Republic of the Philippines 
House of Representatives 
Quezon City, Metro Manila 
TWENTIETH CONGRESS 
First Regular Session 
HOUSE BILL No. 2047 
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Introduced by: HON. CARL NICOLAS C. CARI 
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EXPLANATORY NOTE 
Proclamation No. 1101 s. 1973, dated 16 January 1973, reserved a parcel of land about 
861.60 hectares by then President Ferdinand E. Marcos for a regional prison site in the 
Municipality of Abuyog, Province of Leyte, under the administration of the Bureau of Prisons, 
now Bureau of Corrections. Leyte Regional Prison (LRP) marks its 52nd anniversary since its 
establishment on 28 January 1973. It currently serves 2,501 PDLs, most of whom are from the 
Visayas region, and with a total strength of 321 Corrections Officers / Non-uniformed Personnel. 
Under Rule VI (Land Control and Management of BuCor) Section 6(d) of the Revised IRR 
of Republic Act No.  10575, which states that “Land Certification of Title, all BuCor lands shall 
have a Certificate of Title registered under its name” and in reference to BuCor Development and 
Modernization Plan 2023 ~ 2028, BuCor thrust to affect the register of all institutional 
landholdings have their Certificate of Title under the name of the Bureau of Corrections. 
Regrettably, BuCor cannot proceed with the titling process as the LRP site is classified  
within Forest Land (Permanent Forest) per L.C. Map 3320, Project 4-L, dated and certified on 24 
July 1984. A re-classification from forest/timber lands to alienable and disposable (AnD) lands 
must be initiated through an Act of Congress to pursue the titling activities finally. 
This measure was previously filed in the 19th Congress by the undersigned and was referred 
to the House Committee on Natural Resources on 11-07-2023. On 05-06-24, it was approved by 
the committee, subject to style and amendment.  
Given the foregoing, immediate approval of this bill is earnestly sought. 
CARL NICOLAS C. CARI 
Representative          
5th District, Leyte    
July 16, 2025
6:00 pm


Republic of the Philippines 
House of Representatives 
Quezon City, Metro Manila 
TWENTIETH CONGRESS 
First Regular Session 
HOUSE BILL No. 2047 
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Introduced by: HON. CARL NICOLAS C. CARI 
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AN ACT RECLASSIFYING  A PARCEL OF LAND OF PUBLIC DOMAIN 
LOCATED IN BARRIO COMBIS, MUNICIPALITY OF ABUYOG, PROVINCE OF 
LEYTE, FROM TIMBERLAND TO ALIENABLE AND DISPOSABLE LAND AND FOR 
OTHER PURPOSES 
Be it enacted by the Senate and the House of Representatives of the  Philippines in 
Congress assembled: 
SECTION 1. A parcel of land of public domain located in Barrio Combis, Municipality of 
Abuyog, Province of Leyte, containing an area of 861.60 hectares (8,616,000 sqm) is hereby 
reclassified and declared alienable and disposable land to be reserved and thereafter vested to the 
Bureau of Corrections through a Certificate of Title under its name by virtue of Proclamation No. 
1101, dated 16 January 1973, with the title, “Reserving for Regional Prisons Site the Parcel of 
Land of Public Domain Situated at Barrio Combis, Municipality of Abuyog, Province of Leyte 
Under the Administration of Bureau of Prisons”. 
The said parcel of land is more particularly identified and described as follows: 
TECHNICAL   DESCRIPTION 
TIE LINE COR.S N 44° E APPROX. 735 M FROM H.E. JUNCTION CAGBOLO CR. & 
ABUYOG, SILAGO RD. 
COR. 
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N 62°00' W 
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N 54°52' E 
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N 33°20' E 
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N 7°57' E 
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N 3°52' W 
71.7 
M 
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N 26°40' E 
60.6 
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N 66°18' E 
94.9 
M 
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N 47°07' E 
58.8 
M 
9 
N 31°11' E 
40.55 
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S 15°41' E 
28.5 
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S 12°29' E 
38.1 
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S 22°02' W 
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S 25°24' E 
24.6 
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14 
S 46°28' E 
38.5 
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S 41°39' E 
46.2 
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S 56°11' E 
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S 39°57' E 
73.6 
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S 37°17' E 
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S 51°10′ E 
32.3 
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N 71°54' E 
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N 86°10' E 
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S 77° 02'E 
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S 71°24' E 
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S 76°16' E 
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N 34°33' E 
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N 15°30' E 
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N 22°43' E 
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S 84°26' E 
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N 60°30' E 
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S 81°18' E 
41.5 
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S 79°23' E 
19.4 
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S 19°07' E 
36.1 
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N 89°20' E 
25.1 
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 S 77°09' E 
41.1 
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N 60°40' E 
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S 10°11' E 
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S 70°32' E 
40.7 
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S 83°24' E 
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N 50°18' E 
61.5 
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N 85°45' E 
41.5 
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S 15°09' E 
27.4 
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S 46°27′ E 
19.4 
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S 69°33′ E 
40.2 
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N 60°08' E 
36 
M 
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N 29°03' E 
20.6 
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N 57°58' E 
27.5 
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N 19°18' E 
37.9 
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N 87°36' E 
44.3 
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S 64°59' E 
48.5 
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S 79°33' E 
36 
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 S 56°37' E 
24.75 
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S 59°10' E 
27.3 
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N 69°51' E 
38.8 
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N 59° 46' E 
33.4 
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84 
S 57°15' E 
31.9 
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S 3°19' E 
46.3 
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S 19°50' E 
17.3 
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S 18°00' E 
37.5 
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S 16°04' E 
32.4 
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S 49°02 E 
29.5 
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S 9°30'W 
17.5 
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S 14°31' W 
28.3 
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S 69°21' E 
26.7 
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S 80°49' E 
27.3 
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N 76°30' E 
30.1 
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S 58°02′ E 
26.1 
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N 48°21' E 
20.4 
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N 74°47' E 
38.3 
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N 64°42' E 
32.3 
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N 83°13' E 
29.1 
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N 82°54' E 
35.9 
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N 36°51' E 
26.2 
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N 87°08' E 
21.1 
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N 4°08′ E 
25.1 
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N 79°54' E 
42.4 
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S 24°08' E 
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S 78°46' E 
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S 70°27' E 
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N 69°42' E 
32.9 
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112 
N 68°50' E 
12.7 
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N 4°21' E 
23.4 
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N 29°45' E 
37.9 
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N 72°07' E 
52.5 
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N 45°46' E 
40.2 
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S 73°22' E 
94 
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118 
S 72°30' E 
79 
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S 35°37' E 
68.7 
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S 75°14' E 
58 
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S 10°19' E 
36.4 
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S 41°40' E 
58 
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S 58°28' E 
61.4 
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N 76°27' E 
58.4 
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S 87°26' E 
55.5 
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S 8°35' E 
110 
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S 33°46' E 
68.3 
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128 
S 71°22' E 
44.8 
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129 
S 77°02' E 
28.9 
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N 74°00' E 
55.4 
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131 
S 68°45' E  
42.6 
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S 58°27' E 
70 
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S 64°24' E 
46 
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134 
S 42°19′ E 
66.1 
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135 
S 22°50' E 
17.1 
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S 63°52' E 
10 
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N 86°31' E 
30.5 
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138 
S 83°53' E 
47.7 
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139 
S 65°10' E 
23 
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140 
S 44°50' E 
26.9 
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141 
S 68°48' E 
38.5 
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142 
S 13°07' E 
35.5 
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143 
S 61°56' W  
23.4 
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144 
S 2°57' E 
31.7 
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S 19°03' W 
34.8 
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146 
S 7°40' E 
24.4 
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S 20°31' W 
26.1 
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148 
S 20°08' W 
32.1 
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S 84°11' W 
29.08 
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150 
S 80°06' W 
28.2 
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S 77°38' W 
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S 79°08' W 
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S 50°01' W 
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S 16°55' W 
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S 55°09' W 
35.5 
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S 21°29' W 
40.5 
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158 
S 26° 01' W 
41.8 
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159 
S 21°05' W 
58.3 
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160 
S 21°31' W 
56 
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161 
S 80°59' W 
62 
M 
162 
S 79°40' W 
33.3 
M 
163 
S 46°06' W 
62.4 
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S 41°03 W 
36.2 
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S 82°00' W 
56.9 
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N 73°23 W 
28 
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167 
S 45°05' W 
86 
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168 
S 35°53' W 
36 
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169 
S 56°10' W 
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S 88°49' W 
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S 21°14' W 
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S 56°00′ E 
53.5 
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S 38°00′ E 
68 
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174 
S 55°00' E 
118.2 
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175 
N 80°00' E 
41.6 
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S 84°00' E 
57.9 
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177 
S 72°00' E 
111.14 
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N 40°00' E 
84 
M 
179 
N 42°00' E 
85 
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180 
S 75°00' E 
34 
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181 
S 85°00' E 
48.7 
M 
182 
N 44°00' E 
31.6 
M 
183 
S 88°00' E 
88.1 
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184 
S 32°00' E 
55.25 
M 
185 
S 10°00' W 
34 
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186 
S 12°00' W 
88.92 
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187 
S 5°00' W 
66.5 
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188 
S 8°00' W 
116.1 
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189 
S 48°00′ W 
45.3 
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190 
S 04°00' E 
82.85 
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191 
S 22°00' E 
85 
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192 
S 40°00′ W 
73.5 
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S 30°00 E 
27.71 
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S 60°00' E 
57 
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195 
S 40°00' E 
149.26 
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S 22°00' W 
36.05 
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S 66°00' W 
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S 53°00 W 
58.95 
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S 19°00' W 
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S 39°00' E 
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S 62°00' E 
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203 
S 08°00' W 
88.25 
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204 
N 69°00' W 
55 
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205 
S 80°00' W 
65 
M 
206 
N 40°00' W 
150 
M 
207 
N 70°00' W 
73.93 
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N 87°00' W 
54.24 
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S 68°00' E 
71 
M 
210 
S 40°00' W 
37.05 
M 
211 
N 76°00' W 
128.5 
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S 60°00' W 
67.3 
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N 43°00' E 
54.45 
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S 53°00' W 
62 
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N 62°00' W 
140 
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S 26°00' W 
24.55 
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S 37°00′ E 
48.85 
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N 88°00' W 
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N 55°00' W 
36.5 
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S 69°00' W  
30.7 
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N 75°00' W 
73.6 
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N 50°00' W 
51 
M 
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S 67°00' W 
56.5 
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224 
S 31°00' E 
58 
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225 
S 8°00' W 
44.65 
M 
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S 86°00' W 
73.05 
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S 30°00' W 
42.25 
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S 26°00' E 
61 
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S 47°00' W 
62.45 
M 
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S 18°00' W 
88.56 
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S 66°00' W 
36.64 
M 
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S 70°00' W 
29.5 
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S 82°00' W 
63 
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N 36°00' W 
31.85 
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S 57°00' W 
66.85 
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N 80°00' W 
27 
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N 56°00' W 
45 
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N 38°00' W 
58.3 
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N 10°00' W 
55 
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N 40°00' W 
54.5 
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N 33°00' W 
65 
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N 57°00' W 
42.15 
M 
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N 16°00' W 
31.7 
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N 35°00′ W 
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S 69°00' W 
75.7 
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S 22°00' W 
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S 25°00' E 
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S 48°00' W 
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S 78°00′ W 
48.1 
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S 28°00 W 
48.1 
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S 70°00' W 
43.35 
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N 66°00' W 
55.45 
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N 77°00′ W 
80.8 
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N 32°00' W 
109.64 
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N 11°00' E 
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N 68°00' W 
30.85 
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S 62°00' W 
43.25 
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N 79°00' W 
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S 48°00' W 
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N 80°00′ W 
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S 40°00' W 
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S 62°00 W 
84.85 
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S 40°00 W 
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S 50°00' W 
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N 58°00' W 
60.94 
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N 56°00' W 
84.4 
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267 
S 78°00' W 
43.3 
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S 70°00′ W 
26.3 
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269 
S 32°00' W 
51.3 
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270 
S 68°00' W 
59.33 
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S 62°00' W 
43.06 
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N 35°19′ W 
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N 23°21' W 
30.8 
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N 12°29′ W 
13.6 
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N 08°54' W 
23.7 
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N 49°03' W 
21.3 
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N 76°20' W 
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SECTION 2. Implementing Rules and Regulations. – The Department of Environmental 
and Natural Resources shall issue the necessary rules and regulations, including the award of a 
special patent to the Bureau of Corrections, to effectively implement this Act. 
SECTION 3. Repealing Clause. - All laws, presidential decrees, executive orders, and 
rules and regulations contrary to or inconsistent with the provisions of this Act are amended, 
repealed, or modified accordingly. 
SECTION 4. Effectivity. This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in 
the Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation. 
 
APPROVED,