Transfer of Barrio Patin-Ay in San Francisco, Agusan Del Sur to Prosperidad, Same Province
Presidential Decree No. 108, issued on January 25, 1973, mandates the transfer of Barrio Patin-ay from the Municipality of San Francisco to the Municipality of Prosperidad in Agusan del Sur. This transfer is intended to facilitate the expansion of the provincial capitol site, as there was an ongoing legislative proposal (H.B. No. 2460) for the same. The decree was enacted under the authority of President Ferdinand E. Marcos, emphasizing the urgency of the action for public interest. The law aims to streamline administrative changes necessary for the province's development.
January 25, 1973
PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 108
TRANSFERRING BARRIO PATIN-AY IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF SAN FRANCISCO, PROVINCE OF AGUSAN DEL SUR, TO THE MUNICIPALITY OF PROSPERIDAD, SAME PROVINCE
WHEREAS, there was pending before Congress H.B. No. 2460 seeking to transfer the barrio of Patin-ay in the Municipality of San Francisco, Province of Agusan del Sur, to the Municipality of Prosperidad preparatory to its conversion as the capital site of the province of Agusan del Sur; and casia
WHEREAS, public interest requires the early enactment of the bill into law to effect much-needed expansion of the capitol site;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by the Constitution as Commander-in-Chief of all the Armed Forces of the Philippines, and pursuant to Proclamation No. 1081 dated September 21, 1972, and General Order No. 1 dated September 22, 1972, do hereby adopt and make as part of the law of the land H. No. 2460 transferring to, and making a part of the Municipality of San Francisco, province of Agusan del Sur. acd
DONE in the City of Manila, this 25th day of January, in the year of Our Lord, Nineteen Hundred and Seventy-Three.