26/09/2026
Antique News Update Today
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TODAY IN AGUILA HISTORY
September 26, 1964 - A New Chapter for Aguila, Sebaste, Antique
Sixty-two years ago today, on September 26, 1964, a significant chapter in the history of Aguila began.
On this date, President Diosdado Macapagal signed Executive Order No. 99, creating the Municipality of Sebaste in the Province of Antique. The order expressly included Aguila among the barrios that would comprise the newly created municipality.
Before this change in municipal jurisdiction, Aguila was under the Municipality of Culasi. Through Executive Order No. 99, Aguila became one of the ten barrios forming the new Municipality of Sebaste, together with Callan, Naubon, Idio, Sebaste (Poblacion), Abiera, Bacalan, Alegre, Aras-asan, and P. Javier. The seat of the new municipal government was designated at Barrio Sebaste.
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What did this mean for Aguila?
Aguila did not become a newly created barrio on September 26, 1964. Rather, this date marked an important change in its municipal affiliation - from being part of Culasi to becoming part of the newly established Municipality of Sebaste.
The Executive Order, however, provided conditions for the municipality to begin its actual existence, including the appointment and qualification of its municipal officials and certification of its financial capability.
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On May 8, 1967, Congress approved Republic Act No. 4870, An Act Creating the Municipality of Sebaste in the Province of Antique. The law again specifically named Aguila among the barrios separated from the municipalities of Culasi and Pandan and constituted into the Municipality of Sebaste.
ποΈ AGUILA'S HISTORICAL TIMELINE
Before September 26, 1964
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Aguila - a barrio under the Municipality of Culasi
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September 26, 1964
π΅π Executive Order No. 99
Aguila was included among the barrios comprising the newly created Municipality of Sebaste, Antique.
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May 8, 1967
π Republic Act No. 4870
Aguila was expressly included among the barrios constituted into the Municipality of Sebaste.
π From Barrio Aguila to the Municipality of Sebaste
September 26, 1964 therefore stands as an important date in Aguila's continuing story - a moment when its place within the local government structure of Antique changed and a new chapter began with the creation of Sebaste.
From the generations who came before us, to the Aguila we know today - our history is part of our identity.
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Tatak Aguila. Tatak Sebaste.
π Aguila, Sebaste, Antique
π΅π Remembering our past. Honoring our roots. Preserving our history for the generations to come.