QuestionsQuestions (PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 646)
The main purpose of Presidential Decree No. 646 is to define the provincial boundary between the provinces of Rizal and Bulacan, particularly in the municipalities of Navotas, Rizal and Obando, Bulacan.
Ferdinand E. Marcos was the President of the Philippines who signed the decree.
The municipalities specifically mentioned are Navotas in Rizal province and Obando in Bulacan province.
The Bureau of Lands conducted the survey of the boundary line.
The committee was created under Memorandum Order No. 446, dated July 19, 1974.
PBM No. 16 is the Provincial Boundary Monument for Bulacan Province and PBM No. 52 is the identical marker for Rizal Province; these mark a defined point on the boundary line.
The Binuwangan River and Sapang Tukol creek, both navigable bodies of water, and the shoreline of Manila Bay are used as reference points.
The decree takes effect immediately upon its signing on January 30, 1975.
The municipal mayors of Obando, Bulacan and Navotas, Rizal agreed to the boundary line drawn by the Committee.