QuestionsQuestions (Act No. 787)
RA 10961 creates a barangay to be known as Barangay Rizal in the City of Makati.
They are identified by boundary directions and point ranges on the NW, NE, SE, SW sides, referencing adjacent barangays/cities and using the technical description with numbered points, bearings, and distances.
NW is bounded by Barangay Pembo (points 1 to 16). SW is bounded by the City of Taguig (points 66 to the point of beginning).
The centerline of Pateros River is used for the NE (points 16–30) and part of the SE boundary (points 30–52).
A creek is used as the boundary on the SE segment for points 52 to 66, described by its centerline.
It states that the plebiscite conducted and supervised by COMELEC on June 29, 1996 (pursuant to Makati City’s ordinance) constitutes substantial compliance with the plebiscite requirement under Section 10 of RA 7160.
The plebiscite ratifying the creation of Barangay Rizal pursuant to Ordinance No. 96-010 of the Sangguniang Panlungsod of Makati; it was conducted on June 29, 1996.
The Commission on Elections (COMELEC).
It provides that the incumbent elected barangay officials shall continue to hold office until their successors have been duly elected and qualified.
They are transferred without cost or compensation to the new barangay and shall be administered by it.
No. The transfer is without cost or compensation.
It is entitled to Internal Revenue Allotment (IRA) shares pursuant to Section 285 of RA 7160.
Section 285 of Republic Act No. 7160, the Local Government Code of 1991.
It takes effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in the Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation.
It says the referenced plebiscite serves as substantial compliance with the plebiscite requirement.