QuestionsQuestions (Republic Act No. 617)
The text is Republic Act No. 617, titled “An Act to Create the Municipality of Quezon in the Province of Palawan.” Its purpose is to create a new regular municipality named Quezon by separating specified barrios from existing municipalities.
The barrios of Berong and Alfonso XIII in the municipality of Aborlan were separated to form the Municipality of Quezon.
The barrios of Iraan, Candawaga, and Canipaan in the municipality of Brook’s Point were separated to form the Municipality of Quezon.
RA 617 provides that the separated barrios are constituted into a “new and regular municipality” known as the Municipality of Quezon.
The seat of the government is the present site of the barrio of Alfonso XIII.
No. The Act specifies the constituent areas by identifying the barrios being separated, and it designates the seat as the present site of Alfonso XIII.
Section 2 states that the elective officials of the new municipality shall be appointed by the President of the Philippines.
They hold office until their successors shall have been elected and duly qualified.
Under Section 3, the Act shall take effect upon its approval.
RA 617 was approved on May 15, 1951.
It indicates that the municipality is not merely provisional; it is constituted as a regular municipality with the usual governmental character under the law, while transitional provisions govern the appointment of officials.
It provides that officials are appointed by the President initially, and they remain in office until successors are elected and have duly qualified.
The initial elective officials are appointed by the President, and they remain until elected successors are qualified; thus, the appointed officials continue to serve during the interim.
It uses separation: specified barrios are separated from Aborlan and Brook’s Point and constituted into a new municipality.
The seat is the present site of the barrio of Alfonso XIII, which was originally in the municipality of Aborlan.
The municipalities of Aborlan and Brook’s Point in the province of Palawan were affected because certain barrios were separated from them to form the Municipality of Quezon.