QuestionsQuestions (EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 82)
It was issued upon the recommendation of the Provincial Board of Cotabato, concurred in by the Secretary of the Interior, pursuant to Section 68 of the Revised Administrative Code.
The municipal districts of Gambar, Kalanganan, and Tumbao were excluded and were annexed to the municipality of Cotabato.
Before, there were three municipalities. After EO No. 82, these increased to thirteen.
Pagalungan, Parang, Nuling, Kiamba, Buluan, Kidapawan, Kabakan, Koronadal, Buayan, and Dinaig.
It specifies the seat of government for each municipality (e.g., Pagalungan at Pagalungan; Parang at Parang; Nuling at Nuling (km. 12–13); Kiamba at Kiamba; Buluan at Buluan; Kidapawan at Kidapawan; Kabakan at Kabakan; Koronadal at Marbel; Buayan at DadiaAgas; and Dinaig at Upi).
The order includes 'unexplored areas' and certain barrios or sitios of the municipality of Dulawan (specifically for Buluan).
The barrios or sitios of Lambayong and Barurao of the municipality of Dulawan were included in the municipality of Buluan.
Parang consists of the territories comprised in the municipal districts of Parang, Bugasan, Buldun and Basira, and the island of Bongo.
Kidapawan consists of the municipal district of Kidapawan plus the unexplored region north of it up to the boundary of Davao province (east), Bukidnon province (north), and the Pulangi River (west), and also includes Mlang (part of Buluan’s municipal district at the time).
For Pagalungan’s boundary in Kabakan, it starts at the northeast corner of Pikit-Pagalungan, follows a straight line northwesterly crossing the National highway and Pulangi River to the junction of the Maridagao and Malitubog Rivers.
It begins from Butilen following the crest of Reina Regente mountain range to Pidsandawan along the Dansalan River to Sapakan, then along the Alah River to Kapingkong, then straight line eastward passing through San Felipe and crossing the National highway to the unexplored territory of Malasila where it intersects the Cotabato-Davao boundary on the east.
Cotabato’s territory becomes its present territory plus the territories comprised in the municipal districts of Kalanganan, Tumbao, and Gambar, and the EO sets out Cotabato’s bounding rivers/lake and nearby municipalities.
Dulawan’s territory is reduced by excluding the barrios or sitios of Lambayong and Barurao (which were reassigned to Buluan).
It took effect on the date of the order itself (18 August 1947), as stated: 'This Executive Order shall take effect on this date.'