Question & AnswerQ&A (EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 563)
The provinces classified under Executive Order No. 563 are Zamboanga del Norte and Zamboanga del Sur.
Zamboanga del Norte was classified as a first-class province based on its estimated annual income at the time of organization.
Zamboanga del Sur was classified as a second-class province based on its estimated annual income at the time of organization.
The classification was made under the authority vested in the President by law, upon the recommendation of the Auditor-General.
The classification took effect as of the date of the organization of the newly created provinces.
The provinces were created by Republic Act Numbered Seven Hundred Eleven.
Executive Order No. 563 was signed by President Elpidio Quirino and countersigned by Acting Executive Secretary Marciano Roque.
The Auditor-General recommended the classification of the provinces based on their estimated annual income.
The classification is tentative, as indicated in the Executive Order.