Question & AnswerQ&A (Republic Act No. 3357)
Republic Act No. 3357 is an act creating certain barrios in the Municipality of Nuling, Province of Cotabato by converting specified sitios into barrios.
The Municipality of Nuling in the Province of Cotabato is affected by Republic Act No. 3357.
Ten sitios were converted into barrios under this law.
Yes, five sitios converted are: Sitio Tambo to Barrio Tambo, Sitio Olas to Barrio Olas, Sitio Bungabong to Barrio Bungabong, Sitio Tuka to Barrio Tuka, and Sitio Panambacan to Barrio Panambacan.
The conversion legally recognizes the sitios as barrios, which are administrative divisions under the municipality.
This Act took effect upon its approval on June 18, 1961.
No, the act does not specify penalties or enforcement conditions; it is primarily a legislative act for administrative creation.
A barrio is the smallest administrative division in the Philippines, now commonly called a barangay, serving as the basic political unit.
Yes, the act was enacted without executive approval on June 18, 1961.
The act directly converts the named sitios into barrios without detailing additional procedures.