An Act Creating the Municipality of Magsaysay in the Province of Palawan
Year:
1961
Category:
Other
Date Approved:
June 18, 1961
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This Act establishes the Municipality of Magsaysay in the Province of Palawan by separating certain barrios from the Municipality of Cuyo. It outlines the new municipality's governance and the effective date upon the election of new municipal officials.Full Text
REPUBLIC ACT No. 3426
An Act Creating the Municipality of Magsaysay in the Province of Palawan
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippine Congress Assembled:
Section 1. The barrios of Los Angeles, Rizal, Lucbuan, Igabas, Imilod, Balaguen, Danawan, Cocoro, Patonga, Tagawayan Island, Siparay Island and Canipo in the Municipality of Cuyo, Province of Palawan, are separated from said municipality and constituted into a distinct and independent municipality, to be known as the Municipality of Magsaysay. The seat of government of the new municipality shall be the present site of the barrio of Danawan.
Section 2. This Act shall take effect upon the election of the new municipal officials in the general elections for local officials in November of nineteen hundred and sixty-three.
Approved: June 18, 1961.
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