Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress assembled:

SECTION 1. Section 3 of Republic Act No. 7901 which states:

"SEC. 3. As a result of the transfer of Surigao del Sur to Region XIII, the Province of Sultan Kudarat shall not form part of Region XI." is hereby repealed.

SEC. 2. The Province of Sultan Kudarat shall now form part of Region XII of the Mindanao Administrative Region in accordance with Executive Order No. 429.

SEC. 3. All laws, decrees, orders, rules and regulations or parts thereof inconsistent herewith are hereby repealed or amended accordingly.

SEC. 4. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.

Approved,

(Sgd.) NEPTALI A. GONZALES	(Sgd.) JOSE DE VENECIA JR.
President of the Senate	Speaker of the House of Representatives

This Act which originated in the House of Representatives was finally passed by the House of Representatives and the Senate on May 29, 1997 and February 19, 1998, respectively.

(Sgd.) HEZEL P. GACUTAN	(Sgd.) ROBERTO P. NAZARENO
Secretary of the Senate	Secretary General House of Representatives

Approved:


Lapsed into law on December 18, 1998, without the signature of the President, in accordance with Article VI, Section 27 (1) of the Constitution.