AN ACT CONVERTING THE MUNICIPALITY OF BAYBAY IN THE PROVINCE OF LEYTE INTO A COMPONENT CITY TO BE KNOWN AS THE CITY OF BAYBAY
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AN ACT CONVERTING THE MUNICIPALITY OF BAYBAY IN THE PROVINCE OF LEYTE INTO A COMPONENT CITY TO BE KNOWN AS THE CITY OF BAYBAY
Republic Act No. 9389
March 15, 2007
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Title: Charter of the City of BaybayGeneral Provisions:
- Converts the Municipality of Baybay into the City of Baybay as a component city (Section 2)
- Defines the corporate powers of the City (Section 3)
- Outlines the general powers of the City, including levying taxes, managing properties, contracting loans, and providing basic services (Sections 4-6)
City Officials:
- Lists the elected and appointed officials of the City, including the City Mayor, Vice Mayor, Sangguniang Panlungsod members, and department heads (Section 7)
- Defines the powers, duties, and qualifications of the City Mayor (Section 8), City Vice Mayor (Section 9), and Sangguniang Panlungsod (Sections 10-11)
Legislative Process:
- Outlines the process for enacting ordinances, including approval by the City Mayor, veto power, and review by the Sangguniang Panlalawigan (Sections 12-21)
- Specifies the rules for sessions, quorum, and voting in the Sangguniang Panlungsod (Sections 14-16)
Succession of Officials:
- Establishes the rules for filling permanent vacancies in the offices of the City Mayor, Vice Mayor, and Sangguniang Panlungsod members (Sections 22-23)
- Outlines the procedures for temporary vacancies in the office of the City Mayor (Section 24)
Appointive Officials:
- Defines the qualifications, duties, and responsibilities of various appointive officials, including the City Administrator, Legal Officer, Department Heads, and other key positions (Sections 25-46)
City Services:
- Mandates the establishment of a City Fire Station Service (Section 47), City Jail Service (Section 48), City Schools Division (Section 49), and City Prosecution Service (Section 50)
Transitory and Final Provisions:
- Provides for the continuity of existing municipal ordinances until amended by the Sangguniang Panlungsod (Section 51)
- Requires a plebiscite to ratify the creation of the City, with expenses borne by the Municipality of Baybay (Section 52)
- Outlines the transition of officials and employees from the Municipality to the City (Section 53)
- Addresses the succession of assets, liabilities, and obligations from the Municipality to the City (Section 54)
- Maintains the City's participation in the election of provincial officials and its jurisdiction under the Province of Leyte (Sections 55-56)
- Suspends increases in local tax rates for five years after the City's creation (Section 57)
- Retains the City's inclusion in the Fifth Congressional District of Leyte (Section 58)
- Prohibits the licensing of new gambling establishments for three years (Section 59)
- Allows for the determination of boundary disputes with adjoining local government units (Section 60)
- Specifies the applicability of the Local Government Code and other laws to the City of Baybay (Section 61)
- Exempts the City from the income requirement under Republic Act No. 9009 (Section 62)
- Includes a separability clause and an effectivity clause (Sections 63-64)
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AN ACT CONVERTING THE MUNICIPALITY OF BAYBAY IN THE PROVINCE OF LEYTE INTO A COMPONENT CITY TO BE KNOWN AS THE CITY OF BAYBAY
Republic Act No. 9389
•March 15, 2007
Republic of the Philippines
Congress of the Philippines
Metro Manila
Thirteenth CongressThird Regular Session
Begun and held in Metro Manila, on Monday, the twenty-fourth day of July, two thousand six.
Republic Act No. 9389             March 15, 2007
AN ACT CONVERTING THE MUNICIPALITY OF BAYBAY IN THE PROVINCE OF LEYTE INTO A COMPONENT CITY TO BE KNOWN AS THE CITY OF BAYBAY
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress assembled:
ARTICLE I
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Section 1. Title. - This Act shall be known as the "Charter of the City of Baybay".
Section 2. The City of Baybay. - The Municipality of Baybay shall be converted into a component city to be known as the City of Baybay, hereinafter referred to as the City, which shall comprise the present territory of the Municipality of Baybay, Province of Leyte. The territorial jurisdiction of the City shall be within the present metes and bounds of the Municipality of Baybay.
The foregoing provision shall be without...
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