QuestionsQuestions (EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 222)
EO No. 222 was issued pursuant to Section 68 of the Revised Administrative Code.
The barrio of Liargao was segregated from the municipality of Aurora, province of Zamboanga del Sur.
The barrio of Liargao was constituted into an independent municipality known as the municipality of Liargao.
Aurora shall have the same territory minus the area comprised in the municipality of Liargao.
It begins to exist upon the appointment and qualification of the mayor, vice-mayor, and a majority of the councilors.
There must be certification by the Secretary of Finance that the municipality is financially capable of implementing the Minimum Wage Law, providing statutory obligations, and essential services of a regular municipality.
That Liargao can implement the provisions of the Minimum Wage Law, provide for statutory obligations and ordinary essential services of a regular municipality.
Aurora, after segregation, must still be able to maintain its municipal government credibly, meet all statutory and contractual obligations, and provide essential municipal services.
Yes. It requires the appointment and qualification of a majority of the councilors.
The mayor, vice-mayor, and a majority of the councilors.
It indicates the specific categories of basic municipal services that Liargao must be able to provide as a regular municipality.
By requiring Finance certification that Liargao is financially capable of implementing the Minimum Wage Law.
It is a creation through segregation: a barrio is segregated from an existing municipality and constituted into an independent municipality.
It prevents fiscal instability by ensuring the new municipality can function and that the remaining mother municipality can still sustain its obligations and services.
It was done in the City of Manila on December 28, 1956.