QuestionsQuestions (PROCLAMATION NO. 637)
It excludes a specified portion of land from the operation of Executive Order No. 99 (which reserved land for the then Bureau of Agriculture, now Benguet State University) and reserves it for BSU faculty and staff housing site purposes.
Executive Order No. 99 dated November 11, 1914. Excluding a portion means that land area no longer remains under the EO’s reserved experimental station/stockfarm use, and is instead set aside for housing site purposes.
The Secretary of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR). In land matters, DENR involvement supports that the proclamation is issued with proper administrative recommendation for disposition/exclusion of reserved lands.
It is situated in Wangal, La Trinidad, Benguet, Luzon. Precise location and technical description ensure enforceability and avoid disputes on the exact boundaries being excluded/reserved.
One Hundred Thirty-Two Thousand Five Hundred Nine (132,509) square meters, more or less.
It reserves the area as housing site purposes for the BSU faculty and staff.
The proclamation does not impair existing private rights or legally recognized claims over the land, if any. It acknowledges that prior rights (e.g., valid titles/claims) may still be respected.
It indicates that the final approved metes and bounds plan after survey may affect the exact boundaries/final area, and that the described portion will be confirmed through the official survey process.
It means that when implementing the housing site, the road right-of-way required by DPWH regulations must be observed; thus, parts of the area may be dedicated/kept for roads consistent with EO No. 621.
EO No. 99 originally reserved the land to the then Bureau of Agriculture as an experimental station and stockfarm. The proclamation excludes part of that reserved land for a new purpose (housing site).
It identifies the exact parcel being excluded/reserved by reference to bearings, points, and adjacent lots/roads, enabling land administration agencies and courts to determine the coverage with certainty.
They define the limits of the parcel by referencing physical and legally recognized landmarks/neighboring properties; this helps prevent encroachment and supports accurate titling/registration and enforcement.
It changes the reserved use classification from experimental station/stockfarm (under EO No. 99) to housing site for BSU faculty and staff, thereby guiding how the area may be administered and developed by government.