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| Opponents for its ratification were incumbent Governor Raul R. Lee and his wife, Sally A. Lee who became its first contested City Mayor. | Opponents for its ratification were incumbent Governor Raul R. Lee and his wife, Sally A. Lee who became its first contested City Mayor. | ||
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| ] is already considered as one of the most competetive cities around the region based on its present economic status that is rapidly growing. LCC mall Inc. that is originally located in ] and ] has already opened its newest branch in ] which gives ] the chance to witness an all new latest and modernized shopping experience. | |||
| There are rumors saying that the ] (owner of ]) had expressed its interest in putting up its branch here in Sorsogon City. But still, this statement is baseless and still in state of inconsistency. | |||
| ] is teh central business district of the province. It has a lot of banks. It host most of the banks around the province namely ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], and ] that will open very soon. | |||
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Template:Infobox Philippine city Sorsogon City is a 4th class city in the province of Sorsogon, Philippines. It is the capital city of Sorsogon. It was formed by merging the former towns of Bacon and Sorsogon in 2000.
According to the 2000 census, it has a population of 134,678 people in 26,047 households.
Barangays
Sorsogon City is politically subdivided into 64 barangays.
36 barangays were in the former municipality of Sorsogon:
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28 barangays were in the former municipality of Bacon:
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History
Sorsogon City was created by virtue of Republic Act 8806 which was enacted on August 16, 2000 and ratified in December 2000.
Prominent politicians of the locality behind its creation were incumbent Sorsogon 1st District Representative Francis Escudero and former Bacon Municipal Mayor Leovic R. Dioneda. Former Bacon Vice-Mayor Aurelio Destacamento, joined by former Sorsogon councilors Antonio C. Detera, Azel Diesta and Telo Mella fought before the two local legislative chambers, for the approval of appropriation ordinances providing budget for the holding of its plebiscite.
Prior to its ratification, a petition to declare RA 8806 null and void was filed by lawyer Atty. Gil Gojol. Because Bacon municipality was enjoined as one of the respondents in said petition, a young practising lawyer from Buenavista, Bacon District, in the name of Atty. Glenn Olbes, defended its constitutionality. The legal battle for its constitutionality was upheld later on by a majority decision of the Sorsoguenos who desire for the development of the newly created local government unit.
Opponents for its ratification were incumbent Governor Raul R. Lee and his wife, Sally A. Lee who became its first contested City Mayor.
Commerce,Economy and Banking
Sorsogon City is already considered as one of the most competetive cities around the region based on its present economic status that is rapidly growing. LCC mall Inc. that is originally located in Legazpi City and Naga City has already opened its newest branch in Sorsogon City which gives Sorsogueños the chance to witness an all new latest and modernized shopping experience. There are rumors saying that the SM Prime holdings (owner of SM Supermalls) had expressed its interest in putting up its branch here in Sorsogon City. But still, this statement is baseless and still in state of inconsistency. Sorsogon City is teh central business district of the province. It has a lot of banks. It host most of the banks around the province namely Lanbank of the Philippines, ], Allied Bank, Equitable PCI Bank, Bank of the Philippine Islands, Development Bank of the Philippines, Philippine National Bank, Camalig Bank, and Banco de Oro Universal bank that will open very soon.
External links
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