MANILA, Philippines — The Senate Committee on Local Government approved on Thursday a bill seeking to revise the Charter of Baguio City, but subject to refinement of some provisions by a technical working group (TWG).
Senator Francis Tolentino, chair of the committee, said provisions on territorial boundaries, city officials, boards and councils, and ancestral lands are among the parts of the Senate Bill No. 2163 to be “fine-tuned” by the TWG.
“The committee would convene a technical working group to fine-tune some of the provisions the Chair just mentioned while we wait for position papers coming from DENR (Department of Environment and Natural Resources), NCIP (National Commiss…
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