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Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City, Metro Manila

SEVENTEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

4094

HOUSE BILL NO.

Introduced by Rep. nna Katina M. Ewverga

EXPLANATORY NOTE

This bill seeks to convert the Municipality of Mauban into a component city of
the Province of Quezon.

The municipality of Mauban, one of the many coastal municipalities of Quezon, is
a first class municipality that is approximately 150kms. away from Metro Manila. It has
a total land area of 415.98 square kilometers(41,598 ha), which is subdivided into 40
barangays.A regular tourist destination in the Province of Quezon, it is also home to a
440-megawatt coal power plant, the first privately built, owned, and operated power-
generating facility in the Philippines.Development and urbanization has finally caught
up with Mauban and this once quaint municipality is now also the the site of several
business ventures ranging from mining and quarrying sites to forestry, fishing, and
furniture making businesses.

Needless to say, Mauban is advancing at a rapid pace thus resulting in an
increase in the needs and demands of its inhabitants. Mauban has outgrown its status as
a municipality and is now ready for cityhood; no less than the League of Cities of the
Philippines acknowledged this fact when it included Mauban in it's endorsement of
twenty-one (21) towns which are now eligible for cityhood. The conversion of Mauban
into a city will enable it to cope with the growingburdens accompanying growth and
development now affecting its inhabitants.

In view of the foregoing, approval of the Bill is earnestly sought.

ANNA ATR) |. ENVERGA


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Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City, Metro Manila

SEVENTEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

HOUSE BILL NO, 4094

Introduced by Rep. Anna Katrina M. Enwerga

AN ACT CONVERTING THE MUNICIPALITY OF MAUBAN
IN THE PROVINCE OF QUEZON INTO A COMPONENT CITY
‘TO BE KNOWN AS THE CITY OF MAUBAN

ARTICLEL
GENERAL PROVISIONS

SECTION 1. Title. - This Act shall be known as the “Charter of the City of

Mauban”.

SEC. 2.The City of Mauban. - The Municipality of Mauban shall be converted into
a component city to be known as the City of Mauban, hereinafter referred to as
the City, which shall comprise the present territory of the Municipality of

Mauban, Province of Quezon.

The territorial jurisdiction of the City shall be within the present metes and
bounds of the Municipality of Mauban.

‘The foregoing provision shall be without prejudice to the resolution by the
appropriate agency or forum of any boundary dispute or case involving
questions of territorial jurisdiction between the City of Mauban and the

adjoining local government units: Provided, That the territorial jurisdiction of the


disputed area or areas shall remain with the local government unit which has
existing administrative supervision over said area or areas until the final

resolution of the case.

SEC. 3.Corporate Powers of the City. - The City constitutes a political body
corporate and as such is endowed with the attributes of perpetual succession
and possessed of the powers which pertain to a municipal corporation to be
exercised in conformity with the provision of this Charter. The City shall have the
following corporate powers:

(a) To havea continuous succession in its corporate name;

(b) To sue and be sued;

(<) Tohave and use a corporate seal;

(d) To acquire, hold, and convey real or personal property;

(ec) Toenter into any contract and/or agreement; and

(f) To exercise such other powers, prerogatives or authority subject to the

limitations provided by law or this Act.

SEC. 4.General Powers. - The City shall have a common seal and may alter the
same at pleasure: Provided, That any change of corporate seal shall be registered
with the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG). It shall
exercise the powers to levy taxes; to close and open roads, streets, alleys, parks,
or squares; to take, purchase, receive, hold, lease, convey, and dispose of real and
personal property for the general interests of the City; to expropriate or
condemn private property for public use; to contract and to be contracted with;
to sue and be sued; to prosecute and defend until final judgment and execution
suits wherein the City is involved or interested in; and to exercise all the powers

as are granted to corporations or as hereinafter conferred.


SEC. 5.Liability for Damages. - The City and its officials shall not be exempt from
liability for death or injury to persons or damage to property.

SEC. 6.Jurisdiction of the City. - The jurisdiction of the City, for police purposes
only, shall be coextensive with its territorial jurisdiction and, for the purpose of
protecting and ensuring the purity of the water supply of the City, such police
jurisdiction shall also extend over all the territory within the drainage area of
such water supply, or within one hundred meters (100 m.) of any reservoir,
conduit, canal, aqueduct or pumping station used in connection with the city
water service.

‘The city court of the City of Mauban shall have concurrent jurisdiction with
the city or municipal court of the adjoining municipalities or cities, to try crimes
and misdemeanors committed within said drainage area or within said spaces of

one hundred meters (100 m).

The court first taking cognizance of such an offense shall have jurisdiction
to try cases to the exclusion of others. The police forces of several municipalities
and cities concerned shall have concurrent jurisdiction with the police forces of
the City for the maintenance of good order and the enforcement of ordinances
throughout said zone, area, or spaces. But any license that may be issued within
said zone, area, or spaces shall be granted by the proper authorities of the city or
municipality concerned, and the fees arising therefrom shall accrue to the

treasury of the said city or municipality concerned and not to the City.

ARTICLE II
CITY OFFICIALS IN GENERAL

SEC. 7.The Officials of the City of Mauban. - (a) There shall be in the City of
Mauban: a city mayor, a city vice mayor, sangguniang panlungsod members, a
secretary to the sangguniang panlungsod, a city treasurer, a city assessor, a city
accountant, a city budget officer, a city planning and development officer, a city

engineer, a city health officer, a city civil registrar, a city administrator, acity legal


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officer, a city agriculturist, a city social welfare and development officer, a city

veterinarian, and a city general services officer,

(b) In addition thereto, the city mayor may appoint an assistant city treasurer, an
assistant city assessor, a city environmental and natural resources officer, a city
architect, a city information officer, a city cooperatives officer, a city population
officer, a city business permits and licensing officer, a city education officer, a city
youth and sports development officer, a city public safety officer, a city tourism

and cultural affairs officer, and a city human resource development officer.

(c) There shall be established in the City a city fire station to be headed by a city
fire marshal, a city jail to be headed by a city jail warden, a city schools division
to be headed by a city schools division superintendent and a city prosecution

service to be headed by a city prosecutor.

(d) The City of Mauban may:
1.) Maintain existing offices not mentioned in subsections (a), (b) and (c)

hereof;

2.) Create such other offices as may be necessary to carry out the purposes
of the City; or

3.) Consolidate the functions of any office with those of another in

the interest of efficiency and economy.

(c) Unless otherwise provided herein, heads of departments and officesshall be
appointed by the city mayor with the concurrence of the majority of all the
sangguniang panlungsod members, subject to civil service law, rules, and

regulations.

‘The sangguniang panlungsod shall act on the appointment within fifteen
(15) days from the day of its submission, otherwise the same shall be deemed
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ARTICLE HI
‘THE CITY MAYOR AND CITY VICE-MAYOR

SEC. 8.The City Mayor. - (a) The city mayor shall be the chief executive of the City
and shall be elected at large by the qualified voters of theCity. No person shall be
eligible for the position of city mayor unless, at the time of the election, one is at
least twenty-one (21) years of age, a resident of the City for at least one (1) year
prior to his election and a qualified voter therein. The city mayor shall hold office
for three (3) years, unless sooner removed.

The city mayor, as the chief executive of the city government, shall exercise
such powers and perform such duties and functions as provided herein.

(b) For efficient, effective and economical governance, the purpose of which is
the general welfare of the City and its inhabitants, the city mayor shall:
1) Exercise those powers expressly granted to him by law, those
necessarily implied therefrom, as well as powers necessary, appropriate or
incidental for the efficient and effective governance of the City, and those
which are essential to the promotion of the general welfare:
(i)Determine the guidelines of city policies and be responsible to the
sangguniang panlungsod for the program of government;
(ii)Direct the formulation of the city development plan, with the
assistance of the city development council and, upon approval thereof
by the sangguniang panlungsod, implement the same;
(iii) Present the program of government and propose policies and
projects for the consideration of the sangguniang panlungsod at the
opening of the regular session of the sangguniang panlungsod every
calendar year and as often as may be deemed necessary as the general
welfare of the inhabitants and the needs of the city government may
require;
(iv) Initiate and propose legislative measures to the sangguniang
panlungsod and, as often as may be deemed necessary, provide such

information and data needed or requested by said sanggunian in the


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performance of its legislative functions;

(v) Appoint all officials and employees whose appointments are not
otherwise provided for in this Act, as well as those he may be
authorized by law toappoint;

(vi) Represent the City in all its business transactions and sign on its
behalf all bonds, contracts, obligations and such other documents
upon the authority of the sangguniang panlungsod or pursuant to law
or ordinance;

(vii) Carry out such emergency measures as may be necessary during
and in the aftermath of man-made and natural disasters or calamities
calamities;

(viii) Determine the time, manner, and place of payment of salaries or
wages of the officials and employees of the City in accordance with
law or ordinance;

(ix) Allocate and assign office space to the City and other officials and
employees who, by law or ordinance, are entitled to such space in the
office and other buildings owned or leased by the city government;

(x) Ensure that all executive officials and employees of the City

discharge their duties and functions as provided for by law and the

Government Code of 1991, and cause to be instituted administrative

judicial proceedings against any official or employee of the City who

have committed an offense in the performance of his official duties

(xi) Examine the books, records, and other documents of all offices,
officials, agents, or employees of the City and, in aid of executive
powers and authority, require all national officials and employees
stationed in or assigned to the City to make available to him such
books, records, and other documents in their custody, except those
classified by law as confidential;

(xii) Furnish copies of executive orders issued to the Office of the


President and the Office of the Secretary of the DILG within seventy-
two (72) hours after their issuance;

(xiii) Visit component barangays of the City at least once every six (6)
months to deepen his understanding of the problems and conditions,
listen and give appropriate counsel to local officials and inhabitants of
general laws and ordinances which especially concern them, and
otherwise conduct visits and inspections to ensure that the
governance of the City will improve the quality of life of the
inhabitants;

(xiv) Act on leave applications of officials and employees appointed
and on the commutation of the monetary value of their leave credits
in accordance with law;

(xv) Authorize official trips of city officials and employees outside of
the City for a period not exceeding thirty (30) days: Provided, That the
trips abroad or for a longer period may be authorized in accordance
with the Local Government Code of 1991;

(xvi) Call upon any national official or employee stationed in or
assigned to the City for advise on matters affecting the City and to
make recommendations thereon; coordinate with the said officials
and employees in the formulation and the implementation of plans,
programs, and projects; and, when appropriate, initiate an
administrative or judicial action against a national government official
or employee who may have committed an offense in the performance
of official duties while stationed in or assigned to the City;

(xvii) Authorize payment for medical care, necessary transportation,
subsistence, hospital, or medical fees of city officials and employees
who are injured while in the performance of their official duties and
functions, subject to the availability of funds;

(xviii) Solemnize marriages, any provision of law to the contrary not-
withstanding;

(xix) Conduct an annual palarong panlungsod which shall feature
traditional sports and disciplines included in national and

international games, in coordination with the Department of


Education (DepED); and

(xx) Submit to the provincial governor the following reports: an
annual report containing a summary of all matters pertinent to the
management, administration, and development of the City and all
information and data relative to its political, social, and economic
conditions; and supplemental reports when unexpected events and
situations arise at any time during the year, particularly when man-
made and natural disasters or calamities affect the general welfare of
the City;

2.) Enforce all laws and ordinances relative to the governance of the City

and, in the exercise of its appropriate corporate powers, implement all

approved policies, programs, projects, services, and activities of the City;

and, in addition, shall:

powers,

(i) Ensure that the acts of the City’s component barangays and of its
officials and employees are within the scope of their prescribed
duties and functions;

(ii) Call conventions, conferences, seminars, or meetings of elective

and appointive officials of the City, including national officials and

employees stationed in or assigned to the City, at such time and place
and on such subject as may be deemed important for the promotion of
the general welfare of the local government unit and its inhabitants;

(iii) Issue such executive orders for the faithful and appropriate

enforcement and execution of laws and ordinances;

(iv) Be entitled to carry the necessary firearms within the territorial

jurisdiction;

(v) Act as the deputized representative of the National Police

Commission, formulate the peace and order plan of the City and, upon

its approval, implement the same, and as such, exercise general and

operational control and supervision over police forces in the City in
accordance with Republic Act No. 6975, otherwise known as the

“Department of the Interior and Local Government Act of 1990”; and

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lawless violence, rebellion, sedition, or apprehend violators of the law
when public interest so requires and the city police forces are

inadequate to cope with the situation or the violators;

3.) Initiate and maximize the generation of resources and revenues, and
apply the same to the implementation of development plans, program
objectives, and priorities, particularly those resources and revenues
programmed for agro-industrial development and countryside growth and
progress and, relative thereto, shall:
(i) Require each head of an office or department to prepare and
submit an estimate of appropriations for the ensuing calendar year, in
accordance with the budget preparation process provided under
Republic Act No. 7160, otherwise known as the Local Government
Code of 1991;
(ii) Prepare and submit to the sanggunian for approval the executive
and supplemental budgets of the City for the ensuing calendar year in
the manner provided for under the Local Government Code of 1991;
(iii)Ensure that all taxes and other revenues of the City are collected,
and that city funds are applied to the payment of expenses and the
settlement of obligations of the City, in accordance with law or
ordinance;
(iv) Issue licenses and permits and suspend or revoke the same for
any violation of the conditions upon which said licenses or permits
had been issued, pursuant to law or ordinance;
(v) Issue permits, without need of approval therefore from any
national agency, for the holding of activities for any charitable or
welfare purpose, excluding prohibited games of chance or shows
contrary to law, public policy, and public morals;
(vi) Require owners of illegally constructed houses, buildings, or
other structures to obtain the necessary permits, subject to such fines
and penalties as may be imposed by law or ordinance, or to make
necessary changes in the construction of the same when said

construction violates any law or ordinance, or to order the demolition


or removal of said house, building, or structure within the period
prescribed by law or ordinance;

(vii) Adopt adequate measures to safeguard and conserve land,
mineral, marine, forest and other resources of the City;

(viii) Provide efficient and effective property and supply management
in the City and protect the funds, credits, rights, and other properties
of the City; and

(ix) Institute or cause to be instituted administrative or judicial
proceedings for violation of ordinances in the collection of taxes, fees,
charges, and for the recovery of funds and property; and cause the
City to be defended against all suits to ensure that its interests,
resources, and rights shall be adequately protected;

4.) Ensure the delivery of basic services and the provision of adequate

facilities and, in addition thereto, shall:
(i) Ensure that the construction and repair of roads and highways
funded by the national government shall be, as far as practicable,
carried out in a spatially contiguous manner and in coordination with
the construction and repair of the roads and bridges of the City; and
(ii) Coordinate the implementation of technical services, including
public works and infrastructure programs, rendered by national
offices;

5.) Exercise such other powers and perform such other duties and
functions as may be prescribed by law or ordinance.

(6) During his incumbency, the city mayor shall hold office in the cityhall.

(d) The city mayor shall receive a minimum monthly compensation
corresponding to Salary Grade Thirty (30) as prescribed under Republic Act No.
6758, otherwise known as the Salary Standardization Law, and the

implementing guidelines issued pursuant thereto.

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SEC. 9.The City Vice Mayor. - (a) There shall be a city vice mayor who shall be
elected in the same manner as the city mayor and shall, at the time of the
election, possess the same qualifications as the city mayor. The city vice mayor

shall hold office for three (3) years, unless sooner removed.

(b) The city vice mayor shall:
1.) Be the presiding officer of the sangguniang panlungsod and sign all
warrants drawn on the city treasury for all expenditures appropriated for

the operation of the sangguniang panlungsod;

2) Subject to civil service law, rules, and regulations, appoint all officials
and employees of the sangguniang panlungsod, except those whose manner

of appointment is specifically provided for under existing laws;

3.) Assume the office of the city mayor for the unexpired term of the latter

in the event of permanent vacancy;

4.) Exercise the powers and perform the duties and functions of the city

mayor in case of temporary vacancy; and

5.) Exercise such other powers and perform such other duties as may be

prescribed by law or ordinance.

(c) The city vice-mayor shall receive a monthly compensation corresponding to
Salary Grade Twenty-six (26) as prescribed under the Salary Standardization
Law and the implementing guidelines issued pursuant thereto.

ARTICLE IV
THE SANGGUNIANG PANLUNGSOD

SEC.10.Composition. - (a) The sangguniang panlungsod, the legislative body of
the City, shall be composed of the city vice mayor as the presiding officer, the ten

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mga barangay, the president of the panlungsod na pederasyon ng mga

sangguniang kabataan and the sectoral representatives, as members.

(b) In addition thereto, there shall be three (3) sectoral representatives: one (1)
from the women sector; and, as shall be determined by the sangguniang
panlungsod within ninety (90) days prior to the holding of the local elections,
one (1) from the agricultural or industrial workers sector; and one (1) from the
other sectors, including urban poor,indigenous cultural communities, or persons
with disabilities.

(c) The regular members of the sangguniang panlungsod and sectoral

representatives shall be elected in the manner as may be provided by law.

SEC. 11.Powers, Duties, Functions and Compensation. - (a) The sangguniang
panlungsod, as the legislative body of the City, shall enact ordinances, approve
resolutions, and appropriate funds for the general welfare of the City and its
inhabitants pursuant to Section 16 of the Local Government Code of 1991 and in
the proper exercise of the corporate powers of the City as provided for under
Section 22 of the Local Government Code of 1991, and shall:
1.) Approve ordinances and pass resolutions necessary for an efficient and
effective city government and, in this connection, shall:
(i) Review all ordinances approved by the sangguniang barangay
and executive orders issued by the punong barangay to determine
whether these are within the scope of the prescribed powers of the
sangguniang barangay and of the punong barangay;
(ii) Maintain peace and order by enacting measures to prevent and
suppress lawlessness, disorder, riot, violence, rebellion or sedition
and impose penalties for the violation of said ordinances;
(iii) Approve ordinances imposing a fine not exceeding Five thousand
pesos (P5,000.00) or an imprisonment for a period not exceeding one
(1) year, or both, at the discretion of the court, for violation of a city
ordinance;

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harmful effects of man-made or natural disasters and calamities, and
to provide relief services and assistance to victims during and in the
aftermath of said disasters or calamities and in their return to
productive livelihood following said events;

(v) Enact ordinances intended to prevent, suppress and impose
appropriate penalties for habitual drunkenness in public places,
vagrancy, mendicancy, prostitution, the establishment and
maintenance of house of ill-repute, gambling and other prohibited
games of chance, fraudulent devices and ways to obtain money or
property, drug addiction, maintenance of drug dens, drug pushing,
juvenile delinquency, the printing, distribution or exhibition of
‘obscene or pornographic materials or publications and such other
activities inimical to the welfare and morals of the inhabitants of the
City;

(vi) Protect the environment and, to this end, it may set aside at least
ten percent (10%) of its development funds for the purpose of
maintaining and enhancing the ecological balance of the City. It may
also impose appropriate penalties for acts which endanger the
environment, such as illegal logging, smuggling of logs, smuggling of
natural resources products and of endangered species of flora and
fauna, slash-and-burn farming and such other activities which result
in pollution, acceleration of siltation of rivers and lakes or of
ecological imbalance;

(vii) Subject to the provisions of the Local Government Code of 1991
and other pertinent laws, determine the powers and duties of officials
and employees of the City;

(viii) Determine the positions and the salaries, wages, allowances and
other emoluments and benefits of officials and employees paid wholly
or mainly from city funds and provide for expenditures necessary for
the proper conduct of programs, projects, services and activities of
the city government;

(ix) Authorize the payment of compensation to a qualified person not
in the government service who fills in a temporary vacancy or grant

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honoraria to any qualified official or employee designated to fill in a
temporary vacancy in a concurrent capacity at the rate authorized by
law;

(x) Provide a mechanism and the appropriate funds therefore for the
safety and protection of all city government properties, public
documents or records such as those relating to property inventory,
land ownership, records of births, marriages, deaths, assessments,
taxation, accounts, business permits and such other records and
documents of public interest in the offices and departments of the city
government;

(xi) When the finances of the city government allow, provide for
additional allowances and other benefits to judges, prosecutors,
public elementary and high school teachers, and other national
government employees stationed in or assigned to the City;

(xii) Provide legal assistance to barangay officials who, in the

performance of their official duties or on the occasion thereof, have to

initiate judicial proceedings or defend themselves against legal
actions; and

(xiii) Provide for group insurance or additional insurance coverage
for all barangay officials, including members of barangay tanod
brigades and service units, with public or private insurance
companies, when the finances of the city government allow said

coverage.

2.) Generate and maximize the use of resources and revenues for the
development plans, program objectives and priorities of the City, with
particular attention to agro-industrial development and citywide growth
and progress and, relative thereto, shall:
(i) Approve the annual and supplemental budgets of the city
government and appropriate funds for specific programs, projects,
services, and activities of the City, or for other purposes not contrary
to law, in order to promote the general welfare of the City and its
inhabitants, Provided, That no annual or supplemental budget shall be

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approved without deliberation and hearing to be attended by the
respective heads of all the departments, units or offices of the city
government and by reputable representatives of civil society, church
groups, irrespective of denomination, and the media;

(ii) Subject to the provisions of Book II of the Local Government Code
of 1991 and applicable laws and, upon the majority vote of all the
members of the sangguniang panlungsod, enact ordinances levying
taxes, fees, and charges, prescribing the rates thereof for general and
specific purposes and granting tax exemptions, incentives or reliefs;
(iii) Subject to the provisions of Book II of the Local Government Code
of 1991 and upon the majority vote of all the members of the
sangguniang panlungsod, authorize the city mayor to negotiate and
contract loans and other forms of indebtedness;

{iv) Subject to the provisions of Book II of the Local Government Code
of 1991 and applicable laws and, upon the majority vote of all the
members of the sangguniang panlungsod, enact ordinances
authorizing the floating of bonds or other instruments of
indebtedness, for the purpose of raising funds to finance development
projects;

(v) Appropriate funds for the construction and maintenance or the
rental of buildings for the use of the City and, upon the majority vote
of all the members of the sangguniang panlungsod, authorize the city
mayor to lease to private parties such public buildings held in a
proprietary capacity, subject to existing laws, rules and regulations;
(vi) Prescribe reasonable limits and restraints on the use of property
within the jurisdiction of the City;

(vii) Adopt a comprehensive land-use plan for the City and ensure
that the formulation, adoption or modification of said plan shall be in
coordination with the approved provincial comprehensive land-use
plan;

(viii) Reclassify lands within the jurisdiction of the City, subject to the
pertinent provisions of the Local Government Code of 1991;

(ix) Enact integrated zoning ordinances in consonance with the

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approved comprehensive land-use plan, subject to existing laws, rules
and regulations; establish fire limits or zones, particularly in populous
centers; and regulate the construction, repair or modification of
buildings within said limits or zones in accordance with the
provisions of the Fire Code of the Philippines;

(x) Subject to national law, process and approve subdivision plans for
residential, commercial or industrial purposes and other
development purposes, and to collect processing fees and other
charges, the proceeds of which shall accrue entirely to the City:
Provided, however, That where approval of a national agency or office
is required, said approval shall not be withheld for more than thirty
(30) days from receipt of the application. Failure to act on the
application within the period stated above shall be deemed as
approval thereof;

(xi) Subject to the provisions of Book II of the Local Government Code
of 1991, grant the exclusive privilege of constructing fish corrals or
fish pens, or the taking or catching of bangus fry, prawn fry or kawag-
kawag, or fry of any species or fish within city waters;

(xii) With the concurrence of at least two-thirds (2/3) vote of all the
members of the sangguniang panlungsod, grant tax exemptions,
incentives or reliefs to entities engaged in community growth-
inducing industries, subject to the provisions of the Local Government
Code of 1991;

(xiii) Grant loans or provide grants to other local government units or
to national, provincial and city charitable, benevolent or educational
institutions: Provided, That said institutions are operated and
maintained within the City;

(xiv) Regulate the numbering of residential, commercial and other
buildings; and

(xv) Regulate the inspection, weighing and measuring of articles of

commerce.

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1991, enact ordinances granting franchises and authorizing the issuance of
permits or licenses, upon such conditions and for such purposes intended
to promote the general welfare of the inhabitants of the City and, pursuant
to this legislative authority, shall:
(i) Fix and impose reasonable fees and charges for all services
rendered by the city government to private persons or entities;
(ii) Regulate or fix license fees for any business or practice of
profession within the City and the conditions under which the license
for said business or practice of profession may be revoked and enact
ordinances levying taxes thereon;
(iii) Provide for and set the terms and conditions under which public
utilities owned by the City shall be operated by the city government
and prescribe the conditions under which the same may be leased to
private persons or entities, preferably cooperatives;
(iv) Regulate the display of and fix the license fees for signs,
signboards or billboards at the place or places where the profession
or business advertised thereby is, in whole or in part, conducted;
(v) Any law to the contrary notwithstanding, authorize and license
the establishment, operation and maintenance of cockpits, and
regulate cockfighting and commercial breeding of gamecocks:
Provided, That existing rights should not be prejudiced;
(vi) Subject to the guidelines prescribed by the Department of
Transportation and Communications (DOTC), regulate the operation
oftricycles and grant franchises for the operation thereof within the
territorial jurisdiction of the City; and
(vii) Upon approval by a majority vote of all the members of the
sangguniang panlungsod, grant a franchise to any person,
partnership, corporation or cooperative to do business within the
City; establish, construct, operate and maintain ferries, wharves,
markets or slaughterhouses; or undertake such other activities within
the City as may be allowed by existing laws: Provided, That

cooperatives shall be given preference in the grant of such franchise.

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4.) Regulate activities relative to the use of land, buildings, and structures
within the City in order to promote the general welfare and, for said
purpose, shall:

(i) Declare, prevent, or abate any nuisance;
(ii) Require that buildings and the premises thereof and any land

within the City be kept and maintained in a sanitary condition;
impose penalties for any violation thereof; or upon failure to comply
with the said requirement, have the work done at the expense of the
owner, administrator or tenant concerned; and require the filling up
of any land or premises to a grade necessary for proper sanitation;
(iii) Regulate the disposal of clinical and other wastes from hospitals,
clinics and other similar establishments;

{iv)Regulate the establishment, operation and maintenance of
restaurants, beerhouses, hotels, motels, inns, pension houses, lodging
houses and other similar establishments, including tourist guides and
transports;

(v) Regulate the sale, giving away or dispensing of any intoxicating
malt, vino, mixed or fermented liquors at any retail outlets;

(vi) Regulate the establishment and provide for the inspection of
steam boilers or any heating device in buildings and the storage of
inflammable and highly combustible materials within the City;

(vii) Regulate the establishment, operation and maintenance of any
entertainment or amusement facilities, including the theatrical
performances, circuses, billiard halls, public dancing schools, public
dance halls, sauna baths, massage parlors and other places for
entertainment or amusement; regulate such other events or activities
for amusement or entertainment, particularly those which tend to

disturb the community or annoy the inhabitants, or require the

suspension or suppression of the same; or prohibit certain forms of
amusement or entertainment in order to protect the social and moral
welfare of the community;

(viii) Provide for the impounding of stray animals; regulate the

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slaughter, sale or disposition of the same; and adopt measures to
prevent and penalize cruelty to animals; and

(ix) Regulate the establishment, operation and maintenance of funeral
parlors and the burial or cremation of the dead, subject to existing
laws, rules and regulations;

5.) Approve ordinances which shall ensure the efficient and effective
delivery of basic services and facilities as provided for under the Local
Government Code of 1991 and, in addition to said services and facilities,
shall:
(i) Provide for the establishment, maintenance, protection and
conservation of tree parks and greenbelts;
(ii) Establish markets, slaughterhouses or animal corrals and
authorize the operation thereof by the city government; and regulate
the construction and operation of private markets, talipapas or other
similar buildings and structures;
(iii) Authorize the establishment, maintenance and operation by the
city government of ferries, wharves, and/or other structures intended
to accelerate productivity related to marine life in the preservation
thereof;
(iv) Regulate the preparation and sale of meat, poultry, fish,
vegetables, fruits, fresh dairy products and other foodstuffs for public
consumption;
(v) Regulate the use of streets, avenues, alleys, sidewalks, bridges,
parks and other public places and approve the construction,
improvement, repair and maintenance of the same; establish bus and
vehicle stops and terminals or regulate the use of the same by
privately-owned vehicles which serve the public; regulate garages
and the operation of conveyances for hire; designate stands to be
occupied by public vehicles when not in use; regulate the putting up
of signs, signposts, awnings and awning posts on the streets; and
provide for the lighting, cleaning and sprinkling of streets and public

places;

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(vi) Regulate traffic on all streets and bridges, prohibit
encroachments or obstacles thereon and, when necessary in the
interest of public welfare, authorize the removal of encroachments
and illegal constructions in public places;

(vii) Subject to existing laws, establish and provide for the
maintenance, repair and operation of an efficient waterworks system
to supply water for the inhabitants and to purify the source of the
water supply; regulate the construction, maintenance, repair and use
of hydrants, pumps, cisterns and reservoirs; protect the purity and
the quantity of the water supply of the City and, for this purpose,
extend the coverage of appropriate ordinances over all territory
within the drainage area of said water supply within one hundred
meters (100 m,) of the reservoir, canal, conduit, aqueduct, pumping

station or watershed used in connection with the water service; and

regulate the consumption, use or wastage of water and fix and collect
charges thereof;

(viii) Regulate the drilling and excavation of the ground for the laying
of water, gas, sewer and other pipes and the construction, repair and
maintenance of public drains, sewers, cesspools, tunnels and similar
structures; regulate the placing of poles and the use of crosswalks,
curbs and gutters; adopt measures to ensure public safety against
open canals, manholes, live wires and other similar hazards to life and
property; and regulate the construction and use of private water
closets, privies and other similar structures in buildings and homes;
(ix) Regulate the placing, stringing, attaching, installing, repair and
construction of all gas mains, electric telegraph and telephone wires,
conduits, meters and other apparatus; and provide for the correction,
condemnation or removal of the same when found to be dangerous to
the welfare of the inhabitants;

(x) Subject to the availability of funds and to existing laws, rules and
regulations, establish and provide for the operation of vocational and
technical schools and similar post-secondary institutions and, with

the approval of the Technical Education and Skills Development

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‘Authority (TESDA), and subject to existing laws on tuition fees, fix and
collect reasonable tuition fees and other school charges in educational
institutions supported by the city government;

(xi) Establish a scholarship fund for the poor but deserving students
in schools located within its jurisdiction or for students residing
within the City;

(xii) Approve measures and adopt quarantine regulations to prevent
the introduction and the spread of diseases;

(xiii) Provide for an efficient and effective system of solid waste and
garbage collection and disposal and prohibit littering and the placing
or throwing of garbage, refuse and other filth and wastes;

(xiv) Provide for the care of persons with disabilities (PWD), paupers,
the aged, the sick, persons of unsound mind, abandoned minors,
juveniledelinquents, drug dependents, abused children and the youth
below eighteen (18) years of age, and subject to the availability of
funds, establish and provide for the operation of centers and facilities
for the said needy and disadvantaged persons;

(xv) Establish and provide for the maintenance and improvement of
jails and detention centers, institute a sound jail management
program and appropriate funds for the subsistence of detainees and
convicted prisoners in the City;

(xvi) Establish a city council whose purpose is the promotion of
culture and the arts, coordinate with government agencies and
nongovernmental organizations and, subject to the availability of
funds, appropriate funds for the support and development of the
same; and

(xvii) Establish a city council for the elderly and senior citizens which
shall formulate policies and adopt measures mutually beneficial to the
elderly and to the community; provide incentives for
nongovernmental agencies and entities and, subject to the availability
of funds, appropriate funds to support programs and projects for the

benefit of the elderly;

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6) Exercise such other powers and perform such other duties and

functions as may be prescribed by law or ordinance.

(b) The members of the sangguniang panlungsod of the City of Mauban shall
receive a minimum monthly compensation corresponding to Salary Grade
twenty-five (25) as prescribed under the Salary Standardization Law and the
implementing guidelines issued pursuant thereto.

ARTICLE V
PROCESS OF LEGISLATION

SEC. 12.internal Rules of Procedure. - (a) On the first regular session following
the election of its members and within ninety (90) daysthereafter, the
sangguniang panlungsod shall adopt or update its existing rules of procedure.

(b) The rules of procedure shall provide for the following:
1.) The organization of the sanggunian and the election of its officers as
well as the creation of standing committees which shall include, but shall
not be limited to, the committees on appropriations, revenues, engineering
and public works, education and health, women and family, human rights,
youth and sports development, environmental protection, peace and order
and traffic, and cooperatives; the general jurisdiction of each committee;

and the election of the chairman and members of each committee;

2.) The order and calendar of business for each session;

3) The legislative process;

4.) The parliamentary procedures which include the conduct ofmembers

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justifiable cause for four (4) consecutive sessions for which they may be
censured, reprimanded or excluded from the session, suspended for not
more than sixty (60) days or expelled: Provided, That the penalty of
suspension or expulsion shall require the concurrence of at least two-thirds
(2/3) vote of all the sanggunian members: Provided, further, That the
member convicted by final judgment to imprisonment of at least one (1)
year for any crime involving moral turpitude shall be automatically
expelled from the sanggunian; and

6.) Such other rules as the sanggunian may adopt.

SEC.13. Full Disclosure of Financial and Business Interests of
‘Sangguniang Panlungsod Members. - (a) Every sangguniang panlungsod member
shall, upon assumption to office, make a full disclosure of business and financial
interests. They shall also disclose any business, financial,professional
relationship or any relation by affinity or consanguinity within the fourth civil
degree, which they may have with any person, firm or entity affected by any
ordinance or resolution under consideration by the sanggunian of which one is a
member, which relationship may result in conflict of interests. Such relationship
shall include:

1.) Ownership of stock or capital, or investment in the entity or firm to

which the ordinance or resolution may apply; and

2.) Contracts or agreements with any person or entity which the ordinance
or resolution under consideration may affect.

In the absence of a specific constitutional or statutory provision applicable
to this situation, “conflict of interest” refers, in general, to one where it may be
reasonably deduced that a member of a sanggunian may not act in the public
interest due to some private, pecuniary or other personal considerations that
may tend to affect his judgment to the prejudice of the service or the public.

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the secretary of the sanggunian or the secretary of the committee of which he is a
member, The disclosure shall, in all cases, form part of the record of the
proceedings and shall be made in the following manner:
1.) Disclosure shall be made before the member participates in
deliberations on the ordinance or resolution under consideration:
Providedthat if the member did not participate during the deliberations, the
disclosure shall be made before voting on the ordinance or resolution on

second and third readings; and

2.) Disclosure shall be made when a member takes a position or makes a
privilege speech on a matter that may affect the business interest, financial

connection, or professional relationship described herein.

SEC. 14.Sessions. - (a) On the first day of the session immediately following the
election of its members, the sangguniang panlungsod shall, by resolution, fix the
day, time, and place of its sessions. The minimum number of regular sessions
shall be once a week for the sangguniang panlungsod and twice a month for the

sangguniang barangay.

(b) When the public interest so demands, special sessions may be called by the
city mayor or by a majority of the members of the sanggunian.

(c) All sanggunian sessions shall be open to the public unless a closed-door
session is ordered by an affirmative vote of the majority of the members present,
there being a quorum, in the public interest or for reasons of security, decency,

or morality, No two (2) sessions, regular or special, may be held in a single day.

(d) In the case of special sessions of the sanggunian, a written notice to the
members shall be served personally at the members’ usual place of residence at

least twenty-four (24) hours before the special session is held.
Unless otherwise concurred in by two-thirds (2/3) vote of the sanggunian
members present, there being a quorum, no other matters may be considered at

a special session except those stated in the notice.

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(e) The sangguniang panlungsod shall keep a journal and a record of its
proceedings, which may be published upon resolution of the majority of its

members.

SEC.15.Quorum. - (a) A majority of all the members of the sanggunian who have
been elected and qualified shall constitute a quorum to transact official business.

Should a question of quorum be raised during a se:

sion, the presiding officer
shall immediately proceed to call the roll of the members and thereafter
announce the result.

(b) Where there is no quorum, the presiding officer may declare a recess until
such time a quorum is constituted, or a majority of the memberspresent may
adjourn from day to day and may compel the immediate attendance of any
member absent without justifiable cause by designating a member of the
sanggunian, to be assisted by a member or members of the police force assigned
in the territorial jurisdiction of the City of Mauban, to arrest the absent member

and present him at the session.

(c) If there is still no quorum despite the enforcement of the immediately
preceding subsection, no business shall be transacted. The presiding officer,
upon proper motion duly approved by the members present, shall then declare
the session adjourned for lack of quorum.

SEC. 16.Approval of Ordinances. - (a) Every ordinance enacted by the
sangguniang panlungsod shall be presented to the city mayor. If the city mayor
approves the same, he shall affix his signature on each and every page thereof,
otherwise, he shall veto it and return the same with his objections to the
sanggunian, which may proceed to reconsider the same. The sanggunian may
override the veto of the city mayor by two-thirds (2/3) vote of all its members,
thereby making the ordinance or resolution effective for all legal intents and

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(b) The veto shall be communicated by the city mayor to the sanggunian within
ten (10) days, otherwise, the ordinance shall be deemed approved as if he had
signed it.

SEC. 17.Veto Power of the City Mayor. ~ (a) The city mayor may veto any
ordinance of the sangguniang panlungsod on the ground that it is ultra vires or
prejudicial to the public welfare, stating the reasons thereof in writing,

(b) The city mayor shall have the power to veto any particular item or items of
an appropriations ordinance, an ordinance or resolution adopting a local
development plan, any public investment program or an ordinance directing the
payment of money or creating liability. In such case, the vetoed item or items
shall not affect the item or items which are not objected to. Thevetoed item or
items shall not take effect unless the sangguniang panlungsod overrides the veto
in the manner herein provided; otherwise, the item or items in the
appropriations ordinance of the previous year corresponding to those vetoed, if
any, shall be deemed enacted.

(©) The city mayor may veto an ordinance or resolution only once. The
sanggunian may override the veto of the city mayor by two-thirds (2/3) vote of
all its members, thereby making the ordinance effective even without the

approval of the city mayor.

SEC.18, Review of City Ordinances by the Sangguniang Panlalawigan. ~ (a) Within
three (3) days after approval, the secretary to the sangguniang panlungsod shall

forward to the sangguniang panlalawigan for review, copies of approved
ordinances and the resolutions approving the local development plans and the

public investment programs formulated by the local development councils.

(b) Within thirty (30) days after receipt of copies of such ordinances and
resolutions, the sangguniang panlalawigan shall examine the documents or
transmit them to the provincial attorney or the provincial prosecutor for prompt

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period of ten (10) days from receipt of the documents, inform the sangguniang
panlalawigan in writing of his comments or recommendations, which may be

considered by the sangguniang panlalawigan in making its decision,

(c) If the sangguniang panlalawigan finds that such an ordinance or resolution is
beyond the power conferred upon the sangguniang panlungsod concerned, it
shall declare such ordinance or resolution invalid in whole or in part. The
sangguniang panlalawigan shall enter its action in the minutes and shall advise
the corresponding city authorities of the action it has taken.

(d) If no action has been taken by the sangguniang panlalawigan within thirty
(30) days after submission of such an ordinance or resolution, the same shall be

presumed to be consistent with law and therefore valid.

SEC.19.Review of Barangay Ordinances by the Sangguniang Panlungsod. - (a)
Within ten (10) days after its enactment, the sangguniang barangay shall furnish
copies of all barangay ordinances to the sangguniang panlungsod for review as to

whether the ordinances are consistent with law or city ordinances.

(b) If the sangguniang panlungsod fails to take action on barangay ordinances
within thirty (30) days from receipt thereof, the same shall be deemed approved.

(c) If the sangguniang panlungsod finds the barangay ordinances inconsistent
with law or city ordinances, the sangguniang panlungsod shall, within thirty (30)
days from receipt thereof, return the same with its comments and
recommendations to the sangguniang barangay concerned for adjustment,
amendment, or modification; in which case, the effectivity of the barangay

ordinance is suspended until such time as the revision called for is effected.

SEC. 20. Enforcement of Disapproved Ordinances or Resolutions. - Any attempt to
enforce any ordinance or any resolution approving the local development plan

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ground for the suspension or dismissal of the official or employee concerned.

SEC. 21. Effectivity of Ordinances or Resolutions. + - (a) Unless
otherwise stated in the ordinance or the resolution approving the local
development plan and the public investment program, the same shall take effect
after ten (10) days from the date a copy thereof is posted in a bulletin board at
the entrance of the City Hall of Mauban and in at least two (2) otherconspicuous

places in the City of Mauban not later than five (5) days after approval thereof.

(b) The secretary of the sangguniang panlungsod shall cause the posting of an
ordinance or resolution in the bulletin board at the entrance of the city hall and
inat least two (2) conspicuous places in the City of Mauban not later than five (5)
days after approval thereof. The text of the ordinance or resolution shall be
disseminated and posted in Filipino or English, and the secretary of the
sangguniang panlungsod shall record such fact in a book kept for the purpose,
stating the dates of approval and posting.

(c) The main features of the ordinance or the resolution duly enacted or
adopted shall, in addition to being posted, be published once in a local
newspaper of general circulation within the City: Provided, That in the absence
thereof, the ordinance or the resolution shall be published in any newspaper of
general circulation: Provided, further, That the gist of all ordinances with penal

sanctions shall also be published in a newspaper of general circulation.

ARTICLE VI
DISQUALIFICATION AND SUCCESSION OF ELECTIVE CITY OFFICIALS

SEC.22.Disqualification of Elective Public City Officials. - The following persons
are disqualified from running for any elective position in the City:

(a) Those sentenced by final judgment for an offense involving moral turpitude
or an offense punishable by one (1) year or more of imprisonment within two

(2) years after serving sentence;

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(b) Those removed from office as a result of an administrative case;

(c) Those convicted by final judgment for violating the oath of allegiance to the

Republic of the Philippines;

(a) Those with dual citizenship;

(c) Fugitives from justice in criminal or nonpolitical cases here and abroad;

() Permanent residents in a foreign country or those who have acquired the
right to reside abroad and continue to avail of the same right after the effectivity
of the Local Government Code of 1991; and

(g) The insane or feeble-minded.

SEC. 23. Permanent Vacancy in the Offices of the City Mayor and the City Vice
Mayor. - (a) Ifa permanent vacancy occurs in the office of the city mayor, the city
vice mayor concerned shall become the city mayor. If a permanent vacancy
occurs in the office of the city vice mayor, the highest-ranking sangguniang
panlungsod member or, in case of his permanent incapacity, the second highest-
ranking sangguniang panlungsod member becomes the city mayor or the city
vice mayor, as the case may be. Subsequent vacancies in the said offices shall be
filled automatically by the other sanggunian members according to their ranking
as defined herein.

(b) A tie between or among the highest-ranking sangguniang panlungsod
members shall be resolved by drawing of lots.

(c) The successors as defined herein shall serve only the unexpired terms of their

predecessors.

(d) For purposes of this Act, a permanent vacancy arises when an elective local

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is removed from office, voluntarily resigns, or is otherwise permanently

incapacitated to discharge the functions of the office.

(e) For purposes of succession as provided for in this Act, ranking in the
sanggunian shall be determined on the basis of the proportion of votes obtained
by each winning candidate to the total number of registered voters in the City in

the immediately preceding local election.

SEC. 24.Permanent Vacancies in the Sangguniang Panlungsod. - Permanent
vacancies in the sangguniang panlungsod where automatic succession as
provided above does not apply shall be filled in by appointments in the following
manner:

(a) The provincial governor shall make the aforesaid appointments;

(b) Only the nominee of the political party under which the sanggunian member
concerned had been elected shall be appointed in the manner herein provided.
The appointee shall come from the same political party as that of the sanggunian
member who caused the vacancy and shall serve the unexpired term of the
vacant office.In the appointment herein mentioned, a nomination and a
certificate of membership of the appointee from the highest official of the
political party concerned are conditions sine qua non, and any appointment
without such nomination and certification shall be null and void ab initio and
shall be a ground for administrative action against the official responsible
therefor;

(0) In case the permanent vacancy is caused by a sanggunian member who does
not belong to any political party, the city mayor shall, upon the recommendation
of the sangguniang panlungsod, appoint a qualified person to fill in the vacancy;
and

(d) In case of vacancy in the representation of the youth and the barangay in the
sangguniang panlungsod, said vacancy shall be filled in automatically by the

official next-in-rank of the organization concerned.

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SEC. 25.Temporary Vacancy in the Office of the City Mayor. ~ (a) When the city
mayor is temporarily incapacitated to perform his duties for physical or legal
reasons such as, but not limited to, leave of absence, travel abroad, and
suspension from office, the city vice mayor or the highest-ranking sangguniang
panlungsod member shall automatically exercise the powers and perform the
duties and functions of the city mayor, except the power toappoint, suspend or
dismiss employees which can only be exercised if the period of temporary
incapacity exceeds thirty (30) working days.

(b) Said temporary incapacity shall terminate upon submission to the
sangguniang panlungsod of a written declaration by the city mayor that he has
reported back to office. In case where the temporary incapacity is due to legal
cause, the city mayor shall also submit necessary documents showing that the

said legal cause no longer exists.

(c) When the city mayor is traveling within the country but outside the
territorial jurisdiction for a period not exceeding three (3) consecutive days, he
may designate in writing the officer-in-charge of his office. Such authorization
shall specify the powers and functions that the local official concerned shall
exercise in the absence of the city mayor, except the power to appoint, suspend,

or dismiss employees.

(d) In the event, however, that the city mayor fails or refuses to issue such
authorization, the city vice mayor or the highest-ranking sangguniang
panlungsod member, as the case may be, shall have the right to assume
thepowers, duties, and functions of the said office on the fourth (4th) day of
absence of the city mayor, subject to the limitations provided for in subsection
(c) hereof.

(e) Except as provided above, the city mayor shall, in no case, authorize any local
official to assume the powers, duties and functions of the office other than the

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ARTICLE VIE
‘THE APPOINTIVE OFFICIALS OF THE CITY

SEC. 26.The Secretary to the Sangguniang Panlungsod. - (a) There shall be a
secretary to the sangguniang panlungsod who shall be a career official with the
rank and salary equal to a head of a department or office.

(b) No person shall be appointed secretary to the sangguniang panlungsod
unless one is a citizen of the Philippines, a resident of the City of Mauban, of good
moral character, a holder of a college degree preferably in law, commerce or
public administration from a recognized college or university and a first grade

civil service eligible or its equivalent.

(c) The secretary to the sangguniang panlungsod shall take charge of the office of
the sangguniang panlungsod, and shall:
1.) Attend meetings of the sangguniang panlungsod and keep a journal of
its proceedings;

2.) Keep the seal of the City and affix the same with his signature to all
ordinances, resolutions and other official acts of the sangguniang

panlungsod, and present the same to the presiding officer for his signature;

3,) Forward to the city mayor for approval, copies of ordinances enacted by
the sangguniang panlungsod, duly certified by the presiding officer;

4.) Forward to the Department of Budget and Management (DBM)copies of
the appropriations ordinances passed by the sangguniang panlungsod as
provided for under Section 326, Book II of the Local Government Code of
1991;

5.) Forward to the sangguniang panlalawigan copies of duly approved
ordinances in the manner as provided for in Sections 56 and 57 of the Local

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Government Code of 1991;

6.) Furnish, upon the request of any interested party, certified copies of
records of public character in his custody, upon payment to the city
treasurer of such fees as may be prescribed by ordinance;

7.) Record in a book kept for the purpose all ordinances and resolutions
enacted or adopted by the sangguniang panlungsod, with the dates of
passage and publication thereof;

8) Keep his office and all non-confidential records therein open to the

public during usual business hours;

9.) Translate into the dialect used by the majority of the inhabitants all
ordinances and resolutions immediately after their approval, and cause the
publication of the same together with the original version in the manner

provided under the Local Government Code of 1991;

10.) Take custody of the local archives and, where applicable, the local

library and annually account for the same; and

11) Exercise such other powers and perform other duties and functions as
may be prescribed by law or ordinance, or provided under the Local
Government Code of 1991, which are relative to his position.

(d) The secretary to the sangguniang panlungsod shall receive such
compensation, emoluments, and allowances as may be determined by law.

SEC.27.The City Treasurer. - (a) The city treasurer shall be appointed by the
Secretary of the Department of Finance (DOF) from a list of at least three (3)
ranking eligible recommendees of the city mayor, subject to civil service law,

rules, and regulations.

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(b) The city treasurer shall be under the administrative supervision of the city
mayor, to whom he shall report to regularly on the tax collection efforts of the
City.

(c)_ No person shall be appointed city treasurer unless he is a citizen of the
Philippines, a resident of the City of Mauban, of good moral character, a holder of
a college degree preferably in commerce, public administration, or law from a
recognized college or university, and a first grade civil service eligible or its
equivalent. He must have acquired experience in treasury or accounting service
for at least five (5) years prior to the date of his appointment.

(d) The city treasurer shall take charge of the treasury office, perform the duties
provided for under Book II of the Local Government Code of 1991, and shall:
1) Advise the city mayor, the sangguniang panlungsod and other local
government and national officials concerned regarding disposition of local

government funds and on such other matters relative to public finance;

2) Take custody and exercise proper management of the funds of theCity;
3) Take charge of the disbursement of all funds of the City and such other
funds, the custody of which has been entrusted by law or other competent
authority;

4.) Inspect private commercial and industrial establishments within the
jurisdiction of the City in relation to the implementation of tax
ordinances, pursuant to the provisions of the Book Il of the Local
Government Code of 1991;

5,) Maintain and update the tax information system of the City; and

6) Exercise such other powers and perform such other duties and

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(ec) The city treasurer shall receive such compensation, emoluments, and

allowances as may be determined by law.

SEC.28.The Assistant City Treasurer. - (a) The assistant city treasurer may be
appointed by the Secretary of the DOF from a list of at least three (3) ranking
eligible recommendees of the city mayor, subject to civil service law, rules, and
regulations.

(b) No person shall be appointed assistant city treasurer unless he is a citizen
of the Philippines, a resident of the City of Mauban, of good moral character, a
holder of a college degree preferably in commerce, public administration, or law
from a recognized college or university, and a first grade civil service eligible or
its equivalent. Hemust have acquired at least five (5) years of experience in the

treasury or accounting service prior to his appointment.

(c) The assistant city treasurer shall assist the city treasurer in performing such
other duties as may be assigned to him and shall have the authority to
administer oaths concerning notices and notifications to those delinquent in the
payment of the real property tax and concerning official matters relating to the
accounts of the city treasurer or otherwise arising from the offices of the city

treasurer and the city assessor.

(a) The assistant city treasurer shall receive such compensation, emoluments,

and allowances as may be determined by law.

SEC, 29.The City Assessor. - (a) The city assessor must be a citizen of the
Philippines, a resident of the City of Mauban, of good moral character, a holder of
a college degree preferably in civil or mechanical engineering, commerce, or any
other related course from a recognized college or university, and a first grade
civil service eligible or its equivalent. He must have acquired experience in real
property assessment work or in any related field for at least five (5) years prior
to the date of his appointment.

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1 duties provided for under Book II of the Local Government Code of 199,1 and
2 shall
3 1) Ensure that all laws and policies governing the appraisal and
4 assessment of real properties for taxation purposes are properly executed;
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6 2.) Initiate, review, and recommend changes in policies and objectives,
7 plans and programs, techniques, procedures and practices in the evaluation
8 and assessment of real properties for taxation purposes;
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13 systems;

15 5) Prepare, install and maintain a system of tax mapping, showing
16 graphically all properties subject to assessment and gather all data

17 concerning the same;

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20 real properties within the City are properly listed in the assessment rolls;
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22 7.) Exercise the functions of appraisal and assessment primarily for
23 taxation purposes of all real properties in the City;

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26 real properties in accordance with the provisions Title Two of Book II of
27 the Local Government Code of 1991;

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30 assessment records of real properties and all other records relative to its
31 assessment, upon payment of a service charge or fee to the city treasurer;
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cancellations and modifications of assessments to the city mayor and the

sangguniang panlungsod; and

11) Attend, personally or through an authorized representative, all
sessions of the Local Board of Assessment Appeals (Board) whenever his
assessment is the subject of the appeal and present or submit any
information or record in his possession as may be required by the Board.

(c) The city assessor shall exercise such other powers and perform such other
duties and functions as may be prescribed by law or ordinance.

(d) The city assessor shall receive such compensation, emoluments, and

allowances as may be determined by law.

SEC. 30.The Assistant City Assessor. ~ (a) The assistant city assessor must be a
citizen of the Philippines, a resident of the City of Mauban, of good moral
character, a holder of a college degree preferably in civil or mechanical
engineering, commerce, or any related course from a recognized college or
university, and a first grade civil service eligible or its equivalent. He must have
acquired experience in assessment or in any related field for at least three (3)
years prior to the date of his appointment.

(b) The assistant city assessor shall assist the city assessor and perform such
other duties as may be assigned to him and shall have authority to administer

oaths on all declarations of all real property for purposes of assessment.

(c) The assistant city assessor shalll receive such compensation, emoluments, and

allowances as may be determined by law.

SEC. 31.The City Accountant. - (a) The city accountant must be a citizen of the
Philippines, a resident of the City of Mauban, of good moral character, a certified
public accountant, and must have acquired experience in the treasury or
accounting service for at least five (5) years prior to the date of his appointment.

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(b) The city accountant shall take charge of the offices of both the accounting and
internal audit services of the city, and shall:

1) Install and maintain an internal audit system in the City;

2.) Prepare and submit financial statements to the city mayor and to the

sangguniang panlungsod;

3.) Apprise the sangguniang panlungsod and other officials on the financial
condition and operations of the City;

4.) Certify to the availability of budgetary allotment to which expenditures
and obligations may be properly charged;

5.) Review supporting documents before preparation of vouchers to

determine the completeness of requirements;

6.) Prepare statements of cash advances, liquidations, salaries, allowances,

reimbursements, and remittances pertaining to the City;

7,)Prepare statements of journal vouchers and liquidations of the same and

other adjustments related thereto;

8,) Post individual disbursements to the subsidiary ledgers and index

cards;

9.) Maintain individual ledgers for officials and employees of the City
pertaining to payrolls and deductions;

10.) Record and post in index cards details of purchased furniture, fixtures,
and equipment, including disposal thereof, if any;

11) Account for all issued requests for obligations and maintain and keep

all records and reports related thereto;

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12.) Prepare journals and the analysis of obligations and maintain and keep
all records and reports related thereto; and

13) Exercise such other powers prescribed under the Local Government
Code of 1991 and perform such other duties and functions as may be

provided by law or ordinance.

(0) The city accountant shall receive such compensation, emoluments, and

allowances as may be determined by law.

SEC. 32.The City Budget Officer. - (a) The city budget officer must be a citizen of
the Philippines, a resident of the City of Mauban, of good moral character, holder
ofa college degree preferably in accounting, economics, public administration, or
any related course from a recognized college or university, and a first grade civil
service eligible or its equivalent He must have acquired experience in
government budgeting or in any related field for at least five (5) years prior to

the date of his appointment.
(b) The city budget officer shall take charge of the city budget office, and shall:
1.) Prepare forms, orders and circulars embodying instructions on

budgetary and appropriation matters for the signature of the city mayor;

2.) Review and consolidate the budget proposals of different departments
and offices of the City;

3) Assist the city mayor in the preparation of the budget and during and
after the budget hearings;

4,) Study and evaluate budgetary implications of proposed legislation and
submit comments and recommendations thereon;

5.) Submit periodic budgetary reports to the DBM;

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6) Coordinate with the city treasurer, the city accountant and the city
planning and development officer for the purpose of budgeting;

7.) Assist the sangguniang panlungsod in reviewing the approved budgets
of the component barangays;

8) Coordinate with the city planning and development office in the
formulation of the development plan of the City; and

(c) The city budget officer shall exercise such other powers and perform such
other duties and functions as may be prescribed by law or ordinance.

(d) The city budget officer shall receive such compensation, emoluments, and

allowances as may be determined by law.

SEC. 33.The City Planning and Development Coordinator. - (a) The city planning
and development coordinator must be a citizen of the Philippines, a resident of
the City of Mauban, of good moral character, a holder of a college degree
preferably in urban planning, development studies, economics, public
administration, or any related course from a recognized college or university,
and a first grade civil service eligible or its equivalent. He must have acquired
experience in development planning or in any related field for at least five (5)
years prior to the date of his appointment.

(b) The city planning development coordinator shall take charge of the city
planning and development office, and shall:
1,) Formulate integrated economic, social, physical, and other development

plans and policies for consideration of the city development council;

2.) Conduct continuing studies, researches, and training programs

necessary to evolve plans and programs for implementation;

3.) Integrate and coordinate all sectoral plans and studies undertaken by

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the different functional groups or agencies;

4.) Monitor and evaluate the implementation of the different development
programs, projects, and activities in the City in accordance with the
approved development plan;

5.) Prepare comprehensive plans and other development planning

documents for the consideration of the local development council;

6.) Analyze the income and expenditure patterns, and formulate and
recommend fiscal plans and policies for the consideration of the finance
committee of the sangguniang panlungsod;

7.) Promote people participation in development planning within theCity;
and

8.) Exercise supervision and control over the secretariat of the local

development council.

(c) The city planning and development coordinator shall exercise such other
powers and perform such other functions and duties as may be prescribed by

law or ordinance.

(a) The city planning and development officer shall receive such compensation,

emoluments, and allowances as may be determined by law.

SEC. 34. The City Engineer. - (a) The city engineer must be a citizen of the
Philippines, a resident of the City of Mauban, of good moral character and a
licensed civil engineer. He must have acquired experience in the practice of his
profession for at least five (5) years prior to the date of his appointment.

(b) The city engineer shall take charge of the city engineering office, and shall:
1) Initiate, review, and recommend changes in policies and objectives,

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plans and programs, techniques, procedures and practices in infrastructure
development and public works in general of the City;

2) Advise the city mayor on infrastructure, public works, and other
engineering matters;

3.) Administer, coordinate, supervise, and control the construction,
maintenance, improvement, and repair of roads, bridges, other engineering
and public works projects of the City; and

4.) Provide engineering services to the City, including investigations and

surveys, engineering designs, feasibility studies, and project management.

(c) The city engineer shall exercise such other powers and perform such other

functions and duties as may be prescribed by law or ordinance.

(@) The city engineer shall receive such compensation, emoluments, and

allowances as may be determined by law.

SEC. 35. The City Health Officer. ~ (a) The city health officer must be a citizen of
the Philippines, a resident of the City of Mauban, of good moral character and a
licensed medical practitioner. He must have acquired experience in the practice

of his profession for at least five (5) years prior to the date of his appointment.

(b) The city health officer shall take charge of the office of the city health
services, and shall:
1.) Supervise the personnel and staff of the said office, formulate program
implementation guidelines and rules and regulations for the operation of
the said office for the approval of the city mayor in order to assist him in
the efficient, effective and economical implementation of a health service
program geared to the implementation of health-related projects and

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shall:

2.) Formulate measures for the consideration of the sangguniang
panlungsod and provide technical assistance and support to the city mayor
in carrying out activities to ensure the delivery of basic services and the
provision of adequate facilities relative to health services as provided for

under Section 17 of the Local Government Code of 1991;

3.) Develop plans and strategies and, upon approval thereof by the city
mayor, implement the same, particularly those which have to do with
health programs and projects which the city mayor is empowered to
implement and which the sangguniang panlungsod is empowered to

provide for under the Local Government Code of 1991;

4.) In addition to the foregoing duties and functions, the city health officer

(i) Formulate and implement policies, plans, and projects to promote
the health of the people in the City;

(ii) Advise the city mayor and the sangguniang panlungsod on matters
pertaining to health;

(iii) Execute and enforce all laws, ordinances, and regulations relating
to public health;

(iv) Recommend to the sangguniang panlungsod, through the local
health board, the passage of such ordinances as he may deem
necessary for the preservation of public health;

(v) Recommend the prosecution of any violation of sanitary laws,
ordinances, or regulations;

(vi) Direct the sanitary inspection of all business establishments
selling food items or providing accommodations such as hotels,
motels, lodging houses, pension houses, and the like, in accordance
with the Sanitation Code of the Philippines.

(vii) Conduct health information campaigns and render health
intelligence services; and

(viii) Coordinate with other government agencies and

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5.) Be in the frontline of the delivery of health services, particularly during

and in the aftermath of man-made and natural disasters or calamities.

(c) The city health officer shall exercise such other powers and perform such
otherduties and functions as may be prescribed by law or ordinance.

(a) The city health officer shall receive such compensation, emoluments, and

allowances as may be determined by law.

SEC, 36.The City Civil Registrar. - (a) The city civil registrar must be a citizen of
the Philippines, a resident of the City of Mauban, of good moral character, a
holder of a college degree from a recognized college or university, and a first
grade civil service eligible or its equivalent. He must have acquired experience in
civil registry work for at least five (5) years prior to the date of his appointment.

(b) The city civil registrar shall be responsible for the civil registration program
in the City of Mauban, pursuant to the Civil Registry Law, the Omnibus Election

Code, and other pertinent laws, rules, and regulations issued to implement them.

(c) The city civil registrar shall take charge of the office of the city civil registry

and shall:
1,) Develop plans and strategies and, upon approval thereof by the city
mayor, implement the same, particularly those which have to do with the
management and administration-related programs and projects which the
city mayor is empowered to implement and which the sangguniang
panlungsod is empowered to provide for under the Local Government Code
of 1991;

2.) In addition to the foregoing duties and functions, the city civil registrar
shall:

(i) Accept all registrable documents and judicial decrees affecting the

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civil status of persons;

(ii) File, keep, and preserve in a secure place the books required by
law;

(iil) Transcribe and enter immediately upon receipt all registrable
documents and judicial decrees affecting the civil status of persons in
the appropriate civil registry books;

(iv) Transmit to the Office of the Civil Registrar-General, within the
prescribed period, duplicate copies of registered documents required
by law;

(v) Issue certified transcripts or copies of any certificate or registered
documents upon. payment of the required fees to the city
treasurer;

(vi) Receive application for the issuance of a marriage license and,
after determining that the requirements and supporting certificates
and publication thereof for the prescribed period have been complied
with, issue the license upon payment of the authorized fee to the city
treasurer;

(vii) Coordinate with the National Statistics Office (NSO) in
conducting educational campaigns for vital registration and assist in
the preparation of demographic and other statistics for the City of
Mauban; and

3,) The city civil registrar shall exercise such other powers and perform

such other duties and functions as may be prescribed by law or ordinance.

(d) The city civil registrar shall receive such compensation, emoluments, and
allowances as may be determined by law.

SEC. 37.The City Administrator. - (a) The city administrator must be a citizen of
the Philippines, a resident of the City of Mauban, of good moral character, a
holder of a college degree preferably in public administration, law, or any other
related course from a recognized college or university, and a first grade civil

service eligible or its equivalent. He must have acquiredexperience in

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management and administration work for at least five (5) years prior to the date

of his appointment.

(b) The term of the city administrator is coterminous with that of his appointing
authority.

(c) The city administrator shall take charge of the office of the city administrator,

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1) Develop plans and strategies and, upon approval thereof by the city
mayor, implement the same, particularly those which have to do with the
management and administration-related programs and projects which the
city mayor is empowered to implement and which the sangguniang
panlungsod is empowered to provide for under the Local Government Code

of 1991;

2.) In addition to the foregoing duties and functions, the administrator

(i) Assist in the coordination of the work of all the officials of the City
under the supervision, direction, and control of the city mayor, and
for this purpose, he may convene the chiefs of offices and other
officials of the City;

(ii) Establish and maintain a sound personnel program for the City
designed to promote career development and uphold the merit
principle in the local government service;

(iii) Conduct a continuing organizational development of the City with
the end view of instituting effective administrative reforms;

3.) Be in the frontline of the delivery of administrative support services,
particularly to those related to the situations during and in the aftermath of

man-made and natural disasters and calamiti

4.) Recommend to the sangguniang panlungsod and advise the city mayor

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5.) Exercise such other powers and perform such other duties and
functions as may be prescribed by law of ordinance.

(d) The city administrator shall receive such compensation, emoluments, and
allowances as may be determined by law.

SEC. 38.The City Legal Officer. - (a) The city legal officer must be a citizen of the
Philippines, a resident of the City of Mauban, of good moral character and a
member of the Philippine Bar. He must have practiced his profession for at least
five (5) years prior to the date of his appointment.

(b) The term of the city legal officer shall be coterminous with that of his
appointing authority.

(©) The city legal officer, the chief legal counsel of the City, shall take charge of
the office for legal service and shall:
1.) Formulate measures for the consideration of the sangguniang
panlungsod and provide legal assistance and support to the city mayor in
carrying out the delivery of basic services and the provisions of adequate
facilities as provided for under Section 17 of the Local Government Code of
1991;

2.) Develop plans and strategies and, upon approval thereof by the city
mayor, implement the same, particularly those which have to do with
programs and projects related to legal services which the city mayor is
empowered to implement and which the sangguniang panlungsod is
empowered to provide;

3,) In addition to the foregoing duties and functions, the city legal officer
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(i) Represent the City in all civil actions and special proceedings
wherein the City or any official thereof is, in his official capacity, a
party: Provided that, in actions or proceedings where the City is a
party adverse to the provincial government or to another component
city or municipality, a special legal officer may be employed to
represent the adverse party;

(ii) When required by the city mayor or sangguniang panlungsod,
draft ordinances, contracts, bonds, leases, and other instruments
involving any interest of the City and provide comments and
recommendations on any instruments already drawn;

(ili) Render his opinion in writing on any question of law when
requested to do so by the city mayor or sangguniang panlungsod;

(iv) Investigate or cause to be investigated any local official or
employee for administrative neglect or misconduct in office and
recommend appropriate action to the city mayor or sangguniang
panlungsod, as the case may be;

() Investigate or cause to be investigated any person, firm, or

corporation holding any franchise or exercising any public privilege
for failure to comply with any term or condition in the grant of such
franchise or privilege and recommend appropriate action to the city
mayor or the sangguniang panlungsod, as the case may be;

(vi) When directed by the city mayor or the sangguniang panlungsod,
initiate and prosecute, in the interest of the City, any civil action on
any bond, lease, or other contract upon any breach or violation
thereof; and

(vii) Review and submit recommendations on ordinances approved
and execute orders issued by component units;

4.) Recommend measures to the sangguniang panlungsod and advise the

city mayor on all matters related to upholding the rule of law;

5, Be in the frontline of protecting human rights and prosecuting any
violation thereof, particularly those which occur during and in the

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aftermath of man-made and natural disasters or calamities; and

6) Exercise such other powers and perform such other duties and
functions as may be prescribed by law or ordinance.

(d) The city legal officer shall receive such compensation, emoluments, and
allowances as may be determined by law.

SEC. 39.The City Agriculturist. - (a) The city agriculturist must be a citizen of the
Philippines, a resident of the City of Mauban, of good moral character, a holder of
a college degree in agriculture or any related course from a recognized college or
university, and a first grade civil service eligible or its equivalent. He must have
practiced his profession in agriculture or acquired experience in a related field

for at least five (5) years prior to the date of his appointment.

(b) The city agriculturist shall take charge of the office for agricultural services,
and shall:
1.) Formulate measures for the approval of the sangguniang panlungsod
and provide technical assistance and support to the city mayor in carrying
‘out measures to ensure the delivery of basic services and the provision of

adequate facilities relative to agricultural services;

2) Develop plans and strategies and, upon approval thereof by the city
mayor, implement the same, particularly those which have to do with the
agricultural programs and projects which the city mayor is empowered to
implement and which the sangguniang panlungsod is empowered to
provide;

3) Be in the frontline of the delivery of basic agricultural services,
particularly those needed for the survival of the inhabitants during and in
the aftermath of man-made and natural disasters or calamities;

4.) Recommend to the sangguniang panlungsod and advise the city mayor

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on all other matters related to agriculture and aquaculture which will

improve the livelihood and the living conditions of the inhabitants;

5,) In addition to the foregoing duties and functions, the city agriculturist,

(i) Ensure that maximum assistance and access to resources in the
production, processing and marketing of agricultural and aqua-
cultural and marine products are extended to farmers, fishermen and
local entrepreneurs;

(ii) Conduct or cause to be conducted location-specific agricultural
researches and assist in making available the appropriate technology
arising out of and disseminating information on basic research on
crops, prevention and control of plant diseases and pests, and other
agricultural matters which will maximize productivity;

(iii) Assist the city mayor in the establishment of demonstration
farms or aquaculture and marine products;

(iv)Enforce rules and regulations relating to agriculture and aqua-
culture; and

(v) Coordinate with government agencies and nongovernmental
organizations, which promote agricultural productivity through
appropriate technology compatible with environmental integrity.

(c) The city agriculturist shall exercise such other powers and perform such

other duties and functions as may be prescribed by law or ordinance.

(d) The city agriculturist shall receive such compensation, emoluments, and

allowances as may be provided by law.

SEC. 40.The City Social Welfare and Development Officer. - (a) The city social

welfare and development officer must be a citizen of the Philippines, a resident

of the City of Mauban, of good moral character, a licensed social worker or a

holder of a college degree preferably in social work or in any other related

course from a recognized college or university, and a first grade civil service

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eligible or its equivalent. He must have acquiredexperience in social work for at

least five (5) years prior to the date of his appointment.

(b) The city social welfare and development officer shall take charge of the
office on social welfare and development services, and shall:
1,)Formulate measures for the approval of the sangguniang panlungsod
and provide technical assistance and support to the city mayor in carrying
out measures to ensure the delivery of basic services and the provision of

adequate facilities relative to social welfare and development services;

2) Develop plans and strategies and, upon approval thereof by the city
mayor, implement the same, particularly those which have to do with social
welfare programs and projects which the city mayor is empowered to
implement and which the sangguniang panlungsod is empowered to
provide;

3) Be in the frontline of the delivery of services particularly those which
have to do with the immediate relief and assistance during and in the

aftermath of man-made and natural disasters or calamities; and

4.) Recommend to the sangguniang panlungsod and advise the city mayor
on all other matters related to social welfare and development services
which will improve the livelihood and the living conditions of the
inhabitants;

(c) The city social welfare and development officer shall exercise such other
powers and perform such other duties and functions and as may be prescribed

by law or ordinance.

(d) The city social welfare and development officer shall receive such

compensation, emoluments, and allowances as may be determined by law.

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environment and natural resources officer must be a citizen of the Philippines, a
resident of the City of Mauban, of good moral character, a holder of a college
degree preferably in environment, forestry, agriculture or in any other related
course from a recognized college or university, and a first grade civil service
eligible or its equivalent. One must have acquired experience in environment and
natural resources management, conservation, and utilization work for at least
five (5) years prior to the date of his appointment.

(b) The city environment and natural resources officer shall take charge of the
city environment service department, and shall:
1.) Formulate measures for the consideration of the sangguniang
panlungsod and provide assistance and support to the city mayor in
carrying out measures to ensure the delivery of basic services and the
provision of adequate facilities relative to environment and natural
resources services as provided for under Section 17 of the Local

Government Code of 1991;

2) Develop plans and strategies and, upon approval thereof by the city
mayor, implement the same, particularly those which have to do with the
environment and natural resources programs and projects which the city
mayor is empowered to implement and which the sangguniang panlungsod

is empowered to provide;

3.) Be in the frontline of the delivery of services concerning the
environment and natural resources, particularly in the renewal and
rehabilitation of the environment during and in the aftermath of man-made

and natural disasters or calamities;

4.) Recommend measures to the sangguniang panlungsod and advise the
city mayor on all matters relative to the protection, conservation, maximum
utilization, application of appropriate technology and other matters related

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5.) In addition to the foregoing duties and functions, the city environment

and natural resources officer shall:

(i) Establish, maintain, protect and preserve communal forests,
watersheds, tree parks, mangroves, greenbelts, commercial forests,
and similar forest projects like industrial tree farms and agro-forestry
projects;

(ii) Provide extension services to beneficiaries of forest development
projects and technical, financial, and infrastructure assistance;

(iii) Manage and maintain seed banks and produce seedlings for
forests and tree parks;

(iv) Provide extension services to beneficiaries of forest development
projects and render assistance for natural resources-related
conversation and utilization activities consistent with ecological
balance;

(v) Promote the small-scale mining and utilization of mineral
resources; and

(vi) Coordinate with government agencies and nongovernmental
organizations in the implementation of measures to prevent and
control land, air, and water pollution with the assistance of the
Department of Environment and Natural Resources.

(c) The city environment and natural resources officer shalll exercise such other
powers and perform such other duties and functions as may be prescribed by

law or ordinance.

(a) The city environment and natural resources officer shall receive such
compensation, emoluments, and allowances as may be determined by law.

SEC. 42.The City Architect. - (a) The city architect must be a citizen of the
Philippines, a resident of the City of Mauban, of good moral character, and a duly
licensed architect. He must have practiced his profession for at least five (5)

years prior to the date of his appointment.

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(b) The city architect shall take charge of the office on architectural planning
and design, and shall:
1.) Formulate measures for the consideration of the sangguniang
panlungsod and provide technical assistance and support to the city mayor
in carrying out measures to ensure the delivery of basic services and the
provision of adequate facilities relative to architectural planning and
design;

2.) Develop plans and strategies and, upon approval thereof by the city
mayor, implement the same, particularly those which have to do with
architectural planning and design programs and projects which the city
mayor is empowered to implement and which the sangguniang panlungsod

is empowered to provide for under the Local Government Code of 1991;

3) Be in the frontline of the delivery of services involving architectural
planning and design, particularly those related to the redesigning of spatial
distribution of basic facilities and physical structures during and in the

aftermath of man-made and natural disasters or calamities;

4.) Recommend to the sangguniang panlungsod and advise the city mayor
on all other matters relative to architectural planning and design as it
relates to the total socioeconomic development of the City;

5.) In addition to the foregoing duties and functions, the city architect shall:
(i) Prepare and recommend for consideration of the sangguniang
panlungsod the architectural plan and design for the City or a part
thereof, including the renewal of slums and blighted areas, land
reclamation activities, the greening of land, and appropriate planning
of marine and foreshore areas;

(ii) Review and recommend for appropriate action of the sangguniang
panlungsod or the city mayor the architectural plans and design
submitted by governmental and nongovernmental entities or

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poorly-designed areas; and

(ili) Coordinate with government and nongovernment entities and
individuals involved in the aesthetics and the maximum utilization of
the land and water within the jurisdiction of the City, compatible with
environmental integrity and ecological balance.

(c) The city architect shall also exercise such other powers and perform such

other duties and functions as may be prescribed by law or ordinance,

(a) The city architect shall receive such compensation, emoluments, and

allowances as may be determined by law.

SEC. 43.The City Information Officer. - (a) The city information officer must be a
citizen of the Philippines, a resident of the City of Mauban, of good moral
character, a holder of a college degree preferably in journalism, mass
communications, or any related course from a recognized college or university,
and a first grade civil service eligible or its equivalent. He must have acquired
experience in writing articles and research papers, or in writing for print,
television, or broadcast media for at least three (3) years prior to the date of his

appointment.

(b) The term of the information officer shall be coterminous with that of his
appointing authority.

(c) The city information officer shall take charge of the office on public
information, and shall:
1.) Formulate measures for the consideration of the sangguniang
panlungsod and provide technical assistance and support to the city mayor.
in providing the information and research data required for the delivery of
basic services and the provision of adequate facilities so that the public

becomes aware of said services and may fully avail of the same;

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mayor, implement the same, particularly those which have to do with
public information and research data to support programs and projects
which the city mayor is empowered to implement and which the
sangguniang panlungsod is empowered to provide under the Local
Government Code of 1991;

3.) Be in the frontline in providing information during and in the aftermath
of man-made and natural disasters or calamities, with special attention to

the victims thereof, to help mini injuries and casualties after the

emergency, and to accelerate relief and rehabilitation;

4.) Recommend to the sangguniang panlungsod and advise the city mayor
on all other matters relative to public information and research data as it

relates to the total socio-economic development of the City;

5.) In addition to the foregoing duties and functions, the city information
officer shall:
(i) Provide relevant, adequate, and timely information to the City and
its residents;
(ii) Furnish information and data to City agencies or offices as may be
required by law or ordinance; and
(iii) Maintain effective liaison with the various sectord of the
community on matters and issues that affect the livelihood and the
quality of life of the inhabitants and encourage support for programs

of the City and national government.

(a) The city information officer shall exercise such other powers and perform
such other duties and functions as may be prescribed by law or ordinance.
(e) The city information officer shall receive such compensation, emoluments,

and allowances as may be determined by law.

SEC. 44. The City Cooperatives Officer. - (a) The city cooperatives officer must be
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special training in cooperatives or any related course from a recognized college
or university, and a first grade civil service eligible or its equivalent. He must
have acquired experience in cooperatives organization and management for at
least five (5) years prior to the date of his appointment.

(b) The city cooperatives officer shall take charge of the office for the
development of cooperatives, and shall:
1.) Formulate measures for the consideration of the sangguniang
panlungsod and provide technical assistance and support to the city mayor
in carrying out measures to ensure the delivery of basic services and the
provision of facilities through the development of cooperatives and in

providing access to such services and facilities;

2.) Develop plans and strategies and, upon approval thereof by the city
mayor, implement the same, particularly those which have to do with the
integration of cooperatives principles and methods in programs which the
city mayor is empowered to implement and which the sangguniang

panlungsod is empowered to provide;

3.) Be in the frontline of cooperatives organization, rehabilitation or
viability enhancement, particularly during and in the aftermath of man-
made and natural disasters or calamities, to aid in their survival and, if

necessary, subsequent rehabilitation;

4.) Recommend to the sangguniang panlungsod and advise the city mayor
‘on all other matters relative to cooperatives development and viability
enhancement which will improve the livelihood and the quality of life of the
inhabitants;

5.) In addition to the foregoing duties and functions, the city cooperatives
officer shall:

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(ii) Provide technical and other forms of assistance to existing
cooperatives to enhance their viability as an economic enterprise and
social organization; and

(iii) Assist cooperatives in establishing linkages with government
agencies and non-government organizations involved in the
promotion and integration of the concept of cooperatives in the
livelihood of the people and other community activities,

(c) The city cooperatives officer shall exercise such other powers and perform

such other duties and functions as may be prescribed by law or ordinance.

(d) The city cooperatives officer shall receive such compensation, emoluments

and allowances as may be determined by law.

SEC. 45.The City Population Officer. - (a) The city population officer must be a
citizen of the Philippines, a resident of the City of Mauban, of good moral
character, a holder of a college degree preferably with specialized training in
population development from a recognized college or university, and a first
grade civil service eligible or its equivalent. He must have acquired experience in
the implementation of programs on populationdevelopment or responsible

parenthood for at least five (5) years prior to the date of his appointment.

(b) The city population officer shall take charge of the office of the population
development, and shall:
1) Formulate measures for the consideration of the sangguniang
panlungsod and provide technical assistance and support to the city mayor
in carrying out measures to ensure the delivery of basic services and the

provision of adequate facilities relative to the integration of the population

development principles and in providing access to said services and

facilities.

2) Develop plans and strategies and, upon approval thereof by the city
mayor, implement the same, particularly those which have to do with the

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integration of population development principles and methods in programs
and projects which the city mayor is empowered to implement and which
the sangguniang panlungsod is empowered to provide;

3,) In addition to the foregoing duties and functions, the city population
officer

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(i) Assist the city mayor in the implementation of the Constitutional
provisions relative to population development and the promotion of
responsible parenthood;
(ii) Establish and maintain an updated data bank for program
operations, development planning, and an educational program to
ensure the people's participation in and understanding of population
development; and
(iii) Implement appropriated training programs responsive to the
cultural heritage of the inhabitants.

(c) The city population officer shall exercise such other powers and perform such
other duties and functions as may be prescribed by law or ordinance.

(d) The city population officer shall receive such compensation, emoluments, and

allowances as may be determined by law.

SEC. 46.The City Veterinarian. - (a) The city veterinarian must be a citizen of the
Philippines, a resident of the City of Mauban, of good moral character and a
licensed doctor of veterinary medicine. One must havepracticed his profession

for at least three (3) years prior to the date of his appointment.

(b) The city veterinarian shall take charge of the office for veterinary services
and shall:
1) Formulate measures for the consideration of the sangguniang
panlungsod and provide technical assistance and support to the city mayor
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2.) Develop plans and strategies and, upon approval thereof by the city
mayor, implement the same, particularly those which have to do with
veterinary-related activities which the city mayor is empowered to
implement and which the sangguniang panlungsod is empowered to

provide;

3.) Be in the frontline of the veterinary-related activities, such as in the
outbreak of highly-contagious and deadly diseases, and in situations
resulting in the depletion of animals for work and for human consumption,
particularly those arising from and in the aftermath of man-made and

natural disasters or calamities;

4.) Recommend to the sangguniang panlungsod and advise the city mayor
on all other matters relative to veterinary services which will increase the
number and improve the quality of livestock, poultry, and other domestic

animals used for work or for human consumption;

5.) In addition to the foregoing duties and functions, the city veterinarian
Shall:

(i) Advise the city mayor on all matters pertaining to the slaughter of
animals for human consumption and the regulation of slaughter
houses;
(ii) Regulate the keeping of domestic animals;
({ii) Regulate and inspect poultry, milk and dairy products for public
consumption;
(iv) Enforce all laws and regulations for the prevention of cruelty to
animals; and
(v) Take the necessary measures to eradicate, prevent, or cure all

forms of animal diseases;

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(d) The city veterinarian shall receive such compensation, emoluments, and

allowances as may be determined by law.

SEC. 47.The City General Services Officer. ~ (a) The city general services officer
must be a citizen of the Philippines, a resident of the City of Mauban, of good
moral character, a holder of a college degree in public administration, business
administration, or management from a recognized college or university, and a
first grade civil service eligible or its equivalent. He must have acquired
experience in general services, including the management of supply, property,
solid waste disposal, and general sanitation for at least five (5) years prior to the
date of his appointment.

(b) The city general services officer shall take charge of the office of the general
services, and shall:
1) Formulate measures for the consideration of the sangguniang
panlungsod and provide technical assistance and support to the city mayor
in carrying out measures to ensure the delivery of basic services and the
provision of adequate facilities pursuant to Section 17 of the Local
Government Code of 1991, and which require general services expertise

and technical support services;

2.) Develop plans and strategies and, upon approval thereof by the city
mayor, implement the same, particularly those which have to do with
general services supportive of the welfare of the inhabitants of the City
which the city mayor is empowered to implement and which the

sangguniang panlungsod is empowered to provide;
3) Take custody of and be accountable for all properties, real or personal,

owned by the City and those granted to it in the form of donation,

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possible and imminent destruction or damage to records, supplies,
properties, and structures, and the orderly and sanitary clearing up of
waste materials or debris, particularly during and in the aftermath of man-
made and natural disasters or calamities;

5.) Recommend to the sangguniang panlungsod and advise the city mayor
onall matters relative to general services;

6,) In addition to the foregoing duties and functions, the general services

officer shall:
(i) Take custody of and be accountable for all properties, real or
personal, owned by the local government unit and those granted to it
in the form of donation, reparation, assistance, and counterpart of
joint projects;
(ii) With the approval of the city mayor, assign building or land spaces
to local officials or other public officials who, by law, are entitles to
such space;
(iii) Recommend to the city mayor reasonable rental rates for local
government properties, whether real or personal, which will be
leased to public or private entities by the City;
(iv) Recommend to the city mayor reasonable rental rates of private
properties,which may be leases for the official use of the local
government unit;
(v) Maintain and supervise janitorial, security, landscaping, and other
related services in all local government public buildings and other
real property, whether owned or leased by the City;
(vi) Collate and disseminate information regarding prices, shipping
and other costs of supplies, and other items commonly used by the
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(vii) Perform archival and record management with respect to
records of offices and departments of the City; and

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management heretofore performed by the city treasurer and enforce

policies on records creation, maintenance, and disposal.

(c) The city general services officer shall also exercise such other powers and
perform such other duties and functions as may be prescribed by law or
ordinance.

(d) The city general services officer shall receive such compensation,

emoluments, and allowances as may be determined by law.

SEC. 48.0ther City Officials. - In addition to the officials enumerated above, the
City of Mauban shall also have the following officials with corresponding

qualifications, duties, functions, and compensation:

AThe City Business Permits and Licensing Officer-(a) The city business
permits and licensing officer must be a citizen of the Philippines, a
resident of the City of Mauban, of good moral character, a holder of a
college degree preferably in business administration or in any related
course from a recognized college or university, and a first grade civil
service eligible or its equivalent. He must have acquired experience in
management for at least five (5) years prior to the date of his

appointment.

(b) The city business and licensing officer shall take charge of the office for the
business permits and licensing, and shall:

1) Supervise the conduct of spot/post inspection of all business
establishments, gaming and other entities requiring permits and licenses
for compliance with existing laws and ordinances;

2) Review the application for permits and licenses and recommend its
approval/disapproval to the city mayor or his authorized representative;
and

3.) Exercise over-all supervision in the city licensing office.

(c) The city business and licensing officer shall receive such compensation,

emoluments, and allowances as may be determined by law.

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B. The City Education Officer. -(a) The city education officer must be a citizen of
the Philippines, a resident of the City of Mauban, of good moral character, a
holder of a college degree in education or in any other related course from a
recognized college or university, and a first grade civil service eligible or its
equivalent. He must have practiced his profession for at least five (5) years prior
to the date of his appointment.

(b) The city education officer shall take charge of the office of the city education
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development officer must be a citizen of the Philippines, a resident of the City of
Mauban, of good moral character, a holder of a college degree from a recognized
college or university, and a first grade civil service eligible or its equivalent, One
must have acquired experience in sports development or in any related field for

at least three (3) years prior to the date of his appointment.

(b) The city youth and sports development officer shall take charge of the office
of the youth and sports development department, and shall:
1,) Develop plans and strategies and, upon the approval thereof by the city
mayor, implement the same, particularly those which have to do with youth
and sports programs and projects which the city mayor is empowered to
implement and which the sangguniang panlungsod is empowered to

provide; and

2.) Perform such other duties and functions and exercise such other powers
as may be prescribed by law or ordinance.

(c) The city youth and sports development officer shall receive such

compensation, emoluments, and allowances as may be determined by law.

D. The City Public Safety Officer - (a) The city public safety officer must be a
citizen of the Philippines, a resident of the City of Mauban, of good moral
character, a holder of a college degree from a recognized college or university,
and a first grade civil service eligible or its equivalent. He must have acquired
experience in public safety management for at least three (3) years prior to the
date of his appointment.

(b) The city public safety officer shall take charge of the office of the public safety
department, and shall:
1) Develop plans and strategies and, upon the approval thereof by the
city mayor, implement the same, particularly those which have to do with
public safety plans and programs which the city mayor is empowered to
implement and which the sangguniang panlungsod is empowered to

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provide; and

2.) Perform such other duties and functions and exercise such other powers

as may be prescribed by law or ordinance.

(c) The city public safety officer shall receive such compensation, emoluments,

and allowances as may determined by law.

E, The City Tourism and Cultural Affairs Officer - (a) The city tourism and cultural
affairs officer must be a citizen of the Philippines, a resident of the City of
Mauban, of good moral character, a holder of a college degree, and a first grade
civil service eligible or its equivalent. One must have acquired experience in
tourism and cultural affairs work for at least three (3) years prior to the date of

his appointment.

(b) The city tourism and cultural affairs officer shall take charge of the office of
the city tourism and cultural affairs, and shall:
1) Develop plans and strategies and, upon the approval thereof by the city
mayor, implement the same, particularly those which have to do with
tourism and cultural affairs programs and projects which the city mayor is
empowered to implement and which the sangguniang panlungsod is

empowered to provide;
2.) Be in the frontline of the delivery of repair and reconstruction work
related to tourism and cultural affairs, particularly during and in the

aftermath of man-made and natural disasters or calamities;

3,) Recommend to the sangguniang panlungsod and advise the city mayor
onall matters relative to the cultural affairs of the City; and

4.) Perform such other duties and functions and exercise such other powers

as may prescribed by law or ordinance.

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(c) The city tourism and cultural affairs officer shall receive such compensation,
emoluments, and allowances as may be determined by law.

F. The City Human Resource Development Officer ~ (a) The city human resource
development officer must be a citizen of the Philippines, a resident of the City of
Mauban, of good moral character, a holder of a college degree preferably in
psychology or in any related course from a recognized college or university, and
a first grade civil service eligible or its equivalent. One must have acquired
experience in personnel administration for at least three (3) years prior to the

date of his appointment.

(b) The city human resource development officer shall take charge of the human
resource development office, and shall:
1) Develop a human resource management program for approval by the

city mayor and the sangguniang panlungsod;

2) Assist the city mayor in implementing the City's policies and programs
relative to recruitment and selection, appointments, training, promotion,
compensation, and other personnel actions involving officials and

employees of the City;

3.) Recommend to the sangguniang panlungsod and advise the city mayor
on all matters relative to human resource management and development;

4.) Establish and maintain a sound personnel program for the City designed
to promote career development and uphold the merit principle in the

local government service;

5.) Conduct a continuing organizational development of the City, withthe
end in view of instituting effective administrative reforms; and

6.) Perform such other duties and functions and exercise such other powers
as may be prescribed by law or ordinance.

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(©) The city human resource development officer shall receive such

compensation, emoluments, and allowances as may be determined by law.

ARTICLE VIII
THE CITY FIRE STATION SERVICE, THE CITY JAIL SERVICE, THE CITY
SCHOOLS DIVISION AND THE CITY PROSECUTION SERVICE

SEC.49.The City Fire Station Service. - (a) There shall be established in the City at
least one (1) fire station with adequate personnel, firefighting facilities and
equipment, subject to the standards, rules and regulations that may be
promulgated by the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG).
The City shall provide the necessary land or site of the station.

(b) The city fire station shall be headed by a city fire marshal whose
qualifications shall be as those provided for under the Philippine National Police

Law.

(©) The city fire station shall be responsible for providing emergency services
such as the rescue and evacuation of injured people related to incidents and, in
general, all fire prevention and suppression measures to secure the safety of life

and property of the citizenry.

SEC. 50.The City Jail Service. - (a) There shall be established and maintained in
the City a secure, clean, adequately equipped, and sanitary jail for the custody
and safekeeping of prisoners, fugitives from justice, persons detained awaiting
investigation and/or trial, and mentally ill persons who endanger himself or the
safety of others, duly certified as such by the proper medical health officer,

pendinghis transfer to a mental institution.

(b) The city jail service shall be headed by a city jail warden who must be a
graduate of a four (4)-year course in psychology, psychiatry, sociology, nursing,
social work, or criminology who shall assist in the immediate rehabilitation of

individuals or detention of prisoners. Great care shall be exercised to ensure that

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the basic human rights of these prisoners are respected and protected,and that

their spiritual and physical well being are properly and promptly attended to.

SEC. 51.The City Schools Division. - (a) There shall be established and maintained
by the Department of Education (DepED), a city schools division of the City of
Mauban whose area of jurisdiction will cover all the school districts within the
City,

(b) The city schools division shall be headed by a city schools division
superintendent who must posses the necessary qualifications required by the
DepED.

SEC. 52.The City Prosecution Service. - (a) There shall be established in the City a
city prosecution service to be headed by a city prosecutor and such number of
assistant city prosecutors as may be necessary, who shall be organizationally
part of the Department of Justice (DO), be under the supervision and control of
the Secretary of Justice, and whose qualifications, manner of appointment, rank,
salary, and benefits shall be governed by existing laws covering prosecutors in
the DOJ.

(b) The city prosecutor shall handle the criminal prosecution in the municipal
trial courts in the City as well as in the regional trial courts for criminal cases
originating in the territory of the City, and shall render to or for the City such

services as are required by law, ordinance, or regulation of the DOJ.

The Secretary of Justice shall always ensure the adequacy and the quality of
the prosecution service in the City and, for this purpose shall, in the absence or

lack or insufficiency in number of a:

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hereinabove, designate from among the assistant provincial prosecutors a
sufficient number to perform and discharge the functions of the city prosecution

service as provided hereinabove.

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ARTICLE IX
TRANSITORY AND FINAL PROVISIONS

SEC. 53.Municipal Ordinances Existing at the Time of the Approval of this Act. - All
municipal ordinances of the Municipality of Mauban existing at the time of the
approval of this Act shall continue to be in force within the City of Mauban until
the sangguniang panlungsod shall declare otherwise.

SEC. 54.Plebiscite. - The City of Mauban shall acquire corporate existence upon
the ratification of its creation by a majority of the votes cast by the qualified
voters in a plebiscite to be conducted in the present Municipality of Mauban
within sixty (60) days from the approval of this Act. The Commission on

Elections shall conduct and supervise such plebiscite.

The expenses for such plebiscite shall be borne by the Municipality of Mauban.

SEC. 55.Officials of the City of Mauban. - The present elective officials of the
Municipality of Mauban shall continue to exercise their powers and functions
until such time that a new election is held and the duly-elected officials shall
have already qualified and assumed their offices. Appointive officials and
employees of the municipality shall likewise continue exercising their functions
and duties and they shall be automatically absorbed by the city government of
the City of Mauban.

SEC. 56.Succession Clause. - The City of Mauban shall succeed to all the assets,

properties, liabilities, and obligations of the Municipality of Mauban.

SEC.57.Election of Provincial Governor and Sangguniang Panlalawigan Members
of the Province of Quezon. - The qualified voters of the City of Mauban shall be
qualified to vote and run for any elective position in the elections for provincial
governor, provincial vice governor, sangguniang panlalawigan members and

other elective officials for the Province of Quezon.

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SEC, 58,Jurisdiction of the Province of Quezon. - The City of Mauban shall, unless
otherwise provided by law, continue to be under the jurisdiction of the Province

of Quezon,

SEC. 59.Suspension of Increase in Rates of Local Taxes, ~ No increase in the rates
of local taxes shalll be imposed by the City within the period of five (5) years from
its acquisition of corporate existence.

SEC. 60.Representative District. - Until otherwise provided by law, the City of
Mauban shall continue to be a part of the First Congressional District of the
Province of Quezon.

SEC. 61.Reservation. - Nothing herein contained shall preclude the
determination by the appropriate agency or forum of boundary disputes or cases
involving questions of territorial jurisdiction between the City of Mauban and

any of the adjoining local government units even after the effectivity of this Act.

SEC.62.Applicability of Laws. - The provisions of the Local Government Code of
1991, and other laws pertaining to the Province of Quezon and such laws as are
applicable shall govern the City of Mauban insofar as they are not inconsistent

with the provisions of this Act.

SEC. 63.Separability Clause. ~ If, for any reason or reasons, any part or provision
of this Charter is declared unconstitutional, invalid, or inconsistent with the
Local Government Code of 1991, the other parts or provisions hereof which are

not affected thereby shall continue to be in full force and effect.

SEC. 64.Effectivity. - This Act shall take fifteen (15) days following its complete
publication in any newspaper of general and local circulation.

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