WHEREAS,
the fundamentalm of the state is the hasten up the pace of economic
development throughout the country;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
WHEREAS, the primordialm of development can only be effectively
implemented by the creation of local government units which could,
through faster administrative response, greatly contribute to the
social, educational, cultural and economic needs of our people;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
WHEREAS, it has been the clamor of the residents of the proposed
municipality with the conformity of all the local officials to create
the proposed municipality so as to attain a closer supervision of the
execution of the development programs of the locality; and
WHEREAS, the new municipality will become a self-reliant community once
intensified government projects are made in line with the declared
policy of the government to uplift the socio-economic well-being of the
residents therein.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the Philippines,
by virtue of the powers vested in me by the Constitution, do hereby
order and decree: chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
Section 1. The islands of Sarangani and Balut, both
in the Municipality of Jose Abad Santos, Province of Davao del Sur, are
hereby detached and separated therefrom to form and constitute a
distinct and independent municipality to be known as the Municipality
of Sarangani without affecting in any manner the legal existence of the
mother municipality of Jose Abad Santos. The seat of the government of
the newly-created municipality shall be in Barangay Mabila, in the
island of Balut.
Section 2. Except as hereinafter provided, all
provisions of law, now or hereafter applicable to regular
municipalities, shall be applicable to the Municipality of
Sarangani. chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
Section 3. The present elective municipal officials
of the Municipality of Jose Abad Santos shall continue to perform their
duties as such officials in the newly-created Municipality of Jose Abad
Santos until the municipal officials of said municipality shall have
been appointed by the President. Such officials so appointed shall hold
office until their successors shall have been elected in the regular
elections for municipal officials following the issuance of this Decree
and shall have qualified, unless sooner removed at the pleasure of the
President. Such appointive officers and employees as may be necessary
to organize or to complete the government personnel of the Municipality
of Sarangani shall be appointed as provided under existing laws.
Section 4. Upon the effectivity of this Decree, the
proportionate share of Sarangani in the obligations, funds, assets and
other property of the Municipality of Jose Abad Santos shall be
transferred by the President of the newly-created municipality upon the
recommendation of the Commission on Audit. chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
Section 5. All laws or parts of laws as well as all
executive orders or regulations inconsistent herewith are hereby
repealed or modified accordingly.
Section 6. This Decree shall take effect immediately.
Done in the City of Manila,
this 11th day of June, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and
seventy-eight.
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