H. No. 7795


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 SAN



LORENZO IN THE PROVINCE OF GUIMARAS


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

SECTION 1. Barangays Suclaran, Cabungahan, M. Chavez, San Enrique, and Gaban in the Municipality of Buenavista; and barangays Cabano, Constancia, Igcauayan, Aguilar, Sebario, Tamborong, and Sapal in the Municipality of Jordan, Province of Guimaras, are hereby separated from their respective municipalities and constituted into a distinct and independent municipality to be known as the Municipality of San Lorenzo. The temporary seat of government of the new municipality shall be in Barangay M. Chavez.

SEC. 2. The Municipality of San Lorenzo is described as follows:


COR.
LATITUDE
LONGITUDE
LOCATION
1 10° 37’20.25″ 122° 40’09.16″ On the northern part of Barangay Gaban and 1/2 of Barangay Tamborong
2 10° 38’38.52″ 122° 4278.01′ On 1/2 of Barangay Gaban
3 10° 39’30.06″ 122° 42’10.16′ On the boundary of Barangay East Valencia
4 10° 39’30.16″ 122° 43’05.10″ On the boundary of Barangay East Valencia along Guimaras Strait
5 10° 38’40.08″ 122° 43’06.10″ On the eastern part of Guimaras Strait
6 10° 37’10.01″ 122° 43’08.10″ On the eastern part of Guimaras Strait
7 10° 35’25.02″ 122° 42’39.40″ On the mouth of Cabano River
8 10° 32’45.10″ 122° 41’32.70″ On BBM 75 easterly part of Guimaras Strait
9 10° 31’50.25″ 122° 41’00.00″ On BBM 81 along Guihawiran River (Sebario River) Barangay Sebaste
10 10° 32’4232″ 122° 39’00.00″ On the Sebario River along BBM 62
11 10° 31’45.50″ 122″ 3748.08″ On the boundary of Barangays Maabay and Millan
12 10° 32’10.61″ 122° 37’33.40″ On BBM along Barangay Millan
13 10°33’00.00″ 122° 37’34.63″ On BBM 40 along Barangay Millan
14 10°34’00.00″ 122° 38’21.60″ On BBM 86 along Barangay Millan
15 10° 34’46.50″ 122° 37’56.01″ On BBM 73 along Barangay Millan
16 10° 34’45.73″ 122° 37’17.00″ On BBM 74 along Barangay Millan
17 10° 35’00.00″ 122° 35’38.03″ On BBM 17 along Barangay San Miguel Tanglad, and Millan
18 10° 35’27.62″ 122° 35’34.36″ On BBM 16 along Barangay San Miguel
19 10° 35’37.56″ 122° 36’20.92″ On BBM 15 along Barangay San Miguel and Alaguisoc
20 10° 37’43.72″ 122° 36’49.06″ On BBM 14 along Lawog River, Barangay Alaguisoc
21 10° 3743.72″ 122° 36’49.06″ On Barangay Alaguisoc ½ of Barangay Tamborong to Cor. 1

LINE
BEARING
DISTANCE
1-2 N 54° 25′ E 4,056.01 m.
2-3 N 19° 00′ E 1,580.40 m.
3-4 N 87″ 13’E 2,046.01 m.
4-5 S 28° 25′ E 1,956.46 m.
5-6 S 06° 07 E 3,002.72 m.
6-7 S 24° 31’ W 3,610.96 m.
7-8 S 24° 34′ W 4,194.60 m.
8-9 S 26° 06′ W 1,956.40 m.
9-10 N 66° 15’W 4,208.18 m.
10-11 N 57° 19’W 2,751.42 m.
11-12 N 35° 06’W 2,596.89 m.
12-13 N 00° 02’W 124.71 m.
13-14 N 40° 00′ E 1,125.84 m.
14-15 N 31° 26′ W 170.10 m.
15-16 S 08° 02′ W 1,008.74 m.
16-17 N 78° 31’W 1,130.52 m.
17-18 N 40° 00’ W 1,108.26 m.
18-19 N 58° 38′ E 1,160.66 m.
19-20 N 42° 01’ E 3,000.18 m.
20-21 N 52° 57′ W 1,254.11m.
21-1 N 43° 46′ E 2,687.20 m.

SEC. 3. The Municipality of San Lorenzo 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 shay 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