Sources

Laws, proclamations and rulings

The laws, orders and court rulings that create a place, change its border or its name, or set how it is governed. The Atlas cites 1,714 of them, from 118 publishers, each named on the pages that use it.

Sources: 1,714
Published most by: The LawPhil Project (Arellano Law Foundation) (1,096); Congress of the Philippines (251); Office of the President of the Philippines (144)
Read by Scene: October 1, 2026 to October 3, 2026

1,714 sources, 1,151 to 1,200 shown, by publisher, then title.

1,151.Philippine Commission (via Lawphil). Act No. 1625 (Municipalities of San Juan del Monte and Las Piñas). Published March 27, 1907. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Licence: Philippine government work, no copyright (Republic Act No. 8293, Section 176.1). Open the source
1,152.Philippine Commission (via LawPhil). Act No. 1255: An Act Annexing the Barrio of San Gaspar, of the Municipality of Santa Lucia, to the Municipality of Candon. Published October 26, 1904. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Licence: Philippine government work, no copyright (Republic Act No. 8293, Section 176.1). Open the source
1,153.Philippine Commission (via LawPhil). Act No. 1633: An Act Separating From the Municipality of Vigan, Province of Ilocos Sur, the Former Municipality of Santa Catalina, Reestablishing It as a New Municipality. Published April 26, 1907. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Licence: Philippine government work, no copyright (Republic Act No. 8293, Section 176.1). Open the source
1,154.Philippine Commission (via The LawPhil Project - Arellano Law Foundation). Act No. 933 (8 October 1903). Published October 8, 1903. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Licence: Philippine government work, no copyright (Republic Act No. 8293, Section 176.1). Open the source
1,155.Philippine Commission (via The LawPhil Project - Arellano Law Foundation). Act No. 1687 (17 August 1907). Published August 17, 1907. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Licence: Philippine government work, no copyright (Republic Act No. 8293, Section 176.1). Open the source
1,156.Philippine Commission (via The Lawphil Project). Act No. 411: An Act providing for the establishment of local civil governments in the townships and settlements of the Province of Lepanto-Bontoc. Published May 28, 1902. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Licence: Philippine government work, no copyright (Republic Act No. 8293, Section 176.1). Open the source
1,157.Philippine Commission (via The Lawphil Project). Act No. 934: An Act reducing the twenty-four municipalities of the Province of Ilocos Sur to fourteen. Published October 8, 1903. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Licence: Philippine government work, no copyright (Republic Act No. 8293, Section 176.1). Open the source
1,158.Philippine Commission (via The Lawphil Project). Act No. 952, An Act reducing the fifty-seven municipalities of the Province of Cebu to forty-one. Published October 22, 1903. Read by Scene October 3, 2026. Licence: Philippine government work, no copyright (Republic Act No. 8293, Section 176.1). Open the source
1,159.Philippine Commission (via The Lawphil Project). Act No. 1208, An Act Consolidating the Present Municipality of Santo Tomas with the Municipality of San Fernando. Published July 26, 1904. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Licence: Philippine government work, no copyright (Republic Act No. 8293, Section 176.1). Open the source
1,160.Philippine Commission (via The Lawphil Project). Act No. 1558: An Act to increase the number of municipalities in the Province of Samar from twenty-five to thirty-two. Published October 31, 1906. Read by Scene October 3, 2026. Licence: Philippine government work, no copyright (Republic Act No. 8293, Section 176.1). Open the source
1,161.Philippine Commission (via The Lawphil Project). Act No. 1718, increasing the municipalities of Cavite to thirteen and renaming Cavite Viejo to Kawit. Published September 20, 1907. Read by Scene October 3, 2026. Licence: Philippine government work, no copyright (Republic Act No. 8293, Section 176.1). Open the source
1,162.Philippine Commission (via The Lawphil Project). Act No. 1876: An Act providing for the establishment of the Mountain Province. Published August 18, 1908. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Licence: Philippine government work, no copyright (Republic Act No. 8293, Section 176.1). Open the source
1,163.Philippine Legislature. Act No. 1952: An Act to Provide for the Establishment of the Province of Batanes; to Amend Paragraph Seven of Section Sixty-Eight of Act Numbered Eleven Hundred and Eighty-Nine in Certain Particulars; to Authorize the Provincial Board of the Province of Batanes, with the Approval of the Governor-General, to Extend the Time for the Payment Without Penalty of Taxes and Licenses; to Amend Section Five of Act Numbered Fifteen Hundred and Eighty-Two, Entitled "the Election Law," by Increasing the Number of Delegates to the Philippine Assembly to Eighty-One, and for Other Purposes. Published May 20, 1909. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Licence: Philippine government work, no copyright (Republic Act No. 8293, Section 176.1). Open the source
1,164.Philippine Legislature. Act No. 2683: An Act to Authorize the Segregation of the Subprovince of Abra from the Province of Ilocos Sur and the Reestablishment of the Former Province of Abra, and for Other Purposes. Published March 9, 1917. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Licence: Philippine government work, no copyright (Republic Act No. 8293, Section 176.1). Open the source
1,165.Philippine Legislature. Act No. 2724 (7 December 1917), separating Romblon from Capiz. Published December 7, 1917. Read by Scene October 3, 2026. Licence: Philippine government work, no copyright (Republic Act No. 8293, Section 176.1). Open the source
1,166.Philippine Legislature. Act No. 2724: An Act Authorizing the Separation of the Subprovince of Romblon from the Province of Capiz and the Reestablishment of the Former Province of Romblon, and for Other Purposes. Published December 7, 1917. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Licence: Philippine government work, no copyright (Republic Act No. 8293, Section 176.1). Open the source
1,167.Philippine Legislature. Act No. 2809: An Act to Authorize the Segregation of Camarines Norte from the Province of Ambos Camarines and Re-Establishment of the Former Province of Camarines Norte. and for Other Purposes. Published March 3, 1919. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Licence: Philippine government work, no copyright (Republic Act No. 8293, Section 176.1). Open the source
1,168.Philippine Legislature. Act No. 2877: An Act to Modify and Establish the Boundary Line Between the Mountain Province and the Provinces of Ilocos Sur and La Union. Published February 4, 1920. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Licence: Philippine government work, no copyright (Republic Act No. 8293, Section 176.1). Open the source
1,169.Philippine Legislature. Act No. 2878: An Act Abolishing the Government of the Department of Mindanao and Sulu as a Special Political Division; Making the Necessary Provisions for the Administrative Adjustments Resulting therefrom, and for Other Purposes. Published February 5, 1920. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Licence: Philippine government work, no copyright (Republic Act No. 8293, Section 176.1). Open the source
1,170.Philippine Legislature. Act No. 2880: An Act Authorizing the Separation of the Subprovince of Marindnaque from the Province of Tayabas and the Reestablishment of the Former Province of Marinduque, and for Other Purposes. Published January 21, 1920. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Licence: Philippine government work, no copyright (Republic Act No. 8293, Section 176.1). Open the source
1,171.Philippine Legislature. Act No. 2934: An Act Authorizing the Separation of the Subprovinee of Masbate from the Province of Sorsogon and the Reestablishment of the Former Province of Masbate, and for Other Purposes. Published December 15, 1920. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Licence: Philippine government work, no copyright (Republic Act No. 8293, Section 176.1). Open the source
1,172.Philippine Legislature. Act No. 2964: An Act to Make the Province of Mindoro a Regularly Organized Province. Published February 20, 1921. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Licence: Philippine government work, no copyright (Republic Act No. 8293, Section 176.1). Open the source
1,173.Philippine Legislature. Act No. 3117: An Act to Provide for the Division of the Province of Leyte into Two Provinces Independent from Each Other, Fix the Boundaries of Each, and for Other Purposes. Published March 27, 1923. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Licence: Philippine government work, no copyright (Republic Act No. 8293, Section 176.1). Open the source
1,174.Philippine Legislature. Act No. 3354: An Act to Create the Provinces of Oriental Misamis and Occidental Misamis and Establish the Boundaries thereof. Published November 30, 1927. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Licence: Philippine government work, no copyright (Republic Act No. 8293, Section 176.1). Open the source
1,175.Philippine Legislature. Act No. 3537: An Act to Create the Provinces of Oriental Misamis and Occidental Misamis; Establish the Boundaries thereof; Assign One Representative to Each Province; and Repeal Act Numbered thirty-three Hundred and Fifty-Four, and for Other Purposes. Published November 2, 1929. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Licence: Philippine government work, no copyright (Republic Act No. 8293, Section 176.1). Open the source
1,176.Philippine Legislature (Census Office). Census of the Philippine Islands taken in the year 1918, Volume I (Romblon, Historical Account, pp. 242-243). Published 1920. Read by Scene October 3, 2026. Licence: Public domain (published 1920), read in the Internet Archive's scan. Open the source
1,177.Philippine Legislature (Lawphil). Acts No. 4138. Published November 23, 1934. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Licence: Philippine government work, no copyright (Republic Act No. 8293, Section 176.1). Open the source
1,178.Philippine Legislature (via Lawphil). Act No. 2390, An Act Changing the Names of Certain Municipalities. Published February 28, 1914. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Licence: Philippine government work, no copyright (Republic Act No. 8293, Section 176.1). Open the source
1,179.Philippine Legislature (via National Library of the Philippines Digital Collections). Act No. 2711: An Act amending the Administrative Code. Published March 10, 1917. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Licence: Philippine government work, no copyright (Republic Act No. 8293, Section 176.1). Open the source
1,180.Philippine Legislature (via The Lawphil Project). Act No. 3499, franchise to the Visayan Electric Company. Published December 8, 1928. Read by Scene October 3, 2026. Licence: Philippine government work, no copyright (Republic Act No. 8293, Section 176.1). Open the source
1,181.Philippine Legislature (via The Lawphil Project). Act No. 3966: An Act granting to the Tigbauan Electric Company a franchise in Tigbauan, Iloilo. Published December 2, 1932. Read by Scene October 3, 2026. Licence: Philippine government work, no copyright (Republic Act No. 8293, Section 176.1). Open the source
1,182.Philippine Legislature (via The Lawphil Project). Act No. 4102, committee to fix the Talisay boundary with Silang, Amadeo, Mendez and Alfonso. Published December 5, 1933. Read by Scene October 3, 2026. Licence: Philippine government work, no copyright (Republic Act No. 8293, Section 176.1). Open the source
1,183.Philippine Legislature (via The LawPhil Project). Act No. 3336: An Act to amend sections 116 and 123 of the Administrative Code. Published December 7, 1926. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Licence: Philippine government work, no copyright (Republic Act No. 8293, Section 176.1). Open the source
1,184.Philippine Legislature / LawPhil Project. Act No. 4119. Published December 8, 1933. Read by Scene October 3, 2026. Licence: Philippine government work, no copyright (Republic Act No. 8293, Section 176.1). Open the source
1,185.Philippine Legislature via Lawphil. Act No. 3127, 27 February 1924. Published February 27, 1924. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Licence: Philippine government work, no copyright (Republic Act No. 8293, Section 176.1). Open the source
1,186.Philippine Presidency (via Lawphil). Executive Order No. 289, s. 1949. Published October 21, 1949. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Licence: Philippine government work, no copyright (Republic Act No. 8293, Section 176.1). Open the source
1,187.President of the Philippines. Executive Order No. 276, Transferring the seat of government of the municipality of Camalaniugan, Cagayan. Published October 5, 1949. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Licence: Philippine government work, no copyright (Republic Act No. 8293, Section 176.1). Open the source
1,188.President of the Philippines (lawphil.net). Executive Order No. 51 (1936). Published August 31, 1936. Read by Scene October 3, 2026. Licence: Philippine government work, no copyright (Republic Act No. 8293, Section 176.1). Open the source
1,189.President of the Philippines (lawphil.net). Executive Order No. 174 (1965). Published October 5, 1965. Read by Scene October 3, 2026. Licence: Philippine government work, no copyright (Republic Act No. 8293, Section 176.1). Open the source
1,190.President of the Philippines (lawphil.net). Executive Order No. 270 (1957). Published October 4, 1957. Read by Scene October 3, 2026. Licence: Philippine government work, no copyright (Republic Act No. 8293, Section 176.1). Open the source
1,191.President of the Philippines (lawphil.net). Executive Order No. 353 (1959). Published August 20, 1959. Read by Scene October 3, 2026. Licence: Philippine government work, no copyright (Republic Act No. 8293, Section 176.1). Open the source
1,192.President of the Philippines (lawphil.net). Executive Order No. 410 (1960). Published December 15, 1960. Read by Scene October 3, 2026. Licence: Philippine government work, no copyright (Republic Act No. 8293, Section 176.1). Open the source
1,193.President of the Philippines (LawPhil). Executive Order No. 106: Organizing Certain Barrios of the Municipality of Bigaa into an Independent Municipality under the Name of Pandi. Published April 17, 1946. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Licence: Philippine government work, no copyright (Republic Act No. 8293, Section 176.1). Open the source
1,194.President of the Philippines (via Lawphil). Executive Order No. 125, amending Executive Order No. 124 of 1955. Published September 6, 1955. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Licence: Philippine government work, no copyright (Republic Act No. 8293, Section 176.1). Open the source
1,195.President of the Philippines (via Lawphil). Executive Order No. 143, segregating Tubungan from Guimbal. Published March 15, 1938. Read by Scene October 3, 2026. Licence: Philippine government work, no copyright (Republic Act No. 8293, Section 176.1). Open the source
1,196.President of the Philippines (via Lawphil). Executive Order No. 241, organizing a portion of Jaro into the municipality of Leganes. Published December 23, 1939. Read by Scene October 3, 2026. Licence: Philippine government work, no copyright (Republic Act No. 8293, Section 176.1). Open the source
1,197.President of the Philippines (via The Lawphil Project). Executive Order No. 117, s. 1955. Published June 11, 1955. Read by Scene October 3, 2026. Licence: Philippine government work, no copyright (Republic Act No. 8293, Section 176.1). Open the source
1,198.President of the Philippines (via The Lawphil Project). Executive Order No. 178, s. 1965: Creating the Municipality of Surabay in the Province of Zamboanga del Sur. Published October 9, 1965. Read by Scene October 3, 2026. Licence: Philippine government work, no copyright (Republic Act No. 8293, Section 176.1). Open the source
1,199.President of the Philippines (via The Lawphil Project). Executive Order No. 541, s. 1952. Published October 28, 1952. Read by Scene October 3, 2026. Licence: Philippine government work, no copyright (Republic Act No. 8293, Section 176.1). Open the source
1,200.President of the Philippines / lawphil.net. Proclamation No. 368, s. 1953 (11 February 1953). Published February 11, 1953. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Licence: Philippine government work, no copyright (Republic Act No. 8293, Section 176.1). Open the source

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