Question & AnswerQ&A (PROCLAMATION NO. 1354)
The proclamation specifies various government agencies and offices such as the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), Department of Agriculture (DA), Land Transportation Office, National Bureau of Investigation, National Police Commission, Commission on Human Rights, City Government of Davao, Armed Forces of the Philippines, Philippine Judiciary, Office of Civil Defense, Department of Health, and others as claimants and recipients of the reserved lands for the Davao Regional Government Center.
The Secretary of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) is authorized to execute Deeds of Conveyance in favor of the concerned government agencies and offices for the establishment of the Davao Regional Government Center.
The total aggregate area of the patrimonial lands reserved is approximately 3,557,376 square meters located in Barangay Bago Oshiro, Davao City, Province of Davao del Sur.
The individual parcels of land are described by their respective Lot Numbers, Transfer Certificate Titles (TCT) numbers, Survey Plan Numbers, technical description including boundaries and distances, claimants, and location. Each parcel’s corners are marked with government survey monuments.
Patrimonial land refers to land owned by the government that is not classified as public domain such as agricultural, forest, or mineral lands but are part of the government's assets and may be allocated for government use, as exemplified by the lands reserved in this proclamation.
The President exercises the power vested by law to reserve government patrimonial lands and transfer ownership thereof to government agencies for public use, in this case, for the establishment of the Davao Regional Government Center.
Yes, the proclamation publicly provides detailed survey plan numbers, lot descriptions, boundaries, distances, bearings, and technical data of the reserved lots to clearly define the scope and extent of the land reserved.
The reservation and transfer effectuate the use of the government patrimonial lands for the specified public purpose (Davao Regional Government Center) and legally grant ownership and possession to the designated government agencies, allowing them to establish offices and facilities therein.
The dates of the original survey (December 2, 1913 - January 4, 1914) and subdivision survey (April 20, 2018) and their approval (February 20, 2019) provide the legal basis for the technical description and legitimacy of the land boundaries which supports the validity of the land reservation and transfer.