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Act No. 1397 Section 70

Section 70

SEC. 70. The provisions of sections one to sixty, inclusive, of this Act shall apply to the townships of the Provinces of Nueva Vizcaya, Ilocos Sur, Lepanto-Bontoc, Benguet. Mindoro, and Palawan, and the provisions of sections sixty-one to sixty-four, inclusive, shall apply to all settlements of non-Christian tribes in the Philippine Islands outside the Moro Province and not organized as townships.

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CitationAct No. 1397 Section 70 (LawPlayer, data as of 2026-07-04)

Source: Supreme Court E-Library, Republic of the Philippines. Philippine laws are public documents (works of the government).

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