'"By CHARTSSA M. rUCt-AIINZA thored by Deputy Speaker and An- yet it continues to be its capital and since 1975," he pointed out. tipolo City Rep. Roberto .Robbie'l holds its seat of government,J' Puno He'said his measu re proposed he House of Representatives Puno, was approved by the Lower said. to declare Antipolo City the rightful (while Pasigcityi^as has approved on second Chamber before Gongress adjourned one of the 29 capital of Rizal province du€ to its readingHouse Bill(Hs) zqqs on october 4 for a inonth-long municipalities included in Rizal when accessibility and locatidn; transferring the capital and break it was officially declared a province Under the meaiure, the present seat of government of Rizal province "It has already been r44 years in 1901, the said city has been under Provincial capitol located in the city from Pasig City to Antipolo City. since the City of Pasig ceased being the territorial and political r' The measure, principally au- part of the province of Ri7al, aFd jurisdictionof Metro Manila ofAntipolo shalt be deemed as the of- ficial Provincial Government center where all provincial gffices shall be established. The ProPosed Act shall take eff,ect r5 days after its publication in the Offi"iul cur"tt" ot in a newsPaPer of generalcirculadon. - ll was House Committee on Local covernment chaired try Tarlac Rep' Noel villanueva who endorsed the plenary apProval of the bill. The Villanueva panel Passed HB 2998 on Seprember 24, 2019.