Legal basis and governing framework
- Act No. 3386 vests authority in the President to organize municipal districts into regular municipalities through executive action.
- Chapter 57 of the Revised Administrative Code governs the organization of municipal districts into regular municipalities.
- Section 38 of the Revised Administrative Code establishes the number of municipalities in the Province of La Union prior to the increase effected by this Order.
Purpose and organization directive
- Executive Order No. 72 organizes the municipal districts of Sudipen, San Gabriel, and Pugo, Province of La Union, into regular municipalities.
- The organization is made upon the recommendation of the Secretary of the Interior.
- The creation of these regular municipalities increases the count of municipalities in La Union to reflect the new organization.
Geographic scope and affected local government units
- Executive Order No. 72 covers the municipal districts of Sudipen, San Gabriel, and Pugo in the Province of La Union.
- The municipal districts are transformed into regular municipalities within the Province of La Union.
- The Province’s municipality total is increased from the previously established number under Section 38 of the Revised Administrative Code.
Municipal count change in La Union
- Executive Order No. 72 increases the number of municipalities of the Province of La Union from fourteen to seventeen.
- The increase is tied to the conversion of Sudipen, San Gabriel, and Pugo into regular municipalities.