Republic Act No. 5283

There is hereby created in the Province of Agusan a municipality to be known as the Municipality of Trento which consists of a portion of the Municipality of Bunawan, Province of Agusan.

The Municipality of Trento will comprise the territory beginning from a point at the center of a concrete box culvert over Manglogayon Creek along Agusan-Davao Road due East running in an imaginary line toward a point intersecting the main Manat (Manay) River; thence due Northeast running in an northeasterly direction until the point of intersection of the Agusan-Surigao del Sur provincial boundary and the Bunawan-San Francisco municipal boundary; thence due South following the Agusan-Surigao del Sur provincial boundary to a point of intersection of the Davao-Agusan provincial boundary and the Agusan-Surigao del Sur provincial boundary; thence due West following the Davao-Agusan provincial boundary to a point intersecting the imaginary line from the point of origin running South, thence due North running in a straight imaginary line to the point of origin, comprising the barrios of Trento, Basa, Kapatongan, Tudela, Cuevas, San Isidro, Santa Maria, Salvacion, San Ignacio, Libertad and Langkila-an and will have its seat of government at the present barrio site of Trento.

The Municipality of Trento shall acquire corporate existence upon the election and qualification of the first mayor, vice-mayor and councilors in the next general elections for local officials. For election purposes, the municipal officials of the mother municipality charged with the election duties in accordance with the Revised Election Code shall hold office until the first officials shall have been elected and qualified.

This Act shall take effect upon its approval.