Title
Transfer of Bongao Municipal Seat to Batobato
Law
Executive Order No. 69
Decision Date
Dec 2, 1936
Manuel L. Quezon, President of the Philippines, orders the transfer of the municipal district government of Bongao from its current location to the barrio of Batobato, effective January 1, 1937, following a recommendation from the provincial board of Sulu.
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Questions (EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 69)

The transfer of the seat of the municipal district government of Bongao, Province of Sulu, from Bongao to the barrio of Batobato.

The transfer was made pursuant to Section 68 of the Revised Administrative Code, and upon recommendation of the provincial board concurred in by the Secretary of the Interior.

The transfer took effect on January 1, 1937.

Elpidio Quirino.

The Provincial Board of Sulu.

Section 68 grants authority for the President to transfer municipal district seats following proper recommendation and concurrence.

The change relocates the municipal district government seat for administrative purposes, which may affect governance, accessibility, and local administration.

No, the order does not specify any penalties for non-compliance; it is an administrative directive.

The Provincial Board of Sulu passed a resolution recommending the transfer, which was concurred in by the Secretary of the Interior before the President issued the order.


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