QuestionsQuestions (PROCLAMATION NO. 9)
It is issued pursuant to Section 83 of Commonwealth Act No. 141 (as amended).
It reserves a parcel of public domain for the use of the Economic Development Corps (EDCOR), to be administered under the Armed Forces of the Philippines.
It withdraws the land from sale and settlement and reserves it for EDCOR’s use.
The municipalities of Kabacan and Kidapawan, Province of Cotabato, Island of Mindanao.
Approximately 27,440 hectares.
The reservation is “subject to private rights, if any there be.”
The area covered by the reservation shall be subject to classification by the Bureau of Forestry.
They remain under the control and administration of the Bureau of Forestry and are excluded from the reservation.
A strip of 15 meters in width on each side of any public trail used as outlet for timber and other forest products.
A strip of 40 meters in width from the highest bank on each side of any stream for stream bank protection in areas to be released and not needed for forest purposes.
Utilization remains subject to the Forest and Internal Revenue Laws and Regulations.
They have preferential right in the utilization of existing timber and the right to construct and maintain logging trails as timber outlets.
The licensees covering such areas as may be occupied under the authorization of the Secretary of National Defense.
It classifies the area, segregates and delimits timberlands, and retains control/administration over areas classified as timberlands.
It is a reservation of public domain for EDCOR, but it is contingent upon Bureau of Forestry classification, with timberlands excluded from the reservation.
Creeks and rivers, including Anoling Creek, Malohimit Creek, Pulangi River, Arakan River, Kulaman River, Tinanan River, and Miocan River.