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Republic of the Philippines
House of Representatives
Quezon City, Metro Manila

Twentieth Congress
First Regular Session

HOUSE BILL no38 17

Introduced by Representative Maria Rachel J. Arenas

AN ACT CONVERTING THE MUNICIPALITY OF BAYAMBANG

INTO A COMPONENT CITY OF THE PROVINCE OF PANGASINAN TO BE
KNOWN AS THE CITY OF BAYAMBANG

EXPLANATORY NOTE

This Bill seeks to convert the first-class municipality of Bayambang, in the southern
part of Central Pangasinan, into a component city of the Province of Pangasinan.

In 2016, the Municipality, with a land area of 16,800 hectares, had a revenue of PhP
216 Million. In 2017, Bayambang had a revenue of 341 Million, followed by 396 Million,
and 414 Million in 2018 and 2019, respectively, based on the Annual COA Reports. This
amounts to about 1.367 Billion or an average annual revenue of almost 400 Million in the
last four years which far exceeds the required 100 Million per year, for two consecutive
years, as mandated in Republic Act 9009.

Founded on April 5, 1614, the town used to include the municipalities of Bautista,
Alcala, Sto. Tomas, and Rosales of the province of Pangasinan and the municipalities of
Paniqui, Gerona and Camiling of the province of Tarlac.

The Municipality of Bayambang has 77 Barangays and ranks alongside the cities of
San Carlos, Urdaneta, and Dagupan as the top 5 most populated localities of the Province
of Pangasinan.

Located at the central part of Southern Pangasinan along the banks of the Agno
River, Bayambang is bounded on the north by the municipality of Malasiqui, on the south
by the municipality of Camiling in the province of Tarlac, on the east by the municipality
of Bautista and on the west by the municipality of Urbiztondo.


For one day, it served as the Fifth Capital and Final Seat of the short-lived First
Philippine Republic under General Emilio Aguinaldo. Bayambang was also the seat of the
provincial government during the Japanese occupation. During the Philippine Revolution,
Bayambang was among the first towns to suffer the “Juez de Cuchillo” or the total
annihilation of Filipino inhabitants in proclaimed zone within the areas of uprising.

The town became the first pilot town in the Far East for the famed UNESCO National
Community Training Center, making Bayambang an educational show window in the
Philippines and in the Far East. Today, it remains not just the “cornbelt of Pangasinan” and
“the onion capital of Pangasinan,” but also a bustling university town.

Among the town’s points of interest with tourism investment potential are the St.
Vincent Ferrer Catholic Church and Convent, town plaza, Mangabul Lake in Brgy. San
Gabriel II, Tanolong Underground Church, and Geo-Farm in Brgy. Mangayao.

This Bill promotes inclusive growth by enabling qualified municipalities, outside the
metropolis, to participate in attracting investments, tourists and commerce to further spread
development in the country. This will also be in line with the United Nations (UN)
Sustainable Development Goals which has included in one of its targets to, “make ci and
human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient, and sustainable.” Cityhood will be empowering

the Municipality of Bayambang.

For the foregoing reasons, the immediate passage of this bill is earnestly sought.

IEL J. ARENAS:
-presentative
Third District of Pangasinan

MARIA


Republic of the Philippines
House of Representatives
Quezon City, Metro Manila

Twentieth Congress
First Regular Session

3817

HOUSE BILL NO.

Introduced by Representative Maria Rachel J. Arenas

AN ACT CONVERTING THE MUNICIPALITY OF BAYAMBANG

INTO A COMPONENT CITY OF THE PROVINCE OF PANGASINAN TO BE
KNOWN AS THE CITY OF BAYAMBANG

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress
assembled:

ARTICLE T
GENERAL PROVISIONS

SECTION 1. Title ~ This Act shall be known as the “Charter of the City of
Bayambang”.

SECTION 2. The City of Bayambang. — The Municipality of Bayambang shall be
converted into a component city to be known as the City of Bayambang, hereinafter referred
to as City.

SECTION 3. Territorial Boundary of the City of Bayambang. The City of Bayambang
shall comprise the present jurisdiction of the Municipality of Bayambang in the Province of
Pangasinan over which it has jurisdiction. The territorial jurisdiction of the City shall be
within the present metes and bounds of the Municipality of Bayambang containing an area of
16,800 hectares or about 3.082% of the land area of the Pangasinan Province, as per approved
cadastral survey.

Bayambang is located in the south (cast, west, north or south?) portion of Pangasinan
Province at geographical coordinates between 120°25°E and 120°30°E ° longitude and
between 15°45° N° and 15°50°N ° latitude. It is bounded on the north by Malasiqui and
Basista; on the south by the Province of Tarlac particularly the Municipality of Camiling, on
the east by Bautista and Alcala and on the west by the Municipalities of Urbiztondo and
Mangatarem.

The foregoing provision shall be without prejudice to the resolution by the appropriate
agency or forum of existing boundary disputed or cases involving questions of territorial
jurisdiction between the City of Bayambang and the adjoining local government units.


SECTION 4. Corporate Powers of the City. - The City constituted a political body
corporate and as such is endowed with the attributes of perpetual succession and possessed of
the powers, which pertain to Municipal Corporation to be exercised in conformity with the
provision of this Charter. The City shall have the following corporate powers:

(a) To have a continuous succession in its corporate name;
(b) To sue and be sued;

(©) To have and use a corporate seal;

(d) To acquire, hold and convey real or personal property;
(©) To enter into any contracts and/or agreements; and

(A) To exercise such other powers, prerogatives or authority subject to the limitations
provided in this Act or laws.

SECTION 5. General Powers of the City ~ The city shall have a common scal and
may alter the same at pleasure. 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 appropriate or
condemn private property for public usc; to contact and be contracted with, to sue and be
sued; to prosecute and defend to 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.

SECTION 6. Liability for Damages. ~ The City and its officials shall not be exempt
from liability for death or injury to persons or damage to property.

SECTION 7. Jurisdiction of the City. ~ The jurisdiction of the City of Bayambang 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 Bayambang shall have concurrent jurisdiction with the
city or municipal trial courts of the adjoining municipalitics to try crimes and misdemeanor
committed within the said drainage area, or within said spaces of one hundred meters (100
m,). The court first taking jurisdiction of such offense shall thereafter retain exclusive
jurisdiction thereof. The police force of several municipalities concerned shall have
‘concurrent jurisdiction with the police force of the City for the maintenance of good order
and the enforcement of ordinances throughout said zone, area and spaces. But any license that
may be issued within said zone, arca 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.


ARTICLE II
CITY OFFICIALS IN GENERAL

SECTION 8. The Officials of the City of Bayambang. ~ (a) There shall be in the City:
a city mayor, a city vice mayor, sangguniang panglungsod members, a secretary to the
sangguniang panglungsod, a city treasurer and an assistant city treasurer, a city assessor and
an assistant city of assessor, a city accountant, a city budget officer, a city planning and
development coordinator, a city engineer, a city health officer, a city civil registrar, a city
administrator, a city legal officer, a city veterinarian, a city social welfare and development
officer, a city general services officer; a city agriculturist, a city environment and natural
resources officer, a city information and communications technology officer, and a city
population officer:

(b) In addition thereto, the city mayor may appoint a city architect, and a city
cooperative development officer;

(©) The City shall establish 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 school division to be headed by a city
school division superintendent; and

(d) The City of Bayambang may:
(1) Maintain existing offices not mentioned in subsections (a) and (b) thercof

(2) Create such other offices as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of the
city government; or

(3) Consolidate the functions of any office with those of another in the interest of
efficiency and economy,

Unless otherwise provided herein, heads of departments and offices shall 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 confirmed.

ARTCIEL I
THE CITY MAYOR AND VICE MAYOR

SECTION 9. The City Mayor. ~ (a) The city mayor shall be the chief executive of the
City. He shall be elected at large by the qualified voters of the City.

No person shall be eligible for the position of city mayor unless at the time of the
election:

(1) He is at least twenty-one (21) years of age;
(2) An actual resident of the City for at least one (1) year prior to his election; and

(3) A qualified voter therein.


He shall hold office for three (3) years, unless sooner removed, and shall receive a
minimum monthly compensation corresponding to Salary Grade Thirty (30) as prescribed
under Republic Act No. 6758 and the implementing guidelines issued pursuant thereto,

(b) The city mayor, as the chief executive of the city government shall exercise such
powers and perform such duties and functions as provided by the Local Government Code of
1991 and other laws:

(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 general
welfare:

(i) Determine the guidelines of the 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 date needed or requested by said sanggunian
in the performance of its legislative functions;

(v) Appoint all officials and employees whose salaries and wages are
wholly or mainly paid out of city funds and whose appointments
are not otherwise provided for in this Act as well as those he may
be authorized by law to appoint;

(vi) Represent the City in all its business transactions and sign on its
behalf all bonds, contracts, obligations, and such other documents
with authority from 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 and
calamities;


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

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

(x) Ensure that all executive officials and employees of the City
faithfully discharge their duties and functions as provided by law
and this Act and discharge their duties and functions as provided
by law and this Act and cause to be instituted administrative or
judicial proceedings against any official or employee of the City
government;

(xi) Examine the books, records and other documents of all offices,
officials, agents or employees of the City and, in aid of his
‘executive powers and authority, require all national officials and
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 by him to the office of
the governor 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 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
censure 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 by
him and 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;

(xvi) Call upon any national official or employee stationed in or
assigned to the City to advise him on matters affecting the City
and to make recommendations thereon; coordinate with said
officials and employees in the formulation and 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 his 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 availability of funds;

(xviii) Solemnize marriages, any provision of law to the contrary

notwithstanding;

(xix) Conduct an annual palarong panlungsod which shall feature

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traditional sports and disciplines included in national and
international games, in coordination with the Department of
Education, culture and Sports; and

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; supplemental reports when unexpected events and
situations arise at any time during the year, particularly when
man-made or natural disasters or calamitics 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 tis appropriate powers as well as implement all
approved policies, programs, projects, services and activities of the City
and in addition shall:

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

Call conventions, conference, seminars, or meetings of elective or
appointive officials of the City, including provincial and national
officials and employees stationed in or assigned to the City, at
such time and place and on such subject he may deem important
for the promotion of the general welfare of the local government
unit and its inhabitants;

Issue such executive orders for the faithful and appropriate
enforcement and execution of laws and ordinances;

Be entitled to carry the necessary firearms within his territorial
jurisdiction;

‘Act as the deputized representative of the National Police
‘Commission, formulate the peace and order plan of the City, upon
its approval, implement the same; and as such exercising general


(vi)

and operational control and supervision over the police forces in
the City in accordance with Republic Act No. 6975; and

Call upon the appropriate law enforcement agencies to suppress
disorder, riot, lawless violence, rebellion, or 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 the resources and revenues
programmed for agro-industrial development and countryside growth
and progress, and relative thereto, shall:

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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 provisions of Local Government
Code;

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;

Ensure that all taxes and other revenues of the City are collected
and that city funds are applied to the payment of expenses and
settlement of obligations of the City, in accordance with law or
ordinance;

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;

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 or shows contrary to
law, public policy and public morals;

Require owners of illegally constructed houses, buildings or other
structures to obtain the necessary permit, 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;

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


(viii) Provide efficient and effective property and supply management
in the City; and protect the 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:

(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 of the province; and

(ii) Coordinate the implementation of technical services, including
public works and infrastructure programs, rendered by national
offices and provincial office.

(5) Exercise such other powers and perform such other duties and functions
as provided for under Republic Act No. 7160, otherwise known as the
Local Government Code of 1991 and those that are prescribed by law
or ordinance.

SECTION 10. The City Vice-Mayor. — (a) There shall be a vice mayor who shall be
elected in the same manner as the city mayor shall at the time of his election possess the same
qualifications as the city mayor. He shall hold office for three (3) years, unless sooner
removed, and shall receive a monthly compensation corresponding to salary grade twenty-six
(26) as prescribed under Republic Act No. 6758 and the implementing guidelines issued
pursuant thereto.

(b) The City vice mayor shall exercise the following dutics:

(1) Act as presiding officer of the sangguniang palungsod 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
appointments 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
ccascs of temporary vacancy; and

(5) Perform such other duties and functions and exercise such other powers as
provided for under Republic Act No. 7160, otherwise known as the Local
Government Code of 1991 and those that are prescribed by law or ordinance.


ARTICLE IV
THE SANGGUNIANG PANLUNGSOD

SECTION 1. The Sangguniang Panlungsod. ~ The sangguniang panlungsod, the
legislative body of the City, shall be composed of the city vice mayor as presiding officer,
the regular sanggunian members, the president of the city chapter of the liga ng mga
barangay, the president of the panlungsod na pederasyon ng mga sangguniang kabataan and
the sectoral representatives, as members.

(a) In addition thereto, there shall be three (3) sectoral representatives; one (1) from
the women; and 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;
and one (1) from the others sectors, including the urban poor, indigenous cultural
‘communities or disabled persons.

(b) The regular members of the sangguniang panlungsod and the sectoral
representatives shall be elected in the manner as may be provided for by law. The elective
members of the sangguniang panlungsod shall possess the same qualifications as that of the
city mayor and city vice mayor except that candidates for said position must be at least
cightecn (18) years of age on clection day.

(c) They 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, and such other compensation, emoluments
and allowances as may be determined by law.

(4) The sangguniang panlungsod shall:

(1) Approve ordinances and pass resolutions necessary for an efficient and
effective city government and relative hereto shall:

() Review all ordinances approved by the sangguniang barangay and
executive orders issued by the punong barangay to determine wether
these are within the scope of the prescribed powers of the
sangguninang 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


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(1) year, or both at the discretion of the court, for violation of a city
ordinance;

‘Adopt measures to protect the inhabitants of the City on harmful
effects of man-made or natural disasters and calamities, and to provide
relief services and assistance for victims during and in the aftermath of
said disasters or calamities and in their return to productive livelihood
following said events;

Enact ordinances intended to prevent, suppress and impose appropriate
penalties for habitual drunkenness in public places, vagrancy,
mendicancy, prostitution, establishment and maintenance of houses 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;

Protect the environment and impose appropriate penalties for acts
which endanger the environment, such as dynamite fishing and other
forms of destructive fishing. IMlegal 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 cutrophication of rivers and
lakes or of ecological imbalance;

Subject to the provision of Local Government Code and the pertinent
laws, determine the powers and dutics of officials and employces of
the City;

Consistent with the Salary Standardization Law, 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, service and activities of the city
government;

Authorize the payment of compensation to a qualified person not in
the government service who fills up a temporary vacancy or grant
honorarium to any qualified service official or employee designated to
fill a temporary vacancy in a concurrent capacity at the rate authorized
by law;

Provide a mechanism and the appropriate funds therefor, to ensure the
safety and protection of all city government property, 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


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documents of public interest in the offices and departments of the city
government;

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
officials stationed in or assigned to the City

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

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

(2) Generate and maximize the use of resources and revenues for the
development plans, programs objectives and priorities of the City, with
particular attention to agro-industrial development and city-wide growth and
progress, and relative thereto, shall:

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Approve the annual and supplemental budgets of the city government
and appropriate funds for specific programs, projects, services and
activities of the City, of for other purposes not contrary to law in order
to promote the general welfare of the City and its inhabitants;

Subject to the provisions of Book II of the Local Government Code
and the 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 exemption, incentive or reliefs;

Subject to the provisions of Book Il of the Local Government Code
and upon the majority vote of all members of the sangguniang
panlungsod, authorize the city mayor to negotiate and contract loans
and other forms of indebtedness. The application for loans or other
forms of indebtedness and the terms and conditions thereof shall,
before approval, be published in a newspaper of gencral circulation in
the City. Once approved, the contract covering the loans or other
forms of indebtedness shall be furnished to any resident requesting a
copy thereof, upon payment of reasonable fees;

Subject to the provisions of Book II of the Local Government Code
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. The authorization to
float bonds and other instruments of indebtedness shall be published in
a newspaper of general circulation in the City. Once approved, the


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contract covering the floating of bonds or other instruments of
indebtedness shall be furnished to any resident requesting a copy
thereof, upon payment of reasonable fees;

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;

Prescribe reasonable limits and restraints on the use of property within
the jurisdiction of the City;

Adopt a comprehensive land use plan for the City;

Reclassify lands within the jurisdiction of the City subject to the
pertinent provisions of the Local Government Code;

Enact integrated zoning ordinance in consonance with the 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 fire limits or zones in accordance with the
provisions of the Fire Code;

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,

Subject to the provisions of Book II of the Local Government Code,
grant the exclusive privilege of the construction of fish corrals or fish
pens, or the taking or catching or breeding of fry of any species of fish
within the city inland water fisheries;

With the concurrence of at least two-thirds (2/3) of all the members of
the sangguniang panglungsod, grant tax exemptions. incentives or
relief to entities engaged in community growth-inducing industries,
subject to the provisions of the Local Government Code:

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

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buildings; and

Regulate the inspection, weighing and measuring of articles of
commerce.

(3) Subject to the provisions of the Local Government Code of 1991, enact
ordinances granting franchise and authorizing the issuance if 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:

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Fix and impose reasonable fees and charges for all services rendered
by the city government to private persons or entities;

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;

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;

Regulate the display of and fix the license fees for signs, signboards or
billboards at the at the place or places where the profession or business
advertised thereby is, in whole or in part, conducted;

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:

Subject to the guidelines prescribed by the Department of
Transportation and Communications, regulate the operation of
tricycles and grant franchises for the operation thereof within the
territorial jurisdiction of the City; and

Upon approval by a majority vote all the members of the sangguniang
panlungsod, grant a franchise to any person, partnership, corporation,
or cooperatives to do business, within the City; establish, construct,
operate and maintain ferries, wharves, markets or slaughterhouse; 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.

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


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(x)

Declare, prevent or abate any nuisance;

With the concurrence of a majority of the members of the
Sangguniang Panlungsod, a quorum being present, deny the entry of
legalized gambling by ordinance into any part of the City or regulate
its location in the City;

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 said
requirement, have the work done at the expense of the owner,
administrator or tenant concerned require the filling up of any land or
premises to a grade necessary for proper sanitation;

Regulate the disposal of clinical and other wastes from hospitals,
clinics, and other similar establishments;

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

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

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;

Regulate the establishment, operation and maintenance of any
entertainment or amusement facilities, including the theatrical
performances, circuses, billiard pools, public dancing schools, public
dance halls, sauna baths, massage parlors and other places for
entertainment or amusement; regulate such 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;

Provide for the impounding of stray animals; regulate the keeping of
animals in homes or as part of a business, and the slaughter, sale or
disposition of the same; and adopt measures to prevent and penalize
cruelty to animals; and

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
the basic services and facilities as provided for under the Local Government
Code, and in addition to said services and facilities, shall:

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Provide for the establishment, maintenance, protection and
conservation of communal forest and watersheds, tree parks,
greenbelts, mangroves and other similar forest development projects;

Establish markets, slaughterhouses or animals 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;

Authorize the establishment, maintenance and operation by the city
government of ferries, wharves, and other structures intended to
accelerate productivity related to marine and seashore or offshore
activities;

Regulate the preparation and sale of meat, poultry, fish, vegetables,
fruits, fresh dairy products, and other foodstuffs for public
consumption;

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 serves the public; regulate garages and 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 lightning,
cleaning and sprinkling of streets and public places;

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

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 quantity of the
water supply of the City and, for this purpose, extend the coverage of
appropriate ordinances over all territory within the drainage arca of
said water supply and 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 therefor;


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(xvi)

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;

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;

Subject to the availability of funds and the 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 Department of Education, Culture and Sports 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;

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

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

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

Provide for the care of disabled persons, paupers, the aged, the sick,
persons of unsound mind, abandoned minors, juvenile delinquents,
drug dependents, abused children and other needy and disadvantages
persons, particularly children and the youth below eighteen (18) years
of age; and subject to availability of funds, establish and provide for
the operation of centers and facilitics for the said needy and
disadvantaged persons;

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;

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 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.

(6) Perform such other duties and functions and exercise such other powers as
provided for under Republic Act no. 7160, otherwise known as the Local
Government Code of 1991, and those that are prescribed by law or ordinance.

ARTICLE V
PROCESS OF LEGISLATION

SECTION 12. Internal Rules of Procedure. — (a) On the first regular session
following the election of its members and within ninety (90) days thereafter, the
sangguniang panlungsod shall adopt or update its existing rules of procedure.

(b) The rules of procedures 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 of members during
sessions;

(5) The discipline of members for disorderly behavior and absences without
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 sangguniang 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.

SECTION 13. Full Disclosure of Financial and Business Interest of Sangguniang
Panlungsod Members . ~ (a) Every sangguniang panlungsod member shall, upon assumption


to office, make a full disclosure of his business and financial interests. He shall also disclose
any business, financial, professional relationship or any relation by affinity or consanguinity
within the fourth civil degree, which he may have with any person, firm or entity affected by
any ordinance or resolution under consideration by the sanggunian of which he 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 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.

(b) The disclosure required under this Act shall be made in writing and submitted to
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 the deliberations
on the ordinance or resolution under consideration: Provided, That 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.

SECTION 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.

(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 public unless a closed-door session is
ordered by an affirmative vote of a 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 considered at a special session except
those stated in the notice.

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

SECTION 15. Quorum, ~ (a) A majority of all members of the sanggunian who have
been elected and qualified shall constitute a quorum to transact official business. Should a
question of a quorum be raised during a session, the presiding officer shall immediately
proceed to call the roll of the members and thereafter announce the results.

(b) Where there is no quorum, the presiding officer may declare a recess until such
times as a quorum is constituted, or a majority of the members present 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 Bayambang, to arrest the
absent member and present him at the session.

(©) 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.

SECTION 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
purposes.

(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.

SECTION 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 his 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 veto shall not affect the item or items which are not objected to.
The vetoed item or items shall not take effect unless the sangguniang panlungsod overrides
the veto in the manner hercin provided; otherwise, the item or items in the appropriations
ordinance of the previous year corresponding to those vetoed, if any, shall be deemed
reenacted.


(©) 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.

SECTION 18. Review of City Ordinance 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 public investment programs
formulated by the local development councils.

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

(c) 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
consistent with law and therefore valid.

SECTION 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 barangays ordinances to the sangguniang panlungsod for review as to whether the
ordinance is consistent with law and 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.

(©) If the sangguniang panlungsod finds the barangays ordinances inconsistent with
law or city ordinances, the sangguniang panglungsod 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.

SECTION 20. Enforcement of Disapproved Ordinances or Resolutions. ~ Any
attempt to enforce any ordinance or any resolution approving the local development plan and
public investment program, after the disapproval thereof, shall be sufficient ground for the
suspension or dismissal of the official or employce concerned.

SECTION 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 the City of
Bayambang and in at Icast two other conspicuous places in the City of Bayambang.

(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 of Bayambang,
and in at least two (2) conspicuous places in the City of Bayambang 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 in the language or dialect understood by the majority of the people in the City
and the secretary of the sangguniang panlungsod shalll 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 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 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
FOR ELECTIVE CITY OFFICIAL!

SECTION 22. Disqualifications for Elective Public City Officials. ~ The following
persons are not qualified from running for any clective position in the City:

(a) Those who did not meet the age and residency requirement for the position
running for;

(b) 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;

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

(a) Those convicted by final judgment for violating the oath of allegiance to the
Republic of the Philippines;

(e) Those with dual citizenship;

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

(g) 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; and

(h) The insane or frecble-minded.

SECTION 23. Permanent Vacancy in the Offices of the City Mayor and City Vice
Mayor. — (a) If a permanent vacancy occurs in the office of the city mayor, the city vice

mayor 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 shall
become the city vice mayor. If permanent vacancies occur in both the offices of the city
mayor and the city vice mayor, the first and second highest rankinf sangguniang panlunsod
members, or in case of permanent incapacity of one or both of them, the next highest ranking
sangguniang panlungsod member or members, shall become the city mayor or city vice
mayor, respectively. Subsequent vacancies in 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.

For purposes of this Act, a permanent vacancy arises when an elective local official
fills a higher vacant office, refuses to assume office, fails to qualify, dies, is removed from
office, voluntarily resigns or is otherwise permanently incapacitated to discharge the
functions of his office.

For purposes of succession as provided 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 immediately preceding local election.

SECTION 24. Permanent Vacancies in the Sanggunian, — Permanent vacancies in the
sangguniang panlungsod where automatic succession as provided above does not apply shall
be filled by appointments in the following manner:

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

(2) 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 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 concemed are conditions sine qua non, and any appointment
without such nomination and certification shall be null and void ad initio and
shall be a ground for administrative action against the official responsible
therefor.

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

(4) In case of vacancy in the representation of the youth and the barangay in the
sangguniang panlungsod, said vacancy shall be filled automatically by the
official next in rank of the organization concerned.

SECTION 25. Temporary Vacancy in the Office of the 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, as the case maybe, shall
automatically exercise the powers and perform the duties and functions of the city mayor,
except the power to appoint, 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 the said legal cause no longer exist.

(c) When the city mayor is traveling within the country but outside 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 shall have the right to assume the powers, duties and
functions of the said office on the fourth day of absence of the city mayor, subject to the
limitations provided in subsection (c) hereof.

(c) 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 city vice
mayor.

ARTICLE VIL
THE APPOINTIVE OFFICIALS OF THE CITY:
THEIR QUALIFICATIONS, POWERS AND DUTIES

SECTION 26. The Secretary of the Sangguniang Panlungsod. — (a) there shall be a
secretary of the sannguniang panlungsod who shall be a career official with the rank and
salary equal to a head of a department or office, who shall 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.

(b) No person shall be appointed secretary to the sangguniang panlungsod unless he
is a citizen of the Philippincs, a resident of the City of Bayambang, 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.

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

(4) 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 and duly certified by the presiding officer.

(4) Forward to the Sangguniang Panlalawigan copies of duly approved ordinances
in the manner provided in Section 56 and 57 under Book | of the Local
Government Code;

(5) Furnish, upon 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;

(6) 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

(7) Keep his office and all non-confidential records therein open to the public
during usual business hours;

(8) 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;

(9) Take custody of the local archives and where applicable, the local library and
annually account for the same; and

(10) Exercise such other powers and perform such other duties and
functions as may be prescribed by law or ordinance relative to his position.

SECTION 27. The City Treasurer. ~ (a) The city treasurer shall be appointed by the
Secretary of Finance from a list of at least three (3) ranking eligible recommendees of the
city mayor, subject to the civil service law, rules and regulations.

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

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

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


(e) The city treasurer shall take charge of the city treasury office, and shall:

(1) Advise the city mayor, the sangguniang panlungsod and other local
government and national officials concemed 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 the City;

(3) Take charge of the disbursement of all funds of the City and such other funds
the custody of which may be entrusted to him 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 Local Government Code;

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

(6) Perform such other duties and functions and exercise such other powers as
provided for under Republic Act No. 7160, otherwise known as the Local
Government Code of 1991, and those that are prescribed by law or ordinance.

SECTION 28. The Assistant City Treasurer. ~ (a) the assistant city treasurer may be
appointed by the Secretary of Finance from a list of at least three (3) ranking cligible
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 Bayambang, 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 at least five (5) years’ experience in treasury or accounting.

(©) The assistant city treasurer shall receive such compensation, emoluments and
allowances as may be determined by law.

(d) The assistant city treasurer shall assist the city treasurer and perform such other
duties as the latter may assign him. He shall have authority to administer oaths conceming
notices and notifications to those delinquents in the payment of the real property tax and
concerning official matters relating to the accounts the city treasurer or otherwise arising
from the offices of the city treasurer and the city assessor.

SECTION 29. The City Assessor. ~ (a) The city assessor must be a citizen of the
Philippines, a resident of the City of Bayambang, 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,

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


(©) The city assessor shall take charge of the city assessor's office, and shall:

(1) Ensure that all Jaws and policies governing the appraisal and assessment of
real properties for taxation purposes are properly executed;

(2) Initiate, review and recommend changes in policies and objectives, plans and
programs, techniques, procedures and practices in the evaluation and
assessment of real properties for taxation purposes;

(3) Establish a systematic method of real property assessment;
(4) Install and maintain a real property identification and accounting systems;

(5) Prepare, install and maintain a system of tax mapping, showing graphically all
properties subject to assessment and gather all data concerning the same;

(6) Conduct frequent physical surveys to verify and determine whether all real
properties subject to assessment and gather all data concerning the same;

(7) Exercise the functions of appraisal and assessment primarily for taxation
purposes of all real properties in the City;

(8) Prepare a schedule of the fair market valuc of the different classes of real
properties in accordance with the provisions of the Local Government Code;

(9) Issue, upon request of any interested party, certified copies of assessment
records of real properties on all other records rclative to its assessment, upon
payment of a service charge fee to the city treasurer;

(10) Submit every semester a report of all assessments, as well as
cancellations and modifications of assessments to the city mayor and the
sangguniang panlungsod;

(11) Attend all sessions of the Local Board of Assessment Appeals
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; and

(12) Perform such other duties and functions and exercise such other power
as provided for under Republic Act No. 7160, otherwise known as the Local
Government Code of 1991, and those that are prescribed by law or ordinance.

SECTION 30. The Assistant City Assessor. — (a) The assistant city assessor must be a

citizen of the Philippines, a resident of the City of Bayambang, of good moral character, a
holder of a college degree preferably in civil or mechanical engineering, commerce or any
related course from 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.

(b) The assistant city assessor shall receive such compensation, emoluments and
allowances as may be determined by law.


(©) The assistant city assessor shall assist the city assessor and perform such other
duties as the latter may assign to him. He shall have the authority to administer
oaths on all declarations of all real properties for purposes of assessment.

SECTION 31. The City Accountant. — (a) The city accountant must be a citizen of the
Philippines, a resident of the City of Bayambang, of good moral character and a certified
public accountant. He must have acquired experience in the treasury or accounting service
for at least five (5) years immediately preceding the date of his appointment.

(b) The city accountant shalll receive such compensation, emoluments and allowances
as may be determined by law.

(c) The city accountant shall take charge of both the office of the accounting and
intemal audit services, 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) Appraise the sangguniang panlungsod and other officials on the financial
condition and operations of the City;

(4) Certify 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 Cit

(7) Prepare statements of journal vouchers and liquidation of the same and other
adjustments related thereto;

(8) Post individual disbursements to the subsidiary ledger 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;

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


(13) Perform such other duties and functions and exercise such other
powers as provided for under Republic Act No. 7160, otherwise known as the
Local Government Code of 1991 and those that are prescribed by law or
ordinance.

SECTION 32. The City Budget Officer. — (a) The city budget officer must be a citizen
of the Philippines, a resident of the City of Bayambang, of good moral character, a holder of
a college degree preferably in accounting, economics, public administration, or any related
course from a recognized college or university and a first grade civil eligible or its
equivalent. He must have acquired experience in government budgeting or in any related
field for at least five (5) years immediately preceding the date of his appointment.

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

(c) 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 budget
hearings;

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

(5) Submit periodic budgetary reports to the Department of Budget and
Management;

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

(7) Assist the sangguniang panlungsod in reviewing the approved budgets of
component local government units;

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

(9) Perform such other duties and functions and exercise such other powers as
provided for under Republic Act No. 7160, otherwise known as the Local
Government Code of 1991 and those that are prescribed by law or ordinance.

SECTION 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 Bayambang, 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 immediately preceding the date of his appointment.

(b) The city planning and development coordinator shall receive such compensation,
and emoluments and allowances as may be determined by law.

(©) The city planning and development coordinator shall take charge of the city
planning and development coordinating office, and shall:

(1) Formulate integrated economic, social, physical and other development plan
and policies for consideration of the City;

(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 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 council;

(5) Prepare comprehensive plans and other development planning documents the
consideration of the local development council;

(© Analyze the income and expenditure pattems, and formulate and recommend
fiscal plans and policies for consideration of the finance committee of the City
as provided for under the Local Government Code;

(7) Promote people participation in development planning within the City;

(8) Exercise supervision and control over the secretariat of the Local
Development Council; and

(9) Perform such other functions and duties and exercise such other powers as
provided for under Republic Act No. 7160, otherwise known as the Local
Government Code of 1991 and those that are prescribed by law or ordinance.

SECTION 34. The City Engineer. ~ (a) The city engineer must be a citizen of the
Philippines, a resident of the City of Bayambang, 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 immediately preceding the date of his appointment.

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

(c) The city engineer shall take charge of the city engineering office, and shall:


(1) Initiate, review and recommend changes in policies and objectives, 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, and other engineering and public
works projects of the City;

(4) Provide engineering services to the City, including investigation and survey,
engineering designs, feasibility studies and project management; and

(5) Perform such other duties and functions and exercise such other powers as
provided for under Republic Act No. 7160, otherwise known as the Local
Government Code of 1991 and those that are prescribed by law or ordinance.

SECTION 35. The City Health Officer. - (a) The city hcalth officer must be a citizen
of the Philippines, a resident of the City of Bayambang, of good moral character, and a
licensed medical practitioner. He must have acquired experience in the practice of his
profession for at least (5) years immediately preceding the date of his appointment.

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

(c) The city health officer shall take charge of the office of the health services, and
shall:

(1) Supervise the personnel and staff of 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 health service program
geared to implement health-related projects and activities;

(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 the basic services and provision of adequate
facilities relative to health scrvices provided under Section 17 of the Local
Government Code;

(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 under the Local
Government Code of 1991;

(4) In addition to the foregoing duties and functions, the health officer shall:


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

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

(iii) Execute ad 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 establishment selling food
items or providing accommodation such as hotels, motels, lodging
houses, pension houses, and the like, in accordance with the Sanitation
Code;

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

(viii) Coordinate with other government agencies and non-governmental
organizations involved in the promotion and delivery of health
services;

(ix) Be in the frontline of the delivery of health services, particularly
during and in the aftermath of man-made and natural disasters and
calamities; and

(x) Perform such other duties and functions and exercise such other
powers as provided for under Republic Act No. 7160, otherwise
known as the Local Government Code of 1991 and those that are
prescribe by law or ordinance.

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

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

(©) The city civil registrar shall be responsible for the civil registration program in the
City of Bayambang, pursuant to the Civil Registry Law, the Civil Code, and other pertinent
Taws, rules and regulations issued to implement them.


(@) 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 civil registrar shall:

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‘Accept all registrable documents and judicial decrees affecting the
civil status of persons;

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

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

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

Issue certified transcripts or copies of any certificate or registered
documents upon payment of the required fees to the treasurer;

Receive applications for the issuance of 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 ti the
treasurer;

Coordinate with the National Statistics Office in conducting
educational campaigns for vital registration and assist in the
preparation of demographic and other statistics for the City of
Bayambang; and

Perform such other duties and functions and exercise such other
powers as provided for under Republic Act No. 7160, otherwise
known as the Local Government Code of 1991 and those that are
prescribed by law or ordinance.

SECTION 37. The City Administrator. ~ (a) The city administrator must be a citizen
of the Philippines, a resident of the City of Bayambang, of good moral character, a holder of
a college degree preferably in public administration, law or any other related course from the
recognized college or university, and a first grade civil service eligible or its equivalent. He
must have acquired experience in management and administrative work for at least five (5)
years immediately preceding the date of his appointment.


(b) The term of administrator is co-terminus with that of his appointing authority and
shall receive such compensation, emoluments and allowances as may be determined by law.

(©) The city administrator shall take charge of the city administrator's office, 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 administrator shall;

(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;

(i) (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 in view of instituting effective administrative reforms;

(3) Be in the frontline of the delivery of administrative support services,
particularly those related to the situations during and in the aftermath of
manmade and natural disasters and calamities;

(4) Recommend to the sangguniang pantungsod and advise the city mayor on all
matters relative to the management and administration of the City; and

(5) Perform such other duties and functions and exercise such other powers as
provided for under Republic Act No. 7160, otherwise known as the Local
Government Code of 1991 and those that are prescribed by law or ordinance.

SECTION 38. The City Legal Officer. — (a) The city legal officer must be a citizen of
the Philippincs, a resident of the City of Bayambang, of good moral character and a member
of the Philippine Bar. He must have practiced his profession for at least five (5) years
immediately preceding the date of his appointment.

(b) The term of the legal officer shall be co-terminus with that of his appointing
authority.

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

(A) The city legal officer, the chief legal counsel of the City shall take charge of the
office for legal services, 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 provision of adequate facilities;

(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
under the Local Government Code of 1991;

(@) In addition to the foregoing duties and functions, the city legal officer shall:

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Represent the City in all civil actions and special proceedings wherein
the City or any official thereof, in his official capacity, is a party:

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

Render his opinion in writing on any question of law when requested
to do so by the city mayor or sanggunian;

Investigate or cause to be investigated any local official or employee
for administrative neglect or misconduct in office and recommend the
appropriate action to the city mayor or sanggunian, as the case may

Investigate or cause to be investigated any person, firm or corporation
holding any franchise or exercising any public privilege, and
recommend appropriate action to the city mayor or sangguniang
panlungsod, as the case may be;

When directed by the city mayor or sanggunian, 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

Review and submit recommendations on ordinances approved and
executive 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;

(6) Be in the frontline of protecting human rights and prosecuting any violations
thereof, particularly those which occur during and in the aftermath of
manmade or natural disasters and calamities; and


(6) Perform such other duties and functions and exercise such other powers as
provided for under Republic Act No. 7160, otherwise known as the Local
Government Code of 1991 and those that are prescribed by law or ordinance.

SECTION 39. 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
Bayambang, of good moral character, a duly licensed social worker or a holder of a college
degree preferably in sociology 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 the practice of social work for at Icast (5) years immediately preceding the date
of his appointment.

(b) The city social welfare and development officer shall receive such compensation,
emoluments and allowances as may be determined by law.

(©) The city social welfare and development officer shall take charge of the office of
social welfare and development, and shall:

(1) Formulate measures for the approval of the sangguniang pantungsod and
provide technical assistance and support to the city mayor in carrying out
measures to ensure delivery of basic services and provisions 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 cmpowered to implement and
which the sangguniang panlungsod is empowered to provide;

(3) In addition to the foregoing duties and functions, the city social welfare and
development officer shall:

i. Identify the basic needs of the needy, the disadvantaged and the
impoverished and develop and implement appropriate measures to
alleviate their problems and improve their living conditions;

ii, Provide relief and appropriate crisis intervention for victims of
abuse and exploitation and recommend appropriate measures to deter
future abuse and exploitation;

iii Assist the city mayor in implementing the barangay level
program for the total development of children up to six (6) years of
age;

iv. Facilitate the implementation of welfare programs for the
disabled, the elderly and the victims of drug addiction, the
rehabilitation of prisoners and parolees, the prevention of juvenile
delinquency and such other activities which would eliminate or
minimize the ill effects of poverty;


v. Initiate and support youth welfare programs that will enhance
the role of the youth in nation-building; and

vi. Coordinate with goverment agencies and non-governmental
organizations which have, for their purpose, the promotion and
protection of all needy, disadvantaged, underprivileged or
impoverished groups or individuals, particularly those identified to be
vulnerable and high risk to exploitation, abuse and neglect;

(4) Be in the frontline of the delivery services particularly those which have to do
with immediate relief and assistance during and in the aftermath of manmade
and natural disasters and calamities;

(6) 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 living conditions of the inhabitants; and

(6) Perform such other duties and functions and exercise such other powers as
provided for under Republic Act No. 7160, otherwise known as the Local
Government Code of 1991, and those that are prescribed by law or ordinance.

SECTION 40. The City Environment and Natural Resources Officer. ~ (a) The city
environment and natural resources officer must be a citizen of the Philippines, a resident of
the City of Bayambang, of good moral character, a holder of a college degree preferably in
environment, forestry, agriculture 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 the environment and natural resources management, conservation and
utilization work for at least five (5) years immediately preceding the date of his appointment.

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

(©. The city environment and natural resources officer shall take charge of the office
of the environment and natural resources, and shall:

(1) Formutate measures for the consideration of the sangguniang panlungsod and
to provide assistance and support to the city mayor in carrying out measures to
ensure the delivery of basic services and 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 of mayor,
implement the same, particularly those which have to do with environment
and natural resources 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) In addition to the foregoing duties and functions, the environment and natural
resources officer shall:


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Establish, maintain, protect and preserve communal forests,
watershed, tree parks, mangroves, greenbelts, commercial forests and
similar forest projects like industrial tree farms and agro-forestry
Projects;

Provide extension services to beneficiaries of forest development
projects and render assistance for natural resources related
conservation and utilization activities consistent with ecological
balance;

Manage and maintain seedbanks and produce seedlings for forests
and tree parks;

Render assistance for natural resources-related conservation and
utilization activities consistent with ecological balance;

Promote the small-scale mining and utilization of mineral resources,
particularly mining of gold; and

Coordinate with government agencies and non-governmental
organizations in the implementation of measures to prevent and
control land, air and water pollution with the assistance of the
Department of Environmental and Natural Resources.

(4) Be in the frontline of the delivery of services conceming the environment and
natural resources, particularly in the renewal and rehabilitation of the
environment during aftermath of man-made and natural disasters and
calamities;

(6) Recommend 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 to the
environment and natural resources; and

(6) Perform such other duties and functions and exercise such other powers as
provided for under Republic Act No. 7160, otherwise known as the Local
Government Code of 1991 and those that are prescribed by law and ordinance.

SECTION 41. The City Architect. — (a) The city architect must be a citizen of the
Philippines, a resident if the City of Bayambang, of good moral character, and duly licensed
architect. He must have practiced his profession for at least five (5) years immediately
preceding the date of his appointment.

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

(©) The city architect shall take charge of the office on the architectural planning and

design, and shall:


(1) Formulate measures for the consideration of the sangguiang panlungsod and
provide technical assistance and support to the city mayor in carrying out
measures to ensure the delivery of basic services and provision of adequate
facilities relative to architectural planning and design;

(2) Develop plans and strategies and, upon approval thereof by the city of 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 under the Local Government Code;

(3) In addition to the foregoing duties and functions, the architect shall:

(Prepare and recommend from consideration of the sanggunian the
architectural plan and design for the City or 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 sanggunian or
mayor as the case maybe, the architectural plans and design submitted
by governmental and non-governmental entities or individuals,
particularly those for undeveloped, underdeveloped, and poorly-
designed areas; and

(iii) Coordinate with government and non-government 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;

(4) Be in the front line 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 a
manmade and natural disasters and calamities;

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

(6) Perform such other duties and functions and exercise such other powers as
provided for under Republic Act No. 7160, otherwise known as the Local
Government Code of 1991 and those that are prescribed by law and ordinance.

SECTION 42. The City Information Officer. — (a) The city information officer must
be a citizon of the Philippines, a resident of the City of good moral character, a holder of a
college degree preferably in journalism, mass communication or any related course from a
recognized college or university, and a first grade civil service cligible or its equivalent. He
must have experience in writing articles and research papers, or writing for print, television,
or broadcast media for at Icast three (3) years.


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

(©) 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
provision of adequate facilities so that the public becomes aware of said
services and may fully avail of the same;

(2) Develop plans and strategies and, upon approval thereof by the city 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;

(3) In addition to the foregoing duties and functions, the information officer shall:

(i) Provide relevant, adequate, and timely information to the City and its
residents;

(ii) Fumish information and data on the City to government agencies or
offices as may be required by law or ordinance; and non-
governmental organizations to be furnished to said agencies and
organizations;

iii) Maintain effective liaison with the various sectors of the community
on matters an issued that affect the livelihood and the quality of life
of the inhabitants and encourage support programs of the local and
national government;

(4) Be in the front line in providing information during and in the aftermath of
man-made and natural disasters and calamities, with special attention to the
victims thereof, to help minimize injuries and casualties during and after the
emergency, and to accelerate relief and rehabilitation;

(6) Recommend to the sangguniang panlungsod and advise the city mayor on all
matters relative to public information and research data as it relates to the total
socio-economic development of the City; and

(6) Perform such other duties and functions and exercise such other powers as
provided for under Republic Act No. 7160, otherwise known as the Local
Government Code of 1991, and those that are prescribed by law or ordinance.

SECTION 43. The City Cooperatives Officer. — (a) The city cooperatives officer must
be a citizen of the Philippines, a resident of the City of Bayambang, of good moral character,
a holder of a college degree preferably in business administration with spccial training on
cooperatives or any related course from a recognized college or university, and a first grade


civil service eligible or its equivalent. He must have experience on cooperatives development
for at least five (5) years immediately preceding the date of his appointment.

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

(c) The city cooperatives officer shall take charge of the office for the development of
cooperatives, and shall:

(1) Formulate measures for 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 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 cooperative principles and methods in programs 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) In addition to the foregoing duties and functions, the cooperatives officer
shall:

(Assist in the organization of cooperatives;

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

(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;

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

(6) Recommend to the sangguniang panlungsod and advise the city mayor on all
other matter relative to cooperatives development and viability enhancement
which will improve the livelihood and the quality of life of the inhabitants;
and

(6) Perform such other duties and functions and exercise such other powers as
provided for under Republic Act No. 7160, otherwise known as the Local
Government Code of 1991, and those that are prescribed by law or ordinance.

SECTION 44. The City Population Officer. — (a) The city population officer must be a
citizen of the Philippines, a resident of the City of Bayambang, 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 experience in the implementation of programs or population
development or responsible parenthood for at least five (5) years immediately preceding the
date of his appointment.

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

(©) 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 carrying out
measures to ensure the delivery of basic services and provisions 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 integration
of population development principles and methods in program 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; and

(3) In addition to the foregoing duties and functions, the population officer shall:

() 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 databank for program operations,
development planning and an educational program to ensure the
people’s participation in and understanding of population
development;

(iii) Implement appropriate training programs responsive to the cultural
heritage of the inhabitants; and

(4) Perform such other duties and functions and exercise such other powers as
provided for under Republic Act No. 7160, otherwise known as the Local
Government Code of 1991, and those that are prescribed by law or ordinance.

SECTION 45. The City Veterinarian. — (a) The city vetcrinarian must be a citizen of
the Philippines, a resident of the City of Bayambang, of good moral character, and a licensed
doctor of veterinary medicine. He must have practiced his profession at least three (3) years
immediately preceding the date of his appointment.

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


(c) The city veterinarian shall take charge of the office of veterinary services, and
shall:

(1) Formulate measures for 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 provision of adequate

facilities;

(2) Develop plans and strategics 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 for under the Local
Government Code of 1991;

(3) In addition to the foregoing duties and functions, the veterinarian shall:

() Advise the city mayor on all matters pertaining to the slaughter of
animals for human consumption and the regulation of
slaughterhouses;

(ii) Regulate the keeping of domestic animals;

(iii) Regulate and inspect poultry, milk, and dairy products for public
consumption;

(iv) Enforce all laws and regulations for the prevention of cruelty of
animals; and

(v) Take the necessary measures to eradicate, prevent, or cure all forms
of animal diseases.

(4) Be in the frontline of veterinary-related activities, such as the outbreak of
highly contagious and deadly discascs and in situations resulting in the
depletion of animals for work and in human consumption, particularly those
arising from and in the aftermath of man-made and natural disasters and
calamities;

(5) Recommend to the sangguniang panlungsod and advise the city mayor on all
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 human consumption; and

(6) Perform such other duties and functions and exercise such other powers as
provided for under Republic Act No. 7160, otherwise known as the Local
Government Code of 1991 and those that are prescribed by law or ordinance.

SECTION 46. The City General Services Officer. — (a) The city general services
officer must be a citizen of the Philippines, a resident of the City of Bayambang, of good
moral character, a holder of a college degree in public administration, business administration


and 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
management of supply, solid waste disposal, and general sanitation for at least five (5) years
immediately preceding the date of his appointment.

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

(©) 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 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 the 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 under the Local Government Code of 1991;

(3) In addition to the foregoing duties and functions, the general services officer

shall:

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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, reparation, assistance and counterpart of joint projects;

With the approval of the city mayor assign building or land space to
local officials or other public officials, who, by law, are ntitled to
such space;

Recommend to the city mayor the reasonable rental rates for local
government properties, whether real or personal, which will be
leased to public or private entities by the City;

Recommend to the city mayor reasonable rental rates of private
properties which may be leased for the official use of the City;

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;

Collate and disseminate information regarding prices, shipping and
other costs of supplies and other items commonly used by the City;

Perform archival and record management with respect to records of
offices and departments of the City;


(viii) Perform all other functions pertaining to supply and property
‘management heretofore performed by the local government treasurer
and enforces policies on records creation, maintenance, and disposal;

(4) Be in the frontline of general services-related activities, such as the possible
and imminent destruction or damage unto records, supplies, properties, and
structure materials or debris, particularly during and in the aftermath of man-
made and natural disasters and calamities;

(5) Recommend to the sangguniang panlungsod and advise the city mayor on all
matters relative to general services; and

(6) Perform such other duties and functions and exercise such other powers as
provided for under Republic Act No. 7160, otherwise known as the Local
Government Code of 1991 and those that are prescribed by law or ordinance.

SECTION 47. The City Agriculturist. — (a) The city agriculturist must be a citizen of
the Philippines, a resident of the City of Bayambang, of good moral character, a holder of a
college degree preferably in agriculture or any other related course from the recognized
college or university, and a first grade civil service eligible or its equivalent. He must have
practiced his profession in agriculture or acquired the experience in a related ficld for at least
five (5) years immediately preceding the date of his appointment.

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

(c) The city agriculturist shall take charge of the office for the 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 provisions 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 agricultural
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) In addition to the foregoing duties and functions, the agriculturist shall:

(i) Ensure that the 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 and extension services of
demonstration farms or aqua-culture and marine products;

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

(v) Coordinate with government agencies and non-governmental
organizations which promote agricultural productivity through
appropriate technology compatible with environmental integrity;

(4) 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 and calamities;

(5) Recommend to the sangguniang panlungsod and advise the city mayor on all
other matters related to agriculture and aquaculture which will improve the
livelihood and living conditions of the inhabitants; and

(© Perform such other duties and functions and exercise such other powers as
provided for under Republic Act No. 7160, otherwise known as the Local
Government Code of 1991, and those that are prescribed by law or ordinance.

ARTICLE VIL
THE CITY FIRE STATION SERVICE, THE CITY JAIL SERVICE
AND THE CITY SCHOOL DIVISION

SECTION 48. 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. The City shall provide necessary land or site of the
station.

(b) The city fire station service shall be headed by a city fire marshal whose
qualifications shall be as those provided for under Republic Act No. 6975, otherwise known
as the Philippine National Police Law.

(c) The city fire station shall be responsible for the protection and various emergency
services such as rescue and evacuation of injured people at fire-related incidents and, in
general fire prevention and suppression measures to secure the safety of life and property of
the citizenry.

SECTION 49. The City Jail Service. — (a) There shall be established and maintained
in the City a secured, clean, adequately equipped and sanitary jail for the custody and


safekeeping prisoners, any fugitive from justice, or person detained awaiting investigation or
trial and or transfer to the national penitentiary, and/or violent mentally ill person who
endangers himself or the safety of others, duly certified a such by the proper medical health
officer, pending the transfer toa 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 must be exercised so that human rights of these prisoners are respected
and protected, and their spiritual and physical well-being are properly and promptly attended
to. Likewise, the City shall ensure that proper separate detention centers for juveniles and
women are provided for.

SECTION 50. The City School Division.- (a) The Department of Education shall
establish and maintain a school division of the City of Bayambang whose area of jurisdiction
will cover all the school districts within the City; and

(b) The city school division shall be headed by a division superintendent who must
possess a qualification required by the Department of Education.

ARTICLE IX
TRANSITORY AND FINAL PROVISIONS

SECTION 51. Municipal Ordinance Existing at the Time of the Approval of this Act.
— All municipal ordinances of the Municipality of Bayambang existing at the time of the
approval of this Act shall continue to be enforce within the City of Bayambang until the
sangguniang panlungsod ordinance shall provide otherwise.

SECTION 52. Plebiscite. — The City of Bayambang 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 Bayambang within sixty (60) days
from the approval of this Act. The expenses for such plebiscite shall be borne by the
Municipality of Bayambang. The Commission on Elections shall conduct and supervise such
plebiscite.

SECTION 53. Officials of the City of Bayambang. - The present elective officials of
the Municipality of Bayambang shall continue to exercise their powers and functions until
such a time that a new clection is held and the duly-clected officials shall have already
qualified and assumed their officers. The 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 Bayambang.

SECTION 54. Succession Clause. - The City of Bayambang shall succeed to all the
assets, propertics, liabilities, and obligations of the Municipality of Bayambang.

SECTION 55. Election of Provincial Governor and Sangguniang Panlalawgan
Members of the Province of Pangasinan. The qualified voters of the City of Bayambang shall
qualify to vote and run for any elective position in the elections for provincial governor,
provincial vice-governor, sangguniang panlalawigan members and other elective offices for
the Province of Pangasinan.


SECTION 56. Jurisdiction of the Province of Pangasinan. ~ The City of Bayambang
shall, unless otherwise provided by law, continue to be under the jurisdiction of Pangasinan
Province.

SECTION 57. Suspension of Increase in Rules of Local Taxes. — No increase in the
rates of local taxes shall be imposed by the City within the period of five (5) years from its
acquisition of corporate existence.

SECTION 58. Legislative District. — Until otherwise provided by law, the City of
Bayambang shall continue to be part of the Third Congressional District of Pangasinan
Province.

SECTION 59. Applicability of Laws. — The provisions of Republic Act No. 7160,
otherwise known as the Local Government Code of 1991 and such laws as are applicable to
component cities shall govern the City of Bayambang insofar as they are not inconsistent
with the provisions of this Act.

SECTION 60. Separability Clause. — If any part of this Act is declared invalid or
unconstitutional, the other parts or provisions thereof shall remain valid and effective.

SECTION 61. Effectivity. — This Act shall take effect upon its publication in at least
two (2) newspapers of gencral and local circulation.

Approved,