Published January 2, 2021, 2:42 PM
Residents of Agusan del Norte welcomed the recent passage by the House of Representatives of a bill that proposes to transform Butuan City into a single congressional district.
The House voted 220-0 last month against House Bill 7771 that will incorporate the municipality of Las Nieves to the second district which currently comprises of Cabadbaran City and the municipalities of Buenavista, Carmen, Jabonga, Kitcharao, Magallanes, Nasipit, Remedios Trinidad Romualdez, Santiago, and Tubay.
Currently, Butuan and Nieves comprise the first district represented in the chamber by Rep. Lawrence Fortun.
Rep. Ma. Angelica M. Amante-Matba represents the second district.
Fortun and Matba authored HB 4123 that underscored the need to create the lone district of Butuan.
Published January 2, 2021, 4:26 PM
The House of Representatives has moved to relax the rules in converting municipalities into cities.
Under a bill passed on third and final reading before it adjourned for the holidays last month, a municipality can become a city despite failing to meet the legal requirements on population and territorial area.
House Bill 8207 provides that a municipality or a cluster of barangay units needs only to reach an annual income of P250 million to qualify as a city.
Filed by Cavite Rep. Dahlia A. Loyola, HB 8207 drew strong support in the House, garnering 221 affirmative and zero negative votes when called on third and final reading last month.
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