Republic Act No. 5651: An act amending republic act numbered forty-two hundred and twenty-one, entitled 'an act creating the provinces of northern samar, eastern samar, and western samar.'

Republic Act No. 5651

An act amending republic act numbered forty-two hundred and twenty-one, entitled 'an act creating the provinces of northern samar, eastern samar, and western samar.'

AN ACT AMENDING REPUBLIC ACT NUMBERED FORTY-TWO HUNDRED AND TWENTY-ONE, ENTITLED 'AN ACT CREATING THE PROVINCES OF NORTHERN SAMAR, EASTERN SAMAR, AND WESTERN SAMAR.'

In plain language

This act amends RA 421 by inserting Section 9-A, which provides that officers and employees separated due to the division of Samar into three provinces will be considered continuously serving and retain the status of their previous or subsequent appointments. The act takes effect upon approval.

Inserts Section 9-A ensuring continuous service for officers and employees separated due to the division of Samar.

RA 5651

Samar

Provincial Division

Continuity of Service

[ REPUBLIC ACT NO. 5651, June 21, 1969 ] AN ACT AMENDING REPUBLIC ACT NUMBERED FORTY-TWO HUNDRED AND TWENTY-ONE, ENTITLED "AN ACT CREATING THE PROVINCES OF NORTHERN SAMAR, EASTERN SAMAR, AND WESTERN SAMAR." Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress assembled,:

Section 1

Republic Act Numbered Forty-two hundred and twenty-one is hereby amended by inserting between Section nine and Section ten thereof, a new section which shall read as follows:

Section 9-A. Officers and employees, whether occupying positions in the classified or unclassified service in the Province of Samar who are separated from the service due to its division into three provinces and who are re-appointed after the division of said province takes effect shall be deemed to have rendered continuous service and shall retain the status of their previous and/or later appointments, whichever is more advantageous to the said officers and employees.

Section 2. This Act shall take effect upon its approval

Approved, June 21, 1969.

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