QuestionsQuestions (EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 65)
It was created in the Province of Davao.
It was pursuant to Section 68 of the Revised Administrative Code.
From the municipality of Compostela.
It describes a boundary line traced from M.B.M. No. 6 through specified M.B.M. points to M.B.M. No. 11, referencing landmarks such as the Saug-Compostela boundary line, Agusan River and Mapaca River junction, and the Cateel-Compostela boundary line and Mt. Agtouganon.
The description is based on the Compostela Cadastre and map of the proposed municipality of Monkayo, scale 1:250,000, certified true and correct by the supervising surveyor, Bureau of Lands (Angel Sogueco).
The barrio of Monkayo is designated as the seat of the municipal government.
Monkayo (seat), MuAoz, Bayle, Haguimitan, Banglasang, Camungangan, Mamunga, Babag, Pilan, Libasan, Bankerohan, and Linoan.
Compostela retains its present territory minus the portion included in the Municipality of Monkayo.
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 the municipality is financially capable and that the mother municipality can still maintain its municipal government, meet obligations, and provide essential services.
The Secretary of Finance must certify that Monkayo is financially capable of implementing the Minimum Wage Law and providing statutory obligations and essential services of a regular municipality.
That Compostela, after segregation, can still maintain its municipal government, meet statutory and contractual obligations, and provide essential municipal services.
There are conditions precedent: existence begins only after officials are appointed and qualified and after the required Secretary of Finance certification.
It reflects the requirement that the municipality must be financially viable and capable of fulfilling labor standards and statutory/essential service obligations expected of a regular municipality.
It requires that Compostela can still maintain creditably its municipal government and continue meeting obligations and providing essential municipal services after losing the Monkayo territory.