QuestionsQuestions (Republic Act No. 3664)
RA 3664 amends Republic Act No. 3420 to create the Municipality of Surallah in the Province of Cotabato by separating specified barrios from the municipality stated in RA 3420 and constituting them into an independent municipality.
RA 3664 amends Republic Act No. 3420. It primarily amends Section 1 by listing the barrios/sitios included in the new municipality and defining the territorial boundaries and seat of government.
The law enumerates numerous barrios (e.g., Centrallah, Sinolon, New Dumangas, Veterans, Lake Sebu, Lambongtong, Solution, Lamian, Lamla-at, Lahit, Barrio Ten, Barrio Eleven (Libertad), and others), including specified sitios, all of which are separated and constituted into Surallah.
Yes. The law includes sitios within the listed barrios. For example, it lists sitios such as Colongolo, Tubi-Ala, Bayabas, Head Sapali, Tabodtod, Nawan, and Lacag.
The seat of government is at the present site of Barrio Ten and Barrio Eleven (Libertad).
It provides a detailed metes-and-bounds description using reference points (e.g., lot numbers, survey plans, rivers, ridges, highways, and roads) connected in sequential directions from a beginning point back to the point of beginning.
It is a legal description of land boundaries by specifying distances, directions, and reference points/land markers (e.g., parcels/lot numbers, survey plans, natural features like rivers/ridges, and man-made features like roads/highways), usually presented in numbered or sequential steps.
These are technical survey plan identifiers used to precisely locate lots and boundary points on official mapping/survey records, reducing ambiguity in boundary determination.
The boundary description refers to peaks and mountains (e.g., Mt. Malibato, Mt. Talompong, Mt. Busa), ridges, and rivers such as the Sepaka River and Allah River.
Yes. For instance, it references the intersection of the National Highway and Allah–Marbel road, and later states “following the Dimacali Road” toward a point in the boundary sequence.
It repeals Section 2 of the same Act (i.e., RA 3420 as amended by RA 3664, since the amending act states ‘Section two of the same Act is hereby repealed’).
It takes effect upon its approval, as stated in Section 3 of the Act.
It ensures the boundary description is closed—i.e., the sequential boundary lines ultimately return to the starting point—confirming the enclosed territorial area intended for the municipality.
The Act shows that municipal boundaries are not described only in vague terms; they are tied to specific survey plans, lot numbers, and observable geographic features, demonstrating how law and technical land surveying interact in boundary legalization.