Republic of the Philippines

House of Representatsves
‘Quezon City, Metro Manila

oon RY

Seventeenth Congress
First Regular Session

5733

HOUSE BILL NO.

Introduced By:
REP. FRANCISCO JOSE F. MATUGAS II
15" District, Surigao del Norte (Siargao Island)

EXPLANATORY NOTE

This bill declares three parcels of land of the public domain located in
Surigao City, Province of Surigao del Norte, as agricultural land. The areas are
currently classified as timberland, but are actually being used for residential,
industrial, and commercial purposes by thousands of landless residents of
Surigao City. The residents have been in the area for decades. In fact, there are
already permanent houses and well-paved roads provided by the local
government in response to the residents’ clamor for basic services. Thus, this
measure intends to provide security of tenure by way of land patents to the
actual residents.

This bill was approved in the 16% Congress by the House of
Representatives and was transmitted to the Senate on 3 December 2014. It was
also approved during the 15" Congress by both the House of Representatives and
the Senate. Unfortunately, it was vetoed by the President due to questions raised
by the Department of Natural Resources on the accuracy of its technical
descriptions. This version, however, already addresses this problem.

For these reasons, passage of this bill is urgently sought.

FRANCISCO JOSE F. ‘UGAS II


Republic of the Philippines

House of Representatwves
Quezon City, Metro Manila

Seventeenth Congress
First Regular Session

HOUSE BILL No.9 733

INTRODUCED BY REPRESENTATIVE FRANCISCO JOSE F. MATUGAS II

AN ACT
DECLARING AS AGRICULTURAL LAND CERTAIN PARCELS OF LAND OF
THE PUBLIC DOMAIN SITUATED WITHIN SURIGAO CITY, 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 are hereby declared
agricultural lands. The said parcels of land are more particularly identified and
described as follows, to wit:

BLOCK I

Beginning at a point marked “1” on Map, being 525° 16’2E, 27.965 meters

from SRN-3182 (PRS ’92 Control Point Latitude 9°47'32.42954”, Longitude 125°29’

1.60344"), situated in Barangay San Juan, Surigao City, Province of Surigao del
Norte.

thence S$ 74°10'51"E 96.02 meters to corner 2;
thence $60°12'9" E 103.79 meters to corner 3;
thence $57°31'43"E 120.45 meters to corner 4;
thence $ 47°17'26"E 54.48 meters to corner 5;
thence $ 40°21'22”E 60.55 meters to corner 6;
thence $31°19'51”"W 112.24 meters to corner 7;
thence $ 44°30'31"W 42.98 meters to corner 8;

thence S 24°19'27"W 95.80 meters to corner 9;


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N 85°0'1"W
N 2°56'46"W
N 20°2'46"W
N 65°18'41"W
N 86°6'40"W
‘S$ 32°30'26"W
$ 17°22'25"W
S 3°52'46"W
N 47°53'48"W
N 72°57'37"W
S$ 41°6'1"W

$ 16°55'11"E
S$ 8°21'46”" E

$ 11°2'36"W
$54°24'47"W
S$ 83°56'3"W

S$ 49°21'44"W
S 3°33'54"W

S$ 25°56'6"W
$65°27'4"W
N 65°32'4”"W
S$ 67°37'12"W
S$ 39°41'57”"W
S$ 27°35'50"W
N 84°5’"W

N 10°47°3"W
N 6°15'15"W
N 3°3'59”E

N 8°31'51"W
'N 82°52'30"W
S 72°28'28"W
S 83°39'35” W
'N 71°2'23"W
S$ 58°23’58” W
S.50°54’22”W
$51°10'13"W
'N 74°21'28"W
N 11°38'1"W
N 3°34'35"W
N 38°59'28”"W
N 38°59’28”W_

57.82

24.27
32.45,

49.88
0.64

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meters to corner 43;
meters to corner 44;
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meters to corner 48;
meters to comer 49;
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N 17°55'44”E
'N 80°1'48"E.
N 40°42’25"E
N 44°29'21"W
N 8°54’58"E.
N 63°27'5"W
N 31°35'50"E
N 51°12°32”E
N 89°6'27"E
‘S$ 34°58'37"E
$ 1°27'22"W
S 32°52'14"W
$ 70°55'3”E
N 17°48'32”E.
N 15°39'53”E.
N 73°2'23"W
N 23°1'2"E
N 64°5'59”"W
N 2894442” E
$77°17'57"E.
N 87°10'47"E

131.00
71.96
107.17
75.97
104.13
63.60
66.33
106.77
62.89
47.14
101.68
60.42
170.30
100.52
94.68
125.53
42.16
27.36
50.21
111.77
312.93

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meters to corner 69;
meters to corner 70;
meters to corner 1;

the point of beginning containing an area of 47.33 hectares, more or less.

Beginning of a point marked “1” on Map, being $ 50°19'23”E, 522.815 meters
from SRN - 3182 (PRS ’92 Control Point Latitude 9°47'32.42954”, Longitude
125°29'1.60344"), situated in Barangay San Juan, Surigao City, Province of Surigao

Del Norte.
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S 4°30'38" E

S 21°48'5”W
S 31°48'34”"W
S 30°29'36"W
S 27°53'50"W
$ 13°51’5"W
$.8°51'29"W
S 25°45'2”W
S 42°55'48" W
$57°12'2"W
$59°47'48"W
S 33°59'47”"W
S.3°14’23”W
S$ 15°31'27"W
$ 34°41'43"W
S 78°41'24"W

Block I

43.21
41.53
65.18
73.23
53.95
52.72
54.64
66.17
41.18
37.54
54.36
36.37
37.22
39.30
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25.03

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PR

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LIAALYL

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32

36

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N 72°38'46"W 35.26
N 54°341’20"W 41.24
N 60°27'40"W 48.35,
N 52°58’48” W 53.57
N 54°41'20"W 41.24
N 57°52'30"W 71.20
N 59°28'55”"W 27.78
N 73°42'1”E 19.44
N 30°17'57”"E. 68.14
N 20°6'58”E 30.68
N 79°27°3"E 38.35
N 46°5'9"E 75.29
N 30°16'57"E 39.92
N 11°45'7"W 44.67
N 0°52'15"E 26.20
S 49°10'26"E 47.23
S$ 65°44'9"E 40.96
N 61°38'36"E 58.34
N 11°48'29"E 114.70
N 37°49'19"E 25.95
N 80°30'54”E. 28.20
$ 47°54'38"E 8.48
$1°14'10"E 52.08
S 38°28'17"E 65.40
S$ 81°6'41"E 55.83
N 53°40'34”E 66.01
N 27°15'29"E. 102.28
N 36°1'5"E 2.12
N 34°52'58”E 0.79
N 33°18'17"E 0.31
N 32°52'32"E. 86.65

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meters to corner 46;
meters to corner 47;
meters to corner 1;

the point of beginning containing an area of 13.81 hectares, more or less.

BLOCK III

Beginning at a point marked “1” on Map, being N87°45'5”W, 442.207 meters
from SRN-3124 (PRS '92 Control Point Latitude 9°47'7.37377”, Longitude
125°2959.13289”), situated in Surigao City Province of Surigao Del Norte.

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$5°54'43"E 510.91
N 26°50’30"W 255.64
$.51°23'0"W 32.53
$51"23'0"W 25.61
S 76°29'36"W 46.76
S 1°44'9"E 69.88
S$ 40°57'20"W 74.27

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N 82°52'30"W
S$ 73°36'38"W
S 39°22'39"W
S 18°33'57"E
N 76°22'6"E
N 45°27'°3"E
$56°7'13"E
$.65°40'50” W
S 76°48'34"W
N 76°40'32”W
N 40°51'5"W
N 86°58'5”W
N 84°9'18"W
N 9°25'9"E

N 24°37'25"E
N 27°45'46"E
N 86°55'16"E.
N 76°30'15"E.
N 67°9'59"E
N 44°1'44”E
N 50°11'40"E
N 79°14'31"E
S 78°20'6"E

N 89°44'27"E
N 61°38'42”E
N 37°48'24"E
N 58°17'°6"E
N 48°21'59"E
N 44°36'5"E
N 24°25'19"W
N 79°56'22"W
'N 31°46'26"W
N 52°34'54”"E
S$ 41°49'13"E

170.65
93.77
145.13
69.90
39.59
48.70
55.98
180.04
34.57
41.07
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86.81
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78.05
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32.52
43.88
36.96
53.53
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70.62
50.19
102.94
73.36
42.21
148.71
135.91
149.01
53.58
221.57
286.01

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meters to corner 35;
meters to corner 36;
meters to corner 37;
meters to corner 38;
meters to corner 39;
meters to corner 40;
meters to corner 41;
meters to corner 1;

the point of beginning containing an area of 24.83 hectares, more or less.

SEC. 2. The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) shall
alienate the said parcels of land in accordance with the provisions of Commonwealth
Act No. 141 or “The Public Land Act” as amended; Republic Act No. 730, entitled:
“An Act to Permit the Sale Without Public Auction of the Public Lands of the
Republic of the Philippines for Residential Purposes to Qualified Applicants Under
Certain Conditions”, and other public land laws: Provided, That twenty (20)-meter
strips of land on both sides along river and creeks, for stream bank protection, shall

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be retained as timberland and shall be planted with trees by the DENR and the City
Government of Surigao.

SEC. 3. The Secretary of the DENR shall issue the necessary rules and
regulations for the effective implementation of this Act.

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

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

Approved,