Proclamation No. 413




MALACAÑAN PALACE MANILA BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES [ Proclamation No. 413, June 29, 1994 ] ESTABLISHING AS CATBALOGAN WATERSHED FOREST RESERVE FOR PURPOSES OF PROTECTING, MAINTAINING, AND IMPROVING ITS WATER YIELD AND PROVIDING RESTRAINING MECHANISM FOR INAPPROPRIATE FOREST EXPLOITATION AND DISRUPTIVE LAND USE, A PARCEL OF LAND OF THE PUBLIC DOMAIN SITUATED IN THE MUNICIPALITIES OF CATBALOGAN AND JIABONG, PROVINCE OF WESTERN SAMAR, PHILIPPINES Upon recommendation of the Secretary of Environment and Natural Resources and by virtue of the powers vested in me by law, I, FIDEL V. RAMOS, President of the Philippines, do hereby withdraw from entry, sale, disposition, or settlement, and set aside as Catbalogan Watershed Forest Reserve, subject to private rights, if there be any, and to the operations of previous proclamations reserving any portion thereof for specific purposes and to the implementation of socially-oriented projects and other forestry development programs consistent with the objective of the proclamation as may be determined by the Secretary of Environment and Natural Resources, a certain parcel of land of the public domain located in the Municipalities of Catbalogan and Jiabong, Province of Western Samar, Philippines, more particularly described as follows: Beginning at point “1” on the map is a point on the ground of Catbalogan Cadastre, Catbalogan, Western Samar and is identical to Barangay Boundary Monument (BBM) No. 13 at latitude 11º 4831.6? and longitude 124º 5329.8"; Thence N 31º 09E. 290.0 meters to corner 2, a point on top of ridge; Thence N 24º 17E, 245.5 meters to corner 3, a point on top of ridge; Thence N 11º 44W, 290.0 meters to corner 4, a point on top of ridge; Thence N 07º 55W, 330.0 meters to corner 5, a point identical to BBM No. 5 located on top of ridge; Thence N 22º 17W, 181.0 meters to corner 6, a point on top of ridge; Thence N 16º 11W, 201.0 meters to corner 7, a point at the side of ridge; Thence N 50º 59E, 224.0 meters to corner 8, a stake at the side of ridge; Thence N 47º 37E, 202.0 meters to corner 9, a point on top of mountain peak, 300 meters elevation; Thence N 50º 49E, 202.5 meters to corner 10, a point on top of ridge; Thence N 13º 36W, 319.0 meters to corner 11, a point on top of mountain peak, 308 meters elevation; Thence N 76º 14E, 260.5 meters to corner 12, a point on top of ridge; Thence N 73º 44E, 267.5 meters to corner 13, a stake on top of ridge; Thence N 71º 51E, 253.5 meters to corner 14, a stake on top of ridge; Thence N 71º 55E, 254.5 meters to corner 15, a stake on top of ridge; Thence N 81º 59E, 273.0 meters to corner 16, a stake on top of ridge; Thence N 80º 15E, 301.0 meters to corner 17, a point on top of ridge; Thence N 81º 54E, 255.5 meters to corner 18, a point on top of mountain peak, 180 meters elevation; Thence N 84º 07E, 253.0 meters to corner 19, a stake at junction of foot trails; Thence S 60º 26E, 239.0 meters to corner 20, a stake on top of ridge; Thence S 51º 31E, 249.0 meters to corner 21, a stake on top of ridge; Thence S 57º 06E, 259.5 meters to corner 22, a point on top of mountain peak, 403 meters elevation; Thence S 55º 23E, 239.5 meters to corner 23, a point at the side of ridge; Thence S 22º 44E, 207.0 meters to corner 24, a point at side of ridge; Thence S 19º 38E, 226.0 meters to corner 25, a point on top of mountain peak, 220 meters elevation; Thence S 19º 19E, 163.0 meters to corner 26, a stake on top of ridge; Thence S 20º 01W, 251.0 meters to corner 27, a stake on top of mountain peak, 178 meters elevation; Thence S 19º 54W, 247.0 meters to corner 28, a stake on top of mountain peak, 200 meters elevation; Thence S 20º 26W, 209.0 meters to corner 29, a stake at the side of ridge; Thence S 35º 47E, 265.0 meters to corner 30, a stake on top of mountain peak, 322 meters elevation; Thence S 34º 18E, 262.5 meters to corner 31, a point at the edge of cultivation; Thence S 84º 15W, 259.0 meters to corner 32, a point at the edge of cultivation; Thence S 86º 45W, 247.5 meters to corner 33, a point at the edge of cultivation; Thence S 85º 31W, 256.0 meters to corner 34, a stake at the side of ridge; Thence S 85º 18W, 244.0 meters to corner 35, a stake at the side of ridge; Thence S 73º 32W, 268.0 meters to corner 36, a stake at the side of ridge; Thence S 46º 18W, 249.0 meters to corner 37, a stake at the side of ridge; Thence S 48º 54W, 239.0 meters to corner 38, a point at the side of foot trails; Thence S 46º 47W, 226.5 meters to corner 39, a point at the side of foot trails; Thence S 35º 46W, 207.0 meters to corner 40, a point at the side of foot trails; Thence S 67º 07W, 236.5 meters to corner 41, a point at the side of foot trails; Thence S 68º 51W, 194.0 meters to corner 42, a point on top of mountain peak, 200 meters elevation; Thence S 88º 16W, 264.0 meters to corner 43, a point at the side of mountain ridge; Thence S 61º 45W, 137.5 meters to corner 44, a point at the side of mountain ridge; Thence S 41º 06W, 198.0 meters to corner 45, a point along Salug River; Thence N 29º 16W, 266.0 meters to corner 46, a point identical to corner 6 of Lot-719, Cad. 255; Thence N 01º 17E, 222.0 meters to corner 47, represented by BL Concrete monument identical to corner 5 of Lot-719, Cad. 255; Thence N 86º 37W, 305.5 meters to corner 48, represented by BL Concrete monument identical to corner 4 of Lot-719, Cad. 255; Thence S 50º 49W, 32.5 meters to corner 49, a stake identical to corner No. 76, Timberland Project No. 9-c; Thence S 68º 00W, 90.0 meters to corner 50, represented by BL Concrete monument identical to corner 3 of Lot-719, Cad. 255; Thence S 68º 00W, 110.0 meters to corner 51, represented by BL Concrete monument identical to corner 7 of Lot-720, Cad. 255; Thence N 14º 00W, 280.0 meters to corner 52, represented by BL Concrete monument identical to corner 6 of Lot-720, Cad. 255; Thence N 10º 00W, 120.0 meters to corner 53, represented by BL Concrete monument identical to corner 5 of Lot-720, Cad. 255; Thence N 50º 00W, 40.0 meters to corner 1, the point of beginning, containing an area of Eight Hundred Four point nine (804.9) hectares, more or less. The area covered by the reservation shall be under the administrative jurisdiction, supervision, and control of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources, through its Forest Management Bureau, in coordination with other agencies of the government with the objectives of maintaining its usefulness as a source of potable water, for irrigation, domestic use, and other forestry purposes.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 29th day of June, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and ninety four. (Sgd.) FIDEL V. RAMOS By the President: (Sgd.) TEOFISTO T. GUINGONA, JR. Executive Secretary The Lawphil Project - Arellano Law Foundation