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Republic Act No. 8978 "Mt. Kitanglad Range Protected Area Act of 2000." (Part 1)

AN ACT DECLARING THE MT. KITANGLAD RANGE IN THE PROVINCE OF BUKIDNON AS A PROTECTED AREA AND ITS PERIPHERAL AREAS AS BUFFER ZONES, PROVIDING FOR ITS MANAGEMENT AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES


Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress assembled:


Section 1. Title. - This Act shall be known as the "Mt. Kitanglad Range Protected Area Act of 2000."


Section 2. Declaration of Policy. - Considering the importance of Mt. Kitanglad's unique biological resources and its aesthetic, economical and ecological importance, it behooves the State to undertake steps for its protection and preservation. It is therefore declared the policy of the State to ensure the protection and preservation of Mt. Kitanglad Range, the communities, their culture and way of life therein in accord with the rhythm and harmony of nature. In so doing, the State shall ensure the protection of biodiversity, sustainable and participatory development, advance and protect the interests of its legitimate inhabitants and honor customary laws.


Section 3. Scope. -The boundaries of the Mt. Kitanglad Range Protected Area in the Province of Bukidnon, hereinafter referred to as the protected area (PA) are as follows:


Tie Line: Corner 1 is located at Mount Malapigtao, Alas-as, Lico-an, Sumilao, Bukidnon being S 50° 07' 28" W 911.21 meters from Universal Transverse Marcator (UTM) Northings 904,000 and Eastings 708,000 at Latitude 8° 10'40" and Longitude 124° 53' 08".




LINE

BEARING

DISTANCE

1-2

N79°

53'30" E

600.00

2-3

N79°

53'30" E

481.99

3-4

N32°

24'30" E

606.05

4-5

N20°

52'40" E

589.59

5-6

N54°

50'0" E

1388.71

6-7

S55°

48'40" E

343.75

7-8

N88°

44'0" E

433.23

8-9

S47°

30'0" E

814.12

9-10

N90°

0'0" E

300.56

10-11

S40°

9'0" E

481.97

11-12

S 11°

28' 40" E

512.43

12-13

S 62°

11' 20" E

374.40

13-14

S34°

57'20" E

560.37

14-15

S44°

30'20" E

465.34

15-16

N31°

14'20" E

417.56

16-17

S89°

0'0" E

674.32

17-18

S75°

6'0" E

746.87

18-19

S81°

0'0" E

693.92

19-20

N63°

2'20" E

783.28

20-21

S13°

59'30" W

511.76

21-22

S 2°

4' 20" E

529.01

22-23

S14°

47'40" W

336.49

23-24

S15°

43'20" W

600.37

24-25

S19°

46'20" W

488.71

25-26

S44°

40'20" E

88.08

26-27

N80°

2'30" E

815.52

27-28

S44°

52'30" E

408.49

28-29

S 8°

38' 40" E

402.68

29-30

N62°

11'20" E

708.77

30-31

N83°

52'20" E

920.00

31-32

S41°

30'30" W

798.90

32-33

S45°

0' 0" E

85.00

33-34

N59°

4' 3" E

2664.77

34-35

S51°

21' 30" E

437.81

35-36

S28°

22'41" W

1170.91

36-37

S31°

38' 20" E

742.97

37-38

S49°

27' 40" W

281.81

38-39

S14°

59' 0" E

211.06

39-40

N77°

8' 40" E

97.68

40-41

S40°

5' 0" E

1200.91

41-42

S15°

18' 30" E

539.49

42-43

S31°

58' 0" E

215.83

43-44

N69°

9' 20" E

802.52

44-45

S33°

56' 30" E

116.98

45-46

S42°

55' 0" E

382.79

46-47

S56°

58' 20" W

265.79

47-48

S79°

50' 40" W

340.33

48-49

S61°

15'0" W

644.46

49-50

S46°

48' 0" W

339.17

50-51

S2°

56' 30" E

233.64

51-52

N71°

13'33" W

861.02

52-53

S65°

33'40" W

452.16

53-54

S9°

4' 20" E

151.10

54-55

S45°

12' 0" E

245.38

55-56

S18°

42' 40" E

99.56

56-57

S61°

45' 40" E

99.44

57-58

S0°

24' 35" E

463.99

58-59

S5°

41' 0" E

283.50

59-60

S6°

53'6" W

732.17

60-61

S34°

31'0" E

366.46

61-62

S27°

47' 0" W

344.15

62-63

S36°

5' 0" E

370.68

63-64

S84°

35'0" W

323.88

64-65

S86°

46' 0" W

326.77

65-66

N74°

40' 0" W

403.91

66-67

N86°

15'0" W

442.00

67-68

N87°

53'0" W

404.36

68-69

N7°

31'0" E

285.76

69-70

N12°

41'1" E

635.39

70-71

N43°

22' 0" E

251.15

71-72

N30°

44' 59" W

240.00

72-73

N80°

24' 0" W

690.10

73-74

N71°

55'31" W

263.59

74-75

S83°

48'58" W

345.52

75-76

S2°

49' 34" E

726.10

76-77

S5°

49' 0" E

1020.76

77-78

N77°

7' 1" W

608.27

78-79

N0°

0' 0" W

500.00

79-80

S90°

0' 0" W

600.00

80-81

S90°

0' 0" W

600.00

81-82

S90°

0' 0" W

1000.00

82-83

S0°

0' 0" E

500.00

83-84

S90°

0' 0" W

400.00

84-85

S90°

0' 0" W

800.00

85-86

S86°

48' 0" W

604.62

86-87

N73°

0' 0" W

131.61

87-88

S42°

43'0" W

227.47

88-89

S5°

2' 0" W

1002.55

89-90

N44°

54' 0" W

374.73

90-91

S41°

14' 0" W

301.77

91-92

N71°

14' 0" W

1054.45

92-93

S8°

11'0" W

530.89

93-94

N66°

2' 0" W

100.21

94-95

N82°

0' 0" W

540.94

95-96

S89°

12' 0" W

138.80

96-97

N67° 

33'0" W

832.80

97-98

N41° 

9' 0" W

303.84

98-99

S53° 

10' 0" W

1118.02

99-100

N2° 

42' 24" E

316.42

100-101

N53° 

26' 52" W

803.56

101-102

S85° 

57' 24" W

644.18

102-103

N42° 

47'23" W

435.66

103-104

S82° 

54' 18" W

729.88

104-105

S52° 

41'58" W

952.95

105-106

N48° 

22'1" W

1184.67

106-107

S54° 

16' 40" W

214.64

107-108

S21° 

59' 58" W

464.58

108-109

S62° 

11'4" W

612.57

109-110

N63° 

42' 19" W

476.49

110-111

S14° 

43' 10" W

374.36

111-112

S86° 

46' 57" W

762.24

112-113

N51° 

21'40" W

252.03

113-114

N34° 

15'27" W

360.92

114-115

S74° 

9'41" W

561.86

115-116

N77° 

28' 28" W

188.04

116-117

N35° 

40' 8" W

205.25

117-118

N17° 

4' 9" W

163.73

118-119

N2° 

27' 18" E

292.49

119-120

N19° 

23'41" W

330.71

120-121

N36° 

37'41" W

174.56

121-122

N18° 

31'36" W

100.61

122-123

N20° 

53'45" W

221.66

123-124

N71° 

36'16" W

263.39

124-125

N86° 

48' 10" W

239.91

125-126

N67° 

42' 58" W

162.11

126-127

S76° 

25'39" W

242.30

127-128

S79° 

17' 54" W

144.05

128-129

S52° 

17'25" W

395.91

129-130

S80° 

53' 24" W

153.61

130-131

N72° 

36'34" W

455.20

131-132

N71° 

25'29" W

434.50

132-133

S27° 

41'1" W

523.90

133-134

N20° 

53'46" W

1060.85

134-135

S33° 

25' 42" W

716.05

135-136

N67° 

10'31" W

467.58

136-137

N59° 

34' 14" W

544.72

137-138

N80° 

16'38" W

857.36

138-139

N59° 

29'5" W

542.81

139-140

N49° 

16'33" W

456.38

140-141

N74° 

4'53" W

490.39

141-142

S87° 

I1 18" W

898.65

142-143

S73° 

50' 17" W

495.20

143-144

S73° 

20' 45" W

427.65

144-145

N23° 

15' 28" E

535.62

145-146

N82° 

7' 5" W

390.04

146-147

N31° 

40' 12" W

330.09

147-148

N34° 

29' 28" W

449.46

148-149

N23° 

0' 26" W

598.24

149-150

N36° 

36'47" W

642.61

150-151

N11° 

25'2" W

502.29

151-152

N14° 

39'32" W

423.46

152-153

N30° 

43' 10" W

608.21

153-154

N66° 

50' 9" W

408.81

154-155

N63° 

39'50" W

535.62

155-156

N27° 

50' 47" W

508.49

156-157

N5° 

1' 40" W

595.05

157-158

N46° 

42' 16" W

496.79

158-159

N33° 

7' 42" W

499.95

159-160

N45° 

45'41" W

410.14

160-161

N18° 

41' 23" E

902.36

161-162

N36° 

24' 2" W

106.21

162-163

N30° 

27' 35" E

558.71

163-164

N88° 

15' 28" E

205.24

164-165

N7° 

14' 32" E

444.04

165-166

N31° 

8' 0" E

347.15

166-167

N37° 

25' 35" E

206.02

167-168

N2° 

23'42" E

433.12

168-169

N30° 

30'3" W

517.90

169-170

N53° 

36'4" W

653.18

170-171

N37° 

45' 16" W

642.18

171-172

N39° 

39' 14" E

95.93

172-173

S64° 

57' 38" E

859.25

173-174

S40° 

30' 21" E

577.19

174-175

S43° 

56' 6" E

570.33

175-176

S73° 

52' 44" E

556.21

176-177

S38° 

32' 41" E

645.85

177-178

S54° 

4'11" E

400.13

178-179

N24° 

49' 0" E

564.79

179-180

N54° 

45' 12" W

453.84

180-181

N39° 

24' 27" W

270.94

181-182

N57° 

10' 13" E

670.31

182-183

N67° 

37' 0" E

688.72

183-184

S65° 

25' 11" E

1303.23

184-185

S86° 

3'17" E

872.06

185-186

N82° 

30' 14" E

383.28

186-187

N81° 

42'33" E

554.80

187-188

N30° 

22' 55" W

591.18

188-189

N18° 

9' 9" W

641.95

189-190

N9° 

53'38" W

436.49

190-191

N13° 

12' 28" W

503.31

191-192

N48° 

42' 41" W

578.92

192-193

N18° 

45'36" W

668.52

193-194

N49° 

12' 19" E

482.13

194-195

S83° 

15' 35" E

443.06

195-196

N50° 

4' 23" E

423.80

196-197

S84° 

5'37" E

291.55

197-198

S72° 

10' 52" E

294.11

198-199

N76° 

27' 50" E

555.43

199-200

S24° 

54' 17" E

463.06

200-201

S37° 

27' 38" E

485.02

201-202

S41° 

43' 8" E

555.99

202-203

N84° 

42'35" E

542.31

203-204

S31° 

10' 58" E

1924.13

204-205

S58° 

46' 5" E

549.66

205-206

S14° 

57'31" E

677.97

206-207

N49° 

50' 38" E

628.03

207-208

N65° 

47' 26" E

707.19

208-209

N86° 

5' 38" E

1580.49

209-210

S49° 

21'23" E

305.8

210-211

S12° 

56' 16" E

580.06

211-212

S6° 

46' 32" E

673.76

212-213

S45° 

31'37" E

259.05

213-214

N78° 

47' 21" E

1697.38

214-215

N80° 

35'33" E

1214.30

215-216

N62° 

0' 17" E

193.37

216-217

S74° 

41' 13" E

250.21

217-218

S59° 

18' 12" E

202.67

218-219

S79° 

22' 6" E

168.79

219-220

N59° 

42'46" E

185.99

220-221

S7° 

27' 42" E

249.72

221-222

S67° 

53'32" E

254.92

222-1

S56° 

39' 54" E

841.86



TOTAL AREA = 312,351,929.57 sq. m. = 31,235.19 has.


Any modification of this Act due to factors such as changing ecological situations, new scientific or archaeological findings, or discovery of traditional boundaries not previously taken into account shall be made through an Act passed by Congress after full consultation with the affected public and concerned government agencies.


Approved, November 9, 2000.


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