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Quezon City, Metro Manila :

INETEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

4889

House Bill No.

Introduced by Representative EDWARD S. HAGEDORN

EXPLANATORY NOTE

This Bill is a re-filed Bill from the catena of bills filed since the 14" Congress seeking
to reclassify certain parcels of land of the Public Domain located in the barangays Iraan,
Sagpangan, Magbabadil and Cabigaan, in the Municipality of Aborlan, Third District of
Palawan, as alienable and disposable land for agricultural, residential, commercial and other

productive purposes.

‘The Municipality of Aborlan is a first-class Municipality situated more or less 69km
southwest of Puerto Princesa City, the Province of Palawan’s Capital. The livelihood of the
people in the said barangays depends mainly on agriculture such as farming, fishing and
livestock production. However, due to the fact that most farmers who occupy and till the lands
do not have tenurial instrument over the properties, the Municipality is having a hard-time
keeping up with agricultural production as against the other nearby municipalities. For that
same reason, the municipality is being branded up until now as a sleeping municipality as
investors are often discouraged to enter into business with people who do not have the

certificate of title over their lands.

The necessity of the passage of this Bill is far beyond the importance of conferring title of
ownership of the parcels of land in the municipality to its stakeholders. Opening the public land
up for disposition to the public would alleviate the long-time poverty and unemployment
problems in the municipality, much more this time when everyone of us is still coping from

the crippling effects of the pandemic. This measure would likewise manifest the Congress’



initiative to help our farmers from far flung areas and letting them know that they are being

heard and that we will never leave them behind.

As we move our focus back to basics ~ agriculture and the food security, awarding the land to
the people who ploughed and cultivated it will show the Congress’ utmost support and
acknowledgment on the great role and contribution of our farmers in the national economy.
Now, more than ever, we need to uplift the morale and spirit of our farmers as we brace the
impact of the imminent food security crisis. Towards our common goal of making each
province a food sufficient province, I highly believe that it should all start with the capital, a
large part of which is the farm land. Without it, even with seedlings and fertilizers on one hand

and laborers on the other, we cannot produce our much-needed food for the table

In view of the foregoing, the approval of this bill is humbly and earnestly sought.

AGEDORN
¢ of Palawan



Seowiud sHsLEVne

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Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City, Metro Manila

NINETEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

House Bill No,__ 4883

Introduced by Representative EDWARD S. HAGEDORN

AN ACT RECLASSIFYING CERTAIN PARCELS OF
LAND OF THE PUBLIC DOMAIN LOCATED IN
BARANGAYS IRAAN, SAGPANGAN, _ ISAUB,
MAGBABADIL AND CABIGAAN, ALL IN THE
MUNICIPALITY OF ABORLAN IN THE THIRD DISTRICT
OF THE PROVINCE OF PALAWAN AS ALIENABLE
AND DISPOSABLE LAND OPEN TO DISPOSITION FOR
AGRICULTURAL, RESIDENTIAL, COMMERCIAL,
INDUSTRIAL AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines

in Congress assembled:

SECTION 1. The herein described parcels of land of the public domain containing a
total land area of Two Thousand Five Hundred Ninety Six and 50/100
596.50) hectares, encompassing the territorial jurisdictions of Barangays Iran,
Sagpangan, Isaub, Magbabadil and Cabigaan, all in the Municipality of Aborlan,
Province of Palawan, are hereby declared agricultural land open to disposition

for agricultural, commercial, residential, industrial and other productive purposes:

SITIO ALIBANGBANG, KATUWANG-TUWANGAN, BRGY.

SAGPANGAN


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Tie Pt. Cor. “1”: 118° 32° 54.45” lat., 9° 26° 11.32” long., from BLLM No.

1 Cad-799-D Aborlan Cadastre;

BLOCK 1 - 956 Hectares

N.17°13° W., 8, 422. 67 m. to point 2;
N. 40°43" W., 659.60 m. to point 3;
N. 43°49" E., 586.31 m. to point 4;
N.7°25' W., 720.39 m. to point 5;
N.42°47° E., 1463.72 m. to point 6;
N. 62°58" E., 1176.31 m. to point 7;
N.8I° 14 E, 2048.83 m. to point 8;
S. 60°35" E., 1114.52 m. to point 9;
S. 40° 36° E., 1534.66 m. to point 10;
S. 40°58" E., 939 m, to point 11;
S. 13°58" W., 232.08 m. to point 12;
N. 66° 16°W., 409.68 m. to point 13;
N. 82°12" W., 439.10 m. to point 14;
N. 13°2’ W., 299.70 m. to point 15;
N. 85°58" W., 665.49 m. to point 16;
N. 70°31" W., 590.44 m. to point 17;
N.44°9° W., 210.43 m. to point 18;
S.32°16' W., 230.65 m. to point 19;
S.84° 24 W., 320.83 m. to point 20;
S.82°54°W,  527.66m.t0 point 21;
N. 64° 53° W., 156.17 m. to point 22;
N. 42°38" 51” W., 322.29 m. to point 23;



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N.37°19" W., 23.21 m. to point 25;
N. 6°26" W., 34.82 m. to point 26;
N. 11°39 E., 27.62 m. to point 27;
N. 30°51 42.72 m. to point 28;
N. 19°37" W., 53.41 m. to point 29;
[N. 68°48" W., 167.54 m. to point 30;
N. 86° 46" W., 104.83 m. to point 31;
S.26°6' W., 250.67 m. to point 32;
S.24°5° W., 246.40 m. to point 33
8.193" W., 432.34 m. to point 34;
S.68°0" W., 146.98 m. to point 35;
S. 83°58" W., 392.94 m. to point 36;
8. 32°22’ W., 643.63 m, to point 37;
S.19°47 W., 901.27 m. to point 38;
S.54°6' W., 215.82 m. to point of beginning.

BRGY. ISAUB

BLOCK II - 1,094 Hectares

Tie Pt. Cor. “1”: 118° 32° 54.45” lat., 9° 26” 11.32” long., from BLLM No. I Cad-799-D_

Aborlan Cadastre;

N. 19° 14'E;

3,291.15 m. to point 2;

N. 44° 12' W;

574.19 m, to point 3;

N.33° 4 W;

125.6 m. to point 4;

N. 7° 59' E;

871.94 m. to point 5;



un N. 30°41" W; 353.02 m. to point 6;
B N.3° 19" W; 265.35 m. to point 7;
id N.45° 59 W; 332.87 m. to point
80 : N.27°46'W; 204.07 m. to point 9;
81 N. 3° OW: 191.32 m. to point 10;
82 N. 35° 21'W; 400.96 m to point 11;
83 N. 85° 36" W; 192.03 m. to point 12;
84 N. 62° 39'W; 418.02 m. to point 13;
85 N. 25° 5'E; 531.16 m. to point 14;
86 N. 28° 24" W; 442.74 m. to point 15;
87 N. 24° 4'E; 548.32 m. to point 16;
88 N. 71° 22'W; 431.82 m. to point 17;
89 S. 27° 20'W; 727.59 m. to point 18;
90 N. 16° 5'W; 687.93 m. to point 19;
a1 N, 22°40'E; 802.92 m. to point 20;
92 $.49° 6'E; 410.61 m. to point 21;
93 S. 8° 48'E; 265.14 m. to point 22;
94 S. 76° 28'E; 602.61 m. to point 23;
95 S. 76° 59' E; 308.75 m. to point 24;
96 S. 58° 58 608.21 m. to point 25;
97 S. 11° 16" 325.01 m. to point 26;
98 S. 76° 44'E; 228.42 m. to point 27;
99 S. 75° 44' E; " 552.64 m. to point 28;
100 S.71° 13'E; 390.4 m. to point 29;
101 S.67°4'E; 524.03 m. to point 30;



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148.71 m. to point 31;

8. 51° 56 E;

455.97 m. to point 32;

S. 27° 54! E;

63.05 m. to point 33;

S. 53°17 Ws

117.39 m. to point 34;

S. 13° 17";

223.37 m. to point 35;

S.47° 11" W;

131.51 m. to point 36;

'S. 19°23’ W;

371.22 m. to point 37;

S.17°3' E;

110.74 m. to point 38;

S. 73° 59' W;

793.68 m. to point 39;

S. 28° 56' W;

171.7 m. to point 40;

N. 69° 49" W;

419.7 m. to point 41;

N. 46° 36' W;,

353.3 m. to point 42;

S. 56° 42' W;

290.23 m. to point 43;

S. 12° 26' E;

149.98 m. to point 44;

8. 29° 53° W;

486.57 m. to point 45;

S. 13° S51" W;

154.87 m. to point 46;

S. 69° 44" E;

139.33 m. to point 47;

S. 44° 52;

325.28 m. to point 48:

S. 3° 48' E;

256.43 m. to point 49;

N. 58° 40" W;

511.15 m. to point 50;

N. 72° 33' W;

367.88 m. to point 51;

N. 55° 0' W;

349.95 m. to point 52;

N. 13° 20'E;

470.04 m. to point 53;

N. 61° 59'E;

206.5 m. to point 54;

N. 38° 24' E;

196.06 m. to point 55;



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315.56 m. to point 56;

N. 80° 9 W;

202.76 m. to point 57;

1N.28° 59 W;

203.98 m. to point 58;

N.27°7'E;

260.98 m. to point 59;

N. 36° 35°

W: 334.98 m. to point 60;

N.37°.47' W;

S. 67° 45" W;

696.69 m. to point 61;

203.61 m. to point

S. 15° 16'E;

199.44 m. to point 63;

S. 39° 46' E;

527.42 m. to point 64;

S. 18° 23" E;

490.71 m. to point 65;

S.32° 14’ W;

303.53 m. to point 66;

S. 8° 24" E;

307.38 m. to point 67;

S. 51°38" E;

413.05 m. to point 68;

S.23° 45' E;

960.37 m. to point 69;

S.6° 6'E;

354.02 m. to point 70;

S. 60° 30' E;

295.1 m. to point 71;

S. 49° 18 E;

309.15 m. to point 72;

S. 18° 44" W;

125.51 m. to point 73;

S. 74° 38'B;

1119.25 m. to point 74;

S.47° 19° E;

274.28 m. to point 75;

S. 62° 28' E;

238.09 m. to point 76;

S. 15° 18" W;

337.32 m. to point 77;

S. 32° 59'E;

153.14 m. to point 78;

N. 88° 6' E;

229.09 m. to point 79;

S. 33° 38" W;

212.63 m. to point 80;



152 S. 63° 58'W; 257.81 m. to point 81;

153 S. 82° 35'W; 222.43 m. to point 82;
154 N.53°41' W; 238.09 m. to point 83;

155 N.26° 17" W; 291.26 m. to point 84;

156 N14? 7" W; 432.48 m. to point 85:

157 [N. 54° 53°W; 214.29 m. to point 86;

158 N.78° 38° W; 193.87 m.to point 87;

159 $. 14° 8'W; 207.39 m. to point 88;

160 $. 30° 55'E; 274.72 m. to point 89;

161 $. 24° 50'E; 477.25 mo point 90;

162 S. 58° 46 W; 435.26 m. to point 91;

163 N. 44° 12’ W; 574.19 to point of beginning.
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166 Tie Pt. Cor. “1”: 118° 32° 54.45” lat., 9° 26° 11.32” long., from BLLM No. 1 Cad-
167 799-D Aborlan Cadastre;

168 BLOCK III - 132 Hectares
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171 | N.34° 15, 1194.78 m.to point 7

172 ‘N. 16° 34°E., 1395.1 m.to point 4;

173 1N.61°58'E,, 216.52 m. to point 5;

174 $.2°25'W., 384.31 m. to point 6;

175 S.8°14'W., 156.92 m. to point 7;

176 S. 36° 34' W., 330.97 m. to point 8;

177 S. 62° 10' W., 111.94 m. to point 9;



178 $.83°2' W., 59.68 m. to point 10;

179 N. 87° 23' W., 51.42 m. to point 11;

180 N. 71°33" W., 14.59 m. to point 12;

181 $. 21°48" W., 103.02 m. to point 13;

182 $.1°30'W., 38.32 m. to point 14;

183 $.45°0' W., 70.46 m. to point 15;

184 N. 67°.22' W., 69.78 m. to point 16;

185 N.55°S1'W., 69.78 m. to point 17;

186 $.43°2' W., 504.32 m. to point 18;

187 S.1°8'W., 273.79 m. to point 19;

188 S. 46° 17° W., 382.51 m. to point 20;

189 $.31°44'W., 591.27 m. to point 21;

190 S.41° 11" W., 492.37 m. to point 22;

191 S.67° 18'W., 394.47 m. to point 23;

192 N. 84°9' W., 399.67 m. to point 24;

193 N. 67° 45' W., 706.51 m. to point of beginning.

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196 ‘Tie Pt. Cor. “1”; 118° 32° 54.45” lat., 9° 26" 11.32” long., from BLLM No. 1 Cad-

197 799-D Aborlan Cadastre;

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201 N.63°7'W., 393.711 m. to point 3;

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207 N. 66° $5'W., 406,89 m. to point 7;
208 N. 25° 35'W., 1263.48 m. to point 8;

209 §.65°25'W,, 880.71 m. to point

210 $.30° 16E,, 475.61 m. topoint 10;

2 N.6°49"E, $35.09 m. topo 1;

212 41°90, 459.4 mt point 12;

213 $.27°39°W., 1236.09 m. to point of begining.
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217 Tie Pt. Cor. “1°: 118° 32° 54.45” lat., 9° 26° 11.32” long., from BLLM No. 1 Cad-
218 799-D Aborlan Cadastre;

219 BLOCK V - 199 Hectares
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221 N62" 'W,, 8413.57 m.opoint 2

222 S.48°36 E, 364.85 m. to point

223 $.15°49"E, 692.18 m.to point

224 N.2I°4VE, 527.94. 0 point 5;

225 S.78°45°E, 507.08 mo point 6

226 $3496 W, 30444 m. to point 7

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28 S.28°24 E1876 m. 1 point %

229 [S748 E, 244m. 10 point 1; —
230 SPATE, 26402m.t0point 1,
231 NAP 27, 41282m.topoint 2s
232 S.72° 1, 47642. to point 13;

33 §.28° SE, 327.45 m.to point 4;

14 S.2°3'W, 351.560. t0 point |

235 | §.g755'W, 197.97 m.to point 16 _
236 i 35°20 W., 201.68 m. to point 17;

237 S.83°50'W, 65648 m.to point 8

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N.2°41'W., 173.64 m.to point

S.75° 29 W., 162.36 m. to point 21;

N. 23° 15'W., 356,94 m. to point

N. 57° IT W.. 305.98 m. to point 23:

N.9°27 W., 98.91 m. to point 24;

N.59°2' W., 339.77 m.to point 25

N.3°38'W,

N.34°8'W., 478.09 m.to point 27:

1N.26°13'W., 208.48 m. to point 28;

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Section 2. For the purpose of the disposition of the subject land, regardless of the actual use or
identified purpose of each lot, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR)
shall issue a free patent to any applicant who is a citizen of the Philippines and has continuously
occupied and/or cultivated either by himself or through his predecessor-in-interest or has paid
the real estate taxes for the tract or tracts of land being applied for while the same has not been
occupied by any other person, for at least three (3) years prior to the approval of this Act, not
to exceed twelve (12) hectares, each qualified applicant, consistent with the relevant provisions
of Commonwealth Act No. 141, as amended, otherwise known as “The Public Land Act”, and
this Act: Provided, That the rights of indigenous cultural communities shall be respected
pursuant to Republic Act No. 8371, otherwise known as “The Indigenous Peoples Rights Act
(IPRA) of 1997”: Provided, moreover, That for ecological consideration, the 20-meter strip of

land on both sides of rivers and crecks shall remain as forest lands.

Section 3. The Secretary of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources shall issue
the necessary implementing orders, rules, and regulations and circulars to implement the

provisions of this Act.

Section 4. All laws, executive orders and other issuances inconsistent with the provisions of

this Act are hereby repealed or amended accordingly.


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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,