Creation of Lope de Vega Municipality

Section 1 separates the following barrios from the Municipality of Catarman, Northern Samar: Bayho, Bonifacio, Cag-amesarag, Cag-aguingan, Curry, Gen. Luna, Getigo, Genaronagan, Hibonawan, Lope de Vega, Lower Caynaga, Mahipid, Magsaysay, Osmefia, Paguete, Roxas, Sampaguita, San Francisco, San Miguel, San Jose, Somoroy, and Upper Caynaga.
Section 1 constitutes these barrios into an independent and distinct municipality of Northern Samar.
Section 1 establishes the new municipality’s name as the Municipality of Lope de Vega.
Section 1 fixes the seat of government in the present site of Barrio Lope de Vega.

Section 2 places Lope de Vega within boundaries that are measured against neighboring local government units using line sequences and specified bearings and distances.
Section 2 bounds the municipality on the Northwest and North along lines 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14-15-16 by the Municipality of Catarman.
Section 2 bounds the municipality on the East along lines 16-17-18 by the Municipality of Mondragon.
Section 2 bounds the municipality on the Southwest along lines 18-19-20-1 by the City of Calbayog.
Section 2 defines the perimeter by starting from a point called mojon located between the municipal boundaries of Calbayog and Catarman, at the point of intersection to the municipalities of San Isidro and Mondragon, and then proceeds through points 1 through 20 using the stated bearings and distances.
Section 2 states that the municipality contains an approximate area of twenty-eight thousand (28,000) hectares.

Section 3 requires ratification by the majority of the votes cast in a plebiscite conducted in the areas affected.
Section 3 directs the President (Prime Minister) to appoint the mayor, vice-mayor, and members of the Sangguniang Bayan of the new municipality after ratification.
Section 3 provides that other officials shall be appointed in accordance with law.
Section 3 makes the expenditures for holding the plebiscite chargeable to appropriations available for the purpose in the budget of the Commission on Elections.