Legal basis and creation authority
- Section 68 of the Revised Administrative Code authorizes the creation of a new municipality.
- The creation of the municipality is implemented through Executive Order No. 143.
- The Order creates a municipality by defining its component barrios and sitios and by setting conditions for its actual start of existence.
Purpose and legislative predicate
- The creation of the municipality is based on a proposal in House Bill No. 4443.
- The Order states that House Bill No. 4443 was approved by the House of Representatives.
- The legislative predicate supports the formal establishment of the Municipality of Kiblawan.
Territory, coverage, and barangay units
- The Municipality of Kiblawan is created in the Province of Davao.
- The municipality consists of the barrios and sitios of Bagumbayan, Paitan, Kiblawan, Kibungbung, Manual, New Sibonga, Maraga-a, Ihan, Bunot, Latian, Balasiao, Apik, Dapok, Guminom, Gogon-Bakaka, Pukaliil, Gucamlot, Pulatana and Daan-Mali.
- The municipality is established with its seat of government at the barrio of kiblawan.
- The Municipality of Sulop retains its present territory minus the portions included in the territory of the Municipality of Kiblawan.
- The Order identifies the affected “mother municipality” as Sulop.
When Kiblawan begins to exist
- The Municipality of Kiblawan begins to exist upon the appointment and qualification of the Mayor, Vice-Mayor and a majority of the councilors.
- The Municipality of Kiblawan begins to exist upon the certification by the Secretary of Finance that the municipality is financially capable.
- The Secretary of Finance’s certification requires that Kiblawan can provide for all the statutory obligations and ordinary essential services of a regular municipality.
- The certification also requires consideration of the mother municipality’s viability after segregation, including that Sulop can still maintain its municipal government creditably, meet its statutory and contractual obligations, and provide essential municipal services.
Local governance and transitional segregation effects
- Kiblawan’s initial governance structure includes a Mayor, a Vice-Mayor, and a council where a majority of the councilors must be appointed and qualified for existence to begin.
- The Order effects a territorial segregation from Sulop to form Kiblawan’s territory.
- Sulop continues as the mother municipality with reduced territory after the segregation.
- The Order conditions the start of Kiblawan’s existence on both governance readiness and financial certification.
Administrative execution and signatories
- President Diosdado Macapagal signs Executive Order No. 143 in Manila on March 05, 1965.
- Ramon A. Diaz signs as Executive Secretary “By the President.”
- The Order directs the practical start of municipal operations only after the specified appointments, qualifications, and financial certification are completed.