[ REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7897, February 20, 1995 ]

AN ACT CREATING THE MUNICIPALITY OF SAN LORENZO IN THE PROVINCE OF GUIMARAS



Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress assembled:

SECTION 1. Barangays Suclaran, Cabungahan, M. Chavez, San Enrique, and Gaban in the Municipality of Buenavista; and barangays Cabano, Constancia, Igcauayan, Aguilar, Sebario, Tamborong, and Sapal in the Municipality of Jordan, Province of Guimaras, are bereby separated from their respective municipalities and constituted into a distinct and independent municipality to be known as the Municipality of San Lorenzo. The temporary seat of government of the new municipality shall be in Barangay M. Chavez.

SEC. 2. The Municipality of San Lorenzo is described as follows:
COR.
LATITUNDE
LONG TITUDE
LOCATION
1
10° 37'20.25"
122° 40'09.16"
On the northern part of Barangay Gaban and 1/2 of Barangay Tamborong
2
10° 38'38.52"
122° 42'28.01"
On 1/2 of Barangay Gaban
3
10° 39'30.06"
122° 42'10.16"
On the boundary of Barangay East Valencia
4
10° 39'30.16"
122° 43'05.10"
On the boundary of Barangay East Valencia along Guimaras Strait
5
10° 38'40.08"
122° 43'06.10"
On the eastern part of Guimaras Strait
6
10° 37'10.01"
122° 43'08.10"
On the eastern part of Guimaras Strait
7
10° 35'25.02"
122° 42'39.40"
On the mouth of Cabano River
8
10° 32'45.10"
122° 41'32.70"
On BBM 7 5 easterly part of Guimaras Strait
9
10° 31'50.25"
122° 41'00.00"
On BBM 81 along Guihawiran River (Sebario River) Barangay Sebaste
10
10° 32'42.32"
122° 39'00.00"
On the Sebario River along BBM 62
11
10° 31'45.50"
122° 37'48.08"
On the boundary of Barangays Maabay and Millan
12
10°32'10.61"
122° 37'33.40"
On BBM 5 6 along Barangay Millan
13
10° 33'00.00"
122° 37'34.63"
On BBM 4 0 along Barangay Millan
14
10° 34'00.00"
122° 38'21.60"
On BBM 8 6 along Barangay Millan
15
10° 34'46.50"
122° 37'56.01"
On BBM 73 along Barangay Millan
16
10° 34'45.73"
122° 37'17.00"
On BBM 74 along Barangay Millan
17
10° 35'00.00"
122° 35'38.03"
On BBM 17 along Barangays San Miguel, Tanglad, and Millan
18
10° 35'27.62"
122° 35'34.36"
On BBM 16 along Barangay San Miguel
19
10° 35'37.56"
122° 36'20.92"
On BBM 15 along Barangays San Miguel and Alaguisoc
20
10° 37'43.72"
122° 36'49.06"
On BBM 14 along Lawog River, Barangay Alaguisoc
21
10° 37'43.72"
122° 36'49.06"
On Barangay Alaguisoc and 1/2 of Barangay Tamborong to Cor. 1

LINE BEARINGDISTANCE
1-2N 54° 25' E4,056.01 m.
2-3N 19° 00' E1,580.40 m
3-4N 87° 13' E2,046.01 m.
4-5S 28° 25' E1,956.46 m.
5-6S 06° 07' E3,002.72 m.
6-7S 24° 31' W3,610.96 m.
7-8S 24° 34' W4,194.60 m.
8-9S 2 6° 06' W1,956.40 m.
9-10N 66° 15' W4,208.18 m.
10-11N 57° 19' W2,751.42 m.
11-12N 35° 06' W2,596.89 m.
12-13N 00° 02' W124.71 m.
13-14N 40° 00' E1,125.84 m.
14-15N 31° 26' W170.10 m.
15-16S 08° 02' W1,008.74 m.
16-17N 78° 31' W1,130.52 m.
17-18N 40° 00' W1,108.26 m.
18-19N 58° 38' E1,160.66 m.
19-20N 42° 01' E3,000.18 m.
20-21N 52° 57' W1,254.11 m.
21-1N 43° 46' E2,687.20 m.
SEC. 3. The Municipality of San Lorenzo shall acquire corporate existence upon ratification by a majority of the votes cast in a plebiscite to be conducted in the municipalities affected within ninety (90) days after approval of this Act. The Commission on Elections shall conduct and supervise the plebiscite. The expenses to be incurred for the said plebiscite shall be charged to provincial funds.

SEC. 4. Upon approval of the creation of the new municipality by majority of the votes cast in the plebiscite, the mayor, the vice-mayor, and the members of the sangguniang bayan shall be appointed by the President of the Philippines, upon recommendation of the governor of the Province of Guimaras, and shall discharge their official functions until their successors shall have been elected and qualified.

SEC. 5. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.

Approved,

(Sgd.) EDGARDO J. ANGARA(Sgd.) JOSE DE VENECIA, JR.
President of the SenateSpeaker of the House of Representatives

This Act which originated in the House of Representatives was finally passed by the House of Representatives and the Senate on January 24, 1995 and January 16, 1995, respectively.

(Sgd.) EDGARDO E. TUMANGAN(Sgd.) CAMILO L. SABIO
Secretary of the Senate Secretary General House of Representatives

Approved: February 20, 1995

(Sgd.) FIDEL V. RAMOS
President of the Philippines