QuestionsQuestions (Commonwealth Act No. 608)
The primary purpose of Act No. 1029 is to amend Section One of Act No. 1004 by including additional municipalities (Anda, Bani, and Agno) in the annexation of the northern part of the Province of Zambales to the Province of Pangasinan, while maintaining the southern part as a separate province under the name of Zambales.
The municipalities of Anda, Bani, and Agno were added to the annexed northern part of the Province of Zambales to the Province of Pangasinan.
It states that the southern part of the Province of Zambales shall continue as a separate province under the name of Zambales.
Act No. 1029 was enacted by the Philippine Commission under the authority of the United States.
The passage of Act No. 1029 was expedited in accordance with Section Two of 'An Act prescribing the order of procedure by the Commission in the enactment of laws,' passed on September 26, 1900.
Act No. 1029 took effect upon its passage on December 19, 1903.
Act No. 1029 amends Section One of Act No. 1004.
Act No. 1004 originally annexed the northern part of the Province of Zambales to the Province of Pangasinan and provided that the southern part of Zambales would continue as a separate province.
Act No. 1029 strikes out the word "and" in the third line of Section One of Act No. 1004 and adds the words "Anda, Bani, and Agno" after the word "Infanta."
Act No. 1029 is important because it clarifies and adjusts the territorial boundaries and municipal affiliations between the provinces of Zambales and Pangasinan, affecting local governance and administrative oversight during the American colonial period.