Upon recommendation of the Secretary of Environment and Natural Resources and by virtue of the powers vested in me by law, I, GLORIA MACAPAGAL-ARROYO, President of the Republic of the Philippines, do hereby withdraw from sale or settlement and reserved for school site purposes of the Siocon Elementary School under the administration of the Department of Education, subject to private rights, if any there be, a certain parcel of land of the public domain located in Barangay Siocon, Municipality of Compostela, Province of Compostela Valley, Island of Mindanao, containing an area of FIFTY ONE THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED FIVE (51,605) SQUARE METERS, which parcel of land is more particularly described as follows:

A PARCEL OF LAND, Lot 9396, Ts, 303, situated in Barangay Siocon, Municipality of Compostela, Province of Compostela Valley, Island of Mindanao. Bounded on the NE., along lines 7-8-9-10; on the SE., along lines 10-11-12-13-14-15-16-1; on the SW., along line .1-2; and on the NW., along lines 2-3-4-5-6-7 all by road. Beginning at a point marked "1" on plan being N. 27 51' W., 4289.37 m. from BLLM No. 1, Pls-2, thence:

	N.	14 00'	W.,	125.04	m.	to point	2;
	N.	00 17'	E.,	43.22	m.	to point	3;
	N.	19 16'	E.,	42.89	m.	to point	4;
	N.	39 16'	E.,	45.59	m.	to point	5;
	N.	53 31'	E.,	43.24	m.	to point	6;
	N	76 52'	E.,	114.14	m.	to point	7;
	S.	79 46'	E.,	6.19	m.	to point	8;
	S.	39 30'	E.,	6.87	m.	to point	9;
	S.	14 15'	E.,	131.97	m.	to point	10.,
	S.	01 56'	E.,	37.13	m.	to point	11.,
	S.	19 10'	W.,	38.41	m.	to point	12.,
	S.	36 33'	W.,	37.66	m.	to point	13.,
	S.	50 56'	W.,	38.38	m.	to point	14.,
	S.	74 01 ™	W.,	129,61	m.	to point	15.,
	N.	78 11'	W.,	7.57	m,	to point	16.,
	N.	38 24'	W.,	5.78	m,	to point	of

beginning, containing an area of FIFTY ONE THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED FIVE (51,605) SQUARE METERS, more or less. All corners are "PLS" Cyl. Conc. Monx. 15 x 60 cms. Bearings true; Date of Survey October 7 to 29 and November 5-6, 1953 and approved on May 6, 1957.

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, this 4th day of April, in the year of Our Lord, Two Thousand and Three.

By the President:

(Sgd.) ALBERTO G. ROMULO
Executive Secretary