Upon the recommendation of the Secretary of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources, and pursuant to the powers vested upon me by law, I, GLORIA MACAPAGAL ARROYO, President of the Republic of the Philippines, do hereby set aside and declare Mati Watershed Forest Reserve, situated in the Municipality of Mati, Province of Davao Oriental as a Protected Area under the category of PROTECTED LANDSCAPE and its peripheral area as Buffer Zone, subject to private rights and without prejudice to the rights of the indigenous peoples as provided for in R.A. 8371, DENR Administrative Order No. 93-02 and other related rules and regulations, if any, as described in DENR NIPAS Map No. R-XI-6.

"The Mati Protected Landscape begins at a point marked "1" on the map and on the ground being identical to corner 8, Block-VII, Project No. 9-A, Alienable or Disposable per L.C. Map 1332, certified on January 19, 1935;

Thence	N 30 01' W,	314.90 meters	to corner 2;
Thence	S 63 60' W,	100.00 meters	to corner 3;
Thence	S 25 59' E,	180.00 meters	to corner 4;
Thence	S 69 60' W,	100.00 meters	to corner 5;
Thence	S 69 60' W,	150.00 meters	to corner 6;
Thence	S 69 60' W,	230.00 meters	to corner 7;
Thence	S 66 60' W,	160.00 meters	to corner 8;
Thence	S 17 60' W,	180.00 meters	to corner 9;
Thence	S 03 60' W,	180.10 meters	to corner 10;
Thence	S 34 60' W,	240.10 meters	to corner 11;
Thence	S.02 60' E.,	160.00 meters	to corner 12;
Thence	S 29 60' W,	230.10 meters	to corner 13;
Thence	S 19 60' E,	240.10 meters	to corner 14;
Thence	S 09 60' W,	280.10 meters	to corner 15;
Thence	S 44 60' W,	250.10 meters	to corner 16;
Thence	S 48 60' W,	280.10 meters	to corner 17;
Thence	N 75 00' W,	320.00 meters	to corner 18;
Thence	N 04 00' W,	259.90 meters	to corner 19;
Thence	N 53 01' W,	260.00 meters	to corner 20;
Thence	N 52 01' W,	280.00 meters	to corner 21;
Thence	N 33 01' W,	319.90 meters	to corner 22;
Thence	N 19 00' W,	239.90 meters	to corner 23;
Thence	N 18 00' W,	229.90 meters	to corner 24;
Thence	N 03 00' W,	279.90 meters	to corner 25;
Thence	N 01 00' W,	199.90 meters	to corner 26;
Thence	N 37 00' E,	200.00 meters	to corner 27;
Thence	N 18 00' W,	399.90 meters	to corner 28;
Thence	N 01 00' W,	279.90 meters	to corner 29;
Thence	N 41 01' W,	240.00 meters	to corner 30;
Thence	N 31 00' E,	200.00 meters	to corner 31;
Thence	N 38 00' E,	180.00 meters	to corner 32;
Thence	N 32 00' E,	299.90 meters	to corner 33;
Thence	N 41 00' E,	299.90 meters	to corner 34;
Thence	Due North,	140.00 meters	to corner 35;
Thence	S 44 59' E,	200.00 meters	to corner 36;
Thence	N 50 00' E,	200.00 meters	to corner 37;
Thence	N 58 00' E,	399.90 meters	to corner 38;
Thence	N 42 01' W,	360.00 meters	to corner 39;
Thence	Due East,	300;00 meters	to corner 40;
Thence	N 75 00' E,	180.00 meters	to corner 41;
Thence	N 80 00' E,	200.00 meters	to corner 42;
Thence	N 55 00' E,	240.00 meters	to corner 43;
Thence	N 68 00' E,	160.00 meters	to corner 44;
Thence	N 68 00' E,	160.00 meters	to corner 45;
Thence	N 70 00' E,	120.00 meters	to corner 46;
Thence	S 43 59' E,	120.00 meters	to corner 47;
Thence	S 12 60' E,	60.00 meters	to corner 48;
Thence	S 09 60' E,	150.00 meters	to corner 49;
Thence	S 52 59' E,	270.00 meters	to corner 50;
Thence	S 34 59' E,	240.00 meters	to corner 51;
Thence	S 85 60' E,	120.00 meters	to corner 52;
Thence	S 63 59' E,	120.00 meters	to corner 53;
Thence	S 80 60' E,	160.00 meters	to corner 54;
Thence	S 05 60'W,	140.00 meters	to corner 55;
Thence	S 85 60' E,	100.00 meters	to corner 56;
Thence	S 11 60'E,	140.00 meters	to corner 57;
Thence	S 68 60' E,	200.00 meters	to corner 58;
Thence	S 50 59' E,	220.00 meters	to corner 59;
Thence	S 23 60' W,	120.00 meters	to corner 60;
Thence	S 31 60' W,	280.00 meters	to corner 61;
Thence	S 11 60' E,	160.00 meters	to corner 62;
Thence	S 20 60' E,	100.00 meters	to corner 63;
Thence	S 11 60' E,	200.00 meters	to corner 64;
Thence	S 20 60' E,	120.00 meters	to corner 65;
Thence	S 62 60' W,	140.00 meters	to corner 66;
Thence	S 29 60' W,	130.00 meters	to corner 67;
Thence	S 59 60' W,	220.00 meters	to corner 68;
Thence	S 57 60' W,	255.00 meters	to corner 69;
Thence	S 59 60' W,	140.00 meters	to corner 70;
Thence	S 51 60' W,	145.00 meters	to corner 1,

the point of beginning containing an area of NINE HUNDRED FOURTEEN AND 26/100 (914.26) HECTARES.

The Buffer Zone of Mati Protected Landscape is bounded on the West, North and East directions from comer 25 to corner 61 by Timberland under Project No. 9-1 and 9-F per L.C. Map 2647 and 2058, respectively, and on the South from corner 1 to corner 25 by Project No. 9-M, Alienable or Disposable per L.C. Map 2953 while the Bitanagan River shall serve as buffer from corner 70 to corner 3 of the protected area. The Buffer Zone of the Protected Area begins at a point marked '1' on the map being identical to corner 4 of Mati Protected Landscape;

Thence	S 23 01' E,	99.50 meters	to corner 2;
Thence	S 70 10' W,	90.30 meters	to corner 3;
Thence	S 70 10' W,	170.50 meters	to corner 4;
Thence	S 70 10' W	200.60 meters	to corner 5;
Thence	S 67 11' W,	170.50 meters	to corner 6;
Thence	S 18 09' W,	174.30 meters	to corner 7;
Thence	S 04 02' W,	179.20 meters	to corner 8;
Thence	S 35 14' W,	229.60 meters	to corner 9;
Thence	S 03 00' E,	149.30 meters	to corner 10;
Thence	S 30 13' W,	249.40 meters	to corner 11;
Thence	S 20 10' E,	224.00 meters	to corner 12;
Thence	S 10 05' W,	298.70 meters	to corner 13;
Thence	S 45 15' W,	229.90 meters	to corner 14;
Thence	S 49 15' W,	270.10 meters	to corner 15;
Thence	N 74 60  W,	311.30 meters	to corner 16;
Thence	N 03 60' W,	261.20 meters	to corner 17;
Thence	N 53 00' W,	251.10 meters	to corner 18;
Thence	N 52 00' W,	281.20 meters	to corner 19;
Thence	N 33 00' W,	311.40 meters	to corner 20;
Thence	N 18 59' W,	221.00 meters	to corner 21;
Thence	N 17 59' W,	221.00 meters	to corner 22;
Thence	N 02 60' W,	281.30 meters	to corner 23;
Thence	N 00'60' W,	211.00 meters	to corner 24;
Thence	N 36 46' E,	200.30 meters	to corner 25;
Thence	N 17 59' W,	472.10 meters	to corner 26;
Thence	N 00 60' W,	211.00 meters	to corner 27;
Thence	N 41 00' W,	301.30 meters	to corner 28;
Thence	N 30 47' E,	250.60 meters	to corner 29;
Thence	N 37 46' E,	280.40 meters	to corner 30;
Thence	N 31 47' E,	260.60 meters	to corner 31;
Thence	N 40 45' E,	300.30 meters	to corner 32;
Thence	Due North	251.20 meters	to corner 33;
Thence	Due East	199.20 meters	to corner 34;
Thence	S 44 60' E,	139.40 meters	to corner 35;
Thence	N 49 45' E,	95.00 meters	to corner 36;
Thence	N 57 47' E,	219.60 meters	to corner 37;
Thence	N 42 00' W,	221.00 meters	to corner 38;
Thence	Due North	211.00 meters	to corner 39;
Thence	Due East	448.20 meters	to corner 40;
Thence	N 74 53' E,	149.50 meters	to corner 41;
Thence	N 79 55' E,	174.30 meters	to corner 42;
Thence	N 54 46' E,	229.70 meters	to corner 43;
Thence	N 67 50' E,	518.50 meters	to corner 44;
Thence	S 43 60' E,	288.70 meters	to corner 45;
Thence	S 13 00' E,	219.00 meters	to corner 46;
Thence	S 52 60' E	229.00 meters	to corner 47;
Thence	S 34 60' E,	209.10 meters	to corner 48;
Thence	S 81 00' E,	398.40 meters	to corner 49;
Thence	S 06 03' W,	189.10 meters	to corner 50;
Thence	S 86 00' E,	74.70 meters	to corner 51;
Thence	S 12 00' E,	189.10 meters	to corner 52;
Thence	S 69 01' E,	89.60 meters	to corner 53;
Thence	S 50 60' E,	338.50 meters	to corner 54;
Thence	S 24 11' W,	239.20 meters	to corner 55;
Thence	S 32 13' W,	239.50 meters	to corner 56;
Thence	S 12 00' E,	617.20 meters	to corner 57;
Thence	S 63 12' W,	240.50 meters	to corner 58;
Thence	S 30 13' W,	139.70 meters	to corner 59;
Thence	S 60 13' W,	601.10 meters	to corner 60;
Thence	S 52 14' W,	240.20 meters	to corner 61;
Thence	N 16 59' W,	190.90 meters	to corner 62;
Thence	N 51 46' E,	144.90 meters	to corner 63;
Thence	N 59 47' E,	139.70 meters	to corner 64;
Thence	N 57 47' E,	254.60 meters	to corner 65;
Thence	N 59 47' E,	219.60 meters	to corner 66;
Thence	N 29 47' E,	130.30 meters	to corner 67;
Thence	N 62 47' E,	139.70 meters	to corner 68;
Thence	N 20 59' W,	120.50 meters	to corner 69;
Thence	N 11 60' W,	160.70 meters	to corner 70;
Thence	N 20 59' W,	100.50 meters	to corner 71;
Thence	N 11 60' W	160.70 meters	to corner 72;
Thence	N 31 47' E,	280.60 meters	to corner 73;
Thence	N 23 49' E,	120.40 meters	to corner 74;
Thence	N 50 58' W,	220.90 meters	to corner 75;
Thence	N 68 59 W,	200.80 meters	to corner 76;
Thence	N 11 60' W,	140.60 meters	to corner 77;
Thence	N 85 60' W,	100.40 meters	to corner 78;
Thence	N 05 57' E,	140.60 meters	to corner 79;
Thence	N 80 60' W,	160.70 meters	to corner 80;
Thence	N 63 58' W,	120.50 meters	to corner 81;
Thence	N 85 60' W,	120.50 meters	to corner 82;
Thence	N 34 58' W,	241.10 meters	to corner 83;
Thence	N 52 58' W,	271.10 meters	to corner 84;
Thence	N 09 60' W,	150.70 meters	to corner 85;
Thence	N 12 60' W,	60.30 meters	to corner 86;
Thence	N 43 58' W,	120.50 meters	to corner 87;
Thence	S 70 10' W,	120.40 meters	to corner 88;
Thence	S 68 10' W,	160.50 meters	to corner 89;
Thence	S 68 10' W,	160.50 meters	to corner 90;
Thence	S 55 14' W,	240.30 meters	to corner 91;
Thence	S 80 05' W,	200.80 meters	to corner 92;
Thence	S 75 07' W,	180.60 meters	to corner 93;
Thence	Due West	301.20 meters	to corner 94;
Thence	S 42 02' E,	358.40 meters	to corner 95;
Thence	S 58 13' W,	399.70 meters	to corner 96;
Thence	S 50 15 W,	200.10 meters	to corner 97;
Thence	N 44 58' W,	200.90 meters	to corner 98;
Thence	Due South	139.40 meters	to corner 99;
Thence	S 41 15' W,	299.60 meters	to corner 100;
Thence	S 32 13' W,	299.30 meters	to corner 101;
Thence	S 38 14' W,	179.80 meters	to corner 102;
Thence	S 31 13' W,	199.50 meters	to corner 103;
Thence	S 41 02' E,	239.00 meters	to corner 104;
Thence	S 01 00' E,	278.60 meters	to corner 105;
Thence	S 18 01' E,	398.10 meters	to corner 106;
Thence	S 37 14' W,	199.70 meters	to corner 107;
Thence	S 01 00' E,	199.00 meters	to corner 108;
Thence	S 03 00' E,	278.60 meters	to corner 109;
Thence	S 18 01' E,	228.90 meters	to corner 110;
Thence	S 19 01' E,	238.80 meters	to corner 111;
Thence	S 33 02' E,	318.50 meters	to corner 112;
Thence	S 52 02' E,	278.80 meters	to corner 113;
Thence	S 53 02' E,	258.90 meters	to corner 114;
Thence	S 04 00' E,	258.70 meters	to corner 115;
Thence	S 75 00' E,	318.70 meters	to corner 116;
Thence	N 48 45' E,	280.00 meters	to corner 117;
Thence	N 44 45' E,	250.20 meters	to corner 118;
Thence	N 09 55' E,	281.30 meters	to corner 119;
Thence	N 19 59' W,	21.20 meters	to corner 120;
Thence	N 29 47' E,	230.70 meters	to corner 121;
Thence	N 02 60' W,	160.70 meters	to corner 122;
Thence	N 34 46' E,	240.50 meters	to corner 123;
Thence	N 03 58' E,	180.90 meters	to corner 124;
Thence	N 17 51' E,	180.70 meters	to corner 125;
Thence	N 66 49' E,	159.60 meters	to corner 126;
Thence	N 69 50' E,	229.30 meters	to corner 127;
Thence	N 69 50' E,	149.50 meters	to corner 128;
Thence	N 69 50' E,	99.70 meters	to corner 1,

the point of the beginning containing an area of ONE HUNDRED THIRTY-FIVE AND 76/100(135.76) HECTARES.

Any contracts, permits or licenses for the extraction or utilization of natural resources therein already existing prior to this Proclamation shall, subject to national interest, be respected until its expiration.

The Mati PL and its Buffer Zone shall be under the administrative jurisdiction of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) and shall be managed in accordance with the provisions of the NIPAS Act of 1992 and its Implementing Rules and Regulations.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereto set my hand and caused the seal of the Republic of the Philippines to be affixed.

Done in the City of Manila, this 6th day of September in the year of our Lord, Two Thousand and Five.

By the President:

(Sgd.) EDUARDO R. ERMITA
Executive Secretary