a majority of the ballots cast. Tarlac became a city 29 years after, in 1998. Taguig (1998): Republic Act No. 8487, Taguig was supposed to be converted into a highly urbanized city but it was rejected due to lower income. More than six years later, the cityhood of Taguig was ratified with majority of the ballots cast votes in a plebiscite held on December 8, 2004. Ilagan (1999): Republic Act No. 8474, which converted Ilagan to a component city of Isabela, was approved on February 2, 1998. However, majority of votes cast in the plebiscite held on March 14, 1999, rejected cityhood. Ilagan finally became a city after majority of votes cast in the August 11, 2012, plebiscite approved the Republic Act No. 10169. Novaliches (1999): On February 23, 1998, the controversial City Charter of Novaliches (Republic Act No. 8535) was approved, which sought to create a new city out of the 15 northern barangays of Quezon City. Historically a separate town, Novaliches was distributed between Quezon City and northern Caloocan in 1948. In a plebiscite held on October 23, 1999, the majority of ballots cast (which included all voters of Quezon City and not just the 15 barangays) rejected the cityhood of Novaliches. Meycauayan (2001): Cityhood was rejected by majority of the votes cast in a plebiscite held on March 30, 2001, to ratify Republic Act No. 9021. Meycauayan became a city five years later with the enactment of Republic Act No. 9356 and its ratification through a plebiscite on December 10, 2006. Proposed cities under the 18th Congress Talavera, Nueva Ecija: House Bill No. 194 and Senate Bill No. 2040 Daraga, Albay: House Bill No. 1528 Balamban, Cebu: House Bill No. 1574 Alabel, Sarangani: House Bill No. 3494 Ubay, Bohol: House Bill No. 4854 Liloan, Cebu: House Bill No. 5031 and Senate Bill No. 2007 Echague, Isabela: House Bill No. 5970 and Senate Bill No. 2067 Naval, Biliran: House Bill No. 6230 Bataraza, Palawan: House Bill No. 6278 La Trinidad, Benguet: House Bill No. 6367 Polomolok, South Cotabato: House Bill No. 6432 Capas, Tarlac: House Bill No. 7861 Capas, Tarlac: House Bill No. 8219 Manolo Fortich, Bukidnon: House Bill No. 8283 and Senate Bill No. 2038 Solano, Nueva Vizcaya: House Bill No. 8727 Bayambang, Pangasinan: House Bill No. 8826 Malay, Aklan: House Bill No. 9282 Proposed cities under the 19th Congress Liloan, Cebu: House Bill No. 99 by