QuestionsQuestions (PROCLAMATION NO. 1381)
It is issued pursuant to the President’s powers under Republic Act No. 7916 (Special Economic Zone Act of 1995), as amended by Republic Act No. 8748.
To create and designate specific parcels of land in Barangay Apas, Cebu City as an annexation to the existing Asiatown IT Park, as an additional area covered by the economic zone.
It means the additional private lands are officially incorporated and designated to form part of the existing special economic zone area, thereby subjecting the annexed parcels to the zone’s regulatory framework and benefits under RA 7916 and its implementing rules.
Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, as President of the Republic of the Philippines, signed the proclamation.
The land is located at Barangay Apas, Cebu City, Province of Cebu.
The annexation is made to the existing “Asiatown IT Park.”
The proclamation states a total area of TWELVE THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED THIRTY THREE (12,633) SQUARE METERS, more or less, as an annexation to the existing Asiatown IT Park.
TCT No. T-180364: Lot 933-A, Pas-114779, stated area of Twelve Thousand Three Hundred Seventy Five (12,375) sq. m., more or less. TCT No. T-180362: Lot 5 (LRC), Psd-138296, stated area of Two Hundred Fifty Eight (258) sq. m., more or less.
TCT No. T-180364 for Lot 933-A (Pas-114779) and TCT No. T-180362 for Lot 5 (LRC) (Psd-138296), with additional subdivision/consolidation plan references.
It provides the metes-and-bounds description needed to identify precisely the property being annexed; this is crucial for enforceability, land administration, and avoiding disputes over the covered area.
Lots such as Lot 933-C, Lot 930, and road-related lot references (e.g., existing road/road lot 14) are referenced, indicating the annexed parcels are defined by their relationship to neighboring lots within the Banilad Estate / consolidation subdivision.
It references RA 7916 as amended and its Implementing Rules and Regulations, and also cites PEZA Board of Directors Resolution No. 00-411 dated 29 December 2000, as amended by Resolution No. 04-295 dated 20 September 2004 and Resolution No. 06-479 dated 31 October 2006.
It was done in the City of Manila on September 11, 2007.
They show authenticity and that the proclamation was properly issued by the President, with the Executive Secretary’s attestation, which is important for legal validity and official record.
Here, the sum matches the total stated area exactly; however, both parcel and total descriptions include “more or less,” meaning minor variations may be tolerated due to survey/rounding or measurement method.