Presidential Decree No. 809 (PD 809) — An Act Transferring a Certain Parcel of Land of the Government Located in the City of Manila to the National Development Company and Authorizing the Disposition Thereof.
WHEREAS, pursuant to the provisions of Commonwealth Act No.
485, as amended, the land and improvements on which the court and
stadium for Basque pelota are established shall, twenty-five years after
the first game of Basque pelota was played with bets, become the
property of the Government of the Philippines;
WHEREAS, there is a need for continuity of the game of
Basque pelota in view of its potentials in the field of sports
development and tourism appeal;
WHEREAS, to properly motivate the private sector to operate
and maintain the court and facilities for the staging of Basque pelota
which necessitates substantial investments involving a long-term risk
exposure, the Government deems it necessary that the capable segments of
the private sector be adequately assured of permanent tenure over the
land where the court facilities and stadium are established;
WHEREAS, to facilitate the disposition of said land
including improvements thereon, there is a need to transfer ownership
and title thereof to the National Development Company.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the
Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by the Constitution of
the Philippines, hereby decree as follows:
SECTION 1. The title to and ownership of that certain parcel
of land wherein the court and stadium for Basque pelota operated by the
Jai-Alai and Amusement Corporation of the Philippines, situated in the
City of Manila is hereby transferred and vested in the National
Development Company. Said parcel of land is more particularly described
as follows:
"TCT No. 7579
A parcel of land (lot 1-B-2, of the subdivision plan (LRC)
Psd-36349, being a portion of Lot 1-B described on plan (LRC) Psd-11613,
LRC Cad. Rec. No. 392), situated in the District of Ermita, City of
Manila, Island of Luzon. Bounded on the NE., points 3 to 4 by Lot 2,
Psd-929; on the SE., points 4 to 5 by lot 2, Pcs-929; and points 5 to 6
and 6 to 1 by Lot 4-B, Psd-5174; on the SW., points 1 to 2 by Taft
Avenue; and on the NW., points 2 to 3 by Lot 1-B-1, of subdivision plan.
Beginning at a point marked "1" on plan, being N. 27 deg. 58 min, W.,
200.28 meters from BLLM. 47, Manila Cad. 13, thence N. 28 deg. 44'W.,
89.69 m. to point 2; thence N. 61 deg. 12' E., 72.44 m. to point 3;
thence S. 28 deg. 44' E., 88.78 m. to point 4; thence S. 59 deg. 54' W.,
3.33 m. to point 5; thence S. 60 deg. 24' "., 65.45 to point 6; thence
S. 62 deg. 24' W., 3.69 m. to point of beginning. Containing an area of
Six Thousand Four Hundred and Seventy Square Meters and Thirty Square
Decimeters (6,470.30) more or less. All points referred to are indicated
on the plan and are marked by the ground as follows: Point 6 by Old
G.I.S. on wall, Point 6 by Old GIS. On Conc. Gatter; Point 4 by Old GIS.
On Asphalt Road; Point 1 by Old GIS. Marked on the group and the rest
by P.S. Cyl. Conc. Mons. 15 x 60 cm.; bearings true; declination
variable; date of original survey, Aug. 25, 1919 and that of the
subdivision survey, June 8, 1964."
SEC. 2. The parcel of land herein conveyed shall be
registered by the proper register of Deeds and shall issue the
corresponding certificate of title to the National Development Company.
SEC. 3. Any provision of law, proclamation, ordinance,
rules or regulations to the contrary notwithstanding, the National
Development Company is hereby authorized to transfer ownership and
convey the said parcel of land to any person or corporation qualified to
acquire lands under the Constitution and holding a franchise to operate
and maintain a fronton for Basque pelota games, either through public
bidding or trough negotiations, as the interest of the government
warrants
SEC. 4. the transfer, sale or disposition of said land
shall be subject to the condition that after the expiration of the
franchise, the land and all improvements including facilities thereon
shall revert to the Government of the Philippines without payment.
SEC. 5. All laws, executive orders, proclamations, rules
and regulations or part thereof inconsistent with this Decree are
hereby repealed and/or modified accordingly.
SEC. 6. This Decree shall take effect immediately.
Done in the City of Manila, this 16th Day of October, in the
year of our Lord, nineteen hundred and seventy-five.
(Sgd.)
FERDINAND E. MARCOS
President
Republic of the Philippines
By the President:
(Sgd.)
ROBERTO V. REYES
Acting Executive Secretary
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