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Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City

EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

nouse Bri No, 1798

Introduced by Honorable EDUARDO R. GULLAS

EXPLANATORY NOTE

This bill seeks to reclassify as alienable and disposable public land and declaring
two (2) 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 efforis 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 view of the foregoing, approval of this bill is earnestly recommended.



Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
Quezon City

EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

House pit No__*4 _

Introduced by Honorable EDUARDO R. GULLAS.

AN ACT
DECLARING TWO (2) PARCELS OF LAND OF THE PUBLIC DOMAIN
LOCATED IN THE CITY OF NAGA, PROVINCE OF CEBU 4
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 (2) parcels of land of the public domain located in the City of
Naga, Province of Cebu are hereby declared open to disposition for agricultural,
residential, commercial, industrial or other productive purposes

The parcels of land, with a total land area of seven hundred forty-four and 24/100
(744.24) hectares, are describe as follows:

BLOCK 1
Beginning at a point marked “Ion Map, being N. 18° 56’ 24” W,, 957,553 meters

from CBU-167 (PRS "92 Control Point Latitude 10° 14° 35.37418", Longitude 123° 43°
21,85950"), situated in Barangay Lutac (Calanggaman), City of Naga, Province of Cebu

Thence N. 80°11 15" W, 322.72m. to corner 2:
Thence S 40° 02°45" W. 335.72m. to corner 3,
Thence S. 61° 48°40"W. 347.18m. to corner 4;
Thence S. 11° 10°40"W, 263.37 m. to corner S;
Thence S. 11° 10°40"W, 77.09 m, —_tocorner 6;
Thence S. 03° 02°S7°E. 413.59 m, to corner 7;
Thence S. $1°327S9” E. 112.03 m. to corner 8;
Thence S. 51°32°59"E 272.32m. to corner 9.
Thence $8. 71919°33"W 302.95 m. to corner 10,
Thence S.37°31°49" E 329.93 m. to corner II,
Thence 8.373149" B 34.49m. to corner 12:

Thence S. 10°58°30"W. 366.23 m. to corner 13,


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10°58°30"W
16°22'09" E
73°36°38" E
73°36°38" E

86°25

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64°09°03" W,
39°56'50" E
39°S6'S0” E,

28°58°04"E,

- 26°08°49" E

26°08"49" E
87°48"16" E
87°48" 16" F
77°25°09" E.
82°17°33" E.
03° 16°28" W.
71°42 17" W.
86°12'36" W.
82°01°00" W.
31°58°21" W,
31°58°21" W.
80°00°54" W.
80°00"S4” W
28°27°37" E.
73°23 17" W.
39°31°21" W,
10°40°15" E,
3191612" W.
31°1612" W,

58°08°02" W

69.74 m.

315.80 m.

294.91 m

477m

433.72 m

389.89 m,

379.78 m.

190.25 m.

384,05 m.

5.87 m.

423.02 m

07.36 m

215.87 m

238.73 m.

101.01 m,

137.55 m

236.14 m,

317.70 m,

165.61 m

123.15 m

247.01 m

390.80 m,

41.76 m.

121.71 m.

102.51 m.

205.72 m.

110.26 m.

508.63 m.

192.19 m

to corner 14:
to corner 15,
to corner 16;
to corner 17
to corner 18;
to corner 19;
to corner 20;
to corner 21;
to corner 22;
to corner 23

to corner 24;
to corner 25;
to corner 26,
to corner 27;
to corner 28°
to corner 29:

to corner 30;
to corner 31,
to corner 32;
to corner 33;
to corner 34;
to corner 35;
to corner 36,
to corner 37;
to corner 38;
to corner 39,
to corner 40.

to corner 41,
to corner 42;

to corner 43:


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62°26°04" W

45°48°39" E,

68°59" 56” E,

25°50" 08" W.

25°50"08" W.

56°26°10" W.

56°26" 10" W.

56°26"10" W.

22°07°14” W,

27°52'24" W.

57°43°25" W.

57°43°25” W.

83°14°02" W,

83°14'02" W.

89°08"04" W,

34°48°S7” W.

25°01"43” W.

50°25°47" W,

03°28°06" E.

12°52°35" E.

21°47°43" W.

43°36°09" W,

51°38"46" W.

87°27"

” W.

39°28°55" W,

39°28°55” W.

15°55°33" E.

80°17°22" W.

19°41°30" W.

19°41°30" W.

179.71 m.

122.42 m

226.01 m

365.86 m.

90.78 m

115.48 m.

18.44 m

247.10 m

600.18 m

329.07 m.

$4.82 m

462.23 m.

73.72m

45.41 m

331.04 m.

110.54 m,

18,74 m

33.78 m.

37.43 m.

40.64 m.

30.49 m.

32.84 m.

35.63 m

125.46 m.

136.96 m,

135.12 m.

404.53 m

189,72 m.

66.40 m

127.42 m

to corner 44,
to corner 45;
to corner 46,
to corner 47.
to corner 48:
to corner 49;
to corner 50:
to corner 51,
to corner $2;
to corner $3:
to corner 54,
to corner 5:
to corner 56,
to corner 57;
to corner 58:
to corner 59,
to corner 60,
to corner 61,
to corner 62;
to corner 63;
to corner 64:
to corner 65,
to corner 66
to corner 67;
to corner 68;
to corner 69;
to corner 70;
to corner 71;
to corner 72,

to corner 73;



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63°21°41"

49°24°27"

49°24°27"

09°07°25"

73°00°33"

44°27°52"

44°27°52”

47°36°09"

09°58°07"

74°00"49"

44°42°00"

14°22°01"

14°22" 01"

4794342"

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214.40 m.

335.31m

221.48 m

121.71m

268.02 m.

127.26 m.

356.80 m

108.54 m

374.94 m,

303.20 m

97.89 m,

278.56m

350.49 m,

133.42 m,

200.37 m

274.79 m.

315.86 m.

192.44 m

270.12 m

217.37 m.

76.36m

0.67 m.

70.38 m,

137.52 m,

to corner 74:
to corner 75:
to corner 76,
to corner 77;
to corner 78:
to corner 79;
to corner 80;
to corner 81,
to comer 82,
to corner 83;
to corner 84,
to comer 85;
to comer 86;
to corner 87;
to corner 88,
to corner 89.
to corner 90:
to corner 91;
to corner 92:
to corner 93,
to corer 94:
to corner 95;
to corner 96;
to corner 97,

to corner 1; the

The point of beginning containing an area of five hundred eighty-four and 38/100
(584.38) hectares, more or less.

Beginning at a point marked “Ion Map, being N. 20° $9° 42” E.,
CBU-167 (PRS °92 Control Point Latitude 10° 14° 35,3741

BLOCK II

802.782 meters from
. Longitude 123° 43

21.85959") situated in Barangay Lutac (Calanggaman), City of Naga, Province of Cebu


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N, 20°30°S6" E.
N. 45°20°06" E,
N, 60°59°23" E,
N, 60°59°23" FE.
S. 79 °S1°28" E,
N. 47°36°28" E.

N, 47°36°28" E.

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S. 24°S7°S9" E.
S. 24°57°59" E.
S. 03°45°31" E.
S$. 03°45°31” E.
S. 10°24°45” E.
S. 10°24°45” E.

S. 66°20°5!

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S. 76°29°47" W,

S, 76°29°47" W.

S. 76° 29°47" W,

N. 13°54°3

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S$. 77°33°38" W.

S. 87°16'25” W.
S. 87°16°25" W.
S$. 88°24°32" W.

S. 88°24°32" W,

165.50 m

362.75 m.

151.16m

100.41 m.

346.41 m

114.45 m

243.01 m

247.85 m

55.56 m

297.06 m.

96,68 m

190.46 m.

187.04 m,

373.41 m

379.99 m.

65.46 m

209.13 m

109.14 m

128.78 m

299.13 m

100.05 m,

568.36 m,

357.57 m.

308.17 m

368.49 m

14.14 m

319.61 m

88.76 m

292.38 m

to corner 2;
to corner 3;
to corner 4,
to corner 5;
to corner 6;
to corner 7;
to corner 8;
to corner 9;
to corner 10;
to corner 11
to corner 12,
to corner 13;
to corner 14:
to corner 15:
to corner 16;
to comer 17,
to corner 18.
to corner 19,
to corner 20;
to corner 21;
to corner 22;
to corner 23,
to corner 24;
to corner 25;
to corner 26;
to corner 27;
to corner 28;
to corner 29,

to corner 30,


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Thence S. 44°27°49" W, 0.09m to corner 31;
Thence N. 29°04"26” W. 039m tocorner 1; the

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

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 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 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 per 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 or services such as
school buildings, roads public plazas, waterworks system, 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 mangrove areas, likewise identified and
delineated in the LC Map No. 3048 of the City of Naga, Province of Cebu, and the stretch
of land, twenty (20) meters width, from both banks of rivers, creeks and natural
depression 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 Naga, province of Cebu

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 the built-up areas shall be given priority in the
application for titles and the issuance of free patents pursuant to this Act

SEC. 3. Preservation of Ecological Balance, ~ The final use of the herein declared
agricultural 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. — Within ninety (90) days after the
effectivity of this Act, 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
publication in the Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation.

Approved,