Bill Type
Congress Name
Long Title
AN ACT RATIONALIZING THE INCOME REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DECLARATION OF HIGHLY URBANIZED STATUS IN THE CASE OF COMPONENT CITIES AND FOR THE CREATION OF A PROVINCE, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE SECTIONS 452 AND 461 OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7160, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE OF 1991
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Date filed
April 1, 2008
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Legislative History
| House Bill/Resolution NO. HB03791 | |
| FULL TITLE : AN ACT RATIONALIZING THE INCOME REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DECLARATION OF HIGHLY URBANIZED STATUS IN THE CASE OF COMPONENT CITIES AND FOR THE CREATION OF A PROVINCE, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE SECTIONS 452 AND 461 OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7160, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE OF 1991 | |
| SHORT TITLE : Rationalizing the Income Requirements for the Declaration of Highly Urbanized Status in the Case of Component Cities and for the Creation of a Province | |
| ABSTRACT : The bill sets the income requirement for the creation of the following: a) a city - an average locally-generated annual income for the last two consecutive years of P250 million; and b) a province - an average locally-generated annual income for the last two consecutive years of P200 million. | |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : GARCIA, PABLO JOHN F. | |
| DATE FILED : 2008-04-01 | |
| SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL | |
| CO-AUTHORS (Journal Entries) : | |
| 1. Nograles (078 ) | 2. Gullas (081 ) |
| AUTHORS(Final/Third Reading) : | |
| 1. Biazon | 2. Angara |
| 3. Syjuco | 4. Lim (R.) |
| 5. Villafuerte | 6. Romualdez |
| 7. Arroyo (D.) | 8. Del Rosario |
| 9. Bichara | 10. Romualdo |
| 11. Singson (E.) | 12. Arroyo (I.) |
| 13. Rodriguez | 14. Teodoro |
| 15. Casiño | 16. Ocampo |
| 17. Beltran | 18. Maza |
| 19. Ilagan | 20. Javier |
| 21. Alvarez (A.) | 22. Tieng |
| 23. Velarde | 24. Coscolluela |
| 25. Del Mar | 26. Susano |
| 27. Almario | 28. Pablo |
| 29. Cua (G.) | 30. Abante |
| 31. Codilla | 32. Chatto |
| 33. Chipeco | 34. Lazatin |
| 35. Hataman | 36. Roxas |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE | |
| COMMITTEE REPORT NO. 00387 | |
| SUBMITTED ON 2008-04-01 | |
| SUBMITTED BY: LOCAL GOVERNMENT | |
| RECOMMENDATIONS: approval | |
| SUBSTITUTED BILLS: HB02309 | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES | |
| REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON RULES ON 2008-04-22 | |
| DATE INCLUDED IN OB: 2008-04-22 | |
| DATE CALENDARED : 2008-04-30 | |
| SECOND READING INFORMATION | |
| FINAL LIST OF AUTHORS : Biazon, Angara, Syjuco, Lim (R.), Villafuerte, Romualdez, Arroyo (D.), Del Rosario, Bichara, Romualdo, Singson (E.), Arroyo (I.), Rodriguez, Teodoro, Casiño, Ocampo, Beltran, Maza, Ilagan, Javier, Alvarez (A.), Tieng, Velarde, Coscolluela, Del Mar, Susano, Almario, Pablo, Cua (G.), Abante, Codilla, Chatto, Chipeco, Lazatin, Hataman, Roxas | |
| DATE APPROVED ON SECOND READING : 2008-04-30 | |
| REMARKS : On April 30, 2008, the Body approved to insert the Explanatory Note of the Bill as the sponsorship remarks on the measure;terminated the period of sponsorship and debate thereon; approved the amendments as contained in the Ctte. Rpt., if any; terminated the period of amendments thereon, and approved the same on Second Reading. | |
| THIRD READING INFORMATION | |
| DATE COPY DISTRIBUTED TO MEMBERS: 2008-05-06 | |
| DATE APPROVED BY THE HOUSE ON THIRD READING :2008-05-12 | |
| HOUSE VOTES: YEAS:196 NAYS:0 ABSTAIN:.0 | |
| DATE TRANSMITTED TO THE SENATE: 2008-05-12 | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE SENATE/HOUSE | |
| DATE RECEIVED BY THE SENATE: 2008-05-15 | |
| REMARKS : |
Abstract
The bill sets the income requirement for the creation of the following: a) a city - an average locally-generated annual income for the last two consecutive years of P250 million; and b) a province - an average locally-generated annual income for the last two consecutive years of P200 million.
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