QuestionsQuestions (Republic Act No. 11259)
Palawan is divided into three distinct and independent provinces: Palawan del Norte, Palawan Oriental, and Palawan del Sur. Palawan del Sur is designated as the mother province.
Palawan del Norte: Coron, Culion, Busuanga, Linapacan, Taytay, El Nido. Palawan Oriental: Roxas, Araceli, Dumaran, Cuyo, Agutaya, Magsaysay, Cayancillo, San Vicente. Palawan del Sur: Aborlan, Narra, Quezon, Rizal, Española, Brooke’s Point, Bataraza, Balabac, Kalayaan.
Each new province includes all the islands of the present Province of Palawan, and the terrestrial jurisdiction is within the present metes and bounds of the municipalities comprising the respective provinces. It also preserves existing boundary disputes and cases by keeping the disputed area with the LGU that has existing administrative supervision until final resolution.
Palawan del Norte’s capital and seat of government is Taytay; Palawan Oriental’s is Roxas; Palawan del Sur’s is Brooke’s Point.
They become effective upon the election and qualification of their representatives on the second Monday of May in 2022.
Incumbent representatives continue to represent their respective legislative districts until new representatives are duly elected, qualified, and assume office.
Their combined share is not less than forty percent (40%) of the gross collection derived by the national government from the preceding fiscal year from specified sources (e.g., mining taxes, royalties, forestry and fishery charges, related charges, administrative charges, and certain proceeds they actually collect and retain).
The combined share is divided equally among the three provinces. The share of each province is further divided in favor of municipalities and barangays: Province 60%, Municipality 24%, Barangay 16%.
For police and law enforcement, each province’s jurisdiction is coextensive with its respective territorial boundary. For water-supply protection, police jurisdiction extends to the drainage area of the water supply source or within 100 meters of any connection with the province’s water service.
The main elective officials are the Provincial Governor and the Provincial Vice Governor. The vice governor is the presiding officer of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan.
The governor exercises general supervision and control over provincial programs and ensures enforcement of laws and ordinances. The governor issues executive orders for faithful execution of laws and ordinances and also participates in the ordinance approval/veto process under the Local Government Code framework incorporated by the charter.
It includes the provincial vice governor (presiding officer), regular members, the president of the provincial chapter of the Liga ng mga Barangay, the president of the panlalawigang pederasyon ng mga Sangguniang Kabataan, the president of the provincial federation of sanggunian members of component cities and municipalities, and three (3) sectoral representatives (one women sector, one agricultural/industrial workers sector, and one from other sectors including urban poor/ICC/PWD).
There are three (3) sectoral representatives: one from the women sector, one from the agricultural or industrial workers sector, and one from the other sectors including urban poor, indigenous cultural communities, or persons with disability.
A majority of all elected and qualified members constitutes a quorum. If quorum is questioned, the presiding officer calls the roll. If still no quorum, the session cannot transact business and may be adjourned for lack of quorum.
After enactment, the ordinance is presented to the provincial governor. If approved, the governor signs; if vetoed, the governor returns with objections. The sanggunian may override the veto by a two-thirds (2/3) vote of all its members. The governor must communicate veto within 15 days; otherwise the ordinance is deemed approved.
The provincial vice governor automatically exercises the powers and performs the duties during temporary incapacity, except the power to appoint, suspend, or dismiss employees, which can only be exercised if the temporary incapacity exceeds thirty (30) working days.
The provincial vice governor becomes governor, or if permanently unable, the highest ranking sanggunian member becomes governor. Subsequent vacancies follow ranking rules (with tie resolved by drawing of lots) and the successors serve only the unexpired terms.
Only the nominee of the political party under which the sanggunian member had been elected may be appointed, and the appointment requires a nomination and a certificate of membership from the highest official of the political party. Appointment without these is null and void ab initio and is a ground for administrative action.
Yes. RA 11259 states that the appointment is mandatory for the Provincial Treasurer (Section 29[c]), Provincial Assessor (Section 30[c]), Provincial Accountant (Section 31[a]), and Provincial Budget Officer (Section 32[a]).