Title
Creation of San Sebastian Municipality, Samar
Law
Republic Act No. 543
Decision Date
Jun 17, 1950
Republic Act No. 543 re-creates the municipality of San Sebastian, Samar, with specific areas and officials appointed by the President, to be established upon appointment and qualification of its officers.

Re-created municipality boundaries

  • Section 1 re-creates and establishes a new and separate municipality to be known as the Municipality of San Sebastian.
  • The municipality is constituted by the barrios of San Sebastian, Jitaasan, Dolores, Camanjagay, Bontod, Campidasa, Campiyak, Maslog, Balogo, Maropangpang, Binongtoan, and Bolwan.
  • The covered barrios are those within the municipality of Wright, Province of Samar.
  • Section 1 also includes the sitios under the jurisdiction of the enumerated barrios.
  • The seat of government is set in the barrio of San Sebastian.

Officials and appointment by the President

  • Section 2 provides that the municipal mayor, vice mayor, and councilors of the new municipality shall be appointed by the President of the Philippines.
  • Section 2 limits their term to hold office until their successors are elected and have qualified.

When the municipality begins existence

  • Section 3 requires the municipality to begin to exist on a date fixed in a proclamation by the President of the Philippines.
  • Section 3 provides that existence is also conditioned on the appointment and qualification of its officers.
  • Section 3 ties the commencement to both: (1) the presidential proclamation date and (2) the appointment and qualification of municipal officers.

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