Question & AnswerQ&A (EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 13)
Executive Order No. 13 dated February 14, 1954, is an order creating the Municipality of Pagudpud in the Province of Ilocos Norte by separating certain barrios from the municipality of Bangui.
The barrios of Baduang, Burayoc, Dampig, Pagudpud, Pasaleng, Subec, Tarrag, and Tongotong were separated from Bangui to form the Municipality of Pagudpud.
The legal basis is section sixty-eight of the Revised Administrative Code.
It begins to exist upon the appointment and qualification of the mayor, vice-mayor, and a majority of the councilors, and upon certification by the Secretary of Finance regarding financial capability.
The Secretary of Finance must certify that the municipality is financially capable of implementing the provisions of the Minimum Wage Law and can provide all statutory obligations and ordinary essential services of a regular municipality.
Bangui must still be able to maintain its municipal government creditably, meet all statutory obligations, and provide for essential municipal services after the segregation of the barrios.
Ramon Magsaysay signed Executive Order No. 13 as President of the Philippines.
Fred Ruiz Castro signed the Executive Order as Executive Secretary.
The seat of government is at the Barrio of Pagudpud.
It ensures that the new municipality is financially capable to fulfill its legal obligations and provide essential services, and that the mother municipality can still function effectively after the separation.