Upon recommendation of the Secretary of Agriculture and Natural Resources, and pursuant to the powers vested in me by Section 107 of commonwealth Act No. 141, as amended by Republic Act No. 6516, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the Philippines, do hereby delegate to the District Land Officers of the following district land offices not previously authorized under Executive Orders 407 and 420, both Series of 1973, the power to sign patents or certificates covering lands not exceeding five (5) hectares in area:

1.	District Land Office	I-2, Baguio City
2.	District Land Office	I-6, Bontoc, Mt. Province
3.	District Land Office	II-4, Aparri, Cagayan
4.	District Land Office	II-5, Tabuk, Kalinga-Apayao
5.	District Land Office	II-6, Lagawe, Ifugao
6.	District Land Office	II-7, Basco, Batanes
7.	District Land Office	II-8, Cabarroguis, Quirino
8.	District Land Office	III-5, Balanga, Bataan
9.	District Land Office	IV-1, Gen. Solano, Manila
10.	District Land Office	IV-2, Batangas City
11.	District Land Office	IV-4, Cavite City
12.	District Land Office	IV-7, Boac, Marinduque
13.	District Land Office	IV-10, San Jose , Occ. Mindoro
14.	District Land Office	IV-11, Mamburao, Occ. Mindoro
15.	District Land Office	IV-12, Odiongan, Romblon
16.	District Land Office	IV-13, Puerto Princesa City
17.	District Land Office	IV-14, Roxas, Palawan
18.	District Land Office	V-3, Sorsogon, Sorsogon
19.	District Land Office	V-4, Masbate , Masbate
20.	District Land Office	V-6, Virac, Catanduanes
21.	District Land Office	VI-4, San Jose, Antique
22.	District Land Office	VII-1, Cebu City
23.	District Land Office	VII-4, Cerena, Siquijor
24.	District Land Office	VIII-2, Catbalogan, Samar
25.	District Land Office	VIII-3, Maasin, Southern Leyte
26.	District Land Office	VIII-5, Borongan, Eastern Samar
27.	District Land Office	IX-5, Dipolog City

Done in the City of Manila, this 17th day of May, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and seventy-four.


By the President:

(SGD.) ALEJANDRO MELCHOR
Executive Secretary