Proclamation No. 1885, signed by President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo on September 10, 2009, designates a 139,012 square meter parcel of land in Barangay Maria Cristina, Balo-I, Lanao del Norte, as the Balo-I Agro-Industrial Economic Zone. This designation is made pursuant to Republic Act No. 7916 (Special Economic Zone Act of 1995) and its amendments. The proclamation follows recommendations from the Philippine Economic Zone Authority's Board of Directors and outlines the boundaries and technical details of the land. The aim is to foster economic development in the region by establishing an agro-industrial hub.
September 10, 2009
PROCLAMATION NO. 1885
CREATING AND DESIGNATING A PARCEL OF LAND OF THE PRIVATE DOMAIN SITUATED AT BARANGAY MARIA CRISTINA, MUNICIPALITY OF BALO-I, PROVINCE OF LANAO DEL NORTE, ISLAND OF MINDANAO, AS AGRO-INDUSTRIAL ECONOMIC ZONE PURSUANT TO REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7916 AS AMENDED BY REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8748
Pursuant to the powers vested in me under Republic Act No. 7916, otherwise known as the Special Economic Zone Act of 1995 as amended by Republic Act No. 8748 and upon the recommendation of the Board of Directors of the Philippine Economic Zone Authority, I, GLORIA MACAPAGAL-ARROYO, President of the Philippines, do hereby create and designate, subject to the provisions of Republic Act No. 7916 as amended, its Implementing Rules and Regulations, Resolution No. 07-232 dated 16 May 2007 and Resolution No. 08-470 dated 10 September 2008, of the Board of Directors of the Philippine Economic Zone Authority, a parcel of land located at Barangay Maria Cristina, Balo-I, Lanao del Norte as agro-industrial economic zone to be known as Balo-I Agro-Industrial Economic Zone, with an area of One Hundred Thirty Nine Thousand Twelve (139,012) Square Meters, more or less, as defined by the following technical description:
"Pcn-10-000326
A parcel of land (Plan Pcn-10-000326), being consolidation plan of Lot 4503, CAD-292 & Lot 2, Pcs-10-0003055, situated in the Barangay Maria Cristina, Municipality of Balo-I, Province of Lanao del Norte, Island of Mindanao.
Bounded on the NE., along lines 19-1-2-3 by Overton Military Reservation; along lines 3-4-5-6 by Road; along line 6-7 by Lot 1 (Road Pcs-10-003055; on the SE., along line 7-8-9-10 by Lot 1 (LRC) Psd-26647 (Portion of Lot 2296, Cad-292); on the SE., along line 10-11 by property of Catalina Sajulga; along lines 11 to 17 by Agus River (30.00 m. wide non-navigable); and on the NW., along lines 17-18-19 by Lot 2255, Cad-292, Iligan Cadastre. Note: Portion of this lot is subject to legal easement (3.00 m. wide) along lines 11-12-&17-18. CASIEa
Beginning from a point marked "1" on the plan being N. 57 deg. 00 W., 7244.97 m. from BLLM No. 1, Momungan, Balo-I, Lanao del Norte.
thence S. 32 deg. 47' E., 119.53 m. to point 2;
thence S. 32 deg. 47' E., 101.99 m. to point 3;
thence S. 03 deg. 38' E., 51.82 m. to point 4;
thence S. 17 deg. 39' E., 14.87 m. to point 5;
thence S. 40 deg. 36' E., 5.21 m. to point 6;
thence S. 17 deg. 02' E., 61.75 m. to point 7;
thence N. 84 deg. 47' W., 264.31 m. to point 8;
thence S. 43 deg. 22' W., 162.53 m. to point 9;
thence S. 43 deg. 22' W., 11.00 m. to point 10; AcSHCD
thence N. 34 deg. 52' W., 53.05 m. to point 11;
thence N. 34 deg. 52' W., 3.00 m. to point 12;
thence N. 01 deg. 38' E., 93.77 m. to point 13;
thence N. 01 deg. 35' E., 76.48 m. to point 14;
thence N. 00 deg. 43' E., 159.31 m. to point 15;
thence N. 04 deg. 54' W., 68.86 m. to point 16;
thence N. 42 deg. 03' W., 39.57 m. to point 17;
thence N. 67 deg. 41' E., 3.00 m. to point 18;
thence N. 67 deg. 41' E., 217.38 m. to point 19;
thence S. 31 deg. 51' E., 164.68 m. to point of HcACTE
beginning; containing an area of One Hundred Thirty Nine Thousand Twelve (139,012) Square Meters, more or less. All points referred to are indicated on the plan and are marked on the ground are 'Old Points' cyl. conc. mons. 15x60 cm., bearings true; date of original survey, N/A and that of the subdivision survey, December 12, 2007, executed by Howell V. Hain, Geodetic Engineer, and approved on September 11, 2008."
IN WITNESS THEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the Republic of the Philippines to be affixed hereto.
DONE in the City of Manila, this 10th day of September, in the year of Our Lord, Two Thousand and Nine.