March 9, 1972

 

PROCLAMATION NO. 983

 

RESERVING FOR RESETTLEMENT PURPOSES OF THE RESIDENTS OF PANTABANGAN, NUEVA ECIJA, CERTAIN PARCELS OF LAND OF THE PUBLIC DOMAIN SITUATED IN THE MUNICIPALITIES OF 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,  cdt

thence N 53 deg. 00' W., 1,040 m. to point 33;

thence N 15 deg. 00' W., 75 m. to point 34;

thence N 23 deg. 00' W., 160 m. to point 35;

thence N 68 deg. 00' W., 215 m. to point 36;

thence S 84 deg. 00' W., 200 m. to point 37;

thence N 62 deg. 00' W., 204 m. to point 38;

thence N 24 deg. 00' E., 110 m. to point 39;

thence N 48 deg. 00' W., 218 m. to point 40;

thence N 48 deg. 00' W., 185 m. to point 41;

thence Due East, 100 m. to point 42;

thence N 08 deg. 00' E., 220 m. to point 43;

thence N 15 deg. 00' E., 103 m. to point 44;

thence Due East, 73 m. to point 45;

thence S 63 deg. 00' E., 244 m. to point 46;

thence N 45 deg. 00' E., 283 m. to point 47;

thence Due North, 220 m. to point 48;

thence Due North, 220 m. to point 49;

thence Due North, 225 m. to point 50;

thence N 56 deg. 00' E., 240 m. to point 51;

thence S 63 deg. 00' E., 240 m. to point 52;

thence S 56 deg. 00' E., 250 m. to point 53;

thence N 13 deg. 00' E., 135 m. to point 54;

thence S 50 deg. 00' E., 336 m. to point 55;

thence S 26 deg. 00' W., 114 m. to point 56;

thence S 35 deg. 00' E., 240 m. to point 57;

thence S 08 deg. 00' W., 400 m. to point 58;

thence S 54 deg. 00' E., 265 m. to point 59;

thence S 19 deg. 00' E., 113 m. to point 60;

thence S 15 deg. 00' W., 154 m. to point 61;

thence S 15 deg. 00' W., 150 m. to point 62;

thence S 57 deg. 00' W., 185 m. to point 63;

thence S 24 deg. 00' W., 180 m. to point 64;

thence S 63 deg. 00' E., 160 m. to point 65;

thence S 78 deg. 00' E., 200 m. to point 66;

thence S 72 deg. 00' E., 150 m. to point 67;

thence N 45 deg. 00' E., 215 m. to point 68;

thence Due East, 100 m. to point 69;

thence Due South, 200 m. to point 70;

thence S 26 deg. 00' W., 200 m. to point 71;

thence S 26 deg. 00' W., 100 m. to point 72;

thence S 26 deg. 00' W., 150 m. to point 73;

thence Due East, 250 m. to point 74;

thence Due East, 250 m. to point 75;

thence Due East, 200 m. to point 76;

thence Due East, 200 m. to point 77;

thence Due East, 200 m. to point 78;

thence Due East, 200 m. to point 79;

thence Due East, 200 m. to point 80;

thence Due South, 200 m. to point 81;

thence Due East, 200 m. to point 82;

thence S 82 deg. 00' E., 200 m. 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' E., 276 m. to point 91;

thence S 26 deg. 00' E., 206 m. to point 92;

thence S 26 deg. 00' E., 200 m. to point 93;

thence Due East, 258 m. to point 94;

thence Due East, 242 m. to point 95;

thence Due South, 200 m. to point 96;

thence Due South, 200 m. to point 97;

thence S 36 deg. 00' W., 236 m. to point 98;

thence S 36 deg. 00' W., 264 m. to point 99;

thence S 45 deg. 00' E., 281 m. to point 100;

thence S 45 deg. 00' E., 250 m. to point 101;

thence S 45 deg. 00' E., 250 m. to point 102;

thence S 45 deg. 00' E., 100 m. to point 103;

thence S 45 deg. 00' E., 250 m. to point 104;

thence S 35 deg. 00' E., 205 m. to point 105;

thence S 35 deg. 00' E., 185 m. to point 106;

thence S 35 deg. 00' E., 237 m. to point 107;

thence S 35 deg. 00' E., 234 m. to point 108;

thence S 14 deg. 00' E., 181 m. to point 109;

thence S 14 deg. 00' E., 231 m. to point 110;

thence S 79 deg. 00' W., 168 m. to point 111;

thence S 79 deg. 00' W., 242 m. to point 112;

thence foll. Tanawan Crk 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. Tanawan 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' W., 240 m. to point 121;

thence N 65 deg. 00' W., 230 m. to point 122;

thence Due West, 150 m. to point 123;

thence Due West, 250 m. to point 124;

thence Due West, 250 m. to point 125;

thence Due West, 250 m. to point 126;

thence Due West, 250 m. to point 127;

thence Due West, 250 m. to point 128;

thence N 11 deg. 00'E., 254 m. to point 129;

thence N 11 deg. 00'E., 256 m. to point 130;

thence Due West, 200 m. to point 131;

thence Due West, 200 m. to point 132;

thence Due North, 100 m. to point 133;

thence Due West, 300 m. to point 134;

thence Due South, 200 m. to point 135;

thence Due South, 200 m. to point 136;

thence Due South, 100 m. to point 137;

thence N 71 deg. 00' W., 278 m. to point 138;

thence N 71 deg. 00' W., 250 m. to point 139;

thence Due South, 270 m. to point 140;

thence Due West, 200 m. to point 141;

thence N 45 deg. 00' W., 316 m. to point 142;

thence N 45 deg. 00' W., 250 m. to point 143;

thence S 68 deg. 00' W., 100 m. to point 144;

thence S 68 deg. 00' W., 289 m. to point 145;

thence S 68 deg. 00' W., 250 m. to point 146;

thence N 63 deg. 00' W., 223 m. to point 147;

thence S 18 deg. 00' E., 316 m. to point 148;

thence S 82 deg. 00' W., 153 m. to point 149;

thence S 82 deg. 00' W., 250 m. to point 150;

thence Due North, 80 m. to point 151;

thence Due North, 270 m. to point 152;

thence Due West, 200 m. to point 153;

thence Due West, 200 m. to point 154;

thence N 45 deg. 00' W., 182 m. to point 155;

thence N 45 deg. 00' W., 100 m. to point 156;

thence Due West, 130 m. to point 157;

thence Due West, 150 m. to point 158;

thence Due West, 220 m. 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 allotted 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' W., 560 m. to point 14;

thence S 66 deg. 00' W., 340 m. to point 15;

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

thence S 29 deg. 00' E., 340 m. to point 17;

thence S 40 deg. 00' E., 300 m. to point 18;

thence S 67 deg. 00' W., 280 m. to point 19;

thence Due South, 240 m. to point 20;

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

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

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

thence foll. creek downstream on a general NW direction with a straight distance of about 600 m. to the point

of beginning; containing an approximate area of TWO HUNDRED (200) HECTARES", of which shall be allotted ten (10) hectares more or less as barrio site.

PARCEL "C"

"A parcel of land identified as Project No. 36-I, 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, Timberland, L.C. 2342; and on the west by the Dicoliat River and Project No. 35, Block I and II, L.C. 1772, beginning at the point marked "1" on the plan,

thence N 40 deg. 00' E., 615 m. to point 2;

thence N 73 deg. 00' E., 340 m. to point 3;

thence N 80 deg. 00' E., 325 m. to point 4;

thence S 78 deg. 00' E., 520 m. to point 5;

thence N 31 deg. 00' E., 520 m. to point 6;

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

thence foll. Dicanile River in a NE direction with a straight distance of 420 m. to point 8;

thence S 88 deg. 00' E., 200 m. to point 9;

thence Due East, 210 m. to point 10;

thence N 61 deg. 00' E., 220 m. to point 11;

thence S 70 deg. 00' E., 250 m. to point 12;

thence N 79 deg. 00' E., 210 m. to point 13;

thence N 63 deg. 00' E., 250 m. to point 14;

thence N 37 deg. 00' E., 420 m. to point 15;

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

thence S 85 deg. 00' W., 420 m. to point 17;

thence S 81 deg. 00' W., 200 m. to point 18;

thence N 62 deg. 00' W., 215 m. to point 19;

thence N 64 deg. 00' W., 370 m. to point 20;

thence foll. provincial boundary of Nueva Vizcaya and sub-province of Aurora, N 40 E 2,540 m. to point 21;

thence S 14 deg. 00' W., 120 m. to point 22;

thence S 75 deg. 00' E., 170 m. to point 23;

thence S 50 deg. 00' E., 220 m. to point 24;

then foll. Creek in SW direction with a straight distance of about 230 m. to point 25;

thence S 40 deg. 00' E., 250 m. to point 26;

thence S 30 deg. 00' E., 315 m. to point 27;

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

thence S 25 deg. 00' W., 200 m. to point 29;

thence S 11 deg. 00' W., 200 m. to point 30;

thence S 11 deg. 00' W., 200 m. to point 31;

thence S 11 deg. 00' W., 200 m. to point 32;

thence S 64 deg. 00' E., 195 m. to point 33;

thence S 64 deg. 00' E., 195 m. to point 34;

thence S 64 deg. 00' E., 225 m. to point 35;

thence S 64 deg. 00' E., 220 m. to point 36;

thence S 14 deg. 00' E., 250 m. to point 37;

thence S 14 deg. 00' E., 220 m. to point 38;

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

thence foll. Cabatangan River upstream in SW direction with a straight distance of 500 m. to point 59;

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

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

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

thence foll. Dilawitan Creek upstream in a NW direction with a straight distance of 480 m. to point 63;

thence N 15 deg. 00' E., 95 m. to point 64;

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

thence N 12 deg. 00' E., 360 m. to point 66;

thence N 50 deg. 00' W., 280 m. to point 67;

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

thence N 19 deg. 00' W., 410 m. to point 69;

thence N 43 deg. 00' W., 350 m. to point 70;

thence N 16 deg. 00' W., 340 m. to point 71;

thence N 13 deg. 00' E., 320 m. to point 72;

thence N 61 deg. 00' W., 160 m. to point 73;

thence N 13 deg. 00' E., 390 m. to point 74;

thence N 45 deg. 00' W., 220 m. to point 75;

thence N 50 deg. 00' W., 400 m. to point 76;

thence N 43 deg. 00' W., 450 m. to point 77;

thence N 17 deg. 00' E., 100 m. to the point of

beginning; containing an approximate area of TWO THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED FOUR (2,604) HECTARES" of which shall be allotted not more than one hundred fifty (150) hectares as barrio sites.  casia

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-I, 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' W., 140 m. to point 2;

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

thence Due West, 390 m. to point 4;

thence S 77 deg. 00' W., 445 m. to point 5;

thence S 5 deg. 00' W., 430 m. to point 6;

thence S 76 deg. 00' W., 730 m. to point 7;

thence S 60 deg. 00' W., 405 m. to point 8;

thence N 78 deg. 00' W., 965 m. to point 9;

thence N 60 deg. 00' W., 675 m. to point 10;

thence S 77 deg. 00' E., 190 m. to point 11;

thence S 77 deg. 00' E., 160 m. to point 12;

thence S 77 deg. 00' E., 160 m. to point 13;

thence S 77 deg. 00' E., 160 m. to point 14;

thence S 77 deg. 00' E., 160 m. to point 15 ;

thence S 77 deg. 00' E., 160 m. to point 16;

thence S 77 deg. 00' E., 160 m. to point 17;

thence N 73 deg. 00' E., 195 m. to point 18;

thence N 73 deg. 00' E., 185 m. to point 19;

thence N 73 deg. 00' E., 200 m. to point 20;

thence N 46 deg. 00' E., 180 m. to point 21;

thence N 46 deg. 00' E., 225 m. to point 22;

thence N 46 deg. 00' E., 225 m. to point 23;

thence N 56 deg. 00' E., 235 m. to point 24;

thence N 56 deg. 00' E., 230 m. to point 25;

thence N 3 deg. 00' W., 215 m. to point 26;

thence N 31 deg. 00' E., 160 m. to point 27;

thence N 31 deg. 00' E., 160 m. to point 28;

thence N 31 deg. 00' E., 160 m. to point 29;

thence N 49 deg. 00' E., 185 m. to point 30;

thence N 49 deg. 00' E., 225 m. to point 31;

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

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

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

thence Due East 260 m. to point 35;

thence S 74 deg. 00' E., 210 m. to point 36;

thence S 74 deg. 00' E., 195 m. to point 37;

thence S 30 deg. 00' E., 200 m. to point 38;

thence Due East, 250 m. to point 39;

thence Due East, 250 m. to point 40;

thence Due East, 250 m. to point 41;

thence Due East, 200 m. to point 42;

thence Due South, 120 m. to point 43;

thence S 40 deg. 00' W., 2,540 m. 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.

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.

Published in the Official Gazette, Vol. 68 No. 11 Page 2165 on March 13, 1972.