QuestionsQuestions (EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 283)
It is issued pursuant to Section 68 of the Revised Administrative Code and upon the recommendation of the Provincial Board of Zamboanga del Sur.
Lower Timonan, Colictop, Ecuan, Upper Timonan, Pogwan, Tungawan, Maralag, Bocayan, Dumingag, Doniao, Licama, Dapiwak, Guitran, Dilod, Yabu, Gonain, Manlabay, Marangan, Doray, Calomanggi, Palili, Guintananan, Baculon, Gumpingan, Bitian, Malaciawa, Ditolan, Dela, Gapasan, Tubay, Baquiran, Linay, Dipala, Batan, and Disered.
The seat of government is at the barrio of Dumingag.
It is as indicated and described in the sketch map prepared and submitted by Assistant Civil Engineer Ernesto L. Renes, filed in the Office.
Molave shall retain its present territory minus the portions included in the municipality of Dumingag, as delimited in the executive order.
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 that it is financially capable to implement the Minimum Wage Law and provide statutory obligations and ordinary essential services of a regular municipality, and that Molave can still maintain creditably its municipal government and essential services.
The Secretary of Finance must certify that Dumingag is financially capable of implementing the Minimum Wage Law and meeting statutory and essential service obligations, and that Molave can still sustain its municipal government after segregation.
Appointment and qualification of the mayor, Vice-mayor, and a majority of the councilors.
No. It starts to exist only after the required officials are appointed and qualified and after the Secretary of Finance’s certification on financial capability and sustainability of both municipalities.
It must be financially capable of implementing the Minimum Wage Law and providing all statutory obligations and ordinary essential services of a regular municipality.
By requiring a certification that Molave, after losing the territory comprising Dumingag, can still maintain creditably its municipal government and provide essential municipal services.
It means specific barangay-like local units (barrios and sitios as the terminology used in 1957) are detached from Molave’s jurisdiction and organized into a separate independent municipality.
It provides the authoritative delineation of the boundary lines between Dumingag and Molave; the boundaries are “indicated and described” in that sketch map.
First, the Provincial Board of Zamboanga del Sur recommends; second, the President issues EO 283 creating the municipality; third, Dumingag begins to exist only after appointments/qualifications of officials and Secretary of Finance certification.
The President, Carlos P. Garcia, signed as President of the Philippines; it was also signed “By the President” by Fortunato De Leon, Executive Secretary.