Question & AnswerQ&A (EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 47)
The purpose of Executive Order No. 47 is to create the municipality of Maganoy in the province of Cotabato by separating certain barrios and sitios from the municipality of Datu Piang.
The barrios and sitios included are Tapikan, Mata, Maitumaig, Tatapan, Satan, Monted, Atos, Labulabu, Calipapa, Kapinpilan, Galong, Gandigan, Damalibi, Saiong, Nabundas, Binodok, Timbangan, Daluga, Manungkaling, Cabo, Kuloy, MaliAgao, Lapak, Tambak, Tukanalipao, LinantaAgan, Pidsandawan, and Libutan Basak.
The seat of government is at the barrio of Labulabu.
The boundaries begin at the point where Ampatuan, Dinaig, and Datu Piang meet and follow specific municipal boundaries, landmarks like Mt. Calipapa, a national highway at Barrio Mata, Dansalan River, Cabulnan River, and Cotabato-Dalican-Allah Road back to the starting point.
The territory of Datu Piang is reduced by the area comprehended within the newly created municipality of Maganoy.
They were to be elected in the next general local elections on November 12, 1963.
Maganoy must hold elections, the mayor, vice mayor, and majority of councilors must qualify, and the Secretary of Finance must certify its financial capability to implement the Minimum Wage Law, fulfill all statutory obligations, provide essential services, and that the remaining municipality of Datu Piang remains viable.
Section sixty-eight of the Revised Administrative Code provides the legal basis for the creation of the municipality.
The certification confirms the new municipality has the financial capability to meet wage laws, statutory obligations, and essential service provisions, ensuring it can function responsibly as an independent local government unit.