Republic of the Philippines i 13 Aug wn &\
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ary
Quezon City, Metro Manila \ i

Sixteenth Congress
First Regular Session

HOUSE BILLNO, __ 2410

Introduced by:
Reps. Francisco T. Matugas and Guillermo A. Romarate, Jr.

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 actual land
use is residential, industrial, and commercial by the thousand 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. Thus this measure intends to provide security
of tenure by way of land patents to the actual residents.

This version of the bill was approved in the 13'r and 14'n Congress
of the House of Representatives and was transmitted to the Senate. It
was re-filed in tofo during the 15" Congress and was approved by both
the House of Representatives and the Senate. Unfortunately, this was
vetoed by the President due to questions raised by the Department of
Natural Resources on the accuracy of its technical descriptions.

Therefore, it is being submitted in the present Congress subject to
correct technical descriptions through thorough consultations with
concerned agencies of the government and stakeholders.

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

FRANCISCO T. MATUGAS

1s District, Surigao del Norte 269 District,



Republic of the Philippines

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Quezon City, Metro Manila

Sixteenth Congress
First Regular Session

2410

HOUSE BILL NO.

INTRODUCED BY REPRESENTATIVES FRANCISCO T. MATUGAS AND
GUILLERMO A. ROMARATE, JR.

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 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 of 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 bylotNo. 491,
along line 3-4 by lot No. 497 and lot No. 3194,

along line 4-5 by lot No. 510,


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28
29
30
31

32

along line
along line
along line
along line
along line
along line

along line

Bounded on the East:

along lines

along line

5-6 by lot No, 511 and lot No. 512,
6-7 — by lot No, 482 and lot No, 514,
7-8 by lot Nos. 515, 516, 517 and 518,

8-9 by lot No. 519, lot No. 520 and P. Reyes St.,

9-10 by lot Nos. 704, 1014 and 1015,
10-11 by lot Nos. 628 and 740
11-12 by Bilang-Bilang Road Borromeo SI. Ext.,

12-13-14-
15-16-17-
18-19-20-
21-22-23-
24-25-26-
27-28-29-30
31-32

Bounded on the Southeast:

along line
along line

31-32
32-33

Bounded on the South

along line
along line
along lines
along line
along lines
along lines
along line
along line
along line

along line

33-34
34-35
35-36-37
37-38
38-39-40-41
41-42-43-44
Ad-d5
45-46
46-47
47-48

Bounded on the West:

along line

48-49

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

by lot No. 2746,
by lot No, 2740

by lot No, 802,

by lot Nos. 2742, 2743 and 2744,
by lot No. 2743 and 7129,

by lot No. 736 and 737,

by lot Nos. 738, 739 and 742,

by lot Nos. 743, 744, 745 and 749,

by lol Nos, 729, 750 and 751,
by lot Nos. 2705 and 728,

by lot No. 726,

by lot No. 725

by lot No, 753,


along lines

along lines

along lines

49-50-51 -
52-53-54-
55-56-57-
58-59-60-
61-62-63-
64-65-66
66-67-68-69
69-70-71-
72-73-74

by lot No. 796,
by lot No, 7089,

by lot No, 488, and

Bounded on the Northwest!

along lines

74-75-76-

77-78-79-80-1__ by lot No. 310, all of Cad. 234,

Surigao Cadastre,

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

S. 61° 56' E.,
S.39° 41° E.,
S. 32° 56' E.,
S. 89° 05" E.,
S. 38° 27' E.,
S.87°11'E.,
$..35° 55" E.,
S.00° 13' E.,
S. 4°35’ W.,
S. 28° 43° W.,
S. 53° 28' W.,
S. 22°31' W.,
S. 66° 30' W.,
N.22°31' E,,
S. 00° 56’ E.,
S$. 55° 29' E.,
$.82°17'E.,

70.10 m. to point 2;
84.63 m to point 3;

229.26m. to point 4;
54.68 m. to point 5;
118.58 m. — to point 6

35.03 m. to point 7;
51.89m. to point 8;
68.41 m. to point 9;
52.35m, — to point 10;

102.53m. to point 11;
180.51 m. to point 12:
190.00m. — to point 13;
96.36m. to point 14:
190.00m. — to point 15;
329.49m. to point 16;
140.39m. to point 17;
193.75m. to point 18;


S.79° 46'E.,
$.06° 12’ E.,
S. 21°06 W.,
S$. 33° 19' W,,
S. 40° 32’ E.,
N. 58° 45' E.,
$..87° 17°E.,
S. 82° 28° E.,
S. 60° 45' E,,
S. 39° 28" E.
S.21°02' W.,
$.47°14'E,,
S. 69° SI" E.,
S$, 52°19' W.,
S. 63° 05' W.,
N. 55° 37" W.,
N. 48° 34' E.,
N, 20° 29° W.,
N. 41°45' W,,
N. 06° 17" E.,
N. 33°17" E,
N. 20° 34' W.,
N, 87° 17'E.,
S, 59° 49' W.,
S. 56° 29' W.,
S. 28° 39' w.,
N. 87° 15' W.,
S. 58° 16' W,,
N, 69° 08" W.,
N. 74° 36' W.,
N. 5° 18° E.,

S. 60° 42’ E.,

120.10 m
109.32 m.
150,05 m
167.52 m.
213.14m.

84.02 m.
132.59 m,
103,25 m,
64.91 m.
202.97 m.
251,35 m.
380.33 m.
88.12 m,
228.46 m.
130.32 m.

220,14 m.

195.38 m.
172.84 m,
312,93 m.
106.27 m.
86.40 m.
50.21 m,
132.03 m.
994m.
152.19 m.

118.40 m.

236.19 m.

167.14 m.
141.07 m.

124.04 m.

309.54 m
314.66 m.

to point 19:
to point 20;
to point 21;
to point 22;
to point 23;
to point 24:
to point 25;
to point 26;
to point 27;
to point 28;
to point 29;
to point 30;
to point 31;
to point 32:
to point 33;
to point 34;
to point 35;
to point 36;
to point 37;
to point 38;
to point 39:
to point 40;
to point 41;
to point 42;
to point 43;
to point 44;
to point 45;
to point 46;
to point 47;
to point 48;
to point 49;
to point 50;


N
N
N
N
N
N.
N
N
S.
Bf
S.
N
N
N.
N
N.
N
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N.

N. 78° 32' E.,
N, 43° 08" E.,
N.
S.
N,

2°:12'W.,

82° 00' W.,
. 31° 22' W.,

40° 34' E.,

. 45° 02' W.,

21°39' W.,

81° 29' W.,
|. 24° 14' W,,

45° 20' E.,

|. 09° 40' W.,

75° 43° W.,

. 89° 06' W.,
- 75° 13' W.,

82° 46' W.,

|. 42° 59' W,,

06° 06' W.,
61° 43' E.,
36° 41'E.,
GPE EB,

. 00° 21' E.,
. 83° 21' W.,
39° 41 W.,
. 20° 35' E.,

37° 26’ E.,

|. 83° 34' E.,
. 49° 13' E.,

34° 20' E.,

. 61° 26' E,,
26° O3"E.,

127.87 m.

237.48 m.

39.03 m.
209.64 m.

187.86 m.

129.93 m.

99.21 m.
105.98 m.

176.14m.

99.14 m.
117.52 m.
101.31 m.
139.82 m

169.21 m.

124.63 m.

191,32 m,
59.14m,

94.98 m.

443,09 m.
171.91 m.
52.82 m.
192,26 m.
164.36 m.

221.18 m.

146.73 m.
119.76 m,
41.06 m.
46.08 m.

69.16m,

125.47 m.

24.66 m

to point 51;
to point 52;
to point 53;
to point 54;
to point 55;
to point 56:
to point 57;
fo point 58;
to point 59:
to point 60;
to point 61;
to point 62;
to point 63;
to point 64;
to point 65;
to point 66;
to point 67;
to point 68;
to point 69:
fo point 70:
to point 71;
to point 72;
to point 73;
to point 74;
to point 75:
to point 76;
to point 77;
to point 78;
to point 79;
to point 80;

to point of beginning, containing an

area of one hundred two and 5068/10,000 (102.5068] hectares, more or less.


Block-Il, 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
along line
along line
along line
along lines
along line
along lines
along lines
along lines
along lines

along lines

26-27-1

1-2

2:3

3-4

4-5-6-7

7-8

8-9-10

10-1 1-12-13-14
14-15-16-17-18-19
19-20-21-22-23-24
24-25-26

by lot No. 669,
by lot No, 262 and Surigao River,
by Vasques Street,

by lot Nos. 454, 478 and 484,

by lot No. 476 and lol No. 478,

by lot No. 476 and lot No. 478,

by Rizall St. and lot No, 474,

by Surigao River,

by lof No. 667,

by lot No, 666,

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:
192.09 m. to point 2;
275.21 m. to point 3;
315.65 m. to point 4;

38° 18'E.,
11°04' W.,
O4°11'E.,
01° 33' W.,
66° 10' W.,

ZYnuvnyw

62° 22' W,
61°07' W.,

16° 56"
. 87° 00' E.,
. 38° 00" E.,
11° 43' E.,

22227272 2

|. 74° 24' W.,

. 78° 04' W.,

|. 19° 14" W,,
20° 00' w.,

55.46 m. to point 5;

61.00m. — topoint 6;
86.28m. to point 7;
149.16m. to point 8;
342.13m. to point 9;
288.25m. —_ to point 10;
225.64m. to point 11;
39.99m. to point 12:
40.00m. to point 13;
40.98m. to point 14;
79.06m. to point 15;
170.00m. to point 16:


N.21°00'W.,  30.00m. to point 17;
N.46°20'W., 66.17 m. fo point 18;
N.29°24'W., 104.01. fo point 19:
N, 40°24" W., -111.84m. to point 20;
S.54°32'W,, 60.25m. ~— fo point 21;
N.35°03'W.,  142.65m. to point 22;
N. 69° 29'W.,  47.00m. to point 23:
N. 71° 50" E,, 93.39m. to point 24;
N.38°55'E., 202.47 m. to point 25:
N, 22° 39° E., 48.95m. to point 26;
$.73°06'E., 773.37. to point 27:
5. 61°53" E., 105.40m. to point of beginning, containing an

area of eighty-two and 1575/10,000 (82.1575) hectares, more or less.

Block-lll. 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

along lines

along line
along line
along lines
along lines
along line
along lines

along lines

61-62-63
63-64-65-66-67-
68-69-70-7 | -72-

by the sea of Surigao Strait,

73-74-75-76-77-78 by Banahaw River,

78-79
79-80
80-81-82
82-1-2-3-4
4-5
5-6-7-8-9
9-10-11

Bounded on the East

along lines
along lines

along lines

11-12-13-14-15
15-16-17-18-19
19-20-21-22

Bounded on the South:

by lot No. 1208,
by lot No. 1209, 1210 and 1211
by lot No. 7218,

by lot Nos. 631, 632 and 636,
by Surigao River,

by lot Nos. 656 and 658,

by lot No, 661 and 663,

by acreek,
by lot No. 666,
by lot No, 630 and lot No. 653,


along lines 22-23-24-25-
26-27-28
along line 28-29
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
Bounded 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, 653,
by Surigao River and lot No, 630,
by lot Nos. 630 and 640,

by lol Nos. 642, 647 and 646,

by lot Nos, 645, 1439, 1432 and
1444,

by lot No, 1432,

by lot Nos. 1430, 1475, 1476, 156
and 3073,

by lof Nos. 1429 and 1476,

by lot No, 1425 and lot No. 1426,
by lot No. 1420,

by lot Nos. 1421 and 1412,

by lot Nos. 1411 and 1408,

by lot No, 1409 and 1403

by lot No.1226,
by lot No, 1203,

by lot Nos, 1202 and 1204,

by lot Nos, 1206 and 1177,

by lot Nos. 1176 and 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:

S. 58° 58° E., 346.07 m. to point 2;
8). 21°32", 224.89 m. to point 3;
S. 25° 19" E., 162.20 m. to point 4;
S. 43° 45" E. 136.47 m. to point 5;
$..59°31"E., 197.34 m. to point 6;
S. 88° 56' E., 182.32 m. to point 7;
N, 53° 20" E.,, 220.63 m. to point 8;


N

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60° 12' E.,
60° 21'E.,
51°09" E.,
25° 04' E.,
30° 43' W.,
52° 07' W.
71° 50' W.,
28° 29' W.,
63°17" W.,
75° 20' W.,
20° 05' E

01° 56" W.,
07° 29' W.,
02° 52’ E.,

54° 54° W
66°51" W.
26° 10' W.,
37° 27' W.,
89° 00' W.,
44° 54' W.,
77° 09' W.,
14° 13' W,,
39° 48" W.,
05° 03" E.

20° 07' W.,
19° 55° E.,

47°04" W.,
51°00' W.,
07° 13' W.,
76° 38' W.,
67° 19' W.,
33° 56' W.,

164.24 m.
204.31 m.
237.65 m.
83. 65m.
121.81 m,
37.36 m.
93.39 m.
96.59 m.
185.29 m.
201.01 m.
142.84 m.
259.46 m.
275.52 m.
221.22 m.
165.19 m.
152.48 m.
128.39 m.
124.69 m.
114,56 m.
142,54 m.
153,25m
177.42m.
120.49 m.
169.76 m.
160.43 m.
132.70 m.
188.35 m.
225.31 m.
201.00 m:
261.84 m.
210.13 m.
169.98 m.

to point 9;

Jo point 10;
to point 11;
to point 12;
to point 13;
to point 14;
to point 15;
to point 16;
to point 17;
to point 18;
to point 19;
to point 20;
to point 21;
to point 22;
to point 23;
to point 24;
to point 25;
to point 26;
to point 27;
fo point 28;
to point 29;
to point 30;
to point 31;
to point 32;
to point 33;
to point 34;
to point 35;
to point 36;
to point 37;
to point 38;
to point 39;
to point 40;


Zz

. 48° 25' W.,
|. 26° 28) E.,
. 26° 53' W.,
44° 55!
13° 49° W,,
BPR We
S7°11'W.,
34° 50' W.,
11° 28' W.,
78° 13' W.
49° 43° W.,
26° 40° W.,
08° 14° E.,
35°21 E.,
52° 24' E.,
Pras: Ey
49° 10' E.,
35° 23' E.,
42° 24'E.,
22° 53' E.,
01° 38" E.,
66° 26° E.,
20° 38 E.,
35° 43' W.,
41° 26' W,,
13° 46' W,,
22° 18' W.,
44° 40' W.,
24° 52' E.,
00° 56" W.,
21°59’ W.,,
N, 83°03’ E.,

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124.83 m.
152,70 m.
187.36 m,
309.85 m.
176.03 m.
132.78 m.
223.25 m.
159.41 m.
189.16 m.
257.70 m.
382.27 m.
242.65 m.
270.79 m.
197.63 m.
488.35 m.
135.57 m.
174.39 m.
308.65 m.
79.50 m.
98.31 m,
85.37 m.
93.59 m.
242.80 m.
94.66m.
341.48 m,.
100.90 m.
168.62 m,
239.01 m.
180.75 m,
122.02 m.
112.16m.
82.61 m

to point 41;
to point 42;
to point 43;
to point 44;
fo point 45;
to point 46;
to point 47;
to point 48;
to point 49;
to point 50;
to point 51;
to point 52;
to point 53;
to point 54;
to point 55;
fo point 56;
to point 57;
jo point 58;
to point 59;
to point 60;
fo point 61;
to point 62;
to point 63;
to point 64;
to point 65;
to point 66:
to point 67;
to point 68;
to point 69;
to point 70;
to point 71;
to point 72;


$)72"07" Ex, 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" €., 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:
$. 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,

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, Sale Without Public Auction of Public Lands to Qualified
Applicants under Certain Conditions; and other public land laws: Provided,
That twenty-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 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
issuances, 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 of general circulation.

Approved,