Proclamation No. 2484, issued on January 29, 1986, by President Ferdinand E. Marcos, designates the Karagan Valley Resettlement Project in Davao del Norte as a civil reservation exclusively for the Mansaka and Mandaya tribes, along with other cultural minorities. This declaration aims to facilitate the settlement and disposition of the land specifically for these groups, while acknowledging any existing private rights. The proclamation reflects the government's commitment to support the rights and welfare of indigenous peoples in the region.
January 29, 1986
PROCLAMATION NO. 2484
DECLARING THE KARAGAN VALLEY RESETTLEMENT PROJECT IN THE PROVINCE OF DAVAO DEL NORTE AS A CIVIL RESERVATION EXCLUSIVELY FOR THE MANSAKA AND MANDAYA TRIBES AND OTHER CULTURAL MINORITIES
Upon the recommendation of the Minister of Natural Resources and with the concurrence of the Minister of Agrarian Reform and pursuant to the authority vested in me by the Constitution I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, hereby declare the Karagan Valley Resettlement Project in the Municipalities of San Mariano, Maco and Mabini, Province of Davao del Norte as a civil reservation exclusively for settlement by, and disposition to, the Mansaka and Mandaya Tribes and other cultural Minorities, subject to private rights, if any. cd i
In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the Republic of the Philippines to be affixed.
DONE in the City of Manila, Philippines, this 29th day of January, in the year of Our Lord, Nineteen Hundred and Eighty-Six.