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Act
Approved June 21, 1969

Republic Act No. 5977

An act amending republic act numbered twenty-one hundred forty-one, entitled "an act creating the sub-province of biliran."

AN ACT AMENDING REPUBLIC ACT NUMBERED TWENTY-ONE HUNDRED FORTY-ONE, ENTITLED "AN ACT CREATING THE SUB-PROVINCE OF BILIRAN."

In plain language

The Republic Act No. 5977 amends Republic Act No. 2141 to grant the governor of Biliran full executive powers, modify the designation of governor, and insert new sections (7‑A to 7‑D) that transfer the Deputy Provincial Treasurer and Auditor offices to Biliran, allocate all provincial revenues to Biliran's treasury, and prescribe the use of funds for Biliran’s exclusive benefit. The act takes effect upon approval.

  • Granting full executive powers to the governor of Biliran
  • Replacing "lieutenant‑governor" with "Governor" in RA 2141
  • Transferring the Deputy Provincial Treasurer and Auditor offices to Biliran
  • Allocating all provincial taxes, fines, and revenue to Biliran’s treasury
  • Stipulating that all funds accruing to Biliran shall be used for its exclusive benefit
Amendment
Local Government
Subprovince

[ REPUBLIC ACT NO. 5977, June 21, 1969 ]

AN ACT AMENDING REPUBLIC ACT NUMBERED TWENTY-ONE HUNDRED FORTY-ONE, ENTITLED "AN ACT CREATING THE SUB-PROVINCE OF BILIRAN."

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress assembled:

Section 1

Section six of Republic Act Numbered Twenty-one hundred forty-one is amended to read as follows:

"Section 6. The governor of the Subprovince of Biliran shall exercise therein all the executive powers of a provincial governor. He shall not be a member of the Provincial Board of Leyte."

Section 2

The same Act is amended by inserting between Sections seven and eight thereof the following sections:

"Section 7-A. The Office of the Deputy Provincial Treasurer, including its personnel, of the Province of Leyte, is hereby transferred to the Subprovince of Biliran, and the physical transfer of the said office to the capital of the said subprovince shall be effected within thirty days from the date of the approval of this Act.

"Section 7-B. There shall be an auditor for the Subprovince of Biliran with permanent station at its capital. He shall exercise the functions of a provincial auditor in the said subprovince. He shall be assisted by such personnel as may be determined by the Provincial Board of Leyte. The operating expenses of the Office of the Auditor of the said subprovince shall be paid by it. The salaries of all the personnel in the said office shall be fixed by the governor.

"Section 7-C. One hundredper centumof all provincial taxes, fines, or other revenue collected in the Subprovince of Biliran or by reason of any right originating therein shall accrue to the treasury of the said subprovince for the sole use and benefit thereof. All the proceeds of the road tax of the subprovince shall also accrue in their entirety to its treasury. There shall accrue to the treasury of the said subprovince, for the sole use and benefit thereof, one hundredper centumof the internal revenue and special allotments apportioned to the Province of Leyte in respect to the number of inhabitants in the said subprovince.

"Section 7-D. All funds accruing to the Subprovince of Biliran shall be expended for its exclusive benefit."

Section 3

Whenever the phrase "lieutenant-governor" appears in Republic Act Numbered Twenty-one hundred forty-one, it shall read "Governor."

Section 4

This Act shall take effect upon its approval.

Enacted without Executive approval, June 21, 1969.

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