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 Philippines, do hereby withdraw from sale or settlement certain parcels of land of the public domain situated at Nangalisan, Tuba, Benguet and reserving the same as site for school and educational purposes of Tuba National High School, subject to private rights, if any there be, which parcel of land is more particularly described as follows:


A PARCEL OF LAND, (Lot 1, Psu-88651 Amd.), situated at Nangalisan, Tuba, Province of Benguet, Island of Luzon.

Bounded on the E., and SE., along line 1-2 by Lot 2, Psu-88651 Amd, portion of a Provincial Road; on the S., along line 2-3 by Lot 2, Psu-88650 claimed by Antonio Cachero; on the SW., along line 3-4 by Lipay River (50 m. wide); on the W., & NW., along line 4-1 by the property of Juan Doctolero.

Beginning at a point marked "1" on plan being S. 88-07'E, 1708 m. from BLLM No. 2, Bo. of Galiano, Municipality of Aringay thence;

S.	13	-	14 ˜W.,	157.97 m. to point	2;
N.	79	-	23 ˜W.,	22.68 m. to point	3;
N.	21	-	21'E.,	40.00 m. to point	4;
N.	21	-	21'E.,	120.60 m. to point	of beginning,

containing an area of ONE THOUSAND SEVEN  HUNDRED EIGHTY NINE
(1,789) SQUARE METERS, more or less. All points referred to are indicated on the plan and marked on the ground as follows: Point 1 by V on rock and all corners not otherwise described are PS Cyl. Conc. Mon. 15 x 40 cms. Bearings true. Date of survey on August 2, 2000, executed by Igme S. Warat and was approved on September 12, 2001.


A PARCEL OF LAND, (Lot 3, Psu-88651 Amd), situated at Nangalisan, Tuba, Province of Benguet, Island of Luzon.

Bounded on the N., along line 1-2 by the property of Dolo (Infiel); on the E., along lines 2-3-4 by Lot 4, Psu-88651 Amd, on the SE., along line 4-5 by the property of Julian Sabado; on the S., along line 5-6 by Lot 2, Psu-88650 claimed-by Antonio Cachero, on the W., and NW., along line 6-1 by Lot 2, Psu-88651 Amd, portion of a provincial road.

Beginning at a point marked "1" on plan being S. 88-06'E., 1728.00 m. from BLLM No. 2, Bo. of Galiano, Municipality of Aringay thence;

S.	87	-	09'E.,	55.59	m. to point	2;
S.	16	-	28 ™W.,	92.47	m. to point	3;
S.	36	-	23'E.,	93.22	m. to point	4;
S.	09	-	31'E.,	13.25	m. to point	5;
N.	79	-	23 ™W.,	125.40	m. to point	6;
N.	13	-	08'E.,	160.66	m. to point	of beginning,

containing an area of ELEVEN THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED FIVE (11,505)
SQUARE METERS, more or less. All points referred to are indicated on the plan and marked on the ground as follows: Point 5 by "x" on rock and all corners not otherwise described are PS Cyl. Conc. Mon. 15 x 40 cms. Bearings true. Date of survey of August 2, 2000, executed by Igme S. Warat and was approved on September 12, 2001.

The tracts of land herein reserved shall be non-alienable and shall not be subject to occupation, entry, sale, lease, or other disposition until again declared alienable by proclamation of the President.

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 25th day of August, in the year of Our Lord, Two Thousand and Three.


By the President:

(Sgd.) ALBERTO G. ROMULO
Executive Secretary