Section 2Sec./Art. 2

The City of Mati. - The Municipality of Mati is hereby converted into a component city to be known as the City of Mati, hereinafter referred to as the City, which shall comprise of the present territory of the Municipality of Mati, Province of Davao Oriental. The territorial jurisdiction of the City shall be within the present metes and bounds of the Municipality of Mati.

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 Mati and its adjoining local government units: Provided, That the territorial jurisdiction of the disputed area or areas shall remain with the local government unit which has existing administrative supervision over said area or areas until the final resolution of the case.