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Executive Orders

Providing An Official List Of Barangays In Region XII And For Other Purposes

Executive Order No. 108

EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 108 December 24, 1986

PROVIDING AN OFFICIAL LIST OF BARANGAYS IN REGION XII AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

WHEREAS, a review of the legal and physical existence of the barangays in Region XII reveals the proliferation of the so-called "ghost" or uninhabited barangays started during the previous regime, including those created under dubious circumstances, thereby defrauding the government of million of pesos in terms of unwarranted barangay allotments and other fund releases and the commission on massive election irregularities in the voting centers within the said barangays.

WHEREAS, an inter-agency Committee was created pursuant to Presidential Memorandum Circular No. 12-A, dated May 27, 1986, to prepare an official list of barangays in Region XII and the said Committee had undertaken a verification of the legal and physical existence of each barangay in said region;

WHEREAS, a number of said barangays have failed to satisfy the basic requirements for their legal and physical existence which warrant their abolition and/or reversion to their former territorial status.

NOW , THEREFORE, I,...

Summary of Executive Order No. 108

Abolition and Reversion of Barangays in Region XII
- Certain barangays in Region XII are abolished and reverted to their former territorial status due to their failure to satisfy legal and physical existence requirements. (Sec. 2)
- The abolished barangays shall revert back to their respective mother barangays or, when impractical, shall merge with the contiguous barangay with the smallest population and which is most accessible. (Sec. 2)

Official List of Retained Barangays
- The barangays named in the Official List of Barangays in Region XII (Annex A) are hereby retained in their respective provinces. (Sec. 1)

Reconsideration Process
- Any abolished barangay may apply for reconsideration with the Chief Local Government Officer in the province within ten (10) days from the effectivity of this Executive Order. (Sec. 3)
- The Minister of Local Government shall promulgate the necessary rules and regulations governing the form, procedure, and disposition of all applications for reconsideration. (Sec. 3)

Assistance from Government Agencies
- The Ministry of Local Government may call upon any ministry, bureau, office, agency, or instrumentality of the Government for assistance in performing the functions provided herein. (Sec. 4)

Repeal of Inconsistent Laws
- All laws, orders, issuances, rules, and regulations or parts thereof inconsistent with this Executive Order are hereby repealed or modified accordingly. (Sec. 5)

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