Title
Creation of Caraga Region
Law
Republic Act No. 7901
Decision Date
Feb 23, 1995
Republic Act No. 7901 created the Caraga Administrative Region, consisting of certain provinces and cities, with Butuan City as its regional center, and transferred Surigao del Sur to Region XI.

Regional center and office locations

  • Section 2 establishes the regional center of the Caraga Region in Butuan City.
  • Section 2 provides that national offices shall be located in Butuan City, except for the specifically enumerated agencies.
  • Section 2 requires the Bureau of Mines and the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources to be situated in Surigao City.
  • Section 2 requires the Department of Environment and Natural Resources to be situated in Prosperidad, Agusan del Sur.

Transfer consequence affecting Region XI

  • Section 3 provides that, as a result of the transfer of Surigao del Sur to Region XIII, the Province of Sultan Kudarat now forms part of Region XI.

Continuity of regional privileges

  • Section 4 provides that the same privileges under the rules and regulations covering regions remain in force.

Repeal, amendment, and separability

  • Section 5 repeals or amends accordingly all laws, decrees, orders, rules and regulations, or parts thereof inconsistent with Republic Act No. 7901.
  • Section 6 provides that if any part of Republic Act No. 7901 is declared unconstitutional or invalid, the invalidity does not affect the other provisions.

Effectivity

  • Section 7 provides that Republic Act No. 7901 takes effect upon its approval.
  • Republic Act No. 7901 was approved on February 23, 1995.

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