Friday, April 25, 2008
San Simon aims for 1st-class town status
By Raymond C. Garcia
SAN SIMON -- This second-class municipality is gunning for a first-class status.
"If there will be a reclassification this year, I'm sure San Simon will be reclassified as a first-class municipality," Mayor Rodrigo Canlas said.
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If this happens, San Simon will join the towns of Mabalacat, Mexico, Lubao, Candaba, and Arayat, among others, which are already classified as first-class municipalities.
During the first term of Canlas in 2001, the town was classified as a fourth-class municipality. In his second term as mayor, the town's status was elevated to second-class, following the increase in its Internal Revenue Allotment (IRA) shares from the National Government. The number of investors and locators has also increased.
For more Philippine news, visit Sun.Star Cagayan de Oro. (April 25, 2008 issue)
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