MALACAÑAN PALACE
MANILA
BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES
[ 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
First Class—A
| 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 |
First Class—B
| Camarines Norte |
Oriental Mindoro |
First Class
| Agusan |
Nueva Vizcaya |
Romblon |
| Bataan |
Palawan |
Zamboanga del Sur |
Second Class
| Abra |
Bukidnon |
Catanduanes |
Marinduque |
Fourth Class
| Batanes |
Occidental Mindoro |
The classification herein made shall take effect on July 1, 1956.1a⍵⍴h!1
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
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