Republic Act
Approved June 21, 1969

Republic Act No. 5863

An act amending section one of republic act numbered thirty-eight hundred seventeen by fixing the boundary between the municipalities of ligao and pioduran, province of albay.

AN ACT AMENDING SECTION ONE OF REPUBLIC ACT NUMBERED THIRTY-EIGHT HUNDRED SEVENTEEN BY FIXING THE BOUNDARY BETWEEN THE MUNICIPALITIES OF LIGAO AND PIODURAN, PROVINCE OF ALBAY.

In plain language

This act amends Section 1 of Republic Act No. 3817 to separate several barrios to form the Municipality of Pioduran in Albay, and defines the boundary line between Ligao and Pioduran as the Palapas River.

  • Amendment to Section 1 of RA 3817 to separate specified barrios into Municipality of Pioduran
  • Definition of boundary line between Ligao and Pioduran as Palapas River
  • Effectiveness upon approval
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[ REPUBLIC ACT NO. 5863, June 21, 1969 ] AN ACT AMENDING SECTION ONE OF REPUBLIC ACT NUMBERED THIRTY-EIGHT HUNDRED SEVENTEEN BY FIXING THE BOUNDARY BETWEEN THE MUNICIPALITIES OF LIGAO AND PIODURAN, PROVINCE OF ALBAY. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress assembled:

Section 1

Section one of Republic Act Numbered Thirty-eight hundred seventeen is hereby amended to read as follows:

Section 1. Barrios Magragondong, Basicao, Palapas, Miligan, Panganiran, Flores, Cuyaoyao, Agul, Binodogahan and Caratagan are separated from the Municipality of Ligao; Barrios Malacbalac, Malidong, Basicao, Malapay Nablang-bulod, Buyo, Rawis, Mamlad, Oringon, Cagbatano, Macasitas, Sukip and Tibabo are separated from the Municipality of Guinobatan; and Barrio Buenavista is separated from the Municipality of Jovellar, all in the Province of Albay, and constituted into a separate and independent municipality in the said province, to be known a& the Municipality of Pioduran, with the seat of government in the present barrio of Malacbalac. "The boundary line between the municipalities of Ligao and Pioduran shall be the Palapas River.

Section 2. This Act shall take effect upon its approval

Enacted without Executive approval, June 21, 1969.

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