QuestionsQuestions (Republic Act No. 3723)
The text is Republic Act No. 3723, enacted on June 22, 1963. Its purpose is to amend Section 1 of Republic Act No. 3373 and to create the Municipal District of Patnanungan in the Province of Quezon by separating specified barrios (and certain islands) from the Municipality of Burdeos.
Republic Act No. 3723 amended Section 1 of Republic Act No. 3373.
The barrios of Lood, Amaga, Kilugan, Busdak, Patnanungan Sur, and Patnanungan Norte were separated from the Municipality of Burdeos, Province of Quezon.
The islands included are Lumaya, Pinaglunglungan, Mayawak, Daidi, Minalolo Malaki, Minalolo Munti, Ikikon, Minamata, Katakian Grande, and Katakian Chika.
The newly created municipal district is known as the Municipal District of Patnanungan, Province of Quezon.
The barrio of Patnanungan Sur is designated as the seat of the municipal government.
It means the separated areas become a separate political subdivision with their own municipal district government, distinct from the Municipality of Burdeos.
Section 2 provides that the Act shall take effect upon its approval.
The Act was approved on June 22, 1963.
The specified barrios (and islands) are separated from the Municipality of Burdeos and constituted into a distinct and independent municipal district called Patnanungan.
Yes. The former Municipality of Burdeos and the new Municipal District of Patnanungan are both in the Province of Quezon.
Aside from enumerating barrios, it also includes the territorial jurisdiction of several islands, which are expressly named in the amended text.
Because the legal effect is not merely the creation of a new law from scratch; it modifies the existing provisions of Republic Act No. 3373 by changing Section 1 to reflect the new configuration and terms for the municipal district.
Key elements include: (1) the barangays/barrios and/or territories separated; (2) the former political unit from which they are separated; (3) the new political subdivision created; (4) the province; and (5) the seat of government, plus any islands or special territories included.
Based on the text, inclusion is limited to those expressly enumerated. A locality not listed is not presumed included solely from the Act’s general language.