QuestionsQuestions (PROCLAMATION NO. 375)
It is based on Section 83 of Commonwealth Act No. 141, as amended, upon the recommendation of the Secretary of Agriculture and Natural Resources.
For settlement and development purposes of the Economic Development Corps (EDCOR) of the Armed Forces of the Philippines.
The reservation is “subject to private rights, if any there be,” meaning existing private rights must be respected.
Portions segregated and delimited by the Bureau of Forestry as timberland under its control and administration, Block I of about 1,000 hectares under Land Classification Project No. 9-C of Parang, Cotabato (certified March 3, 1952), and areas under Pls-263 already given due course by the Bureau of Lands.
It states the reservation is subject to future classification and final survey, with conditions and restrictions under forestry laws and regulations.
The Bureau of Forestry is directed to segregate and delimit areas as timberland under its control and administration.
Block I of approximately 1,000 hectares under that project is excluded from the reservation, as certified by the Bureau of Forestry on March 3, 1952.
It subjects the reserved land to such conditions and restrictions as may be imposed in accordance with the Forest Law and Regulations.
In the barrio of Buriasan, Municipality of Kapatagan, Province of Lanao, Island of Mindanao, and it also describes additional portions in the municipality of Parang, Province of Cotabato, Island of Mindanao.
It is reserved for the use of EDCOR under the administration of the Armed Forces of the Philippines.
By courses and distances starting from a point marked “1” on a sketch plan, using bearings (e.g., N. 55A 30a2 W.) and referencing provincial boundaries, the Sayre National Highway, and boundaries of Pls-263.
The proclamation uses the Sayre National Highway as a boundary segment, indicating movement “following the Sayre National Highway” between specific points.
Pls-263 is used to reference excluded areas (areas under Pls-263 already given due course by the Bureau of Lands) and to guide parts of the boundary (e.g., “following the southwestern boundary of Pls-263”).
It recognizes that if private rights (e.g., existing titles or legally recognized interests) already exist over portions of the area, those rights are not automatically extinguished by the reservation.
It provides a specific administrative fact for excluding Block I (approx. 1,000 hectares) from the reservation, based on forestry classification/certification.
It was signed by President Elpidio Quirino, with MARCIANO ROQUE as Acting Executive Secretary by the President.