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PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 654
PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 654 -
RESERVING AND DECLARING THE SANTA CRUZ ISLANDS IN ZAMBOANGA CITY AS
NATIONAL PARK FOR TOURISM DEVELOPMENT
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WHEREAS,
the government has embarked on a massive program of tourism development
as one of the studied measures to strengthen the economy of the country;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
WHEREAS, the city of Zamboanga and its environs have been included as
one of the priority area for this kind of development by reason of
ideal location and natural beauty; and chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
WHEREAS, it has been determined that among the places in the Zamboanga
region suitable and ideal for a viable tourism development are the
islands commonly known as STA. CRUZ GRANDE and STA. CRUZ SMALL;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the Republic of
the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by the
Constitution hereby decree:cralaw:red
Section 1. That the two islands known as Sta. Cruz
Grande and Sta. Cruz Small; of the City of Zamboanga, including their
foreshore lands and the Muslim burial grounds are hereby set aside,
reserved and declared as a national park to be developed in such a
manner as will complement the general tourism development plan for the
area; provided that the Muslim burial grounds shall be preserved as
integral part of the park and subsequent burials shall be made in a new
site to be provided by the City of Zamboanga with the assistance of the
Philippine Tourism Authority;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
Section 2. That the entire land and or any part or
portion of these islands are hereby closed to public disposition or'
alienation in any manner whatsoever and that all pending and
unperfected applications of any form for the acquisition of any part
thereof, as of the date of this decree are hereby set aside without
prejudice to existing valid private titles if any, which are, however,
subject to the government's power of expropriation through the
Philippine Tourism Authority whenever the proper and integrated
development of these areas may be so required;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
Section 3. The maintenance and development of these
islands are hereby placed under the Parks and Wildlife Office upon the
promulgation of this Decree and such funds as shall be necessary for
the development of said islands shall be included in the appropriation
of said Office in the next annual budget; chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
Section 4. That all law, proclamation, executive
orders, and decrees inconsistent with this decree are hereby repealed
or modified;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
Section 5. This Decree shall take effect immediately.
Done in the City of Manila,
this 4th day of February, nineteen hundred and seventy-five.
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