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Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City

TWENTIETH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

363

HOUSE BILL NO.

Introduced by Honorable RHEA MAE A. GULLAS

EXPLANATORY NOTE

This bill seeks to reclassify as alienable and disposable public land and declaring
parcels of land of the public domain located in the City of Naga, Province of Cebu, as
agricultural land open to disposition for agricultural, residential, commercial, industrial or other
productive purposes.

The reclassification of said land is necessary to prevent its further deterioration caused
by stagnant water and garbage in the area and also to enable the City of Naga to develop the
area for productive purposes.

The city government of Naga is putting up concerned efforts with the intercession of
cour national leaders, preferably through Congress to reclassify the subject land into alienable
and disposable in order to promote economic development to the best interests of the residents
of Naga City, Cebu

In view of the foregoing, approval of this bill is earnestly recommended



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

TWENTIETH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

363

House Bill No.

Introduced by Honorable RHEA MAE A. GULLAS

AN ACT
DECLARING AS AGRICULTURAL LAND CERTAIN PARCELS OF LAND
OF THE PUBLIC DOMAIN LOCATED IN THE CITY OF NAGA,
PROVINCE OF CEBU, AND OPEN TO DISPOSITION FOR
AGRICULTURAL, RESIDENTIAL, COMMERCIAL, INDUSTRIAL, OR
OTHER PRODUCTIVE PURPOSES

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

SECTION 1. Declaration as Agricultural Lands. - Three (3) parcels of
land of the public domain located in the City of Naga, Province of Cebu are hereby
declared agricultural land, and open to disposition for residential, agricultural,
commercial, industrial, or other productive purposes.

SEC. 2. Scope and Coverage. — The said parcels of land are more
particularly described as follows:

(a) Block I pertains to the area beginning at a point marked “1” on the Map,
being N 18°01'15” ‘W, 862.85 meters from PRS Control Monument CBU-413
with geographic coordinates of 10°14’38".15145" Latitude and
123°43°20.42352 Longitude located in Barangay Lutac, City of Naga,

Province of Cebu,

thence N 80°11'15" W 322.72 meters to corner 2;
thence S 40°02'45" W 335.72 meters to corner 3;
thence S 61°48'40" W 347.18 meters to corner 4;
thence S 11°10'40" W 340.46 meters to corner 5;
thence S 03°02'57" E 413.59 meters to corner 6;

thence S 51°32'59" E 384.35, meters to corner 7:


thence S 71°19'33" W
thence S 37°31'49" E

thence S 10°58'30" W
thence S 47°28'56" W
thence N 39°48'20" W
thence N 03°10'48" W
thence N 15°42'31" E

thence N 55°00'29" W
thence S 42°07'00" W
thence S 27°40'20" W
thence S 50°11'40" W
thence S 87°55'48" W
thence S 72°49'27" W
thence S 45°00'00" W
thence S 03°38'27" W
thence S 17°25'59" E

thence S 38°39'35" W
thence S 61°41'57" W.
thence N 77°28'16" W
thence S 16°09'55" W
thence § 11°24'29" E

thence S 22°14'56" W
thence S 83°56'45" W
thence N 15°07'26" W
thence N 05°52'39" W
thence N 21°26'52" E
thence N 70°38'27" E
thence N 36°01'39" E
thence N 05°56'49" W
thence N 07°53'44" E
thence N 05°44'01" E
thence N 80°32'16" W

302.95
364.42
413.98
85.81
20.67
47.70
87.95
32.30
94.70
161.78
24.80
131.85
91.39
69.60
59.24
76.14
40.66
93.76
58.54
68.42
72.23
37.74
105.36
121.69
108.52
47.76
62.26
21.59
76.61
87.98
90.89
38.63

meters to corner 8:

meters to corner 9:

meters to corner 16:
meters to corner 1t

meters to corner 12;
meters to corner 13;
meters to corner 14;
meters to corner 15;
meters to corner 16;
meters to corner 17;
meters to corner 18;
meters to corner 19;
meters to corner 20;
meters to corner 21;
meters to corner 22:
meters to corner 23:
meters to corner 24:
meters to corner 25:
meters to corner 26:
meters to corner 27:
meters to corner 28:
meters to corner 29:
meters to corner 30;
meters to corner 31;
meters to corner 32;
meters to corner 33;
meters to corner 34;
meters to corner 35;
meters to corner 36;
meters to corner 37;
meters to corner 38:

meters to corner 39:


thence  48°37'17" W
thence S 76°49'39" W
thence N 70°04'03" W
thence S 59°02'10" W
thence S 71°33'54" W
thence S 45°56'21" W.
thence S 75°22'45" W
thence N 88°34'05" W
thence N 65°02'14" W
thence S 64°32'12" W
thence S 10°40'00" W
thence S 59°35'20" W
thence N 82°11'59" W
thence N 50°30'02" W
thence N 34°02'18" W
thence N 12°52'35" E
thence N 21°47'43" W
thence N 43°36'09" W
thence N 51°38'46" W
thence N 38°57'54" W
thence N 65°44'46" W
thence S 47°47'07" W
thence N 39°28'55" W
thence N 15°55'33" E
thence S 80°17'22" W
thence N 19°41'30" W
thence N 53°21'57" E
thence N 89°14'46" E
thence N 43°57'30" E
thence N 40°04'55" E
thence N 13°35'17" E
thence N 63°08'38" E

118.48
102.17
102.45
92.57
73.63
91.31
75.47
42.
135.42
24.62
138.66
70.56

97.48
126.87
85.44
23.36
30.49
32.84
27.07
214.72
132.04
38.55
33.16
404.53
189.72
193.82
214.40
335.31
343.20
268.02
127.26
465.34

meters to corner 40:
meters to corner 41:
meters to corner 42:
meters to corner 43:
meters to corner 44;
meters to corner 45;
meters to corner 46;
meters to corner 47;
meters to corner 48;
meters to corner 49;
meters to corner 50;
meters to corner 51;
meters to corner 52;
meters to corner 53;
meters to corner 54:
meters to corner 55:
meters to corner 56:
meters to corner 57:
meters to corner 58:
meters to corner 59:
meters to corner 60:
meters to corner 61:
meters to corner 62;
meters to corner 63;
meters to corner 64;
meters to corner 65;
meters to corner 66;
meters to corner 67;

meters to corner 6:

meters to corner 69;

meters to corner 70:

meters to corner 71:


thence N 63°21'41" E
thence N 49°24'27" E
thence N 09°07'25" E
thence N 73°00'33" E
thence N 44°27'52" E
thence N 47°36'09" E

thence N 09°58'06" W

thence S 74°00'49" E
thence S 44°42'00" E
thence § 14°24'09" W
thence S 00°16'23" E

374.94
401.09
278.56
350.49
333.80
274.79
315.86
192.44
270.12
294.00
446.24

meters to corner 72:
meters to corner 73:
meters to corner 74:
meters to corner 75:
meters to corner 76;
meters to corner 77;
meters to corner 78;
meters to corner 79;
meters to corner 80;
meters to corner 81;

meters to corner 1;

and compromises four hundred three (403) hectares, more or less. Bearings and distances

of line were derived using the PRS92 Philippine Zone IV coordinate system, subject to

actual ground demarcation.

(b) Block II pertains to the area beginning at a point marked “1” on the Map, being S

21°15'10" W.,2

029.54 meters from PRS Control Monument CBU-413 with

geographic coordinates of 10°14'38.15145” Latitude and 123°43’20.42352” Longitude

located in Barangay Lutac, City of Naga, Province of Cebu,

thence S 40°10'45" E
thence S 09°35'59" E
thence N 65°24'01" E
thence S 88°11'03" E
thence S 39°56'50" E
thence S 28°58'04" E
thence S 26°08'49" E
thence S 74°5717" W
thence N 31°58'21" W
thence S 80°00'49" W
thence N 37°11'10" W
thence N 02°37'09" W
thence S 87°16'05" W
thence S 22°57'15" W

155.84
95.40

154.58
106.44
364.99
384.05
320.85
184.31
70.57

432.55
51.23

351.31
91.34

122.12

meters to corner 2:
meters to corner 3:
meters to corner 4:
meters to corner 5:
meters to corner 6;
meters to corner 7;
meters to corner 8;
meters to corner 9;
meters to corner 10;

meters to corner 1

meters to corner 12;
meters to corner 13;
meters to corner 14:

meters to corner 15:


thence S 82°24'19" W 60.06 meters to corner 16:

thence N 33°41'24" W 133.56 meters to corner 17:
thence N 05°09'31" E 191.28 meters to corner 18:
thence S 86°33'09" W 110.00 meters to corner 19:
thence N 58°23'33" W 100.97 meters to corner 20;
thence N 06°13'33" W 219.58 meters to corner 21;
thence N 10°24'28" E 131.82 meters to corner 22;
thence N 45°42'30" E 187.46 meters to corner 23;
thence N 72°32'37°E 84.00 meters to corner 1

and compromises sixty-eight (68) hectares, more or less. Bearings and distances of line
were derived using the PRS92 Philippine Zone IV coordinate system, subject to actual
ground demarcation.
(©) Block III pertains to the area beginning at a point marked “1” on the Map, being
N 22°29'36" E., 2,739.80 meters from CBU-413 with geographic coordinates of
10°14'38.15145" Latitude and 123°43'20.42352" Longitude located in Barangay
Lutac, City of Naga, Province of Cebu.

thence N 20°27'39" E 165.60 meters to corner 2:
thence N 45°20'06" E 362.75 meters to corner 3:
thence N 60°59'23" E 251.56 meters to corner 4:
thence S 79°51'28" E 346.41 meters to corner 5:
thence N 47°36'28" E 357.46 meters to corner 6;
thence N 52°54'13" E 303.40 meters to corner 7:
thence N 51°58'22" E 297.06 meters to corner 8;
thence N 71°18'46" E 287.14 meters to corner 9;
thence N 01°11'09" E 187.23 meters to corner 10;
thence S 21°58'08" E 753.62 meters to corner 11;
thence S 03°45'31" E 274.59 meters to corner 12;
thence  10°24'45" E 237.92 meters to corner 13;
thence S 66°20'55" W 299.13 meters to corner 14;
thence S 76°29'25" W 1026.13 meters to corner 15;
thence N 13°52'26" E 308.49 meters to corner 16:

thence S 77°29'56" W 368.15 meters to corner 17:


thence S 87°17'27" W 333.93 meters to corner 18:
thence N 89°07'34" W 344.98 meters to corner 1
and compromises one hundred fifty-nine (159) hectares, more or less. Bearings and
distances of line were derived using the PRS92 Philippine Zone IV coordinate
system, subject to actual ground demarcation.

SEC. 3. Disposition of the Agricultural lands - The Department of
Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) shall alienate the agricultural lands
identified in the preceding section through the issuance of free patent, regardless
of the identified uses or purposes of the lots being applied for, to any citizen of the
Philippines who has continuously occupied or cultivated either or through
predecessors-in-interest or a person who has been paying the rea) estate tax even
as the same has not been occupied by any other person for at least ten (10) years
prior to the approval of this Act, not to exceed twelve (12) hectares per applicant:
Provided, That the DENR shall reserve and award lands or lots to the City
Government of Naga, Province of Cebu its barangays and other agencies of the
national government for essential public and quasi-public purposes or services
such as school buildings, roads public plazas, waterworks system, health centers,
and similar offices and purposes : Provided, further, That any title issued over
lands for quasi-public purposes of the agencies of the national government shall
be in the name of the Republic of the Philippines: Provided, finally. That the
mangrove areas, likewise identified and delineated in the LC Map No. 3048 of the
City of Naga, Province of Cebu, and the stretch of land, twenty (20) meters width,
from both banks of rivers, creeks and natural depression that serves as waterways
shall be preserved as permanent forestland and shall be planted with indigenous
tree species, to be maintained at all times by the DENR and the local government
of the City of Naga, province of Cebu.

The provisions of Commonwealth Act No. 141, otherwise known as the
“Public Land Act”, as amended, not inconsistent herewith, shall be applicable:
Provided, That actual occupants of residential lots within the built-up areas shall
be given priority in the application for titles and the issuance of free patents
pursuant to this Act.


SEC. 4. Preservation of Ecological Balance. - The final use of the
herein declared agricultural lands shall not in any way prejudice ecological
balance. The removal of trees and other timber products therein shall be subject
to existing forestry laws and regulations.

SEC. 5. Implementing Rules and Regulations. — Within ninety (90)
days after the effectivity of this Act, the Secretary of the DENR, in coordination
with the local government of the City of Naga, Province of Cebu, issue the
necessary rules and regulations for the effective implementation of this Act.

SEC.6. Separability Clause. — If any section or provision of this Act is
held unconstitutional or invalid, other provisions which are not affected thereby
shall continue to be in full force and effect.

SEC. 7. Repealing Clause. — All laws, executive orders, rules and
regulations, issuances or parts thereof inconsistent with the provisions of this Act
are hereby repealed or modified accordingly.

SEC. 8. Effectivity. — This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its
publication in the Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation.

Approved,