QuestionsQuestions (IC INSURANCE CIRCULAR LETTER NO. 11-94 CL)
It is an executive issuance that legally amends municipal boundaries by annexing the barrio of Balaybay from the Municipality of Subic to the Municipality of Castillejos, Zambales, based on statutory authority and recommendations.
The barrio of Balaybay is segregated from the Municipality of Subic and annexed to the Municipality of Castillejos, both in Zambales.
Section 68 of the Revised Administrative Code is cited as the authority for segregating and annexing the barrio.
The barrio is nearer to Castillejos’ poblacion than to Subic’s, more conveniently accessible from Castillejos, and the great majority of its inhabitants who participated in the plebiscite favored annexation.
Castillejos’ territory becomes its present territory plus Balaybay; Subic’s territory becomes its present territory minus Balaybay.
They took effect on January 1, 1939.
The Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Finance, and the provincial board of Zambales, are mentioned as having recommended the action.
It serves as a local consent factor: the great majority of participating inhabitants favor annexation, which the order uses as justification.
The President (Manuel L. Quezon) signed, and the Secretary to the President (Jorge B. Vargas) countersigned, indicating presidential executive action with the required cabinet/administrative concurrence.
It implies that Balaybay is removed from Subic’s jurisdiction and territory, then added to Castillejos.
The order explicitly relies on Balaybay being nearer and more conveniently accessible to Castillejos, suggesting that practical governance and service delivery considerations are relevant.
After the effectivity date, Balaybay is part of the Municipality of Castillejos, and not of Subic.
Before January 1, 1939, Balaybay remained under the Municipality of Subic, as the annexation’s territorial change takes effect only on that date.
Even if a petition is filed by interested parties, the annexation is effected through the executive branch only if supported by statutory authority (Revised Administrative Code), recommendations, and conditions such as plebiscite results.
It states that the annexation was upon recommendation of the Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary of Finance, and the provincial board of Zambales.