Presidential Decree No. 1340 (PD 1340) — Creating Barangay Pilar Village 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. Pilar Village Subdivision 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 Pilar Village 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 Pilar Village.
SEC. 3. The present elective barangay officials of Barangay
Almanza shall continue to perform their duties as such officials in the newly
created Barangay Pilar Village 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 Pilar Village shall be appointed as
provided for under existing laws.
SEC. 4. Upon the effectivity of this Decree, the
proportionate share of Barangay Pilar Village 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
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