Question & AnswerQ&A (EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 330)
Executive Order No. 330 dated February 16, 1959, is an order that creates the barrio of Masaya in the municipality of Bay, province of Laguna, by constituting the sitio of Masaya into a regular barrio.
The barrio of Masaya was created pursuant to the provisions of Section 68 of the Revised Administrative Code, upon the recommendation of the Provincial Board of Laguna.
The sitios and barrios are administrative territorial subdivisions. The Executive Order converts the sitio of Masaya into a regular barrio, which is a recognized administrative unit within the municipality.
The barrio of Masaya is bounded on the northeast by Barrio Puypuy, on the southeast by the municipality of Calauan, on the southwest by Barrio Tranca, and on the northwest by Barrio Maitim, municipality of Bay. It contains approximately 321 hectares.
The municipality of Bay and its barrios Puypuy, Tranca, and Maitim are affected. The sitio of Masaya was formerly part of these barrios and is now constituted as a separate barrio.
The corners are marked by landmarks such as the Irrigation Canal Concrete Culvert, Canlubang Prenza Dam, Steel Bridges of the Manila Railroad across Ulik and Canbantok Creeks, cacawate posts, a cacawate tree, a bulak tree, and the land of specific landowners.
The changes took effect immediately upon issuance of the Executive Order on February 16, 1959.
Executive Order No. 330 was signed by President Carlos P. Garcia and by Executive Secretary Juan C. Pajo.
The recommendation by the Provincial Board of Laguna was a necessary prerequisite for the creation of the barrio, indicating local government approval in accordance with administrative rules.
The creation of the barrio is governed by Section 68 of the Revised Administrative Code, which outlines the authority and process for the creation of administrative subdivisions like barrios.