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MANILA, Philippines – President Rodrigo Duterte has proclaimed San José del Monte in Bulacán as a highly urbanized city, the representative of San José del Monte Florida Robes announced Saturday during the inauguration of the San José del Monte Convention Center in Barangay Sapang Palay.
“I am very honored to announce that President Rodrigo Duterte has declared our beloved city a highly urbanized city,” said Robes.
“We have waited for this for a long time and we will work harder to make ourselves truly worthy of this proclamation for the people of San José del Monte,” he added.
According to Robes, Duterte issued Proclamation No. 1057 declaring San José del Monte as a highly urbanized city “subject to ratification in a plebiscite by qualified voters in the city.”
Robes said the president could declare a highly urbanized city within 30 days after having reached a population of 200,000 or more, as certified by the Philippine Statistics Authority. You must also have an income of at least P50 million as certified by the city treasurer.
San José del Monte had achieved both ratings – as “verified and attested by the Philippine Statistics Authority and the Department of Finance – Local Government Finance Office, as Duterte noted in his proclamation.
Duterte issued the proclamation at the request of the city government by resolution.
“[I]It is a declared policy of the government to support the initiatives of local governments to achieve their maximum development as self-sufficient communities and to make them effective partners in achieving national goals, ”said the President in the proclamation.
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