Title
Reservation of Land for Railroad Right-of-Way
Law
Proclamation No. 194
Decision Date
Jul 18, 1950
Elpidio Quirino reserves a 1,821 square meter parcel of public land in Sumulong, Calauag, Quezon for railroad right-of-way purposes under the administration of the Manila Railroad Company.
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Questions (PROCLAMATION NO. 194)

It reserves a specific parcel of public domain in the barrio of Sumulong, Calauag, Quezon for railroad right-of-way purposes under the administration of the Manila Railroad Company.

Section 83 of Commonwealth Act No. 141, as amended.

It withdraws the parcel from sale or settlement and reserves it for railroad right-of-way purposes.

The Manila Railroad Company, as stated in the proclamation.

The reservation is made 'subject to private rights, if any there be.'

It is situated in the barrio of Sumulong, Municipality of Calauag, Province of Quezon, Island of Luzon.

Bureau of Lands plan Psu-120020.

On the NE and NW, the parcel is bounded by public land.

On the SE, it is bounded by property of the Manila Railroad Company, lot No. 1428 of the cadastral survey of Calauag; on the SW, by property of the Manila Railroad Company, lot No. 4 New-B of plan Psd-24298.

It contains an area of 1,821 square meters, more or less.

Beginning at point marked a1a on plan, being N. 47A 56a2 E., 124.84 meters more or less from B.L.L.M. No. 3 of Calauag cadastre.

Point a1a is marked by an old corner; point a2a is marked by a P.L.S. M. R. concrete monument; points a3a to a8a are marked by rails 45 by 80 cm long, 20 cm above ground.

May 17, and June 16–18, 1948.

To specify the bearing reference adjustment used in the survey so the coordinates/bearings in the plan can be accurately interpreted and reconstructed on the ground.

It recognizes that if private rights existed, they may not be automatically extinguished; claimants would need to prove their private rights consistent with law and fact.

The land is withdrawn from sale or settlement, meaning it is reserved for a public infrastructure purpose rather than being available for alienation through sale or settlement.


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