QuestionsQuestions (Act No. 1889)
It amends Section 1, subsection 1, paragraph three of Act No. 1497 to change the railway line termini in the Island of Negros, allowing abandonment of part of the line and extension of the southern terminus in exchange.
That portion from the harbor of Escalante westward to the town of Saravia.
To extend its southern terminus from Himamailan to Cabancalan.
The Secretary of Commerce and Police and the Supervising Railway Expert.
It indicates the legislative enactment authority under the United States colonial framework governing the Philippines at the time.
It amends subsection one, paragraph three of Section 1 of Act No. 1497.
A line from the harbor of Escalante, on the northeast coast, westerly following the coast line to Himamailan, approximately one hundred miles.
A line from the municipality of Saravia on the northwest coast, southerly to Cabancalan, approximately seventy-five miles.
It shows the termini and general direction are controlling, while the mileage is approximate and may reflect surveying limitations.
The company must file in duplicate with the Executive Secretary its acceptance of the amendment through its duly authorized agent and representative in the Philippines.
On the acceptance of the foregoing amendment, as prescribed in Section 2.
Because the amendment alters the contractual/charter terms regarding the railway line; the law conditions effectiveness on the company’s assent.
It alters the authorized scope and geographic limits of the railway line operations, thereby affecting what segments may be abandoned or must be extended.
It conditions permission to abandon Escalante–Saravia on the company extending the southern terminus from Himamailan to Cabancalan.
That the best interest of the Philippine Government and the inhabitants of the Island of Negros will be served by granting the request.
It ensures clarity as to exactly what wording in the prior law is modified and what the new controlling language will be.