Republic Act No. 11924

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

Section 1. Creation of Barangay Naibuan

There is hereby created a new barangay in the Municipality of M'lang, Province of Cotabato to be known as Barangay Poblacion B.

Section 2. Territorial Boundaries

The territorial boundaries of Barangay Poblacion B are hereby described as follows:

LINE	BEARING	DISTANCE	NORTHING	EASTING
NCT 4 = TP-1	S. 07-27 E.	493.65	768080.221	486494.793
BBM 3 = 1-2	N. 72-44 W.	1041.20	767560.74	486558.78
BBM 2 = 2-3	N. 00-12 E.	868.84	767869.71	485564.48
BBM 1 = 3-4	S. 73-30 E.	1044.11	768738.54	485567.50
BBM 7 = 4-1	S. 00-38 W.	881.32	768442.01	486568.62

Section 3. Conduct and Supervision of Plebiscite

The plebiscite conducted and supervised by the Commission on Elections in Barangay Bagong Poblacion pursuant to Ordinance No. 41, Series of 1994 of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan of the Province of Cotabato, which ratified the creation of Barangay Poblacion B as proclaimed by the Municipal Board of Canvassers on November 1995, shall serve as substantial compliance with the plebiscite requirement under Section 10 of Republic Act No. 7160, otherwise known as the "Local Government Code of 1991," as amended.

Section 4. Incumbent Barangay Officials

The incumbent barangay officials of Barangay Poblacion B shall continue to hold office until such time that their successors have been duly elected and qualified.

Section 5. Public Infrastructure and Facilities

All public infrastructure and facilities  existing therein at the time of the approval of this Act are hereby transferred without cost or compensation to and shall be administered by the new barangay.

Section 6. National Tax Allotment (NTA) Shares

Barangay Poblacion B shall be entitled to National Tax Allotment (NTA) shares pursuant to Section 285 of Republic Act No. 7160, as amended.

Section 7. Effectivity

This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in the Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation.

Approved,

(SGD.) VICENTE C. SOTTO III President of the Senate	(SGD.) LORD ALAN JAY Q. VELASCO Speaker of the House of Representatives

This Act which originated in the House of Representatives was passed by the House of Representatives and the Senate of the Philippines on September 14, 2021 and May 30, 2022, respectively.

(SGD.) MYRA MARIE D. VILLARICA Secretary of the Senate	(SGD.) MARK LLANDRO L. MENDOZA Secretary General House of Representatives

Approved: Lapsed into law on JUL 30 2022 without the signature of the President, in accordance with Article VI Section 27 (1) of the Constitution.

RODRIGO ROA DUTERTE President of the Philippines