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Former province of the Philippines

Province of Negros del Norte
Former province of the Philippines
1986

Location of the short-lived province of Negros del Norte
CapitalCadiz
Area
 • Coordinates10°57′N 123°18′E / 10.950°N 123.300°E / 10.950; 123.300
 
• 19802,866.33 km (1,106.70 sq mi)
Population 
• 1980 738,273
Government
Governor 
• January 3, 1986-April 4, 1986 Armando Gustilo
• April 5, 1986-August 18, 1986 Jose Puey, Jr.
History 
• Established 3 January 1986
• Disestablished 18 August 1986
Preceded by Succeeded by
Negros Occidental
Negros Occidental
Today part ofNegros 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:

1986 Negros del Norte creation plebiscite
Choice Votes %
Referendum passed Yes 164,734 84.42
No 30,400 15.56
Total votes 195,134 100.00
Source: Proclamation No. 2473

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

The creation of this new province was, however, opposed by the Negros Anti-Partition Movement 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.

Administrative divisions

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

Cities

Municipalities

See also

References

  1. "Proclamation No. 2473, s. 1986 | GOVPH". Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines. January 7, 1986. Retrieved October 8, 2023.
  2. History of Negros Occidental
  3. G.R. No. 73155 – Tan v. COMELEC and the Provincial Treasurer of Negros Occidental
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  • All sub-provinces were temporarily abolished during the Japanese occupation of the Philippines (1942–1945).
  • Converted to full-fledged province.
  • Dissolved and divided between neighboring (sub-)provinces.
  • Became the only sub-province left comprising Mountain Province in 1966, and therefore assumed the name of the mother province.
  • Became the only sub-province left comprising Agusan in 1914, and therefore assumed the name of the mother province.
  • Delimited to the downtown area of present-day Isabela City in 1973; dissolved in 1975.
  • Legazpi City from 1948 to 1954 consisted of the present-day territories of Legazpi City and Daraga; this city was dissolved in 1954 into its two former constituent municipalities. Legazpi became a city on its own in 1959.
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