Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City

Eighteenth Congress
First Regular Session

HOUSE BILL NO. 4854

Introduced by Rep. Erico Aristotle C. Aumentado

EXPLANATORY NOTE

This bill seeks to convert the Municipality of Ubay into a component city of the
Province of Bohol to be known as the Science City of Ubay.

The town of Ubay is a first-class municipality consisting of forty-four (44)
barangays in the Province of Bohol. It has a total land area of approximately 335
square kilometre (292.05 hectares). According to 2015 census, it has a population of
73,712, making Ubay the largest and most populated municipality in Bohol. Ubay is a
bustling town and is the most progressive in terms of income and livelihood
opportunities. For the year 2015, it has an estimated total annual income of
165,952,663.49 based on the Commission on Audit’s annual audit report on the
municipality.

Ubay is a thriving metropolis into which most of the people coming from the nearby
towns converge for daily commercial and business transactions. Ubay is equipped with
amenities of modern living like shopping malls, banking institutions, telecommunication
systems, satellite cable system, seaport, adequate roads, markets, hospitals, public
transport system, sports entertainment facilities and soon to be rehabilitated, the Ubay
airport.

The Municipality of Ubay also boasts of being the home of the various state-of the-art
centers for excellence for science and technology and of research and development
agencies, foremost of which is the Philippine Carabao Center-Ubay stock farm, the
largest and oldest government livestock and research facility for cows, carabaos,


sheeps and goats in the Philippines. It is also homes to the Bohol Experimental Station
for rice research and development, the Sinandigan Multi Species Hatchery of the
Bureau of fisheries and Aquatic Resources, Ubay Green park and Techo Center, etc.
the town is considered as the Science techno-hub center of Bohol.

Just like any fast growing municipalities, the demand for social services in Ubay
has greatly increased, which is limited powers as a municipality cannot be cope with
As a city it will be given greater local autonomy and less bureaucracy, as well as a
bigger share of the financial resource which shall be used to expand the city’s social
services. This will surely a boom to Ubay and hasten its development to become a
premier city.

The Municipality of Ubay meets the legal requirements pursuant to Republic Act.
No. 7160 as amended, otherwise known as the ‘Local Goverment Code of 1991”.
Ubay truly deserves to be a city for its continued progress and prosperity. Finally, as
fitting tribute to Ubay as the science techno-hub center of Bohol, the city shall be known
as the Science City of Ubay.

In view of the foregoing, approval of this bill is earnestly sought.



Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City

Eighteenth Congress
First Regular Session

HOUSE BILL No._4854

Introduced by Representative Erico Aristotle C. Aumentado

AN ACT
CONVERTING THE MUNICIPALITY OF UBAY IN THE PROVINCE
OF BOHOL INTO A COMPONENT CITY TO BE KNOWN AS THE
SCIENCE CITY OF UBAY

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in
Congress assembled:
ARTICLE I
GENERAL PROVISIONS

SECTION 1. Short Title. — This Act shall be known as the “Charter of
the Science City of Ubay.””

SEC. 2. Science City of Ubay.— The Municipality of Ubay in the
Province of Bohol shall be converted into a component city to be known as the
Science City of Ubay, hereinafter referred to as the City, which shall comprise
the present territory of the Municipality of Ubay.

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

The foregoing provision shall be without prejudice to the resolution by
the appropriate agency or forum of any boundary dispute or case involving
questions of territorial jurisdiction between the Science City of Ubay and the
adjoining local government units (LGUs): Provided, That the territorial
jurisdiction of the disputed area or areas shall remain with the local government
unit which has existing administrative supervision over said area or areas until
the final resolution of the case.

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

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


(b) To sue and be sued;

(c) To have and use a corporate seal;

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

(e) To enter into any contract and agreement; and

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

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

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

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

The city court of the Science City of Ubay shall have concurrent
jurisdiction with the city or municipal court of the adjoining municipalities or
cities, to try crimes and misdemeanors committed within said drainage area or
within said spaces of one hundred (100) meters.

The court first taking cognizance of such an offense shall have
jurisdiction to try cases to the exclusion of others. The police forces of several
municipalities and cities concerned shall have concurrent jurisdiction with the
police forces of the City for the maintenance of good order and the enforcement
of ordinances throughout said zone, area or space. But any license that maybe
issued within said zone, area or space shall be granted by the proper authorities
of the city or municipality concerned, and the fees arising therefrom shall accrue
to the treasury of the said city or municipality concerned and not to the City.

ARTICLE IT
CITY OFFICIALS IN GENERAL

SEC. 7. Officials of the Science City of Ubay. — (a) There shall be in the
Science City of Ubay: a City Mayor, a City Vice Mayor, Sangguniang
Panlungsod members, a secretary to the Sangguniang Panlungsod,a city


treasurer, a city assessor, a city accountant, a city budget officer, a city planning
and development officer, a city engineer, a city health officer, a city civil
registrar, a city administrator, a city legal officer, a city social welfare and
development officer, a city veterinarian and a city general services officer.

(b) In addition thereto, the City Mayor may appoint a city environment
and natural resources officer, a city architect, a city information officer, a city
cooperatives officer, a city population officer and a city agriculturist.

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

(d) The Sangguniang Panlungsod 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 City; or

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

(e) Unless otherwise provided herein, heads of departments and offices
shall be appointed by the City Mayor with the concurrence of the majority of all
the Sangguniang Panlungsod members, subject to civil service laws, rules and
regulations. The Sangguniang Panlungsod shall act on the appointment within
fifteen (15) days from the day of its submission, otherwise the same shall be
deemed confirmed.

(f) Elective and appointive city officials shall receive such compensation,
allowances and other emoluments as may be determined by law or ordinance,
subject to the budgetary limitations on personal services prescribed under Title
Five, Book II of the Local Government Code of 1991, as
amended: Provided, That no increase in compensation of the City Mayor, City
Vice Mayor and Sangguniang Panlungsod member shall take effect until after
the expiration of the full term of the local officials approving the increase.

ARTICLE I
CITY MAYOR AND CITY VICE MAYOR

SEC. 8. City Mayor. — (a) The City Mayor shall be the chief executive of
the City and shall be elected at large by the qualified voters of the City. No
person shall be eligible for the position of City Mayor unless, at the time of the
election, that person is a citizen of the Philippines, at least twenty-one (21)
years of age, a resident of the City for at least one (1) year prior to election and
a qualified voter therein, and able to read and write Filipino or any other local
language or dialect. The City Mayor shall hold office for three (3) years, unless
sooner removed, but shall serve for not more than three (3) consecutive terms in
the same position. The City Mayor shall receive a minimum monthly
compensation corresponding to Salary Grade Thirty (30) as prescribed under


Republic Act No. 6758, otherwise known as the "Compensation and Position
Classification Act of 1989" and the implementing guidelines issued pursuant
thereto.

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

(b) For efficient, effective and economical governance, the purpose of
which is the general welfare of the City and its inhabitants, the City Mayor
shall:

(1) Exercise general supervision and control over all programs,
projects, services and activities of the city government, and in this
connection, shall:

(i) Determine the guidelines of city policies and be
responsible to the Sangguniang Panlungsod for the program of
government;

(ii) Direct the formulation of the city development plan, with
the assistance of the city development council and, upon approval
thereof by the Sangguniang Panlungsod, implement the same;

(iii) Present the program of government and propose policies
and projects for the consideration of the Sangguniang
Panlungsodat the opening of the regular session of
the Sangguniang Panlungsod every calendar year and as often as
may be deemed necessary as the general welfare of the inhabitants
and the needs of the city government may require;

(iv) Initiate and propose legislative measures to
the Sangguniang Panlungsod and, as often as may be deemed
necessary, provide such information and data needed or requested
by said Sanggunian in the performance of its legislative functions;

(v) Appoint all officials and employees whose salaries and
wages are wholly or mainly paid out of city funds and whose
appointments are not otherwise provided for in this Act, and those
whose appointment may be authorized under other laws;

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

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

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

(ix) Allocate and assign office space to the City and other
officials and employees who, by law or ordinance, are entitled to


space in the city hall and other buildings owned or leased by the
city government;

(x) Ensure that all executive officials and employees of the
City faithfully discharge their duties and functions as provided for
by law and the Local Government Code of 1991, as amended, and
cause to be instituted administrative or judicial proceedings against
any official or employee of the City who may have committed an
offense in the performance of official duties;

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

(xii) Furnish copies of executive orders issued to the
Provincial 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 understanding of the problems and
conditions, listen and give appropriate counsel to local officials and
inhabitants, inform the component barangay officials and
inhabitants of general laws and ordinances which especially
concern them, and conduct visits and inspections to ensure that the
governance of the City will improve the quality of life of the
inhabitants;

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

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

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


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

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

(xix) Conduct an annual palarong panlungsod which shall
feature traditional sports and disciplines included in national and
international games, in coordination with the Department of
Education (DepEd); and

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

(2) Enforce all laws and ordinances relative to the governance of
the City and in the exercise of its appropriate corporate powers provided
for under the Local Government Code of 1991, as amended, as well as
implement all approved policies, programs, projects, services and
activities of the City; and, in addition, shall:

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

(ii) Call conventions, conferences, seminars or meetings of
elective and appointive officials of the City, including provincial
officials and national officials and employees stationed in or
assigned to the City, at such time and place and on subject as may
be deemed 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) Be entitled to carry the necessary firearms within the
territorial jurisdiction;

(v) Act as the deputized representative of the National Police
Commission, formulate the peace and order plan of the City and,
upon its approval, implement the same, and as such, exercise
general and operational control and supervision over police forces
in the City in accordance with Republic Act No. 6975, otherwise
known as the "Department of the Interior and Local Government
Act of 1990;" and



(vi) Call upon the appropriate law enforcement agencies to
suppress disorder, riot, lawless violence, rebellion, sedition, or
apprehend violators of the law when public interest so requires and
the city police forces are inadequate to cope with the situation or
the violators.

(3) Initiate and maximize the generation of resources and revenues,
and apply the same to the implementation of development plans, program
objectives and priorities, as provided for under the Local Government
Code of 1991, as amended, particularly those resources and revenues
programmed for agro-industrial development and countryside growth and
progress and, relative thereto, shall:

(i) Require each head of an office or department to prepare
and submit an estimate of appropriations for the ensuing calendar
year, in accordance with the budget preparation process enshrined
under Republic Act No. 7160, otherwise known as the "Local
Government Code of 1991," as amended;

(ii) Prepare and submit to the Sanggunian for approval the
executive and supplemental budgets of the City for the ensuing
calendar year in the manner provided for under the Local
Government Code of 1991, as amended;

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

(iv) Issue licenses and permits and suspend or revoke the
same for any violation of the conditions upon which the licenses or
permits had been issued, pursuant to law or ordinance;

(v) Issue permits, without need of approval therefor from
any national agency, for the holding of activities for any charitable
or welfare purpose, excluding prohibited games of chance or shows
contrary to law, public policy and public morals;

(vi) Require owners of illegally constructed houses,
buildings or other structures to obtain the necessary permits,
subject to fines and penalties as may be imposed by law or
ordinance, or to make necessary changes in the construction of the
same when said construction violates any law or ordinance, or to
order the demolition or removal of house, building or structure
within the period prescribed by law or ordinance;

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

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


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

(4) Ensure the delivery of basic services and the provision of
adequate facilities and, in addition thereto, shall:

(i) Ensure that the construction and repair of roads and
highways funded by the national government shall be carried out,
as far as practicable, in a spatially contiguous manner and in
coordination with the construction and repair of the roads and
bridges of the City; and

(ii) Coordinate the implementation of technical services,
including public works and infrastructure programs, rendered by
national and provincial offices; and
(5) Perform such other duties and functions and exercise such other

powers as provided for under the Local Government Code of 1991, as

amended, and those that are prescribed by law or ordinance.

(c) During incumbency, the City Mayor shall hold office in the city hall.

SEC. 9. City Vice Mayor. —(a) There shall be a City Vice Mayor who
shall be elected in the same manner as the City Mayor and shall, at the time of
the election, possess the same qualifications as the City Mayor. The City Vice
Mayor shall hold office for three (3) years, unless sooner removed, and shall
receive a monthly compensation corresponding to Salary Grade Twenty-six (26)
as prescribed under the "Compensation and Position Classification Act of 1989"
and the implementing guidelines issued pursuant thereto.

(b) The City Vice Mayor shall:

(1) Be the presiding officer of the Sangguniang Panlungsod and
sign all warrants drawn on the City Treasury for all expenditures
appropriated for the operation of the Sangguniang Panlungsod;

(2) Subject to civil service law, rules and regulations appoint all
officials and employees of the Sangguniang Panlungsod, except those
whose manner of appointment is specifically provided for under the Local
Government Code of 1991, as amended;

(3) Assume the office of the City Mayor for the unexpired term of
the latter in the event of permanent vacancy as provided for under the
Local Government Code of 1991, as amended;

(4) Exercise the powers and perform the duties and functions of the
City Mayor in case of temporary vacancy as provided for under the Local
Government Code of 1991, as amended; and

(5) Perform other duties and functions and exercise other powers as
provided for under the Local Government Code of 1991, as amended, and
those that are prescribed by law or ordinance.


ARTICLE IV
SANGGUNIANG PANLUNGSOD

SEC. 10. Composition. — (a) The Sangguniang Panlungsod, the
legislative body of the City, shall be composed of the City Vice Mayor as the
presiding officer, the ten (10) regular sanggunian members, the president of the
city chapter of the liga ng mga barangay, the president of the Panlungsod na
Pederasyon ng mga Sangguniang Kabataan and the three (3) sectoral
representatives, as members, who shall come from the following sectors: one
(1) from the women sector; and, as shall be determined by the Sangguniang
Panlungsod within ninety (90) days prior to the holding of the local elections,
one (1) from the agricultural or industrial workers sector; and one (1) from the
other sectors, including urban poor, indigenous cultural communities or persons
with disabilities (PWDs).

(b) The regular members of the Sangguniang Panlungsod and sectoral
representatives shall be elected in the manner as may be provided by law.

(c) The members of the Sangguniang Panlungsod of the Science City of
Ubay shall receive a minimum monthly compensation corresponding to Salary
Grade Twenty-five (25) as prescribed under the "Compensation and Position
Classification Act of 1989" and the implementing guidelines issued pursuant
thereto.

SEC. 11. Powers, Duties, Functions and Compensation.— (a)
The Sangguniang Panlungsod, as the legislative body of the City, shall enact
ordinances, approve resolutions and appropriate funds for the general welfare of
the City and its inhabitants pursuant to Section 16 of the Local Government
Code of 1991, as amended, and in the proper exercise of the corporate powers
of the City as provided for under Section 22 of the Local Government Code of
1991, as amended, and shall:

(1) Approve ordinances and pass resolutions necessary for an efficient
and effective city government and, in this connection, shall:

(i) Review all ordinances approved by the Sangguniang
Barangay and executive orders issued by the punong barangay to
determine whether these are within the scope of the prescribed powers of
the Sangguniang Barangay and of the Punong Barangay;

(ii) Maintain peace and order by enacting measures to prevent and
suppress lawlessness, disorder, riot, violence, rebellion or sedition and
impose penalties for the violation of ordinances;

(iii) Approve ordinances imposing a fine not exceeding five
thousand pesos (P5,000.00) or an imprisonment for a period not
exceeding one (1) year, or both, at the discretion of the court, for
violation of a city ordinance;

(iv) Adopt measures to protect the inhabitants of the City from the
harmful effects of man-made or natural disasters and calamities, and to
provide relief services and assistance to victims during and in the


aftermath of said disasters or calamities and in their return to productive
livelihood following said events;

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

(vi) Protect the environment and impose appropriate penalties for
acts which endanger the environment, including illegal logging,
smuggling of logs, smuggling of natural resources products and of
endangered species of flora and fauna, slash-and-burn farming and other
activities which result in pollution, acceleration of siltation of rivers and
lakes or of ecological imbalance;

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

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

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

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

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

(xii) Provide legal assistance to barangay officials who, in the
performance of their official duties or on the occasion thereof, have to
initiate judicial proceedings or defend themselves against legal actions;
and


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

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

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

(ii) Subject to the provisions of Book II of the Local Government
Code of 1991, as amended, and applicable laws and, upon the majority
vote of all the members of the Sangguniang Panlungsod, enact
ordinances levying taxes, fees and charges, prescribing the rates thereof
for general and specific purposes and granting tax exemptions, incentives
or reliefs;

(iii) Subject to the provisions of Book II of the Local Government
Code of 1991, as amended, and upon the majority vote of all the members
of the Sangguniang Panlungsod, authorize the City Mayor to negotiate
and contract loans and other forms of indebtedness;

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

(v) Appropriate funds for the construction and maintenance or the
rental of buildings for the use of the City and, upon the majority vote of
all the members of the Sangguniang Panlungsod, authorize the City
Mayor to lease to private parties such public buildings held in a
proprietary capacity, subject to existing laws, rules and regulations;

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

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

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


(ix) 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 limits or zones in accordance with the provisions of the Fire Code of
the Philippines;

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

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

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

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

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

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

(3) Subject to the provisions of Book II of the Local Government Code of
1991, as amended, enact ordinances granting franchises and authorizing the
issuance of permits or licenses, upon conditions and for purposes intended to
promote the general welfare of the inhabitants of the City and, pursuant to this
legislative authority, shall:

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

(ii) Regulate or fix license fees for any business or practice of
profession within the City and the conditions under which the license for
the business or practice of profession may be revoked, and enact
ordinances levying taxes thereon;


(iii) Provide for and set the terms and conditions under which
public utilities owned by the City shall be operated by the city
government and prescribe the conditions under which the same may be
leased to private persons or entities, preferably cooperatives;

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

(v) Any law to the contrary notwithstanding, authorize and license
the establishment, operation and maintenance of cockpits, and regulate
cockfighting and commercial breeding of gamecocks: Provided, That
existing rights should not be prejudiced;

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

(vii) Upon approval by a majority vote of all the members of
the Sangguniang Panlungsod, grant. a franchise to any person,
partnership, corporation or cooperative to do business within the City;
establish, construct, operate and maintain ferries, wharves, markets or
slaughterhouses; or undertake other activities within the City as may be
allowed by existing laws: Provided, That cooperatives shall be given
preference in the grant of franchise.

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

(i) Declare, prevent or abate any nuisance;

(ii) Require that buildings and the premises thereof and any land
within the City be kept and maintained in a sanitary condition; impose
penalties for any violation thereof; or upon failure to comply with the said
requirement, have the work done at the expense of the owner,
administrator or tenant concerned; and require the filling up of any land
or premises to a grade necessary for proper sanitation;

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

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

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

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


(vii) Regulate the establishment, operation and maintenance of
entertainment or amusement facilities, including theatrical performances,
circuses, billiard halls, public dancing schools, public dance halls, sauna
baths, massage parlors and other places for entertainment or amusement;
regulate such other events or activities for amusement or entertainment,
particularly those which tend to disturb the community or annoy the
inhabitants, or require the suspension or suppression of the same; or
prohibit certain forms of amusement or entertainment in order to protect
the social and moral welfare of the community;

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

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

(5) Approve ordinances which shall ensure the efficient and effective
delivery of basic services and facilities as provided for under the Local
Government Code of 1991, as amended, and, in addition to said services and
facilities, shall:

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

(ii) Establish markets, slaughterhouses or animal corrals and
authorize the operation thereof by the city government; and regulate the
construction and operation of private markets, talipapas or other similar
buildings and structures;

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

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

(v) Regulate the use of streets, avenues, alleys, sidewalks, bridges,
parks and other public places and approve the construction, improvement,
repair and maintenance of the same; establish bus and vehicle stops and
terminals or regulate the use of the same by privately-owned vehicles
which serve the public; regulate garages and the operation of
conveyances for hire; designate stands to be occupied by public vehicles
when not in use; regulate the putting up of signs, signposts, awnings and
awning posts on the streets; and provide for the lighting, cleaning and
sprinkling of streets and public places;



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

(vii) Subject to existing laws, establish and provide for the
maintenance, repair and operation of an efficient waterworks system to
supply water for the inhabitants and to purify the source of the water
supply; regulate the construction, maintenance, repair and use of
hydrants, pumps, cisterns and reservoirs; protect the purity and the
quantity of the water supply of the City and, for this purpose, extend the
coverage of appropriate ordinances over all territories within the drainage
area of said 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 thereof;

(viii) Regulate the drilling and excavation of the ground for the
laying of water, gas, sewer and other pipes and the construction, repair
and maintenance of public drains, sewers, cesspools, tunnels and similar
structures; regulate the placing of poles and the use of crosswalks, curbs
and gutters; adopt measures to ensure public safety against open canals,
manholes, live wires and other similar hazards to life and property; and
regulate the construction and use of private water closets, privies and
other similar structures in buildings and homes;

(ix) Regulate the placing, stringing, attaching, installing, repair and
construction of all gas mains, electric telegraph and telephone wires,
conduits, meters and other apparatus; and provide for the correction,
condemnation or removal of the same when found to be dangerous,
defective or otherwise hazardous to the welfare of the inhabitants;

(x) Subject to the availability of funds and to existing laws, rules
and regulations, establish and provide for the operation of vocational and
technical schools and similar post-secondary institutions and, with the
approval of the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority
(TESDA), and subject to existing laws on tuition fees, fix and collect
reasonable tuition fees and other school charges in educational
institutions supported by the city government;

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

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

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


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

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

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

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

(6) Perform other duties and functions and exercise such powers as
provided for under the Local Government Code of 1991, as amended, and those
that are prescribed by law or ordinance.

ARTICLE V
PROCESS OF LEGISLATION

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

(b) The rules of procedure shall provide for the following:

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

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

(3) The legislative process;

(4) The parliamentary procedures which include the conduct of
members during sessions;


(5) The discipline of members for disorderly behavior and absences
without justifiable cause for four (4) consecutive sessions for which they
may be censured, reprimanded or excluded from the session, suspended
for not more than sixty (60) days or expelled: Provided, That the penalty
of suspension or expulsion shall require the concurrence of at least two-
thirds (2/3) vote of all the Sanggunian members: Provided, further, That
the member convicted by final judgment to imprisonment of at least one
(1) year for any crime involving moral turpitude shall be automatically
expelled from the Sanggunian; and

(6) Such other rules as the Sanggunian may adopt.

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

(1) Ownership of stock or capital, or investment in the entity or
firm to which the ordinance or resolution may apply; and

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

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

(b) The disclosure required under this Act shall be made in writing
submitted to the secretary of the Sanggunian or the secretary of the committee
of which the Sanggunian is a member. The disclosure shall, in all cases, form
part of the record of the proceedings and shall be made in the following manner:

(1) Disclosure shall be made before the member participates in
deliberations on the —ordinance_~— or __resolution —sunder
consideration: Provided, That if the member did not participate during the
deliberations, the disclosure shall be made before voting on the ordinance
or resolution on second and third readings; and

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

SEC. 14. Sessions. —(a) On the first day of the session immediately
following the election of its members, the Sangguniang Panlungsod shall, by


resolution, fix the day, time and place of its regular sessions. The minimum
number of regular sessions shall be once a week for the Sangguniang
Panlungsod.

(b) When the public interest so demands, special sessions may be called
by the City Mayor or by a majority of the members of the Sanggunian.

(c) All Sanggunian sessions shall be open to the public unless a closed-
door session is ordered by an affirmative vote of the majority of the members
present, there being a quorum, in the public interest or for reasons of security,
decency or morality. No two (2) sessions, regular or special, may be held in a
single day.

(d) In the case of special sessions of the Sanggunian, a written notice to
the members shall be served personally at the members usual place of residence
at least twenty-four (24) hours before the special session is held.

Unless otherwise concurred in by two-thirds (2/3) vote of
the Sanggunian members present, there being a quorum, no other matter may be
considered at a special session except those stated in the notice.

(e) The Sangguniang Panlungsod shall keep a journal and a record of its
proceedings, which may be published upon resolution of the majority of its
members.

SEC. 15. Quorum. —(a) A majority of all the members of
the Sanggunian who have been elected and qualified shall constitute a quorum
to transact official business. Should a question of quorum be raised during a
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 declare a recess
until such time a quorum is constituted, or a majority of the members present
may adjourn from day to day and may compel the immediate attendance of any
member absent without justifiable cause by designating a member of the
Sanggunian, to be assisted by a member or members of the police force
assigned in the territorial jurisdiction of the Science City of Ubay, to arrest the
absent member and present the member at the session.

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

SEC. 16. Approval of Ordinances. —(a) Every ordinance enacted by
the Sangguniang Panlungsod shall be presented to the City Mayor, if the City
Mayor approves the same, the signature shall be affixed on each and every page
thereof; otherwise, the ordinance shall be vetoed and returned with the
statement on the objections to the Sanggunian, which may proceed to reconsider
the same. The Sanggunian may override the veto of the City Mayor by two-
thirds (2/3) vote of all its members, thereby making the ordinance or resolution
effective for all legal intents and purposes.


(b) The veto shall be communicated by the City Mayor to
the Sanggunian within ten (10) days, otherwise, the ordinance shall be deemed
approved as if it had signed it.

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

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

(c) The City Mayor may veto an ordinance or resolution only once.
The Sanggunian may override the veto of the City Mayor by two-thirds (2/3)
vote of all its members, thereby making the ordinance effective even without the
approval of the City Mayor.

SEC. 18. Review of City Ordinances by the Sangguniang
Panlalawigan. — (a) Within three (3) days after approval, the secretary of
the Sangguniang Panlungsod shall forward ~—to_the Sangguniang
Panlalawigan for review, copies of approved ordinances and the resolutions
approving the local development plans and the public investment programs
formulated by the local development councils.

(b) Within thirty (30) days after receipt of copies of such ordinances and
resolutions, the Sangguniang Panlalawigan shall examine the documents or
transmit them to the provincial attorney or the provincial prosecutor for prompt
examination. The provincial attorney or the provincial prosecutor shall, within a
period of ten (10) days from receipt 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 an ordinance or
resolution is beyond the power conferred upon the Sangguniang
Panlungsod concerned, it shall declare such ordinance or resolution invalid in
whole or in part. The Sangguniang Panlalawigan shall enter its action in the
minutes and shall advise the corresponding city authorities of the action it has
taken.

(d) If no action has been taken by the Sangguniang Panlalawigan within
thirty (30) days after submission of such an ordinance or resolution, the same
shall be presumed to be consistent with law and therefore valid.

SEC. 19. Review of Barangay Ordinances by the Sangguniang
Panlungsod. —(a) Within ten (10) days after its enactment, the Sangguniang


Barangay shall furnish copies of all barangay ordinances to the Sangguniang
Panlungsod for review as to whether the ordinances are consistent with law or
city ordinances.

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

(c) If the Sangguniang Panlungsod finds the barangay ordinances
inconsistent with law or city ordinances, the Sangguniang Panlungsod shall,
within thirty (30) days from receipt thereof, return the same with its comments
and recommendations to the Sangguniang Barangay concerned for adjustment,
amendment or modification; in which case, the effectivity of the barangay
ordinance is suspended until such time as the revision called for is effected.

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

SEC. 21. Effectivity of Ordinances or Resolutions. —(a) Unless
otherwise stated in the ordinance or the resolution approving the local
development plan and the public investment program, the same shall take effect
after ten (10) days from the date a copy thereof is posted in a bulletin board at
the entrance of the City Hall of Ubay and in at least two (2) other conspicuous
places in the Science City of Ubay not later than five (5) days after approval
thereof.

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

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

ARTICLE VI
DISQUALIFICATION AND SUCCESSION OF ELECTIVE OFFICIALS

SEC. 22. Disqualification of Elective Public City Officials.— The

following persons are disqualified from running for any elective position in the

City:

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(a) Those sentenced by final judgment for an offense involving moral
turpitude or an offense punishable by imprisonment for one (1) year or more,
within two (2) years after serving sentence;

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

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

(d) Those with dual citizenship;

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

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

(g) The insane or feeble-minded.

SEC. 23. Permanent Vacancy in the Offices of the City Mayor and the
City Vice Mayor. — (a) If a permanent vacancy occurs in the office of the City
Mayor, the City Vice Mayor concerned shall become the City Mayor. If a
permanent vacancy occurs in the office of the City Vice Mayor, the highest
ranking Sangguniang Panlungsod member or, in case of permanent incapacity,
the second highest ranking Sangguniang Panlungsod member becomes the City
Mayor or the City Vice Mayor, as the case may be. Subsequent vacancies in the
said offices shall be filled automatically by the other Sanggunian members
according to their ranking as defined herein.

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

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

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

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

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

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

(b) Only the nominee of the political party under which
the Sanggunian member concerned had been elected shall be appointed in the
manner herein provided. The appointee shall come from the same political party

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as that of the Sanggunian member who caused the vacancy and shall serve the
unexpired term of the vacant office.

In the appointment herein mentioned, a nomination and a certificate of
membership of the appointee from the highest official of the political party
concerned are conditions sine qua non, and any appointment without such
nomination and certification shall be null and void ab initio and shall be a
ground for administrative action against the official responsible therefor;

(c) In case the permanent vacancy is caused by a Sanggunian member
who does not belong to any political party, the City Mayor shall, upon the
recommendation of the Sangguniang Panlungsod, appoint a qualified person to
fill in the vacancy; and

(d) In case of vacancy in the representation of the youth and the barangay
in the Sangguniang Panlungsod, said vacancy shall be filled in automatically by
the official next-in-rank of the organization concerned.

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

(b) Said temporary incapacity shall terminate upon submission to
the Sangguniang Panlungsod of a written declaration by the City Mayor of
having reported back to office. In case where the temporary incapacity is due to
legal cause, the City Mayor shall also submit the necessary documents showing
that the said legal cause no longer exists.

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

(d) In the event, however, that the City Mayor fails or refuses to issue
such authorization, the City Vice Mayor or the highest ranking Sangguniang
Panlungsod member, as the case may be, shall have the right to assume the
powers, duties and functions of the office on the fourth (4th) day of absence of
the City Mayor, subject to the limitations provided for in subsection (c) hereof.

(e) Except as provided above, the City Mayor shall, in no case, authorize
any local official to assume the powers, duties and functions of the office other
than the City Vice Mayor or the highest ranking member of the Sangguniang
Panlungsod, as the case may be.


ARTICLE VII
APPOINTIVE OFFICIALS OF THE CITY

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

(b) No person shall be appointed secretary to the Sangguniang
Panlungsod unless one is a citizen of the Philippines, a resident of the Science
City of Ubay, of good moral character, a holder of a college degree preferably
in law, commerce or public administration obtained from a recognized college
or university and a first grade civil service eligible or its equivalent.

The appointment of a secretary to the Sanggunian shall be mandatory.

(c) The secretary to the Sangguniang Panlungsod shall take charge of the
office of the Sangguniang Panlungsod, and shall:

(1) Attend sessions of the Sangguniang Panlungsod and keep a
journal of its proceedings;

(2) Keep the seal of the City and affix it with one’s signature to all
ordinances, resolutions and other official acts of the Sangguniang
Panlungsod, and present these for the signature of the presiding officer;

(3) Forward to the City Mayor for approval, copies of ordinances
enacted by the Sangguniang Panlungsod, duly certified by the presiding
officer;

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

(5) Forward to the Sangguniang Panlalawigan copies of duly
approved ordinances in the manner as provided for in Sections 56 and 57
of the Local Government Code of 1991, as amended;

(6) Furnish, upon the request of any interested party, certified
copies of records of public character in one’s custody, upon payment to
the City Treasurer of such fees as may be prescribed by an ordinance;

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

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

(9) Translate into the dialect used by the majority of the
inhabitants, all ordinances and resolutions immediately after their
approval, and cause the publication of the same together with the original
version in the manner provided under the Local Government Code of
1991, as amended;

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

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(11) Perform such other duties and functions and exercise such
other powers as provided for under the Local Government Code of 1991,
as amended, and those that are prescribed by law or ordinance.

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

(b) The City Treasurer shall be under the administrative supervision of
the City Mayor, to whom one shall report regularly on the tax collection efforts
of the City.

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

The appointment of a City Treasurer shall be mandatory.

(d) The City Treasurer shall receive compensation, emoluments and
allowances as may be determined by law.

(e) The City Treasurer shall take charge of the City Treasury Office, and
shall:

(1) Advise the City Mayor, the Sangguniang Panlungsod and other
local government and national officials concerned regarding the
disposition of local government funds and on other matters relative to
public finance;

(2) Take custody of and exercise proper management of the funds
of the City;

(3) Take charge of the disbursement of all funds of the City and
other funds, the custody of which may be entrusted by law or other
competent authority;

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

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

(6) Perform other duties and functions and exercise such other
powers as provided for under the Local Government Code of 1991, as
amended, and those that are prescribed by law or ordinance.

SEC. 28. City Assessor. — (a) The City Assessor must be a citizen of the
Philippines, a resident of the Science City of Ubay, of good moral character, a
holder of a college degree preferably in civil or mechanical engineering,
commerce or any other related course obtained from a recognized college or
university, a licensed appraiser under Republic Act No. 9646, otherwise known

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as "The Real Estate Service Act of the Philippines" and a first grade civil service
eligible or its equivalent and must have acquired experience in real property
assessment work or in any related field for at least five (5) years immediately
preceding the date of appointment.

The appointment of a City Assessor shall be mandatory.

(b) The City Assessor shall receive compensation, emoluments and

allowances as may be determined by law.

shall:

(c) The City Assessor shall take charge of the City Assessor’s Office, and

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

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

(3) Establish a systematic method of real property assessment;

(4) Install and maintain real property identification and accounting
systems;

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

(6) Conduct frequent physical surveys to verify and determine
whether all real properties within the City are properly listed in the
assessment rolls;

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

(8) Prepare a schedule of the fair market value of the different
classes of real properties in accordance with the provisions of the Local
Government Code of 1991, as amended;

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

(10) Submit every semester a report of all assessments, as well as
cancellations and modifications of assessments to the City Mayor and
the Sangguniang Panlungsod;

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

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

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SEC. 29. City Accountant. — (a) The City Accountant must be a citizen
of the Philippines, a resident of the Science City of Ubay, of good moral
character, a certified public accountant and must have acquired experience in
the treasury or accounting service for at least five (5) years immediately
preceding the date of appointment.

The appointment of a City Accountant shall be mandatory.

(b) The City Accountant shall receive compensation, emoluments and
allowances as may be determined by law.

(c) The City Accountant shall take charge of both the Office of the City
Accounting and Internal Audit Services, and shall:

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

(2) Prepare and submit financial statements to the City Mayor and
to the Sangguniang Panlungsod;

(3) Apprise the Sangguniang Panlungsod and other officials on the
financial condition and operations of the City;

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

(5) Review supporting documents before the preparation of
vouchers to determine completeness of requirements;

(6) Prepare statement of cash advances, liquidations, salaries,
allowances, reimbursements and remittances pertaining to the City;

(7) Prepare statements of journal vouchers, their liquidations and
other adjustments related thereto;

(8) Post individual disbursements to subsidiary ledgers and index
cards;

(9) Maintain individual ledgers for officials and employees of the

City pertaining to payrolls and deductions;

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

(11) Account for all issued requests for obligations and maintain
and keep all records and reports related thereto;

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

(13) Perform other duties and functions and exercise other powers
as provided for under the Local Government Code of 1991, as amended,
and those that are prescribed by law or ordinance.

SEC. 30. City Budget Officer. —(a) The City Budget Officer must be a
citizen of the Philippines, a resident of the Science City of Ubay, of good moral
character, holder of a college degree preferably in accounting, economics,
public administration or any related course obtained from a recognized college
or university, a first grade civil service eligible or its equivalent, and must have
acquired experience in government budgeting or in any related field for at least
five (5) years immediately preceding the date of appointment.

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The appointment of a City Budget Officer shall be mandatory.

(b) The City Budget Officer shall take charge of the City Budget Office,
and shall:

(1) Prepare forms, orders and circulars embodying instructions on
budgetary and appropriation matters for the signature of the City Mayor;

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

(3) Assist the City Mayor in the preparation of the budget and
during and after the budget hearings;

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

(5) Submit periodic budgetary reports to the DBM;

(6) Coordinate with the City Treasurer, the City Accountant and
the City Planning and Development Officer for the purpose of budgeting;

(7) Assist the Sangguniang Panlungsod in reviewing the approved
budgets of the component barangays;

(8) Coordinate with the City Planning and Development Office in
the formulation of the development plan of the City; and

(9) Perform other duties and functions and exercise other powers as
provided for under the Local Government Code of 1991, as amended, and
those that are prescribed by law or ordinance.

(c) The City Budget Officer shall receive such compensation,
emoluments and allowances as may be determined by law.

SEC. 31. City Planning and Development Officer.— (a) The City
Planning and Development Officer must be a citizen of the Philippines, a
resident of the Science City of Ubay, of good moral character, a holder of a
college degree preferably in urban planning, development studies, economics,
public administration or in any related course obtained from a recognized
college or university, a first grade civil service eligible or its equivalent, and
must have acquired experience in development planning or in any related field
for at least five (5) years immediately preceding the date of appointment.

The appointment of a City Planning and Development Officer shall he
mandatory.

(b) The City Planning and Development Officer shall receive
compensation, emoluments and allowances as may be determined by law

(c) The City Planning and Development Officer shall take charge of the
City Planning and Development Coordinating Office, and shall:

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

(2) Conduct continuing studies, researches and training programs
necessary to evolve plans and programs for implementation;

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(3) Integrate and coordinate all sectoral plans and_ studies
undertaken by the different functional groups or agencies;

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

(5) Prepare comprehensive plans and other development planning
documents for the consideration of the Local Development Council;

(6) Analyze the income and expenditure patterns, and formulate
and recommend fiscal plans and policies for the consideration of the
finance committee of the Sangguniang Panlungsod;

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

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

(9) Perform such other duties and functions and exercise such other
powers as provided for under the Local Government Code of 1991, as
amended, and those that are prescribed by law or ordinance.

SEC. 32. City Engineer. — (a) The City Engineer must be a citizen of the
Philippines, a resident of the Science City of Ubay, of good moral character, a
licensed civil engineer, and must have acquired experience in the practice of
profession for at least five (5) years immediately preceding the date of
appointment.

The appointment of a City Engineer shall be mandatory.

(b) The City Engineer shall receive compensation, emoluments and
allowances as may be determined by law.

(c) The City Engineer shall take charge of the City Engineering Office,
and shall:

(1) Initiate, review and recommend changes in policies and
objectives, plans and programs, techniques, procedures and practices in
infrastructure development and public works in general of the City;

(2) Advise the City Mayor on infrastructure, public works and
other engineering matters;

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

(4) Provide engineering ‘services to the City, including
investigations and surveys, engineering designs, feasibility studies and
project management; and

(5) Perform other duties and functions and exercise other powers as
provided for under the Local Government Code of 1991, as amended, and
those that are prescribed by law or ordinance.

SEC. 33. City Health Officer. — (a) The City Health Officer must be a
citizen of the Philippines, a resident of the Science City of Ubay, of good moral

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character, a licensed medical practitioner, and must have acquired experience in
the practice of the profession for at least five (5) years immediately preceding
the date of appointment.

The appointment of a City Health Officer shall be mandatory.

(b) The City Health Officer shall receive compensation, emoluments and
allowances as may be determined by law.

(c) The City Health Officer shall take charge of the City Health Services
Office, and shall:

(1) Supervise the personnel and staff of the said office, formulate
program implementation guidelines and rules and regulations for the
operation of the said office for the approval of the City Mayor in order to
assist the Mayor in the efficient, effective and economical
implementation of health service programs geared to implement health-
related projects and activities;

(2) Formulate measures for the consideration of the Sangguniang
Panlungsod and provide technical assistance and support to the City
Mayor in carrying out activities to ensure the delivery of basic services
and the provision of adequate facilities relative to health services as
provided for under Section 17 of the Local Government Code of 1991, as
amended;

(3) Develop plans and strategies and, upon approval thereof by the
City Mayor, implement the same, particularly those which have to do
with the health programs and projects which the City Mayor is
empowered to implement and which the Sangguniang Panlungsod is
empowered to provide for under the Local Government Code of 1991, as
amended;

(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 City;

(ii) Advise the City Mayor and the Sangguniang
Panlungsod on matters pertaining to health;

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

(iv) Recommend to the Sangguniang Panlungsod through
the local health board, the passage of 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, stores selling food items or providing
accommodations such as hotels, motels, lodging houses, pension

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houses and the like, in accordance with the Sanitation Code of the

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

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

(ix) Be in the frontline of the delivery of health services,
particularly during and in the aftermath of man-made and natural
disasters or calamities; and
(5) Perform other duties and functions and exercise other powers as

provided for under the Local Government Code of 1991, as amended, and

those that are prescribed by law or ordinance.

SEC. 34. City Civil Registrar. — (a) The City Civil Registrar must be a
citizen of the Philippines, a resident of the Science City of Ubay, of good moral
character, a holder of a college degree obtained from a recognized college or
university, a first grade civil service eligible or its equivalent, and must have
acquired experience in civil registry work for at least five (5) years immediately
preceding the date of appointment.

The appointment of a City Civil Registrar shall be mandatory.

(b) The City Civil Registrar shall receive compensation, emoluments and
allowances as may be determined by law.

(c) The City Civil Registrar shall be responsible for the civil registration
program in the Science City of Ubay, pursuant to the Civil Registry Law, the
Civil Code and other pertinent laws, rules and regulations issued to implement
them.

(d) The City Civil Registrar shall take charge of the Office of the City
Civil Registry, and shall:

(1) Develop plans and strategies and, upon approval thereof by the

City Mayor, implement the same, particularly those which have to do

with the civil registry programs and projects which the City Mayor is

empowered to implement and which the Sangguniang Panlungsod is
empowered to provide for under the Local Government Code of 1991, as
amended;

(2) In addition to the foregoing duties and functions, the City Civil

Registrar shall;

(i) Accept all registrable documents and judicial decrees
affecting the civil status of persons;

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

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

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

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

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

(vii) Coordinate with the Philippine Statistics Authority
(PSA) in conducting educational campaigns for vital registration
and assist in the preparation of demographic and other statistics for
the Science City of Ubay; and
(3) Perform such other duties and functions and exercise such other

powers as provided for under the Local Government Code of 1991, as

amended, and those that are prescribed by law or ordinance.

SEC. 35. City Administrator. —(a) The City Administrator must be a
citizen of the Philippines, a resident of the Science City of Ubay, of good moral
character, a holder of a college degree preferably in public administration, law
or in any other related course obtained from a recognized college or university,
a first grade civil service eligible or its equivalent, and must have acquired
experience in management and administrative work for at least five (5) years
immediately preceding the date of appointment.

The appointment of a City Administrator shall be mandatory.

(b) The term of the City Administrator is coterminous with that of the
appointing authority.

(c) The City Administrator shall receive compensation, emoluments and
allowances as may be determined by law.

(d) The City Administrator shall take charge of the Office of the City
Administrator, and shall:

(1) Develop plans and strategies and, upon approval thereof by the

City Mayor, implement the same, particularly those which have to do

with the management and administration-related programs and projects

which the City Mayor is empowered to implement and which
the Sangguniang Panlungsod is empowered to provide for under the

Local Government Code of 1991, as amended;

(2) Assist in the coordination of the work of all the officials of the
local government unit, under the supervision, direction and control of the

City Mayor, and for this purpose, convene the chiefs of offices and other

officials of the local government unit;

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

(4) Conduct a continuing organizational development of the local
government unit with the end in view of instituting effective
administrative reforms;

(5) Be in the frontline of the delivery of administrative support
services, particularly those related to the situations during and in the
aftermath of man-made and natural disasters or calamities;

(6) Recommend to the Sangguniang Panlungsod and advise the
City Mayor on all matters relative to the management and administration
of the City; and

(7) Perform other duties and functions and exercise other powers as
provided for under the Local Government Code of 1991, as amended, and
those that are prescribed by law or ordinance.

SEC. 36. City Legal Officer. —(a) The City Legal Officer must be a
citizen of the Philippines, a resident of the Science City of Ubay, of good moral
character, a member of the Philippine Bar, and must have practiced the
profession for at least five (5) years immediately preceding the date of
appointment.

The appointment of a City Legal Officer shall be mandatory.

The term of the City Legal Officer shall be coterminous with that of the
appointing authority.

(b) The City Legal Officer shall receive compensation, emoluments and
allowances as may be determined by law.

(c) The City Legal Officer as the Chief Legal Counsel of the City, shall
take charge of the Office of the City Legal Service, and shall:

(1) Formulate measures for the consideration of the Sangguniang
Panlungsod and provide legal assistance and support to the City Mayor in
carrying out the delivery of basic services and the provision of adequate
facilities;

(2) Develop plans and strategies and, upon approval thereof by the
City Mayor, implement the same, particularly those which have to do
with the programs and projects related to legal services which the City
Mayor is empowered to implement and which the Sangguniang
Panlungsod is empowered to provide;

(3) Represent the local government unit in all civil actions and
special proceedings wherein the local government unit or any official
thereof, in the official capacity, is a party: Provided, That in actions or
proceedings where the Science City of Ubay is a party adverse to the
provincial government or to another component city, a special legal
officer maybe employed to represent the adverse party;

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(4) When required by the City Mayor or Sanggunian, draft
ordinances, contracts, bonds, leases and other instruments, involving any
interest of the local government unit; and provide comments and
recommendations on any instruments already drawn;

(5) Render the opinion in writing on any question of law when
requested to do so by the City Mayor or Sanggunian;

(6) Investigate or cause to be investigated any local official or
employee for administrative neglect or misconduct in office, and
recommend appropriate action to the City Mayor or Sanggunian, as the
case may be;

(7) Investigate or cause to be investigated any person, firm or
corporation holding any franchise or exercising any privilege for failure
to comply with any term or condition in the grant of such franchise or
privilege, and recommend appropriate action to the City Mayor
or Sanggunian, as the case may be:

(8) When directed by the City Mayor or Sanggunian, initiate and
prosecute in the interest of the local government unit concerned any civil
action on any bond, lease or other contract upon any breach or violation
thereof;

(9) Review ordinances and submit recommendations on ordinances
approved and executive orders issued by component units;

(10) Recommend measures to the Sangguniang Panlungsod and
advise the City Mayor on all matters related to upholding the rule of law;

(11) Be in the frontline of protecting human rights and prosecuting
any violation thereof, particularly those which occur during and in the
aftermath of man-made and natural disasters or calamities; and

(12) Perform other duties and functions and exercise other powers
as provided for under the Local Government Code of 1991, as amended,
and those that are prescribed by law or ordinance.

SEC. 37. City Social Welfare and Development Officer. — (a) The City
Social Welfare and Development Officer must be a citizen of the Philippines, a
resident of the Science City of Ubay, of good moral character, a duly licensed
social worker or a holder of a college degree preferably in social work or in any
other related course obtained from a recognized college or university, a first
grade civil service eligible or its equivalent, and must have acquired experience
in the practice of social work for at least five (5) years immediately preceding
the date of appointment.

The appointment of a City Social Welfare and Development Officer shall
be mandatory.

(b) The City Social Welfare and Development Officer shall receive
compensation, emoluments and allowances as may be determined by law.

(c) The City Social Welfare and Development Officer shall take charge of
the Office of the City Social Welfare and Development Services, and shall:


(1) Formulate measures for the approval of the Sangguniang
Panlungsod and provide technical assistance and support to the City
Mayor in carrying out measures to ensure the delivery of basic services
and the provision of adequate facilities relative to social welfare and
development services;

(2) Develop plans and strategies and, upon approval thereof by the
City Mayor, implement the same, particularly those which have to do
with social welfare programs and projects which the City Mayor is
empowered to implement and which the Sangguniang Panlungsod is
empowered to provide;

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

(4) Provide relief and appropriate crisis intervention for victims of
abuse and exploitation and recommend appropriate measures to deter
further abuse and exploitations;

(5) Assist the City Mayor, as the case may be, in implementing the
barangay level program for the total development and protection of
children up to six (6) years of age;

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

(7) Initiate and support youth welfare programs that will enhance
the role of the youth in nation building;

(8) Coordinate with government agencies and nongovernmental
organizations which have for their purpose the promotion and the
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;

(9) Be in the frontline of the delivery of services particularly those
which have to do with the immediate relief and assistance during and in
the aftermath of man-made and natural disasters or calamities;

(10) Recommend to the Sangguniang Panlungsod and advise the
City Mayor on all other matters related to social welfare and development
services which will improve the livelihood and the living conditions of
the inhabitants; and

(11) Perform such other duties and functions and exercise such
other powers as provided for under the Local Government Code of 1991,
as amended, and those that are prescribed by law or ordinance.

SEC. 38. City Veterinarian. — (a) The City Veterinarian must be a citizen
of the Philippines, a resident of the Science City of Ubay, of good moral


character, a licensed doctor of veterinary medicine, and must have practiced the
profession for at least three (3) years immediately preceding the date of
appointment.

The appointment of a City Veterinarian shall be mandatory.

(b) The City Veterinarian shall receive compensation, emoluments and
allowances as may be determined by law.

(c) The City Veterinarian shall take charge of the Office of the City
Veterinary Services, and shall:

(1) Formulate measures for the consideration of the Sangguniang
Panlungsod and provide technical assistance and support to the City
Mayor in carrying out measures to ensure the delivery of basic services
and the provision of adequate facilities;

(2) Develop plans and strategies and, upon approval thereof by the
City Mayor, implement the same, particularly those which have to do
with veterinary-related activities which the City Mayor is empowered to
implement and which the Sangguniang Panlungsod is empowered to
provide;

(3) Advise the City Mayor on all matters pertaining to the slaughter
of animals for human consumption and the regulation of slaughterhouses;

(4) Regulate the keeping of domestic animals;

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

(6) Enforce all laws for the prevention of cruelty to animals;

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

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

(9) Recommend to the Sangguniang Panlungsod and advise the
City Mayor on all other matters relative to the veterinary services which
will increase the number and improve the quality of livestock, poultry and
other domestic animals used for work or for human consumption; and

(10) Perform other duties and functions and exercise other powers
as provided for under the Local Government Code of 1991, as amended,
and those that are prescribed by law or ordinance.

SEC. 39. City General Services Officer. — (a) The City General Services
Officer must be a citizen of the Philippines, a resident of the Science City of
Ubay, of good moral character, a holder of a college degree in public
administration, business administration or management obtained from a
recognized college or university, a first grade civil service eligible or its
equivalent, and must have acquired experience in general services, including the

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

The appointment of a City General Services Officer shall be mandatory.

(b) The City General Services Officer shall receive compensation,
emoluments and allowances as may be determined by law.

(c) The City General Services Officer shall take charge of the Office of
the City General Services, and shall:

(1) Formulate measures for the consideration of the Sangguniang
Panlungsod and provide technical assistance and support to the City
Mayor in carrying out measures to ensure the delivery of basic services
and the provision of adequate facilities which require general services
expertise in technical support services;

(2) Develop plans and strategies and, upon the approval thereof by
the City Mayor, implement the same, particularly those which have to do
with general services supportive of the welfare of the inhabitants of the
City which the City Mayor is empowered to implement and which
the Sangguniang Panlungsod is empowered to provide;

(3) Take custody of and be accountable for all properties, real or
personal, owned by the City and those granted to it in the form of
donation, reparation, assistance and counterpart of joint projects;

(4) With the approval of the City Mayor, assign building or land
space to local officials or other public officials, who by law are entitled to
the space;

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

(6) Recommend to the City Mayor the reasonable rental rates of
private properties which may be leased for the official use of the local
government units;

(7) Maintain and supervise janitorial, security, landscaping and
other related services in all local government public buildings and other
real property, whether owned or leased by the local government unit;

(8) Collate and disseminate information regarding prices, shipping
and other costs of supplies and other items commonly used by the local
government unit;

(9) Perform archival and record management with respect to
records of offices and departments of the local government unit;

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

(11) Be in the frontline of general services-related activities,
including the possible and imminent destruction or damage to records,
supplies, properties and structure and the orderly and sanitary cleaning up

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of waste materials or debris, particularly during and in the aftermath of
man-made and natural disasters or calamities;

(12) Recommend to the Sangguniang Panlungsod and advise the
City Mayor on all matters relative to general services; and

(13) Perform other duties and functions and exercise other powers
as provided for under the Local Government Code of 1991, as amended,
and those that are prescribed by law or ordinance.

SEC. 40. City Environment and Natural Resources Officer. — (a) The
City Environment and Natural Resources Officer must be a citizen of the
Philippines, a resident of the Science City of Ubay, of good moral character, a
holder of a college degree preferably in environment, forestry, agriculture or in
any other related course obtained from a recognized college or university, a first
grade civil service eligible or its equivalent, and must have acquired experience
in environment and natural resources management, conservation and utilization
work for at least five (5) years immediately preceding the date of appointment.

The appointment of a City Environment and Natural Resources Officer
shall be optional.

(b) The City Environment and Natural Resources Officer shall receive
compensation, emoluments and allowances as may be determined by law.

(c) The City Environment and Natural Resources Officer shall take
charge of the Office of the City Environment and Natural Resources, and shall:

(1) Formulate measures for the consideration of the Sangguniang
Panlungsod and provide technical assistance and support to the City
Mayor in carrying out measures to ensure the delivery of basic services
and the provision of adequate facilities relative to environment and
natural resources services as provided for under Section 17 of the Local
Government Code of 1991, as amended;

(2) Develop plans and strategies and, upon the approval thereof by
the City Mayor, implement the same, particularly those which have to do
with the environment and natural resources programs and projects which
the City Mayor is empowered to implement and which the Sangguniang
Panlungsod is empowered to provide;

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

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

(5) Manage and maintain seed banks and produce seedlings for
forest and tree parks;

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

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

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

(9) 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;

(10) Recommend measures to the Sangguniang Panlungsod and
advise the City Mayor on all matters relative to the protection,
conservation, maximum utilization, application of appropriate technology
and other matters related to the environment and natural resources; and

(11) Perform other duties and functions and exercise other powers
as provided for under the Local Government Code of 1991, as amended,
and those, that are prescribed by law or ordinance.

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

The appointment of a City Architect shall be optional.

(b) The City Architect shall receive compensation, emoluments and
allowances as may be determined by law.

(c) The City Architect shall take charge of the Office of the City
Architectural Planning and Design, and shall:

(1) Formulate measures for the consideration of the Sangguniang
Panlungsod and provide technical assistance and support to the City
Mayor in carrying out measures to ensure the delivery of basic services
and the provision of adequate facilities relative to architectural planning
and design;

(2) Develop plans and strategies and, upon the approval thereof by
the City Mayor, implement the same, particularly those which have to do
with architectural planning and design programs and projects which the
City Mayor is empowered to implement and which the Sangguniang
Panlungsod is empowered to provide for under the Local Government
Code of 1991, as amended;

(3) Prepare and recommend for consideration of
the Sanggunian the architectural plan and design for the local government
unit or a part thereof including the removal of slums and blighted areas,

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land reclamation activities, the greening of land and appropriate planning

of marine and foreshore areas;

(4) Review and recommend for appropriate action of
the Sanggunian or the City Mayor, as the case may be, the architectural
plans and designs submitted by governmental and nongovernmental
entities or individuals, particularly those for undeveloped,
underdeveloped and poorly designed areas;

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

(6) Be in the frontline of the delivery of services involving
architectural planning and design, particularly those related to the
redesigning of spatial distribution of basic facilities and physical
structures during and in the aftermath of man-made and natural disasters
or calamities;

(7) Recommend to the Sangguniang Panlungsod and advise the
City Mayor on all other matters relative to architectural planning and
design as it relates to the total socioeconomic development of the City;
and

(8) Perform other duties and functions and exercise other powers as
provided for under the Local Government Code of 1991, as amended, and
those that are prescribed by law or ordinance.

SEC. 42. City Information Officer. — (a) The City Information Officer
must be a citizen of the Philippines, a resident of the Science City of Ubay, of
good moral character, a holder of a college degree preferably in journalism,
mass communication or in any related course obtained from a recognized
college or university, a first grade civil service eligible or its equivalent, and
must have acquired experience in writing articles and research papers, or
writing for print, television or broadcast media for at least three (3) years
immediately preceding the date of appointment.

The appointment of a City Information Officer shall be optional.

The term of the City Information Officer is coterminous with the
appointing authority.

(b) The City Information Officer shall receive compensation, emoluments
and allowances as may be determined by law.

(c) The City Information Officer shall take charge of the Office of the
City Public Information and Community Relations, and shall:

(1) Formulate measures for the consideration of the Sangguniang
Panlungsod and provide technical assistance and support to the City
Mayor in providing the information and research data required for the
delivery of basic services and the provision of adequate facilities so that

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the public becomes aware of said services and may fully avail of the

same;

(2) Develop plans and strategies and, upon the approval thereof by
the City Mayor, implement the same, particularly those which have to do
with public information and research data to support programs and
projects which the City Mayor is empowered to implement and which
the Sangguniang Panlungsod is empowered to provide;

(3) Provide relevant, adequate and timely information to the local
government unit and its residents;

(4) Fumish information and data on local government agencies or
offices as may be required by law or ordinance;

(5) Maintain effective liaison with the various sectors of the
community on matters and issues that affect the livelihood and the quality
of life of the inhabitants and encourage support for programs of the local
and national government;

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

(7) Recommend to the Sangguniang Panlungsod and advise the
City Mayor on all other matters relative to public information and
research data as it relates to the total socioeconomic development of the
City; and

(8) Perform other duties and functions and exercise other powers as
provided for under the Local Government Code of 1991, as amended, and
those that are prescribed by law or ordinance.

SEC. 43. City Cooperatives Officer. — (a) The City Cooperatives Officer
must be a citizen of the Philippines, a resident of the Science City of Ubay, of
good moral character, a holder of a college degree preferably in business
administration with special training on cooperatives or in any related course
obtained from a recognized college or university, a first grade civil service
eligible or its equivalent, and must have acquired experience in cooperatives
organization and management for at least five (5) years immediately preceding
the date of appointment.

The appointment of a City Cooperatives Officer shall be optional.

(b) The City Cooperatives Officer shall receive compensation,
emoluments and allowances as may be determined by law.

(c) The City Cooperatives Officer shall take charge of the City
Development of Cooperatives Office, and shall:

(1) Formulate measures for the consideration of the Sangguniang
Panlungsod and provide technical assistance and support to the City
Mayor in carrying out measures to ensure the delivery of basic services

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and the provision of facilities through the development of cooperatives

and in providing access to such services and facilities;

(2) Develop plans and strategies and, upon the approval thereof by
the City Mayor, implement the same, particularly those which have to do
with the integration of cooperatives principles and methods in programs
and projects which the City Mayor is empowered to implement and
which the Sangguniang Panlungsod is empowered to provide;

(3) Assist in the organization of cooperatives;

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

(5) Assist cooperatives in establishing linkages with government
agencies and nongovernmental organizations involved in the promotion
and integration of the concept of cooperatives in the livelihood of the
people and other community activities;

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

(7) Recommend to the Sangguniang Panlungsod and advise the
City Mayor on all other matters relative to cooperatives development and
viability enhancement which will improve the livelihood and the quality
of life of the inhabitants; and

(8) Perform other duties and functions and exercise other powers as
provided for under the Local Government Code of 1991, as amended, and
those that are prescribed by law or ordinance.

SEC. 44. City Population Officer. - (a) The City Population Officer
must be a citizen of the Philippines, a resident of the Science City of Ubay, of
good moral character, a holder of a college degree preferably with specialized
training in population development obtained from a recognized college or
university, a first grade civil service eligible or its equivalent, and must have
acquired experience in the implementation of programs on population
development or responsible parenthood for at least five (5) years immediately
preceding the date of appointment.

The appointment of a City Population Officer shall be optional.

(b) The City Population Officer shall receive compensation, emoluments
and allowances as may be determined by law.

(c) The City Population Officer shall take charge of the City Population
Development Office, and shall:

(1) Formulate measures for the consideration of the Sangguniang
Panlungsod and provide technical assistance and support to the City
Mayor in carrying out measures to ensure the delivery of basic services
and the provision of adequate facilities relative to the integration of the

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population development principles and in providing access to said

services and facilities;

(2) Develop plans and strategies and, upon the approval thereof by
the City Mayor, implement the same, particularly those which have to do
with the integration of population development principles and methods in
programs and projects which the City Mayor is empowered to implement
and which the Sangguniang Panlungsod is empowered to provide;

(3) Assist the City Mayor in the implementation of the
constitutional provisions relative to population development and the
promotion of responsible parenthood;

(4) Establish and maintain an updated data bank for program
operations, development planning and an educational program to ensure
the people’s participation in understanding of population development;

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

(6) Perform other duties and functions and exercise other powers as
provided for under the Local Government Code of 1991, as amended, and
those that are prescribed by law or ordinance.

SEC. 45. City Agriculturist. —(a) The City Agriculturist must be a
citizen of the Philippines, a resident of the Science City of Ubay, of good moral
character, a holder of a college degree preferably in agriculture or in any other
related course obtained from a recognized college or university, a first grade
civil service eligible or its equivalent, and must have practiced the profession in
agriculture or acquired experience in a related field for at least five (5) years
immediately preceding the date of appointment.

The appointment of a City Agriculturist shall be optional.

(b) The City Agriculturist shall receive compensation, emoluments and
allowances as may be determined by law.

(c) The City Agriculturist shall take charge of the Office of the City
Agricultural Services, and shall:

(1) Formulate measures for the approval of the Sangguniang
Panlungsod and provide technical assistance and support to the City
Mayor in carrying out measures to ensure the delivery of basic services
and the provision of adequate facilities relative to agricultural services;

(2) Develop plans and strategies and, upon the approval thereof by
the City Mayor, implement the same, particularly those which have to do
with the agricultural programs and projects which the City Mayor is
empowered to implement and which the Sangguniang Panlungsod is
empowered to provide;

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

(i) Ensure that maximum assistance and access to resources
in the production, processing and marketing of agricultural,



aquacultural and marine products are extended to farmers,

fishermen and local entrepreneurs;

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

(iii) Assist the City Mayor in the establishment and
extension services of demonstration farms on aquaculture and
marine products;

(iv) Enforce rules and regulations relating to agriculture and
aquaculture; and

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

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

(5) Recommend to the Sangguniang Panlungsod and advise the
City Mayor on all other matters related to agriculture and aquaculture
which will improve the livelihood and the living conditions of the
inhabitants; and

(6) Perform other duties and functions and exercise other powers as
provided for under the Local Government Code of 1991, as amended, and
those that are prescribed by law or ordinance.

ARTICLE VIII

CITY FIRE STATION SERVICE, CITY JAIL SERVICE, CITY

SCHOOLS DIVISION AND CITY PROSECUTION OFFICE

SEC. 46. City Fire Station Service. —(a) There shall be established in
the City at least one (1) fire station with adequate personnel, firefighting
facilities and equipment, subject to the standards, rules and regulations that may
be promulgated by the Department of the Interior and Local Government
(DILG). The City shall provide the necessary land or site of the station.

(b) The city fire station shall be headed by a City Fire Marshal whose
qualifications shall be as those provided for under Republic Act No. 9263, as
amended, otherwise known as the "Bureau of Fire Protection and Bureau of
Jail Management and Penology Professionalization Act of 2004."

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

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SEC. 47. City Jail Service. —(a) There shall be established and
maintained in the City a secured, clean, adequately equipped and sanitary jail
for the custody and safekeeping of prisoners, any fugitive from justice, or
person detained awaiting investigation or trial and violent mentally ill person
who endangers oneself or the safety of others, duly certified as such by the
proper medical health officer, pending the transfer to a mental institution.

(b) The city jail service shall be headed by a City Jail Warden whose
qualifications shall be as those provided for under Republic Act No. 9263, as
amended, otherwise known as the "Bureau of Fire Protection and Bureau of
Jail Management and Penology Professionalization Act of 2004." The city jail
service shall assist in the immediate rehabilitation of individuals or detention
prisoners. Great care must be exercised so that human rights of these prisoners
are respected and protected, and their spiritual and physical well-being are
properly and promptly attended to.

SEC. 48. City Schools Division. — (a) There shall be established and
maintained by the Department of Education (DepEd), a city schools division of
the Science City of Ubay whose area of jurisdiction will cover all the school
districts within the City.

(b) The city schools division shall be headed by a City Schools Division
Superintendent who must possess the necessary qualifications required by the
DepEd.

SEC. 49. City Prosecution Service. ~ (a) There shall be established in the
City, a city prosecution service to be headed by a City Prosecutor and such
number of assistant city prosecutors, as may be necessary, who shall be
organizationally part of the Department of Justice (DOJ), 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 DOJ.

(b) The City Prosecutor shall handle the criminal prosecution in the
municipal trial courts in the City as well as in the regional trial courts for
criminal cases originating in the territory of the City, and shall render to or for
the City such services as are required by law, ordinance or regulation of the
DOJ.

The Secretary of Justice shall always ensure the adequacy and the quality
of prosecution service in the City and, for this purpose, shall, in the absence,
lack or insufficiency in number of assistant city prosecutors as provided
hereinabove, designate from among the assistant provincial prosecutors a
sufficient number to perform and discharge the functions of the City
Prosecution Service as provided hereinabove.

ARTICLE IX
TRANSITORY AND FINAL PROVISIONS

SEC. 50. Municipal Ordinances Existing at the Time of the Approval

of this Act. — All municipal ordinances of the Municipality of Ubay existing at


the time of the approval of this Act shall continue to be in force within the
Science City of Ubay until the Sangguniang Panlungsod shall declare
otherwise.

SEC. 51. Plebiscite.— The Science City of Ubay shall acquire corporate
existence upon the ratification of its creation by a majority of the votes cast by
the qualified voters in a plebiscite to be conducted in the present Municipality
of Ubay within one hundred twenty (120) days from the approval of this Act.
The Commission on Elections (COMELEC) shall conduct and supervise such
plebiscite.

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

SEC. 52. Officials of the Science City of Ubay.— The present elective
officials of the Municipality of Ubay shall continue to exercise their powers and
functions until such time that a new election is held and the duly-elected
officials shall have already qualified and assumed their offices. Appointive
officials and employees of the municipality shall likewise continue exercising
their functions and duties and they shall be automatically absorbed by the city
government of the Science City of Ubay.

SEC. 53. Succession Clause. — The Science City of Ubay shall succeed
to all the assets, properties, liabilities and obligations of the Municipality of
Ubay.

SEC. 54. Election of Provincial Governor and Sangguniang
Panlalawigan Members of the Province of Bohol. — The qualified voters of the
Science City of Ubay shall be qualified to vote and run for any elective position
in the elections for provincial governor, provincial vice governor, Sangguniang
Panlalawigan members and other elective officials for the Province of Bohol.

SEC. 55. Jurisdiction of the Province of Bohol. — The Science City of
Ubay shall, unless otherwise provided by law, continue to be under the
jurisdiction of the Province of Bohol.

SEC. 56. Suspension of Increase in Rates of Local Taxes. — No increase
in the rates of local taxes shall be imposed by the City within the period of five
(5) years from its acquisition of corporate existence.

SEC. 57. Legislative District.— Until otherwise provided by law, the
Science City of Ubay shall continue to be a part of the Second Legislative
District of the Province of Bohol.

SEC. 58. Applicability of Laws.— The provisions of the Local
Government Code of 1991, as amended, other laws pertaining to the Province of
Bohol and such laws as are applicable shall govern the Science City of Ubay
insofar as these are not inconsistent with the provisions of this Act.

SEC. 59. Separability Clause. — If, for any reason or reasons, any part or
provision of this Charter shall be held unconstitutional, invalid or inconsistent
with the Local Government Code of 1991, as amended, the other parts or

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provisions hereof which are not affected thereby shall continue to be in full
force and effect.
SEC. 60. Effectivity.— This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after
its publication in the Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation.
Approved,

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