QuestionsQuestions (BSP CIRCULAR NO. 600, S. OF 2008)
Republic Act No. 3369 is entitled “An Act Creating Certain Barrios in the Municipality of Bonifacio, Province of Misamis Occidental.” Its purpose is to constitute and declare certain places in Bonifacio as distinct and independent barrios.
RA 3369 covers the Municipality of Bonifacio in the Province of Misamis Occidental.
Section 1 provides that certain named sitios are constituted or declared as distinct and independent barrios, with each barrio named after the group of sitios specified.
The sitios of Tinago, P. Valencia, and Digson are declared as the barrio of Poblacion.
The sitios of Lower Calolot and Upper Calolot make up the barrio of Calolot.
The sitios of Tusik East, Tusik West, Pinacio, and Burnao are grouped to form the barrio of Tusik.
These sitios are declared to be the barrio of Tiaman.
The sitio of Linconan is declared as the barrio of Linconan.
The sitios of Dullan Centro and Lower Dullan are declared as the barrio of Dullan.
RA 3369 often combines Upper and Lower variants of the same place into one barrio. For example: Lower and Upper Calolot → Calolot; Upper and Lower Osugan? (only Upper Osugan from Osugan Centro and Lower Osugan separately); Upper and Lower Dimalco → Dimalco; Upper and Lower Pisa-an → Pisa-an; Upper and Lower Buracan plus Dapagan → Buracan; and Dupol and Baybay → Bagumbang.
They are declared as the barrio of Maramara.
These sitios are declared as the barrio of Bolinsong.
The sitios of Upper Libato, Lower Bag-ong Anonang, and Upper Bag-ong-Anonang are declared as the barrio of Bag-ong Anonang.
The sitio of Diwat is declared as the barrio of Buenavista.
Section 2 states that the Act shall take effect upon its approval.
The enactment clause states: “Enacted, without Executive approval, June 18, 1961.” This indicates it became law without requiring Executive approval, consistent with the clause included in the provided text.
It indicates that although Section 2 generally speaks of taking effect upon approval, the law was nonetheless enacted without Executive approval. For Q&A purposes, students should recognize the interplay: the statute still became a law despite the absence of Executive approval, as expressly stated in the enactment clause.