MALACAÑAN PALACE
MANILA

BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES

[ Proclamation No. 1275, April 20, 2007 ]

DECLARING AND DESIGNATING KALBARIO-PATAPAT, SITUATED IN THE MUNICIPALITIES OF PAGUDPUD AND ADAMS, PROVINCE OF ILOCOS NORTE, AND ITS PERIPHERAL AREAS AS PROTECTED AREA AND BUFFER ZONE RESPECTIVELY, TO BE COLLECTIVELY KNOWN AS THE “KALBARIO-PATAPAT NATURAL PARK AND BUFFER ZONE” PURSUANT TO REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7586, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE NATIONAL INTEGRATED PROTECTED AREAS SYSTEM (NIPAS) ACT OF 1992

Pursuant to the powers vested in me by law and upon the recommendation of the Secretary of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources, I, GLORIA MACAPAGAL ARROYO, President of the Republic of the Philippines, do hereby set aside, declare, and designate Kalbario-Patapat, situated in the Municipalities of Pagudpud and Adams, Province of Ilocos Norte, as Protected Area under the category of Natural Park, and its peripheral areas as Buffer Zone, to be collectively known as “Kalbario-Patapat Natural Park and Buffer Zone”, subject to private rights and without prejudice to the rights of the indigenous peoples as provided for in Republic Act No. 8371, DENR Administrative Order 93-02, and other related rules and regulations, as described in the DENR MAP R-1-2 with the following technical description:

The Natural Park begins at point marked “1” being identical to Corner 25 of Project No. 7, Alienable and Disposable, L.C. Map No. 909, Ilocos Norte to corner 1;

Thence S 50° 2908' W 119.964 m. to corner 2;
Thence S 14° 0855' W 237.823 m. to corner 3;
Thence S 03° 5744' W 534.764 m. to corner 4;
Thence S 75° 1848' W 301.766 m. to corner 5;
Thence S 05° 5958' W 415.940 m. to corner 6;
Thence S 25° 1924' W 377.271 m. to corner 7;
Thence S 70° 2206' W 542.665 m. to corner 8;
Thence S 35° 0643' E 3,866.087 m. to corner 9;
Thence N 49° 3100' E 600.235 m. to corner 10;
Thence N 34° 5317' W 383.304 m. to corner 11;
Thence N 89° 5419' E 1,588.092 m. to corner 12;
Thence N 00° 0639' E 908.772 m. to corner 13;
Thence N 89° 5419' E 893.298 m. to corner 14;
Thence N 00° 0639' E 908.701 m. to corner 15;
Thence N 28° 3807' E 644.059 m. to corner 16;
Thence N 00° 0639' E 525.038 m. to corner 17;
Thence N 28° 5325' W 605.298 m. to corner 18;
Thence N 00° 0639' E 100.967 m. to corner 19;
Thence N 89° 5419' E 297.766 m. to corner 20;
Thence N 00° 0639' E 232.224 m. to corner 21;
Thence N 89° 5418W 99.846 m. to corner 22;
Thence N 69° 5322' W 201.597 m. to corner 23;
Thence N 00° 0639' E 50.584 m. to corner 24;
Thence N 89° 5419' E 873.451 m. to corner 25;
Thence N 00° 0639' E 605.801 m. to corner 26;
Thence N 02° 0427' E 212.034 m. to corner 27;
Thence N 29° 3658' E 1,146.949 m. to corner 28;
Thence N 46° 3027' E 370.480 m. to corner 29;
Thence S 60° 0614' E 396.728 m. to corner 30;
Thence S 18° 1327' W 1,660.757 m. to corner 31;
Thence S 18° 0705' E 1,000.807 m. to corner 32;
Thence S 01° 0646' E 1,426.160 m. to corner 33;
Thence S 20° 1443' W 1,537.335 m. to corner 34;
Thence S 33° 0641' E 1,011.087 m. to corner 35;
Thence S 38° 2719' W 1,085.769 m. to corner 36;
Thence S 78° 1612' W 1,585.032 m. to corner 37;
Thence S 74° 1940' W 2,700.370 m. to corner 38;
Thence N 17° 5254' W 1,942.552 m. to corner 39;
Thence N 81° 5426' W 1,335.112 m. to corner 40;
Thence S 89° 2258' W 2,109.952 m. to corner 41;
Thence N 21° 5342' W 1,402.523 m. to corner 42;
Thence N 33° 3424' E 923.677 m. to corner 43;
Thence N 05° 0108' E 959.217 m. to corner 44;
Thence N 29° 5323' W 2,723.794 m. to corner 45;
Thence N 28° 5325' W 327.877 m. to corner 46;
Thence N 24° 4040' E 1,586.417 m. to corner 47;
Thence N 51° 3041' E 699.857 m. to corner 48;
Thence N 64° 3443' E 796.965 m. to corner 49;
Thence S 32° 0639' E 634.393 m. to corner 50;
Thence S 20° 0612' E 277.473 m. to corner 51;
Thence S 39° 0645' E 594.832 m. to corner 52;
Thence S 55° 0628' E 257.855 m. to corner 53;
Thence S 67° 2341' W 120.517 m. to corner 54;
Thence S 24° 1816' W 158.823 m. to corner 55;
Thence S 70° 0536' E 99.204 m. to corner 56;
Thence N 55° 3105' E 199.735 m. to corner 57;
Thence S 65° 0557' E 515.796 m. to corner 58;
Thence S 51° 0636' E 694.144 m. to corner 59;
Thence S 53° 4731' E 553.903 m. to corner 1,

the point of the beginning containing an area of Three Thousand and Eight Hundred (3,800) hectares.

The Buffer Zone of the Kalbario-Patapat begins at the Corner 1 of the Kalbario-Patapat Natural Park, Pagudpud, Ilocos Norte;

Thence S 83° 0819' E 167.543 m. to corner 2;
Thence S 43° 4110' W 213.350 m. to corner 3;
Thence S 09° 4946' W 268.893 m. to corner 4;
Thence S 01° 1721' W 447.918 m. to corner 5;
Thence S 74° 5253' W 289.226 m. to corner 6;
Thence S 04° 0209' W 337.840 m. to corner 7;
Thence S 23° 3249' W 491.041 m. to corner 8;
Thence S 35° 0359' E 830.855 m. to corner 9;
Thence N 89° 4932' E 1,662.280 m. to corner 10;
Thence N 02° 0426' E 861.270 m. to corner 11;
Thence N 89° 4932' E 851.980 m. to corner 12;
Thence N 02° 0426' E 820.515 m. to corner 13;
Thence N 30° 1525' E 519.121 m. to corner 14;
Thence N 02° 0426' E 512.817 m. to corner 15;
Thence N 26° 2820' W 500.964 m. to corner 16;
Thence N 00° 5056' W 655.167 m. to corner 17;
Thence N 89° 4932' E 903.932 m. to corner 18;
Thence N 02° 0426' E 712.706 m. to corner 19;
Thence N 31° 1509' E 1,164.067 m. to corner 20;
Thence N 38° 3058' E 958.132 m. to corner 21;
Thence S 61° 0846' E 1,018.482 m. to corner 22;
Thence S 16° 0458' W 1,951.386 m. to corner 23;
Thence S 20° 0104' E 987.647 m. to corner 24;
Thence S 03° 0519' E 1,635.299 m. to corner 25;
Thence S 18° 0739' W 1,279.741 m. to corner 26;
Thence S 34° 4745' E 1,097.821 m. to corner 27;
Thence S 36° 3002' W 1,560.585 m. to corner 28;
Thence S 77° 4608' W 1,669.504 m. to corner 29;
Thence S 77° 3710' W 3,016.755 m. to corner 30;
Thence N 15° 5654' W 2,046.497 m. to corner 31;
Thence N 81° 3050' W 869.215 m. to corner 32;
Thence S 68° 2713' W 2,376.391 m. to corner 33;
Thence N 19° 5853W 2,100.877 m. to corner 34;
Thence N 35° 3121' E 1,023.567 m. to corner 35;
Thence N 07° 0139' E 786.188 m. to corner 36;
Thence N 28° 0541' W 2,564.105 m. to corner 37;
Thence N 27° 0349' W 463.795 m. to corner 38;
Thence N 26° 4341' E 2,140.469 m. to corner 39;
Thence N 59° 5316' E 1,859.200 m. to corner 40;
Thence S 33° 4750' E 1,128.956 m. to corner 41;
Thence S 21° 5754' E 292.916 m. to corner 42;
Thence S 43° 3753' E 1,129.730 m. to corner 43;
Thence S 65° 5844' E 541.665 m. to corner 44;
Thence S 52° 2249' E 718.582 m. to corner 45;
Thence S 33° 4948' E 457.693 m. to corner 46;
Thence N 82° 2547' W 156.006 m. to corner 47;
Thence S 49° 1542' W 116.658 m. to corner 48;
Thence S 12° 1413' W 235.606 m. to corner 49;
Thence S 01° 5932' W 533.004 m. to corner 50;
Thence S 74° 5253' W 291.597 m. to corner 51;
Thence S 04° 0209' W 414.063 m. to corner 52;
Thence S 23° 3249' W 371.374 m. to corner 53;
Thence S 69° 4558' W 524.799 m. to corner 54;
Thence S 36° 4434' E 3,939.431 m. to corner 55;
Thence N 50° 4143' E 616.610 m. to corner 56;
Thence N 33° 1131' W 376.402 m. to corner 57;
Thence N 89° 4932' E 1,642.610 m. to corner 58;
Thence N 02° 0426' E 910.728 m. to corner 59;
Thence N 89° 4932' E 923.964 m. to corner 60;
Thence N 02° 0426' E 910.658 m. to corner 61;
Thence N 30° 1723' E 655.768 m. to corner 62;
Thence N 02° 0426' E 526.168 m. to corner 63;
Thence N 27° 0551' W 596.332 m. to corner 64;
Thence N 02° 0436' E 101.184 m. to corner 65;
Thence N 89° 4932' E 307.988 m. to corner 66;
Thence N 02° 0426' E 232.724 m. to corner 67;
Thence N 89° 4844' W 96.406 m. to corner 68;
Thence N 69° 0619' W 195.201 m. to corner 69;
Thence N 02° 0426' E 50.692 m. to corner 70;
Thence N 89° 4932' E 903.435 m. to corner 71;
Thence N 02° 0426' E 607.105 m. to corner 72;
Thence N 04° 0150' E 212.739 m. to corner 73;
Thence N 31° 1509' E 1,168.366 m. to corner 74;
Thence N 47° 4555' E 380.173 m. to corner 75;
Thence N 61° 0747' E 408.315 m. to corner 76;
Thence N 16° 2111' W 1,641.357 m. to corner 77;
Thence S 20° 0005' E 1,010.638 m. to corner 78;
Thence S 03° 0519' E 1,425.818 m. to corner 79;
Thence S 18° 2353' W 1,517.619 m. to corner 80;
Thence S 34° 4646' E 1,029.253 m. to corner 81;
Thence S 36° 5539' W 1,061.586 m. to corner 82;
Thence S 77° 5630' W 1,531.079 m. to corner 83;
Thence S 73° 5142' W 2,609.735 m. to corner 84;
Thence N 15° 5755' W 1,925.909 m. to corner 85;
Thence N 81° 3153' W 1,289.887 m. to corner 86;
Thence S 68° 4450' W 2,040.981 m. to corner 87;
Thence N 20° 0054' W 1,387.248 m. to corner 88;
Thence N 35° 0754' E 942.702 m. to corner 89;
Thence N 06° 5740' E 964.084 m. to corner 90;
Thence N 28° 0642' W 2,681.968 m. to corner 91;
Thence N 27° 0551' W 323.030 m. to corner 92;
Thence N 26° 2403' E 1,612.030 m. to corner 93;
Thence N 52° 3810' E 719.439 m. to corner 94;
Thence N 65° 1917' E 822.241 m. to corner 95;
Thence S 33° 4750' E 645.468 m. to corner 96;
Thence S 21° 5754' E 280.513 m. to corner 97;
Thence S 40° 3948' E 607.268 m. to corner 98;
Thence S 56° 1622' E 264.958 m. to corner 99;
Thence S 68° 4132' W 116.620 m. to corner 100;
Thence S 22° 3045' W 156.429 m. to corner 101;
Thence S 70° 4916' E 102.366 m. to corner 102;
Thence S 56° 3150' E 205.584 m. to corner 103;
Thence S 65° 5844' E 531.606 m. to corner 104;
Thence S 52° 2249' E 712.238 m. to corner 105;
Thence S 54° 5932' E 568.899 m. to corner 1,

the point of the beginning containing an area of One Thousand, Nine Hundred and Thirty-Seven (1,937) hectares.

The Kalbario-Patapat Natural Park and its Buffer Zone shall be subject to actual ground survey. Both areas shall be under the administrative jurisdiction of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) and shall be managed in accordance with the provisions of Republic Act No. 7586, otherwise known as the “National Integrated Protected Areas System (NIPAS) Act of 1992”.

Any valid contracts, permits for the extraction or utilization of natural resources already existing prior to this Proclamation shall, subject to national interest and to the existing laws, rules and regulations, be respected. Likewise, this proclamation shall be subject to existing private rights, including those lands already classified as alienable and disposable.1aшphi1

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

Done in the City of Manila, this 20th day of April, in the year of our Lord, Two Thousand and Seven.

(Sgd.) GLORIA MACAPAGAL-ARROYO

By the President:

(Sgd.) EDUARDO R. ERMITA
Executive Secretary


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