Title
Creation of Midsalip Municipality, 1964
Law
Executive Order No. 94
Decision Date
Sep 4, 1964
Executive Order No. 94 created the municipality of Midsalip in Zamboanga del Sur, Philippines, by including several barrios and sitios from the municipalities of Ramon Magsaysay and Dumingag, with specific boundaries and requirements for its establishment.

Purpose and basis for municipality formation

  • Executive Order No. 94 establishes a new municipal government named Midsalip.
  • Executive Order No. 94 organizes Midsalip by segregating specific barrios and their sitios from the existing municipalities of Ramon Magsaysay and Dumingag.
  • Executive Order No. 94 sets conditions tied to qualification of municipal officials and certification of financial capability before Midsalip begins to exist.

Covered areas and composition of Midsalip

  • Midsalip consists of the barrios and their respective sitios coming from Ramon Magsaysay and Dumingag, both in Zamboanga del Sur.
  • From the Municipality of Ramon Magsaysay, Midsalip includes: Midsalip; Guma; Bakahan; Guinabot; Kamaron; Lumpanid; Lumangoy; Dumalinao; Boloran; Sawa; Sominot; Balobohan; Balonai; Timbaboy; Matalang; Sigapod; Ganipay; Duilic; Pawan; Dakayakan; Pisompongan.
  • From the Municipality of Dumingag, Midsalip includes: Pili; Cabaloran; Ecuan; Golictop; Guitalos; Licoro-an.
  • The seat of government of Midsalip is at the barrio of Midsalip.

Legal boundaries and geographic delimitation

  • Midsalip has boundaries delimited by a technical description that begins at a specified coordinate point.
  • The boundary tracing starts from point 1, the intersection of latitude 7A58' and longitude 123A23'.
  • From point 1, the boundary goes due West until it intersects longitude 123A10' at point 2.
  • From point 2, it goes due North following partly the provincial boundary between Zamboanga del Norte and Zamboanga del Sur until it intersects latitude 8A06' at point 3.
  • From point 3, it goes due East until it intersects longitude 123A23' at point 4.
  • From point 4, it goes due South back to point 1.
  • The technical description relies on a map of the proposed municipality of Midsalip with Scale: 1:50,000, on file with the office referenced in the order.

Effectivity—when the municipality begins

  • Midsalip begins to exist upon the appointment and qualification of:
    • the Mayor,
    • the Vice-Mayor, and
    • a majority of the councilors.
  • Midsalip also begins to exist only upon certification by the Secretary of Finance that the municipality is financially capable of:
    • providing for all the statutory obligations, and
    • providing for ordinary essential services of a regular municipality.
  • The certification by the Secretary of Finance must also confirm that after segregation:
    • the mother municipalities of Ramon Magsaysay and Dumingag can still maintain their municipal governments creditably,
    • meet all their statutory and contractual obligations, and
    • provide essential municipal services.

Territorial segregation from mother municipalities

  • The Municipalities of Dumingag and Ramon Magsaysay retain their territories minus the portions included in the territory of Midsalip as delimited by the boundaries stated in the order.

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