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An Act Creating the Municipality of Lantapan in the Province of Bukidnon

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1966

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June 18, 1966

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This Act creates the Municipality of Lantapan by segregating certain barrios from the Municipality of Malaybalay in Bukidnon. It establishes the new municipality's governance structure and specifies that the first local officials will be elected in the 1967 general elections.
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REPUBLIC ACT No. 4787

An Act Creating the Municipality of Lantapan in the Province of Bukidnon

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippine Congress Assembled:

Section 1. Barrios Bugcaon, Culasihan, Bantuanon, Lantapan, Balila, Baclayon, Alanib, Kaatuan, Songko, Victory, Kibangay, Basak and Kibogtong and the territory west of Cabangahan Creek extending westward up to the present boundary of the Municipalities of Malaybalay and Talakag, all in the Municipality of Malaybalay, Province of Bukidnon, are hereby segregated from said municipality and constituted into a distinct and independent municipality to be known as the Municipality of Lantapan, same province: Provided, That the present barrios Cabangahan and Bangcud will remain with the mother Municipality of Malaybalay, Province of Bukidnon. The seat of government of the new municipality shall be the present site of Barrio Lantapan.

Section 2. The first mayor, vice-mayor and councilors of the new municipality shall be elected in the nineteen hundred sixty-seven general elections for local officials.

Section 3. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.

Approved: June 18, 1966.


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