55 m. to point 7;

thence N. 45 deg. 28’E., 4,863.43 m. to point 8;

thence S. 51 deg. 16’E., 7,563.33 m. to point 9;

thence S. 7 deg. 34’W., 4,153.05 m. to point 10;

thence S. 59 deg. 06’E., 957.15 m. to point 11;

thence S. 26 deg. 01’E., 11, 452.70 m. to point of

beginning containing an approximate area of TWELVE THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED SEVENTY THREE (12,673) HECTARES, more or less.

In order to facilitate the development of the area subject of this proclamation, the Department of Agrarian Reform is hereby allowed to cut the available timber in the area for its use in the development of the Settlement, subject to forestry rules and regulations governing the matter.1aшphi1

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

Done in the City of Manila, this 11 day of September in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and seventy-five.

(Sgd.) FERDINAND E. MARCOS

By the President:

(Sgd.) ROBERTO V. REYES
Acting Executive Secretary

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