Creation of Barangay Care in Tarlac City

Section 2 sets the territorial boundaries of Barangay Care using identified adjoining barangays, cadastre references, and lines 1 to 61, 61 to 95, 95 to 106, 106 to 108, 108 to 114, 114 to 116, 116 to 143.
Section 2 provides boundary coverage by reference to:
- Barangay Tibag (PB-03-000061) for the Northeast (NE) and Southeast (SE) segment along lines 1 to 61.
- Barangay Tibagan (PB-03-000061) for the Southeast (SE) and Southwest (SW) segment along lines 61 to 95.
- Tarlac City versus Municipality of San Jose for the segment along lines 95 to 106.
- San Jose Cadastre (PB-03-000060) for the segment along lines 106 to 108 and lines 114 to 116.
- Tarlac City versus Municipality of San Jose, Tarlac for the segment along lines 108 to 114.
- Barangay Sapang Maragul (PB-03-000061) for the final segment closing the boundary at the point of beginning along lines 116 to 143.
Section 2 establishes the technical description of Barangay Care by a tiepoint sequence labeled from TIEPOINT 1 through the terminal segments, with coordinates and directions culminating in the closure “to the point of beginning.”
Section 2 states that Barangay Care has an area of 6, 835, 492 square meters, more or less.

Section 3 recognizes the plebiscite conducted and supervised by the Commission on Elections (COMELEC).
Section 3 fixes the plebiscite date as March 14, 1993.
Section 3 ties the plebiscite to Provincial Ordinance No. 2, Series of 1991, dated September 5, 1991 of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan of the Province of Tarlac, which ratified the creation of Barangay Care.
Section 3 provides that the plebiscite serves as substantial compliance with the plebiscite requirement under Section 10 of Republic Act No. 7160 (the Local Government Code of 1991).

Section 4 provides that the incumbent barangay officials of Barangay Care shall continue to hold office.
Section 4 fixes the continuation until their successors have been duly elected and qualified.

Section 5 transfers all public infrastructure and facilities for public use existing in Barangay Care at the time of the approval of the Act.
Section 5 provides that the transfer is without cost or compensation.
Section 5 directs that the transferred infrastructure and facilities shall be administered by the new barangay.

Section 6 grants Barangay Care eligibility to Internal Revenue Allotment (IRA) shares.
Section 6 anchors entitlement to Section 285 of Republic Act No. 7160 (the Local Government Code of 1991).

Section 7 provides that the Act takes effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in the Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation.

The Act is approved: OCT 30 2017.
The Act is signed by RODRIGO ROA DUTERTE, President of the Philippines.
The Act was passed by the House of Representatives on March 13, 2017, amended by the Senate on August 14, 2017, and the amendments were concurred in by the House of Representatives on August 30, 2017.