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Act No. 2280 Section 2

Section 2

SEC. 2. This fund shall be used solely for the establishment, equipment, maintenance and operation, in that part of the Philippine Islands inhabited by Moros or other non-Christian tribes, of colonies and plantations on public lands, including transportation of colonists, for the cultivation of rice and other agricultural products, the purposes of which shall be: (a) To increase the production in that part of the Philippine Islands inhabited by Moros or other non-Christian tribes of rice and other agricultural products which at present are imported in large quantities for local consumption. (b) To equalize the distribution of population in that part of the Philippine Islands inhabited by Moros or other non-Christian tribes. (c) To afford opportunity to colonists to become landed proprietors, and to bring under cultivation extensive wild public lands.

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Compiled from an official source version. Later amendments or repeals may not be reflected; the official text prevails. · Read the official text ↗ · Data as of July 4, 2026

CitationAct No. 2280 Section 2 (LawPlayer, data as of July 4, 2026)

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

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