Purpose and statutory basis
- The order segregates designated barrios and sitios from the municipality of Dinas.
- The segregated barrios and sitios are organized into a new independent municipality in Zamboanga del Sur.
- The segregation is structured so the barrios and sitios “shall all hereafter be considered independent barrios.”
Segregated areas and new municipal seat
- The municipality of San Pablo is formed from the barrios and sitios of Buton, Calilangan, Capamanok, Coddum, Culasian, Dansalan, Portion of Guling, Lumbayao, Miasin, Mulansong, Pao, Pantad, Payag, Pongapong, Sacbulan, Tandubuay, Tikala Island, and San Pablo.
- These barrios and sitios all come from the municipality of Dinas, province of Zamboanga del Sur.
- The seat of government of the municipality of San Pablo is at the barrio of San Pablo.
Territory of mother municipality reduced
- The municipality of Dinas retains the same territory minus the territory comprised in the newly created municipality of San Pablo.
- The territorial reduction takes effect through the segregation implemented by the order.
When the municipality begins to exist
- The municipality of San Pablo begins to exist upon the appointment and qualification of the mayor, vice-mayor, and a majority of the councilors.
- The municipality begins to exist upon certification by the Secretary of Finance.
- The Secretary of Finance certification requires that the municipality is financially capable of implementing the Minimum Wage Law and providing for statutory obligations and ordinary essential services of a regular municipality.
- The Secretary of Finance certification also requires findings that the mother municipality of Dinas, after segregation, can still:
- maintain its municipal government creditably; and
- meet all its statutory and contractual obligations; and
- provide essential municipal services.
Effect of segregation on local units
- The barrios and sitios identified for segregation are treated as independent barrios following their separation and organization into the new municipality.
- The new municipal organization is the structural mechanism that establishes the independence of the listed barrios and sitios from Dinas.