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OF THE REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES —) 2 xn
First Regular Session ) Ze,

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

House Bill No,_ 1063

Introduced by Representative Victor A. Yap

EXPLANATORY NOTE

In 2004, then President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo signed Proclamation No, 602 declaring
as eco-tourism park and campsite a certain parcel of land of the public domain located in
Barangay Lubigan and Moriones in the Municipality of San Jose, Province of Tarlac.

This bill seeks the reclassification of the aforementioned parcel of land into agricultural
land open to disposition under the provisions of the Public Land Act. The reclassification of the
land previously declared as eco-tourism park and campsite into disposable agricultural land aims
to develop and promote sustainable economic development and tourism in the area, encouraging
people to use, develop, manage, protect and conserve the environment and natural resources, and
cultural heritage of Tarlac.

‘The reclassification is intended to stimulate private investments including eco-tourism
resort, parks, hotels, stores, and restaurants. Such increase in economic and tourism activities
would be very beneficial for a landlocked province such as Tarlac. It would help supplement the
province's primary economic activity, which is agricultural and fish production.

The increase in economic and tourism activities would generate more jobs and higher
income for the people in the area, and would hopefully lead to better conservation, preservation
and enhancement of the natural resources and cultural heritage in the eco-tourism park and
campsite.

In view of the foregoing, immediate passage of this bill is eamestly sought.

Represehtative, 2nd District of Tarlac

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EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS )
OF THE REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES)
First Regular Session )

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

House Bill No. 1063

Introduced by Representative Victor A. Yap

AN ACT
RECLASSIFYING AS AGRICULTURAL LAND OPEN TO DISPOSITION UNDER THE
PROVISIONS OF THE PUBLIC LAND ACT, AS AMENDED, THE LAND COVERED
BY PROCLAMATION NO. 602, DATED APRIL 12, 2004, DECLARING AS ECO-
TOURISM PARK AND CAMPSITE PURPOSES A CERTAIN PARCEL OF LAND OF
THE PUBLIC DOMAIN SITUATED IN BARANGAYS LUBIGAN, MORIONES AND
IBA IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF SAN JOSE, PROVINCE OF TARLAC

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

SECTION 1. A portion of the land covered by Proclamation No. 602, dated April 12,
2004, declaring as eco-tourism park and campsite purposes a certain parcel of land of the public
domain situated in Barangays Lubigan, Moriones and Iba in the Municipality of San Jose,
Province of Tarlac, is hereby reclassified as agricultural land open to disposition under the
provisions of the Public Land Act, as amended, which portion is more particularly described as
follows:

Beginning at a point marked “1” being, N 31-52-49 W, 387.86 meters from TRC-75
(Philippine Reference System "92 Control Point: Latitude 15-26-10.48243", Longitude 120-25-
47,36798”), Barangay Lubigan, San Jose, Province of Tarlac:

thence N 21-48-19 E 71.848 meters to comer 2;
thence S 82-45-12 E 69.367 meters to comer 3;
thence $ 7-23-35 E 43.108 meters to corner 4;
thence S 8-44-15 W 55.646 meters to corner 5;
thence S 2-8-56 E 69.174 meters to corner 6;
thence S$ 25-5-9 E 62.799 meters to corner 7;
thence $ 88-12-16 E 87.762 meters to corner 8;
thence N 49-43-51 E 188.356 meters to corner 9;
thence N 3-15-45 E 31.301 meters to corner 10;
thence N 28-30-54 W 76.392 meters to comer 11;
thence N 2-45-26 W 57.817 meters to corner 12;
thence N 62-42-27 E 58.338 meters to corner 13;


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meters to corner 79;

SEC. 2. The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) shall issue a
free patent to any Filipino applicant and shall give priority to the candidate who has continuously

occupied or cultivated, or has paid real estate taxes for the tract of land applied for, while the

land has not been occupied by any other person, for at least three (3) years prior to the approval
of this Act, not to exceed twelve (12) hectares for each qualified applicant: Provided, That prior

to the disposition of any parcel to individual applicants, the DENR shall segregate, alienate or

reserve appropriate areas, consistent with the provisions of Commonwealth Act No. 141 or the
Public Land Act, as amended; Republic Act No. 730, entitled: “An Act to Permit the Sale


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Without Public Auction of Public Lands of the Republic of the Philippines for Residential
Purposes to Qualified Applicants Under Certain Conditions”: Provided, further, That the
identification of areas for public and quasi-public purposes shall be undertaken jointly with the
concerned government agencies or local government units: Provided, finally, That the title over
tracts of land for public and quasi-public purposes shall be in the name of the Republic of the
Philippines, except the area actually used, developed and managed by the provincial government
for campsite and ecotourism purposes, which shall be titled in the name of the Province of
Tarlac.

SEC. 3. The area described in Section | of this Act is hereby excluded from the coverage
of Section 16 of Presidential Decree No. 705 or the Revised Forestry Code of the Philippines, as
amended which prohibits the classification of certain lands as alienable or disposable: Provided,
however, That the removal of timber and other forest products and utilization of other natural
resources in the parcel of land shall be subject to existing forestry and other environmental
protection laws, rules and regulations: Provided, further, That a twenty (20)-meter protection
zone along the banks of any river or stream, which has a width of at least fifty (50) meters, shall
‘be delineated by the DENR on the ground and shall retain their classification as forestland, prior
to disposition of any parcel of agricultural land to private applicants.

SEC. 4. Within six (6) months from the approval of this Act, the DENR Secretary shall
promulgate the necessary rules and regulations for its effective implementation. The provisions
of the Public Land Act pertaining to the distribution of public lands and issuance of land titles,
insofar as they are not inconsistentherewith, shall apply.

SEC. 5 If any section of this Act is declared unconstitutional, such declaration shall not
affect in any manner the other parts of this Act.

‘SEC. 6. Presidential Proclamation No.602, dated April 12, 2004 is hereby repealed. All
‘other laws, decrees, proclamations or issuances which are inconsistent with the provisions of this

Act are hereby amended, repealed or modified accordingly.

SEC. 7. This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in the Official
Gazetteor in a newspaper of general circulation.

Approved,