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MALACAÑAN PALACE
MANILA

BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES

[ Proclamation No. 983, March 9, 1972 ]

RESERVING FOR RESETTLEMENT PURPOSES OF THE RESIDENTS OF PANTABANGAN, NUEVA ECIJA, CERTAIN PARCELS OF LAND OF THE PUBLIC DOMAIN SITUATED IN THE MUNICIPALITIES OP BONGABON AND PANTABANGAN, PROVINCE OF NUEVA ECIJA; MARIA AURORA, SUB-PROVINCE OF AURORA; AND DUPAX, PROVINCE OF NUEVA VIZCAYA.

WHEREAS, the Pantabangan Dam of the Upper Pampanga River Project will submerge in its reservoir the town of Pantabangan and seven of its barrios and require the resettlement of over 1,600 families;

WHEREAS, it is the obligation of the government to relocate the town of Pantabangan and resettle the residents who will be displaced by the reservoir inundation and make available to them agricultural lands and other sources of livelihood; and

WHEREAS, certain parcels of public land have been found to be available and suitable for development into resettlement sites for the said residents;

NOW, THEREFORE, upon recommendation of the Secretary of Agriculture and Natural Resources and by virtue of the powers vested in me by law, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the Philippines, do hereby reserve for the resettlement of the residents of Pantabangan who will be displaced by the reservoir inundation and for purposes related thereto, as stipulated hereunder, certain parcels of land of the public domain, subject to future survey, and under the administration of the National Irrigation Administration as implementing agency of the Upper Pampanga River Project under Republic Act No. 5499;and the Department of Agrarian Reform in accordance with the provisions of Republic Act No. 3844, as amended, which parcels of land are more particularly described as follows:

PARCEL “A”

“A parcel of land identifiable as Lot ‘B’ Block I of the Bureau of Forestry Land Classification Project No. 36-G, Province of Nueva Ecija, situated in the Municipality of Pantabangan, Province of Nueva Ecija, Island of Luzon, bounded on the. West by Lot “A”, Block I, Bureau of Forestry Land Classification Project No. 36-G, Province of Nueva Ecija, and by the reservoir area of the Pantabangan Dam; on the North by the reservoir area of the Pantabangan Dam; and on the East and South by public forest (Project No. 36-F, Block A, province of Nueva Ecija), beginning at a point marked 217/3 on the Plan of Block I, Project No. 36-G, which point is along the Rizal-Pantabangan Road and 540 meters more or less from the concrete monument marked DIA-N,

thence N 53 deg. 00 min. W., 1,040 meters to point 33;

thence N 15 deg. 00 min. W., 75 meters to point 34;

thence N 23 deg. 00 min. W., 160 meters to point 35;

thence N 68 deg. 00 min. W., 215 meters to point 36;

thence S 84 deg. 00 min. W., 200 meters to point 37;

thence N 62 deg. 00 min. W., 204 meters to .point 38;

thence N 24 deg. 00 min. E., 110 meters to point 39;

thence N 48 deg. 00 min. W., 218 meters to point 40;

thence N 48 deg. 00 min. W., 185 meters to point 41;

thence Due East, 100 meters to point 42;

thence N 08 deg. 00 min E., 220 meters to point 43;

thence N 15 deg. 00 min. E., 103 meters to point 44;

thence Due East, 73 meters to point 45;

thence S 63 deg. 00 min. E., 224 meters to point 46;

thence N 45 deg. 00 min. E., 283 meters to point 47;

thence Due North, 220 meters to point 48;

thence Due North, 220 meters to point 49;

thence Due North, 225 meters to point 50;

thence N 56 deg. 00 min. E., 240 meters to point 51;

thence S 63 deg. 00 min. E., 240 meters to point 52 ;

thence S 56 deg. 00 min. E., 250 meters to point 53;

thence N 13 deg, 00 min. E., 135 meters to point 54;

thence S 50 deg. 00 min. E., 336 meters to point 55;

thence S 26 deg. 00 min. W., 114 meters to point 56;

thence S 35 deg. 00 min. E., 240 meters to point 57;

thence S 08 deg. 00 min. W., 400 meters to point 58;

thence S 54 deg. 00 min. E., 265 meters to point 59;

thence S 19 deg. 00 min. E., 113 meters to point 60;

thence S 15 deg. 00 min. W., 154 meters to point 61;

thence S 15 deg. 00 min. W., 150 meters to point 62;

thence S 57 deg. 00 min. W., 185 meters to point 63;

thence S 24 deg. 00 min. W., 180 meters to point 64;

thence S 63 deg. 00 min. E., 160 meters to point 65;

thence S 78 deg. 00 min. E., 200 meters to point 66;

thence S 72 deg. 00 min. E., 150 meters to point 67;

thence N 45 deg. 00 min. B., 215 meters to point 68;

thence Due East, 100 meters to point 69;

thence Due South, 200 meters to point 70;

thence S 26 deg. 00 min. W., 200 meters to point 71;

thence S 26 deg. 00 min. W., 100 meters to point 72;

thence S 26 deg. 00 min. W., 150 meters to point 73;

thence Due East, 250 meters to point 74;

thence Due East, 250 meters to point 75;

thence Due East, 200 meters to point 76;

thence Due East, 200 meters to point 77;

thence Due East, 200 meters to point 78;

thence Due East, 200 meters to point 79;

thence Due East, 200 meters to point 80;

thence Due South, 200 meters to point 81;

thence Due East, 200 meters to point 82;

thence S 82 deg. 00 min. E., 200 meters to, point 83;

identical to FZ/48, Proj. No. 36-F, Block A; Timberland; thence to point 84;

identical to FZ/49, Proj. No 36-F, Block A; Timberland; thence to point 85;

identical to FZ/50, Proj. No. 36-F, Block A; Timberland; thence to point 86;

identical to FZ/51, Proj. No. 36-F, Block. A; Timberland; thence to point 87;

identical to FZ/52, Proj. No. 36-F, Block A; Timberland; thence to point 88;

identical to FZ/53, Proj. No. 36-F, Block A; Timberland; thence to point 89;

identical to FZ/54, Proj. No. 36-F, Block A; Timberland; thence to point 90;

thence S 26 deg. 00 min. E., 276 meters to point 91;

thence S 26 deg. 00 min. E., 206 meters to point 92;

thence S 26 deg. 00 min. E., 200 meters to-point 93;

thence Due East, 258 meters to point 94;

thence Due East, 242 meters to point 95;

thence Due South, 200 meters to point 96;

thence Due South, 200 meters to point 97;

thence S 36 deg. 00 min. W., 236 meters to point 98;

thence S 36 deg. 00 min. W.,, 264 meters to point 99;

thence S 45 deg. 00 min. E., 281 meters to point 100;

thence S 45 deg. 00 min. E., 250 meters to point 101;

thence S 45 deg. 00 min. E., 250 meters to point 102;

thence S 45 deg. 00 min. E., 10C meters to point 103;

thence S 45 deg. 00 min. E., 250 meters to point 104;

thence S 35 deg. flu min. E., 205 meters to point 105;

thence S 35 deg. 00 min. E., 185 meters to point 106;

thence S 35 deg. 00 min. E., 237 meters to point 107;

thence S 35 deg. 00 min. E., 234 meters to point 108;

thence S 14 deg. 00 min. E., 181 meters to point 109;

thence S 14 deg. 00 min. E., 231 meters to point 110;

thence S 79 deg. 00 min. W., 168 meters to point 111;

thence S 79 deg. 00 min. W., 242 meters to point 112;

thence foll. Tanawan Creek downstream on a general NE and NW direction with a straight distance of 120 meters to point 113;

thence foll. Tanawan Crk. downstream on a general NW and NE direction with a straight distance of 200 meters to point 114;

thence foll. Tanawan Crk. downstream on a general NW and NE direction with a straight distance of 200 meters to point 115;

thence foll. Tanawan Crk. downstream on a general NW and NE direction with a straight distance of 280 meters to point 116;

thence foll. Tanawan Crk. downstream on a general NW and NE direction with a straight distance of 280 meters to point 117;

thence foll. Tanawan Crk. downstream on a general NW and NE direction with a straight distance of 220 meters to point 118;

thence foll. Tana wan Crk. downstream on’ a general NW and NE direction with a straight distance of 180 meters to point 119;

thence foll. Tanawan Crk. downstream on a general NE and NW direction with a straight distance of 350 meters to point 120;

thence N 65 deg. 00 min. W., 240 meters to point 121;

thence N 65 deg. 00 min. W., 230 meters to point 122;

thence Due West, 150 meters to point 125;

thence Due West, 250 meters to point 124;

thence Due West, 250 meters to point 125;

thence Due West, 250 meters to point 126;

thence Due West, 250 meters to point 127;

thence Due West, 250 meters to point 128;

thence N 11 deg. 00 min. E., 254 meters to point 129;

thence N 11 deg. 00 min. E., 256 meters to point 130;

thence Due West, 20O meters to point 131;

thence Due West, 200 meters to point 132;

thence Due North, 100 meters to point 133;

thence Due West, 300 meters to point 134;

thence Due South, 200 meters, to point 135;

thence Due South, 200 meters to point 136;

thence Due South, 100 meters to point 137;

thence N 71 deg. 00 min. W.,278 meters to point 138;

thence N 71 deg. 00 min. W., 250 meters to point 139;

thence Due South, 270 meters to point 140;

thence Due West, 200 meters to point 141;

thence N 45 deg. 00 min. W., 316 meters to point 142;

thence N 45 deg. 00 min. W., 250 meters to point 143;

thence S 68 deg. 00 min. W., 100 meters to point 144;

thence S 68 deg. 00 min. W., 289 meters to point 145;

thence S 68 deg. 00 min. W., 250 meters to point 146;

thence N 63 deg. 00 ruin. W., 223 meters to point 147;

thence S 18 deg. 00 min. E., 316 meters to point 148:

thence S 82 deg. 00 min. W., 153 meters to point 149;

thence S 82 deg. 00 min. W., 250 meters to point 150;

thence Due North, 80 meters to point 151;

thence Due North, 270 meters to point 152;

thence Due West, 200 meters to point 153;

thence Due West, 200 meters to point 154;

thence N 45 deg. 00 min. W., 182 meters to point 155;

thence N 45 deg. 00 min. W., 100 meters to point 156;

thence Due West, 130 meters to point 157;

thence Due West, 150 meters to point 158;

thence Due West, 220 meters to point 159;

thence following the Rizal Pantabangan Road in a more or less northern direction with a straight distance of about 2070 meters to the point of beginning; containing an approximate area of one thousand six hundred ninety six (1,696) hectares” of which shall be alloted two hundred sixty-five (265) hectares on the west side of the Road to Pantabangan for park site purposes, about two hundred (200) hectares for the townsite of Pantabangan, twenty (20) hectares for the National Irrigation Administration and the Department of Agrarian Reform for settlement administration purposes, and ten (10) hectares as Nursery of the Bureau of Forestry;

PARCEL”B”

“A parcel of land identifiable as Block II of Bureau of Forestry Land Classification Survey No. 36-G, province of Nueva Ecija, situated in the municipality of Pantabangan, province of Nueva Ecija, Island of Luzon, bounded on the West by Cadaclan River, on the North’ by Block II, (alienable or disposable) Project No. 36-F and on the East and South by Forest Land (Project No. 36-F, Block A, province of Nueva Ecija) beginning at a point marked 1 on the plan,

thence foll. Cadaclan River on a general NW and NE direction with a, straight distance of about 240 m., to point 2 identical to Cor. FZ/65, Timberland, Project No. 36-F, Block A, Pantabangan Nueva Ecija;

thence to numerically successive points 3 to 13, identical to Corners FZ/65 to FZ/76, Timberland, Project No. 36-F; Block A, Pantabangan, Nueva Ecija,

thence S 86. deg. 00 min. W., 560 meters, to point 14;

thence S 66 deg. 00 min. W., 340 meters to point 15;

thence foll, road on a general SW. and SE., direction with a straight distance of about 600 meters to point 16;

thence S. 29 deg. 00 mm. E., 340 meters to point 17;

thence S 40 deg. 00 min. E., 300 meters to point 18;

thence S 67 deg. 00 min. W., 280 meters to point 19;

thence Due South, 240 meters to point 20;

thence foll, creek downstream on a general NW direction with a straight distance of about 200 meters to point 21;

thence foll, creek downstream on a general NW direction with a straight distance of about 940 meters, to point 22;

thence foll, creek downstream on a. general NW direction with a straight distance of about 860 meters to point 23;

thence foll, creek downstream on a general NW direction with a straight distance of about 600 meters to the point of beginning; containing an approximate area ,of two hundred (200) hectares, of which shall be alloted ten (10) hectares more or less as barrio site.

PARCEL “C”

“A parcel of land identified as Project No. 36-1, Bureau of Forestry Land Classification, in the municipality of Maria Aurora, sub-province of Aurora, island of. Luzon, bounded on the north by Project No. 5-P municipality of Dupax, province of Nueva Vizcaya; on the east by unclassified public forest; on the south by the Cabatangan River and portion of Project No. 36-H, Timber-land, L.C. 2342;; and on the west by the Dicoliat River and Project No. 36, Block I and II, L.C. 1772, beginning at-the point marked “1” on the plan,

thence N 40 deg. 00 min. E., 615 meters to point 2;

thence N 73 deg. 00 min. E., 340 meters to point 3;

thence N 80 deg. 00 min. E.,, 325 meters to point 4;

thence S 78 deg. 00 min. E., 520 meters to point 5;

thence N 31 deg. 00 min. E., 520 meters to point 6;

thence foll. Dicanile River in a NW direction with a straight distance of 880 meters to point 7; thence foll. Dicanile River in a NW direction with a straight distance of 420 meters to point 8;

thence S. 88 deg. 00 min. E., 200 meters to point 9;

thence Due East, 210 meters to point 10;

thence N 61 deg. 00 min. E., 220 meters to point 11;

thence S 70 deg. 00 min. E., 250 meters to point 12;

thence N 79 deg. 00 min. E., 210 meters to point 13;

thence N 63 deg. 00 min.. E., 250 meters to point 14;

thence N 37 deg. 00 min. E., 420 meters to point 15;

thence foll, creek in a NE direction with a straight distance of 580 meters to point 16;

thence S 85 deg. 00 min. W., 420 meters to point 17;

thence S 81 deg. 00 min. W., 200 meters to point 18;

thence N 62 deg. 00 min. W., 215 meters to point 19;

thence N 64 deg. 00 min. W., 370 meters to point 20;

thence foll, provincial boundary of Nueva Vizcaya and subprovince of Aurora N 40 E 2,540 meters to point 21;

thence S 14 deg. 00 min. W., 120 meters to point 22;

thence S 75 deg. 00 min. E., 170 meters to point 23;

thence S 50 deg. 00 min. E., 220 meters to point 24;

thence foll, Creek in SW direction with a straight distance of about 230 meters to point 25;

thence S 40 deg. 00 min. E., 250 meters to point 26;

thence S 30 deg. 00 min. E., 315 meters to point 27;

thence foll, Creek in SW direction with a straight distance of about 420 meters to point 28;

thence S 25 deg. 00 min. W., 200 meters to point 29;

thence S 11 deg. 00 min. W., 200 meters to point 30;

thence S 11 deg. 00 min. W., 200 meters to point 31;

thence S 11 deg. 00 min. W., 200 meters to point 32;

thence S 64 deg. 00 min. E., 195 meters to point 33;

thence S 64 deg. 00 min. E., 195 meters to point 34;

thence S 64 deg. 00 min. E., 225 meters to point 35;

thence S 64 deg. 00 min. E., 220 meters to point 36;

thence S 14 deg. 00 min. E., 250 meters to point 37;

thence S 14 deg. 00 min. E., 220 meters to point 38;

thence foll. Diayo Creek upstream right branch with a straight distance of 410 meters to point 39;

thence foll. Diayo Creek upstream with a straight, distance of 130 meters to point 40;

thence foll. logging road in a general S and SE direction with a straight distance of 380 meters to point 41;

thence foll. logging road in a general S and SE direction with a straight distance of 380 meters to point 42;

thence foll. Logging road in a general S and SE direction with a straight distance of 480 meters to point 43;

thence foll. Dimutol Creek downstream with a straight distance of about 550 meters to point 44;

thence foll. Dimutol Creek downstream with a straight distance of about 445 meters to point 45;

thence foll. Dimutol Creek downstream with a straight distance of about 290 meters to point 46;

thence foll. Dimutol Creek downstream with a straight distance of about 400 meters to point 47;

thence foll. Dimutol Creek downstream with a straight distance of 390 meters to point 48;

thence foll. Dimutol Creek downstream with a straight distance of 355 meters to point 49;

thence foll. Dimutol Creek downstream with a straight distance of 490 meters to point 50;

thence foll. Dimutol Creek downstream with a straight distance of 370 meters to point 51;

thence foll. Dimutol Creek downstream with a straight distance of 480 meters to point 52;

thence foll. Dicanile River downstream with a straight distance of 350 meters to point 53;

thence foll. Dicanile River downstream with a straight distance of 420 meters to point 54;

thence foll. Dicanile River downstream with a straight distance of 600 meters to point 55;

thence foll. Dicanile River downstream with a straight distance of 640 meters to .point 56;

thence foll. Cabatangan River upstream, W and then S direction with a straight distance of 480 meters to point 57;

thence foll. Cabatangan River upstream in SW direction with a straight distance of 500 meters to point 58;

thence foll. Cabatangan River upstream in SW direction with a straight distance of 5001 meters to point 59;

thence foll. Dilawitan Creek upstream in a general West direction with a straight distance of 440 meters to point 60;

thence foll. Dilawitan Creek upstream general West direction with a straight distance of 190 meters to point 61;

thence foll. Dilawitan Creek upstream in a general West direction with a straight distance of 330 meters to point 62;

thence foll. Dilawitan Creek upstream in a NW direction, with a straight distance of 4G0 meters to point 63;

thence N 15 deg. 00 min. E., 95 meters to point 64;

thence foll. logging road in a NW direction with a straight distance of about 400 meters to point 65;

thence N 12. deg. 00 min. E., 360 meters to point 66;

thence N 50 deg. 00 min. W., 280 meters to point 67;

thence foll. Buloy Creek upstream with a straight distance of 410 meters to point 68;

thence N 19 deg. 00 min. W., 410 meters to point 69;

thence N 43 deg. 00 min. W., 350 meters to point 70;

thence N 16 deg. 00 min. W., 340 meters to point 71;

thence N 13 deg. 00 min. E., 320 meters to point 72;

thence N 61 deg. 00 min. W., 160 meters to point 73;

thence N 13 deg. 00 min. E., 390 meters to point 74;

thence N 45 deg. 00. min. W., 220 meters to point 75;

thence N 50 deg. 00 min. W., 400 meters to point 76

thence N 43 deg. 00 min. W., 450 meters to point 77;

thence N 17 deg. 00 min. E., 100 meters to the point of

beginning; containing an approximate area of Two thousand six hundred four (2,604) hectares” of which shall be alloted not more than one hundred fifty (150) hectares as barrio sites.

PARCEL “D”

“A parcel of land identified as Project No. 5-P, Bureau of Forestry Land Classification Survey, in the municipality of Dupax, province of Nueva Vizcaya, island of Luzon, bounded on the North by unclassified public forest; on the east by Project 36-1, Bureau of Forestry Land Classification Survey, municipality of Maria Aurora, sub-province of Aurora; on the south by Project No. 36. Block V; in the municipality of Dupax, province of Nueva Vizcaya; and on the west by unclassified public forest, beginning at a point marked “1” on the plan,

thence N 60 deg. 00 min. W., 140 meters to point 2;

thence foll. Dicanile River upstream a straight distance of 580 meters to point 3;

thence Due West, 390 meters to point 4;

thence S 77 deg. 00 min. W., 445 meters to point 5;

thence S 5 deg. 00 min. W., 430 meters to point 6;

thence S 76 deg. 00 min. W., 730 meters to point 7;

thence S 60 deg. 00 min. W., 405 meters to point 8;

thence N 78 deg. 00 min. W., 965 meters to point 9;

thence N 60 deg. 00 min. W., 675 meters to point 10;

thence S 77 deg. 00 min. E., 190 meters to point 11;

thence S 77 deg. 00 min. E., 160 meters to point 12;

.thence S 77 deg. 00 min. E., 160 meters to point 13;

.thence S 77 deg. 00 min. E., 160 meters to point 14;

thence S 77 deg. 00 min. E., 160 meters to point 15;

thence S 77 deg. 00 min. E., 160 meters to point 16;

thence S 77 deg. 00 min. E., 160 meters to point 17;

thence N 73 deg. 00 min. E., 195 meters: to point 18;

thence N 73 deg. 00 min. E., 185 meters to point 19;

thence N 73 deg. 00 min. E., 200? meters to point 20;

thence N 46 deg. 00 min. E., 180 meters to point 21;

thence N 46 deg. 00 min. E’., 225 meters to- point 22;

thence N 46 deg. 00 min. E., 225 meters to point 23;

thence N 56 deg. 00 min. E., 235 meters to point 24;

thence N 56 deg. 00 min. E., 230 meters to point 25;

thence N 3 deg. 00 min. W., 315 meters to point 26;

thence N 31 deg. 00 min. E., 160 meters to point 27;

thence N 31 deg. 00 min. E., 160 meters to point 28;

thence N 31 deg. 00 min. E., 160 meters to point 29;

thence N 49 deg. 00 min. E., 185 meters to point 30;

thence N 49 deg. 00 min. E., 225 meters to point 31.

thence foll. Creek in a NE direction with a straight distance of about 260 meters to point 32;

thence foll. Creek in a NE direction with a straight distance of about 160 meters to point 33;

thence foll. Creek in a NE direction with a straight distance of about 160 meters to point 34;

thence Due East, 260 meters to point 35;

thence S 74 deg. 00 min. E., 210 meters to point 36;

thence S 74 deg. 00 min. E., 195 meters to point 37;

thence S 30 deg. 00 min. E., 200 meters to point 38;

thence Due East, 250 meters to point 39;

thence. Due East, 250 meters to point 40;

thence Due East, 250 meters to point 41;

thence Due East, 200 meters to point 42;

thence Due South, 120 meters to point 43;

thence S 40 deg. 00 min. W., 2,540 meters to point of beginning; containing an approximate area of Four hundred four (404) hectares”;

PARCEL “E”

A parcel of land known as the Bongabon Stock Farm Reservation located in Bongabon, Nueva Ecija, established under Proclamation No. 20 dated July 27, 1921, which is hereby revoked, as amended by Proclamation No. 377 dated March 13, 1953, and Proclamation No. 115 dated February 7, 1955, containing an area of 2,102.9117 hectares, more or less, excluding such areas as may be needed for community development or plant experiment station purposes as indicated by the NIA

Provided, that after the -settlers are transferred to the resettlement sites, Parcels “C” and “D” above shall thereafter be under the sole administration of the Department of Agrarian Reform; however, Parcels “A”, “B”, and “E” shall remain under the administration of the National Irrigation Administration and the Department of Agrarian Reform over separate specific areas to be defined in a memorandum of agreement between these two agencies.1aшphi1

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the Republic of the Philippines to be affixed.

Done in the City of Manila, this 9th day of March, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and seventy-two.

(Sgd.) FERDINAND E. MARCOS
President of the Philippines

By the President:

(Sgd.) ALEJANDRO MELCHOR
Executive Secretary

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