Title
Creation of Samal Subprovince in Davao
Law
Republic Act No. 5999
Decision Date
Aug 4, 1969
Republic Act No. 5999 establishes the Subprovince of Samal within Davao, comprising the municipalities of Samal and Babak, contingent upon a favorable plebiscite vote by its qualified voters.

Application of Administrative Code provisions

  • Section 2 applies the provisions of Sections 2137, 2138, 2139, 2140, 2141, 2142, and 2143 of the Administrative Code, as amended to the Subprovince of Samal.
  • Section 2 makes those Administrative Code provisions the governing framework for the Subprovince of Samal in the areas covered by those sections.

Office and compensation of lieutenant-governor

  • Section 3 provides that the lieutenant-governor of the Subprovince of Samal shall receive compensation of six thousand pesos per annum.

Plebiscite condition for effectiveness

  • Section 4 makes the creation of the Subprovince of Samal effective only if a majority of the qualified voters of the proposed subprovince votes in favor of its creation.
  • Section 4 requires the plebiscite to be held simultaneously with the election in November, nineteen hundred sixty-nine.
  • Section 4 places the plebiscite under the supervision of the Commission on Elections.

Effectivity and transitory rule

  • Section 5 states that the Act takes effect upon its approval.
  • The Act was enacted without Executive approval, August 4, 1969.

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