HB 6177

House·17th Congress·Filed Aug 9, 2017

Income Requirements for the Creation of a Municipality, Cities and Province

An Act Rationalizing the Income Requirements for the Creation of a Municipality, the Declaration of Highly Urbanized Status in the Case of Component Cities and the Creation of a Province, Amending for the Purpose Sections 442(A), 452(A), 453 and 461(A), (B) and (C) of Republic Act No. 7160, as Amended, Otherwise Known as the 'local Government Code of 1991'

Authors · 5 Representatives

Subjects

Local Government Code (R.A.No. 7160)Municipality, CreationIncome Requirement (Cityhood, Creation of Municipality/Province)

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An Act Updating the Requirements for the Creation of Local Government Units, Amending for the Purpose Republic Act No. 7160, or the Local Government Code of 1991, as Amended
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HB 405· Filed Jun 30, 2025
An Act Amending Section 450 of Republic Act No. 7160, Otherwise Known as the Local Government Code, by Automatically Converting Capital Towns of Provinces Without Cities Classified Either Highly Urbanized Cities, Independent Component Cities, or Component Cities
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HB 7876· Filed Feb 18, 2026
An Act Converting the Capital Town of Provinces with Less Than Fifty Percent (50%) Dependency in National Tax Allotment into a Component City, Amending for the Purpose Section 450 of Republic Act No. 7160, Otherwise Known as the "Local Government Code of 1991," as Amended by Republic Act No. 9009, as Further Amended by Republic Act No. 11683
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HB 8736· Filed Mar 24, 2026
An Act Further Amending Section 450 of Republic Act No. 7160, as Amended by Republic Act No. 9009, to Include Income from Plantation-Based Industries and Large-Scale Agriculture in the Computation of Municipal Income for Purposes of Cityhood
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HB 7276· Filed Jan 26, 2026
An Act Amending Section 488 (A) of Republic Act No. 7160, "The Local Government Code of 1991�, to Mandate the Appointment of Population Officers in All Provinces, Cities, and Municipalities
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HBN-06177 · Sources: BetterGov Open Congress