Question & AnswerQ&A (EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 6)
The main purpose of Executive Order No. 6 is to merge the municipality of Amaya with the municipality of Tanza in the province of Cavite.
The municipality of Amaya was created by Executive Order No. 639, issued on November 5, 1953.
The merging was done because the municipality of Amaya originally belonged to Tanza and the public welfare so required it.
President Ramon Magsaysay signed Executive Order No. 6.
Fred Ruiz Castro signed the Executive Order as the Executive Secretary.
Executive Orders such as No. 6 have the effect of legally altering the territorial boundaries and administrative jurisdictions of municipalities.
The President relied on the provisions of the Revised Administrative Code, specifically Section Sixty-eight, which grants authority to make administrative changes for public welfare.
Yes, the Executive Order explicitly mentions that the merger is done as public welfare so requires.
Executive Order No. 6 was signed in the City of Manila.