Title
Supreme Court
Creation of Giporlos Municipality
Law
Executive Order No. 255
Decision Date
Aug 19, 1949
Executive Order No. 255 establishes the independent municipality of Giporlos, carved from the municipality of Balangiga in Samar, with its government seat located in barrio Giporlos.

Q&A (EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 255)

The title is Executive Order No. 255, dated August 19, 1949.

The purpose is to organize the Municipality of Giporlos out of certain portions of the Municipality of Balangiga, province of Samar.

The barrios of Giporlos, Gigoso, Paya, and San Isidro, and the sitio of Cansingcol.

They were previously part of the Municipality of Balangiga.

The seat of government shall be at Barrio Giporlos.

Section 68 of the Revised Administrative Code.

Upon the appointment and qualification of the mayor, vice-mayor, and a majority of the councilors thereof.

It shall retain its present territory minus the portion incorporated into the Municipality of Giporlos.

President Elpidio Quirino.

Teodoro Evangelista.


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