Legal basis and implementing authority
- Proclamation No. 541 is issued pursuant to the President’s powers vested in me by law.
- Proclamation No. 541 is issued upon the recommendation of the Secretary of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR).
- The Secretary of the DENR is authorized to execute/issue a Deed of Conveyance transferring ownership of the reserved parcel to the FDA.
Policy, purpose, and reservation
- Proclamation No. 541 reserves the identified parcel of land for office and laboratory site purposes of the FDA.
- Proclamation No. 541 transfers ownership of the same parcel to the FDA to enable the construction of its offices thereon.
Land description and metes particulars
- The reserved parcel is within the Alabang Stock Farm in Alabang, Muntinlupa City.
- The parcel is specifically described using the following survey and property identifiers:
- Survey Plan No.: Pcs-00-007054
- Block No.: 13
- Portion of Lot: cons. of Blocks 12, 16, 17, Road lots 1, 2, 7, & 20
- Psd-00-036829
- LRC Record No.: 6137
- Land Owner/Claimant: Republic of the Philippines, thru the Department of Environment and Natural Resources
- The parcel is bounded by adjoining lots/features under the bearings and directions listed in the proclamation, including Block 14, Block 15, Block 11, and Road lot 4 (210 m. wide).
- The proclamation states that the parcel contains an area of TWENTY-FIVE THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED SIXTY-FIVE square meters (25,565 m²), more or less.
Conveyance mechanics and transfer of ownership
- The Secretary of the DENR must execute and issue a Deed of Conveyance transferring ownership of the reserved parcel to the FDA.
- The conveyance is for the purpose of constructing FDA offices on the reserved land.
- The authorization to execute the Deed of Conveyance is expressly tied to the transfer “in favor of the FDA” of the above-cited property.
Execution, execution clause, and formalities
- Proclamation No. 541 is signed in the City of Manila on July 25, 2018.
- The proclamation includes the formal presidential signature of RODRIGO ROA DUTERTE with the seal of the Republic of the Philippines.
- Salvador C. Medialdea signs as Executive Secretary for the President’s authorization.