AN ACT CONVERTING THE MUNICIPALITY OF MABALACAT IN THE PROVINCE OF PAMPANGA INTO A COMPONENT CITY TO BE KNOWN AS MABALACAT CITY
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AN ACT CONVERTING THE MUNICIPALITY OF MABALACAT IN THE PROVINCE OF PAMPANGA INTO A COMPONENT CITY TO BE KNOWN AS MABALACAT CITY
Republic Act No. 10164
May 15, 2012
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Republic Act No. 10164: An Act Converting the Municipality of Mabalacat in the Province of Pampanga into a Component City to be Known as Mabalacat CityGeneral Provisions (Sections 1-6):
- Establishes Mabalacat City from the former Municipality of Mabalacat in Pampanga province.
- Defines the corporate powers, general powers, liability for damages, and jurisdiction of the city.
City Officials (Sections 7-9):
- Lists the officials of Mabalacat City, including the mayor, vice mayor, and department heads.
- Outlines the qualifications, terms, compensation, and duties of the mayor and vice mayor.
The Sangguniang Panlungsod (City Council) (Sections 10-21):
- Composition includes the vice mayor, regular members, sectoral representatives (Section 10).
- Powers and duties include approving ordinances, generating revenues, regulating activities, delivering basic services, and performing other functions (Section 11).
- Process of legislation, including rules of procedure, disclosure of interests, sessions, quorum, approval of ordinances, veto power, and review process (Sections 12-21).
Disqualification and Succession of Elective Officials (Sections 22-25):
- Lists grounds for disqualification from running for elective positions (Section 22).
- Outlines procedures for permanent vacancies in the offices of mayor, vice mayor, and Sangguniang Panlungsod members (Sections 23-24).
- Covers temporary vacancy in the office of the mayor (Section 25).
Appointive Officials (Sections 26-45):
- Outlines the qualifications, compensation, and duties of various appointive officials, including:
- Secretary to the Sangguniang Panlungsod (Section 26)
- City Treasurer (Section 27)
- City Assessor (Section 28)
- City Accountant (Section 29)
- City Budget Officer (Section 30)
- City Planning and Development Officer (Section 31)
- City Engineer (Section 32)
- City Health Officer (Section 33)
- City Civil Registrar (Section 34)
- City Administrator (Section 35)
- City Legal Officer (Section 36)
- City Social Welfare and Development Officer (Section 37)
- City Veterinarian (Section 38)
- City General Services Officer (Section 39)
- City Architect (Section 40)
- City Population Officer (Section 41)
- City Environment and Natural Resources Officer (Section 42)
- City Information Officer (Section 43)
- City Cooperatives Officer (Section 44)
- City Agriculturist (Section 45)
City Fire Station, Jail, Schools Division, and Prosecution Service (Sections 46-49):
- Establishes a city fire station with a fire marshal (Section 46).
- Establishes a city jail with a jail warden (Section 47).
- Establishes a city schools division under the Department of Education (Section 48).
- Establishes a city prosecution service under the Department of Justice (Section 49).
Transitory and Final Provisions (Sections 50-60):
- Existing municipal ordinances remain in force until amended (Section 50).
- Requires a plebiscite to ratify the city's creation within 30 days, conducted by the Commission on Elections (Section 51).
- Current officials continue until new elections, and employees are absorbed by the city government (Section 52).
- Mabalacat City succeeds to assets, properties, liabilities, and obligations of the former municipality (Section 53).
- Qualified voters can vote and run for provincial positions in Pampanga (Section 54).
- Mabalacat City remains under Pampanga's jurisdiction unless otherwise provided (Section 55).
- No increase in local tax rates for 5 years after acquiring corporate existence (Section 56).
- Mabalacat City remains part of the First Legislative District of Pampanga unless otherwise provided (Section 57).
- Applicability of the Local Government Code of 1991 and other laws (Section 58).
- Separability clause (Section 59).
- Effectivity clause (Section 60).
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AN ACT CONVERTING THE MUNICIPALITY OF MABALACAT IN THE PROVINCE OF PAMPANGA INTO A COMPONENT CITY TO BE KNOWN AS MABALACAT CITY
Republic Act No. 10164
•May 15, 2012
Republic of the PhilippinesCONGRESS OF THE PHILIPPINESMetro Manila
Fifteenth CongressSecond Regular Session
Begun and held in Metro Manila, on Monday, the twenty-fifth day of July, two thousand eleven.
REPUBLIC ACT NO. 10164 May 15, 2012
AN ACT CONVERTING THE MUNICIPALITY OF MABALACAT IN THE PROVINCE OF PAMPANGA INTO A COMPONENT CITY TO BE KNOWN AS MABALACAT CITY
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress assembled:
ARTICLE IGENERAL PROVISIONS
Section 1. Title. - This Act shall be known as the " Charter ofMabalacat City".
Section 2. MabalacatCity. - The Municipality ofMabalacat shall be converted into a component city to be known as Mabalacat City, hereinafter referred to as the City. The territorial jurisdiction of the City shall be within the present metes and bounds of the Municipality ofMabalacat, Province of Pampanga.
The foregoing' provision shall be without prejudice to the resolution by the appropriate agency or forum of any boundary dispute or case involving questions of territorial jurIsdiction between the Mabalacat City and the adjoining local government units....
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