The League of Cities of the Philippines

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The League of Cities of the Philippines - or more simply the League of Cities or LCP - is a formal

organization of all the cities in the Philippines. Presently, 122 cities are part of this organization.[1]

Statutory Basis

Its creation and purpose is mandated by Section 499 of the Republic Act 7160, otherwise knownas the Local Government Code of 1991, as amended, which states:

There shall be an organization of all cities to be known as the League of Cities for the primarypurpose of ventilating, articulating and crystallizing issues affecting city government

administration, and securing, through proper and legal means, solutions thereto.[2]

[edit] Mission

The league as the following mission statement[3]

:

1. To foster unity and cooperation among all cities in the country2. To promote the interest and welfare of its members3. To provide a cohesive force that embodies the sentiments and aspirations of its

members and advocates the principles, among others, of enhanced devolution anddecentralization, integrated development planning, coordination of basic services

between the national government and the cities as well as between cities, anddemocratization of participation, representation and resources in local governance

4. To serve as a forum of discussion and a feedback mechanism on policies affectingcity governments5. To collaborate with national and other local government agencies in attainingefficient and effective inter-government relations to provide development

programs that will enrich and upgrade the capabilities of city governments6. Develop and implement both as bodies of governance and development entities

[edit] Vision

Meanwhile, the league has the following vision statement:

An organization of cities united and committed to genuine and effective local autonomy and

development, with democratic access to all available resources.[3]

[edit] Representation

Each city is represented in the League by their city mayor.[2]

In case of his absence or incapacity,

the vice mayor or a sanggunian member of the city shall be its representative after being electedfor this purpose by its members.[2]


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[edit] Chapters

The League is organized into provincial and national chapters. Highly urbanized cities also formtheir own distinct chapter. Every chapter has the following set of officers:[2]

y Presidenty Vice Presidenty Board of directors

The board of directors has the power to create any other position needed to properly managetheir respective chapter.

[2]

A secretary-general is chosen from among the national league members and is tasked to manage

the daily activities of the national league.[2]

:

[edit] Powers, Functions, and DutiesSection 501 of the Local Government Code of 1991 outlines the following powers, functions andduties of the League:[2]:

y Assist the national government in the formulation and implementation of thepolicies, programs and projects affecting cities as a whole;

y Promote local autonomy at the city level;y Adopt measures for the promotion of the welfare of all cities and its officials and

employees;

y Encourage people's participation in local government administration in order topromote united and concerted action for the attainment of country-widedevelopment goals;

y Supplement the efforts of the national government in creating opportunities forgainful employment the cities;

y Give priority to programs designed for the total development of cities inconsonance with the policies, programs and projects of the national government;

y Serve as a forum for crystallizing and expressing ideas, seeking the necessaryassistance of the national government and providing the private sector avenues forcooperation in the promotion of the welfare of the cities; and

y Exercise such other powers and perform such other duties and functions as theleague may prescribe for the welfare of the cities.

[edit] Funding

The league is funded by contributions of its member local government units and/or by any fundraising activity that they organize.

[2]These funds shall be deposited to the treasurer as trust funds

and is subjected to pertinent accounting and auditing rules.[2]

Chapter funds are consideredseparated and distinct from National funds.

[2]


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y Intensified local collective actions to attain Millennium Development Goals (MDG) targets forsustainable human development, poverty reduction, food security, health and population

management, natural resource, and environment management.

y Provided support mechanisms to empower municipalities to be self-reliant.y Instituted effective mechanisms to ensure that municipalities are indispensable parties in

formulating executive and legislative policies.

y Adopted internationally accepted institutional mechanisms for organizational continuity in LMP.y Sufficiently strengthened the Mayor's Development Center to address capacity gaps in local governance

History

Mission and

National Executive Committee 2007-2010

National President

Mayor Ramon N. Guico, Jr.Binalonan, Pangasinan

VP for OperationsMayor Raul C. TupasBarotac Viejo, Iloilo

EVP for Internal Affairs

Mayor Melchor F. NacarioCalbiga, Samar

EVP for External Affairs

Mayor Reynaldo NavarroLaak, Compostela Valley

EVP for Special Concerns

Mayor Abdul Malik ManamparanNunungan, Lanao del Norte

Island Cluster President for Luzon

Mayor Winifredo B. OcoLabo, Camarines Norte

Island Cluster President for Visayas

Mayor Raymar A. Rebaldo


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Kalibo, Aklan

Island Cluster President for Mindanao

Mayor Ramon M. AbalosLambayong, Sultan Kudarat

National Treasurer

Mayor Dennis G. PinedaLubao, Pampanga

National Auditor

Mayor Enrique B. YapGlan, Sarangani

Business Manager

Mayor Eldwin M. AlibutdanIpil, Zamboanga Sibugay

PRO

Mayor Mary Joyce RoqueroValderrama, Antique

General Legal Counsel

Mayor Roque A. TiuTanauan, Leyte

Secretary General

Mayor Manuel M. Escalante IIIManapla, Negros Occidental

Deputy Secretary General

Asec. Gerardo V. Calderon

National Executive Committee 2010-2013

National President

Mayor Strike B. RevillaBacoor, Cavite


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VP for OperationsMayor Reynaldo B. NavarroLaak, Compostela Valley

EVP for Internal Affairs

Mayor Nelson G F. GarciaDumanjug, Cebu

EVP for External Affairs

Mayor Datu Ibrahim G. MangudadatuBuluan, Maguindanao

EVP for Special Concerns

Mayor James S. EddubaPasil, Kalinga

Island Cluster President for Luzon

Mayor Gerry R. JauncianDaraga, Albay

Island Cluster President for Visayas

Mayor Ramon S. Legaspi, Jr.Makato, Aklan

Island Cluster President for Mindanao

Mayor Loreto V. Cabaya, Jr.Aleosan, North Cotabato

National Treasurer

Mayor Victoria L. LimGasan, Marinduque

National Auditor

Mayor Franklin D. LimSantiago, Agusan Del Norte

Business Manager

Mayor Rosemarie L. ImboyLoay, Bohol

PRO

Mayor Rony L. MolinaSan Jose De Buenavista, Antique


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General Legal Counsel

Mayor Ramon A. OrfanelCatanauan, Quezon

Secretary General

Mayor Roel O. ParasMalalag, Davao Del Sur

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Partner The Nationalist People's Coalition or NPC is a Political party in the Philippines. For

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Philippines are of diverse ideologies and are plentiful in number The Philippines is divided intofrom the highest division to the lowest Provinces and independent citiesMunicipalities and This

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Filpino: rehiyon, ISO 3166-2PH) are administrative division that serve primarily to organize the81 The provinces of the Philippines are the primary administrative divisions of the Philippines. A

municipality ( bayan, sometimes munisipyo in Cebuano or used infrequently in Tagalog) is alocal government unit in the Philippines This article refers to a political administrative division

See Barangay Ginebra Kings for other uses Foreign relations of the Philippines is administeredby the Philippines President and the nation's Department of Foreign Affairs. Human rights in the

Philippines has been a subject of concern and controversy Information on politics by country isavailable for every Country, including both De jure and De facto independent Filipino is the

national and an Official language of the Philippines as designated in the 1987 PhilippineConstitution. Tagalog is one of the major languages used in the Philippines. The Philippines (

Filipino: Pilipinas, officially known as the Republic of the Philippines (fil ''Republika ng

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sometimes munisipyo in Cebuano or used infrequently in Tagalog) is a local government unit inthe Philippines Cities, like municipalities, are composed ofbarangays and are governed by

elective officials such as Mayor as Local Chief Executive, Vice-Mayor, and councilors as well asappointive officials heading the different local offices under them. This article refers to a

political administrative division See Barangay Ginebra Kings for other uses

A number of cities in the country act independently from any province and are self-governing asdecreed by Philippine Law through an Act of Congress. They are classified as highly-urbanized

cities. A significant number of these highly urbanized cities are inMetro Manila. The secondtype of cities are component cities, which are part of a province and are thus governed as part of

the latter. They do not have autonomy or representation in the Philippine Congress, as CharteredCities do. They depend on their provincial government for support and representation. Examples

are Tarlac City in Tarlac province, and Palayan City, inNueva Ecija province, and Pagadian Cityin Zamboanga del Surprovince. Tarlac City is a 2nd class city in the province headed by Mayor

Genaro "Aro" Mendoza of Tarlac, Philippines. For the city see Tarlac City. For the river seeTarlac River. Palayan City ( Ilokano: Ciudad ti Palayan; Kapampangan: Lakanbalen ning

Palayan/Siudad ning

Palayan; Filipino Nueva Ecija is a landlocked province of the

Philippineslocated in the Central Luzon region Pagadian City is a 1st class city in the province of

Zamboanga del Sur, Philippines. Zamboanga del Sur is a province of the Philippines located inthe Zamboanga Peninsula region in Mindanao. There are, however, some component cities that

are somewhat independent, like Ormoc City in Leyte. The City of Ormoc is a 1st class city in theprovince of Leyte, Philippines.

Quezon City, in Metro Manila is the most populous city in the Philippines with over 2,000,000

residents. Quezon City ( Filipino: Lungsod Quezon) is the former capital ( 1948 - 1976) and themost populousMetropolitanManila ( Filipino: Kalakhang Maynila, Kamaynilaan) or the

National Capital Region (NCR ( Filipino: Pambansang Davao City, is one of the largest cities inthe world in terms of land area, occupying more than 2,500 square kilometers. The City of

Davao ( Tagalog: Lungsod ng Dabaw; Cebuano: Dakbayan sa Dabaw) is the largest city on theisland of

There are two metropolitan areas in the Philippines. A metropolitan area is a large populationcenter consisting of a large Metropolis and its adjacent zone of influence or of more than one

closely adjoining neighboring centralMetro Manila is the largest conurbation or urbanagglomeration in the country. MetropolitanManila ( Filipino: Kalakhang Maynila, Kamaynilaan)

or the National Capital Region (NCR ( Filipino: Pambansang A conurbation is an Urban area orAgglomeration comprising a number of Cities, large Towns and larger urban areas that through

Population In the study of human settlements an agglomeration is an extended City or Town areacomprising the built-up area of a central place ( usually a Municipality It is composed of the city

ofManila plus 15 neighboring cities and a municipality. The City ofManila The second isMetroCebu in Cebu Province. FROM OLD INFOBOX map_file = Ph_locator_cebu_metro_cebupng |

100px | cities = 7 | municipalities = 6 | barangays = 349 | districts Cebu is one of the Provinces ofthe Philippines. It lies to the east of Negros Island; to the west of Leyte and to the southeast is

Bohol It is centered on Cebu City, the provincial capital plus 12 surrounding cities andmunicipalities. The City of Cebu ( Cebuano: Dakbayan sa Sugbo, Filipino: Lungsod ng Cebu) is

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Contents

y 1 Classificationo 1.1 City classificationo 1.2 Independent Citieso 1.3 Income classification

y 2 League of Cities of the Philippines (LCP)y 3 List of Cities

o 3.1 Largest citieso 3.2 Defunct/dissolved citieso 3.3 Rejected cityhoodo 3.4 Former names

y 4 Referencesy 5 See alsoy 6 External links

Classification

City classification

Prior to the enactment of the Local Government Code in 1991, all cities were considered

Chartered cities. Chartered cities are those that have been created by an Act of Congress andare run as an independent government with the Mayor as its Chief Executive, a Vice-Mayor, City

Council, one Congressional District and Representative per every 250,000 population count, aPolice force, a common seal, and the power to take, purchase, receive, hold, lease, convey, and

disposes of real and personal property for the general interests of the City, condemn privateproperty for public use (eminent domain), contract and be contracted with, sue and exercise allthe powers conferred to it by Congress.

The Local Government Code of 1991 reclassified all cities into one of three categories:

Highly Urbanized Cities - Cities with a minimum population of two hundred thousand

(200,000) inhabitants, as certified by the National Statistics Office, and with the latest annualincome of at least Fifty Million Pesos (P50,000,000. 00) based on 1991 constant prices, as

certified by the city treasurer. There are 32 highly urbanized cities in the Philippines.

Independent Component Cities - Cities whose charters prohibit their voters from voting forprovincial elective officials. Independent component cities shall be independent of the province.There are four (4) independent component cities in the Philippines.

Component Cities - Cities which do not meet the above requirements shall be considered

component cities of the province in which they are geographically located. If a component city islocated within the boundaries of two (2) or more provinces, such city shall be considered a


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component of the province of which it used to be a municipality. There are 100 componentcitites in the Philippines.

Definitions taken fromNational Statistical Coordination Board.

Independent Cities

All Philippine cities are chartered cities - they have their own charters (in the form of the

Acts/Commonwealth Acts/Republic Acts which created them) from which they derive theiradditional powers (powers that are not given to municipalities such as power to levy higher

taxes, the right to have own congressional district, etc. ). Highly-urbanized cities andindependent component cities are independent in the sense that once they are classified as such:

y They stop sharing their revenues with the province, andy their Sangguniang Panlungsod legislation becomes no longer subject to review and approval by

the Sangguniang Panlalawigan. Component cities are the opposite.

However, some independent cities still serve as the seat of government of the respective

provinces in which they are geographically located: Bacolod (Negros Occidental), Butuan(Agusan del Norte), Cagayan de Oro (Misamis Oriental), Cebu City (Cebu), Iloilo City (Iloilo),

Lucena (Quezon), Pasig (Rizal) and Puerto Princesa (Palawan). In such cases, the provincialgovernment takes care of the expenses of maintaining its properties such as provincial

government buildings and offices outside its jurisdiction by paying for the actual cost of runningthese facilities as well as providing the host city government with an annual amount (which the

province determines at its discretion) to aid in relieving incidental costs incurred to the city.

While all independent cities enjoy legal and fiscal autonomy from provinces, some have specific

charter provisions that enable the city's residents to vote for and/or run for elective positions(governor, vice-governor, provincial board members) in the provincial government.

y Independent cities whose residents are allowed to vote and run for provincial offices: Lucena,Mandaue

y Independent cities whose residents are allowed to only vote for provincial officials: Lapu-Lapu,Puerto Princesa

y Independent cities whose residents are allowed to only run for provincial offices: Dagupan,Iloilo, Naga (Camarines Sur)

Registered voters of the cities ofBacolod, Baguio, Butuan, Cebu, Cotabato, Davao, General

Santos, Olongapo, Ormoc, Santiago, Zamboanga, as well as all cities within Metro Manila arenot qualified to vote for provincial officials or be elected to any position in the provincial

government.

Prior to 1980, the eligibility of cities to vote for provincial officials was determined by theirrespective charters. With the enactment ofBatas Pambansa Bilang 51 on December 22, 1979, all

cities that were classified as belonging to the newly-introduced "highly urbanized city"distinction lost their eligibility to participate in provincial elections regardless of what their


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charters indicated. As a result, the cities ofBacolod, Butuan, Cebu, Iloilo and Olongapo becameineligible to vote for provincial officials. Exceptions to this rule are the cities which were

incorporated (chartered, i. e. given a charter) before 1980 but declared as highly urbanized after1987 (Lapu-Lapu, Lucena, Mandaue and Puerto Princesa), as Section 452 (c) of the Local

Government Code of 1991 (Republic Act 7160) guarantees this.

The representation of a city in the House of Representatives (or lack thereof) is not a criterion forits independence from a province, as Congress is for national legislation and is part of the

national government. While 21 independent cities have their own representive(s) in Congress (22in 2010 when Navotas gets its own seat) some still remain as part of the partial representation of

the province to which they belonged. Independent cities that do not vote for provincial officialsare excluded in Sangguniang Panlalawigan districts, and the allotment of SP members is adjusted

accordingly. For example, Agusan del Norte has eight SP members and 2 congressional districts.The seats of the SP are not distributed 4-4 between ADN's first and second congressional

districts because its first congressional district contains Butuan City, which does not vote forprovincial officials. The seats are distributed 1-7 to account for the small population of the first

SangguniangP

anlalawigan district (comprised only of Las Nieves) and the bulk of the province'spopulation being in the second district.

Despite Antipolo and San Jose delMonte having their own representatives in Congress, they are

still component cities of Rizal and Bulacan respectively.

Income classification

Cities are classified according to average annual income based on the previous 3 calendar years.

[1]

y1st class - P300 million or more

y 2nd class - P240 million or more but less than P 300 milliony 3rd class - P180 million or more but less than P240 milliony 4th class - P120 million or more but less than P180 milliony 5th class - P60 million or more but less than P120 milliony 6th class - Below P 60 million

League of Cities of the Philippines (LCP)

The League of Cities of the Philippines (LCP) is a non-profit organization and is not a

government agency. It has a membership of 117 cities and was founded in 1988. The

organization was formed to help coordinate efforts to improve governance and local autonomyand to tackle issues such as preserving the environment and improving public works.

List of Cities

For a full detailed sortable list, including population, area and density figures, please see List of

cities in the Philippines. There are 136 Cities in the Philippines as of September 5 2007


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As ofSeptember 5, 2007, there were 136 cities in the Philippines. Events 1590 - AlexanderFarnese 's army forces Henry IV of France to raise the siege ofParis. Year 2007 (MMVII) was a

Common year starting onMonday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.

Largest cities

The following is a list of the 10 largest cities in the country in terms of population, orderedaccording to their 2007 census population.

Rank City

Population

(2007

census)

Population Image Description

1. QuezonCity

2,679,450 [1]

This is the former

capital of the

country (1948-

1976); largest city

inMetroManila

and the

Philippines

2. Quezon City (

Filipino: Lungsod

Quezon) is the former

capital ( 1948 - 1976)

and the most

populous

Manila City 1,660,714 [1]

This is the Capital

of the country

(from 1571-1948

and 1976-

present). The City

ofManila

3.Caloocan

City1,378,856 [1]

This was called

"The Nice City"

4. The City of

Caloocan, ( Davao City 1,363,337[2]

This was called

"The Land ofPromise"


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5. The City of Davao (

Tagalog: Lungsod ng

Dabaw; Cebuano:

Dakbayan sa Dabaw) is

the largest city on the

island of

Cebu City 798,809 [3]

This was called

"The Queen City

of the South"

6. The City of Cebu (

Cebuano: Dakbayan sa

Sugbo, Filipino:

Lungsod ng Cebu) is

the capital of

Zamboanga

City774,407 [4]

This was called

"the City of

Flowers";

branded as Asia's

Latin City

7. Officially the City of

Zamboanga (

Chavacano de

Zamboanga / Spanish:

Ciudad de

Zamboanga)

Antipolo

City633,971 [3]

8. The City of Antipolo

( Filipino: Lungsod ng

Antipolo) is a 1st class

component city in the

province of Rizal

Pasig City 617,301 [3]

"One of the top

business districts

in the metropolis"

9. This article is for the

city for the river see

Pasig River. The City of

Pasig ( Filipino:

Lungsod ng Pasig) isone of the cities and

municipalities

Taguig City 613,343 [3]

This was called

"Home of the

Global City"


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10. Taguig (formerly

spelled as Tagig;

Filipino: Lungsod ng

Taguig) is a city in

MetroManila

Valenzuela

City568,928 [3]

This was called

"The Vibrant City"

Defunct/dissolved cities

y Dagu-cala City (1947) - President Roxas issued Executive Order No. 96 fixing the city limits ofDagupan to include the towns ofSan Fabian and Calasiao but the residents of Calasiao rejected

inclusion into the new city, causing controversy over the election that was held on Nov. The City

of Valenzuela San Fabian is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Pangasinan, Philippines.

Calasiao is a municipality in the province of Pangasinan, Philippines. 10, 1947. The Dagu-cala

dispute was brought before the Supreme Court of the Philippines which subsequently validated

the election and ruled that Dagupan became a city on June 20, 1947, when Roxas signed the

charter into law.y Legazpi City (1948-1954) - Legazpi's cityhood was approved on June 18, 1948. Under Republic

Act 306, Legazpi was to become a city after the President of the Philippines proclaimed its

cityhood. Comprising the present-day territories ofLegazpi City and Daraga, the city was

dissolved on June 8, 1954 when Legazpi and Daraga were made into separate municipalities. The

City of Legazpi ( Bikol: Ciudad nin Legazpi; Filipino: Lungsod ng Legazpi) is a first class city and

capital of the province Daraga is also another name for Albreda in The Gambia. Daraga is a 1st

class municipality in the province of Legazpi eventually became a city on its own on June 12,

1959.

y Basilan City (1948-1973) - formerly part of the city ofZamboanga until it was made a city on itsown in 1948. Officially the City of Zamboanga ( Chavacano de Zamboanga / Spanish: Ciudad de

Zamboanga) Converted to the province ofBasilan in 1973 by President FerdinandMarcos.

Basilan (Officially Province of Basilan; Fil - Lalawigan ng Basilan Span Ferdinand Emmanuel

EdralnMarcos ( September 11, 1917 &ndash September 28, 1989) was President of the

Philippines from 1965 to 1986

y Rajah Buayan City (1966) - under Republic Act 4413, the then-municipality of General Santos inwhat was then the unified province of Cotabato was to be formally converted into a city named

after Rajah Buayan (a former ruler inMindanao) on January 1, 1966, provided that majority of

qualified voters in the municipality vote in favor of cityhood in a plebiscite. In December 1965

the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) proclaimed the cityhood of Rajah Buayan, with 4,422

people voting for and 3,066 voting against. Functions of the Commission Under the Constitution

the Commission on Elections is independent of the Executive, Legislative and Judicial branches

of the Philippine However, two residents of the new city challenged this by arguing in the courts

that the number of people who voted in favor of cityhood did not form a majority in light of thefact that there were 15,727 voters in the city. The court issued an injunction on January 4, 1966

restraining city officers from performing any acts authorized by or pursuant to provisions in RA

4413. The Supreme Courtunanimously upheld this decision on October 29, 1966 and declared

that the city charter was not accepted by majority of voters, thus rendering RA4413 null and

void. The Supreme Court of the Philippines ( Filipino: Kataas-taasang Hukuman ng Pilipinas or

Korte Suprema) is the country's highest judicial court as well The municipality of General Santos


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would later be converted into a city under the same name in 1968. The City of General Santos

(abbreviated GSC or Gensan Filipino: Lungsod ng Heneral Santos, Cebuano

Rejected cityhood

Note: This section only lists attempts that reached the stage where a Republic Act was enacted for the purpose ofachieving cityhood.

y Batangas (1965) - A majority of the voters in the then-municipality of Batangas rejected cityhoodin a plebiscite conducted on the same day as the 1965 Philippine general elections, as mandated

by RA 4586. Batangas City ( Filipino: Lungsod ng Batangas) is a city in the province Presidential,

legislative and local elections were held on November 19, 1965 in the Philippines. The city would

have been named Laurel City in honor ofJose P. Laurel, the president of the Japanese-sponsored

Second Republic. Jos Paciano Laurel y Garca ( March 9, 1891 &ndash November 6, 1959) was

the president of the Japanese-Sponsored Republic of the Philippines The President of the

Philippines is the head of state and government of the Republic of the Philippines. For a topic

outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. The Second Philippine Republic, officially

Republic of the Philippines was the government of the Japanese-occupied Philippines during Themunicipality of Batangas would later be converted into a city under the same name in 1969.

Batangas City ( Filipino: Lungsod ng Batangas) is a city in the province

y Tarlac (1969) - The city charter of Tarlac (RA 5907) was approved on June 21, 1969. Tarlac City isa 2nd class city in the province headed by Mayor Genaro "Aro"Mendoza of Tarlac, Philippines.

Cityhood was rejected in a plebiscite held on November 11, 1969 by a majority the

municipality's voters. Tarlac would later become a city in 1998.

y Ilagan (1999) - Republic Act 8474, which converted Ilagan to a component city ofIsabela, wasapproved on February 2, 1998. Ilagan is a 1st-class municipality in the province of Isabela,

Philippines. Isabela is the second largest province of the Philippines next to Palawan. However,

majority of Ilagan's voters rejected cityhood in a plebiscite held onMarch 14, 1999.

yNovaliches (1999) - On February 23, 1998 the controversial City Charter of Novaliches (RA 8535)was approved, which sought to create a new city out of the 15 northern barangays ofQuezon

City. Quezon City ( Filipino: Lungsod Quezon) is the former capital ( 1948 - 1976) and the most

populous Quezon City ( Filipino: Lungsod Quezon) is the former capital ( 1948 - 1976) and the

most populous Historically a separate municipality, Novaliches was distributed between Quezon

City and northern Caloocan in 1948. The City of Caloocan, ( In a plebiscite held on October 23,

1999, majority of Quezon City's voting residents rejected the cityhood of Novaliches.

y Meycauayan (2001) - Cityhood was rejected by majority ofMeycauayan's voters in a plebiscitethat sought to ratify Republic Act 9021. The City ofMeycauayan orMeycauayan is a 2nd class

urban city in the province of Bulacan, Philippines.Meycauayan would become a city five years

later with the enactment of RA 9356 and its ratification through a plebiscite on December 10,

2006.

Former names

Note: This section only lists name changes made upon or since cityhood.

y Cagayan de Oro City - the municipality of Cagayan de Misamis was converted to the city ofCagayan de Oro in 1950 by virtue of R. The City of Cagayan de Oro (k-g'yn d r abbreviated

CDO CDOC or Cag A. 521.


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y Lapu-Lapu City - the municipality of Opon was converted to a city named after Lapu-Lapu, heroof the Battle ofMactan in 1961 by virtue of R. The City of Lapu-Lapu is a 1st class highly-

urbanized city in the province of Cebu, Philippines Lapu-Lapu is also the name of the Grouper

fish in the Philippines The Battle ofMactan was fought in the Philippines on April 27 1521 A.

3134.

y Marawi City - inaugurated as the City of Dansalan in 1950, renamed to Marawi on June 16, 1956by virtue of R. Marawi City popularly known as Islamic City ofMarawi is a 3rd class city in the

province of Lanao del Sur, Philippines A. 1552.

y Ozamiz City - the municipality ofMisamis was converted to a city named after Jos Ozmiz, thefirst governor ofMisamis Occidental, in 1948 by virtue of R. Ozamiz is a 2nd class city in the

province ofMisamis Occidental, Philippines. Political career He served asMisamis Occidental 's

first provincial governor then he also served as representative of the Lone District ofMisamis

OccidentalMisamis Occidental is a province of the Philippines located in the NorthernMindanao

region. A. 321.

y Pasay City - inaugurated as Rizal City in 1947, reverted to Pasay on June 7, 1950 by virtue of R.The City of Pasay ( Filipino: Lungsod ng Pasay) is one of the cities and municipalities that make

upMetro Manila in the A. 437.

y Roxas City - in 1951 the municipality of Capiz was converted to a city named after Manuel A.Roxas, the first president of the Third Philippine Republic and town native by virtue of R. Roxas

City is a second class city in the province of Capiz, Philippines. Manuel Acua Roxas ( January 1,

1892 &ndash April 15, 1948) was the first president of the independent A. 603.

References

1. ^abcNSO NCR Population Projections2. ^NSCB Region 11 Statwatch3. ^abcdeWorld Gazetteer4. ^NSO Region 9 Population Projections

See also

y List of cities and municipalities in the PhilippinesExternal links

y League of Cities of the Philippines (LCP)y Philippine Clean Cities Projecty CityMayors.com articley Location map of the largest cities (World Gazeteer) (somewhat inaccurate)

This is a list of cities and municipalities in the Philippines arranged by province and in alphabetical order

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