QuestionsQuestions (Republic Act No. 2556)
Republic Act No. 2556 is titled “An Act Creating Certain Barrios in the Municipality of Samal, Province of Davao,” and it constitutes specified places in Samal as barrios.
Section 1 enumerates the specific places in the Municipality of Samal that are constituted as barrios of that municipality.
Examples include Barrio Anunang, Barrio Aumbay, Barrio Del Monte, Barrio Guilon, and Barrio Sta. Cruz (any five from the list).
The law applies to the Municipality of Samal, Province of Davao.
It creates “certain” barrios only—those specifically listed in Section 1.
The place is “constituted as [a] barrio” of Samal, as expressly stated in Section 1 by pairing the place name with “as Barrio [name].”
From the provided text: Barrio San Isidro, Barrio San Miguel, and Barrio Sion.
From the provided text: Barrio Tagbaobo, Barrio Tagbay, Barrio Tagbitanag, and Barrio Tagdaliao.
It indicates that effectiveness is tied to approval; however, the text notes the act was enacted without executive approval, which affects the practical implementation as reflected in the enactment statement.
It indicates the law was enacted by Congress without the President’s executive approval, yet it still became law and took effect as indicated by Section 2 and the enactment note.
The text states it was enacted on June 21, 1959, and that it was enacted without executive approval.
They identify the House Bill number and the Official Gazette (OG) issue where the law was published, helpful for locating the authoritative published version.
It is a national statute because it is Republic Act No. 2556 enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress assembled.
The text uses the term “barrio,” which historically refers to the local community unit now generally known as barangay in later legal terminology; RA 2556 creates barrios in 1959.