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Republic of the Philippines 
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
Quezon City, Metro Manila 
Nineteenth Congress 
First Regular Session 
HOUSE BILL NO. ________ 
Introduced by Hon. Amparo Maria J. Zamora 
EXPLANATORY NOTE 
This is a re-filed version of House Bill (H.B.) No. 358, substituted by 
H.B. No. 4752 introduced by Former Representative Maria Laarni Cayetano during 
the 18th Congress. The bill was passed on November 4, 2019 and has been transmitted 
and received by Senate on November 5, 2019.  
This bill seeks to create Barangay Central Bicutan, separate from its original 
Barangay – Barangay Upper Bicutan. Based on the 2020 Census on Population 
conducted by the Philippine Statistics Authority1, the total population in Central 
Bicutan is 33,851 while the population in Upper Bicutan is 44,592. This emphasizes 
the high need for reapportionment and the creation of separate Barangay Central 
Bicutan.  
Being the basic political unit, 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. This is strengthened by 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. 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. 
1 Philippine Statistics Authority, 2020 Census on Population and Housing, https://psa.gov.ph/content/2020-census-
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Section 6, Article X of our 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. 
In this sense, the creation of barangays, upon proper compliance with the 
requirements set by the Constitution and the Local Government Code only serves to 
bolster the capability of local governments to perform their respective functions, 
duties and responsibilities efficiently and effectively in the name of autonomy, 
decentralization and national growth and prosperity. Thus, this bill seeks to invoke the 
1987 Constitution and RA 7160 by allowing Barangay Central Bicutan to be entitled 
to a just share from the national taxes. Barangay Central Bicutan, 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 Four Hundred Ninety Two Thousand Four Hundred square meters 
(492,400 sq.m.), more or less, and a population of Thirty Three Thousand Eight 
Hundred and Fifty-One (33,851) . It is bounded on the Northeast and East  by  a  creek  
and Maharlika Road, Lapu-Lapu Street and Bonifacio Street; on the South by 
Bonifacio Street; and on  the  West  and   Northwest   by  F.T.I.  Compound   and 
Parañaque Cadastre. 
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 Upper 
Bicutan created as a separate Barangay by the City Government of Taguig, acting 
through the Sangguniang Panlungsod, under City Ordinance No. 57-2008 approved on 
September 1, 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. 
HON. AMPARO MARIA J. ZAMORA 
    Representative. 2nd District of Taguig


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Republic of the Philippines 
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
Quezon City, Metro Manila 
Nineteenth Congress 
First Regular Session 
HOUSE BILL NO. ________ 
Introduced by Hon. Amparo Maria J. Zamora 
AN ACT 
CREATING A BARANGAY TO BE KNOWN AS BARANGAY CENTRAL 
BICUTAN IN THE CITY OF TAGUIG 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in 
Congress assembled: 
SECTION 1.  Creation of Barangay Central Bicutan. – The Central 
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Bicutan Proper in Barangay Upper Bicutan, City of Taguig is hereby separated 
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from Barangay Upper Bicutan and constituted into a distinct and independent 
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barangay to be known as Barangay Central Bicutan.. 
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SEC. 2. Territorial Boundaries. – The territorial boundaries of Barangay 
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Central Bicutan are hereby described as follows: 
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"Bounded on  the  Northeast  and  East  by  a  creek  and Maharlika Road, 
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Lapu-Lapu Street and Bonifacio Street; 
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On the South by Bonifacio Street; and 
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On  the  West  and   Northwest   by  F.T.I.  Compound and Parañaque 
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Cadastre." 
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SEC. 3. Conduct and Supervision of Plebiscite. – The plebiscite 
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conducted and supervised by the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) in 
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Barangay   Upper Bicutan   pursuant   to   City Ordinance No. 57, Series of 2008 
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of the Sangguniang Panlungsod of the City of Taguig, which ratified the creation 
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of Barangay Central Bicutan as proclaimed  by  the  City  Board  of  Canvassers  
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on December 28, 2008, shall serve as substantial compliance with the plebiscite 
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requirement  under Section 10 of Republic Act No. 7160, as amended, otherwise 
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known as the "Local Government  Code of 1991". 
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SEC. 4. Incumbent Barangay Officials. – The  incumbent barangay 
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officials of Barangay Central Bicutan, City of Taguig shall continue to hold office 
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until such time that their successors have been duly elected and qualified. 
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SEC. 5. Public Infrastructure and Facilities. - All public infrastructure 
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and facilities existing  therein  at  the  time  of  the approval  of  this  Act  are   
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hereby   transferred   without   cost  or compensation to and shall be administered 
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by the new barangay. 
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SEC. 6. Internal Revenue Allotment Shares - Barangay Central Bicutan 
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shall be entitled to the Internal Revenue Allotment (IRA) shares pursuant to 
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Section 285 of the Local Government Code of 1991, as amended. 
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SEC. 7. Effectivity. - This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after 
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publication in the Official Gazette or in two (2) national newspapers of general 
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circulation. 
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Approved, 
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