Question & AnswerQ&A (EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 217)
Executive Order No. 217 pertains to the transfer of the seat of government of the Sub-Province of Ifugao, Mountain Province.
The order was signed by President Elpidio Quirino.
The seat of government was transferred from the municipal district of Kiangan to the barrio of Lagawe, in the municipal district of Burnay.
The transfer was pursuant to the provisions of section 68 of the Revised Administrative Code and upon the recommendation of the Provincial Board of the Mountain Province and the Secretary of the Interior.
The Order took effect on August 15, 1949.
The Secretary of the Interior recommended the transfer of the seat of government of the Sub-Province of Ifugao.
Section 68 of the Revised Administrative Code provides the legal basis and authority for transferring the seat of government within provinces or sub-provinces.
The Provincial Board of the Mountain Province made the recommendation for the transfer.
The transfer was from the municipal district of Kiangan to the municipal district of Burnay.
The executive order serves as an official and legal act to change the administrative center of a sub-province, ensuring government functions are lawfully relocated and recognized.