“Bulakenyos turned down conversion of San Jose Del Monte, Bulacan into Highly

Urbanized City.”
By: Charie Abarca
Bulakenyos voted against the conversion of San Jose del Monte into a highly urbanized city,
said the Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Wednesday.
A document shared by Comelec to the media showed that 820,385 Bulakenyos voted “no” to
Proclamation No. 1057 in a plebiscite held in the province on October 30.

Meanwhile, 620,707 said they were in favor of the proposition. According to Comelec
chairperson George Garcia, the results of the plebiscite have been “announced” and
“proclaimed,” which means that the conversion of San Jose del Monte as a highly urbanized city
will not continue.

In 2020, former President Rodrigo Duterte issued Proclamation No. 1057, declaring San Jose
Del Monte as a highly-urbanized city subject to ratification in a plebiscite by qualified voters in
the city.The proclamation states that San Jose del Monte “has met the minimum requirements
prescribed under Section 452 of Republic Act No. 7160 for a city to be classified as highly
urbanized.

SJDM as Highly-Urbanized City

NO

YES

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Votes

1. What topic is presented in the text?

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2. How many voters answered yes? How many voters turned down the conversion?
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3. As a Bulakenyo youth, do you agree with the conversion of San Jose Del Monte, Bulacan as
Highlu-Urbanized City? Yes, or no? Justify your answer.
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4. How does the graph help you in acquiring the information given in the text?