Republic Act
Approved June 21, 1959

Republic Act No. 2515

An act to amend section one of republic act numbered nineteen hundred seventy-two

An Act to Amend Section One of Republic Act Numbered Nineteen Hundred Seventy-Two

In plain language

Amends Section 1 of Republic Act 1972 to create the Municipality of Villa Verde from the barrios of Ibung and Bintawan in Solano, Nueva Vizcaya, and provides for the transfer of its seat of government within one year.

  • Creation of the Municipality of Villa Verde
  • Seat of government at Bintawan
  • Option to transfer seat within one year by two‑third vote of council
  • Act takes effect upon approval
Local Government
Municipality
Amendment
Nueva Vizcaya

REPUBLIC ACT No. 2515

An Act to Amend Section One of Republic Act Numbered Nineteen Hundred Seventy-Two

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

Section 1

Section one of Republic Act Numbered Nineteen hundred seventy-two is amended to read as follow:

> Sec. 1. The barrios of Ibung and Bintawan, Municipality of Solano, Province of Nueva Vizcaya, are separated from said municipality and are constituted into a distinct and independent municipality to be known as the Municipality of Villa Verde, Province of Nueva Vizcaya, with the seat of government at the site of the present barrio of Bintawan: Provided, However, That within a year from approval hereof, by a vote of two-third of all the members of the municipal council elected in the general elections of nineteen hundred and fifty-nine for local officials, such seat of government may be transferred to any other site."

Section 2

This Act shall take effect upon its approval.

Approved: June 21, 1959.

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