Legal basis for municipal creation
- The creation is made pursuant to Section 28 of the Revised Administrative Code.
- The order relies on the framework that the twenty-five municipalities of Oriental Negros are established under Section 38 of the Revised Administrative Code.
- The order increases the number of municipalities in Oriental Negros to twenty-six by segregation.
Geographic coverage and territorial changes
- Santa Catalina is organized as an independent municipality from a portion of the municipality of Tolong, Province of Oriental Negros.
- The barrios forming Santa Catalina are Tolong Viejo, Amio, Nagbalaye, Manalongon, Maloconan and Maninijon.
- Tolong retains all its territory except the portion now comprised in Santa Catalina.
- Santa Catalina’s seat of government is located at the barrio of Tolong Viejo.
Composition and municipal structure
- Santa Catalina consists exclusively of the six barrios: Tolong Viejo, Amio, Nagbalaye, Manalongon, Maloconan and Maninijon.
- The municipality of Tolong consists of its present territory minus the territory comprised in Santa Catalina.
- The organizational change is framed as a segregation from Tolong to form an independent municipality.
Authority procedure and recommendation
- The President acts upon the recommendation of the Secretary of the Interior.
- The order directs the administrative reorganization by segregating barrios from Tolong.
- The municipal organization described in the order becomes effective on the specified date.
Separation mechanics and timeline
- The barrios are transferred into the new municipality through segregation from Tolong.
- The new municipality is organized under the name Santa Catalina.
- The organization becomes legally effective on January 1, 1948.