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RA 12237 (Mt. Sawtooth Protected Landscape Act) Section 5

RA 12237 (Mt. Sawtooth Protected Landscape Act) Section 5

Scope and Coverage.

Section 5

SEC. 5. Scope and Coverage. - The MSPL, including its buffer zones, as well as its technical description shall be subject to actual ground survey and demarcation, as fully determined by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Region III. Beginning at a point marked "1" on the map being S 78o51'05"W,13,763.24 meters from PRS Control Monument TRC-82 with geographic coordinates of 15o35'22.59763" Latitude and 120o20'22".53348" Longitude located in Barangay Maniniog, Municipality of Mayantoc, Province of Tarlac, thence S 56o 50' 16" E 967.16 meters to corner 2; thence S 32o 13' 45" E 315.13 meters to corner 3 thence S 07o 16' 50" E 313.65 meters to corner 4; thence S 56o 09' 05" E 468.39 meters to corner 5; thence S 13o 18' 50" E 170.35 meters to corner 6; thence N 84o 53' 31" E 307.97 meters to corner 7; thence S 81o 55' 59" E 323.68 meters to corner 8; thence S 27o 49' 57" W 582.01 meters to corner 9; thence S 45o 47' 41" W 252.52 meters to corner 10; thence S 54o 11' 56" W 155.19 meters to corner 11; thence S 12o 29' 11" E 178.73 meters to corner 12; thence S 17o 23' 31" W 198.88 meters to corner 13; thence S 50o 14' 24" E 284.01 meters to corner 14; thence S 61o 44' 20" W 255.87 meters to corner 15; thence S 23o 08' 14" W 279.28 meters to corner 16; thence S 35o 55' 16" E 376.55 meters to corner 17; thence S 81o 45' 40" E 276.75 meters to corner 18; thence S 41o 46' 38" E 477.66 meters to corner 19; thence S 11o 24' 46" E 189.7 meters to corner 20; thence S 27o 48' 11" W 532.92 meters to corner 21; thence S 68o 20' 42" W 165.7 meters to corner 22; thence S 28o 41' 32" W 182 meters to corner 23; thence N 83o 51' 21" W 506.96 meters to corner 24; thence S 84o 52' 11" W 201.24 meters to corner 25; thence S 18o 40' 05" W 120.82 meters to corner 26; thence S 47o 15' 24" E 393.34 meters to corner 27; thence S 35o 52' 49" E 136.47 meters to corner 28; thence S 17o 46' 15" E 311.65 meters to corner 29; thence S 26o 06' 22" W 139.18 meters to corner 30; thence S 56o 59' 36" W 388.55 meters to corner 31; thence N 83o 24' 24" W 137.3 meters to corner 32; thence N 24o 03' 54" W 350.52 meters to corner 33; thence S 58o 09' 07 " W 329.34 meters to corner 34; thence S 32o 11' 06" E 363.07 meters to corner 35; thence S 64o 11' 43" E 285.92 meters to corner 36; thence N 75o 15' 07" E 245.01 meters to corner 37; thence S 30o 32' 27" E 51.51 meters to corner 38; thence S 49o 09' 46" W 309.74 meters to corner 39; thence S 70o 46' 21" W 481.39 meters to corner 40; thence S 20o 22' 45" E 220.08 meters to corner 41; thence N 73o 47' 24" E 513.41 meters to corner 42; thence N 84o 11' 05" E 232.6 meters to corner 43; thence S 02o 17' 10" W 864.92 meters to corner 44; thence S 45o 52' 25" W 1336.43 meters to corner 45; thence S 10o 38' 47" E 570.81 meters to corner 46; thence S 53o 02' 33" W 514.8 meters to corner 47; thence S 21o 07' 06" E 862.91 meters to corner 48; thence S 11o 45' 13" W 533.54 meters to corner 49; thence S 87o 48' 21" E 420.2 meters to corner 50; thence S 53o 46' 50" E 512.34 meters to corner 51; thence S 07o 26' 51" W 303.73 meters to corner 52; thence S 23o 00' 53" E 498.67 meters to corner 53; thence S 32o 18' 38" W 808.94 meters to corner 54; thence S 29o 13' 39" E 531.27 meters to corner 55; thence S 24o 45' 37" W 546.66 meters to corner 56; thence S 00o 12' 42" W 729.42 meters to corner 57; thence S 18o 40' 23" E 692.5 meters to corner 58; thence S 02o 26' 57" W 545.07 meters to corner 59; thence S 73o 34' 05" E 874.55 meters to corner 60; thence S 26o 43' 04" E 859.02 meters to corner 61; thence S 30o 52' 24" W 947.68 meters to corner 62; thence S 58o 58' 55" E 388.16 meters to corner 63; thence N 44o 09' 04" E 442.45 meters to corner 64; thence N 65o 08' 39" E 310.77 meters to corner 65; thence S 84o 43' 04" E 1674.16 meters to corner 66; thence S 16o 53' 03" E 3323.64 meters to corner 67; thence S 09o 31' 54" E 1404.72 meters to corner 68; thence S 87o 12' 07" W 5478.82 meters to corner 69; thence N 15o 35' 40 " W 689.11 meters to corner 70; thence N 14o 23' 56" E 838.19 meters to corner 71; thence N 07o 27' 23" W 381.92 meters to corner 72; thence N 15o 36' 08" E 563.83 meters to corner 73; thence S 53o 42' 34" E 1650.05 meters to corner 74; thence N 71o 47' 43" W 5651.53 meters to corner 75; thence N 01o 35' 44" W 3759.5 meters to corner 76; thence N 07o 48' 33" E 2540.5 meters to corner 77; thence N 29o 08' 44" E 4579.25 meters to corner 78; thence N 27o 30' 23" E 4865.06 meters to corner 79; thence N 24o 08' 04" E 4398.23 meters to corner 1; from the point of beginning containing an area of twelve thousand six hundred seventy-six (12,676) hectares, more or less. Bearings and distances of lines were derived using the PRS 1992 Philippines Zone III coordinate system, subject to ground delineation and demarcation. The DENR shall likewise appropriately mark on the ground the technical description of Mt. Sawtooth with clearly visible markers and shall prepare appropriate maps therefore. The Certification from the National Mapping and Resource Information Authority (NAMRIA) containing the boundaries and technical descriptions of the MSPL is hereby adopted and made an integral part of this Act. In case of inconsistency, the boundaries and technical descriptions in the attached Certification shall prevail. Any modification of the scope and coverage of the MSPL in this Act shall be made through an act of Congress, after consultation with the government agencies and stakeholders concerned.

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