Bill Type
Long Title
AN ACT RATIONALIZING THE INCOME REQUIREMENTS FOR THE CREATION OF A MUNICIPALITY, THE DECLARATION OF HIGHLY URBANIZED STATUS IN THE CASE OF COMPONENT CITIES AND THE CREATION OF A PROVINCE, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE SECTIONS 442(a), 452(a), 453 AND 461(a), (b) AND (c) OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7160, AS AMENDED, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE "LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE OF 1991"
Congress Author
Date filed
July 1, 2019
Scope

Legislative History

House Bill/Resolution NO. HB00064
FULL TITLE : AN ACT RATIONALIZING THE INCOME REQUIREMENTS FOR THE CREATION OF A MUNICIPALITY, THE DECLARATION OF HIGHLY URBANIZED STATUS IN THE CASE OF COMPONENT CITIES AND THE CREATION OF A PROVINCE, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE SECTIONS 442(a), 452(a), 453 AND 461(a), (b) AND (c) OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7160, AS AMENDED, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE "LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE OF 1991"
SHORT TITLE : Rationalizing The Income Requirements For The Creation Of A Municipality, The Declaration Of Highly Urbanized Status In The Case Of Component Cities And The Creation Of A Province
ABSTRACT : Aims to address such disconnect in national policy and to correct the imbalance in income requirements. Seeks to rationalize the income requirements for the conversion of a municipality into a component city as well as for the creation of a province, and for the declaration of highly urbanized status in the case of component cities.
PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : YAP, VICTOR A.
DATE FILED : 2019-07-01
SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL
CO-AUTHORS (Journal Entries) :
1. Vergara (000 2019-09-12)
ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES
REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT ON 2019-07-23

Abstract

Aims to address such disconnect in national policy and to correct the imbalance in income requirements. Seeks to rationalize the income requirements for the conversion of a municipality into a component city as well as for the creation of a province, and for the declaration of highly urbanized status in the case of component cities.

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