Pursuant to the provisions of Section 68 of the Revised Administrative Code, there is hereby created in the province of Cotabato a municipality to be known as Bagumbayan to consist of the following barrios and sitios of the municipality of Isulan with the seat of government at the barrio of Bagumbayan:

1. Bagumbayan	12. Kapaya	23. Mamison
2. Bai	13. Keposo	24. Mapayag
3. Sirafinang	14. Kibongkong	25. Marbel
4. Biwang	15. Kinayao	26. Masiag
5. Busok	16. Kulaman	27. Muno
6. Chrismor	17. Ladasino	28. Natubak
7. Damaclot	18. Lanao	29. Payaguntong
8. Dawing	19. Languan	30. Pongolan
9. Gapok	20. Lawa	31. Salatan
10. Kamband	21. Malalas	32. Sipaka
11. Kanakan	22. Malingaon	33. Tuka

The municipality of Bagumbayan as herein organized shall have the following boundaries:

œBeginning at the junction where the course of Panas Creek and Ala River meets, following upstream on the course of Panas Creek to Pangolan Creek due West following upstream course of Pangolan Creek, thence to Salatan Creek, following the downstream course of Salatan Creek to the junction of Kabulunan River, thence straight westward to a point where the boundaries of the municipalities of Lebak, Kalamansig and Isulan meets, thence going southward following the former boundary of Isulan and that of Kalamansig and Palembang to a point where the boundary of the municipalities of Isulan, Palembang and Surala meet, thence straight eastward following the boundary of the municipalities of Isulan and Surala to a point at Malay Creek, thence following the course Malay Creek downstream towards Ala River, thence following the course of the Ala River on a northward direction to the point of beginning at the junction of Ala River and Panas Creek.  (From House Bill No. 13731.)

The municipality of Isulan shall have its present territory minus the portions thereof which are included in the territory of the municipality of Bagumbayan as delimited above.

The creation of this new municipality as proposed in House Bill No. 13731 was approved by the House of Representatives.

The municipality of Bagumbayan shall begin to exist upon the appointment and qualification of the Mayor, Vice-Mayor and a majority of the councilors thereof.

Done in Bato, Cebu, this 24th day of October, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and sixty-five.

(Sgd.) DIOSDADO MACAPAGAL
President of the Philippines

By the President:
(Sgd.) SALVADOR L. MARI O
Acting Executive Secretary