Amendment to R.A. No. 4221 (Creation of Northern, Eastern and Western Samar)
Republic Act No. 5651 amends Republic Act No. 4221, which originally established the provinces of Northern Samar, Eastern Samar, and Western Samar. The amendment introduces Section 9-A, ensuring that employees separated from service due to the province's division, who are later reappointed, will be recognized as having rendered continuous service. This provision allows these employees to retain the more favorable status of their previous or later appointments. The law took effect upon its approval on June 21, 1969, and was published in the Official Gazette on December 8, 1969.
Law Information
- Reference Number
- Republic Act No. 5651
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Statutes
- Subcategory
- Republic Acts
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
June 21, 1969
REPUBLIC ACT NO. 5651
AN ACT AMENDING REPUBLIC ACT NUMBERED FORTY-TWO HUNDRED AND TWENTY-ONE, ENTITLED "AN ACT CREATING THE PROVINCES OF NORTHERN SAMAR, EASTERN SAMAR, AND WESTERN SAMAR"
SECTION 1. Republic Act Numbered Forty-two hundred and twenty-one is hereby amended by inserting between Section nine and Section ten thereof, a new section which shall read as follows:
"Sec. 9-A. Officers and employees, whether occupying positions in the classified or unclassified service in the Province of Samar who are separated from the service due to its division into three provinces and who are reappointed after the division of said province takes effect shall be deemed to have rendered continuous service and shall retain the status of their previous and/or later appointments, whichever is more advantageous to the said officers and employees." cdt
SECTION 2. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
Approved: June 21, 1969. aisa dc
Published in the Official Gazette, Vol. 65, No. 50, p. 13811 on December 8, 1969
Cite This Law
Amendment to R.A. No. 4221 (Creation of Northern, Eastern and Western Samar), Republic Act No. 5651, Jun 21, 1969 (Philippines)
Amendment to R.A. No. 4221 (Creation of Northern, Eastern and Western Samar), Republic Act No. 5651 (Phil. 1969)
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