Title
Creation of Municipality of Tubo, Abra
Law
Republic Act No. 5161
Decision Date
Jun 17, 1967
Republic Act No. 5161 created the Municipality of Tubo in the Province of Abra, Philippines, by separating certain barrios from the Municipal District of Tubo and establishing them as an independent municipality, with the new municipality acquiring corporate existence upon the election and qualification of its first set of local officials.

Corporate existence and first officials

  • Section 2 provides that the Municipality of Tubo acquires corporate existence upon the election and qualification of the first mayor, vice-mayor, and councilors.
  • Section 2 requires that the election and qualification occur in the next general elections for local officials.
  • Section 2 directs that, for election purposes, the municipal officials of the mother municipality shall hold office and perform the election duties.
  • Section 2 states that the election duties of the mother municipality’s officials shall be in accordance with the Revised Election Code.
  • Section 2 provides that those mother municipality officials shall hold office until the first Tubo officials have been elected and qualified.

Effectivity

  • Section 3 establishes that Republic Act No. 5161 takes effect upon its approval.
  • The Act was enacted without Executive approval, on June 17, 1967.

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