Question & AnswerQ&A (PROCLAMATION NO. 725)
Proclamation No. 725 amends Proclamation No. 42 dated July 5, 1954, declaring a parcel of land as the National Ecology Center and the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) National Capital Region and Laguna Lake Development Authority Office Site, and vests ownership and administration of the land to DENR.
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) is given ownership and administration.
The land is a portion of Lot RP-3-B-3-A-1-B-3-B-2, Bsd-22015, situated in East Triangle Subdivision, Diliman, Quezon City, containing approximately 45,665 square meters, bounded by the Lung and Kidney Center of the Philippines, East Avenue, Central Bank property, PAGASA compound, and the remaining portion of the same lot.
Proclamation No. 725 amends Proclamation No. 42 dated July 5, 1954.
The National Housing Authority is directed to convey the title of the specified parcel of land to the Department of Environment and Natural Resources at no cost.
R.A. 9003, the Ecological Solid Waste Management Act of 2000, is referenced as a legal basis for establishing the National Ecology Center on the declared site.
The Lung and Kidney Center of the Philippines, Central Bank, and PAGASA compound are neighboring the declared land.
The proclamation is validated by the President's signature and the affixing of the seal of the Republic of the Philippines, witnessed by the Acting Executive Secretary.