AN ACT CREATING THE MUNICIPALITY OF ARAKAN IN THE PROVINCE OF COTABATO

Eighth Congress

REPUBLIC ACT No. 7152             August 30, 1991

AN ACT CREATING THE MUNICIPALITY OF ARAKAN IN THE PROVINCE OF COTABATO

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

Section 1. Barangays Allab, Anapolan, Badiangon, Binongan, Doroluman, Ganatan, Greenfield, Kabalantian, Katipunan, Sto Niño, Makalangot, Malibatuan, Maria Caridad, Meocan, Naje, Napalico, Salasang, and Tumanding, all in the Municipality of Magpet, Province of Cotabato, are hereby separated from their municipality and constituted into a distinct and independent municipality in the Province of Cotabato to be known as the Municipality of Arakan.

Section 2. The new municipality shall be bounded as follows:

Section 3. The seat of government of the new municipality shall be the present Barangay Greenfield.

Section 4. All other barangays and sitios within the aforestated technical description but not specified in Section 1 hereof are hereby included in the new municipality.

Section 5. After ratification by the majority of the votes cast in a plebiscite to be conducted in the areas affected within a period of one hundred twenty days from the approval of this Act, the first mayor, vice-mayor and other officials of the new municipality shall be elected in the next regular election of local officials.

Section 6. The Commission on Election shall conduct and supervise the plebiscite. The expenses in holding the plebiscite shall be taken out of the Contingent Fund under the current fiscal year appropriations.

Section 7. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.

Approved: August 30, 1991.