AN ACT DIVIDING BARANGAY MUZON IN THE CITY OF SAN JOSE DEL MONTE, PROVINCE OF BULACAN INTO FOUR (4) SEPARATE AND INDEPENDENT BARANGAYS TO BE KNOWN AS BARANGAY MUZON PROPER, BARANGAY MUZON EAST, BARANGAY MUZON WEST AND BARANGAY MUZON SOUTH

Eighteenth Congress
Third Regular Session

[ REPUBLIC ACT NO. 11896, July 01, 2022 ]

AN ACT DIVIDING BARANGAY MUZON IN THE CITY OF SAN JOSE DEL MONTE, PROVINCE OF BULACAN INTO FOUR (4) SEPARATE AND INDEPENDENT BARANGAYS TO BE KNOWN AS BARANGAY MUZON PROPER, BARANGAY MUZON EAST, BARANGAY MUZON WEST AND BARANGAY MUZON SOUTH

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress assembled:

Section 1. Division of Barangay Muzon. - Barangay Muzon in the City of San Jose del Monte, Province of Bulacan is hereby divided into four (4) separate and independent barangays to be known as Barangay Muzon Proper, Barangay Muzon East, Barangay Muzon West and Barangay Muzon South.

Section 2. Territorial Boundaries. - The territorial boundaries of each barangay created in the immediately preceding section shall be as follows:

Section 3. Conduct and Supervision of Plebiscite. - The Commission on Elections (COMELEC) shall conduct and supervise the plebiscite to be held in Barangay Muzon in the City of San Jose del Monte, Province of Bulacan within ninety (90) days from the effectivity of this Act.

The expenses for such plebiscite shall be borne by the City of San Jose del Monte, Province of Bulacan.

Section 4. Special Election of Barangay Officials. - The first set of officials of the barangays created under this Act shall be elected not later than ninety (90) days from approval by majority of the votes cast in a plebiscite held pursuant to Section 3 of this Act. Said special election shall be conducted and supervised by the COMELEC.

The expenses for such special elections shall be borne by the City of San Jose del Monte, Province of Bulacan.

Section 5. Incumbent Barangay Officials. - The incumbent barangay officials of Barangay Muzon in the City of San Jose del Monte, Province of Bulacan shall continue to hold office until such time that the officials of the newly created barangays have been duly elected and qualified.

Section 6. Public Infrastructure and Facilities. - All public infrastructure and facilities existing therein at the time of the approval of this Act are hereby transferred without cost or compensation to and shall be administered by the new barangays.

Section 7. National Tax Allotment Shares. - All barangays herein created shall be entitled to the National Tax Allotment (NTA) shares pursuant to Section 285 of Republic Act No. 7160, otherwise known as the Local Government Code of 1991, as amended.

Section 8. Effectivity. - This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in the Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation.

Approved,

This Act which originated in the House of Representatives was passed by the House of Representatives on June 3, 2020, amended by the Senate of the Philippines on January 17, 2022, and which amendments were concurred in by the House of Representatives on January 31, 2022.

Approved: Lapsed into law on JUL 01 2022 without the signature of the President, in accordance with Article VI Section 27 (1) of the Constitution.

RODRIGO ROA DUTERTE
President of the Philippines

A. Barangay Muzon Proper

Boundaries:

The technical description of Barangay Muzon proper is as follows:

Tie Line: S. 77 deg. 33'W., 1825.43 m. from BLLM No. 1, San Jose del Monte Cadastre

containing an area of two million eight hundred twenty-two thousand one hundred sixty-three (2,822,163) square meters, more or less.

B. Barangay Muzon East

Boundaries:

The technical description of Barangay Muzon East is as follows:

Tie Line : S. 76 deg. 11'W, 510.28 m. from BLLM No. 1, San Jose del Monte Cadastre

containing an area of two million three hundred twenty-eight thousand three hundred seventy-two (2,328,372) square meters, more or less.

C. Barangay Muzon West

Boundaries

The technical description of Barangay Muzon West is as follows:

Tie Line : S.78 deg. 07'W., 1813.99 m. from BLLM No. 1, San Jose del Monte Cadastre

containing an area of one million eight hundred seventy-eight thousand two hundred eighty-three (1,878,283) square meters, more or less.

D. Barangay Muzon South

Boundaries:

The technical description of Barangay Muzon South is as follows:

Tie Line: S. 34 deg. 06'W., 3787.51 m. from BLLM No. 1, San Jose del Monte Cadastre

containing an area of one million four hundred sixty-five thousand four hundred six (1,465,406) square meters, more or less.