IBA, Zambales — The municipal council of this capital town is pushing for its conversion into an independent component city and is asking Congress to waive the income requirement that has long prevented this initiative. The municipal council announced the cityhood resolution on July 30, nine days after it was adopted during its July 21 regular session. READ: Zambales town to host Central Luzon tourism convention It endorsed the filing of an omnibus bill that would convert provincial capital municipalities in provinces without component cities into independent component cities. Iba, the capital of Zambales, said it already performs many of […]...Keep on reading: Zambales capital seeks cityhood, eyes income rule waiver