Legal basis and amendment scope
- Section 1 of Republic Act No. 392 amends Section 8 (Boundaries) of Commonwealth Act No. 502, as amended, to redefine Quezon City boundaries.
- Republic Act No. 392 operates by replacing the existing boundary description in Section 8 with a new, consolidated metes-and-bounds description.
- Republic Act No. 392 focuses exclusively on redefining the boundaries and limits of Quezon City.
Policy, purpose, and intent
- Republic Act No. 392 provides for an amendment to Quezon City’s territorial boundaries by redefining its legal description and limits.
Defined territory and area
- Section 8 establishes that the territory of Quezon City, with a total area of 15,359 hectares, more or less, is bounded and limited as described.
- Section 8 prescribes that the boundaries and limits are fixed by a point-by-point geographic description marked by numerals (e.g., “point ‘1’” to “point ‘19’” and “point ‘10’” to “point ‘19’”).
- Section 8 sets the boundary description in two linked boundary frameworks that jointly define the city’s territory.
Core boundary rule: principal limits
- Section 8(a) begins at point “1,” identified as the northwestern corner of the boundary of Quezon City.
- Section 8(a) directs sequential boundary movements using specified bearings and distances to point “2” through point “6.”
- Section 8(a) requires following the boundary line of the Novaliches watershed reservation to point “7.”
- Section 8(a) requires using river-referenced limits by:
- identifying point “8” as the center of Marikina River, then
- following the downstream course of Marikina River to point “9,” identified as the intersection of the Arroyo and Marikina River,
- then following Arroyo upstream between Payatas and Marikina estates to point “10,” identified as 100.00 m. to north of the pipe line and as a corner of Quezon City.
- Section 8(a) mandates following the northern boundary of Quezon City back to the point of beginning.
Secondary boundary rule: Manila and road/ridge/creek segments
- Section 8(a) further requires describing an additional territorial set that begins at point “1,” identified as identical to boundary monument No. 1, Piedad Estate.
- Section 8(a) requires proceeding through Piedad Estate boundary monuments and then following named watercourses and ridges, including:
- moving to point “2” (boundary monument No. 2 of Piedad Estate),
- proceeding downstream along the Arroyo between Payatas Estate and Marikina Estate to point “3,” identified as 100 meters north of the water pipe line of the Metropolitan Water District,
- flowing along the ridge southwestward to point “4,” where the water pipe line crosses the ravine.
- Section 8(a) requires continuing along ridges and estate monuments to reach the Marikina River and later transitioning to road and creek references, specifically:
- reaching point “5,” identified as boundary monument No. 25 of Marikina Estate,
- reaching point “6,” identified as the junction of the Marikina River and Marikina Estate,
- moving downstream following Marikina River to point “7,” identified as the crossing by the old Rosario Road,
- moving westward following the old Rosario Road to point “8,” at the intersection of the old Rosario Road with the eastern right of way of Highway 54,
- moving northwestward following the eastern right of way of Highway 54 to point “9,” at the crossing by the Santolan Road (northern right of way of the Santolan Road),
- moving westward following the northern right of way of the Santolan Road to point “10,” at the crossing with Salapan Creek,
- moving downstream following Salapan Creek to point “11,” at the junction of Salapan Creek and Dario River,
- moving southward following Salapan Creek to its intersection with the east boundary of the City of Manila at point “12.”
- Section 8(a) requires following the City of Manila boundary in sequence and then returning to Quezon City references, including:
- following the east boundary of the City of Manila northwestward to point “13,” near La Loma Cabaret, as a corner near the entrance of the North Cemetery,
- following the City of Manila boundary northward to point “14,” the northeast corner of said city,
- moving westward along the City of Manila boundary at a distance of 100 meters to point “15,”
- moving northward paralleling the Novaliches Road at a distance of 100 meters from the property line on the side of said road to point “16,” identified as 100 meters north of the crossing of Samson Street (road connecting Balintawak Monument with Bonifacio Monument),
- moving eastward paralleling Samson Street and Highway 54 at a distance of 100 meters on the north side of said street and road to point “17,” the center of the Culiat Creek,
- moving upstream following Culiat Creek to point “18,” the junction of Pasong Tamo River and Culiat Creek,
- moving upstream following Pasong Tamo River to point “19,” the junction of Pasong Tamo River and Pinagpatayan Buaya Creek,
- concluding by returning to the point of beginning.
Implementation, procedures, and enforcement
- Republic Act No. 392 contains no separate administrative filing procedure or approval process beyond its statutory effect upon approval.
Penalties and sanctions
- Republic Act No. 392 contains no penalty or sanction provisions.
Transitory provisions, separability, and repeal
- Republic Act No. 392 contains no transitory provisions, no separability clause, and no repealing or sunset clause.