Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City

EENTH CONGRESS
Third Regular Session

HOUSE BILL No:_11321

Introduced by HON. JOHN TRACY F. CAGAS.

AN ACT
RECLASSIFYING A PARCEL OF LAND LOCATED IN BARANGAY BALASINON,
SULOP, DAVAO DEL SUR FROM TIMBERLAND TO ALIENABLE AND
DISPOSABLE LAND

EXPLANATORY NOTE

This bill seeks to reclassify a parcel of land covering 221.54 hectares of land, or
majority of the entire Barangay Balasinon. Despite it being a registered barangay, only 4.26
hectares has been declared alienable & disposable.

The 1987 Constitution guarantees the protection of all natural resources, including land
and resources in or on it. Thus, the conversion of iand from protected uses, such as timber iands
to agricultural and alienable and disposable land has stringent requirements.

However, with land as a finite source, it is not uncommon to require the need for land
classification conversion. Human settlements in Barangay Balasinon has been existing since

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several of the residents has been occupying ‘nd utilizing the said land — contributing to
agricultural production and economic growth. Despite these, the timberland classification of
the land hinders residents to continue cultivation because of land tenurial arrangements.

Additionally, 12 functional government facilities have heen established in the harangay
Similar to the residents, more progressive infrastructure development for institutions providing
social services have been limited as even government projects are prohibited from developing
timberlands. It is also to be emphasized that the barangay has not been timberlands nor has it
been utilized as such for almost 5 decades.

In 2024, the barangay issued Brgy. Resolution No. 05, seeking assistance to coordinate
the release of the land and its awarding to all qualified and actual occupants of the land, subject

of this bill is earnestly sought.



Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City

‘Third Regular Session

nouse gino, 11321

Introduced by HON. JOHN TRACY F. CAGAS:

AN ACT
RECLASSIFYING A PARCEL OF LAND LOCATED IN BARANGAY BALASINON,
SULOP, DAVAO DEL SUR FROM TIMBERLAND TO ALIENABLE AND
DISPOSABLE LAND

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

SECTION 1. A parcel of land of public domain which is identified as Lot No. 7660 Cad 275,
being a portion of Sulop, Brgy. Balasinon, Province of Davao del Sur, containing an area of
Two Hundred Twenry-Gne and 5 .54) hectares is hereby reciassified and deciared
as alienable and disposable land open to disposition for residential and other productive
purposes and to private rights.

The said parcel of land is more particularly described as follows:

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1-2 S 00°03" W 407.65 m
2-3 N 73°56" W 290.28 m
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4-5 s 13°34" W 26.10 m
5-6 S 15°35" W 23.03 m
6-7 S 33°23" W 22.83 m
7-8 Ss 51°14" W 20.36 m
8-9 S 39°35" W 24.82 m
9-10 S 60°48" W 32.79 m
10-11 S 63°09" W 28.51 m
11-12 S 67°58" W 34.32 m
12-13 S 73°06" W 33.31 m
13-14 S 65°47" W 31.39 m
14-15 Ss 69°14" W 54.48 m


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SEC. 2. The Department of Environment and Natural Resources is hereby directed to undertake
the necessary measures to undertake mitigating measures and the necessary rules and
regulations for the implementation of this Act.


SEC. 3. All laws, rules, and regulations, presidential decrees, letters of instruction and other
presidential issuances inconsistent with this Act shall be hereby repealed, amended, or
modified accordingly.

SEC. 4. This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in the Official Gazette
or in a newspaper of generai circulation.

Approved,