MALACAÑANG PALACE
ManilaBY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES
Proclamation No. 55
REVOKING PROCLAMATION NO. 270, SERIES OF 1929, AND ESTABLISHING AND DESIGNATING AS THE ALBAY-SORSOGON FOREST RESERVE FOR FOREST PROTECTION AND TIMBER PRODUCTION, THE PARCEL OF PUBLIC DOMAIN SITUATED IN THE MUNICIPALITIES OF ALBAY AND MANITO, PROVINCE OF ALBAY, AND MUNICIPALITIES OF CASTILLA, SORSOGON, AND BACON, PROVINCE OF SORSOGON, ISLAND OF LUZON.
Upon the recommendation of the Director of Forestry, approved by the Secretary of Agriculture and Commerce, I, Manuel L. Quezon, President of the Philippines, hereby revoke Proclamation Numbered Two hundred and seventy-nine, series of nineteen hundred and twenty-nine, classifying as timber land parcels of the public domain situated in the Municipalities of Albay and Manito, Province of Albay, and Municipalities of Sorsogon, Bacon, and Castilla, Province of Sorsogon, Island of Luzon; and pursuant to the provisions of section eighteen hundred and twenty-six of Act Numbered twenty-seven hundred and eleven, known as the Revised Administrative Code, I hereby establish the Albay-Sorsogon Forest Reserve and place it under the administration and control of...
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Revoking Proclamation No. 270, Series of 1929, and Establishing and Designating As the Albay-Sorsogon Forest Reserve For Forest Protection and Timber Production, the Parcel of Public Domain Situated in the Municipalities of Albay and Manito, Province of Albay, and Municipalities of Castilla, Sorsogon, and Bacon, Province of Sorsogon, Island of Luzon
Proclamation No. 55
Summary of Proclamation No. 55
Revoking Previous Proclamation and Establishing Albay-Sorsogon Forest Reserve
- Revokes Proclamation No. 270, Series of 1929, which classified parcels of public domain in Albay and Sorsogon as timber land. (Section 1)
- Establishes the Albay-Sorsogon Forest Reserve and places it under the administration and control of the Bureau of Forestry. (Section 1)
- The Bureau of Forestry has the authority to regulate the cutting, collection, and removal of timber and other forest products within the reserve, in accordance with the Forest Law and Regulations for forest protection and timber production, subject to private rights and rights granted to citizens by the Philippine Bill. (Section 1)
Withdrawal of Land from Sale or Settlement
- Withdraws the described portion of public domain located in the municipalities of Albay, Manito (Albay Province), Castilla, Sorsogon, and Bacon (Sorsogon Province) from sale or settlement, except as permitted by the Philippine Bill. (Section 2)
Boundaries and Area of the Forest Reserve
- Describes the boundaries and area of the Albay-Sorsogon Forest Reserve, divided into 9 lots, with detailed coordinates and markers for each lot. (Section 3)
- Lot 1 contains an area of 3,156.4521 hectares. (Section 3)
- Lot 2 contains an area of 2,178.8858 hectares. (Section 3)
- Lot 3 contains an area of 3,306.3063 hectares. (Section 3)
- Lot 4 contains an area of 49.7136 hectares. (Section 3)
- Lot 5 contains an area of 8.3686 hectares. (Section 3)
- Lot 6 contains an area of 6.8228 hectares. (Section 3)
- Lot 7 contains an area of 1.8876 hectares. (Section 3)
- Lot 8 contains an area of 3,604.0598 hectares. (Section 3)
- Lot 9 contains an area of 656.0694 hectares. (Section 3)
- The total aggregate area of Lots 1 to 9 is 12,968.5660 hectares. (Section 3)
Markers and Boundaries
- Provides detailed descriptions of the markers (concrete monuments, boulders, trees, stakes) used to delineate the boundaries of each lot within the forest reserve. (Section 3)
Revoking Previous Proclamation and Establishing Albay-Sorsogon Forest Reserve
- Revokes Proclamation No. 270, Series of 1929, which classified parcels of public domain in Albay and Sorsogon as timber land. (Section 1)
- Establishes the Albay-Sorsogon Forest Reserve and places it under the administration and control of the Bureau of Forestry. (Section 1)
- The Bureau of Forestry has the authority to regulate the cutting, collection, and removal of timber and other forest products within the reserve, in accordance with the Forest Law and Regulations for forest protection and timber production, subject to private rights and rights granted to citizens by the Philippine Bill. (Section 1)
Withdrawal of Land from Sale or Settlement
- Withdraws the described portion of public domain located in the municipalities of Albay, Manito (Albay Province), Castilla, Sorsogon, and Bacon (Sorsogon Province) from sale or settlement, except as permitted by the Philippine Bill. (Section 2)
Boundaries and Area of the Forest Reserve
- Describes the boundaries and area of the Albay-Sorsogon Forest Reserve, divided into 9 lots, with detailed coordinates and markers for each lot. (Section 3)
- Lot 1 contains an area of 3,156.4521 hectares. (Section 3)
- Lot 2 contains an area of 2,178.8858 hectares. (Section 3)
- Lot 3 contains an area of 3,306.3063 hectares. (Section 3)
- Lot 4 contains an area of 49.7136 hectares. (Section 3)
- Lot 5 contains an area of 8.3686 hectares. (Section 3)
- Lot 6 contains an area of 6.8228 hectares. (Section 3)
- Lot 7 contains an area of 1.8876 hectares. (Section 3)
- Lot 8 contains an area of 3,604.0598 hectares. (Section 3)
- Lot 9 contains an area of 656.0694 hectares. (Section 3)
- The total aggregate area of Lots 1 to 9 is 12,968.5660 hectares. (Section 3)
Markers and Boundaries
- Provides detailed descriptions of the markers (concrete monuments, boulders, trees, stakes) used to delineate the boundaries of each lot within the forest reserve. (Section 3)