REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9323 - AN ACT RECLASSIFYING A PARCEL OF TIMBERLAND LOCATED IN BARANGAY ATABAY, MUNICIPALITY OF HILONGOS, PROVINCE OF LEYTE, AS ALIENABLE OR DISPOSABLE LAND FOR RESIDENTIAL COMMERCIAL, INDUSTRIAL AND OTHER PRODUCTIVE PURPOSES

[ REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9323, August 08, 2004 ]

AN ACT RECLASSIFYING A PARCEL OF TIMBERLAND LOCATED IN BARANGAY ATABAY, MUNICIPALITY OF HILONGOS, PROVINCE OF LEYTE, AS ALIENABLE OR DISPOSABLE LAND FOR RESIDENTIAL COMMERCIAL, INDUSTRIAL AND OTHER PRODUCTIVE PURPOSES

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress assembled:

SECTION 1. The parcel of timberland located in Barangay Atabay, Municipality of Hilongos, Province of Leyte, dentified under Hilongos Cadastre, CAD. 566-D, Case 1, CM 10 22’N 124 44’E Sections 1 and 2 per Land Classification Map No. 2994, Block D, Timberland Leyte Project No. 18, certified on February 22, 1982 per LC Map No. 829 dated September 25, 1929 of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources is hereby declared as alienable or disposable land for residential, commercial, industrial or other productive purposes.

With a total area of twenty-one (21) hectares and six thousand eight hundred ninety (6,890) square meters, more or less, said parcel of land is more particularly described as follows:

The Line: From B.L.L.M. No. 1, 566-D, Hilongos, Leyte Cadastre to corner 1 is S. 80-18 W., 448.51 meters.

POINT BEARING DISTANCE (METER)

1 – 2 S. 26-16 E. 218.91 m

2 – 3 S. 50-13 W. 177.96 m.

3 – 4 N. 45-03 W. 248.07 m.

4 – 5 N. 52-50 W. 250.91 m.

5 – 6 N. 57-30 W. 306.34 m.

6 – 7 N. 48-49 W. 160.18 m.

7 – 8 N. 55-20 E. 81.21 m.

8 – 9 N. 80-42 E. 157.33 m.

9 – 10 S. 53-59 E. 224.66 m.

10 – 1 N. 81-50 E. 163.38 m.

11 – 1 N. 42-31 E. 339.51 m.

SEC. 2. Within six (6) months following the effectivity of this Act, the Secretary of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources shall promulgate the rules and regulations for the effective implementation of this Act.

SEC. 3. This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after publication in the Official Gazette or two (2) newspapers of general circulation.

Approved,

(Sgd.) JOSE DE VENECIA JR. (Sgd.) FRANKLIN M. DRILON

Speaker of the House of Representatives President of the Senate

This Act which originated in the House of Representatives was finally passed by the House of Representatives and the Senate on May 5, 2003 and June 10, 2004, respectively.

(Sgd.) ROBERTO P. NAZARENO (Sgd.) OSCAR G. YABES

Secretary General House of Representatives Secretary of the Senate

Approved:

GLORIA MACAPAGAL-ARROYO President of the Philippines

* Lapsed into law on August 08, 2004 without the signature of the President, in accordance with Article VI, Section 27(1) of the Constitution.