Creation of Sarangani Province

The municipalities of Alabel, Glan, Maasin, Maitum, Malapatan, Malungon, and Kiamba are segregated from the Province of South Cotabato and constituted into a separate province known as Sarangani.
The present Province of South Cotabato continues to be known as South Cotabato after subtracting the territory comprising the municipalities listed for segregation.

Section 2 requires that, except as otherwise provided in Republic Act No. 7228, all provisions of law applicable to regularly organized provinces shall apply to the Province of Sarangani.
The applicability is expressly limited to provinces that are regularly organized, subject to the exceptions created by Republic Act No. 7228.

The provincial capital of Sarangani is the Municipality of Alabel.
Section 3 directs that the capitol building and all other national and provincial offices in the new province shall be established within the government lots thereat.

The creation of Sarangani is subject to approval of the majority of the votes cast by voters of the affected areas in a plebiscite.
The Commission on Elections must conduct the plebiscite within one hundred twenty (120) days from the date of the effectivity of the law under Section 10 of the Local Government Code of 1991.
If voters favor the division, the election of the provincial officials is held simultaneously with the forthcoming synchronized national and local elections in May 1992.
If the election in May 1992 is not possible, the provincial officials are elected in a special election held within sixty (60) days after the plebiscite.

Upon the effectivity of Republic Act No. 7228, the obligations, funds, assets, and other properties of South Cotabato are divided proportionately between South Cotabato and Sarangani.
The division is carried out by the President of the Philippines upon the recommendation of the Commission on Audit.