Question & AnswerQ&A (PROCLAMATION NO. 517)
The proclamation reserves certain parcels of public domain land in Barangay La Fortuna, Municipality of Socorro, Oriental Mindoro, as civil reservation for public use specifically for the school site of La Fortuna National High School.
The President of the Philippines, upon recommendation of the Secretary of Environment and Natural Resources, has the authority to declare public lands as reserved for specific purposes by issuing a proclamation.
The proclamation specifically mentions Lot Nos. 1452-A and 1452-B, Csd-04-021376-D, portions of Lot No. 1452, Cad-647-D in Barangay La Fortuna, Municipality of Socorro, Oriental Mindoro.
The technical descriptions provide detailed boundaries in terms of adjoining lots, bearing angles, distances, and the total area in square meters, with points marked on plans and on the ground by concrete monuments.
Lot No. 1452-A contains 11,098 square meters, while Lot No. 1452-B contains 2,348 square meters. Combined, they total 13,446 square meters, more or less.
No, the proclamation clearly states that these tracts of land are non-alienable and shall not be subject to occupation, entry, sale, lease, or other disposition unless again declared alienable by a subsequent proclamation of the President.
The reservation is subject to any private rights that may exist; such rights are recognized, implying the proclamation does not extinguish prior private rights but reserves the land for public use.
The lands were surveyed by Geodetic Engineer Delfin Sigue, Jr. on January 23, 2002, and the survey plan was approved on April 19, 2002.
The boundaries are marked on the ground by boundary monuments in the form of concrete cylinders (Conc. Mons.) measuring 15x40 cms. for Lot No. 1452-A and 15x60 cms. for Lot No. 1452-B.
The signature of the President and the affixing of the seal of the Republic of the Philippines confer official legal effect and enforceability to the proclamation as a presidential act reserving public lands for public use.