Section 3Sec./Art. 3

Scope. - Certain parcels of land situated in the municipalities of Mati, San Isidro and Governor Generoso, Province of Davao Oriental, Island of Mindanao are hereby established as a protected area under the category of wildlife sanctuary to be known as the Mt. Hamiguitan Range Wildlife Sanctuary and the areas within its peripheral areas as buffer zone. Such protected area and buffer zone shall become part of the National Integrated Protected Areas System (NIPAS) subject to such rights as are provided for in this Act.

The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) shall mark on the ground the boundaries set forth in this Act which shall not be modified except by an act of Congress. The parcels of land covered herein are more particularly described by the following technical description:

PROTECTED AREA

Bounded by its peripheral area as buffer zone, beginning at a point marked "1" on the map and on the ground being S 48 49' E from the junction of Dumagooc River and Licub Creek:

Thence N 48 49' W,

265.80 meters to corner 2,

Thence N 02 29' E,

575.50 meters to corner 3,

Thence N 05 26' W,

527.40 meters to corner 4,

Thence N 21 03' E,

456.50 meters to corner 5,

Thence N 21 02' E,

348.20 meters to corner 6,

Thence N 48 01' E,

336.30 meters to corner 7,

Thence N 26 34' E,

391.30 meters to corner 8,

Thence N 26 34' E,

469.60 meters to corner 9,

Thence N 36 26' E,

261.00 meters to corner 10,

Thence N 13 30' W,

385.70 meters to corner 11,

Thence N 37 42' W,

278.00 meters to corner 12,

Thence N 37 43' W,

335.00 meters to corner 13,

Thence N 37 43' W,

335.00 meters to corner 14,

Thence N 45 00' E,

459.60 meters to corner 15,

Thence N 28 04' W,

340.00 meters to corner 16,

Thence N 11 19' E,

433.40 meters to corner 17,

Thence N 25 10' E,

552.50 meters to corner 18,

Thence N 24 23' E,

411.70 meters to corner 19,

Thence N 23 58' W,

492.40 meters to corner 20,

Thence N 07 40' W,

524.70 meters to corner 21,

Thence N 07 31' W,

458.90 meters to corner 22,

Thence N 09 05' W,

506.40 meters to corner 23,

Thence N 02 23' W,

552.40 meters to corner 24,

Thence N 52 30' E,

460.00 meters to corner 25,

Thence N 52 34' E,

510.00 meters to corner 26,

Thence N 52 26' E,

410.00 meters to corner 27,

Thence N 61 42' E,

369.10 meters to corner 28,

Thence N 23 58' E,

246.20 meters to corner 29,

Thence N 31 24' E,

451.10 meters to corner 30,

Thence N 78 41' E,

407.90 meters to corner 31,

Thence N 35 45' E,

308.10 meters to corner 32,

Thence N 35 00' E,

305.20 meters to corner 33,

Thence N 64 00' E,

456.20 meters to corner 34,

Thence N 41 23' E,

279.90 meters to corner 35,

Thence N 42 31' W,

407.00 meters to corner 36,

Thence N 34 34' E,

273.20 meters to corner 37,

Thence N 11 19' E,

458.90 meters to corner 38,

Thence N 46 55' E,

424.50 meters to corner 39,

Thence N 46 24' E,

290.00 meters to corner 40,

Thence N 58 24' E,

305.30 meters to corner 41,

Thence N 00 00' E,

225.00 meters to corner 42,

Thence N 90 00' E,

400.00 meters to corner 43,

Thence S 72 46' E,

322.10 meters to corner 44,

Thence S 45 00' W,

226.30 meters to corner 45,

Thence S 45 00' E,

353.60 meters to corner 46,

Thence N 79 03' E,

315.80 meters to corner 47,

Thence S 27 46' E,

429.40 meters to corner 48,

Thence S 82 53' W,

201.60 meters to corner 49,

Thence S 50 54' W,

515.40 meters to corner 50,

Thence N 90 00' E,

350.00 meters to corner 51,

Thence N 72 54' W,

340.00 meters to corner 52,

Thence N 59 14' E,

244.40 meters to corner 53,

Thence N 59 14' E,

244.40 meters to corner 54,

Thence S 39 48' E,

273.40 meters to corner 55,

Thence S 25 01' E,

496.60 meters to corner 56,

Thence S 25 10' E,

458.50 meters to corner 57,

Thence S 00 00' E,

310.00 meters to corner 58,

Thence N 90 00' W,

260.00 meters to corner 59,

Thence S 24 27' W,

302.10 meters to corner 60,

Thence S 59 26' W,

291.60 meters to corner 61,

Thence S 09 50' E,

380.60 meters to corner 62,

Thence N 66 48' E,

190.40 meters to corner 63,

Thence N 66 40' E,

277.70 meters to corner 64,

Thence S 47 04' E,

293.60 meters to corner 65,

Thence S 76 42' E,

282.60 meters to corner 66,

Thence S 07 12' E,

478.80 meters to corner 67,

Thence S 24 27' E,

302.10 meters to corner 68,

Thence N 21 48' E,

269.30 meters to corner 69,

Thence N 64 30' W,

360.10 meters to corner 70,

Thence S 38 40' W,

288.10 meters to corner 71,

Thence N 38 40' W,

256.10 meters to corner 72,

Thence S 60 57' W,

360.40 meters to corner 73,

Thence S 53 08' E,

250.00 meters to corner 74,

Thence S 18 58' W,

169.20 meters to corner 75,

Thence S 63 26' E,

167.70 meters to corner 76,

Thence S 33 41' W,

180.30 meters to corner 77,

Thence S 29 45' E,

201.60 meters to corner 78,

Thence S 41 45' E,

531.60 meters to corner 79,

Thence S 90 00' E,

280.00 meters to corner 80,

Thence S 23 12' W,

380.80 meters to corner 81,

Thence S 23 34' W,

300.00 meters to corner 82,

Thence S 19 59' E,

468.20 meters to corner 83,

Thence S 19 30' E,

254.60 meters to corner 84,

Thence N 77 17' E,

315.80 meters to corner 85,

Thence S 26 02' E,

478.50 meters to corner 86,

Thence S 26 34' E,

559.00 meters to corner 87,

Thence S 04 17' W,

401.10 meters to corner 88,

Thence S 04 20' W,

290.80 meters to corner 89,

Thence S 71 34' E,

316.20 meters to corner 90,

Thence S 14 11' W,

469.30 meters to corner 91,

Thence N 86 41' W,

270.40 meters to corner 92,

Thence S 36 02' E,

340.00 meters to corner 93,

Thence S 43 25' W,

509.30 meters to corner 94,

Thence S 43 09' W,

329.00 meters to corner 95,

Thence N 79 01' W,

341.30 meters to corner 96,

Thence S 09 28' E,

456.20 meters to corner 97,

Thence S 42 12' W,

580.50 meters to corner 98,

Thence S 42 05' W,

485.00 meters to corner 99,

Thence S 42 10' W,

342.70 meters to corner 100,

Thence S 11 13' W,

418.70 meters to corner 101,

Thence S 11 41' W,

419.70 meters to corner 102,

Thence N 90 00' W,

500.00 meters to corner 103,

Thence N 90 00' W,

425.00 meters to corner 104,

Thence N 90 00' W,

590.00 meters to corner 105,

Thence N 90 00' W,

680.00 meters to corner 106,

Thence N 90 00' W,

430.00 meters to corner 107,

Thence N 90 00' W,

360.00 meters to corner 108,

Thence N 90 00' W,

320.00 meters to corner 109,

Thence N 39 48' W,

300.50 meters to corner 110,

Thence N 26 34' W,

335.40 meters to corner 111,

Thence N 26 19' W,

507.60 meters to corner 112,

Thence N 46 51' W,

329.00 meters to corner 113,

Thence N 46 44' W,

350.20 meters to corner 114,

Thence N 05 29' W,

627.90 meters to corner 115,

Thence N 03 15' W,

354.32 meters to the point of beginning.

BUFFER ZONE

Bounded on the northeast to southeast directions from corner 30 to corner 82 by Project No. 9-J, Block-A, Timberland under L.C. Map No. 2660, certified on September 5, 1975; on the South from corner 82 to corner 96 by Project No. 3-E, Block-C, per L.C. Map No. 2660, certified on September 5, 1975; from corner 96 to corner 97 and corner 1 to corner 2 by Project No. 3-F, Block-III, Alienable and Disposable per L.C. Map No. 2660, certified on September 5, 1975; and from corner 30 by Project No. 33 Block-A, Timberland per L.C. Map No. 2667, certified on July 23,1971. Beginning at a point marked "1" on the map and on the ground being identical to corner 2 of the Wildlife Sanctuary:

Thence N 48 49' W,

265.80 meters to corner 2,

Thence N 02 29' E,

600.00 meters to corner 3,

Thence N 05 26' W,

530.00 meters to corner 4,

Thence N 21 03' E,

550.00 meters to corner 5,

Thence N 21 03' E,

420.00 meters to corner 6,

Thence N 48 01' E,

390.00 meters to corner 7,

Thence N 26 34' E,

300.00 meters to corner 8,

Thence N 26 34' E,

500.00 meters to corner 9,

Thence N 36 26' E,

250.00 meters to corner 10,

Thence N 13 30' E,

250.00 meters to corner 11,

Thence N 37 42' W,

190.00 meters to corner 12,

Thence N 37 43' W,

300.00 meters to corner 13,

Thence N 37 43' W,

500.00 meters to corner 14,

Thence N 45 00' E,

480.00 meters to corner 15,

Thence N 28 04' W,

300.00 meters to corner 16,

Thence N 11 19' E,

420.00 meters to corner 17,

Thence N 25 10' E,

600.00 meters to corner 18,

Thence N 24 23' E,

350.00 meters to corner 19,

Thence N 23 58' W,

380.00 meters to corner 20,

Thence N 07 40' W,

630.00 meters to corner 21,

Thence N 07 31' W,

420.00 meters to corner 22,

Thence N 09 05' W,

520.00 meters to corner 23,

Thence N 09 23' W,

650.00 meters to corner 24,

Thence N 52 30' E,

610.00 meters to corner 25,

Thence N 02 34' E,

460.00 meters to corner 26,

Thence N 52 26' E,

420.00 meters to corner 27,

Thence N 61 42' E,

350.00 meters to corner 28,

Thence N 23 58' E,

170.00 meters to corner 29,

Thence N 31 24' E,

610.00 meters to corner 30,

Thence S 78 41' E,

400.00 meters to corner 31,

Thence N 35 45' E,

620.00 meters to corner 32,

Thence N 64 00' E,

620.00 meters to corner 33,

Thence S 41 23' E,

490.00 meters to corner 34,

Thence S 42 31' W,

400.00 meters to corner 35,

Thence S 34 34' E,

120.00 meters to corner 36,

Thence S 11 19' E,

200.00 meters to corner 37,

Thence S 46 55' E,

500.00 meters to corner 38,

Thence N 58 24' E,

600.00 meters to corner 39,

Thence S 00 00' E,

150.00 meters to corner 40,

Thence S 90 00' E,

330.00 meters to corner 41,

Thence S 27 46' E,

590.00 meters to corner 42,

Thence S 45 00' W,

310.00 meters to corner 43,

Thence S 27 46' E,

550.00 meters to corner 44,

Thence N 59 14' E,

400.00 meters to corner 45,

Thence S 39 48' E,

450.00 meters to corner 46,

Thence S 25 01' E,

550.00 meters to corner 47,

Thence S 25 10' E,

500.00 meters to corner 48,

Thence S 00 00' E,

560.00 meters to corner 49,

Thence N 90 00' W,

300.00 meters to corner 50,

Thence S 24 27' W,

200.00 meters to corner 51,

Thence S 47 04' E,

380.00 meters to corner 52,

Thence S 76 42' E,

400.00 meters to corner 53,

Thence S 07 12' E,

560.00 meters to corner 54,

Thence S 24 27' E,

400.00 meters to corner 55,

Thence S 21 48' W,

700.00 meters to corner 56,

Thence N 64 30' W,

400.00 meters to corner 57,

Thence S 38 40' W,

300.00 meters to corner 58,

Thence S 63 26' E,

100.00 meters to corner 59,

Thence S 33 41' W,

290.00 meters to corner 60,

Thence S 29 45' E,

210.00 meters to corner 61,

Thence S 41 11' W,

400.00 meters to corner 62,

Thence N 90 00' E,

110.00 meters to corner 63,

Thence S 23 12' W,

600.00 meters to corner 64,

Thence S 23 34' W,

300.00 meters to corner 65,

Thence S 19 59' E,

410.00 meters to corner 66,

Thence S 19 30' E,

300.00 meters to corner 67,

Thence N 77 17' E,

670.00 meters to corner 68,

Thence S 26 02' E,

550.00 meters to corner 69,

Thence S 04 17' W,

650.00 meters to corner 70,

Thence S 71 34' E,

310.00 meters to corner 71,

Thence S 14 11' W,

780.00 meters to corner 72,

Thence S 36 02' E,

120.00 meters to corner 73,

Thence S 43 25' W,

700.00 meters to corner 74,

Thence S 43 09' W,

480.00 meters to corner 75,

Thence N 79 01' W,

190.00 meters to corner 76,

Thence S 09 28' E,

300.00 meters to corner 77,

Thence S 42 12' W,

680.00 meters to corner 78,

Thence S 42 05' W,

480.00 meters to corner 79,

Thence S 42 10' W,

230.00 meters to corner 80,

Thence S 11 13' W,

400.00 meters to corner 81,

Thence S 11 41' W,

570.00 meters to corner 82,

Thence N 90 00' W,

690.00 meters to corner 83,

Thence N 90 00' W,

425.00 meters to corner 84,

Thence N 90 00' W,

590.00 meters to corner 85,

Thence N 90 00' W,

680.00 meters to corner 86,

Thence N 90 00' W,

430.00 meters to corner 87,

Thence N 90 00' W,

360.00 meters to corner 88,

Thence N 90 00' W,

320.00 meters to corner 89,

Thence N 39 48' W,

480.00 meters to corner 90,

Thence N 26 34' W,

400.00 meters to corner 91,

Thence N 26 19' W,

470.00 meters to corner 92,

Thence N 46 51' W,

300.00 meters to corner 93,

Thence N 46 44' W,

470.00 meters to corner 94,

Thence N 05 29' W,

730.00 meters to corner 95,

Thence N 79 01' W,

341.30 meters to corner 96,

Thence S 09 28' E,

456.20 meters to corner 97,

Thence S 48 49' E,

265.80 meters to corner 98,

Thence S 03 15' E,

354.32 meters to corner 99,

Thence S 05 29' E,

627.90 meters to corner 100,

Thence S 46 44' E,

350.20 meters to corner 101,

Thence S 46 51' E,

329.00 meters to corner 102,

Thence S 26 19' E,

507.60 meters to corner 103,

Thence S 26 34' E,

335.40 meters to corner 104,

Thence S 39 48' E,

390.50 meters to corner 105,

Thence S 90 00' E,

320.00 meters to corner 106,

Thence S 90 00' E,

360.00 meters to corner 107,

Thence S 90 00' E,

430.00 meters to corner 108,

Thence S 90 00' E,

680.00 meters to corner 109,

Thence S 90 00' E,

590.00 meters to corner 110,

Thence S 90 00' E,

.42500 meters to corner 111,

Thence S 90 00' E,

500.00 meters to corner 112,

Thence N 11 41' E,

419.70 meters to corner 113,

Thence N 11 13' E,

418.70 meters to corner 114,

Thence N 42 10' E,

342.70 meters to corner 115,

Thence N 42 05' E,

485.00 meters to corner 116,

Thence N 42 12' E,

580.50 meters to corner 117,

Thence N 09 28' W,

456.20 meters to corner 118,

Thence S 79 01' E,

541.30 meters to corner 119,

Thence N 43 09' E,

329.00 meters to corner 120,

Thence N 43 25' E,

509.30 meters to corner 121,

Thence N 36 02' E,

340.00 meters to corner 122,

Thence N 86 41' E,

270.40 meters to corner 123,

Thence N 14 11' E,

469.30 meters to corner 124,

Thence N 71 34' W,

316.20 meters to corner 125,

Thence N 04 20' E,

290.80 meters to corner 126,

Thence N 04 17' E,

401.10 meters to corner 127,

Thence N 26 34' W,

559.00 meters to corner 128,

Thence N 26 02' W,

478.50 meters to corner 129,

Thence S 77 17' W,

315.80 meters to corner 130,

Thence N 19 30' W,

254.60 meters to corner 131,

Thence N 19 59' W,

468.20 meters to corner 132,

Thence N 23 34' E,

300.00 meters to corner 133,

Thence N 23 12' E,

380.80 meters to corner 134,

Thence S 90 00' W,

280.00 meters to corner 135,

Thence N 41 11' E,

531.60 meters to corner 136,

Thence N 29 45' W,

201.60 meters to corner 137,

Thence N 33 41' E,

180.30 meters to corner 138,

Thence N 63 26' W,

167.70 meters to corner 139,

Thence N 18 58' E,

169.20 meters to corner 140,

Thence N 53 08' W,

250.00 meters to corner 141,

Thence N 60 57' W,

360.40 meters to corner 142,

Thence N 38 40' E,

256.10 meters to corner 143,

Thence N 38 40' W,

288.10 meters to corner 144,

Thence N 64 30' W,

360.10 meters to corner 145,

Thence N 21 48' E,

269.30 meters to corner 146,

Thence N 24 27' W,

302.10 meters to corner 147,

Thence N 07 12' W,

478.80 meters to corner 148,

Thence N 76 42' W,

282.60 meters to corner 149,

Thence N 47 04' W,

293.60 meters to corner 150,

Thence S 66 40' W,

277.70 meters to corner 151,

Thence S 66 48' W,

190.40 meters to corner 152,

Thence N 09 50' E,

380.60 meters to corner 153,

Thence N 59 02' E,

291.60 meters to corner 154,

Thence N 24 27' E,

302.10 meters to corner 155,

Thence N 90 00' E,

260.00 meters to corner 156,

Thence N 00 00' E,

310.00 meters to corner 157,

Thence N 25 10' W,

458.50 meters to corner 158,

Thence N 25 01' W,

496.60 meters to corner 159,

Thence N 39 48' W,

273.40 meters to corner 160,

Thence S 59 14' W,

244.40 meters to corner 161,

Thence S 59 14' W,

244.40 meters to corner 162,

Thence S 72 54' W,

340.00 meters to corner 163,

Thence S 90 00' E,

350.00 meters to corner 164,

Thence N 50 54' E,

515.40 meters to corner 165,

Thence N 82 53' E,

201.60 meters to corner 166,

Thence N 27 46' W,

429.40 meters to corner 167,

Thence S 79 03' W,

315.80 meters to corner 168,

Thence N 45 00' E,

353.60 meters to corner 169,

Thence N 45 00' E,

226.30 meters to corner 170,

Thence N 27 48' W,

322.10 meters to corner 171,

Thence S 90 00' W,

400.00 meters to corner 172,

Thence N 00 00' W,

225.00 meters to corner 173,

Thence N 58 24' W,

305.30 meters to corner 174,

Thence S 46 24' W,

290.00 meters to corner 175,

Thence S 46 55' W,

424.50 meters to corner 176,

Thence N 11 19' W,

458.90 meters to corner 177,

Thence N 34 34' W,

273.20 meters to corner 178,

Thence N 42 31' E,

407.00 meters to corner 179,

Thence N 41 23' W,

279.90 meters to corner 180,

Thence N 64 00' W,

456.20 meters to corner 181,

Thence S 35 00' W,

305.20 meters to corner 182,

Thence S 35 45' W,

308.10 meters to corner 183,

Thence N 78 41' W,

407.90 meters to corner 184,

Thence S 31 24' W,

451.10 meters to corner 185,

Thence S 23 58' W,

246.20 meters to corner 186,

Thence S 61 42' W,

369.10 meters to corner 187,

Thence S 52 26' W,

410.00 meters to corner 188,

Thence S 52 34' W,

510.00 meters to corner 189,

Thence S 52 30' W,

460.00 meters to corner 190,

Thence S 09 23' E,

552.40 meters to corner 191,

Thence S 09 05' E,

506.40 meters to corner 192,

Thence S 07 31' E,

458.90 meters to corner 193,

Thence S 07 40' E,

524.70 meters to corner 194,

Thence S 23 58' E,

492.40 meters to corner 195,

Thence S 24 23' W,

411.70 meters to corner 196,

Thence S 25 10' W,

552.50 meters to corner 197,

Thence S 11 19' W,

433.40 meters to corner 198,

Thence S 28 04' E.

340.00 meters to corner 199,

Thence S 45 00' W,

459.60 meters to corner 200,

Thence S 37 43' E,

335.00 meters to corner 201,

Thence S 37 43' E,

335.00 meters to corner 202,

Thence S 37 42' E,

278.00 meters to corner 203,

Thence S 13 30' W,

385.70 meters to corner 204,

Thence S 36 26' W,

261.00 meters to corner 205,

Thence S 26 34' W,

469.60 meters to corner 206,

Thence S 26 34' W,

391.30 meters to corner 207,

Thence S 48 01' W,

336.30 meters to corner 208,

Thence S 21 02' W,

348.20 meters to corner 209

Thence S 03 00' W,

456.50 meters to corner 210

Thence S 05 26' E,

527.40 meters to corner 211

Thence S 02 29' W,

572 meters to the point of beginning containing an area of

approximately six thousand eight hundred thirty-four hectares (6,834 has.) more or less.