QuestionsQuestions (EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 143)
The creation was made pursuant to Section 68 of the Revised Administrative Code.
It was created in the Province of Davao.
The seat of government is at the barrio of Kiblawan.
Bagumbayan, Paitan, Kiblawan, Kibungbung, Manual, New Sibonga, Maraga-a, Ihan, Bunot, Latian, Balasiao, Apik, Dapok, Guminom, Gogon-Bakaka, Pukaliil, Gucamlot, Pulatana and Daan-Mali.
The mother municipality is Sulop.
Sulop was left with its present territory minus the portions included in Kiblawan.
It began to exist upon the appointment and qualification of the Mayor, Vice-Mayor, and a majority of the councilors, and upon the Secretary of Finance’s certification that the municipality is financially capable and that Sulop can still meet its obligations and services.
(1) The Secretary of Finance must certify that Kiblawan can provide statutory obligations and ordinary essential services of a regular municipality; and (2) the same certification must confirm that Sulop, after segregation, can still maintain creditably its municipal government, meet obligations, and provide essential municipal services.
The creation was approved by the House of Representatives through House Bill No. 4443.
The appointment and qualification of the Mayor, Vice-Mayor, and a majority of the councilors.
It depends on later acts—specifically appointments/qualifications of local officials and the Secretary of Finance’s certification.
The Secretary of Finance must certify that Kiblawan is financially capable of statutory obligations and essential services, and that Sulop remains capable after segregation.
The Executive Order ensured continuity of governance and fiscal stability—Sulop must still maintain its municipal government, meet statutory and contractual obligations, and provide essential municipal services even after losing territory to Kiblawan.
It was issued on March 5, 1965, and signed in the City of Manila.