Amending mining area award to Lepanto Mining Co.

Legal basis and governing references

Presidential Decree No. 1721 is issued by the President under powers vested by the Constitution.
Presidential Decree No. 1721 amends Presidential Decree No. 1696, which previously awarded a certain area to Lepanto Consolidated Mining Company for mining purposes.
Presidential Decree No. 1721 provides that if mineral deposits are not developed and exploited, the mineral reservation and disposition rules are governed by Presidential Decree No. 463, as amended, and its implementing rules and regulations.

Purpose and redefining the mining area

Presidential Decree No. 1721 declares the need to redefine the area previously awarded by changing the tie point.
Presidential Decree No. 1721 adopts BLLM No. 1 of Tabio, Mankayan, Benguet as the new tie point.
Presidential Decree No. 1721 bases the tie point and area on the location of Communal Forest Parcel No. 1 (Amended) of Mankayan, Benguet, plotted in the Bureau of Forestry Map LC 1185 certified by the Director of Forestry on September 7 1935.
Presidential Decree No. 1721 recognizes that Lepanto Consolidated Mining Company is conducting extensive mining activities in the area awarded under Presidential Decree No. 1696.

Who is covered and what is affected

Presidential Decree No. 1721 affects the mining area awarded to Lepanto Consolidated Mining Company under Presidential Decree No. 1696.
Presidential Decree No. 1721 redefines the awarded area for mining purposes by specifying the tie point and the boundary line description.
Presidential Decree No. 1721 establishes a condition tied to whether mineral deposits are developed and exploited under the decree’s purpose.
Presidential Decree No. 1721 governs the disposition consequences through Presidential Decree No. 463, as amended, if the development and exploitation condition is not met.

New tie point and technical boundary description

Presidential Decree No. 1721 adopts BLLM No. 1 of Tabio, Mankayan, Benguet as the tie point for the redefined area.
Presidential Decree No. 1721 sets the Beginning Point “1” as S 51A47' E, 2,705.90 meters from BLLM No. 1, Bo. Tabio, Mankayan, Benguet.
Presidential Decree No. 1721 defines the boundary by sequential line segments from pt. 1 through pt. 27, specifying the direction and distance for each segment.
Presidential Decree No. 1721 states that the boundary returns to pt. 1 as the point of beginning.
Presidential Decree No. 1721 states the total area is 79.9780 hectares, more or less.

Boundary line segments (as decreed)

Presidential Decree No. 1721 provides the boundary proceeds from pt. 1 to pt. 2 by N 53A44aW, 91.31 m.
Presidential Decree No. 1721 provides the boundary proceeds through the following segments in order:
- pt. 2 → pt. 3: N 26A44'W, 106.06 m
- pt. 3 → pt. 4: N 83A44'W, 82.49 m
- pt. 4 → pt. 5: N.40A52aW, 117.69 m
- pt. 5 → pt. 6: N 08A58aW, 96.18 m
- pt. 6 → pt. 7: N 34A37'W, 51.03 m
- pt. 7 → pt. 8: N 24A41aW, 40.72 m
- pt. 8 → pt. 9: N 56A53aW, 54.92 m
- pt. 9 → pt. 10: N 22A02'W, 45.31 m
- pt. 10 → pt. 11: N 01A46'W, 65.03 m
- pt. 11 → pt. 12: N 15A57'W, 43.68 m
- pt. 12 → pt. 13: N 25A23'W, 65.30 m
- pt. 13 → pt. 14: Due North, 54.00 m
- pt. 14 → pt. 15: N 24A47'E, 42.95 m
- pt. 15 → pt. 16: N 33A41'E, 50.48 m
- pt. 16 → pt. 17: N 60A03'E., 102.08 m
- pt. 17 → pt. 18: N 81A00'E, 190.00 m
- pt. 18 → pt. 19: N 53A00'E, 80.00 m
- pt. 19 → pt. 20: N 47A00'E, 60.00 m
- pt. 20 → pt. 21: S 73A00'E, 330.00 m
- pt. 21 → pt. 22: S 72A29'E, 358.84 m
- pt. 22 → pt. 23: S 05A00'E, 345.00 m
- pt. 23 → pt. 24: S 46A00'W, 80.00 m
- pt. 24 → pt. 24a: S 20A00'W, 102.70 m
- pt. 24a → pt. 24b: Due West, 13.30 m
- pt. 24b → pt. 24c: Due South, 36.57 m
- pt. 24c → pt. 25: S 20A00aW, 98.38 m
- pt. 25 → pt. 26: S 50A00'W, 240.00 m
- pt. 26 → pt. 27: S 79A00'W, 200.00 m
- pt. 27 → pt. 1: N 68A00'W, 160.00 m
Presidential Decree No. 1721 states that the described tie point and boundary define the redefined mining area for Lepanto Consolidated Mining Company.

Mineral reservation and disposition consequence

Presidential Decree No. 1721 declares that if the mineral deposits found in the redefined area are not developed and exploited as the purpose of the decree, the awarded area becomes a mineral reservation.
Presidential Decree No. 1721 provides that the disposition of such mineral reservation is governed by Presidential Decree No. 463, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

Separability, repeals, and implementation mechanics

Presidential Decree No. 1721 establishes immediate effect without requiring any publication or additional condition beyond its issuance.
Presidential Decree No. 1721 does not state any separate repealing clause, separability clause, or sunset provision.
Presidential Decree No. 1721 directs implementation through adoption of the tie point and boundary description, and through the mineral reservation consequence tied to development and exploitation.