EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 143

: The reorganization was made pursuant to the provisions of section sixty-eight of the Revised Administrative Code.
: The segregation and organization were recommended by the provincial board of Iloilo, the Honorable Jose C. Zulueta (Assemblyman from the First District of Iloilo), and the Secretary of the Interior.
: The municipality of Guimbal retained its present territory less the territory that comprised the former municipality of Tubungan, which became a separate municipality.
: The reorganization took effect on May 1, 1938.
: The seat of government for the new municipality of Tubungan was established in the barrio of Tubungan.
: The legal document is Executive Order No. 143, issued on March 15, 1938.
: Jorge B. Vargas, Secretary to the President, signed the Executive Order No. 143.
: This signifies that the Executive Order was issued in 1938, during the third year of the Commonwealth of the Philippines.