Question & AnswerQ&A (PROCLAMATION NO. 458)
Proclamation No. 458 is a proclamation by the President of the Philippines reserving a certain parcel of public domain in the City of Baguio for building site purposes of the Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources.
The reservation was made pursuant to the provisions of Section 83 of Commonwealth Act No. 141, as amended.
The reservation was made upon the recommendation of the Secretary of Agriculture and Natural Resources.
The land is situated in the Business Section 'Ca' of the City of Baguio, Mountain Province, Island of Luzon, with an area of 4,945 square meters, more or less.
The land is bounded on the northeast and southeast by 57th Street; on the southwest by Lot 2 of plan SWO-19505 and Lot 42, Res. Sec. AAa, Baguio Townsite; and on the west by Lot 2 of plan SWO-19505, Lot 42 of Res. Sec. AAa, Baguio Townsite and 58th Street.
It means the land is withdrawn from sale or settlement and set aside exclusively for use as a building site by the Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources.
The reservation is subject to private rights, if any there be, meaning any existing private rights are recognized and considered.
It means the land can no longer be sold, granted, or settled by private individuals or entities as it is reserved for government use.
The Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources administers the reserved land.
It changes the status of the public domain land by reserving it for a specific public use, thereby restricting its disposition and use pursuant to the proclamation.