Title
Creation and Administration of Quirino Subprovince
Law
Republic Act No. 5554
Decision Date
Jun 21, 1969
Republic Act No. 5554 amends Republic Act No. 4734 to create the subprovince of Quirino in the Philippines, establishing its capital, barrios, government structure, and providing for the election of a governor and Provincial Board, as well as the allocation of taxes and allotments.

Governance: Governor and Executive Role

  • Section 3 creates the position of governor as the chief executive officer of Quirino Subprovincial government.
  • Section 3 provides that the governor shall be elected by the qualified voters of the subprovince.
  • Section 3 requires the governor to exercise the powers and discharge the duties that belong to the office of chief executive in provinces regularly organized.

Subprovincial Institutions and Offices

  • Section 4 provides that Quirino Subprovince constitutes a separate engineering district and a separate school division.
  • Section 4 requires establishment of other national or provincial offices in the same manner as if Quirino Subprovince were a regularly organized province.

Provincial Board: Composition and Operation

  • Section 5 creates a Provincial Board composed of:
    • the governor as presiding officer, and
    • two other members elected by the qualified voters of the subprovince.
  • Section 5 establishes a secretary of the Provincial Board who has the same duties, powers, and qualifications as those prescribed for regularly organized provinces.
  • Section 5 mandates that the pertinent provisions of law applicable to regularly organized provinces govern the Provincial Board regarding:
    • powers, duties, qualifications, compensation, meetings, tenure, and other matters.
  • Section 5 directs that the Provincial Board shall fix compensation of:
    • the governor,
    • board members, and
    • other officials and employees,
      in accordance with law.
  • Section 6 provides that other subprovincial officials shall be appointed in accordance with existing laws or regulations.

Fiscal Share and Tax Allocations

  • Section 7 provides that Quirino Subprovince shall receive a share in taxes and allotments equal to what it would receive if it were a regularly organized province.

Voting Limits for Provincial Officials

  • Section 8 provides that the voters of Quirino Subprovince shall not participate in the election of provincial officials of Nueva Vizcaya.

Representation in Nueva Vizcaya District

  • Section 9 provides that until otherwise provided by law, Quirino Subprovince shall continue as part of the representative district of Nueva Vizcaya.

Plebiscite, Election Timing, and Funding

  • Section 3 requires submission for approval in a plebiscite of:
    • provisions pertaining to the establishment of the Provincial Board,
    • provisions pertaining to separation from Nueva Vizcaya insofar as provincial administration is concerned, and
    • provisions retaining the subprovince as part of the representative district of Nueva Vizcaya.
  • Section 3 requires the plebiscite to coincide with the elections of nineteen hundred sixty-nine.
  • Section 3 provides that the matters submitted are deemed approved if a majority of the votes cast in the plebiscite are in the affirmative.
  • Section 4 provides that if approved, the first governor and members of the Provincial Board shall be elected in the general elections of nineteen hundred seventy-one.
  • Section 5 deems the appropriation necessary for the plebiscite included in the funds set aside for the elections of November eleven, nineteen hundred sixty-nine.

Effectivity and Approval

  • Section 6 provides that the Act shall take effect upon its approval.
  • The Act was Approved, June 21, 1969.

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