Presidential Decree No. 1237 (PD 1237) — Creating the Municipality of Talusan in the Province of Zamboanga Del Sue
WHEREAS, the primary goal of the State is to develop the
entire country thru socio-economic upliftment of the inhabitants especially in
this period of economic dislocation of our people;
WHEREAS, the primordial aim of development can be best
achieved by the creation of local government units which could, through faster
administrative response, greatly contribute to the social, educational, cultural
and economic needs of the residents of the proposed municipality;
WHEREAS, subject locality, if created into an indepen-pent
municipality will redound and contribute greatly to the pacification drive to
restore normalcy in the area;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the
Philippines, by virtue of the powers in me vested by the Constitution, do hereby
and decree, as part of the law of the land, the following:
SECTION 1. Barangays Talusan, Florida, Baganipay, Mahayahay,
Laparay, Sagay, Kawilan, Samonte, Kasigpitan, Bualan, Bolingan, Aurora, Tuburan
and Moalboal, all in the Municipality of Mabuhay, Province of Zamboanga del Sur,
are hereby detached and separated therefrom to form and constitute into a
distinct and separate municipality which is created to be known as the
Municipality of Talusan without affecting in any manner the legal existence of
the mother Municipality of Mabuhay.
The new municipality shall be specifically bounded as follows:
"Beginning from point 1; intersection of Longitude 122°53'43" and Latitude
7°19'47"; thence N 45°22' W with a distance of about 12,800 MTS. until it
intersects at paint 2; thence due west a distance 1,000 MTS. until it intersects
,at shoreline called point 3; thence following the shoreline moving northemly
and easternly a distance of about 7,400 MTS. until it intersects at pt. 4;
thence S 14°24' W with a distance of about 3080 MTS. until it intersects point
5; thence S 57°W with a distance of 6,280 MTS. until it intersects at creekline
called point 6; thence following the creekline moving asternly with &
distance of about 3,200 MTS. until it intersects at shoreline called point 7;
thence following the shoreline moving southernly and westernly with a distance
of 2,840 MTS, back to point 1 of beginning."
The seat of the government of the newly created municipality shall be in
Barangay Talusan.
SEC. 2. Except as hereinafter provided, all
provisions of law, now or hereinafter applicable to regular municipalities,
shall be applicable to the Municipality of Talusan.
SEC. 3. The present elective municipal officials of the
Municipality of Mabuhay shall continue to perform their duties as such officials
in the newly created Municipality of Talusan until the municipal officials of
said Municipality shall have- been appointed by the President. Such officials so
appointed shall hold office until their successors shall have been elected in
the regular elections for municipal officials folowing the issuance of this
Decree and ahall have qualified, unless sooner removed at the pleasure cf the
President. Such appointive officers and employees as may be necessary to
organize or to complete the government personnel of the Municipality of Talusan
shall be appointed as provided for under existing laws.
SEC. 4. Upon the efffectivity of this Decree, the
proportionate share of Talusan in the obligations, funds, assets, and other
property of the Municipality of Mabuhay shall be transferred by the President to
the newly created municipality upon the recommendation of the Commission on
Audit.
SEC. 5. All laws or parts of laws as well as all executive
orders or regulations inconsistent herewith are hereby repealed or modified
accordingly.
SEC. 6. This Decree shall take effect immediately.
Done in the City of Manila this 11th day of November, in the year of Our
Lord, Nineteen Hundred and Seventy-Seven.
(Sgd.) FERDINAND E. MARCOS
President of the
Philippines
By the President:
(Sgd.) JACOBO C. CLAVE
Presidential Executive
Assistant
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