Amendment to R.A. No. 560 (Creation of Busuanga, Palawan)
Republic Act No. 5943, enacted on June 21, 1969, amends the original Republic Act No. 560, which established the Municipality of Busuanga in Palawan. The amendment separates several barrios—Sagrada, Maglalambay, Bogtong, San Isidro, Pallitan, San Rafael, Concepcion, Salvacion, Busuanga, Buluang, Quezon, Calawit, and Cheey—from the Municipality of Coron to form the new Municipality of Busuanga, with Salvacion designated as the government seat. This act took effect immediately upon approval and was published in the Official Gazette on March 16, 1970.
Law Information
- Reference Number
- Republic Act No. 5943
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Statutes
- Subcategory
- Republic Acts
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
June 21, 1969
REPUBLIC ACT NO. 5943
AN ACT AMENDING SECTION ONE OF REPUBLIC ACT NUMBERED FIVE HUNDRED SIXTY, ENTITLED "AN ACT CREATING THE MUNICIPALITY OF BUSUANGA IN THE PROVINCE OF PALAWAN"
SECTION 1. Section one of Republic Act Numbered Five hundred sixty, entitled "An Act creating the Municipality of Busuanga in the Province of Palawan," is hereby amended to read as follows: cd i
"Sec. 1. The barrios of Sagrada, Maglalambay, Bogtong, San Isidro, Pallitan, San Rafael, Concepcion, Salvacion, Busuanga, Buluang, Quezon, Calawit, and Cheey, in the Municipality of Coron, Province of Palawan, are separated from said municipality and constituted into a new Municipality of Busuanga with the present site of the barrio of Salvacion as the seat of the government."
SECTION 2. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
Enacted without Executive approval, June 21, 1969.
Published in the Official Gazette, Vol. 66, No. 11, p. 2563 on March 16, 1970.
Cite This Law
Amendment to R.A. No. 560 (Creation of Busuanga, Palawan), Republic Act No. 5943, Jun 21, 1969 (Philippines)
Amendment to R.A. No. 560 (Creation of Busuanga, Palawan), Republic Act No. 5943 (Phil. 1969)
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