An Act Creating a Barangay to be Known as Barangay Rizal in the City of Makati

Republic Act No. 10961Nov 8, 2017Statutes7 min read

Republic Act No. 10961, enacted on November 8, 2017, establishes Barangay Rizal in Makati City. The law delineates the barangay's territorial boundaries, which are defined with precise geographic coordinates and landmarks. It recognizes the plebiscite held on June 29, 1996, as sufficient compliance with legal requirements for its creation, allowing the incumbent barangay officials to continue serving until their successors are elected. Additionally, all existing public infrastructure in the area is transferred to Barangay Rizal without compensation, and it is entitled to Internal Revenue Allotment shares as per the Local Government Code. The Act takes effect 15 days after publication in the Official Gazette.

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An Act Creating a Barangay to be Known as Barangay Rizal in the City of Makati, Republic Act No. 10961, Nov 8, 2017 (Philippines)

November 8, 2017

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 10961

AN ACT CREATING A BARANGAY TO BE KNOWN AS BARANGAY RIZAL IN THE CITY OF MAKATI

SECTION 1. Creation of Barangay Rizal. — There is hereby created a barangay to be known as Barangay Rizal in the City of Makati.

SECTION 2. Territorial Boundaries. — The territorial boundaries of Barangay Rizal shall be identified as follows:

Bounded on the Northwest (NW), pts. 1 to 16, by Barangay Pembo;

On the Northeast (NE), pts. 16-30, by centerline of Pateros River; HEITAD

On the Southeast (SE), pts. 30-52, by centerline of Pateros River;

On the Southeast (SE), pts. 52-66, by centerline of Creek; and

On the Southwest (SW), pts. 66 to point of beginning, by City of Taguig.

The technical description of Rizal is as follows:

LINE

BEARING

DISTANCE

MMA-1, MCADM 571-D, MAKATI CAD-1	N	82	31	E	1927.599
1-2	N	41	44	E	11.928
2-3	S	80	44	E	10.378
3-4	N	33	38	E	56.367
4-5	N	43	29	E	61.533
5-6	N	46	28	E	127.389
6-7	N	1	34	W	11.898
7-8	N	62	18	E	11.996
8-9	N	65	14	E	14.859
9-10	N	72	37	E	6.899
10-11	S	79	17	E	12.731
11-12	S	69	8	E	8.715
12-13	S	85	20	E	63.426
13-14	S	81	38	E	158.162
14-15	S	82	12	E	60.613
15-16	N	79	38	E	13.156
16-17	S	34	48	E	31.085
17-18	S	53	58	E	66.960
18-19	S	68	47	E	60.306
19-20	S	73	34	E	47.759
20-21	S	82	21	E	14.508
21-22	S	51	22	E	47.173
22-23	S	43	21	E	113.78
23-24	S	37	29	E	100.146
24-25	S	41	14	E	89.474
25-26	S	59	7	E	34.426
26-27	S	42	10	E	64.785
27-28	S	30	32	E	33.251
28-29	S	19	3	W	22.363
29-30	S	6	45	W	26.999
30-31	S	28	6	W	29.832
31-32	S	35	14	W	70.794
32-33	S	57	24	W	62.092
33-34	S	75	53	W	56.804
34-35	S	81	15	W	42.391
35-36	N	88	23	W	68.018
36-37	N	83	45	W	56.997
37-38	N	85	14	W	42.557
38-39	N	89	9	W	33.664
39-40	N	77	33	W	20.937
40-41	S	78	45	W	24.966
41-42	N	79	42	W	36.072
42-43	N	88	55	W	47.023
43-44	S	87	20	W	29.314
44-45	S	78	36	W	28.802
45-46	S	58	36	W	34.430
46-47	S	41	8	W	37.473
47-48	S	8	48	W	62.074
48-49	S	2	50	E	48.677
49-50	S	10	20	E	41.286
50-51	S	18	21	E	53.654
51-52	S	15	1	E	50.190
52-53	S	50	44	W	20.859
53-54	S	69	27	W	13.258
54-55	S	83	45	W	25.320
55-56	S	29	59	W	20.084
56-57	S	42	13	W	21.660
57-58	S	49	12	W	25.688
58-59	S	54	49	W	26.920
59-60	S	50	55	W	23.620
60-61	S	59	54	W	15.319
61-62	S	48	31	W	11.079
62-63	S	40	39	W	21.254
63-64	S	24	42	W	24.214
64-65	S	16	16	W	25.996
65-66	S	14	38	W	24.853
66-67	N	74	49	W	20.708
67-68	N	14	50	E	23.729
68-69	N	73	30	W	70.74
69-70	N	17	12	E	138.651
70-71	N	68	38	W	38.64
71-72	N	16	12	E	31.514
72-73	N	69	23	W	52.095
73-74	N	15	13	E	77.656
74-75	N	77	24	W	48.550
75-76	N	14	23	E	25.627
76-77	N	75	46	W	26.893
77-78	N	13	8	E	192.009
78-79	N	49	33	W	67.595
79-80	S	56	18	E	2.654
80-81	N	56	18	W	2.654
81-82	N	46	24	E	8.602
82-83	S	82	41	E	1.325
83-84	N	82	41	W	1.325
84-85	N	34	56	W	9.802
85-86	N	36	4	W	10.274
86-87	N	36	42	W	7.097
87-88	N	36	5	W	7.201
88-89	N	34	21	W	5.656
89-90	N	37	0	W	9.341
90-91	N	55	59	E	11.353
91-92	N	53	5	E	7.993
92-93	N	55	49	E	8.582
93-94	N	50	14	E	9.132
94-95	N	48	21	E	7.721
95-96	N	51	0	E	7.374
96-97	N	49	25	E	5.412
97-98	N	53	36	E	6.423
98-99	N	60	8	E	7.876
99-100	N	54	2	E	8.242
100-101	N	54	56	E	7.991
101-102	N	55	17	E	7.884
102-103	N	40	26	E	8.187
103-104	N	55	40	E	7.412
104-105	N	44	57	E	7.899
105-106	N	46	3	E	12.321
106-107	N	77	4	E	9.973
107-108	N	21	18	W	12.998
108-109	N	21	18	W	7.052
109-110	N	62	6	E	4.415
110-111	S	62	6	W	4.415
111-112	N	73	0	W	24.662
112-113	S	73	0	E	24.662
113-114	N	0	7	W	20.042
114-115	N	18	46	W	22.508
115-116	N	23	19	W	11.249
116-117	N	33	17	W	13.852
117-118	N	59	42	W	12.384
118-119	N	74	59	W	10.148
119-120	N	54	14	W	4.893
120-121	N	40	17	W	12.808
121-122	N	38	33	W	13.821
122-123	N	40	15	W	12.539
123-124	N	34	12	W	9.661
124-125	N	39	11	W	10.037
125-126	N	36	49	W	11.717
126-127	N	38	29	W	10.769
127-128	N	39	9	W	11.772
128-129	N	37	34	W	10.106
129-130	N	39	49	W	2.187
130-131	N	34	47	W	14.149
131-132	N	31	14	W	10.245
132-133	N	30	25	W	9.346
133-134	N	32	26	W	12.085
134-135	N	31	19	W	12.970
135-1	N	29	41	W	10.486

Containing an area of 616,340 square meters, more or less.

SECTION 3. Conduct and Supervision of Plebiscite. — The plebiscite conducted and supervised by the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) on June 29, 1996 pursuant to Ordinance No. 96-010 of the Sangguniang Panlungsod of the City of Makati, which ratified the creation of Barangay Rizal, shall serve as substantial compliance with the plebiscite requirement under Section 10 of Republic Act No. 7160, as amended, otherwise known as the "Local Government Code of 1991."

SECTION 4. Barangay Officials. — The incumbent elected barangay officials of Barangay Rizal, City of Makati shall continue to hold office until such time that their successors have been duly elected and qualified.

SECTION 5. Public Infrastructure and Facilities. — All public infrastructure and facilities for public use 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.

SECTION 6. Internal Revenue Allotment Shares. — Barangay Rizal shall be entitled to Internal Revenue Allotment (IRA) shares pursuant to Section 285 of Republic Act No. 7160, as amended, otherwise known as the "Local Government Code of 1991."

SECTION 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: November 8, 2017.

Published in the Official Gazette, Vol. 113, No. 49, p. 8831 on December 4, 2017.

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Standard Citation

An Act Creating a Barangay to be Known as Barangay Rizal in the City of Makati, Republic Act No. 10961, Nov 8, 2017 (Philippines)

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An Act Creating a Barangay to be Known as Barangay Rizal in the City of Makati, Republic Act No. 10961 (Phil. 2017)