Upon the recommendation of the Secretary of Agriculture and Natural Resources and pursuant to the provisions of section 83 of Commonwealth Act No. 141, as amended, I, Carlos P. Garcia, President of the Philippines, do hereby withdraw from sale and disposition and reserve for specific public purposes, as enumerated hereunder, subject to private rights if any there be, certain portions of the public domain situated in the municipality of Tupi, province of Cotabato, island of Mindanao, and more particularly described as follows:


A parcel of land (Lot 1 as shown on plan Mr-1123, sheet 1), situated in the poblacion, municipality of Tupi, province of Cotabato. Bounded on the NE., along line 1-2 by National Highway; and on the SE., SW. and NW., along lines 2-3-4-5-1 by road. Beginning at a point marked 1 on plan, being N. 56 53 E., 3,396.03 meters from C. and G. Triangulation Station œTupi , municipality of Tupi, Cotabato, thence S. 42 59 E., 140.30 meters to point 2; thence S. 47 00 W., 138.63 meters to point 3; thence S. 46 38 W., 48.64 meters to point 4; thence N. 43 53 W., 135.59 meters to point 5; and thence N. 45 51 E., 189.50 meters to the point of beginning; containing an area of 25,963 square meters. All points referred to are indicated on the plan and marked on the ground as follows: point 2 by P.L.S./NLSA concrete monuments: point 3 by P.L.S./ LSDC concrete monuments; and the rest by B.L. concrete monuments bearings true; date of the survey, July 18 and 28 and Sept. 16-17, 1957.

NOTE: This is an advance plan of Lot 1, Tupi-Townsite, Ts-1005. Data subject to change upon approval of this survey.


A parcel of land (Lot 2 as shown on plan Mr-1123, Sheet 1), situated in the poblacion, municipality of Tupi, province of Cotabato. Bounded on all sides by road. Beginning at a point marked 1 on plan, being N. 56 00 E., 3,319.60 meters from C and G. Triangulation Station œTupi , municipality of Tupi, Cotabato, thence S. 46 05 W., 119.40 meters to point 2; thence N. 42 47 W., 105.54 meters to point 3; thence N. 45 44 E., 114.06 meters to point 4; and thence S. 45 42 E., 106.28 meters to the point of beginning; containing an area of 18,005 square meters. All points referred to are indicated on the plan and marked on the ground by B.L. cylindrical concrete monuments; bearings true; date of the survey, July 18 and 28 and September 16-17, 1957.

NOTE: This is an advance plan of Lot 2, Tupi Townsite, Ts-1005. Data is subject to change upon approval of this survey.


A parcel of land (Lot 2, as shown on plan Mr-1123, Sheet 2), situated in the poblacion, municipality of Tupi, province of Cotabato. Bounded on the SW., along line 1-2 by road; on the NW., along line 2-3 by road; on the NE., along line 3-4 by road; and on the SE., along lines 4-5-6-1 by road. Beginning at a point marked 1 on plan, being N. 48 19 E., 3,551.71 meters from Coast and Geodetic Triangulation Station œTupi , municipality of Tupi, province of Cotabato, thence N. 43 25 W, 299.71 meters to point 2; thence N. 44 55 E., 334.61 meters to point 3; thence S. 45 . 40 E., 313.26 meters to point 4; thence S. 46 29 W., 82.04 meters to point 5; thence S. 47 48 W., 14.92 meters to point 6; and thence S. 47 22 W., 249.86 meters to point 1, point of beginning; containing an area of 104,532 square meters. All points referred to are indicated on the plan and marked on the ground by B.L. cylindrical monuments; bearings true; date of survey, July 18, 28 and September 16-17, 1957 and executed by Vicente F. Montana, Public Land Surveyor.

Note: This is an advance plan of Lot 3, Tupi Townsite, Ts-1005. Data are subject to change upon approval of this survey.

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 17th day of September, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and fifty-eight, and of the Independence of the Philippines, the thirteenth.

CARLOS P. GARCIA
President of the Philippines

By the President:

ENRIQUE C. QUEMA
Assistant Executive Secretary