Title
Creation of Municipality of San Isidro, Bohol
Law
Republic Act No. 5662
Decision Date
Jun 21, 1969
Republic Act No. 5662 established the Municipality of San Isidro in Bohol, separating certain barrios from existing municipalities and designating a seat of government, with the first elected officials to be determined in the next general elections.

Questions (Republic Act No. 5662)

RA 5662 separates: (1) Barrios Caimbang, Cansagus, Causwagan Sur and San Isidro from the Municipality of Catigbian; (2) Barrios Abihilan, Banunos, Cambansag and Cansague from the Municipality of Antequera; (3) Barrios Masonoy and Candungao from the Municipality of Calape; and (4) Barrio Cabanugan from the Municipality of Tubigon—each within the Province of Bohol.

It shall be the present site of Barrio San Isidro as mentioned in the preceding section.

It begins upon the election and qualification of the newly elected municipal officials at the next general elections for local officials.

They shall be elected at the next general elections, and they shall hold office until their successors are elected in the next general elections and have qualified.

They serve from their election and qualification until their successors are elected in the next general elections for local officials and have qualified.

Until otherwise provided by law, the new Municipality of San Isidro shall be considered part of the second congressional district of the Province of Bohol.

It means the congressional district assignment is temporary until Congress enacts a law changing or reclassifying the district membership.

The Office of the President is directed to allocate and cause delivery, and erect or assemble at least nine units of “Marcos-type” prefabricated school buildings for the offices of the elective and appointive municipal officials.

The President may, at his discretion and from any available funds, give an amount of one hundred thousand pesos instead of the prefabricated buildings.

At least nine units.

To provide buildings to house the offices of the elective and appointive municipal officials.

While the Act takes effect upon approval, the municipality is stated to begin to exist upon the election and qualification of newly elected municipal officials.

This Act shall take effect upon its approval.

Catigbian, Antequera, Calape, and Tubigon.

It is a law creating a new local government unit (a municipality) by separating specific barangays from existing municipalities.


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