Proclamation No. 289 (2000)

MALACAÑAN PALACE

MANILA

BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES

[ Proclamation No. 289, April 23, 2000 ]

DECLARING THE CASECNAN RIVER WATERSHED FOREST RESERVE SITUATED IN THE MUNICIPALITIES OF DUPAX DEL NORTE, DUPAX DEL SUR, PROVINCE OF NUEVA VIZCAYA, MUNICIPALITIES OF MADELLA AND DIPACULAO, PROVINCES OF QUIRINO AND AURORA, RESPECTIVELY, ISLAND OF LUZON, AS A PROTECTED AREA PURSUANT TO REPUBLIC ACT 7586 (NIPAS ACT OF 1992) AND SHALL BE KNOWN AS CASECNAN PROTECTED LANDSCAPE

Upon the recommendation of the Secretary of Environment and Natural Resources, and pursuant to the powers vested upon me by law, I, JOSEPH EJERCITO ESTRADA, President of the Philippines, do hereby set aside and declare Casecnan River Watershed Forest Reserve situated in the Municipalities of Dupax del Norte, Dupax del Sur, Province of Nueva Vizcaya, Municipalities of Madella and Dipaculao, Provinces of Quirino and Aurora, respectively, Island of Luzon, as Protected Area under the category of Protected Landscape, subject to private rights and without prejudice to the rights of the indigenous peoples as provided for in R. A. 8371, DENR Administrative Order 93-02 and other related rules and regulations, if any, as described in DENR NIPAS Map R02-07 with the following technical descriptions.

Beginning at corner “1” a point located N 42° 15E, about 1,925.0 meters from the junction of Casecnan River and Tayabong River and with longitude 121° 2703” and latitude 16° 0252” in the Province of Quirino;

Thence S 68° 09E | 324.10 m. to point 1 Thence Due East | 449.00 m. to point 2 Thence S 41° 13E | 695.80 m. to point 3 Thence N 81° 25E | 499.30 m. to point 4 Thence N 84° 57E | 848.70 m. to point 5 Thence N 54° 43E | 551.10 m. to point 6 Thence N 84° 57E | 823.70 m. to point 7 Thence N 12° 52E | 302.60 m. to point 8 Thence N 52° 42E | 200.50 m. to point 9 Thence S 71° 38E | 249.40 m. to point 10 Thence N 40° 12E | 452.10 m. to point 11 Thence S 89° 30E | 449.00 m. to point 12 Thence S 33° 12E | 198.60 m. to point 13 Thence S 88° 31E | 274.60 m. to point 14 Thence S 17° 07E | 991.40 m. to point 15 Thence S 81° 04E | 399.30 m. to point 16 Thence S 48° 13E | 348.20 m. to point 17 Thence S 72° 23E | 449.00 m. to point 18 Thence S 17° 38E | 1,487.20 m. to point 19 Thence S 56° 27E | 622.50 m. to point 20 Thence S 19° 08E | 421.40 m. to point 21 Thence S 43° 19W | 995.80 m. to point 22 Thence S 37° 28E | 1,192.30 m. to point 23 Thence S 35° 12E | 620.80 m. to point 24 Thence S 47° 18E | 671.50 m. to point 25 Thence S 40° 28E | 447.30 m. to point 26 Thence S 2° 16W | 1,136.40 m. to point 27 Thence S 29° 46W | 1,241.80 m. to point 28 Thence S 18° 41W | 942.30 m. to point 29 Thence S 40° 48W | 1,194.40 m. to point 30 Thence S 80° 06W | 1,001.30 m. to point 31 Thence S 60° 01W | 1,198.60 m. to point 32 Thence S 42° 49W | 1,045.50 m. to point 33 Thence S 21° 58W | 694.60 m. to point 34 Thence N 81° 56W | 1,602.80 m. to point 35 Thence S 14° 09W | 669.20 m. to point 36 Thence S 9° 04E | 1,065.30 m. to point 37 Thence S 26° 25W | 819.20 m. to point 38 Thence S 72° 11W | 650.40 m. to point 39 Thence S 82° 05W | 350.50 m. to point 40 Thence S 56° 32W | 399.30 m. to point 41 Thence S 35° 18W | 1,491.50 m. to point 42 Thence S 71° 11W | 1,800.80 m. to point 43 Thence N 66° 51W | 802.20 m. to point 44 Thence N 78° 25W | 751.40 m. to point 45 Thence N 37° 47W | 1,912.10 m. to point 46 Thence N 82° 12W | 701.20 m. to point 47 Thence S 50° 48W | 872.60 m. to point 48 Thence S 77° 38W | 2,327.50 m. to point 49 Thence S 67° 13W | 1,549.90 m. to point 50 Thence S 23° 13W | 570.60 m. to point 51 Thence S 5° 03W | 1,213.80 m. to point 52 Thence S 46° 19W | 622.70 m. to point 53 Thence S 75° 09W | 1,651.40 m. to point 54 Thence S 51° 48W | 1,471.20 m. to point 55 Thence N 71° 52W | 1,453.40 m. to point 56 Thence N 83° 57W | 926.60 m. to point 57 Thence S 80° 21W | 700.90 m. to point 58 Thence N 18° 07W | 1,008.50 m. to point 59 Thence N 53° 48W | 1,305.50 m. to point 60 Thence N 86° 13W | 901.50 m. to point 61 Thence N 34° 48W | 1,409.40 m. to point 62 Thence N 25° 05W | 1,461.40 m. to point 63 Thence N 74° 53W | 1,177.50 m. to point 64 Thence N 47° 47W | 2,010.10 m. to point 65 Thence N 24° 35W | 1,234.70 m. to point 66 Thence N 64° 50W | 476.40 m. to point 67 Thence N 37° 47W | 427.70 m. to point 68 Thence N 42° 47W | 452.60 m. to point 69 Thence N 75° 54W | 501.00 m. to point 70 Thence S 74° 40W | 600.50 m. to point 71 Thence N 2° 59W | 1,665.20 m. to point 72 Thence Due North | 1,690.00 m. to point 73 Thence N 36° 47W | 1,207.80 m. to point 74 Thence N 75° 43W | 1,327.70 m. to point 75 Thence N 42° 17W | 905.20 m. to point 76 Thence N 22° 51W | 428.40 m. to point 77 Thence Due North | 529.80 m. to point 78 Thence N 46° 47W | 904.60 m. to point 79 Thence N 30° 34W | 1,561.20 m. to point 80 Thence N 34° 48W | 1,711.40 m. to point 81 Thence N 3° 43W | 756.90 m. to point 82 Thence N 27° 49W | 881.60 m. to point 83 Thence N 10° 53E | 1,261.10 m. to point 84 Thence N 26° 49W | 554.20 m. to point 85 Thence N 9° 54W | 756.70 m. to point 86 Thence N 31° 43E | 578.60 m. to point 87 Thence N 52° 02W | 351.60 m. to point 88 Thence N 77° 55W | 776.50 m. to point 89 Thence N 37° 17W | 1,232.90 m. to point 90 Thence N 43° 47W | 1,256.90 m. to point 91 Thence N 40° 02W | 1,006.10 m. to point 92 Thence N 87° 59W | 2,353.80 m. to point 93 Thence N 53° 48W | 527.20 m. to point 94 Thence Due West | 801.30 m. to point 95 Thence N 49° 47W | 653.10 m. to point 96 Thence N 5° 26E | 577.30 m. to point 97 Thence Due North | 454.20 m. to point 98 Thence N 17° 49E | 478.90 m. to point 99 Thence N 9° 56W | 782.00 m. to point 100 Thence N 36° 47W | 1,333.60 m. to point 101 Thence Due North | 428.90 m. to point 102 Thence N 35° 42E | 930.10 m. to point 103 Thence N 27° 45E | 654.50 m. to point 104 Thence N 47° 27E | 1,379.60 m. Thence Due North | 353.20 m. Thence N 28° 44E | 1,006.70 m. Thence N 28° 14E | 453.00 m. Thence N 75° 51E | 674.30 m. Thence N 55° 43E | 1,152.10 m. Thence N 37° 12E | 402.10 m. Thence S 88° 29E | 848.60 m. to point 112 Thence S 68° 24E | 473.70 m. to point 113 Thence N 85° 57E | 349.50 m. to point 114 Thence N 56° 43E | 1,277.10 m. to point 115 Thence N 38° 42E | 854.20 m. to point 116 Thence N 23° 46E | 1,259.30 m. to point 117 Thence N 6° 57W | 782.10 m. to point 118 Thence N 18° 49E | 705.70 m. to point 119 Thence N 64° 46E | 775.30 m. to point 120 Thence N 8° 39E | 630.60 m. to point 121 Thence N 3° 58W | 504.60 m. to point 122 Thence N 14° 51E | 655.50 m. to point 123 Thence N 13° 09W | 554.90 m. to point 124 Thence N 35° 42E | 477.60 m. to point 125 Thence N 81° 55E | 674.10 m. to point 126 Thence S 47° 13E | 994.10 m. to point 127 Thence S 82° 04E | 349.40 m. to point 128 Thence N 59° 44E | 775.90 m. to point 129 Thence S 88° 59E | 1,048.30 m. to point 130 Thence N 26° 45E | 1,183.20 m. to point 131 Thence N 43° 41E | 702.80 m. to point 132 Thence S 55° 57E | 572.70 m. to point 133 Thence S 12° 51E | 669.00 m. to point 134 Thence S 32° 57E | 695.10 m. to point 135 Thence S 59° 12E | 1,693.80 m. to point 136 Thence S 80° 34E | 424.20 m. to point 137 Thence N 78° 53E | 724.10 m. to point 138 Thence S 79° 05E | 823.50 m. to point 139 Thence S 25° 10E | 620.10 m. to point 140 Thence S 64° 10E | 847.40 m. to point 141 Thence S 26° 10E | 818.60 m. to point 142 Thence S 4° 48W | 941.30 m. to point 143 Thence S 12° 38W | 991.30 m. to point 144 Thence S 2° 01E | 792.60 m. to point 145 Thence S 25° 10E | 396.90 m. to point 146 Thence S 6° 04W | 371.60 m. to point 147 Thence S 46° 43E | 497.40 m. to point 148 Thence S 9° 44E | 693.70 m. to point 149 Thence S 31° 42E | 620.50 m. to point 150 Thence S 18° 38E | 718.90 m. to point 151 Thence S 23° 13W | 297.70 m. to point 152 Thence N 79° 56W | 1,001.80 m. to point 153 Thence N 66° 51W | 1,128.10 m. to point 154 Thence N 22° 21W | 1,083.40 m. to point 155 Thence N 78° 25W | 325.60 m. to point 156 Thence S 4° 02E | 544.90 m. to point 157 Thence S 9° 06W | 396.40 m. to point 158 Thence S 17° 53E | 818.00 m. to point 159 Thence S 3° 02W | 544.90 m. to point 160 Thence S 47° 19W | 956.70 m. to point 161 Thence Due South | 371.50 m. to point 162 Thence S 32° 12E | 695.00 m. to point 163 Thence S 42° 13E | 1,391.90 m. to point 164 Thence S 66° 10E | 423.80 m. to point 165 Thence S 5° 48E | 619.20 m. to point 166 Thence S 19° 42W | 868.00 m. to point 167 Thence Due South | 619.20 m. to point 168 Thence S 10° 35E | 792.80 m. to point 169 Thence S 43° 43E | 348.00 m. to point 170 Thence S 84° 18E | 374.40 m. to point 171 Thence S 48° 43E | 373.10 m. to point 172 Thence S 15° 25W | 1,561.60 m. to point 173 Thence S 18° 08E | 941.90 m. to point 174 Thence S 51° 13E | 472.80 m. to point 175 Thence S 81° 04E | 324.40 m. to point 176 Thence S 42° 13E | 646.20 m. to point 177 Thence S 14° 06E | 1,065.60 m. to point 178 Thence S 6° 48E | 1,015.60 m. to point 179 Thence S 32° 12E | 422.00 m. to point 180 Thence S 67° 09E | 1,097.00 m. to point 181 Thence Due East | 274.60 m. to point 182 Thence N 44° 11E | 251.00 m. to point 183 Thence N 21° 17E | 806.20 m. to point 184 Thence N 14° 51E | 605.10 m. to point 185 Thence N 36° 27E | 980.20 m. to point 186 Thence N 36° 42E | 527.80 m. to point 187 Thence S 69° 39" E | 922.70 m. to point 188 Thence N 81° 55E | 474.30 m. to point 189 Thence N 56° 43E | 676.10 m. to point 190 Thence N 44° 41E | 853.30 m. to point 191 Thence N 65° 31E | 550.10 m. to point 192 Thence S 72° 08E | 648.50 m. to point 193 Thence N 84° 57E | 698.90 m. to point 194 Thence S 84° 03E | 599.00 m. to point 195 Thence S 44° 13E | 422.60 m. to point 196 Thence S 14° 36E | 817.80 m. to point 197 Thence S 59° 12E | 697.50 m. to point 198 Thence S 32° 12E | 992.90 m. to point 199 Thence S 77° 06E | 449.10 m. to point 200 Thence N 55° 43E | 450.80 m. to point 201 Thence N 80° 09E | 599.20 m. to point 202 Thence S 87° 01E | 574.10 m. to point 203 Thence N 66° 47E | 1,225.10 m. to point 204 Thence N 82° 10E | 1,897.30 m. to point 205 Thence N 32° 58E | 628.70 m. to point 206 Thence S 73° 52E | 449.00 m. to point 207 Thence N 84° 57E | 748.90 m. to point 208 Thence S 56° 12E | 796.80 m. to point 209 Thence S 31° 12E | 521.20 m. to point 210 Thence S 4° 02E | 569.70 m. to point of | beginning

containing an approximate area of Eighty-Eight Thousand Eight Hundred Forty-Six and 80/100 (88,846.80) Hectares, subject to actual ground survey.

These areas shall be under the administrative jurisdiction of the DENR and shall be administered in accordance with the provisions of the NIPAS ACT of 1992.

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 23rd. day of APRIL, in the year of Our Lord, two thousand.

(Sgd.) JOSEPH EJERCITO ESTRADA

By the President:

RONALDO B. ZAMORA

Executive Secretary