CREATING BARANGAY ALMANZA DOS IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF LAS PIÑAS, METRO-MANILA

• Number: Presidential Decree No. 1339
• Sections: 7

Preamble

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

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.

Section 2

SEC. 2. Except as hereinafter provided, all provisions of

law, now or hereafter applicable to regular barangays, shall be applicable to

Barangay Almanza Dos.

Section 3

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.

Section 4

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.

Section 5

SEC. 5. All laws or parts of laws as well as all executive

orders or regulations inconsistent herewith are hereby repealed or modified

accordingly.

Section 6

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