QuestionsQuestions (PROCLAMATION NO. 689)
It classifies the specified parcels as alienable and disposable for a particular public purpose (relocation site for informal settler families along Estero de San Miguel), meaning the lands may be disposed of/allocated under the government’s land disposition process, subject to the conditions stated in the proclamation.
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD).
Ownership is granted in the name of the Republic of the Philippines (RP), under the administration of the DSWD.
It is “subject to actual ground survey and prior rights.”
Relocation site purposes of informal settler families along Estero de San Miguel.
It authorizes the DENR Secretary to issue a Special Patent over the subject parcels of land in favor of the Republic of the Philippines (RP).
An aggregate area of EIGHT HUNDRED SEVENTY-FOUR (874) SQUARE METERS, more or less.
Lot No. 1: 342; Lot No. 2: 268; Lot No. 3: 82; Lot No. 4: 182 (all more or less).
They are located in Barangay 412, Zone 42, Legarda, Sampaloc, Manila, along Estero de San Miguel.
They reference Estero de San Miguel (waterway), legal easements (3.00 m. wide), and adjoining properties such as Arellano University and Lorenzo Ruiz Catholic Center, plus other numbered lots and road/calle segments (e.g., Calle Concepcion Aguila).
It indicates an identified easement area along which particular legal restrictions/limits apply; it can affect boundaries and the usable portion of land subject to disposition.
They provide metes and bounds starting points, bearings, distances to corners, and clear reference to adjoining owners/structures and legal easements—supporting the accuracy of survey and patenting.
DENR Secretary is authorized to issue a Special Patent over the parcels in favor of the Republic of the Philippines.
DSWD shall formulate implementing rules and regulations, including preparation of a comprehensive housing and development plan for the area reserved.
DSWD may call upon other government agencies, instrumentalities, concerned people’s organizations and NGOs, and consult affected communities.
It states the disposition is “subject to prior rights,” meaning existing rights recognized by law may prevail or must be considered during survey and disposition.