1956 / Jul
EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 188 RECLASSIFYING THE PROVINCES OF THE PHILIPPINES July 09, 1956
[ EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 188, July 09, 1956 ]
RECLASSIFYING THE PROVINCES OF THE PHILIPPINES
Pursuant to the provisions of Republic Act Numbered One hundred and thirty, the following provinces are hereby reclassified as indicated herein, in accordance with the schedule provided in section one of Act Numbered Three thousand seven hundred and ninety-eight, as amended by Act Numbered Four thousand two hundred and sixteen, on the basis of their average annual revenues during the five consecutive fiscal years ended June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and fifty-five, as certified by the General Auditing Office:
PROVINCES
Albay Ilocos Sur Nueva Ecija Antique Iloilo Pampanga Batangas Isabela Pangasinan Bohol Laguna Quezon Bulacan Lanao Rizal Cagayan La Union Samar Camarines Sur Leyte Sorsogon Capiz Masbate Sulu Cavite Misamis Occidental Surigao Cebu Misamis Oriental Tarlac Cotabato Mountain Province Zambales Davao Negros Occidental Zamboanga del Norte Ilocos Norte Negros Oriental Agusan Nueva Vizcaya Romblon Bataan Palawan Zamboanga del Sur
The classification herein made shall take effect on July 1, 1956.
Done in the City of Manila, this 9th day of July, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and fifty-six, and of the Independence of the Philippines, the eleventh.
(Sgd.)RAMON MAGSAYSAY
President of the Philippines
By the President:
(Sgd.)FORTUNATO DE LEON
Executive Secretary