H. No. 7794


Republic of the Philippines

Congress of the Philippines

Metro Manila


Third Regular Session


Begun and held in Metro Manila, on Monday, the twenty-fifth

day of July, nineteen hundred and ninety-four.


[REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7896]

AN ACT CREATING THE MUNICIPALITY OF SIBUNAG IN THE PROVINCE OF GUIMARAS


Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress assembled:

SECTION 1. Barangays Sebaste, Bubog, Sabang, San Isidro, Alegria, Ayangan, Inampulogan, Millan, Maabay, Tanglad, Ravina, and Dasal in the Municipality of Jordan; and barangays Oracon and Concordia in the Municipality of Nueva Valencia are hereby separated from their respective municipalities and constituted into a distinct and independent municipality to be known as the Municipality of Sibunag. The temporary seat of government of the new municipality shall be in Barangay Sabang.

SEC. 2. The following describe the metes and bounds of the Municipality of Sibunag:


COR.
LATITUDE
LONGITUDE
LOCATION
1 10° 32’33.22″ 122° 32’45.87″ On MBM #1 along Sta. Ana Bay
2 10° 31’40.69″ 122° 32’30.45″ On BBM 531/2 of Barangay Concordia
3 10°08’67.00″ 122° 32’58.65″ On BBM 561/2 of Barangay Oracon
4 10°29’47.71″ 122°35’06.94″ On BBM 57 along Barangay Calaya and Creek
5 10°30’00.00″ 122° 36’00.00″ On Sibunag River
6 10° 2755.43″ 122° 3707.96″ On Sibunag River
7 10°26’45.97″ 122° 38’15.44″ On the southern portion of Guimaras Strait
8 10°26’00.00″ 122°37’45.83″ On Guimaras Strait along Nagarao Island
9 10°28’07.54″ 122° 39’44.52″ On Guimaras Strait, Pamangculan, Siraray Islands
10 10°31’50.25″ 122°4r00.00″ On BBM 81 along Sebario River and Guihawiran River
11 10° 32’42.32″ 122° 39’00.00″ On BBM 62 along Sebario River
12 10° 31’45.50″ 122° 37’48.08″ On the boundary of Barangay Maabay and Millan
13 10° 32’10.61″ 122° 3733.40″ On BBM 56 along Barangay Millan
14 10°33’00.00″ 122° 3734.63″ On BBM 40 along Barangay Millan
15 10° 34’00.00″ 122°38’21.60″ On BBM 86 along Barangay Millan
16 10° 34’46.50″ 122° 3756.01″ On BBM 73 along Barangay Millan
17 10° 34’45.73″ 122° 3717.00″ On BBM 74 along Barangay Millan
18 10°35’00.00″ 122° 35*58.03″ On BBM 17 along Barangay San Miguel, Tanglad, and Millan
19 10° 34’16.92″ 122° 34’42.61″ On BBM 22 along Sibunag River and Barangay Ravina Norte
20 10° 33’05.86″ 122° 34’36.45″ On the slopes of Barangay Ravina Sur MBM #1 Corner 1

LINE
BEARING
DISTANCE
1-2 S11° 07′ W 1,535.72 m.
2-3 S 69° 45′ E 2,767.45 m.
3-4 S 41° 05′ E 3,335.25 m.
4-5 N 74° 08′ E 1,642.92 m.
5-6 S 39° 00′ E 4,369.27 m.
6-7 S 33° 01′ W 2,380.51 m.
7-8 S65° 12′ E 3,139.05 m.
8-9 N41° 13’E 5,431.80m
9-10 N 20° 30′ E 6,987.54 m.
10-11 N 66° 15′ W 4,208.18 m.
11-12 S 57° 19′ W 2,751.42 m.
12-13 N 35° 06′ W 2,596.89 m.
13 t 14 N 00° 02′ E 124.71 m.
14 -15 N 40° 00′ E 1,125.84 m.
15-16 N 31° 26′ W 170.10 m.
16-17 S 08° 02′ W 2,008.74 m.
17-18 N 78° 31’W 2,130.52 m.
18-19 S 60° 21′ W 2,989.05 m.
19-20 S 12° 05′ W 2,830.91 m.
20-1 S 77° 52′ W 4,361.37 m.

SEC. 3. The Municipality of Sibunag shall acquire corporate existence upon ratification by a majority of the votes cast in a plebiscite to be conducted in the municipalities affected within ninety (90) days after approval of this Act. The Commission on Elections shall conduct and supervise the plebiscite. The expenses to be incurred for the said plebiscite shall be charged to provincial funds.

SEC. 4. Upon approval of the creation of the new municipality by majority of the votes cast in the plebiscite, the mayor, the vice-mayor, and the members of the sangguniang bayan shall be appointed by the President of the Philippines, upon recommendation of the governor of the Province of Guimaras, and shall discharge their official functions until their successors shall have been elected and qualified.

SEC. 5. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.

Approved

(Sgd.) EDGARDO J. ANGARA


President of the Senate

(Sgd.) JOSE DE VENECIA, JR.


Speaker of the House

of Representatives

This Act which originated in the House of Representatives was finally passed by the House of Representatives and the Senate on January 24, 1995 and January 16, 1995, respectively.

(Sgd.) EDGARDO E. TUMANGAN


Secretary of the Senate

(Sgd.) CAMILO L. SABIO


Secretary General

House of Representatives

Approved:

FEB 20 1995

(Sgd.) FIDEL V. RAMOS


President of the Philippines


Source:


Presidential Management Staff