QuestionsQuestions (EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 561)
It was issued pursuant to Section 68 of the Revised Administrative Code, based on the recommendation of the Provincial Board of Surigao.
The eastern part of the Municipality of Cantilan.
By a specific description using starting points and directional lines involving the Cantilan River, national road references (kilometer 126, Tagcoling), the Sibyoc River, the Surigao–Agusan boundary in the Diwata Mountains, the Cantilan–Lanuza boundary, and the seashore/marine waters limits.
At a point in the Cantilan River near the sea immediately west of the poblacion of the barrio of Union.
Cantilan River, the Sibyoc River (upstream to the Surigao–Agusan boundary), the Surigao–Agusan boundary in the Diwata Mountains, and the Cantilan–Lanuza boundary, plus the seashore/marine waters.
Madrid (seat of the municipal government) and Union.
Cantilan retains its present territory minus the portion included in the Municipality of Madrid.
Upon certification by the Provincial Treasurer that the new municipality has financial capacity to pay officials and employees at least the minimum wages/salaries required by Republic Act No. 602, and upon the appointment and qualification of the mayor, vice-mayor, and a majority of the councilors.
To ensure Madrid has sufficient financial capacity to comply with wage/salary requirements under Republic Act No. 602 before the municipality starts to operate.
The mayor, the vice-mayor, and a majority of the councilors.
Republic Act No. 602; it is relevant because Madrid must have the financial capacity to pay officials and employees the minimum wages/salaries mandated by that law before it begins to exist.
A map of the municipality of Cantilan showing the proposed municipality of Madrid (scale 1:125,000), prepared by Surveyor C. A. Cuison and approved/submitted by District Engineer Galo C. Castronuevo; it supports the boundary delineation.
It states that the boundary includes the marine waters which the municipality of Madrid shall have pursuant to Section 2321 of the Revised Administrative Code, from the seashore point back to the point of beginning.
Because rivers and boundaries can affect jurisdiction; legal certainty depends on clearly identified reference points and compliance with statutory methods for territorial delineation.
The referenced map (scale 1:125,000) prepared by the surveyor and approved by the District Engineer, along with the written boundary description.