Legislative caretaker of the province Benguet Eric Go Yap filed a House Bill No. 6367 seeking to convert the municipality of La Trinidad to a component city to be known as the City of La Trinidad.
Representative Eric Go Yap of Anti-Crime and Terrorism Community Involvement and Support (ACT-CIS) Partylist filed House Bill Nos. 6366 and 6367 Thursday afternoon. HB No. 6366 seeks to automatically convert the capital town of provinces without a component city within its territorial jurisdiction, into a component city.
According to the legislative caretaker of the province, the people of Benguet still have the final word on the cityhood of La Trinidad.
“Syempre, nasa ating mga kababayan sa Benguet pa rin ang desisyon kung gusto talaga nila maging lungsod ang La Trinidad. Meron pa rin naman tayong plebesito. Ating isinumite lang ang dalawang panukalang ito para bigyan sila ng pagpipilian, bigyan sila ng boses”, said Yap.
The solon remarked that if pushed through, this conversion will venture on the full economic potential of the Municipality of La Trinidad– as it will pave the way for more development and added services to the growing population. Moreover, it will provide the means to properly address issues and concerns of the provincial capital.
“Ang nais lang natin ay magkaroon ng mas mataas na budget para sa La Trinidad, na matutupad lamang pag ito ay naconvert bilang Lungsod. Kapag mas maraming budget, mas maraming proyekto at programa pa ang ating maipapaabot, hindi lang para sa mga taga-La Trinidad, pati na rin sa mga karatig-bayan.”
“Gusto natin makilala ang La Trinidad bilang La Trinidad City, at hindi lang bilang “katabi ng Baguio City.” We want a unique identity for La Trinidad, and for Benguet as a whole.”