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List of Highly Urbanized Cities of the Philippines
The Philippines currently has 32 cities classified as highly-urbanized. In order to belong to the "elite" group of cities, certain requirements need to be met:
* Population of at least 200,000 * Minimum annual income of PhP100M
This is under the Local Government Code of 1991. The President of the Republic of the Philippines needs to declare a city as highly-urbanized which needs to be approved by the city residents in a plebiscite.
Once declared as a highly urbanized city, the city would have its own congressional district, aside from receiving a higher IRA (Internal Revenue Allotment)
Angeles City (Pampanga) Olongapo City (Zambales) Lucena City (Quezon) Iloilo City (Iloilo) Bacolod City (Negros Occidental) Cebu City (Cebu) Lapu-lapu City (Cebu) Mandaue City (Cebu) Zamboanga City (Zamboanga del Sur) Iligan City (Lanao del Norte) Cagayan de Oro City (Misamis Oriental) Davao City (Davao del Sur) General Santos City (South Cotabato) City of Manila (Metro Manila) Mandaluyong City (Metro Manila) Marikina City (Metro Manila) Pasig City (Metro Manila) Quezon City (Metro Manila) San Juan City (Metro Manila) Kalookan City (Caloocan) (Metro Manila) Malabon City (Metro Manila) Navotas City (Metro Manila) Valenzuela City (Metro Manila) Las Pinas City (Metro Manila) Makati City (Metro Manila) Muntinlupa City (Metro Manila) Paranaque City (Metro Manila) Pasay City (Metro Manila) Taguig City (Metro Manila) Baguio City (Benguet) Butuan City (Agusan del Norte) Puerto Princesa (Palawan) Tacloban City (Leyte) (Dec 2008)
In order to get travel information on these cities, please click the Labels on the navigation pane of this page where each city has it's own Category page.
You missed to visit Roxas City in Capiz. Dubbed as the Seafood Capital of the Philippines. You can find and taste the seafood "Angel's Wings (diwal)" the seafood that can be found only in CAPIZ.
Pan-ay town in Capiz - known the have the largest bell in the Philippines and the second largest catholic bell in Asia.
Caves in Pilar, Capiz.
Olotayan White sand beach in Roxas City.
And the ancestral house of Former President Manuel A. Roxas in Roxas City.
anonymous, afaik, roxas city is still a component city and not HUC. I've been there in Roxas but only stayed for a few hours. i came from Iloilo but i opted to drop by guimaras
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