TRANSFERRING TO THE PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT OF TAWI-TAWI CERTAIN PARCELS OF LAND OF THE PUBLIC DOMAIN SITUATED IN THE BARRIO OF TUBIG BOH, MUNICIPALITY OF BONGAO, PROVINCE OF TAWI-TAWI.

• Number: Presidential Decree No. 1552
• Sections: 5

Preamble

WHEREAS, the Sangguniang Panlalawigan of Tawi-Tawi has felt the need to extend the facilities of its housing project to provincial as well as national government employees, former rebels who have returned to the Government fold and citizens who have no homes of their own; WHEREAS, the Sangguniang Panlalawigan of Tawi-Tawi is in urgent need of an expansion site of its housing project to accommodate the necessary housing units needed for the purposes for which the housing project was envisioned;

WHEREAS, the Sangguniang Panlalawigan of Tawi-Tawi deserves the government's attention and support in the form of land grants;

NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by the Constitution, do hereby order and decree:

Section 1

SECTION 1. Certain parcels of land identified as Lot No. 924-A, CSD-09-06-000506-D, Lot No. 923-A, CSD-09-06-000505-D and the area surveyed under SWO-09-06-000005-D and situated in the Barrio of Tubig Boh, Municipality of Bongao, Province of Tawi-Tawi, containing an aggregate area of 15,000 hectares, are hereby granted, ceded and transferred in full ownership to the Provincial Government of Tawi-Tawi for housing project purposes, subject to existing private rights, if any there be which parcels of lands are hereby more particularly described as follows:

Plan-SWO-09-06-000005

Beginning at a point marked "1" on plan SWO-09-06-000005, being S. 52-59 E., 2525.00 from B.L.L.M. No. 1, Pls-655-D, thence

S. 78-24 E., 159.77 m. to point 2;

S. 21-48 E., 215.40 m. to point 3;

S. 01-45 E., 101.62 m. to point 4;

S. 61-24 W., 114.29 m. to point 5;

N. 85-54 W., 177.64 m. to point 6;

N. 04-32 E., 286.99 m. to point 7;

N. 09-38 E., 90.89 m. to point 1;

point of beginning.

Containing an area of EIGHTY FOUR THOUSAND AND THREE (84,003) SQUARE METERS.

All points referred to are indicated on the plan and are marked on the ground by Old P.L.S. Cyl. Conc. Mons.

Bounded on the N., & E., along lines 1-2-3-4 by Lot 920, Pls-655-D (Eduardo Banico Et. Al.); on SE., & S., along lines 4-5-6 by Lot 924, Pls-655-D (claimed by the Provincial Gov' t. of Tawi-Tawi); and on the W., & NW., along lines 6-7-1 by Lot 923, Pls-655-D (claimed by the Provincial Gov' t. of Tawi-Tawi).

Bearings true.

LOT NO. 923-A, CSD-09-06-000505-D

Beginning at a point marked "1" of Lot 923-A, CSD-09-06-000505-D, being S. 54-12 E., 2498.63 m. from B.L.L.M. No. 1, Pls-655-D, thence

S. 09-38 W., 150.89 m. to point 2;

S. 04-32 W., 286.99 m. to point 3;

N. 54-57 W., 135.64 m. to point 4;

N. 53-45 W., 66.80 m. to point 5;

N. 30-00 E., 80.00 m. to point 6;

N. 61-00 E., 100.00 m. to point 7;

N. 01-00 E., 140.00 m. to point 8;

N. 39-56 W., 61.82 m. to point 9;

N. 84-16 E., 123.22 m. to point 1;

point of beginning.

Containing an area of FORTY THOUSAND AND SEVENTY NINE (40,079) SQUARE METERS.

All points referred to are indicated on the plan and are marked on the ground as follows: points 1, 2, 3, & 4 by Old P.L.S. Cyl. Conc. Mons. and the rest by P.S. Cyl. Conc. Mons.

Bounded on the NE., along line 1-2 by Lot 920, Pls-655-D (Eduardo Banico et. al.); on the E., along line 2-3 by SWO-09-06-000005-D (Provincial Gov't. of Tawi-Tawi), on the SW., along lines 3-4-5 by Timber Land; on the W., along lines 5-6-7-8-9 by Lot 923-B, CSD-09-06-000505-D (Timber Land); and on the N., along line 9-1 by Timber Land.

Lot No. 924-A, CSD-09-06-000506-A

Beginning at a point marked "1" of Lot 924-A, CSD-09-06-000506-D, being S. 46-13 E., 2740.70 m. from B.L.L.M. No. 1, Pls-655-D, thence

S. 85-34 E., 177.04 m. to point 2;

N. 61-24 E., 184.29 m. to point 3;

S. 25-26 W., 136.72 m. to point 4;

S. 61-24 W., 100.00 m. to point 5;

N. 81-03 W., 233.76 m. to point 6;

N. 25-06 E., 67.35 m. to point 1;

point of beginning.

Containing an area of TWENTY FIVE THOUSAND NINE HUNDRED AND EIGHTEEN (25,918) SQUARE METERS.

All points referred to are indicated on the plan and are marked on the ground as follows: points 1, 2, & 3 by Old P.L.S. Cyl. Conc. Mons. and the rest by P.S. Cyl. Conc. Mons.

Bounded on the N., along lines 1-2-3 by Timber Land; on the E., SE., & S., along lines 3-4-5-6 by Lot 924-B, CSD-09-06-000506-D; and on the W., along line 6-1 by Lot 925, Pls-655-D.

Bearings true.

Note:

Lot 923-A, CSD-09-06-000505-D is identical to Lot 1520, a portion of Lot 923, Pls-655-D.

Lot 924-A, CSD-09-06-000505-D is identical to Lot 1522, a portion of Lot 924, Pls-655-D.

Section 2

SEC. 2. The parcels of land herein granted shall be used exclusively for housing project purposes and shall not be encumbered, alienated or transferred except in favor of persons, corporations or associations qualified to acquire public lands and with the approval of the President of the Philippines.

Section 3

SEC. 3. The Register of Deeds concerned shall register the above-described parcels of land and issue the corresponding certificate of title to the Provincial Government of Tawi-Tawi.

Section 4

SEC. 4. This Decree shall take effect immediately.

Done in the City of Manila, this 11th day of June, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and seventy-eight.

(Sgd.) FERDINAND E. MARCOS

President of the Philippines

By the President:

(Sgd.) JACOBO C. CLAVE

Presidential Executive Assistant