Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City

SIXTEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

1337

HOUSE BILL NO.,

Introduced by Honorable GERALD ANTHONY V. GULLAS, JR.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

This bill seeks to reclassify as alienable and disposable public land and declaring certain parcels
of lands 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 our 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 this connection, Senate Committee Report No. 752 of the Committee on Environment and
Natural Resources dated February 6, 2013 which was approved by a majority of the Member
Senators is hereby adopted to ensure the easy passage of this bill.

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

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GERALD ANTHORY V. GULLAS, Jr.


Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City
SIXTEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

House BiLLNo___ 1337

Introduced by Honorable GERALD ANTHONY V. GULLAS, JR.

AN ACT
DECLARING TWO PARCELS OF LANDS 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

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

SECTION 1. Two parcels of land of the public domain located in the City of Naga,
Province of Cebu is hereby declared an agricultural land for agricultural, residential,
commercial, industrial or other productive purposes.

The said parcels of land, with a total land area of seven hundred forty-five (745) hectares,
are describe as follows:
BLOCK —1

Beginning at a point marked “1” on Map, being S 14° 40° 21° E, 260.81 meters from
CBU 169, (PRS °92) Latitude 10° 12° 44.12753” Longitude 123° 43° 23.58257” situated at the
Barangay Cabungahan, City of Naga, Province of Cebu

Line Bearing Distance (M)
1-2 N31°58'21" W 370.15
2-3 '$ 80°00°54” W 432.55
3-4 ‘$ 28°27°36" E 121.71
4-5 S$ 73°23°177 W 102.51
5-6 'N 39931721" W. 205.72
6-7 N31°16°11" W 618.88
7-8 'S 58°08°02” W 192.19
8-9 N 62°26704" W 179.71
9-10 N 45°48°38" 122.42
10-11 N 68°59°56" E 226.01
I-12 1N25°50°08" W 456.64,
12-13 N 56°26°09" W 378.03
13-14 $ 22°07°13" W 600.18
14-15 N27°52'23" W 329.07

15-16 N 57°43°24" W 517.05


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66-67 S$ 82°1733" E 101.00
67-68 $.03°16°27" W 137.55
68-69 $ 71942716" W 236.14
69-70 S$ 8691235" W 317.69
70-1 S 82°01'00" W 165.61

the point of beginning containing an area of five hundred eighty-five and 14/100 (585.14)
hectares.

BLOCK =I
Beginning at a point marked “1” on Map, being S 21° 0° 06” E, 2,802.61 meters from

CBU 167, ( PRS "92) Latitude 10°14°35.37418”, Longitude 123°43'21.85959” situated at the
Barangay Lutac, City of Naga, Province of Cebu?

Line Bearing Distance (M)
1-2 N 20°30°55” E 165.50
2=3 N 45°20°06" E 362.75
3-4 N 60°59°22” E 251.56
4-5 S 79°51°28" E 346.41
5-6 N 47°36°27" E 357.46
6-7 N 52°54712" E 303.40
1-8 N 5195821" 297.06
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M-12 '$.03°45°30” 274.59
12-13 S$ 10°24745” 237.92
13-14 S 66°20°55” W 299.13
4-15 'S 76°29°47" W 1025.97
15-16 N 13°54°30" E 308.16
16-17 S.77°33°37" W 368.48
7-18 S$ 87°16'25" W 333.75
18-1 'S 88°24°31" W 381.15

the point of beginning containing an area of one hundred fifty-nine and 86/100 (159.86)
hectares.

SEC. 2. 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 a free patent, regardless of the identified uses or purposes of the
lots being applied for, to any citizen of the of the Philippines who has continuously occupied
and/or cultivated either or through predecessor {erests or who shall have paid the real estate
tax thereon while 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 applicant: Provided, That the
DENR shall reserve and award lands or lots to the City Government of Naga, its barangays and
other agencies of the national government for essential public and quasi-public purposes and/or



services such as school buildings, roads, public plazas, waterworks system, health centers and
similar offices and purposes: Provided, moreover, That any title issued over lands for purposes of
the agencies of the national government and quasi for quasi-public purposes shall be in the name
of the Republic of the Philippines; Provided, further, That the mangrove areas, likewise
identified and delineated in the LC Map No. 3048 of Naga, Cebu, and the stretch of land, twenty
(20) meters width, from both banks of rivers, creeks and natural depression that serve 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: Provided, finally, That delineated lands within geo-hazard areas shall
not be.

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

SEC. 3. Preservation of Ecological Balance. — The final use of the herein declared
agricultural lands shall not in anyway prejudice ecological balance, and the removal of timber
and other products therein shall continue to be subject to forestry laws and regulations.

SEC. 4. Implementing Rules and Regulations. — The Secretary of the DENR, in
coordination with the local government of the City of Naga, Province of Cebu, shall issue the
necessary rules and regulations to implement the provisions of this Act.

SEC. 5. Repealing Clause. ~ All laws, decrees, executive orders and other executive
issuances which are inconsistent with or contrary to the provisions of this Act are hereby deemed
repealed or modified accordingly.

SEC. 6. Effectivity. — This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its complete
publication in the Official Gazette or in two (2) newspapers of general circulation in the
Philippines.

Approved,