Republic Act No. 7897

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.

Section 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	BEARING	DISTANCE
1-2	N 54° 25' E	4,056.01 m.
2-3	N 19° 00' E	1,580.40 m
3-4	N 87° 13' E	2,046.01 m.
4-5	S 28° 25' E	1,956.46 m.
5-6	S 06° 07' E	3,002.72 m.
6-7	S 24° 31' W	3,610.96 m.
7-8	S 24° 34' W	4,194.60 m.
8-9	S 2 6° 06' W	1,956.40 m.
9-10	N 66° 15' W	4,208.18 m.
10-11	N 57° 19' W	2,751.42 m.
11-12	N 35° 06' W	2,596.89 m.
12-13	N 00° 02' W	124.71 m.
13-14	N 40° 00' E	1,125.84 m.
14-15	N 31° 26' W	170.10 m.
15-16	S 08° 02' W	1,008.74 m.
16-17	N 78° 31' W	1,130.52 m.
17-18	N 40° 00' W	1,108.26 m.
18-19	N 58° 38' E	1,160.66 m.
19-20	N 42° 01' E	3,000.18 m.
20-21	N 52° 57' W	1,254.11 m.
21-1	N 43° 46' E	2,687.20 m.

Section 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.

Section 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.

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

Approved,

<table data-cellpadding="5" data-cellspacing="0" data-border="0" width="90%" data-align="center"> <colgroup> <col style="width: 50%" /> <col style="width: 50%" /> </colgroup> <tbody> <tr class="c" data-valign="top"> <td>(Sgd.) <strong>EDGARDO J. ANGARA</strong><br /> President of the Senate</td> <td>(Sgd.) <strong>JOSE DE VENECIA, JR.</strong><br /> Speaker of the House of Representatives</td> </tr> </tbody> </table>

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.

<table data-cellpadding="5" data-cellspacing="0" data-border="0" width="90%" data-align="center"> <colgroup> <col style="width: 50%" /> <col style="width: 50%" /> </colgroup> <tbody> <tr class="c" data-valign="top"> <td>(Sgd.) <strong>EDGARDO E. TUMANGAN</strong><br /> Secretary of the Senate</td> <td>(Sgd.) <strong>CAMILO L. SABIO</strong><br /> Secretary General House of Representatives</td> </tr> </tbody> </table>

Approved: February 20, 1995

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