Reclassification of Portions of Foreshore Land in Certain Cities and Provinces as Commercial or Industrial Land
Presidential Decree No. 680, issued on April 3, 1975, reclassifies specific foreshore lands in various locations throughout the Philippines—namely in Lapu-Lapu City, Davao City, Aparri, Bacolod City, and Dipolog City—as suitable for commercial and industrial use. The decree authorizes the National Development Company (NDC) to acquire these lands for a nominal fee of one peso each, contingent upon verification of their status as reclaimed areas. The NDC is also permitted to transfer ownership or lease these lands to qualified entities for commercial purposes. This legislation overrides any conflicting laws and takes effect immediately.
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- What is Reclassification of Portions of Foreshore Land in Certain Cities and Provinces as Commercial or Industrial Land about?
- Presidential Decree No. 680, issued on April 3, 1975, reclassifies specific foreshore lands in various locations throughout the Philippines—namely in Lapu-Lapu City, Davao City, Aparri, Bacolod City, and Dipolog City—as suitable for commercial and industrial use. The decree authorizes the National Development Company (NDC) to acquire these lands for a nominal fee of one peso each, contingent upon verification of their status as reclaimed areas. The NDC is also permitted to transfer ownership or lease these lands to qualified entities for commercial purposes. This legislation overrides any conflicting laws and takes effect immediately.
- What type of law is Presidential Decree No. 680?
- Reclassification of Portions of Foreshore Land in Certain Cities and Provinces as Commercial or Industrial Land (Presidential Decree No. 680) is a Philippine Presidential Issuances enacted by the Congress of the Philippines.
- When was Reclassification of Portions of Foreshore Land in Certain Cities and Provinces as Commercial or Industrial Land enacted?
- Reclassification of Portions of Foreshore Land in Certain Cities and Provinces as Commercial or Industrial Land (Presidential Decree No. 680) was enacted on Apr 3, 1975.
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- Reclassification of Portions of Foreshore Land in Certain Cities and Provinces as Commercial or Industrial Land, Presidential Decree No. 680, Apr 3, 1975 (Philippines)
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April 3, 1975
PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 680
RECLASSIFYING PORTIONS OF THE FORESHORE LAND IN (1) LO-OC, LAPU-LAPU CITY ISLAND OF MACTAN, (2) BARRIO SASA, CITY OF DAVAO, PROVINCE OF DAVAO, (3) BARRIO PUNTA, MUNICIPALITY OF APPARI, PROVINCE OF CAGAYAN (4) BARRIO BANAGO, BACOLOD CITY, PROVINCE OF NEGROS OCCIDENTAL AND (5) SITIO OF MIPUTAK POBLACION, CITY OF DIPOLOG, ZAMBOANGA DEL NORTE, AS LAND FOR COMMERCIAL OR INDUSTRIAL PURPOSES AND CONVEYING THE SAME AND THE IMPROVEMENTS THEREON TO NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT COMPANY AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
WHEREAS, the Secretary of Natural Resources has recommended a re-classification of portions of the foreshore land in (1) Lo-oc, Lapu-Lapu Island of Mactan, (2) Barrio Sasa, City of Davao, (3) Barrio Punta, Municipality of Appari, Province of Cagayan, (4) Barrio Banago, Bacolod City, Province of Negros Occidental and (5) Sitio of Miputak Poblacion, City of Dipolog, Zamboanga del Norte, as land for commercial and industrial purposes under Chapter IX, Title III of Commonwealth Act No. 141 as amended, otherwise known as the Public Land Act, as the same have ceased to be foreshore land;
WHEREAS, Section 9 of the Public Land Act empowers the President, upon recommendation of the Secretary of Natural Resources, to classify or reclassify from time to time or at any time all alienable or disposable lands of public domain;
WHEREAS, the National Development Company, under Presidential Decree No. 668, dated March 7 1975 is authorized to acquire, hold, develop and dispose all lands acquired by citizens of the United States under the Laurel-Langley Agreement before its expiration on July 3, 1974;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by the Constitution, do hereby order and decree:
SECTION 1. The following portions of the foreshore lands in:
(1) A parcel of land, Lot 1, portion of Lot 463 P.S. Cad-11, situated in the barrio of Lo-oc, Lapu-Lapu City Island of Mactan, bounded on the north, Lot 2 of this survey; on the east by Lot 464-P.S. Cad-11; on the south by Lot 463-P.S. Cad-11; and on the west by Lot 463 P.S. Cad-11. Beginning at a point marked "1" on plan, being north, 0 deg. 03' E., 227.81 meters from Triangulation CAL/29th Engr.;
| thence S. 44 deg. 30'E., | 40.00 m. to point "2" |
| thence N. 3 deg. 23'E., | 2.20 m. to point "3" |
| thence N 89 deg. 29'E., | 22.30 m. to point "4" |
| thence S. 58 deg. 38'E., | 33.61 m. to point "5" |
| thence S. 21 deg. 07'W., | 16.93 m. to point "6" |
| thence N. 88 deg. 26'W., | 11.10 m. to point "7" |
| thence S. 43 deg. 44'W., | 19.24 m. to point "8" |
| thence S. 4 deg. 12'W., | 10.92 m. to point "9" |
| thence N. 84 deg. 07'E., | 12.67 m. to point "10" |
| thence S. 49 deg. 18'E., | 18.86 m. to point "11" |
| thence N. 29 deg. 53'E., | 15.45 m. to point "12" |
| thence N. 6 deg. 53'E., | 15.02 m. to point "13" |
| thence N. 50 deg. 37'W., | 8.67 m. to point "14" |
| thence N. 27 deg. 38'E., | 21.56 m. to point "15" |
| thence N. 88 deg. 38'E., | 12.60 m. to point "16" |
| thence N. 47 deg. 48'E., | 10.12 m. to point "17" |
| thence S. 79 deg. 42'E., | 10.06 m. to point "18" |
| thence N. 64 deg. 37'E., | 17.90 m. to point "19" |
| thence S. 1 deg. 56'W., | 4.46 m. to point "20" |
| thence S. 46 deg. 55'W., | 13.34 m. to point "21" |
| thence S. 42 deg. 38'E., | 24.07 m. to point "22" |
| thence S. 45 deg. 10'W., | 73.35 m. to point "23" |
| thence S. 45 deg. 45'E., | 49.60 m. to point "24" |
| thence S. 44 deg. 35'W., | 102.21 m. to point "25" |
| thence N. 46 deg. 45'W., | 31.87 m. to point "26" |
| thence S. 42 deg. 38'W., | 42.61 m. to point "27" |
| thence N. 46 deg. 33'W., | 100.50 m. to point "28" |
| thence S. 44 deg. 22'W., | 9.06 m. to point "29" |
| thence N. 46 deg. 03'W., | 34.60 m. to point "30" |
| thence N. 45 deg. 16'E., | 40.19 m. to point "31" |
| thence S. 73 deg. 24'E., | 1.58 m. to point "32" |
| thence N. 44 deg. 27'E., | 13.36 m. to point "33" |
| thence S. 45 deg. 32'E., | 5.35 m. to point "34" |
| thence N. 44 deg. 32'E., | 20.92 m. to point "35" |
| thence N. 44 deg. 33'W., | 35.70 m. to point "36" |
| thence N. 48 deg. 23'E., | 27.24 m. to point "37" |
thence N. 45 deg. 23'E., 71.69 m. to point of beginning, containing an area of THIRTY THOUSAND FOUR HUNDRED FIVE (30,405) SQUARE METERS. All points referred to are indicated on the plan and are marked on the ground accordingly. Bearing true, date of survey, March 22 to 24, 1975. aisa dc
(2) A parcel of land, Lot 2, situated at the barrio of Lo-oc, Lapu-Lapu City, Island of Mactan, Bounded on the north, NE & NW by Channel, on the SE by FLA-503 and Lot 1 portion of Lot 463 P.S. Cad-11 and on the SW by Channel. Beginning at a point marked "1" on plan, being N, 16 deg. 18'W., 194.50 meters from Triangulation CAL/29th Engr.;
| thence N. 45 deg. 13'W., | 36.81 m. to point "2" |
| thence N. 43 deg. 55'E., | 58.82 m. to point "3" |
| thence S. 46 deg. 34'E., | 37.15 m. to point "4" |
| thence S. 74 deg. 15'E., | 4.20 m. to point "5" |
| thence N. 45 deg. 31'E., | 53.87 m. to point "6" |
| thence N. 45 deg. 31'E., | 8.80 m. to point "7" |
| thence S. 40 deg. 38'E., | 19.62 m. to point "8" |
| thence S. 40 deg. 39'E., | 20.71 m. to point "9" |
| thence S. 29 deg. 15'E., | 0.41 m. to point "10" |
| thence S. 65 deg. 18'W., | 9.92 m. to point "11" |
| thence S. 35 deg. 14'W., | 42.12 m. to point "12" |
| thence S. 26 deg. 00'W., | 1.35 m. to point "13" |
| thence S. 3 deg. 23'W., | 2.20 m. to point "14" |
| thence N. 44 deg. 30'W., | 40.00 m. to point "15" |
| thence S. 45 deg. 23'W., | 71.69 m. to point "16" |
| thence N. 22 deg. 05'W., | 9.95 m. to point of beginning, |
containing an area of FIVE THOUSAND ONE HUNDRED FIVE (5,105) SQUARE METERS. All points referred to are indicated on the plan and are marked on the ground accordingly. Bearing true, date of survey, March 22 to 24, 1975. acd
(3) A parcel of land, Lot 3, situated at barrio Lo-oc, Lapu-Lapu City, Island of Mactan, Bounded on the north by channel, on the northeast, southeast, southwest and northwest by Lot 464, P.S. Cad-11. Beginning at a point marked "1" on plan being North, 21 deg. 40'E., 221.56 meters from triangulation CAL/29th Engr.;
| thence N. 58 deg. 13'E., | 13.15 m. to point "2" |
| thence S. 26 deg. 48'E., | 11.25 m. to point "3" |
| thence S. 57 deg. 55'W., | 14.90 m. to point "4" |
| thence N. 63 deg. 20'W., | 23.60 m. to point "5" |
| thence N. 19 deg. 25'W., | 5.14 m. to point "7" |
| thence N. 14 deg. 41'E., | 21.30 m. to point "6" |
thence S. 29 deg. 15'E., 28.17 m. to point of beginning, containing an area of FOUR HUNDRED FIFTY-FOUR (454) SQUARE METERS. All points referred to are indicated on the plan and are marked on the ground accordingly. Bearing true, date of survey, March 22 to 24, 1975.
(4) A parcel of land (unnumbered), being a portion of FLA-V-3009, V-4240 and V-9, situated in the city of Davao, Island of Mindanao. Bounded on the northeast, points 1 to 4 by FLA-V-9, FLA-V-4240 parcel 1, and public land; on the southeast, points 4 to 7, by Davao Gulf and FLA-V-4240 parcel 2; on the southwest, points 7 to 8 by public land; and on the northwest, points 8 to 1 by Lot 562-B-1, Psd-22067. Beginning at a point marked "1" on plan, being S. 41 deg. 04'E., 39.58 m. from BBM No. 13, Davao Cadastre cd i
| thence S. 62 deg. 35'E., | 10.00 m. to point 2; |
| thence S. 9 deg. 32'E., | 21.25 m. to point 3; |
| thence S. 62 deg. 35'E., | 22.00 m. to point 4; |
| thence S. 27 deg. 25'W., | 7.00 m. to point 5; |
| thence N. 67 deg. 51'15"W., | 3.71 m. to point 6; |
| thence S. 35 deg. 45'W., | 73.50 m. to point 7; |
| thence N. 54 deg. 07'W., | 27.00 m. to point 8; |
| thence N. 35 deg. 40'E., | 50.36 m. to point 9; |
| thence N. 24 deg. 45'E., | 34.98 m. to point 10; |
thence N. 3 deg. 32'W., 16.45 m. to the point of beginning; containing an area of two thousand six hundred ten (2610) square meters, more or less. All points referred to are indicated on the plan and are marked on the ground accordingly, bearing true, date of survey, March 5, 1975.
(5) A parcel of land, ____________, being a portion of FLA 2706, situated in the barrio of Punta, Aparri, Cagayan, Island of Luzon. Bounded on the north, points 3 to 5 by salvage zone (20 m. wide); on the east, points 5 to 1 by Shell Company of the Philippines, on the south, points 1 to 2 by public land and municipal road; and on the west points 2 to 3 by proposed road. Beginning at a point marked "1" on plan __________ Cagayan Cadastre
| thence N. 87 deg. 30'W., | 205.57 m. to point 2; |
| thence N. 8 deg. 01'W., | 165.15 m. to point 3; |
| thence S. 75 deg. 50'E., | 239.42 m. to point 4; |
| thence S. 1 deg. 54'W., | 53.98 m. to point 5; |
| thence S. 1 deg. 52'W., | 59.95 m. to point 1; |
point of the beginning; containing an area of thirty thousand, sixteen (30,016) square meters, more or less. All points referred to are indicated on the plan and are marked on the ground accordingly, bearing true, date of survey, March 12-13, 1975.
(6) A parcel of land (portion of FLA unnumbered), situated in the barrio of Banago, Bacolod City, Province of Negros Occidental, Island of Negros. Bounded on the northeast, along line 1-2, by public land, on the southeast, along line 2-3, by Lot 1443, on the northwest, along line 3-4, by Guimaras Strait, on the northwest, along line 4-1, by Guimaras Strait. beginning at a point marked "1" on plan, being ________ from __________ Bacolod Cadastre
| thence S. 79 deg. 40'E., | 12.00 m. to point 2; |
| thence S. 13 deg. 10'W., | 93.00 m. to point 3; |
| thence N. 1 deg. 1'52"W., | 49.38 m. to point 4; |
| thence N. 13 deg. 10'E., | 45.00 m. to point 1; |
point of beginning; containing an area of eight hundred twenty-eight (828) square meters, more or less. All points referred to are indicated on the tentative plan, bearing true; date prepared, March 11, 1975.
(7) A parcel of land (Lot 1, FLA temporary permit VII-5, No. 165), situated in the sitio of Miputak, Poblacion, City of Dipolog, Zamboanga del Norte, Island of Mindanao. Bounded on the northeast, along line 1-2 by Lot _______, Dipolog Cadastre; on the southeast, along line 2-3 by R. Magsaysay Street ext.; on the southwest, along line 3-4 by Lot _______, Dipolog Cadastre; on the northwest, along line 4-1 by lots 2, FLA (unnumbered). Beginning at a point marked "1" on plan, being ________ Dipolog, Cadastre
| thence S. 77 deg. 27'E., | 45.68 m. to point 2; |
| thence S. 12 deg. 15'W., | 87.80 m. to point 3; |
| thence N. 71 deg. 28'W., | 44.80 m. to point 4; |
| thence N. 11 deg. 31'E., | 83.15 m. to point 1; |
point of beginning; containing an area of two thousand five hundred four (2,504) square meters, more or less. All points referred to are indicated on the tentative plan. casia
A parcel of land (Lot 2, FLA unnumbered), situated in the sitio of Miputak, Poblacion, City of Dipolog, Zamboanga del Norte, Island of Mindanao. Bounded on the northeast; along line 4-1 by public land; on the southeast, along line 1-2 by FLA temporary permit VIII-5, No. 165 on the southwest, along line 2-3 by public land; and on the northwest, along line 3-4 by Sulu Sea, beginning at a point marked "1" on plan, being _________ Dipolog Cadastre
| thence S. 11 deg. 31'W., | 83.15 m. to point 2; |
| thence N. 71 deg. 28'W., | 18.00 m. to point 3; |
| thence N. 12 deg. 8'E., | 81.25 m. to point 4; |
| thence S. 77 deg. 27'E., | 17.00 m. to point 1; |
point of beginning; containing an area of one thousand four hundred ninety-four (4,494) square meters, more or less. All points referred to are indicated on the tentative plan.
SECTION 2. The lands hereinabove described and delineated shall be surveyed by the Bureau of Lands to ascertain their accurate location boundaries and areas and whether in fact the same are reclaimed areas and covered by foreshore leases. Thereafter the reclaimed lands so verified shall be conveyed in absolute ownership to the National Development Company for the nominal sum of One Peso (P1.00) for each parcel of land conveyed under the proper Register of Deeds shall register the same and issue the corresponding certificate of title to the National Development Company.
SECTION 3. Any provision of law, proclamation, ordinance, rules and regulations to the contrary notwithstanding, the National Development Company may transfer absolute ownership of any portion or portions of lands herein above described and convey the same to persons or corporations qualified to acquire land under the Constitution, or lease the same or any portion or portions thereof to any person or corporation for commercial or industrial purposes only. casia
SECTION 4. All laws, executive orders, proclamations, rules and regulations or parts thereof inconsistent with this Decree are hereby repealed and/or modified accordingly.
SECTION 5. This Decree shall take effect immediately.
DONE in the City of Manila, Philippines, this 3rd day of April, 1975, in the year of Our Lord, Nineteen Hundred and Seventy-Five.
Cite This Law
Reclassification of Portions of Foreshore Land in Certain Cities and Provinces as Commercial or Industrial Land, Presidential Decree No. 680, Apr 3, 1975 (Philippines)
Reclassification of Portions of Foreshore Land in Certain Cities and Provinces as Commercial or Industrial Land, Presidential Decree No. 680 (Phil. 1975)
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