Scope.
Section 4
SEC. 4. Scope. — The Mt. Apo Natural Park shall cover certain parcels of lands situated in the municipalities of Magpet and Makilala and City of Kidapawan in the Province of Cotabato; municipalities of Bansalan and Sta. Cruz and City of Digos in the Province of Davao del Sur, and in the City of Davao. The boundaries of the Mt. Apo Natural Park, containing an area of 549,744,724.32 square meters, more or less, subject to ground demarcation are as follows: Beginning at a point marked "1" on the map and on the ground; being N 45º36' W about 4,044.877 meters from BCGS monument APO B.L. 29E 1953; CORNER LINE BEARING DISTANCE CORNER MONUMENT REFERENCE OR LOCATION 1 N 54°12' E 543.89 meters 20 CM X 20 CM. On ridge of Mt. 2 Conc. Mon. Talomo range. 2 2 S 56°38' E 5,595.16 meters 20 CM X 20 CM. Bank of Talomo 3 Conc. Mon. River. 3 3 S 4°33' E 1,852.29 meters 20 CM X 20 CM. Junction of Talomo 4 Conc. Mon. River & Taguy Cr. 4 4 S 41°18' W 229.50 meters 20 CM X 20 CM. Bank of Taguy Cr. 5 Conc. Mon. 5 5 S 36°28' E 122.09 meters 20 CM X 20 CM. On slope of ridge 6 Conc. Mon 6 6 S 40°40' E 515.88 meters 20 CM X 20 CM. On slope of ridge 7 Conc. Mon. 7 7 S 48°30' E 338.66 meters 20 CM X 20 CM. On slope of ridge 8 Conc. Mon. 8 8 N 56°17' E 2,742.27 meters 20 CM X 20 CM. Bank of Saro River 9 Conc. Mon. 9 9 N 85º53' E 1,745.00 meters 20 CM X 20 CM. Bank of Saro River 10 Conc. Mon. 10 10 S 31°47' W 3,166.44 meters 20 CM X 20 CM. Junct. of Lipadas 11 Conc. Mon. River & Saro River 11 11 S 22º00' E 475.14 meters 20 CM X 20 CM. Bank of Lipadas 12 Conc. Mon. River 12 12 N 77°00' E 350.00 meters 20 CM X 20 CM. On slope of ridge 13 Conc. Mon. 13 13 S 30º00' E 235.12 meters 20 CM X 20 CM. Bank of Longon 1 14 Conc. Mon. Creek 14 14 N 63º19' E 1,266.50 meters 20 CM X 20 CM. Bank of Longon 2 15 Conc. Mon. Creek 15 15 S 66°42' E 504.80 meters 20 CM X 20 CM. Junct. of Longon 2 16 Conc. Mon. Cr. & Alano Cr. 16 16 S 53º40' W 968.03 meters 20 CM X 20 CM. Bank of Tagurano 17 Conc. Mon. Creek 17 17 S 41°47' W 695.66 meters 20 CM X 20 CM. On ridge near 18 Conc. Mon. trail 18 18 S 51º28' W 469.85 meters 20 CM X 20 CM. Bank of Lapuy Creek 19 Conc. Mon. 19 19 S 62º41' W 505.11 meters 20 CM X 20 CM. Bank of Lapuy Creek 20 Conc. Mon. 20 20 S 50°00' E 213.77 meters 20 CM X 20 CM. Bank of Lapuy Creek 21 Conc. Mon. 21 21 S 14°00' E 395.50 meters 20 CM X 20 CM. On slope of ridge 22 Conc. Mon. 22 22 N 72º16' E 280.00 meters 20 CM X 20 CM. Bank of Gumate 23 Conc. Mon. Creek 23 23 S 68º59' E 465.05 meters 20 CM X 20 CM. Bank of Gumate 24 Conc. Mon. Creek 24 24 N 47º06' E 420.00 meters 20 CM X 20 CM. Bank of Gumate 25 Conc. Mon. Creek 25 25 S 77º13' E 440.00 meters 20 CM X 20 CM. Bank of Gumate 26 Conc. Mon. Creek 26 26 S 05°15' W 340.00 meters 20 CM X 20 CM. Bank of Gumate 27 Conc. Mon. Creek 27 27 S 05°15' W 339.64 meters 20 CM X 20 CM. On slope of ridge 28 Conc. Mon. near Bulakan 28 28 N 73°59' E 455.24 meters 20 CM X 20 CM. Bank of Walaway 29 Conc. Mon. Creek 29 29 S 84°56' E 817.53 meters 20 CM X 20 CM. Bank of Walaway 30 Conc. Mon. Creek 30 30 S 70º48' W 1,888.69 meters 20 CM X 20 CM. Junct. of Bato River 31 Conc. Mon. & Walaway Creek 31 31 S 04º00' W 220.55 meters 20 CM X 20 CM. Bank of Bato River 32 Conc. Mon. 32 32 S 22°00' W 470.00 meters 20 CM X 20 CM. On slope of ridge 33 Conc. Mon. 33 33 S 22°00' W 530.00 meters 20 CM X 20 CM. On slope of ridge 34 Conc. Mon. 34 34 S 22°00' W 300.00 meters 20 CM X 20 CM. On slope/side of 35 Conc. Mon. trail 35 35 S 85°00' W 400.00 meters 20 CM X 20 CM. On slope of ridge 36 Conc. Mon. 36 36 Due South 601.96 meters 20 CM X 20 CM. On slope of ridge 37 Conc. Mon. 37 37 S 53°28' E 353.22 meters 20 CM X 20 CM. North bank of 38 Conc. Mon. Baracatan River 38 38 S 22º40' W 258.01 meters 20 CM X 20 CM. North bank of 39 Conc. Mon. Baracatan River 39 39 S 22°40' W 298.88 meters 20 CM X 20 CM. On slope south of 40 Conc. Mon. Cucob Creek 40 40 S 22º41' W 101.57 meters 20 CM X 20 CM. On slope near 41 Conc. Mon. DENR office bldg. 41 41 S 34°00' E 125.00 meters 20 CM X 20 CM. On bank of gully 42 Conc. Mon. 42 42 S 10º00' W 350.00 meters 20 CM X 20 CM. On slope of ridge 43 Conc. Mon. 43 43 S 21°00' W 600.00 meters 20 CM X 20 CM. On slope of ridge 44 Conc. Mon. 44 44 S 36°00' W 600.00 meters 20 CM X 20 CM. North bank of 45 Conc. Mon. Madalambaog Cr. 45 45 N 78º10' W 860.59 meters 20 CM X 20 CM. North bank of Dolis 46 Conc. Mon. Creek 46 46 S 03°31' W 189.10 meters A point At source of Bidaran 47 Creek 47 47 S 08º32' W 510.52 meters STAKE On slope of ridge 48 48 48 S 37°46' E 2,405.34 meters STAKE On slope of ridge 49 49 49 S 07°57' E 448.82 meters STAKE On slope of ridge 50 50 50 S 52°25' E 479.94 meters A point At bank of Cabarisan 51 Creek 51 51 S 17°25' W 891.71 meters A point At bank of Cabarisan 52 Creek 52 52 S 02º03' E 1,297.30 meters STAKE On slope of ridge 53 W. of Balusong Cr. 53 53 S 75°03' E 954.26 meters STAKE On slope of ridge 54 E. of Balusong Cr. 54 54 N 56º54' E 1,346.63 meters STAKE On slope of ridge 55 55 55 S 67º28' E 1,856.12 meters STAKE On slope of ridge E. 56 of Ligi Creek 56 56 S 15°31' E 1,963.46 meters STAKE On bank of Bunawan 57 Cr. 57 57 S 57°14' E 1,251.26 meters STAKE On slope of ridge 58 58 58 S 31°51' E 2,370.84 meters STAKE On slope of ridge 59 59 59 S 19°04' W 1,626.45 meters STAKE On slope of ridge 60 60 60 S 10°34' E 739.39 meters STAKE On slope of 61 Kabayawa Ridge 61 61 S 43°16' W 2,752.97 meters STAKE On slope of 62 Ridge Patulangon 62 62 N 36º44' W 2,090.86 meters STAKE On slope of Lubo 63 Ridge 63 63 N 64°18' W 457.09 meters STAKE Bank of Latong 64 Creek 64 64 S 83°11' W 892.99 meters STAKE On slope of Luay 65 Ridge 65 65 S 53°45' W 1,566.66 meters STAKE On slope of ridge 66 66 66 S 04°21' W 1,713.10 meters STAKE N. bank of Pilan 67 Creek 67 67 S 89°58' W 1,829.53 meters STAKE On slope of ridge 68 68 68 S 79º40' W 355.08 meters STAKE On slope of ridge 69 69 69 N 34°57' W 1,040.41 meters STAKE On slope of ridge 70 70 70 S 59°05' W 1,180.96 meters STAKE On slope of ridge 71 71 71 N 71°35' W 511.08 meters STAKE On slope of ridge 72 72 72 S 42º59' W 399.11 meters STAKE On bank of Calagan 73 Creek 73 73 S 39°02' W 398.93 meters 20 CM X 20 CM. On bank of Calagan 74 Conc. Mon. Creek 74 74 S 22°37' E 1,480.46 meters 20 CM X 20 CM. Junct. of Calagan 75 Conc. Mon. Cr. & Ruparan River 75 75 S 12°52' E 1,103.10 meters 20 CM X 20 CM. Bank of Ruparan 76 Conc. Mon. River 76 76 S 444°46' E 1,166.20 meters 20 CM X 20 CM. Bank of Ruparan 77 Conc. Mon. River 77 77 S 02º18' W 2,075.31 meters 20 CMX 20 CM. Bank of Ruparan 78 Conc. Mon. River 78 78 S 62º17' W 1,386.05 meters 20 CM X 20 CM. Bank of Ruparan 79 Conc. Mon. River 79 79 N 49°54' W 1,109.34 meters 20 CM X 20 CM. Bank of Ruparan 80 Conc. Mon. River 80 80 N 36º01' W 1,216.78 meters STAKE On slope of ridge 81 81 81 N 24º39' W 672.95 meters STAKE On bank of Bidarag 82 Creek 82 82 N 63º53' W 1,223.94 meters STAKE On slope of ridge 83 83 83 N 42°21' W 890.68 meters STAKE On east bank of 84 Calamagan Creek 84 84 N 43º58' W 528.01 meters STAKE On east bank of 85 Napan Creek 85 85 N 86°49' W 903.14 meters STAKE On slope of ridge 86 86 86 S 61º39' W 428.68 meters STAKE On slope of ridge 87 87 87 N 89°34' W 798.06 meters STAKE On slope of ridge 88 88 88 S 52º09' W 502.97 meters STAKE On bank of 89 intermittent creek 89 89 S 26º19' W 867.72 meters STAKE On slope of ridge 90 90 90 N 84º54' W 1,918.83 meters STAKE Slope of ridge west 91 of Balabag Creek 91 91 S 82°42' W 1,921.99 meters STAKE On slope of ridge 92 92 92 N 78º21' W 767.59 meters STAKE Slope of ridge west 93 of Sinawilan Creek 93 93 S 88º37' W 352.11 meters STAKE On bank of Miral 94 River 94 94 N 27°59' W 1,076.23 meters STAKE Slope of ridge west 95 of Miral River 95 95 N 57°56' W 564.60 meters STAKE On slope of ridge 96 96 96 N 00°09' W 487.82 meters STAKE On slope of ridge 97 97 97 N 53°47' W 3,390.96 meters STAKE On slope of ridge 98 98 98 N 46°16' E 2,359.60 meters STAKE On slope of ridge 99 99 99 N 20º46' W 3,193.79 meters STAKE Slope of ridge east 100 of Marber River 100 100 N 01º19' W 1,032.99 meters STAKE On slope of ridge 101 101 101 N 46°52' W 542.18 meters STAKE Slope of ridge east 102 of Darapuay River 102 102 N 76°48' W 320.53 meters STAKE East bank of 103 Balugan River 103 103 N 82°47' W 672.03 meters STAKE East bank of 104 Balugan River 104 104 N 50°00' W 1,791.19 meters STAKE Slope of ridge west 105 of Balugan River 105 105 N 05°06' W 2,161.48 meters STAKE Slope of ridge west 106 of Bulatukan River 106 106 N 12º56' W 2,053.92 meters STAKE On slope of ridge 107 107 107 N 06°24' E 1,348.10 meters STAKE On slope of ridge 108 108 108 N 16°02' E 1,893.96 meters STAKE On slope of ridge 109 109 109 N 37º47' W 506.92 meters STAKE On slope of ridge 110 110 110 N 01º27' W 417.96 meters STAKE On slope of ridge 111 111 111 S 86°13' E 971.65 meters STAKE Bank of Saguing 112 River 112 112 N 69º21' E 487.24 meters STAKE Slope of ridge north 113 of Saguing River 113 113 N 38º07' E 293.20 meters STAKE On slope of ridge 114 114 114 N 64°57' E 510.64 meters STAKE On slope of ridge 115 115 115 N 78º35' E 281.30 meters STAKE On slope of ridge 116 116 116 N 41º59' E 598.15 meters STAKE On slope of ridge 117 117 117 N 05º58' E 788.39 meters STAKE On slope of ridge 118 118 118 N 59º45' E 558.02 meters STAKE Slope of ridge south 119 of Kinatilan River 119 119 N 89º00' E 1,633.62 meters STAKE Slope of ridge north 120 of Kinatilan River 120 120 S 37°48' W 820.01 meters STAKE Ident. to cor. 4 Geo- 121 thermal reservation 121 121 S 52º12' E 4,274.96 meters 20 CM X 20 CM. Ident. to cor. 4 Geo- 122 Conc. Mon. thermal reservation 122 122 N 37°48' E 1,640.01 meters 20 CM X 20 CM. Ident. to cor. 3 Geo- 123 Conc. Mon. thermal reservation 123 123 N 52º12' W 3,654.96 meters 20 CM X 20 CM. Ident. to cor. 2 Geo- 124 thermal reservation 124 124 N 29º51' E 92.42 meters STAKE On slope of ridge 125 125 125 N 46º58' W 615.63 meters 20 CM X 20 CM. Bank of Marver 126 Conc. Mon. River 126 126 N 14º02' E 371.07 meters STAKE On slope of ridge 127 Conc. Mon. 127 127 N 61°23' W 751.84 meters STAKE Bank of Marver 128 River 128 128 N 9°47' E 588.56 meters STAKE Bank of Marver 129 River 129 129 N 51º09' W 1,734.11 meters STAKE Bank of Marver 130 River 130 130 N 71°09' E 3,615.81 meters STAKE Bank of Marver 131 River 131 131 N 67º46' E 2,259.01 meters STAKE On slope of ridge 132 132 132 N 83°22' E 1,398.22 meters STAKE On slope of ridge 133 133 133 N 23°16' E 1,803.49 meters STAKE On slope of ridge 134 134 134 N 88º20' E 450.06 meters 20 CM X 20 CM. On slope of ridge 135 Conc. Mon. 135 135 N 88°56' E 437.43 meters 20 CM X 20 CM. On slope of ridge 136 Conc. Mon. 136 136 N 89°20' E' 314.90 meters 20 CM X 20 CM. On slope of ridge 137 Conc. Mon. 137 137 N 58°07' E 460.37 meters 20 CM X 20 CM. On slope of ridge 1 Conc. Mon. A parcel of land containing seven million ten thousand (7,010,000.00) sq. m., which was declared as a geothermal reservation, under the jurisdiction, control, and administration of the Philippine National Oil Company (PNOC) by virtue of its prior vested rights under Proclamation No. 853 of January 30, 1992 in conjunction with Executive Order No. 223, is hereby excluded from the Park: Provided, That in line with PNOC's environmental and watershed management program, PNOC shall assist in the protection and management of the Mt. Apo Natural Park in the form of direct assistance in reforestation and other preservation activities in the Park that may be identified: Provided, further, That the PNOC geothermal reservation shall automatically revert to and form part of the Park upon cessation of PNOC operations in the excluded area. In view of the crucial role of power generation to the national economy, plans and activities of the PNOC geothermal project related to support facilities, back-up or new transmission lines, stabilizing and power-enhancing substations, and other auxiliary support facilities which are vital to the environmental sustainability and energy security of Mindanao shall be implemented within designated buffer zones subject to approval of the Protected Area Management Board (PAMB) and by appropriate government agencies in line with the national mandate on the development of indigenous sources of energy.