Title
Creation of Bien Unido Municipality, Bohol
Law
Batas Pambansa Blg. 93
Decision Date
Dec 24, 1980
A law enacted in 1980 created the Municipality of Bien Unido in Bohol, Philippines, by separating several barangays and areas from other municipalities, with the seat of government designated in Barangay Bien Unido.

Questions (BATAS PAMBANSA BLG. 93)

Batas Pambansa Blg. 93, approved on December 24, 1980.

Barangays Bien Unido, Tuboran, Mandawa, Nueva Estrella, Nueva Esperanza, Puerto San Pedro, Sagasa, Pinamgo, Bilangbilangan Daku, Bilangbilangan Diyot, Hingotanan, Maomaoan, and Malingin.

Islands: Cabantulan and Macaina. Shoals: Dunggoan Daku, Dunggoan Gamay, and Labongan.

Barangay Liberty.

In Barangay Bien Unido.

It begins to exist only after approval by the majority of votes cast in a plebiscite to be conducted by the COMELEC in the barangays enumerated in Section 1.

Within one hundred twenty (120) days from the approval of the Act.

The expenses shall be paid out of appropriations provided for by the local government unit concerned.

The municipality will not begin to exist because Section 4 conditions the creation on majority approval in the plebiscite.

The President (Prime Minister) appoints them; they hold office until their successors are elected and qualified.

Except as otherwise provided, all laws applicable to regular municipalities are applicable to Bien Unido.

By a metes-and-bounds description starting from the intersection of Cambanha Creek and Nueva Esperanza/Talibon and Ipil River (point 1) and proceeding through specified bearings and distances back to point 1.

Approximately 30,885.00 hectares.

The Act takes effect upon its approval.

COMELEC conducts the plebiscite in the barangays enumerated under Section 1 to determine majority approval; its role is electoral administration for that plebiscite.

They shall be appointed as provided by law.


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