President Rodrigo Duterte has signed into law a proposal to move the the capital and seat of government of Rizal province to Antipolo from Pasig City. He approved the measure, Republic Act 11475, on June 19, 2020. “The capital and seat of government of the Province of Rizal is hereby transferred from the City of Pasig, Metro Manila, to the City of Antipolo, Province of Riza,l” it read. “Upon the effectivity of this Act, the present Provincial Capitol located in the City of Antipolo, Province of Rizal, shall be deemed as the official Provincial Government Center where all the provincial offices shall be established,” the measure said. “This Act shall take effect 15 days after its publication in the Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation,” it added. Also on June 19, the President signed into law a proposal to create a barangay (village) to be known as Barangay H-2 in Dasmariñas, Cavite.
