Negros del Norte explained

Conventional Long Name:Province of Negros del Norte
Common Name:Negros del Norte
Nation:Philippines
Status Text:Former province of the Philippines
P1:Negros Occidental
Flag P1:Ph seal negros occidental.png
S1:Negros Occidental
Flag S1:Ph seal negros occidental.png
Capital:Cadiz
Title Leader:Governor
Leader1:Armando Gustilo
Year Leader1:January 3, 1986-April 4, 1986
Leader2:Jose Puey, Jr.
Year Leader2:April 5, 1986-August 18, 1986
Date Start:January 3
Year Start:1986
Date End:August 18
Year End:1986
Stat Year1:1980
Stat Area1:2866.33
Stat Pop1:738,273
Today:Negros Occidental

Negros del Norte was a province of the Philippines, located within the Western Visayas region. It existed in 1986 and was abolished later the same year. The law establishing the province was nullified by the Supreme Court of the Philippines on August 18, 1986.

History

Negros del Norte was established under Batas Pambansa Blg. 885 which provided for the creation of the new province comprising the cities of Cadiz (the capital), San Carlos and Silay, and the municipalities of Calatrava, Enrique B. Magalona (Saravia), Escalante, Manapla, Sagay, Salvador Benedicto, Toboso and Victorias. The creation of the new province was ratified on January 3, 1986, via a plebiscite. The results are:

President Ferdinand Marcos declared the creation of Negros del Norte on January 7, 1986.[1]

The creation of this new province was, however, opposed by the Negros Anti-Partition Movement[2] and, on July 11, 1986, the Supreme Court declared the creation of the province of Negros del Norte unconstitutional. The ruling stated that the enabling law was unconstitutional for, among other things, not including the rest of Negros Occidental in the plebiscite, and the proposed province not meeting the 3,500 square kilometre land area requirement of the 1983 Local Government Code.

It has been proposed that other municipalities should join the proposed province to fulfill the needed 3,500 square kilometre land area requirement before a plebiscite can take place.[3]

Administrative divisions

Negros del Norte was composed of eight municipalities and three cities:

Cities

Municipalities

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 1986-01-07 . Proclamation No. 2473, s. 1986 GOVPH . 2023-10-08 . Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines . en-US.
  2. http://www.negros-occ.gov.ph/about-negros-occidental/history-of-negros-occidental.html History of Negros Occidental
  3. http://www.lawphil.net/judjuris/juri1986/jul1986/gr_73155_1986.html G.R. No. 73155 – Tan v. COMELEC and the Provincial Treasurer of Negros Occidental