SAN JOSE DE BUENAVISTA, April 30 -- The proposed "One City for Every Province Act" will bring into reality the long-time aspiration of this capital town of Antique to become a city and further boost its economic development.

"The House Bill (HB) 9122 has been filed so every province would have a city," said Antique Rep. Antonio Agapito Legarda, author of the bill, during the opening program of the "Tiringbanay Festival" (Coming Together) of San Jose de Buenavista on Monday.

In his message, he said that San Jose de Buenavista, being the capital town of Antique, would naturally become a city since the proposed law would remove some restrictions barring the conversion of capital towns.

Antique Gov. Rhodora J. Cadiao, in a separate intervi...