Baguio City Mayor Benjamin Magalong says he 'finally realized' that the city charter revised a year ago is deficient.
BAGUIO CITY, Philippines – Baguio Mayor Benjamin Magalong admitted during a public forum Tuesday, February 28, he has joined the call for a review of the revised Baguio City charter, agreeing with some sectors that described it as “problematic.”. So we need to revisit our city charter. I can see that there are still infirmities,” Magalong said.
Republic Act 11689, which revises and fine-tunes the charter of Baguio, was passed in the 18th Congress of the Philippines during the term of former president Rodrigo Duterte. Among the concerns were the ambiguity of the city’s borders because the new charter does not account for land disputes with neighboring municipalities; redirecting sales revenues to the national government instead of the City Treasurer’s Office ; the lack of support for the 19 conditions imposed by the city government in the master development plan of Camp John Hay required of the Bases Conversion Development Authority (BCDA; and the discrepancy between the borders of CJH in the Bases...
“We have one voice and are united when it comes to our claims. But the big question is, are we also ready to really take over all these properties and create livable communities through efficient urban planning?” the mayor added.
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