Republic of the Philippines 
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
Quezon City, Metro Manila 
TWENTIETH CONGRESS 
First Regular Session 
House Bill No. 1982
Introduced by REPRESENTATIVE RICARDO S. CRUZ, JR. 
EXPLANATORY NOTE 
The bill is a re-filed version of House Bill No. 0352 substituted by House Bill No. 
4601 introduced by Former Representative Maria Laarni Cayetano during the 18th 
Congress. This was approved on the 23rd of September 2019 in the House. Soon after, it 
was transmitted and received by the Senate by September 24 of the same year. 
Republic Act No. 7160, otherwise known as “The Local Government Code of 1991," 
as amended, was enacted precisely to breathe life into the constitutional mandate of local 
autonomy by establishing a more responsive and accountable local government structure 
instituted through an efficient system of decentralization. Essentially, this system is geared 
towards empowering local government units to achieve their full development as 
self-reliant communities, making them more effective and meaningful partners in the 
attainment of the nation's goals.  
Being the basic political unit, the barangays serve as the primary planning and 
implementing unit of government policies, plans, programs, projects and activities in the 
community, and as a forum wherein the collective views of the people may be expressed, 
crystallized and considered” (Section 384 of the Local Government Code). As such, it is the 
country's ultimate front-liner in the provision of a broad range of basic services to the 
community, as well as in the delivery to the citizenry of their first taste of the fruits of local 
public service.  
In this sense, the creation of barangays, upon proper compliance with the 
requirements set by the Constitution and the Local Government Code, thus only serves to 
bolster the capability of local governments to efficiently and effectively perform their 
respective functions, duties and responsibilities in the name of autonomy, decentralization 
and national growth and prosperity.  
Further, the policy of establishing, protecting and enhancing fiscal autonomy on all 
levels of local governance is integral to the proper exercise of local government functions. 
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This policy refers not just to the power to allocate one's resources in accordance with one's 
priorities but also the power to create one's own sources of revenue in addition to one's 
equitable share in the national taxes released by the central government.  
Section 6, Article X of the Constitution states: “Local government units shall have a 
just share, as determined by law, in the national taxes which shall be automatically 
released to them.” The Internal Revenue Allotment (IRA) as incorporated in the general 
appropriations law enacted annually by the legislature is the "just share” contemplated by 
the constitutional mandate. Therefore, it is clearly an indispensable component in the 
grant of meaningful and true fiscal autonomy to local government units. Further, Sec. 25 of 
RA 7160 bolsters the Constitutional grant of a just share of LGUs in the IRA.  
Thus, this bill seeks to invoke the 1987 Constitution and RA 7160 by allowing 
Barangay San Miguel to be entitled to a just share from the national taxes. Barangay San 
Miguel, located within the City of Taguig, Metro Manila, is one such barangay excluded from 
a share in the IRA. It has a land area of Nine Hundred Ninety-Two Thousand Eight Hundred 
square meters (992,800 sq.m.), more or less, and a population of Seven Thousand Four 
Hundred and Ninety Five (7,495). It is bounded on the North by Lot-5183, Psu 220212, 
Lot-5183 Psu-237646 Case 11, Mcadm 590-D Barangay of Bambang, Lot-5182, 5157 Case 
11 590-D Mcadm 590-D Taguig Cadastral Mapping, lot-578 Case-2 Mcadm 590-D 
(Barangay Wawa), Rita Franco St., and Lot-386 Psu-241598 case 2 Mcadm 590-D, M. L. Q; 
on the East and South East, by Quezon St., Lots-573, 572, 571, 570, 569, 568, all in Case 2 
Mcadm 590-D (Barangay Wawa), and an Existing Road Dike; on the South and South East, 
by Lot- 3949, 4174, 4175, 4177, 4228, 4229, 4379, 4337, 4336, 4339, 4229, 4342, 4344, 
4345, 4347, Mcadm 590-D Case 12 Taguig Cadastral Mapping, and a portion of lot-8640; 
and on the West by Barangay Signal Village and NAPACOR High Tension Line. Having thus 
complied with the requisites prescribed under Section 386 of the Local Government Code 
and the plebiscite requirement contained in Section 10, Article X of the Constitution, it was 
separated from the original Barangay Hagonoy, and created as a separate barangay by the 
City Government of Taguig, acting through the Sangguniang Panlungsod, under City 
Ordinance No. 24-2008 approved on July 15, 2008. Its corporate existence began on 
October 25, 2010 when its first set of regular officials was elected, pursuant to Section 14 
of the Local Government Code.  
In view of these considerations, and in the face of resonating and unified public 
clamor for a clear and immediate legislative remedy to the matter at hand, the immediate 
approval of this bill is highly and earnestly sought.  
 RICARDO S. CRUZ JR. 
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Republic of the Philippines 
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
Quezon City, Metro Manila 
TWENTIETH CONGRESS 
First Regular Session 
House Bill No. 1982
Introduced by REPRESENTATIVE RICARDO S. CRUZ, JR. 
AN ACT  
CREATING A BARANGAY TO BE KNOWN AS BARANGAY SAN 
MIGUEL IN THE CITY OF TAGUIG, METROPOLITAN MANILA 
    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress 
assembled: 
SEC. l. Creation of Barangay San Miguel. - San Miguel Proper in Barangay Hagonoy, 
City of Taguig, Metropolitan Manila is hereby separated from Barangay Hagonoy and 
constituted into a distinct and independent barangay to be known as Barangay San Miguel. 
SEC. 2. Territorial Boundaries. - The territorial boundaries of Barangay San Miguel 
are hereby described as follows: 
"Bounded on the North by Lot-5183 Psu-220212, Lot-5183 Psu-237646 Case 11 
Mcadm 590-D Barangay of Bambang, Lot-5182, IO 5157 Case 11 590-D Mcadm 590-D 
Taguig Cadastral Mapping, Lot-578 Case 2 Mcadm  590-D  (Barangay  Wawa),  Rita 
Franco Street, and Lot-386 Psu-241598 Case 2 Mcadm 590-D, M.L.Q.; On the East and 
Southeast by Quezon Street, Lots-573, 572, 571, 570, 569, 568, all in Case 2 Mcadm 
590-D (Barangay Wawa), and an existing road dike; On the South and Southeast by
Lots-3949, 4174, 4175, 4177, 4228, 4229, 4379, 4337, 4336, 4339, 4229, 4342, 4344,
4345, 4347, Mcadm 590-D Case 12 Taguig Cadastral Mapping, and a portion of
Lot-8640; and on the West by Barangay Signal Village and NAPOCOR High Tension
Line."
SEC. 3. Conduct and Supervision of Plebiscite.   – The plebiscite conducted and 
supervised by the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) in Barangay Hagonoy pursuant to 
City Ordinance No. 24, Series of 2008 of the Sangguniang Panlungsod of the City of Taguig, 
which ratified the creation  of  Barangay  San  Miguel  as proclaimed by the City Board of 
Canvassers on December 28, 2008, shall   serve​
as   substantial   compliance​
with   
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the​ plebiscite requirement under  Section  10  of  Republic  Act  No.  7160, as amended, 
otherwise known as the “Local Government Code of 1991". 
 
SEC. 4.  Incumbent Barangay Officials.  -  The incumbent barangay officials of 
Barangay San  Miguel,  City of Taguig shall continue  to hold office  until such time that their 
successors have been duly elected and qualified. 
 
SEC. 5. Public Infrastructure and Facilities. -  All public infrastructure and  facilities  
existing  therein  at  the  time  of  the approval  of  this  Act  are   hereby   transferred   
without   cost  or compensation to and shall be administered by the new barangay. 
 
SEC. 6. Internal Revenue Allotment Shares. - Barangay San Miguel shall be entitled 
to the Internal Revenue Allotment (IRA) shares pursuant to Section 285 of the Local 
Government Code of 1991, as amended. 
 
SEC. 7. Effectivity. -  This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in 
the Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation. 
 
 
Approved,                                                                                  
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