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House of Representatives dare: 7 atl 2016
Quezon City

SEVENTEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

Ba ASTMTON UNIT
HOUSE BILL NO. 1361 LS ANJ INDEX SERVICE

EXPLANATORY NOTE

The Municipal Government of Salvador Benedicto in the Province of Negros
Occidental exists pursuant to Batas Pambansa Blg. (BP) 336 which was enacted on 09
February 1983. The town occupies portion of the Northern Negros Forest Reserve
Where most of its facilities, including its municipal government buildings are situated.

A townsite for a municipality like the Salvador Bendicto is indispensable for its
development programs and land use plan as a loca government unit. However, the
townsite was not specifically defined and accorded to Salvador Benedicto when BP 336
was enacted.

The townsite reservation as requested by the aforesaid municipality covers an
area of two hundred (200) hectares more or less, per plan MR-06-00006, which was
approved on 01 August 1995 by the Regional Technical Director for Land Management
Services, Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Regional Office
VI. This approved plan covers a portion of North Negros Forest Reserve (NNRFR) and
a portion of alienable and disposable area under Project No. 7-F.L.C. Map No. 2073, as
certified on 13 February 1957.

After so many years, now is the time that official delineation and segregation of
such site be determined for the Municipality of Salvador Benedicto to move on without
defying existing laws and policies on land utilization. After having complied with the
requisites for the reservation of the aforesaid parcel of land of public domain into a
twonsite and finding all the documents in order, it is but proper and fitting that the
segregation of the subject identified parcel of land covering two hundred hectares (200
has.) be given due course through the passage of this bill.

This proposed measure has been filed, favorably acted by the concerned
Committee, approved by the House on Third and Final Reading, and consequently
transmitted to the Senate for its action during the 14" and 15" Congresses. It was also
favorably acted by the concerned Senate Committee but its consequent approval by the
Senate was stalled by the sine die adjournments of both Congresses.

Hence, the immediate approval of this bill is earnestly squght.



Republic of the Philippines
House of Representatives
Quezon City

SEVENTEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

HOUSE BILL NO. 136 1

AN ACT
DECLARING A PARCEL OF LAND OF THE PUBLIC DOMAIN AN AGRICULTURAL
LAND FOR TOWN SITE PURPOSE IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF SALVADOR
BENEDICTO, PROVINCE OF NEGROS OCCIDENTAL, AND FOR OTHER
PURPOSES

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

SECTION 1. This Act shall be known as the “Salvador Benedicto Municipal
Town Site Act of 2016”.

SEC. 2. A parcel of land of the public domain located at Barangay Poblacion,
Municipality of Salvador Benedicto, Province of Negros Occidental, is hereby declared
an agricultural land for town site purpose of said municipality. The said parcel of land,
containing an area of two hundred (200) hectares, subject to actual ground survey and
private rights, if there be any, is more particularly described as follows:

“A parcel of land (Plan of Land MR-06-00006), situated in the
Poblacion, Municipality of Salvador Benedicto, Province of Negros
Occidental, Island of Negros.

Bounded on the SE, along line 1-2 by Lot 1; along line 2-3 by Lot 2;
along line 3-4 by Lot 3; along line 4-5 by Lot 4; along line 5-6 by Lot 5;
along line 6-7 by Lot 24; alone line 7-8 by Lot 26; on the S, along 8-9 by
Lot 27; on the SW, along 9-10 by Lot 3225; along line 10-11-12 by Lot
3296, all of Pls-675; San Carlos on the NW & NE; along lines 12-13-14-
15-16-17-18-19-20-1 by Northern Negros Forest Reserve.

Beginning at a point marked ‘I on plan being, N. 64-09 WE.,
23130.46 metes from BLLM#1, Pls-675, San Carlos thence:

S. 33-2 ; W., 275.20 m to pt. 2;
S. 35-0 ; W., 21.79 mto pt. 3;
S. 34-55; W., 59.58 m to pt. 4;
S. 60-37; W., 126.69 m to pt. 5;
S. 26-41; W., 221.82 m to pt. 6;


56-49; W., 230.69 m to pt. 7;

38-24; W., 215.14 m to pt. 8;

84-55; W., 255.83 m to pt. 9;

28-18; W., 790.00 m to pt. 10;
28-18; W., 790.00 m to pt. 10;
28-18; W., 790.00 m to pt. 10;
28-18; W., 790.00 m to pt. 10;
28-18; W., 790.00 m to pt. 10;
28-18; W., 790.00 m to pt. 10;
28-18; W., 790.00 m to pt. 10;
28-18; W., 790.00 m to pt. 10;
28-18; W., 790.00 m to pt. 10;
28-18; W., 790.00 m to pt. 10;
28-18; W., 790.00 m to pt. 10;
28-18; W., 790.00 m to pt. 10;

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Containing an area of two million (2,000,000) square meters, more
or less, all corners referred to are indicated on the plan and are marked on
the ground as follows: Points 10-11-13 to 19 P.S. cyl. Conc. Mons.
15x40cm., and the rest by old points, bearing true, surveyed by Engr.
Ponciano S. Bautista, on June 24, 1992 to July 24, 1993 and approved on
august 01, 1995 by the Department of Environment and Natural
Resources, Regional Office VI

SEC. 3. The Secretary of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources
(DENR) shall include in the department's program the establishment of the townsite and
shall issue such rules and regulations as may be necessary for the effective
implementation of this Act.

SEC. 4. If any part or provision of this Act shall be held unconstitutional or invalid,
other provisions, which are not affected thereby, shall continue to be in full force and
effect.

Sec. 5. All laws, presidential decrees, executive orders and regulations or part
thereof inconsistent with the provision of this Act are herby repealed, amended or
modified accordingly.

SEC. 6. Effectivity. - This Act shall take effect up[on its approval.

Approved,