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Palace says bill amending Baguio City’s new charter 'inconsistent with law'
Palace says bill amending Baguio City’s new charter 'inconsistent with law'
A swan boat from Baguio City ferries around children near the Cagayan River in Anquiray in Amulung, Cagayan on November 20, 2020. Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News
A swan boat from Baguio City ferries around children near the Cagayan River in Anquiray in Amulung, Cagayan on November 20, 2020. Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN NewsMANILA — Malacañang on Monday defended President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr.’s decision to veto the proposed amended provisions of Baguio City’s new charter.
MANILA — Malacañang on Monday defended President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr.’s decision to veto the proposed amended provisions of Baguio City’s new charter.
Marcos rejected the proposed measure "as it is inconsistent with law and jurisprudence, and may endanger or prejudice the authority granted to the BCDA (Bases Conversion and Development Authority),” he said in a veto message read by Palace Press Officer Claire Castro in a Palace briefing.
Marcos rejected the proposed measure "as it is inconsistent with law and jurisprudence, and may endanger or prejudice the authority granted to the BCDA (Bases Conversion and Development Authority),” he said in a veto message read by Palace Press Officer Claire Castro in a Palace briefing.
She did not elaborate.
She did not elaborate.
House Bill 7406 sought to remove a controversial section of the revised Baguio City charter requiring the Benguet Provincial Board to review Baguio City ordinances.
House Bill 7406 sought to remove a controversial section of the revised Baguio City charter requiring the Benguet Provincial Board to review Baguio City ordinances.
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It proposed the exclusion of the Camp John Hay Management from the city’s Special Land Use Committee.
It proposed the exclusion of the Camp John Hay Management from the city’s Special Land Use Committee.
The measure also sought the repeal of a provision that expands the land area of the BCDA from 570 hectares to 625 hectares.
The measure also sought the repeal of a provision that expands the land area of the BCDA from 570 hectares to 625 hectares.
“Kinikilala po ng Pangulo ang karapatan at authority ng BCDA patungkol po dito. Kaya po na-veto po ang 'An Act Amending Sections 23 and 52 and Repealing Section 55 of the Republic Act No. 11689, Otherwise Known as the Revised Charter of the City of Baguio,'” she said.
“Kinikilala po ng Pangulo ang karapatan at authority ng BCDA patungkol po dito. Kaya po na-veto po ang 'An Act Amending Sections 23 and 52 and Repealing Section 55 of the Republic Act No. 11689, Otherwise Known as the Revised Charter of the City of Baguio,'” she said.
Malacañang has yet to provide reporters with a copy of the President’s veto message.
Malacañang has yet to provide reporters with a copy of the President’s veto message.
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