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REPUBLIC ACTS
REPUBLIC ACT NO. 2439 - AN ACT TO
AMEND THE FIRST PARAGRAPH OF SECTION TWO OF THE "TONDO FORESHORE LAND
ACT OF 1956" |
Section 1. The
first paragraph of section two of Republic Act Numbered Fifteen hundred
and ninety-seven, otherwise known as the "Tondo Foreshore Land Act of
1956," is amended to read as follows: "Sec. 2.
Notwithstanding the provisions of the Public Land Act, as amended, and
Proclamation Numbered One hundred eighty-seven of the President of the
Philippines, dated June seventeen, nineteen hundred fifty, the Director
of Lands, under the direction of the Secretary of Agriculture and
Natural Resources, is hereby authorized and directed to survey and
subdivide immediately the lands in the district of Tondo, City of
Manila, comprising what is known as the "Tondo Foreshore Land," which
is bounded on the North by the Philippine Manufacturing Company
compound up to Vitas (Government Tenement Houses); on the East by
privately-owned parcels of land from the present Azcarraga Street
extension to the Philippine Manufacturing Company compound at Bangkusay
Street extending to Vitas (Government Tenement Houses); and the South
by the present Azcarraga Street extension; and on the West by that
portion of land one hundred meters from the pier line to the East, with
the exception of such areas as are reserved by the Government for port
facilities, roads and other public uses, into lots in such a manner
that every lessee of any lot in said land or bona fide occupant of any
parcel thereof will not be deprived of any part of the same, should he
decide to buy it under this Act. The Director of Lands is hereby
further directed to complete such survey and subdivision within one
year from the date of the approval of this Act, after which said
Director shall turn over all the pertinent records or papers of said
survey and subdivision to the Land Tenure Administration which is
hereby authorized and directed to sell without delay and without the
necessity of public bidding the lots as subdivided to their respective
lessees and bona fide occupants if they are duly qualified to acquire
public lands at the time of the approval of Republic Act Numbered Five
hundred fifty-nine, or, in the case of vacant lots, to persons, who are
not disqualified to acquire public lands: Provided, That those lessees
and bona fide occupants who will be deprived of their lots or parcels
of land by reason of the opening or widening of streets and alleys by
virtue of the subdivision herein provided, shall be given preference,
in the order mentioned, in the award or sale of the vacant lots:
Provided, further, That if said vacant lots are not enough to
accommodate all such lessees and occupants, the award or sale thereof
shall be by lot: Provided, further, That if there are lessees or bona
fide occupants who, after going through the above procedures, still are
unaccommodated, the same shall be given preference to acquire lots on
the reclaimed area towards the East of Bangkusay Street, in the
district of Tondo, City of Manila, and/or occupy of buy houses in the
housing projects of the People's Homesite and Housing Corporation to be
established in the district of Tondo, City of Manila."
Sec. 2. This Act shall take effect upon its approval. Enacted without executive approval, June 21, 1959. |
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