Question & AnswerQ&A (EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 208)
The title is 'Organizing a certain portion of the Municipality of Tubod, Province of Lanao, into an independent municipality under the name of Lala, with the seat of government at the barrio of Lala.'
It was organized pursuant to the provisions of section 68 of the Revised Administrative Code and upon the recommendation of the Secretary of the Interior.
The territorial jurisdiction is described in detail from the mouth of Rawaan River upstream to specific boundary lines, following various rivers like the Cabuyao and Maranding Rivers, and extending to the shoreline of Panguil Bay.
The Municipality of Lala includes the barrios of Rawaan, Gumagamut, Lala (poblacion), Simpak, Daromawang, Abagan, and Lanipao, each including various sitios as specified in the order.
It begins to exist upon the appointment and qualification of the mayor, vice-mayor, and a majority of the municipal councilors thereof.
Elpidio Quirino was the President of the Philippines who signed the order.
The seat of government is located at the barrio of Lala.
Section 2321 of the Revised Administrative Code defines the municipal waters of the Municipality of Lala.
Teodoro Evangelista signed the order as the Executive Secretary.
The boundaries are defined using rivers such as the Rawaan River, Cabuyao River, Maranding River, Marauding River, and the shoreline of Panguil Bay, as well as surveyed boundary lines and Bureau of Lands measurements.