An Act Separating the Sitio of Ascomo from Barangay Pulungmasle in the Municipality of Guagua, Province of Pampanga and Constituting it into a Distinct and Independent Barangay to be Known as Barangay Asconio

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. 11402

An Act Separating the Sitio of Ascomo from Barangay Pulungmasle in the Municipality of Guagua, Province of Pampanga and Constituting it into a Distinct and Independent Barangay to be Known as Barangay Asconio

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

Section 1. Creation of Barangay Asconio.— The sitio of Ascomo is hereby separated from Barangay Pulungmasle in the Municipality of Guagua, Province of Pampanga to constitute it into a distinct and independent barangay to be known as Barangay Ascomo.

Section 2. Territorial Boundaries.— The territorial boundaries of Barangay Ascomo shall be identified as follows:

The technical description of Barangay Ascomo is as follows:

Containing an area of 1,152,249 square meters, more or less.

Section 3. Conduct and Supervision of Plebiscite.— The plebiscite conducted and supervised by the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) on March 10, 1994 pursuant to Provincial Ordinance No. 26, Series of 1993 of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan of the Province of Pampanga, which ratified the creation of Barangay Ascomo shall serve as substantial compliance with the plebiscite requirement under Section 10 of Republic Act No. 7160, as amended, otherwise known as the "Local Government Code of 1991".

Section 4. Barangay Officials.— The incumbent elected barangay officials of Barangay Ascomo 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 Ascomo shall be entitled to Internal Revenue Allotment (IRA) shares pursuant to Section 285 of Republic Act No. 7160, as amended, otherwise known as the "Local Government Code of 1991".

Section 7. Effectivity.— This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in the Official Gazette or in any 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 August 14, 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.