Transfer of provincial capitol site
- Section 1 transfers the site of the provincial capitol of the Province of Camarines Sur from the City of Naga to the barrio of Palestina, Municipality of Pili, Province of Camarines Sur.
- The transfer under Section 1 is a change in the site of the provincial capitol, moving it from Naga to Palestina (within Pili).
Capital location and presidency authorization
- Section 3 provides that upon the approval of Republic Act No. 1336, the capital of the Province of Camarines Sur shall be the Municipality of Pili.
- Section 2 authorizes the President of the Philippines to select the new capitol site within the locality mentioned in Section 1.
- The presidential selection authority under Section 2 is confined to within the locality in the Municipality of Pili where the new capitol site is to be located.
Legal consequences of approval
- Section 3 makes the Municipality of Pili the capital immediately upon approval of the Act.
- Section 4 makes the Act effective immediately upon approval, thereby triggering the change described in Section 3 upon approval.