MALACAÑAN PALACE
MANILA
BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES
[ EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 465, August 22, 1951 ]
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 1 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 revenue during the five consecutive fiscal years ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and fiity as certified by the General Auditing Office:
| PROVINCES |
| First Class—A |
First Class—B |
| Albay |
Antique |
| Batangas |
Davao |
| Bohol |
Larao |
| Bulacan |
Misamis Occidental |
| Cagayan |
Surigao |
| Camarines Sur |
First Class |
| Capiz |
Masbate |
| Cavite |
Mountain Province |
| Cebu |
Sulu |
| Cotabato |
Zamboanga |
| Ilocos Norte |
| Ilocos Sur |
Second Class |
| Iloilo |
Agusan |
| Isabela |
Bataan |
| Laguna |
Camarines Norte |
| Leyte |
Nueva Vizcaya |
| Misamis Oriental |
Romblon |
| Negros Occidental |
Zambales |
| Negros Oriental |
Third Class |
| Nueva Ecija |
Abra |
| Pampanga |
Bukidnon |
| Pangasinan |
Catanduanes |
| Quezon Rizal |
Marinduque |
| Samar |
Palawan |
| Sorsogon |
Fifth Class |
| Tarlac |
Batanes |
Any province which, by virtue hereof, is raised in classification, shall pay the full amount of the increases in salaries of the officials thereof whose salaries are partly chargeable against the National Government, until the portion thereof payable by the National Government is duly provided in the annual General Appropriation Act.1âшphi1
The classification herein made shall take effect on July 1,1951, except as regards the Provinces of Mindoro Oriental and Mindoro Occidental, the classification of which is being held in abeyance pending readjustment of the finances of said provinces resulting from the division on November 15, 1950, of the former Province of Mindoro.
Done in the City of Manila, this 22nd day of August, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and fifty-one, and of the Independence of the Philippines, the sixth.
(SGD.) ELPIDIO QUIRINO
President of the Philippines
By the President:
(SGD.) MARCIANO ROQUE
Acting Assistant Executive Secretary
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