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AN ACT AMENDING SECTION 386 OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7160, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE OF 1991
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May 14, 2020
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| House Bill/Resolution NO. HB06747 |
| FULL TITLE : AN ACT AMENDING SECTION 386 OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7160, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE OF 1991 |
| ABSTRACT : Proposes to amend Sec. 386 regarding requisites for creation of a barangay, to be read as follows:. . ."IN CASE THE POPULATION OF A BARANGAY EXCEEDS FIFTEEN THOUSAND (15,000) AS CERTIFIED BY THE PHILIPPINE STATISTICS AUTHORITY, SUCH BARANGAY SHALL BE AUTOMATICALLY BE REAPPORTIONED, THEREBY CREATING A NEW BARANGAY OR BARANGAYS. ALL EXISTING BARANGAYS WITH A POPULATION OF MORE THAN FIFTEEN THOUSAND (15,000) INHABITANTS SHALL ALSO BE AUTOMATICALLY REAPPORTIONED." |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : SALO, RON P. |
| DATE FILED : 2020-05-14 |
| SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL |
| CO-AUTHORS (Journal Entries) : |
| 1. Villafuerte (000 2020-05-28) |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES |
| REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT ON 2020-05-18 |
Abstract
Proposes to amend Sec. 386 regarding requisites for creation of a barangay, to be read as follows:. . ."IN CASE THE POPULATION OF A BARANGAY EXCEEDS FIFTEEN THOUSAND (15,000) AS CERTIFIED BY THE PHILIPPINE STATISTICS AUTHORITY, SUCH BARANGAY SHALL BE AUTOMATICALLY BE REAPPORTIONED, THEREBY CREATING A NEW BARANGAY OR BARANGAYS. ALL EXISTING BARANGAYS WITH A POPULATION OF MORE THAN FIFTEEN THOUSAND (15,000) INHABITANTS SHALL ALSO BE AUTOMATICALLY REAPPORTIONED."
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