Proclamation No. 156 - Establishing Alabat Watershed Forest Reserve

Aug 20, 2026

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Proclamation No. 156 establishes the Alabat Watershed Forest Reserve to protect, maintain, and improve its water yield. It authorizes the reservation of a parcel of public domain within the Municipality of Alabat, Province of Quezon, for watershed and other ecological enhancement purposes. The proclamation withdraws the land from entry, sale, disposition, or settlement, subject to any private rights, and provides the legal framework to prevent improper forest exploitation and disruptive land use, including a technical metes-and-bounds description.

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Proclamation No. 156 - Establishing Alabat Watershed Forest Reserve

Purpose and scope

Withdrawal and legal effect

Technical description of the reserved parcel

MALACANANGMANILA # BY THE PRESIDENT CF THE PHILIPPINES PROCLAMATION NO,156 ESTABLISHING AS ALABAT WATERSHED FOREST RESERVE FOR PURPOSES OFPROTECTING,MAINTAINING,OR IMPROVING ITS WATER YIEDAND PROVIDING RESTRAINING MECHANISM FOR IMPROPERFOREST EXPLOITATION AND DISRUPTIVE LAND-USE,A CERTAINPARCEL CF LAND OF THE PLBLIC DOMAIN SITUATED IN THEMJNICIPALITY OF ALABAT,PROVINCE OF QLEZON,PHILIPPINES UPON THE RECCYENDATION OF THE SECRETARY OF ENVIRONENT ANDNATURAL RESOURCES AND PURSUANT TU THE POMERS VESTED IN ME BY LAW, I,CORAZON C,AQUINO,PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES,DO HEREBYWITHDRAW FROM ENTRY,SALE,DISPOSITION OR SETTLEMENT AND SET ASIDEFOR WATERSHED AND OTHER ECOLOGICAL ENHANCEMENT PURPOSES,SUBJECT TOPRIVATE RIGHTS,IF ANY THERE BE,AND TO THE OPERATION OF THE PREVIOUSPROCLAMATIONS RESERVING ANY PORTION THEREOF FOR SPECIFIC PURPOSES,THEPARCELOF LAD OF THE PUBLIC DOMAIN SITUATED IN THE MUNICIPALITY OFALABAT,PROVINCE OF QUEZON,AS SHOHN IN THE BuREAU OF FaREST DeVELOP-MNT MAP No,W.R,-70,WITH THE FOLOWING TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION: BEGINNING AT POINT“1”ON THE BD MAP No,70,IS ACONCRETE MOMUMENT,25x30x56 CENTIMETERS,IDENTICAL TOCORNER 1cF G-1360 oF S.VIAJE; THENCE N 5000′W.180 METERS TO CORNER 2,CONCRETECATCHMNT BASIN,2×2 METERS,ON LANGGAS CREEK; THENCE N5000′W.70 METERS TO CORNER 3,MALAIKMO,40 CENTIMETERS IN DIAMETER,IDENTICAL TO CORNER 20,A OR D,BLoCK IV,TAYABAS PROJECT 18-A; B0 THENCE N5000′,416 METERS TO CORNER 4,WHITE LAUAN,60 CENTIMETERS IN DIAMETER,IDENTICAL TO CORNER 19,A&D,BLocK IV,TAYABAS PROJECT 18-A; THENCE N 27900′W,380 NETERS TO CORNER 5,IPIL-IPIL,20 CENTIMETERS IN DIAMETER,EAST OF TRAIL; THENCE N2900′W,280 METERS TO CORNER6,COCONUT,30 CENTIMETERS IN DIAMETER,SOUTH OF TRAIL; THENCE N500′W,400 METERS TO CORNER 7,STAKE,SoUTHOF TRAIL; THENCE N 4500′W,230 METERS TO CORNER 8,CONCRETEMONUMENT,15x50 CENTIMETERS,NoRTHEAST CF TRAIL; THENCE N8200'W.260 METERS TO CORNER 9,CONCRETEMONUMENT,15x60 CENTIMETERS,SOUTHWEST CF TRAIL; THENCE N1400′E,190 METERS TO CORNER 10,RoCK,50×50 CENTIMETERS,ON CREEK; THENCE N 5200′W,220 METERS TO CORNER 1l,CONCRETEMONUMENT,15x60 CENTIMETERS,SoUTHMEST OF TRAIL; THENCE N 1500′W,360 METERS TO CORNER 12,STAKE,AT THE JUNCTION OF CAGLATE AND BRANCH CREEK; THENCE S 55000′W,80 METERS TO CORNER 13,cOCONUT,30 CENTIMETERS IN DIAMETER,WEST OF CAGLATE CREEK; THENCE N2400′W,230 METERS TO CORNER 14,COCONUT,30 CENTIMETERS IN DIAMETER,JUNCTION OF CREEK AND TRAIL; THENCE DuE NRTH,230 METERS TO CORNER 15,MISCELLANEOUSSp,,60 CENTIMETERS IN DIAMETER,NoRTH OF TRAIL; THENCE N 41900′E,260 METERS TO CORNER 16,STAKE,JUNCTION OF CREEK AND TRAIL; THENCE N44900′E,210 METERS TO CORNER 17,ROCK,2x3 METERS,AT THE JUNCTION OF CREEK AND TRAIL; THENCE N8200′E,300 METERS TO CORNER 18,MANGO,30 CENTIMETERS IN DIAMETER,AT THE JUNCTION OF CREEKAND TRAIL; THENCE N 85000′E,380 METERS TO CORNER 19,STAKE,AT JUNCTION OF CAMAYA CREEK AND CALAWAG BAY; THENCE FOLONING SHORELINE IN A GENEPAL SoUTHEASTDIRECTION,1,460 METERS To CORNER 20,DAPDAP,100CENTIMETERS IN DIANETER,IDENTICAL TO CORNER 1,A&D,BLoCK III,TAYABAS PROJECT,No.18; THENCE S 3000′E,300 METERS TO CORNER 21,PARAISO,15 CENTIMETERS IN DIANETER,IDENTICAL TO CORNER 2,A&DBLOCK III,TAYABAS,PROJECT No,18; THENCE S5700′E,300 METERS TO CORNER 22,BALOBO,50 CENTIMETERS IN DIAMETER,IDENTICAL TO CORNER 3,A&DBLoCK II,TAYABAS PROJECT No,18; THENCE S 2500′E,300 METERS TO CORNER 23,TALISANBAYAWAK 40 CENTIMETERS IN DIAMETER,IDENTICAL TO CORNER 4,A&D,BLocK III,TAYABAS PROJECT No,18; THENCE S 5600′E,750 METERS TO CORNER 24,SUPA,50 CENTIMETERS IN DIAMETER,IDENTICAL TO CORNER 5,A&D,BLOCK II,TAYABAS PROJECT No,18; THENCE S 32900′E,150 METERS TO CORNER 25,ARANGA,30 CENTIMETERS IN DIAMETER,IDENTICAL TO CORNER 6,A&D,BLocK III,TAYABAS PROJECT No,18; THENCE S 71900′E,180 METERS TO CORNER 26,AUJGUIS,20 CENTIMETERS IN DIANETER,IDENTICAL TO CORNER 7,A&D,BLoCK III,TAYABAS PROJECT No,18: 6a THENCE S 3000′E,150 METERS TO CORNER 27,DuLITAN,30 CENTIMETERS IN DIAMETER,ID

FAQs

What is the purpose of Proclamation No. 156 for Alabat?

It establishes the Alabat Watershed Forest Reserve to protect, maintain, and improve its water yield and support ecological enhancement purposes.

What does the proclamation require regarding entry, sale, or disposition of the land?

It withdraws the specified public domain parcel from entry, sale, disposition, or settlement, subject to any private rights, for watershed and ecological purposes.

How is the reserved area defined in the proclamation?

By a technical metes-and-bounds description based on named points, markers, and bearings/distances, referencing a Bureau of Forest Development map.

Aug 20, 2026

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