Republic Act No. 8557

: The main purpose of Executive Order No. 39 is to increase the number of barrios in the municipal district of Banaue, Mountain Province, from seven to twelve.
: The increase was recommended by the Secretary of the Interior.
: The increase was made pursuant to the provisions of Section 68 of the Revised Administrative Code.
: There were originally seven barrios in the municipal district of Banaue before the order.
: The number of barrios increased to twelve after the issuance of the order.
: Examples include Barrio Pasnacan (the poblacion), Barrio Bocos, and Barrio Hapao.
: Sitios are smaller settlements or territorial subdivisions that make up or belong to barrios.
: Yes, the order specifies the sitios that comprise each of the twelve barrios.
: The organization took effect immediately upon the issuance of the order on January 13, 1947.
: Manuel Roxas was the President of the Philippines at that time.
: The order was signed in 1947, the first year of Philippine independence after American colonial rule.