Declaring Buug Watershed Forest Reserve in Buug, Zamboanga del Sur as Protected Area

December 22, 1998 PROCLAMATION NO. 63 DECLARING BUUG WATERSHED FOREST RESERVE SITUATED IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF BUUG, PROVINCE OF ZAMBOANGA DEL SUR AS PROTECTED AREA AND PORTIONS OF THE PERIPHERAL AREAS AS BUFFER ZONE PURSUANT TO REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7 58 6 (NIPAS ACT OF 1 99 2), AND SHALL BE KNOWN AS BUUG NATURAL BIOTIC AREA Upon the recommendation of the Secretary of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) and pursuant to the powers vested upon me by law, I, JOSEPH EJERCITO ESTRADA, President of the Philippines, do hereby set aside and declare Buug Watershed Forest Reserve situated in the municipality of Buug, Province of Zamboanga del Sur, as a Protected Area under the category of Natural Biotic Area and portions of the peripheral areas as Buffer Zone, subject to private rights and without prejudice to the rights of the indigenous people as provided for in R.A. No. 8371, DENR Administrative Order No. 93-02, and other related rules and regulations, if any, as described in the DENR NIPAS Map No. R09-02. TECHNICAL DESCRIPTIONS The Buug Natural Biotic Area begins at a point marked "1" on the map which is identical to corner of Project No. 19-B, Block C, Timberland, LC Map No. 2004 Thence S 6000'W, 175.00 meters to corner 2; Thence S 7500'W, 300.00 meters to corner 3; Thence S 3500'W, 250.00 meters to corner 4; Thence S 7300'W, 250.00 meters to corner 5; Thence S 6100'W, 235.00 meters to corner 6; Thence S 8100'W, 160.00 meters to corner 7; Thence N 4800'W, 350.00 meters to corner 8; Thence N 6600'W, 340.00 meters to corner 9; Thence N 2000'E, 250.00 meters to corner 10; Thence N 0800'E, 361.00 meters to corner 11; Thence N 2917'E, 171.30 meters to corner 12; Thence N 8635'E, 223.30 meters to corner 13; Thence S 2034'E, 68.90 meters to corner 14; Thence S 3113'W, 138.30 meters to corner 15; Thence S 7809'E, 209.10 meters to corner 16; Thence N 4422'E, 165.10 meters to corner 17; Thence S 7710'E, 174.10 meters to corner 18; Thence N 7322'E, 164.60 meters to corner 19; Thence S 0934'E, 199.00 meters to corner 20; Thence S 0200'W, 218.10 meters to corner 21; Thence N 7402'E, 470.70 meters to corner 22; Thence S 5800'E, 288.00 meters to corner 23; Thence N 1700'E, 143.00 meters to corner 24; Thence N 1700'E, 210.00 meters to corner 25; Thence N 2900'E, 340.00 meters to corner 26; Thence N 1300'E, 240.00 meters to corner 27; Thence N 0700'E, 180.00 meters to corner 28; Thence N 1200'E, 240.00 meters to corner 29; Thence N 2800'W, 350.00 meters to corner 30; Thence N 1718'E, 112.20 meters to corner 31; Thence N 0315'E, 158.90 meters to corner 32; Thence N 0702'W, 150.10 meters to corner 33; Thence N 1637'W, 225.50 meters to corner 34; Thence N 1226'W, 245.00 meters to corner 35; Thence N 1923'W, 210.20 meters to corner 36; Thence N 7020'W, 206.30 meters to corner 37; Thence N 8900'W, 231.30 meters to corner 38; Thence S 8018'W, 241.40 meters to corner 39; Thence S 7637'W, 194.70 meters to corner 40; Thence N 3200'W, 300.00 meters to corner 41; Thence N 7640'E, 534.47 meters to corner 42; Thence N 2137'E, 215.46 meters to corner 43; Thence N 4438'E, 643.49 meters to corner 44; Thence N 5037'E, 397.17 meters to corner 45; Thence N 4439'E, 330.74 meters to corner 46; Thence N 5345'E, 336.40 meters to corner 47; Thence N 1138'W, 284.90 meters to corner 48; Thence N 1228'E, 195.14 meters to corner 49; Thence N 2438'W, 233.14 meters to corner 50; Thence N 0549'E, 184.98 meters to corner 51; Thence S 1025'E, 203.10 meters to corner 52; Thence S 4805'E, 191.78 meters to corner 53; Thence S 6106'E, 248.85 meters to corner 54; Thence S 6802'E, 220.66 meters to corner 55; Thence S 6701'E, 215.75 meters to corner 56; Thence S 8403'E, 234.82 meters to corner 57; Thence N 6037'E, 188.12 meters to corner 58; Thence N 4929'E, 187.66 meters to corner 59; Thence S 6338'E, 182.70 meters to corner 60; Thence S 1946'E, 304.98 meters to corner 61; Thence S 3236'E, 324.57 meters to corner 62; Thence S 7319'E, 161.92 meters to corner 63; Thence S 0501'E, 255.12 meters to corner 64; Thence S 3337'W, 138.89 meters to corner 65; Thence S 2919'E, 174.69 meters to corner 66; Thence S 5402'W, 132.47 meters to corner 67; Thence S 2332'E, 194.88 meters to corner 68; Thence S 2831'E, 234.73 meters to corner 69; Thence N 8333'W, 183.81 meters to corner 70; Thence N 7312'W, 222.95 meters to corner 71; Thence N 6520'W, 187.32 meters to corner 72; Thence N 6303'W, 232.16 meters to corner 73; Thence N 7905'W, 258.45 meters to corner 74; Thence S 1612'W, 138.97 meters to corner 75; Thence S 0935'W, 199.92 meters to corner 76; Thence S 1522'W, 174.75 meters to corner 77; Thence S 1136'W, 229.87 meters to corner 78; Thence S 1250'E, 215.09 meters to corner 79; Thence S 1151'E, 190.10 meters to corner 80; Thence S 0659'E, 180.12 meters to corner 81; Thence S 1232'W, 204.84 meters to corner 82; Thence S 0205'E, 265.10 meters to corner 83; Thence S 0502'E, 205.12 meters to corner 84; Thence S 0436'W, 145.03 meters to corner 85; Thence S 3029'E, 234.66 meters to corner 86; Thence S 0800'W, 230.00 meters to corner 87; Thence S 0800'W, 150.00 meters to corner 88; Thence S 8400'W, 180.00 meters to corner 89; Thence S 3700'W, 230.00 meters to corner 90; Thence S 1200'E, 140.00 meters to corner 91; Thence S 5800'E, 200.00 meters to corner 92; Thence S 7500'E, 160.00 meters to corner 93; Thence S 1600'W, 150.00 meters to corner 94; Thence S 1100'W, 170.00 meters to corner 95; Thence S 4600'W, 210.00 meters to corner 96; Thence S 0010'E, 240.00 meters to corner 97; Thence S 3000'W, 250.00 meters to corner 98; Thence S 4400'W, 170.00 meters to corner 100; Thence S 2200'W, 210.00 meters to corner 101; Thence S 2400'E, 150.00 meters to corner 102; Thence S 8200'W, 280.00 meters to corner 103; Thence S 6600'W, 285.00 meters to corner 104; Thence N 1200'E, 175.00 meters to corner 105; Thence N 2500'W, 280.00 meters to corner 106; Thence N 3300'W, 260.00 meters to corner 107; Thence N 5300'W, 270.00 meters to corner 108; Thence S 8300'W, 280.00 meters to corner 1, the point of beginning, containing an area of One Thousand Ninety Five (1,095) Hectares, more or less. The Buffer Zone Parcel 1 begin at a point marked "1" which is identical to corner 9 of Project No. 19-C, Block C. Timberland, LC Map No. 2004; Thence N 2702'W, 260.1 meters to corner 2; Thence N 7001'W, 140.2 meters to corner 3; Thence N 5102'W, 240.3 meters to corner 4; Thence N 7801'W, 180.3 meters to corner 5; Thence N 0001'E, 235.1 meters to corner 6; Thence N 2757'E, 290.0 meters to corner 7; Thence N 5258'E, 239.8 meters to corner 8; Thence S 8600'E, 239.6 meters to corner 9; Thence S 6058'E, 174.8 meters to corner 10; Thence N 8935'E, 249.6 meters to corner 11; Thence S 7959'E, 279.6 meters to corner 12; Thence S 8700'E, 244.6 meters to corner 13; Thence N 8459'E, 264.6 meters to corner 14; Thence S 4858'E, 329.7 meters to corner 15; Thence S 3858'E, 179.9 meters to corner 16; Thence S 0600'E, 239.9 meters to corner 17; Thence S 7402'W, 470.7 meters to corner 18; Thence N 0200'E, 218.1 meters to corner 19; Thence N 0934'W, 199.0 meters to corner 20; Thence S 7322'W, 164.6 meters to corner 21; Thence N 7710'W, 174.1 meters to corner 22; Thence S 4422'W, 165.1 meters to corner 23; Thence N 7809'W, 209.1 meters to corner 24; Thence N 3113'E, 138.3 meters to corner 25; Thence N 2034'W, 68.9 meters to corner 26; Thence S 8635'W, 223.3 meters to corner 27; Thence S 2917'W, 171.3 meters to corner 28; Thence S 0830'W, 361.2 meters to corner 29; Thence S 2027'W, 250.6 meters to corner 1, the point of beginning, containing an area of One Hundred Eight (108) Hectares, more or less. The Buffer Zone Parcel 2 begins at a point marked "1" which is identical to corner 30 of Buug Natural Biotic Area; Thence N 3158'W, 289.80 meters to corner 2; Thence N 3858'W, 309.80 meters to corner 3; Thence N 5158'W, 249.70 meters to corner 4; Thence N 0200'E, 180.00 meters to corner 5; Thence N 6158'W, 259.70 meters to corner 6; Thence N 6658'W, 269.60 meters to corner 7; Thence N 7637'E, 194.70 meters to corner 8; Thence N 8016'E, 241.40 meters to corner 9; Thence N 8900'E, 321.30 meters to corner 10; Thence S 7020'E, 206.30 meters to corner 11; Thence S 1923'E, 210.20 meters to corner 12; Thence S 1226'E, 245.00 meters to corner 13; Thence S 1637'E 225.50 meters to corner 14; Thence S 0702'E, 150.01 meters to corner 15; Thence S 0315'W, 158.90 meters to corner 16; Thence S 1718'W, 112.20 meters to corner 1, the point of beginning, containing an area of Forty Four (44) Hectares, more or less. The Buffer Zone Parcel 3 begins at a point marked "1" on the map which is identical to corner 51 of Buug Natural Biotic Area; Thence N 3904'E, 113.92 meters to corner 2; Thence N 6800'E, 207.46 meters to corner 3; Thence N 3932'E, 233.81 meters to corner 4; Thence N 1201'E, 424.29 meters to corner 5; Thence S 8343'E, 340.47 meters to corner 6; Thence S 7329'E, 164.71 meters to corner 7; Thence S 4632'E, 137.84 meters to corner 8; Thence S 2728'E, 336.77 meters to corner 9; Thence S 1057'W, 175.59 meters to corner 10; Thence S 4005'E, 155.96 meters to corner 11; Thence S 2149'E, 166.48 meters to corner 12; Thence S 0856'W, 265.76 meters to corner 13; Thence S 4929'W, 187.66 meters to corner 14; Thence S 6037'W, 188.12 meters to corner 15; Thence N 8403'W, 234.82 meters to corner 16; Thence N 6701'W, 215.75 meters to corner 17; Thence N 6802'W, 220.66 meters to corner 18; Thence N 6106'W, 248.85 meters to corner 19; Thence N 4805'W, 191.78 meters to corner 20; Thence N 1025'W, 203.10 meters to corner 1, the point of beginning, Containing an area of One Hundred Twenty Seven (127) Hectares, more or less. The Buffer Zone Parcel 4 begins at a point marked "1" on the map which is identical to corner 26 of Project No. 19-C, Block C, alienable and Disposable, LC Map No. 2228; Thence S 4342'W, 232.47 meters to corner 2; Thence S 7327'W, 297.18 meters to corner 3; Thence S 7125'W, 162.23 meters to corner 4; Thence N 3029'W, 234.66 meters to corner 5; Thence N 0436'E, 145.03 meters to corner 6; Thence N 0502'W, 205.12 meters to corner 7; Thence N 0205'W, 265.10 meters to corner 8; Thence N 1232'E, 204.84 meters to corner 9; Thence N 0659'W, 180.12 meters to corner 10; Thence N 1151'W, 190.10 meters to corner 11; Thence N 1250'W, 215.09 meters to corner 12; Thence N 1136'E, 229.87 meters to corner 13; Thence N 1522'E, 174.75 meters to corner 14; Thence N 0935'E, 199.92 meters to corner 15; Thence N 1612'E, 138.97 meters to corner 16; Thence S 7905'E, 258.45 meters to corner 17; Thence S 6303'E, 232.16 meters to corner 18; Thence S 6520'E, 187.32 meters to corner 19; Thence S 7312'E, 222.95 meters to corner 20; Thence S 8333'E, 183.81 meters to corner 21; Thence S 2508'W, 262.32 meters to corner 22; Thence S 0648'E, 203.96 meters to corner 23; Thence S 2713'E, 197.91 meters to corner 24; Thence S 3622'E, 197.42 meters to corner 25; Thence S 4413'W, 154.67 meters to corner 26; Thence N 7515'W, 96.83 meters to corner 27; Thence S 3753'W, 475.14 meters to corner 28; Thence S 3024'W, 169.85 meters to corner 29; Thence S 1159'E, 317.14 meters to corner 1, the point of beginning, Containing an area of One Hundred Ninety One (191) Hectares, more or less. The technical descriptions of Buug Natural Biotic Area and its Buffer Zone shall be subject to actual ground survey. These areas shall be under the management jurisdiction of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) and shall be administered in accordance with the provisions of the NIPAS Act of 1992. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hands and caused the seal of the Republic of the Philippines to be affixed. DONE in the City of Manila, this 22nd day of December, in the year of Our Lord, Nineteen Hundred and Ninety-Eight.