Republic Act No. 1038, enacted on June 12, 1954, establishes the boundaries between the municipalities of Bagamanoc and Panganiban in Catanduanes. The Act formalizes an agreement made by the Municipal Councils of both municipalities in 1952 and approved by the Provincial Board. It delineates specific boundary lines, including a straight line from Amontol Point to Tubigmanoc and from Amontol Point to the mouth of Pangcayanan Creek, determining the territorial divisions. The Act takes effect immediately upon approval and was published in the Official Gazette.
June 12, 1954
REPUBLIC ACT NO. 1038
AN ACT FIXING THE BOUNDARY OF THE MUNICIPALITIES OF BAGAMANOC AND PANGANIBAN, PROVINCE OF CATANDUANES, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN SAID MUNICIPALITIES MADE ON JUNE TWELVE, NINETEEN HUNDRED FIFTY-TWO, AND APPROVED BY THE PROVINCIAL BOARD OF SAID PROVINCE ON JULY TWELVE, NINETEEN HUNDRED FIFTY-TWO IN ITS RESOLUTION NUMBERED ONE HUNDRED TWENTY-THREE
SECTION 1. The boundary of the municipalities of Bagamanoc and Panganiban, Province of Catanduanes, as agreed upon between their respective Municipal Councils on June twelve, nineteen hundred fifty-two, and approved by the Provincial Board of said province, on July twelve, nineteen hundred fifty-two, shall be as follows:
The boundary of Panay Island between the municipalities of Bagamanoc and Panganiban is a straight line from Amontol Point to Tubigmanoc. The territory west of the line belongs to the former municipality and the territory east of the line belongs to the latter. The boundary in Panganiban Bay is a straight line from Amontol Point to the mouth of the Pangcayanan Creek. The territory northwest of the line belongs to the former and the territory southwest of the line belongs to the latter. The boundary in the mainland of said municipalities extends from the mouth of Pangcayanan Creek following the natural course of said creek up to the concrete culvert and from that point a straight line to sitio Inacban: Provided, That sitio Inacban belongs to the municipality of Panganiban.
SECTION 2. This Act shall take effect upon its approval. casia
Approved: June 12, 1954
Published in the Official Gazette, Vol. 50, No. 6, p. 2391 in June 1954.