QuestionsQuestions (EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 445)
It was issued pursuant to Section 68 of the Revised Administrative Code, and upon the recommendation of the Provincial Board of Surigao.
The northern part of the municipality of Lianga was organized into the independent municipality of Oteiza.
On the north by the present Lianga–Tago boundary.
On the east by the limits of the marine waters which the municipality of Oteiza shall have, pursuant to Section 2321 of the Revised Administrative Code.
By a line separating it from the municipality of Lianga: from the mouth of Gata Creek (west of sitio Britania in Oteiza and northeast of sitio Diatago in Lianga), upstream to its source, then straight due west to its intersection with the Agusan–Surigao boundary.
The Agusan–Surigao boundary.
A Map of municipality of Lianga showing the proposed boundary line, scale 1:125,000, prepared by F. M. Juntilla, approved and submitted by District Engineer Bernardo L. Apostol on October 30, 1950.
The barrio of Oteiza shall be the seat of the municipal government.
Oteiza (seat), Salvacion (comprising Sitio Britania and Pt. Tangka), Santo Niño, Antipolo, Marihatag, Santa Cruz, and San Isidro.
Lianga shall have its present territory minus the portion included in the municipality of Oteiza.
Upon the appointment and qualification of the mayor, vice mayor, and a majority of the councilors.
The mayor, vice mayor, and a majority of the councilors.
It indicates that Oteiza is organized as a separate municipal government distinct from its mother municipality (Lianga), with its own territorial jurisdiction and local officials under the terms of the EO.
It incorporates the legal rules on the limits of marine waters that the municipality may have, so the eastern boundary is not merely a natural line but also a statutory maritime boundary.
It establishes the political unit (municipality), defines its territory and components (barrios/sitios), prescribes how the mother municipality is affected, and sets the conditions for when the new LGU becomes operational.
It is dated June 6, 1951, and signed by President Elpidio Quirino, with action by Marciano Roque (Acting Assistant Executive Secretary) by the President.