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Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City

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NINETEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

House Bill No. 4404

Introduced by HON. MARIA FE R. ABUNDA
Representative, Lone District, Eastern Samar

EXPLANATORY NOTE

The previous decade has seen an increase in the number of available opportunities in the
Province of Eastern Samar, there having been introduced several avenues for tourism, handicrafts,
business, service training, and material processing. All this progress notwithstanding, what
remains to be the primary livelihood in the province still is agriculture. — and the municipalities
subject of this bill, of course, pose no exception.

However, some areas in the province remain unable to maximize the potential of the land.
For instance, the Municipal Government of Maslog, Eastern Samar, in 2020 issued Municipal
Resolution No. 37 seeking the reclassification of parcels of land in the municipality from
timberland to alienable and disposable land, stating that despite while “the existing settlers within
have been occupying thus cultivating the area for more or less 50 years”, the reality is that “the
needed sources of revenues for the delivery of goods and services to my fellow constituents depends
only n the assistance from National and Provincial Government.”

All said, the 1987 Constitution authorizes the conversion of timber or forest land into
alienable and disposable land. It is through such mechanism that lands could be ceded to its many
cultivators so as to allow for further agricultural development. Thus, this proposed bill is forwarded
to effect the reclassification of certain parcels of land in the abovementioned municipalities. The
ultimate goal is to afford Estehanons all prospects possible for agricultural growth

And so, in view of the further progress of the Province of Eastern Samar, passage of this
bill is earnestly sought.

MARIA FE R. ABUNDA


Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City

NINETEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

4404

House Bill No.

Introduced by HON. MARIA FE R. ABUNDA
Representative, Lone District, Eastern Samar

AN ACT
RECLASSIFYING AND CONVERTING PARCELS OF TIMBERLAND LOCATED IN.
BARANGAYS | AND 2 (POBLACION), BULAWAN, CARAYCAY, LIBERTAD,
MALOBAGO, MAPUTI, SAN ROQUE, SAN MIGUEL IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF
MASLOG AND SMALL PORTION IN THE MUNICIPALITIES OF ARTECHE, ORAS,
AND DOLORES IN THE PROVINCE OF EASTERN SAMAR, AS ALIENABLE AND
DISPOSABLE LANDS

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

SECTION 1. Coverage. - The land comprising three (3) parcels, of which Parcel | is about
Two Thousand Nine and 48/100 hectares (2,009.48 hectares) , Parcel 2 about Six hundred sixty-
four thousand and eight hundred hectares (664,800 hectares), Parcel 3 about One million three
hundred thirty-four thousand and four hundred hectares (1,334,400 hectares) , all situated in
Barangays | and 2 (Poblacion), Bulawan, Caraycay, Libertad, Malobago, Maputi, San Roque, San
Miguel in the Municipality of Maslog, and in small portions in the Municipalities of Arteche, in
the province of eastern samar, is hereby converted from timberland to alienable and disposable
land. The respective parcels of land are particularly described as follows:

PARCEL 1 (Area 2,009.48 hectare)
STATION | BEARING DISTANCE EASTING NORTHING
‘TP-1 88M-
12, Dolores | N 68-15 W 29,210.00 552471.790 1,331,216.39
Cad. 1001
1 N 16-00 E 240 525, 341.260 1,342,040.370
2 N 26-00 E 300 525,407.410 1,342,271,070
3 N 19-00 E 330 525, 538,920 1,342,540.710
4 N 19-00 W 360 525,646.360 1,342,852.730
5 N 10-00 W 260 525,529.160 1,343,193.120
6 N 15-00 E 370. 525,484,010 1,343,449.170



7 N 28-00 E 310 525,579.770 1,343,806.560
8 N 17-00 W 360 525,725.310 1,344,080.270
9 N81-00 W 490 525,620.060 1,344,424.540
10 N 85-00 W 390 525,135,090 1,344,501.190
Wl N 48-00 W 220 524,747.570 1,344,535.180
12 N 04-00 W 370 524,584,080 1,344,682.390
B N 56-00 E 440 524,558,270 1,345,051.490
14 N 10-00 W 340 524,923.050 1,345,297.530
1S N42-11E 360 524,864.010 1,345,632.360
16 N 05-00 W 480 525,104,900 1,345,899.890
7 N 09-00 E 440 525,063.070 1,346,378.060
18 N 29-00 W 450 525,131,900 1,346,812.640
19 N 11-00 W 470 524,913.740 1,347,206.220
20 N 20-00 E 420 524,824.060 1,347,667.580
21 N53-00E 500 524,967,710 1,348,062.250
22 N17-00E 460 525,367.030 1,348,363.160
23 N 13-00 W 500 525,498,600 1,348,793.500
24 N27-00E 260 525,386,120 1,349,280.690
25 107-00 W 500 525,594,960 1,349,690.550
26 N 44-00 W. 260 525,534,030 1,350,186.820
27 $ 75-00 E 880 525,353.420 1,350,373.850
28 $.07-00E 380 526,473,200 1,350,146.090
29 S 04-00 W 420 526,249.740 1,349,768.920
30 $ 37-00 E 420 526,220.440 1,349,349.940
31 S$ 05-00 F 410 527,473.200 1,349,014.510
32 $ 17-00E 410 526,508.930 1,348,606.070
33 $ 18-00 E 420 526,628,800 1,348,213.990
34 S$ 25-00 E 170 526,758.590 1,347,814.550
35 S 37-00E 390 526,830.440 1,347,630.480
36 $ 26-00 W 90 526,595,730 1,347,319.010
37 $ 09-00 E 520 526,556,280 1,347,238.120
38 $ 60-00 E 500 526,637.630 1,346,724.520
39 N 41-00 k 550 527,070.640 1,346,474.520
40 N23-00E 520 527,431,470 1,346,889.610
41 N 83-00 E 500 527,634.650 1,347,368.270
42 $71-00E 440 528,130.920 1,347,307.340
43 $51-00E 450 528,546.950 1,347, 164,090
44 $ 20-00 E 420 528,896,670 1,346,880.900



45 $25-00E 520 529,040,320 1,346,486,230

46 S 18-00 E 440 529,260,080 1,346,014.950

47 $10-00E 390 529,396,050 1,345,596.490

48 $ 49-00 W. 470 $29,463.770 1,345,212.410

49 S 55-00 W 440 529,109,060 1,344,904,060

50 $ 89-00 W 560 528,748,630 1,344,651.690

51 $ 19-00 W 240 528,188,720 1,344,641.920

52 S$ 01-00E 310 528,110,580 1,344,415.000

53 S 14-00 W 460 528,115,990 1,344, 105.050

54 S 30-00 W 440 528,004.710 1,343,658.710

35 S31-00E 480 527,784.710 1,343,277.660

56 S 67-00 W 250 528,037.930 1,342,866,220

57 $ 62-00 W. 380 527,801,800 1,342, 768.540

58 S 56-00 W 260 527,446,280 1,342,590.140

59 $ 74-00 W 370 527,250.730 1,342,444.750

60 $ 33-00 W 260 526,895,060 1,342,342.760

61 $ 75-00 W 550 526,753.450 1,342,124.710

62 $ 81-00 W 500 526,222,190 1,341,982.360

63 $ 36-00 W. 400 525,728,350 1,341,904.140

64 N 55-00 W. 300 525,493.240 1,342,580.530

65 N 08-00 W 180 525,247.490 1,341,752.600

66 N 50-03 E 154.96 525,222,480 1,341,930.850

PARCEL 2 (Area 664,800 Hectares)

STATION | BEARING | DISTANCE EASTING NORTHING
TP-1 88M-

12, Dolores | N 68-59 W 31,911.48 552,471.790 1,331,216.390
Cad. 1001

1 $ 87-00 W 300 522,682.130 1,342,658,350

2 S 85-00 W 50 522,382,540 1,342,642,650

3 09-00 W 90 522,332,730 1,342,638,290

4 85-00 W 500 522,318,650 1,342,549.400

5 S 88-00 W 100 521,820.550 1,342,505.820

6 S 77-00 W 320 521,720,610 1,342,502.330

7 N 03-00 W 670 521,408.810 1,342,430.350

8 N 50-00 E 230 521,373,740 1,343,099.430

9 S$ 54-00 E 280 521,548,930 1,343,247.270

10 $.65-00E 280 521,776,450 1,343,082.690

Ul S72-00E 400 $22,030,220 1,342,964.360



12 S74-00E 250 522,410,640 1,342,840.750
3B $48-00E 80 522,650.960 1,342,771.840
14 N 76-00 E 250 522,710.410 1,342,718.310
15 75-00 E 150 522,952.980 1,342,778.790
16 $.02-00E 100 523,097.870 1,342,739.970
17 SO7-11E 250 523,101.360 1,342,640.030
18 N59-21 W. 522.72 523, 131.830 1,342,391.890
PARCEL 3 (Area 1,334,400 Hectares)

STATION BEARING DISTANCE EASTING NORTHING

TP-1 88M-

12, Dolores | N 54-13 W 31,911.48 552,471.790 1,331,216.390

Cad. 1001
1 75-00 W. 880 526,216,200 1,350,138.240
2 N 44-00 W 200 525,336.190 1,350,366.000
3 = N 24-00 W 480 525,227.260 1,350,509.870
4 N 10-00 W 400 525,032.030 1,350,948.370
3 N5S1-00E 490 524,926.570 1,351,342.290
6 N87-00E 490 525,343,370 1,351,650.660
7 N39-00E 500 525,832,700 1,351,676.300
8 $04-00E 430 526,147.360 1,351,064.870
9 $31-00 W 460 526,177,360 1,351,635.920
10 $ 16-00 W 370 525,940.440 1,351,241,620
ul $.44-00E 480 525,838,450 1,350,885.950
12 S$ 06-I7E 404.86 526,171.890 1,350,540.670

SECTION 2. Implementing Rules and Regulations. - The Department of Environment and
Natural Resources shall issue the necessary rules and regulations for the effective implementation

of this Act.

SECTION 3. Repealing Clause. — All laws, decrees, orders, rules and regulation or parts
thereof, which are inconsistent with this Act are hereby repealed or amended accordingly.

SECTION 4. Effectivity. ~This Act shall take effect immediately after fifteen (15) days
following its complete publication in the Official Gazette or in at least a newspaper of general

circulation.

Approved,