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

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
‘House Bill No.

Introduced by Representative Ben P. Evardone
Lone District, Eastern Samar

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EXPLANATORY NOTE

Land ownership in the Philippines and elsewhere has invariably been a determinant of
one’s economic profile, his social creditability. For the banking industry, easier access to
personal borrowings is afforded a person who owns land. Those with housing loan packages,
government owned or otherwise, prefer lending to land owners. This, for at least two
underlying reasons: First, unless by some exfra-human intervention, land is one asset that
cannot be physically concealed. Second, land ownership, insofar as our civil laws is
concerned, carries a bundle of economic rights, such as the right to enjoy the land and its
fruits, the right to exclude others from such enjoyment, and the right to dispose of the land for
a valuable consideration, among others. These rights, if actually utilized, could very well
bring about the constitutional vision of an “improved quality of life for all”.

The 1987 Constitution, recognizing the value of land ownership, has mandated the
distribution of lands, especially to poor landless tenants, as a measure of social justice. Also,
it expressly authorizes the conversion of timber or forest land into alienable and disposable
land.

This bill seeks the conversion into alienable and disposable land portions of
timberland within the 5® class Municipality of Maslog particularly in Barangays 1 and 2
(Poblacion), Bulawan, Carayacay, Libertad, Malobago, Maputi, San Roque, San Miguel, as
well as some small portions in the Municipalities of Arteche, Oras and Dolores, Eastern
Samar.

Indeed, economic growth and development for the hundreds of families living within
the areas specified in this proposed measure will be hastened once this bill is admitted into
our legal system.

Hence, passage of this bill is earnestly sought.

uf EVARDONE


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

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

House BillNo.__ 3A 5G

Introduced by Representative Ben P. Evardone
Lone District, Eastern Samar

AN ACT

RECLASSIFYING AND CONVERTING PARCELS OF TIMBERLAND LOCATED
IN BARANGAYS 1 AND 2 (POBLACION), BULAWAN, CARAYACAY, LIBERTAD,
MALOBAGO, MAPUTI, SAN ROQUE, SAN MIGUEL IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF
MASLOG AND SMALL PORTIONS IN THE MUNICIPALITIES OF ARTECHE,
ORAS AND DOLORES IN THE PROVINCE OF EASTERN SAMAR, AS
ALIENABLE AND DISPOSABLE LANDS

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

SECTION 1. The land comprising three (3) parcels, of which Parcel 1 is about around Two
‘Thousand Nine and 48/100 hectares (2,009.48 hectares) , Parcel 2 about Six hundred sixty-four
thousand and eight hundred hectares (664,800 hectares), Parcel 3 about One million three hundred
thirty-four thousand and four hundred hectares (1,334,400 hectares) , all situated in Barangays 1 and 2
(Poblacion), Bulawan, Carayacay, Libertad, Malobago, Maputi, San Roque, San Miguel in the
Municipality of Maslog, and in small portions of the Municipality of Arteche, in the Province of
Eastern Samar, are hereby converted from timberland to alienable and disposable land. The respective
parcels of land are particularly described as follows:

PARCEL 1 (Area 2,009.48 Hectares)

STATION BEARING DISTANCE EASTING NORTHING

‘TP-1 88M- ‘N 68-15 W 29,210.00 $52,471.790 1,331,216.390

12, Dolores

|_Cad. 1001_ |

1 N 16-00 E 240 525,341.260 1,342,040.370
2 'N 26-00 E 300 525,407.410 1,342,271.070
3 N 19-00 E 330 525,538.920 1,342,540.710
4 N 19-00 W 360 525,646.360 1,342,852.730,
5 'N 10-00 W 260 525,529.160 1,343,193.120
6 'N 15-00 E 370 525,484.010 1,343,449.170



ba N 28-00 E 310 525,579.70 1,343,806.560_
8 N 17-00 W 360 525,725,310 1,344,080.270,
9 N 81-00 W 490 525,620.060 1,344,424.540
10 N 85-00 W 390 525,136,090 1,344,501,190,
i N 48-00 W_ 220 524,747,570. 1,344,535.180_
12 N.04-00 W_ 370 524,584,080 _ 1,344,682.390,
13 N 56-00 E 440 524,558,270 1,345,051.490
14 N 10-00 W 340 524,923,050 1,345,297.530
15. N42-11 B 360. 524,864.010 1,345,632.360_
16 N05-00 W_ 480 525,104,900. 1,345,899,890_
17 |N_09-00 E 440 525,063.070 1,346,378.060,
18 N 29-00 W_ 450 525,131,900 1,346,812.640_
19 N 11-00 W 470 [524,913,740 1,347,206.220
20 120-00 E 420 524,824,060 1,347,667.580,
21 N 53-00 E 500 524,967,710 1,348,062.250_
22 N 17-00 E 450. 525,367,030 1,348,363.160.
23 N 13-00 W_ 500 525,498,600 1,348,793,500_
24 N27-00E 460 525,386,120 1,349,280,690
25 N.07-00 W 300 525,594,960 1,349,690.550
26 144-00 W 260 525,534,030 1,350,186.820
27 $ 75-00 E 880 525,353.420 1,350,373.850
28 $.07-00E 380 526,203.430 1,350,146.090
29 04-00 W 420 '526,249.740 1,349,768.920,
30 $37-00E. 420 526,220,440 1,349,349.940
31 $.05-00E 410 526,473.20 1,349,014.510
32 s E 410 526,508,930 1,348,606.070
33 $18-00E. 420 526,628,800 1,348,213.990
34 $25-00B. 170 526,758,590 1,347,814.550
35. S$ 37-00 W 390 526,830.440_ 1,347,630.480_
36 $ 26-00 W 90 526,595.730 1,347,319.010
37 $ 09-00 320 526,556,280 1,347,238.120
38 '$.60-00 6. 500 526,637,630 1,346,724.520
39 N41-00 E 550 527,070,640 1,346,474.520
40 N 23-00 E 520 527,431,470 1,346,889.610
41 83-00 E 500 527,634,650 1,347,368.270
7) $71-00E 440 528,130.920 1,347,307.340
B $51-00E. 450 528,546,950 1,347,164,090
44 $ 20-00 E 420 528,896,670 1,346,880.900
45 25-00 E 320 529,040,320 1,346,486.230
46 $18-00E 440 '529,260.080 1,346,014.950
47 $10-00E 390 529,396,050 1,345,596.490
48 $ 49-00 W_ 470 529,463.70 1,345,212.410
49 $ 55-00 W 440 529,109,060 1,344,904.060_
50 $ 89-00 W 560. 528,748,630, 1,344,651,690,
SI S$ 19-00 W_ 240 528,188,720. 1,344,641,920,
52. $ 01-00 EB 310 528,110,580. 1,344,415,000,
53, S$ 14-00 W 460 528,115,990 1,344,105.050_
54 $ 30-00 W 440 528,004,710 1,343,658.710,
55. $ 31-00 E 480 527,784,710 1,343,277.660,
56 S$ 67-00 W_ 250 528,037.930 1,342,866.220,
57 S$ 62-00 W_ 380 527,801.800 1,342,768.540_
58 S$ 56-00 W_ 260 527,466,280 1,342,590.140_
59 S$ 74-00 W 370 527,250.730. 1,342,444.750,



a 533-00 W 260 526,895.060 1,342,342.760
1 'S75-00 W 350, 526,753.450 1,342,124.710
GB} '$81-00 W 500 526,222,190 1,341,982.360
68 'S36-00 W. 400 525,728,350 1,341,004.140
64 155-00 W 300 525,493.240 1,342,580.530
5 1N.08-00 W 180 525,247.490 1,341,752.600
66 50-03 154.96 | 525,222,480 1,341,930.850
PARCEL 2 (Area 664,800 Hectares)

STATION | BEARING | DISTANCE [EASTING NORTHING

‘TP-1 88M-

12, Dolores | N68-59W | 31,911.48 552,471,790 1,331,216.390

Cad. 1001
i 387-00 W 300 522,682,130 1,342,658.350
A S 85-00 W 50 522,382,540 1,342,642.650
3 S.09-00 W 90 522,332,730 1,342,638,290
4 S.85-00 W. 300 522,318,650 1,342,549.400
5 $88-00 W 100 521,820,550 1,342,505.820
6 $7700 W. 320 521,720.610 1,342,502.330.
a 03-00 W “670 521,408,810 1,342,430.350
8 N 50-00 E 230 521,373,740 1,343,099.430
9 $ 54-00 B. 280 521,549,930 1,343,247.270
10 $65.00 280 521,776.450 1,343,082.690
u $ 72-006. 400 522,030.220 1,342,964.360
12 74-00 E. 250 522,410,640 1,342,840.750
13 S48-00 E 80 522,650.960 1,342,771.840
14 N 76-00 E. 250 522,710.410 1,342,718.310
15 875-00 B. 150 522,952,980 1,342,778.790
16 $.02-00 100 523,097,870 1,342,739.970
17 07-00. 250 523,101.360 1,342,640.030
18 59-21 W 522.72 523,131,830 1,342,391.890

PARCEL 3 (Area 1,334,400 Hectares)

STATION | BEARING | DISTANCE | EASTING NORTHING

TP-1 88M-

12, Dolores | NS4-13W | 32,363.44 $52,471.790 1,331,216.390

Cad. 1001
i 75-00 W 880 526,216.300 1,350,138.240
2 N44-00 W 200 525,366.190 1,350, 366.000
3 1N24-00 W 480 525,227,260, 1,350,509.870
4 N 10-00 W 400 525,032,030, 1,350,948.370
5 N51-00E 490 524,962,570 1,351,342.290
6 N87-00 E. 490 525,343.370 1,351,650.660
Z 39-00 500 525,832.70 1,351,676.300
8 $ 04-00 E. 430 526,147.360 1,352,064.870
9 $31-00 W 460 526,177.360 1,351,635.920
10 'S 16-00 W 370 525,940.440 1,351,241.620
im $44-00E. 480 525,838,450 1,350,885.950
2 S 06-176 404.86 526,171,890 1,350,540.670



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SECTION 2, The Department of Environment and Natural Resources shall issue the

necessary rules and regulations for the effective implementation of this Act.

SECTION 3. Repealing Clause. — All laws, decrees, orders, rules and regulations or parts

thereof, which are inconsistent with this Act are hereby repealed or amended accordingly.

SECTION 4, Effectivity, This Act shall take effect it
publication in the Official Gazette o

mediately after its complete

at least a newspaper of general circulation,

Approved,