Question & AnswerQ&A (EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 407)
The barrios and sitios of Barobo, Wacat, San Vicente, Amaga, Bahi, Canbagang, Javier, Yaco, Dapdap, Kinayan, Rizal, Gamut, and CabaeoAgan were segregated from the Municipality of Lianga.
The Municipality of Barobo was created pursuant to Section 68 of the Revised Administrative Code.
The boundary starts at the mouth of Pagbutuanan Cave at sitio Wacat (Point aAa), runs due west to the provincial boundary of Surigao del Sur and Agusan (Point aBa), follows the provincial boundary southwards to the intersection of provincial and municipal boundaries (Point aCa), proceeds east along the municipal boundary to barrio CabaeoAgan (Point aDa), then follows the marine waters boundary back to the starting point.
The Municipality of Barobo begins to exist upon the appointment and qualification of its mayor, vice-mayor, and a majority of its councilors, and upon certification by the Secretary of Finance that it is financially capable of fulfilling its legal obligations.
The Secretary of Finance must certify that the Municipality of Barobo can implement the Minimum Wage Law, meet all statutory obligations, provide essential municipal services, and that the mother municipality of Lianga can still maintain its government and obligations after the segregation.
The Municipality of Lianga retains its present territory minus the areas that have been segregated to form the Municipality of Barobo.
President Carlos P. Garcia signed the Executive Order, and it was attested by Natalio P. Castillo, Executive Secretary.
A sketch plan or map of the Municipality of Lianga showing the boundary separating it from Barobo, prepared by the Office of the Highway District Engineer of Surigao, Scale 1:50,000.
The Office of the Highway District Engineer of Surigao prepared the boundary map.