Title
Creation of Municipality of Tubo, Abra
Law
Republic Act No. 5161
Decision Date
Jun 17, 1967
Republic Act No. 5161 created the Municipality of Tubo in the Province of Abra, Philippines, by separating certain barrios from the Municipal District of Tubo and establishing them as an independent municipality, with the new municipality acquiring corporate existence upon the election and qualification of its first set of local officials.

Questions (Republic Act No. 5161)

Republic Act No. 5161, entitled “An Act Creating the Municipality of Tubo in the Province of Abra.”

Alangting, Amtuagan, De-long, Kill, Poblacion, Mayabo, Supo, Tiempo, Tubtuba, and Wayangan.

They were the barrios that, at the time, comprised the Municipal District of Tubo, Province of Abra.

It constitutes the specified barrios into a distinct and independent municipality to be known as the Municipality of Tubo.

The Province of Abra.

Upon the election and qualification of the first mayor, vice-mayor, and councilors in the next general elections for local officials.

The municipal officials of the mother municipality charged with election duties, in accordance with the Revised Election Code, shall hold office until the first officials are elected and qualified.

The first mayor, vice-mayor, and councilors.

The first scheduled general elections where local officials are elected after the enactment/approval of the law, to elect the first set of local officials for the new municipality.

The Revised Election Code.

They shall hold office only until the first officials of the new municipality are elected and qualified.

Upon its approval.

No executive approval was indicated; it was enacted without Executive approval, as shown in the provided text (June 17, 1967).

It transitions the barrios that comprised the Municipal District of Tubo into a distinct and independent municipality.

The election and qualification of the first mayor, vice-mayor, and councilors in the next general elections for local officials.


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