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PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 225
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PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 225 -
AMENDING Section ONE OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 5777, CREATING THE
MUNICIPALITY OF TOMAS OPPUS IN THE PROVINCE OF SOUTHERN LEYTE
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WHEREAS,
Section 1 of Republic Act No. 5777, entitled " An Act Creating the
Municipality of Tomas Oppus in the Province of Southern Leyte,"
provides that the seat of government thereof shall be in the present
site of the barrio of San Isidro; chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
WHEREAS, the Municipality of Tomas Oppus was formally organized on
January 1, 1972, upon the election and qualification of the newly
elected municipal officials thereof;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
WHEREAS, in view of the non-existence of facilities in Barrio San
Isidro to house the different offices of the municipal government of
Tomas Oppus and to prevent impairment of essential public services
therein, the President authorized the municipal council to occupy
temporarily a building in Barrio Banday, said municipality, until such
time as a suitable one is available in Barrio San Isidro;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
WHEREAS, to date municipal offices of Tomas Oppus are still being held
in Barrio Banday, due to non-existence of facilities in Barrio San
Isidro to house the same;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
WHEREAS, on February 21, 1973, the majority of the members of the
Citizens' Assemblies of the Municipality of Tomas Oppus petitioned the
Department of Local Government and Community Development for the
holding of a referendum for the purpose of transferring the seat of
municipal government from Barrio San Isidro to Barrio Banday on the
ground that from the time the Municipality of Tomas Oppus came into
existence, the municipal offices thereof have always been in Barrio
Banday; and
WHEREAS, in the referendum conducted by the Department of Local
Government and Community Development on May 26, 1973, pursuant to said
Presidential Decree No. 134, the overwhelming majority of the members
of the Citizens' Assemblies of the Municipality of Tomas Oppus voted
for the transfer of the seat of the municipal government from Barrio
San Isidro to Barrio Banday; chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the Philippines,
by virtue of the powers vested in me by the Constitution as
Commander-in-Chief of all Armed Forces of the Philippines, and pursuant
to Proclamation No. 1081 dated September 21, 1972, and General Order
No. 1 dated September 22, 1972, do hereby amend Section 1 of Republic
Act No. 5777 to read as follows:cralaw:red
"Sec. 1. That barrios of San Isidro, Punong Hinapo,
Rizal, Maslog, Banday, Gambite, Cabascan, Cawayan, Anahawan, Carnaga,
Maanyag, Tinago and Salvacion in the Municipality of Malitbog, Province
of Southern Leyte, are separated from said municipality and created
into a distinct and independent municipality to be known as the
Municipality of Tomas Oppus. The seat of government of the new
municipality shall be in Barrio Banday." chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
Any provision of existing law, rules and regulations in conflict with
this Decree are hereby repealed or modified accordingly.
This Decree is hereby made a part of the law of the land and shall take
effect immediately.
Done in the City of Manila,
this 25th day of June, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and
seventy-three.
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