There are 16 original towns included in the creation of the Province of Southern Leyte. These towns are: Maasin, Macrohon, Padre Burgos, Malitbog, Bontoc, Sogod, Libagon, Liloan, Pintuyan, San Francisco, St. Bernard, Cabalian, Anahawan, Hinundayan, Hinunangan, and Silago.
As time passed by, three more municipalities or towns were created and added to the number of towns that belong to the Province of Southern Leyte. And these towns are:
Municipality of San Ricardo
Originally, San Ricardo and other barangay that formed the newly created town or Municipality of San Ricardo were all part of the town of Pintuyan. The House Bill sponsored by Congressman Nicanor E. Yñiguez Jr. paved way to the creation of the town of San Ricardo when it was signed into law by President Ferdinand E. Marcos as Republic Act 6360 on July 23, 1971 and was officially proclaimed on January 2, 1972.
Municipality of Tomas Oppus
The Municipality of Tomas Oppus started as barangays of the town of Malitbog in the North. It was created through the House Bill sponsored by Congressman Nicanor E. Yñiguez Jr. which became Republic Act No. 5777.
Municipality of Limasawa
The Municipality of Limasawa covers the whole area of the Limasawa Island. It was created through the Presidential Decree No 1549 issued by President Ferdinand E. Marcos. But the law was implemented only after a prebiscite in 1989 in the town of Padre Burgos and officially implemented on August 27, 1989.
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