An Act Creating the Municipality of New Bataan in the Province of Davao
Year:
1966
Category:
Other
Date Approved:
June 18, 1966
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This Act establishes the Municipality of New Bataan in the Province of Davao by separating certain barrios from the Municipality of Compostela. It also outlines the election of local officials in the next general elections.Full Text
REPUBLIC ACT No. 4756
An Act Creating the Municipality of New Bataan in the Province of Davao
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippine Congress Assembled:
Section 1. Barrios Bantacan, Katipunan, including Upper Aquibawa and Upper Agusan of Barrio San Miguel, Magsaysay, Panay, Batinao, Fatima, Magangit, Camanlangan and San Roque in the Municipality of Compostela, Province of Davao, are hereby separated from the said municipality and constituted into a distinct and independent municipality to be known as the Municipality of New Bataan, same province. The seat of government shall be in Barrio Bantacan. The technical description of the said municipality is as follows, to wit: "From Point "10" corner of Lot 10116 plans 2—Municipality of Nabunturan, thence to point "7" corner 3 of Lot 202 pls. to Municipality of Compostela to point "1" MBM No. 12 Municipality of Baganga, thence to point "3" MBM No. 13 Municipality of Caraga, thence to point "4" MBM No. 14 Municipality of Pantikan; thence to point "5" MBM No. 1 Municipality of Pantukan, thence to point of beginning at point "10".
Section 2. The mayor, vice-mayor and the six councilors shall be elected and qualified in the next general elections of nineteen hundred sixty-seven.
Section 3. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
Approved: June 18, 1966.
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