An Act Creating a Barangay to be Known as Barangay 201, Zone 20 in the City of Pasay, Metropolitan Manila

Seventeenth Congress
Third Regular Session

Begun and held in Metro Manila, on Monday, the twenty-third day of July, two thousand eighteen.

REPUBLIC ACT No. 11403

An Act Creating a Barangay to be Known as Barangay 201, Zone 20 in the City of Pasay, Metropolitan Manila

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

Section 1. Creation of Barangay 201, Zone 20.— The areas of Kalayaan Village, Teachers Bliss and Balabag are hereby separated from Barangay 183, Zone 20 in the City of Pasay, Metropolitan Manila to constitute a distinct and independent barangay to be known as Barangay 201.

Section 2. Territorial Boundaries.— The territorial boundaries of Barangay 201, Zone 20 are hereby described as follows:

Section 3. Conduct and Supervision of Plebiscite.— The plebiscite conducted and supervised by the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) on June 8, 1997 pursuant to Pasay City Ordinance No. 831, series of 1997, of the Sangguniang Panlungsod of Pasay, Metropolitan Manila, which ratified the creation of Barangay 201, Zone 20 shall serve as substantial compliance with the requirement under Section 10 of Republic Act No. 7160, as amended, otherwise known as the "local Government Code of 1991".

Section 4. Incumbent Barangay Officials.— The incumbent barangay officials of Barangay 201, Zone 20, City of Pasay, Metropolitan Manila shall continue to hold office until such time that their successors have been duly elected and qualified.

Section 5. Public Infrastructure and Facilities.— All public infrastructure and facilities for public use 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 barangay.

Section 6. Internal Revenue Allotment Shares.— Barangay 201, Zone 20, shall be entitled to Internal Revenue Allotment (IRA) shares pursuant to Section 285 of the Local Government Code of 1991, as amended.

Section 7. Effectivity.— This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in the Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation.

Approved,

(Sgd) VICENTE C. SOTTO, III
President of the Senate

(Sgd) GLORIA MACAPAGAL-ARROYO
Speaker of the House of Representatives

This Act which originated in the House of Representatives was passed by the House of Representatives on October 8, 2018, amended by the Senate of the Philippines on June 3, 2019, and which amendments were concurred in by the House of Representatives on June 4, 2019.

(Sgd) MYRA MARIE D. VILLARICA
Secretary of the Senate

(Sgd) DANTE ROBERTO P. MALING
Acting Secretary General
House of Representatives

(Sgd.) RODRIGO ROA DUTERTE
President of the Philippines

Approved: August 22, 2019.

"Bounded on the Northwest (NW) along lines 1-31 by Zone 16 and along lines 31-74 by Zone 19;

On the Northeast (NE) along lines 72-99 by the City of Makati, Cad-571-D and along lines 99-101 by South Luzon Expressway, City ofTaguig, Cad-590-D;

And on the Southeast (SE), South (S), West (W) and Southwest (SW) along lines 101-246 by the City of Paraiiaque, Cad-299-D "

The technical description of Barangay 201 is as follows:

containing an area of eight hundred fifty-seven and 6168⁄10000 hectares (857.6168 has.), including the contested area of thirteen and 9223⁄10000 hectares (13.9223 has.) between Pasay City and Parahaque City.

The foregoing provision shall be without prejudice to the resolution by the appropriate agency or forum of existing boundary disputes or cases involving questions of territorial jurisdiction between Barangay 201, Zone 20, Pasay City and the adjoining local government unit: Provided, That the territorial jurisdiction of the disputed area or areas shall remain with the local government, which shall exercise administrative supervision over said area or areas until the final resolution of the case.