Question & AnswerQ&A (Republic Act No. 11803)
Republic Act No. 11803 divides Barangay Pasong Putik in Quezon City into three distinct and independent barangays named Barangay Pasong Putik Proper, Barangay Greater Lagro, and Barangay North Fairview.
The new barangays are Barangay Pasong Putik Proper, Barangay Greater Lagro, and Barangay North Fairview.
Barangay Pasong Putik Proper is bounded on the North by Caloocan City and Quezon City boundary; on the East by Belfast Street, Caloocan City and Quezon City boundary; on the West by Kaligayahan/New Haven and Teresa Heights boundary; and on the South by Quirino Highway, Mindanao Avenue.
The plebiscite conducted and supervised by the Commission on Elections, which ratified the creation of the new barangays, serves as substantial compliance with the plebiscite requirement under Section 10 of the Local Government Code of 1991.
The incumbent barangay officials of Barangay Pasong Putik Proper, Greater Lagro, and North Fairview shall continue to hold office until their successors have been duly elected and qualified.
All public infrastructure and facilities for public use existing at the time of approval shall continue to be owned and administered by the newly created barangays.
Yes, Barangays Pasong Putik Proper, Greater Lagro, and North Fairview are entitled to an allotment derived from national taxes pursuant to Section 285 of the Local Government Code of 1991.
The Act took effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in the Official Gazette or any newspaper of general circulation.
Republic Act No. 7160, also known as the Local Government Code of 1991, provides the legal framework for plebiscites in creating new barangays.
The 1996 plebiscite's result is recognized as substantial compliance with the plebiscite requirement of the Local Government Code for the creation of the three new barangays.