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Creation of Opol Municipality, Misamis Oriental

Republic Act No. 524 Jun 15, 1950

A law enacted in 1950 establishes the municipality of Opol in Misamis Oriental, separating it from the municipality of Cagayan and appointing its first set of officials.

municipality creation republic act opol

Creation and territorial coverage

Section 1 creates a new municipality known as the municipality of Opol.
Section 1 separates the barrios of Opol, Igpit, and Lower Iponan from the municipality of Cagayan, Province of Misamis Oriental.
Section 1 constitutes these separated barrios into the new municipality of Opol.

Seat of government

Section 1 designates the present barrio of Opol as the seat of the government of the municipality of Opol.

First local officials and tenure

Section 2 directs the President of the Philippines to appoint the first mayor, vice-mayor and councilors of the new municipality.
Section 2 provides that the appointed officials hold office until their successors shall have been elected and shall have qualified.

Implementation and transition

Section 2 makes appointment of the first local officials effective upon the approval of the Act.
Section 3 makes the Act effective upon approval, establishing immediate legal operation for the municipal creation and transition to appointed local governance.

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