Title
Creation of Municipality of Pansipit
Law
Executive Order No. 140
Decision Date
May 12, 1948
Executive Order No. 140 establishes the independent municipality of Pansipit, comprising specific barrios from Lemery, Batangas, with Guitna as its seat of government, effective July 1, 1948.

Legal basis and authority invoked

  • The President exercises authority under Section 68 of the Revised Administrative Code.
  • The organization of the new municipality is supported by the recommendation of the Secretary of the Interior.

Purpose and creation of Pansipit

  • Certain barrios of LemeryBalangon, BaAaga, Bangin, Bilibinuang, Coralnamunti, Guitna, Pamiga, Panghulan, Pansipit, Pooc, and Subic—are organized into an independent municipality named Pansipit.
  • Pansipit is created as an independent municipality separate from the rest of Lemery.

Composition and government seat

  • The municipality of Pansipit consists of the portion of Lemery, Province of Batangas separated from the rest of Lemery by the defined boundaries.
  • The seat of government of Pansipit is located at the barrio of Guitna.

Territorial boundary of Pansipit

  • Pansipit’s territory is delineated by a boundary starting at the point where the waters of Lake Taal and the Pansipit River meet.
  • The boundary proceeds approximately southward, then southwestward, following the course of the Pansipit River to the point where it meets the stream locally known as Balangon.
  • The boundary then goes upstream following the course of Balangon Stream to its source somewhere on the slope of the ridge locally known as Balangon Ridge.
  • The boundary continues by following Balangon Ridge in a more or less northwest direction to where it slopes down to the dry creek locally known as Kailong Creek.
  • The boundary then follows the bed of this dry creek in a more or less north direction to the ridge locally known as Binigtal Ridge.
  • The boundary continues in a more or less north direction, following Binigtal Ridge to where it intersects the present boundary line between the municipality of Talisay and the municipality of Lemery (both in the Province of Batangas).

Effect on the municipality of Lemery

  • The municipality of Lemery retains its present territory minus the area comprised in the municipality of Pansipit.

Effective date

  • The organization creating Pansipit takes effect on July 1, 1948.
  • The order is executed in the City of Manila on May 12, 1948.

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