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Republic of the Whelippines

House of Representatives
Mueson City, Whilippines

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TWENTIETH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

HOUSE BILL NO. 2731

Introduced by REPRESENTATIVE ROMEO S. MOMO, SR.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

This bill seeks to convert into alienable and disposable land the portion of land situated
in Barangay Magobawok within the former fishpond area of Great Pillars Corporation,
whose Fishpond Leasehold Agreement has long been expired, thus reverting the
classification of the subject portion of land to timberland, as certified by the City
Environment and Natural Resources Office of Department of Environment and Natural
Resources, Region 13-D3, Lianga, Surigao del Sur.

The subject portion of land is identified as Lot Nos. 1200, and 1201 of Protected
Landscape and Seascape (PLS)-872 previously a portion of Lot No. 783, PLS-872
and several portions of Lot Nos. 108, 775, 66, 106, all of PLS-872 located at
Magobawok, Bayabas, Surigao del Sur.

The Local Government of the Municipality of Bayabas intends to apply for the use and
establishment of additional government facilities, particularly its government center for
the ease-of-use of its residents. In fact, the area wherein the subject portion of land is
located, spanning more or less fourteen (14) hectares, has long been reclaimed by the
Local Government of the Municipality of Bayabas for the past six (6) years, and
currently hosts a number of its government offices, which include the following: (a)
Magobawok Barangay Hall; (b) Magobawok Day Care Center; (c) Bayabas Senior
Citizen Building; (d) Magobawok Barangay Tanod Post; (e) Bayabas Police Station; (f)
Bayabas Fire Station; (g) Provincial Office of the Bureau of Fire Protection; (h)
Bayabas Overland Transport Terminal; and (i) Bayabas Public Toilet Facilities.

Given the Local Government's establishment of multiple government facilities within
the area where the subject portion of land is located, it is opportune for the declaration
of the subject portion of land as alienable and disposable for the overall mutual benefit
of Municipality of Bayabas’ residents and officials alike and the Province of Surigao

del Sur as a whole.

In view of fhe foregoing, approval of the instant bill is earnestly prayed for.

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Republic of the Whilippimes

House of Representatives
MQueson City, Whilippines

TWENTIETH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

HOUSE BILLNO. 2731

Introduced by REPRESENTATIVE ROMEO S. MOMO, SR.

AN ACT DECLARING A PORTION OF THE AREA IN BARANGAY
MAGOBAWOK UNDER TIMBERLAND’ CLASSIFICATION AS
ALIENABLE AND DISPOSABLE LAND FOR THE APPLICATION AND
EXCLUSIVE USE OF THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT OF THE
MUNICIPALITY OF BAYABAS, PROVINCE OF SURIGAO DEL SUR AND
THE ESTABLISHMENT OF ITS GOVERNMENT CENTER THEREIN

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

SECTION 1. The portion of land situated in Barangay Magobawok within the
former fishpond area of Great Pillars Corporation, whose Fishpond Leasehold
Agreement (FLA) has long been expired, thus reverting the classification of the subject
portion of land to timberland, is hereby reclassified and declared as alienable and
disposable land for the exclusive occupation, use, and the establishment of a
government center by the Municipal Government of Bayabas, Province of Surigao del
Sur.

SECTION 2. The subject portion of land is identified as Lot Nos. 1200, and 1201
of PLS-872 previously portion of Lot No.783, PLS-872 and portions of Lot Nos. 108,
775, 66, 106 all of PLS-872 located at Magobawok, Bayabas, Surigao del Sur.

Sec. 2. The Secretary of Environment and Natural Resources shall issue the
necessary rules and regulations for the effective implementation of this Act.

Sec. 3. This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in the
Official Gazette or in two (2) national newspapers of general circulation.

Approved,

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