CA 357 Section 165

Assumption of office.

Section 165

SEC. 165. Assumption of office. — Every candidate for a municipal office proclaimed elected by the municipal board of canvassers shall assume office, notwithstanding the pendency in the courts of any contest against his election, without prejudice to the final decision thereof.

Read the full instrument →

Other provisions in CA 357

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

CitationCA 357 Section 165 (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).

Continue your research

CA 357, full textChapter navigation and full text, so you can read this section in contextPhilippines legislation Philippine Laws by type and yearGrouped by instrument type and year of enactment, so you can find others of the same kindBrowse by type and year Philippines: what this database coversWhich datasets are here, which official source they come from, and how current they arePhilippines overview