Title
Transfer of Camarines Sur Capitol to Pili
Law
Republic Act No. 1336
Decision Date
Jun 16, 1955
Republic Act No. 1336 transfers the provincial capitol of Camarines Sur from Naga City to Palestina in Pili, giving the President the authority to select the new capitol site, making Pili the official capital of the province, effective June 16, 1955.

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.

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