Question & AnswerQ&A (Republic Act No. 4901)
The main purpose of Republic Act No. 4901 is to create the Municipality of Quirino in the Province of Isabela by reorganizing barrios and sitios from the municipalities of Ilagan, Roxas, and Gamu.
The barrios of Sta. Lucia, San Mateo, Sto. Domingo, Santiago, Manaoag, Vintar, Dolores, and San Jose from the Municipality of Ilagan are included.
The barrio and sitio of Camaal from the Municipality of Roxas are included.
The barrios and sitios of Luna, Suerte, San Juan, Binarsang, Sta. Catalina, Cabaruan, and Sinait from the Municipality of Gamu are part of the Municipality of Quirino.
The seat of government is located between barrios Santa Lucia in Ilagan and Luna in Gamu, Province of Isabela.
The boundaries are from the junction of the Mallig River and Cagayan River, running southwest along the center of Siffu River towards Roxas until a point about 5.50 kilometers from the Calao-Enrile Road; then running due north until reaching the Mallig River; then eastward along the Mallig River until the existing boundary line of Ilagan, Mallig, and Magsaysay; and following existing boundary lines of Mallig and Ilagan, and Magsaysay and Tumauini to the point of beginning.
The Municipality of Quirino begins to exist upon the election and qualification of its mayor, vice-mayor, and a majority of its councilors.
The mayor, vice-mayor, and councilors shall be elected in the next local elections to be held after the approval of the Act and thereafter.
The municipalities of Ilagan, Roxas, and Gamu will have their current territories reduced by the portions included in the Municipality of Quirino as delineated in the Act.
The Act took effect upon its approval on June 17, 1967.