Reestablishment of Tubungan as Municipality

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EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 143: Reestablishment of Tubungan as Municipality

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Title Supreme Court: Reestablishment of Tubungan as Municipality

Law: Executive Order No. 143

Decision Date: Mar 15, 1938

Executive Order No. 143 establishes Tubungan as an independent municipality, separating it from Guimbal in Iloilo, following petitions from its residents and recommendations from local officials.

administrative order

local government

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Legal Basis and Authority

Action taken under Section 68 of the Revised Administrative Code.
Supported by recommendations from the Iloilo Provincial Board.
Endorsed by Assemblyman Jose C. Zulueta and the Secretary of the Interior.

Establishment of the Independent Municipality

Tubungan reestablished as an independent municipality.
Official name maintained as "Tubungan."
Barrio of Tubungan designated as the seat of government.

Territorial Adjustments

Municipality of Guimbal’s territory reduced by the area formerly comprising Tubungan.
Municipality of Tubungan consists solely of its former municipal territory.

Effective Date

Reorganization and separation effective from May 1, 1938.

Formalization

Executive Order signed in Manila on March 15, 1938.
Signed by President Manuel L. Quezon and Secretary to the President Jorge B. Vargas.

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