DENR Administrative Order No. 2000 – 31 March 31, 2000

SUBJECT : Declaring And Setting Aside Certain Tracts Of Public Forest Land For USUFRUCT Rights In Tree Farming Activities Of DENR-1 Employees

Pursuant to Memorandum Order No. 99-29 dated September 15, 1999, otherwise known as the guidelines in the implementation of USUFRUCT Rights in Tree Farming within forestlands where occupation is not allowed, eight (8) areas of forestland within Region I containing an aggregate area of 862.16 hectares is hereby declared and set aside for the purpose, subject to private and/or prior rights, if there be any, and subject to further precise actual ground delineation survey, which areas are particularly described as follows:

AREA I - CENRO Bangui, Employees

Open and denuded forestland with an approximate area of 146 hectares. It is geographically located between latitude 18° 21’ 11.07” to 181°21’43.65” and between longitude 120°37’41.68” to 120°38’43.49” situated within Sapat, Municipality of Pasuquin, Province of Ilocos Norte. It is within the administrative jurisdiction of CENRO Bangui, Ilocos Norte.

AREA 2 - PENRO Ilocos Norte and CENRO City Employees

Open forestland with an aggregate area of 144.0 hectares. It lies between latitude 18° 03' 36.60" to 18° 05' 43.60" and between longitude 120° 40’ 26.59” to 120° 41' 00”. It is within Barangay Lydia, Mabuti and Cali, Municipality of Dingras,

48 Province of llocos Norte under the administrative jurisdiction of CENRO Laoag City.

AREA 3 - PENRO and CENRO , Ilocos Sur Employees

The area is located within Libunao Watershed Forest Reserve under Proclamation No. 410. It has an approximate area of 86.0 ha and geographically located within latitude 17°50' 20.87” to 17°50' 55.76" and longitude 120°31' 20.50" to 120° 32' 14.40" situated at Barangays Maradodon and Nakollooban, Municipalities of and , Province of Ilocos Sur. It is within the administrative jurisdiction of CENRO Vigan, Province of llocos Sur.

AREA 4 - CENRO Employees

The area is a part of Lidlidda Watershed Forest Reserve with an approximate area of 10. 16 ha located at Sur, Lidlidda, Ilocos Sur. Precisely, it is between latitude 17°15' 11.20" to 17° 15' 24.50" and longitude 120° 30' 27.37” to 120° 30' 38.54"

AREA 5 - PENRO Employees

The area is located at Barangay Salpad, Municipality of San Nicolas, Province of Pangasinan with an approximate area of 150.0 hectares. It is geographically located between latitude of 16° 07' 15" to 16° 08' 00" and longitude 120° 44' 15" to 120° 45' 15".

AREA 6 - CENRO City Employees

The site is situated at Sitios Tebbeg and Dayasdas, Barangay Lawaklangka, Municipality of Mangatarem, Province of Pangasinan. It is geographically located between 15° 41' 4.77” to 15° 41' 54" latitude and 120° 16' 14.70" to 120° 16' 42" longitude with an area of 80.0 hectares. It is within the administrative jurisdiction of CENRO Dagupan City, Pangasinan.

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The area is an open forestland with an approximate area of 65.0 hectares located between 16° 06' 45" to 16° 07' 30" latitude and between 120° 42' 15” to l20° 42' 45" longitude situated at Sitio Cabua-an, Barangay San Felipe East, San Nicolas, Pangasinan. It is within the administrative jurisdiction of CENRO Urdaneta City, Pangasinan.

AREA 8 – CENRO Alaminos Employees

The area is geographically located between latitude 16° 02' 40" to 16° 04' 15” latitude and longitude 120° 03' 34" to 120° 04' 04" located at Barangays and Poblacion, Municipality of Sual, Province of Pangasinan with an area of 181.0 hectares. It is within the administrative jurisdiction of CENRO Alaminos, Pangasinan.

The Community Environment and Natural Resources Office concerned shall administer and manage the area consistent with the objectives of the project and pertinent applicable technical provisions of Memorandum Order No. 99-29.

Any subsequent rule or guidelines that may be issued shall conform or give effect to this Order.

(Sgd.) ANTONIO H. CERILLES Secretary

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