Republic of the Philippines

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
‘Quezon City, Metro Manila

Sixteenth Congress
First Regular Session

HOUSE BILL NO. _3478

Introduced by Honorable Damian G. Mercado

EXPLANATORY NOTE

This bill seeks to declare the certain portions of land in Barangay Combado,
Maasin City, Southern Leyte, into alienable and disposable lands

‘There are certain areas within the jurisdiction of Barangay Combado which are
still classified as timberland but which are being cultivated and made as residence by the
people therein. Task Force Combado, which was organized on September 1998 reported
that the final survey and inventory conducted on July 2001 disclosed that there are 170
houses established within an area of 16,907.62 square meters. Thus, the Combado
Foreshore and Timberland Actual Occupants need their occupied lots converted into
alienable and disposable lands. It is in response thereto that this measure is being
proposed.

It is well known fact that most of our lands, especially alienable and disposable
lands, are already under private claims or ownership, thereby limiting available lands for
most of the poor who also deserve a land to call their own.

It is in this context that Barangay Combado has decided to explore the possibility
of reclassifying certain portions of its vast timberland into alienable and disposable for
the purpose of allocating it to its landless and homeless residents. Instead of allowing the
area to grow into a slum colony that may later provide problems in terms of sanitation,
peace and order, Barangay Combado has decided to legitimize the occupancy of its
landless residents.

The 16,907.62 square meters of land, once reclassified from timberland to
alienable and disposable, shall be eligible for titling to the actual occupants who have
acquired, cultivated, and made considerable investments to develop it into a productive
land, Hence, the private sector shall become active partners of the government in
preserving the protected areas in Barangay Combado.

In view of the foregoing, approval of this bill is earnestly recommended.

MI MERCADO

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Republic of the Philippines

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City, Metro Manila

Sixteenth Congress
First Regular Session

HOUSE BILL No. _38478

Introduced by Honorable Damian G. Mercado

AN ACT
DECLARING CERTAIN PORTIONS OF LAND IN BARANGAY
COMBADO, MAASIN CITY, SOUTHERN LEYTE, AS ALIENABLE,

AND DISPOSABLE LANDS

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

assembled:

SECTION 1. The land comprising Thirty three thousand seven hundred thirty
three and forty one (33,733.41) square meters situated in Barangay Combado, Maasin
City, Southern Leyte, is hereby classified from timberland to alienable and disposable
land, more or less particularly described as follows

LOT 7099-4
LINES BEARING
Tie | gl N86" 18°W
1 2 S 63° 14 E
2 3 S 52° 46° W
3 4 8 73° 43° W
4 5 S 76° 58°W
5 6 S$ 68° 32°W
& 7 S$ 67 08'W
7 8 s71° 54°W
8 9 s 71° 259°W
9 10 N82? 38°W
10 11 N00? 04°W
12 N86° 56°E
2 «13 N72. 47E
13 O14 N74° 34E
14 15 No? 16E
15 16 N7° 4VE
16 17 N66? 47°E
17 18 N72° 08°
18 19 N72 18°E
19 20 N72 1VE

20 21 N71"

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DISTANCES
784.59 M
62.14M.
0.86 M
217M
53,37M
62.27M
120.23 M
108.77 M.
305.91 M
T4.12M.
11.39M
16.00 M
112.87M
44.73 M
129.05 M
175.84 M
44.61M
26.43 M
16.38 M
11.90M
11.78M


21 922 N78) 48°E 20.09 M

2 2 N68° 02E 13.95M
23 (4 N 65° 35°E, 50.82M
4 1 N67° 56°E 18.96 M
LOT 7099-B
LINES BEARING DISTANCES
™ 1 N86°42 W 720.00Ms
1 2 N24°04W 26.04 M
2 3 N 63°06°E 26.14M
3 4 N 20°52°E 859M
4 5 N70°S7E 931M
5 6 N 60° 08°E 15.20M.
6 7 N7? 26°E 11.63M
7 8 N72°40°E. 232M
8 9 N78°57°E 14.87M
9 10 N83°51E 12,14M
10 1 N81°24E 7.83 M
1 12 $ 88°22°E 422M
2 13 N82°52°E 355M
1300 «14 S 78°58°E 11.19M
415 N 88°28°E 10.88 M
15 16 N 86° 10°E 6.44M
16 «17 N72°3VE 7.65 M
17 18 $ 67°23'E 832M
18 19 N81°26'E 5.84M
19 20 S$ 86°59°E 457M
20 © 21 $ 85°40" E 17.21M
21 22 $79°45°E 747M
22) 23, N76°54°E 11,87M
2324 N84°18'E 11.28M
24 (25 $01°40°E 44,00 M
25 26 S 88°37 W 21.02M
26 27 N72°30°W 982M
27-8 N14°47°E 6.08M
28 © 29 N 78° 28°W 5.93M
29 30 N84°45'W 16.91M.
3031 N81°07'W 6.73M
3132 N12°24E 8.87M
32,33 N82°37'W 22,58M
3334 $17°43°W 5.83M
3435 N84°31°W 10.40 M.
35-36 S$ 04°58°E 9.21M
36037 S.85°50°W 16.26 M
3738 N06°30°W 14.59M
38 (39 S77 45°W 34.04 M
3940 $ 25°49 15.17M
40 41 8 70°20°W 25.48M
41 $71°33°W 39,.13M

SECTION 2. The land Management Bureau shall cause the subdivision of the
lands so identified, and subject to the approval of the Secretary of Environment and
Natural Resources, shall determine the areas of each lot, taking into consideration the
nature of land, the number or prospective applicants and the purpose for which it shall be
utilized.


SECTION 3. The land so subdivided shall be distributed to the residents of
Barangay Combado who are members of the Combado Foreshore and Timberland Actual
Occupants Association, not otherwise disqualified by and law to own public lands and
who do not own any parcel of land in the Philippines nor a beneficiary of any of the
agrarian reform land distribution, Provided, further, That no person shall be entitled to
more than one lot: Provided, finally, that members of a family living under one household
shall be considered as one person

SECTION 4. No property acquired by virtue of this Act shall, without the
consent of the Land Management Bureau, be sold, transferred, mortgaged, or otherwise
disposed or within a period of five (5) years from the date of the issuance of the
Certificate of Title. Any such sale of disposition made in violation hereof shall be null
and void.

SECTION 5. The Department of Environment and Natural Resources shall issue
the necessary rules and regulations for the effective implementation of this Act.

SECTION 6, All laws, decrees, orders, rules and regulations or parts thereof,
which are inconsistent within this Act are hereby repealed or amended accordingly.

SECTION 7. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.

Approved,