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Plebiscites history

1937
April 30 Plebiscite on Woman Suffrage. Commonwealth Act. No. 34

1947
March 11 Plebiscite on the amendment to the Constitution pursuant to resolution of Congress dated September 18, 1946, granting United States Citizens right to the disposition and utilization of Philippine natural resources.

1963
November 12 Plebiscite for the conversion of:
Ø The municipality of Angeles, Pampanga a chartered City
Ø Certain barrios of Guinobatan, Jovellar and Ligao, Albay to a municipality named Pioduran
For the conversion of the following municipalities into chartered cities:
Ø  Batangas, Batangas
Ø  General Santos, Cotabato
Ø Laoag, Ilocos Norte
Ø Bago and La Carlota, Negros Occidental
Ø San Carlos, Pangasinan
Plebiscite for the division of the province of Samar into three (3) provinces namely, Northern Samar, Eastern Samar and Western Samar

1967
November 14 Plebiscite for:
Ø The proposed amendment to sections 5 and 16, article VI of the Constitution of the Philippines Result
Ø  Division of the province of Agusan into wo (2) separate provinces, namely: Agusan del Norte and Agusan del Sur. Rep. Act No. 4979

1969
November 11 Plebiscites for:
Ø The Municipality of Tarlac to be converted into a chartered city
Ø The Municipality of Puerto Princesa City to be converted into a chartered city
Ø Establishment of a Provincial Board for the sub-province of Quezon, Nueva Vizaya and retention of the sub-province of Quezon as art of the representative district of Nueva Vizcaya
Ø Creation of the municipality of Tagapul-an, Samar from the Islands of Tagapul-an and Sibugay in Almagro, Samar