Title
Creation of Municipality of Laguindingan, Misamis Oriental
Law
Republic Act No. 3824
Decision Date
Jun 22, 1963
Republic Act No. 3824 establishes the Municipality of Laguindingan in Misamis Oriental, separating it from the Municipality of Alubijid and appointing its initial officials until the next local election.

Creation of the Municipality of Laguindingan

  • Section 1 separates the barrios of Aromahon, Gasi, Kibaghot, Laguindingan, Liberty, Mauswagon, Moog, Sambulawan, Sinai, and Tubajon from the Municipality of Alubijid, Province of Misamis Oriental.
  • Section 1 constitutes those separated barrios into a new municipality of the same province.
  • Section 1 names the new municipality as the Municipality of Laguindingan.

Boundaries and territorial limits

  • Section 2 fixes the boundaries of the Municipality of Laguindingan by a geographic description using marked points and bearings/distances.
  • The metes and bounds description begins at the point marked “1” on a plan located N 15A 42' E, 10,060.00 meters from BLLM No. 2 located at Barrio Lourdes.
  • Section 2 traces the boundary through points “2” to “10”, using the specified lines including:
    • S 44A 53' W, 1,258.00 meters to point “2”;
    • S 15A 39' W, 1,651.00 meters to point “3”;
    • S 39A 52' W, 672.00 meters to point “4”;
    • S 15A 39' W, 972.50 meters to point “5”;
    • S 1A 58' W, 911.30 meters to point “6”;
    • S 17A 55' W, 3,214.00 meters to point “7”;
    • S 13A 50' W, 342.90 meters to point “8”;
    • following the old Alubijid–Gitagum boundary (Natural) N 15A 00' W, 3,800.00 meters to point “9”;
    • N 18A 00' W, 5,800.00 meters to point “10”;
    • following the natural shore line, approximately 9,710.00 meters back to the point of beginning.

Initial local officials and assumption of office

  • Section 3 provides that the first mayor, vice-mayor, and councilors of the Municipality of Laguindingan are appointed by the President of the Philippines.
  • Section 3 requires that the appointments are made with the consent of the Commission on Appointments.
  • Section 3 provides that the appointed officials continue in office until their successors shall have been elected in the next election for local officials and shall have qualified.

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