Republic of the Philippines 
HOUSE OF THE REPRESENTATIVES 
Quezon City, Metro Manila 
NINETEENTH CONGRESS 
First Regular Session 
HOUSE BILL NO. _______ 
INTRODUCED BY REPRESENTATIVE KRISTINE SINGSON-MEEHAN 
AN ACT 
SEPARATING THE SITIOS OF KAINGGIAN, BUTAC, COSCOSNONG, LONGBOY, 
BANGCAG, 
AND 
BOTIGUE 
FROM 
BARANGAY 
MAN-ATONG 
IN 
THE 
MUNICIPALITY OF SUYO, PROVINCE OF ILOCOS SUR AND CONSTITUTING IT 
INTO A DISTINCT AND INDEPENDENT BARANGAY TO BE KNOWN AS 
BARANGAY BUTAC 
EXPLANATORY NOTE 
This bill seeks the creation of a new barangay to be known as Barangay Butac in the 
Municipality of Suyo, Ilocos Sur, to be composed of Sitios Kainggian, Butac, Coscosnong, 
Longboy, Bangcag and Botigue, separating them from the mother barangay, Barangay Man-atong, 
Suyo, Ilocos Sur. 
The Municipality of Suyo is presently composed of eight (8) barangays and forty-seven 
(47) sitios populated mostly by the indigenous tribes of "Bago" and "Kankanaey”. Some
barangays occupy vast land areas making the administration over them extremely difficult and
cumbersome and due to the fact that some of the sitios are very distant, they are often denied
delivery of basic goods and services that a barangay could offer. The proposed creation of
Barangay Butac will not only enhance the delivery of basic goods and services to the concerned
sitios, it will also lead to better governance, equitable implementation of the municipality's
Comprehensive Land Use Plan (CLUP), fast track the development of idle lands into residential,
commercial, industrial and agricultural areas, avoid congestion in the barangay proper, and allow
the concerned sitios to use their own Internal Revenue Allotment (IRA). Under Republic Act No.
8371 (Indigenous People's Right Act), both the new barangay and mother barangay shall be
exempted from the population requirement under Republic Act No. 7160 as amended, or the Local
Government Code (Sec. 386), since both barangays are populated by members of indigenous
cultural communities.
The creation of Barangay Butac will address the clamor of its people who have been 
waiting for years, to finally enable them to chart their own course in developing their community 
toward socio-economic development. In view of the foregoing, the approval of this bill is earnestly 
requested 
This bill passed 3rd reading at the House of Representatives in the 18th Congress. 
August 3, 2022
4:47 pm
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Republic of the Philippines 
HOUSE OF THE REPRESENTATIVES 
Quezon City, Metro Manila 
NINETEENTH CONGRESS 
First Regular Session 
HOUSE BILL NO. _______ 
INTRODUCED BY REPRESENTATIVE KRISTINE SINGSON-MEEHAN 
AN ACT 
SEPARATING THE SITIOS OF KAINGGIAN, BUTAC, COSCOSNONG, LONGBOY, 
BANGCAG, 
AND 
BOTIGUE 
FROM 
BARANGAY 
MAN-ATONG 
IN 
THE 
MUNICIPALITY OF SUYO, PROVINCE OF ILOCOS SUR AND CONSTITUTING IT 
INTO A DISTINCT AND INDEPENDENT BARANGAY TO BE KNOWN AS 
BARANGAY BUTAC 
Be it enacted by the House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress assembled: 
SECTION 1. Creation of Barangay Butac. - The sitios of Kainggian, Butac, Coscosnong, 
Longboy, Bangcag and Botigue in Barangay Man-Atong, Municipality of Suyo, Province of 
llocos Sur are hereby separated from Barangay Man-atong and constituted as a distinct 
and independent barangay to be known as Barangay Butac. 
SEC. 2. Territorial Boundaries. - The territorial boundaries of Barangay Butac are hereby 
described as follows: 
Point
Longitude
Latitude 
1
460152.0021
1877964.2369
2
458495.3512 
1879109.3910
3 
456159.1843 
1879296.9528
4
456344.7754 
1877336.6244
5
454789.4087
1875340.8121 
6
454835.1183
1875270.5899
7
454837.3737
1875247.7324
8
454839.9279 
1875221.8475 
9
454879.4073
1874821.7469 
10
454631.9971
1874348.2261 
11
456515.1157
1873686.9783 
12
457376.5749
1871082.2670
13
457678.9353
1874520.0633
14
457881.7379
1875201.5323
15 
457952.5989 
1875367.5036
16 
458061.0673
1875444.2687
17 
458069.2192
1875579.7912
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18
458022.1640
1875682.3151
19
458077.7085
1875881.8386
20
458176.2643
1875927.3072
21
458205.3076
1876006.8413
22
458170.0471
1876098.9006
23
458199.1324
1876199.3105
24
458246.4784
1876240.9680
25
458335.8239
1876277.3216
26
458354.2980
1876324.2565
27
458332.2759
1876471.0878
28
458286.5750
1876593.8278
29
458352.3622
1876666.7617
30
458408.9043
1876712.3143
31
458403.7450
1876757.9910
32
458378.8644
1876789.0289
33
458275.2753
1876849.2561
34
458187.4889
1876933.5893
35
458162.6729
1876996.2670
36
458190.3177
1877034.0484
37
458245.4989
1877056.1173
38
458354.6535
1877152.4471
39
458387.5619
1877196.7415
40
458449.3273
1877229.2353
41
458564.8607
1877234.2222
42
458650.9006
1877261.1228
43
458695.5943
1877291.0420
44
458720.8540
1877449.8403
45
458690.7991
1877519.0497
46
458719.7263
1877542.4765
47
458824.1220
1877546.3299
48
458908.0993
1877539.4917
49
458971.1600
1877564.1557
50
459057.3842
1877684.9952
51
459137.5201
1877714.8444
52
459314.6897
1877689.7056
53
459377.5596
1877617.8237
54
459525.8296
1877582.3059
55
459590.0771
1877543.0391
56
459645.0541
1877462.0401
57
459696.9007
1877463.3051
58
459740.3730
1877536.2222
59
459831.1270
1877626.0697
60
459917.2022
1877672.8714
61
459967.9137
1877761.1657
62
460013.9904
1877828.9201
63
460085.0311
1877908.3681
64
460125.8002
1877947.1035
65
460152.0021
1877964.2369
 
 
SEC. 3. Conduct and Supervision of Plebiscite. - Pursuant to Section 10 Republic Act No. 7160, 
otherwise known as the Local Government Code of 1991, as amended, the new Barangay Butac 


shall exist upon the approval of a majority of qualified voters of Barangay Man-atong 
through the votes cast in a plebiscite to be conducted and supervised by the Commission on 
Elections (COMELEC) within ninety (90) days from the effectivity of this Act. 
 
The expenses for the plebiscite shall be borne by the Municipality of Suyo, Province of Ilocos 
Sur. 
 
SEC. 4. Barangay Officials. - The first set of barangay officials of Barangay Butac shall be 
appointed by the President of the Philippines and shall hold office until such time that a new set 
of officers 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 Butac. 
 
SEC. 6. Internal Revenue Allotment Shares. - Barangay Butac shall be entitled to 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,