Excluding Certain Areas From The Operation Of Proclamation No. 217 DatedFebruary 16, 1929 And Opening The Same For Mining Purposes
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Excluding Certain Areas From The Operation Of Proclamation No. 217 DatedFebruary 16, 1929 And Opening The Same For Mining Purposes
Presidential Decree No. 903
March 15, 1976
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Presidential Decree No. 903Purpose and Background:
- To exclude certain areas from the Central Cordillera Forest Reservation for mining purposes to support economic development. (Preamble)
- Tirad Minerals, Inc. applied for and was granted prospecting and exploration permits over a parcel of land within the Central Cordillera Forest Reservation. (Preamble)
- Investigations revealed that the applied area contains commercially exploitable mineral deposits. (Preamble)
- Tirad Minerals, Inc. complied with the requirements under Executive Order No. 245 and requested the exclusion of the applied area from the forest reservation. (Preamble)
Provisions:
- A parcel of land within the Central Cordillera Forest Reservation is excluded from Proclamation No. 217 dated February 16, 1929. (Section 1)
- The development, exploitation, and utilization of minerals in the excluded area are awarded to Tirad Minerals, Inc., subject to existing rights, policies, laws, rules, and regulations. (Section 1)
- The excluded area is described with specific coordinates and contains an area of 1,620.00 hectares, more or less, as indicated in the attached Plan of Boundary Survey. (Section 1)
- The exclusion and award are subject to existing rights, if any, and to existing policies, laws, rules, and regulations pertinent thereto. (Section 1)
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Excluding Certain Areas From The Operation Of Proclamation No. 217 DatedFebruary 16, 1929 And Opening The Same For Mining Purposes
Presidential Decree No. 903
•March 15, 1976
MALACAÑANGM a n i l a
PRESIDENTIAL DECREE No. 903 March 15, 1976
EXCLUDING CERTAIN AREAS FROM THE OPERATION OF PROCLAMATION NO. 217 DATED FEBRUARY 16, 1929 AND OPENING THE SAME FOR MINING PURPOSES
WHEREAS, our economic development program requires the progressive and orderly exploitation of our mineral resources;
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 3(o) of Commonwealth Act No. 16, the President of the Philippines issued Executive Order No. 245 dated July 10, 1970, prescribing the procedures for mineral prospecting and exploitation in government reservations other than mineral reservations;
WHEREAS, in accordance with Executive Order No. 245, Tirad Minerals, Inc. applied and was granted, first a prospecting permit by the Bureau of Forestry, and subsequently, an exploration permit by the Bureau of Mines, over a certain parcel of the Central Cordillera Forest Reservation;
WHEREAS, various investigations and exploration works caused to be undertaken by applicant Tirad Mineral, Inc. and verified by the Bureau of Mines, revealed that the applied areas contain mineral deposits which may be commercially exploited;
WHEREAS, applicant Tirad Minerals Inc., after having complied...
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