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Republic Act No. 9020 "Charter of the City of Tabaco." (Part 1)

AN ACT CONVERTING THE MUNICIPALITY OF TABACO, PROVINCE OF ALBAY INTO A COMPONENT CITY TO BE KNOWN AS THE CITY OF TABACO


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


ARTICLE I

GENERAL PROVISIONS


Section 1. Title. - This Act shall be known as the "Charter of the City of Tabaco."


Section 2. The City of Tabaco. - The Municipality of Tabaco shall be converted into a component city to be known as the City of Tabaco, hereinafter referred to as the City, which shall comprise the present territory of the Municipality of Tabaco, Albay Province. The territorial jurisdiction of the City shall be within the present metes and bounds of the Municipality of Tabaco, as follows:


(A) MAINLAND


Bounded on the South West along lines 25 to 51 by the Municipality of Ligao, Albay Cadastre 239; on the North West along lines 51 to 53 by the Municipality of Oas, Albay Psc-46 and the Municipality of Polangui Cad-471-D; on the North along lines 53 to 108 by the Municipality of Malinao Cadastre 249; on the North East along lines 108 to 157 to 1 to 2 by Tabaco Bay; on the South East along lines 2 to 25 by the Municipality of Malilipot Cadastre 483.


Beginning at a point marked "1" on Plan being N 84 degrees 53' West, 116.06 meters from MBM 1, Tabaco Cadastre Cad- 221; thence

LINE

 

BEARING

DISTANCE

1-2

MBM 1

N 84-53 W

116.06 meters

2-3

MBM 2

N 84-53 W

444.14 meters

3-4

MBM 3

N 17-31 W

151.86 meters

4-5

MBM 4

N 84-17 W

1132.84 meters

5-6

MBM 5

N 89-51 W

869.48 meters

6-7

MBM 6

S 53-56 W

1108.66 meters

7-8

Center of River

S 4-51 W

365.87 meters

8-9

Center of River

S 7-39 W

322.88 meters

9-10

Center of River

S 31-27 W

358.44 meters

10-11

Center of River

S 3-25 W

268.48 meters

11-12

Center of River

S 35-50 W

222.04 meters

12-13

Center of River

S 4-55 W

642.36 meters

13-14

Center of River

S 34-07 W

374.43 meters

14-15

Center of River

S 20-03 W

393.86 meters

15-16

Center of River

S 11-03 E

78.25 meters

16-17

Center of River

S 37-40 E

171.82 meters

17-18

Center of River

S 02-54 W

197.25 meters

19-20

Center of River

S 24-14 W

175.45 meters

20-21

Center of River

S 04-59 W

414.57 meters

21-22

Center of River

S 11-49 W

268.69 meters

22-23

Center of River

S 17-11 W

348.57 meters

23-24

MBM 7

S 73-41 W

141.70 meters

24-25

MBM 8 (Highest Peak of Mayon)

S 17-58 W

3,669.48 meters

25-26

MBM 9

N 41-31 W

5,912.75 meters

26-27

Center of Creek Municipal Boundary

S 17-08 W

865.42 meters

27-28

-do-

N 44-41 W

127.99 meters

28-29

-do-

N 52-31 W

37.80 meters

29-30

-do-

N 30-46 W

97.75 meters

30-31

-do-

N 32-07 E

50.77 meters

31-32

-do-

N 14-54 W

163.29 meters

32-33

-do-

N 78-41 E

25.50 meters

33-34

-do-

N 59-43 W

144.75 meters

34-35

-do-

N 86-44 W

35.06 meters

35-36

-do-

N 19-53 W

49.98 meters

36-37

-do-

N 65-16 W

145.78 meters

37-38

-do-

N 31-47 W

108.23 meters

38-39

-do-

S 89-38 W

153.00 meters

39-40

-do-

N 60-15 W

96.75 meters

40-41

-do-

S 49-24 W

18.44 meters

41-42

-do-

S 82-52 W

120.93 meters

42-43

-do-

N 28-30 W

79.65 meters

43-44

-do-

N 73-37 W

53.16 meters

44-45

-do-

N 48-00 W

216.67 meters

45-46

-do-

S 74-29 W

18.68 meters

46-47

-do-

N 48-49 W

10.63 meters

47-48

-do-

N 8-58 E

38.47 meters

48-49

-do-

N 21-48 W

59.24 meters

49-50

MBM 10

N 65-46 W

231.40 meters

50-51

MBM 11

N 71-01 W

3,977.13 meters

51-52

MBM 12

N 26-33 W

3,678.79 meters

52-53

MBM 13

N 8-31 E

1,748.44 meters;

53-54

Center of Creek

S 53-52 W

131.25 meters

54-55

-do-

S 76-39 E

142.86 meters

55-56

-do-

N 70-15 E

82.87 meters

56-57

-do-

S 66-27 E

212.72 meters

57-58

-do-

N 65-49 E

53.71 meters

58-59

-do-

N 37-23 E

112.00 meters

59-60

-do-

N 57-30 E

133.99 meters

60-61

-do-

S 86-49 E

54.08 meters

61-62

-do-

S 32-50 E

36.89 meters

62-63

-do-

S 34-17 E

133.14 meters

63-64

-do-

S 28-49 E

22.83 meters

64-65

-do-

N 75-30 E

53.71 meters

65-66

-do-

S 55-05 E

169.50 meters

66-67

-do-

N 68-38 E

49.40 meters

67-68

-do-

N 24-49 E

134.41 meters

68-69

-do-

S 39-26 E

160.56 meters

69-70

-do-

S 78-24 E

154.14 meters

70-71

-do-

S 63-47 E

217.35 meters

71-72

-do-

S 22-33 E

127.77 meters

72-73

-do-

S 64-17 E

122.10 meters

73-74

-do-

N 68-35 E

383.47 meters

74-75

-do-

S 63-44 E

429.33 meters

75-76

-do-

S 65-44 E

523.47 meters

76-77

-do-

N 88-22 E

350.14 meters

77-78

-do-

S 72-48 E

372.03 meters

78-79

-do-

S 89-49 E

300.00 meters

79-80

Center of Creek

S 69-29 E

1,067.09 meters

80-81

-do-

S 3-50 W

223.90 meters

81-82

-do-

S 21-10

W 66.48 meters

82-83

-do-

S 0-00 E

50.00 meters

83-84

-do-

S 48-30 E

73.57 meters

84-85

-do-

S 61-25

E 317.72 meters

85-86

-do-

S 22-53 E

169.76 meters

86-87

-do-

S 11-22 W

202.98 meters

88-89

-do-

S 71-34

E 79.06 meters

89-90

-do-

S 58-53 E

338.71 meters

90-91

-do-

S 79-49 E

158.49 meters

91-92

-do-

N 79-11 E

159.84 meters

92-93

-do-

S 47-22 E

126.96 meters

93-94

-do-

S 80-49 E

100.28 meters

94-95

-do-

N 77-13 E

167.15 meters

95-96

-do-

S 65-38 E

58.10 meters

96-97

-do-

S 87-54 E

164.11 meters

97-98

-do-

N 78-06 E

397.55 meters

98-99

-do-

N 48-52 E

94.26 meters

99-100

-do-

N 29-07

E 281.58 meters

100-101

-do-

N 5-59 W

162.89 meters

101-102

-do-

N 51-24 E

171.48 meters

102-103

-do-

N 65-39 E

220.64 meters

102-103

-do-

N 65-39 E

220.64 meters

104-105

MBM 16

N 72-32 E

364.95 meters

105-106

MBM 17

N 55-53 E

1,630.62 meters

106-107

MBM 19

N 55-53 E

3,945.96 meters

107-108

MBM 20

N 55-53 E

1,941.99 meters

108-109

MBM 21

N 64-42 E

1,342.99 meters

109-110

BBM 1

S 13-20 E

2,135.48 meters

110-111

6 Lot 192

S 22-31 E

771.08 meters

111-112

7 Lot 192

S 15-35 W

61.12 meters

112-113

3 Lot 193

S52-50 E

64.93 meters

113-114

4 Lot 193

S 32-57 E

61.77 meters

114-115

5 Lot 193

S 38-30 E

156.45 meters

115-116

6 Lot 193

S 12-20 W

63.74 meters

116-117

3 Lot 177

N 67-44 W

226.86 meters

117-118

4 Lot 177

S 22-21 E

31.71 meters

118-119

1 Lot 177

S 67-44 W

233.14 meters

119-120

5 Lot 178

S 7-49 W

43.85 meters

120-121

1 Lot 1566

S 1-11 E

182.74 meters

121-122

2 Lot 1566

S 59-32 W

39.45 meters

122-123

3 Lot 9

S 39-36 E

37.76 meters

123-124

4 Lot 9

S 18-59 E

23.95 meters

124-125

3 Lot 11

S 52-18 E

3.01 meters

125-126

2 Lot 18

S 18-39 E

33.29 meters

126-127

6 Lot 19

S 33-51 E

43.58 meters

127-128

7 Lot 19

S 19-02 E

34.73 meters

128-129

9 Lot 24

N 88-35 E

21.54 meters

129-130

10 Lot 24

S 0-16 E

38.45 meters

130-131

10 Lot 171

S 37-17 E

10.91 meters

131-132

11 Lot 171

N 24-07 E

38.19 meters

132-133

12 Lot 171

12 Lot 171

62.07 meter

133-134

13 Lot 171;

13 Lot 171

93.24 meters

134-135

14 Lot 171

S 33-06 E

255.66 meters

135-136

15 Lot 171

S 18-47 E

81.24 meters

136-137

16 Lot 171

S 13-15 E

109.39 meters

137-138

17 Lot 171

S 26-53 E

56.81 meters

138-139

12 Lot 69

S 5-20 W

120.77 meter

139-140

13 Lot 69

S 07-10 W

204.56 meters

140-141

14 Lot 69

S 11-26 W

131.39 meters

141-142

15 Lot 69

S 03-36 W

109.28 meters

142-143

16 Lot 69

S 03-16 W

54.53 meters

143-144

17 Lot 69

S 07-12 E

69.66 meters

144-145

18 Lot 69

S 23-12 E

153.80 meters

145-146

19 Lot 69

S 54-31 W

73.23 meters

146-147

20 Lot 69

N 72-37 W

19.61 meters

147-148

21 Lot 69

S 46-43 W

25.21 meters

148-149

5 Lot 148

S 06-08 E

34.18 meters

149-150

3 Lot 147

S 00-41 W

46.75 meters

150-151

6 Lot 149

S 06-36 E

39.48 meters

151-152

7 Lot 155

S 15-18 E

47.32 meters

152-153

3 Lot 161

S 14-56 E

7.65 meters

153-154


S 21-44 E

84.00 meters

154-155

 

S 07-55 E

36.99 meters

155-156

 

S 21-11 E

38.97 meters

156-1

A Point

S 18-36 E

42.56 meters


Area 9,558.3758 hectares


(B) ISLANDS


Natunawan and San Miguel Islands have areas of 16.8436 hectares and 2,138.8688 hectares respectively with a combined area of 2,155.7124 hectares.


Total area of the proposed City of Tabaco is equivalent to 11,714 hectares.


The foregoing provision shall be without prejudice to the resolution by the appropriate agency or forum of existing boundary disputes or cases involving questions of territorial jurisdiction between the City of Tabaco and the adjoining local government units.


Section 3. Corporate Powers of the City. - The City constitutes a political body corporate and as such is endowed with the attributes of perpetual succession and possessed of the powers which pertains to a municipal corporation to be exercised in conformity with the provision of this Charter. The City shall have the following corporate powers:


(a)To have a continuous succession in its corporate name;


(b)To sue and be sued;


(c)To have and use a corporate seal;


(d)To acquire, hold and convey real or personal property;


(e)To enter into any contracts and/or agreements; and


(f)To exercise such other powers, prerogatives or authority subject to the limitations provided in this Act or laws.


Section 4. General Powers. - The City shall have a common seal and may alter the same at pleasure. It shall exercise the powers to levy taxes; to close and open roads, streets, alleys, parks or squares; to take, purchase, receive, hold, lease, convey and dispose of real and personal property for the general interests of the City; to expropriate or condemn private property for public use; to contract and be contracted with, to sue and be sued; to prosecute and defend to final judgment and execution suits wherein the City is involved or interested in and to exercise all the powers as are granted to corporations or as hereinafter granted.


Section 5. Liability for Damages. - The City and its officials shall not be exempt from liability for death or injury to persons or damage to property.


Section 6. Jurisdiction of the City. - The jurisdiction of the City of Tabaco, for police purposes only, shall be coextensive with its territorial jurisdiction and for the purpose of protecting and ensuring the purity of the water supply of the City, such police jurisdiction shall also extend over all the territory within the drainage area of such water supply, or within one hundred meters (100 m.) of any reservoir, conduit, canal, aqueduct or pumping station used in connection with the city water service.


The regional trial courts and the city courts of the City of Tabaco shall have concurrent jurisdiction with the regional trial courts and the metropolitan trial courts or city or municipal trial courts of the adjoining municipalities to try crimes and misdemeanor committed within the said drainage area, or within said space of one hundred meters (100 m.). The court first taking jurisdiction of such offense shall thereafter retain exclusive jurisdiction thereof. But any license that may be issued within said zone, area or space shall be granted by the proper authorities of the city or municipality concerned, and the fees arising therefrom shall accrue to the treasury of the said city or municipality.


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