Changing the Names of Certain Municipalities, Townships and Barrios
Act No. 2390, enacted on February 28, 1914, officially changes the names of several municipalities and barrios across various provinces in the Philippines. Notable changes include the renaming of Santo Nio to Faire and Manawan to Rizal in Cagayan, as well as San Isidro Labrador to Labrador and San Isidro de Potot to Burgos in Pangasinan. Other municipalities, such as San Francisco de Malabon, are renamed to Malabon and Tanza, while San Pedro Macati becomes Makati. The act emphasizes the urgency of these changes, allowing for immediate effect upon passage.
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- What is Changing the Names of Certain Municipalities, Townships and Barrios about?
- Act No. 2390, enacted on February 28, 1914, officially changes the names of several municipalities and barrios across various provinces in the Philippines. Notable changes include the renaming of Santo Nio to Faire and Manawan to Rizal in Cagayan, as well as San Isidro Labrador to Labrador and San Isidro de Potot to Burgos in Pangasinan. Other municipalities, such as San Francisco de Malabon, are renamed to Malabon and Tanza, while San Pedro Macati becomes Makati. The act emphasizes the urgency of these changes, allowing for immediate effect upon passage.
- What type of law is Act No. 2390?
- Changing the Names of Certain Municipalities, Townships and Barrios (Act No. 2390) is a Philippine Statutes enacted by the Congress of the Philippines.
- When was Changing the Names of Certain Municipalities, Townships and Barrios enacted?
- Changing the Names of Certain Municipalities, Townships and Barrios (Act No. 2390) was enacted on Feb 28, 1914.
- What is the citation for Changing the Names of Certain Municipalities, Townships and Barrios?
- Changing the Names of Certain Municipalities, Townships and Barrios, Act No. 2390, Feb 28, 1914 (Philippines)
Law Information
- Reference Number
- Act No. 2390
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Statutes
- Subcategory
- Acts
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
February 28, 1914
ACT NO. 2390
AN ACT CHANGING THE NAMES OF THE MUNICIPALITIES OF SANTO NIÑO AND MAWANAN, PROVINCE OF CAGAYAN; SAN ISIDRO LABRADOR AND SAN ISIDRO DE POTOT, PROVINCE OF PANGASINAN; SAN FRANCISCO DE MALABON AND SANTA CRUZ DE MALABON, PROVINCE OF CAVITE; NAGPARTIAN AND SAN MIGUEL, PROVINCE OF ILOCOS NORTE; LANGARAN, PROVINCE OF MISAMIS; SAN PEDRO TUNASAN, PROVINCE OF LAGUNA; CABAGAN NUEVO, PROVINCE OF ISABELA; NUEVA CACERES, PROVINCE OF AMBOS CAMARINES; SAN PEDRO MACATI, PROVINCE OF RIZAL; SAN JUAN DE BOCBOC, PROVINCE OF BATANGAS; SAN JUAN, PROVINCE OF NUEVA ECIJA; TOWNSHIP OF BARRIT-LULUNO, PROVINCE OF ILOCOS SUR, AND OF THE BARRIOS OF TUBLIJON AND GIBIGAAN, MUNICIPALITY OF SORSOGON, PROVINCE OF SORSOGON
SECTION 1. The names of the municipality of Santo Niño and Manawan, Province of Cagayan, are changed to Faire and Rizal, respectively; those of the municipalities of San Isidro Labrador and San Isidro de Potot Province of Pangasinan, to Labrador and Burgos, respectively; those of the municipalities of San Francisco de Malabon and Santa Cruz de Malabon, Province of Cavite, Malabon and Tanza, respectively; those of Nagpartian and San Miguel, Province of Ilocos Norte, to Burgos and Sarrat, respectively; the name of the municipality of Langaran, Province of Misamis, to Plaridel; that of San Pedro de Tunasan, Province of Laguna, to San Pedro; that of Cabagan Nuevo, Province of Isabela, to Cabagan, that of Nueva Caceres, Province of Ambos Camarines, to Naga; that of San Pedro Macati, Province of Rizal, to Makati; that of San Pedro de Bocboc, Province of Batangas, to Bolbok; that of San Juan de Guimba, Province of Nueva Ecija, to Guimba; that of the township of Barrit-Luluno, Province of Ilocos Sur, to Luba; and those of the barrios of Tublijon and Gibigaan, municipality of Sorsogon, Province of Sorsogon, to Rizal and Buenavista, respectively. SDHTEC
SECTION 2. The public good requiring the speedy enactment of this bill, the same shall take effect on its passage, in accordance with section one of Act Numbered Nineteen hundred and forty-five of the Philippine Legislature.
ENACTED, February 28, 1914.
Cite This Law
Changing the Names of Certain Municipalities, Townships and Barrios, Act No. 2390, Feb 28, 1914 (Philippines)
Changing the Names of Certain Municipalities, Townships and Barrios, Act No. 2390 (Phil. 1914)
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