Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City
SEVENTEENTH CONGRESS
— Regular Session

House Bui No. 5320

Introduced by Hon. Robert Ace S. Barbers

AN ACT DECLARING AS AGRICULTURAL LAND CERTAIN PARCELS OF LAND OF THE PUBLIC
DOMAIN SITUATED WITHIN THE CITY OF SURIGAO, PROVINCE OF SURIGAO DEL NORTE.

EXPLANATORY NOTE
‘This bill is are-filed version of a measure that was tediously deliberated upon and approved during previous Congresses.

‘The measure seeks to declare as agricultural land three (3) parcels of land consisting of about six hundred forty-nine
and 3466/10,000 (649.3466) hectares of land of the public domain located in Surigao City, Province of Surigao del
Norte.

‘The Department of Environment and Natural Resources shall alienate the said parcels of land pursuant to the provisions
‘of Commonwealth Act 141 or the Public Land Act as amended; republic Act No. 730, Sale Without Public Auction of
Public Lands to Qualified Applicants under Certain Conditions; and other public land laws. Provided, that Twenty (20)
‘meter strips of land on both sides along rivers and creeks, for stream bank protection, shall be retained as timberland
and shall be planted with trees by the Department of Natural Resources and by the City Government of Surigao.

‘The areas are currently classified as timberland, but actual land use is residential, industrial, and commercial by
thousands of landless residents of Surigao City. Proof that the residents have been in the area for decades is the presence
of permanent houses and well-paved roads provided by the local government in response to the clamor for basic
services.

‘Thru this legislation, security of tenure by way of land patents, will be providéd to] the actual residents.

In view of the foregoing, the passage of this bill is urgently sought.


Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City

SEVENTEENTH CONGRESS
Second Regular Session

HOUSE BILL No. 6320

INTRODUCED BY REP. ROBERT ACE S. BARBERS

AN ACT DECLARING AS AGRICULTURAL LAND CERTAIN PARCELS OF
LAND OF THE PUBLIC DOMAIN SITUATED WITHIN THE CITY OF SURIGAO,
PROVINCE OF SURIGAO DEL NORTE

Be it enacted by the Senate and the House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress
assembled.

SECTION 1. Certain parcels of land of the public domain located within the territory
of Surigao City, Province of Surigao del Norte, consisting of about six hundred forty-nine and
3466/10,000 (649.3466) hectares, under cadastral survey Cad. 234, portions of Block B and
Block C classified as timberland per project No. 14 of L.C. Map No. 689, are hereby declared
agricultural lands. The said parcels of land are more particularly identified and described as
follows, to wit:

BLOCK-1, The parcel land situated in Barangays Taft, Canlanipa and Cagniog, all of Surigao
City, Province of Surigao del Norte.

Bounded on the Northeast
along line 1-2 by lot No. 490,
along line 2-3 by lot No. 491,
along line 3-4 by lot No. 497 and lot No. 3194,
along line 4-5 by lot No. 510,
along line 5-6 by lot No. 511 and lot No. 512,
along line 6-7 by lot No. 482 and lot No. 514,
along line 7-8 by lot Nos. 515, 516, 517 and 518,
along line 8-9 by lot Nos. 519, lot No. 520 and P. Reyes St.,
along line 9-10 by lot Nos. 704, lot No. 1014, and lot No. 1015,
along line 10-11 by lot No. 628 and lot No. 740,
along line 11-12 by Bilang-Bilang Road, Borromeo St. Ext.
on the East
along line 12-13-14-
15-16-17-
18-19-20-

21-22-23-


24-25-26-

27-28-29-30,

along line 31-32
on the Southeast
along line 31-32
along line 32-33
on the South
along line 33-34
along line 34-35

by the sea of Hinatuan Passage,
by lot No. 2745,

by lot No. 2746,
by lot No. 2740,

by lot No. 802,
by lot No. 2742, lot No. 2743 and lot No. 2744,

along line 35-36-37 _ by lot No. 2743 and lot No. 7129,

along line 37-38 by lot No. 736 and lot No. 737,
along line 38-39 40-41 by lot No. 738, lot No. 739 and lot No. 742,
along line 41-42-43-44 by lot No. 743, lot No. 744, lot No. 745 and lot
No. 749,
along line 44-45 by lot No. 729, lot No. 750 and lot No. 751,
along line 45-46 by lot No, 2705 and lot No. 728,
along line 46-47 by lot No. 726,
along line 47-48 by lot No. 725,
on the West
along line 48-49 by lot No. 753
along lines 49-50-51-
52-53-54-
55-56-S7-
58-59-60-
61-62-63-
64-65-66 by lot No. 796,
along lines 66-67-68-69 _by lot No. 7089,
along lines 69, 70-71-
72-73-74 _ by lot No. 488, and
on Northwest
along lines 74-74-76-
71-18-19-
80-1 by lot No. 310, all of Cad. 234, Surigao Cadastre.

Beginning at the point marked “1” on the plan being S.37®40°15”E., 571.47 m. from
BLLM No. CAD. 234, Surigao Cadastre, thence:

S. 61° 56° E., 70.10 m. to point 2;
S.39 41° E., 84.63 m. to point 3;
S. 32° 56" E., 229.26 m. to point 4;
S. 89° 05° E., 54.68 m. to point 5;
S.38° 27 E., 118.58 m. to point 6;
S.87 11 E., 35.03 m. to point 7;
S.35° 55° E., 51.89 m. to point 8;
S.00° 13° E., 68.41 m. to point 9;
S. 4°35’ W., 52.35 m. to point 10;


102.53 m. to point 11;

S. 28° 43° W.,

S. 53° 28, W., 180.51 m. to point 12;

S. 22°31’ W., 190.00 m. to point 13;

S. 66° 30° W., 96.36 m. to point 14;
N.22°31°E., 190.00 m. to point 15;

S.00° 56° E., 329.49 m. to point 16;

8. 55° 29° E., 140.39 m. to point 17;
8.8217 E, 193.75 m. to point 18;

S.79° 46° E., 120.10 m. to point 1

S.06" 12° E., 109.32 m. to point

S.21° 06 W., 150.05 m. to point 21;

S.33° 19° W., 167.52 m. to point 22;

S. 40° 32’ E., 213.14 m. to point 23;

N. 58° 45° E., 84.02 m. to point 24;

S.87 ITE, 132.59 m. to point 25;

S. 82° 28° E., 103.25 m. to point 26;

S. 69° 45° E., 64.91 m. to point 27;

S.39° 28" E., 202.97 m. to point 28;

S.21° 02’ W., 251.35 m. to point 29;

S.47° 14° E., 380.33 m. to point 30;

S. 69° 51’ E. 88.12 m. to point 31;

S. 52° 19" W., 228.46 m. to point 32;

S. 63° 05° W., 130.32 m. to point 33;

N. 55°37’ W., 220.14 m. to point 34;

N. 48° 34’ E., 195.38 m. to point 35;

N. 20° 29 W., 172.84 m. to point 36;

N.41° 45° W., 312.93 m. to point 37;
N.06°17°E., 106.27 m. o point 38;
N.33°17°E., 86.40 m. to point 39;

N. 20° 34’ W., 50.21 m. to point 40;
N.87°17° 132.03 m. to point 41;

S.59° 49° W., 91.94 m. to point 42;

S.56° 29° W., 152.19 m. to point 43;

S.28° 39° W., 118.40 m. to point 44;

N. 87° 15 W., 236.19 m. to point 45;

S. 58° 16° W., 167.14 m. to point 46;

N69" 08" W., 141.07 m. to point 47;

N. 74° 36" W., 124.04 m. to point 48;
N. S°18°E, 309.54 m. to point 49;

S. 60° 42’ E., 314.66 m. to point 50;

N. 78° 32’ E., 127.87 m. to point 51;

N. 43° 08" E., 237.48 m. to point 52;

N. 2°12’ W., 39.03 m. to point 53;

8.82" 00°W., 209.64 m. to point 54;
N31" 22°W., 187.86 m. to point 55;
N40" 34°E., 129.93 m. to point 56;

N.45° 02°W., 99.21 m. to point 57;


N21°39°W.,
N81 29°W.,
N24 14°W.,
N. 45° 20°E.,
N.09" 40°W.,
N75" 43°W.,
S.89° 06°W.,
S.75° 13°W.,
S.82° 46°W.,
NA" 59°W.,
N.06" 06"W.,
N61" 43°E.,

N36°41’E.,

N61" 19E.,

N.00° 21’E.,

N83" 21°W.,
$8.39" 41'W.
N.20° 35"
N37 26E.
N.83° 34°E.,
N49" 13°E.,
N34 20°E.,
N61" 26°E.,
N.26" 03°E.,

105.98 m. to point 58;
176.14 m. to point 59;
99.14 m. to point 60;
117.52 m. to point 61;
101.31 m. to point 62;
139.82 m. to point 63;
169.21 m. to point 64;
124.63 m. to point 65;
191.32 m. to point 66;
59.14 m. to point 67;
94.98 m. to point 68;
443.09 m. to point 69;
171.91 m. to point 70;
52.82 m. to point 71;
192.26 m. to point 72;
164.36 m. to point 73;
221.18 m. to point 74;
146.73 m. to point 75;
119.76 m. to point 76;
41.06 m. to point 77;
46.08 m. to point 78;
69.16 m. to point 79;
125.47 m. to point 80;
24.66 m. to point of

beginning, containing an area of One hundred two and
5068/10,000 (102.5068) hectares, more or less.

Block-II. The parcel of land situated in barangays San Juan and Washington, all of
Surigao City, Province of Surigao del Norte:

Bounded on the North
along lines 26-27-1
alongline 1-2
alongline 2-3
alongline 3-4

along lines 4-5-6-7

by lot No. 669,

by lot No. 262 and Surigao River,

by Vasques Street,

by Lot No. 454,lot No.478 and
lot No. 484

by lot No.476 and lot No. 478,

along line 7-8 by lot No. 476 and lot No. 478,

along lines 8-9-10 by Rizal St. and lot No. 474,

along lines 10-11-12-13-14__by Surigao River

along lines 14-15-16-17-18-19 by lot No. 667,

along lines —_ 19-20-21-22-23-24 by lot No. 666,

along lines 24-25-26 by lot No.664,all of CAD.234,
Surigao Cadastre.

Beginning at a point marked “1” on the plan being S.80°40° W.,287.89 m from
BLLM No.1 CAD.234, Surigao Cadastre, thence:

S.38° 18 E.,
S.11° 04°W.
$.04° 11°E.
$.01° 33°W.,

192.09 m.to point 2;
275.21 m. to point 3;
315.65 m. to point 4;
55.46 m. to point 5;


8.66" 10°W., 61.00 m. to point 6;

N74" 24°W., 86.28 m. to point 7;
$.62°22'W., 149.16 m. to point 8;
S61" 07'W., 342.13 m. to point 9;
N.78" 04°W., 288.25 m. to point 10;
N.16" S6E., 225.64 m. to point 11;
N.87° 00°E., 39.99 m. to point 12;
N.38° 00°E., 40.00 m. to point 13;
N.11° 43°E., 40.98 m. to point 14;
N.19° 14°W., 79.06 m. to point 15;
N.20° 00°W., 170.00 m. to point 16;
N.21° 00°W., 30.00 m. to point 17;
N.46" 20°W., 66.17 m. to point 18;
N.29° 24°W., 104.01 m. to point 19;
N.40° 24°W., 111.84 m. to point 20;
8.54" 32'W., 60.25 m. to point 21;
N35" 03°W., 142.65 m to point 22;
N.69° 29°W., 47.00 m. to point 23;
N.7I° SOE, 93.39 m. to point 24;
N38" 55°E., 202.47 m. to point 25;
N22" 39°E., 48.95 m. to point 26;
S. 73° 06'E., 773.37 m. to point 27;
S. 61° S¥E., 105.40 m to

point of beginning an area of Eighty-two and
1575/10,000 (82.1575) hectares, more or less.

Block-III,The parcel of land situated in Barangays San Juan, Sabang, and Rizal,City
of Surigao, Province of Surigao Del Norte,

Bounded on the North
along lines 61-62-63 by the sea of Surigao Strait,
along lines 63-64-65-66-67-
68-69-70-71-72-
73-14-75-76-77-78 by Banahaw River,
along line 78-79 by lot No. 1208,
along line 79-80 by lot No.1209,lot No.1210 and
lot No. 1211
along lines 80-81-82 by lot No. 7218,
along lines 82-1-2-3-4 by lot No.631,lot No. 632,and
lot No. 636,
along line 4-5 by Surigao River,
along lines 5-6-7-8-9 by lot No. 656 and lot No. 658,
along lines 9-10-11 by lot No. 661 and 663,
on the East
along lines 11-12-13-14-15 by a creek,
along lines 15-16-17-18-19 by lot No. 666,
along lines 19-20-21-22 by lot No.630 and lot No. 653,
on the South
along lines 22-23-24-25
26-27-28 by lot No. 653,

along line 28-29 by Surigao River and lot No. 630,


along line 29-30
along lines 30-31-32

along lines 32-33-34-35

along lines 35-36-37
along line 37-38

along line 38-39
along lines 39-40-41
along lines 41-42-43
along lines 43-44-45
along lines 45-46-47
along lines 47-48-49-50
on the West
along lines 50-51-52-53
along lines 53-54-55
along line 55-56
along lines 56-57-58
along lines 58-59-60-61

by lot No. 630 and lot No. 640,
by lot No. 642,lot No. 647 and
lot No. 646,
by lot No. 645,lot No. 1439,
lot No. 1432 and lot No. 1444,
by lot No. 1432,
by lot No. 1430, lot No. 1475,
lot No. 1476,lot No.156 and
lot No. 3073,
by lot No. 1429 and lot No.1476,
by lot No. 1425 and lot No. 1426,
by lot No. 1420,
by lot No. 1421 and lot No. 1412
by lot No. 1411 and lot No. 1408,
by lot No. 1409 and lot No. 1403

by lot No. 1226
by lot No. 1203
by lot No. 1202 and lot No. 1204
by lot No. 1206 and lot No. 1177
by lot No. 1176 and lot No. 1175,
all of CAD.234, Surigao Cadastre

Beginning at a point marked “1” on the plan being N.74°28"26" W.., 2862.67 m.
from BLLM No.70, CAD 234, Surigao Cadastre, thence:

8.58" 58°E.,
S71 32E.,
$.25° 19°E.,
$.43° 4S°E.,
$8.59 31°E.,
$.88° 56"E.,
N.53° 20°E.,
N.60° 12°E.,
$.60°21'E.,
S.51° OVE.,
S.25° 0VE.,
$.30° 43°W.,
N.52' 07°W.,
S.71° 50°W.,
‘N.28° 29°W.,
N.63° 17°W.,
N.75° 20°W.,
N.20° 05°W.,
S.01° 5S6’W.,
S.0T 29°W.,
$.02° 52°E.,
N.54° 54°W.,
N.66" 51°W.,
$.26° 10°W.,
8.37" 27°W.,

346.07 m. to point 2;
224.89 m. to point 3;
162.20 m. to point 4;
136.47 m. to point 5;
197.34 m. to point 6;
182.32 m. to point 7;
220.63 m. to point 8;
164.24 m. to point 9;
204.31 m. to point 10;
237.65 m. to point 11;
83.65 m. to point 12;
121.81 m. to point 13;
37.36 m. to point 14;
93.39 m. to point 15;
96.59 m. to point 16;
185.29 m. to point 17;
201.01 m. to point 18;
142.84 m. to point 19;
259.46 m. to point 20;
275.52 m. to point 21;
221.22 m. to point 22;
165.19 m. to point 23;
152.48 m. to point 24;
128.39 m. to point 25;
124.69 m. to point 26;


N.89° 00°W., 114.56 m. to point 27;

N44 54°W., 142.54 m. to point
N.IT 09°W., 153.25 m. to point 29;
8.14" 13°W., 177.42 m. to point 30;
S39" 48°W., 120.49 m. to point 31;
8.05" 03" 169.76 m. to point
8.20" 07°W., 160.43 m. to point 33;
S.19° 5S°E., 132.70 m. to point 34;
S47 04°W., 188.35 m. to point 35;
N51" 00°W., 225.31 m. to point 36;
N.07" 13°W., 201.00 m. to point 37;
N.16" 38°W., 261.84 m. to point 38;
N67" 19°W., 210.13 m. to point 3

N33" 56°W., 169.98 m. to point
N.48° 25°W., 124.83 m. to point 41;
N.26" 28°E., 152.70 m. to point 42;
N26" 53°W., 187.36 m. to point 43;
8.44° 55°W., 309.85 m. to point

N.13° 49°W., 176.03 m. to point 45;
$.69° 29°W., 132.78 m. to point 46;
SST 11°W., 223.25 m. to point 47;
N34" 50°W., 159.41 m. to point 48;
N.1L" 28 W., 189.16 m. to point

S.78° 13°W., 257.70 m. to point 50;
N.49° 43°W., 382.27 m. to point
N.26° 40°W., 242.65 m. to point 52;
N.08° 14E., 270.79 m. to point 53;
N.35° 21'E., 197.63 m. to point 54;
N.52° 24°E., 488.35 m. to point 55;
N.79° 45°E., 135.57 m. to point 56;
N. 49° 10° E., 174.39 m. to point 57;

N. 35° 23” E., 308.65 m. to point 58;

N. 42° 24° E., 79.50 m to point 59;

N. 22° 53° E., 98.31 m. to point 60;

N. 01° 38° E., 85.37 m. to 61;

S. 66° 26° E., 93.59 m. to point 62;

S. 20° 38° E., 242.80 m. to point 63;

S. 35° 43° W., 94.66 m. to point 64;

S.41° 26 W., 341.48 m. to point 65;

S. 13° 46" W., 100.90 m. to point 66;

S. 22° 18° W., 168.62 m. to point 67;

S. 44° 40° W., 239.01 m. to point 68;

S. 24° 52° E., 180.75 m. to point 69;

S. 00° 56° W., 122.02 m. to point 70;

S.21° 59 W., 112.16 m. to point 71;

N. 83° 03’ E., 82.61 m. to point 72;

S. 72° 07° E., 65.15 m. to point 73;

N. 06° 23° E. 251.56 m. to point 74;

N. 27° 24° W., 121.66 m. to point 75;


N. 39° 38° E., 166.19 m. to point 76;

N. 22° 28’ E., 287.85 m. to point 77;
N. 35° 03" E., 333.50 m. to point 78;

N.71° 06° E., 132.47 m. to point 79;

S.67 46° E., 166.82 m. to point 80;

S. 66° 04° E., 242.94 m. to point 81;

S.74° 48° E., 252.90 m. to point 82;

S. 65° 23° E,, 224.85 m. to the point

of beginning, containing an area of Four hundred sixty four and 6823/10,000
(464.6823) hectares, more or less

Section 2. The Department of Environment and Natural Resources shall alienate the
said parcels of land in accordance with the provisions of the Commonwealth Act No. 141 or
the Public Land Act, as amended; Republic Act No. 730, Sale Without Public Auction of Public
Lands to Qualified Applicants under Certain Conditions; and other public land laws; Provided,
That Twenty-meter strip of land on both sides along rivers and creeks, for stream bank
protection, shall be retained as timberland and shall be planted with trees by the DENR and the
City Government of Surigao.

Section 3. The Secretary of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources shall
issue the necessary rules and regulations for the effective implementation of this Act.

Section 4. All laws, decrees, orders, rules and regulations and other issuances, or any
part thereof inconsistent herewith are hereby repealed or amended accordingly.

Section 5. This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in the Official
Gazette or in any newspaper of general circulation.

Approved.