RA 59 Preamble

Preamble

1. The offices of governor and member of the provincial board in the Mountain Province and in the Provinces of Bukidnon, Cotabato, Lanao and Sulu are hereby declared elective: Provided, That the said provinces shall receive the same financial aid from the National Government as heretofore granted them by existing laws: Provided, further, That the provincial governor and other provincial officials in the aforesaid provinces shall receive the same compensation fixed by law for similar officials in regular or special provinces of the same class.

Read the full instrument →

Other provisions in RA 59

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

CitationRA 59 Preamble (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

RA 59, full textThe complete text of this law, 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