MALACAÑAN PALACE
MANILA
BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES
PROCLAMATION NO. 2307
AUTHORIZING THE HOLDING OF PLEBISCITES TO RATIFY THE CREATION OF NEW MUNICIPALITIES AND BARANGAYS, INCLUDING THE TRANSFER OF CERTAIN BARANGAYS TO ANOTHER MUNICIPALITY.
WHEREAS, various Batas Pambansa created new municipalities and barangays as well as transferred certain barangays to another municipality as hereunder indicated:
Batas Pambansa Blg. Local Government Unit
234 — Municipality of Imelda, Romblon
249 — Municipality of Lake Sebu, South Cotabato
324 — Municipality of Pandami, Sulu
335 — Municipality of Semirara, Antique
336 — Municipality of Salvador Benedicto, Negros Occidental
345 — Municipality of Nagtipunan, Quirino
386 — Municipality of Marcos, Palawan
240 — Barangay Juncarlo, San Andres, Romblon
283 — Barangay Maawi, Alaminos, Pangasinan
284 — Barangay Pandan, Alaminos, Pangasinan
285 — Barangay San Antonio, Alaminos, Pangasinan
286 — Barangay Landoc, Alaminos, Pangasinan
322 — Barangay Salman, Ampatuan, Maguindanao
343 — Barangay Batasan Hills, Quezon City, Metro Manila
546 — Barangay Holy Spirit, Quezon City, Metro Manila
327 — Transferred Barangays Bokiawan, Nangulunan, Hapao and Loboong in the municipality of Tinoc, Ifugao to the municipality of Hungduan, same province
WHEREAS, the aforesaid laws also provide that plebiscites shall be held for the ratification of the creation of new municipalities and barangays, including the transfer of certain barangays to another municipality by majority votes cast in the affected areas of the municipalities and barangays concerned.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by law do hereby declare that:
1. Plebiscites shall be held in the affected areas of the present municipalities and barangays concerned for the ratification of the creation of the aforecited municipalities and barangays, including the transfer of certain barangays to another municipality.
2. The Commission on Elections shall set the dates most convenient for the plebiscites and shall supervise the conduct thereof, as well as promulgate the rules and regulations necessary to implement this proclamation.⚖ - ℒαɯρhi৷
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the Republic of the Philippines to be affixed.
Done in the City of Manila, this 6th day of September, in the year of Our Lord, Nineteen hundred and eighty-three.
(Sgd.) FERDINAND E. MARCOS
President of the Philippines
By the President:
(Sgd.) JUAN C. TAVERA
Presidential Executive Assistant
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