Aklan officials support Kalibo cityhood after SC decisionBY BOY RYAN B. ZABAL
(Akeanon) Mga opisyal sa Aklan, suportado ro pagiging siyudad it Kalibo / Bombo Radyo
KALIBO, Aklan – After the Supreme Court reversed its decision junking the conversion of 16 municipalities into cities, Aklan Rep. Florencio Miraflores is hopeful that the capital town of Aklan will soon achieved its cityhood status.
The High Court, in an en banc decision, granted last month the second motion for reconsideration filed by the municipalities declaring the cityhood laws valid and constitutional.
Miraflores, who is unopposed in the upcoming local elections, said he will pursue the cityhood of Kalibo in the 15th Congress, citing the 35-page decision of Associate Justice Presbitero Velasco.
The solon has filed House Bill No. 3065 seeking for the conversion of the municipality of Kalibo into a component city to be known as city of Kalibo in the 14th Congress.
Kalibo, a first-class municipality, is the commercial and trade center of the province. According to the 2007 census, the town has 67,700 population in 16 barangays and a land area of 5,075 hectares. Its strategic location, Miraflores said, contributes to Aklan’s rapid growth and development in the areas of infrastructure, agriculture, health and education.
“With this pending Kalibo cityhood, the local government unit will be entitled to receive an annual Internal Revenue Allotment (IRA) as much as P200-million once Kalibo becomes a city,” he added.
The High Court, in an en banc decision, granted last month the second motion for reconsideration filed by the municipalities declaring the cityhood laws valid and constitutional.
Miraflores, who is unopposed in the upcoming local elections, said he will pursue the cityhood of Kalibo in the 15th Congress, citing the 35-page decision of Associate Justice Presbitero Velasco.
The solon has filed House Bill No. 3065 seeking for the conversion of the municipality of Kalibo into a component city to be known as city of Kalibo in the 14th Congress.
Kalibo, a first-class municipality, is the commercial and trade center of the province. According to the 2007 census, the town has 67,700 population in 16 barangays and a land area of 5,075 hectares. Its strategic location, Miraflores said, contributes to Aklan’s rapid growth and development in the areas of infrastructure, agriculture, health and education.
“With this pending Kalibo cityhood, the local government unit will be entitled to receive an annual Internal Revenue Allotment (IRA) as much as P200-million once Kalibo becomes a city,” he added.
Mayor Raymar Rebaldo has envisioned this town "to be a city, center of agro-trade and industry and eco-tourism with empowered citizenry conscious of ecological soundness and social equality with people living in peace and harmony with one another."
Kalibo Senior Sangguniang Bayan member Mark Quimpo also welcomed the decision of the High Court, saying, he favors the proposal of Miraflores for Kalibo cityhood that could bring vital progress and services to their constituents.
Quimpo stressed, the IRA of Kalibo of P72-million a year they used to receive as first-class municipality would substantially increase when this town famous for its Ati-Atihan festival would become a city.
On November 18, 2008, the Court granted the petition of the League of Cities of the Philippines (LCP) seeking the annulment of the cityhood status of the 16 towns whose cityhood bills were passed by Congress during the 11th Congress.
The LCP said the 16 cities did not meet the minimum income requirement of P100 million for cityhood under Section 450 of the Local Government Code.
A municipality or cluster of barangays can be converted into a city if it has an average annual income of at least P20 million, a population of at least 150,000 inhabitants and a contiguous territory of at least 100 square kilometers, according to Section 450 of Republic Act No. 9009, which took effect on June 30, 2001.
It was amended in the 12th Congress by increasing the minimum income requirement for conversion of a municipality into a city from P20-million to P100-million.
The SC, however, stressed the cityhood laws of the 16 cities do not violate Section 10, Article X of the Constitution and the equal protection clause under Section 1, Article III of the Constitution.
Kalibo Senior Sangguniang Bayan member Mark Quimpo also welcomed the decision of the High Court, saying, he favors the proposal of Miraflores for Kalibo cityhood that could bring vital progress and services to their constituents.
Quimpo stressed, the IRA of Kalibo of P72-million a year they used to receive as first-class municipality would substantially increase when this town famous for its Ati-Atihan festival would become a city.
On November 18, 2008, the Court granted the petition of the League of Cities of the Philippines (LCP) seeking the annulment of the cityhood status of the 16 towns whose cityhood bills were passed by Congress during the 11th Congress.
The LCP said the 16 cities did not meet the minimum income requirement of P100 million for cityhood under Section 450 of the Local Government Code.
A municipality or cluster of barangays can be converted into a city if it has an average annual income of at least P20 million, a population of at least 150,000 inhabitants and a contiguous territory of at least 100 square kilometers, according to Section 450 of Republic Act No. 9009, which took effect on June 30, 2001.
It was amended in the 12th Congress by increasing the minimum income requirement for conversion of a municipality into a city from P20-million to P100-million.
The SC, however, stressed the cityhood laws of the 16 cities do not violate Section 10, Article X of the Constitution and the equal protection clause under Section 1, Article III of the Constitution.
yeah dapat lang..dapat nga matagal na yan eh.. Hi Mr. Zabal, may I have your contact details please? Thanks.
ReplyDeleteMABUHAY EON DAPAT RON. PILA EON KA MAYOR NAG AGI SA KALIBO AG PILA EON KA CONGRESSMAN RO NAG PINANGAKO KARON. MABUHAY EON DAPAT NAGING SIYUDAD RO KALIBO KONG MAY POLITICAL WILL EANG ATONG MGA LIDER. KAHUEOYA NA UNAHAN PA IT MGA BANWA NGA INDI DAPAT MAGING SIYUDAD HAY SIYUDAD EON MAKARON. TAN AWA ABI RO PASSI NGARON?. AG RO 16 MUNICIPALITIES NGARON ALL OVER THE PHILIPPINES NGA NAGING SIYUDAD DESPITE LACK OF REQUIREMENTS? KAEAYO TA RO KALIBO KARON GALING EANG ATONG MGA PULITIKO UWAT BINATBAT!!!!!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteHopefully the official name will be "City of Kalibo" instead of "Kalibo City" The former rhymes good to the ears.
ReplyDelete"City of Kalibo" is much much better than Kalibo City..its sucks... : )
ReplyDeleteBut for Anonymous- please don't blame our officials coz they are doing their jobs, yes it's given that they cannot compete to other officials around the country.. and if are saying that there is so many Congressmen and Governor's comes but never happen in their promises.. thats political lets just face it..
Politicians can promise anything in times they need our support but when they are already in their offices they will forget it..
All we need to do is to help our province don't blame anybody coz nobody is perfect..especially politicians...
Lets just support them when we think that they are right and condemned them if they are wrong..
dapat i persue na do cityhood it kalibo..we have this ninternational airport...soon roro port reclamation in andagao...we have gaisano city...may 2 brabches of jolibee, 2 goldilocks and other more...i hope by 2011 maging city na ang kalibo
ReplyDeleteuna galing ron. hin uno pa kaya. saud ko do progreso it aklan hay manami run. manami ta karun hay maging teamwork kita. political is like a game. sa mga politiko indi kamu magpromisa kung indi malang ninyo maubra. ipakita anay..
ReplyDeletego go nga aklan mahimong city.
Sangkiriti income it Kalibo para mangin City. Owa masyado it mga activities sa Kalibo para mag generate it income sa munisipyo. Look, alas sais it gabii, ro tawo ga-uli eon sa andang baeay,which means nga stop eon do commercial activities after 6pm...why is this happening? because owa man it agtonan do tawo sa Kalibo. Fact is, with this kind of situation, owa it naga risgo nga mga investors sa Kalibo...and na focus masyado sa boracay. May laye kita nga ginasunod para maging city ro kalibo, bisan ano pa ro duso it mga politiko ngaron kun owa man kapasa sa requirements under the law, hay indi man gihapon dun mag syudad. IIncrease anay do commercial activities sa Kalibo ag i stretch hasta it gabii para sige sige..how do we do this?don't ask me...dapat may manami mag market sa kalibo para magkaroon it investors.
ReplyDeleteSoon to become a component city in western Visayas island also known as Kalibo City proposed a new city by decree by the provincial government of Aklan.Thanks!
ReplyDeleteAti-Atihan the religious festival/fiesta was held every year in Aklan. Thanks!
ReplyDeleteIt's 2017, marami nang commercial establishment this year, I hope naachieved na ng Kalibo ang income requirement, and I think the population is also growing rapidly. The only problem is thae land area is quiet small.
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