QuestionsQuestions (Republic Act No. 5978)
The law is Republic Act No. 5978, approved on July 5, 1969.
It creates the Municipality of Balabagan in the Province of Lanao del Sur.
The barrios and sitios were segregated from the municipalities of Malabang and Dianaton, both in Lanao del Sur.
Lalabuan, Barorao, Purakan, Baguiangan, Kalilangan, Itil, Banago, Butuan, Budas, Igahay, Magolalung, Daguan, Balabagan, Sipang and Bakikis.
The new municipality is known as the Municipality of Balabagan.
It shall be in the present site of Barrio Banago.
They are segregated from Malabang and Dianaton and organized into an independent municipality (Balabagan).
The segregated barrios and sitios are organized into an independent municipality.
The Act shall take effect as of March 16, 1960.
It indicates the law’s effectivity is retroactively tied to March 16, 1960 (“as of”), rather than being purely prospective from approval.
The new municipality is created in the Province of Lanao del Sur.
Section 1 identifies the barrios and sitios to be segregated and also provides the seat of government (present site of Barrio Banago).
Balabagan is formed by taking specified barrios and sitios out of Malabang and Dianaton and organizing them into a separate, independent municipality.