Executive Order 5139—Reserving Certain Described Lands in Philippine Islands for Naval Reservations

By virtue of the authority vested in me as President of the United States of America, and pursuant to section 9 of the Act of Congress approved August 29, 1916 (39 Stat., 547; 48 U.S.C. 1221), entitled "An Act to declare the purpose of the people of the United States as to the future political status of the people of the Philippine Islands, and to provide a more autonomous government for those Islands," the hereinafter described tracts, parts of tracts, pieces or parcels of land located at Cavite, Canacao-Sangley Point, Baguio, Abuyog, Cape Bojeador, San Fernando, and at the mouth of the Imus River, all on the Island of Luzon, and those on the Islands of Romblon and Cuyo, Philippine Islands, are hereby designated as, and declared to be, Naval Reservations of the Government of the United States, subject to private rights if any there be; said Reservations and all lands included within the boundaries thereof being hereby placed under the governance and control of the Navy Department:

NAVAL STATION, CAVITE

Lot No. 1.

Beginning at a point marked 1 on Plan P-4046, Industrial Department, U.S. Naval Station, Cavite, P.I., thence

point of beginning, containing 47.55 acres, and

81-A due North 347.73m

88-B " " 300.00m

104-C " " 300.00m

110-D N. 45° 00' E. 424.24m

113-E due East 300.00m

117-F S. 46° 32' E. 300.00m

135-G due South 300.00m

1-H due South 300.00m

and

Lot No. 2.

Beginning at a point marked 1 on said Plan P-4046, thence

point of beginning, containing 1.22 acres, and

Lot No. 144.

Beginning at a point marked 1 on said plan P-4046, thence

1-2 N. 84° 54' E. 18.11m
2-3 S. 3° 15' E. 21.31m
3-4 S. 89° 49' W. 19.21m
4-1 N. 0° 07' W. 19.73m

point of beginning, containing approximately one-tenth of an acre.

CANACAO AND SANGLEY POINT

Lot No. 3.

All lands of the peninsula known as the Canacao-Sangley Point Peninsula northeast of a line described as follows: Beginning at a point marked 1 on Plan P-4047, Industrial Department, U. S. Naval Station, Cavite, P. I., thence

1-2 N. 61° 34' W. 22.94m
2-3 N. 62° 07' W. 7.01m
3-4 N. 61° 57' W. 28.52m
4-5 N. 58° 15' W. 14.46m
5-6 N. 52° 37' W. 5.76m
6-7 N. 52° 38' W. 56.28m
7-8 N. 57° 30' W. 41.64m
8-9 N. 59° 20' W. 53.03m
9-9a S. 5° 46' E. 1.10m
9a-9b N. 58° 12' W. 10.00m
9b-10 S. 69° 58' E. 4.41m
10-11 N. 59° 48' W. 329.77m
11-12 N. 61° 28' W. 3.12m
12-13 N. 59° 41' W. 113.49m
13-B N. 59° 41' W. 300.00m
1-A S. 61° 34' E. 300.00m

containing approximately 174 acres.

BAGUIO

All that tract of land known as Lot No. 141, Residence Section D, Baguio Naval Reservation, heretofore reserved for naval purposes by Resolution No. 56, of the Philippine Commission adopted January 6, 1911, described as follows:

Beginning at a point marked 1 on plan P-4113, Industrial Department, Naval Station, Cavite; being N. 12° 48' W. eight hundred sixty seven and forty two hundredths (867.42) meters from triangulation monument Noble, thence

1-2 S. 72° 53' E. 403.92m
2-3 S. 17° 37' W. 20.00m
3-4 N. 72° 53' W. 403.92m
4-1 N. 17° 37' E. 20.00m

point of beginning, containing 8078.4 square meters, or 2 acres, more or less, bearing true, declination 1° 30' E.;

ROMBLON

All that tract of land, known as "Romblon U. S. Naval Radio Station", situated in the Barrio of Agnay, Municipality of Romblon, Province of Capiz, Island of Romblon, Philippine Islands being described as follows:

Lot 1. Beginning at a point marked 1, on Industrial Department, Naval Station, Cavite plan P-4094, being S. 35° 10' E., two thousand two hundred thirty four and three tenths (2234.3) meters from B. L. L. M. #1, Romblon, thence,

1-2 N. 17° 48' W. 203.70m
2-3 N. 84° 11' E. 16.38m
3-4 S. 83° 33' E. 68.93m
4-5 S. 71° 22' E. 23.94m
5-6 N. 86° 19' E. 24.60m
6-7 S. 59° 54' E. 36.73m
7-8 S. 12° 14' E. 36.90m
8-9 S. 74° 05' E. 38.07m
9-10 S. 48° 20' E. 43.01m
10-11 S. 81° 13' E. 58.24ni
11-12 S. 34° 25' E. 3.77m
12-1 S. 72° 12' W. 249.80m

point of beginning, containing 29,200 square meters, more or less; and

Lot 2. Beginning at a point marked 1 on said plan P-4094, being S. 37° 32' E., one thousand nine hundred seventy three and eighty six hundredths (1973.86) meters from B. L. L. M. #1, Romblon, thence

1-2 N. 72° 12' E. 365.77m
2-3 S. 17° 48' E. 274.32m
3-4 S. 72° 12' W. 109.70m
4-5 N. 34° 25' W. 8.18m
5-6 N. 81° 13' W. 59.07m
6-7 N. 48° 20' W. 42.61m
7-8 N. 74° 05' W. 35.84m
8-9 N. 12° 14' W. 35.96m
9-10 N. 59° 54' W. 41.20m
10-11 S. 86° 19' W. 25.24m
11-12 N. 71° 22' W. 23.40m
12-13 N. 83° 33' W. 70.22m
13-14 S. 84° 11' W. 18.31m
14-1 N. 17° 48' W. 64.49m

point of beginning, containing 69,005 square meters, more or less. Total area of two lots 98,205 square meters, or 24.3 acres, more or less, bearings true, declination 1° 13' E.:

CUYO

All that tract of land known as "Cuyo U*. S. Naval Radio Station", situated in the municipality of Cuyo, Province of Palawan, Island of Cuyo, Philippine Islands, being described as follows:

Beginning at the cross of the letter "T" on the tree blazed " W. T.", indicated as point 1 on Industrial Department, Naval Station, Cavite, plan P-4091, and situated to the eastward of the town of Cuyo about two miles, from which tree the center of the cone of Mount Aguada bears S. 47° 30' W. (magnetic) approximately, and the center of the small island adjacent to Indagamy bears N. 22° W. (magnetic) approximately, thence

1-2 N. 47° 30' E. (magnetic) 300 feet
2-3 N. 42° 30' W. " 300 feet
3-4 S. 47° 30' W. " 300 feet
4-1 S. 42° 30' E. " 300 feet

point of beginning, containing 2.07 acres, more or less:

ABUYOG

All that tract of land known as "Abuyog U. S. Naval Radio Station" situated in the Barrio of Abuyog, municipality of Sorsogon, Province of Sorsogon, Island of Luzon, Philippine Islands, being described as follows:

Beginning at a point marked 1 on Industrial Department, Naval Station, Cavite, plan P-4095, being N. 59° 50' W., two thousand two hundred nineteen and twenty six hundredths (2219.26) meters from B. L. L. M. #2, Payawin, thence

1-2 S. 12° 00' E. 182.88m
2-3 S. 78° 00' W. 182.88m
3-4 N. 12° 00' W. 182.88m
4-1 N. 78° 00' E. 182.88m

point of beginning, containing 33,445 square meters, or 8.26 acres, more or less, bearings true, declination 0° 09' N.:

CAPE BOJEADOR

All that tract of land known as "Cape Bojeador U. S. Naval Radio Station", situated in the Barrio of Bobon, Municipality of Bangui, Province of Illocos Norte, Island of Luzon, Philippine Islands, being described as follows:

Lot 1. Beginning at a point marked 1 on Industrial Department, N aval Station, Cavite plan P-4093, being S. 78° 47' W., one thousand four hundred eighty five and seventy two hundredths (1485.72) meters from B. L. B. M. #1 Bobon, thence,

point of beginning, containing 287,588 square meters, more or less; and

Lot 2. Beginning at a point marked 1 on said plan P-4093, being S. 74° 20' W., one thousand seventy and thirty four hundredths (1070.34) meters from B. L. L. M. #1 Bobon, thence

point of beginning, containing 47,850 square meters, more or less. Total area of Lots 1 and 2, 335,438 square meters, or 82.9 acres, more or less; bearings true, decEnation 0° 06'-0° 21' E.:

SAN FERNANDO

All that tract of land known as "San Fernando U. S. Naval Station", situated in the Barrio of Poro, municipality of San Fernando, Province of La Union, Island of Luzon, Philippine Islands, being described as follows:

Lot 6. Beginning at a point marked 1 on Industrial Department, Naval Station, Cavite, plan P-4092, being S. 85° 21' W. three thousand eight hundred thirteen and fifty four hundredths (3813.54) meters from B. L. L. M. #1, San Fernando* thence

point of beginning. Said Lot No. 6 is of an area computed as part of the area of a circle of 200 meters radius described about the center of the "PORT LIGHT" located near the shore line. Bearings and distances from point 5 to point 1, passing through points 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10, given along chords of the circle above described.

Excluded from said Lot No. 6 are parcels of land situated within the above metes and bounds and described as follows:

Lot 1. Beginning at a point marked 1 on said plan P-4092, being S. 87° 21' W., 3883.36 meters from B. L. L. M. No. 1, San Fernando, thence

point of beginning; area 2217 square meters; claimed by Emigdio Hufano, G. L. R. O. Rec. No. 897, R. S. 258; and

Lot 2a. Beginning at a point marked la on said plan P-4092 being S. 86° 23' W., 3846.18 meters from B. L. L. M. No. 1 San Fernando, thence

la-2a S. 82° 33' E. 79.66m

2a-3a N. 20° 22' E. 41.00m

being a chord of an arc of a circle of 200 m. rad., described about the center of the "Port Light", near the shore line.

3a-4a N. 81° 59' W. 90.58m

4a-la S. 5° 00' W. 40.90m

point of beginning; area 3472 square meters; claimed by Maximiano Munar, G. L. R. O. Rec. No. 888, Rs 256; and

Lot 4. Beginning at a point marked 1 on said plan P-4092, being S. 89° 17' W., 3937.36 meters from B. L. L. M., No. 1, San Fernando; thence

point of beginning; area 8490 square meters; claimed by Camilo Galves, G. L. R. 0., Rec. No. 590, Rs259.

Total area of Lot No. 6, exclusive of Lots 1, 2a and 4, 49,220 square meters, more or less, or 12.2 acres, more or less, bearings true, declination 0° 45' E.

MOUTH OF IMUS RIVER

All those two parcels of land near Cavite at the mouth of the Imus River, Island of Luzon, Philippine Islands, being described as follows:

Lot A. Beginning at a point marked 1 on said plan P4274, being N. 2° 52' E., 425.81 meters from B. L. L. M. No. 3, thence

point of beginning; area 12,267.04 square meters; and

Lot B. Beginning at a point marked 1 on said plan P-4274 being S. 86° 52' W. 1620.77 meters from B. L. L. M. No. 2, thence

HERBERT HOOVER

The White House,
June 19, 1929.