Effectivity of Ordinances or Resolutions.
Section 21
SEC. 21. Effectivity of Ordinances or Resolutions. – Unless otherwise stated in the ordinance or the resolution approving the local development plan and public investment program, the same shall take effect after ten (10) days from the date a copy thereof is posted in the bulletin board at the entrance of the city hall of Samal Island and in at least two (2) conspicuous places in the Island Garden City of Samal. The secretary to the sangguniang panlungsod shall cause the posting of the ordinance or resolution in the bulletin board at the entrance of the city hall of Samal Island and in at least two (2) conspicuous places in the Island Garden City of Samal not later than five (5) days after approval thereof. The text of the ordinance or resolution shall be disseminated and posted in Filipino or English and in the language or dialect understood by the majority of the people in the City and the secretary of the sangguniang panlungsod shall record such fact in a book kept for the purpose, stating the dates of approval and posting. The main features of the ordinance or resolution duly enacted or adopted shall, in addition to being posted, be published once in a local newspaper of general circulation within the City: Provided, That in the absence thereof, the ordinance or resolution shall be published in any newspaper of general circulation: Provided, further, That the gist of all ordinances with penal sanctions shall also be published in a newspaper of general circulation.