Presidential Decree No. 1339 (PD 1339) — Creating Barangay Almanza Dos in the Municipality of Las Piñas, Metro-Manila
WHEREAS, the fundamental aim of the government is to develop
the entire country through socio-economic upliftment of the inhabitants
especially in this period of economic adjustment 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 our people;
WHEREAS, in the execution government programs geared towards
the hastening up of progress throughout the land, close supervision by local
officials is a necessity so as to enhance the development of the areas
involved;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the
Philippines, by virtue of the powers in me vested by the Constitution do hereby
order and decree as part of the law of the land, the following:
SECTION 1. The following subdivisions known as DBP (FORMERLY
ALMANZA), TS Cruz and BF Almanza in Barangay Almanza in the Municipality of Las
Piñas, Metro-Manila, is hereby detached and separated therefrom to form and
constitute into a distinct and independent barangay which is created to be known
as Barangay Almanza Dos without affecting in any manner the legal existence of
the mother barangay.
SEC. 2. Except as hereinafter provided, all provisions of
law, now or hereafter applicable to regular barangays, shall be applicable to
Barangay Almanza Dos.
SEC. 3. The present elective barangay officials of Barangay
Almanza shall continue to perform their duties until the barangay officials of
said barangay 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 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 maybe necessary to organize
or to complete the government personnel of Barangay Almanza Dos shall be
appointed as provided for under existing laws.
SEC. 4. Upon the effectivity of this Decree, the
proportionate share of Barangay Almanza Dos in the obligations, funds, assets
and other property of Barangay Almanza shall be transferred by the President to
the newly created barangay 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 3rd day of April, in the year of Our Lord,
Nineteen Hundred and Seventy-Eight.
(Sgd.) FERDINAND E. MARCOS
President of the
Philippines
By the President:
(Sgd.) JUAN C. TUVERA
Presidential Assistant
Source: Supreme Court E-Library, Republic of the Philippines. Philippine laws are public documents (works of the government).
