Section 1
SECTION 1. The seventeen municipalities of the Province of Masbate shall, in accordance with the provision of this Act, be reduced to thirteen, as follows: The municipality of Masbate shall consist of its present territory and that of the municipality of Magdalena, with the seat of the municipal government at the present municipality of Masbate. The municipality of Milagros shall consist of its present territory and that of the municipality of Malbug, with the seat of the municipal government at the present municipaliiy of Milagros. The municipality of Aroroy shall consist of the territory comprised in the present municipalities of San Agustin and Baleno, with the seat of the municipal government at the present barrio of Aroroy in the municipality of San Agustin. The municipality of San Pascual shall consist of its present territory and that of the municipality of Claveria, with the seat of the municipal government at the present municipality of San Pascual. The municipality of Dimas-Alang shall consist of the territory of the present municipality of Palanas, with the seat of the municipal government at the barrio of Naro in the present municipality of Palanas. The municipalities of Mobo, Uson, Cataingan, Placer, Pulanduta, Mandaon, San Jacinto, and San Fernando shall preserve their present boundaries.