MALACAÑANG PALACE
Manila

BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES

Proclamation No. 541

ESTABLISHING AS PUNTA DIWATA FOREST RESERVE FOR FOREST PROTECTION AND TIMBER PRODUCTION A PARCEL OF THE PUBLIC DOMAIN SITUATED IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF GINGOOG, PROVINCE OF ORIENTAL MISAMIS, AND MUNICIPALITY OF NASIPIT, PROVINCE OF AGUSAN, ISLAND OF MINDANAO.

Upon recommendation of the Director of Forestry, approved by the Secretary of Agriculture and Commerce 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, Manuel L. Quezon, President of the Philippines, hereby establish for forest protection and timber production the Punta Diwata Forest Reserve and place it under the administration and control of the Bureau of Forestry, which shall have the authority to regulate the use and occupancy of this reserve and the cutting, collection and removal of timber and other forest products therein in accordance with the Forest Law and Regulations.

I, therefore, withdraw from entry, sale or settlement, and hereby declare and proclaim to be the Punta Diwata Forest Reserve, subject to private rights if any there be, that portion of the public domain situated in the municipality of Gingoog, Province of Oriental Misamis, and municipality of Nasipif, Province of Agusan, Island of Mindanao, and described on Bureau of Forestry Map No. F. R.-102, to wit.

Beginning at corner 1, a taba-taba tree, 45 cm. m diam marked F. Z. 732/16, identical to corner 50 alienable and disposable, block I, Misamis Oriental project No. 1, which in

Is N. 73° E., approximately 1, 536 meters from Bo. Linogis, Misamis Oriental; thence N. 28° W., 580 meters to corner 2, a bayog tree, 25 cm. in diam., marked F. Z. 732/9 identical to corner 49, alienable and disposable, block I, Misamis Oriental project No. 1; thence N. 43° W., 492 meters to corner 3, a hinalaoma tree, 20 cm. in diameter, marked F. Z. 732/3 identical to corner 48, alienable and disposable block I. Misamis Oriental project No. 1; thence meters to corner 4, a balicbican tree, 60 diam., m-irked F. Z. 730/20, identical to corner 47 able and disposable, block I, Misamis Oriental project ce N. 58° E., 472 meters to corner 5, a balobo in diam., marked F. Z. 730/14, identical to corner 46, alienable and disposable, Misamis Oriental project No. 1; thence N. 21° E., 264 meters to corner 6, a molave tree, 60 cm. in diam., marked F. Z. 730/12, identical 10 corner 45, alienable and disposable, block I, Misamis Oriental project No. 1; thence N. 21° E., 252 meters to corner 7, a lipa tree, 25 cm. in diameter, marked F. Z. 730 identical to corner 44, alienable and disposable, block I, Misamis Oriental project No. 1; thence N. 16° E., 312 meters to corner 8, a bayog tree, 20 cm. in diameter, marked F. Z. 730 5, identical to corner 43, alienable and disposable, block I, Misamis Oriental project No. 1; thence N. 43° E., ?24 meters to corner 9, a dugon tree, 40 cm. in diameter, marked F. Z. 730/3, identical to corner 42, alienable and opposable, block I, Misamis Oriental project No. 1; thence – E., 264 meters to corner 10, a malaruhat tree, 40 cm. in diameter, marked F. Z. 729/60, identical to corner 41, alienable and disposable, block I, Misamis Oriental project No. 1; thence N. 50″ E., 360 meters to corner IX, a malaruhat tree, 40 cm. in diameter, marked F. Z. 729/58, identical to corner 40, alienable and disposable, block I Misamis Oriental project No. 1; thence N. 54° E., 264 meters to corner 12, a molave tree, 45 cm. in diameter, marked V. Z. 729/56, identical to corner 39, alienable and disposable, block I, Misamis Oriental project No. 1; thence N. 47° W., 264 meters to corner 13, a dungon tree, 30 cm. in diameter, marked F. Z. 729/52, identical to corner 3S alienable and disposable, block I, Misamis Oriental project No. 1; thence N. 68° W., 336 meters to corner 14, a bayoe tree, 25 cm. in diameter, marked F. Z. 729/48, identical to corner 37, alienable and disposable, block I, Misamis Oriental project No. 1; thence N. 46° W., 240 meters to corner 15, an amamanit tree, 30 cm. in diameter, marked F. Z. 729/44, identical to corner 36, alienable and disposable, block I Misamis Oriental Project No. 1; thence N. 29° W., 244 meters to corner 16, a malaikmo tree, 35 cm. in diameter, marked F. Z., 729/41, identical to corner 35, alienable and disposable, block I, Misamis Oriental project No. 1; thence N. 18° E., 264 meters to corner 17, a Eugenia sp., 30 cm. in diameter, marked F. Z. 729/39, identical to corner 34, alienable and disposable, block I, Misamis Oriental project No. 1; thence N. 20° E., 320 meters to corner 18, a ha-gupit tree, 20 cm. in diameter, marked F. Z. 729/36, identical to corner 33, alienable and disposable, block I, Misamis Oriental project No. 1; thence N. 63° E., 504 meters to corner 19, a makaasim tree, 25 cm. in diameter, marked F. Z. 729/32, identical to corner 32, alienable and disposable block I, Misamis Oriental project No. 1; thence S. 17° W., 360 meters to corner 20, an anilao tree, 15 cm. in diameter, marked F. Z. 353/24, identical to corner 47, alienable and disposable, block III, Agusan project No. 58; thence following Gosoon Dacu Creek downstream in a northeasterly direction about 900 meters to corner 21, a dmjuan tree, 15 cm. in diameter, marked F. Z. 353/33, identical to corner 46, alienable and disposable, block III, Agusan project No. 58; thence S. 53° W., 500 meters to corner 22. an unknown tree, 35 cm. in diameter, marked F. Z. 353/43, identical to corner 45, alienable and disposable, block III, Agusan project No. 58; thence S. 34° W., 400 meters to corner 23, a narra tree, 60 cm. in diameter, marked F. Z. 353/49, identical to corner 44, alienable and disposable, block III, Agusan project No. 58; thence S. 14° E., 480 meters to corner 24, a molave tree, 50 cm. in diam., marked F. Z. 353/65, identical to corner 43, alienable and disposable, block III, Agusan project No. 58; thence S. 5° W., 160 meters to corner 25, anilao tree, 30 cm. in diameter, marked F. Z. 353/90 identical to corner 42, alienable and disposable, block iii, Agusan project No. 58; thence following Goso-on Diutay Creek downstream in a northeasterly direction about 620 meters to corner 26, an anilao tree, 25 cm. in diameter, marked F. Z. 353/110, identical to corner 41, alienable and disposable, block III, Agusan project No. E., 300 meters to corner 27, a molave tree in diameter, marked F. Z. 354/4, identical to corner enable and disposable, block III, Agusan project No. S. 26° E., 320 meters to corner 28, a duguan tree. 30 cm. in diameter, marked F. Z. 354/15, identical to corner 39, alienable and disposable, block III, Agusan project No. 58; thence N. 64° E., 380 meters to corner 29, anpantai tree, 40 cm. in diameter, marked F. Z. 354/ .entical to corner 38, alienable and disposable, block ill, Agusan project No. 58; thence S. 58° E., 300 meters to corner 30, a dungon tree, 45 cm. in diameter, marked F. Z. 354/42, identical to corner 37, alienable and disposable, block III, Agusan project No. 58; thence S. 45° E., 320 meters to corner 31, a saonganan tree, 30 cm. in diameter, marked F. Z. 356/60, identical to corner 36, alienable and disposable, block III, Agusan project No. 58; thence S. 51° E. 280 meters to corner 32, a molave tree, 25 cm. in diameter, marked F. Z. 356/78, identical to corner 35, alienable and disposable, block III, Agusan project No. 58; thence S. 06° E., 1060 meters to corner 33, a molave tree, 50 cm. in diameter, marked F. Z. 356/13, identical to corner 34, alienable and disposable, block III, Agusan project No. 58; thence S. 06° W., 360 meters to corner 34, an anilao tree, 30 cm. in diameter, marked F. Z. 356/9, identical to corner alienable and disposable, block III, Agusan project No. 58; thence S. 25° E., 540 meters to corner 35, an unknown tree, 45 cm. in diameter, marked F. Z. 356/44, identical to corner 32, alienable and disposable, block III, Agusan project No. 58; thence S. 14′ E., 680 meters to corner 36, a yakal tree, 50 cm. in diameter, marked F. Z. 356/22, identical to corner 31, alienable and disposable, block III, Agusan Project No. 58; thence S. 56° W., 140 meters to corner 37, an anilao tree, 30 cm. in diameter, marked F. Z 386/20 identical to corner 30, alienable and disposable, block III Agusan project No. 58; thence due south, 240 meters to corner 38, a bananawe tree, 50 cm. in diameter, marked L C. 260/65, identical to corner 14, alienable and disposable block I, Agusan project No. 58-B; thence due west, 175 meters to corner 39, a molave tree, 75 cm. in diameter marked F. Z. 732/60, identical to corner 13, alienable and disposable, block I, Agusan project No. 58-B; thence N. 78° W., 200 meters to corner 40, a narek tree, 60 cm. in diameter, marked F. Z. 732/57, identical to corner 61, alienable and disposable, block I, Misamis Oriental project No. 1; thence N. 59° W., 170 meters to corner 41, a molave tree, 30 cm. in diameter, marked F. Z, 732/53, identical to corner 9, alienable and disposable, block I, Misamis Oriental project No. 1-A; thence N. 78° W., 325 meters to corner 42, a malaikmo tree, 50 cm. in diameter, marked L. C. 250/51, identical to corner 8, alienable and disposable, block I, Misamis Oriental project No. 1-A; thence N. 40° W., 350 meters to corner 43, a balete tree, 70 cm. in diameter, marked L. C. 250/45, identical to corner 7, alienable and disposable, block I, Misamis Oriental project No. 1-A; thence following creek upstream in a general northerly direction about 425 meters to corner 44, a bayog tree, 20 cm. in diameter, marked L. C. 250/40, identical to corner 6, alienable and disposable, block I, Misamis Oriental project No. 1-A; thence S. 26° W., 300 meters to corner 45, a balobo tree, 20 cm. in diameter, marked L. C. 250/34, identical to corner 5, alienable and disposable, block I, Misamis Oriental project No. 1-A; thence N. 59° W., 250 meters to corner 46, a Eugenia sp., 30 cm. m diameter marked L. C. 250/30, identical to corner 4, alienable and disposable, block I, Misamis Oriental project No. 1 A, thence S. 61° W., 275 meters to corner 47, a narig tree, 50 cm. in diameter, marked L. C. 250/14, identical to corner 3, alienable and disposable, block I, Misamis Oriental project No. 1-A; thence N. 13° W., 375 meters to corner 48, a bayog tree, 20 cm. in diameter, marked L. C. 250/5, identical to corner 2, alienable and disposable, block I Misamis Oriental project No. 1-A; thence S. 67° W., 500 corner 49, a dungon tree, 30 cm. in diameter, marked F. Z. 782 85, identical to corner 54, alienable and disposable, block I, Misamis Oriental project No. 1; thence N. 45° W., 368 meters to corner 50, a marang tree, 30 cm. in diameter, marked F. Z. 732/32, identical to corner 53, alienable and disposable, block I, Misamis Oriental project No. 1; thence S. 17° W., 192 meters to corner 51, a dungon tree, 40 cm. in diameter, marked F. Z. 732/30, identical to corner 52, alienable and disposable, block I, Misamis Oriental project No. 1; thence S. 84° W., 264 meters to corner 52, a balobo tree, 25 cm. in diameter, marked F, Z. 732/26, identical to corner 51, alienable and disposable, block I, Misamis Oriental project No. 1; and thence S. 80° W., 780 meters to corner 1, the point of beginning.

Corners 1 to 19 and 38 to 52 were marked with the official marking hatchet No. B. F. 67, and corners 20 to 37 were marked with the official marking hatchet No. B. F. 433.

This forest reserve contains an area of 1,148 hectares.

In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the Commonwealth of the Philippines to be affixed.

Done at the City of Manila, this twenty-fifth day of April, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and forty, and of the Commonwealth of the Philippines, the fifth.

(Sgd.) MANUEL L. QUEZON
President of the Philippines

By the President:

(Sgd.) JORGE B. VARGAS
Secretary to the President


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