NINETEENTH CONGRESS OF THE 
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES
First Regular Session
SENATE 
S. B. No.1837
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Introduced by Senator SONNY ANGARA
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
EXPLANATORY NOTE
This proposed bill aims the conversion of the Municipality of Ubay into a 
component city of the Province of Bohol to be known as the Science City of Ubay.
The Municipality of Ubay is a first-class municipality located about 124 
kilometers northeast from Tagbilaran City. The town has 44 barangays and a total 
population of 85,799 people, making it not only the largest but also the most 
populated municipality in the island. Its land size spans approximately 335 square 
kilometers, with about 61 kilometers of coastline.
On January 15, 1876, the Spanish government proclaimed Ubay as a town. 
Since then, Ubay has progressed rapidly into a flourishing city which features shopping 
malls, banking institutions, telecommunication systems, satellite cable systems, 
adequate roads, markets, public transport systems, sports entertainment facilities, and 
an ISO-certified hospital. It also features two seaports, the Ubay Port, which connects 
to major port destinations in the provinces of Samar and Cebu, and the Tapal Wharf, 
which serves the President Carlos P. Garcia-Ubay route. The municipality also has an 
airport that was built by the Americans prior to World War II.
The town of Ubay also has a lot of research centers and agencies. One of these 
research centers is the Philippine Carabao Center-Ubay which is the largest and oldest 
government livestock and research facility for cows, carabaos, sheep, and goats in the 
country. Additionally, it is home to a number of notable institutions dedicated to 
research and development which includes the Bohol Experimental Station for rice 
research, the Sinandigan Multi-Species Hatchery of the Bureau of Fisheries and


Aquatic Resources, and the Ubay Green Park and Techno Center. With these, Ubay is 
considered a center of scientific and technological innovation in the province of Bohol.
Approval of this measure would mean that the local government of Ubay will 
have more local autonomy, less bureaucracy, and a greater share of the financial 
resources that can be used to expand the city's social services. This would be a huge 
step forward for the city and its residents.
In view of the foregoing, the passage of this bill is earnestly sought.
SONNY ANGARA


NINETEENTH CONGRESS OF THE 
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES
First Regular Session
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FEB “6 P4 :i02
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SENATE
Introduced by Senator SONNY ANGARA
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 Representative of the Philippines in 
Congress assembled:
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ARTICLE I
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GENERAL PROVISIONS
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SECTION 1. Short Title. - This Act shall be known as the "Charter of the
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Science City of Ubay."
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SEC. 2. Science City of Ubay. - The Municipality of Ubay in the Province of
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Bohol shall be converted into a component city to be known as the Science City of
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Ubay, hereinafter referred to as the City, which shall comprise the present territory of
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the Municipality of Ubay.
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The territorial jurisdiction of the City shall be within the present metes and
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bounds of the Municipality of Ubay.
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The foregoing provision shall be without prejudice to the resolution by the
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appropriate agency or forum of any boundary dispute or case involving questions of
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territorial jurisdiction between the Science City of Ubay and the adjoining local
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government units (LGUs): Provided, That the territorial jurisdiction of the disputed
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area or areas shall remain with the local government unit which has existing
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administrative supervision over said area or areas until the final resolution of the case.
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SEC. 3. Corporate Powers. - The City constitutes a political body corporate and
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powers which pertain to a municipal corporation to be exercised in conformity with
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the provisions of this charter. The City shall have the following corporate powers:
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a) To have a continuous succession in its corporate name;
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b) To sue and be sued;
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c) To have and use a corporate seal;
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d) To acquire, hold and convey real or personal property;
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e) To enter into any contract and agreement; and
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f) To exercise such other powers, prerogatives or authority subject to the
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limitations provided in this Act or other laws.
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SEC. 4. Genera! Powers. - The City shall have a common seal and may alter
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the same at pleasure: Provided, That any change of Corporate seal shall be registered
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with the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG). It shall exercise
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the powers to levy taxes, fees and charges; to close and open roads, streets, alleys,
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parks or squares; to take, purchase, receive, hold, lease, convey and dispose of real
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and personal property for the general interests of the City; to expropriate or condemn
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private property for public use; to contract and to be contracted with; to sue and be
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sued; to prosecute and defend until final judgment and execution, suits wherein the
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City is involved or interested in; and to exercise all the powers as are granted to
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corporations or as hereinafter conferred.
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SEC. 5. Liability for Damages. - The City and its officials shall not be exempt
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from liability for death or injury to persons or damage to property.
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SEC. 6. Jurisdiction. - The jurisdiction of the City, for police purposes only,
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shall be coextensive with its territorial jurisdiction and, for the purpose of protecting
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and ensuring the purity of the water supply of the City, such police jurisdiction shall
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also extend over all the territory within the drainage area of such water supply, or
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within one hundred (100) meters of any reservoir, conduit, canal, aqueduct or
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pumping station used in connection with the city water service.
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The city court of the Science City of Ubay shall have concurrent jurisdiction with
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the city or municipal court of the adjoining municipalities or cities, to try crimes and
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misdemeanors committed within said drainage area or within said spaces of one
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The court first taking cognizance of such an offense shall have jurisdiction to
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try cases to the exclusion of others. The police forces of several nnunicipalities and
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cities concerned shall have concurrent jurisdiction with the police forces of the City for
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the maintenance of good order and the enforcement of ordinances throughout said
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zone, area or space. But any license that maybe issued within said zone, area or space
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shall be granted by the proper authorities of the city or municipality concerned, and
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the fees arising therefrom shall accrue to the treasury of the said city or municipality
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concerned and not to the City.
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ARTICLE II
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CITY OFFICIALS IN GENERAL
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SEC. 7. Officials of the Science City ofUbay. - a) There shall be in the Science
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City of Ubay; a City Mayor, a City Vice Mayor, Sangguniang Paniungsod members, a
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secretary to the Sangguniang Paniungsod, a city treasurer, a city assessor, a city
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accountant, a city budget officer, a city planning and development officer, a city
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engineer, a city health officer, a city civil registrar, a city administrator, a city legal
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officer, a city social welfare and development officer, a city veterinarian and a city
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general services officer.
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b) In addition thereto, the City Mayor may appoint a city environment and natural
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resources officer, a city architect, a city information officer, a city cooperatives officer,
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a city population officer and a city agriculturist.
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c) There shall be established in the City a city fire station to be headed by a city
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fire marshal, a city jail to be headed by a city jail warden, a city schools division to be
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headed by a city schools division superintendent and a city prosecution service to be
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headed by a city prosecutor.
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d) The Sangguniang Paniungsod may:
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1. Maintain existing offices not mentioned in subsections (a) and (b)
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hereof;
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2. Create such other offices as may be necessary to carry out the purposes
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of the City;
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e) Unless otherwise provided herein, heads of departments and offices shall be
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appointed by the City Mayor with the concurrence of the majority of all the
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Sangguniang Panlungsodmembers, subject to civil service laws, rules and regulations.
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The Sangguniang Panlungsod shaW act on the appointment within fifteen (15) days
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from the day of its submission, otherwise the same shall be deemed confirmed.
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f) Elective and appointive city officials shall receive such compensation,
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allowances and other emoluments as may be determined by law or ordinance, subject
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to the budgetary limitations on personal services prescribed under Title Five, Book 11
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of the Local Government Code of 1991, as amended: Provided, That no increase in
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compensation of the City Mayor, City Vice Mayor and Sangguniang Panlungsod
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member shall take effect until after the expiration of the full term of the local officials
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approving the increase.
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ARTICLE III
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CITY MAYOR AN D CITY VICE MAYOR
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SEC. 8. City Mayor. - a) The City Mayor shall be the chief executive of the City
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and shall be elected at large by the qualified voters of the City. No person shall be
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eligible for the position of City Mayor unless, at the time of the election, that person
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is a citizen of the Philippines, at least twenty-one (21) years of age, a resident of the
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City for at least one (1) year prior to election and a qualified voter therein, and able
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to read and write Filipino or any other local language or dialect. The City Mayor shall
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hold office for three (3) years, unless sooner removed, but shall serve for not more
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than three (3) consecutive terms in the same position. The City Mayor shall receive a
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minimum monthly compensation corresponding to Salary Grade Thirty (30) as
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prescribed under Republic Act No. 6758, otherwise known as the "Compensation and
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Position Classification Act of 1989" and the implementing guidelines issued pursuant
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thereto.
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The City Mayor, as the chief executive of the city government, shall exercise such
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powers and perform such duties and functions as provided herein.
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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;
(Hi) Present the program of government and propose policies and 
projects for the consideration of the Sangguniang Panlungsod at the 
opening of the regular session of the Sangguniang Panlungsod every 
calendar year and as often as may be deemed necessary as the general 
welfare of the inhabitants and the needs of the city government may 
require;
(iv) Initiate and propose legislative measures to the Sangguniang 
Panlungsod 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 
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(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 
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(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 officiai duties and functions, 
subject to the avaiiability 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 ail 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.
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, services and activities of the City; and, in 
addition, shall:
(i) Ensure that the acts of the City's component barangays and of its 
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(ii) Call conventions, conferences, seminars or meetings of elective and 
appointive officials of the City, inciuding 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 faithfui and appropriate enforcement 
and execution of laws and ordinances;
(iv) Be entitled to carry the necessary firearms within the territoriai 
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;" 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 vioiators,
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 supplementai budgets of the City for the ensuing calendar year in
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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 
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(i) Ensure that the construction and repair of roads and highways funded
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by the national government shali be carried out, as far as practicable, in
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a spatially contiguous manner and in coordination with the construction
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and repair of the roads and bridges of the City; and
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(ii) Coordinate the implementation of technical services, including public
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works and infrastructure programs, rendered by national and provincial
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offices; and
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5. Perform such other duties and functions and exercise such other powers
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as provided for under the Local Government Code of 1991, as amended,
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and those that are prescribed by law or ordinance.
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c) During incumbency, the City Mayor shall hold office in the city hall.
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SEC. 9. City Vice Mayor. - a) There shall be a City Vice Mayor who shall be
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elected in the same manner as the City Mayor and shall, at the time of the election,
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possess the same qualifications as the City Mayor. The City Vice Mayor shall hold office
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for three (3) years, unless sooner removed, and shall receive a monthly compensation
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corresponding to Salary Grade Twenty-six (26) as prescribed under the
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"Compensation and Position Classification Act of 1989" and the implementing
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guidelines issued pursuant thereto.
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b) The City Vice Mayor shall:
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1. Be the presiding officer of the Sangguniang Paniungsod and sign all
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warrants drawn on the City Treasury for all expenditures appropriated for
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the operation of the Sangguniang Paniungsod;
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2. Subject to civil service law, rules and regulations appoint all officials and
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employees of the Sangguniang Paniungsod, except those whose manner
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of appointment is specifically provided for under the Local Government
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Code of 1991, as amended;
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3. Assume the office of the City Mayor for the unexpired term of the latter
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in the event of permanent vacancy as provided for under the Local
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Government Code of 1991, as amended;
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Mayor in case of temporary vacancy as provided for under the Local
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Government Code of 1991, as amended; and
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for under the Local Government Code of 1991, as amended, and those
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ARTICLE IV
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SEC. 10. Composition. - a) The Sangguniang Paniungsod, the legislative body
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of the City, shall be composed of the City Vice Mayor as the presiding officer, the ten
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(10) regular Sanggunian members, the president of the city chapter of the liga ng
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mga barangay, the president of the Paniungsod na Pederasyon ng mga Sangguniang
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Kabataan and the three (3) sectoral representatives, as members, who shall come
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from the following sectors: one (1) from the women sector; and, as shall be
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determined by the Sangguniang Paniungsod within ninety (90) days prior to the
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holding of the local elections, one (1) from the agricultural or industrial workers sector;
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and one (1) from the other sectors, including urban poor, indigenous cultural
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communities or persons with disabilities (PWDs).
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b) The regular members of the Sangguniang Paniungsod and sectoral
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representatives shall be elected in the manner as may be provided by law.
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c) The members of the Sangguniang Paniungsod of the Science City of Ubay
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shall receive a minimum monthly compensation corresponding to Salary Grade
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Twenty-five (25) as prescribed under the "Compensation and Position Classification
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Act of 1989" and the implementing guidelines issued pursuant thereto.
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SEC. 11. Powers, Duties, Functions and Compensation. - a) The Sangguniang
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Paniungsod, as the legislative body of the City, shall enact ordinances, approve
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resolutions and appropriate funds for the general welfare of the City and its inhabitants
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pursuant to Section 16 of the Local Government Code of 1991, as amended, and in
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the proper exercise of the corporate powers of the City as provided for under Section
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1. Approve ordinances and pass resolutions necessary for an efficient and
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these are within the scope of the prescribed powers of the Sangguniang 
Barangay 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;
(Hi) 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;
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(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.
Generate and maximize the use of resources and revenues for the 
deveiopment plans, program objectives and priorities of the City, with 
particular attention to agro-industrial development and citywide growth 
and progress and, relative thereto, shall:
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(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 
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regulations; establish fire limits or zones, particularly in populous 
centers; and regulate the construction, repair or modification of buiidings 
within said iimits 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 shali 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 shail be deemed as approvai thereof;
(xi) Subject to the provisions of Book 11 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 iocal 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.
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1991, as amended, enact ordinances granting franchises and authorizing 
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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;
(Hi) 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 
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4. Regulate activities relative to the use of land, buildings and structures 
within the City in order to promote the general welfare and, for 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;
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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 
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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:
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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, talipapa or other similar buildings and 
structures;
(Hi) 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 
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(vi) Regulate traffic on all streets and bridges, prohibit encroachments or 
obstacles thereon and, when necessary, in the interest of public welfare, 
authorize the removal of encroachments and illegal constructions in public 
places;
(vii) Subject to existing laws, establish and provide for the maintenance, 
repair and operation of an efficient waterworks system to supply water 
for the inhabitants and to purify the source of the water supply; regulate 
the construction, maintenance, repair and use of hydrants, pumps, 
cisterns and reservoirs; protect the purity and the quantity of the water 
supply of the City and, for this purpose, extend the coverage of 
appropriate ordinances over all 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 
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(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 
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SEC. 12. Internal Rules of Procedure. - a) On the first regular session following
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the election of its members and within ninety (90) days thereafter, the Sanggunlang
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PanlungsodshaW adopt or update its existing rules of procedure.
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1. The organization of the Sanggunlan and the election of its officers as
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well as the creation of standing committees which shall include, but shall
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not be limited to, the committees on appropriations, revenues,
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engineering and public works, education and health, women and family,
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human rights, youth and sports development, environmental protection,
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peace and order and traffic, and cooperatives; the general jurisdiction of
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each committee; and the election of the chairperson and members of
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4. The parliamentary procedures which include the conduct of members
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justifiable cause for four (4) consecutive sessions for which they may be
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censured, reprimanded or excluded from the session, suspended for not
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more than sixty (60) days or expelled: Provided, That the penalty of
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suspension or expulsion shall require the concurrence of at least two-
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the member convicted by final judgment to imprisonment of at least one
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Panlungsod Members. - a) Every Sangguniang Panlungsod member shall, upon
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assumption to office, make a full disclosure of business and financial interests. They
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shall also disclose any business, financial, professional relationship or any relation by
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affinity or consanguinity within the fourth civil degree, which they may have with any
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person, firm or entity affected by any ordinance or resolution under consideration by
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the Sanggunlan of which one is a member, which relationship may result in conflict of
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interests. Such relationship shall include:
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1. Ownership of stock or capital, or investment in the entity or firm to which
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the ordinance or resolution may apply; and
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or resolution under consideration may affect. In the absence of a specific
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constitutional or statutory provision applicable to this situation, "conflict
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of interest" refers, in general, to one where it may be reasonably
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deduced that a member of a Sanggunlan may not act in the public
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interest due to some private, pecuniary or other personal considerations
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that may tend to affect the member's judgment to the prejudice of the
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the secretary of the Sanggunlan or the secretary of the committee of which the
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Sanggunlan is a member. The disclosure shall, in all cases, form part of the record of
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the proceedings and shall be made in the following manner:
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on the ordinance or resolution under consideration: Provided, That if the
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member did not participate during the deliberations, the disclosure shall
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be made before voting on the ordinance or resolution on second and
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day, time and place of its regular sessions. The minimum number of regular sessions
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shall be once a week for the Sangguniang Panlungsod.
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City Mayor or by a majority of the members of the Sanggunian.
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c) All Sanggunian sessions shall be open to the public unless a closed-door
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session is ordered by an affirmative vote of the majority of the members present,
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there being a quorum, in the public interest or for reasons of security, decency or
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morality. No two (2) sessions, regular or special, may be held in a single day.
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d) In the case of special sessions of the Sanggunian, a written notice to the
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members shall be served personally at the members usual place of residence at least
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twenty-four (24) hours before the special session is held.
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members present, there being a quorum, no other matter may be considered at a
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special session except those stated in the notice.
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proceedings, which may be published upon resolution of the majority of its members.
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SEC. 15. Quorum, -a) majority of all the members of the Sanggunian \nUo have
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been elected and qualified shall constitute a quorum to transact official business.
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Should a question of quorum be raised during a session, the presiding officer shall
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immediately proceed to call the roll of the members and thereafter announce the
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such time a quorum is constituted, or a majority of the members present may adjourn
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from day to day and may compel the immediate attendance of any member absent
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without justifiable cause by designating a member of the Sanggunian, to be assisted
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by a member or members of the police force assigned in the territorial jurisdiction of
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the Science City of Ubay, to arrest the absent member and present the member at
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preceding subsection, no business shail be transacted. The presiding officer, upon
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SEC. 16. Approval of Ordinances. - a) Every ordinance enacted by the
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Sangguniang Panlungsod shall be presented to the City Mayor, if the City Mayor
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approves the same, the signature shall be affixed on each and every page thereof;
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otherwise, the ordinance shall be vetoed and returned with the statement on the
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objections to the Sanggunian, which may proceed to reconsider the same. The
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Sanggunian may override the veto of the City Mayor by two-thirds (2/3) vote of all its
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members, thereby making the ordinance or resolution effective for all legal intents
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ten (10) days, otherwise, the ordinance shall be deemed approved as if it had signed
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ordinance of the Sangguniang Panlungsod on the ground that it is ultra vires or
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prejudicial to the public welfare, stating the reasons thereof in writing.
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b) The City Mayor shall have the power to veto any particular item or items of
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an appropriations ordinance, an ordinance or resolution adopting a local development
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plan, any public investment program or an ordinance directing the payment of money
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or creating liability. In such case, the vetoed item or items shall not affect the item or
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items which are not objected to. The vetoed item or items shall not take effect unless
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the Sangguniang Panlungsod overrides the veto in the manner herein provided;
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otherwise, the item or items in the appropriations ordinance of the previous year
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corresponding to those vetoed, if any, shall be deemed enacted.
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Sanggunian may override the veto of the City Mayor by two-thirds (2/3) vote of all its
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members, thereby making the ordinance effective even without the approval of the
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shall forward to the Sangguniang Paniaiawigan for review, copies of approved
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ordinances and the resolutions approving the local development plans and the public
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resolutions, the Sangguniang Panlalawigan shall examine the documents or transmit
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them to the provincial attorney or the provincial prosecutor for prompt examination.
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The provincial attorney or the provincial prosecutor shall, within a period of ten (10)
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days from receipt of the documents, inform the Sangguniang Panlalawigan in writing
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of comments or recommendations which may be considered by the Sangguniang
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Panlalawigan in making its decision.
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is beyond the power conferred upon the Sangguniang Paniungsodconcerned, it shall
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declare such ordinance or resolution invalid in whole or in part. The Sangguniang
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Panlalawigan shall enter its action in the minutes and shall advise the corresponding
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city authorities of the action it has taken.
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presumed to be consistent with law and therefore valid.
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a) Within ten (10) days after its enactment, the Sangguniang Barangay s\\d\\ furnish
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copies of all barangay ordinances to the Sangguniang Paniungsod for review as to
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whether the ordinances are consistent with law or city ordinances.
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b) If the Sangguniang Paniungsod faWs to take action on barangay ordinances
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within thirty (30) days from receipt thereof, the same shall be deemed approved.
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c) If the Sangguniang Paniungsod f\r[diS the barangay ordinances inconsistent
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with law or city ordinances, the Sangguniang PaniungsodshaW, within thirty (30) days
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from receipt thereof, return the same with its comments and recommendations to the
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Sangguniang Barangay concerned for adjustment, amendment or modification; in
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which case, the effectivity of the barangay ordinance is suspended until such
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time as the revision called for is effected.
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attempt to enforce any ordinance or any resolution approving the local development
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plan and the public investment program after disapproval thereof, shall be sufficient
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in the ordinance or the resolution approving the local development plan and the public
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investment program, the same shall take effect after ten (10) days from the date a
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copy thereof is posted in a bulletin board at the entrance of the City Hall of Ubay and
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in at least two (2) other conspicuous places in the Science City of Ubay not later than
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five (5) days after approval thereof.
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ordinance or resolution in the bulletin board at the entrance of the city hall and in at
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least two (2) conspicuous places in the Science City of Ubay not later than five (5)
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days after approval thereof. The text of the ordinance or resolution shall be
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disseminated and posted in Filipino or English, and the secretary of the Sangguniang
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PaniungsodshaW record such fact in a book kept for the purpose, stating the dates of
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approval and posting.
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shall, in addition to being posted, be published once in a local newspaper of general
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circulation within the City: Provided, That in the absence thereof, the ordinance or the
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resolution shall be published in any newspaper of general circulation; Provided,
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further. That the gist of all ordinances with penal sanctions shall also be published in
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DISQUALIFICATION AND SUCCESSION OF ELECTIVE OFFICIALS
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SEC. 22. Disqualification of Elective Public City Officials. - The following
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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
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or an offense punishable by imprisonment for one (1) year or more, within two (2)
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years after serving sentence;
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right to reside abroad and continue to avail of the same right after the effectivity of
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the Local Government Code of 1991, as amended; and
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(g) The insane or feeble-minded.
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SEC. 23. Permanent Vacancy in the Offices of the City Mayor and the City Vice
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Mayor. - a) If a permanent vacancy occurs in the office of the City Mayor, the City
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Vice Mayor concerned shall become the City Mayor. If a permanent vacancy occurs in
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the office of the City Vice Mayor, the highest ranking Sangguniang Paniungsod
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member or, in case of permanent incapacity, the second highest ranking Sangguniang
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Paniungsod member becomes the City Mayor or the City Vice Mayor, as the case may
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be. Subsequent vacancies in the said offices shall be filled automatically by the other
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Sanggunian members according to their ranking as defined herein.
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b) A tie between or among the highest ranking Sangguniang Paniungsod
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members shall be resolved by drawing of lots.
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their predecessors.
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d) For purposes of this Act, a permanent vacancy arises when an elective local
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official fills in a higher vacant office, refuses to assume office, fails to qualify, dies, is
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removed from office, voluntarily resigns or is otherwise permanently incapacitated to
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discharge the functions of the office.
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e) For purposes of succession as provided for in this Act, ranking in the
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Sanggunian shall be determined on the basis of the proportion of votes obtained by
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each winning candidate to the total number of registered voters in the City in the
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immediateiy preceding locai election.
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SEC. 24. Permanent Vacancies in the Sangguniang Paniungsod. - Permanent
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vacancies in the Sangguniang Paniungsod \Nhere automatic succession as provided
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above does not apply shall be filled in by appointments in the foilowing manner:
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a) The provincial governor shall make the aforesaid appointments;
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b) Only the nominee of the political party under which the Sanggunian member
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concerned had been elected shall be appointed in the manner herein provided. The
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appointee shall come from the same political party as that of the Sanggunian member
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who caused the vacancy and shall serve the unexpired term of the vacant office.
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In the appointnnent herein mentioned, a nomination and a certificate of
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membership of the appointee from the highest official of the political party concerned
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are conditions sine qua non, and any appointment without such nomination and
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certification shall be null and void ab initio and shall be a ground for administrative
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action against the official responsible therefor;
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c) In case the permanent vacancy is caused by a Sanggunian member who
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does not belong to any political party, the City Mayor shall, upon the recommendation
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of the Sangguniang Paniungsod, appoint a qualified person to fill in the vacancy; and
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d) In case of vacancy in the representation of the youth and the barangay in
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the Sangguniang Paniungsod, said vacancy shall be filled in automatically by the
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official next-in-rank of the organization concerned.
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SEC. 25. Temporary Vacancy in the Office of the City Mayor. - a) When the
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City Mayor is temporarily incapacitated to perform duties for physical or legal reasons,
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such as, but not limited to, leave of absence, travel abroad and suspension from office,
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the City Vice Mayor or the highest ranking Sangguniang Paniungsod member shall
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automatically exercise the powers and perform the duties and functions of the City
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Mayor, except the power to appoint, suspend or dismiss employees which can only be
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exercised if the period of temporary incapacity exceeds thirty (30) working days.
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b) Said temporary incapacity shall terminate upon submission to the
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Sangguniang Paniungsod of a written declaration by the City Mayor of having reported
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back to office. In case where the temporary incapacity is due to legal cause, the City
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Mayor shall also submit the necessary documents showing that the said legal cause
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no longer exists.
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c) When the City Mayor is traveling within the country but outside the territorial
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jurisdiction for a period not exceeding three (3) consecutive days, he or she may
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designate in writing the officer-in-charge of the office.
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The authorization shall specify the powers and functions that the local official
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concerned shall exercise in the absence of the City Mayor, except the power to
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appoint, suspend or dismiss employees.
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d) In the event, however, that the City Mayor fails or refuses to issue such
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authorization, the City Vice Mayor or the highest ranking Sangguniang Paniungsod
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member, as the case may be, shall have the right to assume the powers, duties and
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functions of the office on the fourth (4th) day of absence of the City Mayor, subject
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to the limitations provided for in subsection (c) hereof.
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e) Except as provided above, the City Mayor shall, in no case, authorize any
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local official to assume the powers, duties and functions of the office other than the
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City Vice Mayor or the highest-ranking member of the Sangguniang Panlungsod, as
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the case may be.
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ARTICLE VII
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APPOINTIVE OFFICIALS OF THE CITY
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SEC. 26. Secretary to the Sangguniang Panlungsod. - a) There shall be a
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secretary to the Sangguniang Panlungsod\Nho shall be a career official with the rank
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and salary equal to a head of a department or office.
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b) No person shall be appointed secretary.to the Sangguniang Panlungsod
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unless one is a citizen of the Philippines, a resident of the Science City of Ubay, of
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good moral character, a holder of a college degree preferably in law, commerce or
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public administration obtained from a recognized college or university and a first grade
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civil service eligible or its equivalent.
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The appointment of a secretary to the Sanggunian shall be mandatory.
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c) The secretary to the Sangguniang Panlungsodsh^W take charge of the office
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of the Sangguniang Paniungsod, and shall:
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1. Attend sessions of the Sangguniang Paniungsod and keep a journal of
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its proceedings;
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2. Keep the seal of the City and affix it with one's signature to all
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ordinances, resolutions and other official acts of the Sangguniang
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Paniungsod, and present these for the signature of the presiding officer;
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3. Forward to the City Mayor for approval, copies of ordinances enacted by
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the Sangguniang Paniungsod, duly certified by the presiding officer;
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4. Forward to the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) copies of
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the appropriations ordinances passed by the Sangguniang Paniungsod
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as provided for under Section 326, Book 11 of the Local Government
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5. Forward to the Sangguniang Panlalawigan copies of duly approved
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ordinances in the manner as provided for in Sections 56 and 57 of the
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Local Government Code of 1991, as amended;
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6. Furnish, upon the request of any interested party, certified copies of
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records of public character in one's custody, upon payment to the City
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Treasurer of such fees as may be prescribed by an ordinance;
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7. Record in a book kept for the purpose, all ordinances and resolutions
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enacted or adopted by the Sangguniang Panlungsod, with the dates of
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passage and publication thereof;
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8. Keep the office and all non-confidential records therein open to the
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public during usual business hours;
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9. Translate into the dialect used by the majority of the inhabitants, all
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ordinances and resolutions immediately after their approval, and cause
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the publication of the same together with the original version in the
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manner provided under the Local Government Code of 1991, as
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amended;
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10.Take custody of the local archives and, where applicable, the local library
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and annually account for the same; and
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11. Perform such other duties and functions and exercise such other powers
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as provided for under the Local Government Code of 1991, as amended,
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and those that are prescribed by law or ordinance.
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SEC. 27. City Treasurer. - a) The City Treasurer shall be appointed by the
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Secretary of Finance from a list of at least three (3) ranking eligible recommendees of
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the City Mayor, subject to civil service law, rules and regulations.
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b) The City Treasurer shall be under the administrative supervision of the City
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Mayor, to whom one shall report regularly on the tax collection efforts of the City.
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c) No person shall be appointed City Treasurer unless one is a citizen of the
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Philippines, a resident of the Science City of Ubay, of good moral character, a holder
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of a college degree preferably in commerce, public administration or law obtained
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from a recognized college or university, a first grade civil service eligible or its
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equivalent and must have acquired experience in treasury or accounting service for at
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The appointment of a City Treasurer shall be mandatory.
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d) The City Treasurer shall receive compensation, emoluments and allowances
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as may be determined by law.
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e) The City Treasurer shall take charge of the City Treasury Office, and shall:
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1. Advise the City Mayor, the Sangguniang Panlungsod and other local
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government and national officials concerned regarding the disposition of
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local government funds and on other matters relative to public finance;
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2. Take custody of and exercise proper management of the funds of the
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City;
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3. Take charge of the disbursement of all funds of the City and other funds,
11 
the custody of which may be entrusted by law or other competent
12 
authority;
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4. Inspect private commercial and industrial establishments within the
14 
jurisdiction of the City in relation to the implementation of tax
15 
ordinances, pursuant to the provisions of the Local Government Code of
16 
1991, as amended;
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5. Maintain and update the tax information system of the City; and
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6. Perform other duties and functions and exercise such other powers as
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provided for under the Local Government Code of 1991, as amended,
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and those that are prescribed by law or ordinance.
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SEC. 28. City Assessor. - a) The City Assessor must be a citizen of the
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Philippines, a resident of the Science City of Ubay, of good moral character, a holder
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of a college degree preferably in civil or mechanical engineering, commerce or any
24 
other related course obtained from a recognized college or university, a licensed
25 
appraiser under Republic Act No. 9646, otherwise known as "The Real Estate Service
26 
Act of the Philippines" and a first grade civil service eligible or its equivaient and must
27 
have acquired experience in real property assessment work or in any related field for
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at least five (5) years immediately preceding the date of appointment.
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The appointment-of a City Assessor shall be mandatory.
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b) The City Assessor shall receive compensation, emoluments and allowances
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as may be determined by law.
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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
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Philippines, a resident of the Science City of Ubay, of good moral character, a certified
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public accountant and must have acquired experience in the treasury or accounting
4 
service for at least five (5) years immediately preceding the date of appointment.
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The appointment of a City Accountant shall be mandatory.
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b) The City Accountant shall receive compensation, emoluments and
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allowances as may be determined by law.
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c) The City Accountant shall take charge of both the Office of the City
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Accounting and Internal Audit Services, and shall:
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1. Install and maintain an internal audit system in the City;
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2. Prepare and submit financial statements to the City Mayor and to the
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Sangguniang Panlungsod;
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3. Apprise the Sangguniang Panlungsod and other officials on the financial
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condition and operations of the City;
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4. Certify to the availability of budgetary allotment from which expenditures
16 
and obligations may be properly charged;
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5. Review supporting documents before the preparation of vouchers to
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determine completeness of requirements;
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6. Prepare statement of cash advances, liquidations, salaries, allowances,
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reimbursements and remittances pertaining to the City;
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7. Prepare statements of journal vouchers, their liquidations and other
22 
adjustments related thereto;
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8. Post individual disbursements to subsidiary ledgers and index cards;
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9. Maintain individual ledgers for officials and employees of the City
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pertaining to payrolls and deductions;
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10. Record and post in index cards details of purchased furniture, fixtures
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and equipment, including disposal thereof, if any;
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11. Account for all issued requests for obligations and maintain and keep ali
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records and reports related thereto;
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12. Prepare journals and the analysis of obligations and maintain and keep
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all records and reports related thereto; and
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13. Perform other duties and functions and exercise other powers as
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provided for under the Local Government Code of 1991, as amended,
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and those that are prescribed by law or ordinance.
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SEC. 30. City Budget Officer. - a) The City Budget Officer must be a citizen of
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the Philippines, a resident of the Science City of Ubay, of good moral character, holder
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of a college degree preferably in accounting, economics, public administration or any
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related course obtained from a recognized college or university, a first grade civil
8 
service eligible or its equivalent, and must have acquired experience in government
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budgeting or in any related field for at least five (5) years immediately preceding the
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date of appointment.
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The appointment of a City Budget Officer shall be mandatory.
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b) The City Budget Officer shall take charge of the City Budget Office, and shall:
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1. Prepare forms, orders and circulars embodying instructions on budgetary
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and appropriation matters for the signature of the City Mayor;
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2. Review and consolidate the budget proposals of different departments
16 
and offices of the City;
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3. Assist the City Mayor in the preparation of the budget and during and
18 
after the budget hearings;
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4. Study and evaluate budgetary implications of proposed legislations and
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submit comments and recommendations thereon;
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5. Submit periodic budgetary reports to the DBM;
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6. Coordinate with the City Treasurer, the City Accountant and the City
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planning and Development Officer for the purpose of budgeting;
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7. Assist the Sangguniang Panlungsod in reviewing the approved budgets
25 
of the component barangays;
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8. Coordinate with the City planning and Development Office in the
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formulation of the development plan of the City; and
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9. Perform other duties and functions and exercise other powers as
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provided for under the Local Government Code of 1991, as amended,
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and those that are prescribed by law or ordinance.
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c) The City Budget Officer shall receive such compensation, emoluments and
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allowances as may be determined by law.
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SEC. 31. City planning and Development Officer. - a) The City Planning and
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Development Officer must be a citizen of the Philippines, a resident of the Science City
3 
of Ubay, of good moral character, a holder of a college degree preferably in urban
4 
planning, development studies, economics, public administration or in any related
5 
course obtained from a recognized college or university, a first grade civil service
6 
eligible or its equivalent, and must have acquired experience in development planning
7 
or in any related field for at least five (5) years immediately preceding the date of
8 
appointment.
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The appointment of a City planning and Development Officer shall be
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mandatory.
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b) The City Planning and Development Officer shall receive compensation,
12 
emoluments and allowances as may be determined by law
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c) The City planning and Development Officer shall take charge of the City
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Planning and Development Coordinating Office, and shall:
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1. Formulate integrated economic, social, physical and other development
16 
plans and policies for the consideration of the City Development Council;
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2. Conduct continuing studies, researches and training programs necessary
18 
to evolve plans and programs for implementation;
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3. Integrate and coordinate all sectoral plans and studies undertaken by
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the different functionai groups or agencies;
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4. Monitor and evaluate the implementation of the different development
22 
programs, projects and activities in the City in accordance with the
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approved development plan;
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5. Prepare comprehensive plans and other development planning
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documents for the consideration of the Local Development Council;
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6. Analyze the income and expenditure patterns, and formulate and
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recommend fiscal plans and policies for the consideration of the finance
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committee of the Sangguniang Paniungsod,
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7. Promote people's participation in deveiopment planning within the City;
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8. Exercise supervision and control over the secretariat of the Locai
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9. Petform such other duties and functions and exercise such other powers
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as provided for under the Local Government Code of 1991, as amended,
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and those that are prescribed by law or ordinance.
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SEC. 32. City Engineer. - a) The City Engineer must be a citizen of the
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Philippines, a resident of the Science City of Ubay, of good moral character, a licensed
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civil engineer, and must have acquired experience in the practice of profession for at
7 
least five (5) years immediately preceding the date of appointment.
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The appointment of a City Engineer shall be mandatory.
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b) The City Engineer shall receive compensation, emoluments and allowances
10 
as may be determined by law.
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c) The City Engineer shall take charge of the City Engineering Office, and shall:
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1. Initiate, review and recommend changes in policies and objectives, plans
13 
and programs, techniques, procedures and practices in infrastructure
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development and public works in general of the City;
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2. Advise the City Mayor on infrastructure, public-works and other
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engineering matters;
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3. Administer, coordinate, supervise and control the construction,
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maintenance, improvement and repair of roads, bridges, other
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engineering and public works projects of the City;
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4. Provide engineering services to the City, including investigations and
21 
surveys, engineering designs, feasibility studies and project
22 
management; and
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5. Perform other duties and functions and exercise other powers as
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provided for under the Local Government Code of 1991, as amended,
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and those that are prescribed by law or ordinance.
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SEC. 33. City Heaith Officer. - a) The City Health Officer must be a citizen of
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the Philippines, a resident of the Science City of Ubay, of good moral character, a
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licensed medical practitioner, and must have acquired experience in the practice of
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the profession for at ieast five (5) years immediately preceding the date of
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appointment.
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b) The City Health Officer shall receive compensation, emoluments and
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allowances as may be determined by law.
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c) The City Health Officer shall take charge of the City Health Services Office,
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and shall:
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1. Supervise the personnel and staff of the said office, formulate program
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implementation guidelines and rules and regulations for the operation of
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the said office for the approval of the City Mayor in order to assist the
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Mayor in the efficient, effective and economical implementation of health
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service programs geared to implement health-related projects and
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activities;
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2. Formulate measures for the consideration of the Sangguniang
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Panlungsod and provide technical assistance and support to the City
13 
Mayor in carrying out activities to ensure the delivery of basic services
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and the provision of adequate facilities relative to health services as
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provided for under Section 17 of the Local Government Code of 1991,
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as amended;
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3. Develop plans and strategies and, upon approval thereof by the City
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Mayor, implement the same, particularly those which have to do with
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the health programs and projects which the City Mayor is empowered to
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implement and which the Sangguniang Panlungsod is empowered to
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provide for under the Local Government Code of 1991, as amended;
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4. In addition to the foregoing duties and functions, the City Health Officer
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shall:
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(i) Formulate and implement policies, plans and projects to promote the
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health of the people in the City;
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(ii) Advise the City Mayor and the Sangguniang Panlungsod on matters
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pertaining to health;
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(Hi) Execute and enforce all laws, ordinances and regulations relating to
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public health;
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health board, the passage of ordinance as may be deemed necessary for
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(v) Recommend the prosecution of any violation of sanitary laws,
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ordinances or regulations;
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(vi) Direct the sanitary inspection of all business establishments, stores
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selling food items or providing accommodations such as hotels, motels,
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lodging houses, pension houses and the like, in accordance with the
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Sanitation Code of the Philippines;
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(vii) Conduct health information campaigns and render health
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intelligence services;
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(viii) Coordinate with other government agencies and nongovernment
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organizations involved in the promotion and deiivery of heaith services;
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and
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(ix) Be in the frontline of the delivery of health services, particularly
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during and in the aftermath of man-made and natural disasters or
14 
calamities; and
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5. Perform other duties and functions and exercise other powers as
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provided for under the Local Government Code of 1991, as amended,
17 
and those that are prescribed by law or ordinance.
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SEC. 34. City Civil Registrar. - a) The City Civil Registrar must be a citizen of
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the Philippines, a resident of the Science City of Ubay, of good moral character, a
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holder of a college degree obtained from a recognized college or university, a first-
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grade civil service eligible or its equivalent, and must have acquired experience in civil
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registry work for at least five (5) years immediately preceding the date of
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appointment.
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The appointment of a City Civil Registrar shall be mandatory.
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b) The City Civil Registrar shali receive compensation, emoluments and
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allowances as may be determined by law.
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c) The City Civil Registrar shall be responsible for the civil registration program
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in the Science City of Ubay, pursuant to the Civil Registry Law, the Civil Code and
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other pertinent laws, rules and regulations issued to implement them.
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d) The City Civil Registrar shall take charge of the Office of the City Civil
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1. Develop plans and strategies and, upon approval thereof by the City 
Mayor, implement the same, particularly those which have to do with 
the 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;
(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, 
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SEC. 35. City Administrator. - a) The City Administrator must be a citizen of
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the Phiiippines, a resident of the Science City of Ubay, of good morai character, a
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holder of a college degree preferably in public administration, law or in any other
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related course obtained from a recognized college or university, a first grade civil
5 
service eligible or its equivalent, and must have acquired experience in management
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and administrative work for at least five (5) years immediately preceding-the date of
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appointment.
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The appointment of a City Administrator shall be mandatory.
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b) The term of the City Administrator is coterminous with that of the appointing
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authority.
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c) The City Administrator shall receive compensation, emoluments and
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allowances as may be determined by law.
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d) The City Administrator shall take charge of the Office of the City
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Administrator, and shall:
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1. Develop plans and strategies and, upon approval thereof by the City
16 
Mayor, implement the same, particularly those which have to do with
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the management and administration-related programs and projects
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which the City Mayor is empowered to implement and which the
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Sangguniang Paniungsod \s empowered to provide for under the Local
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Government Code of 1991, as amended;
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2. Assist in the coordination of the work of all the officials of the local
22 
government unit, under the supervision, direction and control of the City
23 
Mayor, and for this purpose, convene the chiefs of offices and other
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officials of the local government unit;
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3. Establish and maintain a sound personnel program for the local
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government unit designed to promote career development and uphold
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the merit principle in the local government service;
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4. Conduct a continuing organizational development of the local
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government unit with the end in view of instituting effective
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5. Be in the frontline of the delivery of administrative support services,
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particularly those related to the situations during and in the aftermath of
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man-made and natural disasters or calamities;
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6. Recommend to the Sangguniang Panlungsod and advise the City Mayor
5 
on all matters relative to the management and administration of the City;
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and
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7. Perform other duties and functions and exercise other powers as
8 
provided for under the Local Government Code of 1991, as amended,
9 
and those that are prescribed by law or ordinance.
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SEC. 36. City Legal Officer. - a) The City Legal Officer must be a citizen of the
11 
Philippines, a resident of the Science City of Ubay, of good moral character, a member
12 
of the Philippine Bar, and must have practiced the profession for at least five (5) years
13 
immediately preceding the date of appointment.
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The appointment of a City Legal Officer shall be mandatory. The term of the
15 
City Legal Officer shall be coterminous with that of
16 
the appointing authority.
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b) The City Legal Officer shall receive compensation, emoluments and
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allowances as may be determined by law.
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c) The City Legal Officer as the Chief Legal Counsel of the City, shall take charge
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of the Office of the City Legal Service, and shall:
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1. Formulate measures for the consideration of the Sangguniang
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Panlungsod and provide legal assistance and support to the City Mayor
23 
in carrying out the delivery of basic services and the provision of
24 
adequate facilities;
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2. Develop plans and strategies and, upon approval thereof by the City
26 
Mayor, implement the same, particularly those which have to do with
27 
the programs and projects related to legal services which the City Mayor
28 
is empowered to implement and which the Sangguniang Panlungsod\s
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empowered to provide;
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3. Represent the local government unit in all civil actions and special
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proceedings wherein the local government unit or any official thereof, in
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where the Science City of Ubay is a party adverse to the provincial
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government or to another component city, a special legal officer maybe
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employed to represent the adverse party;
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4. When required by the City Mayor or Sanggunian, draft ordinances,
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contracts, bonds, leases and other instruments, involving any interest of
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the local government unit; and provide comments and recommendations
7 
on any instruments already drawn;
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5. Render the opinion in writing on any question of law when requested to
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do so by the City Mayor or Sanggunian]
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6. Investigate or cause to be investigated any local official or employee for
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administrative neglect or misconduct in office, and recommend
12 
appropriate action to the City Mayor or Sanggunian, as the case may be;
13 
7. Investigate or cause to be investigated any person, firm or corporation
14 
holding any franchise or exercising any privilege for failure to comply
15 
with any term or condition in the grant of such franchise or privilege,
16 
and recommend appropriate action to the City Mayor or Sanggunian, as
17 
the case may be;
18 
8. When directed by the City Mayor or Sanggunian, initiate and prosecute
19 
in the interest of the local government unit concerned any civil action on
20 
any bond, lease or other contract upon any breach or violation thereof;
21 
9. Review ordinances and submit recommendations on ordinances
22 
approved and executive orders issued by component units;
23 
10. Recommend measures to the Sangguniang Paniungsod av\6 advise the
24 
City Mayor on all matters related to upholding the rule of law;
25 
11. Be in the frontline of protecting human rights and prosecuting any
26 
violation thereof, particularly those which occur during and in the
27 
aftermath of man-made and natural disasters or calamities; and
28 
12. Perform other duties and functions and exercise other powers as
29 
provided for under the Local Government Code of 1991, as amended,
30 
and those that are prescribed by law or ordinance.
31 
SEC. 37. City Soda! Weifare and Development Officer. - a) The City Social
32 
Welfare and Development Officer must be a citizen of the Philippines, a resident of
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the Science City of Ubay, of good moral character, a duly licensed social worker or a
2 
holder of a college degree preferably in social work or in any other related course
3 
obtained from a recognized college or university, a first grade civil service eligible or
4 
its equivalent, and must have acquired experience in the practice of social work for at
5 
least five (5) years immediately preceding the date of appointment.
6 
The appointment of a City Social Welfare and Development Officer shall be
7 
mandatory.
8 
b) The City Social Welfare and Development Officer shall receive compensation,
9 
emoluments and allowances as may be determined by law.
10 
c) The City Social Welfare and Development Officer shall take charge of the
11 
Office of the City Social Welfare and Development Services, and shall:
12 
1. Formulate measures for the approval of the Sangguniang Panlungsod
13 
and provide technical assistance and support to the City Mayor in
14 
carrying out measures to ensure the delivery of basic services and the
15 
provision of adequate facilities relative to social welfare and development
16 
services;
17 
2. Develop plans and strategies and, upon approval thereof by the City
18 
Mayor, implement the same, particularly those which have to do with
19 
social welfare programs and projects which the City Mayor is empowered
20 
to implement and which the Sangguniang Panlungsod \s empowered to
21 
provide;
22 
3. Identify the basic needs of the needy, the disadvantaged and the
23 
impoverished, and develop and implement appropriate measures to
24 
alleviate their problems and improve their living conditions;
25 
4. Provide relief and appropriate crisis intervention for victims of abuse and
26 
exploitation and recommend appropriate measures to deter further
27 
abuse and exploitations;
28 
5. Assist the City Mayor, as the case may be, in implementing the barangay
29 
level program for the total development and protection of children up to
30 
six (6) years of age;
31 
6. Facilitate the implementation of welfare programs for the disabled,
32 
elderly and victims of drug addiction, the rehabilitation of prisoners and
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parolees, the prevention of juvenile delinquency and such other activities
2 
which would eliminate and minimize the ill effects of poverty;
3 
7. Initiate and support youth welfare programs that will enhance the role
4 
of the youth in nation building;
5 
8. Coordinate with government agencies and nongovernmental
6 
organizations which have for their purpose the promotion and the
7 
protection of all the needy, disadvantaged, underprivileged or
8 
impoverished groups or individuals, particularly those identified to be
9 
vulnerable and high risk to exploitation, abuse and neglect;
10 
9. Be in the frontline of the delivery of services particularly those which
11 
have to do with the immediate relief and assistance during and in the
12 
aftermath of man-made and natural disasters or calamities;
13 
10. Recommend to the Sangguniang Panlungsodadvise the City Mayor
14 
on all other matters related to social welfare and development services
15 
which will improve the livelihood and the living conditions of the
16 
inhabitants; and
17 
11. Perform such other duties and functions and exercise such other powers
18 
as provided for under the Local Government Code of 1991, as amended,
19 
and those that are prescribed by law or ordinance.
20 
SEC. 38. City Veterinarian. - a) The City Veterinarian must be a citizen of the
21 
Philippines, a resident of the Science City of Ubay, of good moral character, a licensed
22 
doctor of veterinary medicine, and must have practiced the profession for at least
23 
three (3) years immediately preceding the date of appointment.
24 
The appointment of a City Veterinarian shall be mandatory.
25 
b) The City Veterinarian shall receive compensation, emoluments and
26 
allowances as may be determined by law.
27 
c) The City Veterinarian shall take charge of the Office of the City Veterinary
28 
Services, and shall;
29 
1. Formulate measures for the consideration of the Sangguniang
30 
Paniungsod and provide technical assistance and support to the City
31 
Mayor in carrying out measures to ensure the delivery of basic services
32 
and the provision of adequate facilities;
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2. Develop plans and strategies and, upon approval thereof by the City
2 
Mayor, implement the same, particularly those which have to do with
3 
veterinary-related activities which the City Mayor is empowered to
4 
implement and which the Sangguniang Panlungsod is empowered to
5 
provide;
6 
3. Advise the City Mayor on all matters pertaining to the slaughter of
7 
animals for human consumption and the regulation of slaughterhouses;
8 
4. Regulate the keeping of domestic animals;
9 
5. Regulate and inspect poultry, milk and dairy products for public
10 
consumption;
11 
6. Enforce all laws for the prevention of cruelty to animals;
12 
7. Take the necessary measures to eradicate, prevent or cure all forms of
13 
animal diseases;
14 
8. Be in the frontline of the veterinary-related activities, including the
15 
outbreak of highly-contagious and deadly diseases, and in situations
16 
resulting in the depletion of animals for work and for human
17 
consumption, particularly those arising from and in the aftermath of
18 
man-made and natural disasters or calamities;
19 
9. Recommend to the Sangguniang Panlungsodar\6 advise the City Mayor
20 
on all other matters relative to the veterinary services which will increase
21 
the number and improve the quality of livestock, poultry and other
22 
domestic animals used for work or for human consumption; and
23 
10. Perform other duties and functions and exercise other powers as
24 
provided for under the Local Government Code of 1991, as amended,
25 
and those that are prescribed by law or ordinance.
26 
SEC. 39. City General Services Officer. - a) The City General Services Officer
27 
must be a citizen of the Philippines, a resident of the Science City of Ubay, of good
28 
moral character, a holder of a college degree in public administration, business
29 
administration or management obtained from a recognized college or university, a first
30 
grade civil service eligible or its equivalent, and must have acquired experience in
31 
general services, including the management of supply, property, solid waste disposal
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and general sanitation for at least five (5) years immediately preceding the date of
2 
appointment.
3 
The appointment of a City General Services Officer shall be mandatory.
4 
b) The City General Services Officer shall receive compensation, emoluments
5 
and allowances as may be determined by law.
6 
c) The City General Services Officer shall take charge of the Office of the City
7 
General Services, and shall:
8 
1. Formulate measures for the consideration of the Sangguniang
9 
Panlungsod and provide technical assistance and support to the City
10 
Mayor in carrying out measures to ensure the delivery of basic services
11 
and the provision of adequate facilities which require general services
12 
expertise in technical support services;
13 
2. Develop plans and strategies and, upon the approval thereof by the City
14 
Mayor, implement the same, particularly those which have to do with
15 
general services supportive of the welfare of the inhabitants of the City
16 
which the City Mayor is empowered to implement and which the
17 
Sangguniang Panlungsod\s empowered to provide;
18 
3. Take custody of and be accountable for all properties, real or personal,
19 
owned by the City and those granted to it in the form of donation,
20 
reparation, assistance and counterpart of joint projects;
21 
4. With the approval of the City Mayor, assign building or land space to
22 
local officials or other public officials, who by law are entitled to the
23 
space;
24 
5. Recommend to the City Mayor the reasonable rental rates for local
25 
government properties, whether real or personal, which will be leased to
26 
public or private entities by the local government;
27 
6. Recommend to the City Mayor the reasonable rental rates of private
28 
properties which may be leased for the official use of the local
29 
government units;
30 
7. Maintain and supervise janitorial, security, landscaping and other related
31 
services in all local government public buildings and other real property,
32 
whether owned or leased by the local government unit;
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8. Collate and disseminate information regarding prices, shipping and other
2 
costs of supplies and other items commonly used by the local
3 
government unit;
4 
9. Perform archival and record management with respect to records of
5 
offices and departments of the local government unit;
6 
10. Perform all other functions pertaining to supply and property
7 
management heretofore performed by the local government treasurer
8 
and enforce policies on records creation, maintenance and disposal;
9 
11. Be in the frontline of general services-related activities, including the
10 
possible and imminent destruction or damage to records, supplies,
11 
properties and structure and the orderly and sanitary cleaning up of
12 
waste materials or debris, particularly during and in the aftermath of
13 
man-made and natural disasters or calamities;
14 
12. Recommend to the Sangguniang Panlungsod ar\6 advise the City Mayor
15 
on all matters relative to general services; and
16 
13. Perform other duties and functions and exercise other powers as
17 
provided for under the Local Government Code of 1991, as amended,
18 
and those that are prescribed by law or ordinance.
19 
SEC. 40. City Environment and Natural Resources Officer. - a) The City
20 
Environment and Natural Resources Officer must be a citizen of the Philippines, a
21 
resident of the Science City of Ubay, of good moral character, a holder of a college
22 
degree preferably in environment, forestry, agriculture or in any other related course
23 
obtained from a recognized college or university, a first grade civil service eligible or
24 
its equivalent, and must have acquired experience in environment and natural
25 
resources management, conservation and utilization work for at least five (5) years
26 
immediately preceding the date of appointment.
27 
The appointment of a City Environment and Natural Resources Officer shall be
28 
optional.
29 
b) The City Environment and Natural Resources Officer shall receive
30 
compensation, emoluments and allowances as may be determined by law.
31 
c) The City Environment and Natural Resources Officer shall take charge of the
32 
Office of the City Environment and Natural Resources, and shall:
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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\s 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;
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 manmade and natural 
disasters or calamities;
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10. Recommend measures to the Sangguniang Panlungsod ar\6 advise the
2 
City Mayor on all matters relative to the protection, conservation,
3 
maximum utilization, application of appropriate technology and other
4 
matters related to the environment and natural resources; and
5 
11. Perform other duties and functions and exercise other powers as
6 
provided for under the Local Government Code of 1991, as amended,
7 
and those, that are prescribed by law or ordinance.
8 
SEC. 41. City Architect. - a) The City Architect must be a citizen of the
9 
Philippines, a resident of the Science City of Ubay, of good moral character, a duly
10 
licensed architect, and must have practiced the profession for at least five (5) years
11 
immediately preceding the date of appointment.
12 
The appointment of a City Architect shall be optional.
13 
b) The City Architect shall receive compensation, emoluments and allowances
14 
as may be determined by law.
15 
c) The City Architect shall take charge of the Office of the City Architectural
16 
Planning and Design, and shall:
17 
1. Formulate measures for the consideration of the Sangguniang
18 
Paniungsod and provide technical assistance and the City Mayor in
19 
carrying out measures to ensure the delivery of basic services and the
20 
provision of adequate facilities relative to architectural planning and
21 
design;
22 
2. Develop plans and strategies and, upon the approval thereof by the City
23 
Mayor, implement the same, particularly those which have to do with
24 
architectural planning and design programs and projects which the City
25 
Mayor is empowered to implement and which the Sangguniang
26 
Paniungsod is empowered to provide for under the Local Government
27 
Code of 1991, as amended;
28 
3. Prepare and recommend for consideration of the Sanggunian the
29 
architectural plan and design for the local government unit or a part
30 
thereof including the removal of slums and blighted areas, land
31 
reclamation activities, the greening of land and appropriate planning of
32 
marine and foreshore areas;
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4. Review and recommend for appropriate action of the Sanggunian or the
2 
City Mayor, as the case may be, the architectural plans and designs
3 
submitted by governmental and nongovernmental entities or individuais,
4 
particularly those for undeveloped, underdeveloped and poorly designed
5 
areas;
6 
5. Coordinate with government and nongovernment entities and individuais
7 
involved in the aesthetics and maximum utiiization of the land and water
8 
within the jurisdiction of the government unit, compatible with the
9 
environmental integrity and ecoiogical balance;
10 
6. Be in the frontline of the delivery of services involving architectural
11 
planning and design, particularly those related to the redesigning of
12 
spatial distribution of basic facilities and physical structures during and
13 
in the aftermath of man-made and natural disasters or calamities;
14 
7. Recommend to the Sangguniang Panlungsodan6 advise the City Mayor
15 
on all other matters relative to architectural planning and design as it
16 
relates to the total socioeconomic development of the City; and
17 
8. Perform other duties and functions and exercise other powers as
18 
provided for under the Local Government Code of 1991, as amended,
19 
and those that are prescribed by law or ordinance.
20 
SEC. 42. City Information Officer. - a) The City Information Officer must be a
21 
citizen of the Philippines, a resident of the Science City of Ubay, of good moral
22 
character, a holder of a college degree preferably in journalism, mass communication
23 
or in any related course obtained from a recognized coilege or university, a first grade
24 
civil service eligible or its equivalent, and must have acquired experience in writing
25 
articles and research papers, or writing for print, television or broadcast media for at
26 
Least three (3) years immediately preceding the date of appointment.
27 
The appointment of a City Information Officer shall be optional. The term of
28 
the City Information Officer is coterminous with the
29 
appointing authority.
30 
b) The City Information Officer shall receive compensation, emoluments and
31 
allowances as may be determined by law.
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c) The City Information Officer shall take charge of the Office of the City Public
2 
Information and Community Relations, and shall:
3 
1. Formulate measures for the consideration of the Sangguniang
4 
Panlungsod and provide technical assistance and support to the City
5 
Mayor in providing the information and research data required for the
6 
delivery of basic services and the provision of adequate facilities so that
7 
the public becomes aware of said services and may fully avail of the
8 
same;
9 
2. Develop plans and strategies and, upon the approval thereof by the City
10 
Mayor, implement the same, particularly those which have to do with
11 
public information and research data to support programs and projects
12 
which the City Mayor is empowered to 
implement and which the
13 
Sangguniang Panlungsod\s empowered to provide;
14 
3. Provide relevant, adequate and timely information to the local
15 
government unit and its residents;
16 
4. Furnish information and data on local government agencies or offices as
17 
may be required by law or ordinance;
18 
5. Maintain effective liaison with the various sectors of the community on
19 
matters and issues that affect the livelihood and the quality of life of the
20 
inhabitants and encourage support for programs of the local and national
21 
government;
22 
6. Be in the frontline in providing information during and in the aftermath
23 
of man-made and natural disasters or calamities, with special attention
24 
to the victims thereof, to help minimize injuries and casualties after the
25 
emergency, and to accelerate relief and 
rehabilitation;
26 
7. Recommend to the Sangguniang Panlungsod and advise the City Mayor
27 
on all other matters relative to public information and research data as
28 
it relates to the total socioeconomic development of the City; and
29 
8. Perform other duties and functions and exercise other powers as
30 
provided for under the Local Government Code of 1991, as amended,
31 
and those that are prescribed by law or ordinance.
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SEC. 43. City Cooperatives Officer. - a) The City Cooperatives Officer must be
2 
a citizen of the Philippines, a resident of the Science City of Ubay, of good moral
3 
character, a holder of a college degree preferably in business administration with
4 
special training on cooperatives or in any related course obtained from a recognized
5 
college or university, a first grade civil service eligible or its equivalent, and must have
6 
acquired experience in cooperatives organization and management for at least five
7 
(5) years immediately preceding the date of appointment.
8 
The appointment of a City Cooperatives Officer shall be optional,
9 
b) The City Cooperatives Officer shall receive compensation, emoluments and
10 
allowances as may be determined by law.
11 
c) The City Cooperatives Officer shall take charge of the City Development of
12 
Cooperatives Office, and shall:
13 
1. Formulate measures for the consideration of the Sangguniang
14 
Panlungsod and provide technical assistance and support to the City
15 
Mayor in carrying out measures to ensure the delivery of basic services
16 
and the provision of facilities through the development of cooperatives
17 
and in providing access to such services and facilities;
18 
2. Develop plans and strategies and, upon the approval thereof by the City
19 
Mayor, implement the same, particularly those which have to do with
20 
the integration of cooperatives principles and methods in programs and
21 
projects which the City Mayor is empowered to implement and which the
22 
Sangguniang Panlungsod\s empowered to provide;
23 
3. Assist in the organization of cooperatives;
24 
4. Provide technical and other forms of assistance to existing cooperatives
25 
to enhance their viability as an economic enterprise and 
social
26 
organization;
27 
5. Assist cooperatives in establishing linkages with government agencies
28 
and nongovernmental organizations involved in the promotion and
29 
integration of the concept of cooperatives in the livelihood of the people
30 
and other community activities;
31 
6. Be in the frontline of cooperatives organization, rehabilitation or viability
32 
enhancement, particularly during and in the aftermath of man-made and
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natural disasters or calamities, to aid in their survival and, if necessary,
2 
subsequent rehabilitation;
3 
7. Recommend to the Sangguniang Panlungsod and advise the City Mayor
4 
on ali other matters relative to cooperatives deveiopment and viability
5 
enhancement which will improve the livelihood and the quality of life of
6 
the inhabitants; and
7 
8. Perform other duties and functions and exercise other powers as
8 
provided for under the Local Government Code of 1991, as amended,
9 
and those that are prescribed by law or ordinance.
10 
SEC. 44. City Population Officer. - a) The City Popuiation Officer must be a
11 
citizen of the Philippines, a resident of the Science City of Ubay, of good moral
12 
character, a holder of a college degree preferably with specialized training in
13 
population development obtained from a recognized college or university, a first grade
14 
civil service eligible or its equivalent, and must have acquired experience in the
15 
implementation of programs on population development or responsible parenthood
16 
for at least five (5) years immediately preceding the date of appointment.
17 
The appointment of a City Population Officer shall be optional.
18 
b) The City Population Officer shall receive compensation, emoluments and
19 
allowances as may be determined by law.
20 
c) The City Population Officer shall take charge of the City Population
21 
Development Office, and shall:
22 
1. Formulate measures for the consideration of the Sangguniang
23 
Panlungsod and provide technical assistance and support to the City
24 
Mayor in carrying out measures to ensure the delivery of basic services
25 
and the provision of adequate facilities relative to the integration of the
26 
population development principles and in providing access to said
27 
services and facilities;
28 
2. Develop plans and strategies and, upon the approval thereof by the City
29 
Mayor, implement the same, particularly those which have to do with
30 
the integration of population development principles and methods in
31 
programs and projects which the City Mayor is empowered to implement
32 
and which the Sangguniang Panlungsod\s empowered to provide;
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3. Assist the City Mayor in the implementation of the constitutional
2 
provisions relative to population development and the promotion of
3 
responsible parenthood;
4 
4. Establish and maintain an updated data bank for program operations,
5 
development planning and an educational program to ensure the
6 
people's participation in understanding of population development;
7 
5. Implement appropriate training programs responsive to the cultural
8 
heritage of the inhabitants; and
9 
6. Perform other duties and functions and exercise other powers as
10 
provided for under the Local Government Code of 1991, as amended,
11 
and those that are prescribed by law or ordinance.
12 
SEC. 45. City Agriculturist. - a) The City Agriculturist must be a citizen of the
13 
Philippines, a resident of the Science City of Ubay, of good moral character, a holder
14 
of a college degree preferably in agriculture or in any other related course obtained
15 
from a recognized college or university, a first grade civil service eligible or its
16 
equivalent, and must have practiced the profession in agriculture or acquired
17 
experience in a related field for at least five (5) years immediately preceding the date
18 
of appointment.
19 
The appointment of a City Agriculturist shall be optional.
20 
b) The City Agriculturist shall receive compensation, emoluments and
21 
allowances as may be determined by law.
22 
c) The City Agriculturist shall take charge of the Office of the City Agricultural
23 
Services, and shall:
24 
1. Formulate measures for the approval of the Sangguniang Paniungsod
25 
and provide technical assistance and support to the City Mayor in
26 
carrying out measures to ensure the delivery of basic services and the
27 
provision of adequate facilities relative to agricultural services;
28 
2. Develop plans and strategies and, upon the approval thereof by the City
29 
Mayor, implement the same, particularly those which have to do with
30 
the agricultural programs and projects which the City Mayor is
31 
empowered to implement and which the Sangguniang Paniungsod is
32 
empowered to provide;
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3. In addition to the foregoing duties and functions, the City Agriculturist,
2 
shall:
3 
(i) Ensure that maximum assistance and access to resources in the
4 
production, processing and marketing of agricultural, aquacultural and
5 
marine products are extended to farmers, fishermen and local
6 
entrepreneurs;
7 
(ii) Conduct or cause to be conducted location-specific 
agricultural
8 
researches and assist in making available the appropriate technology
9 
arising out of and disseminating information on basic research on crops,
10 
prevention and control of plant diseases and pests, and other agricultural
11 
matters which will maximize productivity;
12 
(iii) Assist the City Mayor in the establishment and extension services of
13 
demonstration farms on aquaculture and marine products;
14 
(iv) Enforce rules and regulations relating to agriculture and aquaculture;
15 
and
16 
(v) Coordinate with government agencies and nongovernmental
17 
organizations, which promote agricultural productivity through -applied
18 
technology compatible with environmental integrity.
19 
4. Be in the frontline of the delivery of basic agricultural services,
20 
particularly those needed for the survival of the inhabitants during and
21 
in the aftermath of man-made and natural disasters or calamities;
22 
5. Recommend to the Sangguniang Panlungsod ar\6 advise the City Mayor
23 
on all other matters related to agriculture and aquaculture which will
24 
improve the livelihood and the living conditions of the inhabitants; and
25 
6. Perform other duties and functions and exercise other powers as
26 
provided for under the Local Government Code of 1991, as amended,
27 
and those that are prescribed by law or ordinance.
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ARTICLE VIII
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CITY FIRE STATION SERVICE, CITY JAIL SERVICE, CITY SCHOOLS
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DIVISION AND CITY PROSECUTION OFFICE
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SEC. 46. City Fire Station Service. - a) There shall be established in the City
32 
at least one (1) fire station with adequate personnel, fire-fighting facilities and
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equipment, subject to the standards, rules and regulations that may be promulgated
2 
by the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG). The City shall provide
3 
the necessary land or site of the station.
4 
b) The city fire station shall be headed by a City Fire 
Marshal whose
5 
qualifications shall be as those provided for under Republic Act No. 9263, as amended,
6 
otherwise known as the "Bureau of Fi.re Protection and Bureau of Jail Management
7 
and Penology Professionalization Act Of 2004."
8 
c) The city fire station shall be responsible for providing emergency services,
9 
such as the rescue and evacuation of injured people related to incidents and, in
10 
general, all fire prevention and suppression measures to secure the safety of life and
11 
property of the citizenry.
12 
SEC. 47. City Jail Service. - a) There shall be established and maintained in
13 
the City a secured, clean, adequately equipped and sanitary jail for the custody and
14 
safekeeping of prisoners, any fugitive from justice, or person detained awaiting
15 
investigation or trial and violent mentally ill person who endangers oneself or the
16 
safety of others, duly certified as such by the proper medical health officer, pending
17 
the transfer to a mental institution.
18 
b) The city jail service shall be headed by a City Jail 
Warden whose
19 
qualifications shall be as those provided for under Republic Act No. 9263, as amended,
20 
otherwise known as the "Bureau of Fire Protection and Bureau of Jail Management
21 
and Penology Professionalization Act of 2004." The city jail service shall assist in the
22 
immediate rehabilitation of individuals or detention prisoners. Great care must be
23 
exercised so that human rights of these prisoners are respected and protected, and
24 
their spiritual and physical well-being are properly and promptly attended to.
25 
SEC. 48. City Schools Division. - a) There shall be established and maintained
26 
by the Department of Education (DepEd), a city schools division of the Science City of
27 
Ubay whose area of jurisdiction will cover all the school districts within the City.
28 
b) The city schools division shall be headed by a City 
Schools Division
29 
Superintendent who must possess the necessary qualifications required by the DepEd.
30 
SEC. 49. City Prosecution Service. - a) There shall be established in the City,
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a city prosecution service to be headed by a City Prosecutor and such number of
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assistant city prosecutors, as may be necessary, who shall be organizationally part of
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the Department of Justice (DOJ), and under the supervision and control of the
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Secretary of Justice and whose qualifications, manner of appointment, rank, salary
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and benefits shall be governed by existing laws covering prosecutors in the DOJ.
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b) The City Prosecutor shall handle the criminal prosecution in the municipal
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trial courts in the City as well as in the regional trial courts for criminal cases originating
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in the territory of the City, and shall render to or for the City such services as are
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required by iaw, ordinance or regulation of the DOJ.
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The Secretary of Justice shall always ensure the adequacy and the quality of
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prosecution service in the City and, for this purpose, shall, in the absence, lack or
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insufficiency in number of assistant city prosecutors as provided hereinabove,
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designate from among the assistant provincial prosecutors a sufficient number to
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perform and discharge the functions of the City Prosecution Service as provided
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hereinabove.
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ARTICLE IX
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TRANSITORY AND FINAL PROVISIONS
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SEC. 50. Municipal Ordinances Existing at the Time of the Approval of this Act
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- All municipal ordinances of the Municipaiity of Ubay existing at the time of the
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approval of this Act shall continue to be in force within the Science City of Ubay until
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the Sangguniang Paniungsodsh^W declare otherwise.
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SEC. 51. Plebiscite. - The Science City of Ubay shall acquire corporate
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existence upon the ratification of its creation by a majority of the votes cast by the
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qualified voters in a plebiscite to be conducted in the present Municipality of Ubay
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within one hundred twenty (120) days from the approval of this Act. The Commission
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on Eiections (COMELEC) shall conduct and supervise such piebiscite. The expenses for
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the plebiscite shall be borne by the Municipality of Ubay.
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SEC. 52. Officials of the Science City of Ubay. -The present elective officials of
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the Municipality of Ubay shall continue to exercise their powers and functions until
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such time that a new election is held and the duly-elected officials shall have already
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qualified and assumed their offices. Appointive officials and employees of the
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municipality shall likewise continue exercising their functions and duties and they shall
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be automatically absorbed by the city government of the Science City of Ubay.
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SEC. 53. Succession clause. - The Science City of Ubay shall succeed to all the
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assets, properties, liabilities and obligations of the Municipality of Ubay.
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SEC. 54. Election Of Provincial Governor and Sanggunlang Panlalawigan
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Members of the Province ofBohoL - The qualified voters of the Science City of Ubay
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shall be qualified to vote and run for any elective position in the elections for provincial
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governor, provincial vice governor, Sangguniang Panlalawigan members and other
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elective officials for the Province of Bohol.
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SEC. 55. Jurisdiction of the Province of Bohol. - The Science City of Ubay shall,
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unless otherwise provided by law, continue to be under the jurisdiction of the Province
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of Bohol.
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SEC. 56. Suspension of Increase In Rates of Local Taxes. - No increase in the
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rates of local taxes shall be imposed by the City within the period of five (5) years
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from its acquisition of corporate existence.
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SEC. 57. Legislative District - Until otherwise provided by law, the Science
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City of Ubay shall continue to be a part of the Second Legislative District of the
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Province of Bohol.
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SEC. 58. Applicability of Laws. - The provisions of the Local Government Code
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of 1991, as amended, other laws pertaining to the Province of Bohol and such laws as
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are applicable shall govern the Science City of Ubay insofar as these are not
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inconsistent with the provisions of this Act.
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SEC. 59. Separability Clause. - If any part or provision of this Act is declared
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unconstitutional, the remainder of this Act or any affected thereby shall remain in
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force and effect.
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SEC. 60. Effectivlty Clause. - This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days from
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its publication in the Official Gazette or in at least two (2) newspapers of general
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circulation.
Approved,
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