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Republic Act
Approved June 19, 1959

Republic Act No. 2340

An act granting the municipality of borongan, province of samar, a franchise for an electric light, heat and power system

An Act Granting the Municipality of Borongan, Province of Samar, a Franchise for an Electric Light, Heat and Power System

In plain language

The act grants the Municipality of Borongan a 25-year franchise to construct, maintain, and operate an electric light, heat, and power system within its limits, with provisions regarding purchase from the National Power Corporation, surrendering the franchise if the government takes over, and the act takes effect upon approval.

  • Grant of a 25-year franchise to construct, maintain, and operate an electric light, heat, and power system within Municipality of Borongan.
  • Authorization for NPC to negotiate rates if the grantee purchases heat and power.
  • Mandate for the grantee to surrender franchise and equipment if the government takes over.
  • Act takes effect upon approval.
Electricity
Franchise
Municipality
Samar
Public Utilities

REPUBLIC ACT No. 2340

An Act Approving the Transfer of the Franchise and All Property and Rights of Escudero Electric Service Company to Manila Electric Company, and for Other Purposes

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippine Congress Assembled:

Section 1

The transfer and assignment to Manila Electric company of the franchise and all property and rights by the Escudero Electric Service Company under the franchise granted it by Act Numbered Thirty-six hundred forty-eight of the Philippine Legislature, together with the right to install, operate and maintain an electric light, heat and power system in the City of San Pablo, and in the municipalities of Alaminos, Province of Laguna, and Dolores and Tiaong, Province of Quezon, Philippines, is hereby approved: Provided, That the schedule of rates in the City of Manila of the Manila Electric Company shall be applied at all times in the area covered by legislative or Public Service Commission franchises of the Escudero Electric Service Company; that the pre-war lines of the Escudero Electric Service Company which were destroyed, shall be rehabilitated and reconstructed by the Manila Electric Company within one year from the date of the approval of this Act; and that the lines to other barrios within the area of said franchises shall likewise be extended as public service demands and warrants as soon as possible.

Section 2

From and after the approval of this Act, whenever and wherever in Act Numbered Thirty-six hundred forty-eight of the Philippine Legislature the name Escudero Electric Service Company is mentioned, it shall be changed to and shall henceforth be understood to mean the Manila Electric Company.

Section 3

This Act shall take effect upon its approval.

Approved: June 20, 1959.

For information and research only, and not legal advice. This text may not reflect later amendments. For certified copies, refer to the Official Gazette or the issuing agency.