Title
Appointment of Marawi City Councilors
Law
Republic Act No. 1922
Decision Date
Jun 22, 1957
Republic Act No. 1922 authorizes the President of the Philippines to appoint two additional councilors for the City of Marawi, in accordance with the completion requirement set by Republic Act Numbered Fifteen hundred fifty-two.
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Q&A (Republic Act No. 1922)

The purpose of Republic Act No. 1922 is to authorize the President of the Philippines to appoint two additional councilors for the City of Marawi to complete the number of councilors to five.

The President of the Republic of the Philippines is authorized to appoint the two additional councilors for the City of Marawi.

Two additional councilors are authorized to be appointed.

The appointed councilors shall serve until their successors are duly elected and qualified in the general election for 1959 or until they are removed for cause in accordance with law.

Republic Act Numbered Fifteen hundred fifty-two (RA No. 1552) is the law referred to regarding the number of councilors for the City of Marawi.

Republic Act No. 1922 took effect upon its approval, which was on June 22, 1957.

The general election for 1959 is significant because it marks the time when the successors to the appointed councilors are to be duly elected and qualified.

Yes, they can be removed for cause in accordance with law before their term ends.

It means increasing the total number of city councilors to five by appointing two additional councilors to supplement the existing members.

The law does not explicitly specify penalties; however, it allows removal of the appointed councilors for cause in accordance with existing laws.


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