Question & AnswerQ&A (EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 427)
Executive Order No. 427, dated March 21, 1961, created the Municipality of Alcantara.
The barrios of Alcantara, San Isidro, Comoed-om, Tugdan, Calagonsao, Bonlao, Madalag, and Camili, including their sitios, were segregated to form the Municipality of Alcantara.
The creation was pursuant to the provisions of section sixty-eight of the Revised Administrative Code.
The seat of government is at the barrio of Alcantara.
It begins to exist upon the appointment and qualification of the mayor, vice-mayor, and a majority of the councilors, and upon certification by the Secretary of Finance regarding financial capability.
The Secretary of Finance must certify that Alcantara is financially capable of implementing the Minimum Wage Law, statutory obligations, and ordinary essential services, and that the mother municipality of Looc can still maintain its government and obligations.
The municipality of Looc retains its present territory minus the portions included in Alcantara and must be able to maintain its government and services creditably after the segregation.
Boundary markers include points marked on the sketch plan, such as Hor. Grid 50, Guinhayaan Junction, points along the OdioAgan-Looc boundary, San Agustin-Looc boundary, and the shore of Romblon Pass.
The Bureau of Lands provided the technical description, and the Office of the Highway District Engineer of Romblon prepared the sketch plan or map.