Section 20Sec./Art. 20

Approval of Ordinances. -(a) Every ordinance enacted by thesangguniang panlalawiganshall be presented to the provincial governor. The provincial governor shall sign each and every page of the ordinance to signify approval of the same; otherwise, the provincial governor shall veto it and return the same, stating therein the reasons for such objection. Thereafter, thesanggunianmay override the veto of the provincial governor by two-thirds (2/3) vote of all its members, thereby making the ordinance or resolution effective for all legal intents and purposes.

(b) The veto shall communicated by the provincial governors to thesangguniang panlalawiganwithin fifteen (15) days from receipt of the ordinance; otherwise, the ordinance shall be deemed approved as if the provincial governor had signed it.