Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City

EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS

First Regular Session

HOUSE BILL NO. 5930

Introduced by the Honorable ABRAHAM N. TOLENTINO

EXPLANATORY NOTE

On June 21, 1938, Commonwealth Act No. 338 established the Tagaytay City
wherein various areas in the provinces of Cavite, Batangas, and Laguna were
appropriated to create the planned city. The metes and bounds of the territorial
boundaries of Tagaytay City are explicitly mentioned in Commonwealth Act No. 338.

On April 1, 1941, then President Manuel L. Quezon signed Executive Order
No. 336 which expanded the territorial boundaries of Tagaytay City to cover portions
of Alfonso, Cavite, Calamba, Laguna, and Talisay, Batangas. Subsequently, Republic
Act No. 1418 was passed on June 7, 1956 which stated that portions of Barrios
Binayaran and Caloocan, which were annexed to Tagaytay City by virtue of Executive
Order No. 336 shall be returned to the Municipality of Talisay, Batangas. Thereafter,
Republic Act No. 9024 was passed in March 5, 2001 wherein the Municipality of
Calamba was converted into a component city. With the said conversion, the law
prescribed new territorial boundaries which affected Tagaytay City. As a result, these
subsequent lawscreated confusion in the determination and implementation of the
proper boundaries of Talisay, Calamba City, and Tagaytay City.

Since 1938 and up to now, the residents in areas included in the territory
stated in Commonwealth Act No. 338, as expanded by Executive Order No. 336,
enjoy the benefits of being part of Tagaytay City. Business owners in the said areas,
including Barrios Binayaran and Caloocan, even use the word “Tagaytay” in their
trade names. However, due to confusion caused by the aforesaid laws, some
unscrupulous individuals have been taking advantage of the ambiguity and have
evaded their obligations, to the detriment and injury of the community. More so,
various local government units have now engaged in legal disputes over their alleged
territories.

Being a planned city, the true intention and wisdom in creating Tagaytay City
cannot properly and fully be implemented because of the ambiguous provisions


relating to the territorial jurisdiction of the aforesaid latter laws. As such, the
proposed legislation is intended to give finality and confirm the territorial jurisdiction
of Tagaytay City and its adjacent cities and municipalities.

Approval of the bill is earnestly sought.

Cue


Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Quezon City

EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

House sino. 5932

Introduced by the Honorable ABRAHAM N. TOLENTINO

AN ACT DELINEATING THE TERRITORIAL BOUNDARIES
OF TAGAYTAY CITY, AMENDING REPUBLIC ACT NO. 1418
AND REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9024

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in Congress
assembled:

Section 1. The territorial boundaries of Tagaytay City are as follows:

Beginning at a point marked "1" on plan, being N. 68° 30' E., 1,310 meters
from point "0", the intersection of the center lines of Alfonso XII — Tagaytay and
Cavite-Batangas interprovincial roads; thence N. 24° 48' C., 2,487 meters to point 2;
thence N. 70° 56' E., 16,332 meters to point 3; thence S. 51° 51' E,, 2,946 meters to
point 4; thence S. 61° 10' W., 12,820 meters to point 5; thence S. 78° 40' W., 4,910
meters to point 6; and thence N. 24° 48' W., 1,536 meters to point "1", the point of
beginning; containing an area of 6,500 hectares more or less. Bearings true.

Section 2. Republic Act Nos. 1418 and 9024 are hereby amended,
accordingly. This Act shall take effect upon its approval, all other laws, decrees, rules
and regulations that are inconsistent with the provisions of this Act are hereby
repealed or amended, accordingly.

APPROVED,