[ PROCLAMATION NO. 353, March 31, 2003 ]

AMENDING PROCLAMATION NO. 926 DATED JUNE 25, 1992 WHICH ESTABLISHED SUBIC WATERSHED FOREST RESERVE FOR PURPOSES OF PROTECTING, MAINTAINING, OR IMPROVING ITS WATER YIELD AND PROVIDING RESTRAINING MECHANISMS FOR INAPPROPRIATE FOREST EXPLOITATION AND DISRUPTIVE LAND-USE, A CERTAIN PARCEL OF LAND OF THE PUBLIC DOMAIN SITUATED IN THE PROVINCE OF BATAAN, ISLAND OF LUZON, PHILIPPINES



Upon recommendation of the Secretary of Environment and Natural Resources, and pursuant to the powers vested in me by law, I, GLORIA MACAPAGAL-ARROYO, President of the Philippines, do hereby amend Proclamation No. 926 dated June 25, 1992, Establishing Subic Watershed Forest Reserve and to withdraw from entry, sale, disposition or settlement, subject to private rights, if any there be, for purposes of protecting, maintaining, or improving its water yield and providing restraining mechanisms for inappropriate forest exploitation and disruptive land use, a certain parcel of land of the public domain situated in the province of Bataan, Island of Luzon, Philippines, by adopting the technical descriptions derived from the actual boundary survey of the Subic Watershed Forest Reserve and in order to fix its permanent boundaries on the ground, which parcel of land is more particularly described in Map No. Amd. WR 130 as follows, to wit:

TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION

A PARCEL OF LAND (portion of Parcel 1 of Plan Swo-40367 of the former U.S. Subic Naval Base located at northwest of Morong, Bataan and southwest of Zambales Province covering a portion of Olongapo City), beginning at a point marked "1" on Plan being North 13 28' West, 1,279.80 meters from BLLM Number 10 of CAD. 262, Morong Cadastre to corner "1"
                  
thence South
48 31'
West,
129.10
meters to corner
"2",
thence South
67 26'
West,
97.51
meters to corner
"3",
thence South
76 03'
West,
123.06
meters to corner
"4",
thence North
84 27'
West,
95.76
meters to corner
"5",
thence North
79 21'
West,
86.53
meters to corner
"6",
thence North
49 41'
West,
159.33
meters to corner
"7",
thence South
81 21'
West,
219.10
meters to corner
"8",
thence South
88 51'
West,
105.81
meters to corner
"9",
thence South
70 27'
West,
74.76
meters to corner
"10",
thence North
78 19'
West,
39.19
meters to corner
"11",
thence South
78 17'
West,
38.61
meters to corner
"12",
thence South
50 54'
West,
86.14
meters to corner
"13",
thence South
69 59'
West,
85.38
meters to corner
"14",
thence South
77 20'
West,
90.40
meters to corner
"15",
thence South
86 34'
West,
43.31
meters to corner
"16",
thence South
70 49'
West,
57.25
meters to corner
"17",
thence North
66 29'
West,
67.37
meters to corner
"18",
thence North
26 55'
West,
49.63
meters to corner
"19",
thence North
51 17'
West,
97.12
meters to corner
"20",
thence North
81 23'
West,
158.76
meters to corner
"21",
thence North
73 11'
West,
99.06
meters to corner
"22",
thence South
83 02'
West,
49.62
meters to corner
"23",
thence North
79 16'
West,
38.29
meters to corner
"24",
thence North
33 06'
West,
19.74
meters to corner
"25",
thence North
76 53'
West,
56.78
meters to corner
"26",
thence North
62 04'
West,
83.18
meters to corner
"27",
thence North
88 22'
West,
82.41
meters to corner
"28",
thence North
77 51'
West,
110.32
meters to corner
"29",
thence North
60 52'
West,
42.07
meters to corner
"30",
thence North
47 11 ™
West,
130.05
meters to corner
"31",
thence North
57 18'
West,
153.36
meters to corner
"32",
thence North
52 16'
West,
25.64
meters to corner
"33",
thence North
21 04'
West,
10.77
meters to corner
"34",
thence North
36 08'
East,
104.22
meters to corner
"35",
thence North
66 30'
West,
181.13
meters to corner
"36",
thence South
75 47'
West,
111. 22
meters to corner
"37",
thence South
67 33'
West,
212.76
meters to corner
"38",
thence South
65 48'
West,
38.42
meters to corner
"39",
thence South
89 16'
West,
10.15
meters to corner
"40",
thence North
69 40'
West,
30.25
meters to corner
"41",
thence South
84 35'
West,
77.12
meters to corner
"42",
thence North
52 16'
West,
162.06
meters to corner
"43",
thence North
50 32'
West,
170.05
meters to corner
"44",
thence North
04 15'
East,
162.32
meters to corner
"45",
thence North
19 33'
East,
144.32
meters to corner
"46",
thence North
59 25'
East,
91.89
meters to corner
"47",
thence North
16 19'
East,
38.51
meters to corner
"48",
thence North
53 55'
East,
26.53
meters to corner
"49",
thence North
00 48'
East,
109.71
meters to corner
"50",
thence South
68 13'
West,
53.48
meters to corner
"51",
thence North
63 59'
West,
82.38
meters to corner
"52",
thence North
24 58'
West,
81.76
meters to corner
"53",
thence South
58 13'
West,
121.64
meters to corner
"54",
thence South
78 04'
West,
42.67
meters to corner
"55",
thence North
24 59'
West,
15.95
meters to corner
"56",
thence North
21 31'
West,
52.55
meters to corner
"57",
thence South
15 40'
West,
22.22
meters to corner
"58",
thence North
37 27'
West,
32.51
meters to corner
"59",
thence North
18 49'
West,
88.85
meters to corner
"60",
thence North
62 08'
West,
72.32
meters to corner
"61",
thence North
04 24'
West,
61.11
meters to corner
"62",
thence North
51 34'
East,
56.44
meters to corner
"63",
thence North
39 29'
West,
186.03
meters to corner
"64",
thence North
43 48'
West,
63.14
meters to corner
"65",
thence South
79 40'
West,
20.81
meters to corner
"66",
thence North
54 56'
West,
18.20
meters to corner
"67",
thence North
52 02'
West,
154.34
meters to corner
"68",
thence North
71 37
West,
74.75
meters to corner
"69",
thence South
88 49'
West,
74.44
meters to corner
"70",
thence North
47 48'
West,
137.19
meters to corner
"71",
thence North
20' 00'
East,
16.88
meters to corner
"72",
thence North
57 47'
East,
120.45
meters to corner
"73",
thence North
45 38'
East,
118.55
meters to corner
"74",
thence North
40 05 ™
East,
50.53
meters to corner
"75",
thence North
46 57'
East,
66.50
meters to corner
"76",
thence North
50 18'
East,
82.57
meters to corner
"77",
thence North
59 33'
East,
43.18
meters to corner
"78",
thence North
79 50'
East,
33.99
meters to corner
"79",
thence South
78 06'
East,
78.94
meters to corner
"80",
thence North
71 53'
East,
61.97
meters to corner
"81",
thence North
70 38'
East,
167.18
meters to corner
"82",
thence North
80 53'
East,
75.72
meters to corner
"83",
thence South
61 36'
East,
54.23
meters to corner
"84",
thence North
85 58'
East,
121.18
meters to corner
"85",
thence South
53 41'
East,
62.77
meters to corner
"86",
thence South
68 31'
East,
156.03
meters to corner
"87",
thence North
65 56'
East,
206.61
meters to corner
"88",
thence South
66 57'
East,
205.94
meters to corner
"89",
thence North
79 09'
East,
248.01
meters to corner
"90",
thence North
82 53'
West,
109.18
meters to corner
"91",
thence North
77 17'
East,
184.10
meters to corner
"92",
thence North
69 27'
East,
188.52
meters to corner
"93",
thence North
63 13'
East,
90.43
meters to corner
"94"
thence North
17 02 ™
East,
186.51
meters to corner
"95",
thence North
37 30'
West,
94.22
meters to corner
"96",
thence North
12 02'
West,
107.54
meters to corner
"97",
thence North
63 54'
West,
96.99
meters to corner
"98",
thence North
67 47'
West,
50.26
meters to corner
"99",
thence North
85 53'
West,
166.14
meters to corner
"100",
thence South
40 29'
West,
45.89
meters to corner
"101",
thence North
85 44'
West,
69.72
meters to corner
"102",
thence North
76 25'
West,
85.72
meters to corner
"103",
thence North
54 40'
West,
27.53
meters to corner
"104",
thence North
23 16'
West,
38.70
meters to corner
"105",
thence North
08 06'
East,
23.58
meters to corner
"106",
thence North
20 44'
West,
46.58
meters to corner
"107",
thence North
34 43'
East,
179.66
meters to corner
"108",
thence North
18 36'
East,
141.32
meters to corner
"109",
thence South
69 16'
East,
195.66
meters to corner
"110",
thence South
20 09'
West,
134.17
meters to corner
"111",
thence South
74 10'
East,
239.88
meters to corner
"112",
thence North
76 36 ™
East,
127.08
meters to corner
"113",
thence South
61 34 ™
East,
88.59
meters to corner
"114",
thence North
70 13 ™
East,
211.03
meters to corner
"115",
thence North
73 30 ™
East,
8.42
meters to corner
"116",
thence North
82 16 ™
East,
211.74
meters to corner
"117",
thence North
41 57 ™
East,
207.75
meters to corner
"118",
thence North
27 32 ™
West,
201.82
meters to corner
"119",
thence North
51 32 ™
West,
156.39
meters to corner
"120",
thence North
16 42 ™
West,
10.20
meters to corner
"121",
thence North
89 40 ™
East,
254.12
meters to corner
"122",
thence North
88 54 ™
East,
176.76
meters to corner
"123",
thence North
77 44
East,
96.34
meters to corner
"124",
thence South
65 09
East,
94.00
meters to corner
"125",
thence South
55 01'
East,
71.34
meters to corner
"126",
thence North
51 05'
East,
46.96
meters to corner
"127",
thence North
89 25'
East,
97.91
meters to corner
"128",
thence South
52 42'
East,
44.18
meters to corner
"129",
thence North
86 16'
East,
181.03
meters to corner
"130",
thence North
83 08 ™
East,
98.65
meters to corner
"131",
thence North
86 52'
East,
170.28
meters to corner
"132",
thence North
19 34'
West,
299.02
meters to corner
"133",
thence North
16 05'
East,
25.01
meters to corner
"134",
thence North
76 41
East,
203.72
meters to corner
"135",
thence North
61 24'
East,
202.71
meters to corner
"136",
thence North
27 54'
East,
165.22
meters to corner
"137",
thence North
28 43'
West,
119.33
meters to corner
"138",
thence North
78 25'
West,
181.33
meters to corner
"139",
thence North
66 37'
West,
150.62
meters to corner
"140",
thence South
84 01'
West,
118.33
meters to corner
"141",
thence North
22 36'
West,
100.62
meters to corner
"142",
thence North
55 42'
West,
145.62
meters to corner
"143",
thence North
71 07'
West,
278.63
meters to corner
"144",
thence North
70 09'
West,
58.57
meters to corner
"145",
thence South
57 31'
West,
137.63
meters to corner
"146",
thence North
80 48'
West,
76.71
meters to corner
"147",
thence North
46 53'
West,
130.69
meters to corner
"148",
thence North
48 55'
West,
69.76
meters to corner
"149",
thence North
82 10'
West,
121.88
meters to corner
"150",
thence North
39 56'
West,
206.35
meters to corner
"151",
thence North
13 12'
East,
74.35
meters to corner
"152",
thence North
64 51 ™
East,
554.75
meters to corner
"153",
thence North
08 23'
West,
49.22
meters to corner
"154",
thence North
22 53'
West,
167.66
meters to corner
"155",
thence North
59 16'
East,
484.4
meters to corner
"156",
thence North
68 32'
East,
475.94
meters to corner
"157",
thence South
80 31'
East,
182.17
meters to corner
"158",
thence South
81 15'
East,
186.4
meters to corner
"159",
thence North
78 15'
East,
158.86
meters to corner
"160",
thence South
68 51'
East,
486.64
meters to corner
"161",
thence North
52 18'
East,
262.34
meters to corner
"162",
thence North
46 17'
East,
270.89
meters to corner
"163",
thence North
25 08'
East,
144.06
meters to corner
"164",
thence North
67 27'
East,
161.93
meters to corner
"165",
thence North
26 30'
East,
252.03
meters to corner
"166",
thence North
59 29'
East,
180.76
meters to corner
"167",
thence North
38 12'
East,
102.41
meters to corner
"168",
thence North
86 04'
East,
168.82
meters to corner
"169",
thence North
42 40'
West,
66.48
meters to corner
"170",
thence South
89 06'
West,
126.80
meters to corner
"171",
thence South
66 46'
West,
113.58
meters to corner
"172",
thence North
35 38'
West,
54.93
meters to corner
"173",
thence North
24 50'
East,
305.10
meters to corner
"174",
thence North
13 15'
East,
275.60
meters to corner
"175",
thence North
18 46'
East,
124.31
meters to corner
"176",
thence North
02 09'
West,
99.55
meters to corner
"177",
thence South
65 16'
West,
157.07
meters to corner
"178",
thence North
22 23'
West,
38.83
meters to corner
"179",
thence North
53 42'
East,
153.34
meters to corner
"180",
thence North
05 47'
East,
47.97
meters to corner
"181",
thence North
62 39'
East,
113.84
meters to corner
"182",
thence North
11 44'
East,
342.52
meters to corner
"183",
thence North
14 15 ™
East,
331.16
meters to corner
"184",
thence North
52 39'
West,
155.00
meters to corner
"185",
thence South
36 03'
West,
227.52
meters to corner
"186",
thence North
57 48'
West,
94.77
meters to corner
"187",
thence North
32 14'
East,
218.47
meters to corner
"188",
thence North
62 08'
West,
100.38
meters to corner
"189",
thence South
37 11'
West,
281.99
meters to corner
"190",
thence North
48 47'
West,
33.27
meters to corner
"191",
thence North
28 13'
East,
131.63
meters to corner
"192",
thence North
14 21'
West,
151.36
meters to corner
"193",
thence North
86 11'
West,
239.66
meters to corner
"194",
thence North
01 36'
West,
248.63
meters to corner
"195",
thence North
02 19'
East,
264.23
meters to corner
"196",
thence North
02 49'
West,
450.60
meters to corner
"197",
thence North
02 48'
West,
345.58
meters to corner
"198",
thence North
02 03'
East,
372.36
meters to corner
"199",
thence North
02 02'
West,
175.28
meters to corner
"200",
thence North
28 47'
East,
62.07
meters to corner
"201",
thence North
03 35'
West,
29.16
meters to corner
"202",
thence North
32 19'
West,
192.11
meters to corner
"203",
thence North
16 51'
East,
286.87
meters to corner
"204",
thence North
77 37'
East,
238.52
meters to corner
"205",
thence North
44 03'
East,
35.64
meters to corner
"206",
thence North
01 37'
West,
256.41
meters to corner
"207",
thence North
49 41'
West,
113.08
meters to corner
"208",
thence North
06 47'
East,
57.31
meters to corner
"209",
thence North
63 17'
East,
110.42
meters to corner
"210",
thence North
68 50'
East,
243.88
meters to corner
"211",
thence North
72 57'
East,
157.74
meters to corner
"212",
thence North
53 10'
East,
247.34
meters to corner
"213",
thence North
06 45'
West,
72.27
meters to corner
"214",
thence North
49 17'
East,
213.12
meters to corner
"215",
thence North
53 45'
East,
19.28
meters to corner
"216",
thence North
76 25'
East,
28.99
meters to corner
"217",
thence South
78 43'
East,
265.08
meters to corner
"218",
thence South
37 10'
East,
183.12
meters to corner
"219",
thence South
61 06'
East,
152.87
meters to corner
"220",
thence South
41 08'
East,
188.90
meters to corner
"221",
thence South
19 13'
East,
170.37
meters to corner
"222",
thence North
14 21'
East,
147.53
meters to corner
"223",
thence North
46 35'
East,
156.81
meters to corner
"224",
thence North
89 04 ™
East,
109.32
meters to corner
"225",
thence South
52 34'
West,
137.22
meters to corner
"226",
thence South
83 12'
East,
194.12
meters to corner
"227",
thence North
73 00'
East,
127.83
meters to corner
"228",
thence North
58 33'
East,
188.43
meters to corner
"229",
thence South
50 00'
East,
78.65
meters to corner
"230",
thence South
81 50'
East,
78.50
meters to corner
"231",
thence South
65 30'
East,
75.49
meters to corner
"232",
thence North
78 29'
East,
91.13
meters to corner
"233",
thence South
44 47'
East,
90.38
meters to corner
"234",
thence South
65 00'
East,
94.15
meters to corner
"235",
thence South
35 49'
East,
54.31
meters to corner
"236",
thence South
74 29'
East,
101.94
meters to corner
"237",
thence South
42 23'
East,
130.47
meters to corner
"238",
thence South
69 36'
East,
80.69
meters to corner
"239",
thence South
48 13'
East,
190.91
meters to corner
"240",
thence South
44 29'
East,
175.26
meters to corner
"241",
thence South
49 51'
East,
149.18
meters to corner
"242",
thence North
87 30'
East,
103.32
meters to corner
"243",
thence North
61 08'
East,
158.45
meters to corner
"244",
thence North
85 21'
East,
150.71
meters to corner
"245",
thence South
75 58'
East,
124.44
meters to corner
"246",
thence South
12 11'
East,
129.72
meters to corner
"247",
thence South
13 03'
East,
87.28
meters to corner
"248",
thence North
81 43'
East,
153.50
meters to corner
"249",
thence North
40 05'
East,
169.42
meters to corner
"250",
thence North
37 55'
East,
168.63
meters to corner
"251",
thence North
56 56'
East,
178.26
meters to corner
"252",
thence North
82 42'
East,
114.16
meters to corner
"253",
thence South
06 16'
East,
284.11
meters to corner
"254",
thence South
19 34'
East,
333.20
meters to corner
"255",
thence South
50 36'
East,
195.49
meters to corner
"256",
thence North
89 43'
East,
418.15
meters to corner
"257",
thence South
59 38'
East,
344.43
meters to corner
"258",
thence South
50 27'
East,
380.42
meters to corner
"259",
thence South
13 25'
East,
310.99
meters to corner
"260",
thence South
26 38'
East,
336.80
meters to corner
"261",
thence South
02 38'
East,
332.46
meters to corner
"262",
thence South
47 29'
West,
233.49
meters to corner
"263",
thence South
41 34'
West,
223.12
meters to corner
"264",
thence South
02 11'
East,
92.56
meters to corner
"265",
thence South
34 46'
East,
134.04
meters to corner
"266",
thence South
48 05'
East,
140.97
meters to corner
"267",
thence South
44 37'
East,
165.36
meters to corner
"268",
thence South
02 44'
West,
265.56
meters to corner
"269",
thence South
87 29'
East,
124.01
meters to corner
"270",
thence South
77 50'
East,
252.98
meters to corner
"271",
thence North
88 49'
East,
68.56
meters to corner
"272",
thence South
08 55'
West,
106.66
meters to corner
"273",
thence South
42 44'
East,
244.91
meters to corner
"274",
thence South
74 56'
East,
76.72
meters to corner
"275",
thence South
48 02'
East,
109.25
meters to corner
"276",
thence South
54 15'
East,
142.08
meters to corner
"277",
thence South
61 24'
East,
128.84
meters to corner
"278",
thence South
25 55'
East,
114.24
meters to corner
"279",
thence South
14 55'
East,
582.25
meters to corner
"280",
thence South
51 50'
East,
284.78
meters to corner
"281",
thence South
22 38'
West,
283.12
meters to corner
"282",
thence South
25 35'
East,
347.00
meters to corner
"283",
thence South
45 02'
East,
275.58
meters to corner
"284",
thence South
53 44'
East,
284.18
meters to corner
"285",
thence South
30 49'
West,
271.56
meters to corner
"286",
thence South
04 48 ™
West,
271.93
meters to corner
"287",
thence South
17 16'
East,
302.67
meters to corner
"288",
thence South
15 45'
West,
280.45
meters to corner
"289",
thence South
09 39'
West,
262.63
meters to corner
"290",
thence South
04 32'
West,
288.86
meters to corner
"291",
thence South
02 56'
West,
258.33
meters to corner
"292",
thence South
00 39'
West,
240.18
meters to corner
"293",
thence South
00 49'
East,
216.05
meters to corner
"294",
thence South
41 08'
West,
254.30
meters to corner
"295",
thence South
21 56'
East,
715.94
meters to corner
"296",
thence South
25 11'
East,
570.97
meters to corner
"297",
thence South
14 13 ™
East,
542.56
meters to corner
"298",
thence South
46 04'
East,
697.68
meters to corner
"299",
thence South
51 12'
West,
510.92
meters to corner
"300",
thence South
61 38'
West,
431.84
meters to corner
"301",
thence South
87 45'
West,
560:49
meters to corner
"302",
thence South
76 08'
West,
355.38
meters to corner
"303",
thence North
86 25'
West,
465.27
meters to corner
"304",
thence South
72 39'
West,
470.10
meters to corner
"305",
thence North
89 01'
West,
296.99
meters to corner
"306",
thence North
86' 39'
West,
257.26
meters to corner
"307",
thence North
61' 24'
West,
445.62
meters to corner
"308",
thence North
53 29'
West,
336.83
meters to corner
"309",
thence North
71 45'
West,
192.24
meters to corner
"310",
thence North
26 56'
West,
155.22
meters to corner
"311",
thence North
34 38'
West,
150.30
meters to corner
"312",
thence North
13 22'
West,
171.98
meters to corner
"313",
thence North
27 33'
West,
93.39
meters to corner
"314",
thence North
44 11 ™
West,
180.67
meters to corner
"315",
thence North
33 21 ™
West,
238.42
meters to corner
"316",
thence North
60 54 ™
West,
202.20
meters to corner
"317",
thence North
66 22'
West,
180.83
meters to corner
"318",
thence South
65 42'
West,
242.24
meters to corner
"319",
thence South
79 23'
West,
243.73
meters to corner
"320",
thence South
77 21'
West,
307.83
meters to corner
"321",
thence North
81 32'
West,
198.78
meters to corner
"322",
thence South
77 11'
West,
241.98
meters to corner
"323",
thence South
73 02'
West,
225.18
meters to corner
"324",
thence South
80 31'
West,
202.80
meters to corner
"325",
thence North
68 56'
West,
208.19
meters to corner
"326",
thence South
84 31'
West,
144.35
meters to corner
"327",
thence South
74 32'
West,
172.56
meters to corner
"328",
thence North
78 51'
West,
193.54
meters to corner
"329",
thence North
71 31'
West,
101.43
meters to corner
"330",
thence North
70 31'
West,
106.18
meters to corner
"331",
thence South
42 38'
West,
151.78
meters to corner
"332",
thence South
26 05'
West,
179.22
meters to corner
"333",
thence South
73 36'
West,
146.32
meters to corner
"334",
thence South
69 08'
West,
222.31
meters to corner
"335",
thence North
81 10'
West,
375.43
meters to corner
"336",
thence South
74 05'
West,
107.98
meters to corner
"337",
thence North
77 56'
West,
136.16
meters to corner
"338",
thence North
73 06'
West,
135.82
meters to corner
"339",
thence South
57 31'
West,
201.64
meters to corner
"340",

thence North
85 05'
West,
231.67
meters to corner
 "341",

thence South
82 21'
West,
223.05
meters to corner
"342",
thence South
59 30'
West,
172.78
meters to corner
"343",
thence South
54 22 ™
West,
173.26
meters to corner
"344",
thence South
56 49 ™
West,
69.29
meters to corner
"345",
thence South
80 10'
West,
163.66
meters to corner
"346",
thence South
93.76
West,
93.76
meters to corner
"347",
thence South
67 36'
West,
110.91
meters to corner
"348",
thence South
69 00'
West,
118.98
meters to corner
"349",
thence South
61 19'
West,
114.09
meters to corner
"350",
thence South
76 39'
West,
188.99
meters to corner
"351",
thence South
64 37'
West,
157.21
meters to corner
"352",
thence North
88 22'
West,
102.51
meters to point of
beginning,


containing an area of NINE THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED SIXTY SEVEN (9,867) HECTARES.

The foregoing technical description correspondingly modifies Proclamation No. 926 dated June 25, 1992.

The said parcel of land shall be known as the Subic Watershed Forest Reserve and shall be under the administration and management of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), in coordination with other agencies of the government and local government units with the objective of maintaining its usefulness as a source of water for domestic, industrial and other uses.

The destruction of the natural resources of the area or the conduct of other activities that would induce severe soil erosion, sedimentation and excessive surface run-off are hereby prohibited and perpetuators shall be penalized in accordance with existing laws, rules and regulations

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

Done in the City of Manila the 31st day of March, in the year of Our Lord, two thousand and three.


(Sgd.) GLORIA MACAPAGAL-ARROYO

By the President:

ALBERTO G. ROMULO
Executive Secretary