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Act No. 747 Section 2

Section 2

SEC. 2. Section four of said Act Numbered Four hundred and twenty-two is hereby amended so as to provide that the provincial capital of the Province of Paragua shall be at the municipality of Puerto Princesa on the Island of Paragua, and the provincial officials shall reside and have their offices in said municipality of Puerto Princesa: Provided however, That until cable communication shall have been established between Puerto Princesa and Manila, the provincial governor of Paragua 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 Bureau in Manila.

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CitationAct No. 747 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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