Legal authority and effect
- Executive Order No. 140 fixes and defines the boundaries of the Municipality of Gloria, Province of Oriental Mindoro.
- Executive Order No. 140 directs that the municipal boundaries are defined and fixed by the technical line description it provides.
- The legal basis invoked is Section 68 of the Revised Administrative Code.
What boundaries are fixed
- Executive Order No. 140 defines the external boundary line for the Municipality of Gloria.
- Executive Order No. 140 provides boundary tracing starting at Point 1 and ending at the point of beginning.
- The boundary description is tied to specific geographic features and named reference points, including Quinabigan River, Agsalin River, and associated bridges.
- Executive Order No. 140 uses bearings and distances to connect sequential boundary points (Point 1 to Point 7).
- Executive Order No. 140 references a technical plan in which Point 2 is identified as a former common boundary point of Pinamalayan and Bansud.
Boundary line technical description
- Executive Order No. 140 begins at Point 1, located at the edge of the mouth of Quinabigan River at the shoreline.
- From Point 1, the line goes southward along the shoreline to the mouth of Agsalin River.
- The mouth of Agsalin River is identified as the former common boundary point of the municipalities of Pinamalayan and Bansud, and is Point 2 on the plan.
- From Point 2, the line proceeds S. 86-30 W. 29,625 M. to Point 3, which is the common municipal boundary line of Pinamalayan and Bansud, passing through Agsalin River Bridge at Km. 85.200.
Sequential bearings and distances
- From Point 3, the line proceeds due North 5,645 M. to Point 4, which is the common provincial boundary line of Oriental and Occidental Mindoro.
- From Point 4, the line proceeds N. 68-55 E. 20,625 M. to Point 5.
- From Point 5, the line proceeds N. 85-30 E. 6,000 M. to Point 6.
- From Point 6, the line proceeds N. 59-00 E. 937.50 M. to Point 7.
- From Point 7, the line proceeds S. 86-30 E. 3,790 M., passing through Quinabigan Bridge at Km. 72.900, and returns to the point of beginning.
Technical basis for the boundary description
- Executive Order No. 140 ties the boundary description to a technical description prepared and submitted by the Office of the Highway District Engineer of Oriental Mindoro.
- Executive Order No. 140 uses that technical description to define the bearings, distances, and reference points governing the municipal boundaries of Gloria.