pare, 27 JUL 2016

REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES| EME:
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE] BY:
QUEZON CITY
REGISTRATION UNTT
17" CONGRESS

FIRST REGULAR SBS

HOUSE BILL NO.

Introduced by Honorable ISAGANI S. AMATONG.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

This Bill seeks to create a new municipality in Sibuco, province of Zamboanga
del Norte. It will be named the Municipality of Lintangan and will comprise of Nine
barangays with a total land area of about twenty four thousand two hundred hectars
(24,200 has.). Its seat of government shall be stablished at Barangay Lintangan.

The Municipality of Sibuco has a total land area of about Seventy Eight Thousand
Two Hundred Fifty Four hectars (78,254 has.), the biggest in the entire province of
Zamboanga del Norte among the Twenty Five towns, excluding the two cities of Dapitan
and Dipolog. The southern most town of Sibuco shares comparatively a larger internal
revenue allotment (IRA). Yet such share, with its corresponding local goverment
structure and manpower, is deemed grossly inadequate to deliver the expected basic
government basic services. This is further aggravated by its grossly inadequate
infrastructure brought about for years by its far distance from the provincial capitol in
Dipolog City.

The creation of Lintangan Municipality from the town of Sibuco will hopefully
bring the local government closer to its constituents and the delivery of the basic
government services would become more effective and efficient.

In view of the forgoing the approval of this bill is earnestly sought.

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aca S. AMATONG

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REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
QUEZON CITY

17™ CONGRESS
FIRST REGULAR SESSION

205
uouse sino, 2094

INTRODUCED BY HON. ISAGANI S. AMATONG

AN ACT
CREATING THE MUNICIPALITY OF LINTANGAN IN THE PROVINCE OF
ZAMBOANGA DEL NORTE.

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

Section 1. Creation - There is hereby created a new municipality in the Province
of Zamboanga del Norte to be known as the Municipality of Lintangan.

Section 2. Seat of Municipal Government - The seat of government of the new
Municipality of Lintangan shall be in the old Barangay Lintangan which will henceforth
be renamed as Barangay Poblacion.

Section 3. Territorial Boundaries - ‘The Municipality of Lintangan as herein
created, composed of Barangays Limpapa, Lingayon, Bongalao, Malayal, Lintangan
Paniran, Sto, Nino, Tangarak, Lunday, and Litawan, all in the Province of Zamboanga
del Norte, has the following technical descriptions:

Bounded on the North by Lumayang Point of the Municipality of Sibuco as
comer 1; thence, following the coast of Sulu Sea on the West until the mouth of Patalon
River of the City of Zamboanga on the South as comer 2; on the East by the City of
Zamboanga as comer 3; and thence from corner 1 due East until it reaches the
Zamboanga City boundary as comer 4, containing an area of TWENTY FOUR
THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED (24,200) hectares, more or less

The foregoing provision shall be without prejudice to the resolution by the
appropriate agency or forum of any boundary dispute or case involving question of
territorial jurisdiction between the Province of Zamboanga del Norte and the adjoining
local government units (LGUs): Provided, however, That the territorial jurisdiction of the


disputed area or areas shall remain with the LGU, which has existing administrative
supervision over said area or areas until the final resolution of the case.

Section 4. Plebiscite - The Municipality of Lintangan shall acquire corporate
existence upon the ratification of its creation by a majority of the votes cast by qualified
voters in a plebiscite to be conducted in the barangays comprising the Municipality of
Lintangan pursuant to Section 3 hereof and in the Municipality of Sibuco, Province of
Zamboanga del Norte within thirty (30) days from approval of this Act.

‘The Commission of Elections shall conduct and supervise such plebiscite.

Section 5. Officials of the Municipality of Lintangan - Officials of the
Municipality of Lintangan ~ Upon ratification of its creation by a majority of the votes
cast by qualified voters in a plebiscite, the mayor, vice mayor and the members of the
sangguniang bayan shall be appointed by the President of the Republic of the Philippines,
in consultation with the representative of the congressional district and the provincial
governor, and shall serve until the new set of officials shall have been elected and
qualified in the next local elections following the approval of this act.

Section 6, Intemal Revenue Allotment Shares ~ During the first year of
acquisition of its corporate existence, the Municipality of Lintangan shall receive the
Internal Revenue Allotment (IRA) shares of barangays as provided in section 3 hereof
from the Department of Budget and Management, Thereafter, the Municipality Lintangan
and all the barangays comprising it shall be entitled to IRA shares pursuant to the
provision of Section 285 of Republic act no, 7160, otherwise known as the Local
Government Code of 199]

Section 7. Appropriations. -The amount necessary to conduct such plebiscite as
provide for under this Act shall be borne proportionately by the Municipality of Sibuco
and the barangays comprising the new Municipality of Lintangan

Section 8. Repealing Clause. ~ All laws, executive orders, rules and regulations
which are inconsistent with the provisions of this Act are hereby repealed, amended or
modified accordingly.

Section 9, Effectivity ~ This act shall take effect upon its approval.

Approved.