Section 6Sec./Art. 6

Scope and Coverage. -The BWNP, which shall cover an area of one hundred fifty-three thousand five hundred seventy-eight (153,578) square meters of mangrove forest and one hundred eighty-seven thousand five hundred (187,500) square meters of foreshore land, is hereby declared an ecotourism zone. Its boundaries shall be as follows:

(a) Mangrove Forest

Beginning at a point marked 1, being N 3555′ E, 335.73 meters from MBM 1, Balanga Cadastre, Bataan.

thence

N

56 5′ 0″

W

25.64

meters to corner 2;

thence

N

43 19′ 0″

E

30.05

meters to corner 3;

thence

N

31 29′ 0″

E

40.25

meters to corner 4;

thence

N

44 10′ 0″

W

399.86

meters to corner 5;

thence

S

57 37′ 0″

W

190.74

meters to corner 6;

thence

N

64 12′ 0″

W

5.16

meters to corner 7;

thence

N

5 45′ 0″

W

35.99

meters to corner 8;

thence

N

69 0′ 0″

E

17.38

meters to corner 9;

thence

N

13 38′ 0″

E

15.10

meters to corner 10;

thence

N

63 45′ 0″

W

30.47

meters to corner ii;

thence

N

17 14′ 0″

E

10.23

meters to corner 12;

thence

N

40 29′ 0″

W

39.61

meters to corner 13;

thence

N

25 46′ 0″

E

28.71

meters to corner 14;

thence

S

74 22′ 0″

E

37.57

meters to corner 15;

thence

N

29 15′ 0″

E

17.33

meters to corner 16;

thence

N

57 34′ 0″

W

39.85

meters to corner 17;

thence

N

12 42′ 0″

E

62.68

meters to corner 18;

thence

N

5 5′ 0″

E

36.88

meters to corner 19;

thence

N

37 55′ 0″

W

18.14

meters to corner 20;

thence

N

13 35′ 0″

E

49.81

meters to corner 21;

thence

N

23 41′ 0″

E

122.08

meters to corner 22;

thence

N

40 26′ 0″

E

141.26

meters to corner 23;

thence

S

72 36′ 0″

E

29.09

meters to corner 24;

thence

S

17 56′ 0″

E

14.59

meters to corner 25;

thence

S

12 20′ 0″

E

24.52

meters to corner 26;

thence

S

44 59′ 0″

E

34.11

meters to corner 27;

thence

S

13 40′ 0″

E

41.09

meters to corner 28;

thence

S

4 8′ 0″

W

26.47

meters to corner 29;

thence

S

14 22′0″

W

31.53

meters to corner 30;

thence

S

32 51′ 0″

W

24.32

meters to corner 31;

thence

S

8 20′ 0″

W

33.87

meters to corner 32;

thence

S

17 3′ 0″

E

69.51

meters to corner 33;

thence

S

28 36′ 0″

E

139.68

meters to corner 34;

thence

S

37 16′ 0″

E

42.45

meters to corner 35;

thence

S

46 20′ 0″

E

36.79

meters to corner 36;

thence

S

67 42′ 0″

E

22.58

meters to corner 37;

thence

N

88 35′ 0″

E

12.59

meters to corner 38;

thence

S

62 9′ 0″

E

54.78

meters to corner 39;

thence

S

89 29′ 0″

E

6.71

meters to corner 40;

thence

N

45 32′ 0″

E

5.34

meters to corner 41;

thence

N

82 23′ 0″

E

8.90

meters to corner 42;

thence

S

68 57′ 0″

E

10.75

meters to corner 43;

thence

S

54 29′ 0″

E

15.36

meters to corner 44;

thence

S

34 53′ 0″

E

19.55

meters to corner 45;

thence

S

13 19′0″

W

9.46

meters to corner 46;

thence

S

33 47′ 0″

E

44.67

meters to corner 47;

thence

S

59 14′ 0″

E

17.48

meters to corner 48;

thence

N

83 51′ 0″

E

25.33

meters to corner 49;

thence

S

39 17′ 0″

E

152.54

meters to corner 50;

thence

S

63 16′ 0″

W

225.50

meters to corner 1.

to the point of beginning containing an area of one hundred fifty-three thousand five hundred seventy-eight (153,578) square meters, more or less.

(b) Foreshore Land

Beginning at a point marked "1" on the map, being N 46 59′ E, 565.88 meters from MBM #1, Balanga Cadastre, Bataan.

thence

N

12 20′ 0″

W

19.64

meters to corner 2;

thence

N

34 53′ 0″

W

31.95

meters to corner 3;

thence

N

67 41′ 0″

W

14.62

meters to corner 4;

thence

N

39 17′ 0″

W

163.37

meters to corner 5;

thence

N

28 36′ 0″

W

136.14

meters to corner 6;

thence

S

81 23′ 0″

W

21.17

meters to corner 7;

thence

N

55 31′ 0″

E

181.64

meters to corner 8;

thence

S

88 36′ 0″

W

13.61

meters to corner 9;

thence

N

32 50′ 0″

E

23.23

meters to corner 10;

thence

N

13 19′ 0″

E

9.69

meters to corner 11;

thence

N

62 9′ 0″

W

50.35

meters to corner 12;

thence

N

33 47′ 0″

W

31.44

meters to corner 13;

thence

N

72 36′ 0″

W

39.42

meters to corner 14;

thence

N

68 56′ 0″

W

18.40

meters to corner 15;

thence

N

46 20′ 0″

W

31.44

meters to corner 16;

thence

N

17 56′ 0″

W

25.90

meters to corner 17;

thence

N

13 40′ 0″

W

49.83

meters to corner 18;

thence

N

54 30′ 0″

W

21.35

meters to corner 19;

thence

N

37 16′ 0″

W

39.34

meters to corner 20;

thence

N

14 22′ 0″

E

36.57

meters to corner 21;

thence

N

17 3′ 0"

W

62.98

meters to corner 22;

thence

S

83 51′ 0"

W

29.49

meters to corner 23;

thence

S

63 16′ 0″

W

152.57

meters to corner 24;

thence

N

59 14′ 0″

W

6.29

meters to corner 25;

thence

N

44 59′ 0″

W

33.85

meters to corner 26;

thence

S

32 39′ 0″

E

877.51

meters to corner 27;

thence

N

8 20′ 0″

E

25.02

meters to corner 28;

thence

N

4 8′ 0″

E

31.40

meters to corner 1.

to the point of beginning containing an area of one hundred eighty-seven thousand five hundred (187,500) square meters, more or less.

The metes and bounds of the BWNP shall be indicated on maps and/or nautical charts. Any modification of the coverage of this Act due to such factors as changing ecological situation, new scientific or archaeological findings, or discovery of traditional boundaries not previously taken into account shall be made through an act of Congress, after consultation with the concerned government agencies.