Question & AnswerQ&A (PROCLAMATION NO. 257)
The main purpose is to exclude a parcel of public domain land in the municipalities of Silay and Talisay, Negros Occidental, from the operation of Proclamation No. 798 dated April 29, 1935, and to reserve it as the Tuberculosis Rest Settlement Reservation under the administration of the Secretary of Health.
The Secretary of Agriculture and Natural Resources recommended the issuance of Proclamation No. 257.
The disposal or removal of timber and other forest products must be conducted in accordance with the Forest or Internal Revenue Laws or Regulations.
The Secretary of Health has administrative control over the Tuberculosis Rest Settlement Reservation.
Proclamation No. 798 originally covered the parcel of land, but Proclamation No. 257 excludes it from No. 798's operation and reserves it for tuberculosis settlement purposes.
Yes, the proclamation is subject to private rights, if any there be.
The area reserved is approximately 201 hectares.
It is described by technical bearings and distances from certain trees and natural landmarks such as creeks and rivers in the municipalities of Silay and Talisay, Negros Occidental, as shown in Bureau of Forestry Map CR-32.
Section 1826 of the Revised Administrative Code and Section 83 of Commonwealth Act No. 141, as amended, provide the authority.
Utilization, removal, or disposal of forest products must comply with existing Forest or Internal Revenue laws or regulations.