The Mindanao Examiner Regional Newspaper
Governor thumbs down proposal to split Cebu
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EBU - Governor Gwen Garcia has thumbed down a proposal to divide Cebu into two provinces and Cebuanos are also strongly opposing it.
Garcia said creating more congressional districts will be more beneficial to Cebuanos than breaking up the island. “The solution is not to break up this province. If we want a bigger share from the national coffers, we should add more congressional districts,” she said.
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I remain supportive of the dream (Adelino)
Sitoy in creating the Province of the process entails a thorough study of the pros and cons of such legislative
“At this point in time when still recovering from the effects of the pandemic and Typhoon of
aseparate province is not in our utmost priority but rather we must channel our focus to the rehabilitation of our city and the promotion
of our tourism industry.” have the the to
Sitoy was a former Cordova
Mayor and head of the Presidential
Legislative Liaison Office who died in April last year.
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Such if he entails of new directors and prosecutors. in a plebiscite, the governor said. is
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I am, and will always be against Sugbuak. that the people with me. That was elections when three congressmen wanted to break or dismember our province into four provinces. And in the 2007 elections silang
She added that the creation of national a provincial offices for all government agencies, and appointment of new provincial
Separating a local government, such as the town of Cordova, from of Cebu, would need for the entire province to participate either misquoted or nakalitan lang si Mayor mo-file ka’g bill nga mag-create og bag-ong probinsya, and in this case iapil ang
Cordova, first of all mangutana ta sa mga mayor sa tibuok Probinsya sa
Sugbo lakip na ang mayor sa Cordova kon mosugot ba siya nga maapil siya sa bag-ong probinsya; mosugot ba ang ubang mga mayor sa tibuok probinsya nga makuhaan og lungsod, makuhaan og population, duna nay epekto
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Sitoy nay tawag sa una - karon NTA or National
Tax Allocation,” Garcia explained. surfacing, was to look of Lapu-lapu as a highly urbanized city that separated it from the jurisdiction of the province of Cebu, proper procedure.
The rest never consulted lawyers, maybe was followed it if or in the it followed the of the province was participated will be good. declaration in a plebiscite during the process. The governor said she will ask her legal team to look into this. “I will ask my
It might enrich our knowledge about whether or not the proper procedure of
Lapu-lapu as a highly urbanized city,” Garcia said.
“But I understand that he has a subsequent statement that, that is not a priority. I hope that it will never become one because there are other more important geography as well things to focus on. Ang importante nga atong ma-preserve ang atong unity not just philosophically, not just politically, but physically as well, - as a people,” she added. (EEV, Cebu Examiner)