Question & AnswerQ&A (Republic Act No. 981)
The City of Trece Martires in the Province of Cavite.
The territory shall not exceed one thousand hectares.
The Provincial Governor is the ex officio City Mayor; members of the provincial board serve as City Council members; the district engineer as city engineer; the provincial treasurer as city treasurer-assessor; the provincial fiscal as city fiscal; and the district health officer as city health officer.
The City Mayor has executive and administrative control over city offices, enforces laws and ordinances, safeguards city property, ensures tax collection, institutes judicial proceedings for city interests, supervises employees, submits an annual budget, grants or revokes licenses, manages emergencies, and other duties prescribed by law or ordinance.
It extends within the territorial limits of the city and over the drainage area of its water supply or within 100 meters of infrastructure related to its water service.
The President of the Philippines, with the consent of the Commission on Appointments.
City officers are prohibited from engaging in business transactions with the city that involve payments from city resources, purchasing city property, being surety for city contractors, or being surety on official bonds of city officers.
The City Council has powers including levying taxes, appropriating funds, fixing salaries, regulating various businesses and public services, enacting ordinances for sanitation, safety, public welfare, and regulating nuisances with penalties not exceeding a 200 peso fine or six months imprisonment.
The City Fiscal serves as the chief legal adviser, represents and prosecutes cases for the city, investigates violations of franchise conditions, conducts investigations into crimes and sudden deaths, drafts ordinances and contracts, and provides legal opinions.
An appeal lies from municipal court to the Court of First Instance if fines or imprisonment are imposed. The appeal must be filed within 15 days from judgment. The municipal judge transmits the records within five days. The appeal vacates the municipal court judgment and the case is tried de novo in the higher court.