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

Nineteenth Congress
First Regular Session

4400

HOUSE BILL NO. ___

Introduced by HON. MUJIV SABBIHI HATAMAN
Lone District, Basilan

EXPLANATORY NOTE

Since 1937, a vast tract of land located in Sta. Clara (then Balactasan), Lamitan City,
Basilan Province has been reserved for purposes of stock farming and breeding station by then
President Manuel L. Quezon.

The said reserved land of the public domain, having an approximate area of 4,112,628
square meters, was placed under the administration of the Director of Animal Industry under
the Department of Agriculture (DA). After its reservation, the land remains unutilized for the
purposes intended and has not been occupied nor utilized by the DA.

However, upon the enactment of Republic Act No. 6734 in 1989, or the organic law
that established the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) as amended by
Republic Act No. 9054, the subject land was occupied by some offices under ARMM that
continue to operate up to the present, including the office of the Government Center of Basilan.

In order to legalize its title over the subject land, the Provincial Government of Basilan
conducted a legal research on the possibility of the application of a patent in its favor. In the
process thereof, it has discovered that the reserved land is still classified as timber land, hence,
inalienable and cannot be subject of title or ownership, even by local government units as
embodied in the Philippine Constitution and strengthened by the mantle of legal protection
through the Regalian Doctrine.

Meanwhile, the Provincial Government of Basilan has appealed to the Office of the
President, through the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources (MENRE) of BARMM,
for the reclassification of the subject land from inalienable land of the public domain to
alienable and disposable land. The purpose is to carve out portion of the entire land reserved
under PD 151, covering only SIX HUNDRED FIFTY - FIVE THOUSAND THREE
HUNDRED FIFTEEN (655,315) SQUARE METER purposely for the application of patent by
the Province of Basilan.

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In order to redefine the image of the province, the Provincial Government of Basilan
represented by Hon. Gov. Jim S. Hataman-Salliman signified its intention to apply for special
patents to the BARMM -MENRE through its Land Management Services for the lots situated
at (Now) Barangay Sta. Clara, City of Lamitan, Province of Basilan, BARMM for government
and public use, particularly to establish a government center and for housing projects.

At present, new government structures were built on the subject land, which include
BARMM Provincial Field Offices that is intended to serve as Basilan’s new provincial
government center, a flagship project of the now-defunct ARMM. The present Capitol of the
Province of Basilan is situated in Isabela City, a component city of Region IX and hence not a
part of the new Bangsamoro Region.

In response to the request of the Provincial Government of Basilan for technical
assistance, the BARMM-MENRE through its Land Management Services conducted field

Clara, Lamitan City, Basilan Province from August 9 to 11 in 2021.

The Tanggapan ng Sangguniang Panlalawigan of Basilan crafted and approved
Resolution No. 2021-102 Series of 2021, otherwise known as “A Resolution Authorizing the
Provincial Governor Honorable Jim A. Hataman Salliman to represent the Provincial
Government of Basilan to Apply for Special Patents with the Ministry of Environment, Natural
Resources and Energy (MENRE) over Parcels of Lands located in Sta. Clara, Lamitan City for
Public Use, as follows:

A. 79,330 sqm for government center and other government offices;
B. 35,141 sqm for housing projects

The BARMM-MENRE, through its Minister, Hon. Akmad A. Brahim, fully supports
this endeavor for the betterment of the Bangsamoro.

This measures aims to legitimize the use of the said parcel of land in Lamitan City by
the province of Basilan by declaring a portion thereof as alienable and disposable. There are
plans to expand the government center to include housing programs for qualified beneficiaries.
Without the declaration sought by this measure, these plans cannot come to fruition.

The approval of this bill, therefore, is earnestly requested.

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

Nineteenth Congress
First Regular Session

HOUSE BILL No. 4400

Introduced by HON. MUJIV SABBIHI HATAMAN
Lone District, Basilan

AN ACT AMENDING PROCLAMATION NO. 151, S. 1937 DATED APRIL 24, 1937

BY RECLASSIFYING CERTAIN PARCELS OF TIMBERLAND AS ALIENABLE

AND DISPOSABLE AND EXCLUDING THE SAME FROM THE COVERAGE TO

BE RESERVED FOR GOVERNMENT CENTER SITE PURPOSES FOR
PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT OF BASILAN AND HOUSING PURPOSES,

SITUATED IN THE BARRIO OF BALACTASAN, MUNICIPAL DISTRICT OF
LAMITAN, PROVINCE OF ZAMBOANGA (NOW) BARANGAY STA. CLARA,

CITY OF LAMITAN, PROVINCE OF BASILAN, BANGSAMORO AUTONOMOUS,

REGION IN MUSLIM MINDANAO

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

SECTION 1. PURPOSE - Proclamation No. 151 series of 1937 dated April 24, 1937 which
reserved for stock farm and breeding station purposes a parcel of the public domain situated in
the Barrio of Balactasan, Municipal District of Lamitan, Province of Zamboanga (now)
Barangay Sta. Clara, City of Lamitan, Province of Basilan, Bangsamoro Autonomous Region
in Muslim Mindanao is hereby amended by reserving portions thereof for the exclusive use
and benefit of the Provincial Government of Basilan intended as site for its government center
and housing projects for the application of special patents, subject to private rights if any there
be any, which parcel of land has been surveyed and duly approved by the Land Management
Services, MENRE — BARMM under IR-445-AMD.

SECTION 2. COVERAGE - With a total area of SIX HUNDRED FIFTY-FIVE THOUSAND
‘THREE HUNDRED FIFTEEN (655,315) SQUARE METERS, more or less, said parcel of land
is more particularly described as follows:

Bounded on the NW., along lines 1-2-3 by barangay road; on the NW., along lines 3-4-5-6-7
by property of Cresencio Quilaton (F-09-10-0000027-Amd.); on the NE., along line 7-8 by
property of Landasan Lancasan; on the NE., along lines 8-9-10 by property of Dionisio Rentor;
on the NE., along lines 10-11-12-13-14 by properties of Felicidad Vesagas (PSU-09-03-

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0000080) and Julita Hambre (Now) Asan G. Camplian; on the NE., along lines 14-15 by
property of Asan G. Camplian H(VII-1) 15865-D; on the SE. and NE., along lines 15-16-17-
18-19-20-21-22 by property of Servanda Aroy; on the SW. and SE., along lines 22-23-24-25
by property owned of Baboh Mora; on the SW. and SE., along lines 25-26-27-28-29-30 by
property of Regina Aroy (PSU-09-10-000167); on the SW., along lines 30-31-1 by road.
Beginning at a point marked “1” on the plan being, N., 53 deg. 24 E., 510.70 m. from BSL-2A:

thence N32 deg.45E | 281.64 m. to point 2;

thence N39 deg. 46E | 17.50 m. to point 3;

thence N36 deg. 38E | 100.00 m. to point 4;

thence N44 deg. 40E | 223.11 m. to point 5;

thence NOS deg. 37E | 286.38 m. to point 6;

thence N05 deg. 37E | 280.00 m. to point 7;

thence $67 deg.28E | 62.58 m. to poir

thence $17 deg.52E | 87.45 m. to point 9;

thence $57 deg.22E | 40.04 m. to point 10;

thence $49 deg. 16E | 52.99 m. to point 11;

thence $72 deg.51€ | 65.64. to point 12;

thence $61deg.55€ | 140.14 m. to point 13;

thence $32 deg.27E | 95.13 m. to point 14;

thence $37 deg.09€ | 258.01 m. to point 15;

thence $ 14 deg. 01 W | 187.70 m. to point 16;

thence $36 deg. 37 W | 49.27 m. to point 17;

thence $19 deg. 41 W | 120.86 m. to point 18;

thence $14 deg.13E | 105.35 m. to point 19;

thence $44 deg. 16 W | 192.85 m. to point 20;

thence $44 deg.50E | 48.64. to point 21;

thence $15 deg. 37 W | 74.38 m. to point 22;

thence N57 deg. 05 W | 67.35 m. to point 23;

thence $57 deg. 49W | 31.54 m. to point 24;

thence $42 deg. 28 W | 61.56 m. to point 25;

thence N 64 deg. 32 W | 106.43 m. to point 26;



‘thence $36 deg. 46 W

48.36 m. to point 27;

thence N 78 deg. 16 W

87.40 m. to point 28;

thence N72 deg. 43 W

109.60 m. to point 29;

thence N 76 deg. 34 W

173.77 m. to point 30;

thence N 37 deg. 30W

15.48 m. to point 31;

thence N 63 deg. 30 W

177.39 m. to point of
beginning.

SEC. 2. If any part or section of this Act is declared unconstitutional, such declaration shall

not affect in any manner the other parts or sections of this act.

SEC. 3. All laws, decrees, proclamations or issuances contrary to or inconsistent with the
provisions of this Act are hereby amended, repealed or modified accordingly.

SEC. 4. This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after publication in the Official Gazette or

two (2) newspapers of general circulation.

Approved,