Creation of Municipality of Kananga, Leyte
Republic Act No. 542, enacted on June 17, 1950, establishes the municipality of Kananga in Leyte, separating it from the City of Ormoc. The new municipality comprises the barrios of Lonoy, Kananga, Rizal, Tugbong, Montebello, Aguiting, Agayayan, Montealegre, Libungao, Naghalin, and Masarayag, with its government seat located in Kananga. The Act mandates that the President of the Philippines appoint the elective officials of Kananga until new officials are elected and qualified. The law took effect upon its approval and was published in the Official Gazette.
Law Information
- Reference Number
- Republic Act No. 542
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Statutes
- Subcategory
- Republic Acts
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
June 17, 1950
REPUBLIC ACT NO. 542
AN ACT CREATING THE MUNICIPALITY OF KANANGA IN THE PROVINCE OF LEYTE
SECTION 1. The barrios of Lonoy, Kananga, Rizal, Tugbong, Montebello, Aguiting, Agayayan, Montealegre, Libungao, Naghalin, and Masarayag in the City of Ormoc are separated from said city and constituted into a new municipality to be known as the municipality of Kananga, with the seat of government at the present site of the barrio of Kananga.
SECTION 2. The elective officials of the new municipality shall be appointed by the President of the Philippines and shall hold office until their successors shall have been elected and shall have duly qualified.
SECTION 3. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
Approved: June 17, 1950
Published in the Official Gazette, Vol. 46, No. 10, p. 4775 in October 1950
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Creation of Municipality of Kananga, Leyte, Republic Act No. 542, Jun 17, 1950 (Philippines)
Creation of Municipality of Kananga, Leyte, Republic Act No. 542 (Phil. 1950)
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