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PROVINCE OF ISABELA
City of Cauayan
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Section 2. Nature and Scope. - This Code covers all general and special
administrative ordinances of the City Government of Cauayan, Isabela enacted over the
years, as well as provisions from Executive Orders of the City Mayor; Resolutions of the
Sangguniang Panlungsod that partake the nature of ordinance, provisions from Republic
Act 7160 otherwise known as the Local Government Code of 1991 and other issuances.
Section 3. Form and Style. - Provisions of this Code preserve the original text
and forms in which they were passed, while others have been rewritten in the process of
consolidation or simply for the sake of clarity and style.
Section 6. Other Codes. - Other codes which are bulky, may be published apart,
but the publications shall bear the number and the chapter assigned to by this
Ordinance.
Section 10. Conflict with Different Sections. - Should the conflict be within
the different sections, the provisions of the article which is last in the ordinance
sequence shall govern.
Section 11. Existing Offices. - All persons who, at the time this Code takes
effect, hold office are continued by this Code, continue to hold them according to their
tenure.
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effected by this Code, and all procedures thereafter taken shall conform to the provisions
of this Code in so far as possible. The chapter and section headings do not in any manner
affect the scope, meaning or intent of the provisions of this Code;
1. General Rules. – All words and phrases shall be construed and understood
according to the common and approved usage of the language, but technical
words and phrases and such others as may have acquired a peculiar and
appropriate meaning in the law shall be construed and understood according
to that peculiar and appropriate meaning.
2. Gender: Singular and Plural. - Every word in the Code importing the masculine
gender shall extend to and be applied to several persons or things; and every
word importing the plural number shall extend to and be applied to one
person or things as well as to several persons or things.
3. Person. – The word “Person” shall extend and be applied to natural and
juridical persons such as firms, corporations, or voluntary associations, unless
plainly inapplicable.
4. Tenses. – The use of any verb in the present tense shall include past and
future when applicable.
5. Shall have been. – The word “ shall have been” shall include past and future
cases.
7. Reasonable Time and Notice. – In all cases where any provision of this Code
shall require any act to be done in a reasonable time or notice shall mean
such time only as maybe necessary for the prompt performance of that duty,
or compliance with that notice.
GEAR - Symbolizes the Sixty five (65) Progressive Barangays of the City.
ROPE - Symbolizes the bond of unity among officials and city residents
that gives strength to the city.
BLUE SKY - Symbolizes hope and the existence of peace within the city.
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PALAY, CORN, TOBACCO - Represents the major crops and sources of income
of the Cauayeños.
BLUE WAVE - Represents the Cagayan River and all bodies of water which serve
as the fishing grounds and sources of marine life and irrigation for
the city’s fertile fields.
Section 16. LGU Mandate. - The City, consisting of more urbanized and
developed barangays, serves as a general-purpose government for the
coordination and delivery of basic, regular, and different services and
effective governance of the inhabitants within its territorial jurisdiction.
Section 17. Vision of the City. - The vision of the City shall be:
Section 19. Action. - The entire City firmly believes that in the attainment of the
ultimate goal to reach out to the majority of the people, it is imperative that we must:
Section 20. City Hymn. - The City Hymn which shall be sang during Monday Flag
Raising Ceremonies shall be the Cauayan Hymn with the following lyrics:
OH CAUAYAN
Composer: Fr. Jose Ingaran
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With mind and soul to serve thee and my God
I shall render my best at work however hard
When’er thy call resound be it night or day
What’er the weather be I must obey
Yes, Cauayan I vow to serve thee well
Thy sons and daughters all
Thy stars with me foretell
Shall march onward to the goals set for thee
I shall never falter to thy call to do duty.
Section 21. City Symbols. - The symbols of the City shall be:
Section 24. Other Events Celebrated Annually. - The City shall endeavor to
commemorate the following annually celebrated events embodied in presidential
issuances:
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National Children’s Month (Proclamation No. 267)
- every month of October
National Awareness Week for the Prevention of Child Sexual Abuse and
Exploitation (Presidential Proclamation No. 731)
- February each year
Protection and Gender-Fair Treatment of Girl Child Week (Proclamation No. 795)
– every 4th week of March
National Dengue Awareness Month – every month of June
Father’s Day Celebration - every 21st of June
Mother’s Day Celebration – every 12th of May
Grandparent’s Day – every 8th day of September
National Disaster Consciousness Week (Proclamation No. 296 dated August 4,
1998)
- every 1st week of July
National Disability Prevention and Rehabilitation Week (Proclamation No. 1870)
- every 3rd week of July
Nutrition Month Celebration – every month of July
Disaster Consciousness Week (Proclamation No. 296) – every 1 st week of July
National Crime Prevention Week (Presidential Proclamation No. 461 dated August
31, 1994)
- every 1st week of September
Family Week Celebration (Proclamation No. 60 dated September 28, 1992)
– every last week of September
Food Safety Awareness Week (Presidential Proclamation No. 160 dated August 16,
1999)
– every last week of October
Local Government Code Anniversary – October each year
Consumer Welfare Month (Proclamation No. 1098 dated September 26, 1997)
– October each year
Health Safety Consciousness Week (Presidential Proclamation No. 276 dated
October 15, 1993)
– October each year
National Day for Overcoming Poverty (Presidential Proclamation No. 269 signed
on October 4, 1993)
– Every 17th of October
National Statistics Month (Presidential Proclamation No. 647) – every month of
October
National Volunteer Month (Presidential Proclamation No. 55 dated December 5,
1998)
– December each year
Civil Service Month (Proclamation No. 1050 dated July 31, 1997)
- every month of September
Population and Development Week (Proclamation No. 76)
- Every 20-26th day of November
World Population Day (Proclamation No. 76)
- Every 11th of July
Free Civil Registration Month
- Every month of February
Cooperative Month
- Every October 16 to November 15
Araw ng Sangguniang Kabataan (Presidential Proclamation No. 99 dated 23, 1992
– Amended Proclamation. No. 56)
- Every 31st day of August
Linggo ng Kabataan
- Every 1st week of December
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CHAPTER III: DEFINITION OF TERMS
Section 25. Definition of Terms. - As used in this Code the following terms shall
be construed and understood as:
Annual Procurement Program - refers to the itemized list prepared by the city
mayor showing the kind, estimated quantity, estimated cost, description of supplies
together with the balance on hand, if any, required by the city for the ensuing fiscal year.
The annual procurement program shall essentially be based on the annual procurement
plan.
Beyond Economical Repair - refers to the condition of the supplies when the
cost of repairing becomes prohibitive and disadvantageous to the government or when
the cost to repair an item is over sixty per cent (60%) of the acquisition cost.
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Bidder’s Bond - is a bond in cash, certified or cashier’s check or surety required
of bidders before they can participate in any competitive bidding, to guarantee in good
faith the submission of their tenders and acceptance of all the terms and conditions
thereof.
Bilis Aksyon Partner - is the counterpart Action Officer of the Civil Service
Commission under the Mamamayan Muna Program in every agency pursuant to CSC MC
No, s. 1994.
Budget Document - refers to the instruments used by the local chief executive
to present a comprehensive financial plan to the Sanggunian concerned:
Capital Outlay - refers to appropriation for the purchase of goods and services,
the benefits of which extend beyond the fiscal year and which add to the assets of the
LGU concerned, including investments in public utilities such as public markets and
slaughter houses;
Care - refers to the proper use and maintenance of supplies or property; the act
of giving attention, interest and safety to supplies or property.
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Culpable Violation of the Constitution - a deliberate or willful, not
unintentional, violation of the fundamental law.
Defective Bid - is a bid which complies with the advertised descriptions and
specifications but not within the terms and conditions in the invitation to bid.
Disposal - refers to the act of parting with, alienation of, or giving up supplies or
property.
Emergency - refers to any event or occurrence wherein the need for supplies or
property has become exceptionally urgent or absolutely indispensable and only to
prevent imminent danger to, or loss of, life or property.
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Equipment - refers to all articles needed to outfit an individual or organization
which do not lose their identity when used or applied. The term refers to typewriters,
adding machines, computers, printers, vehicles, weapons and other similar items.
Expected Results - refer to services, products or benefits that will accrue to the
public, estimated in terms of performance, measures, or physical targets;
First Level Positions - shall include clerical, trades and crafts, and custodian
service which involve sub-professional work in a non-supervisory or supervisory capacity.
Fund - refers to a sum of money or other assets convertible to cash, set aside for
the purpose of carrying out specific activities or attaining certain objectives in
accordance with special regulations, restrictions, or limitations and constitutes an
independent fiscal and special regulations, restrictions, or limitations and constitute an
independent fiscal and accounting entity;
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Immediate Accountability - refers to the accountability of a person in
possession of or having custody of supplies or property.
Income - refers to all revenues and receipts collected or received forming the
gross accretions of funds of the LGU;
Lowest Complying and Reasonable Bid - refers to the proposal of one who
offers the lowest price, meets all the technical specifications and requirements of the
supplies or property desired and, as a dealer in the line of supplies involved, maintains a
regular establishment and has complied consistently with previous commitments.
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misconduct that affects the performance of duties as a public officer and not as a private
individual.
Negotiated Sale - refers to a sale without public bidding undertaken for the
purpose.
Non-complying Bid - is a bid which does not comply with the advertised
descriptions and specifications.
Obligations - refer to an amount committed to be paid by the LGU for any lawful
act made by an accountable officer for and in behalf of the LGU concerned;
Obsolete Property - is a property which has lost its efficiency either due to
technological advancement, change of procedure, reorganization of a department or
office, or completion of a project.
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Offense Involving Moral Turpitude - these are acts considered to be immoral
in itself. Most of these acts are those classified as “mala en se” (meaning “acts wrong in
themselves”) as contra distinguished from “mata prohibita” (meaning “acts which are
considered wrong because they are prohibited by law”).
Person - includes natural and juridical persons unless the context indicates
otherwise.
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Protest Bond - is a bond in cash, certified or cashier’s check, or surety required
of protestants against awards.
Real Property or Real Estate - refers to land and buildings and other
improvements which are more or less of permanent structure and substantially adhering
to the land with the intent of permanent annexation.
Receipts - refer to income realized from the operations and activities of the LGU
or are received by the LHU in the exercise of its corporate functions, consisting of
charges for services rendered, conveniences furnished, or the price of a commodity sold,
as well as loans, contributions or aids from other entities, except provisional advances for
budgetary purposes;
Receiving Any Gift - includes the act of accepting, directly or indirectly, a gift
from a person other than a member of his family or relative, even on the occasion of a
family celebration or national festivity like Christmas, if the value of the gift is either
nominal or significant, or the gift is given in anticipation of, or in exchange for, a favor.
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Regular Income - refers to the estimates of regular income for the budget year
as determined by the local finance committee.
Relatives - refer to any and all persons related to a public official or employee
within the fourth civil degree of consanguinity or affinity.
Repeat Order - is a form of negotiated purchase whereby an LGU the buys from
the same supplier, the same items at the same terms and conditions as the original
purchase within three (3) months therefrom.
Revenue - refers to income derived from the regular system of taxation enforced
under the authority of law or ordinance and as such, accrue more or less regularly every
year.
RIV - means Requisition and Issue Voucher used in the requisition of supplies or
property carried in stock.
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Superior Qualifications - shall mean outstanding relevant work
accomplishment, educational attainment and training appropriate for the position to be
filled. It shall include demonstration of exceptional job mastery and potential in major
areas of responsibility.
Terms and Conditions - refer to other requirements not affecting the technical
specifications and requirements of the supplies or property desired such as bonding,
terms of delivery and payment, and related preferences.
Winning Bidders - are bidders who have received awards of contract or orders.
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CHAPTER I : CITY GOVERNMENT EXECUTIVE OFFICES, FUNCTIONS
AND STAFF
1. Exercise general supervision and control over all programs, projects, services,
and activities of the City Government, and in this connection, shall:
a. Determine the guidelines of city policies and be responsible to the
Sangguniang Panlungsod for the program of government;
b. Direct the formulation of the city development plan, with the assistance of
the city development council, and upon approval thereof by the
Sangguniang Panlungsod, implement the same;
c. Present the program of government and propose policies and projects for
the consideration of the Sangguniang Panlungsod at the opening of the
regular session of the Sangguniang Panlungsodd every calendar year and
as often as may be deemed necessary as the general welfare of the
inhabitants and the needs of the city government may require;
d. Initiate and propose legislative measures to the Sangguniang Panlungsod
and as often as may be deemed necessary, provide such information and
data needed or requested by said sanggunian in the performance of its
legislative functions;
e. Appoint all officials and employees whose salaries and wages are wholly or
mainly paid out of city funds and whose appointments are not otherwise
provided for in this Code, as well as those he may be authorized by law to
appoint;
f. Represent the city in all its business transactions and sign in its behalf all
bonds, contracts, and obligations, and such other documents upon
authority of the Sanggunian Panlungsod or pursuant to law or ordinance;
g. Carry out such emergency measures as may be necessary during and in
the aftermath of man-made and natural disasters and calamities;
h. Determine the time, manner and place of payment of salaries or wages of
the officials and employees of the city, in accordance with law or
ordinance;
i. Allocate and assign office space to city and other officials and employees
who, by law or ordinance, are entitled to such space in the city hall and
other buildings owned or leased by the city government;
j. Ensure that all executive officials and employees of the city faithfully
discharge their duties and functions as provided by law and this Code, and
cause to be instituted administrative or judicial proceedings against any
official or employee of the city who may have committed an offense in the
performance of his official duties;
k. Examine the books, records and other documents of all offices, officials,
agents or employees of the city and, in aid of his executive powers and
authority, require all national officials and employees stationed in or
assigned to the city to make available to him such books, records, and
other documents in their custody, except those classified by law as
confidential;
l. Furnish copies of executive orders issued by him, to the provincial
governor, within seventy-two (72) hours after their issuance;
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m. Visit component barangays of the city at least once every six (6) months
to deepen his understanding of problems and conditions, listen and give
appropriate counsel to local officials and inhabitants, inform the
component barangay officials and inhabitants of general laws and
ordinances which especially concern them, and other wise conduct visits
and inspections to ensure that the governance of the city will improve the
quality of life of the inhabitants;
n. Act on leave applications of officials and employees appointed by him and
the commutation of the monetary value of their leave credits in
accordance with law;
o. Authorize official trips of city officials and employees outside of the city for
a period not exceeding thirty (30) days;
p. Call upon any national officials or employee stationed in or assigned to the
city to advise him on matters effecting the city and to make
recommendations thereon; coordinate with said officials and employee in
the formulation and implementation of plans, programs and projects; and,
when appropriate initiate an administrative or judicial action against a
national government official or employee who may have committed an
offense in the performance of his official duties while stationed in or
assigned to the city;
q. Authorize payment for medical care, necessary transportation,
subsistence, hospital or medical fees of the city officials and employees
who are injured while in the performance of their officials duties and
functions, subject to availability of funds;
r. Solemnize marriages, any provision of law to contrary notwithstanding;
(Article I, Section 444 par. XVIII, LGC 1991)
s. Conduct an Annual Palarong Panlungsod, which shall feature traditional
sports and disciplines included in national and international games, in
coordination with the Department of Education; and
t. Submit to the provincial governor, the following reports; an annual report
containing a summary of all matters pertinent to the management,
administration and development of the city and all information and date
relative to its political, social and economic conditions; and supplemental
reports when unexpected events and situations arise at any time during
the year, particularly when man-made or natural disasters or calamities
affect the general welfare of the city;
2. Enforce all laws and ordinances relative to the governance of the city and in
the exercise of the appropriate corporate powers as well as implement all
approved policies, provided programs, projects, services and activities of the
city and, in addition to the foregoing, shall:
a. Ensure that all acts of the city’s component barangays and of its
officials and employees are within the scope of their prescribed
powers, duties and functions,
b. Call conventions, conferences, seminars, or meetings of any elective
and appointive officials of the city, including provincial officials and
national officials and employees stationed in or assigned to the city, at
such time and place and on such subject as he may deem important
for the promotion of the general welfare of the local government unit
and its inhabitants;
c. Issue such executive orders for the faithful and appropriate
enforcement and execution of laws and ordinances;
d. Be entitled to carry the necessary firearm within his territorial
jurisdiction;
e. Act as the deputized representative of the National Police Commission,
formulate the peace and order plan of the city and upon its approval,
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implement the same; and such exercise general and operational
control and supervision over the local police forces in the city, in
accordance with R.A. No. 6975;
f. Call upon the appropriate law enforcement agencies to suppress
disorder, riot, lawless violence, rebellion or sedition, or to apprehend
violator of the law when public interest so requires and the city police
forces are inadequate to cope with the situation or the violators;
3. Initiate and maximize the generation of resources and revenues, and apply the
same to the implementation of development plans, program objectives and
priorities, particularly those resources and revenues programmed for agro-
industrial development and countryside growth and progress and, relative
thereto, shall:
a. Require each head of an office or department to prepare and submit an
estimate of appropriations for the ensuing calendar year, in
accordance with the budget preparation process as provided for in the
LGC:
b. Prepare and submit to the Sangguniang Panlungsod for approval the
executive and supplemental budgets of the city for the ensuing
calendar year in the manner provided for under Title Five, Book II of the
LGC;
c. Ensure that all taxes and other revenues of the city are collected, and
that city funds are applied to the payment of expenses and settlement
of obligations of the city, in accordance with law or ordinance;
d. Issue licenses and permit and suspend or revoke the same for any
violation of the conditions upon which said licenses or permits had
been issued, pursuant to law or ordinance;
e. Issue permits without need of approval therefor from any national
agency, for the holding of activities for any charitable or welfare
purpose, excluding prohibited games of chance or shows contrary to
law, public morals;
f. Require owners of illegally constructed houses, buildings or other
structures to obtain the necessary permit, subject to such fines and
penalties as may be imposed by law or ordinance, or to make
necessary changes in the construction of the same when said
construction violates any law or ordinance, or to order the demolition
or removal of said house, building or structure within the period
prescribed by law or ordinance;
g. Adopt adequate measure to safeguard and conserve land, mineral,
marine, forest and other resources of the city;
h. Provide efficient and effective property and supply management in the
city, and protect the funds, credits, rights and other properties of the
city; and
i. Institute or cause to be instituted administrative or judicial proceedings
for violation of ordinances in the collection of taxes, fees or charges,
and for the recovery of funds and property; and cause the city to be
defended against all suits to ensure that its interest, resources and
rights shall be adequately protected; and
4. Ensure the delivery of basic services and provision of adequate facilities as
provided for under Section 17 of the LGC and, in addition hereto, shall:
a. Ensure that the construction and repair of roads and high ways funded
by the national government shall be, as far as practicable, carried out
in a spatially contiguous manner and in coordination with the
construction and repair of the roads and bridges of the city;
b. Coordinate the implementation of technical services, including public
works and infrastructure programs, rendered by national offices; and
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c. Exercise such other powers and perform such other duties and
functions as may be prescribed by law or ordinance.
Section 27. Personnel Under the Office of the City Mayor. - In addition to the
City Mayor, the Office of the City Mayor shall be manned by the following personnel:
Confidential Staff:
Executive Assistant IV (1)
Executive Assistant III (1)
Executive Assistant II (3)
Executive Assistant I (1)
Driver II (2)
Driver (8)
Communications Equipment Operator II (2)
Mechanic III (1)
Administrative:
Administrative Officer IV (1)
Administrative Officer III (1)
Records Officer I (1)
Clerk IV (1)
Clerk II (2)
Photographer I (1)
Utility Worker I (2)
Nutrition Service:
Nutrition Officer II (1)
Cooperative Service:
Cooperative Specialist II (1)
Section 28. The City Administrator. - The Administrator shall take charge of the
city administrator’s office and shall:
1. Develop plans and strategies and upon approval thereof by the City Mayor,
implement the same particularly those which have to do with the
management and administration-related programs and projects which the city
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mayor is empowered to implement and which the Sanggunian is empowered
to provide;
2. In addition to the foregoing duties and functions, the city administrator shall:
a. Assist in the coordination of the work of all the officials in the city
under the supervision, direction, and control of the City Mayor, and for
this purpose, he may convene the chiefs of offices and other officials of
the city;
b. Establish and maintain a sound personnel program for the city
designed to promote career development and uphold the merit
principle in the local government service;
c. Conduct a continuing organizational development of the city with the
end in view of instituting effective administrative reforms;
3. Be in the frontline of the delivery of administrative support services,
particularly those related to the situations during and in the aftermath of man-
made and natural disaster and calamities;
4. Recommend to the Sanggunian Panlungsod and advise the City Mayor, on all
other matters relative to the management and administration of the city; and
5. Exercise such other powers and perform such other duties and functions as
may be prescribed by law or ordinance.
1. Advise the City Mayor, as the case maybe, the Sanggunian, and other local
government and national officials concerned regarding disposition of local
government funds and such other matters relative to public finance;
2. Take custody and exercise proper management of the funds of the Local
Government Unit;
3. Take charge of the disbursement of all local government funds and such other
funds the custody of which may be entrusted to him by law or other
competent authority:
4. Inspect private commercial and industrial establishments within the
jurisdiction of the local government unit in relation to the implementation of
tax ordinances, pursuant to the provisions under Book II of the LGC;
5. Maintain and update the tax information system of the local government unit;
6. Exercise such other powers and perform such other duties and functions as
may be prescribed by law or ordinance.
Section 30. Assistant City Treasurer. - The Assistant Treasurer shall assist the
treasurer and perform such duties as the latter may assign to him. He shall have
authority to administer oath concerning notices and notifications to those delinquent in
the payment of the real property tax and concerning official matters relating to the
accounts of the treasurer or otherwise arising in the offices of the treasurer and the
assessor.
Section 31. Personnel Under the Office of the City Treasurer. - To reinforce
the City Treasurer and Assistant City Treasurer, the following personnel shall be
appointed to man the Office of the City Treasurer:
Treasury Operations:
Local Treasury Operations Officer IV (1)
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Local Treasury Operations Officer III (1)
Local Treasury Operations Officer II (1)
Local Treasury Operations Officer I (1)
Local Treasury Operations Assistant (1)
Driver I (1)
Utility Worker I (1)
Cash Division:
Cashier I (1)
Disbursing Officer II (1)
1. Install and maintain an internal audit system in the local government unit;
2. Prepare and submit financial statements to the mayor, and the Sangguniang
Panlungsod;
3. Apprise the Sanggunian and other city government officials on the financial
condition and operations of the city;
4. Certify to the availability of budgetary allotment to which expenditures and
obligations may be properly charged;
5. Review supporting documents before preparation of vouchers to determine
completeness of requirements;
6. Prepare statements of cash advances, liquidation, salaries, allowances,
reimbursements and remittances pertaining to the city;
7. Prepare statement of journal vouchers and liquidation of the same and other
adjustments related thereto;
8. Post individual disbursement to the subsidiary ledger and index cards;
9. Maintain individual ledgers for officials and employees of the local government
unit pertaining to payrolls and deductions;
10. Record and post in index cards details of purchased furniture, fixtures, and
equipment, including disposal thereof, if any;
11. Account for all issued request for obligations and maintain and keep all
records and reports related thereto;
12. Prepare journals and the analysis of obligations and maintain and keep all
records and reports related thereto; and
13. Exercise such other powers and perform such other duties and functions as
may be provided by law or ordinance.
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Accountant shall submit to the City Mayor a certified statement, covering the income and
expenditures of the preceding fiscal year, the actual income and expenditures of the two
(2) quarters of the current year and the estimated income and expenditures for the last
two (2) quarters of the current year. All statements of income and expenditures referred
to in this Section, shall be jointly certified by the City Accountant.
Section 34. Personnel Under the Office of the City Accountant. - In addition
to the City Accountant the following shall man the Office of the City Accountant:
1. Ensure that all laws and policies governing the appraisal and assessment of
real properties for taxation purposes are properly executed;
2. Initiate, review, and recommend changes in policies and objectives, plans and
programs, techniques, procedures and practices in the valuation and
assessment of real properties for taxation purposes;
3. Establish a systematic method of real property assessment;
4. Install and maintain a real property identification and accounting system;
5. Prepare, install and maintain system of tax mapping, showing graphically all
properties subject to assessment and gather all data concerning the same;
6. Conduct frequent physical surveys to verify and determine whether real
properties within the city are properly listed in the assessment rolls;
7. Exercise the functions of appraisal and assessment primarily for taxation
purposes of all real properties in the city;
8. Prepare a schedule of the fair market value for the different classes of real
properties, in accordance with the provision of the LGC;
9. Issue, upon request of any interested party, certified copies of assessment
records of real property and all their records relative to its assessment, upon
payment of a service charges or fees to the City Treasurer;
10. Submit every semester a report of all assessments, as well as cancellations
and modifications of assessments, to the City Mayor and the Sangguniang
Panlungsod;
11. Attend personally or through an authorized representative, all sessions of the
City Board of Assessment Appeals whenever his assessment is the subject of
the appeal and present or submit any information or record in his possession
as may be required by the Board; and
12. Exercise such other powers and perform such other duties and functions as
may be prescribed by law or ordinance.
Section 36. Personnel under the Office of the City Assessor. - In addition to
the City Assessor, the following shall man the Office of the City Assessor:
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City Government Assistant Department Head I (Asst. City Assessor) (1)
Assessment/Appraisal Records:
Local Assessment Operations Officer II (1)
Local Assessment Operations Officer I (1)
Assessment Clerk I (4)
Utility Worker I (1)
Section 38. Personnel Under the City Budget Office. - In addition to the City
Budget Officer, the following shall man the City Budget Office:
City Government Assistant Department Head (Asst. City Budget Head) (1)
Budget Officer III (1)
Budget Officer I (1)
Budgeting Aide (1)
Utility Worker II (1)
Driver I (1)
Utility Worker I (1)
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Section 39. The City Planning and Development Coordinator. - The City
Planning and Development Coordinator shall take charge of the City Planning and
Development Office and shall:
Section 40. Personnel Under the City Planning and Development Office. -
In addition to the City Planning and Development Coordinator, the following shall man
the City Planning and Development Office.
Section 41. The City Health Officer. - The City Health Officer shall take charge
of the Office of Health Services and shall;
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2. Formulate measures for the consideration of the Sangguniang Panlungsod and
provide technical assistance and support to the City Mayor, carrying out
activities to ensure the delivery of basic services and provision of adequate
facilities relative to health services provided under Section 17 of the LGC;
3. Develop plans and strategies and upon approval by the City Mayor implement
the same, particularly those which have to do with health programs and
projects which the City Mayor, is empowered to implement and which the
Sanggunian is empowered to provide under the LGC;
4. In addition to the foregoing duties and functions, the city health officer shall:
a. Formulate and implement policies, plans, programs and projects to
promote the health of the people in the LGC;
b. Advise the City Mayor, and the Sangguniang Panlungsod on matters
pertaining to health;
c. Execute and enforce all laws, ordinances and regulations relating to
public health;
d. Recommend to the Sangguniang Panlungsod, through the City Health
Board, the passage of such ordinances as he may deem necessary for
the preservation of public health;
e. Recommend the prosecution of any violation of sanitary laws,
ordinances or regulations;
f. Direct the sanitary inspection of all business establishments selling
food items or providing accommodations such as hotels, motels
lodging houses, pension houses, and the like, in accordance with the
Sanitation Code; and
g. Conduct health information campaigns and render health intelligence
services; and
h. Coordinate with other government agencies and non-government
organizations involved in the promotion and delivery of health services;
5. Be in the frontline of the delivery of health services, particularly during and in
the aftermath of man-made and natural disasters and calamities; and
6. Exercise such other powers and perform such other duties and functions as
may be prescribed by law or ordinance.
Section 42. Personnel Under the City Health Office. - In addition to the City
Health Officer, the following personnel shall man the City Health Office
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Nurse II (1)
Medical Technologist I (1)
Midwife II (5)
Sanitary Inspector II (1)
Dental Aide (1)
Midwife I (6)
1. Develop plans and strategies and upon approval by the City Mayor, implement
the same, particularly those which have to do with civil registry programs and
projects which the City Mayor is empowered to implement and which the
Sangguniang Panlungsod is empowered to provide for under the LGC;
2. In addition to the foregoing duties and functions, the Civil Registrar shall:
a. Accept all registrable documents and judicial decrees affecting the civil
status of persons;
b. File, keep and preserve in a secure place the books required by law;
c. Transcribe and enter immediately upon receipt all registrable
documents and judicial decrees affecting the civil status of persons in
the appropriate civil registry books;
d. Transmit to the Office of the Civil Registrar-General, within the
prescribed period, duplicate copies of registered documents required
by law;
e. Issue certified transcripts or copies of any certificate or registered
documents upon payment of the prescribed fees to the City Treasurer;
f. Receive applications for the issuance of a marriage license and after
determining that the requirements and supporting certificates and
publication thereof for the prescribed permits have been complied
with, issue the license upon payment of the authorized fee to the City
Treasurer; and
g. Coordinate with the National Statistics Office in conducing educational
campaigns for vital registration and assist in the preparation of
demographic and other statistics for the city concerned;
3. In accordance to the provision of Republic Act 9048 amending Article 376 and
412 of the Civil Code of the Philippines correct or change clerical or
typographical errors or change of first name or nickname in the entry of Civil
Registry; and
4. Exercise such other powers and perform such other duties and functions as
may be prescribed by law or ordinance.
Section 44. Personnel Under the Office of the City Civil Registrar. - In
addition to the City Civil Registrar, the following shall man the Office of the City Civil
Registrar’s Office:
City Government Assistant Department Head I (Assistant City Civil Registrar) (1)
Registration Officer III (1)
Registration Officer II (1)
Clerk IV (1)
Computer Operator I (1)
Utility Worker I (2)
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Article J: Office of the City Agriculturist
Section 45. The City Agriculturist. - The City Agriculturist shall take charge of
the office for agricultural services and shall:
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Section 47. The City Engineer. - The City Engineer shall take charge of the City
Engineering Office and shall:
1. Initiate, review and recommend changes policies and objectives, plans and
programs, techniques, procedures and practices in infrastructure development
and public works in general of the city;
2. Advise the City Mayor on infrastructure, public works, and other engineering
matters;
3. Administer, coordinate, supervise, and control the construction, maintenance,
improvement, and repair of roads, bridges, and other engineering and public
works projects of the city;
4. Provide engineering services to the city, including investigation and survey,
engineering designs, feasibility studies, and project management; and
5. Exercise such other powers and perform such other duties and functions as
may be prescribed by law or ordinance.
Section 48. Personnel Under the Office of City Engineer. - In addition to the
City Engineer, the following shall man the City Engineering Office:
Motorpool Division:
Heavy Equipment Operator I (1)
Mechanic I (1)
Driver I (1)
Utility Worker I (1)
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3. Spearhead the implementation of a recycling program;
4. Conduct regular inspection to all collection routes, most especially to the
Central Business Areas located at main road and other major thoroughfares.
5. Conduct schedule and/or periodic inspection in all barangays.
6. Issue citation tickets and/or notices of violation to all concerned who does not
comply with city ordinances;
7. Maintain cleanliness of all main roads and major thoroughfares, rivers, creeks,
canal and other bodies of water;
8. Provide regular repair and preventive maintenance of all solid waste collection
and landfill equipment and other government-owned equipment such as
construction and maintenance equipment, fire trucks, ambulance, etc.;
9. Attend to complaints emanating from the public community and Business
Sectors regarding Solid Waste Management Services.;
10. Ensure that sanitary technicians/inspectors and drivers wear prescribed
uniforms and I.D.’s for identification and to give dignity to their work; and
11. Perform other duties and functions prescribed by law or ordinance.
Section 51. The City Human Resource Management Officer. - The City
Human Resource Management Officer shall take charge of HRMO and shall perform the
following:
1. Assist and advise the head of the City in the development, formulation and
execution of policies, rules and regulations in all areas of personnel
management in accordance with the Civil Service law and rules;
2. Implement comprehensive and balanced personnel development programs
designed to raise the level of efficiency, effectiveness and morale of personnel
in the city;
3. Establish a sound recruitment and selection system within the city;
4. Administer the position classification and compensation system (as prescribed
by the Department of Budget and Management) and other employee welfare
programs such as medical and hospitalization benefits, health and safety
standard, disability, retirement and other benefits;
5. Help create an atmosphere conducive to good supervisor-employee relations
and improvement of employee welfare and morale and recognizes the
employees’ right to self organization;
6. Assist the City Government in the development and implementation of
performance standards evaluation system and employee recognition
programs;
7. Conduct exit interview of employees about to retire, resign, transfer or
separate from the city to obtain their suggestions and/or feedback on how to
improve organization productivity and performance;
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8. Provide inputs in the development and implementation of human resources
training and development programs;
9. Establish and administer a continuing employees suggestions and incentives
and awards systems for the improvement of employee performance and
productivity;
10. Maintain a complete and up-to-date personnel information system;
11. As the Bilis Aksyon Man in the city, performs the duties embodied in CSC MC
# 3, s. 1994);
12. As a member of the Council of Personnel Officers (CPO), actively participate in
all programs and activities of the Council; and
13. Liaise with the Civil Service Commission on personnel-related matters.
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privilege and recommend appropriate action to the City Mayor or
Sangguniang Panlungsod;
f. When directed by the City Mayor, or Sangguniang Panlungsod, initiate
and prosecute, in the interest of the City, any civil action on any bond,
lease or other contract upon any breach or violation thereof; and
g. Review and submit recommendations on ordinances approved and
executive orders issued by component units;
4. Recommend measures to the Sanggunian and advise the City Mayor, as the
case may be on all other matters related to upholding the rule of law;
5. Be in the frontline of protecting human rights and prosecuting any violations
thereof, particularly those which occur during and in the aftermath of man-
made or natural disasters and calamities; and
6. Exercise such other powers and perform such other duties and functions as
may be prescribed by law or ordinance.
1. Formulate measures for the approval of the Sanggunian and provide technical
assistance and support to the City Mayor, in carrying out measures to ensure
the delivery of basic services and provision of adequate facilities relative to
Social Welfare and Development Services;
2. Develop plans and strategies and upon approval thereof by the mayor,
implement the same particularly those which have to do with social welfare
programs and projects which the mayor is empowered to implement and
which the Sanggunian is empowered to provide for under the Local
Government Code;
3. In addition to the foregoing duties, the Social Welfare and Development
Officer shall:
a. Identify the basic needs of the needy, the disadvantaged and the
impoverished and develop and implement appropriate measures to
alleviate their problems and improve their living conditions;
b. Provide relief and appropriate crisis intervention for victims of abuse
and exploitation and recommend appropriate measures to deter
further abuse and exploitation;
c. Assist the City Mayor, in implementing the barangay level program for
the total development and protection of children up to six (6) years of
age;
d. Facilitate the implementation of welfare programs for the disabled
elderly, and victims of drug addiction, the rehabilitation of prisoners
and parolees, the prevention of juvenile delinquency and such other
activities which would eliminate or minimize the ill-effects of poverty;
e. Initiate and support youth welfare programs that will enhance the role
of the youth in nation-building;
f. Coordinate with government agencies and non-governmental
organizations which have for their purpose the promotion and the
protection of all needy, disadvantaged, underprivileged or
impoverished groups or individuals, particularly those identified to be
vulnerable and high-risk to exploitation, abuse and neglect;
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4. Be in the frontline of service delivery, particularly those which have to do with
immediate relief assistance during and in the aftermath of man-made and
natural disasters and natural calamities.
5. Recommend to the Sangguniang Panlungsod and advise the city mayor, on all
other matters related to the Social Welfare and Development Services which
will improve the livelihood and living conditions of the inhabitants; and
6. Exercise such other powers and perform such other duties and functions as
may be prescribed by law or ordinance
Section 55. Personnel Under the City Social Welfare and Development
Office. - In addition to the City Social Welfare and Development Officer, the following
shall man the City Social Welfare and Development Office:
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6. Perform such other duties and functions and exercise other powers as
provided for under Republic Act No. 7160, otherwise known as the Local
Government Code of 1991, and those that are prescribed by law or ordinance.
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1. Formulate measures for the consideration of the Sanggunian and provide
technical assistance and support to the City Mayor, in carrying out measures
to ensure the delivery of basic services and provision of adequate facilities
relative to the integration of the population development principles and in
providing access to said services and facilities;
2. Develop plans and strategies and upon approval thereof by mayor, implement
the same, particularly those which have to do with the integration of
population development principles and methods in programs and projects
which the mayor is empowered to implement and which the Sanggunian is
empowered to provide for;
3. In addition to the foregoing duties and function, the Population Officer shall:
a. Assist the City Mayor, in the implementation of the Constitutional
Provisions relative to population development and the promotion of
responsible parenthood
b. Establish and maintain an updated data bank for program operations,
development planning and educational program to ensure the people’s
participation in and understanding of population development;
c. Implement appropriate training programs responsive to the cultural
heritage of the inhabitants; and
4. Exercise such other powers and perform such other duties and functions as
may be prescribed by law or ordinance.
Section 60. Personnel Under the City Population Office. - In addition to the
City Population Officer, a Population Program Officer I shall also be appointed to man the
City Population Office.
Section 61. The City Veterinarian. - The City Veterinarian shall take charge of
the Office of veterinary Services, and shall:
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5. Recommend to the Sangguniang Panlungsod and advise the City Mayor on all
matters relative to veterinary services which will increase the number and
improve the quality of livestock, poultry and other domestic animals used for
work or human consumption; and
6. Perform such other duties and functions and exercise such other powers as
provided for under Republic Act No. 7160, otherwise known as the Local
Government Code of 1991 and those that are prescribed by law or ordinance.
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6. Exercise such other powers and perform such other duties and functions as
may be prescribed by law or ordinance.
Section 64. Personnel Under the City General Services Office. - In addition
to the City General Services Officer, the following shall man the City General Services
Office:
Section 65. The City Economic Enterprise Officer. - The City Economic
Enterprise Officer shall perform the following:
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Section 66. Personnel Under the City Economic Enterprises Management
and Development Office. - In addition to the City Economic Enterprise Officer, the
following shall man the City Economic Enterprise Management and Development Office:
Garbage Collection:
Driver I (1)
Utility Worker II (1)
Utility Worker I (18)
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floral and fauna, slash and burn farming, acceleration of eutrophication
of rivers and lakes or of ecological imbalance;
g. Subject to the provisions of this Code and pertinent laws, determine
the powers and duties of officials and employees of the City;
h. Determine the positions and the salaries wages, allowances and other
emoluments and benefits of officials and employees paid wholly or
mainly from city funds and provide for expenditures necessary for the
proper conduct of programs, projects, services, and activities of the
City Government;
i. Authorize the payment of compensation to a qualified person not in the
government service who fill-up a temporary vacancy or grant
honorarium to any qualified official or employee designated to fill a
temporary vacancy in a concurrent capacity at the rate authorized by
law;
j. Provide a mechanism and the appropriate funds therefore, to ensure
the safety and protection of all city government property, public
documents, or records such as those relating to property inventory,
land ownership, records of births, marriages, deaths, assessments,
taxation, accounts, business interest in the offices and departments of
the City Government;
k. When the finances of the City Government allow, provide for additional
allowances and other benefits to judges, prosecutors, public
elementary and high school teachers, and other national government
officials stationed in or assigned to the City;
l. Provide legal assistance to barangay officials who, in the performance
of their official duties or on the occasion thereof, have to initiate
judicial proceedings or defend themselves against legal action; and.
m. Provide for group insurance or additional insurance coverage for all
barangay officials, including members of barangay tanod brigades and
other service units, with public or private insurance companies, when
the finances of the city Government allow said coverage;
2. General and maximize the use of resources and revenues for the development
plants, program objectives and priorities of the City as provided for under
Section 18 the Local Government Code, with particular attention to agro-
industrial development and city-wide growth and progress; and relative
thereto shall;
a. Approve the annual and Supplemental Budgets of the City Government
and appropriate funds for specific programs, projects, services and
activities of the City, or for other purposes not contrary to law, in order
to promote the general welfare of the City and its inhabitants;
b. Subject to the provisions of Book II of the LGC and applicable laws and
upon the majority vote of all the members of the Sangguniang
Panlungsod, enact ordinance s levying taxes, fees and charges,
prescribing the rates thereof for general and specific purposes, and
granting tax exemptions, incentives or relief;
c. Subject to the provisions of Book II of the LGC and upon the majority
vote of all the members of the Sangguniang Panlungsod, authorize the
City Mayor to negotiate and contract loans and other forms of
indebtedness;
d. Subject to the provisions of Book II of the LGC and applicable laws and
upon the majority vote of all members of the Sangguniang
Panlungsod, enact ordinances authorizing the floating of bonds or other
instruments of indebtedness, for the purpose of raising funds to
finance development projects;
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e. Appropriate funds for the construction and maintenance of the rental
of buildings for the use of the City and upon the majority vote of all the
members of the Sangguniang Panlungsod, authorize the City Mayor to
lease to private parties such as public buildings held in proprietary
capacity to existing laws, rules and regulations;
f. Prescribe reasonable limits and restraints on the use of property within
the jurisdiction of the City;
g. Adopt a Comprehensive Land Use Plan for the city; provided, that in
the case of component cities, the formulation, adoption or modification
of said plan shall be in coordination with the approved Provincial
Comprehensive Land Use Pplan;
h. Reclassify land within the jurisdiction of the city, subject to the
pertinent provisions of the LGC:
i. Enact integrated zoning ordinances in consonance with the approved
comprehensive land use plan, subject to existing laws, rules and
regulations, establish fire limits or zones, particularly in populous
centers, and regulate the construction, repair or modification of
buildings within said fire limits or zones in accordance with the
provisions of the Fire Code;
j. Subject to national law, process and approve subdivision plans for
residential, commercial, or industrial purposes and other development
purposes, and to collect processing fees and other charges, the
proceeds of which shall accrue entirely to the city; Provided, however,
approval shall not be withheld for more than thirty (30) days from
receipt of the application. Failure to act on the application within the
period stated above shall be deemed as approval thereof;
k. Subject to the provisions of Book II of the LGC, grant the exclusive
privilege of constructing fish corrals or fish pens, or the taking or
catching of bangus fry, prawn fry or kawag-kawag, or fry of any species
or fish within the city water;
l. With the concurrence of at least two-thirds (2/3) of all the members of
the Sangguniang Panlungsod, grant tax exemptions, incentives to
entities engaged in community growth-including industries, subject to
the provisions of the LGC;
m. Grant loans or provide grants to other local government units or to
national, provincial, and city charitable, benevolent or educational
institutions; Provided, that, said institutions are operated and
maintained within the city;
n. Regulate the numbering of residential, commercial and other buildings,
and
o. Regulate the inspection, weighing and measuring articles of
commerce;
3. Subject to the provisions of the LGC, enact ordinances granting franchises and
authorizing the issuance of permits or licenses, upon such conditions and for
such purposes intended to promote the general welfare of the inhabitants of
the city and pursuant to this legislative authority shall:
a. Fix and impose reasonable fees and charges for all services rendered
by the city government to private persons or entities;
b. Regulate or fix license fees for any business or practice of profession
within the city and the conditions under which the license for said
business or practice of profession may be revoked and enact
ordinances levying taxes thereon;
c. Provide for and set the terms and conditions under which public
utilities owned by the city shall be operated by the city government,
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and prescribe the conditions under which the same may be leased to
private persons or entities, preferably cooperatives;
d. Regulate the display of and fix the license fees for signs, signboards, or
billboards at the place or places where the profession or business
advertised thereby is, whole or in part, conducted;
e. Any law to the contrary notwithstanding, authorize and license the
establishment, operation, and maintenance of cockpits, and regulate
cockfighting and commercial breeding of gamecocks: Provided, that
existing rights should not be prejudiced;
f. Subject to the guidelines prescribed by the Department of
Transportation and Communications, regulate the operation of tricycles
and grant franchises for the operation thereof within the territorial
jurisdiction of the city; and
g. Upon approval by a majority vote of all the members of the
Sangguniang Panlungsod: grant a franchise to any person, partnership,
corporation, or cooperative to do business within the city; establish,
construct, operate and maintain ferries, wharves, markets or
slaughterhouse; or undertake such other activities within the city as
may be allowed by existing laws: Provided, that cooperatives shall be
given preference in the grant of such franchise;
4. Regulate activities relative to the use of land, buildings and structures within
the city in order to promote the general welfare and for said purpose shall:
a. Declare, prevent or abate any nuisance;
b. Require that buildings and the premises thereof and any land within
the city be kept and maintained in a sanitary conditions; impose
penalties for any violation thereof; or, upon failure to comply with said
requirements, have the work done at the expense of the owner,
administrator or tenant concerned; or require the filling up of any land
or premises to a grade necessary for proper sanitation;
c. Regulate the disposal of clinical and other wastes from hospitals, clinics
and other wastes from hospitals, clinics and other similar
establishments;
d. Regulate the establishment, operation and maintenance of cafes,
restaurants, beerhouses, hotels, motels, inns, pensions houses, lodging
houses, and other similar establishments, including tourist guides and
transport;
e. Regulate the sale, giving away or dispensing of any intoxicating malt,
mixed or fermented liquors on any retail outlet;
f. Regulate the establishment and provide for the inspection of steam
boilers or any heating device in buildings and the storage of
inflammable and highly combustible materials within the city;
g. Regulate the establishment, operation, and maintenance of any
entertainment or amusement facilities, including the performances,
circuses, billiard pools, public dancing schools, public dance for halls,
sauna baths, massage parlors, and other places for entertainment or
amusement; regulate such other events or activities for amusement or
entertainment, particularly those which tend to disturb the community
or annoy the inhabitants, or require the suspension or suppression of
the same; or prohibit certain forms of amusement or entertainment in
order to protect the social and moral welfare of the community;
h. Provide for the impounding of stray animals, regulate the keeping of
animals in homes or as part of a business, and the slaughter, sale or
disposition of the same, and adopt measures to prevent and penalize
cruelty to animals; and
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i. Regulate the establishment, operation and maintenance of funeral
parlors and the burial or cremation of the dead, subject to existing
laws, rules and regulations;
5. Approve ordinances which shall ensure the efficient and effective delivery of
the basic services and facilities as provided for under Section 17 of the Local
Government Code, and in addition to said services and facilities, shall:
a. Provide for the establishment, maintenance, protection, and
conservation of communal forests and watersheds, tree parks,
greenbelts, mangroves, and other similar forest development projects;
b. Establish markets, slaughterhouses of animal corrals and authorize the
operation thereof by the city government; and regulate the
construction and operation of private markets, talipapas or other
similar buildings and structures;
c. Authorize the establishment, maintenance and operation by the
government of ferries, wharves, and other structures intended to
accelerate productivity related to marine and seashore or offshore
activities;
d. Regulate the preparation and sale of meat, poultry, fish, vegetables,
fruit, fresh dairy products, and other food stuffs for public consumption;
e. Regulate the use of streets, avenues, alleys, sidewalks, bridges, parks
and other public places and approve the construction, improvement,
repair and maintenance of the same; establish bus and vehicle stops
and terminals or regulate the use of the same by privately-owned
vehicles which serve the public; regulate garages and the operation of
conveyances for hire; designate stands to be occupied by public
vehicles when not in use, regulate the putting up of signs, signposts,
awning and awning posts on the streets; and provide for the listing,
cleaning and sprinkling of streets and public places;
f. Regulate traffic on all streets and bridges; prohibit encroachments or
obstacles thereon and, when necessary in the interest of public
welfare, authorize the removal of encroachments and illegal
constructions in public places;
g. Subject to existing laws, establish and provide for the maintenance,
repair and operation of an efficient waterworks system to supply water
for the inhabitants and to purify the source of the water supply;
regulate the construction, maintenance, repair and use of hydrants,
pumps, cisterns and reservoirs; protect the purity and quantity of the
water supply of the city and, for this purpose, extend the coverage of
appropriate ordinances over all territory within the drainage area of
said water supply and within one hundred (100) meters of the
reservoir, conduit, canal, aqueduct, pumping station, or watershed
used in connection with the water service; and regulate the
consumption, use or wastage of water and fix and collect charges
thereof;
h. Regulate the drilling and excavation of the ground for the laying of
water, gas, sewer, and other pipes and the construction, repair and
maintenance of public drains, sewers, cesspools, tunnels and similar
structures; regulate the placing of poles and the use of crosswalks,
curbs, and gutters; adopt measure to ensure public safety against open
canals, manholes, live wires and other similar hazards to life and
property; and regulate the construction and use of private water
closets, privies and other similar structures in buildings and homes;
i. Regulate the placing, stringing, attaching, installing, repair and
construction of all gas mains, electric , telegraph and telephone wires,
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conduits, meters and other apparatus; and provide for the correction,
condemnation or removal of the same when found to be dangerous,
defective, or otherwise hazardous to the welfare of the inhabitants;
j. Subject to the availability of funds and to existing laws, rules and
regulations, establish and provide for the operation of vocational and
technical schools and similar post-secondary institutions and, with the
approval of the Department of Education, subject to existing law on
tuition fees, fix, collect reasonable tuition fees and other school
charges in educational institutions supported by the city government;
k. Establish a scholarship fund for poor but deserving students in schools
located within its jurisdiction or for students residing within city;
l. Approve measures and adopt quarantine regulations to prevent the
introduction and spread of diseases;
m. Provide for an efficient and effective system of solid waste and garbage
collection and disposal and prohibit littering and the placing or
throwing of garbage, refuse and other fith and wastes;
n. Provide for the care of disabled persons, paupers the aged, the sick,
persons of unsound mind, abandoned minors, juvenile delinquents,
drug dependents, abused children and other needy and disadvantaged
person, particularly children and youth below eighteen (18) years of
age; and, subject to availability of funds, establish and provide for the
operation of centers and facilities for said needy and disadvantaged
persons;
o. Establish and provide for the maintenance and improvement of jails
and detention centers, institute a sound jail management program, and
appropriate funds for the subsistence of detainees and convicted
prisoners in the city;
p. Establish a city council whose purpose is the promotion of culture and
the arts, coordinate with government agencies and non-government
organizations and, subject to the availability of funds, appropriate
funds for the support and development of the same; and
q. Establish a city council for the elderly which shall formulate policies
and adopt measures mutually beneficial to the elderly and to the
community; provide incentives for non-governmental agencies and
entities and, subject to the availability of funds, appropriate funds to
support programs and projects for the benefit of the elderly; and
10. Exercise such other powers and perform such other duties and functions as
may prescribed by law or ordinance.
1. Act as the presiding officer of the Sangguniang Panlungsod and sign all
warrants drawn on the city treasury for all expenditures appropriated for the
operation of the Sangguniang Panlungsod;
2. Subject to civil service law, rules and regulations, appoint all officials and
employees of the Sangguniang Panlungsod, except those whose manner of
appointment is specifically provided under existing laws;
3. Assume the office of the city mayor for the unexpired term of the latter in the
event of permanent vacancy;
4. Exercise the powers and perform the duties and functions of the city mayor in
cases of temporary vacancy; 7and
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5. Exercise such other powers and perform such other duties and functions as
may be prescribed by law or ordinance.
Legislative Staff:
Executive Assistant II (1)
Secretary I (1)
Driver I (3)
Utility Worker II (1)
Utility Worker I (2)
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Stenographic Reporter IV (1)
Records Officer I (1)
Computer Operator IV (1)
Computer Operator II (1)
Computer Operator I (1)
Clerk IV (1)
Clerk II (1)
Clerk I (1)
Utility Worker (3)
City Library:
Librarian II (1)
Librarian I (1)
Bookbinder I (1)
Utility Worker (1)
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4. Nationalism and Patriotism. - City government officials and employees
shall at all times be loyal to the Republic and to the Filipino people, promote
the use of locally produced goods, resources and technology and encourage
appreciation and pride of our country and people. They shall endeavor to
maintain and defend the Philippine sovereignty against foreign intrusion.
8. Simple Living. - City government officials and employees and their families
shall lead modest lives appropriate to their positions and income. They shall
not indulge in extravagant or ostentatious display of wealth in any form.
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signatories, the official next in rank or officer-in-charge shall sign for and in
their behalf.
These prohibitions shall continue to apply for a period of one (1) year after
resignation, retirement, or separation from public office, except in the case of
subparagraph (2)(b) above, by the professional cannot practice his profession in
connection with any matter before the office he used to be with, in which case the one-
year prohibition shall likewise apply.
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Article D: Transparency in Public Service
Section 75. Statement of Assets, Liabilities and Net Worth; Disclosure of
Business Interests and Financial Connections. - All city government officials and
employees, except those who serve in an honorary capacity, laborers and casuals or
temporary, shall file under oath their Statement of Assets, Liabilities and Net Worth and
a Disclosure of Business Interest and Financial Connections and those of their spouses
and unmarried children under eighteen (18) years of age living in their households. The
two documents shall contain information on the following:
1. Real property, its improvements, acquisition costs, assessed value and current
fair market value;
2. Personal property and acquisition cost;
3. All other assets such as investments, cash or hand or in bank, stocks, bonds,
and the like;
4. Liabilities; and
5. All business interests and financial connections
All public official and employees required under this Article to file the aforestated
documents shall also execute, within thirty (30) days from the date of assumption of
office, the necessary authority in favor of the Ombudsman to obtain from all appropriate
government agencies, including the Bureau of Internal Revenue, such documents as may
show their assets, liabilities, net worth and also their business interest and financial
connections in previous years, including, if possible, the year when they first assumed
any office in the government.
Husband and wife who are both city government officials or employees may file
the required statements jointly or separately. The statements of Assets, Liabilities and
Net Worth and Disclosure of Business Interest and Financial Connections shall be filed.
1. With the Deputy Ombudsman in Region II, if local officials and employees; and
2. With the Civil Service Commission, if all other officials and employees, as
defined in Republic Act No. 3019 otherwise known as Anti-graft and Corrupt
Practices Act, as amended.
1. Any and all statements filed under this chapter shall be made available for
inspection at reasonable hours.
2. Such statements shall be made available for copying or reproduction after ten
(10) working days from the time they are filed as required by existing laws;
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3. Any person requesting a copy of a statement shall be required to pay a
reasonable fee to cover the cost of reproduction and mailing of such
statements, as wells as the cost of certification.
4. Any statement filed under this Chapter shall be made available to the public
for a period of ten (10) years after receipt of the statements. After such
period, the statement may be destroyed unless needed in an ongoing
investigation.
Section 78. Other Prohibited Acts. - It shall be unlawful for any person to
obtain or use any statement filed under this Chapter for:
This requirement of divestment shall not apply to those who serve the city
government in honorary capacity nor to laborer and casual or temporary workers.
Article F: Penalties
Section 80. Fines, Suspensions or Removal; or Imprisonment. - Penalties for
offenders:
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CHAPTER I: GENERAL PRINCIPLES
Section 81. Declaration of Policy. - Pursuant to its powers under the Local
Government Code of 1991 and, in its desire to exercise its prerogatives and to perform
its functions efficiently and in a professional fashion, the Sangguniang Panlungsod of the
City of Cauayan enacts these rules to bind its members.
Section 82. Officers. - The Sanggunian shall have the following officers:
1. The Chairman – The City Vice Mayor shall be the chairman of the Officers of
the Sanggunian.
2. The Majority Floor Leader – to be selected from among the members
belonging to the majority political party.
3. The Minority Floor Leader – to be selected from among the members
belonging to the minority political party or parties, or independent party.
4. The Treasurer – to be elected by all the members of the Sanggunian from
among themselves.
5. The Sergeant-at-Arms - To be elected by all the members of the Sanggunian
from among themselves.
Section 84. Presiding Officer. - The City Vice-Mayor shall be the Presiding
Officer. (Sec. 49 (a), LGC).
Section 85. Agenda. - The Secretary to the Sanggunian shall prepare an agenda
calendaring the business for every session and shall furnish all the members of the
Sanggunian with a copy thereof at least two (2) days before any Regular Session. At any
time during a session, a member may move for the amendment of the agenda with a
concurrence of a majority of the members present and constituting a quorum.
Section 86. Order of Business. - All sessions shall proceed in the following
order:
1. Call to Order
2. Opening Prayer
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3. Singing of the Pambansang Awit (optional)
4. Roll Call
5. Reading/Disposition of the Previous Minutes
6. Reference of Business
7. Committee Reports
8. Calendar of Business
a. Unfinished Business
b. Business for the Day
c. Unassigned Business/Others
1. A majority of all the members of the Sanggunian who have been elected and
qualified shall constitute a quorum to transact official business. Should a
question of quorum be raised during a session, the Presiding Officer shall
immediately proceed to call the roll of the members and thereafter announce
the results. (Sec. 53 (a) LGC).
2. Where there is no quorum, the Presiding Officer may declare a recess until
such time as a quorum is constituted, or a majority of the members present
3. May adjourn from day-to-day and may compel the immediate attendance of
any member absent without justifiable cause by designating a member of the
Sanggunian, assisted by a member or members of the police force assigned
in the territorial jurisdiction of the Local Government Unit concerned, to arrest
the absent members and present him at the session. (Sec. 53 (b) LGC).
4. If there is still no quorum despite the enforcement of the immediately
preceding subsection, no business shall be transacted. The Presiding Officer,
upon proper motion duly approved by the members present, shall then
declare the session adjourned for lack of quorum (Sec. 53. ©, LGC).
Section 88. Minutes. - The Secretary to the Sanggunian shall record the
proceedings of all session and shall prepare and certify as correct a transcription of said
proceedings.
Section 90. Standing Committees. - On the first Regular Session following the
election of its members, the Sanggunian shall create the following committees:
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c. Treat all matters related or connected to taxes, fees, charges, loans
and other sources and forms of revenue public and private; and
d. Codify all existing revenue ordinances.
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b. Act as liaison to the various Sangguniang Kabataan and the
Pederasyon ng Sangguniang Kabataan: and
c. Formulate policies and guidelines for the enhancement of the sports
development of the non-students including the out-of-school-youth.
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c. Treat all matters related or connected to the procurement of medicines
and medical supplies.
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b. Act as liaison to the various barangays and their officials and the Liga
ng mga Barangay and its officials.
Section 91. Ad Hoc Committee. - Upon motion of any member and as the need
for them may arise, Ad Hoc Committee may be created by a majority vote of the
members present and constituting a quorum.
Section 94. The City Vice-Mayor shall have general supervision over all standing
and existing Ad Hoc Committees.
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resolution certified by the Local Chief Executive concerned as urgent which
may be submitted for final voting immediately after debate or amendment
during a second reading.
7. No ordinance or resolution passed by the Sanggunian in a Regular Session or
Special Session duly called for the purpose shall be valid unless approved by a
majority of the members present, there being a quorum.
8. Upon the passage of all ordinances and resolutions directing the payment of
money or creating a liability, and the request of any member, any resolution
or motion, the Sanggunian shall record the ayes and nays. Each approved
ordinance or resolution shall stamped the ayes and nays with the seal of the
Sanggunian and recorded in a book kept for the purpose.
Section 97. Approval of Ordinance and Veto Power of the Local Chief
Executive. - The approval of ordinance by the Mayor and the exercise of his veto power
shall be governed by the following rules:
1. First Reading: At this stage the Secretary shall read the number of the
proposed draft ordinance, its title, name of the author or authors or the name
of the members introducing it. Thereafter the Presiding Officer shall refer it to
the appropriate committee with or without instructions. At this stage no
debate shall be allowed.
2. Second Reading: At this stage any proposed ordinance that has already
been reported out by the concerned committee and has been calendared for
second reading shall be sponsored by the author/authors or the reporting
Committee Chairman or its Vice Chairman or any member designated for that
purpose. Since every member of the Sanggunian is supposed to have been
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furnished a copy thereof, the proposed ordinance may no longer be read in full
unless the sponsoring committee or the Sanggunian itself decided otherwise.
After the usual sponsoring speech has been delivered, the proposed ordinance
shall be subjected to the following:
- Period of debate
- Period of amendment
- Approval on Second Reading
3. Third Reading: At this stage the Secretary shall read the proposed ordinance
by its number, title and the name of the sponsor or co-sponsor if any.
Immediately thereafter, the Presiding Officer shall put the proposed ordinance
to a vote. The Presiding Officer shall then formally announce the result thereof
and direct the Secretary to enter it in the record.
Section 100. Putting the Question to a Vote. - The Presiding Officer shall rise
whenever he is putting a question to a vote. In taking the vote, the Presiding Officer shall
take first the affirmative votes and then the negative votes. While still in the standing
position the Presiding Officer shall announce the results thereof.
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FLOW CHART OF LEGISLATIVE PROCESS
IN THE SANGGUNIAN
REFERRED TO THE
COMMITTEE COMMITTEE
HEA CONCERNED
RING
PROPOSED COMMITTEE
MEA COMMITTEE REP
SUR MEE ORT
ES TING (findings and
(Ordinance or recommendations; to
COMMITTEE ON
RUL
ES
(prioritized proposals
to be included in the
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FLOW CHART
REVIEW PROCESS ON BARANGAY ORDINANCE
(Other Than Approved Ordinance)
Prepares transmittal
Barangay Secretary letter
Reviews and
Committee Prepares the
Concerned Corresponding
Committee Report
Informs the
Barangay Secretary Sangguniang
Barangay of the
review action taken
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FLOW CHART
REVIEW PROCESS ON BARANGAY ORDINANCE
(Other Than Approved Ordinance)
Approved Barangay
Sangguniang Ordinance
Barangay (Appropriation
Ordinance)
Prepares transmittal
Barangay Treasurer letter
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CHAPTER III: VOTES AND VOTING
Section 101. Voting on the Question. - Whenever a nominal voting (or roll call
voting) is being applied, the Secretary shall call the roll of members by any rank. As each
name is called, the member shall announce his vote by stating “Yes” or “No” as the case
may be. As a general rule, a member may explain his vote but not to exceed three (3)
minutes.
A second roll call may be requested by any member and the name of those who
failed to vote shall be called. This is to give another opportunity to those who failed to
cast their votes to exercise their rights and also to determine the number of members
who might have violated the “rule on abstention.” After this second roll call, no other
request of the same kind be entertained by the Chair.
Section 103. Change of Vote. - A member may change his vote but only when
the results of the vote has not been announced by the Chair. Otherwise, he can only
change his vote by a unanimous consent of the members present, provided that his rule
shall not be applied if voting is by ballot.
Section 104. Vote by Latecomer. - A member who comes late during the
session but who happens to arrive while voting is in progress shall be allowed to vote,
provided that the result of the voting has not yet been announced by the Chair.
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Section 105. Allowable Motion during Voting. - Except for a motion pertaining
to a question of quorum, no other motion shall be entertained by the Chair while voting
is in progress.
Section 106. Tie Vote. - A tie vote resulting from a vote taken on any motion,
measure or proposal shall be construed to mean the particular motion, measure or
proposal is defeated unless the Chair decides to break it. Exemption to this rule is when
a “motion to appeal from the decision of the Chair” is put to a vote and it resulted to a
tie. In this case, the tie vote is considered to sustain the decision of the Chair.
Section 107. Breaking a Tie. - In case of a tie, the Presiding Officer of the
Sanggunian is allowed to cast his vote if he so desires. He is, however, precluded under
existing laws to cast his vote in order to create a tie.
Section 108. Majority Vote of all the Members.. - As provided for under R.A.
7160 and its implementing rules and regulations a “A majority vote of all the members of
the Sanggunian” is required in the following circumstances:
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4. Adoption of resolution authorizing the Mayor to lease to private parties such
building held in a proprietory capacity subject to existing laws, rules and
regulations. (Par. 2-5, ibid).
5. Enactment of ordinance granting a franchise to any person, partnership,
corporation or cooperative to establish, construct, operate and maintain
ferries, wharves, markets or slaughterhouse, or such other similar activities
within the City as may be allowed by applicable laws; Provided, that
cooperatives shall be given preference in grant of such a franchise. (Par. 3-6,
ibid).
6. Adoption of resolution concurring with the appointments issued by the Mayor
to heads of departments and offices as required under RA-7160 (Sec. 443, par.
D).
7. Adoption of any ordinance or resolution authorizing or directing the payment
of money or creating a liability.
Section 111. Percentage Vote. - For purposes of this Section, a percentage vote
shall be construed to mean as “proportion of a certain whole” percentage vote shall be
applied in the following:
1. A two-third (2/3) vote of all the members of the Sanggunian shall be required
in overriding the veto of the Mayor for any ordinance or resolution, thereby
making the particular ordinance or resolution effective for all legal intents and
purposes. (Sec. 54.RA 7160).
2. Unless otherwise concurred in by two-third (2/3) vote of the Sanggunian
members present, there being a quorum, no other matters may be considered
at a special session except those stated in the notice. (Sec. 52 (d), RA 7160).
3. The penalty of suspension or expulsion that may be imposed or meted out by
the Sanggunian to an erring member shall require the concurrence of at least
two-third (2/3) of all the Sanggunian members. (Sec. 50, b-5, RA 7160).
4. With the concurrence of at least two-third (2/3) of all the members of the
Sanggunian, grant tax exemptions, incentives or relief’s to entities engaged in
community growth-inducing industries (Sec. 44) Ord. Sec. 458, RA 7160)
5. At least a two-third (2/3) affirmative vote of the members present there being
a quorum, shall be required for the adoption of the following motions.
a. Motion to call for the previous question.
6. At least two-third (2/3) negative vote of the members present there being a
quorum, shall be required in order to sustain the motion to object to the
consideration of a question.
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Abstention, if ever allowed to a member, shall not be considered in computing the
majority vote. Since abstention is not a vote it does not count either way. Mere silence
and abstention are not equivalent of affirmative votes nor negative votes.
Section 114. Obtaining the Floor. - No member shall speak before the
Sanggunian without first obtaining the floor. A member who has obtained the floor shall
address all his remarks to the Chair. He shall conduct himself with proper decorum by
continuing his remarks or arguments to the question under debate and by avoiding
personalities.
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12. When a motion to call for the previous question is proposed by a member
which would result in the closing of debate on a pending question, a two-third
(2/3) affirmative vote shall be required.
13. After the period of debate has been closed, the period of amendment shall
immediately follow.
14. Unless a different method is adopted by the members present in a particular
session, amendments to any proposed measure, or parts thereof, shall be in
seriatim. Under this seriatim method, the proposed measure is read paragraph
by paragraph or section by section and after each one is read, amendments
can be proposed and debated upon. Thereafter, a vote is taken on the
proposed amendments. Eventually, this process will reach its conclusion and
the original measure or proposition is said to have passed the second reading.
1. During every Regular Session, all chairmen of the various standing and
existing Ad Hoc Committees shall submit a written report on the business
referred to their respective committee.
2. They shall also report on the activities of their respective committees during
the period from the last Regular Session.
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proposed ordinance is sponsored on the floor, a copy thereof shall be furnished every
Sanggunian Member by the Committee Chairman concerned.
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s. All main motions
Section 123. A motion to amend is in order only up to the second degree. Thus a
motion to amend an amendment to another amendment is out of order.
Section 124. A motion can be withdrawn only when it is not yet being discussed
or debated upon by the Body. Otherwise, any request to withdraw it shall require a vote
by general consent and if there is an objection raised for its withdrawal, a majority vote
of the members present.
Section 125. Principle. - The Sanggunian has the inherent right to punish its
members and without prejudice to the provisions of the Local Government Code, these
rules of conduct shall be observed in the Sanggunian.
Section 126. Attire. - The City Vice-Mayor, the City Councilors and the Secretary
to the Sanggunian shall attend all Regular Sessions in any formal attire. In case of
mobile/outside sessions they may use informal or formal attire.
Section 127. Attendance. - Attendance of The City Vice Mayor, the members and
the Secretary to the Sanggunian shall attend all Regular Sessions and Special Sessions
unless upon prior notice of absence with any of the following justifications:
1. Illness.
2. Emergency in the immediate family.
3. Official business.
4. Professional emergency.
5. Improper notice for a special Session.
Section 128. Penalty in case of four (4) consecutive absences without justifiable
cause, disorderly behavior and/or dishonesty, a member may be suspended for at least
fifteen (15) days but not more than sixty (60) days with forfeiture of pay corresponding
to the period of suspension, or expelled, with the concurrence of at least two-thirds (2/3)
of all members (Sec. 50 (b) (5), LGC).
Section 129. Punctuality. - The City Vice Mayor, the members, and the Secretary
to the Sanggunian shall be at the Session Hall before the Presiding Officer calls any
session to order, unless with any of the justifiable causes in the immediate proceeding
Article.
1. Any member who exhibits conducts unbecoming of his position may, upon
motion of any member with a vote of the majority of the members present. be
ejected from the session. Smoking in the Session Hall during sessions or
attendance while under the influence of alcohol or drugs shall be deemed
improper conduct.
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2. In case of ejection in three (3) consecutive sessions, a member may be
suspended for at least fifteen (15) days but not more than sixty (60) days
with forfeiture of pay corresponding to the period of suspension, or expelled,
with the concurrence of at least two-third (2/3) of all the members.
3. Likewise, cellular phones must be switched off before every session and
nobody is allowed to use cellular phones during sessions.
1. Within one (1) month upon their assumption to office, the City Vice-Mayors
and City Mayor shall cause the immediate inventory of duly registered peoples
and non-governmental organizations or the updating of such an inventory, if
already available, within their city. For this purpose, the city mayor may assign
an office or designate on appointment local official to prepare, or update, the
said inventory.
2. On the basis of the said inventory, a list of such organization, operating in the
Local Government unit shall prepare. The list shall contain the following data
information for each people’s or non-government or organization;
a. Name, office address, telephone number, fax number and e-mail
address, if any of the organization.
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b.Objectives or purposes and services offered
c.Community or communities currently served
d.Project development and implementation record
e.Names, addresses, telephone or fax numbers of officials, as well as list
of members,
f. National, Regional, Provincial, city and Municipal affiliations, if any and
g. Whether the organization is accredited or still to be accredited.
3. Organizations in the list shall be further grouped either as Civil Society
Organizations (CSOs) or Private Sector Organizations (PSOs). People’s and
Non-governmental Organizations, civic groups, associations fall under the
category of CSOs. On the other hand, organizations such as the Philippine
Chamber of commerce and Industry, or their local chambers of affiliates fall
under the category of PSOs.
4. The completed list constitutes the directory of Local CSOs and PSOs. It shall
serve as reference document in the call for their accreditation, coordination
and participation in Local Administration and development:
5. The Local Chief Executive is likewise encouraged to enlist the assistance of
CSO and PSO networks, in the locality, as well as concerned National and
Local Government offices in the preparation of the said directory.
Upon the completion of the directory, the City Mayor shall within the 1 st week of
august, call and preside a dialogue with the heads of CSO and PSOs and all the members
of the Sanggunian, agenda items may include the following concerns:
1. Within three (3) days after the dialogue with the CSOs and PSOs, the
Sanggunian shall issue a Notice of Call for Accreditation. It shall be the
responsibility of the Sanggunian to see to it that:
a. Every organization listed in the Directory of Local CSOs and PSOs is
provided with a copy of the notice one (1) week prior to the official
start of the filing of application.
b. Copies of the notice are prominently posted in conspicuous and
publicly accessible places within the City hall one (1) week before and
during the whole duration of the accreditation period and
c. Application forms are readily available to interested CSOs and PSOs.
2. CSOs and PSOs seeking accreditation shall, within ten (10) days from issuance
of the Notice of Call for Accreditation, submit the following requirements in
five (5) copies, to the Sanggunian.
a. Letter of application
b. Duly accomplished application form
c. Board Resolution signifying interest, for accreditation for the purpose of
membership in the Local Special Bodies.
d. Certificate of Registration
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e. List of Current offices;
f. Annual accomplishment Report for the immediately preceding year;
and
g. Financial Statement, also of the immediately preceding year.
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receipt of the Special Committee Report and Recommendations. Failure on the
part of the Sanggunian to issue the Certificates of Accreditation to qualified
CSOs or PSOs, that applied and have complied with requirements for
accreditation, shall mean the automatic accreditation of such CSOs or PSOs.
6. In the event that the Sanggunian disapproves of the application for
accreditation, a Notice of Disapproval shall be sent immediately to the
concerned CSO or PSO, indicating therein the reason or reasons of
disapproval.
7. The Sangguniang Panlungsod, in consultation with the City Mayor, may
organize a Technical Working Group (TWG) to assist the Special Committee in
the processing of applications for accreditation. The TWG may invite CSO and
PSO representatives as resource persons to the said group during the
application-processing phase. The TWG shall only act in aid of the
Sanggunian, and shall be disbanded once accreditation is completed.
8. A list of accredited CSOs and PSOs shall be prominently posted in a publicly
accessible places within the City hall, one (1) week before and during the
whole duration of the accreditation period.
1. The Sanggunian shall, ipso facto, accredit the CSOs or PSOs which meet and
comply with all the administrative requirements enumerated above.
2. Only accredited organizations shall be qualified for representation in the local
special bodies.
3. An organization and its chapters, affiliates, field offices or local organizations
may be qualified for accreditation in the localities where such entity operates
provided they meet all the requirements set forth in this issuance.
4. An organization whose coverage does not include the entire city to which it
seeks may be accredited provided it complies with the requirements for
accreditation and that its programs or projects have significant impact in the
city.
5. Accreditation is a continuing process whereby CSOs and PSOs may apply and
obtain accreditation at any time. The only legal effect of not applying for
accreditation or having applied but validity denied accreditation is that such
organization are not entitled to representation in the local special bodies.
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1. Within five (5) days after the issuance of the Certificates of Accreditation, the
City Local Government Operations Officer or in collaboration with a city
employee assigned for the purpose and the CSO and PSO network
representatives shall call all accredited organizations to a meeting where such
organizations shall choose from among them selves the representative
organizations to the various local special bodies.
2. The Notice of meeting shall be served at least one (1) week before the holding
of the meeting. The notice shall be prominently posted in publicly accessible
places in the city hall one (1) week before and during the whole duration of
the selection period.
3. The accredited organizations shall adopt representatives to the local special
bodies.
4. The City Local Government Operations Officer shall act as the temporary
presiding officer until organizations is able to designate a regular presiding
officer. The City Local Government officer shall cause the documentation of
the proceedings of these meetings.
5. The official representatives of the accredited CSOs and PSOs present shall
choose from among themselves their representative organizations to the Local
Special Bodies. The elected organizations shall then designate their principal
and alternate representatives, who are residents of the local government unit,
to the local special bodies.
6. The organizations in attendance shall adopt a resolution embodying the
results of the meeting. The resolution shall be presented to the City Mayor for
confirmation. A copy of the resolution, as confirmed, shall be posted in
publicly accessible places within the city hall.
7. No organization or representatives shall be a member or more than one Local
special body within a city. The designated representatives shall be co-terminus
with that of the City Mayor. In case of a vacancy, the alternate representative
shall take over for the unexpected term.
8. As provided under Section 107 of the Local Government Code and Article 63 of
its Implementing Rules and Regulations, the number of NGO representatives
in each local development council shall constitute not less than one fourth
(1/4) of the members of the duly constituted council. The number of
representatives shall not in anyway be lower than what is prescribed by law.
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Section 145. Grounds for Administrative Disciplinary Action. - An elective
local official may be disciplined, suspended, or moved from office on any of the following
grounds:
Section 148. Where to File. - the complaint shall be filed with the Office of the
Sangguniang Panlungsod, thru the Secretary.
1. Notice – Within seven (7) days after the complaint is filed, the Disciplinary
Authority thru its Secretary shall issue summons, together with copies of the
complaint and other supporting documents requiring the respondent to submit
his verified answer within fifteen (15) days from receipt thereof.
2. Form of Answer – The answer shall be under oath and the affidavits of
witnesses or evidences in support of the defense shall be addressed to the
Presiding Officer of the Sangguniang Panlungsod and drawn in clear, simple,
and concise language and in methodical manner as to traverse the charge.
3. Where to File – The answer shall be filed at the Office of the Sangguniang
Panlungsod thru its Secretary a copy of which shall be furnished the
complainant with proof of service thereof shall be required before filing of the
answer.
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4. Failure to Answer – Unreasonable failure of respondent to submit the
verified answer within fifteen (15) days from receipt of the complaint against
him shall be considered as waiver of his right to present evidence in his
behalf.
Anyone who, without lawful excuse, fails to appear upon summons issued under
authority of the preceding paragraph or who, appearing before the Investigating
Authority exercising the power therein defined, refuses to make oath, give testimony or
produce documents for inspection, when lawfully required, shall be subject to discipline
as in case of contempt of court and upon application by the Investigating Authority, shall
be dealt with by the manner provided for under Book VII, Chapter 3, section 13 in
relation to Chapter 1, Section 2 91), of the Administrative code of 1987.
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proceedings made by the official stenographer or stenotypist and duly
certified by him shall be prima facie a correct statement of such proceedings.
11. Order of Examination – The order in which the witnesses for each party
may be examined shall be as follows:
a. Adopt Complaint – Affidavit and other supporting affidavits as the
direct testimony of the complainant or respondent and the witnesses;
b. Cross-Examination may be conducted by the opposing party; and
c. Clarificatory questions may be conducted by the Committee.
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1. Non-technical Procedure – The investigation shall be conducted solely for the
purpose of ascertaining the truth and without necessarily adhering to
technical rules applicable in judicial proceedings.
2. Material and Relevant Evidence – The Investigating authority shall accept all
evidence having materiality and relevancy to the case. In case of doubt, it
should resolve for the admission of the evidence subject to the obligation
interposed against the admission.
From receipt of the pleading and evidence, if any case the respondent does not
elect a formal investigation; after the expiration of the period within which to submit the
same or after the termination of the formal Investigation; or after the parties have
submitted their respective Memoranda if so allowed.
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1. Rendition of Decision – On the next session day after the lapse of seven (7)
days from receipt of the report of the Investigating Authority and transmittal
of records, the Disciplining Authority shall after due deliberations, render a
decision thru a Resolution duly approved in accordance with law, stating
clearly and distinctly the facts and reasons for such decision. Copies of said
decision shall immediately be furnished the respondent and all proper parties
including the Office of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan and the Department of
interior and Local Government Secretary.
4. Suspension – The penalty of suspension shall not exceed the unexpired term
of the respondent, or a period of six (6) months for every administrative
offense, nor shall said penalty be a bar to the candidacy of the respondent so
suspended as long as he meets the qualifications required for the office
6. Miscellaneous Provisions
1. When the evidence of guilt is string, and given the gravity of the offense,
there is great probability that the continuance in office of the respondent
could influence the witnesses or pose threat to the safety and integrity of the
records and evidence.
2. Any single preventive suspension of elective official of the barangay shall not
extend beyond sixty (60) days.
3. In the event of administrative cases are filed against an elective barangay
official, he ca not be placed under preventive suspension for more that ninety
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(90) days within a single year on the same ground or grounds existing and
known at the time of the first suspension.
4. Upon expiration of the preventive suspension, the suspended elective
barangay official shall be deemed reinstated in office without prejudice to the
continuance of the proceedings against him, which shall be terminated within
One Hundred and Twenty (120) days from the time he was formally notified of
the case against him. If the delay in the proceedings of the case against him
is due to his fault, neglect or request, other than the appeal duly filed, the
duration of such delay shall be counted in computing the time of termination
of the case.
5. Any abuse in the exercise of the power of preventive suspension shall be
penalized as abuse of authority.
The City Development Council may call upon any local official concerned or any
official of national agencies or offices in the local government unit to assist in the
formulation of development plans and public investment programs.
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Section 160. Functions of the City Development Council. - The City
Development Council shall exercise the following functions;
Section 161. Meeting and Quorum. - The City Development Council shall meet
at least once every six ( 6) months or as often as may be necessary.
Section 162. Executive Committee. - The City Development Council shall create
an Executive Committee to represent it and act in its behalf when it is not in session. The
composition of the executive committee shall be as follows:
1. To ensure that the decision of the Council are faithfully carried out and
implemented;
2. To act on matters requiring immediate attention or action by the Council;
3. Formulate policies, plans and programs based on the general principles laid
down by the Council, and
4. To act on other matters that maybe authorized by the Council;
Section 164. Barangay Clustering. - The City Development Council shall form
barangay clusters to assist them in the performance of their functions. Barangay
Clusters shall be as follows:
1. Poblacion
a. District I e. San Fermin
b. District II f. Cabaruan
c. District III g. Tagaran
d. Turayong h. Alicaocao
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3. East and West Tanap Region
a. Minante I i. Nungnungan I
b. Minante II j. Nungnungan II
c. Sillawit k. Marabulig I
d. Alinam l. Marabulig II
e. San Isidro m. Naganacan
f. San Francisco m. Nagrumbuan
g. San Antonio o. Pinoma
h. Faustino p. Amobocan
5. Forest Region
a. Rogus i. Linglingay
b. Maligaya j. Devera
c. Bacolod k. Cabugao
d. Dianao l. Disimuray
e. Manaoag m. Buyon
f. Sinippil n. Villa Conception
g. Casalatan o. Sta. Maria
h. Gappal p. Villa Flor
The secretariat of the city development council shall be headed by the city
planning and development coordinator.
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objectives of the local government unit. Without a Local Revenue Plan, local officials and
staff would not know the revenue goals, objectives and targets that they are supposed to
achieve within a span of time, and would encounter difficulty in coordinating, monitoring
and evaluating the activities involved in generating local revenues.
Section 168. Committee for the Local Revenue Plan. - There is hereby
created Committee to formulate, review and monitor the implementation of the Revenue
Plan. The Committee shall be composed of
Section 169. Functions. - In the formulation of the local revenue plan the
committee shall:
1. Prepare the LGU’s income profile for the past five (5) years;
2. Prepare the tables for the comparison of income and expenditure for the past
five (5) years;
3. Conduct a situation analysis on income and expenditure;
4. Formulate the revenue goals, objectives and targets for the period covered by
the LRP;
5. Formulate the strategies of achieving the revenue goals, objectives and
targets; and
6. Prepare the budget for the implementation of the LRP.
Article B: City Government Budgeting
Section 170. Statement of Policy. - The local government shall come-up with an
effective budget to faithfully adhere to the commitment of improving social, financial and
political well-being of the people as resonantly reflected by the improvement of the
economic and social life particularly in the countryside where government assistance is
wanting most.
Section 171. Budget Form and Content. - The City government budget shall
primarily consist of two (2) parts:
1. The estimates of income; and
2. The total appropriations covering the current operating expenditures and
capital outlays.
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b. The actual income and expenditure of the first two (2) quarters and the
estimates of income and expenditure for the last two (2) quarters of
the current fiscal year;
c. The estimates of income for the ensuing fiscal year from ordinance and
laws existing at the time the proposed budget is transmitted, together
with other revenue raising proposals;
d. The estimated expenditures necessary to carry out the functions,
projects, and activities of the city government for the ensuing fiscal
year;
e. All essential facts regarding the bonded and other long-term
obligations and indebtedness of the city, if any;
f. Summary statement of all statutory and contractual obligations, due;
and
g. Such other financial statements and data as are deemed necessary or
desirable in order to disclose in all practicable detail the financial
condition of the LGU.
Section 172. Submission of City Development Plan. - The CDC shall submit to
the City Finance Committee a copy of the city development plan and annual investment
program prepared and approved during the fiscal year before the calendar for budget
preparation in accordance with applicable laws, specifying therein projects proposed for
inclusion in the city budget as well as in the budgets of NGAs or GOCCs concerned.
The City Finance Committee shall use the plan to ensure that projects proposed
for local funding are included in the budget. NGAs and GOCCs shall provide all necessary
information on projects already funded in their respective budgets. Such information
shall include specifically, among other things; name of project location, sources and
levels of funding for said projects. The same information must be made available to the
city finance committee within the first quarter of the year to avoid duplications in
funding project proposals.
Section 173. City Finance Committee. - There shall be created a city finance
committee to be composed of the city planning and development coordinator, the city
budget officer, and the city treasurer, city general services office, city administrator, city
accountant. The committee shall:
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development projects, and prepare a report thereon. A copy of the report shall
be furnished the city and the sangguniang panlungsod and shall be posted in
conspicuous and publicly accessible place in the city.
1. Each head of office shall submit a budget proposal for his office to the city
mayor on or before the fifteenth (15 th) day of July of each year. The budget
proposal of each office or department shall be categorized under economic,
social, or general. Each service shall be covered by the budget of at least one
(1) office of the LGU.
2. The basic services and facilities shall be funded from the share of LGUs in the
proceeds of national taxes and other local revenues, and funding support from
the National Government, its instrumentality’s and GOCCs which are tasked
by law to establish and maintain such services or facilities . Any fund or
resource available for the use of LGUs shall first be allocated for the provision
of basic services or facilities before applying the same for other purposes.
3. The budget proposal shall be prepared in accordance with such policy and
program guidelines as the city mayor may issue in conformity with the city
development plan, the budgetary ceilings prescribed by the city finance
committee, and the budgetary requirements and limitations prescribed under
this Article.
4. The budget proposal of offices or departments shall be divide into two (2)
parts:
a. Current Operating Expenditures; and
b. Capital Outlays.
6. The budget proposal shall contain the following information:
a. Objectives, functions, and projects showing the general character and
relative importance of the work to be accomplished or the services to
be rendered, and the costs thereof;
b. Organizational charts and staffing patterns indicating the list of
plantilla positions with their corresponding salaries, and proposals for
reclassification of positions and salary changes, as well as the creation
of new positions with their proposed salary grade, duly supported by
proper justification;
c. Brief description of the functions, projects, and activities for the
ensuing fiscal year, expected results for each function, projects, and
activity, and the nature of work to be performed, including the objects
of expenditure for each function, project, and activity;
d. Relation of the work and financial proposals to approved local
development plans;
e. Estimated current operating expenditures and capital outlay with
comparative data for the last two (2) preceding fiscal years, and
current and ensuing fiscal years; and
f. Accomplishment reports for the last two (2) preceding and the current
fiscal years.
7. The budget proposal of the Sanggunian shall be submitted in the same
manner and within the same period as those of the offices or departments in the LGU.
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The city mayor shall submit the executive budget to the sangguniang panlungsod
not later than the sixteen (16th) day of October of the current fiscal year. If the city mayor
fails to submit the budget within the prescribed date, he shall be subject to such criminal
and administrative penalties as provided.
Section 176. Budget Authorization. - On or before the end of the current fiscal
year, the Sangguniang Panlungsod shall enact, through an ordinance, the annual budget
of the LGU for the ensuing fiscal year on the basis of the estimates of income and
expenditures submitted by the chief executive.
In case the Sangguniang Panlungsod fails to pass the ordinance authorizing the
annual appropriations at the beginning of the ensuing fiscal year, the ordinance
authorizing the appropriations is approved, and no other business may be taken up
during such sessions. If the Sanggunian still fails to enact such ordinance after ninety
(90) days from the beginning of the fiscal year, the reenacted budget shall remain in
force and effect until such time that the ordinance authorizing the annual appropriations
is approved by the Sangguniang Panlungsod. Only the annual appropriations for salaries
and wages of existing positions, statutory and contractual obligations, and essential
operating wages of existing positions, statutory and contractual obligations, and
essential operating expenses authorized in the annual and supplemental budgets for the
preceding year shall be deemed reenacted and disbursement of funds shall be in
accordance therewith.
In the implementation of the reenacted budget, the city exclude from estimates of
income for the preceding year those realized from non-recurring sources, like national
aids, proceeds from loans, sale of assets, prior year adjustments, and other analogous
sources of income. National aids shall not include the IRA of LGUs and their shares in the
utilization and development of national wealth. No ordinance authorizing supplemental
appropriations shall be passed in place of annual appropriations.
In case the revised income estimates be less than the aggregate reenacted
appropriations, the treasurer shall accordingly advice the sangguniang panlungsod which
shall, within ten (10) days from receipt of such advice, make necessary adjustments or
reductions. The revised appropriations authorized by the sangguniang panlungsod shall
then be the basis for disbursements. The sanggunian panlungsod may not increase the
proposed amount in the executive budget nor include new items except to provide for
statutory and contractual obligations but in no case shall it exceed the total
appropriations in the executive budget.
Section 177. Veto Power of the City Mayor. - The city mayor may veto any
ordinance of the Sangguniang Panlungsod on the ground that it is ultra vires or
prejudicial to the public welfare, stating his reasons therefor in writing. The city mayor,
shall exercise the power to veto any particular item or items of an appropriations
ordinance, or an ordinance or resolution adopting the city development plan and public
investment program, or an ordinance directing the payment or money or creating
liability. In such cases, the veto shall not affect the item or items which are not objected
to. The vetoed item or items shall not take effect unless the sanggunian overrides the
veto in the manner provided for in the LGC; otherwise, the item or items in the
appropriations ordinance of the previous year corresponding to those vetoed, if any, shall
be deemed reenacted.
1. The ordinance enacting the annual budget shall take effect at the beginning of
the ensuing calendar year.
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2. Supplemental budget shall take effect upon its approval or on a date fixed in
the ordinance. The city mayor shall be primarily responsible for the execution
and accountability for the annual and supplemental budgets.
Section 179. Changes in the Annual Budget. - Changes in the annual budget
may be done through supplemental budgets. No ordinance providing for a supplemental
budget shall be enacted except when supported by funds actually available as certified
by the city treasurer; or by new revenue sources. Funds actually available refers to the
amount of money actually collected as certified by the city treasurer during a given fiscal
year which is over and above the realized estimated income of that year. An
appropriation ordinance providing for the supplemental budget sourced out of funds
actually available shall be enacted only once during the fiscal year.
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economic enterprise office shall be charged to its budgets. The limitations
prescribed herein shall apply only after the LGU shall have complied with the
implementation of RA 6758 or Salary Standardization Law for existing and
mandatory positions.
2. No official or employee shall be entitled to a salary rate higher than the
maximum fixed for his position or other positions of equivalent rank by
applicable laws, rules and regulations issued thereunder;
3. No local fund shall be appropriated to increase or adjust salaries or wages of
officials and employees of the National Government, except as may be
expressly authorized by law;
4. In cases of abolition of positions and creation of new ones resulting from the
abolition of existing positions in the career service, such abolition or creation
shall be made in accordance with pertinent provisions of these Rules and civil
service law, rules and regulations
5. Positions in the official plantilla for career positions which are occupied by
incumbents holding permanent appointments shall be covered by adequate
appropriations
6. No changes in designation or nomenclature of positions resulting in a
promotion or demotion in rank or increase or decrease in compensation shall
be allowed, except when the position is actually vacant, and the filling of such
positions shall be strictly made in accordance with civil service law, rules and
regulations;
7. The creation of new positions and salary increases or adjustment shall in no
case be made retroactive; and
8. The annual appropriations for discretionary purposes of the city mayor shall
not exceed two percent (2%) of the actual receipts derived from basic real
property tax in the next preceding calendar year. Discretionary funds shall be
disbursed only for public purposes to be supported by appropriate vouchers
and subject to such guidelines as may prescribed by law. No amount shall be
appropriated for the same purpose except as authorized in this Section.
CHAPTER III: RECORDS MANAGEMENT AND ARCHIVES
ADMINISTRATION
Section 182. Statement of Policy. - There shall be established a Records
Management and Archives System to protect permanent records of the City
Government of Cauayan, Isabela.
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b. Acquisition – developing of specific plans to actually transfer the
records to the custody of the archives.
5. Have the archives policy approved and endorsed by the sponsoring office of
the city government.
Section 188. Supplementary Procurement Plan. - At any time during the fiscal
year, heads of offices may prepare and submit to the city general services officer, for the
approval of the city mayor a supplementary procurement plan to cover supply or
property requirement of his department or office not otherwise included in the annual
procurement plan.
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Section 189. Supplementary Procurement Program. - Within a reasonable
time upon receipt of the supplementary procurement plan, the general services office,
shall prepare for the approval of the local chief executive a supplementary procurement
program based on the supplementary procurement plan.
Section 190. Amendatory Procurement Plan. - At any time during the fiscal
year, the head of office may prepare and submit to the city general services officer for
the approval of the city mayor an amendatory procurement plan for supply or property
requirement of his office in lieu of those deleted, cancelled or substituted in the
approved procurement plan. Amendatory procurement plan shall be supported by a
written justification.
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accountant, and the city treasurer that an appropriation thereof exists, that the
estimated amount of such expenditure has been obligated, and that funds are available
for the purpose, respectively.
Section 198. Statement of Delivery Period. - The requisitioner shall state with
definiteness and certainty the period of delivery desired so as not to leave doubt when
the supplies are needed.
Section 203. Other Modes of Procurement. - The city government may make
procurement of supply or property requirements without public bidding through any of
the following modes applicable in the circumstances as provided hereunder:
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so by sickness or other unavoidable circumstance, in which case he may authorize in
writing a representative to attend in his behalf. Representatives of the members of the
committee may deliberate on the bids for and in behalf of the committee members,
However, the committee members shall personally decide on the bids and/or questions
of award and shall sign the committee decisions.
Section 207. Quorum in the Committee on Awards. - Two thirds (2/3) of the
members of the Committee on awards shall constitute a quorum to do business,
Provided, that the head of the office for whose use the supplied are to be procured is
among those present; Provided further, that in case the requisitioning office is a national
government agency located in the city and which supply requirement is authorized by
law to be augmented by the city mayor, the Sangguniang member authorized in this rule
to sit a member of the Committee on Awards is present.
Section 212. Bidder’s Bond. - A bidder’s bond shall be fixed at five percent (5%)
of the total amount of the tender or offer but shall not exceed twenty thousand pesos
(P20,000.00) per bid proposal.
Section 213. Sanctions for Refusal to Accept Awards. - A winning bidder who
refuses to accept the awards without justifiable reasons shall forfeit his bidder’s bond
and shall be barred from participating in future biddings.
Section 214. Publication Call for bids shall be given the widest publicity possible,
sending by mail or otherwise, any known prospective participant in the locality, of copies
of the call and by posting copies of the same in at least three (3) publicly accessible and
conspicuous places in the city hall, the city general services officer, shall certify to the
effect that the requirements of this section have been complied with.
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Unless otherwise directed by the Committee on Awards, publication shall be made
at least ten (10) calendar days to the opening of bids.
Bidders shall accomplish bid forms in as many copies as may be required in the
call for bids, preferably typewritten, and identical in all respects.
Section 217. Submission and Acceptance of Bids. - On or before the time and
date of opening of bids, bidders shall submit their bids in sealed envelopes with the
office of the general services officer. Said office shall stamp thereon the time and date of
receipt.
Section 219. Opening of Bids. - All bids submitted shall be opened at the time,
date and place set in the call for bids by the Committee on Awards. Opening of bids shall
only be made in the presence of the city auditor or his duly authorized representative
who shall initial and secure copies of the bids. Bidders or representatives may witness
the proceedings.
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4. All things being equal, the bidder who offers to supply the whole quantity shall
be preferred in order to obtain uniformity in quality, tensible strength, color
shade, etc.; and
5. Reliability of bidder as a supplier or contractor.
1. office to which the account shall be charged and the requisition number;
2. name and address of the supplier or contractor
3. office to which the delivery shall be made;
4. complete descriptions and specifications of the supplies or property and all
other information and data needed to enable the supplier, COA inspector (if
applicable), and others concerned to determine the nature and quality of the
items purchased;
5. provisions for penalty in case of late or non-delivery;
6. quantity and unit price;
7. period of delivery;
8. shipping terms and conditions and other conditions of delivery;
9. date of effectivity and termination of the contract; and
10. conditions regarding importation, if any.
The date when the purchase/letter order was received by the supplier or
contractor shall be indicated clearly.
Section 225. Canvass and Award. - Upon approval of the Committee on Awards,
procurement of supplies or property may be effected after personal canvass of at least
three (3) responsible suppliers in the locality by a Committee of three (3) composed of
the city general services officer, the city accountant, and the head of office for whose
use the supplies are being procured.
Abstract of the canvass shall be prepared by the city general services office, and
authenticated by the canvassers. The award shall be decided by the Committee on
Awards.
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Section 227. When to Make an Emergency Purchase. - In case of emergency
where the need for the supplies is exceptionally urgent or absolutely indispensable and
only to prevent imminent and real danger to, or loss of, life or property, the city may,
through the city mayor, make emergency purchases or place repair orders, regardless of
amount, without public bidding.
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Section 234. Repeat Orders. - When the need for additional quantity of the
same items covered by a previous purchase arises, the city mayor upon recommendation
of the city general services officer, may place an order for said items from the same
supplier or dealer, provided all the following conditions are met:
1. the original purchase was made through public bidding;
2. the quantity does not exceed one hundred percent (100%) of the original
purchase;
3. the prices of said items have not gone down in the market by more than ten
percent (10%) ;
4. the order is made within three (3) months from the date of the original
purchase order; and
5. the same terms and conditions in the original purchase are obtained.
Section 235. When Direct Purchase from Duly Licensed Manufacturer may
be Made. - Procurement of supplies or property of Philippine manufacture or origin may
be made directly from duly licensed manufacturers; Provided; That the manufacturer is
able to present proof showing that it is a duly licensed manufacturer of the desired
product and there is no dealer or distributor offering the same items at lower prices.
Provided that certification to the effect that the distributor has no sub-dealers
selling at lower price is secured from the principal and/or exclusive distributor.
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Article K: Delivery and Inspection of Supplies or Property
Section 239. Packing. - All supplies shall be adequately contained, packed,
crated, cased, bundled, wrapped, or sealed, as the case may be, in accordance with the
purchase order or contract, to safeguard them from damage, spoilage, and/or loss.
Section 241. Time and Place of Delivery. - Unless otherwise provided in the
purchase order or contract, deliveries shall be made within seven (7) calendar days upon
receipt of the order and during office hours at the place stipulated.
1. Purchases made by the city government must be inspected and verified by its
authorized inspector for conformity with specifications in the order. However,
the chief of the inspection service authorized by the city mayor, may waive
the inspection of purchases of insignificant value, provided he is fully
convinced that the delivery in question is in accordance with the specifications
of the order. The waiver of inspection must be stamped on the original copies
of the order and invoice.
2. Evidence of inspection of deliveries of supplies or property of insignificant
value must be shown by notation on the original copies of the order and
invoice, thus;
Inspected by:
____________________
(Name and Signature)
Date: ________.
3. All items to be inspected shall be accepted first by the city general services
officer.
4. Report of inspection of all consumables shall be submitted to the city auditor,
within twenty four (24) hours.
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Section 245. Direct Responsibility for Supplies or Property. - The person in
actual physical possession of supplies or property or entrusted with its custody and
control shall be responsible for its proper use and care and shall exercise the diligence of
a good father of a family in the utilization and safekeeping thereof.
Section 246. Transfer of Excess Property. - It shall be the duty of every head of
office to turn over to the city general services officer, excess property for re-issuance to
other offices.
Section 248. Designation of Supply Officer. - The city mayor may designate a
supply officer in each office upon the recommendation of the head of office. The supply
officer shall be immediately accountable to the head of office for supplies or property
placed under his actual custody and control.
Section 250. Responsibility for Real Estate. - The city mayor shall be
immediately responsible for the proper and effective use and management of real estate
owned or titled in the name of the city government. He shall ensure that all real estate
under his responsibility are registered, under the Torens Title system and safeguarded
from squatters, unlawful occupants or the like.
Section 251. Notice of Loss and Application for Relief. - When loss of
government supplies or property occurs, it shall be the duty of the officer immediately
accountable therefor or having custody thereof to immediately notify simultaneously the
office head and the city auditor. The office head shall immediately conduct a preliminary
investigation of the loss and refer the matter to the proper government investigation
agency. The city auditor shall conduct a separate inquiry of the reported loss while the
clues are still fresh to determine that the alleged loss or other casualty had really
occurred. An officer or employee who fails to comply with these requirements shall not
be relieved of liability or allowed credit for any of such loss in the settlement of his
accounts.
The request for relief shall be filed with the city auditor by the accountable officer
within the statutory period of thirty (30) days or of such longer period as may allowed by
the auditor. In general, the request shall be accompanied by the following documents:
1. the basic notice of loss showing the exact date of filing and receipt in the
office of the auditor or the COA;
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2. affidavit of the accountable officer containing a statement of facts and
circumstances of the loss;
3. affidavits of two (2) disinterested persons cognizant of the facts and
circumstances of the loss;
4. final investigation report of the office head, proper government investigating
agency and the auditor on the facts and circumstances surrounding the loss;
5. a list and description including book value, date of acquisition, property
number, account classification, condition of the property, and other additional
relevant information of the properties lost duly certified by the city general
services officer;
6. latest inventory and inspection report preceding the loss and inventory report
or properties remaining after the loss, duly witnessed by the city auditor;
7. comment and/or recommendation of the city mayor concerned on the request;
8. exact or accurate amount of government cash or book value of the property,
subject of the request for relief; and
9. Memorandum Receipt, if any, covering the properties subject of the request.
The request for relief shall be coursed through the office head concerned and city
general services officer, for their comment and recommendation.
In case of bulk losses of supplies or property pertaining to more than one (1)
office the request for relief shall be made by the city general services officer. The
request shall also be accompanied by the latest inventory report preceding the loss and
the inventory report of properties remaining after the loss, duly witnessed by the city
auditor.
The same officials shall request relief for losses occurring in transit. In all cases,
the request shall be endorsed by the city mayor together with his recommendations, to
the city auditor.
In case of delay in the filing of the aforesaid notice and request, satisfactory
explanation or the reason(s) for such delay should be submitted, after which the
reason(s) for such delay should be submitted, after which the reasons/explanation given
should be verified or confirmed by the city auditor.
Section 252. Central Record. - The city general services officer, shall maintain a
central record of all supplies or property of the city government. Computerization of
records shall, as practicable, be availed of.
Section 253. Annual Inventory of Supplies or Property. - The city mayor shall
require an annual physical inventory of all supplies or property of the city government as
of December 31 of each year, to be conducted by office a committee of three (3)
consisting of the representative of the city mayor as chairman and the city general
services officer, and the supply accountable officer of the office concerned, as members.
The inventory report shall be submitted to the city mayor and copy furnished the city
auditor.
Section 254. Role of the Auditor in Physical Inventory. - The city auditor or
his duly authorized representative shall witness the inventory being referred to in the
immediately preceding section.
Section 255. Running and Test inventory. - Aside from the annual inventory,
the city mayor shall order a running and test inventory of property under his
accountability at any time for the purpose of ascertaining the correctness of the supplies
or property records. Discrepancies or losses that may be disclosed thereby shall
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immediately be reported to the city auditor for appropriate action in accordance with
these regulations.
Section 262. Disposal Procedures. - When the supplies or property of the local
government unit have become unserviceable from any cause, or no longer needed, the
officer immediately accountable therefor shall return the same to the head of office who
shall cancel the corresponding Memorandum Receipt. If no longer needed in the office,
the head of office shall return the same to the city general services officer, with the use
of Property Return Slip. The city general services officer, shall through the city mayor,
file an application for its disposal with the city auditor who shall conduct an inspection
and determination whether the subject property is with or without value.
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Section 264. Appraisal of Property by the Committee on Awards. - Upon
receipt of the Inventory, Inspection and Appraisal form, the Committee on Awards shall
appraise the supplies or property recommended by the city auditor to be disposed of
which appraisal shall be considered as the floor price in the public auction to be
conducted for the purpose under the supervision of said Committee.
Article A: Reorganization
1. The City Government of Cauayan shall establish its own suggestions and
incentives awards system.
2. The system shall be designed to encourage creativity, innovativeness,
efficiency, integrity and productivity in the public service by recognizing and
rewarding officials and employees, individually or in groups for their
suggestions, inventions, superior accomplishments and other personal efforts
which contribute to the efficiency, economy, or other improvement in
government operations, or for other extraordinary acts or services in the
public interest.
3. The PRAISE shall adhere to the principle of providing incentives and awards
based on performance, innovative ideas and exemplary behavior.
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4. The PRAISE shall give emphasis on the timeless value of giving award or
recognition. Aside from conferment of awards during the traditional or planned
awarding ceremonies, the sprit of on-the spot grant of recognition shall be
institutionalized.
5. The PRAISE shall provide both monetary and non-monetary awards and
incentives to recognize, acknowledge and reward productive, creative,
innovative and ethical behavior of employees through formal and informal
mode. For this purpose, the System shall encourage the grant of non-
monetary awards. Monetary awards shall be granted only when the
suggestions, inventions, superior accomplishment and other personal efforts
result in monetary savings which shall not exceed 20% of the savings
generated.
6. At least 5% of the HRM Funds shall be allocated for the PRAISE and
incorporated in the agency’s Annual Work and Financial Plan and Budget.
7. The program shall be institutionalized through the creation of a PRAISE
Committee in the city government.
8. The PRAISE Committee shall have the following composition:
The Local Chief Executive (LCE) or authorized representative who will act
as Chairperson;
The City Treasurer or equivalent;
The City Planning and Development Coordinator or equivalent;
The City Human Resource Management Officer/Assistant or the career
service employee directly responsible for personnel management; and
Two (2) representatives from the career rank-and file employees who
shall serve for a period of two years and chosen through a general
assembly or any other mode of selection to be conducted for the
purpose or designated by the registered union in the absence of an
accredited union (one from the first level and one from the second level).
1. The City Mayor or his authorized representative shall be responsible in
overseeing the System’s operation and the Human Resource Management
Office shall serve as the Secretariat.
9. The PRAISE Committee shall ensure the productivity, innovative ideas,
suggestions and exemplary behavior can be identified, considered, managed
and implemented on a continuing basis to cover employees at all levels.
10. The PRAISE Committee shall be responsible for the development,
administration, monitoring and evaluation of the awards and incentives
system of the local government unit. The city may, however, employ an
external or independent body to assist the PRAISE Committee to judiciously
and objectively implement the system of incentives and awards.
11. The PRAISE Committee shall establish its own internal procedures and
strategies. Membership in the Committee shall be considered part of the
member’s regular duties and functions.
12. The city shall submit Program on Award and Incentives for Service Excellence
(PRAISE) and its subsequent amendments to the Civil Service Commission
Regional Office or CSC Field Office wherein the CSC shall provide technical
assistance, if deemed necessary, to ensure proper implementation.
1. Establishment of a CSC-approved PRAISE shall be the basis of the grant of the
Productivity Incentive Bonus (PIB), other awards and incentives. The Annual
PRAISE Report shall be submitted by the agency to the Civil Service
Commission Regional Office on or before the thirtieth day of January to enable
their employees to quality for nomination to the CSC sponsored national
awards.
2. Issues relative to awards and incentives shall be brought before the PRAISE
Committee which shall address the same within fifteen (15) days from the
date of submission.
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Section 269. Objectives. -
a. General
- To encourage, recognize, and reward employees, individually and in
groups, for their suggestion, innovative ideas, inventions,
discoveries, superior accomplishment, heroic deeds, exemplary
behavior. Extraordinary acts or services in the public interest and
other personal efforts which contribute to the efficiency, economy
and improvement in government operations, which lead to
organizational productivity.
b. Specific
- To establish a mechanism for identifying, selecting, rewarding and
providing incentives to deserving employees at the start of each
year;
- To identify outstanding accomplishments, best practices of
employees on a continuing basis;
- To recognize and reward accomplishments and innovations
periodically or as the need arises;
- To provide incentives and interventions to motivate employees who
have contributed ideas suggestions, inventions, discoveries,
superior accomplishments and other personal efforts.
Section 270. Scope. - The System shall apply to all employees in the career and
non-career service of the LGU.
1. National Awards
The LGU shall participate in the search for deserving employees who may be
included in the screening of candidates for awards given by other government
agencies, private entities, NGOs and other award giving bodies such as the:
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d. Other Awards – given by other government agencies, private
institutions or NGOs to an individual or team for contributions of an
idea or performance that directly benef the government.
2. Awards. The LGU shall develop and initiate the search for deserving
employees who may be included in the screening of candidates for awards to be given
such as;
Section 272. Types of Incentives. - The City shall continuously search, screen
and reward deserving employees to motivate them to improve the quality of their
performance and instill excellence in public service. As such the following types of
incentives shall be regularly awarded:
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2. Length of Service Incentive – Given to an employee who has rendered at least
three (3) years of continuous satisfactory service in the same position. The
cash award shall be incorporated in the salary adjustments following the Joint
CSC – DBM Circular No. 1, s. 1990.
5. Other Incentives – Which the City PRASE Committee may recommend on the
basis of special achievements, innovative approaches to assignments,
exemplary service to the public and recognition by an outside group of a
particular achievement.
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2. The LGU of Cauayan establishes a grievance machinery that is the best way to
address grievance between or among government official and employees.
7. The following cases shall not be acted upon through the grievance machinery:
a. Disciplinary cases which shall be resolved pursuant to the Uniform
Rules on Administrative Cases;
b. Sexual harassment cases as provided for in RA 7877; and
c. Union-related issues and concerns.
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e. The City Mayor or his or her duly designated representatives shall be
appointed as member of the grievance committee.
10. The City Government shall ensure equal opportunity for men and women to be
represented in the grievance committee.
11. The city grievance committee shall develop and implement pro-active
measures that would prevent grievance, such as employee assembly which
shall be conducted at least once every quarter, “talakayan”, counseling, HRD
intervention and other similar activities;
12. The city personnel office, in collaboration with the city grievance committee
shall conduct a continuing information drive on grievance machinery among
its officials and employees.
13. The grievance committee may conduct an investigation and hearing within
ten (10) working days from receipt of the grievance and render a decision
within five (5) working days after the investigation. Provided, however, that
when the object of the grievance is the grievance committee, the aggrieved
party may submit the grievance to top management.
14. A grievance may be elevated to the Civil Service Commission Regional Office
only upon submission of a Certification on the Final Action on the Grievance
(CFAG) issued by the grievance committee. The CFAG shall contain, among
other things, the following information, history and final action;
15. The HRMO personnel of the city shall extend secretariat services to the
Grievance committee.
16. The grievance committee shall establish its own internal procedures and
strategies.
19. The grievance machinery shall be submitted to the Civil Service Commission
Regional Office for approval. Subsequent amendments shall be subject to CSC
approval and shall take effect immediately.
Section 275. Scope. - The Grievance machinery applies to all levels of officials
and employees in the LGU. It may also apply to non-career employees whenever
applicable.
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the processing of overtime pay, unreasonable withholding of salaries and
inaction on application for leave;
The following cases shall not be acted upon through the grievance machinery:
2. Appeal to the Higher Supervisor. If the aggrieved party is not satisfied with the
verbal decision, he or may submit the grievance in writing, within (5) days to
the next higher supervisor who shall render his decision within (5) working
days from receipt of the grievance.
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where the object of the grievance is the committee, the aggrieved party may
submit the grievance to top management.
4. Appeal to Top Management. If the aggrieved party is not satisfied with the
decision of the grievance committee, he may elevate his grievance within five
(5) working days from receipt of the decision through the committee to top
management who shall make the decision within ten (10) working days after
the receipt of the grievance. Provided, however, that where the object of the
grievance is the top management, the aggrieved party may bring his or her
grievance to the Civil Service Commission Regional Office;
5. Appeal to the Civil Service Commission Regional Office. If the aggrieved party
is not satisfied with the decision of top management, he may appeal or
elevate his or her grievance to the Civil Service Commission Regional Office
within fifteen (15) working days from the receipt of such decision. Together
with the appeal, the aggrieved party shall submit a certification on the final
action on the Grievance (CFAG). The Civil Service Commission Regional Office
shall rule on the appeal in accordance with existing civil service law, rules and
regulations.
The personnel unit of the agency shall extend secretariat services to the
grievance committee
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2. Merit Promotion Plan shall cover positions in the first, second and third level
and shall also include original appointment and other related personnel
actions.
3. When a position in the first, second or third level becomes vacant, applicants
for employment who are competent, qualified and possess appropriate civil
service eligibility shall be considered for permanent appointment. In addition
to the required qualifications, applicants for third level position must possess
executive and managerial competence.
4. Vacant positions marked for filling shall be published in accordance with the
Republic Act 7041 (Publication Law). The published vacant positions shall also
be posted in at least (3) conspicuous places in the city hall for at least ten (10)
calendar days. Other appropriate modes of publication shall be considered.
Filling of vacant positions in the Local Government Unit shall be made after
fifteen (15) days from their publication.
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The publication of a particular vacant positions shall be valid until filled up but
not to extend beyond six (6) months reckoned from the date the vacant
position was published.
5. A personnel Selection Board (PBS) for first and second level positions shall be
established in the city with the following composition:
a. Chairman
b. Members:
Two representatives of the rank-and file career employees, one from the
first level and one from the second level, who shall both be chosen by the
accredited employee association in the LGU.
The first level representative shall participate during the screening of candidates
for vacancies in the first level; the second level representative shall participate in the
screening of candidates for vacancies in the second level. Both rank-and-file
representatives shall serve for a period of three (3) years. For continuity of operation,
the LGU accredited employee association may designate an alternate.
6. The PSB members including alternate representatives for first, second and
third level positions shall undergo orientation and workshop on the
selection/promotion process and CSC policies on appointments.
7. The city mayor shall, as far as practicable, ensure equal opportunity for
men and women to be represented in the PSB for all levels;
8. For vacancies in the first and second levels, all qualified next-in-rank
employees shall be automatically considered candidates for promotion to the
next higher position;
10. The appointing authority shall assess the merits of the PSB’s recommendation
for appointment and in the exercise of sound discretion, select, in so far as
practicable, from among the top five ranking applicants, deemed most
qualified for appointment to the vacant position.
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11. The appointing authority may appoint an applicant who is not next in rank but
possesses superior qualification and competence, and has undergone
selection process.
12. An employee should have rendered at least very satisfactory service for the
last rating period in the present position before being considered for
promotion.
13. The approved agency Merit Promotion Plan shall be used as one of the
bases for the expeditious approval of appointments, for attestation and
accreditation to take final action on appointments.
Section 282. Scope. - This Merit Selection Plan shall cover career positions in the
first, second and third level in the City including its attached offices. It may also include
non-career positions.
1. Publish the vacant position in the CSC Bulletin of vacant position or through
other mode of publication and post the same in three (3) conspicuous places
in the City for at least ten (10) days. Men and women shall be encouraged to
apply. Vacant positions which are not filled within six (6) months should be
republished.
2. List candidates aspiring for the vacant positions, either from within or outside
the agency, including qualified next-in-rank employees. In the process, the
following should be considered.
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c. An employee who is on local or foreign scholarship or training grant or
pregnant or on maternity leave may be considered for promotion. For
this purpose, the performance ratings to be considered be the rating
immediately prior to or after the scholarship or training grant or
maternity leave. If promoted, the effectivity date of the promotional
appointment shall be after the scholarship or training grant or
maternity leave.
(i) PERFORMANCE
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4. Notify all applicants of the outcome of the preliminary evaluation.
5. Submit the selection line-up to the PSB for deliberation en banc. Appointment
to the following position shall no longer be screened by the PSB.
8. Assess the merits of the PSB’s recommendation for appointment and in the
exercise of sound discretion, select in so far as practicable, from among the
top five ranking applicants deemed most qualified for appointment to the
vacant position.
9. Issue appointment in accordance with the provisions of the city Merit Selection
Plan.
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1. The Personnel Selection Board for 1st, 2nd and 3rd levels shall have the
following function and responsibilities:
1. The Human Resource Management Officer (HRMO) shall have the following
functions and responsibilities.
a. Disseminate copies of the LGU Merit Selection Plan (MSP) and its
annexes to all LGU personnel after approval thereof by the civil Service
Commission. An orientation shall also be conducted by the HRD unit
within (6) months upon approval of the MSP. This orientation is meant
to ensure awareness and understanding of the plan. A report on the
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same shall be submitted to the Civil Service Field Office for record
purposes;
b. Develop a system of Ranking Position which will be submitted for
approval of the appointing authority, copy furnished the Civil Service
Commission and its Field Office, for reference purposes.
c. Identify vacant positions that may be enrolled in the Brightest for the
Bureaucracy Program (BBP);
d. Develop a Plan which shall set forth the number, knowledge and skills
of personnel needed to achieve the organization’s goals, objectives
and programs.
e. Develop and maintain an updated qualification database of employees
to include education, training, experience, skills , competencies, and
other similar information;
f. Develop a program to fast track the career movement of employees
with superior qualification, and
g. Publish vacant position in the CSC Bulletin of Vacant position or
through other modes of publication and post the same in three (3)
conspicuous places in the LGU for at least ten (10) calendar days.
h. Prepare a list of candidates aspiring for the vacant position either from
within or outside the LGU, including qualified next – in- rank employees
within fifteen (15) days from completion of the preliminary evaluation.
In the process, the following should be considered.
j. Notify all applicants of the outcome of the preliminary evaluation:
k.. Submit selection line-up to the PSB for deliberation en banc.
2. The employees shall be responsible for updating their Data sheet annually, if
deemed necessary, and submit supporting documents thereto to the HRD
Unit.
a. Establish a Personal Selection Board and see to it that all PSB members
undergo orientation and workshop on the selection/promotion process
and CSC policies on appointments. The agency head shall, as far as
practicable, ensure equal opportunity for men and women to be
represented in the PSB for all levels;
b. Assess the merit of the PSB’s recommendations for appointment and in
the exercise of sound discretion, select, in so far as practicable,. from
among the following:
top five ranking applicants deemed most qualified to the vacant
positions;
applicants who have undergone deep selection and found to
possess superior qualifications; and
Section 287. Statement of Policy. - The City Government shall adopt the Local
Productivity and Performance Measurement System (LPPMS) developed by the
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Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) as a tool to assess the city
government productivity and service delivery performance in terms of Efficiency,
Effectiveness, Equity and Adequacy. It shall be applied to determine the obtaining
internal capabilities and service delivery performance of the city government.
Section 288. The LPPMS City Committee. - There shall be created an LPPMS
City Committee which shall be composed of the following:
Section 289. Functions of the LPPMS City Committee. - The LPPMS City
Committee shall have the following functions:
Section 291. Foot and Mouth Disease Control. - The rules and regulations in
the control of foot and mouth disease shall be in accordance with Administrative Order
No. 7 series of 1995 issued by the Department of Agriculture on March 24, 1995.
Section 292. Creation of the City Foot and Mouth Disease Inter-agency
Task Force. - There shall be created a City Foot and Mouth Disease Inter – agency Task
Force.
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1. Composition – The Inter –agency task force shall be composed of the
following:
2. Functions – The functions of the Inter-agency Task Force shall be the following:
a. Prepare in consonance with the Region’s or foot and Mouth Disease
Program, a City Foot and Mouth Disease Control and Eradication
Program for implementation in the City of Cauayan.
b. Identify, inventory, request and make available the appropriate
manpower, equipment, material and budgetary resources from
respective participating agencies, private organizations and other
volunteer agencies for use in the foot and Mouth Disease Control and
Eradication Program in the city.
c. Coordinate, facilitate, and in particular instances implement the Foot
and Mouth Disease Control and Eradication Program.
d. Organize the city foot and Mouth Disease Task force Component
Teams.
e. Initiate the organization of City Foot and Mouth Disease Task Force.
f. Extend the required assistance to the Barangay Level Task Forces for
which purpose the city “quick response team” shall be organized.
g. Monitor the implementation of the foot and Mouth Disease Control and
Eradication Program in the city.
h. Submit status report to the City/Provincial Foot and Mouth Disease Task
Force.
i. Organize checkpoints in strategic locations within the city to
discourage and apprehend shipment of affected animals.
3. Priorities – The city government shall give priority to backyard animal raisers
in the distribution and administration of vaccines to susceptible animals.
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1. Identify and assess the diverse needs and resources of the area, in
consultation with government and non-government organization to bring
about a collective effort in agricultural development
2. Participate in policy assessment and formulation, planning of programs and
projects to meet the identified needs in agriculture, fishery, agri-business and
related activities; and
3. Assist the DA and its attached agencies and the agricultural offices of the
LGUs in organizing monitoring and evaluation of its services.
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harnessing people power towards the attainment of economic development and social
justice.
2. The council may create such committee/s that will make coordination
effective.
3. The CDA shall be the Vice-Chairman of the Council at all levels and provide
coordinative and secretariat services to the councils. The Chairman of the
council shall be chosen from among the members. His term shall be for the
period of not more than one year.
4. The Council shall meet at least once a month on the date and place agreed
upon by the members present. The decision of the council shall be
consensus.
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Article A: Local School Board
1. The Department of Education, shall designate the co-chairman for the city
school board; and
2. The city schools superintendent shall designate the district supervisor who
shall serve as co-chairman of the city school board.
Section 300. Functions of City School Board. - The city school board shall:
The Department of Education shall consult the city school board on the
appointment of city superintendents, district supervisors, school principals, and other
school officials.
Section 301. Meeting and Quorum, Budget - The City School Board shall meet
at least once a month or as often or as may be necessary. Any of the co-chairmen may
call a meeting. A majority of all its members shall constitute a quorum. However, when
both co-chairmen are present in a meeting, the local chief executive, as a matter division
superintendent, city superintendent or district supervisor, as the case may be, shall
prepare the budget of the school board concerned. Such budget shall be supported by
programs, projects and activities of the school board for the ensuing year. The
affirmative vote of the majority of all the members shall be necessary to approve the
budget. The Annual school board budget shall give priority to the following: (Title Four
Section 100 LGC 1991)
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1. Construction, repair, and maintenance of school buildings and other facilities
of public elementary and secondary schools;
2. Establishment and maintenance of extension classes where necessary; and
3. Sports activities at the division, district, city and barangay levels.
Article A: Nutrition
Section 303. Creation of the City Nutrition Council. - There shall be created a
City Nutrition Council to be composed of:
Section 304. Secretariat. - The City Nutrition Office shall serve as the Secretariat
of the council.
Section 306. Powers and Functions. - The powers and functions of the city
nutrition council shall be the following:
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Section 307. The Lingkod Lingap sa Nayon or Barangay Nutrition Scholar
Program. - The Barangay Nutrition Scholar Program (BNSP) is a strategy under the
Philippine food and Nutrition Plan which involves training, development and supervision
of volunteer workers or Barangay Nutrition Scholars (BNS). This strategy was mandated
with the promulgation of Presidential Decree No. 1569 on July 11, 1978 which requires
the development of one (1) BNS in every barangay and for the National Nutrition Council
(NNC) to administer the project in cooperation with local government units.
1. A bonafide resident of the barangay for more than one year (at least year is
required), and can speak the dialect fluently;
2. Willing to serve the barangay;
3. An high school graduate/college level;
4. Physically and mentally fit, and
5. More than 18 years old but not younger
P200.00/month/BNS
P15.00/month/BNS
P15.00/month/BNS
Article B: Health
Section 311. Composition. - There is hereby created a city Dengue Task Force
which shall monitor and coordinate all efforts towards the prevention of dengue. The city
Dengue Task Force shall be composed of:
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- City Dengue Coordinator
- President, Liga ng mga Barangay
- School District Supervisor, DepEd
- PNP Chief of Police
- City Health Nurse
- Rural Sanitary inspector
- NGO/PO representatives
Section 312. Provision of Healthy and Safe Working Environment for City
Employees. - In pursuance to DILG Memorandum Circular No. 98-54 dated 10 March
1998, the city government shall continue to safeguard and promote the welfare of its
employees by setting aside from the budget of the Office of the City Mayor an amount
for:
Section 314. The City Health Board. - There shall be established a city health
board which shall be composed of the following:
1. The board shall meet at least once a month or as often as may be necessary.
2. A majority of the members of the board shall constitute a quorum, but the
chairman or the vice-chairman must be present during meetings where
budgetary proposals are being prepared or considered. The affirmative vote of
all the majority of the members shall be necessary to approve such proposals.
Section 316. Compensation and Remuneration. - The chairman, vice
chairman, and members of the city health board shall perform their duties as such
without compensation or remuneration. Members thereof who are not government
officials or employees shall be entitled to necessary travelling expenses and allowances
chargeable against the funds of the city health board, subject to existing accounting and
auditing rules and regulations.
Section 317. Medicare Para sa Masa Program. - The Medicare Para sa Masa
Program is hereby adopted with the following purposes:
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1. To support the State policy of providing an integrated and comprehensive
approach to health development which shall endeavor essential goods, health
and other services available to all people at affordable cost;
2. To provide free medical care to paupers
3. Provide a mechanism to identify qualified indigent families and to grant them
membership to National Health Insurance Program through full or partial
subsidies. It will enable them access to medical services in all Philhealth
accredited providers;
4. To vastly improve the overall health status of the population and ultimately
their general quality of life.
The agenda and other information relevant to the meetings of such committee
shall be deliberated upon by the committee at least one (1) week before the holding of
such meetings.
All meetings of the committee shall be held in the City Hall. The minutes of such
meetings of the committee and any decision made therein shall be duly recorded, posted
at a prominent place in the city hall, and delivered by the most expedient means to city
officials concerned.
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attend its meeting in order to present the reports and recommendations of the city
technical committee.
1. Composition and Term of Office – The PLEB shall be composed of the following:
a. any member of the Sangguniang Panlungsod chosen by his respective
sanggunian;
b. Any barangay captain of the city chosen by liga ng mga of barangay;
and
c. Three (3) other members who shall be chosen by the peace and order
council from among the respected members of the community known
for their probity and integrity, one (1) of whom must be a member of
the Bar or, in the absence thereof, a college graduate, or the principal
of the central elementary school in the city.
The Chairman of the PLEB shall be elected from among its members. The term of
office of the members of the PLEB shall be for a period of two (2) years from assumption
of office. Such member shall hold office until his successor shall have been chosen and
qualified.
3. Procedure –
a. The PLEB, by a majority vote of all its members and its Chairman shall
determine whether or not the respondent officer or member of the PNP
is guilty of the charge upon which the complaint is based.
b. Each case shall be decided within sixty (60) days from the time the
case has been filed with the PLEB.
c. The procedures in the PLEB shall be summary in nature, conducted in
accordance with due process, but without strict regard to technical
rules of evidence.
d. The Commission shall issue the necessary implementing guidelines
and procedures to be adopted by the PLEB, including graduated
penalties which may be imposed by the PLEB.
e. The Commission may assign the present NAPOLCOM hearing officers to
act as legal consultants of the PLEBs and provide, whenever
necessary, legal services, assistance and advise to the PLEBs in
hearing and deciding cases against officers and members of the PNP
especially those involving difficult questions of law. Provided, that
these lawyers may also be assigned to investigate claims for death
and disability benefits of PNP members or their heirs.
4. Decisions – The decisions of the PLEB shall become final and executory:
Provided, that a decision involving demotion or dismissal from the service may
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be appealed by either party with the Regional Appellate Board within ten (10)
days from receipt of the copy of the decision.
Secretary of Justice
Secretary of Social Welfare and Development
Secretary of Public Works and Highways
Secretary of Trade and Industry
Secretary of Labor and Employment
Secretary of Education, culture and sports
Secretary of Health
Secretary of Environment and Natural Resources
Press Secretary
Director-General of the National Security Council
Chairman of the National Police Commission
Vice-Chairman and Executive Officer of the National Police commission
Chairman of the Commission on Human Rights
The Commissioner of Immigration and Deportation
The Executive Director of the Dangerous Drug Board
Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines
Chief of the Philippine National Police
Twelve (12) representatives from the private sector who shall be appointed by the
Chairman as regular members of the council representing the Academe, Civic, Religious,
Youth, Labor, Legal, Business, media, women, cooperative, Cultural Minority and People’s
organizations, and other concerned cause-oriented groups and organizations may be
invited to participate as technical advisers or observers in the Council.
The City Mayor and Vice Mayor shall be the Chairman and Vice-Chairman,
respectively.
The Chairman of the CPOC shall appoint not less than three (3) representatives of
the private sector in consultation with the CPOC members as may be necessary or
depending upon the needs and situation in the area. The CPOC Chairman may appoint
additional sectoral representatives to the CPOC.
Departments, offices and agencies with no city field offices may deputize their
representatives in the city as may be necessary, or depending upon the needs and
situation in the area, the CPOC chairman may appoint additional sectoral representatives
to the CPOC.
The City Government shall appropriate the necessary funds for the operations of
the City Peace and Order Council from any available funds.
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Section 322. Special Action Committee (SAC). - In order to obtain fast action
on matters requiring immediate attention and decision, a Special Action Committee
within the CPOC shall be organized.
Section 323. Meetings. - The City Peace and Order Council shall meet on a
monthly basis or as often as necessary to address the following urgent concerns:
Section 325. Integrated Public Safety Plan. - The CPOC shall develop,
establish and oversee the implementation of the Integrated/Community Public Safety
Plan (IA/CPSP) which shall contain the following areas of concern:
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3. Prosecution and Courts – focuses on reform processes and intensified
information campaign to harness the importance of their participation in court
litigation’s.
4. Corrections – features rehabilitation projects and activities like skills training,
livelihood projects and adult education in preparation for the release of
inmates from prison.
5. Fire Prevention and Suppression – entails intensified information campaign on
various environmental fire hazards on how to prevent, control and suppress
fire.
6. Counterinsurgency – centers that promote closer cooperation and assistance
among military, other government agencies and the community toward
decreasing the incidence of insurgency, freeing insurgency-affected or
influenced barangays and developing and implementing rebel returnee
programs.
7. Environmental Protection – maintains quality standards of our physical
environment through monitoring of existing environmental conditions that
involves promotion of community awareness and active participation for the
improvement of waste management and anti-pollution projects.
8. Health and Sanitation – concentrate on the primary health needs of the
locality like control of communicable diseases, public information and health
education and implementation of health plans
9. Civil Defense – attends to the protection of the citizenry against manmade
disaster and natural calamities.
10. Community Development – involves improvement of the welfare of needy
children and youth, the elderly, the disabled (handicapped), drug addict and
disadvantaged women through provision of social welfare services
Section 327. Duties and Functions. - The City Anti-Drug Abuse Council shall:
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4. Be responsible in ensuring that the anti-drug abuse program will be
implemented down to the barangay level; and
5. Perform other related responsibilities as may be assigned by competent
authorities.
The PMC Team shall be composed of a minimum of three (3) and maximum of five
(5) members depending on the availability of the counselors from the above
offices/organizations. The representatives from the Health, Social Welfare and
Development and Population are mandatory members while the DepEd, Agriculture,
NGO’s/Religious Groups are optional members. The DepEd representative should
preferably be a guidance counselor in a local school while the Agriculture representative,
a local extension worker. Religious groups enjoined to enrich the team by providing the
spiritual dimension to the counseling process.
The City Mayor has the option to increase the team membership. The presence of
the mandatory members is a requirement for the conduct of PMC Sessions.
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The Team shall be based in a City Population Office as a focal point of all PMC
activities.
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b. Prepare report and submit to POPCOM RPO copy furnished the two
member agencies (DOH-RHO, DSWD-Regional Office)
c. Organize training of counselors
d. Conduct PMC and ensure that it is done as a team effort
e. Monitor PMC implementation in their respective localities
- Number of marriage licenses issued vis-avis PMC Certificate
issued.
- Involvement of PMC Team members in PMC.
f. Ensure strict compliance on the implementation of PMC that no
graduate of four-year course gets exempted from undergoing PMC.
Section 333. PMC Service Protocol. - The following are the procedures in
availing PMC service:
1. Couples apply for marriage license at the Office of the City Civil Registrar
2. CCR refers couple applicants to PMC Team focal office
3. Couple applicants personally register for PMC and accomplish Marriage
Expectation Inquiry Form (MEIF)
4. PMC teams review/study accomplished MEIF to assess the needs of couple
applicants and determine the approach and focus of the counseling sessions
5. Couple applicants without exception should attend all sessions on time based
on schedules as may be decided by PMC Team.
- eight hour counseling session (one day activity)
- two to four hours sessions (2 days activity)
6. PMC team issues PMC certificate to couples who have completed the
prescribed eight-hour counseling session
7. PMC Certificate should be signed by the CHO, CPO, and CSWDO
8. Couples are then referred back to CCR for issuance of marriage license after
complying with PMC requirements
Article C: Anti-Squatting
Section 335. Statement of Policy. - The City Government will solicit the active
participation of barangay officials in the prevention of squatting in their respective
jurisdictions. Illegal squatting on public and private properties shall be addressed
through the criminal prosecution of the violators in Court and other judicial recourse.
Nevertheless, the social and economic needs of those dislocated will also be given
attention.
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1. Composition of the Task Force
Chairman Sangguniang Panlungsod to be chosen by the Sanggunian
Members:
a. Chairman, Committee on Land Use and Agrarian Reform of the
Sangguniang Panlungsod
b. City Prosecutor
c. City Legal Officer
d. City General Services Officer
e. City Engineer
f. City Treasurer
g. City Assessor
h. City Planning and Development Officer
i. District Engineer, Department of Public Works and Highways
j. CLGOO, Department of Interior and Local Government
k. City Chief of Police, Philippine National Police
Section 338. Terms of Appointment. - The Chairman and Members of the Task
Force shall serve as such until replaced by subsequent issuance of the Local Chief
Executive.
The Office of the Senior Citizens Affairs shall be under the Office of the City
Mayor:
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Article F: Local Manpower Council
Section 342. Composition. - The City Disaster Coordinating Council shall have
the following composition
a. Staff Elements:
a.1 Intelligence and Disaster Analysis
a.2 Plans and Operations
a.3 Resources
b. Task Units:
b.1 Evacuation
b.2 Communications and Warning
b.3 Health
b.4 Rescue and Engineering
b.5 Transportation
b.6 Rehabilitation
b.7 Fire
b.8 Relief
b.9 Security
b.10 Public Information
Section 343. Functions. - The City Disaster Coordinating Council shall have the
following functions:
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Section 345. Creation of Cauayan Tourism Council. - There shall be created a
Cauayan Tourism Council which shall be the primary policy, planning, programming,
coordinating and administration entity of the Office of the City Mayor in the development
of tourism in the city.
1. Committee on Health
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2. Committee on Population
3. Committee on Social Services
4. Committee on Nutrition
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12. Recommend proposed legislation related to and impacting on the population
movement and development to the Sangguniang Panlungsod and other
appropriate law making body;
13. Submit to the Sangguniang Panlungsod its budget proposal to implement the
activities identified by the Committee; and
14. Perform such other related functions as may be necessary to implement the
national mandates
The Secretary to the City POPDEV Committee shall be headed by the City
Population Officer. The secretariat of the POPDEV Committee shall be responsible for
providing technical and administrative support, documenting, proceeding, preparing
reports, and providing such other assistance as may be required by the Committee.
1. Service Delivery
2. Capability Building
3. Advocacy
4. Special Concerns
3. Advocacy
a. Philippine Information Agency (PIA) / City Information Officer
b. Department of Education
c. City Agriculture Office
d. Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR)
e. Non-government Organizations, Religious Sector, Socio-Civic, Business
Sector
f. DENR
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g. City Cooperatives
h. NSO
i. PNP
j. CESMO
k. Liga ng mga Barangay
l. City Civil Registrar
m. City Population Office
4. Special Concerns:
Section 351. Meetings. - The Population Committee shall meet regularly every
quarter or as often as possible whenever there is a need thereof.
Section 352. The Secretariat. - The Secretariat shall be handled by the City
Population Officer/City Civil Registrar and perform the following:
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7. Collect and consolidate Sub-Committee reports for submission to the
chairperson of the Committee.
8. Perform other duties as maybe assigned.
Chairman - Vice-Mayor
Vice-Chairman - SP Committee Chairman on Transportation and
Communication
Members - SP Committee Chairman on Peace and Order
- City Engineer
- City Planning and Development Coordinator
- Chief, Licensing and Inspection Section, LTFRB (Ex-officio
member)
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- President, Liga ng mga Barangay
- PNP Chief of Police
Secretariat - Secretary of the Sanggunian
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Sangguniang Bayan, as the case may be, without need of further
appointment.
2. The vice president of the pederasyon whose president has been elected as
president of a higher pederasyon shall serve as ex-officio member of the
sanggunian without need of further appointment.
3. The pederasyon president or vice president, as the case may be, shall be the
chairman of the committee on youth and sports development of the
sanggunian concerned.
Section 363. Membership to the City School Board. - The pederasyon ng mga
sangguniang kabataan president shall serve as a member of the city school board.
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Integrated Sangguniang Kabataan Organizational Leadership and Reorientation
(ISKOLAR) Program.
Section 370. Composition. - There shall be created a City Physical Fitness and
Sports Development Council (MPFSDC) to be composed of
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Section 371. Functions. - The council shall meet to least once a month and shall:
1. Formulate a blueprint for the short, medium and long term sectoral sports
program based on the national policy of “Sports for All’ including a well
synchronized year-round calendar of sports activities and competitions;
2. Conduct consultation with other public and private entities concerned to
identify and prioritize sports programs and activities and monitor, review and
validate sports program;
3. Oversee and ensure the implementation of the physical fitness and sports
program and activities;
4. Assist in the identification, recruitment and training of gifted and talented
athletes who will represent the city in the national and international sports
competition; and
5. Perform other functions deemed necessary to promote and implement the
national policy and program for the youth.
Section 373. Role of the Youth. - The youth, through the Sangguniang Kabataan
officials shall:
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Section 376. Ex-Officio Membership in the Sanggunian. -
1. The duly elected president of the liga at the city shall serve as ex-officio
member of the Sangguniang Panglungsod.
2. He shall serve as ex-officio member of the sanggunian only during his term of
office as presidents of the liga chapters, which is no case shall go beyond the
term of office of the sangguniang panlungsod.
3. The incumbent president of the city chapter of the liga shall continue to serve
as ex officio member of the sanggunian until the expiration of term of office,
unless sooner removed for cause.
Section 377. Powers, Functions and Duties of the Liga ng mga Barangay. -
The Liga shall:
Organizational Structure. The Liga shall directly elect its respective officers,
namely: a president, vice-president, auditor and six to eight (6-8) members of the board
of directors. The board shall appoint its secretary and treasurer and create such other
positions as it may deem necessary for the management of the chapter.
Section 378. Aid to Barangay Tanod. - The amount of not less than P2,000.00
from city funds shall be paid to the surviving heirs of any barangay tanod who dies
during his tenure of office as cash aid, provided, that should his death be the direct result
of the performance of his duties, the amount to be received by the surviving heirs shall
be doubled, provided, however, that if said death is due to suicide, no amount shall be
paid to his heirs.
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Section 381. Lupong Tagapamayapa Incentives Award. - The city government
shall establish a system of recognizing the Most Outstanding Lupong Tagapamayapa by
conducting annual search for the Most Outstanding Lupong Tagapamayapa of the year.
Section 382. Evaluation Criteria. - All the Lupong Tagapamayapa in the city
shall be evaluated on the basis of:
1. Efficiency of operations
2. Effectiveness in securing the objectives of the Katarungang Pambarangay
Program; and
3. Creativity and resourcefulness of the mediators.
The DILG city office shall provide technical and secretariat services to the
Committee.
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Section 387. Components of the Awards. -
Section 388. Criteria for Selection. - The criteria for selection shall be as
follows:
Performance 60%
Executive/Leadership Skills 40%
Total 100%
Performance 80%
Legislative Skills 20%
Total 100%
Performance 70%
Management Skills 30%
Total 100%
BOUNDARIES
CODE BARANGAY NORTH EAST SOUTH WEST
001 District I District II District III Minante I National Road
& Labinab
002 District II Cabaruan District III District I San Fermin
003 District III Turayong Labinab Labinab District 1 &
District 11
004 Alicaocao Tagaran Turayong & Cabaruan & Cabaruan
Cagayan River Turayong
005 Alinam Sillawit & San Isidro Mun. of Alicia Naganacan
San Isidro
006 Amobocan San Antonio Cagayan River Mun. of San Antonio &
Angadanan Mun. of Angadanan
007 Andarayan Villa Luna Bugallon Cagayan River Car. Bacareño
& Catalina
008 Baculod Casalatan & Maligaya Dianao San Pablo &
Disimuray Gappal
009 Baringin Norte Guayabal Cagayan River Baringin Sur Culalabat
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010 Baringin Sur Baringin Norte Cagayan River Dabburab San Francisco
& Rizal
011 Buena Suerte Gagabutan Culalabat San Francisco Labinab
& Duminit
012 Bugallon Villa Luna San Pablo Cagayan River Andarayan
013 Buyon Maligaya Mun. of Linglingay & Dianao
Angadanan Mun. of
Angadanan
014 Cabaruan Tagaran & Turayong District II & San Fermin
Alicaocao San Fermin
015 Cabugao Mun. of NaguilianSinippil Casalatan San Luis
016 Car. Bacareño Villa Luna Angadanan Car. Grande Car. Punta
017 Car. Chica Mabantad Car. Grande Cagayan River Cagayan River
018 Car. Grande Car. Punta & Catalina Cagayan River Car. Chica
Car. Bacareño
019 Car. Punta Nagcampegan Car. Bacareño Car. Grande Mabantad
&
Villa Luna
020 Casalatan Sinippil Disimuray Bacolod San Luis
021 Cassap Fuera San Pablo San Pablo Cagayan River Cagayan River
022 Culalabat Duminit Guayabal & Rizal & Buena Suerte
Baringin Norte San Francisco
023 Dabburab Baringin Sur Cagayan River Sta. Luciana & Rizal
San Francisco
024 Devera Villa Rogus Mun. of Mun. of Angadanan
Angadanan
Concepcion
025 Dianao Bacolod Maligaya & Manaoag Gappal
Buyon
026 Disimuray Mun. of Mun.of Baculod Sinippil &
Naguilian Naguilian Casalatan
027 Duminit Gagabutan Cagayan River Culalabat & Labinab &
Guayabal Buena Suerte
028 Faustino San Francisco San Francisco San Antonio & Nungnungan II
San Isidro & Minante II
029 Gagabutan Cagayan River Duminit Labinab & Turayong
Duminit
030 Gappal San Pablo Bacolod & Cagayan River Cagayan River
Dianao Mun.of
Angadanan
031 Guayabal Duminit Cagayan River Baringin Norte Culalabat
032 Labinab Gagabutan Buena Suerte Minante I District III
& Duminit
033 Linglingay Buyon Buyon Mun.of Manaoag
Angadanan
034 Mabantad Nagcampegan Car. Punta Car. Chica Cagayan River
035 Maligaya Mun.of Sta. Maria Buyon & Bacolod
Naguilian Villa Mun.of
Bacolod Concepcion Angadanan
Mun.of B.
Soliven
036 Manaoag Dianao Linglingay Mun. of Gappal
Angadanan
037 Marabulig I Mun. of Luna Minante I Nagrumbuan Marabulig II
& San Fermin
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038 Marabulig II Mun. of Marabulig I Nagrumbuan Mun. of
Cabatuan Cabatuan
039 Minante I San Fermin, Labinab Minante II Marabulig I
District I
040 Minante II Minante I Buena Suerte, Nungnungan II Nagrumbuan
Labinab, San
Francisco &
Faustino
041 Naganacan Nungnungan I Sillawit & Mun. of Alicia Pinoma
Alinam
042 Nagcampegan Cagayan River Villa Luna Car. Punta Mabantad
043 Nagrumbuan Marabulig I & Minante 1 & 2 Pinoma & Mun. of San Mateo
2 Nungnungan I Mun. of Alicia & Mun. of Cabatuan
Mun. of
Cabatuan
044 Nungnungan I Nagrumbuan Nungnungan Naganacan Pinoma
& 2
Minante II
045 Nungnungan 2 Minante II Faustino Sillawit Nungnungan I
046 Pinoma Nagrumbuan Nungnungan I Mun.of Alicia Nagrumbuan
& Naganacan & Mun. of Alicia
047 Rizal Culalabat Baringin Sur Baringin Sur San Francisco
048 Rogus San Mariano & Public Land, Mun. of Villa Concep-
Villa Forest Angadanan cion & Devera
Concepcion
049 San Antonio San Francisco Sta. Luciana Amobocan San Isidro
Faustino
050 San Fermin Cabaruan & District I & Minante I & Mun. of Luna
Mun. of Luna District II Marabulig I
051 San Francisco Buena Suerte Rizal, Baringin San Antonio Faustino
& Minante II Sur, Culalabat
Dabburab &
Sta. Luciana
052 San Isidro Faustino San Antonio Mun.of Sillawit
Angadanan
053 San Luis Cagayan River Cabugao Union & San Villa Luna
Pablo
054 San Pablo San Luis San Luis Gappal Cassap Fuera
Cagayan River
055 Sta. Catalina Car. Bacareno Andarayan Cagayan River Car. Grande
056 Sta. Luciana Dabburab Cagayan River San Antonio San Francisco &
San Antonio
057 Sta. Maria Mun. of Benito Mun. of Benito Villa Maligaya
Soliven Soliven Concepcion
058 Sillawit Nungnungan San Isidro Alinam Nungnungan I &
2 Naganacan
059 Sinippil Mun. of Disimuray Casalatan Cabugao
Naguilian
060 Tagaran Mun. of Reina Cagayan River Cabaruan Mun. of Luna
Mercedes
061 Turayong Alicaocao Gagabutan & District III Cabaruan
Labinab
062 Union San Luis San Luis Villa Luna Villa Luna
063 Villa Concepcion Sta. Maria Rogus Devera Maligaya
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064 Villa Flor Rogus & Mun. of San Mun. of San Mun. of
Forest Zone Mariano Guillermo Angadanan
065 Villa Luna Cagayan River San Luis San Pablo Nagcampegan
Andarayan &
Bugallon
1. Agriculture
2. Business
3. Science and Technology
4. Humanitarian Services
5. Peace and Order Services
6. Government Services (National Level)
7. Government Services (City Level)
8. Government Services (Barangay Level)
9. Youth
10. Professional (according to Professional Regulation Commission)
1. Dedication to duty
2. Professional Growth
3. Efficiency and skill
4. Community Leadership and Cooperation
5. Contribution to community development thru his field of endeavor
Mission – To steer over all city development thrust in accordance with policies and
strategies derived through participatory mechanisms within the LGU and among various
stakeholders anchored on multi-sectoral and multi-disciplinary synergy and harmony,
and energized by an efficient and effective organization in an atmosphere of equity and
justice.
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Administrative Division
1. Mission
1. Mission
2. Goals/Objectives
1. Mission
To keep the Legislative measures attuned to the needs and aspiration of the
people.
2. Goal/Objectives
1. Mission
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environment, promotion of investment opportunities especially agriculture and
tourism and safeguarding the welfare and morals of the people.
2. Goals/Objectives
1. Mission
2. Goal/Objectives
1. Mission
2. Goal/Objectives
To provide the local government with the additional funds for developmental
projects through the establishment of a reliable and systematic method of real
property assessment and developing the real property tax to its fullest
potential as a revenue source and to provide information to NGOs, NGAs, POs,
GFIs, in order to provide efficient financial information to property
owners/farmers alleviate their living condition by ensuring the efficient
implementation of assessment laws, rules and regulations.
1. Mission
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The City Agriculturist is the primary office of the city government responsible
for the promotion of sustainable agricultural development and growth through
increased productivity thus, the Office of the City Agriculturist shall provide
the agricultural extension and support services to the farmers, fisher folks,
rural women, rural youth necessary to make agriculture and agro-based
enterprises profitable. It is also mandated the gigantic task of providing
adequate and technical assistance to the agricultural sector or our society to
increase productivity thereby increasing farmer’s and fisherfolk’s income.
2. Goals/Objectives
1. Mission
2. Goal/Objectives
1. Mission
To uphold and provide all registrable documents and judicial decrees affecting
the civil status of persons.
2. Goals/Objectives
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1. Mission
2. Goals/Objectives
1. Mission
2. Goals/Objectives
1. Mission
To promote and support the increase of livestock and poultry production thru
responsive and comprehensive veterinary services.
2. Goals/Objectives
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To implement quarantine laws, rules and regulations
To intensify campaign against diseases that are transferable to man
1. Mission
Deliver basic services such as repair and maintenance, security and protection
of all government-owned buildings and facilities, parks, grounds and plazas,
supply and property management, administrative, records and archival
functions efficiently, effectively and economically responsive to the needs of
the LGU and other clientele.
2. Goals
To maintain clean and safe workplace, parks and grounds
To deliver quality supplies and materials
To enforce policies in all phases of records management
To enhance capabilities and working relationship among personnel
1. Mission
Proper solid waster management is a mission for all. All sectors of society are
responsible for solid waste. As such, each sector has major mission to fulfill
its proper management.
2. Goals/Objectives
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water resources; and creates unhealthy scavenging activities in the
vicinity;
To eradicate unsightly, uncovered and overflowing waste containers in
streets, public places, and open spaces;
To minimize and optimize sanitary resources recovery for feeds, fuel,
materials, energy, etc.; and
To minimize pollution arising from harmful gases, smoke particulates
produced be needless burning/dumping; polluted runoffs into water
sources/supply; and hazardous substances.
1. Mission
2. Goals/Objectives
1. Mission
2. Goals/Objectives
1. Mission
2. Goal/Objectives
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Provide a balanced approach to welfare and development whereby the
needs and interest of the population are addressed not only at the outbreak
of the crisis but more importantly at the stage which inexorably lead to
such crisis.
1. Mission
The CEO shall provide improved and sustainable infrastructure through the
speedy and timely preparation of quality plans, specification, programs of
work, ensuring the effective, efficient and economical implementation of city
projects including maintenance of city roads and bridges, adhering to
government standards, with well-coordinated equipment and administrative
support.
2. Goal/Objectives
1. Mission
To respond to the needs and adopt viable programs of a strong and successful
inter-cooperatives for the effective and continuous delivery of services that
would improve socio-economic development and to protect the interest of its
corporate existence.
2. Goals/Objectives
1. Mission
2. Goal/Objectives
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CHAPTER II: FINAL PROVISIONS
Section 392. Amendatory Clause. - All ordinance, rules and regulations or parts
thereof in conflict or inconsistent with any provisions of this Code are hereby repealed or
modified accordingly.
Section 393. Separability Clause. - Should any part of this Code be declared
null and void by a court of competent jurisdiction the remaining parts not so affected
thereby shall remain in full force and effect.
Section 394. Appropriations for the Publication of the Code. - The amount
of Forty Thousand (P40,000.00_) Pesos is hereby appropriated from unappropriated funds
for the publication and printing of this Code.
Section 395. Effectively. - This Code shall take effect on the succeeding quarter
after its approval.
UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED.
CERTIFIED CORRECT:
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ROMEO N. PEREZ
City Secretary to the
Sanggunian
ROLANDO R. FORONDA,
SR.
Assistant Secretary to the
Sanggunian
ATTESTED BY:
APPROVED:
HON. CAESAR G. DY
City Mayor
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