Republic Act No.

678
Congress of the Philippines
8 April 1952
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress
assembled:

Section 1. The barrios of Holy Friday, San Jose (East), and San Jose (West) in the Municipality
of Roxas; the barrios of Casili, Olañgo, 1.°, Olañgo 2.°, San Jose Nuevo, and Manano in the
Municipality in Ilagan; the barrios of Barucbuc, Siempre Viva, Bimmonton, Pasurgong, Manga,
and Settlement No. 1 in the Municipality of Tumauini; and the barrios of Abut and Minagbag, in
the Municipality of Sto. Tomas, all in the Province of Isabela, are separated from said
municipalities and are constituted into a new municipality in the said province to be known as
the Municipality of Mallig, with the seat of government at the present site of the barrio of Olañgo
1.°, more definitely described as follows:

Beginning with M.B.M. 1, Mp. of Gamu, which is identical to M.B.M. 46, Mp. of Ilagan and
designated as Corner “1” of the municipality herein created; thence N. 6° 38’ W., 3644.33 to
corner “2”; thence N. 6° 38’ W., 4873.30. m. to corner “3”; thence N. 9° 27’ W., 4685.98 m. to
corner “4”; thence N. 9° 27’ W., 104.00 m. to “5”; thence N. 54° 02’ E., 5371.78 m. to corner
“6”; thence N. 15° 24’ E., 1708.62 m. to corner “7”; thence N. 17 34’ E., 6025.19 m. to corner
“8”; thence S. 58° 48’ E., 2938.13 m. to corner “9”; thence S. 58° 48’ E., 4319.02. m. to corner
“10”; thence S. 4° 07’ E., 14594.29 m. to corner “11”; thence S. 4° 07’ E., 3252.31. m. to corner
“12”; thence S. 4° 07’ E., 4147.82 m. to corner “13”; thence S. 6° 31’ E., 2345.50 m. to corner
“14”; thence S. 8° 53’ E., 92.67 m. to corner “15”; thence following Imbiao Creek downstream
to corner “16”, which is equivalent to M.B.M. 29 PLS-62; thence following Imbiao Creek
downstream to corner “17”, which is the intersection of Imbiao Creek and the Mallig River;
thence following the Mallig River upstream to corner “18”, which is the intersection of the
Mallig River and that of the common old boundary line of Gamu and Ilagan; and thence from
corned “18” following the Mallig River on a westerly direction to the point of beginning;
containing an approximate area of twenty-eight thousand four hundred twenty-seven (28,427)
hectares more or less.

Section 2. The first mayor, vice-mayor, and councilors of the new municipality shall be
appointed by the President of the Philippines and shall hold office until their successors shall
have been elected in the election for principal and municipal officials to be held after that in
nineteen hundred fifty-one and shall have duly qualified.

Section 3. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.