Title
Creation of Municipality of Tagoloan, Lanao del Norte
Law
Republic Act No. 5822
Decision Date
Jun 21, 1969
Republic Act No. 5822 created the Municipality of Tagoloan, separating several barrios from the Municipality of Baloi and establishing them as an independent municipality with its own government officials to be elected in November 1969.

Questions (Republic Act No. 5822)

Republic Act No. 5822, titled “An Act Creating the Municipality of Tagoloan in the Province of Lanao del Norte.”

Barrios Kiasar, Darimbang, Dimayon, Ina-gongan, Malibato, Dalamas, and Panalawan.

They were separated from the Municipality of BaiOi, Province of Lanao del Norte.

The Municipality of Tagoloan.

Lanao del Norte.

In the poblacion of Barrio Darimbang.

They shall be elected in the next general elections in November 1969.

In the next general elections in November 1969.

It shall take effect upon its approval.

It indicates that the Act became law without the President’s approval (i.e., it was enacted by Congress over the Executive’s non-approval in accordance with the constitutional process at that time).

Through separation: specific barrios were separated from an existing municipality and constituted into a distinct and independent municipality.

It implies Tagoloan would function as a separate local government unit, with its own local officials and governance distinct from the former Municipality of BaiOi.

Section 1 identifies the barrios separated and sets the seat of government; Section 2 provides for the election of the first officials in November 1969; Section 3 states the effectivity upon approval.

It was enacted June 21, 1969, and it states it takes effect upon its approval (while also noting it was enacted without Executive approval).


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