Question & AnswerQ&A (EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 197)
Executive Order No. 197 dated November 17, 1965, creates the Municipality of Carmen in the Province of Surigao del Sur, specifying its composition from barrios formerly part of Lanuza and setting its territorial boundaries and seat of government.
The Municipality of Carmen is composed of the barrios of Carmen, Esperanza, Cancaban, Bonga, Santa Cruz, Antao, and Puyat.
The Municipality of Carmen was created pursuant to Section 68 of the Revised Administrative Code of the Philippines.
The seat of government of the Municipality of Carmen is located at the barrio of Carmen.
The boundaries of the Municipality are described in detail in the executive order, beginning at a marked point on the Municipal Boundary of Lanuza and Madrid, following various municipal and provincial boundaries, imaginary straight lines, a national road, river courses, and a seashore, ultimately enclosing the territory of the new municipality.
The Municipality of Lanuza retained its present territory minus the portions included in the newly created Municipality of Carmen as delimited by the boundary description in the executive order.
The Municipality of Carmen shall begin to exist upon the appointment and qualification of its Mayor, Vice-Mayor, and a majority of its councilors.
The creation was proposed in House Bill No. 16404 and was approved by the House of Representatives prior to the issuance of the executive order.
Yes, the barrios mentioned, including Carmen as the seat of government, and their corresponding sitios compose the water territory limits of the municipality as well.
The Executive Order was signed by President Diosdado Macapagal and by Acting Executive Secretary Salvador L. Mariao.
The boundaries were based on the technical description submitted by the Office of the Highway District Engineer of Surigao del Sur, referencing the map of the municipality of Lanuza with a scale of 1:100,000.