Title
Creation of Aleosan Municipality
Law
Batas Pambansa Blg. 206
Decision Date
Mar 25, 1982
Batas Pambansa Blg. 206 created the Municipality of Aleosan in North Cotabato through a plebiscite, with specific geographical boundaries and the appointment of the mayor and members of the Municipal Council by the President of the Philippines.

Barangays Covered by Separation

  • Section 1 lists the following barangays that are separated from the Municipality of Pikit and placed under the new municipality:
    • San Mateo
    • Dualing
    • Santa Cruz
    • Bagolibas
    • Pagangan
    • Katalicanan
    • Cawilihan
    • Pentil
    • Palacat
    • Lawih
    • New Panay
    • New Leon
    • Luanan
    • Tornado
    • Malapang
    • Lower Mingading
    • Upper Mingading
    • Tapudoc or Dungguan
  • Section 1 limits the separation and constitution into Aleosan to the above barangays within the same province.

Legal Effects After Plebiscite Approval

  • Section 1 makes the creation of Aleosan conditional: the municipality is created only with approval of a majority of votes cast in the plebiscite.
  • Section 3 provides that after the plebiscite approval, governance is established through Presidential appointment of local officials.
  • Section 3 provides that the appointed officials hold office at the pleasure of the President.
  • Section 3 provides that their term continues until their successors shall have been elected in the next general elections for local officials.

Municipality Boundaries Defined

  • Section 2 establishes the territorial boundaries of the Municipality of Aleosan through a detailed metes-and-bounds description.
  • Section 2 sets the point of origin as the center of the concrete bridge at the intersection of Cotabato-Davao National Highway and Bulanan Creek.
  • Section 2 requires boundary tracing using combinations of:
    • upstream and downstream courses of Bulanan Creek
    • downstream and other directional courses involving Malitubog River
    • downstream and other directional courses involving Panicupan Creek
    • boundaries and roads referenced by lot numbers and centerlines of lot roads
  • Section 2 ends the boundary description at the center of Bulanan Concrete Bridge along Cotabato-Davao Road, returning to the point of origin.

Officials Appointed by the President

  • Section 3 directs that the mayor of Aleosan and the members of the Sangguniang Bayan of the new municipality are appointed by the President of the Philippines.
  • Section 3 provides that these officials hold office at the pleasure of the President.
  • Section 3 provides that their incumbency lasts until successors are elected in the next general elections for local officials.

Plebiscite Requirements and Timing

  • Section 4 mandates the Commission on Elections to conduct and supervise the plebiscite.
  • Section 4 requires the plebiscite to be held within one hundred twenty (120) days from the approval of this Act.
  • Section 4 provides that the expenses for holding the plebiscite are charged to local funds.

Effectivity of the Act

  • Section 5 provides that Batas Pambansa Blg. 206 takes effect upon its approval.
  • The Act is Approved: March 25, 1982.
  • The Act is published in 78 OG No. 50, 6990 (December 13, 1982).

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