Question & AnswerQ&A (EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 432)
The executive order concerns the transfer of the seat of government of the municipality of Lebak, Province of Cotabato, from Kalamansig to the barrio of Salaman within the same municipality.
The transfer was made pursuant to the provisions of section 68 of the Revised Administrative Code and upon the recommendation of the Provincial Board of Cotabato.
The recommendation of the Provincial Board of Cotabato is a prerequisite and serves as a formal basis for the President to authorize the transfer of the municipal seat of government.
The transfer took effect immediately upon the issuance of the executive order on April 12, 1951.
Elpidio Quirino, the then President of the Philippines, signed the executive order.
Teodoro Evangelista signed the executive order as the Executive Secretary.
The legal effect is the official change of the location of the municipal government’s administrative center, which impacts governance, public service delivery, and jurisdictional matters within the municipality.
The transfer must remain within the municipality itself, as in this case where it moved from Kalamansig to the barrio of Salaman, both within the municipality of Lebak.
Section 68 of the Revised Administrative Code provides the legal basis and authority for the President, upon recommendation by the Provincial Board, to transfer the seat of government of a municipality.
'SGD.' stands for 'signed,' indicating that the document was duly signed by the officials named, authenticating the executive order.