Excluding From the Operation of Executive Order No. 67, Series of 1912, Which Established the Iwahig Penal Colony, Situated in the Municipality of Puerto Princesa, Province and Island of Palawan, a Certain Parcel of Land Embraced Therein and Declaring the Same, As the Site for the Tagumpay Settlement, Open to Disposition for Settlement Purposes, Preference to Be Given to Qualified and Deserving Landless Colonists (Prisoners) and Released Colonists in the Acquisition of Lots Therein, Subject to the Provisions of the Public Land Act

Case Overview and Summary

Summary of Proclamation No. 97

Exclusion of Land from Iwahig Penal Colony
- Excludes a certain parcel of land from the operation of Executive Order No. 67, series of 1912, which established the Iwahig Penal Colony in Puerto Princesa, Palawan.
- The excluded parcel of land is declared as the site for the Tagumpay Settlement.

Description of Excluded Land
- The excluded parcel of land is situated in the Inagawan Sub-Colony, Iwahig Penal Colony Reservation, municipality of Puerto Princesa, province and island of Palawan.
- It is bounded on the NE by Inagawan Sub-Colony, on the SE by National Highway, on the SW by Public Land, and on the NW by Penal Colony Reservation.
- The area of the excluded parcel is approximately 10,666,018 square meters.

Purpose of Exclusion
- The excluded land is declared open to disposition for settlement purposes.
- Preference is to be given to qualified and deserving landless colonists (prisoners) and released colonists in the acquisition of lots within the excluded area.
- The disposition of lots is subject to the provisions of the Public Land Act.

Implementation
- The Directors of the Bureau of Prisons and the Bureau of Lands are authorized to promulgate the necessary rules and regulations for the proper implementation of this proclamation.