, ▁ 1 9 9 8 , ▁Republic ▁Act . ▁No . ▁ 8 5 3 5 ▁was ▁signed ▁by ▁President ▁F idel ▁Ram os . ▁The ▁Act ▁provided ▁for ▁the ▁creation ▁of ▁the ▁City ▁of ▁Nov al ich es ▁compr ising ▁the ▁ 1 5 ▁northern most ▁bar ang ays ▁of ▁Que zon ▁City . ▁However , ▁in ▁the ▁succeed ing ▁ple bis cite ▁on ▁October ▁ 2 3 , ▁ 1 9 9 9 , ▁an ▁over wh el ming ▁majority ▁of ▁Que zon ▁City ▁residents ▁rejected ▁the ▁se cess ion ▁of ▁Nov al ich es . ▁ ▁Que zon ▁City ▁is ▁the ▁first ▁local ▁government ▁in ▁the ▁Philippines ▁with ▁a ▁computer ized ▁real ▁estate ▁assess ment ▁and ▁payment ▁system . ▁The ▁city ▁government ▁developed ▁a ▁database ▁system ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁that ▁contains ▁around ▁ 4 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁property ▁units ▁with ▁cap ability ▁to ▁record ▁pay ments . ▁ ▁The ▁city ▁and ▁the ▁entire ▁metropol itan ▁Man ila ▁was ▁placed ▁under ▁community ▁quar antine ▁for ▁one ▁month ▁starting ▁March ▁ 1 5 , ▁ 2 0 2 0 ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁ 2 0 2 0 ▁coron av irus ▁pan demic . ▁ ▁Master ▁Pl ans ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 8 , ▁President ▁Que zon ▁made ▁a ▁decision ▁to ▁push ▁for ▁a ▁new ▁capital ▁city . ▁Man ila ▁was ▁getting ▁crow ded , ▁and ▁his ▁military ▁advis ors ▁( report edly ) ▁told ▁him ▁that ▁Man ila , ▁being ▁by ▁the ▁bay