Question & AnswerQ&A (EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 425)
The Executive Order is No. 425, dated March 16, 1961.
The barrios of Lugait, Biga, and Aya-Aya, together with their respective sitios, were segregated from the municipality of Manticao.
It is situated in the province of Misamis Oriental.
The creation is pursuant to section sixty-eight of the Revised Administrative Code, and recommended by the Provincial Board of Misamis Oriental.
The seat of government is at the barrio of Lugait.
It begins to exist upon the appointment and qualification of the mayor, vice-mayor, and majority of the councilors, and upon certification by the Secretary of Finance that the municipality is financially capable of fulfilling statutory obligations.
It must be financially capable of implementing the provisions of the Minimum Wage Law and providing all statutory obligations and ordinary essential services of a regular municipality.
Manticao must be able to maintain its municipal government creditably and meet all statutory and contractual obligations, as well as provide essential municipal services after the segregation.
The Bureau of Lands furnished the technical description, based on the sketch plan prepared and submitted by the Office of the Highway District Engineer of Misamis Oriental.
Yes, the order provides a detailed metes and bounds description of the municipal boundaries with specific points and distances.