AN ACT CREATING THE MUNICIPALITY OF SAN LORENZO IN THE PROVINCE OF GUIMARAS
Year:
1995
Category:
Other
Date Approved:
February 20, 1995
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This Act establishes the Municipality of San Lorenzo in the Province of Guimaras by separating certain barangays from the municipalities of Buenavista and Jordan. It mandates a plebiscite for ratification and outlines the initial governance structure until elected officials are in place.Full Text
Nineth Congress
Third Regular Session
[ REPUBLIC ACT No. 7897, February 20, 1995 ]
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:
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,
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.
Approved: February 20, 1995
(Sgd.) FIDEL V. RAMOS
President of the Philippines
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