QuestionsQuestions (PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 1163)
It transfers the capital and seat of government of the Province of Cavite from Trece Martires City to the Municipality of Imus, and designates a specific lot in Imus as the government center site.
From Trece Martires City to the Municipality of Imus.
Lot No. 4711 of the Imus Estate.
Expenses shall be taken from (1) the local government share in the national internal revenue allotment and (2) the allocation by the national government to the Province of Cavite.
Section 39 of Republic Act No. 981, which transferred Cavite’s capital and seat of government to Trece Martires City.
It shows the direct legislative/issuance intent to override a prior statute provision (RA 981, Sec. 39) so the new location (Imus) becomes controlling.
It cites popular clamor and the claim that Trece Martires City remained inaccessible and failed to become a center of activities, thus the transfer is deemed necessary for social, economic, and political development under the New Society.
It provides that all other laws, decrees, rules or regulations inconsistent with the Decree are modified, amended, or repealed accordingly.
It shall take effect immediately.
Provincial government functions and official facilities are expected to be established/located in Imus, specifically in the designated government center site.
Only the inconsistent provision (Section 39) is repealed; other parts of RA 981 remain effective unless otherwise inconsistent with PD 1163.
It indicates both the symbolic center (capital) and the actual location where the provincial government conducts its core operations (seat of government) are transferred to Imus.
It provides: (1) the transfer of capital and seat (Sec. 1), (2) the designated site (Sec. 2), (3) funding sources (Sec. 3), (4) repeal of prior law and inconsistency clause (Sec. 4), and (5) immediacy of effect (Sec. 5).
It is a Presidential Decree. Students should interpret it according to its text, give effect to express repeals and amendments, and consider consistency with existing laws, especially the express repeal clause.