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RA 8973 Section 4

RA 8973 Section 4

Corporate Powers of the Province.

Section 4

SEC. 4. Corporate Powers of the Province. — The province constitutes a political body corporate and as such is endowed with the attributes of perpetual succession and possessed of the powers which pertains to a provincial corporation to be exercised in conformity with the provision of this Charter. The Province shall have the following corporate powers: To have a continuous succession in its corporate name; To sue and be sued; To have and use a corporate seal; To acquire, hold and convey real or personal property; To enter into contracts and/or agreements; and To exercise such other powers, prerogatives or authority subject to the limitations provided in this Act or other laws.

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CitationRA 8973 Section 4 (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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