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Act No. 1396 Section 26

Act No. 1396 Section 26

Section 26

SEC. 26. (a) The Province of Palawan shall include the entire Island of Palawan, the Islands of Dumaran and Balabac, the Calamianes Islands, the Cuyos Islands, the Cagayanes Islands, and all other islands adjacent to these islands and not included within the limits of any other province. (b) The capital of the Province of Palawan shall be the township of Puerto Princesa on the Island of Palawan : Provided, however, That until cable communications shall have icon established between Puerto Princesa and Manila, the provincial governor shall have discretion to fix the capital of that province either at Cuyo or at Puerto Princesa, and to change the place of the capital from one place to the other, as the public interests may require, the change of the capital, if made, to be effected by a proclamation of the provincial governor, a copy of which shall be forwarded to the Executive Secretary. (c) The officers of the provincial government shall Lie a provincial governor, at three thousand two hundred pesos per annum, who shall discharge the duties herein before prescribed for the provincial governor and those prescribed for the provincial supervisor; and a provincial secretary-treasurer, at three thousand pesos per annum, who shall discharge the duties herein before prescribed for the provincial secretary and those prescribed for the provincial treasurer, and who shall give a bond as provided by section four of this Act in the sum of ten thousand pesos, The fiscal for the Fifteenth Judicial District shall perform the duties prescribed for the provincial fiscal. (d) The provincial governor, the provincial secretary-treasurer, and the division superintendent of schools for the Province of Palawan shall constitute the provincial board.

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CitationAct No. 1396 Section 26 (LawPlayer, data as of July 4, 2026)

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