Question & AnswerQ&A (Act No. 2934)
The primary purpose of Act No. 2934 is to authorize the separation of the subprovince of Masbate from the Province of Sorsogon and to reestablish Masbate as an independent province.
The Governor-General is authorized to reestablish the Province of Masbate as an independent province, subject to conditions he may impose and when public interest requires it.
The reestablished Province of Masbate shall have the same territory as it had before its consolidation with the Province of Sorsogon.
The capital of the reestablished Province of Masbate shall be the municipality of Masbate, located on the island of the same name.
The provisions of the Administrative Code applicable to a regularly organized province shall govern the government, operation, election, and appointment of officers in the Province of Masbate.
The elective provincial officers shall be appointed by the Governor-General, with the consent of the Senate, and hold office until their successors are elected and qualified.
The lieutenant-governor elected in 1919 shall perform the duties of the provincial governor until a successor is elected during the next general election and qualified.
The provincial governor's salary shall not exceed two thousand pesos annually; the provincial treasurer, nineteen hundred pesos; the provincial fiscal, eighteen hundred pesos; and members of the provincial board receive a per diem not exceeding five pesos per session attended.
Yes, Masbate will have a Representative in the House of Representatives and remain part of the Sixth Senate District.
The present Representative for the Second Electoral District of Sorsogon will be considered the Representative of the Province of Masbate during his term.
Sorsogon’s First District includes Prieto-Diaz, Gubat, Barcelona, Bulusan, Irosin, Matnog, Santa Magdalena, and Bulan; the Second District includes Bacon, Sorsogon, Casiguran, Juban, Magallanes, Castilla, Pilar, and Donsol.
The funds, obligations, and property will be equitably distributed between the two provinces as recommended by the Insular Auditor and approved by the Governor-General.
All Acts or parts of Acts inconsistent with the provisions of this Act are repealed.
This Act took effect upon its approval on December 15, 1920.