Department of Mindanao and Sulu
Departamento de Mindanao y Joló | |
Provinces administered highlighted in red. | |
Administrative Agency overview | |
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Formed | July 23, 1914 |
Dissolved | 1920 |
Superseding agency | |
Type | Agency of the United States to the Philippine Islands |
Jurisdiction | Agusan, Bukidnon, Cotabato, Davao, Lanao, Zamboanga, Sulu |
Status | Defunct |
Governor responsible |
The Department of Mindanao and Sulu was an agency of the
Government
A civil government replaced the Moro Province's government. The Legislative Council was replaced with an advisory body called the Administrative Council and its legislative power was diverted to the Philippine Commission.
The provincial government of the seven provinces was vested in a Provincial Board to be composed of a governor, a secretary-treasurer, and a third member. The governor and the secretary-treasurer is appointed by the department governor subject to the confirmation of the governor-general. The third member is elected by the presidents and councilors of all the municipal districts of province.
In 1915 the region's Department of Public Instruction became part of the Bureau of Education. It was slowly integrated into the overall system, with this process finishing in 1922.[4]
Provinces
The department encompassed seven provinces:
Suffrage
The right to vote for the municipal officers was given to males of at least twenty-five (25) years of age with at least six (6) months legal residence in the town. One who held a position before the American occupation; had an annual property worth ₱500.00 or paid at least ₱30.00 in taxes annually; and could spell, read or write English or Spanish.
Abolition
It was eventually abolished in 1920, after the responsibility for the administration of
References
- ^ Jose Arnaldo Dris. "Maguindanao". Archived from the original on January 1, 2006. Retrieved August 9, 2007.
- ^ "Act No. 2408".
- ^ "The Moro Lands". Archived from the original on July 29, 2009. Retrieved April 28, 2019.
- ISBN 9789811512285.
- North Cotabato – Overview of its Past, People & Resources. Accessed on February 5, 2007.