Creation of Municipality of Salug, Zamboanga del Norte
Republic Act No. 2510, enacted on June 21, 1959, establishes the Municipality of Salug in Zamboanga del Norte by separating certain barrios from the Municipality of Liloy. The new municipality consists of the barrios of Salug, Mucas, Libertad, Tambalang, Balacan, Danao, Caracol, Canawan, Bacong, Lipakan, and Palandok, with its government seat in Mucas. The first mayor, vice-mayor, and councilors will be appointed by the President, subject to the Commission on Appointments, and will serve until the next local elections. The law took effect upon approval and was published in the Official Gazette on September 14, 1959.
June 21, 1959
REPUBLIC ACT NO. 2510
AN ACT CREATING THE MUNICIPALITY OF SALUG, PROVINCE OF ZAMBOANGA DEL NORTE
SECTION 1. The barrios of Salug, Mucas, Libertad, Tambalang, Balacan, Danao, Caracol, Canawan, Bacong, Lipakan, and Palandok in the Municipality of Liloy, Province of Zamboanga del Norte, are separated from said municipality, and are constituted into a distinct and independent municipality to be known as the Municipality of Salug, same province, with the seat of government located at the site of the present barrio of Mucas. aisa dc
SECTION 2. The first mayor, vice-mayor, and councilors of the new municipality shall be appointed by the President, with the consent of the Commission on Appointments, and shall hold office until their successors shall have been elected in the next general elections for local officials and shall have qualified.
SECTION 3. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
Enacted without executive approval, June 21, 1959.
Published in the Official Gazette, Vol. 55, No. 37, p. 7889 on September 14, 1959.