QuestionsQuestions (PROCLAMATION NO. 394)
It is declared as a protected area pursuant to Republic Act No. 7586 (NIPAS Act of 1992), based on the recommendation of the Secretary of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources and the President’s powers under law.
It is declared under the category of “Protected Landscape,” and shall be known as “Quezon Protected Landscape” (the proclamation text also refers to “Quezon Memorial Park”).
The municipalities of Atimonan, Pagbilao, and Padre Burgos, all in the Province of Quezon.
The declaration is “subject to private rights,” meaning existing private rights are not automatically divested by the proclamation.
It expressly states that the declaration is without prejudice to the rights of Indigenous Peoples as provided for in R.A. 8371 (IPRA), DENR Administrative Order No. 02, Series of 1993, and other related rules.
Management jurisdiction is vested in the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), and administration shall be in accordance with the NIPAS Act of 1992.
The proclamation references the DENR NIPAS Map RO-4A-3 for the delineation of the protected area’s boundaries.
To define the metes and bounds of the protected area with specificity, enabling enforcement, mapping, and resolving boundary disputes based on the proclaimed coordinates and lengths.
It contains an area of NINE HUNDRED AND EIGHTY THREE (983) hectares, more or less, subject to actual ground survey and delineation.
It begins at a marked point “1” on the DENR NIPAS Map, then follows the series of bearings and distances to successive corners and returns to point “1,” which is the point of beginning.
It indicates the declaration is made by the President under the powers vested by law (including the NIPAS Act framework), and the issuance serves as the legal act establishing the protected area.
It suggests that the metes-and-bounds may be refined or verified by field survey, and that the stated area is approximate rather than exact.
The proclamation mentions DENR Administrative Order No. 02, Series of 1993, and “other related rules and regulations, if any.”
R.A. 7586 is the basis for creating and managing protected areas under NIPAS; R.A. 8371 recognizes and protects Indigenous Peoples’ rights, which remain respected within the protected area despite the environmental designation.
It means that the DENR must follow the NIPAS statutory framework governing protected area administration, including management policies and other legal requirements under the Act.
It was signed by President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, with the Executive Secretary indicated as Alberto G. Romulo.