Proclamation No. 318 (2000)

MALACAÑAN PALACE

MANILA

BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES

[ Proclamation No. 318, May 31, 2000 ]

DECLARING THE ABASIG-MATOGDON-MANANAP WATERSHED FOREST RESERVE SITUATED IN THE MUNICIPALITIES OF SAN VICENTE, SAN LORENZO RUIZ AND LABO PROVINCE OF CAMARINES NORTE ISLAND OF LUZON AS A PROTECTED AREA PURSUANT TO REPUBLIC ACT 7586 (NIPAS ACT OF 1992) AND SHALL BE KNOWN AS ABASIG-MATOGDON-MANANAP NATURAL BIOTIC AREA

Upon the recommendation of the Secretary of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources and pursuant to the powers vested upon me by law, I, JOSEPH EJERCITO ESTRADA, President of the Republic of the Philippines, do hereby set aside and declare Abasig-Matogdon-Mananap Watershed Forest Reserve situated in the Municipalities of Labo, San Lorenzo Ruiz (Imelda) and San Vicente, Province of Camarines Norte, Island of Luzon as Protected Area under the category of Natural Biotic Area, subject to private rights and without prejudice to the rights of the indigenous peoples as provided for in R.A. No. 8371, DENR Administrative Order No. 93-02 and other related rules and regulations, if any, as described in DENR NIPAS Map No.R5-12.

Beginning at point marked “1” on the plan being identical to 14° 05? 00? latitude and 122° 47? 17.19? longitude.

Thence S 71° 58" E | 2916.8 m to corner 2 Thence S 3° 38" W | 101.9 m to corner 3 Thence S 29° 37" E | 99.1 m to corner 4 Thence S 51° 02" E | 76.0 m to corner 5 Thence S 21° 26" W | 54.9 m to corner 6 Thence S 13° 38" E | 260.4 m to corner 7 Thence S 70° 06" E | 124.3 m to corner 8 Thence S 11° 19" W | 157.0 m to corner 9 Thence S 34° 32" W | 57.0 m to corner 10 Thence S 17° 51" E | 47.0 m to corner 11 Thence S 61° 31" E | 49.2 m to corner 12 Thence S 59° 09" E | 42.4 m to corner 13 Thence S 21° 60" E | 92.7 m to corner 14 Thence S 52° 43" E | 173.4 m to corner 15 Thence S 34° 23" E | 55.3 m to corner 16 Thence S 46° 21" E | 27.1 m to corner 17 Thence S 2° 35" W | 38.7 m to corner 18 Thence S 22° 13" W | 164.9 m to corner 19 Thence S 37° 50" W | 46.2 m to corner 20 Thence S 22° 48" W | 84.1 m to corner 21 Thence S 2° 35" W | 45.5 m to corner 22 Thence S 79° 08" E | 18.6 m to corner 23 Thence S 68° 37" E | 18.6 m to corner 24 Thence S 15° 38" E | 27.1 m to corner 25 Thence S 15° 15" E | 17.0 m to corner 26 Thence S 5° 38" W | 57.9 m to corner 27 Thence S 8° 06" W | 180.9 m to corner 28 Thence S 77° 13" W | 39.8 m to corner 29 Thence S 25° 04" W | 178.3 m to corner 30 Thence S 57° 17" E | 179.4 m to corner 31 Thence S 10° 18" W | 96.5 m to corner 32 Thence S 11° 28" W | 20.3 m to corner 33 Thence S 33° 37" W | 150.2 m to corner 34 Thence S 31° 17" E | 374.0 m to corner 35 Thence S 30° 22" W | 107.2 m to corner 36 Thence S 10° 23" E | 45.6 m to corner 37 Thence S 15° 59" W | 721.2 m to corner 38 Thence S 89° 02" W | 254.6 m to corner 39 Thence S 88° 52" W | 248.9 m to corner 40 Thence N 46° 51" W | 392.0 m to corner 41 Thence S 49° 07" W | 641.5 m to corner 42 Thence S 46° 37" W | 221.9 m to corner 43 Thence S 7° 18" W | 258.6 m to corner 44 Thence S 63° 14" E | 79.9 m to corner 45 Thence N 62° 19" E | 258.5 m to corner 46 Thence S 82° 23" E | 235.8 m to corner 47 Thence N 69° 15" E | 244.8 m to corner 48 Thence S 88° 55" E | 261.6 m to corner 49 Thence S 71° 58" E | 243.4 m to corner 50 Thence N 80° 59" E | 240.5 m to corner 51 Thence N 84° 12" E | 237.1 m to corner 52 Thence S 50° 37" E | 203.2 m to corner 53 Thence S 26° 03" W | 214.7 m to corner 54 Thence S 15° 55" W | 230.8 m to corner 55 Thence S 11° 44" E | 262.4 m to corner 56 Thence S 3° 38" E | 78.2 m to corner 57 Thence S 55° 25" W | 78.5 m to corner 58 Thence S 12° 55" E | 200.5 m to corner 59 Thence S 33° 20" E | 178.4 m to corner 60 Thence S 19° 25" W | 277.9 m to corner 61 Thence S 47° 18" W | 276.4 m to corner 62 Thence S 78° 10" W | 269.2 m to corner 63 Thence N 82° 51" W | 237.4 m to corner 64 Thence S 60° 29" W | 183.4 m to corner 65 Thence S 11° 57" W | 298.0 m to corner 66 Thence S 40° 57" W | 196.8 m to corner 67 Thence S 31° 55" W | 106.0 m to corner 68 Thence N 77° 30" E | 58.1 m to corner 69 Thence S 16° 46" E | 83.4 m to corner 70 Thence S 78° 08" E | 74.2 m to corner 71 Thence S 88° 32" E | 147.2 m to corner 72 Thence S 86° 01" E | 119.9 m to corner 73 Thence N 49° 33" E | 100.5 m to corner 74 Thence N 65° 20" E | 60.9 m to corner 75 Thence N 78° 24" E | 109.6 m to corner 76 Thence N 54° 23" E | 48.7 m to corner 77 Thence S 70° 13" E | 87.3 m to corner 78 Thence S 60° 47" E | 18.4 m to corner 79 Thence N 21° 03E | 82.7 m to corner 80 Thence N 27° 45" E | 259.8 m to corner 81 Thence N 34° 52" E | 154.7 m to corner 82 Thence N 76° 51" E | 99.0 m to corner 83 Thence N 24° 35" E | 146.3 m to corner 84 Thence S 80° 07" E | 95.4 m to corner 85 Thence N 84° 53" E | 45.3 m to corner 86 Thence N 31° 52" E | 200.5 m to corner 87 Thence S 45° 18" E | 96.6 m to corner 88 Thence N 0° 57" W | 113.6 m to corner 89 Thence N 49° 57" E | 109.7 m to corner 90 Thence N 43° 01" E | 153.6 m to corner 91 Thence N 31° 10" W | 53.0 m to corner 92 Thence N 80° 46" E | 56.7 m to corner 93 Thence N 22° 02" E | 142.7 m to corner 94 Thence S 83° 32" E | 139.7 m to corner 95 Thence S 10° 12" W | 123.8 m to corner 96 Thence S 36° 40" W | 216.7 m to corner 97 Thence S 22° 35" W | 121.8 m to corner 98 Thence S 79° 47" E | 136.1 m to corner 99 Thence S 11° 47" E | 585.4 m to corner 100 Thence S 47° 34" W | 2121.5 m to corner 101 Thence N 68° 12" W | 3932.7 m to corner 102 Thence N 30° 37" W | 557.8 m to corner 103 Thence N 77° 00" W | 533.1 m to corner 104 Thence N 58° 15" W | 609.4 m to corner 105 Thence N 53° 40" W | 2651.7 m to corner 106 Thence Due North | 3749.6 m to corner 107 Thence N 83° 12" E | 449.4 m to corner 108 Thence N 5° 37" E | 136.6 m to corner 109 Thence N 11° 13" E | 440.3 m to corner 110 Thence N 28° 01" W | 1214.4 m to corner 111 Thence N 81° 11" E | 295.7 m to corner 112 Thence S 33° 57" W | 238.4 m to corner 113 Thence N 64° 27" E | 193.1 m to corner 114 Thence S 51° 04" E | 263.2 m to corner 115 Thence N 51° 04" E | 263.1 m to corner 116 Thence N 86° 05" E | 428.4 m to corner 117 Thence S 26° 28" E | 281.1 m to corner 118 Thence N 70° 22" E | 1496.2 m to corner 119 Thence N 47° 34" E | 374.0 m to corner 120 Thence S 74° 48" E | 224.1 m to corner 121 Thence N 45° 34" E | 252.5 m to corner 122 Thence N 6° .07" E | 330.0 m to corner 123 Thence S 81° 10" E | 224.3 m to corner 124 Thence N 68° 24" E | 244.2 m to corner 125 Thence S 29° 23" E | 1421.0 m to corner 1

the point of beginning, containing an area of Five Thousand Four Hundred Twenty (5,420.12) Hectares, more or less, subject to actual ground survey.

It shall be under the administrative jurisdiction of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) and shall be administered in accordance to the provisions of the NIPAS Act.

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 31sT day of May, in the year of our Lord, two thousand.

(Sgd.) JOSEPH EJERCITO ESTRADA

By the President:

RONALDO B. ZAMORA

Executive Secretary