Proclamation No. 580 Series of 1940




MALACAÑANG PALACE Manila BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES Proclamation No. 580 ESTABLISHING AS VALLEHERMOSO FOREST RESERVE FOR FOREST PROTECTION, TIMBER PRODUCTION AND AESTHETIC PURPOSES A PARCEL OF THE PUBLIC DOMAIN SITUATED IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF VALLEHERMOSO, PROVINCE OF NEGROS ORIENTAL, ISLAND OF NEGROS. 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, timber production and aesthetic purposes the Vallehermoso 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 Vallehermoso Forest Reserve, subject to private rights, if any there be that portion of the public domain situated in the municipality of Vallehermoso, Province of Negros Oriental, Island of Negros, and described on Bureau of Forestry Map No. F. R.-103, to wit: Beginning at corner 1, a g. i. spike in tree, identical to corner 1, alienable and disposable block III, Negros Oriental project No. 7-A, which is S. 33° E., approximately 2,900 meters from barrio Panobigan, Vallehermoso, Negros Oriental; thence N. 2°16’ E., 1,0044.81 meters to corner 2, a snag, identical to corner 145, alienable and disposable block III, Negros Oriental project No. 7-A; thence N. 5° E., 620 meters to corner 3, a butigan tree, 40 cm. in diam., marked L. C. 48/12, identical to corner 144, alienable and disposable block III, Negros Oriental Project No. 7-A; thence S. 52° E., 170 meters to corner 4, a molave stump, 50 cm. in diam., marked L. C. 48/7, identical to corner 143, alienable and disposable block III, Negros Oriental project No. 7-A; thence N. 59° E., 90 meters to corner 5, an unknown tree, 60 cm. in diam., marked L. C. 48/5, identical to corner 142, alienable and disposable block III, Negros Oriental project No. 7-A; thence following Maluco creek downstream in a northwesterly direction, about 200 meters to corner 6, a tuai tree 50 cm. in diam., marked L. C. 48/1, identical to corner 141, alienable and disposable block III, Negros Oriental project No. 7-A; thence N. 26° E., 270 meters to corner 7, a makaasim tree, 40 cm. in diam., marked L. C. 76/3, identical to corner 140, alienable and disposable block III, Negros Oriental project No. 7-A; thence N. 17° W., 150 meters to corner 8, a lingo-lingo tree, 70 cm. in diam., marked L. C. 76/5, identical to corner 139, alienable and disposable block III, Negros Oriental project No. 7-A; thence N. 49° E., 190 meters to corner 9, a binayuyu tree, 30 cm. in diam., marked L. C. 76/13, identical to corner 138, alienable and disposable block III, Negros Oriental project No. 7-A; thence N. 80° E., 300 meters to corner 10, an atata tree, 80 cm. in diam., marked L. C. 76/14, identical to corner 137, alienable and disposable block III, Negros Oriental project No. 7-A; thence N. 80° E., 280 meters to corner II, a nato tree, 40 cm. in diam., marked block Negros Oriental project No. 7-A; thence N. 5° W., 200 meters to corner 12, a bayok tree, 40 cm. in diam., marked L. C. 76/61, identical to corner 135, alienable and disposable block III, Negros Oriental project No. 7-A; thence N. 73° E., 120 meters to corner 13, a tuai tree, 50 cm. in diam., marked L. C. 76/53, identical to corner 134, alienable disposable block III, Negros Oriental project No 7-A; thence S. 47° E., 190 meters to corner 14, a bahai tree 40 cm in diam., marked L. C. 76/55, identical to corner 133 alienable and disposable block III, Negros Oriental project No 7-A; thence S. 56° E., 280 meters to corner 15, a tuai tree 30 cm. in diam., marked L. C. 76/56, identical to corner 132 alienable and disposable block III, Negros Oriental project No. 7-A; thence N. 88° E., 340 meters to corner 16, a binayuyu tree, 20 cm. in diam., marked L. C. 76/59, identical to corner 131, alienable and disposable block III, Negros Oriental project No. 7-A; thence N. 1° E., 230 meters to corner 17, a taluto tree, 70 cm. in diam., marked L. C. 76/60, identical to corner 130, alienable and disposable block III, Negros Oriental project No. 7-A; thence N. 13° W., 150 meters to corner 18, a Palaquium sp. tree, marked L. C. 81/9, identical to corner 129, alienable and disposable block III, Negros Oriental project No. 7-A; thence N. 5° E., 130 meters to corner 19, a bolon tree, 50 cm. in diam., marked L. C. 68/7, identical to corner 128, alienable and disposable block III, Negros Oriental project No. 7-A; thence S. 30° E., 230 meters to corner 20, a dao tree, II0 cm. in diam., marked L. C. 68/4, identical to corner 127, alienable and disposable block III, Negros Oriental project No. 7-A; thence N. 85° E., II0 meters to corner 21, a bulbulan tree, 50 cm. in diam., marked L. C. 68/6, identical to corner 126, alienable and disposable block III, Negros Oriental project No. 7-A; thence N. 40° E., 170 meters to corner 22, a concrete monument, marked 68/30, identical to corner 125, alienable and disposable block III, Negros Oriental project No. 7-A; thence N. 85° E., 330 meters to corner 23, a bolongeta tree, 35 cm. in diam., marked L. C. 68/33, identical to corner 124, alienable and disposable block III, Negros Oriental project No. 7-A; thence S. 65° E., 310 meters to corner 24, a concrete monument, marked 68/51, identical to corner 123, alienable and disposable block III, Negros Oriental project No. 7-A; then e S. 34° E. 80 meters to corner 25, a bogo tree, 60 cm. in diam marked L. C. 68/50, identical to corner 122, alienable and disposable block III, Negros Oriental project No. 7-A; thence S. 68° E. 200 meters to corner 26, a bogo tree 100 cm. in diam., marked L. C. 68/52, identical to corner 121, alienable and disposable block III. Negros Oriental project No. 7-A; thence S. 33° W., 70 meters to corner 27, a bogo tree, 120 cm in diam., marked L. C. 68/55, identical to corner 120, alienable and disposable block III, Negros Oriental project No. 7-A; thence S. 30° E., 240 meters to corner 28, a molave tree 50 cm. in diam., marked L. C. 68/57, identical to corner II9 alienable and disposable block III, Negros Oriental project No. 7-A; thence S. 69° E., 90 meters to corner 29, a malaikmo tree, 50 cm. in diam., marked L. C. 68/58, identical to corner II8, alienable and disposable block III, Negros Oriental project No. 7-A; thence S. 31° E., 160 meters to corner 30, an akle tree, 80 cm. in diam., marked L. C. 68/60, identical to corner II7, alienable and disposable block III, Negros Oriental project No. 7-A; thence S. 50° E., 170 meters to corner 31, a magcapayas tree, 40 cm. in diam., marked L. C. 68/62, identical to corner II6, alienable and disposable block III, Negros Oriental project No. 7-A; thence N. 52° E., 210 meters to corner 32, a stake, identical to corner II5, alienable and disposable block III, Negros Oriental project No. 7-A; thence S. II° 16′ W., 55.26 meters to corner 33, a stake, identical to corner 44, lot No. 2 of II-6995 of Diego de la Viña; thence S. 10° 30′ W., 75.48 meters to corner 34, a stake, identical to corner 45, lot No. 2 of II-6995 of Diego de la Viña; thence S. 28° 40′ W., 35.49 meters to corner 35, a stake identical to corner 46, lot No. 2 of II-6995 of Diego de la Viña; thence S. 16° 28′ E., 30.24 meters to corner 36, a stake, identical to corner 47, lot No. 2 of II-6995 of Diego de la Viña; thence S. 15° 00′ E., 45.23 meters to corner 37, a stake, identical to corner 48, lot No. 2 of II-6995 of Diego de la Viña; thence S. 7° 54′ E., 47.84 meters to corner 38, a stake identical to corner 49, lot No. 2 of II-6995 of Diego de la Viña; thence S. 14° 20′ W., 62.12 meters to corner 39, a stake, identical to corner 50, lot No. 2 of II-6995 of Diego de la Viña; thence S. 4° 61′ W., 56.03 meters to corner 40, a stake, identical to corner 51, lot No. 2 of II-6995 of Diego de la Viña; thence S. 0° 48′ E., 32.16 meters to corner 41,a stake, identical to corner 52, lot No. 2 of II-6995 of Diego de la Viña; thence S. 1° 22′ W’., 67.45 meters to corner 42 a stake, identical to corner 53, lot No. 2 of II-6995 of Diego de la Viña; thence S. 11°13′ E., 51.35 meters to corner 43, a stake, identical to corner 54, lot No. 2 of II-6995 of Diego de la Viña; thence S. 37° 16′ E., 37.86 meters to corner 44 a stake, identical to corner 55, lot No. 2 of II-6995 of Diego de la Viña; thence S. 14° 52′ E., 59.99 meters to corner 45, a g. i. spike on X in tree, identical to corner 56, lot 2 of II-6995 of Diego de la Viña; thence S. 5° 39′ E., 115.32 meters to corner 46, a g. i. spike on X in tree, identical to corner 57, Lot No. 2 of II-6995 of Diego de la Viña; thence S. 4° 56′ E., 95.82 meters to corner 47, a blaze g. i. spike in tuba tree, identical to corner 58, lot No. 2 of II-6995 of Diego de la Viña; thence S. 2° 07′ W., 97.53 meters to corner 48, a g. i. spike on X in tuba tree, identical to corner 59, lot No. 2 of II-6995 of Diego de la Viña; thence S. 9° 39′ W., 58.86 meters to corner 49, a g. i. spike on X in tree, identical to corner 60, lot No. 2 of II-6995 of Diego de la Viña; thence S. 25° 07′ E., 252.92 meters to corner 50, a g. i. spike on X in tree, identical to corner 61, lot No. 2 of II-6995 of Diego de la Viña; thence S. 15° 27′ E., 45.90 meters to corner 51, a g. i. spike on X in tree, identical to corner 62 lot No. 2 of II-6995 of Diego de la Viña; thence S. 48° 15′ E., 51.56 meters to corner 52, a B. L. concrete monument, identical to corner 25 of II-6994 of Feliciano Rendon; thence S. 5° 37′ W., 43.99 meters to corner 53, a B. L. concrete monument, identical to corner 26 of II-6994 of Feliciano Rendon; thence S. 5° 29′ E., 42.81 meters to corner 54, a B. L. concrete monument, identical to corner 27 of II-6994 of Feliciano Rendon; thence S. II° 30′ E., 14.76 meters to corner 55, a B. L. concrete monument, identical to corner 28 of II-6994 of Feliciano Rendon; thence S. 10° 53′ W., 39.57 meters to corner 56, a B. L. concrete monument, identical to corner 29 of II-6994 of Feliciano Rendon; thence S. 53° 30′ W., 3967 meters to corner 57, a B. L. concrete monument, identical to corner 30 of II-6994 of Feliciano Rendon; thence S. 52°28’ W.,20.96 meters to corner 58, a B. L. concrete monument, identical to corner 31 of II-6994 of Feliciano Rendon; thence S 59° 41 W., 17.60 meters to corner 59, a B. L. concrete monument, identical to corner 32 of II-6994 of Feliciano Rendon; thence S. 43° 47’ W..,51.94 meters to corner 60, a B. L. concrete monument, identical to corner 33 of II-6994 of Feliciano Rendon; thence S. 36° 39′ W., 63.64 meters to corner 61 a B. L. concrete monument, identical to corner 34 of II-6994 of Feliciano Rendon: thence S. 27° 41′ W., 74.88 meters to corner 62. a B. L. concrete monument, identical to corner 35 of II-6994 of Feliciano Rendon; thence S. 4° 00′ W., 7.31 meters to corner 63, a B. L. concrete monument, identical to corner 36 of II-6994 of Feliciano Rendon; thence S. 47° 14′ W., 53.86 meters to corner 64, a B. L. concrete monument, identical to corner 37 of II-6994 of Feliciano Rendon; thence S. 70° 07′ W., 36.68 meters to corner 65, a B. L. concrete monument, identical to corner 38 of II-6994 of Feliciano Rendon ; thence S. 68° 15′ W., 56.22 meters to corner 66, a B. L. concrete monument, identical to corner 39 of II-6994 of Feliciano Rendon; thence S. 38° 24′ W., 25.62 meters to corner 67, a B. L. concrete monument, identical to corner 40 of II-6994 of Feliciano Rendon; thence S. 19° 08′ W., 130.63 meters to corner 68, a B. L. concrete monument, identical to corner 41 of II-6994 of Feliciano Rendon; thence S. 3° 28′ W., 77.17 meters to corner 69, a B. L. concrete monument, identical to corner 42 of II-6994 of Feliciano Rendon; thence S. 45° 22′ W., 103.17 meters to corner 70, a B. L. concrete monument identical to corner 43 of II-6994 of Feliciano Rendon; thence S. 46° 48′ W., 165.59 meters to corner 71, a B. L. concrete monument, identical to corner 44 of II-6994 of Feliciano Rendon; thence S. 50° 35′ W., 199.56 meters to corner 72, a B. L. concrete monument, identical to corner 45 of II-6994 of Feliciano Rendon; thence S. 42° 16′ W., 63.85 meters to corner 73, a B. L. concrete monument, identical to corner 46 of II-6994 of Feliciano Rendon; thence S. 50° 54′ W., 47.33 meters to corner 74, a B. L. concrete monument, identical to corner 47 of II-6994 of Feliciano Rendon; thence S. 43° 50 W., 91.00 meters to corner 75, a B. L. concrete monument, identical to corner 48 of II-6994 of Feliciano Rendon; thence S. 86° 31′ W., 408.72 meters to corner 76, a g. i. spike in cross toog tree, identical to corner 49 of II-6994 of Feliciano Rendon; thence N. 55° 55′ W., 7.84 meters to corner 77, a B. L. concrete monument, identical to corner 50 of II-6994 of Feliciano Rendon; thence N. 61° 15′ W., 63.60 meters to corner 78, a B. L. concrete monument, identical to corner 51 of II-6994 of Feliciano Rendon; thence N. 46° 11′ W. 51.94 meters to corner 79, a B. L. concrete monument, identical to corner 52 of II-6994 of Feliciano Rendon; thence N. 25° 12′ W., 41.47 meters to corner 80, a B. L. concrete monument, identical to corner 53 of II-6994 of Feliciano Rendon; thence N. 40° 50′ W., 90.91 meters to corner 81, a B. L. concrete monument, identical to corner 54 of II-6994 of Feliciano Rendon; thence N. 73° 18′ W., 58.16 meters to corner 82, a B. L. concrete monument, identical to corner 55 of II-6994 of Feliciano Rendon; thence N. 9° 36′ W., 73.89 meters to corner 83, a B. L. concrete monument, identical to corner 56 of II-6994 of Feliciano Rendon; thence N. 47° 25′ W., 53.86 meters to corner 84, a B. L. concrete monument, identical to corner 57 of II-6994 of Feliciano Rendon; thence N. 78° 48′ W., 56.27 meters to corner 85, a B. L. concrete monument, identical to corner 58 of II-6994 of Feliciano Rendon; thence N. 51° 13′ W., 122.41 meters to corner 86, a B. L. concrete monument, identical to corner 59 of II-6994 of Feliciano Rendon; thence N. 13° 24′ W., 44.96 meters to corner 87, a B. L. concrete monument, identical to corner 60 of II-6994 of Feliciano Rendon; thence N. 58° 44′ W., 32.18 meters to corner 88, a B. L. concrete monument, identical to corner 61 of II-6994 of Feliciano Rendon; thence S. 61° 01′ W., 39.83 meters to corner 89, a B. L. concrete monument, identical to corner 62 of II-6994 of Feliciano Rendon; thence S. 74° 57′ W., 36.20 meters to corner 90, a B. L. concrete monument, identical to corner 63 of II-6994 of Feliciano Rendon; thence N. 34° 13′ W., 49.27 meters to corner 91, a B. L. concrete monument, identical to corner 64 of II-6994 of Feliciano Rendon; thence N. 59° 44′ W., 66.90 meters to corner 92, a B. L. concrete monument, identical to corner 65 of II-6994 B. L. of Feliciano Rendon; thence N. 14° 02’ W., 55.93 meters to corner 93, a B. L. concrete monument, identical to corner 66 of II-6994 of Feliciano Rendon; thence N. 52° W., 44.37 meters to corner 94, a B. L., concrete monument, identical to corner 67 of II-6994 of Feliciano Rendon; thence N, 88° 08′ W., 44.19 meters to corner 95, a B. L. concrete monument identical to corner 68 of II-6994 of Feliciano Rendon; thence N. 3° 29′ W., 61.61 meters to corner 96, a B. L. concrete monument, identical to corner 69 of II-6994 of Feliciano Rendon: thence N. 52° 27′ W., 33.40 meters to corner 97, a B. L. concrete monument, identical to corner 70 of II-6994 of Feliciano Rendon; thence N. 18° 15′ W., 36.06 meters to corner 98, a B. L. concrete monument, identical to corner 71, of II-6994 of Feliciano Rendon; thence N. 57° 16′ W., 23.94 meters to corner 99, a B. L. concrete monument, identical to corner 72 of II-6994 of Feliciano Rendon; thence S. 77° 01′ W., 31.88 meters to corner 100, a B. L. concrete monument identical to corner 73 of II-6994 of Feliciano Rendon; thence N. 83° 53′ W., 33.54 meters to corner 101, a B. L. concrete monument, identical to corner 74 of II-6994 of Feliciano Rendon; thence N. 48° 25′ W., 39.55 meters to corner 102, a B. L. concrete monument, identical to corner 75 of II-6994 of Feliciano Rendon; thence S. 68° 27′ W., 26.00 meters to corner 103, a B. L. concrete monument, identical to corner 76 of II-6994 of Feliciano Rendon; thence N. 85° 02′ W., 37.60 meters to corner 104, a B. L. concrete monument, identical to corner 77 of II-6994 of Feliciano Rendon; thence S. 17° 54′ W., 26.00 meters to corner 105, a B. L. concrete monument, identical to corner 78 of II-6994 of Feliciano Rendon; thence N. 85° 12′ W., 21.90 meters to corner 106, a B. L. concrete monument, identical to corner 79 of II-6994 of Feliciano Rendon; thence S. 50° 13′ W., 26.87 meters to corner 107, a B. L. concrete monument, identical to corner 80 of II-6994 of Feliciano Rendon; thence S. 36° 00′ W., 44.54 meters to corner 108, a B. L. concrete monument, identical to corner 81 of II-6994 of Feliciano Rendon; thence S. 45° 45′ W., 33.06 meters to corner 109, a B. L-concrete monument, identical to corner 82 of II-6994 of Feliciano Rendon; thence S. 65° 29′ W., 46.72 meters to corner 110, a B. L. concrete monument, identical to corner 83 of II 6994 of Feliciano Rendon; thence S. 81° 40′ W., 21.23 meters to corner 111, a B. L. concrete monument, identical to corner 84 of II-6994 of Feliciano Rendon; thence S. 66°44’ W., 43.00 meters to corner II2, a B. L. concrete monument identical to corner 85 of II-6994 of Feliciano Rendon; thence S 54° 09′ W., 24.42 meters to corner 113, a B. L. concrete monument, identical to corner 86 of II-6994 of Feliciano Rendon-thence S. 78° 27′ W., 23.74 meters to corner 114, a B. L. concrete monument, identical to corner 87 of II-6994 of Feliciano Rendon; thence N. 79° 40′ W., 41.65 meters to corner 115, a B. L. concrete monument, identical to corner 88 of II-6994 of Feliciano Rendon; thence S. 57° 22′ W., 48.50 meters to corner 116, a B. L. concrete monument, identical to corner 89 of II-6994 of Feliciano Rendon; thence N. 81° 36′ W., 19.20 meters to corner 117, a B. L. concrete monument, identical to corner 90 to II-6994 of Feliciano Rendon; thence S. 69° 41′ W., 75.35 meters to corner 118, a B. L. concrete monument, identical to corner 91 of II-6994 of Feliciano Rendon; thence S. 80° 05′ W., 48.53 meters to corner 119, a B. L. concrete monument, identical to corner 92 of II-6994 of Feliciano Rendon; thence S. 80° 56′ W., 45.17 meters to corner 120, a B. L. concrete monument, identical to corner 93 of II-6994 of Feliciano Rendon; thence S. 32° 30′ W., 21.52 meters to corner 121, a B. L. concrete monument, identical to corner 94 of II-6994 of Feliciano Rendon; thence S. 32° 05′ W., 16.58 meters to corner 122, a B. L. concrete monument, identical to corner 95 of II-6994 of Feliciano Rendon; thence S. 18° 12′ W., 19.94 meters to corner 123, a B. L. concrete monument, identical to corner 96 of II-6994 of Feliciano Rendon; thence S. 41° 50′ W., 48.92 meters to corner 124, a B. L. concrete monument, identical to corner 97 of II-6994 of Feliciano Rendon; thence S. 48° 25′ W., 57.03 meters to corner 125, a B. L. concrete monument, identical to corner 98 of II-6994 of Feliciano Rendon; thence S. 42° 26′ W., 37.17 meters to meters to corner 126–a B. L. concrete monument, identical to corner 99 of II-6994 of Feliciano Rendon; thence S. 71° 49′ W, 80.92 meters to corner 127, a B. L. concrete monument, identical to corner 100 of II-6994 of Feliciano Rendon; thence S. 19° 53’ W.,26.25 meters to corner 128, a B. L. concrete monument, identical to comer 101 of II 6994 of Feliciano Rendon; thence S. 37° 38′ W., 94.69 meters to corner 129, a B. L. concrete monument, identical to corner 102 of II-6994 of Feliciano Rendon; thence S. 64° 54′ W., 25.67 meters to corner 130, a cross on stone, identical to comer 103 of II-6994 of Feliciano Rendon: thence S. 54° 50′ W., 26.56 meters to corner 131. a B. L. concrete monument, identical to corner 104 of II-6994 of Feliciano Rendon; thence S. 56° 53′ W., 37.99 meters to corner 152, a B. L. concrete monument, identical to corner 105 of II-6994 of Feliciano Rendon; thence S. 67° 06′ W., 40.09 meters to corner 133, a B. L. concrete monument, identical to corner 106 of II-6994 of Feliciano Rendon; thence S. 71° 25′ W., 84.86 meters to corner 134, a B. L. concrete monument, identical to corner 107 of II-6994 of Feliciano Rendon; thence N. 76° 56′ W., 66.37 meters to corner 135, a B. L. concrete monument, identical to corner 108 of II-6994 of Feliciano Rendon; thence S. 88° 57′ W., 30.58 meters to corner 136, a B. L. concrete monument, identical to corner 109 of II-6994 of Feliciano Rendon; thence S. 87° 55′ W., 38.41 meters to corner 137, a B. L. concrete monument, identical to corner 110 of II-6994 of Feliciano Rendon; thence S. 81° 59′ W., 54.13 meters to corner 138, a B. L. concrete monument, identical to corner 111 of II-6994 of Feliciano Rendon; thence N. 71° 15′ W., 46.89 meters to corner 139, a B. L. concrete monument, identical to corner 112 of II-6994 of Feliciano Rendon; thence N. 80° 09′ W., 44.14 meters to corner 140, a B. L. concrete monument, identical to corner 113 of II-6994 of Feliciano Rendon; thence N. 72° 31′ W., 26.77 meters to corner 141, a B. L. concrete monument, identical to corner 114 of II-6994 of Feliciano Rendon; thence N. 81° 11′ W., 24.52 meters to corner 142, a B. L. concrete monument, identical to corner 115 of II-6994 of Feliciano Rendon; thence N. 70° 13′ W., 26.61 meters to corner 143, a B. L. concrete monument, identical to corner 116 of II-6994 of Feliciano Rendon; thence N. 68° 01′ W., 33.19 meters to corner 114, a B. L. concrete monument, identical to corner 117 of II-6994 of Feliciano Rendon; thence N. 61° 30′ W., 41.00 meters to corner 145, a B. L. concrete monument, identical to corner 118 of II-6994 of Feliciano Rendon; and thence N. 28° 43′ W, 162.72 meters to corner 1, the point of beginning. Containing an approximate area of 820 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 eighth day of July in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and forty, and of the Commonwealth of the Philippines, the fifth. MANUEL L. QUEZON President of the Philippines By the President: JORGE B. VARGAS Secretary to the President The Lawphil Project - Arellano Law Foundation