Creation of Municipal Districts in Isabela

Republic Act No. 5776
Republic Act No. 5776 creates three new municipal districts in Isabela, namely Dinapigui, Divilican, and Maconacon, with their own seat of government and territorial jurisdiction.

Purpose and constitutional purpose

  • The Act establishes new local government units by segregating and separating specified barrios from their parent municipalities.
  • The Act creates distinct and independent municipal districts for local governance within Isabela.

Creation of three municipal districts

  • The barrio of Dinapigui in the Municipality of San Mariano is segregated and constituted as the Municipal District of Dinapigui.
  • The barrio of Divilican in the Municipality of Tumauini is segregated and constituted as the Municipal District of Divilican.
  • The barrio of Maconacon in the Municipality of Cabagan is segregated and constituted as the Municipal District of Maconacon.
  • Each new municipal district is part of the same province of Isabela.

Seats of government

  • The seat of government of the Municipal District of Dinapigui is in the present site of the barrio of Dinapigui.
  • The seat of government of the Municipal District of Divilican is in the present site of the barrio of Divilican.
  • The seat of government of the Municipal District of Maconacon is in the present site of the barrio of Maconacon.

Territorial jurisdiction and boundary limits

  • The Act overrides any contrary law by providing that neighboring sitios within a radius of thirty kilometers from any created municipal district form part of the territorial jurisdiction of that municipal district.
  • The Provincial Board of the Province of Isabela is authorized and empowered to fix the boundary limits of the municipal districts created by the Act.

Election of first local officials

  • The first mayor, vice-mayor, and councilors of each new municipal district are elected in the next general elections for local officials.

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