Title
Division of Barangay Canumay, Valenzuela
Law
Republic Act No. 10958
Decision Date
Oct 30, 2017
Republic Act No. 10958 divides Barangay Canumay in Valenzuela City into two separate barangays, Canumay West and Canumay East, with defined territorial boundaries and provisions for the transfer of infrastructure and administration, as well as entitlement to Internal Revenue Allotment shares.

Law Summary

Territorial Boundaries and Technical Descriptions

  • Barangay Canumay West is bounded by Barangay Maysan, Barangay Veinte Reales, Barangay Lingunan, Barangay Canumay East, and Barangay Paseo de Blas.
  • Barangay Canumay West covers an area of approximately 1,850,972 square meters as per the technical description with precise geographic coordinates and boundary points.
  • Barangay Canumay East is bounded by portions of Barangay Lawang Bato, Barangay Bagbaguin, Barangay Paseo de Blas, Barangay Canumay West, and Barangay Lingunan.
  • Barangay Canumay East covers an area of approximately 1,563,546 square meters, detailed with technical land description and coordinates.

Conduct and Supervision of Plebiscite

  • The plebiscite supervised by the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) pursuant to Ordinance No. 37, Series of 2011, ratified the creation of Barangay Canumay West and Barangay Canumay East.
  • This plebiscite complies with the requirements under Section 10 of Republic Act No. 7160 (Local Government Code of 1991).

Barangay Officials

  • The incumbent elected barangay officials of Barangay Canumay West and Barangay Canumay East shall continue to hold office until their successors are duly elected and qualified.

Public Infrastructure and Facilities

  • All existing public infrastructure and facilities within the area at the time of approval are transferred without cost or compensation to the newly created barangays.
  • The new barangays will manage and administer these public properties.

Internal Revenue Allotment Shares

  • Both Barangay Canumay West and Barangay Canumay East are entitled to Internal Revenue Allotment (IRA) shares pursuant to Section 285 of Republic Act No. 7160.

Effectivity

  • The law shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in the Official Gazette or a newspaper of general circulation.

Analyze Cases Smarter, Faster
Jur is a legal research platform serving the Philippines with case digests and jurisprudence resources.