Question & AnswerQ&A (EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 141)
The purpose of Executive Order No. 141 is to organize certain barrios of the municipality of Escalante, Province of Negros Occidental, into an independent municipality under the name Toboso.
The barrios of Toboso, Salamanca, and General Luna were organized into the new independent municipality of Toboso.
The seat of government of Toboso is at the barrio of Toboso.
The organization took effect on July 1, 1948.
The boundaries are defined in detail starting from the mouth of Salamanca River and include specific natural landmarks and boundary markers such as Tinobaga Creek, Aglolomot Creek, specific latitude lines, and boundary lines shared with Escalante, Sagay, Calatrava, and San Carlos as shown in the Escalante cadastre.
The municipality of Escalante retains its present territory minus the territory comprised in the municipality of Toboso.
The order was signed by President Elpidio Quirino and by Executive Secretary Emilio Abello.
Section 68 of the Revised Administrative Code provides the legal basis for the reorganization of municipal boundaries and the creation of new municipalities, under which Executive Order No. 141 was issued.
Yes, it refers to the boundary and index map of the Escalante cadastre from Bureau of Lands survey party No. 19, conducted between 1917 and 1918, showing specific boundary markers.