PROCLAMATION NO. 174

: The main purpose is to amend Proclamation No. 19 dated May 3, 1954, by revoking Proclamation No. 372, series of 1931, and declaring the parcels of land in Gingoog, Misamis Oriental open for disposition under the Public Land Act.
: Proclamation No. 372, series of 1931, which established the Lanzon Forest Reserve.
: The municipality of Gingoog in the province of Misamis Oriental, island of Mindanao.
: The Public Land Act governs the disposition of the land parcels.
: Proclamation No. 541, series of 1940, establishing the Punta Diwata Forest Reserve, which was revoked by Proclamation No. 19, series of 1954, is revived.
: The recommendation came from the Secretary of Agriculture and Natural Resources.
: It is pursuant to the authority vested in the President by law.
: Revoking a forest reserve proclamation opens the land to disposition, meaning it can be legally allocated or sold under the Public Land Act instead of being protected as forest reserve.
: It means the land parcels are made available for ownership claims, sales, or other forms of legal land transfer as regulated by the Public Land Act.