EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 36 PROVIDING FOR THE REORGANIZATION OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE REGIONS IN MINDANAO AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

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1 EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 36 PROVIDING FOR THE REORGANIZATION OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE REGIONS IN MINDANAO AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES WHEREAS, Article X, Section 4 of the Constitution provides that the President shall exercise general supervision over local governments; WHEREAS, the administrative regions were established to promote efficiency in the Government accelerate social and economic development and improve public services; WHEREAS, the Commission on Elections, in its Resolution No dated August 28, 2001, has declared that the majority of the voters in the Province of Basilan (excluding Isabela City) and in the City of Marawi, respectively voted for the inclusion of their province and city in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM); WHEREAS, in view of the inclusion of the Province of Basilan and other City of Marawi in the ARMM and in order to facilitate the supervision of local governments and the direction of the executive departments, there is an urgent need to reorganize the administrative regions in Mindanao. NOW, THEREFORE, I, GLORIA MACAPAGAL-ARROYO, President of the Republic of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by law, do hereby order: SECTION 1. Region IX is hereby reorganized to be known as Zamboanga Peninsula and shall be composed of the following provinces and cities: 1.1 Zamboanga del NorteZamboanga del Sur 1.2 Zamboanga Sibugay 2.1 Dapitan City 2.2 Dipolog City 2.3 Isabela City 2.4 Pagadian City 2.5 Zamboanga City SECTION 2. Region X known as Northern Mindanao, is hereby reorganized and shall be composed of the following provinces and cities: 1.1 Bukidnon 1.2 Camiguin 1.3 Lanao del Norte 1.4 Misamis Occidental 1.5 Misamis Oriental

2 2.1 Cagayan de Oro City 2.2 Gingoog City 2.3 Iligan City 2.4 Malaybalay City 2.5 Oroquieta City 2.6 Ozamis City 2.7 Tangub City 2.8 Valencia City SECTION 3. Region XI is hereby reorganized to be known as Davao Region and shall composed of the following provinces and cities: 1.1 Compostela Valley 1.2 Davao del Norte 1.3 Davao del Sur 1.4 Davao Oriental 2.1 Davao City 2.2 Digos City 2.3 Panabo City 2.4 Island Garden City of Samal 2.5 Tagum City SECTION 4. Region XII is hereby reorganized to be known as SOCCSKSARGEN and shall be composed of the following provinces and cities: 1.1 North Cotabato 1.2 Sarangani 1.3 South Cotabato 1.4 Sultan Kudarat 2.1 Cotabato City 2.2 General Santos City 2.3 Kidapawan City 2.4 Koronadal City 2.5 Tacurong City SECTION 5. Pursuant to Article II, Section 1 of Republic Act No. 9054, the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) shall be composed of the following provinces and city:

3 1.1 Basilan 1.2 Lanao del Sur 1.3 Maguinadanao 1.4 Sulu 1.5 Tawi-tawi 2. City 2.1 City of Marawi SECTION 6. The Department of the Interior and Local Government is hereby directed to supervise the foregoing reorganization of the administrative regions in Mindanao and publish the new composition of said administrative regions. SECTION 7. All orders, rules, regulation and issuances, or parts thereof, which are inconsistent with this Executive Order, are hereby repealed or modified accordingly. SECTION 8. This Executive Order shall take effect immediately upon approval. City of Manila, September 19, 2001 By the President: (Sgd.) (Sgd.) ALBERTO G. ROMULO Executive Secretary

4 MALACAÑANG MANILA BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES EXECUTIVE ORDER No. 304 DESIGNATING KORONADAL CITY AS THE REGIONAL CENTER AND SEAT OF SOCCSKSARGEN WHEREAS, it is the policy of the State to institute changes in exiting administration structure of government according to the changing requirements of the country and of the administrative regions; WHEREAS, Section 4 of Executive Order No. 36 dated September 19, 2001, Reorganized Region XII as SOCCSKSARGEN Region composed of the Province of North Cotabato, Sarangani, South Cotabato, Sultan Kudarat, and the Cities of Cotabato, General Santos City, Kidapawan City, Koronadal City and Tacurong City; WHEREAS, Executive Order No. 36 did not specify the regional seat of SOCCSKSARGEN Region; WHEREAS, the political and socio-economic conditions in SOCCSKSARGEN Region point to the need for designating the regional center and seat of the region to improve government operations and services. NOW, THEREFORE, I, GLORIA MACAPAGAL-ARROYO, President of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by law, do hereby order: SECTION 1. Koronadal City as Regional Center and Seat. The Regional Center and Seat of SOCCSKSARGEN Region shall be Koronadal City. SEC. 2. Transfer of Regional Offices. All departments, bureaus and offices of the National Government in the SOCCSKSARGEN Region shall transfer their regional seat of operations to Koronadal City. SEC. 3. Repealing Clause. All executive orders, issuances, rules and regulations which are inconsistent with this Executive Order are hereby revoked, amended or modified accordingly. SEC. 4. Effectivity. This Executive Order shall take effect immediately upon approval of this Order. DONE, in the City of Manila, this 30thday of March, in the year of Our Lord, Two Thousand and Four. By the President: (Sgd.) ALBERTO G. ROMULO Executive Secretary (Sgd.) GLORIA MACAPAGAL-ARROYO

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