CREATING BARANGAY NEW ERA IN QUEZON CITY

WHEREAS, the acceleration of the country’s socio-economic
development is a basic objective of the government;

WHEREAS, in the achievement of this objective, the smallest
political unit of government, known as the barangay, has become an effective
instrument, through its faster administrative response and as a means of
effecting the delivery of the services for the eleven basic needs of the people;
and

WHEREAS, the residents of the proposed barangay, being in
sufficient number and occupying an adequate area of territory, led by the
natural community leaders among them, have clamored for the creation of the
proposed barangay to insure closer supervision of the execution of developmental
programs of the locality and the attainment of a self-reliant status for the
community;

THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND E, MARCOS, President of the
Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by the Constitution, do hereby
order and decree:

SECTION 1. That portion of Barangay Culiat in Quezon City,
Metro Manila, which is bounded on the North and Northeast by Tandang Sora, on
the East by Tandang Sora Avenue, on the Southeast by Don Mariano Marcos avenue,
on the South by Central Avenue, on the Southeast by Sitio Mabilog and Milton
Hills Subdivision and on the West by Lots Nos. 689, 680, 678 and 687 of the
Piedad Estate and by San Antonio Subdivision, except the property belonging to
or occupied by the Claretian Order, the Philippine Assembly of the First Born
and the Muslin Conference of the Philippines, is hereby detached and separated
from said Barangay and is formed and constituted into distinct and independent
barangay to be known as Barangay New Era without affecting in any other mariner
the legal existence of the mother barangay of Culiat.

SEC. 2. Except as hereinafter provided, all
provisions of law, now or hereafter applicable to regular barangays, shall be
applicable to Barangay New Era.

SEC. 3. The present elective barangay officials of Barangay
Culiat shall continue to perform their duties as such in the newly-created
Barangay New Era until its barangay officials snail have been appointed by the
President. The officials so appointed shall hold office until their successors
shall have been elected in the regular elections for barangay officials
following the issuance of this Decree and shall have qualified unless sooner
removed at the pleasure of the President. Such appointive officers and employees
as may be necessary to organize Barangay New Era or complete its complement of
government personnel shall be appointed as provided for under existing laws.

SEC. 4. Upon the effectivity of this Decree, the
proportionate share of Barangay New Era in the obligations, funds assets and
other property of Barangay Culiat shall be transferred by the President to the
newly-created Barangay upon recommendation by the Commission on Audit.

SEC. 5. All laws or parts thereof, as well as executive
orders or regulations inconsistent herewith are hereby repealed or modified
accordingly.

SEC. 6. This Decree shall take effect immediately.

Done in the City of Manila, this 2nd day of January, in the year of Our Lord,
nineteen hundred and eighty-one.

			(Sgd.) FERDINAND E. MARCOS President of the Philippines
	By the President:
	(Sgd.) JOAQUIN T. VENUS, JR.
		Deputy Presidential Executive Assistant

Vol. 25, Vital Documents,
Presidential Decree 1980-1981