Creation of Dumalinao Municipality
For the province of Zamboanga del Sur, Margosatubig and Pagadian are the oldest municipalities created on December 23, 1936. The municipalities of Aurora and Labangan were taken from Pagadian in 1942 and 1949, respectively, before the Pagadian become a city on June 21, 1969. Another municipality created in the 1940's is Molave. There are ten municipalities created in the 1950's; three in Congressional District I and seven in District II and. In the 1960's, there were only three new municipalities established, which included the Municipality of Dumalinao (Table 1.2-1).
Table 1.2-1: Date of Creation and Specific Laws Creating
the LGUs of Zamboanga del Sur
|
No. |
Municipality |
Date of Creation |
Creation By |
Created From |
|
|
District I |
|
|
|
|
01. |
Aurora |
Aug. 22, 1942 |
E.O. No. 353 |
Pagadian |
|
02. |
Dumingag |
Dec. 27, 1957 |
E.O. No. 283 |
Molave |
|
03. |
Josefina |
Nov. 11, 1977 |
PD No. 1240 |
Tambulig |
|
04. |
Labangan |
July 20, 1949 |
E.O. No. 245 |
Pagadian |
|
05. |
Mahayag |
May 10, 1969 |
EO No. 393 |
Molave, Dumingag |
|
06. |
Midsalip |
May 08, 1967 |
R.A. 4871 |
R. Magsaysay, Dumingag |
|
07. |
Molave |
June 14, 1949 |
RA 377 |
|
|
|
|
June 16, 1948 |
RA 286 |
|
|
08. |
Pagadian City |
June 21, 1969 |
RA 5478 |
|
|
|
Pagadian |
Dec. 23, 1936 |
E.O. No. 77 |
Oldest Municipality |
|
09. |
R. Magsaysay |
Dec. 28, 1956 |
E.O. No. 222 |
Aurora |
|
|
|
Feb. 13, 1957 |
E.O. No. 239 |
|
|
10. |
Sominot |
March 27, 1980 |
BP Blg. 60 |
Midsalip, R. Magsaysay, Mahayag, Dumingag, Tukuran |
|
11. |
Tambulig |
Dec. 17, 1957 |
E.O. No. 282 |
Molave, Aurora |
|
12. |
Tukuran |
Dec. 29, 1958 |
E.O. No. 323 |
Labangan |
|
|
District II |
|
|
|
|
13. |
Bayog |
Oct. 01, 1964 |
E.O. No. 112 |
Buug |
|
|
|
May 08, 1967 |
E.O. No. 872 |
|
|
14. |
Dimataling |
June 17, 1950 |
RA 555 |
Pagadian, Margosatubig |
|
15. |
Dinas |
Nov. 09, 1950 |
E.O. No. 367 |
Dimataling |
|
16. |
Dumalinao |
June 26, 1956 |
RA 1593 |
Pagadian |
|
17. |
Guipos |
July 21, 1991 |
RA 7162 |
San Miguel, Dinas, San Pablo, Dumalinao |
|
18. |
Kumalarang |
Aug. 28, 1959 |
E.O. No. 356 |
Lapuyan, Malangas |
|
19. |
Lakewood |
Nov. 11, 1977 |
PD No. 1236 |
Kumalarang, Lapuyan |
|
20. |
Lapuyan |
Oct. 16, 1957 |
E.O. No. 273 |
Margosatubig |
|
21. |
Margosatubig |
Dec. 23, 1936 |
E.O. No. 77 |
Oldest Municipality |
|
22. |
Pitogo |
May 18, 1972 |
RA 6490 |
Dimataling |
|
23. |
San Miguel |
July 14, 1960 |
E.O. No. 400 |
Dinas |
|
24. |
San Pablo |
Sept. 17, 1957 |
E.O. No. 681 |
Dinas |
|
25. |
Tabina |
Aug. 16, 1961 |
E.O. No. 443 |
Dimataling |
|
26. |
Tigbao |
July 21, 1991 |
RA 7162 |
Dumalinao |
|
27. |
V. Sagun |
Feb. 08, 1982 |
BP Blg. 173 |
Margosatubig |
Source: Compilation of Laws Creating the Municipalities of Zamboanga del Sur, 1991.
House Bill No. 5000 which later became Republic Act No. 1593, creating the barrio of Dumalinao into a regular municipality, was sponsored by Congressman Alberto Q. Ubay of Zamboanga del Norte and Congressman Elado of Negros Occidental. This Bill was followed up by Martin D. Raluto in the Lower House, in the Senate and up to Malacañang. The last reading of the Bill in the Senate was during the closing hour of the last day of the 100-day regular session of Congress in 1956. It was unanimously approved by the Senators and finally signed into law by then President Ramon M. Magsaysay on June 16, 1956.