Batas Pambansa Blg. 18, enacted on March 5, 1979, amends Section 2 of Republic Act No. 6485, which established the Municipality of Laoac in Pangasinan. The amendment stipulates that the municipality will gain corporate status following the appointment and qualification of its first mayor and a majority of the Sangguniang Bayan members, to be appointed by the President (Prime Minister) within thirty days of the Act's approval. This law took effect immediately upon its approval and was published in the Official Gazette on March 12, 1979.
March 5, 1979
BATAS PAMBANSA BLG. 18
AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE APPOINTMENT OF LOCAL OFFICIALS IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF LAOAC IN THE PROVINCE OF PANGASINAN, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE SECTION TWO OF REPUBLIC ACT NUMBERED SIXTY-FOUR HUNDRED AND EIGHTY-FIVE
SECTION 1. Section two of Republic Act Numbered Sixty-four hundred and eighty-five, entitled, "An Act Creating the Municipality of Laoac in the Province of Pangasinan," is hereby amended to read as follows: casia
"Sec. 2. The new municipality shall acquire corporate existence upon the appointment and qualification of the first mayor and a majority of the members of the Sangguniang Bayan who shall be appointed by the President (Prime Minister) of the Philippines, within thirty days after the approval of this Act."
SECTION 2. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
Approved: March 5, 1979
Published in the Official Gazette, Vol. 75 No. 11 Page 2327 on March 12, 1979.