Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City, Metro Manila
NINETEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session
HOUSE BILL No.  8164
Introduced by Rep. LORET0 8. ACHARON
AN ACT
RECLASSIFYING  PARCELS OF LAND OF THE PUBLIC DOMAIN  LOCATED IN  BARANGAY
SIGUEL  IN  THE  CITY  OF  GENERAL  SANTOS  AS  ALIENABLE  AND  DISPOSABLE  LAND
OPEN     TO     DISPOSITION      FOR     AGRICULTURAL,      RESIDENTIAL,     COMMERCIAL,
INDUSTRIAL AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
EXPLANATORY NOTE
Barangay Siguel is one among the few remaining rural barangays in the City of General
Santos located 20 kilometers from the city center. Bounded on the north by Barangay
Tambler,  on  the  south  by  the  powerful  Siguel  River,  on  the  east  by  the  waters  of
Sarangani   Bay  and  the  west   by  the   Municipality  of  Maasim   of  the   Province   of
Sarangani,  it is one of the city's oldest barangays and  home to  15,687  inhabitants as
per official census of population  in  2020.
It has 16 '`puroks" situated in an area of some 37,684,388 square meters more or less
and actual land use is a mix of industrial, agricultural and agro-industrial as determined
by the Comprehensive Land Use Plan for 2018-2026 of the City Government of General
Santos.
Residential use is quite evident in this part of the city and unplanned settlements have
proliferated because of its attraction and potential for economic growth, mainly due
to its proximity as well to major infrastructure such as the airport, fish port, seaports
and  industrial zones.
This measure therefore seeks to reclassify parcels of land of the public domain located
at  Barangay Siguel  in the City of General Santos as alienable and  disposable open to
disposition  for  agricultural,  residential,  commercial,  industrial  and  other  productive
purposes.


The current classification of the subject parcels of land of the public domain no longer
holds true and this situation ran counter to the needs of the people of General Santos
City.
The  reclassification  will  allow  both  national  and  local  government  to  open  up  large
areas  of  resettlement  of  informal  settlers  presently  residing  in  roads-right-of-way,
government  lots,  danger zones such  as  riverbanks,  ravines and  cliffs,  shorelines and
foreshore areas and those covered by court-ordered demolitions.
This   measure   intends   to   correct   this   and   allow   land   ownership   to   deserving
constituents and  actual occupants by maximizing opportunities to  improve the city's
competitive advantage in the region, promote flexibility in the use of land  and water
resources and mainstream climate and disaster risk adaptation and mitigation.
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Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City, Metro Manila
NINETEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session
HoUSE BILL No. 8164
Introduced by Rep. LORETO 8. ACHARON
AN ACT
RECLASSIFYING  PARCELS OF IAND OF THE  PUBLIC DOMAIN  LOCATED IN
BARANGAY SIGUEL IN THE CITY OF GENERAL SANTOS AS ALIENABLE AND
DISPOSABLE LAND OPEN TO DISPOSITION FOR AGRICULTURAL,
RESIDENTIAL, COMMERCIAL, INDUSTRIAL AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
Be it enacted by the Senate and the House of Representatives of the Philippines
in Congress assembled:
SECTION  1.  Dec/aroti.on.  -  Parcels  of  land  of  the  public  domain  located  in
Barangay Siguel, City of General Santos is hereby classified as alienable and disposable
land  open  to  disposition  for  agricultural,  residential,  commercial,  industrial  and  for
other productive purposes.
Subj.ect parcel of land is more particularly described as follows:
BLOCK 1
TIEPOINT:          PRS92 CTS-3160
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S  17°  19'  E
S 32: 4J' W
S 55° 34' W
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S 51° 26' W
S 6o° 29' W
S 16° |7' W
S 36° |o' W
Distance (in)
8824.95
323.42
390.06
294.58
398.87
159.00
285.57
332.66
305.25
288.15
242.34
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175.76
327.16
207.74
201.44
336.89
203.10
245.07
335.45
103.42
434.15
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292.83
256.99
209.86
114.64
189.96
117.93
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653.73
163.39
209.11
76.97
315.15
132.05
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57.99
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48.17
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106.91
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174.30
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167.14
173.87
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194.46
160.13
181.79
287.92
130.07
165.27
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108.32
97.65
87.16
135.88
71.61
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61.88
47.21
145.40
48.51
108.81
175.87
69.05
48.44
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137.91
111.41
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263.52
190.71
81.07
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261.53
172.50
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S 68° 31'  E
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S 85° 50'  E
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S 29° 52'  E
S 3° 51' W
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S 87° 41' E
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496.44
683.08
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111.45
102.29
114.12
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242.18
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197.21
67.20
434.15
291.15
134.85
569.46
246.78
44.22
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164.86
208.37
214.64
325.81
180.38
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480.09
679.25
354.13
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336.33
765.34
292.94
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238.28
127.45
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N 47° 27'  E
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S 88° 56' W
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N 27° 45' W
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S  350 0'  E
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S 59° 7'  E
N  84° 57'  E
N 8°  |3'  E
N  89° 47'  E
N  |3° 19' W
N  86°  27'  E
S 640 0'  E
N  74° 25'  E
S 75° 55'  E
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150.18
175.75
212.33
96.15
217.32
210.62
195.06
502.13
353.94
319.89
221.16
184.37
146.53
117.06
135.50
122.79
153.43
184.87
112.52
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195.16
105.84
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139.49
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136.02
152.60
83.73
127.29
83.98
108.88
119.50
84.33
191.38
87.06
92.48
78.77
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289-1
S 84° 20' E
S 74°  12'  E
2110.97
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the point of beginning, comprising an area of thirty-one million eight hundred eighty-
thousand one hundred eleven (31,880,111) square meters, more or less.
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TIEPOINT:          PRS92 CTS-3160
Bearing
S |9° 40' W
N  26° 45'  E
N 46° 36'  E
N  57° 27'  E
N 84° 46'  E
S 58° 37'  E
S 00 0'
S 44° 32' W
S 9° 49` W
S u8° 2:]' W
S 59° 59' W
S  18° 15' W
S 4|° 51'  E
S 80° |5' E
N  87° 5'  E
S 67° 31'  E
S  15° 38'  E
S 3|° 20' W
S 58° 21' W
S 82° |6' W
S 81° 58' W
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S 54° 55'  E
S 7|° Sol  E
S 80° 35' E
N 8o° 4|'  E
S 7|° 54'  E
S 26° 53'  E
S 2]° 54: W
S 55° 39' W
S 16° |' W
S  9®  12'  E
S  22° 22'  E
N  75° 25' W
N 6|° |3' W
N 7o° 45' W
S 890 0' W
Distance (ml
12451.47
287.33
524.66
506.22
184.85
58.71
47.67
196.53
138.91
177.75
212.08
71.38
88.04
62.95
468.96
45.43
58.01
84.15
83.36
176.11
195.93
59.74
170.19
153.02
293.04
263.06
79.32
74.58
73.65
88.27
43.05
83.67
47.63
222.16
139.51
223.23
120.58


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40-41
41-42
42-43
43-1
N 69° 28' W
N 35° 38' W
N 49° 46' W
N  70° 54' W
N goo |3' W
N 85° 42' W
S 82° 28' W
181.50
217.19
103.18
145.95
217.30
147.74
92.59
the point of beginning, comprising an area of eight hundred thirty-nine thousand two
hundred seventy-six (839,276) square meters, more or less.
SEC. 2. Di.spos/.t/.on.  -The  Department of Environment and  Natural  Resources
(DENR)  shall  alienate the  parcels  of land  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 real estate tax even as the same has not been occupied by any other person for at
least  (10)  years  prior to the  approval  of this Act,  not to  exceed  twelve  (12)  has  per
applicant;  Provided, that the  DENR shall  reserve and  award  lands or  lots to the  City
Government  of  General  Santos,  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 systems, 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 20-meters width from both banks
of rivers, creeks and  natural depressions 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 General
Santos.
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  built-up areas shall  be given  priority in the
application for titles and the issuance of free patents pursuant to this Act.
SEC. 3. Preservot/.on  oJ  Eco/og/.ca/  Bo/once.  -  The  final  use  of  this  herein
declared  alienable  and  disposable  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. 4. Implementing Rules and Regulations. -W.lth.ir\ n.lnctv `90| days from
the approval of this Act, the Secretary of the DENR shall, in consultation with the local
government  of  the   City  of  General  Santos,   and   concerned   national  government
agencies, issue rules and regulations to implement this Act.


SEC.  15. Seporob/.//.ty C/ouse. -lf any part or provision  of this Act is declared
invalid  or unconstitutional, the  remaining parts or provisions  not affected  are  in  full
force and effect.
SEC.   16.   Repea/;.ng   C/ouse.   -   All   laws,   presidential   decrees,   letters   of
instructions,  executive  orders,  rules  and  regulations  and  other  issuances  or  parts
thereof inconsistent with the provisions of this Act are hereby repealed, amended, or
modified accordingly.
SEC.  17.  E#ectt.v/.ty.  -  This  Act  shall  take  effect  fifteen  (15)  days  after  its
publication  in the Official Gazette or in a  newspaper of general circulation.
Approved.