An Act Amending Subparagraphs (f) and (i), Section One of Republic Act Numbered Twenty-Six Hundred Forty-Six, as Amended
Year:
1968
Category:
Other
Date Approved:
June 15, 1968
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This Act amends specific subparagraphs of Republic Act Numbered 2646, which pertains to the delineation of regional boundaries in the Philippines. It updates the composition of Regions No. 6 and No. 9, including the provinces and cities that are part of these regions.Full Text
REPUBLIC ACT No. 5386
An Act Amending Subparagraphs (f) and (i), Section One of Republic Act Numbered Twenty-Six Hundred Forty-Six, as Amended
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippine Congress Assembled:
Section 1. Subparagraphs (f) and (i), Section one of Republic Act Numbered Twenty-six hundred forty-six, as amended, is further amended to read as follows:
Section 2. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
Approved: June 15, 1968.
"(f) Region No. 6 comprises the Provinces of Camarines Norte, Camarines Sur, Albay, Sorsogon, Catanduanes and Masbate and the City of Naga, with regional headquarters at Naga City.
"(i) Region No. 9 comprises the Provinces of Samar, Surigao del Norte, Surigao del Sur, Leyte and Leyte del Sur and the Cities of Calbayog, Tacloban and Ormoc, with regional headquarters at Tacloban City."
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