Amendments to Directive No. 4 of LOI No. 917 (August 22, 1979)
Letter of Instructions No. 917-A, issued on September 7, 1979, amends Directive No. 4 to declare forest lands within a 45-kilometer radius of Palanan Point in Isabela, and other potential areas, as Wilderness Areas for national security purposes. This declaration respects existing private rights and mandates the use of natural boundaries and identifiable landmarks to define these areas. The goal is to enhance the protection and management of these forest lands while considering recognized private ownership.
Law Information
- Reference Number
- Letter of Instructions No. 917-A
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Presidential Issuances
- Subcategory
- Letters of Instructions
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
September 7, 1979
LETTER OF INSTRUCTIONS NO. 917-A
| TO | : | The Minister of Natural Resources |
| The Minister of Human Settlements | ||
| The Minister of Local Government and Community Development | ||
| The Director, Bureau of Forest Development |
In line with the declaration of Wilderness Areas, Directive No. 4 of Letter of Instructions No. 917 is hereby amended to read as follows: acd
"4. That in the interest of national security, all forest lands within a 45-kilometer radius from Palanan Point in Palanan, Isabela, and such other forest lands as may later on be identified, selected and reserved for similar purposes are declared as Wilderness Area subject to existing recognized and valid private rights. For this purpose, natural boundaries and readily identifiable landmarks shall be used in defining the boundary of the declared Wilderness Area."
DONE in the City of Manila, this 7th day of September, in the year of Our Lord, Nineteen Hundred and Seventy-Nine.
Cite This Law
Amendments to Directive No. 4 of LOI No. 917 (August 22, 1979), Letter of Instructions No. 917-A, Sep 7, 1979 (Philippines)
Amendments to Directive No. 4 of LOI No. 917 (August 22, 1979), Letter of Instructions No. 917-A (Phil. 1979)
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