WHEREAS,
the acceleration of the country's socio-economic development is a basic
objective of the government;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
WHEREAS, in the achievement of this objective, the smallest
political unit of government, known as the barangay, has
become an effective instrument, through its faster administrative
response and as a means of effecting the delivery of the services
for the eleven basic needs of the people; and
WHEREAS, the residents of the proposed barangay, being in
sufficient number and occupying an adequate area of territory,
led by the natural community leaders among them, have clamored
for the creation of the proposed barangay to insure closer
supervision of the execution of developmental programs of the
locality and the attainment of a self-reliant status for the
community.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the
Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by the
Constitution, do hereby order and decree: chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
Section 1. That portion of Barangay Culiat in
Quezon City, Metro Manila, which is bounded on the Northeast by
Tandang Sora, on the East by Tandang Sora Avenue, on the
Southeast by Don Mariano Marcos Avenue, on the South by Central Avenue,
on the Southwest by Sitio Mabilog and Milton Hills
Subdivision and on the West by Lots Nos. 689, 680, 678 and 687 of
the Piedad Estate and by San Antonio Subdivision, except the property
belonging to or occupied by the Claretian Order, the Philippines
Assembly of the First Born and the Muslim Conference of the
Philippines, is hereby detached and separated from said Barangay and is
formed and constituted into a distinct and independent barangay to be
known as Barangay New Era without affecting in any other manner the
legal existence of the mother barangay of Culiat.
Section 2. Except as hereinafter provided, all
provisions of law, now or hereafter applicable to regular barangays,
shall be applicable to Barangay New Era. chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
Section 3. The present elective barangay officials of
Barangay Culiat shall continue to perform their duties as such in the
newly-created Barangay New Era until its barangay officials shall have
been appointed by the President. The officials so appointed shall hold
office until their successors shall have been elected in the regular
elections for barangay 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 Barangay New Era or complete its complement of government
and personnel shall be appointed as provided for under existing
laws. chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
Section 4. Upon the effectivity of this Decree, the
proportionate share of Barangay New Era in the obligations, funds,
assets and other property of Barangay Culiat shall be transferred by
the President to the newly created Barangay upon recommendation by the
Commission on Audit.
Section 5. All laws or parts thereof, as well as
executive orders or regulations inconsistent herewith are hereby
repealed or modified accordingly.
Section 6. This Decree shall take effect immediately.
Done in the City of Manila,
this 2nd day of January, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and
eighty-one.
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