Creation of Municipality of Barira, Maguindanao

Section 2 defines the boundaries of the Municipality of Barira using a route beginning at the peak (highest point) of Mt. Boroanga along the Maguindanao–Lanao del Sur boundary.
Section 2 provides that the boundary follows an imaginary straight line to the South down to the center of the Banganan Falls.
Section 2 provides that the boundary then follows an imaginary downstream line at the center of Banganan River down to the point south where Banganan River meets or joins Ambal River.
Section 2 provides that the boundary then follows an imaginary downstream line at the center of Ambal River down to the point where Ambal River meets or joins Simuay River.
Section 2 provides that the boundary then follows the boundary of the municipalities of Buldon and Parang as defined in Republic Act No. 3419 up to the Maguindanao–Lanao del Sur boundary, returning to the point of beginning.
Section 2 recognizes that the described boundaries are as defined in Resolution No. 25 s-1975 of the Municipal Council of Buldon.

Section 3 provides that all provisions of laws, now or hereafter applicable to regular municipalities, apply to the new municipality of Barira, except as otherwise provided in the decree.
Section 3 ensures that the general legal framework governing regular municipalities governs the Municipality of Barira from creation.

Section 4 directs that the present elective municipal officials of the Municipality of Buldon shall continue to perform their duties.
Section 4 provides that these officials continue in the newly created Municipality of Barira until the municipal officials of Barira shall have been appointed by the President.
Section 4 provides that appointive officers shall hold office until their successors shall have been elected in the regular election for municipal officials following the issuance of this Decree and shall have qualified.
Section 4 directs that such appointive officers and employees as may be necessary to enable the Municipality of Barira to operate its organization shall be appointed as provided for under existing laws.

Section 5 repeals or modifies all laws or parts of laws and all executive orders or regulations that are inconsistent with the decree.
Section 6 provides that the decree takes effect immediately.

Presidential Decree No. 1188 is titled “Creating the Municipality of Barira in the Province of Maguindanao.”
Presidential Decree No. 1188 is dated August 29, 1977 and was signed by Ferdinand E. Marcos, President of the Philippines.
The decree orders and decrees the creation of the Municipality of Barira as part of the laws of the land, based on powers vested in the President by the Constitution.
The decree states that prominent leaders and residents of the affected territory have been consistently clamoring and petitioning for creation of the municipality with favorable recommendations of concerned authorities.
The decree states that the proposed municipality is viable due to estimated annual income and development potentials, and that its creation will accelerate economic development and support the restoration of peace and order, which are stated as prime concerns of the state and the “New Society.”
The decree states that creation of the proposed municipality will not adversely affect the status and financial stability of its mother municipality.
The decree was signed with Jaco bo C. Clave as Presidential Executive Assistant “By the President.”