EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 235, February 13, 1957

CLASSIFYING MUNICIPAL DISTRICTS IN THE PHILIPPINES

Pursuant to the provisions of section twenty-six hundred and thirty of the Revised Administrative Code, as amended by section one of Republic Act Numbered fifteen hundred and fifteen, the following municipal districts are hereby classified, as herein indicated, in accordance with the schedule provided in said section one of Republic Act Numbered fifteen hundred and fifteen, on the basis of their average annual revenues for the four fiscal years Nineteen hundred and fifty-two to Nineteen hundred and fifty-five, as certified by the General Auditing Office:

BUKIDNON
Municipal District	Class	Municipal District	Class
Baungon	1st	Maramag	1st
Kibawe	1st	Pangantocan	3rd
Libona	1st	Sumilao	1st
Malitbog	2nd
ILOCOS SUR
Alilim	2nd	Sigay	3rd
Angaki	1st	Sugpon	3rd
Gregorio del Pilar	2nd	Suyo	1st
San Emilio	1st
LANAO
Bacolod Grande	3rd	Matongao	1st
Ditsaan Ramain	1st	Saguiaran	1st
Ganassi	1st	Tamparan	1st
Lumbatan 1st Watu (Balindong)	1st
LA UNION
Bagulin	1st	Burgos	2nd
MOUNTAIN PROVINCE
Atok	1st	Sablan	1st
Bakun	1st	Sadanga	2nd
Balbalan	1st	Sagada	1st
Banaue	1st	Tuba	1st
Bauko	1st	Tublay	1st
Besao	1st	Municipal District Central:
Bokod	1st	Barlig	3rd
Bontoc	1st	Bayag	1st
Buguias	1st	Burnay	1st
Kabayan	1st	Conner	1st
Kapangan	1st	Hungduan	2nd
Kayan	1st	Kabugao	1st
Kiangan	1st	Luna	1st
Kibungan	1st	Natonin	1st
Lubuagan	1st	Pinukpuk	1st
Mayoyao	1st	Tanudan	2nd
Sabangan	1st	Tinglayan	1st
PALAWAN
Balabac	1st
SAMAR
Jipapad	2nd
SULU
Balimbing	1st	Pata	1st
Bongao	1st	Patikul	1st
Cagayan de Sulu	1st	Siasi	1st
Indanan	1st	Simunul	1st
Luuk	1st	Sitangkai	1st
Maimbung	1st	South Ubian	1st
Marungas	4th	Taganak	1st
Panamao	1st	Talipao	1st
Pangutaran	1st	Tapul	1st
Parang	1st	Tongkil	1st

The following first class municipal districts, having realized an average annual income of more than four thousand pesos for four consecutive fiscal years, are ipso facto classified as fifth class municipalities pursuant to section two of said Republic Act Numbered fifteen hundred and fifteen:

BUKIDON
Baungon	Maramag
Kibawe	Sumilao
Libona
ILOCOS SUR
Angaki	Suyo
LANAO
Ditsaan Ramain	Saguiaran
Ganassi	Tamparan
Lumbatan	Watu (Balindong)
Matongao
MOUNTAIN PROVINCE
Atok	Lubuagan
Bakun	Mayoyao
Balbalan	Sablan
Banaue	Sagada
Bauko	Tuba
Besao	Tublay
Bokod	Burnay
Bontoc	Conner
Buguias	Kabugao
Kabayan	Luna
Kapangan	Natonin
Kayan	Pinukpuk
Kiangan	Tinglayan
PALAWAN
Balabac
SULU
Balimbing	Patikul
Bongao	Siasi
Cagayan de Sulu	Simunul
Indanan	Sitangkai
Luuk	South Ubian
Maimbung	Taganak
Panamao	Talipao
Pangutaran	Tapul
Parang	Tongkil
Pata

This classification takes effect as of July 1, 1956.

Done in the City of Manila, this 13th day of February, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and fifty-seven, and of the Independence of the Philippines, the eleventh.

(Sgd.) RAMON MAGSAYSAY

President of the Philippines

By the President:

(Sgd.) FORTUNATO DE LEON

Executive Secretary