Land Reservation for Economic Development Corps

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PROCLAMATION NO. 374: Land Reservation for Economic Development Corps

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Title Supreme Court: Land Reservation for Economic Development Corps

Law: Proclamation No. 374

Decision Date: Mar 10, 1953

Proclamation No. 374 excludes a parcel of land from the Magat River Forest Reserve to designate it as a civil reservation for camp site purposes of the Boy Scouts of the Philippines, with joint administration and management by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources and the Department of Local Government, subject to regulations on extraction and utilization of forest products, and with the provision for automatic withdrawal if the land is no longer needed or its development is abandoned for two years.

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Reservation and Use of the Public Domain Parcel

The designated parcel of public domain in the Municipality of Aglipay, Province of Nueva Vizcaya, Luzon, is withdrawn from sale and settlement.
The land is reserved for the use of the Economic Development Corps (EDCOR), under the administration of the Armed Forces of the Philippines.
The reservation is subject to private rights, if any.

Administrative Control of Forest Resources

Timber and other forest products within the reserved area remain under the administrative control of the Bureau of Forestry.
The control is exercised in accordance with the Forest Law and Regulations.

Description and Boundaries of the Parcel

The proclamation provides an extremely detailed metes and bounds description citing specific natural landmarks such as trees of various species and dimensions and creeks.
The boundary points are enumerated from corners 1 to 51, with precise directional courses and distances given in meters.
The area covered is approximately 1,600 meters, more or less.

Legal Effect and Formality

The proclamation is signed by the President of the Philippines, Elpidio Quirino, and countersigned by the Acting Executive Secretary, Marciano Roque.
The seal of the Republic of the Philippines is affixed to formalize the proclamation.
The date and place of effectivity are explicitly stated as March 10, 1953, in the City of Manila.

Key Legal Concepts

Reservation of public land for government use.
Administration of reserved lands by the Armed Forces through a specific economic corps.
Balancing of resource control between economic development and forestry conservation laws.
Utilization of precise natural and mensural descriptions to define land boundaries.
Preservation of private rights notwithstanding government reservations.

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