The official date of the creation of Southern Leyte is July 1, 1960. It is on this date that the inauguration of the newly created Southern Leyte province was happened.
The creation of the province of Southern Leyte was the attempt of Congressman Nicanor E. Yñiguez through his proposed bill House Bill No. 1318 which was passed into the law by the Philippine Congress and was signed by then President Carlos P. Garcia on May 22, 1959 as Republic Act 2227.
The part of Leyte that was made into a new province were the towns included in the 3rd District of Leyte Province:
- Maasin (Capital Town of the Province)
- Macrohon
- Padre Burgos
- Malitbog
- Bontoc
- Sogod
- Libagon
- Liloan
- Pintuyan
- San Francisco
- St. Bernard
- Cabalian (now San Juan)
- Anahawan
- Hinundayan
- Hinunangan
- Silago
- Governor: Alfredo K. Bantug
- Vice Governor: Graciano A. Capili,
- Board Member: Isabelo Kaindoy
- Board Member: Generoso M. Herrera
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