QuestionsQuestions (Republic Act No. 2227)
Maasin, Macrohon, Padre Burgos, Malitbog, Bontoc, Sogod, Libagon, Liloan, Pintuyan, San Francisco, Saint Bernard, Cabalian, Anahawan, Hinundayan, Hinunangan, and Silago.
It continues to be known as the Province of Leyte, minus the municipalities enumerated in Section 1.
In the town of Maasin.
They shall be appointed by the President of the Philippines with the consent of the Commission on Appointments.
They shall hold office until their successors are elected in the regular election next following the effectivity of the Act and have qualified.
They shall be appointed as provided by law (i.e., according to existing applicable legal provisions).
Southern Leyte shall have one Representative, while Leyte shall have four Representatives.
They continue to represent the districts for which they were elected until the expiration of their respective terms.
On the first day of July, nineteen hundred sixty.
Effective on the date of the regular election for Members of the House of Representatives next following the approval of the Act.
They shall be known as the First, Second, Third, and Fourth Representative Districts of Leyte, respectively.
They shall be divided proportionately by the President of the Philippines upon the recommendation of the Auditor General upon the effectivity of the Act.
Except as otherwise provided, all provisions of law now or hereafter applicable to regularly organized provinces shall be applicable to Southern Leyte.
To ensure a proportional allocation of obligations, funds, assets, and other properties between Leyte and Southern Leyte after segregation.
It reflects a safeguard and oversight mechanism for initial governance of a newly created political unit before regular elections can be held.