Republic of the Philippines 
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
Constitution Hills, Quezon City 
EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS 
Second Regular Session 
HOUSE BILL NO. ____ 
Introduced by REP. FAUSTINO ‘INNO’ A. DY V 
EXPLANATORY NOTE 
This bill seeks to declare the unclassified forestlands located in Barangay Burgos in 
the Municipality of San Guillermo, Province of Isabela, as alienable and disposable lands for 
agricultural, residential, and other commercial purposes, except those portions covered by the 
government’s environment protection and natural resources conservation programs. 
With the passing of time, these areas have been inhabited in good faith by several 
communities.  Housing units have been erected, institutional and social centers have been 
established, and development has overtaken these unclassified forestlands. 
Forestlands are public domain and have not undergone the evaluation process for 
purposes of reclassification.  They remain inalienable, leaving the present occupants without 
the benefit of complete ownership over their occupied land.  It is about time that these people 
who have devoted their lives on these lands, poured their energy and resources in building 
structures to establish communities and social order, and fostered development in the areas, 
be given the opportunity to be at peace with the assurance that they cannot just be driven out 
from the land they call home.  This is possible only when they are given rightful claim over 
the lands they have worked hard for in good faith.  Reclassification is the crucial initial step 
to perfect their claim over the lands. 
For the barangays, municipality, and the province, this proposed conversion will serve 
as an important milestone towards further development.  This step is in accord with the 
Comprehensive Land Use Plan of San Guillermo which has been an important direction that 
the municipality has been tirelessly promoting. 
With this proposed measure, the occupants-beneficiaries will have the opportunity to 
own the lands they occupy after the required survey, delineation and classification. This is in 
consonance with the principles of social justice and sustainable economic development as 
enshrined in the 1987 Philippine Constitution.  Furthermore, with the Department of 
Environment and Natural Resources as the state manager of protected areas, the present  
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generation will be able to fulfill its intergenerational duty to conserve and manage the 
environment under a “protect, participate, and profit” strategy. 
In view of the foregoing, approval of this bill is earnestly recommended. 
. 
FAUSTINO “INNO” A. DY V 


Republic of the Philippines 
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
Constitution Hills, Quezon City 
EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS 
Second Regular Session 
HOUSE BILL NO. ____ 
Introduced by REP. FAUSTINO ‘INNO’ A. DY V 
AN ACT 
DECLARING UNCLASSIFIED FORESTLANDS LOCATED IN BARANGAY 
BURGOS, MUNICIPALITY OF SAN GUILLERMO, PROVINCE OF ISABELA AS 
ALIENABLE AND DISPOSABLE LANDS FOR AGRICULTURAL, RESIDENTIAL 
AND OTHER COMMERCIAL PURPOSES 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress 
assembled: 
SECTION 1. The unclassified forestlands located in Barangay Burgos in the 
Municipality of San Guillermo, Province of Isabela, are hereby declared as alienable and 
disposable lands for agricultural, residential and other commercial purposes, subject to actual 
survey and delineation, consisting of about one thousand seven hundred forty one and 
4,130/10,000 (1,741.4130) hectares which are more particularly described as follows: 
TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION 
LINE 
BEARING 
DISTANCE 
COR 
DESCRIPTION 
1-2
N.58°25'E.
1,733.48M. 
1 
BBM No. 57 
2-3
S.15°27'W.
1,036.80M. 
2 
STAKE 
3-4
S.38°43'E.
4,181.34M. 
3 
STAKE 
4-5
S.89°03'W.
5,595.01M. 
4 
STAKE 
5-6
S.89°07'W.
118.78M. 
5 
B.L.
6-7
S.85°37'W.
217.31M. 
6 
B.L.
7-8
N.10°52'E.
113.62M. 
7 
B.L.
8-9
S.10°52'W.
113.62M. 
8 
BBM. No. 38 
9-10
N.00°08'W.
305.10M. 
9 
B.L.
10-11
N.09°27'E.
20.17M. 
10 
B.L.
11-12
N.03°53'W.
292.44M. 
11 
B.L.
12-13
N.02°44'W.
295.13M. 
12 
B.L.
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13-14 
N.40°37'W. 
39.92M. 
13 
B.L. 
14-15 
N.08°58'W. 
342.32M. 
14 
B.L. 
15-16 
N.44°32'E. 
113.08M. 
15 
B.L. 
16-17 
N.23°19'W. 
206.08M. 
16 
B.L. 
17-18 
N.12°27'W. 
248.23M. 
17 
B.L. 
18-19 
N.19°49'W. 
30.60M. 
18 
B.L. 
19-20 
N.23°51'W. 
236.11M. 
19 
B.L. 
20-21 
N.56°23'W. 
244.18M. 
20 
B.L. 
21-22 
N.25°30'W. 
253.66M. 
21 
B.L. 
22-23 
N.32°13'E. 
215.54M. 
22 
B.L. 
23-24 
N.32°33'E. 
25.37M. 
23 
B.L. 
24-25 
N.88°46'W. 
29.67M. 
24 
B.L. 
25-26 
N.00°41'E. 
349.87M. 
25 
B.L. 
26-27 
N.01°50'W. 
328.82M. 
26 
B.L. 
27-28 
N.23°10'W. 
21.94M. 
27 
B.L. 
28-29 
N.01°02'E. 
59.29M. 
28 
B.L. 
29-30 
N.01°02'E. 
163.48M. 
29 
B.L. 
30-31 
S.06°20'E. 
76.60M. 
30 
B.L. 
31-32 
N.06°20'W. 
76.60M. 
31 
BBM. No. 48 
32-33 
N.89°21'E. 
58.90M. 
32 
B.L. 
33-34 
N.89°27'E. 
55.87M. 
33 
B.L. 
34-35 
N.89°23'E. 
55.88M. 
34 
B.L. 
35-36 
N.89°24'E. 
100.01M. 
35 
B.L. 
36-37 
N.89°23'E. 
35.49M. 
36 
B.L. 
37-38 
N.89°24'E. 
69.98M. 
37 
B.L. 
38-39 
N.89°24'E. 
97.30M. 
38 
B.L. 
39-40 
N.44°38'W. 
57.34M. 
39 
B.L. 
40-41 
N.01°37'E. 
51.66M. 
40 
B.L. 
41-42 
N.83°57'E. 
12.04M. 
41 
B.L. 
42-43 
N.83°55'E. 
88.58M. 
42 
B.L. 
43-44 
N.83°53'E. 
9.85M. 
43 
B.L. 
44-45 
N.83°55'E. 
103.34M. 
44 
B.L. 
45-46 
N.15°22'W. 
57.30M. 
45 
B.L. 
46-47 
N.76°59'E. 
124.74M. 
46 
B.L. 
47-48 
N.53°06'E. 
29.94M. 
47 
B.L. 
48-49 
S.53°06'W. 
29.94M. 
48 
BBM. No. 43 
49-1 
S.81°53'E. 
1,875.88M. 
49 
B.L. 
Tie line from BLLM No. 01, CAD. 1280-D, SAN GUILLERMO CAD. 
N.86-07E., 14,879.20 M. to Corner "1": 
 
 
SEC. 2.  The lands reclassified under this Act shall be subject to actual survey, 
delineation and classification as determined under the rules and regulations issued by the 
Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR). 
SEC. 3.  After thorough determination, the DENR shall set aside the areas that shall 
remain as part of public domain, consisting of permanent forestlands, rivers, and creeks, 


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tourism areas and roads.  Land that has been placed under the National Greening Program of 
the DENR, a reforestation program that aims to plant billions of trees to reduce poverty, 
promote food security, create alternative livelihoods, and enhance climate change mitigation 
and adaptation, shall similarly remain as public domain. These areas shall be reserved as 
forestlands and must be maintained under permanent forest cover in line with the 
government’s environment protection and natural resources biodiversity conservation 
program.  
SEC. 4. Within ninety (90) days after the effectivity of this Act, the Secretary of 
Environment and Natural Resources shall promulgate the necessary rules and regulations for 
the effective implementation of this Act. 
 
SEC. 5. This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in the Official 
Gazette or in a national newspaper of general circulation. 
 
Approved,