REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES
)
Second Regular Session
)
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
House Bill No. __________
Introduced by Hon. Antonio B. Legarda Jr.
AN ACT AMENDING SECTION 450 OF REPUBLIC ACT
NO. 7160, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE LOCAL
GOVERNMENT CODE, TO INSTITUTIONALIZE THE
“ONE CITY FOR EVERY PROVINCE’’ AND
AUTOMATICALLY CONVERT CAPITAL TOWNS OF
PROVINCES WITHOUT CITIES EITHER AS A
COMPONENT CITY, INDEPENDENT COMPONENT CITY,
OR HIGHLY URBANIZED CITY
EXPLANATORY NOTE
At present, there are 28 provinces in the Philippines without any
component
cities,
independent
component
cities,
or
highly
urbanized cities. Despite several amendments to Section 450 of the
Local Government Code, these provinces were still unable to
comply with the stringent requirements laid down by the law.
This bill therefore seeks to amend Section 450 of the Local
Government and require that the capital town of every province
that does not have a component city, an independent component
city, or a highly urbanized city be automatically converted into a
component city in order to increase their economic viability. Every
province should have at least one component city to ensure that
these cities have the following benefits: (1) A higher share in the
ANTONIO
B.
LEGARDA JR.
September 11, 2023
5:31 pm
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NINETEENTH CONGRESS OF THE )
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES
)
Second Regular Session
)
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
House Bill No. __________
Introduced by Hon. Antonio B. Legarda Jr.
AN ACT AMENDING SECTION 450 OF REPUBLIC ACT
NO. 7160, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE LOCAL
GOVERNMENT CODE, TO INSTITUTIONALIZE THE
‘’ONE CITY, FOR EVERY PROVINCE’’ AND
AUTOMATICALLY CONVERT CAPITAL TOWNS OF
PROVINCES WITHOUT CITIES EITHER AS A
COMPONENT CITY, INDEPENDENT COMPONENT CITY,
OR HIGHLY URBANIZED CITY
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
Republic of the Philippines in Congress assembled:
Section. 1. Section 450 of Republic Act No. 7160, as
amended by Republic Act No. 9009, as further amended by
Republic Act No. 11683, is hereby amended to read as follows:
"SEC.
450. Requisites
for
Creation. - (a)
A
municipality or a cluster of barangays may be converted
into a component city if it has a locally generated
average annual income, as certified by the Department
of Finance, of at least One hundred million pesos
(P100,000,000.00) for the last two (2) consecutive years
based on 2000 constant prices, and if it has either of the
following requisites:
"(i) a contiguous territory of at least territory of at least
one hundred (100) square kilometers, as certified by the
Land Management Bureau; or
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"(ii) a population of not less than one hundred fifty
thousand (150,000) inhabitants, as certified by the
Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA).
"Provided, That the creation thereof shall not reduce the
land area, population and income of the original unit or
units at the time of said creation to less than the
minimum requirements prescribed herein.
"A municipality or a cluster of barangays with a locally
generated average annual income, as certified by the
Department of Finance, of at least Four hundred million
pesos
(P400,000,000.00)
for
the
last
two
(2)
consecutive years based on 2012 constant prices may
also be converted into a component city if it has either a
population of not less than one by the PSA or a
contiguous territory of at least one hundred (100)
square kilometers, as certified by the Land Management
Bureau; Provided, That
three
(3)
years
after
the
effectivity of this Act and every three (3) years
thereafter, the threshold amount of Four hundred
million pesos (P400,000,000.00) shall be increased by
five percent (5%).
"(b) The territorial jurisdiction of a newly-created city
shall be properly identified by metes and bounds.The
requirement on land area shall not apply where the city
proposed to be created is composed of one (1) or more
islands. The territory need not be contiguous if it
comprises two (2) or more islands.
"(c) The average annual income shall include the
income accruing to the general fund, exclusive of
specific funds, transfers, and non-recurring income.
"(d) In order to minimize the effect of conversion, the
newly converted cities shall, upon enactment of this
Act, bring their respective allotment derived from the
national taxes as municipalities to the allotment of
cities: Provided, That said portability shall be effective
for a period of three (3) years from conversion into
cityhood."
PROVIDED
FURTHER,
THAT
THE
MINIMUM
REQUIREMENTS SET FORTH IN
THIS
SECTION
SHALL
NOT
APPLY TO
PROVINCES
WITHOUT A CITY IN
THEIR
TERRITORIAL JURISDICTION.
CAPITAL
TOWNS
OF
PROVINCES
WITHOUT
CITIES
WITHIN
THEIR


JURISDICTION
SHALL
AUTOMATICALLY
BE
CONVERTED TO A
COMPONENT CITY.
Sec. 3. Repealing Clause. – The provisions of Republic Act No.
9746, and all other laws, decrees, executive orders, proclamations
and other executive issuances, which are not consistent with or
contrary to the provisions of this Act, are hereby repealed,
amended or modified accordingly.
Sec. 4. Effectivity Clause. – This Act shall take effect fifteen (15)
days after its publication in the Official Gazette or in a newspaper
of general circulation.
Approved,