Question & AnswerQ&A (PROCLAMATION NO. 795)
The main purpose of Proclamation No. 795 is to withdraw from sale, entry, disposition, or settlement and to reserve certain parcels of public domain land in Barangay Malpalon, Municipality of Calintaan, Occidental Mindoro, for the purposes of school sites for Malpalon Elementary and National High Schools.
The lands reserved by Proclamation No. 795 are under the administration of the Department of Education.
The aggregate area of the land parcels reserved for the Malpalon Elementary and National High Schools is 37,203 square meters.
No, the lands reserved under the proclamation shall be non-alienable and shall not be subject to sale, lease, occupation, entry, or other modes of disposition unless the President declares them alienable and disposable again through a subsequent proclamation.
The land for Malpalon Elementary School (Lot No. 1, GSS-04-000023) is bounded on the South by a road, on the West by a road, on the North by Plan SWO-04-003841 (Malpalon National High School) and on the East by a road.
The withdrawal ensures that the land remains reserved for its intended public purpose and cannot be claimed or disposed of in any private manner, protecting the area for use specifically as school sites.
The land parcels were surveyed by licensed Geodetic Engineers, with dates of survey and plan approvals specified; for example, Malpalon Elementary's land was surveyed from May 5 to July 12, 1975, and Malpalon National High School's land was surveyed on August 23, 2001.
The reservation is subject to private rights, if any there be, meaning that existing private claims are acknowledged but the land is primarily reserved for public school purposes.
The proclamation was issued upon the recommendation of the Secretary of Environment and Natural Resources, indicating the department's role in assessing and recommending the withdrawal and reservation of public lands for certain purposes.