Republic Act No. 678 Creation of Municipality of Mallig, Isabela

April 8, 1952

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 678

AN ACT CREATING THE MUNICIPALITY OF MALLIG IN THE PROVINCE OF ISABELA

SECTION 1. The barrios of Holy Friday, San Jose (East), and San Jose (West) in the Municipality of Roxas; the barrios of Casili, Olañgo, 1.º, Olañgo 2.º, San Jose Nuevo, and Manano in the Municipality in Ilagan; the barrios of Barucbuc, Siempre Viva, Bimmonton, Pasurgong, Manga, and Settlement No. 1 in the Municipality of Tumauini; and the barrios of Abut and Minagbag, in the Municipality of Sto. Tomas, all in the Province of Isabela, are separated from said municipalities and are constituted into a new municipality in the said province to be known as the Municipality of Mallig, with the seat of government at the present site of the barrio of Olañgo 1.º, more definitely described as follows:

Beginning with M.B.M. 1, Mp. of Gamu, which is identical to M.B.M. 46, Mp. of Ilagan and designated as Corner "1" of the municipality herein created; thence N. 6º 38' W., 3644.33 to corner "2"; thence N. 6º 38' W., 4873.30. m. to corner "3"; thence N. 9º 27' W., 4685.98 m. to corner "4"; thence N. 9º 27' W., 104.00 m. to "5"; thence N. 54º 02' E., 5371.78 m. to corner "6"; thence N. 15º 24' E., 1708.62 m. to corner "7"; thence N. 17 34' E., 6025.19 m. to corner "8"; thence S. 58º 48' E., 2938.13 m. to corner "9"; thence S. 58º 48' E., 4319.02. m. to corner "10"; thence S. 4º 07' E., 14594.29 m. to corner "11"; thence S. 4º 07' E., 3252.31. m. to corner "12"; thence S. 4º 07' E., 4147.82 m. to corner "13"; thence S. 6º 31' E., 2345.50 m. to corner "14"; thence S. 8º 53' E., 92.67 m. to corner "15"; thence following Imbiao Creek downstream to corner "16", which is equivalent to M.B.M. 29 PLS-62; thence following Imbiao Creek downstream to corner "17", which is the intersection of Imbiao Creek and the Mallig River; thence following the Mallig River upstream to corner "18", which is the intersection of the Mallig River and that of the common old boundary line of Gamu and Ilagan; and thence from corner "18" following the Mallig River on a westerly direction to the point of beginning; containing an approximate area of twenty-eight thousand four hundred twenty-seven (28,427) hectares more or less.

SECTION 2. The first mayor, vice-mayor, and councilors of the new municipality shall be appointed by the President of the Philippines and shall hold office until their successors shall have been elected in the election for principal and municipal officials to be held after that in nineteen hundred fifty-one and shall have duly qualified.

SECTION 3. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.

Approved: April 8, 1952

Published in the Official Gazette, Vol. 48, No. 4, p. 1268 in April 1952