Succession Clause.
Section 55
SEC. 55. Succession Clause. – The Island Garden City of Samal shall succeed to all the assets, properties, liabilities and obligations of the municipalities of Babak, Samal and Kaputian.
RA 8471 Section 55
RA 8471 Section 55
Other provisions in RA 8471
- Section 50: Three (3) Sanggunian Districts.
- Section 51: Municipal Ordinances Existing at the Time of the Approval of this Act.
- Section 52: Suspension of Increase in Rates of Local Taxes.
- Section 53: Plebiscite.
- Section 54: Officials of the Island Garden City of Samal.
- Section 56: Transition Committee.
- Section 57: Term of Office.
- Section 58: Jurisdiction of the Province of Davao.
- Section 59: Representative District.
- Section 60: Applicability of Laws.
CitationRA 8471 Section 55 (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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