Question & AnswerQ&A (EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 423)
Executive Order No. 423, dated March 14, 1961, is an order creating the Municipality of San Miguel in the Province of Bohol.
The Municipality of San Miguel was created pursuant to the provisions of Section 68 of the Revised Administrative Code.
The barrios taken from the Municipality of Trinidad are Cambangay Sur, Cambangay Norte, Bayongan, Bonbong, Bugang, Cagawasan, Capayas, Camanaga, Garcia, Mahayag, and Tomoc.
The barrios taken from the Municipality of Ubay are Corazon and Magsaysay.
The seat of government of the Municipality of San Miguel is located at the barrio of Cambangay Sur.
The Municipality of San Miguel is defined by a series of points and boundary lines detailed in the Executive Order, starting from a point marked 1 on the plan near barrio Cambangay Sur and extending through points 2 to 31 as described with specific bearings and distances.
The Municipality of San Miguel officially 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 that the municipality is financially capable of meeting its obligations and service requirements.
The Secretary of Finance must certify that the Municipality of San Miguel is financially capable of implementing the provisions of the Minimum Wage Law, providing all statutory obligations and essential municipal services.
The mother municipalities of Trinidad and Ubay must still be able to maintain creditable municipal governments, meet all statutory and contractual obligations, and provide essential municipal services after the segregation of territory for San Miguel.
The municipalities of Trinidad and Ubay shall have their respective territories minus the portions that have been included in the territory of the newly created municipality of San Miguel.