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BATAS PAMBANSA BILANG. 56BATAS PAMBANSA BLG. 56 - AN ACT
CREATING THE MUNICIPALITY OF SIBAGAT, AGUSAN DEL SUR
Section 1. The
barangays of Ilihan, Sinai, Sibagat, El Rio, Afga, Tabontabon,
Perez, Magsaysay, Santa Cruz, Santa Maria, San Isidro, Villangit,
Del Rosario, Anahauan, Mahayahay and San Vicente, all in
the Municipality of Bayugan, Province of Agusan del Sur, are
hereby separated from said municipality to form and constitute an
independent Municipality of Sibagat without affecting in any
manner the legal existence of the mother Municipality of
Bayugan.
Sec. 2. The boundaries of the new
Municipality of Sibagat will be: Beginning at the point of
intersection of the Cabadbaran-Old Bayugan and Surigao del
Sur boundaries; thence in a southerly direction following
the Old Bayugan and Cabadbaran, Old Bayugan and Butuan
City, Old Bayugan and Las Nieves boundaries, until it reaches the
point of intersection of Old Bayugan, Esperanza and the
Municipality of Las Nieves; thence in a northeasterly direction,
in an imaginary straight line connecting the Sitio of Taglibas at
Barrio Ilihan until it intersects the Agusan-Davao National Road
at the middle of Wawa Bridge; thence, still in a
northeasterly direction, 45 degrees northeast until it reaches
the Old Bayugan and Surigao del Sur boundary; thence
following the Agusan del Sur and Surigao del Sur provincial
boundary until it reaches the point of intersection of the
Cabadbaran-Old Bayugan and Surigao del Sur boundaries, which is
the point of beginning.
Sec. 3. The seat of government of the newly
created municipality shall be in Barangay Sibagat.
Sec. 4. Except as herein provided, all provisions
of laws, now or hereafter applicable to regular municipalities, shall
be applicable to the new Municipality of Sibagat.
Sec. 5. After ratification by the majority of the
votes cast in a plebiscite to be conducted in the area or areas
affected within a period of ninety (90) days after the approval of this
Act, the President (Prime Minister) shall appoint the mayor and other
officials of the new Municipality of Sibagat.
Sec. 6. Such sum as may be determined by the
Commission on Elections and which shall be needed in the conduct
and supervision of the plebiscite mentioned in Sec. 5 hereof
shall be charged against the appropriation of the Commission on
Elections for the holding of election/referendum-plebiscite found
in K.B.I. No. 1.1.3, Batas Pambansa Blg. 40.
Sec. 7. Upon the effectivity of this Act, the
proportionate share of the new Municipality of Sibagat in the
obligations, funds, assets and other property of the Municipality of
Bayugan shall be transferred by the President (Prime Minister) to
the newly created municipality upon the recommendation of
the Commission on Audit.
Sec. 8. This Act shall take effect upon its
approval.
Approved: February 1,
1980.
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