EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE) 
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES ) 
Second Regular Session 
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SENATE 
S.B. No. 2067
SILLS
Introduced by SENATOR IMEE R. MARCOS
AN ACT CONVERTING THE MUNICIPALITY OF ECHAGUE IN THE PROVINCE 
OF ISABELA INTO A COMPONENT CITY TO BE KNOWN AS THE CITY OF
ECHAGUE
EXPLANATORY NOTE
The Municipality of Echague is a first-class municipality in the Province of 
Isabela with an area of 680,080 square kilometers distributed among sixty-four (64) 
barangays. It is popularly known as the "Queen Town of the South," located at the 
southern portion of Isabela. Echague is primarily an agricultural municipality, its basic 
crops are rice, corn, fruits, vegetables and root crops. It is also known for its bamboo- 
rattan products and woodcrafts.
The Municipality of Echague is a recipient of the Seal of Good Local Governance 
(SGLG) and the Seal of Child Friendly Local Governance for years 2016 to 2019. 
Recently, the Municipality was also a recipient of the 2019 Excellence Award on 
Governance and Leadership (EAGLE), an incentives and awards program for LGUs in 
Region II. Moreover, for the last two consecutive years, it has generated an average 
annual income of more than 100 Million Pesos and the center for agro-industry in the 
Province of Isabela. It has environment-friendly community with progressive and 
secured economy.
The Municipality of Echague meets all the legal requirements and standards for 
conversion into a component city. Taking these into consideration, this bill seeks to 
convert the Municipality of Echague into a component city in order to increase the 
much-needed revenues of the proposed city. This will also further enhance the 
momentum of growth which has marked the development of the municipality for the 
past years.
In view of the foregoing, approval of this bill is earnestly sought.
IMEE R. MARCOS


EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE) 
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES ) 
Second Regular Session 
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S.B,
SENATE 
No. 2067
DATE-IU 
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Introduced by SENATOR IMEE R. MARCOS
AN ACT CONVERTING THE MUNICIPALITY OF ECHAGUE IN THE PROVINCE 
OF ISABELA INTO A COMPONENT CITY TO BE KNOWN AS THE CITY OF
ECHAGUE
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines In Congress 
assembled:
CHAPTER I
GENERAL PROVISIONS
SECTION 1. Short We. -Ibis Act shall be known as the "Charter of the City of 
Echague."
SEC. 2. Qty of Echague. - The Municipality of Echague in the Province of Isabela is 
hereby converted into a component dty to be known as the Qty of Echague, hereinafter 
referred to as the City, which shall comprise of the present jurisdiction of the Municipality of 
Echague, Province of Isabela. The territorial jurisdiction of the Qty shall be within the present 
metes and bounds of the Munidpality of Echague.
The foregoing provision shall be without prejudice to the resolution by the appropriate 
agency or forum of existing boundary disputes or cases involving questions of territorial 
jurisdiction between the Qty and the adjoining local government units.
SEC. 3. Corporate Powers of the dty. -The Qty constitutes a political body corporate 
and as such is endowed with the attributes of perpetual succession and possessed of the 
powers which pertain to a municipal corporation to be exercised in conformity with the 
provisions of this charter. The Qty shall have the following corporate powers:
(a) To have a continuous succession in its corporate name;
(b) To sue and be sued;
(c) To have and use a corporate seal;
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(e) To enter into contracts or agreements; and
(f) To exercise such other powers, prerogatives and authority granted to corporations, 
subject to the iimitations provided for in this Act or existing iaws.
SEC 4. General Powers. - The City shali have a common seal and may alter the same 
at pleasure. It shall exercise the power to levy taxes; to dose 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 Qty; to ©cpropriate or condemn private 
property for public use; to contract 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 as hereinafter granted.
SEC 5. General Welfare Cause. - The City shall exerdse the powers expressly 
granted, those necessarily implied therefrom, as well as powers necessary, appropriate or 
inddental for its effident and effective governance, and those which are essential to the 
promotion of the general welfare.
Within its territorial jurisdiction, the Qty shall, among others, preserve and enrich its 
culture, promote health and safety, enhance the right of the people to a balanced ecology, 
encourage and support the development of appropriate and self-reliant, sdentific and 
technological capabilities, improve public morals, enhance economic prosperity and sodal 
justice, promote foil employment among their residents, maintain peace and order, and 
preserve the comfort and convenience of their inhabitants.
SEC 6. Liability for Damages. - Unless otherwise provided by law, the Qty and its 
ofRdals shall not be exempt from liability for death, or injury to persons or property arising from 
any act or omission while in the performance of their oflfidal functions.
SEC 7. Jurisdiction. - The jurisdiction of the Qty, for police purpose only, shall be 
coextensive with its territorial jurisdiction.
For the purpose of protecting and ensuring the purity of the water supply of the Qty, 
such jurisdiction shall extend over all territories within the drainage area of such water supply 
or within one hundred (100) meters of any reservoir, conduit^ canal, aqueduct or pumping 
station used in connection with the water sen/ice of the dty.
The regional trial courts and the dty courts of the Qty shall have concurrent jurisdiction 
with the regional trial courts and the metropolitan trial courts or city or munidpal courts of the 
adjoining munidpaliti'es or cities, to try crimes and misdemeanors committed within the 
drainage area or within spaces of one hundred (100) meters. The court first taking jurisdiction 
of such offense shall thereafter retain exdusive jurisdiction thereof. But any license that may 
be issued within the zone, area or space shall be granted by proper authorities of the dty or


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munidpality cx)ncemed, and the fees arising therefrom shall accrue to the treasury of the said 
dty or munidpality.
ARnCLEH
CTTY OFFICIALS IN GENERAL
SEC. 8. Officials of the Oty. - (a) There shall be in the City of Echague, a dty mayor, 
a dty vice mayor, sangguniang panlungsod members, a secretary to the sangguniang 
panlungsod, a dty treasurer and an assistant city treasurer, a dty assessor and an assistant 
dty assessor, a dty accountant, a dty engineer, an assistant dty engineer, a dty architect, a 
dty budget officer, a dty planning and development officer, a dty health officer, a dty dvil 
registrar, a dty administrator, a dty legal officer, a dty sodal welfare and development officer, 
a dty veterinarian, a dty general services officer, a dty cooperatives officer, a city agriculturist, 
a dty environment and natural resources officer, and a city tourism officer;
(b) In addition thereto, the dty mayor may appoint a dty architect, a dty information 
officer and a dty population officer;
(c) The Oty shall establish a dty fire station to be headed by a city fire marshal, a dty 
jail to be headed by a dty jail warden, a dty school division to be headed by a dty school 
division superintendent and a dty prosecution service to be headed by a city prosecutor;
(d) The City may:
(1) Maintain existing offices not mentioned in subsections (a) and (b) 
hereof;
(2) Create such other offices as may be necessary to carry out the 
purposes of the dty government; or
(3) Consolidate the functions of any office with those of another in the 
interest of effidency and economy.
Unless othen/vise provided herein, heads of departments and offices shall be appointed 
by the dty mayor with the concurrence of the majority of all the sangguniang panlungsod 
members, subject to dvil service law, rules and regulations. The sangguniang panlungsod shall 
act upon the appointment within fifteen (15) days from the day of its submission, otherwise 
the same shall be deemed confirmed.
ARTICLE m
OTY MAYOR AND CITY VICE MAYOR
SEC. 9. OyMayor. - (a) The dty mayor is the chief executive of the City. The dty mayor 
shall be elected at large by the qualified voters of the Oty. No person shall be eligible for the 
position of dty mayor unless at the time of election, the candidate is at least twenty- one (21) 
years of age, a resident of the City for at least one (1) year prior to the election and a qualified 
voter therein. The dty mayor shall hold office for three (3) years, unless sooner removed, and 
shall receive a minimum monthly compensation corresponding to salary grade thirty (30) as


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prescribed under Republic Act No. 6758, as amended, also known as the 'SalaryStBnd&di^tion 
Law," and the implementing guidelines Issued pursuant thereto, and such other compensation, 
enix)Iuments and allowances as may be determined by law;
(1) The dty mayor, as the chief executive of the dty government, shall exercise 
such powers and perform such duties and functions as provided under Republic Act 
No. 7160, as amended, otherwise known as the "LocalGo\^mmeit Code of 1991
(2) Exerdse those powers expressly granted to dty mayor by law, those 
necessarily implied therefrom, as well as powers necessary, appropriate or inddental 
for the effident and effective governance of the Qty, and those which are essential to 
the promotion of the general welfare:
(i) Determine the guidelines of dty polides and be responsible to the 
sangguniang panlungsod for the program of government;
(ii) Direct the formulation of the dty development plan with the assistance 
of the dty development coundl and, upon approval by the sangguniang 
panlungsod, implement the same;
(iii) Present the program of government and propose polides 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 dty government may require;
(iv) Initiate and propose legislative measures to the sangguniang 
panlungsod, as may be deemed necessary, and provide such information and 
data needed or requested by the sanggunian in the performance of its legislative 
functions;
(v) Appoint all offidals and employees whose salaries and wages are 
wholly or mainly paid out of dty funds and whose appointments are not otherwise 
provided for in this Act, as well as those the mayor may be authorized by law to 
appoint;
(vi) Represent the Qty 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) Cany 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 payments of salaries or 
wages of the offidals and employees of the Qty, in accordance with law or 
ordinance;
(ix) 
Allocate and assign office space to dty ofRdals and employees who, 
by law or ordinance, are entitled to such space in the dty hall and other buildings 
owned or leased by the dty government;
(x) Ensure that all executive offidals and employees of the City faithfully 
discharge tha’r duties and functions as provided by law and this Act, and cause


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to be institutied administrative or judicial proceedings against any offidal or 
employee of the City who may have committed an offense in the performance of 
their offidal duties;
(xi) Examine the books, records and other documents of all offices, 
offidals, agents or employees of the City and, in aid of the executive powers and 
authority, require all national offidals and employees stationed in or assigned to 
the aty to make available such books, records and other documents in their 
custody, except those dassified by law as confidential;
(xii) Furnish copies of executive orders issued to the provindal 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 the understanding of the problems and conditions, listen and 
give appropriate counsel to local offidals and inhabitants of general laws and 
ordinances which espedally concern them, and otherwise conduct visits and 
Inspections to ensure that the governance of the Qty will improve the quality of 
life of the inhabitants;
(xiv) Act on leave applications of offidals and employees appointed and 
the commutation of their leave credits for monetary value in accordance with law;
(xv) Authorize offidal trips of dty offidals and employees outside of the 
Qty for a period not exceeding thirty (30) days;
(xvO Call upon any national offidal or employee stationed in or assigned 
to the Qty to advise on matters affecting the Qty and make recommendations 
thereon; coordinate with the national offidals or employees in the formulation and 
implementation of plans, programs and projects; and when appropriate, initiate 
an administrative or judidal action against a national government offidal or 
employee who may have committed an offense in the performance of their offidal 
duties while stationed in or assigned to the Qty;
(xvii) Authorize payments for medical care, necessary transportation, 
subsistence, hospital or medical fees of dty offidals and employees who are 
injured while in the performance of their offidal duties and functions, subject to 
the availability offends;
(xviii) Solemnize marriages;
(xix) Conduct an annual palarong panlungsod which features traditional 
sports and disdplines induded in national and international games, in coordination 
with the Department of Education (DepEd), the Philippine Sports Commission and 
other related agendas; and
(xx) Submit to the provindal governor the following reports: an annual 
report containing a summary of all matters pertinent to the management 
administration and development of the Qty and all information and data relative 
to its political, sodal and economic condition; and supplemental reports when 
unexpected events and situations arise at any time during the year, particularly 
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theQly;
(2) Enforce all laws and ordinances relative to the governance of the Qty and in 
the exercise of its appropriate powers as provided for under Section 22 of the Local 
Government Code, as well as implement all approved policies, programs, projects, 
services and activities of the Qty and, in addition, shall:
(i) Ensure that the acts of the Cit/s component barangays and of its 
officials and employees are within the scope of their prescribed powers, duties 
and functions; (it) Call conventions, conferences, seminars or meetings of elective 
or appointive offidals of the Qty, including national officials and employees stationed in 
or assigned to the Qty, at such time and place and on such subject deem important for 
the promotion of the general welfare of the local government unit and Its inhabitants;
(iii) Issue executive orders for the faithful and appropriate enforcement 
and execution of laws and ordinances;
(iv) Carry the necessary firearm within the territorial jurisdiction after the 
procurement of necessary permit and license from duly constituted authorities;
(v) Act as the deputized representative of the National Police 
Commission, formulate the peace and order plan of the Qty and, upon its 
approval, implement and exerdse general and operational control and 
supervision over the local police forces in the Qty in accordance with Republic 
Act No. 6975, as amended, otherwise known as the "DeparimentofthelntEnor 
ardbxa!Ga^mimatAotofl990',;^vA
(vi) Call upon the appropriate law enforcement agendes to suppress 
disorder, riot, lawless violence, rebellion or sedition,, or apprehend violators of 
the law when public interest so requires and the dty 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 the provision of basic services and, relative thereto, shall
(4) 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 the Local Government Code and other relevant laws;
(i) Prepare and submit to the sanggunian for approval the executive and 
supplemental budgets of the Qty for the ensuing calendar year in the manner 
provided for under the Local Government Code;
(ii) Ensure that all taxes and other revenues of the Qty are collected and 
that dty fends are applied to the payment of expenses and the settlement of 
obligations of the Qty, in accordance with law or ordinance;
(iii) Issue licenses and permits and suspend or revoke the same for any 
violation of the conditions upon which the licenses or permits had been issued, 
pursuant to law or ordinance. This also indudes the issuance of licenses and


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permits to gambling operations authorized by law subject to the ordinance of the 
sangguniang panlungsod;
(iv) Issue permits, not requiring approval from any national agency, for the 
holding of activities for any charitable or welfare purpose, excluding prohibited 
games of chance or shows contrary to law, public policy and public morals;
(v) Require owners of illegally constructed houses, buildings or structures 
to obtain the necessary permits, subject to such fines and penalties as may be 
imposed by law or ordinance, or make necessary changes in the construction or 
order the demolition or removal of these houses, buildings or stiuctures within the 
period prescribed by law or ordinance;
(vO Adopt adequate measures to safeguard and conserve land, mineral, 
forest, marine and other resources of the Qty;
(vii) Provide effident and effective property and supply management in the 
Qty, and protect the funds, credits, rights and other properties of the Qty; 
and
(viii) Institute or cause to be instituted administrative or judidal proceedings 
for violation of ordinances in the collection of taxes, fees or charges, and for the 
recovery of funds and property, and cause the City to be defended against all 
suits to ensure that its interests, resources and rights are adequately protected;
(5) Ensure the delivery of basic services and the provision of adequate fadlities 
and, in addition thereto, shall:
(i) Ensure that the construction and repair of roads, bridges and highways 
funded by the national government are, 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 Qty and of the province; and
(ii) Coordinate the implementation of technical services, including public 
works and infrastructure programs rendered by national and provindal offices; 
and
(6) Exercise other powers and perform other duties and functions as provided 
for under the Local Government Code, and those that are prescribed by other relevant 
laws or ordinances,
(c) The dty mayor shall hold office in the city hall.
SEC. 10. Oty Vice Mayor, -(a) There shall be a dty vice mayor who shall be elected in 
the same manner as the dty mayor and shall, at the time of the election, possess the same 
qualifications as the dty mayor. The vice mayor shall hold office for three (3) years, unless 
sooner removed, and shall receive a minimum monthly compensation corresponding grade 
twenty-six (26) as prescribed under the Salary Standardization Law and the implementing 
guidelines issued pursuant thereto, and other compensation, emoluments and allowances as 
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(b) The dty vice mayor shall exercise the following duties:
(1) Act as presiding officer of the sangguniang panlungsod and sign all warrants 
drawn on the dty treasury for all expenditures appropriated for the operation of the 
sangguniang panlungsod;
(2) Subject to dvil sen/ice law, rules and regulations, appoint all officials and 
employees, induding the secretary of the sangguniang panlungsod, and such 
employees of the individual members of the sangguniang panlungsod, except those 
whose manner of appointment is spedfically provided for under existing laws;
(3) Assume the office of the dty mayor for the unexpired temi of the latter in 
the event of permanent vacancy;
(4) Exerdse the powers and perform the duties and functions of the dty mayor 
in case of temporary vacancy; and
(5) Perform other duties and functions and exerdse other powers as provided 
for under Local Government Code and those that are prescribed by law or ordinance.
ARTICLE IV
SANGGUNIANG PANLUNGSOD
SEC. 11. SanggmiangPanlmgsod-lhe sangguniang panlungsod, the legislative body 
of the Qty, is composed of the dty vice mayor as the presiding officer, the regular sanggunian 
members, the president of the dty chapter of the Bgangmgabarangay^r\A the president of the 
panlungsodnapederasycn ng mga sangguniangkabataan, and sectoral representatives.
The regular members of the sangguniang panlungsod, the sectoral representatives 
and other members are elected or appointed in the manner as may be provided for by law. 
The elective members of the sangguniang panlungsod shall possess the qualifications as 
provided for under Section 39 of Local Government Code.
They shall receive such compensation, emoluments and allowances as may be 
determined by law.
SEC. 12. Powers, Duties, and Functions.- Ihe sangguniang panlungsod shall:
(a) Approve ordinances and pass resolutions necessary for an effident and effective 
dty government and, and relative thereto shall:
(1) Review all ordinances approved by the sangguniang barangay and executive 
orders issued by the punong barangay to determine whether these are within the scope 
of the prescribed powers of the sangguniang barangay and of the punong barangay;
(2) 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 ordinances;
(3) Approve ordinances imposing a fine not exceeding Five thousand pesos 
(P5,000.00) or an imprisonment for a period not exceeding one (1) year, or both, at 
the discretion of the court, for violation of a dty ordinance;
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man-made or natural disasters and calamities, and provide relief services and 
assistance to victims during and in the aftemiath of disaster or calamity and in their 
return to productive livelihood following these events;
(5) Enact ordinances intended to prevent, suppress and impose appropriate 
penalties for habitual dmnkenness 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 daig dens, drug pushing, juvenile delinquency, the printing, 
distribution or exhibition of obscene or pornographic materials or publications and other 
activities inimical to the welfare and morals of the inhabitants of the Qty;
(6) Protect the environment by setting aside a reasonable amount from its 
development funds for the purpose of maintaining and enhancing the ecological 
balance of the Qty and Imposing appropriate penalties for acts which endanger the 
environment and other activities which result in pollution, eutrophication of rivers and 
other bodies of water, or of ecological Imbalance;
(7) Subject to the provisions of Local Government Code and other pertinent laws, 
determine the powers and duties of officials and employees of the Qty;
(8) Determine the positions and the salaries, wages, allowances and other 
emoluments and benefits of officials and employees paid wholly or mainly from dty 
funds and provide for expenditures necessary for the proper conduct of programs, 
projects, services and activities of the city government;
(9) Authorize the payment of compensation of a qualified person not in the 
government service, who fills up a temporary vacancy or grant honorarium to any 
qualified offidal or employee designated to fill up a temporary vacancy in a concunant 
capacity at the rate authorized by law;
(10) Provide a mechanism and the appropriate funds to ensure the safety and 
protection of all city government properties, public documents or records such as those 
relating to property Inventory, land ownership, records of births, maniages, deaths, 
assessments, taxation, accounts, business permits and other records and documents 
of public interest in the offices and departments of the dty government;
(11) 
Provide for additional allowances and other benefits to judges, 
prosecutors, public elementary and high school teachers and other national 
government offidals stationed in or assigned to the Qty, subject to the availability of 
funds;
(12) Provide legal assistance to dty and barangay offidals, induding the 
members of the dty police who, in the perfomiance of their offidal duties or on the 
occasion thereof, have to initiate judidal proceedings or defend themselves against 
legal actions or, if necessary, authorize the dty mayor to engage the services of a 
private counsel; and
(13) Provide for group insurance or additional Insurance coverage for all 
barangay offidals, Induding members of barangay tanod brigades and other service 
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(b) Generate and maximize the use of resources and revenues for the development 
plans, program objectives and priorities of the Qty with particular attention to agro-industriai 
development, dty wide growth and progress, and relative thereto, shall:
(1) Approve the annual and supplemental budgets of the dty government and 
appropriate funds for specific programs, projects, services and activities of the City or 
for other purposes not contrary to law, in order to promote the general welfare of the 
City and its inhabitants;
(2) Subject to the provisions of Book n of the Local Government Code and 
applicable laws, and upon the majority vote of all the members of the sangguniang 
panlungsod, enact ordinances levying taxes, fees and charges, prescribing the rates 
thereof for general and specific purposes, and granting tax ©cemptions, incentives or 
reliefs;
(3) Subject to the provisions of Book n of the Local Government Code and 
applicable laws, and upon the majority vote of all the members of the sangguniang 
panlungsod, authorize the city mayor to negotiate and contract loans and other forms 
of indebtedness;
(4) Subject to the provisions of Book n of the Local Government Code and 
applicable laws, and upon the majority vote of all 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;
(5) Appropriate funds for the construction and maintenance or the rental of 
buildings for the use of the Qty, 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;
(6) Prescribe reasonable limits and restraints on the use of property within the 
jurisdiction of the Qty;
(7) Adopt a comprehensive land-use plan for the City and ensure that the 
fomiulation, adoption or modification of the plan is in coordination with the approved 
provincial comprehensive land-use plan;
(8) Redassify lands within the jurisdiction of the Qty, subject to pertinent 
provisions of the Local Government Code;
(9) Enact integrated zoning ordinances 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 Rre Code;
(10) Subject to national law, process and approve subdivision plans for 
residential, commercial or industrial purposes and other development purposes and 
collect processing fees and other charges, the proceeds of which shall accrue entirely 
to the City where approval of a national agency or office is required, the approval shall 
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to act on the application within the peiicxJ stated above is deemed as approval thereof;
(11) With the concun-ence of at least two-thirds (2/3) vote of all the members 
of the sangguniang panlungsod, grant tax exemptions, incentives or reliefs to entities 
engaged in community growth-inducing industries, subject to the provisions of the 
Local Government Code;
(12) Grant loans or provide grants to other local government units or to national,
provincial and dty charitable, benevolent or educational institutions: 
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institutions are operated and maintained within the Qty;
(13) Regulate the numbering of residential, commercial and other buildings; and
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Regulate the inspection, weighing and measuring of articles of commerce;
(c) Subject to the provisions cjf the Local Government Code, enact ordinances 
granting franchises and authorizing the issuance of permits or licenses, upon such conditions 
and for such purposes intended to promote the general welfare of the inhabitants of the Qty 
and pursuant to this legislative authority, shall:
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Fix and impose reasonable fees and charges for all services rendered by the 
dty government to private persons or entities;
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Regulate or fix license fees for any business or practice of profession within 
the Qty and the conditions under which the license for business or practice of profession 
may be revoked, and enact ordinances levying taxes thereon;
(3) Provide for and set the terms and conditions under which public utilities 
owned by the Qty shall be operated by the dty government and prescribe the 
conditions under which the same may be leased to private persons or entities, 
preferably cooperatives;
(4) Regulate the display and fix the license fees for signs, signboards or billboards 
at the place or places where the profession or business advertised thereby is, in whole 
or in part, conducted;
(5) Authorize and license the establishment, operation and maintenance of 
cockpits, regulate cockfighting and commerdal breeding gamecocks: PnjMded\ That 
existing rights are not prejudiced;
(6) Subject to the guidelines prescribed by the Department of Transportation, 
regulate the operation of tricydes and grant franchises for the operation thereof within 
the tenitorial jurisdiction of the Qty; and
(7) Upon approval by a majority vote of all the members of the sangguniang 
panlungsod, grant a franchise to any person, partnership, corporation or cooperative 
to do business within the Qty; establish, construct, operate and maintain ferries, 
wharves, markets or slaughterhouses; or undertake such other activities within the Qty 
as may be allowed by existing laws: PixMded, That cooperatives are given preference 
in the grant of such franchise;
(d) Regulate activities relative to the use of land, buildings and structures within the 
Qty in order to promote the general welfare and, for the purpose, shall:
(1) Dedare, prevent or abate any nuisance;
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panlungsod, a quorum being present, deny the entry of legalized gambling by 
ordinance into any part of the Qty or regulate its location in the City;
(3) Require that buildings and the premises thereof and any land within the Qty 
be kept and maintained in a sanitary condition, impose penalties for any violation 
thereof or, upon failure to comply with the requirement, have the work done at the 
expense of the owner, administrator or tenant concerned, or require the filling up of 
any land or premises to a grade necessary for proper sanitation;
(4) Regulate the disposal of clinical and other wastes from hospitals, clinics and 
other similar establishments;
(5) 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;
(6) Regulate the sale, giving away or dispensing of any intoxicating malt, vino, 
mixed or fermented liquors at any retail outlets;
(7) 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 Qty;
(8) Regulate the establishment, operation and maintenance of entertainment or 
amusement facilities, including the theatrical performance, arcuses, billiard halls, public 
dandng schools, public dance halls, sauna baths, massage parlors and other places for 
entertainment or amusement, particularly those which tend to disturb the community 
or annoy the inhabitants or require the suspension or suppression of the same; or 
prohibit certain fomns of amusement or entertainment to protect the social and moral 
welfare of the community;
(9) 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
(10) Regulate the establishment, operation and maintenance of funeral parlors 
and burial or cremation of the dead, subject to existing laws, rules and regulations;
(e) Approve ordinances which ensure the effident and effective delivery of basic
services and fadlities as provided for under the Local Government Code and, in addition to 
such services and fadlities, shall:
(1) Provide for the establishment, maintenance, protection and conservation of 
communal forest and watersheds, tree parks, greenbelts, mangroves and other similar 
forest development projects;
(2) Establish markets, slaughterhouses or animal corrals and authorize the 
operation thereof by the dty government; and regulate the construction and operation 
of private markets, taSpapasor other similar buildings and structures;
(3) Regulate the preparation and sale of fish, meat, poultry, vegetables, fhrits, 
fresh dairy products and other foodstuffs for public consumption;
(4) Regulate the use of streets, avenues, alleys, sidewalks, bridges, parks and 
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maintenance of the same; establish bus and vehicle stops and terminals or regulate the 
use thereof by privately-owned vehicles which serve the public; regulate garages and 
the operation of conveyances for hire; designate stands to be occupied by public 
vehicles when not in use; regulate the putting up of signs, signposts, awnings and 
awning posts on the streets; and provide for the lighting, cleaning and sprinkling of 
streets and public places;
(5) Regulate traffic on all stre^ and bridges; prohibit encroachment or obstacles 
thereon and, when necessary in the interest of public welfare, authorize the removal of 
encroachments and illegal constmcdons in public places;
(6) Subject to.existing laws and when necessary, establish and provide for the 
maintenance, repair and operation of an effident 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, dstems and reservoirs; 
protect the purity and quantity of the water supply of the Qty and, for this purpose, 
extend the coverage of appropriate ordinances over ail territory within the drainage 
area of the water supply within one hundred (100) meters 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;
(7) 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 
stnjctures in buildings and homes;
(8) 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 thereof when 
found to be dangerous, defective or otherwise hazardous to the welfare of the 
inhabitants;
(9) Subject to the availability of funds and the existing laws, rules and regulations, 
establish or maintain, or provide for the operation of a city college, vocational and 
technical schools and similar post-secondary institutions and, with the approval of the 
Department of Education, the Commission on Higher Education or the Technical 
Education and Skills Development Authority, as the case may be, and subject to existing 
laws on tuition fees, fix and collect reasonable tuition fees and other school charges in 
educational institutions supported by the dty government;
(10) Ensure the physical maintenance of educational institutions under the 
operational control of the Qty and the provision of books and other capital equipment 
for the same;
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located within its jurisdiction or for students residing within the Qty;
(12) Approve measures and adopt quarantine regulations to prevent the 
introduction and spread of diseases;
(13) Provide for an efficient and effective system of solid waste and garbage 
coilection and prohibit iittering and the pladng or throwing of garbage, refuse and other 
filth and wastes; and provide for incentive schemes for industries engaged in the 
recycling of waste and garbage;
(14) Provide for the care of disabled persons, paupers, the aged, the sick, 
persons of unsound mid, abandoned minors, juvenile delinquents, drug dependents, 
abused children and other needy and disadvantaged persons, particuiarly children and 
the youth below eighteen (18) years of age and, subject to the availability of funds, 
establish and provide for the operation of centers and facilities for the needy and 
disadvantaged persons;
(15) Establish and provide for the maintenance and improvement of jails and 
detention centers, institute a sound jaii management program, including a continuing 
education and training program for jail personnel assigned or detailed in jails and 
detention centers within the jurisdiction of the City, and the provision of separate 
detention centers for women and minors;
(16) Establish a dty 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;
(17) Establish a dty coundl for the elderly which shall formulate polides and 
adopt measures mutually benefidal to the elderly and to the community; provide 
incentives for nongovernmental agendas and entities and, subject to the availability of 
funds, appropriate funds to support programs and projects for the benefit of the elderly; 
and
(18) Perform for a sodal housing fond for the provision of housing for the poor 
and, for this purpose, allocate a reasonable amount annually for the acquisition of land 
and development of the same; and
(f) Perform such other duties and functions and exerdse such powers as provided for 
under the Local Government Code, and those that are prescribed by other relevant laws or by 
ordinance.
ARTICLE V
PROCESS OF LEGISLATION
SEC 13. 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 rules of procedure.
(a) The rules of procedure shall provide for the following:
(1) The organization of the sanggunian and the election of its officers as well as
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(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 therein.
SEC 15. 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;
(a) When the public interest so demands, special sessions may be called by the dty
(b) mayor or by a majority of the members of the sanggunian;
(c) All sanggunian sessions shall be open to the public unless a dosed-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 spedal, 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 member's usual place of residence at least twenty-four (24) 
hours before the spedal session is held;
Unless otherwise concurred in by two-thirds (2/3) vote of the sanggunian members 
present, there being a quorum, no other matters may be considered at a speaal session 
except those stated in the notice.
(e) The sanggunian shall keep a journal and a record of its proceedings which may be 
published upon a resolution of the sangguniang panlungsod.
SEC 16. Quorum. - (a) A majority of all the members of the sanggunian who have 
been elected and qualified shall constitute a quorum to transact offidal business. Should a 
question of quorum be raised during a session, the presiding officer shall immediately proceed 
to call the roll of the members and thereafter announce the result
(b) Where there is no quorum, the presiding officer may dedare a recess until such 
time a quorum is constituted, or a majority of the members present may adjourn from day to 
day and compel the immediate attendance of any member absent without justifiable cause by 
designating a member or members of the sanggunian to be assisted by a member or members 
of the police force assigned in the territorial jurisdiction of the Qty, to arrest and present the 
absent member at the session; and
(c) If there is still no quorum despite the enforcement of the immediately preceding 
subsection, no business shall be transacted. The presiding officer, upon proper motion and 
duly approved by the members present, shall then dedare the session adjourned for lack of 
quorum.
SEC 17. Approval of OrdharxES. - (a) Every ordinance enacted by the sangguniang 
panlungsod shall be presented to the dty mayor. If the dty mayor approves the same, the city 
mayor shall affix signature on each and every page thereof; otherwise, otherwise the dty 
mayor shall veto it and return the same with the objections to the sanggunian, which may 
proceed to reconsider the same. The sanggunian may ovenide the veto of the dty mayor by
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two-thirds (2/3) vote of all its members, thereby making the ordinance or resolution effective 
for all legal intents and purposes; and
(b) The veto shall be communicated by the dty mayor to the sanggunian within ten 
(10) days; otherwise, the ordinance shall be deemed approved as If the dty mayor signed it.
SEC. 18. Veto Power of the Qty Mayor. - (a) The dty mayor may veto any ordinance 
of the sangguniang panlungsod on the ground that It is uba wesox prejudidal to public welfare, 
stating the reasons thereof in writing;
(b) The dty mayor may veto any particular Item or items of an appropriations 
ordinance, an ordinance or resolution adopting a local development plan, any public investment 
program or an ordinance directing the payment of money or creating liability. In such case, the 
vetoed Item or items shall not take effect unless the sangguniang panlungsod overrides the 
veto in the manner herein provided; othenwise, the item or items in the appropriations 
ordinance of the previous year corresponding to those vetoed, if any, is deemed enacted; and
(c) The dty mayor may veto an ordinance or resolution only once. The sanggunian 
may override the veto by two-thirds (2/3) vote of all its members, thereby making the 
ordinance effective even without the approval of the dty mayor.
SEC. 19. Re^ofQyCMharKEstytheSarg^jniarigf^nlalawgan. -
(a) Within three (3) days after approval, the secretary of the sangguniang panlungsod 
shall fon/vard to the sangguniang panlalawigan for review, copies of approved ordinances and 
resolutions approving the local development plans and public investment programs formulated 
by the local development coundls;
(b) Within thirty (30) days after recapt of copies of such ordinances and resolutions, 
the sangguniang panlalawigan shall examine the documents or transmit them to the provindal 
attorney or the provindal prosecutor for prompt examination. The provindal attorney or the 
provindal prosecutor shall, within a period of ten (10) days from recapt of the documents. 
Inform the sangguniang panlalawigan in writing of comments or recommendations, which may 
be considered by the sangguniang panlalawigan in making its decision;
(c) If the sangguniang panlalawigan finds that such ordinance or resolution is beyond 
the power conferred upon the sangguniang panlungsod, it shall dedare such ordinance or 
resolution invalid in whole or in part The sangguniang panlalawigan shall enter its action in the 
minutes and shall advise the corresponding dty authorities of the action It has taken; and
(d) If no action has been taken by the sangguniang panlalawigan within thirty (30) 
days after submission of such ordinance or resolution, the same is presumed consistent with 
law and therefore valid.
SEC 20. Re^ofBamrgayOnfirm^b/theSangginangPankirgsod. - (a) Within ten 
(10) days after the enactment, the sangguniang barangay shall furnish copies of all barangay 
ordinances to the sangguniang panlungsod for review as to whether the ordinance is consistent 
with law and dty ordinances;
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thirty (30) days from receipt thereof, the same is deemed approved; and
(c) If the sangguniang paniungsod finds the barangay ordinance inconsistent with iaw 
or dty ordinances, the sangguniang paniungsod shall, within thirty (30) days from receipt 
thereof, return the same with comments and recommendations to the sangguniang barangay 
for adjustment, amendment or modification; in which case, the effectivity of the barangay 
ordinance is suspended until such time as the revision called for is effected.
SEC. 21. EifbnomientcfDisappny.edOnJinanascrRes^^ -Any attempt to enforce 
any ordinance or any resolution approving the local development plan and public investment 
program after its disapproval is suffident ground for the suspension or dismissal of the offidal 
or employee concerned.
SEC. 22. BfedMy (/Ordinances or Resolutions, -(a) Unless otherwise stated in the 
ordinance or the resolution approving the local development plan and public investment 
program, it shall take effect after ten (10) days from the date a copy thereof is posted in a 
bulletin board at the entrance of the dty hall and in at least two (2) other conspicuous places 
in the Qty;
(b) The secretary of the sangguniang paniungsod shall cause the posting of an 
ordinance or resolution in the bulletin board at the entrance of the dty hall and in at least two 
(2) other conspicuous places in the Qty not later than five (5) days after its approval. The text 
of the ordinance or resolution shall be disseminated and posted in Rlipino or English and in the 
language or dialect understood by a majority of the people in the Qty, and the secretary of the 
sangguniang paniungsod shall record such feet in a book kept for the purpose, stating the 
dates of approval and posting; and
(c) The main features of the ordinance or resolution duly enacted or adopted shall, in 
addition to bang posted, be published once in a local newspaper of general circulation within 
the Qty: RrMdedfTm^. in the absence thereof, the ordinance or resolution shall be published 
in any newspaper of general circulation: PrcMded, further, That the gist of all ordinances with 
penal sanctions shall also be published in a newspaper of general circulation.
ARTICLE VI
SUCCESSION FOR ELECTIVE CITY OFFICIALS
SEC 23. Petrrw)eritVacanc/hthe(MaesoFtheQyMayorardtheCSyVicBMa/or. - (a) If 
a permanent vacancy occurs in the office of the dty mayor, the dty vice mayor shall become 
the dty mayor. If a permanent vacancy occurs in the office of the dty vice mayor, the highest 
ranking sangguniang paniungsod member, or in case of permanent incapacity, the second 
highest ranking sangguniang paniungsod member shall become the dty vice mayor, as the 
case may be. Subsequent vacandes in the said office shall be filled in automatically by the 
other sanggunian members according to their ranking as defined herein;
(b) A tie between or among the highest ranking sangguniang paniungsod members 
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(c) The sucressors as defined herein shall serve only the unexpired temns of their 
predecessors.
For purposes of this Act, a pemrianent vacancy arises when an elective local official fills 
in 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 function of the 
office.
FOr purposes of succession as provided for in this Act, ranking in the sanggunian is 
determined on the basis of the proportion of votes obtained by each winning candidate to the 
total number of registered voters in the City in the immediately preceding local election.
SEC. 24. Permanent Vacancies in the Sangguniang Paniungsod. - Permanent 
vacandes in the sangguniang panlung sod, where automatic succession as provided above 
does not apply, shall be filled in by appointments in the following manner:
(a) The provindal governor shall make the aforesaid appointments;
(b) Only the nominee of the political party under which the sanggunian member had 
been elected shall be appointed in the manner herein provided. The appointee shali come from 
the same political party as that of the sanggunian member who caused the vacancy and shall 
sen/e 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 offidal of the political party are conditions sine qua non, and 
any appointment without such nomination and certification is nuil and void ab initio and is a 
ground for administrative action against the offidal responsible therefor;
(c) In case the permanent vacancy is caused by a sanggunian member who does not 
belong to any political party, the dty mayor shall, upon the recommendation of the 
sangguniang paniungsod, appoint a qualified person to fili in the vacancy; and
(d) In of vacancy in the representation of the youth, the barangay and other 
sectors in the sangguniang paniungsod, the vacancy shall be filled in automatically by the 
offidal next-in-rank of the organization concerned.
SEC 25. Temporary Vacancy in the Office of the dty Mayor. - (a) When the dty mayor 
is temporarily incapacitated to perfomri duties for physical or legal reasons such as, but not 
limited to, leave of absence, travel abroad and suspension from office, the dty vice mayor shall 
automatically exerdse the powers and perform the duties and functions of the city mayor, 
except the power to appoint, suspend or dismiss employees which may only be exercised if 
the period of temporary incapacity exceeds thirty (30) working days;
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The temporary incapacity shall terminate upon submission to the sangguniang 
paniungsod of written dedaration by the dty mayor that he has reported back to office. In case 
where the temporary incapacity is due to legal cause, the dty mayor shall also submit necessary 
documents showing that the legal cause no longer exists;
(c) When the city mayor is traveling within the country but outside the territorial 
jurisdiction for a period not exceeding three (3) consecutive days, the dty mayor may designate 
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functions that the local offidal 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 dty mayor fails or refuses to issue such 
authorization, the city vice mayor or the highest ranking sangguniang panlungsod member, as 
the case may be, shall assume the powers, duties and functions of the office of the city mayor 
on the fourth day of absence of the dty mayor subject to the limitations provided in subsection 
(c) hereof; and
(e) Except as provided above, the city mayor shall, in no case, authorize any local 
offidal to assume the powers, duties and functions of the office other than the dty vice mayor 
or the highest ranking sangguniang panlungsod member, as the case may be.
ARTICLE Vn
APPOINTIVE OFFICIALS OF THE CITY
SEC. 26. Secretary to the Sangguniang Panlungsod. -
(a) There shall be a secretary to the sangguniang panlungsod who is a career offidal 
with the rank and salary equal to a head of a department or office;
(b) No person shall be appointed secretary to the sangguniang panlungsod unless that 
person is a citizen of the Philippines, a resident of the Qty, of good moral character, 
preferably, a holder of a master's degree in law, commerce or public administration from a 
recognized college or university, and a first-grade dvil service eligible or its equivalent;
(c) The secretary to the sangguniang panlungsod shall receive such compensation, 
emoluments and allowances as may be determined by law;
(d) The secretary to the sanggunian 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 Qty and affix the same with signature to all ordinances, 
resolutions and other official acts of the sangguniang panlungsod and present the same 
to the presiding officer for signature;
(3) Fbn/vard to the dty mayor for approval copies of ordinances enacted by the 
sangguniang panlungsod, duly certified by the presiding officer;
(4) Forward to the sangguniang panlalawigan copies of duly approved 
ordinances in the manner as provided in Sections 56 and 57 under Book I of the Local 
Government Code;
(5) Furnish, upon request of any interested party, certified copies of records of 
public character in custody, upon payment to the dty 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;
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during usual business hours;
(8) Translate into the dialect used by a majority of the inhabitants ali 
ordinances and resolutions immediately after their approval and cause the publication 
of the same together with the original version in the manner provided for 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 powers and perform such other duties and functions as provided 
for under the Local Government Code, and those that are prescribed by law or 
ordinance.
SEC. 27. Oty Treasurer. - (a) The dty treasurer is appointed by the Secretary of 
Rnance from a list of at least three (3) ranking eligible recommendees of the dty mayor, subject 
to dvil service laws, rules and regulations.
(b) The dty treasurer shall be under the administrative supervision of the dty mayor, 
to whom the dty treasurer shall report regularly on the tax collection efforts of the Oty;
(c) No person shall be appointed dty treasurer unless such person is a citizen of the 
Philippines, a resident of the Qty, 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 dvil service eligible or its equivalent The appointee must have acquired 
experience in treasury or accounting service for at least five (5) years;
(d) The dty treasurer shall receive such compensation, emoluments and allowances 
as may be determined by law;
(e) The dty treasurer shall take charge of the dty treasury office, and shall:
(1) Advise the dty mayor, the sangguniang panlungsod and other local government 
and national offidals regarding disposition of local government funds and on 
such other matters relative to public finance;
(2) Take custody and exerdse proper management of the funds of the dty;
(3) Take charge of the disbursement of all funds of the Qty and such other funds, 
the custody of which may be entrusted to the dty treasurer by law or other 
competent authority;
(4) Inspect private commerdal and industrial establishments within the jurisdiction 
of the dty 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 Oty; and
(6) Exerdse powers and perform such other duties and functions as provided for 
under the Local Government Code, and those that are prescribed by law or 
ordinance.
SEC 28. AsastantOty Treasurer. - (a) The assistant dty treasurer may be appointed 
by the Secretary of Rnance from a list of at least three (3) ranking eligible recommendees of 
the dty mayor, subject to dvil service laws, rules and regulations;
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(b) No person shall be appointed assistant dty treasurer unless such person is a citizen 
of the Philippines, a resident of the Qty, of good moral character, a holder of a degree 
preferably in commerce, public administration or law from a recognized coiiege or university 
and a first-grade cMi service eligible or its equivalent The appointee must have acquired at 
least three (3) years experience in treasury or accounting;
(c) The assistant dty treasurer shaii receive such compensation, emoluments and 
allowances as may be determined by law; and
(d) The assistant dty treasurer shaii assist the dty treasurer and perform such other 
duties as the latter may assign. The assistant dty treasurer shaii have authority to administer 
oaths concerning notices to those deiinquents in the payment of the reai property tax and 
concerning offidal matters relating to the accounts of the dty treasurer or otherwise arising 
from the offices of the dty treasurer and the dty assessor.
SEC. 29. dty Assessor. - (a) The dty assessor must be a citizen of the Philippines, a 
resident of the Qty, of good moral character, a holder of a college degree preferably in dvii or 
mechanicai engineering, commerce or any other related course from a recognized coliege or 
university and a first grade dvil service eiigibie or its equivalent The appointee must have 
acquired experience on reai property assessment work or in any related field for at least five 
(5) years immediately preceding the date of the appointment;
(b) The dty assessor shaii receive such compensation, emoiuments and aliowances 
as may be determined by law;
(c) The dty assessor shall take charge of the dty assessor's office, and shall:
(1) Ensure that all laws and polides governing the appraisal and assessment 
of real properties for taxation purposes are properly executed;
(2) Initiate, review and recommend changes in poiides and objectives, pians 
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 real property identification and accounting systems;
(5) Prepare, instaii and maintain a system of tax mapping, showing graphicaiiy 
ali properties subject to assessment and gather ail data concerning the same;
(6) Conduct frequent physical surveys to verify and detemiine whether all real 
properties within the Qty are property listed in the assessment roils;
(7) Exerdse the functions of appraisal and assessments primarily for taxation 
purposes of all real properties in the Qty;
(8) Prepare a scheduie of the fair market value of the drfferent dasses 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 and all other upon payment of a service charge or fee to the 
dty treasurer;
(10) Submit every semester a report of ali assessments as weii as canceilations 
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(11) Perfbmi such other duties and functions and exercise such other powers
as provided for under the Local Government Code, and those that are prescribed by
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SEC. 30. Assistant QtyAssessor. - (a) The assistant dty assessor must be a citizen of 
the Philippines, a resident of the Crty, of good moral character, a holder of a college degree 
preferably In dvil or mechanical engineering, commerce or any related course from a 
recognized college or university and a first grade dvil service eligible or its equivalent The 
assistant dty assessor must have experience in assessment or in any related field for at least 
three (3) years immediately preceding the date of appointment
(b) The assistant dty assessor shall receive such compensation, emoluments and 
allowances as may be determined by law.
(c) The assistant dty assessor shall assist the city assessor and perform such other 
duties as the latter may assign. The assistant dty assessor shall have authority to administer 
oaths on all dedarations of real property for purposes of assessment
SEC. 31. dty Accountant - (a) The dty accountant must be a dtizen of the Philippines, 
a resident of the Qty, of good moral character and a certified public accountant The dty 
accountant must have experience in the treasury or accounting services for at least five (5) 
years immediately preceding the date of appointment
(b) The dty accountant shall receive such compensation, emoluments and 
allowances as may be determined by law.
(c) The dty accountant shall take charge of both the office of the accounting and 
internal audit services, and shall:
(1) Install and maintain an internal audit system in the City;
Prepare and submit finandal statements to the dty mayor and to the 
sangguniang panlungsod;
Apprise the sangguniang panlungsod and other offidals on the finandal 
condition and operation of the Qty;
Certify to the availability of budgetary allotment from which expenditures 
and obligations may be properly charged;
Review supporting documents before the preparation of vouchers to 
determine the completeness of requirements;
Prepare statements of cash advances, liquidations, salaries, allowances, 
reimbursements and remittances pertaining to the Qty;
Prepare statements of journal vouchers and liquidations of the same and 
other adjustments related thereto;
Post individual disbursements on the subsidiary ledger and index cards; 
Maintain individual ledgers for officials and employees of the Qty 
pertaining to payrolls and deductions;
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Account for all issued requests for obligations and maintain and keep all
records and reports related thereto;
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Prepare journals and the analysis of obligations and maintain and keep all 
records and reports related thereto; and
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as provided for under the Local Government Code, and those that are 
prescribed by law or ordinance.
SEC. 32. aty Engineer. - (a) The dty engineer must be a citizen of the Philippines, a 
resident of the dty, of good moral character and a licensed dvil engineer. The dty engineer 
must have experience in the practice of the profession for at least five (5) years immediately 
preceding the date of appointment;
(b) The dty engineer shall receive such compensation, emoluments and allowances 
as may be determined by law;
(c) The dty engineer shall take charge of the dty engineering office, and shall:
(1) Initiate, review and recommend changes in polides and objectives, plans 
and programs, techniques, procedures and practices in infrastructure development and 
public works, in general, of the City;
(2) Advise the dty mayor on infrastructure, public works and other engineering 
matters;
(3) Administer, coordinate, supervise and control the construction, 
maintenance, improvement and repair of roads, bridges, other engineering and public 
works projects of the City;
(4) Provide engineering services to the City, induding investigations and 
surveys, engineering designs, feasibility studies and project management; and
(5) Perform such other duties and functions and exerdse such other powers 
as provided for tinder the Local Government Code, and those that are prescribed by 
law or ordinance.
SEC. 33. Assi^nt Oty Engineer. - (a) The assistant dty engineer must be a citizen of 
the Philippines, a resident of the City, of good moral character, a holder of a college degree 
preferably in dvil or mechanical engineering, commerce or any related course from a 
recognized college or university and a first-grade dvil service eligible or its equivalent The 
appointee must have acquired experience in engineering or in any related field for at least three 
(3) years immediately preceding the date of appointment;
(b) The assistant dty engineer shall assist the dty engineer and perform such other 
duties as the latter may assign; and
(c) The assistant dty engineer shall receive such compensation, emoluments and 
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implement the same, particularly those which have to do with architectural planning
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and design programs and projects which the dty mayor is empowered to implement
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architectural plan and design for the Qty or a part thereof, induding the greening of land and
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the mayor, as the case may be, the architectural plans and designs submitted
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individuals involved in the aesthetics and the maximum utilization of the land
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budget officer must have acquired experience in government budgeting or in any related field
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development officer must be a citizen of the Philippines, a resident of the Qty of Echague, of
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good moral character, a holder of a college degree preferably in urban planning, development
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development officer must have acquired experience in development planning or in any related
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different functional groups or agencies;
(4) Monitor and evaluate the Implementation of the different development 
programs, projects and activities in the Qty in accordance with the approved 
development plan;
(5) Prepare comprehensive plans and other development planning documents 
for the consideration of the local development council;
(6) Analyze the income and expenditure patterns, and formulate and 
recommend fiscal plans and policies for the consideration of the finance committee of 
the Qty as provided for under the Local Government Code;
(7) Promote people's partidpation In development planning within the City;
(8) Exerdse supervision and control over the secretariat of the local 
development coundl; and
(9) Perform such other duties and functions and exercise such other powers as 
provided for under the Local Government Code, and those that are prescribed by law 
or ordinance.
SEC 37. Qty Health Officer. - (a) The city health officer must be a citizen of the 
Philippines, a resident of the Qty, of good moral character and a licensed medical practitioner. 
The city health officer must have experience in the practice of profession for at least five (5) 
years immediately preceding the date of appointment;
(b) The dty 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 city health services, and
shall:
(1) Supervise the personnel and staff of the office, formulate program 
implementation guidelines, and rules and regulations for the operation of the office for 
the approval of the dty mayor in order to assist the city mayor in the effident, effective 
and economical implementation of health services programs geared to implement 
health-related projects and activities;
(2) Fbmiulate measures for the consideration of the sangguniang panlungsod 
and provide technical assistance and support to the city mayor in carrying out activities 
to ensure the delivery of basic services and the provision of adequate fadlities relative 
to health services provided for 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 for under the Local Government Code;
(4) In addition to the foregoing duties and functions, the city health officer shall:
(i) Formulate and implement policies, plans and projects to promote the
health of the people in the Qty;
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(iii) Execute and enforce all laws, ordinances and regulations relating to 
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(iv) Recommend to the sangguniang panlungsod, through the local health 
board, the passage of such ordinance as may be deemed necessary for the 
preservation of public health;
(v) Recommend the prosecution of any violation of sanitary laws, 
ordinances or regulations;
(vi) Direct the sanitary inspection of all business establishments selling 
food Items or providing accommodation, such as hotels, motels, lodging houses 
and the like, in accordance with the Sanitation Code;
(vii) Conduct health information campaigns and render health intelligence 
services; and
(viii) Coordinate with other government agendes and non-government 
organizations involved in the promotion and delivery of health services;
(5) Be in the frontline of the delivery of health services, particularly during and
in the aftennath of man-made and natural disasters or calamities; and
(6) Perfomi such other duties and functions and exerdse such other powers as
provided for under the Local Government Code, and those that are prescribed by law
or ordinance.
SEC 38. Assistant aty Health Officer. - (a)The assistant dty health officer must be a 
citizen of the Philippines, a resident of the aty, of good moral character and a licensed medical 
practitioner. The assistant dty health officer must have experience in assessment or in any 
related field for at least three (3) years immediately preceding the date of appointment;
(b) The assistant dty health officer shall assist the dty health officer and perform such 
other duties as the latter may assign; and
(c) The assistant dty health officer shall receive such compensation, emoluments and 
allowances as may be determined by law.
SEC. 39. at/ CM! Registrar. - (a) The dty dvil registrar must be a citizen of the 
Philippines, a resident of the Qty, of good moral character, a holder of a college degree from 
a recognized college or university and a first-grade dvil service eligible or its equivalent The 
dty dvil registrar must have acquired experience in dvil registry work for at least five (5) years 
immediately preceding the date of appointment;
(b) The dty dvil registrar shall receive such compensation, emoluments and 
allowances as may be determined by law;
(c) The dty dvil registrar shall be responsible for the dvil registration program in the 
Qty pursuant to the Civil Registry Law, the dvil Code and other pertinent laws, rules and 
regulations issued to implement them;
(d) The dty dvil registrar shall take charge of the office of the dty dvil registrar, and
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documents and judidai decrees affecting the dvii status of persons in the
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prescribed period, dupiicate copies of registered documents required by law;
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(v) Issue certified transcript or copies of any certificate or registered
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document upon payment of the required fees to the treasurer;
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(vi) Receive applications for the issuance of a maniage iicense and after
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determining that the requirements and supporting certificates and publication
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thereof for the prescribed period have been complied with, issue the license upon
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payment of the authorized fee to the treasurer; and
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educati'onai campaigns for vital registration and assist in the preparation of
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Philippines, a resident of the Oty, of good morai character, a hoider of a coilege degree
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preferably in pubiic administration, iaw or in any other related course from a recognized college
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or university and a first-grade dvii service eligible or its equivalent The appointee must have
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acquired experience in management and administrative work for at least five (5) years
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immediately preceding the date of appointment;
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allowances as may be determined by law; and
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implement and which the sangguniang panlungsod is empowered to provide for under 
the Ljocal Government Code;
(2) In addition to the foregoing duties and fonctions, the dty administrator shall 
agjgt in the coordination of the work of all the offidals of the Qty under the supervision, 
direction and control of the dty mayor and, for this purpose, the dty administrator may 
convene the chiefs of offices and other offidals of the City;
(3) Be in the frontline of the delivery of administrative support services, 
particularly those related to the situations during and in the aftemiath of man-made 
and natural disasters or calamities;
(4) Recommend to the sangguniang panlungsod and advise the dty mayor on 
all matters relative to the management and administration of the City; and
(5) Perform such other duties and functions and exerdse such other powers as 
provided for under the Local Government Code, and those that are prescribed by law 
or ordinance.
SEC 41. Oty Legal Officer. - (a) The dty legal officer must be a citizen of the 
Philippines, a resident of the Oty, of good moral character and a member of the Philippine Bar. 
The dty legal officer must have practiced the profession for at least five (5) years immediately 
preceding the date of appointment;
(b) The term of the dty legal officer shall be co-terminus with the appointing authority;
(c) The dty legal officer shall receive such compensation, emoluments and allowances 
as may be determined by law;
(d) The dty legal officer, the chief legal counsel of the City, shall take charge of the 
office of the dty legal service, and shall:
(1) Formulate measures for the consideration of the sangguniang panlungsod 
and provide legal assistance and support to the dty mayor in carrying out the delivery 
of basic services and the provision of adequate fedlities;
(2) Develop plans and strategies and, upon approval thereof by the dty mayor, 
implement the same, particularly those which have to do with programs and projects 
related to legal services which the dty 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 city legal officer shall:
(i) Represent the Oty in all dvil actions and spedal proceedings wherein the 
Qty or any offidal thereof, in offidal capacity, is a party: Provided, That in actions 
or proceedings where the City is a party adverse to the provindal government or 
to another component dty or munidpality, a spedal legal officer may be employed 
to represent the adverse party;
(ii) When required by the city mayor or sanggunian, draft ordinances, 
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administrative neglect or misconduct in office and recommend the appropriate
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action to the dty mayor or sanggunian, as the case may be;
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(v) When directed by the dty mayor or sanggunian, initiate and prosecute, in
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the interest of the City, any dvil action on any bond, lease or other contract upon
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SEC 42. Oty Soda! Welfare and Development Officer. - (a) The dty sodal welfare
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and development officer must be a dtizen of the Philippines, a resident of the Qty, of good
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moral character, a duly licensed sodal worker or a holder of a college degree preferably in
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sodology or any other related course from a recognized college or university and a first-grade
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dvil service eligible or its equivalent The appointee must have experience in the practice of
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sodal work for at least five (5) years immediately preceding the date of appointment;
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(b) The dty sodal welfare and development officer shall receive such compensation,
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(2) Develop plans and strategies and, upon approval thereof by the city mayor,
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and projects which the dty mayor is empowered to implement and which the
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(ii) Provide relief and appropriate crisis intervention for victims of abuse and 
exploitation and recommend appropriate measures to deter further abuse and 
exploitation;
(iii) Assist the dty mayor in implementing the barangay level program for 
the total development and protection of children up to six (6) years of age;
(iv) Facilitate the implementation of welfare programs for the differently- 
abled, elderly and victims of drug addition, 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 program that enhances the role of 
the youth in nation-building; and
(vi) Coordinate with government agendes and nongovernmental 
organizations which have for their purpose the promotion and protection of all the 
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 of services particularly those which have to 
do with the immediate relief and assistance during and in the aftermath of manmade 
and natural disasters or calamities;
(5) Recommend to the sangguniang panlungsod and advise the dty mayor on 
all other matters related to sodal welfare and development services which improve the 
livelihood and living conditions of the inhabitants; and
(6) Perfomi such other duties and functions and ©(erase such other powers as 
provided for under the Local Government Code, and those that are prescribed by law 
or ordinance.
SEC. 43. Oty Veterinarian. - (a) The city veterinarian must be a dtizen of the 
Philippines, a resident of the Qty, of good moral character and a licensed doctor of veterinary 
medidne. The dty veterinarian must have practiced the profession for at least three (3) years 
immediately preceding the date of appointment;
(b) The dty veterinarian shall receive such compensation, emoluments and allowances 
as may be determined by law;
(c) The dty 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 dty mayor in carrying out measures to 
ensure the delivery of basic services and the provision of adequate fadliti’es;
(2) Develop plans and strategies and, upon approval thereof by the dty mayor, 
implement the same, particularly those which have to do with veterinary-related 
activities which the dty mayor is empowered to implement and which the sangguniang 
panlungsod is empowered to provide;
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(ii) Regulate the keeping of domestic animals;
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(iii) Regulate and inspect poultry, milk and dairy products for public
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highly contagious and deadiy diseases and in situations resulting in the depietion of
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animals for work and for human consumption, particularly those arising from and in the
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aftermath of man-made and natural disasters or calamities;
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quality of livestock, poultry and other domestic animals used for work or for human
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provided for under the Local Government Code, and those that are prescribed by law
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SEC. 44. Oty Genem!Services Officer. - (a) The dty general services officer must be
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a citizen of the Philippines, a resident of the City, of good moral character, a holder of a college
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degree in pubiic administration, business administration or management from a recognized
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coliege or university and a first-grade dvii service eiigible or its equivalent The appointee must
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have experience in general services, induding management of supply, solid waste disposal and
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general sanitation for at least five (5) years immediately preceding the date of appointment;
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(b) The dty general services officer shall receive such compensation, emoluments
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and provide technical assistance and support to the dty mayor in carrying out measures
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to ensure the delivery of basic services and the provision of adequate fadlities which
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implement the same, particularly those which have to do with the general services
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supportive of the welfare of the inhabitants of the City which the city mayor is
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empowered to implement and which the sangguniang panlungsod is empowered to
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officer shall:
(i) Take custody of and be accountable for all properties, real or personal, 
owned by the Qty and those granted to it in the form of donation, reparation, 
assistance and counterpart of joint projects;
(ii) With the approval of the dty mayor, assign building or land space to 
local officials or other public ofRdals who by law, are entitled to space;
(iii) Recommend to the dty mayor the reasonable rental rates for local 
government properties, whether real or personal, which are leased to public or 
private entities by the local government;
(iv) Recommend to the dty mayor reasonable rental rates for private 
properties which may be leased for the ofRdal use of the Qty;
(v) Maintain and supervise janitorial, security, landscaping and other 
related sen/ices in all local government public buildings and other real property, 
whether owned or leased by the City;
(vi) Collate and disseminate infonnation regarding prices, shipping and 
other costs of supplies and other items commonly used by the City;
(vii) Perform archival and record management with respect to records of 
offices and development of the Qty; and
(viii) Perform all other functions pertaining to supply and property 
management and enforce polides 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 to records, supplies, properties and structure 
materials or debris, particularly during and In the aftermath of man-made and natural 
disasters or calamities;
(5) Recommend to the sangguniang panlungsod and advise the city mayor on 
all matters relative to general services; and
(6) Perform such other duties and functions and exerdse such other powers as 
provided for under the Local Government Code, and those that are prescribed by law 
or ordinance.
SEC. 45. City Information Officer. - (a) The dty information officer must be a citizen 
of the Philippines, a resident of the City, of good moral character, a holder of a college degree 
preferably in journalism or mass communications or any related course from a recognized 
college or university and a first-grade dvil service eligible or its equivalent The appointee must 
have acquired experience in writing artides and research papers or writing for print, television, 
broadcast and other forms of mass media for at least five (5) years immediately preceding the 
date of appointment;
(b) The dty information officer shall receive such compensation, emoluments and 
allowances as may be determined by law;
(c) The dty information officer shall take charge of the office on public information, 
and shall:
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information and research data required for the delivery of basic services and the
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provision of adequate facilities so that the public becomes aware of such services and
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(2) Develop plans and strategies and, upon approval thereof by the dty mayor,
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implement the same, particularly those which have to do with public information and
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research data to support programs and projects which the dty mayor is empowered to
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implement and which the sangguniang panlungsod is empowered to provide for under
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offices as may be required by law or ordinance and nongovernmental
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organizations to be furnished to said agendes and organizations; and
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(iii) Maintain effective liaison with the various sectors of the community
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on matters and issues that affect the livelihood and the quality of life of the
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inhabitants and encourage support for programs of the local and national
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man-made and natural disasters or calamities, with spedal attention to the victims
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thereof, to help minimize injuries and casualties during and after the emergency, and
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to accelerate relief and rehabilitation;
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(5) Recommend to the sangguniang panlungsod and advise the dty mayor on
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all matters relative to public information and research data as it relates to the total
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of the Philippines, a resident of the Qty, of good moral character, a holder of a college degree
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preferably in business administration with spedal training on cooperatives or any related course
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from a recognized college or university and a first-grade dvil service eligible or Its equivalent
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(b) The dty cooperatives officer shall receive such compensation, emoluments and
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and provide technical assistance and support to the city mayor in carrying out measures
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to ensure the delivery of basic services and the provision of facilities through the
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development of cooperatives, and in providing access to such services and fedlities;
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(2) Develop plans and strategies and, upon approval thereof by the city mayor,
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implement the same, particularly those which have to do with the integration of
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cooperatives prindples and methods in programs and projects which the dty mayor is
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empowered to implement and which the sangguniang panlungsod is empowered to
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cooperatives to enhance their viability as an economic enterprise and sodal
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(iii) Assist cooperatives in establishing linkages with government agendes
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and nongovernmental organizations involved in the promotion and integration of
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the concept of cooperatives in the livelihood of the people and other community
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enhancement, particularly during and in the aftermath of man-made and natural
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disasters or calamities, to aid in their survival and, if necessary, subsequent
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rehabilitation;
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all other matters relative to cooperatives development and viability enhancement which
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improve the livelihood and the quality of life of the inhabitants; and
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(6) Perform such other duties and functions and exerdse such other powers as
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preferably with spedalized training in population development from a recognized college or
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university and a first-grade dvil sen/ice eligible or its equivalent. The appointee for the position
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of dty population officer must have acquired experience in the implementation of programs on
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population development or responsible parenthood for at least five (5) years immediately
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allowances as may be determined by law;
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to the integration of the population development principles and in providing access to 
such services and facilities;
(2) Develop plans and strategies and, upon approval thereof by the dty mayor, 
implement the same, particularly those which have to do with the integration of 
population development ptindples and methods in programs and projects which the 
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empowered to provide for under the Local Government Code;
(3) In addition to the foregoing duties and functions, the dty population officer
shall;
(i) Assist the city mayor in the implementation of the constitutional 
provisions relative to population development and the promotion of responsible 
parenthood;
(ii) Establish and maintain an updated data bank for program operations, 
development planning and an educational program to ensure people's 
partidpation in and understanding of population development; and
(iii) Implement appropriate population training programs responsive to the 
cultural heritage of the inhabitants; and
(4) Perform such other duties and functions and exerdse such other powers as 
provided for under the Local Government Code, and those that are prescribed by law 
or ordinance.
SEC. 48. City Agriculturist - (a) The city agriculturist must be a citizen of the 
Philippines, a resident of the Qty, of good moral character, a holder of a college degree 
preferably in agriculture or any other related course from a recognized college or university and 
a first-grade civil service eligible or Its equivalent The appointee for the position of the dty 
agriculturist must have practiced the profession in agriculture or acquired experience for at 
least five (5) years preceding the date of appointment;
(b) The dty agriculturist shall receive such compensation, emoluments and 
allowances as may be determined by law;
(c) The dty agriculturist shall take charge of the office for agricultural services, and
shall:
(1) Formulate measures for the approval of the sangguniang panlungsod and 
provide technical assistance and support to the dty mayor in carrying out measures to 
ensure the delivery of basic services and the provision of adequate fadliti'es relative to 
agricultural services;
(2) Develop plans and strategies and, upon approval thereof by the dty mayor. 
Implement the same, particularly those which have to do with agricultural programs 
and projects which the dty mayor is empowered to implement and which the 
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production, processing and marketing of agricultural and aquaculture products
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(ii) Conduct or cause to be conducted location-specific agricultural
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researches and assist in making available the appropriate technology arising out
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of and disseminating information on basic research on crops, prevention and
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control of plant diseases and pests and other agricultural matters which will
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maximize productivity;
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(iii) Assist the dty mayor in the establishment and extension services of
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those needed for the survival of the Inhabitants during and in the aftermath of
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and natural resources officer must be a citizen of the Philippines, a resident of the Oty, of good
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moral character, a holder of a college degree preferably in environment, forestry, agriculture
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or any other related course from a recognized college or university and a first-grade dvil service
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eligible or its equivalent The appointee must have experience in environment and natural
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resources management conservation and utilization work for at least five (5) years immediately
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and provide assistance and support to the dty mayor in canying out measures to
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the Local Government Code;
(3) In addition to the foregoing duties and functions, the dty environment and 
natural resources officer shall:
(i) Establish, maintain, protect and preserve communal forests, 
watersheds, tree parks, mangroves, greenbelts, commercial forests and similar 
forest projects like industrial tree forms and agro-forestry projects;
(ii) Provide extension service to beneficiaries of forest development 
projects and render assistance for natural resources-related conservation and 
utilization activities consistent with ecological balance;
(iii) Promote the small-scale mining and utilization of mineral resources, 
particularly the mining of gold; and
(iv) Coordinate with government agendas and nongovernmental 
organizations in the implementation of measures to prevent and control land,
(v) air and water pollution, with the assistance of the Department of 
Environment and Natural Resources;
(4) Be in the frontline of the delivery of services concerning the environment and 
natural resources, particularly in the renewal and rehabilitation of the environment 
during and in the aftermath of man-made and natural disasters or calamities;
(5) Recommend to the sangguniang panlungsod and advise the dty mayor on 
all matters relative to protection, consen/ation, 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 ©cerdse such other powers as 
provided for under the Local Government Code of 1991, and those that are prescribed 
by law or ordinance.
SEC 50. Oty Tourism Officer. - (a) The dty tourism officer must be a citizen of the 
Philippines, a resident of the City, of good moral character, a holder of a college degree 
preferably with spedalized training in tourism development from a recognized college or 
university and a first-grade dvil service eligible or its equivalent The appointee for dty tourism 
officer must have acquired experience in the implementation of programs on tourism 
development for at least five (5) years immediately preceding the date of appointment;
(b) The city tourism officer shall receive such compensation, emoluments and 
allowances as may be determined by law.
(c) The dty tourism officer shall take charge of the city tourism office and shali assist 
the dty mayor and the local tourism coundl in developing and implementing programs, and 
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protecting the interests, welfare and rights of the City;
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ecotourism strategy and the area specific plans of the national and local government
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development officer must be a citizen of the Philippines, a resident of the Qty, of good moral
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character, a holder of a college degree preferably in psychology or any related course from a
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recognized college or university and a first-grade dvil service eligible or its equivalent The
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appointee dty human resource development officer must have acquired experience in
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personnel administration for at least five (5) years immediately preceding the date of
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emoluments and allowances as may be determined by law.
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to recruitment and selection, appointments, training, promotion, compensation and
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ARTICLE Vm
CITY FIRE STATION SERVICE, CITY JAIL SERVICE, CITY SCHOOLS 
DIVISION AND CITY PROSECUTION SERVICE
SEC. 52. Qty Hre Station Sen/ice. - (a) There shall be established in the Qty at least 
one (1) fire station with adequate personnel, firefighting facilities and equipment, subject to 
the standards, mles and regulations that may be promulgated by the Department of the 
Interior and Local Government The City shall provide the necessary land or site of the station;
(b) The dty fire station service shall be headed by a dty fire marshal whose 
qualifications shall be as those provided for under Republic Act No. 6975, as amended, 
otherwise known as the "Philippine National Police Law; "and
(c) The dty fire station shall be responsible for the provision of various emergency 
services such as the rescue and evacuation of injured people at fire-related Inddents and, in 
general, fire prevention and suppression measures to secure the safety of life and property of 
the citizenry.
SEC. 53. City Jail Sentice. - (a) There shall be established and maintained in the City 
a secured, dean and adequately equipped jail for the custody and safekeeping of prisoners, 
any fugitive from justice, or person detained awaiting investigation or trial or transfer to the 
national penitentiary, or the violent mentally III person who endangers himself or the safety of 
others, duly certified as such by the proper medical health officer, pending the transfer to a 
mental institution; and
(b) The dty jail service shall be headed by a dty jail warden who must be a holder of 
a Bachelor's degree in psychology, psychiatry, sodology, nursing, sodal work or criminology, 
who shall assist in the immediate rehabilitation of individuals or detention of prisoners. Great 
care must be exerdsed so that the human rights of these prisoners are respected and 
protected, and their spiritual and physical well-bang are properly and promptly attended to. 
Likewise, the dty shall ensure that proper separate detention centers for juveniles and women 
are provided for.
SEC. 54. City Schools Division. - (a) The Department of Education shall establish and 
maintain a dty schools division of the City whose area of jurisdiction covers all the school 
districts within the Qty; and
(b) The dty schools division shall be headed by a dty schools division superintendent 
who must possess the necessary qualifications required by the Department of Education.
SEC 55. Oty Prosecution Service. - (a) There shall be established in the City a 
prosecution service to be headed by a dty prosecutor and such number of assistant dty 
prosecutors as may be necessary who are organizationally part of the Department of Justice, 
and under the supervision and control of the Secretary of Justice and whose qualifications, 
manner of appointment, rank, salary and benefits shall be governed by existing laws covering 
prosecutors in the Department of Justice;
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(b) Ttie dty prosecutor shall handle the criminal prosecution in the municipal trial courts 
in the Qty as well as in the regionai triai courts for criminai cases originating in the territory of 
the City, and shall render to or for the City such services as are required by iaw, ordinance or 
regulation of the Department of Justice; and
(c) The Secretary of Justice shall always assure the adequacy and quality of 
prosecution service in the City and for this purpose shall, in the absence or lack or insufficiency 
in number of assistant city prosecutors as provided hereinabove, designate from among the 
assistant provindai prosecutors a sufficient number to perform and discharge the functions of 
the city prosecution service as provided hereinabove.
ARTICLE DC
TRANSITORY AND FINAL PROVISIONS
SEC 56. Munidpa! Ordinances Existing at the Time of the Approval of This Ad. - All 
municipal ordinances of the Municipality of Echague existing at the time of the approval of this 
Act shaii continue to be in force and effect within the City until the sangguniang panlungsod 
shall provide otherwise.
SEC. 57. Plebisdts.-The. Qty shaii 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 Munidpality of Echague within thirty (30) days from the approvai 
of this Ad The expenses for such plebiscite shall be borne by the Munidpality of Echague.
The commission on Elections shall conduct and supervise such plebiscite.
SEC. 58. Offidals of the Oty. - The present elective offidals of the Munidpality of 
Echague shall continue to exerdse their powers and functions until such time that a new 
election is held and the duly elected offidals shall have already qualified and assumed their 
offices. The appointive offidals and employees of the munidpality shall likewise continue 
exerdsing their functions and duties and they shall automatically be absorbed by the city 
government of Echague.
SEC 59. Succession Cause. - The Oty shall succeed to all the assets, properties, 
liabilities and obligations of the Municipality of Echague.
SEC 60. Bedion of Provindai Governor and Sangguniang Paniaiawigan Members of 
the Province of Isabela.—The qualified voters of the City of Echague shall be qualified to vote 
and run for any elective position in the elections for provindai governor, provindai vice 
governor, sangguniang paniaiawigan members and other elective offices for the Province of 
Isabela.
SEC 61. Jurisdiction of the Province of Isabela. - The Oty of Echague shall, unless 
otherwise provided by law, continue to be under the jurisdiction of the Province of Isabela.
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SEC. 62. Suspenson of Increase in Rates of Local Taxes. - No increase in the rates of 
iocal taxes shaii be imposed by the Qty within the period of five (5) yeans from its acquisition 
of corporate existence.
SEC 63. Applicability of Laws. -The provisions of Repubiic Act No. 7160, as amended, 
otherwise known as the Local Government Code, and such laws as are applicable to component 
cities shall govern the City insofar as they are not inconsistent with the provisions of this Act
SEC 64. Reservation. - Nothing herein contained shall preclude the determination 
by the appropriate agency or forum of any boundary dispute or case involving question of 
territorial jurisdiction between the Qty and any of the adjoining local government units even 
after the effectivlty of this Act
SEC 65. Separability Cause. - If, for any reason, any part or provision of this Act is 
declared invalid or unconstitutional, the remaining parts or provisions not affected thereby shall 
remain in hill force and effect
SEC 66. Repealing Cause. - All laws, decrees, rules and regulations or parts thereof 
inconsistent with the provisions of this Act are hereby repealed, or modified accordingly.
SEC. 67. Effectivity. - This Act shall take effect upon its publication in at least 
two (2) newspapers of general and local circulation.
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