RECEIVED

SEVENTEENTH CONGRESS ) wo, 84 JUL 2016
OF THE REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES ) DATE:
First Regular Session ) tne: AOS am
BY:

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATI
House Bill No._868

REGISTRATION UNIT
BILLS AND INDEX SERVICE

Introduced by Representative Victor A. Yap

EXPLANATORY NOTE,

On April 12, 2004, 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 the
people to use, develop, manage, protect and conserve the environment and natutal resources and
cultural heritage of Tarlac.

‘The reclassification is intended to stimulate private investments in the area such as eco-
tourism resort, patks, hotels, stores and restaurants. ‘This increase in economic and tourism activities
would result to better jobs and higher income for the people in the area, and would hopefilly tesult
to better conservation, preservation and enhancement of the natural resources and cultural heritage
in the eco-tourism park and campsite.

Such increase in economic and tourism activities would be very beneficial for a landlocked
province such as Tarlac, the ptimary economic activity being dominantly agricultural and fish
production. ‘The increase in tourism activities will surely complement any decline in agricultural
activities caused by current industrialization trend in the country, redounding to the benefit of Tarlac
and nearby provinces.

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

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VICTOR AYYAI

Representative, 2 District of Tarlac



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

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

House Bill No, __868

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
EMBRACED IN 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 AND
MORIONES, INCLUDING A PARCEL OF LAND SITUATED IN BARANGAY IBA,
ALL IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF SAN JOSE, PROVINCE OF TARLAC

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

SECTION 1. A portion of the land embraced in 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, Motiones and Iba in the Municipality of San Jose, Province of Tatlac,
is hereby reclassified as agricultural land open to disposition under the provisions of the “Public

Land Act”, as amended, which portion is more particulasly described as follows:

Beginning at a point marked “1” being, N 31°52'49" W, 387.86 meters from TRC-75 (PRS?
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 corner 2;
thence $ 82-45-12 B 69.367 meters to corner 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 B 69.174 meters to comer 6;
thence $ 25-59 B 62.799 meters to corner 7;
thence S 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 B 31.301 meters to corner 10;
thence 'N 28-30-54 W 16,392 meters to comer 11;
thence N 2-45-26 W 57.817 meters to corner 12;
thence N 62-42-27 B 58.338 meters to corner 13;
thence N 7-27-49 E 99.72 meters to corner 145
thence N 826-41 W 166.671 meters to corner 15;
thence N 59-26-34 W 63.435 meters to corner 16;
thence N 19-33-45 W 75.084 meters to comer 17;
thence N 43-89 W 59.44 meters to corner 18;
thence N 63-59-8 W 85.785 meters to corner 19;


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thence § 88-21-0 B. 279.13 meters to comer 78;
thence N7-19-0 W 49.698 meters to corner 79;

the point of beginning, containing an area of 120.00 hectares, more or less.

SEC. 2. The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (OENR) 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 of land to individual applicants, the DENR shall segregate, alienate or
reserve apptoptiate areas, consistent with the provisions of Commonwealth Act No. 141 ot the

“Public Land Aci

as amended; Republic Act No. 730, entitled: “An Act to Permit the Sale 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 concemned government

agencies ot 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 eco-tourism and campsite

purposes, which shall be titled in the name of the Province of Tarlac,

SEC. 3. The area described in Section 1 of this Act is hereby excluded from the coverage of
Section 16, areas needed for forest purposes of Presidential Decree No. 705 or the “Revised
Horestey Code of the Philippines”, as amended: 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 the 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 surveyed and delineated by the DENR on the
ground and shall retain theit classification as forestland, prior to disposition of any parcel of
agricultural land to private applicants,

C. 4, Within six (6) months from the approval of this Act, the DENR Secretary shall

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promulgate the necessary rules and segulations 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 inconsistent herewith, 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.


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SEC. 6. Presidential Proclamation No. 602 dated April 12, 2004 is hereby repealed. All other

laws, deere

s, proclamations ot 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 Gazette

or in a newspaper of general circulation

Approved,