Transferring a Certain Parcel of Land of the Public Domain in Laoag City to the PTA

July 30, 1980

PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 1704

TRANSFERRING, CEDING AND CONVEYING TO THE PHILIPPINE TOURISM AUTHORITY A CERTAIN PARCEL OF LAND OF THE PUBLIC DOMAIN LOCATED IN LAOAG CITY, FOR TOURISM PURPOSES

By virtue of the powers vested in me by the Constitution, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the Philippines, do hereby transfer, cede and convey to the Philippine Tourism Authority (PTA) for tourism development purposes certain parcel of land of the public domain located in Laoag City, more particularly described as follows: casia

A parcel of land (of lots 1-G, M, CC, JJ, KK, MM, of the subdivision plan Csd-5183, PCN, No. ), situated in the Barrio of Balacad, City of Laoag, Province of Ilocos Norte, Island of Luzon. Bounded on the NE, along line 1–2 by Lot 854, G-9866, along line 2–3 of the subdivision plan Csd-5183, on the NW, along lines 3–4 by 1-F, along line 4–5 by Lot 1-EE, along line 5–6 by Lot 1-DD, along line 6–7 by Lot 1-CC, all of the subdivision Csd-5183, along line 7–8 by Barangay Road, along line 8–9 by Lot 1-L, along line 9–10 by Lot 1-K, along line 10–11 by Lot 1-J, all of the subdivision Csd-5183, on the SE, along line 11–12 by Barangay Road, along line 12-13-14 by Lot 1-F, along line 14–15 by Lot 1-NN of the subdivision plan Csd-5183, and on the SW, along lines 15-16-17-18, by China Sea, along line 18-1 by Lot 1-HH of the subdivision plan. Beginning at a point marked "1" on plan being S. 16 deg. 55'W., 240.69 m., from B.B.M. No. 1-1, Bo. Balacad, Laoag, Ilocos Norte. acd

thence N. 87 deg. 05'E.,  167.04 m. to point 2;

thence N. 55 deg. 21'E.,  219.30 m. to point 3;

thence S. 10 deg. 19'W.,  236.39 m. to point 4;

thence S. 7 deg. 32'W.,  179.53 m. to point 5;

thence S. 10 deg. 43'W.,  132.51 m. to point 6;

thence S. 8 deg. 13'W.,  148.57 m. to point 7;

thence S. 13 deg. 05'W.,  5.12 m. to point 8;

thence S. 16 deg. 29'W.,  359.37 m. to point 9;

thence S. 12 deg. 19'W.,  257.90 m. to point 10;

thence S. 11 deg. 09'W.,  309.64 m. to point 11;

thence S. 86 deg. 57'W.,  293.00 m. to point 12;

thence S. 1 deg. 12'W.,  10.02. m. to point 13;

thence S. 6 deg. 47'W.,  153.92 m. to point 14;

thence S. 75 deg. 54'W.,  185.06 m. to point 15;

thence N. 10 deg. 02'E.,  563.24. m. to point 16;

thence N. 10 deg. 18'E.,  580.87 m. to point 17;

thence N. 5 deg. 24'E.,  674.85 m. to point 18;

thence S. 61 deg. 03'E.,  237.15 m. to point of

beginning; containing of an area of SEVEN HUNDRED SEVENTY FOUR THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED FIFTY ONE (774,651) SQUARE METERS; more or less. All points referred to are indicated on the plan and are marked on the ground are P.S. All Cyl. Conc. Mons. 15 x 60 cm., bearings true, date of survey April 8–24, 1980. acd

The Philippine Tourism Authority may not alienate the said parcel of land or any portion thereof without the prior approval of the President of the Philippines, although it may encumber the same with any government financing institution for development purposes.

All laws, decrees, proclamations and executive orders inconsistent herewith are hereby revoked or amended accordingly.

This Decree shall take effect immediately.

DONE in the City of Manila, this 30th day of July, in the year of Our Lord, Nineteen Hundred and Eighty.

Published in the Official Gazette, Vol. 76 No. 44, 8231-44 Supp., on November 3, 1980.