Creation of Biri, Northern Samar
Republic Act No. 5500, enacted on June 21, 1969, establishes the Municipality of Biri in Northern Samar, separating it from the Municipality of Bobon. The new municipality comprises the barrios of Biri, Sto. Nio, Pio del Pilar, San Antonio, San Pedro, Kauswagan, McArthur, and Progress, with its government seat located in Biri. Elections for the first mayor, vice-mayor, and councilors are scheduled for November 1969. The Act took effect upon its approval and was published in the Official Gazette on October 27, 1969.
Law Information
- Reference Number
- Republic Act No. 5500
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Statutes
- Subcategory
- Republic Acts
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
June 21, 1969
REPUBLIC ACT NO. 5500
AN ACT CREATING THE MUNICIPALITY OF BIRI IN THE PROVINCE OF NORTHERN SAMAR
SECTION 1. Barrios Biri, Sto. Niño, Pio del Pilar, San Antonio, San Pedro, Kauswagan, McArthur and Progress in the Municipality of Bobon, Province of Northern Samar, are hereby separated from said municipality and constituted into a distinct and independent municipality, to be known as the Municipality of Biri, same province. The seat of government of the new municipality shall be in the present site of the barrio of Biri.
SECTION 2. The first mayor, vice-mayor, and councilors of the new municipality shall be elected in the next general elections in November, nineteen hundred and sixty-nine. cdt
SECTION 3. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
Approved: June 21, 1969
Published in the Official Gazette, Vol. 65, No. 43, p. 11620 on October 27, 1969
Cite This Law
Creation of Biri, Northern Samar, Republic Act No. 5500, Jun 21, 1969 (Philippines)
Creation of Biri, Northern Samar, Republic Act No. 5500 (Phil. 1969)
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