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RA 4979 Section 7

RA 4979 Section 7

Section 7

SEC. 7. The division of the Province of Agusan, as provided in this Act, shall become effective if the majority ,of, the votes cast by the voters of said province in a plebiscite to be held simultaneously with the election of November, nineteen hundred sixty-seven, under the supervision of the Commission on Elections, favors such division: Provided,That should the voters favor such division, the new provinces shall thereafter be organized immediately upon the special elections of the provincial officials and a Member of the House of Representatives for Agusan del Sur, and a Member of the House of Representatives for Agusan del Norte, in the general elections of November, nineteen hundred sixty-nine: Provided further, That provincial officials elected in the special elections of nineteen -hundred sixty-nine shall hold office until their successors shall have been elected in the next local elections and shall have qualified: Provided finally, That all provincial officials elected for the Province of Agusan in the nineteen hundred sixty-seven elections shall ipso facto become the provincial officials of Agusan del Norte and shall continue to serve their terms of office until their successors shall have been elected in the next local elections and shall have qualified.

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CitationRA 4979 Section 7 (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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