Bangsamoro Autonomy Act No. 44

BILL NO. 132

Republic of the Philippines

BANGSAMORO TRANSITION AUTHORITY PARLIAMENT Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao

Bangsamoro Government Center, Cotabato City

BANGSAMORO TRANSITION AUTHORITY

(SECOND REGULAR SESSION)

BANGSAMORO AUTONOMY ACT NO.44

Begun and held in Cotabato City, on Thursday, the 15th day of September 2022.

CREATING THE MUNICIPALITY OF OLD KAABAKAN AN ACT

APPROPRIATING FUNDSTHEREFOR,AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

Be it enacted by the Bangsamoro Transition Authority in Parliament assembled:

SECTION 1. Declaration of Policy.- In the exercise of genuine autonomy and self governance, the Bangsamoro Government is empowered to create, divide, merge, abolish, or substantially alter boundaries of municipalities or barangays in accordance with a law enacted by the Parliament. The municipalities or barangays created, divided, merged, or whose boundaries are allotment: Provided, That it shall be approved by a majority of the votes cast in a plebiscite in the political units directly affected. substantially altered, shall be entitled to their appropriate share in the national tax

SimbuhaySimone,Pedtad,and Tamped,all belonging to the Municipality of Kabacan,North Cotabato SEC. 2. Creation of the Municipality. -- The Barangays of Buluan, Nangaan, Sanggadong.

which petitioned and voted to be included in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao in the 2019 plebiscite, are hereby separated from their mother municipality, and are constituted into a distinct and independent municipality to be known as the Municipality of Old Kaabakan, Special Geographic Area of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao .

SEC. 3. Seat of Government. - The seat of government of the new Municipality of Old Kaabakan shall be established in Barangay Nangaan.

SEC. 4. Territorial Boundary.--The territorial boundary of the new Municipality of Old Kaabakan shall follow the existing boundaries of the constituent barangays as above enumerated.

SEC.5. Plebiscite Requirement. - The Municipality of Old Kaabakan shall acquire corporate existence upon ratification of its creation by a majority of the votes cast by qualified voters in a plebiscite to be conducted in the barangays comprising the municipality pursuant to Section 2 hereof within sixty (60) days after the approval of the Act.

Electoral Office, shall conduct and supervise the plebiscite. The expenses in holding the plebiscite shall SEC. 6. Conduct of Plebiscite. --The Commission on Elections, through the Bangsamoro

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be taken out of the current fiscal year appropriations of the Bangsamoro Government, subject to usual accounting and auditing rules and regulations.

of the BARMM with due regard to representation of women of the Bangsamoro. They shall continue members of the Sangguniang Bayan of the new municipality shall be appointed by the Chief Minister SEC. 7. Appointment of Municipal Officials. -- The first mayor, vice-mayor, and the eight (8)

to hold office until their successors shall have been elected in the next general elections for local officials, and shall have qualified: Provided, That the incumbent elective members of the Sangguniang Bayan of the Municipality of Kabacan, who are actual residents of the new municipality shall serve the remaining terms of their elective offices in the aforementioned mother municipality.

SEC. 8. Financial Assistance Pending Entitlement to National Tax Allotment. -- The Bangsamoro Government shall appropriate and provide financial assistance for the administration and operation of the Municipal Government of Old Kaabakan, every month until such time as the new municipality shall have been allocated its share in the national tax allotment, subject to usual accounting and auditing rules and regulations.

SEC. 9. Separability Clause. - If, for any cause, any part of this Act is declared unconstitutional or contrary to the provisions of Republic Act No. 11054 or the Bangsamoro Organic Law, the rest of the provisions hereof which are not affected shall remain in full force and effect.

altered accordingly. thereof which may be contrary or inconsistent to this Act are hereby repealed, amended, modified or SEC. 10. Repealing Clause. -- All laws, decrees, executive orders, or regulations or any part

the Bangsamoro Gazette or in one (1) newspaper of regional circulation. SEC. 11. Effectivity. -- This Act shall take effect after fifteen (15) days from its publication in

o8 ATTY. PAMGALIAN M. BALIKDONG

Speaker

This Act was passed by the Bangsamoro Parliament on Safar 1, 1445/August 17, 2023.

PROK RABA BANGKAI GE0 Sgcrqry-feyeya1

APPROVED:

AHOD BALAWAG EBRAHIM

Date: 0 4 SEP 2023 Chief Minister XXX

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Appendix. Map of the Municipality of Old Kaabakan.

POLITICAL BOUNDARY MAP MUNICIPALITY OF NORTHERN KABACAN

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This is the Technical Description Municipality of Old Kaabakan

10-11 11-12 12-13 13-14 14-15 15-16 9-10 LINE 3-4 4-5 8-9 1-2 5-6 6 -8 2-3 S.23'35'W. N.71'39'W. N.60'11'W. S.83'50'W. S.63'46'W. N.60'11'W. S.18'25'W. S.15'06'E. N.02'01'E. N.00'08'E. S.62'26'E S.21'15'E. S.61'34'E. BEARING RIVER RIVER 11,817.16M. 10,913.54M. DISTANCE 1,452.26M. 3,002.16M. 2,605.05M. 1,478.60M. 2,598.17M. 456.37M. 106.88M. 193.88M. 910.62M. 119.44M. 155.51M. 542.08M. 649.17M. TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION MBM-1 Cad.1154-D DESCRIPTION STAKE-26 STAKE-24 STAKE-25 MBM-14 MBM-40 BBM-67 BBM-64 BBM-66 BBM-68 MBM-41 BBM-25 STAKE STAKE STAKE iviun. of iviataiam, on the SE 20-25 by Pulangi River, on the NE 8-12 by Brgy. Brgy. Pisan, on the SE 25-26 by Brgy. Malandage, on the SW 51-52 by Brgy. Bounded on the SW along line 52, 1-5 by Brgy. Salapungan, on the NW 5-8 by Nangaan vs. Simone, on the NW 12-13 by Pulangi River, on the NE 13-15 by of Matalam, on the SW 44-49 by Brgy. Dagupan, on the SE 50-51 by Brgy. Aringay. Mun. of Kabacan, on the SE 15-20 by Bannawag vs. Pedtad, on the SE 26-38 by Brgy. Bannawag, on the NE 38-39 by Brgy. Bangilan, on the SE 39-44 by Mun. MEETS and BOUNDS

16-17 S.3441'W. 2,147.44M. .MBM-39

18-19 19-20 17-18 S.28'29'W. S.28'29'W. S.00'22'W. 3,912.99M. 1,068.79M. 1,318.69M. MBM-38 MBM-13 MBM-7

20-21 21-22 24-25 29-30 22-23 23-24 25-26 26-27 27-28 28-29 30-31 N.6421'W. N.64'21'W. S.36'36'W. S.31'05'W. S.04'38'W. S.19'25'W. S.66'04'W. S.60'29'E. S.12'34'W S.37'56'E. S.48'45'E. 2,058.66ivi. 3,004.74M. 4,119.51M. 3,452.27M. 1,973.48M. 2.410.05M 346.77M. 475.89M. 800.44M. 372.69M. 142.41M. BBM-1i4 STAKE-22 BBM-126 STAKE-24 BBM-116 BBM-115 STAKE-23 MBM-8 BBM-88 BBM-87 BBM-72 31-32 33-34 34-35 32-33 Due North N.73'06'E. S.62'21'E. S.71'25'E. 472.30M. 381.31M. 96.44M. 58.67M. STAKE-29 STAKE-20 STAKE-21 BBM-31

37-38 35-36 36-37 N:0054'W. N.60'04'E. N.58'26'E. 2,273.78M. 169.47M. 57.60M. STAKE-27 STAKE-28 STAKE-19 38-39 39-40 S.79'14'E. S.0538'E. 403.37M. 655.13M. MBM-7 Pb-124708 BBM-107

40-41 S.67'00'W. 249.96M. MBM-6 Pb-124708 41-42 42-43 43-44 44-45 S.71'52'W. N.78'47'W. S.26'51'E. S.78'02'W. 1,163.08M. 564.69M. 823.36M. 860.84M. MBM-3 Pb-124708 MBM-5 Pb-124708 MBM-4 Pb-124708 BBM-43

46-47 47-48 45-46 N.69'42'W. S.13'07'W. N.79'34'W. 331.80M. 184.19M. 85.37M. BBM-46 BBM-36 BBM-44 48-49 N.76'22'W. 174.92M. BBM-40

49-50 N.48'45'W. 2,410.04M. BBM-31 50-51 S.66'53'W. 1,522.12M. BBM-72 51-52 N.56'41'W. 1,092.38M. BBM-7 52-1 N.69 41'W. 1,482.22M. BBM-70

4,881.02M. from BLLM NO. 1, Pb-124703 to Corner "1" TIE LINE: N.12'00'W.

AREA = 11,120.6961HAS.

Prepared by: February 06, 2023 Recommending Approval:

ROBERT M.ABELLON ENGRA MISUARI B. MACAMIMIS

Geodetic Engineer Chjef, Regional Survgys Division

Chiefof Party

Approved:

ESHAN KARL O. MABANG Diregtor II, LMS AKMAD`A.BRAHIM Minister