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PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 1086
PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 1086 -
CREATING THE MUNICIPALITY OF LANGUYAN IN THE PROVINCE OF TAWI-TAWI
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WHEREAS, it
is the primary goal of the state to accelerate the place of progress
throughout the land, not only in areas where economic development
lagged but likewise in places where political reasons, among others,
constitute a serious impediment toward the realization of thems and
purposes of the New Society;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
WHEREAS, the primordialm of development and rehabilitation in the
province of Tawi-Tawi can be best achieved by the creation of local
government units which could, through faster administrative response,
provide prompt and adequate assistance to the social, cultural and
economic needs of its residents;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
WHEREAS, the creation of the proposed municipality will redound and
contribute greatly to the maintenance of peace and order and to the
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NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the Republic of
the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by the
Constitution, do hereby order and decree, as part of the law of the
land, the following :cralaw:red
Section 1. Barangays Languyan Proper, Darussalam,
Maraning, Tohog-Tohog, Parang Pantay, Bas Nunuk, Simalak, Bakong,
Tumbaga-an, Bas-bas and Tumahubong, all in the municipalities of
Bongao, Tandubas and South Ubian, in the province of Tawi-Tawi, are
hereby detached and separated therefrom to constitute a separate and
independent municipality to be known as the Municipality of Languyan
without affecting in any manner the legal existence of the
municipalities of Bongao, Tandubas, and South Ubian.
Section 2. The seat of government of the newly
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Section 3. Except as hereinafter provided, all
provisions of law, now or hereafter applicable to regular
municipalities shall be applicable to the new municipality of Languyan.
Section 4. The present elective officials of the
municipality of Bongao shall perform their duties as such as in the
newly created municipality until the officials of the latter shall have
been duly appointed by the President and they shall hold office until
their successors shall have been elected in the election for provincial
and municipal officials following the issuance of this decree, and
shall have qualified unless sooner removed at the pleasure of the
President. Such appointive officers and employees as may be necessary
to organize or to complete the government personnel of the municipality
of Languyan shall be appointed as provided for under existing laws.
Section 5. Upon effectivity of this Decree, the
proportionate share of the new municipality of Languyan in the
obligations, funds, assets and other property of the municipalities of
Bongao, Tandubas and South Ubian shall be transferred by the President
to the newly created municipality upon the recommendation of the
Commission on Audit.
Section 6. All laws or parts of laws as well as all
executive orders or regulations inconsistent herewith are hereby
repealed or modified accordingly.
Section 7. This Decree shall take effect
immediately.
DONE in the City of Manila,
this 4th day of February in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and
seventy-seven.
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