Question & AnswerQ&A (PROCLAMATION NO. 835)
The main purpose of Proclamation No. 835 is to amend Proclamation No. 78 dated October 13, 1954 by transferring the property housing the former offices of the Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) to the Supreme Court of the Philippines for use as the City of Manila Hall of Justice.
The authority comes from the Public Land Act (Commonwealth Act No. 141, as amended), Presidential Decree No. 1445, and the Administrative Code of 1987, which allow the President to transfer government property that is no longer needed by one agency to another branch or agency of the government.
The property being transferred is Lot 3-B-1, Psd-27859, a parcel of land in the District of Ermita, City of Manila, which was originally reserved for the GSIS and housed its former offices.
The GSIS has relocated to its current offices in Pasay City, so the property is no longer used by the GSIS.
The Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) agreed to yield the property to the Supreme Court of the Philippines.
The Supreme Court intends to use the property as the Hall of Justice of the City of Manila to improve the administration of justice and provide better public access to the courts.
The property contains an area of 10,818.10 square meters, more or less.
Proclamation No. 835 amends Proclamation No. 78 dated October 13, 1954.
Proclamation No. 835 was signed by President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo on April 27, 2005, with Executive Secretary Eduardo R. Ermita also signing.