Purpose and authorized creation
- The President creates, in the Province of Cotabato, an independent municipality known as the Municipality of Makilala.
- The created municipality consists of a defined portion of the former Municipality of Kidapawan separated by a specified boundary line.
- The creation proceeds upon compliance with conditions related to leadership, qualification of officials, and financial capacity.
Territory, boundary, and separation
- Makilala is formed from that portion of Kidapawan separated by a boundary line starting at M.B.M. No. 3 on the Kidapawan–Malang boundary line.
- The boundary line follows the Saguing River upstream to its source somewhere on Mount Apo.
- The boundary line then continues until it touches the Cotabato–Davao boundary line.
- The Municipality of Kidapawan retains its present territory minus the portion included in Makilala.
Municipal component barrios
- Makilala contains the following barrios: Lamitan, San Vicente, Santa Catalina, Malasila, Indangan, Bulacanon, Mala-ang, Libertad, Saguing, Luna, Bulatucan, Kisante, Garsica, and Junction.
- Lamitan is designated as the seat of the municipal government of Makilala.
When Makilala begins to exist
- Makilala begins to exist upon the appointment and qualification of the mayor, vice-mayor, and a majority of the councilors.
- Makilala begins to exist upon certification by the Secretary of Finance that the municipality is financially capable of implementing the Minimum Wage Law.
- The Secretary of Finance must also certify that Makilala can provide all statutory obligations and ordinary essential services of a regular municipality.
- The Secretary of Finance must further certify that the mother municipality of Kidapawan, after segregation, can still:
- Maintain its municipal government credibly;
- Meet all contractual and statutory obligations;
- Provide essential municipal services.