Title
Tagcayayan municipality creation EO 316
Law
Executive Order No. 316
Decision Date
Dec 31, 1940
Manuel L. Quezon's Executive Order No. 316 establishes the independent municipality of Tagcawayan, segregating it from Guinayangan, Tayabas, effective January 1, 1941, with its government seat located in the barrio of Tagcawayan.

Authority and legal basis

  • Section 68 of the Revised Administrative Code authorizes segregation from an existing municipality and organization of an independent municipality.
  • The order executes that authority by segregating specific barrios from the municipality of Guinayangan in the Province of Tayabas.
  • The order provides for the creation of a new independent municipality and the location of its government seat.

Purpose and territorial reorganization

  • The order segregates the barrios of Aloneros, Bagong Silang, Balogo, Cabibihan, Catimo, Danlagan, Kabugwang, Kandalapdap, Malbog, Monato, Mangayaw, Quinatacutan, Siguiwan, Tagcawayan, and Triumfo.
  • The segregated barrios are organized into an independent municipality.
  • The independent municipality is named Tagcawayan.
  • The municipal seat of government is set at the barrio of Tagcawayan.

Who is affected and what changes

  • The municipality affected for territorial purposes is the municipality of Guinayangan.
  • The municipalities of the new creation is the independent municipality of Tagcawayan.
  • The barrios affected are the specifically listed 15 barrios that are segregated and reorganized.
  • The territory of Guinayangan is reduced by the territory comprised in the barrios transferred to the new municipality of Tagcawayan.

Creation of the new independent municipality

  • The independent municipality created is Tagcawayan.
  • The seat of government of Tagcawayan is the barrio of Tagcawayan.
  • The organization is accomplished by segregation of the enumerated barrios from Guinayangan.
  • The territorial formula is that Guinayangan retains its present territory minus the territory of the barrios assigned to Tagcawayan.

Effectivity and timing

  • The organization takes effect on January 1, 1941.
  • The order directs that the segregation and municipal organization be operative beginning January 1, 1941.

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