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RA 5651 - An Act Amending Republic Act Numbered Forty-Two Hundred and Twenty-One, Entitled "An Act Creating the Provinces of Northern Samar, Eastern Samar, and Western Samar."

June 21, 1969Civil Law

Republic Act No. 5651

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives  of the Philippines in Congress assembled,:

Section 1. Republic Act Numbered Forty

two hundred and twenty-one is hereby amended by inserting between Section nine and Section ten thereof, a new section which shall read as follows:

"Section 9-A. Officers and employees, whether occupying positions in the classified or unclassified service in the Province of Samar who are separated from the service due to its division into three provinces and who are re-appointed after the division of said province takes effect shall be deemed to have rendered continuous service and shall retain the status of their previous and/or later appointments, whichever is more advantageous to the said officers and employees."

Section 2

This Act shall take effect upon its approval.

Approved, June 21, 1969.

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RA 5651 - An Act Amending Republic Act Numbered Forty-Two Hundred and Twenty-One, Entitled "An Act Creating the Provinces of Northern Samar, Eastern Samar, and Western Samar.". BatasPH. Approved June 21, 1969. https://batasph.thirdygayares.com/republic-acts/republic-act-no-5651

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