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RA 6488 Section 3

RA 6488 Section 3

Section 3

SEC. 3. The barrios of Santa Rosa, Tugas, Tabango (proper and Campokpok and the sitios of Tomalistis, Bagahopi, Bono, Lawis, Tabango Diot, Liogliog, Otabon, Masisi, Sabang, Tabayla, Burabod, Sonlogaon, Tipolo, Tubig Baho, So-oy, Imangatan, Obo-ob, Tahad, Pining, Layog, Manban, Cocolay, Bagalay, Catmon, La Fortuna I, Omaganban and Abobo in the Municipality of San Isidro, and the barrio of Butasun I, and the sitios of La Fortuna II, Coplonia, Danao, Manlawa-an, Jimarco, Tigo, Ban-aw, Hibacongan, Palanog, Butasun II and Maranlog in the Municipality of Leyte, all in the Province of Leyte, are hereby separated from said municipalities, and constituted into a distinct and independent municipality, to be known as the Municipality of Tabango, same province. The seat of government of the new municipality shall be in the present site of the barrio of Tabango. The Municipality of Tabango shall be separated from the Municipality of San Isidro by a straight line starting from the mouth of the creek immediately Northeast of sitio Arevalo, on Arevalo Bay, and running easterly through sitio Abobo to the common point of the boundaries of San Isidro, Calubian and Leyte; and from the Municipality of Leyte, by the channel of the Naga River from its mouth to a point in said river exactly east of the center of sitio Wagui; and from this point by a straight line to the common point of the boundaries of San Isidro, Villaba and Leyte. (Data used in this description are based on the Coast and Geodetic Survey topographic map of 1937 the Census Atlas Map and the Sketch maps submitted by petitioners).

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CitationRA 6488 Section 3 (LawPlayer, data as of July 4, 2026)

Source: Supreme Court E-Library, Republic of the Philippines. Philippine laws are public documents (works of the government).

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