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| Written by Jesus Llanto | |
| Monday, 19 November 2007 | |
 The new LGUs included five cities, two municipalities, and a barangay in Negros Occidental. Their creation was passed by Congress and approved in plebiscites during the third quarter of the year. Find out more about this and other issues concerning local government units by visiting the Local Government and Taxes page of Newsbreak’s democracy and governance project. Five municipalities were converted into component cities: Naga and Carcar in Cebu, Tayabas in Quezon province, Cabadbaran in Agusan del Norte, and Guihulngan in Negros Oriental. (With this, there are now two Naga cities in the country—in Cebu and Camarines Sur.)Naga’s conversion, by virtue of Republic Act 9491, was ratified by 95 percent of those who participated in a September plebiscite. The turnout, however, was only 32 percent. Carcar achieved cityhood after 87 percent of participating voters said yes to RA 9436 on July 1. Voter turnout was 28 percent. According to the Local Government Code of 1991, a municipality or cluster of barangays can be converted into a component city if it has an average annual income (based on 1991 constant prices) of at least P20 million for the last two consecutive years, and if it has either a territory measuring at least 100 square kilometers or a population not less than 150,000. The two new municipalities are Hadji Muhtamad in Basilan and Omar in Sulu. Hadji Muhtamad is composed of 10 barangays from the town of Lantawan. It was created by virtue of Muslim Mindanao Autonomy Act (MMAA) No. 200 and was ratified through a plebiscite on July 14. Omar is composed of eight barangays from the municipality of Luuk. It was created under MMAA No. 194 and was ratified through a plebiscite on August 25. Under the Code, a cluster of barangays can be converted into a municipality if it has an average annual income (based on 1991 constant prices) of at least P2.5 million for the last 2 consecutive years, a territory of at least 50 square meters, and a population of at least 25,000. Meanwhile, Barangay Rafaela Barrera was created in Sagay City, Negros Occidental. Sangguniang Panlalawigan Resolution 448 Series of 2007, which sought its creation, was ratified in a September plebiscite. The Code states that a barangay can be created if a territory has at least 2,000 inhabitants. (This is less than the minimum population requirement for barangays to be created in Metro Manila and highly urbanized cities, which is 5,000 inhabitants.) President Arroyo likewise converted two component cities into highly urbanized cities (HUCs). Presidential Proclamation Nos. 1264 and 1222 ordered the conversion to HUC of Puerto Princesa City in Palawan and Lapu-Lapu City in Cebu, respectively. As a result of the conversion, residents of these two cities will not be voting for provincial positions in the next elections. The upgraded status makes these two cities virtually autonomous from the provincial government. Data from the National Statistical Coordination Board show that as of September 2007, the Philippines had 17 regions, 81 provinces, 136 cities, 1,494 municipalities, and 41, 995 barangays. INTERACT WITH THIS ARTICLE                |
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