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RTMI opens CDO-Cotabato City route amid pandemic By GERRY LEE GORIT Correspondent
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY - The Rural Transit Mindanao, Inc. (RTMI) on May 7 formally launched its new route (Cagayan de oro-Cotabato City) aid the pandemic brougth about by Corona Virus Disease. Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) Regrional Director Allan Guro said the RTMI has deployed 15 new air-conditioned and non-aircon buses initially to serve Cagayan de OroCotabato City passengers. Guro said the fare rate for the 5-6 hours of travel time is Php541.00 excluding the privileged fare given to students, senior citisens, and Persons with disabilities (PWDs). He said the RTMI is also required to strictly follow the “seven commandments” for public transportation such as wearing of face masks, face whield, frequent disinfection, social See OPENS, page 11
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DPWH worker busted in illegal drug entrapment By CRIS DIAZ Executive Editor
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY: Local police collared a high value target (HVT) who reportedly sells “Shabu” (Methamphetamine Hydrochloride), an illegal drug substance, during a “buy bust” entrapment in the coastal village of Bonbon here, the police said Sunday. Pol/Col. Henry G. Dampal, the City’s Chief of Police, identified the HVT suspect as Mark S. Ranullo, 37, married, a resident of Zone 5, Bonbon, Cagayan de Oro City. Dampal said that Ranullo, an employee who holds a regular position with the DPWH regional office, has been an object of surveillance as among those listed as HVT suspects. A law enforcer, posing as the buyer, arrested Ranullo who delivered the illegal Shabu in exchanged of the P 500.00 bill serving as “decoy” money Dampal said. Seized from Ranullo were the P 500.00 bill, four LTFRB Regional Director Allan Guro (fourth from left) talks with Cagayan de Oro Mayor Oscar Moreno who grace pieces small elongated shape the launching of the new route Cagayan de Oro City to Cotabato City of RTMI on May 7. With Moreno and Guro are and two pieces medium RTMI Legal and Media Relations Officer Celer Estologa (left), RTMI Bulua Branch Manager John del Castillo, both square shape of alleged carrying the fare matri, and Jessie Lentorio, RTMI-Yacapin Branch Manager.
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See BUSTED, page 11
70M target for PhilSys registration Cong. Uy, wife, by end 2021 ‘attainable’ COVID positive with the Land Bank of the of the 2.2 million, 806,000 have successfully opened Philippines (LBP). See TARGET, page 11 He also confirmed that
By JUDY QUIROS
DAVAO CITY – The Philippine Identification System (PhilSys) is gaining ground with up to 6.4 million Filipinos – mostly from low-income families – have already completed the Step 2 phase of the registration process. This was the report of National Economic Development Authority (NEDA) Secretary Karl Kendrick Chua to President Rodrigo Duterte during the Inter-Agency Task Force on Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) meeting Monday evening (May 3), live-streamed over the government-run PTV net-
National Economic Development Authority Secretary Karl Kendrick Chua.
work. Chua said of the 6.4 million Step 2 finishers, 2.2 million have submitted their documents required for the opening of a bank account
By CRIS DIAZ Executive Editor
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY: Cagayan de Oro First District Cong. Rolando Uy and his wife, Lorna, the incumbent Barangay Chairperson of Carmen, were hospitalized after they tested positive for Covid-19 virus. Uy, disclosed their medical condition in his Facebook account, after rumors spread that his family, including his son’s, the incumbent City Mayor, contracted the COVID -19 virus. I’m a statement, Uy said, “We are in good status right now and we hope to recuperate from this deadly malady, but I am worry about my
wife who have previous medication.” Uy said that he has also instructed all his congressional staff and barangay employees to isolate themselves for closely monitoring by the barangay and congressional health team. He said that his office is closely coordinating with the local government of Cagayan de Oro City on the fight to contain the spread of the COVID-19 virus here. “We are reiterating our call to the “Kagayanons and Misamisnons” to please cooperate with the government in keeping yourself and your family safe from COVID-19.”
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Agri NorMin beefs up delivery of agri-assistance; honors farmers and fisherfolk CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY -- Farmers and fisherfolk continues to be recognized as heroes for fueling agrifishery development regionwide, as the Department of Agriculture of Northern Mindanao (DA-10) announced that the agency eyes to drum up its delivery of agricultural assistance, in time for the Farmers’ and Fisherfolk’s Month (FFM) celebration with the theme, ‘May Pandemiya Man o Wala, Magsasaka’t Mangingisda Maasahan ng Bansa.’ According to DA-10 Regional Executive Director Carlene C. Collado, the department with its attached agencies pursuing the ‘One DA’ approach continue to come up with different strategies, programs, projects, Honoring the food security frontliners, DA-NorMin eyes to drum up its delivery of agri-assistance, in time for the and interventions to primarily aid in food production, FFM celebration this month of May.
benefitting farmers and fishers. “The focus of the present administration emphasizing on the whole-of-government approach aims to achieve the vision of a food-secure and resilient Philippines with prosperous farmers and fisherfolk,” director Collado relayed, in an interview with Presidential Communications Operations Office Secretary Martin M. Andanar during the CORDS-X podcast. He noted that farmer- and fisher-producers should have continuous productivity, unhampered movement of its agricultural commodities and price stability, while ensuring that every Filipino has access to available, quality, nutritious and affordable food. See DELIVERY, page 9
Lanzones and Cacao farmers in Camiguin get training from DOST-10
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TO enhance the skills of the cacao and lanzones growers in Mahinog, the Department of Science and Technology - Camiguin conducted a training workshop for the local farmers in the municipality on April 27-28, 2021, at the Municipal Agriculture Site, San Miguel, Mahinog, Camiguin. The training also aims to strengthen the farmers’
One of the participant performing the actual budding and grafting of lanzones
Engr. Erecson Solis facilitator of the training workshop guides the participants on the actual selection of cacao seeds as part of seed propagation.
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techniques for organic farming on cacao and lanzones. The participants were able to perform the preparation of planting media and the scientific process of lanzones and cacao grafting and budding. Tr a i n e r s f r o m t h e C amiguin Polytechnic State College (CPSC) also discussed additional topics such as Nursery Planning and Selections, Nursery Construction and Design, Preparation of Planting Media, Vegetative Propagation Techniques, and Common See TRAINING, page 9
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LCC, Globe, British Embassy launch dashboard for city governance THE Liveable Cities Challe nge, in co op erat ion with the British Embassy and Globe Telecom, has launched the LCC dashboard designed to aid local government units, investors, and residents in making informed decisions and determining areas for improvement using data. The dashboard, which Globe is hosting on the Amazon Web S er vices cloud, is an online platform that provides an interactive visual profile of the country’s 146 cities and contains multi-year data with over 100 indicators. It initially covers 10 data categories, namely Demographics, Labor, Education, Local Economy, Doing Business, Mobility and Connectivity, Health, Urban Environment, Resiliency and Emergency Response, and Safety and Security. More relevant data with new features and functionalities will be added in the future. “Through the dashboard, we can see how each city is performing and diagnose areas for focus and improvement. This way, the government will have a better sense of policy and intervention; businesses will have more informed choices as to where to invest and locate; and citizens will have a basis for better participation and engagement with their city government,” said Bill Luz, LCC Chairman.
towards a more sustainable and inclusive city planning and governance approach,” he said. The innovative project was made in partnership with the DTI-Competitiveness Bureau’s Cities and Municipalities Competitive-
Cities are the primary movers of economic growth and innovation but they have also become the center of society’s most pressing economic, social, and environmental issues such as disaster preparedness, traffic congestion, lack of mobility and logistics options as well as delivery of public goods and services, according to Trade Secretary Ramon Lopez. In order for cities to adapt to the rapidly changing technology of the Fourth Industrial Revolution as well as to new societal challenges like the COVID-19 pandemic, Lopez said they must be able to measure
themselves on how they are fairing on these fronts. The Secretary underscored that data plays an important role in local governance by promoting transparency and public trust. To this, Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto noted that without data, decisions will just be based on gut feel or opinion which is not always correct. “In the absence of datadriven governance, it is really very, very difficult to decide or govern. We want to decide not just based on what the leaders think or say but based on what the data say,” Mayor Sotto said.
British Ambassador to the Philippines Daniel Pruce, on the other hand, said that the LCC dashboard is a product of the United Kingdom’s continued commitment to good governance, transparency through tech solutions, inclusive urban development, and long-term resilience. “In the short term, we hope that the dashboard will establish the necessary baseline platform to influence pandemic-related analysis and decision-making processes. In the medium or long term, we hope that the dashboard will infuse an innovative approach and collaborative attitude
ness Index, the League of Cities of the Philippines, the Philippine Disaster Resilience Foundation, and platform creator, Delivery Associates. Globe strongly supports the United Nations See LAUNCH, page 9
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UPTOWN, Cagayan de Oro — Foreign Secretary Teddy Boy Locsin may have lost his cool on China’s megaphone diplomacy over the disputed WPS. Fact is, the issue of China’s influence over the WPS has turned into a global media hype, vultured every inch of the issue by the western press. With no sign of backing up its claim in the disputed islands, China’s narratives on national security, political donations and media influence are indeed waxed with greed on a global scale. To deal with a world power that is not, China has somehow risen her political populist agenda globally through the WPS
claims. China’s so called growing global power is pretty much ‘worrisome’ indeed to the free world such that one false move would likely become a catastrophic scenario. Now t he ca l l for a Duterte-Carpio debate on who to blame for the WPS fiasco is one laughing matter for China. The accusing fingers of Carpio against Duterte are irrelevant, more so insignificant in the eyes of the public amid mounting pressure for Malacanang to take a stronger stance on the issue of the WPS. To put it bluntly, the Carpio runaround is nothing but a political dirt, a
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one-man maneuver out to discredit Duterte’s kid’s glove policy on China’s WPS claim. Be that as it may, what’s so relevant in this issue is the way how the US responds to the call of support as long-time ally. The recent flotilla of Chinese militia vessels anchored for a while at the WPS is nothing but a simple case of ‘testing the waters,’ so to speak. What’s happening there actually is a war of nerves. No more, no less.(ruffy44_ ph2000@yahoo.com)
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When our life seems senseless
“IN this world there are only two tragedies,” said Oscar Wilde. “one is not getting what one wants, and the other is getting it.” This paradoxical proverb has often proved true. Many people think that if they only had more money they would be happy. Howard Hughes was the world’s richest man when he was only 45 years old. Twenty years later, at sixty five, he still had all his money but was probably the world’s most miserable man. He had retreated from society, living in small dark rooms in different hotels and keeping all the sun out. He was dirty , his beard grew down to his waist, and his hair fell down his back. His fingernails were two inches long. His
huge body had shrunk to nothing. In today’s pandemic times many people are also asking themselves about the meaning of life. I don’t need to go into that any further here. Everyone knows. Everyone may experience it themselves or find it in their families and surroundings. Yes, the pandemic is far from over, even if there are the first openings and loosenings here and there. “What is the point of life?” people are asking. You work hard, and many times someone else gets the credit. You struggle to be good, and evil people take advantage of you. You are in a great situation and accumulate money, and it just goes to spoiled fellow
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men and women. You seek pleasure, but it turns sour on you. And everyone - rich or poor, good or evil, meets the same end. We all die. I found Ecclesiastes in my bible. A book for our time. Ecclesiastes strikes a responsive chord. No century has seen so much progress, and yet such despair. What is the purpose of life anyway? Is there any ultimate meaning? I even asked myself all these questions, since some people around me passed away during the last weeks. A key phrase in this book, “under the sun”, describes the world lived on one level, See LIFE, page 11
Hints and Traces
As in a race
THERE are some verses in St. Paul’s First Letter to the Corinthians that, I believe, are worth giving more serious attention. They talk to us about the need for self-discipline, the serious and consistent pursuit of a goal—things that we usually take lightly because, truth to tell, we do not like to be very serious in our life. We want it the easy way. If we could be totally carefree, that would be much more preferable. Or we just like to take chances in our life and hope that some luck would fall on us. We fail to realize that while we are free to view our life in any way we want, there is actually an objective way of living of our life here on earth as set by its Creator which we are not free to change. The Pauline verses are
the following: “Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one gets the prize? Run in such a way as to get the prize. Everyone who competes in the games goes into strict training. They do it to get a crown that will not last, but we do it to get a crown that will last forever. “Therefore I do not run like someone running aimlessly; I do not fight like a boxer beating the air. No, I strike a blow to my body and make it my slave so that after I have preached to others, I myself will not be disqualified for the prize.” (9,24-27) We need to inculcate in ourselves this mind-frame of an athlete, a racer, a sportsman out to win a race or a game. We cannot deny that one of the ways we can describe our life is that it is
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like a race or a sports, since we have a goal to achieve, a finish line to reach. Again, our life has a meaning and a purpose that is set not by us but by the Creator of our life. God wants to make us his image and likeness, sharers in his divine life. We need to be clear about this real and ultimate meaning and purpose of our life, so we would avoid going about our life without the proper sense of purpose and direction. We have to develop the proper attitude and skills with regard to this most See RACE, page 11
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Cebu Landmasters breaks ground on mixed-use complex in Cebu’s heritage trail, reveals new 182-room international hotel
Leading developer in VisMin Cebu Landmasters breaks ground on new Patria de Cebu, a mixed- use development that will offer dining and entertainment, office and a hotel to be operated by French multinational and world leading hospitality group Accor. The existing main building will be preserved to keep the rich heritage of the historic edifice as approved by the National Historical Commission.
LEADING developer in VisMin Cebu Landmasters, Inc. (CLI) announced today the groundbreaking of a new mixed-use development offering 21,000 sqm. of gross floor area and incorporating a 182-room international hotel at the heart of downtown Cebu City’s heritage trail. Named after the historic Catholic recreation center that heavily influenced young professionals in the ‘50s, Patria de Cebu’s redevelopment will offer 4,320 sqm of food, dining and entertainment spaces and 4,400 sqm of offices. The balance will be taken up by Mercure Cebu Downtown set to open in 2024 to be operated by French multinational chain Accor, a world leading hospitality group. A collaboration between
Cebu Landmasters and the Archdiocese of Cebu, the mixed-use complex was masterplanned to revitalize this historic center of Cebu dominated by the Cebu Metropolitan Cathedral established centuries ago. Located in front of the cathedral with baroque influences, the new Patria de Cebu was envisioned by architect Jose Pedro Recio to “visually bridge the old and the new,” with the approval of the National Historical Commission of the Philippines. “The final design of Patria de Cebu is a result of a collaboration between the Archdiocese of Cebu, CLI and key stakeholders. It is a celebration of Cebuano history and culture in today’s
setting,” CLI chief executive officer Jose Soberano III highlighted. With the approval of the National Historical Commission of the Philippines (NHCP) to retain the main Patria building in its final design, CLI and the Archdiocese of Cebu commit to preserve the historic edifice of Patria de Cebu–not just its frontage–thereby keeping its rich heritage intact. New practical structure will be integrated while preserving the heritage of the main Patria building that will have dining, entertainment and office hub while showcasing a large central interior plaza for cultural and other gatherings. Its rooftop will also be a venue for al fresco events.
Mercure Cebu Downtown’s ballroom and meeting rooms will also host social and business gatherings. It will also have a restaurant, executive floor lounge, swimming pool and rooftop bar. It will be operated by Accor, the largest hospitality company in Europe and CLI’s partner in another landmark project at the Cebu Business Park, the five-star Sofitel Cebu City revealed earlier this year. CLI’s collaboration with the Archdiocese of Cebu covers the development and operation of the mixeduse project for 40 years. The groundbreaking of the complex was timed to also celebrate the 500th year of Christianity in the Philippines.
THE 2021 International Finance Awards (IFA) recognized Globe Telecom as the “Fastest Growing 5G Network Service Provider” and hailed Globe President and Chief Executive Officer Ernest L. Cu as the “Best Telecommunications CEO.” The IFA Awards for Telecom seeks to validate the efforts of every contender that is technologically advanced and provides cutting-edge connectivity to customers all over the world. Globe is a pioneer in 5G supremacy in the Philippines covering 1,383 areas nationwide as of end-March. This latest generation in wireless technology provides faster speeds, low latency, higher bandwidth, and more stable internet connection. Globe’s 5G rollout is part of its strategy to improve the data experience of its customers and use the most advanced technology to spearhead the country’s digital transformation.
On the other hand, Cu was hailed as the Best Telecommunications CEO as part of the Leadership Awards recognizing exceptional and extraordinary individuals, both existing and aspiring leaders. “The endeavor is to identify the emerging stars of tomorrow, keeping in mind unique leadership characteristics and give them due recognition for the spectacular efforts they have made. Leadership Awards are the definitive awards celebrating the spirit of excellence in business leadership across the globe,” the International Finance Awards said. The publication said the recipients of the awards are visionaries behind today’s outstanding businesses. “They are stellar individuals who epitomize strength, ingenuity, knowledge, foresight and who drive the growth of their businesses with vision and
inspiration,” it added. T h is is t he s e c ond straight year Globe was feted as it was also hailed as the “Most Socially Responsible Company” and “Most Innovative CSR Initiative – Digital Thumbprint Program” during the 2020 International Finance Awards. Globe was also named the “Best Telecommunications Company” in 2019 and “Best Telecom Service Provider” in 2017. International Finance is a premium business and finance magazine published by UK’s International Finance Publications Ltd. It acknowledges corporate excellence through the annual International Finance Awards. To know more about Globe, visit www.globe. com.ph.
International Finance Awards P6.37M in TUPAD wages benefit hails Globe as fastest growing 5G over 1,000 workers in Ormoc City network, Ernest Cu as best CEO ORMOC CITY – A total of P6.37 million in wages have been recently paid to some 1,419 informal sector workers in Ormoc City as the Department of Labor and Employment continues to intensify implementation of its Tulong Panghanapbuhay sa Ating Disadvantaged/ Displaced Workers (TUPAD) program. The wage payout was led by Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III as he reiterated the department’s commitment to deliver labor and employment programs and services to the needy workers of the Eastern Visayas region and to the whole country. “I would like to assure our partners in the local government that your labor department is working its best to deliver labor and employment services for the benefit of our dear Filipino workers,” Bello said. Noting that the TUPAD program has been very effec-
tive in providing temporary employment opportunities for those who have lost their jobs because of the pandemic, Bello emphasized that the labor department will continue to implement the program so that more Filipinos could benefit from it. “The TUPAD program has really helped a lot of people from different places and I am happy to see how our government through DOLE is able to bring assistance and relief to our workers amidst this pandemic,” he added.
Of the total TUPAD beneficiaries, 1,080 workers received P4,875 each as payment for their 15-day service while the remaining 339 workers were paid P3,250 each for completing a 10-day TUPAD program. Aside from Bello, the wage payout, held last April 23 at Ormoc Superdome, was also witnessed by Labor Undersecretary Renato Ebarle. He was assisted by DOLE-RO8 Regional Director Henry John S. Jalbuena and DOLE West Leyte Field Office Head Fe A. Estrella. See BENEFIT, page 9
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EXCERPTS FROM THE MINUTES OF THE 78TH REGULAR SESSION OF THE 8TH SANGGUNIANG PANLUNGSOD, CITY OF VALENCIA, BUKIDNON, HELD AT THE SP SESSION HALL AND VIA TELECONFERENCE ON MARCH 15, 2021. Present: Hon. Laarni L. Roque Hon. Alfredo P. Laviña Hon. Rodrigo A. Rosal Hon. Glenn P. Peduche Hon. John Lee B. Quillo Hon. Eduardo D. Chan Hon. Rogelio P. Hera, Jr. Hon. Bobby B. Enabong Hon. Jairrah Mae A. Lazanas
Member Member Member Member/Floor Leader Member/Temporary Presiding Officer Member Member/Liga Ng Mga Brgy. Pres. Member/IP Representative Member/SK Federation Pres.
Absent:
City Vice-Mayor/Presiding Officer Member Member Member Member
Hon. Policarpo P. Murillo, IV, M.D. Hon. Teodoro Roteo T. Pepito Hon. Oliver Owen L. Garcia Hon. Cleofe A. Mabao Hon. Helen T. Bernal
(OB) (OB) (OL) (SL) (SL)
ORDINANCE NO. 58-2021 (78th Regular Session) AN ORDINANCE PROHIBITING THE SALE, PURCHASE, DELIVERY, AND/OR USE OF UNREGISTERED AND/OR ADULTERATED ELECTRONIC NICOTINE / NON-NICOTINE DELIVERY SYSTEMS (ENDS/ENNDS), HEATED TOBACCO PRODUCTS (HTPs), AND THEIR COMPONENTS; PROHIBITING PERSONS BELOW TWENTY-ONE (21) YEARS OLD TO SELL, BUY, PURCHASE, DELIVER AND/OR USE ENDS/ENNDS, HTPs, AND THEIR COMPONENTS; OTHER REGULATIONS THEREOF IN PUBLIC PLACES, INCLUDING PUBLIC CONVEYANCES; PROVIDING PENALTIES THEREFORE; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. Author: Honorable Oliver Owen L. Garcia RATIONALE Electronic nicotine/non-nicotine delivery systems (ENDS/ENNDS), Heated Tobacco Products (HTPs), and their components, are legal products in the Philippines that are used by millions of Filipinos & foreigners alike, regulated under Executive Order No. 106, and taxed under Republic Act No. 11467; President Rodrigo Roa Duterte issued Executive Order No. 106, dated 26 February 2020, entitled “PROHIBITING THE MANUFACTURE, DISTRIBUTION, MARKETING AND SALE OF UNREGISTERED AND/OR ADULTERATED ELECTRONIC NICOTINE/NON-NICOTINE DELIVERY SYSTEMS, HEATED TOBACCO PRODUCTS AND OTHER NOVEL TOBACCO PRODUCTS, AMENDING EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 26 (S. 2017) AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES,” to safeguard the health of the general public from unregistered, adulterated, and/or non-compliant products, and to protect Filipinos below twentyone (21) years old against their legitimate use; The Local Government Unit of Valencia City, Bukidnon can help the national government implement the letter and spirit of the said laws and regulations in their own territorial jurisdiction, and that the City LGU can impose penalties for violations thereof that shall accrue exclusively to the City LGU;
on its labels and packages as required under national laws and/or regulations. These include the unregistered and/or adulterated ENDS/ENNDS, HTPs, or their components. j. Non-Smoking/Vaping Buffer Zone (Buffer Zone) - is a ventilated area between the door of a DSVA not located in an open space and the smoke/vape-free area. There shall be no opening that will allow air to escape from such Non-Smoking/Vaping Buffer Zone to the smoke/vape-free area, except for a single door equipped with an automatic door closer. Such door is distinct from the door of the DSVA, which shall be at least two (2) meters from the other. k. Package – refers to packs, boxes, cartons, or containers of any kind in which the electronic component of an e-cigarette is offered for sale to consumers. l. Perimeter – when used in this Ordinance in relation to sale of and outdoor advertisements for e-cigarette products, the term shall refer to any point in the boundaries as indicated in the Original Certificate of Title or Transfer Certificate of Title of the tract of land that is actually used or occupied by a public school, public playground owned by the government or other facility frequented particularly by persons below eighteen (18) years of age who are or are intended to be the principal users or patrons of such facility, whether or not said tract of land is separated by adjacent tracts by a wall or fence. m. Point-of-Sale - refers to any location at which an individual can purchase or otherwise obtain ENDS/ENNDS, HTPs, or their components. n. Premises - refer to a tract of land and the building or buildings thereon, including the open spaces between the buildings located on the same tract of land and within the perimeter of said tract of land. o. Prohibited User - refers to any person below twenty-one (21) years old. p. Public conveyance - refers to modes of transportation servicing the general population, such as but not limited to, elevators, airplanes, buses, taxicabs, ships, jeepneys, lightrail transits, tricycles, and similar vehicles. q. Public place - refers to enclosed or confined areas of all places of worship, hospitals or other healthcare centers, public conveyances, government offices, and educational or recreational facilities primarily intended for minors. r. Vaping - means being in possession or control of a powered ENDS/ENNDS or HTP, regardless of whether the emission in the form of a smoke, vapor or aerosol is being actively inhaled or exhaled. SECTION 3. Prohibition of Unregistered, Adulterated, and/or Non-Compliant ENDS/ENNDS, HTPs, and their components. The manufacture, distribution, marketing and/or sale of unregistered, and/or adulterated ENDS/ENNDS, components thereof in the form of devices, e-liquids, solutions or refills whether physically part of or intended to be used with ENDS/ENNDS, and HTPs, are hereby prohibited and shall be dealt with in accordance with this Ordinance and other existing laws. The manufacture, distribution, marketing and/or sale of non-compliant, smuggled, counterfeit and/or unauthorized ENDS/ENNDS, HTPs, or their components that fail to comply with national laws and/or regulations, such as those non-tax paid (e.g. products with no affixed tax stamps, or with fake or spurious tax stamps, or with no proof of payment of excise tax or other duties), and/or those without health warning on its labels and packages as required under national laws and/ or regulations is hereby also declared unlawful and prohibited. Purchasing, transporting, and/or possessing a non-compliant, unregistered, adulterated, smuggled, counterfeit and/ or unauthorized ENDS/ENNDS, HTPs, or their components, including the devices or not, regardless if it is only by stick, or by rem, or by pack, or by cartoons, and/or by containers, is hereby also declared unlawful and prohibited. SECTION 4. Prohibition of ENDS/ENNDS, HTPs, or Their Components To and/or From Prohibited Users (Persons Below Twenty-One (21) Years Old). It is declared unlawful and prohibited:
(a) For any person to sell, distribute or purchase ENDS/ENNDS, HTPs, or their components to or from persons below twenty-one (21) years old. It shall not be a defense for the person selling, distributing or purchasing that he/she did not know or was not aware of the real age of the person he/she is transacting with. Neither shall it be a defense that he/she did not know nor had any reason to believe that the ENDS/ENNDS, HTPs, or their components was for the consumption of the prohibited person who received it;
(b) Use, sale, or purchase of ENDS/ENNDS, HTPs, or their components by a person below twenty-one (21) years old; and
(c) Ordering, instructing, or compelling the use, lighting up, purchase, sale, distribution, delivery, advertisement or promotion of ENDS/ENNDS, HTPs, or their components by a person below twenty-one (21) years old.
SECTION 5. Sale of ENDS/ENNDS, HTPs, or their Components.
(a) The sale or distribution of ENDS/ENNDS, HTPs, or their components is prohibited in a school, public playground, youth hostels, recreational facilities or areas particularly designed for and frequented by minors, or within one hundred (100) meters from any point of the perimeter of these places.
(b) For malls and/or big stores operating and selling ENDS/ENNDS, HTPs, or their components, they shall be given a transitory period of twenty-four (24) months from the effectivity of this Ordinance to comply and make sure that their shop, store, and/or display area inside the mall and/or big store shall be one hundred meters (100m) from the school, public playground, youth hostels, recreational facilities for minors, and areas particularly designed for and frequented by minors.
(c) All sellers or distributors of ENDS/ENNDS, HTPs, or their components, whether retail, wholesale or other type of sale or distribution, shall secure a business permit to sell or distribute them so as to protect the health of consumers and stakeholders from unregistered, adulterated, non-compliant, fake, counterfeit, tampered, and/or unauthorized products.
SECTION 6. Use of ENDS/ENNDS, HTPs, or Their Components.
(a) Vaping or the use of ENDS/ENNDS, HTPs, or their components is absolutely prohibited in places of worship, hospitals or other healthcare centers, educational institutions, or recreational facilities particularly designed and primarily intended for minors.
BE IT ORDAINED by the Sangguniang Panlungsod of the City of Valencia, Bukidnon in a regular session assembled; that:
SECTION 1. Title. This ordinance shall be known as “An Ordinance Prohibiting the Sale, Purchase, Delivery and/or Use of Unregistered and/or Adulterated Electronic Nicotine/Non-Nicotine Delivery Systems (ENDS/ENNDS), Heated Tobacco Products (HTPs) and Their Components; Prohibiting Persons Below Twenty-One (21) Years Old to Sell, Buy, Purchase, Deliver and/or Use ENDS/ENNDS, HTPs, and Their Components; Providing Penalties Therefore and For Other Purposes.”
(b) In all other enclosed public places and public conveyances, whether stationary or in motion, it is prohibited, except in Designated Smoking/Vaping Area (DSVA) or a separate Designated Vaping Area (DVA) compliant with the requirements of this Ordinance and existing laws.
(c) In all other places and areas not covered under paragraphs (a) and (b) herein, vaping or the use of ENDS/ENNDS, HTPs, or their components is allowed and there is no need for a DSVA or DVA.
By enacting this ordinance, the City of Valencia will promote the general welfare of its constituents by ensuring that only persons twenty-one (21) years old and above shall use the product and in order to protect legitimate users against adulterated, unregistered or non-compliant products; and to protect the youth from initiation to use the product; The 1987 Philippine Constitution declares the policy of the State to protect and promote the right to health of the people and instill health consciousness among them, and at the same time protect the right and interest of stakeholders to do commerce in legitimate and legal articles of trade; The wide range of electronic nicotine /non-nicotine delivery systems (ENDS/ ENNDS), heated tobacco products (HTPs), and their components, have been introduced in the Philippines and globally, and they are handheld products that generate a nicotine/non-nicotine-containing aerosol without combustion by heating, not burning, a liquid solution, gel, tobacco, or any related product; There is scientific evidence showing that while not risk-free, ENDS/ENNDS and HTPs are far less harmful than conventional cigarettes due to the absence of combustion or burning which produces harmful chemicals found in smoke; Scientific studies on ENDS/ENNDS and HTPs have consistently concluded that they are significantly less harmful than conventional tobacco smoking, attributable largely to the fact that conventional cigarettes release much more carcinogens and toxins from the combustion process that burns tobacco; whereas ENDS/ENNDS and HTPs forego the combustion process completely; As a significantly less harmful form of nicotine/non-nicotine delivery, the 2016 report of the Royal College of Physicians of the United Kingdom suggested that ENDS/ENNDS and HTPs can be an effective tool in tobacco harm-reduction as well as gateway to smoking reduction and cessation; In order to fully protect the health and welfare of the constituents of Valencia City, and at the same time safeguard the interests of all stakeholders and legitimate entities and business, including the smokers who have the right to choose less harmful alternatives to conventional cigarettes, there is a need to pass an ordinance prohibiting the sale, purchase, delivery, and/or use of unregistered, adulterated, and/or non-compliant ENDS/ENNDS, HTPs, and their components; prohibiting persons below twenty-one (21) years old to sell, buy, purchase, deliver and/or use ENDS/ENNDS, HTPs, and their components; other regulations thereof in public places, including public conveyances; providing penalties therefore; and for other purposes;
SECTION 2. Definition of Terms. As used in this Ordinance:
SECTION 7. Advertising and Promotions of ENDS/ENNDS, HTPs, or Their Components. It is declared unlawful and prohibited:
a. Advertising and promotion - means any form of commercial communication, recommendation or action with the aim, effect or likely effect of promoting ENDS/ENNDS, HTPs, or their components, either directly or indirectly.
b. Designated Smoking / Vaping Area (DSVA) - refers to an area of a building or conveyance where smoking and/ or vaping may be allowed, which may be in an open space or separate area with proper ventilation subject to the standards provided by this Ordinance and existing laws.
(a) Placing, posting, displaying, or distributing advertisement and promotional materials of ENDS/ENNDS, HTPs, or their components, such as but not limited to leaflets, posters, display structures and other materials in areas where their sale and distribution is prohibited;
(b) Placing any form of advertisement of ENDS/ENNDS, HTPs, or their components outside of the premises of pointof-sale retail establishments; and
(c) Placing any stall, booth, and other displays promoting ENDS/ENNDS, HTPs, or their components in areas outside the premises of point-of-sale locations or adult-only facilities.
SECTION 8. Other Prohibited Acts. – It is declared unlawful and prohibited:
(a) Incorporating e-liquids, solutions, additives and/or chemicals that are not legal and/or not approved by appropriate government agency to be part of ENDS/ENNDS, HTPS, or their components; and
(b) Adding Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and cannabinoid compounds in liquids used in ENDS/ENNDS and HTPs. Violation of this provision shall be punishable in accordance with the applicable penalties provided under RA No. 9165 or the “Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002.”
SECTION 9. Designation of Smoking/Vaping or Separate Vaping Areas.
(a) Pursuant to Section 6(b) of this ordinance, the owner, proprietor, operator, possessor, manager, or administrator of enclosed public places and public conveyances shall establish designated smoking/vaping areas (DSVA) or separate designated vaping area (DVA) within the building, which must be in an open space or separate area with proper ventilation. DSVAs / DVAs shall display a “SMOKING/VAPING AREA / VAPING AREA” signage and a prohibition against the use of ENDS/ENNDS, HTPs, or their components by persons below twenty-one (21) years old.
(b) Vaping shall be allowed in outdoor areas without any need for designation as vaping area provided it is at least three (3) meters from entrances or exits.
(c) A building or conveyance may have more than one DSVA / DVA; provided that person-in-charge have the option of establishing one designated smoking area (DSA) and a separate designated vaping area (DVA), with a combined area not exceeding 20% of the total floor area of the building or conveyance.
c. Electronic Nicotine/Non-Nicotine Delivery Systems (ENDS/ENNDS) -otherwise known as electronic cigarettes or vapes, are e-liquids, solutions or refills, whether or not containing nicotine, and an electronic delivery device, or any combination thereof, that produce an aerosol, mist or vapor that users inhale by mimicking the act of smoking. ENDS/ENNDS deliver nicotine and/or other chemicals to the lungs after one end of a plastic or metal cylinder is placed in the mouth, like a cigarette or cigar, and inhaled to draw a mixture of air and vapors from the device into the respiratory system. They contain electronic vaporization systems, rechargeable batteries and chargers, electronic controls and replaceable cartridges containing nicotine and/or other chemicals. For the avoidance of doubt, the term ENDS/ENNDS is coextensive with the term “vapor products” as defined under RA No. 11467. d. Enclosed area/place – refers to an area/place that is physically separated from adjacent areas by walls or partitions and a roof or ceiling. The walls or partitions must be continuous, interrupted only by doors and windows. The mere presence of a roof or ceiling over the structure, but without walls or partitions surrounding said structure, does not constitute an enclosed area. e. Heated Tobacco Product (HTP) – refers to any product that may be consumed through heating tobacco, either electronically or through other means, sufficient to release an aerosol that can be inhaled, without burning or combustion of the tobacco. HTPs include liquid solutions and gels that are part of the product and are heated to generate an aerosol. f. Mass media – refers to any medium of communication designed to reach a mass of people. For this purpose, mass media includes print media such as, but not limited to newspapers, magazines, and publications; broadcast media such as, but not limited to, radio, television, cable television, and cinema; electronic media such as but not limited to, the internet. For the purpose of this Ordinance, communications designed to reach persons by private, postal or regular mail, electronic mail (e-mail), and similar means shall not be considered as mass media. g. Minor – refers to any person below eighteen (18) years old. h. Nicotine Receptacle – refers to bottles, boxes, cartons, or containers of any kind in which a nicotine-containing solution or any related product is offered for sale to consumers for use with an e-cigarette product system. i. Non-compliant ENDS/ENNDS, HTPs, or their components – refers to those ENDS/ENNDS, HTPs, or their components being sold in the domestic market but fail to comply with national laws and/or regulations, such as those non-tax paid ENDS/ENNDS, HTPs, or their components (e.g. products with no affixed tax stamps, or with fake tax stamps, or with no proof of payment of excise tax or other duties), and/or those without health warning
SECTION 10. Point-of-Sale Display and Signage. Point-of-sale establishments offering, distributing, or selling ENDS/ ENNDS, HTPs, or their components shall post the following statement in a clear and conspicuous manner: “SALE/DISTRIBUTION TO OR PURCHASE BY PERSONS BELOW TWENTY-ONE (21) YEARS OLD OF ENDS/ENNDS, HTPs, OR THEIR COMPONENTS IS UNLAWFUL.”
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until economic activity and travel demand recovers. It will also help maintain trade and the competitiveness required to provide affordable transportation in an island nation where maritime transport alone cannot address the connectivity needs of people, goods, and services. “We view Indigo, IFC, and IFC Emerging Asia Fund not only as capital providers but also long-term partners in driving improvements in the business, as well as accelerating our sustainability agenda,” said Lance Gokongwei, President and Chief Executive of CEB. “This will further strengthen CEB as we recover, so we may continue fulfilling our commitment to improve the lives of people in the communities we serve for a long time to come.” As an archipelago of over 7,600 islands and a major tourist destination,
SECTION 11. Smoke-Free and Anti-Illicit Trade Taskforce.
(a) A Smoke-Free and Anti-Illicit Trade Taskforce shall be created to help carry out the provisions of this Ordinance. Members of the Philippine National Police and the Task Force are directed to carry out the provisions of this Ordinance, including the apprehension of violators and the institution of criminal proceedings for violations of this Ordinance, in accordance with relevant laws, rules and regulations, and strictly observing due process. The Substance Abuse Unit of the City Health Office, as part of the Task Force, shall take the lead in the implementation and/or enforcement of this ordinance.
(b) The Task Force is hereby authorized to institute appropriate criminal proceedings in the proper court in violation of this Ordinance and/or pertinent national laws, rules and regulations. For violation of Section 3 hereof, the Task Force is mandated to coordinate with the appropriate national government agencies and instrumentalities, like the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR), the Bureau of Customs (BOC), and the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI), as to the proper offense to be instituted against the offender so as not to dilute the penalty attached to the offense, if such offense is punishable under this Ordinance and also under a national law, rules or regulations.
SECTION 12. Particular Provisions on Anti-Illicit Trade on ENDS/ENNDS, HTPS, or their Components.
(a) Enforcement on Point-of-Sale Establishments. Ten (10) calendar days after the effectivity of this ordinance, the Taskforce shall conduct inspections of Point-of-Sale Establishments to determine their compliance with the provisions of this ordinance. Regular inspections shall thereafter be conducted at least once a month during normal hours of operation of the Pointof-Sale Establishment. The Taskforce shall issue a Citation Ticket against the erring manufacturer, importer, distributor, marketer, and/or operator/owner of the point-of-sale establishment upon finding of non-compliance with or any violation of this ordinance. A Citation Ticket may be issued for each day that the establishment is found to be non-compliant or is in violation of this ordinance. (b) Confiscation and Removal. Non-compliant, unregistered, adulterated, smuggled, counterfeit and/or unauthorized ENDS/ENNDS, HTPs, or their components, associated with any violation of this ordinance, not just Section 2 hereof, shall be subject to confiscation, and/or removal from the possession of the offender person, natural or juridical, in accordance with this Ordinance, and/or pertinent national laws, rules and/or regulations of the BIR, BOC, or the regular courts. The Task Force shall coordinate, as the situation warrants, with appropriate national government agencies like the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR), Bureau of Customs (BOC), or the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI), as to the inventory, custody, confiscation, removal, and/or destruction of the non-compliant, unregistered, adulterated, smuggled, counterfeit and/or unauthorized ENDS/ENNDS, HTPs, or their components, including the machineries, equipment, and raw materials used in connection with and/or in relation to the offense committed. Requiring the inventory list of all confiscated or removed items and signed by the apprehending officer and the violator of this ordinance. (c) Destruction of Non-compliant Cigarette and Other Tobacco Products. Summary destruction of non-compliant, unregistered, adulterated, smuggled, counterfeit and/or unauthorized ENDS/ENNDS, HTPs, or their components, including the machineries, equipment, and raw materials used in connection with and/or in relation to the offense committed, shall proceed in accordance with this Ordinance, and/or the national regulations and/or guidelines of the appropriate national government agencies and instrumentalities, like the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR), the Bureau of Customs (BOC), or the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI). Should be there a court suit, all of the seized non-compliant, unregistered, adulterated, smuggled, counterfeit and/or unauthorized ENDS/ENNDS, HTPs, or their components, including the machineries, equipment, and raw materials used in connection with and/or in relation to the offense committed, shall remain in the custody of the Task Force or its duly authorized representative unless otherwise ordered by the BIR, BOC, or the court, until destruction thereof is duly mandated. (d) Civilian Participation in Enforcement. The Taskforce may deputize qualified civilians to serve as enforcers of this ordinance. Any person may file with the Taskforce a report or complaint for any violation of this ordinance which report or complaint will be promptly acted upon by the Task Force within five (5) working days from receipt of such report or complaint. (e) Incentive or Reward Program. The apprehending officer, and/or deputized enforcer, and/or any private citizen whose report/ complaint leads to the confiscation of non-compliant, unregistered, adulterated, smuggled, counterfeit and/or unauthorized ENDS/ENNDS, HTPs, or their components, including the machineries, equipment, and raw materials used in connection with and/or in relation to the offense committed, shall be entitled to a total of ten percent (10%) of the corresponding monetary penalty to be imposed against the offender person, natural or juridical, and another forty percent (40%) shall be given to the Task Force as its incentive to augment its budget, subject to the usual government accounting and auditing system. The remaining fifty percent (50%) shall remain with, and form part, of the general funds of the City LGU.
Second Offense- a fine of Philippine Peso: Three Thousand Pesos (Php3, 000.00), or eighteen (18) hours of community service (street sweeper), at the option of the offender. Third Offense - a fine of Philippine Peso: Five Thousand Pesos (Php5,000.00), or twenty-four (24) hours community service (street sweeper), at the option of the offender. (B) In addition, any business establishment, may it be a corporation, partnership, single proprietorship or any other kind, found in violation of Section 2 herein, either be it the 1st, 2nd or 3rd offense, and does not possess a valid business permit duly issued by the City, shall be closed and padlocked summarily. Simultaneous with or subsequent to the closure and padlocking, the Task Force shall coordinate, as the situation warrants, with appropriate national government agencies like the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR), Bureau of Customs (BOC), Intellectual Property Office (IPO), Philippine National Police (PNP) or the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI), as to the inventory, custody, confiscation, prosecution, removal, forfeiture and/or destruction of the non-compliant, unregistered, adulterated, smuggled, counterfeit and/or unauthorized ENDS/ENNDS, HTPs, or their components, including the machineries, equipment, and raw materials used in connection with and/or in relation to the offense committed.
SECTION 14. Procedure. In carrying out the penalty, the offender shall be accorded with the following:
The fine shall be paid in the Office of the City Treasurer. Or in case of community service, the offender shall be supervised by the Punong Barangay or any elected barangay official of the barangay where he was arrested. In the event of the latter penalty, a certification of the Punong Barangay concerned that the subject offender has already completed the required number of hours of community service shall be sufficient to discharge said offender from custody. The Office of the City Police Director shall be responsible in monitoring the record of conviction of the offender to determine the frequency thereof in case of future violation of the same nature. SECTION 15. No Contest Provision. Any person, natural or juridical, who is apprehended or cited for the herein violation and is consequently issued a citation ticket by the police or any duly constituted apprehending officer, and who does not wish to contest said violation and is willing to pay voluntarily the respective fine or render the corresponding community service, shall be allowed to pay such fine with the city treasurer or to render corresponding community service, within twenty-four (24) hours from apprehension, to avoid being criminally prosecuted; otherwise, criminal prosecution for the appropriate offense shall commence. SECTION 16. Repealing Clause. All existing ordinances inconsistent with this Ordinance are hereby repealed or modified accordingly. SECTION 17. Separability Clause. Should any provision of this Ordinance be subsequently declared unconstitutional or invalid, the other provisions not affected by such declaration shall remain in full force and effect. SECTION 18. Interpretation. Any request for interpretation of the provisions of this Ordinance shall be referred to the City Legal Officer. Any doubt in the interpretation of this Ordinance shall be construed in favor of the promotion of harm reduction. Any conflict as to any provision of this Ordinance on one hand, and Executive Order No. 26 (S. 2017) and Executive Order No. 106 (S. 2020) on the other hand, the latter shall prevail being national laws. SECTION 19. Effectivity. This Ordinance shall take effect fifteen (15) days from its publication in a newspaper of general circulation or local circulation within the City, and posting in at least two (2) conspicuous places within the city.
ENACTED AND APPROVED this 15th day of March 2021.
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing ordinance is true and accurate copy of the ordinance which was duly approved by the 8th Sangguniang Panlungsod during the 78th Regular Session held on March 15, 2021. Attested by and certified to be duly adopted:
LELIBETH T. CANILLO Secretary to the Sanggunian
JOHN LEE B. QUILLO City Councilor/Temporary Presiding Officer Approved: _____________ Vetoed : _____________
MARCH 22, 2021
SECTION 13. Penalties. For violation of this Ordinance:
(A) First offense - a fine of Philippine Peso: One Thousand Pesos (Php1,000.00), or twelve (12) hours community service (street sweeper), at the option of the offender.
AZUCENA P. HUERVAS City Mayor
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Republic of the Philippines Province of Bukidnon City of Valencia Office of the Sangguniang Panlungsod EXCERPTS FROM THE MINUTES OF THE 79TH REGULAR SESSION OF THE 8TH SANGGUNIANG PANLUNGSOD, CITY OF VALENCIA, BUKIDNON, HELD AT THE SP SESSION HALL AND VIA TELECONFERENCE ON MARCH 22, 2021. Present:
Hon. Policarpo P. Murillo, IV, M.D. Hon. Laarni L. Roque Hon. Alfredo P. Laviña Hon. Rodrigo A. Rosal Hon. Teodoro Roteo T. Pepito Hon. Oliver Owen L. Garcia Hon. Glenn P. Peduche Hon. Cleofe A. Mabao Hon. Helen T. Bernal Hon. John Lee B. Quillo Hon. Eduardo D. Chan Hon. Rogelio P. Hera, Jr.
City Vice-Mayor/Presiding Officer Member Member Member Member Member Member/Floor Leader Member Member Member Member Member/Liga Ng Mga Brgy. Pres.
Absent: Hon. Jairrah Mae A. Lazanas Hon. Bobby B. Enabong (OB)
Member/SK Federation Pres. Member/IP Representative
Subsequent Offenses -Revocation of business license or permit (in case of a business entity or establishment)” SECTION 4: Section 11 of Ordinance No. 116-2013 shall be amended and the “Smoke Free Task Force” shall henceforth be called “SMOKE-FREE AND ANTI-ILLICIT TRADE TASK FORCE.” SECTION 5: Section 12 of Ordinance No. 116-2013 shall be amended and renamed SECTION 12 (A), and all provisions therein shall remain as is.
Authors: Honorable Policarpo P. Murillo, IV, M.D. Honorable Oliver Owen L. Garcia Prefatory Statement WHEREAS, Republic Act No. 9211 or the Tobacco Regulation Act of 2003, mandates a “balanced policy whereby the use, sale, and advertisements of tobacco products shall be regulated in order to promote a healthful environment and protect the citizens from the hazards of tobacco smoke, and at the same time ensure that the interest of tobacco farmers, growers, workers and stakeholders are not adversely compromised”; WHEREAS, the Sangguniang Panlungsod recognizes that the proliferation of non-compliant cigarette and other tobacco products is a serious problem that adversely compromise all stakeholders and deprives the government of potential revenue from excise tax collections and has the effect of flooding the market with cheaper illicit and noncompliant cigarette and other tobacco products, thereby making them more accessible to the public, especially the youth;
(1) Members of the Task Force and the Philippine National Police (PNP) are directed to carry out the provisions of this Amendatory Ordinance, including the apprehension of violators and the institution of criminal proceedings for violations of this Ordinance, in accordance with relevant laws, rules and regulations, and strictly observing due process.
(2) The Task Force is hereby authorized to institute appropriate criminal proceedings in the proper court in violation of this Ordinance and/or pertinent national laws, rules and regulations. For violation of Sections 5 (h) and (i) hereof, the Task Force is mandated to coordinate with the appropriate national government agencies and instrumentalities, like the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR), the Bureau of Customs (BOC), and the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI), as to the proper offense to be instituted against the offender so as not to dilute the penalty attached to the offense, if such offense is punishable under this Ordinance and also punishable under a national law, rules or regulations.
(3) Enforcement on Point-of-Sale Establishments. - Ten (10) calendar days after the affectivity of this ordinance, the Taskforce shall conduct inspections of Point-of-Sale Establishments to determine their compliance with the provisions of this ordinance, particularly against illicit trade. Regular inspections shall thereafter be conducted at least once a month during normal hours of operation of the Point-of-Sale Establishment. The Taskforce shall issue a Citation Ticket against the erring manufacturer, importer, distributor, marketer, and/or operator/owner of the point-of-sale establishment upon finding of non-compliance with any violation of this ordinance. A Citation Ticket may be issued for each day that the establishment is found to be non-compliant or is in violation of this ordinance. (4) Confiscation and Removal. – Non-compliant cigarettes and other tobacco products associated with any violation of this ordinance, not just Sections 5(h) and (i) hereof, shall be subject to confiscation, and/or removal from the possession of the offender person, natural or juridical, in accordance with national laws, rules and/or regulations of the BIR, BOC, or the regular courts.
WHEREAS, these illicit and non-compliant cigarette and other tobacco products if not properly eradicated may pose a threat to the health of consumers because of their substandard quality; WHEREAS, the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) Revenue Regulation No. 7-2014 mandates that by 1 December 2014, internal revenue stamps shall be affixed on all importations and removals from the place of production to ensure that payments of proper excise tax have been made before they are introduced to the market; WHEREAS, the Sangguniang Panlungsod is aware that the sale or distribution of illicit and non-compliant cigarette and other tobacco products is detrimental to the government as well as to general public; WHEREAS, in order to fully protect the health and welfare of the constituents of Valencia City, Province of Bukidnon and at the same time safeguard the interests of all stakeholders, there is a need to pass a local ordinance prohibiting the sale, distribution, purchase and/or possession of illicit and non-compliant cigarette and other tobacco products, in harmony with the basic policies and regulations laid down under Republic Act No. 9211 and Executive Order No. 26, as amended by Executive Order No. 106; BE IT ORDAINED, by the Sangguniang Panlungsod of the City of Valencia, Bukidnon, in a regular session assembled, that:
SECTION 1: Section 4 of Ordinance No. 116-2013 shall be amended to include paragraph n, as follows: “SECTION 4. DEFINITION OF TERMS. Xxxxx n. Non-compliant Cigarette & Other Tobacco Product – refers to those cigarettes and other tobacco products being sold within the City of Valencia but fail to comply with national laws and/or regulations, such as those non-tax paid cigarette & other tobacco products (e.g. products with no affixed tax stamps, or with fake or spurious tax stamps, or with no proof of payment of excise tax or other duties), and/or those without graphic health warning on its labels and packages as required under national laws and/or regulations. These include the smuggled, counterfeit, unauthorized and/or unregistered cigarette and other tobacco products.
SECTION 2: Section 5 of Ordinance No. 116-2013 shall be amended to include paragraphs h and i, as follows:
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i. Purchasing, transporting, and/or possessing a non-compliant cigarette and other tobacco product, including those smuggled, counterfeit, unauthorized and/or unregistered, regardless if it is only by stick, or by rem, or by pack, or by cartoons, and/or by containers;”
(5) The Task Force shall coordinate, as the situation warrants, with appropriate national government agencies like the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR), Bureau of Customs (BOC), or the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI), as to the inventory, custody, confiscation, removal, and/or destruction of the non-compliant cigarettes and other tobacco products, including the machineries, equipment, and raw materials used in connection with and/ or in relation to the offense committed.
(6) Destruction of Non-compliant Cigarette and Other Tobacco Products. – Summary destruction of non-compliant cigarettes and other tobacco products, including the machineries, equipment, and raw materials used in connection with and/or in relation to the offense committed, shall proceed in accordance with the national regulations and/or guidelines of the appropriate national government agencies and instrumentalities, like the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR), the Bureau of Customs (BOC), or the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI).
(7) Should be there a court suit, all of the seized non-compliant products, including the machineries, equipment, and raw materials used in connection with and/or in relation to the offense committed, shall remain in the custody of the Task Force or its duly authorized representative unless otherwise ordered by the BIR, BOC, or the court, until destruction thereof is duly mandated.
(8) Incentive or Reward Program. – The apprehending officer, and/or deputized enforcer, and/ or any private citizen whose report/complaint leads to the confiscation of non-compliant cigarette and other tobacco products shall be entitled to a total of ten percent (10%) of the corresponding monetary penalty to be imposed against the offender person, natural or juridical, subject to the usual government accounting and auditing system.”
SECTION 6: Section 17 of Ordinance No. 116-2013 shall be amended to read as follows: “SECTION 17: INFORMATION DISSEMINATION. Within thirty (30) calendar days from the effectivity of this Amendatory Ordinance, the Task Force shall: xx x x x.”
SECTION 7: EFFECTIVITY CLAUSE. This Amendatory Ordinance shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in a newspaper of general circulation within Valencia City, or posting in the Valencia City Hall bulletin boards and other two (2) conspicuous places within the city.
ENACTED AND APPROVED this 22nd day of March 2021.
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing ordinance is true and accurate copy of the ordinance which was duly approved by the 8th Sangguniang Panlungsod during the 79th Regular Session held on March 22, 2021.
“SECTION 5. PROHIBITED ACTS.
h. The manufacture, distribution, marketing and/or sale of non-compliant cigarettes and other tobacco products within the local government unit of Valencia City that fail to comply with national laws and/or regulations, such as those non-tax paid cigarette and other tobacco products (e.g. products with no affixed tax stamps, or with fake or spurious tax stamps, or with no proof of payment of excise tax or other duties), and/or those without health warning on its labels and packages as required under national laws and/or regulations. These include the manufacture, distribution, marketing and/or sale of smuggled, counterfeit, unauthorized and/or unregistered cigarette and other tobacco products;
There shall be added another Section and shall be known as SECTION 12 (B) and shall read as follows: “SECTION 12 (B): PARTICULAR PROVISIONS ON ANTI-ILLICIT TRADE ON CIGARETTE AND OTHER TOBACCO PRODUCTS.
ORDINANCE NO. 59-2021 (79th Regular Session) AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF ORDINANCE NO. 116-2013, ENTITLED “AN ORDINANCE PROHIBITING THE USE, SALE, DISTRIBUTION AND ADVERTISEMENT OF CIGARETTES AND OTHER TOBACCO PRODUCTS IN CERTAIN PLACES, IMPOSING PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS THEREOF AND PROVIDING FUNDS THEREFOR, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES”.
- PhP 2,000.00 -PhP 3,000.00 -PhP 5,000.00 or imprisonment for a period not exceeding 1 year, or both, at the discretion of the court
SECTION 3: Section 8 paragraph c of Ordinance No. 116-2013 shall be amended to read, as follows: “SECTION 8. PENALTIES. Xxxxx
LELIBETH T. CANILLO Secretary to the Sanggunian
Attested by and certified to be duly adopted:
POLICARPO P. MURILLO, IV, M.D. City Vice-Mayor/Presiding Officer
MARCH 24, 2021 Approved: _____________ Vetoed : _____________
AZUCENA P. HUERVAS City Mayor
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Earlier this week, DA-10 held a series of groundbreaking ceremony for the establishment of poultry houses in the agency’s research stations in Dangcagan town and Malaybalay City, Bukidnon; and a turnover of the P5.2-million Solar-Powered Irrigation System in Manolo Fortich, Bukidnon. On May 9 and 17, the department will stage its Kadiwa ni Ani at Kita at Centrio Ayala Mall and at the agency compound, respectively, to enable farmers and fishers to directly sell their products to consumers. In the following day (May 10), DA-10 along with its counterpart in the Central Office and other regional offices across the country, will simultaneously launch the national FFM celebration, and will roll out a community pantry to extend help to nearby residents belonging to the vulnerable sector. On May 11, rice and fertilizers distribution under the agri department’s Rice Resiliency Program will likewise be held in Bukidnon cities and towns. Slated to equip more agripreneurs, DA-NorMin will conduct a Capability Enhancement Training for the Management of
Tuesday, May 11, 2021 Livestock-Based Livelihood Project and Enterprise Development for Goat in Malaybalay City, Bukidnon from May 17-21; and the Young Agripreneur and Enterprise Development Training Seminar-Workshop in CdeO City on May 24. Capping of the last week, on May 27 and 28, a market matching will be conducted to establish linkages between buyers and suppliers and to forge a marketing agreement among parties. Further, the month of May will pave way to carry on DA-10’s distribution of assorted vegetable seeds at the agency compound, and enlisting more farmers and fishers to the Registry System for Basic Sectors in Agriculture in coordination with the different agriculture offices regionwide. Amid the ongoing pandemic, which are exacerbated by challenges such as the African Swine Fever threat, upsurge in pork prices, dipping buying price of agri-commodities, among others, RED Collado underscored, that the region is coping even posting food sufficiency milestones for the second quarter, of this year. Rice at 67,391.83 metric tons will last for 15 days, yellow corn (170), white corn (638), pork (852), beef (2,093), poultry (691) and eggs will be good for 3,261 days, the agri exec further concluded. FFM is annually observed in the month of May pursuant to Presidential Proclamation 33 issued on May 21, 1989. # (JLO) AFFIDAVIT OF SELF-ADJUDICATION NOTICE is hereby given that the estate of the late ABUNDIA O. SOMOZA who died intestate on August 3, 2016 at DOA-Adventist Hospital, Bangkal, Davao City, Philippines; left a parcel of land situated in the Barrio of Darong, Sta. Cruz, Davao del Sur, containing an area of ONE FIFTY NINE (159) square meters, more or less, and covered with Transfer Certificate of Title No. 144-2018001309 issued by the Registry of Deeds for the Province of Davao del Sur, more particularly described as follows: “ a parcel of land (Lot No. 49-B, PSD-11-118977, portion a lot of 49-B, PSD-11-059586 situated in the Barrio of Darong, Municipality of Sta. Cruz, Province of Davao del Sur, Island of Mindanao containing an area of ONE HUNDRED FIFTY (150) square meters. more or les, is the subject of AFFIDAVIT OF SELF-ADJUDICATION, by means of Public Document executed on January 30, 2020 at Sta. Cruz, Davao del Sur, Philippines, Before Atty. MICHELLE O. ORPILLA, Notary Public, in as per Doc. No. 152; Page No. 32; Book No. 14; Series of 2020.
DTI issues supplemental guidelines for the regulation of galvanized steel coils and sheets THE Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) through the Bureau of Philippine Standards (BPS) issued Memorandum Circular (MC) No. 21-13, series of 2021 providing amendatory and supplemental guidelines for the implementation of Department Administrative Order (DAO) 20-10, series of 2020 or the technical regulation for hot-dip metallic-coated and prepainted galvanized steel coils and sheets for roofing and general applications. The said MC took effect on 18 April 2021 immediately after its publication in The Philippine Star and Daily Tribune on the same date. DTI Secretary Ramon Lopez said that MC 2113 was issued to address concerns raised on some provisions and implementation of DAO 20-10 during the several meetings with various stakeholders and members of the BPS Technical Committee 64. “This is the result of the Department’s review of the Technical Regulation [DAO 20-10] balancing the interest of the stakeholders without compromising the safety of the consumers,” Secretary Lopez added. DTI clarified in MC 2113 the scope of DAO 20-10 to include all steel coils and sheets intended for roofing and general applications Republic of the Philippines Department of Transportation LAND TRANSPORTATION FRANCHISING & REGULATORY BOARD Regional Office No.10, Apovel, Bulua, Cagayan de Oro City RONALD RENZ G. TAN CASE NO. R10-NC-PA-TH 2021-05-1749
NOTICE OF HEARING APPLICANT(s)/ PETITIONER(s) request/s authority for the Issuance of Certificate of Public Convenience to operate TH FREIGHT SERVICE on the route: WITHIN CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY AND FROM SAID PLACE TO ANY POINT IN REGION X ACCESSIBLE TO MOTOR VEHICLE TRAFFIC and vice versa with the use of ONE (1) unit/s. This application/petition shall be considered by this Board on May 18, 2021 at 10:00 A.M. at this Board on which date Applicant(s)/ Petitioner(s) shall formally submit his/her/its evidence. The Applicant(s)/Petitioner(s) shall publish said notice at least FIVE (5) DAYS prior to the date of hearing once in a newspaper of local circulation. Party(s) opposed to the approval/granting of the application/petition must file his/her/its written opposition with supporting documents, unless this Board deems it necessary to require additional documentary evidence and/or his/her/ its oral testimony(s). WITNESS, AMINODEN D. GURO, Regional Director, LTFRB-Region X, this 10th day of May 2021 at Cagayan de Oro City, Philippines.
(Sgd.) ATTY. MOHAMAD FAHDEL S. PIMPING HEARING OFFICER MDN: May 11, 2021
MDN: May 4, 11 & 18, 2021
Republic of the Philippines AUTONOMOUS REGION IN MUSLIM MINDANAO Province of Lanao del Sur Municipality of Wao OFFICE OF THE MUNICIPAL CIVIL REGISTRAR RA 10172/9048 Form No. (LCRO) NOTICE OF PUBLICATION In compliance with Section 7 of RA No. 10172, a notice is hereby served to the public that REGGIE DELA VIDA DINERO has filed with this office a petition for correction of clerical error particularly on GENDER from “MALE” to “FEMALE” in the certificate of Live birth of REGGIE D. DINERO who was born on August 9, 1986 at Wao, Lanao del Sur and whose parents are ROGER N. DINERO and DIVINA O. DELA VIDA. Any person adversely affected by the said petition may file his/her written opposition with this office not later than May 18, 2021 MDN: May 11 & 18, 2021
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with Total Coated Thickness (TCT) up to 0.89 mm. TCT refers to the sum of the base metal and its corresponding metallic coating such as zinc, 5% Al-Zn, and 55% Al-Zn. All steel coils and sheets with TCT of 0.2 mm to 0.8 mm intended for general applications and to be distributed in the local market in the form of plain or corrugated sheets or other similar forms are also covered by DAO 20-10. These covered steel coils and sheets intended for roofing and general applications shall have a minimum metallic coating thickness of 14 microns. Meanwhile, the manufacturing or importation of steel coils and sheets with TCT of less than 0.2 mm is prohibited, except if they are intended for distribution, in a form other than plain and corrugated sheets, to local manufacturers, producers, or fabricators of automotive, furniture, electrical and electronics, and food packaging, among others. DTI emphasized in MC 21-13 that a minimum TCT of 0.4 mm (negative tolerance shall not apply) is reDEED OF EXTRAJUDICIAL PARTITION WITH WAIVER OF RIGHTS
quired for all steel coils and sheets intended for roofing materials. Full-hard grade is required for steel coils and sheets with TCT of 0.2 mm and 0.3 mm intended for general applications and to be distributed in the local market in the form of plain or corrugated sheets or other similar forms. For the markings, all steel coils and sheets with a minimum TCT of 0.4 mm intended for roofing shall be labelled as “For Roofing Use” while those with TCT of 0.2 mm and 0.3 mm intended for distribution in the local market shall be labeled as “Not for Roofing Use” or “For General Application”. MC 21-13 also contains supplemental provisions on Philippine Standard (PS) License applications. PS License is required for all local or imported steel coils and sheets intended for the manufacture, fabrication, or forming of roofing materials as well as for steel coils and sheets with TCT of 0.2 mm to 0.8 mm intended for See ISSUES, page 11
EXTRAJUDICIAL PARTITION OF ESTATE WITH ABSOLUTE SALE KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:
This Deed of Extrajudicial Partition with Waiver of Rights is made and entered into by and among the heirs, namely: I. The HEIRS OF BEATO WAMINAL PACTURAN, namely: A ANITA ERMIO-PACTURAN, of legal age, Filipino, and a resident of North Poblacion,Maramag, Bukidnon; B. JERRY ERMIO PACTURAN, of legal age, Filipino, and a resident of B34 L26 Xavier Heights, Cagayan de Oro City, and; C. JUDY PACTURAN-SENDAYDIEGO, of legal age, Filipino, and a resident of Morning Mist, Cagayan de Oro City; WITNESSETH That the above-named HEIRS are the only surviving and lawful heirs of the late BEATO WAMINAL PACTURAN who died intestate on May 7, 2010; That the decedent at the time of his death left two (2) parcels of land, to wit: (Lot 3-B-2-B-1, Psd-10-050712), covered by transfer certificate of Title No. T- 96675, 10,016 Square meters, more or less, together with the improvements existing thereon, located at Valencia, Bukidnon; -and (Lot 7141, Pls. 98 Ext. Lot 591-A, Csd-10-009350-D), covered by Original Certificate of Title No. P-1900, 183 sq. Meters more or less, together with the improvements existing thereon, located at Maramag, Bukidnon; That ANITA ERMIO-PACTURAN is hereby waiving any and all of her rights and interests over the subject properties on favor of her two children, namely, JERRY ERMIO PACTURAN and JUDY PACTURAN-SENDAYDIEGO; That ANITA ERMIO-PACTURAN is executing this waiver of Rights to her own volition and without any threat. Coercion, or intimidation; That JERRY ERMIO PACTURAN and JUDY PACTURAN-SENDAYDIEGO hereby partition in common and divide the subject parcel of land equally between themselves; That to their best knowledge and information, said deceased left no unsettled debts of whatever nature; Is the subject of DEED OF EXTRAJUDICIAL PARTITION WITH WAIVER OF RIGHTS, under the Notarial Registry of ATTY. DALE BRYAN D. MORDENO, Notary Public per Doc No. 310; Page No. 62; Book No. CXXVI; Series of 2021.
This Extrajudicial Partition of Estate with Absolute Sale and Waiver of Rights made entered into by and between: 1. TRIFONA S. GEMPISAO, (HEIRS-VENDOR), of legal age, widow, Filipino Citizen, resident of Barangay 1, Poblacion, Malaybalay City Bukidnon; 2. ELIZABETH G. BACUS, (HEIRS-VENDOR), of legal age,married, Filipino Citizen, resident of Claro M. Recto St., Malaybalay City; 3. DANILO S. GEMPISAO, (HEIRS-VENDOR), of legal age, married, Filipino Citizen, resident of Barangay 10, Impalambong, Bukidnon; 4. ANTONIO S. GEMPISAO SR., (HEIRS-VENDOR), of legal age, married, Filipino citizen, resident of Barangay 10, Impalambong, Malaybalay City, Bukidnon; 5. JULIE S. GEMPISAO (HEIRSVENDOR) of legal age, married, Filipino citizen, resident of Dalwangan, Malaybalay City, Bukidnon,; 6. ANDRESS S. GEMPISAO (HEIR VENDOR), of legal age, married, Filipino citizen, resident of Barangay 10, Impalambong, Malaybalay City, Bukidnon; 7. CHERRY JEAN G. PAJALLA (HEIRS-VENDOR),of legal age, married, Filipino citizen, resident of Claro M. Recto Street, Malaybalay City; 8. VENUS G. LUPIBA (HEIRSVENDOR) of legal age, married, Filipino citizen, resident of Barangay 10, Impalambong, Malaybalay City, Bukidnon; WITNESSETH: WHEREAS, prior to the late ANTONIO GEMPISAO who died on October 23, 1989, the spouses acquired a real property, and the same is specifically described as follows, ORIGINAL CERTIFICATE OF TITLE (OCT) NO. T-18684 “A parcel of land (Lot 83, Cad653) Containing an area of FOUR THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED SIXTY THREE (4,263) SQUARE METERS.” WHEREAS, the late ANTONIO GEMPISAO died intestate and at the time of his death left no known debts and/or obligations; Is the subject of EXTRAJUDICIAL PARTITION OF ESTATE WITH ABSOLUTE SALE, under the Notarial Registry of ATTY. APOLLO A. MAGUALE, Notary Public per Doc No. 531; Page No. 53; Book No. V; Series of 2010.
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Tuesday, May 11, 2021 Republic of the Philippines Province of Bukidnon CITY OF MALAYBALAY * * * Office of the Sangguniang Panlungsod
EXCERPT FROM THE MINUTES OF THE 65TH REGULAR SESSION OF THE 8TH SANGGUNIANG PANLUNGSOD FOR CY 2020 OF THE CITY OF MALAYBALAY, BUKIDNON HELD AT THE SP SESSION HALL ON DECEMBER 16, 2020. PRESENT:
Hon. Vice Mayor Jay Warren R. Pabillaran Hon. – Presiding Officer Hon. Councilor Niko P. Aldeguer Hon. Councilor Rendon P. Sangalang Hon. Councilor Erwin A. Damasco Hon. Councilor Cromwell Kiril D. Dinlayan Hon. Councilor Louel M. Tortola Hon. Councilor Victor M. Barroso (On Line) Hon. Councilor Kathleen Cecille C. Pagaling Hon. Councilor Christopher B. Soria (On Line) Hon. Councilor Bonifacio G. Valiente Hon. Councilor Dave Julian A. Balore
ABSENT :
Hon. Councilor Estelito R. Marabe Hon. Councilor Hollis C. Monsanto Hon. Councilor Renato S. Sumbongan
------------------------------ORDINANCE NO. 962 Series of 2020 Authored and Sponsored by: Hon. Louel M. Tortola AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR A SOLID WASTE INTEGRATED MANAGEMENT, CREATING THE NECESSARY INSTITUTIONAL MECHANISMS AND INCENTIVES, DECLARING CERTAIN ACTS PROHIBITED AND PROVIDING PENALTIES, APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES Article 1 General Provisions Section 1. Title. — This ordinance shall be known as the “The Solid Waste Integrated Management Ordinance of Malaybalay City”. Section 2. Declaration of Policies. — It is hereby declared the policy of the City to adopt and implement a comprehensive, integrated and ecological solid waste management program which shall: a. Ensure that all measures are considered by the City Government to protect, restore, and enhance environmental quality for sustainable development; b. Operationalize the powers and responsibilities of the City Government in ecological solid waste management; c. Effectively manage solid waste including the aspects of solid waste reduction at source, segregation, collection, transport and disposal among all barangays in the City of Malaybalay; d. Provide guidance and support to the component barangays in the exercise of their powers relative to solid waste management; e. Ensure and assist actions of industries, business sector and the communities in the pollution prevention, clean production and technologies, and waste minimization; f. Promote and develop community – based information and education dissemination to encourage community involvement in the planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of programs and projects relating to solid waste management; and g. Strengthen collaborative relationship with stakeholders for an integrated implementation of solid waste management programs and projects. Article 2 Definition of Terms Section 3. Definition of terms. – For purposes of this Ordinance, the following terms shall mean: a. Agricultural Waste - shall refer to waste generated from planting or harvesting crops, trimming or pruning of plants and wastes or run-off materials from farms and field; b. Big Business and Commercial Establishments - shall refer to all businesses with annual gross income of Three Million Pesos (P3,000.000.00) and above; c. Biodegradable Solid Waste - shall refer to waste materials that are compostable; d. Bulky wastes - shall refer to waste materials which cannot be appropriately placed in separate containers because of either its bulky size, shape or other physical attributes. These include large worn-out or broken household, commercial, and industrial items such as furniture, lamps, bookcases, filing cabinets, and other similar items; e. Citation Tickets – refers to the tickets issued that indicate the nature and kind of violation committed by an apprehended violator also indicating there in the amount of fine or penalty; f. Cloth bag (a.k.a.) Katsa - refers to reusable packaging material made of cloth used in the packaging of flour, wheat and other similar goods; g. Collection - shall refer to the act of removing solid waste materials from the source or from a communal storage point; h. Commercial Establishments - shall refer to hotels, resorts, recreational center, restaurants, cinema houses, public markets, department stores, groceries, sari-sari stores, stalls, shops, vendors, parlors and the likes; i. Composting – refers to the controlled decomposition of organic matter by micro-organisms, mainly bacteria and fungi into humus-like product; j. Compost Pit – refers to the area used for preparing compost by burying the compostable solid waste with regular application of soil cover. k. Container/s - refers to a type of material utilized for purposes of holding, enclosing, packaging and/or restraining edible food and beverage for human consumption; l. Disposal Site - shall refer to a site where solid waste materials are finally discharged and deposited; m. Dry Goods – refers to any product that do not require refrigeration or freezing to maintain freshness; n. Dry Market – generally refers to any establishment that sells products that do not require refrigeration or freezing to maintain freshness; o. Ecological Solid Waste Management - shall refer to the systematic administration of activities, which provides for segregation at source, segregated, transportation, storage, transfer, processing, treatment and disposal of solid waste; p. Environmentally acceptable - shall refer to the quality of being re-usable, biodegradable or compostable, recyclable and not toxic or hazardous to the environment; q. Garbage Pit – a hole purposely used for the disposal of mixed solid wastes or any other type of wastes other than the compostable waste. r. Hazardous Waste – refer to solid wastes or combination of solid wastes which because of quantity, concentration, or physical, chemical or infectious characteristics may cause or significantly contribute to an increase in mortality or an increase in serious, irreversible, or incapacitating reversible illness or pose a substantial presence or potential hazard to human health or the environment when improperly treated, stored, transported of or otherwise manage; s. High-Density Polyethylene (HDPE) - is a thermoplastic polymer produced from the monomer ethylene known for its large strength-to-density ratio. It is used in the production of plastic bottles, corrosion-resistant piping, geomembranes and plastic lumber. HDPE is commonly recycled, and has the number “2” as its resin identification code. t. Industrial Establishments - shall refer to agri-industrial businesses, plants, mills and the likes; u. Institution - shall refer to hospitals, clinics, funeral parlors, schools, churches, public / private offices and the likes; v. Junkshop – shall refer to any building, including its premises, in which junk or recyclable materials are stored. It can be dealing with a particular kind of junk/recyclable materials or with all kinds of junk/recyclable materials, and it may thus assume a different business name; w. Junkshop Owners/Operators – shall refer to any person, firm, association, partnership or corporation who owns and/or operates a junkshops for the purpose of buying or acquiring discarded junk/recyclables solid wastes for commercial/trading purposes, and/or who collects and stores junk/recyclable solid materials therein; x. Litter – refers to small pieces of waste or refuse such as but not limited to wrappers, cigarette butts, tissue papers, fruits and vegetables peelings, food wastes, food packaging, and the like; y. Linear Low-Density Polyethylene (LLDPE) - is a substantially linear polymer (polyethylene). It is used for plastic bags and sheets (where it allows using lower thickness than comparable LDPE), plastic wrap, stretch wrap, pouches, toys, covers, lids, pipes, buckets and containers, covering of cables, geo-membranes and mainly flexible tubing z. Littering – refers to an act of throwing or scattering small pieces of waste or refuse such as but not limited to candy wrappers, cigarette butts, tissue papers, fruits and vegetable peelings, food wastes, food packaging, and the like or causing or permitting the same; aa. Low-Density Polyethylene (LDPE) - is a thermoplastic made from the monomer ethylene. It is widely used for manufacturing various containers, dispensing bottles, wash bottles, tubing, plastic bags for computer components, and various molded laboratory equipment. It’s most common use is in plastic bags. bb. Materials Recovery Facility (MRF) - shall include solid waste transfer station or sorting station, drop off center, a composting and recycling facility; cc. Open Burning – refers to the thermal destruction of solid wastes by means of direct exposure to fire or where the products of combustion are emitted directly into the surrounding air without passing through a stack or a chimney. This includes burning in a burn barrel. Furthermore, this definition shall apply to traditional small-scale methods of community sanitation termed “siga”; dd. Oxo-biodegradable plastics - are a form of plastic that biodegrades significantly faster in the presence of oxygen quicker in the open environment than conventional plastics, turning into supposedly harmless biodegradable matter over a period of a few months to a few years; ee. Plastic Bags - also known as sando bags, pouch, plastic shopping bag and plastic film bags used as Secondary Packaging Material. Plastic carryout bags with handles, holes, or string usually made from High-Density Polyethylene (HDPE), Low-Density Polyethylene/Linear Low-Density Polyethylene (LDPE/LLPDE) and Polypropylene (PP) plastic materials; ff. Polypropylene (PP) - is a thermoplastic polymer that have similar properties with polyethylene but slightly harder and more heat resistant. This is the second-most widely produced commodity plastic (after polyethylene) and it is often used in packaging and labelling. gg. Polystyrene – refers to petroleum-based plastic made from styrene monomer and a lightweight material / foam polystyrene used in food packaging applications such as cups and food boxes / trays, more commonly known as styrofoam / styrophor; hh. Primary Packaging – refers to first level packaging that contains the item sold; ii. Recycling - shall refer to the treating of used or waste materials through a process of making them suitable for beneficial use and for other purposes, and includes any process by which solid waste materials are transformed into new products in such a manner that the original product may lose their identity, and which may be used as raw materials for the production of other goods or services: Provided, That the collection, segregation and re-use of previously used packaging material shall be deemed recycling under this Act; jj. Recyclable Materials - shall refer to any waste materials retrieved from the waste Stream and free from contamination that can still be converted into suitable beneficial use for other purposes, including newspapers ferrous scrap metal, non-ferrous scrap metal, corrugated cardboards, aluminum, office paper, tin cans and other recyclable materials; kk. Receptacles - shall refer to individual containers used for the source separation and the collection of recyclable materials; ll. Refuse – means any waste material except trees, logs, brush, stumps, leaves, grass clippings, and other vegetative matter; mm. Residual Waste - shall refer to non-recyclable and non-biodegradable solid waste materials such as foils, rubber worn-out clothes, etc.; nn. Re-use - refers to the process of recovering materials intended for the same or different purpose without the alteration of physical and chemical characteristics; oo. Reusable bag - refers to a washable canvass bag or native bag “bayong” or any shopping bag used for carrying and transporting goods, which bags are made of organic or non-organic materials that can be used for several times; pp. Sanitary Landfill – refer to a waste disposal site designed, constructed, operated and maintained in a manner that exerts engineering control over significant potential environment impacts arising from the development and operation of the facility; qq. Secondary Packaging – refers to packaging that is used to support primary packaging, usually used and intended for the convenience of the consumer; rr. Segregation - shall refer to sorting and segregation of different solid waste materials in order to promote recycling and re-use of resources and to reduce the volume of wastes for collection and disposal; ss. Segregation at Source - shall refer to a solid waste management practice of separating at the point of origin such as commercial, industrial, domestic and institutional; tt. Small business establishments - shall refer to all businesses with annual gross income of Two Million Nine Hundred Ninety-Nine Thousand Nine Hundred Ninety-Nine Pesos (P2,999.999.00) and below; uu. Solid Waste - shall refer to all discarded household, commercial waste, non-hazardous institutional and industrial waste, street sweepings, constructions debris, agricultural waste and other non-hazardous/ non-toxic; vv. Source reduction - refer to the reduction of solid waste before it enters the solid waste stream by methods such as product design, materials substitution, materials re-use and packaging restrictions ww. Special/Hazardous waste - shall refer to the toxic, infectious and poisonous solid waste materials; xx. Storage - shall refer to the interim containment of solid waste materials after generation and prior to collection for ultimate recovery or disposal; yy. Styrofoam - refers to a light, resilient polystyrene plastic used as throw-away plates, cups, and Styrofoam trays; zz. Waste diversion - shall refer to activities which reduce or eliminate the amount of solid waste from waste disposal facilities aaa. Wet Goods – refers to any product that require refrigeration or freezing to maintain freshness such as fish, meat, fruits and vegetables, and cooked food in restaurants, eateries or carinderias; bbb. Wet Market – generally refers to any establishment that sells products which requires refrigeration or freezing to maintain freshness. Such examples include the wet section of the public markets, supermarkets, groceries, restaurants, eateries or carinderias; Article 3 The City 10-year Ecological Solid Waste Management Plan Section 4. Incorporation by Reference. — The City’s 10-Year Ecological Solid Waste Management Plan adopted and approved by the Sangguniang Panlungsod, is hereby incorporated by reference. Section 5 Implementation. – The City’s 10-Year Ecological Solid Waste Management Plan shall be implemented in accordance with the implementation strategies and schedules contained in the said Plan as well as implementing guidelines and mechanisms that may be formulated hereafter.
c. Special/ hazardous waste must be stored and sealed properly in a container/bag before it shall be collected and disposed accordingly. d. It shall be the responsibility of the individual households to dispose all recyclables either through the recyclable buyer or to the City/Barangay Materials Recovery Facility. Recyclable materials shall not be brought out during the collection time for residual wastes by the City Government or biodegradable wastes by the Barangay unless the Barangay has scheduled for the collection of recyclable solid wastes. Section 8.2. Commercial Establishments a. All commercial and business establishments, including institutional, industrial and manufacturing plants, shall provide for their own separate covered segregation bins and covered receptacles for the strict implementation and proper ecological solid waste management and segregation within their respective premises. These shall be kept in their premises until the scheduled collection time and day. b. The segregation bins and covered receptacles shall properly be labelled, maintained, secured, covered and kept in an orderly and sanitary manner at all times within the premises of the establishment to prevent any kind of littering and so as not pose any health hazards. Replacement of dilapidated and unusable segregation bins/ receptacles shall be the responsibility of the establishments and institutions concerned. c. The lobby and immediate grounds of the establishment must be clean and orderly at all times. d. It shall be the responsibility of the owner/ occupant to dispose all recyclables either through the recyclable buyer or to the City/Barangay Materials Recovery Facility. Recyclable materials shall not be brought out during the collection time for residual wastes by the City Government or biodegradable wastes by the Barangay unless the Barangay has scheduled for the collection of recyclable solid wastes. e. Biodegradable wastes shall be composted or be brought to the Barangay Composting Facility.
Section 8.3. Institutions/Industrial Establishments a. Industrial establishment must maintain their respective proper disposal site in conformity with applicable policies of the DENR and provisions of RA 9003 and shall be responsible in the safe disposal, transportation of wastes resulting from its operation. b. Residual Wastes from hospitals, clinic, funeral parlors, pharmaceuticals and establishments with related operation that are non-hazardous will be collected and disposed during the scheduled time and day of collection, while special/hazardous wastes must be properly handled and sealed , before it shall be transported and /or disposed by said establishment either through their respective septic vault or through their contracted treatment facilities that are duly accredited with the DENR and or other regulating agencies. c. Schools, churches, public/private offices shall provide separate storage receptacles for segregated wastes and shall be kept in the premises of the establishment until the scheduled collection time and day. d. All institutions and industrial establishments shall manage their own biodegradable solid wastes through their respective composting facilities/systems from which they are mandated to establish. e. It shall be the responsibility of each industry or institution to manage and dispose all recyclables either through the recyclable buyer or to the City/Barangay Materials Recovery Facility. Recyclable materials shall not be brought out during the collection time for residual wastes by the City Government or biodegradable wastes by the Barangay unless the Barangay has scheduled for the collection of recyclable solid wastes. f. Offices, schools and other institutions shall institute a system for recovery of recyclable materials especially scratch/waste papers to avoid mixing it with the compostable solid wastes. Section 8.4. Barangay Local Government Units a. The Barangay Local Government Units shall be responsible for ensuring that a 100% collection efficiency from residential, commercial, industrial and agricultural sources, where necessary within its area of coverage, is achieved. b. Responsible for the management or collection of the biodegradable, compostable, recyclable and reusable solid waste within their territorial jurisdiction. c. Identify collection points in areas/puroks wherein house to house collection is not viable taking into account the following: 1. Collections points are managed and maintained in a sanitary manner; 2. Segregation of different types of wastes is properly observed; 3. Availability and provision of properly designed containers or receptacles for the temporary storage of solid waste while awaiting collection and disposal to the sanitary landfill. 4. Proper monitoring of the collection point is undertaken in coordination with the concerned Purok. d. Establish a Barangay Material Recovery Facility that shall be designed to receive, sort, process and store compostable and recyclable materials efficiently and in an environmentally sound manner. The facility is designed to include a recycling and composting system. In case of unavailability of suitable site for the MRF in a certain barangay, an MRF may be established in a cluster of barangays. In establishing an MRF, the following shall be considered: 1. The facility shall be established in a barangay-owned or leased land or any suitable open space to be determined by the barangay through the Sanggunian. In case of a clustered MRF, the cluster of barangays shall allocate a certain parcel of land for the facility; 2. The building and/or layout and equipment must be designed to accommodate efficient and safe materials processing, movement and storage; 3. The building must be designated to allow efficient and safe external access and to accommodate internal flow; 4. The facility shall include a system for waste water management; 5. If the MRF includes a composting operation or the barangay will establish a separate composting facility, the following minimum requisites for the establishment and operation of a composting facility shall be considered: 5.a. The facility shall not be sited in areas subject to flooding, unless engineering controls are provided in the design to prevent inundation of the facility; 5.b. Facilities shall be designed such that compost piles, windrows, residues and processed materials will not come in contact with surface storm run-off; 5.c. Where excess leachate storage is provided, discharge of leachate into any body of water is prohibited unless such discharge meets the limits prescribed by the DENR standards for effluents. Provisions shall be made such that leachate is re-circulated back into compost piles or windrows as much as possible; 5.d. Provisions for vector, odor, litter and dust control shall be included; 5.e. Residues shall be managed as solid wastes and shall be disposed of as such; 5.f. Temperatures of compost piles, curing piles and processed composts shall be maintained in safe levels to prevent spontaneous combustion; 5.g. Aerobic conditions shall be maintained to prevent creation of dangerous gases such as methane. 5.h. The establishment and operation of the composting facility shall comply with existing rules and regulations as set by the DENR; 5.i. Provided that, individual household backyard composting shall be exempted from the provisions of this section. 6. Records of the Barangay MRF Operation shall be maintained. It shall indicate the weight or volume of waste received, processed (Recycled, Composted), and disposed. A copy of the record shall be submitted to the City ENRO for monitoring purposes. e. Issuance and enforcement of ordinances to effectively implement a collection system in the barangay. f. Provision of properly trained personnel to handle the management and collection of biodegradable, compostable, recyclable and reusable solid waste. g. Allocate Barangay Funds to ensure the efficient management and collection of biodegradable, compostable, recyclable and reusable solid waste. Section 8.5. Public Utility Vehicles - All public utility vehicles plying the streets of Malaybalay City are mandated to provide segregation receptacles that is conspicuously placed inside their vehicles. Generated solid wastes should be properly disposed of in compliance to the provisions of this ordinance. Section 9. Collection and Transport - Segregated collection and transport of solid waste shall be mandatory. Non-Segregated wastes and wastes brought out for collection which is not scheduled for the particular day shall not be collected and the waste generator/source of the unsegregated wastes shall be subjected to penalty as prescribed under Section 10 of this Ordinance. Only residuals and special/hazardous waste (except for special/hazardous wastes from the hospital, funeral parlors and pharmaceutical wastes) shall be collected by the city on different schedules and shall be properly disposed of. Collection or pick-up points and transportation schedule shall be decided by the City Environment and Natural Resources Office and must be widely disseminated. Barangays who are collecting compostable and recyclable solid wastes shall determine the system and schedule of the collection. These schedules must also be widely disseminated to the constituents of the concern barangays. Section 9.1. Requirements for the transport of solid waste a. No vehicle either government-owned or private shall be allowed to transport mixed solid wastes. b. No transport companies or individual entrepreneur shall be allowed to transfer or transport toxic wastes like plastic materials and chemicals unless authorized and accredited by the Fertilizer and Pesticide Authority (FPA) and other agencies tasked for its regulation. c. The use of separate collection schedules and/or separate collection trucks, compactors, haulers, units shall be required for specific types of wastes. Otherwise, vehicles used for the collection and transport of solid waste shall have the appropriate compartments to facilitate efficient storing of segregated waste while in transit. d. Vehicles used for the collection shall be designed to consider road size, condition and capacity to ensure the safe and efficient collection and transport of solid wastes. Section 9.2. Requirements for the collection Crew. – The following shall be the minimum standards and requirements for the collection crew: a. All collectors and other personnel directly dealing with collection of solid waste in the city or barangay level shall be equipped with personal protective equipment (PPE) to protect them from the hazards of handling solid waste. b. Appropriate training shall be given to collectors and personnel to ensure the sanitary and proper handling of solid wastes. c. Collectors shall ensure that the collection of solid waste shall be done in an efficient and proper manner to prevent damage to the receptacle and spillage or scattering of solid waste within the collection vicinity. Cost for the replacement of the damaged receptacles as a result of the negligence shall be shouldered by the concerned collector. Section 10. Fines and Penalties – Listed below are the fines and penalties for violating any provision under Sections 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9 of this ordinance to wit:
Section 23. Illegal Dumping and Disposal. – Dumping and Disposal of Solid Wastes, Debris and other form of solid waste is strictly prohibited within the City of Malaybalay. Section 23.1. It shall be unlawful for any person to dispose solid waste, garbage, debris and other waste materials in rivers, creeks, canals, waterways, vacant lots and in any other parts of the City not provided for the purpose. Section 23.2. It shall be unlawful for any person to litter or cause littering in any public or private place including schools, parks/playground, roads, canals and waterways. Section 23.3. It shall be unlawful for any person to dispose solid wastes or garbage generated from the households, commercial establishments and other sources to garbage receptacles purposely placed/stationed in public areas like the City Plaza, parks, playgrounds and other areas. Section 24. Prohibition on the establishment of garbage pit. Establishment of garbage pit for mixed solid wastes by the households, offices, schools, and business establishment is hereby prohibited. Section 25. Prohibition on the establishment of disposal areas. Establishment of disposal areas not authorized by law by subdivisions, condominiums, institutions, and industries are hereby prohibited. As such, all subdivisions and condominiums are mandated to establish their own material recovery facility with composting system to cater the biodegradable solid wastes of homeowners/occupants. Section 26. Fines and Penalties for violating any provisions of Sections 23, 24, and 25 of this Ordinance.
Article 10 Regulation of Junkshops and Recyclable Buyers Section 27. Regulating the Junkshops Operating within Malaybalay City. a. For monitoring and compliance purposes, all junkshop owners and/or operators shall register with the City ENRO prior to business permit application with the Business Permit and Licensing Division of the Office of the City Mayor; b. Junkshop owners and/or operators shall designate a parking area for pushcarts and tri-bikes or any recyclable collection equipment in a manner that cannot affect traffic and pose danger/risk and hazards; c. Junkshop owners and/or operators who will be engaged in washing and cleaning their recyclable materials should install a septic tank for their waste water. Washing of recyclables in creeks, rivers or any bodies of water is strictly prohibited; d. Junkshop owners and/or operators shall provide appropriate personal protective equipment such as but not limited to gloves and mask to their personnel that must be used at all times during the working period; e. Junkshop owners and/or operators shall maintain the cleanliness and sanitary conditions of the entire junk shop area at all times; f. Post-consumer materials that resulted from the sorting of wastes beyond 300 kilos shall not be collected by the city, The owner and/or operator of the junkshop or the mobile buyers are required to haul and dispose these to the disposal area subject to the approval of the City ENRO; g. Utilizing roads and sidewalks as weighing, sorting or storage area is strictly prohibited; h. Mobile recyclable buyers using tri-bikes should register to the City ENRO for proper accounting and monitoring purposes; i. Junkshop owners and/or operators shall maintain two (2) Transaction Books or Registers, one to record acquisition and purchases and another to record disposals or sales of recyclable materials. Acquisition and Purchase Register shall indicate the source of materials/seller, date, types and volumes of recyclable wastes. Disposal Registry shall contain time and place of delivery, types and volumes of recyclable wastes disposed/delivered. Such books or register shall be made available to the City ENRO or representatives from the City Government of Malaybalay for monitoring purposes specifically in determining the volume of solid waste recovered/diverted; and j. Junkshop owners and/or operators shall allow City ENRO Personnel or Representative from the City Government to conduct on the spot monitoring/inspection to check compliance to this ordinance. Section 28. Fines and Penalties – Any violation of the provisions of Section 27 shall be punishable as follows:
Article 11 Information and Education Section 29. Information Education and Communication Campaign. – Upon approval of this ordinance, the city through the City ENRO shall conduct massive information education and communication campaigns using tri media (print, radio, and internet) and other means to ensure the widest dissemination of this ordinance. It shall develop programs and strategies to ensure continuous information and education dissemination relating to its solid waste management programs. The barangays through its respective Barangay Solid Waste Management Committee shall adopt strategies to ensure a sustainable solid waste management information campaign at the barangay level. Article 12 ESWM Monitoring Section 30. Monitoring and Evaluation - The City Environment and Natural Resources Office (City ENRO) shall monitor the effective implementation of this Ordinance. As such, it is mandated to conduct inspection of all stores, business establishments, industries and other solid waste sources and to prepare periodic report on the progress of the implementation of this ordinance and submit the same to the Office of the Local Chief Executive and Sangguniang Panlungsod. Article 13 Incentives and Awards
Article 14 Additional Requirements for Business Permits & Licenses
Section 12. Disposal – All residual waste from all sources shall be disposed to the Sanitary landfill or City Disposal Facility. Hazardous and Special Wastes from the household and the business establishments shall be disposed to the Septic Vault to be established by the City Government. Hazardous and special wastes from the industries, hospitals, clinics and funeral parlors shall be self-managed by these establishments pursuant to existing laws and guidelines from the DENR, DOH and other agencies tasked for its regulation.
Section 33. Mandatory attendance to ESWM Orientation/Seminar. All owners and operators of business and commercial establishments including industries and institution who will secure a business permit or license to operate within the City of Malaybalay are hereby required to attend an Orientation/Seminar on Solid Waste Management at the City ENRO. Orientation/Seminar shall be required on: a. New applicants for business permit and license to operate; b. Applicants for renewal of business permit and license to operate, who have not yet undergone the seminar prior to the passage of this ordinance; and c. Those establishments who were issued Environmental Violation Receipt (EVR) / Citation Ticket for violating any provision of the solid waste management ordinance of the city. Section 34. Certificate of Attendance – A certificate of attendance shall be issued to the attendees that shall serve as proof of participation in the orientation/seminar and as pre-requisites to the issuance of business permit and license to operate. The certification shall be displayed together with the business permit at all times in a conspicuous place within the establishment. Section 35. Coverage – For purpose of this ordinance, owners and operators of business establishments shall refer to those who own and operate businesses required to secure business permit and license to operate from the Business Permit and Licensing Division of the City Government of Malaybalay, provided however, that in the case of big commercial companies or establishments, industries, manufacturing plants and the like, the assigned or authorized and/or responsible official who handles the solid waste management of the establishment, or his designated representative shall be qualified to attend the orientation/seminar.
Section 13. Private entities may be allowed to dispose their waste to the disposal facility of the City provided, that only residual and special waste may be disposed therein. Solid waste sources especially agro-industries that cannot be reached by the collection services due to accessibility problem shall find ways to periodically dispose their residual wastes to the sanitary landfill. The City Government through the City ENRO shall regulate the entry of vehicles loaded with solid waste to the Sanitary Landfill / Disposal Facility to ensure compliance to the segregation policy, proper placement of solid waste, avoid environmental risks and to ensure public safety. The City ENRO may establish a Solid Waste Management Checkpoints in the strategic locations going to the Sanitary Landfill / Disposal Facility for monitoring purposes. Article 7 Plastic and Polystyrene Regulation Section 14. Regulations on the use of Plastic Bag a. Prohibition on the use of Plastic Bags on dry goods. – No business establishment shall utilize plastic bags as packaging materials on dry goods. b. Regulating the use of plastic bags on wet goods. – Business establishment shall regulate the use of plastic bags as packaging materials on wet goods. Plastic bags shall not be used as secondary packaging for wet goods. All establishments are prohibited from providing and using polystyrene as secondary packaging on wet goods. c. Regulation on the selling and distribution of plastic bags within the Public Market. – No business establishment shall directly offer or sell plastic bags to be used as secondary packaging material for wet goods or as primary packaging material for dry goods. The CEEDMO shall assign areas within the market where these plastic bags may be purchased with corresponding transaction receipt. d. Individual participation - shoppers or customers in all stores in Malaybalay City are encouraged to provide for themselves reusable and recyclable shopping bags when shopping or buying from stores. They are also encouraged to refuse a carry-out or checkout plastic bag from the store when buying small items (like CD, candy, etc.) that do not require a bag. e. Exemption - This ordinance shall not cover the primary packaging of products and such other packaging which forms part of the actual product per se since acceptable alternative packaging is not yet commercially available. Such products include, but not limited to, snack foods, frozen foods, hardware items, bottled water or soda, juice drinks, cooking oil, plastic sachet products containing soap, shampoo and conditioner, cosmetics, and the like. Plastic bags with no handles, holes or strings commonly used for wrapping unpacked wet goods (fresh foods and cooked foods at supermarkets), wet and dry markets, restaurants, canteen and the like shall not be included under the scheme as the usage of such plastic bag is justified on the grounds of public hygiene.” Section 15. Regulations on the use of Polystyrene (STYROFOAM) a. No Business establishments, restaurants, fast food outlets, food kiosks, catering services and the like shall utilize, sell or provide styrofoams or expanded polystyrene foam and the like as containers for food and beverages. b. Institutions that include schools, private offices & government offices both local and national shall not utilize or provide styrofoams or expanded polystyrene foam and the like as containers for food and beverages during their meetings, events and institution/office/school-initiated activities. Event organizers of concerts, symposia, gatherings and other related activities are also covered to this provision. c. Exemption: Pre-packaged Foods. – Pre-packaged foods that food service businesses sell or otherwise provide to their customers in expanded polystyrene containers that have been filled and sealed prior to receipt by the food service businesses shall be exempted from the prohibition established in the immediately preceding section.
Article 5 Solid Waste Storage, Collection, Transport and Disposal
Section 18. Alternative Packaging Materials, containers and Carry-out Bags. The use of recyclable, reusable and/or biodegradable alternative packaging materials and carry-out bags should be encouraged and promoted, such as re-usable woven bags (bayong), cloth bags, rattan baskets, shopping bags made from recycled waste paper and other bags made out of biodegradable materials (e.g. banana leaves, taro leaves, water lily, corn stalk, etc.) shall be utilized as alternative packaging materials. All business establishments are encouraged to adopt the “Bring Your Own Bag” Program. Only recyclable/ biodegradable/food-grade plastics or reusable containers are allowed to be used as food and beverage containers. Seller and business establishments engaged in the marketing of wet goods are encouraged to use Oxo-biodegradable plastics as primary packaging.
Article 9 Illegal Dumping and Disposal
Article 6 Solid Waste Disposal
Section 17. All business establishments are mandated to display conspicuously in their stores the environment friendly notice “Keep Malaybalay City Clean and Green, Bring Your Own Reusable Bags”.
Section 8.1. Residential/ Household Sources a. Residential and household sources must segregate their generated solid waste by providing separate receptacles for every kind of waste. Residual and special hazardous wastes shall be brought out of the household vicinity only during the scheduled time and day of collection. b. Every household shall provide a composting facility like compost pit, composting bins, and other composting systems for the compostable waste. In case where no space is available, the household shall coordinate with the purok or the barangay for the Purok/Barangay Composting Facility.
Section 22. Fines and penalties.
Section 11. Privatization Contract. Solid waste collection and transport operations may be allowed to the private sector subject to additional guidelines of the City ENRO, the rules and regulations of its procurement under the provisions of R.A. 9184 or the “Government Procurement Reform Act” and the final contract approval of the Sangguniang Panlungsod.
Section 7. Waste Classification – Solid Waste shall be classified as compostable materials, recyclable materials, residual waste and special/hazardous wastes.
Section 21. It is unlawful for any person, business/commercial establishment, industrial establishment, and institution to engage in open burning of solid waste within the City of Malaybalay unless otherwise authorized under this ordinance. Section 21.1. No person shall be allowed to set fire or burn solid waste in any yard, lot (vacant or occupied), street, alley, public lands, farm areas and in any other areas within the City. Section 21.2. Open burning of any kind of solid waste including yard wastes, construction debris and agricultural wastes is strictly prohibited. Yard wastes such as branches & twigs and agricultural wastes such as corn cobs, coconut shells, rice straw are allowed to be burned as fuel for cooking purposes only. Provided further that, yard waste and agricultural wastes may be allowed to be burned for industrial and commercial purposes upon securing permit from the City ENRO and from the Environmental Management Bureau of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources Office subject to existing environmental policies and guidelines. Section 21.3. Charcoal Making – Burning of woods, branches twigs, and coconut shell for charcoal making is allowed, provided that it is undertaken not in residential areas and in fire-prone areas.
Section 32. Incentives for using Reusable bags. To promote the use of reusable bags, stores and business establishments are hereby encouraged to implement the BYOB program and to formulate appropriate incentives to consumers, which may include: a. Point System Scheme. – For those stores implementing the point system scheme to their regular customers, additional points may be given to those with bags using reusable non-biodegradable shopping bags and or redeeming used plastic bags. b. Green Lane - Stores may provide special counters or express lanes to be called as Green Lane to cater customers who bring their own bags or use of reusable bags.
Section 6. Mandatory Segregation of Solid Waste at Source. – The segregation of waste shall be mandatory. Segregation shall primarily be conducted at the source to include households, commercial, institutional, market, industrial sources, transport facilities and utilities, and construction business. In addition to the fine to be imposed for non-segregation as prescribed in this ordinance, unsegregated waste shall not be collected.
Section 8. Storage, Handling, Set-out and Disposal – Solid Waste sources are mandated to ensure the proper storage, handling and set-out of their generated solid wastes. They must have separate and appropriate receptacles for each type of solid waste. The following shall be the minimum standards and requirements for the storage, handling and set-out of solid waste prior to collection:
Article 8 Regulation on Solid Waste Burning
Section 31. Incentives and Reward System. — The City Solid Waste Management Board (CSWMB) and/or the City Environment and Natural Resource Office shall develop an incentive and reward system for exemplary and innovative solid waste management practices, technologies, processes and techniques or activities in re-use, recycling, and reduction such as but not limited to the Eco-Saver’s Program Incentive Scheme, Best ESWM Implementing School, Eco-Friendly Store/Business Establishment and Search for the Cleanest and Greenest Barangays. The City Government shall allocate funds for these purposes.
Section 16. Regulations on the use of plastic straws, plastic stirrers, plastic utensils and plastic advertisement and propaganda materials a. No food service establishment including sari-sari stores and other business establishment serving drinks/beverages shall provide plastic straws, plastic stirrers and plastic utensils to their customers; b. No institution operating within the city shall utilize or provide plastic straws, plastic stirrers and plastic utensils in their daily operations and even in meetings, events and school/office initiated activities; c. No event organizers of concerts, symposia, gatherings, and other related activities shall utilize plastic utensils, plastic straws and plastic stirrers in the distribution of snacks and meals to the participants of the events; and d. The use of advertisement, buntings (banderitas), and propaganda materials made of plastic (polyethylene) materials within the territorial jurisdiction of Malaybalay City is strictly prohibited.
Article 4 Segregation of Wastes
all concerned establishments. Section 20. Fines and Penalties for violating any provision under Sections 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, and 19 of this Ordinance.
Section 19. Moratorium. – All business establishments, sari-sari stores, ambulant vendors, market vendors, food kiosks and the like engaged in the use and/or selling of plastic bags and styrofoam as packaging materials for food and beverages shall be given six (6) months from the date of effectivity of this Ordinance to dispose of their remaining inventory and for consumers to adjust and conform. Government Offices and Schools are given three (3) months from the effectivity of this ordinance to institutionalize strategies for the full implementation of the provisions of this ordinance. One month before the end of the moratorium, the City ENRO shall conduct a dry-run to assess preparedness and compliance of
Article 15 Administrative Provisions Section 36. Implementation. The City Environmental and Natural Resources Office (City ENRO) under the supervision of the Local Chief Executive is mandated to implement the provisions of this Ordinance and the latter may deputize personnel of the City Government, and the barangays to aid in the execution of the same within the territorial jurisdiction of the City of Malaybalay. Section 37. Administrative Fines and Penalties. The fines and penalties provided under Section 10 off Article V, Section 20 of Article VII, Section 22 of Article VIII, Section 26 of Article IX, and Section 28 of Article X shall be implemented administratively through the issuance of Environmental Violation Receipt (EVR)/ Citation Tickets. Section 38. Environmental Violation Receipt (EVR) /Citation Ticket - shall be issued to the violator by the ESWM Enforcers. Violators are given three (3) days to settle the penalty after the date of issuance and make the necessary payment to the Office of the City Treasurer. In the event that the violator fails to settle the penalty within the given period, the case shall be referred to the City Legal Office for appropriate action or for the initial filing of the appropriate case with the City Prosecutors Office. Section 39. Non-Issuance/Renewal of Business Permit – Any business establishment, industries or institution that failed to settle or pay their penalty for violating any provision of this ordinance will not be issued/granted with business permit/permit to operate in the succeeding business permit renewal period until such time that the penalty will be fully settled. Section 40. Judicial Penalties. - Violation of any provision of this Ordinance shall be punishable by a fine of not less than One Thousand (P1,000.00) but not more than Five Thousand (P5,000.00) or imprisonment not exceeding one (1) year, or both at the discretion of the court. In case of juridical persons, the penalty of imprisonment shall be borne by the President, Manager or any officer or employee of such entity who is determined by the Court to have committed or caused to commit such violation or omission. Section 41. Budgetary Requirements. – The City government shall regularly allocate funds from the 20% Development Fund (Environmental Management) for the effective implementation of this ordinance especially for the Information Education and Communication Campaign, Monitoring and Enforcement. Section 42. Establishment of ESWM Trust Fund – The City Government of Malaybalay shall establish an ESWM Fund wherein all collected ESWM penalties, grants, and donations will be deposited. Such fund will be utilized exclusively for the effective implementation of the ordinance and for the enhancement of Ecological Solid Waste Management Programs of the City. Article 16 Miscellaneous Provisions Section 43. Separability Clause. — If for any reason a provision of this Ordinance is declared invalid or unconstitutional, all other provisions hereof not affected thereby shall continue to be in full force and effect. Section 44. Repealing Clause. — Any Ordinance, Resolution or Order, or part or parts thereof, which are inconsistent with the provisions of this Ordinance are hereby amended, repealed or modified accordingly. Section 45. Effectivity. - This Ordinance shall take effect 15 days after its publication in a local newspaper of general circulation within the city.
ENACTED.
I HEREBY CERTIFY to the correctness of the foregoing ordinance which was duly enacted by the Sangguniang Panlungsod during its 65th Regular Session held at the Old Municipal Building People’s Hall on December 16, 2020. APPROVED, December 16, 2020: APPROVED: ( MDN: Apr 27, May 4 & 11, 2021
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apart from God and without any belief in the afterlife. If you live on that level, you may well conclude that life is meaningless. Ecclesiastes attracts extreme reactions. Novelist Thomas Wolfe said of it, “Ecclesiastes is the greatest single piece of writing I have ever known, and the wisdom expressed in it the most lasting and profound.” It’s really true. Please check it out and try to read it. And find out for yourself if life really seems so meaningless! +++ Email: doringklaus@ gmail.com or follow me on Facebook, Linkedin or Twitter or visit my www. germanexpatinthephilippines.blogspot.com or www. klausdoringsclassicalmusic. blogspot.com .
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basic aspect of our life. First of all, we should really ask the ultimate questions of where we come from and where we are supposed to go. Definitely, we just did not come from our parents. We just are not meant to achieve some earthly and temporal goals that by their nature are perishable. That’s because in our heart of hearts, we have that desire for a happiness that never ends. This is already an indication that we are meant for a life that goes beyond the limits of space and time, of matter and our biological nature. There is something spiritual in us that opens itself to the world of the supernatural, the world of God. It is our Christian faith that gives us the answers to these questions. And if we go by this faith, then we ought to see to it that we arrange everything in our life so that that ultimate goal of entering into the eternal life of God in full bliss be achieved. Everyday, with the mind of an athlete, we should make plans and strategies to pursue this goal through the things we handle in our earthly life. Email: roycimagala@ gmail.com
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distancing, and taking of body temperature, among others. On one hand, RTMIBulua Branch Manager John del Castillo said local chief executives thanked RTMI for opening the new route. Castillo said that aside from Cagayan de Oro, the travel toward Cotabato City will pass thrigh Talakag in Bukidnon, Wao, Banisilan, Alamada, Libungan, Pigcawayan, Sultan Kudarat, and Cotabato City. “Initially, we have 15 new air-conditioned and nonairconditioned units and as demands would require, we may add additional units to serve the passegers better,”
said del Cstillo. On the hand, del Castillo thanked RTMI Vic President for Admin Allan Valiente and his ever-supportive colleagues such as Carmelo Palasan, regional operations manager; Jessie lentorio, branch manager of RTMI-Yacapin; RTMI legal and Media Relations Officer Celer Estoga; Danilo Rezuena, operations manager; Irish Serilo, operations manager; Engr. Jun Rey Sarapan, and May Marie Gallo. RTMI administrative manageer.
Tuesday, May 11, 2021 11055, or the Philippine Identification System Act, aims to establish a single national ID for all Filipinos and resident aliens. The national ID shall be a valid proof of identity that shall be a means of simplifying public and private transactions, enrollment in schools, and the opening of bank accounts. It will also boost efficiency, especially in dealing with government services where people will only need to present one ID during transactions. (PNA)
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an LBP bank account. “Yung 2.2 million on board na mga documents nila for the opening of bank account, at 806,000 na ang nagbukas ng bank account (For the 2.2 million registrants, their documents are already on board for the opening of bank account, while 806,000 have already opened a bank account),” Chua said. He added that PhilSys registration progress even surpassed targets, with 77 out of the 86 provinces in the country currently undergoing the Step 1 registration while some have already proceeded with Step 2. As of May 3, a total of 33.4 million individuals have already completed Step 1, which started in October last year. He said registration for Step 3 will start this month, noting that there were some who have already finished step 3 and were already given their ID card. Given the impressive achievements of PhilSys implementation, Chua said he is optimistic they could achieve the targeted 50 to 70 million individuals who should be registered for PhilSys by the end of the year. The online registration, which will resume after fixing some technical problems, is seen to further boost the number of PhilSys registrants given the overwhelming interest of Filipinos to have a PhilID, Chua said. The online portal was down since its pilot testing on April 30 after over 46,000 individuals tried to use the portal to register for Step 1, which is way above the targeted 16,000 simultaneous users to be tested per minute that day, Chua said. Signed into law by President Rodrigo R. Duterte in August 2018, Republic Act
Shabu weighing 3 grams with an estimated street value of P 20,400. Dampal said that the police has taken custody of Ranullo pending the filing of charges with violation of Republic Act 9165, also known as the comprehensive anti-illegal drug act.
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in the town of Torrijos. Teachers and students also received vitamin supplements. Brigada ng Ayala is the Ayala group’s unified support for the Department of Education’s Brigada Eskwela and Oplan Balik Eskwela programs. The foundation als o turned over 1,250 face masks and 250 personal protective equipment (PPEs) for use by health front-liners at the Marinduque Provincial Hospital. In addition, the town of Torrijos is one of the sites for ProFuturo, a digital education program implemented in the Mimaropa region by Ayala Foundation. ProFuturo, which is implemented in 10 public elementary schools in Marinduque, uses digital technology to provide access to quality, transformational, and universal education, and through it, access to equal opportunities for students. It focuses on enhancing teachers’ skills, methods, and competencies, and leveraging on digital technologies. For more information: YLA ALCANTARA Head, Brand and Reputation Management e-mail – alcantara.ypg@ ayala.com CELERINA AMORES Senior Director, Corporate Communications e-mail - amores.cr@ayalafoundation.org
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general applications which will be distributed in the local market in the form of plain or corrugated sheets.
Those intended for the manufacture, production, or fabrication of automotive, furniture, electrical and electronics, food packaging, and other similar products shall be exempted from the PS License requirement. The importations and manufacturing of the same, however, shall undergo inspection and verification. Nonetheless, there will be no sampling and product testing, and succeeding importations may not be subjected to further inspection and verification provided that the importer has been previously issued a Certificate of Exemption for the same products. To further facilitate faster turn-around time of product testing for Statement of Confirmation (SOC) applications, the BPS now allows the conduct of full testing or critical testing, whichever is applicable, at the manufacturer’s testing facility in lieu of third-party testing. This activity will
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be witnessed by the BPS, DTI Regional/Provincial Offices, or BPS-recognized inspection bodies. A steep administrative penalty of PhP 500,000.00 and immediate suspension of PS License will be imposed against the manufacturer or importer found to have made misdeclaration or misrepresentation with regard to the intended use or purpose of the product in order to circumvent the certification process. If the manufacturer or importer has no valid PS License, the same will be blacklisted from
importing or manufacturing covered products. “This penalty provision is included to prevent unscrupulous manufacturers or importers from circumventing the regulation which will be disadvantageous to the legitimate steel industry,” Secretary Lopez remarked. The full copy of MC 21-13, series of 2021 and other issuances may be downloaded from the BPS Standards and Conformance Portal, www.bps.dti.gov.ph. Direct link to BPS’ issuances can be accessed through https://bit.ly/BPSissuances.
Republic of the Philippines Department of Transportation LAND TRANSPORTATION FRANCHISING & REGULATORY BOARD Regional Office No.10, Apovel, Bulua, Cagayan de Oro City
Republic of the Philippines Department of Transportation LAND TRANSPORTATION FRANCHISING & REGULATORY BOARD Regional Office No.10, Apovel, Bulua, Cagayan de Oro City
RURAL TRANSIT OF MINDANAO, INC. CASE NO. R10-EV-PUB 2021-05-1736
RURAL TRANSIT OF MINDANAO, INC. CASE NO. R10-EV-PUB 2021-05-1735
(2016-10-2465)
(2007-10-905A)
NOTICE OF HEARING
NOTICE OF HEARING
APPLICANT(s)/ PETITIONER(s) request/s authority to Extend the Validity of a Certificate of Public Convenience to operate PUB SERVICE on the route: CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY TO PAGADIAN CITY and vice versa with the use of FIVE (5) unit/s. This application/petition shall be considered by this Board on May 24, 2021 at 10:00 A.M. at this board on which date Applicant(s)/ Petitioner(s) shall formally submit his/her/their evidence. The Applicant(s)/Petitioner(s) shall publish said notice at least TEN (10) DAYS prior to the date of hearing once in a newspaper of general circulation in Mindanao. Party(s) opposed to the approval/granting of the application/petition must file his/her/their written opposition with supporting documents, unless this Board deems it necessary to require additional documentary evidence and/or his/her/ their oral testimony(s). WITNESS, AMINODEN D. GURO, Regional Director, LTFRB-Region X, this 10th day of May 2021 at Cagayan de Oro City, Philippines.
APPLICANT(s)/ PETITIONER(s) request/s authority to Extend the Validity of a Certificate of Public Convenience to operate PUB SERVICE on the route: CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY TO ILIGAN CITY and vice versa with the use of ONE (1) unit/s. This application/petition shall be considered by this Board on May 24, 2021 at 10:00 A.M. at this board on which date Applicant(s)/ Petitioner(s) shall formally submit his/her/their evidence. The Applicant(s)/Petitioner(s) shall publish said notice at least FIVE (5) DAYS prior to the date of hearing once in a newspaper of general circulation in Mindanao. Party(s) opposed to the approval/granting of the application/petition must file his/her/their written opposition with supporting documents, unless this Board deems it necessary to require additional documentary evidence and/or his/her/ their oral testimony(s). WITNESS, AMINODEN D. GURO, Regional Director, LTFRB-Region X, this 10th day of May 2021 at Cagayan de Oro City, Philippines.
(Sgd.) ATTY. MOHAMAD FAHDEL S. PIMPING HEARING OFFICER
(Sgd.) ATTY. MOHAMAD FAHDEL S. PIMPING HEARING OFFICER
MDN: May 11, 2021
MDN: May 11, 2021
Republic of the Philippines Department of Transportation LAND TRANSPORTATION FRANCHISING & REGULATORY BOARD Regional Office No.10, Apovel, Bulua, Cagayan de Oro City
Republic of the Philippines Department of Transportation LAND TRANSPORTATION FRANCHISING & REGULATORY BOARD Regional Office No.10, Apovel, Bulua, Cagayan de Oro City
Republic of the Philippines Department of Transportation LAND TRANSPORTATION FRANCHISING & REGULATORY BOARD Regional Office No.10, Apovel, Bulua, Cagayan de Oro City
RURAL TRANSIT OF MINDANAO, INC. CASE NO. R10-EV-PUB 2021-05-1734
RURAL TRANSIT OF MINDANAO, INC. CASE NO. R10-EV-PUB 2021-05-1737
RURAL TRANSIT OF MINDANAO, INC. CASE NO. R10-EV-PUB 2021-05-1738
(2006-10-1647)
(2007-10-905)
(2016-10-1542)
NOTICE OF HEARING
NOTICE OF HEARING
NOTICE OF HEARING
APPLICANT(s)/ PETITIONER(s) request/s authority to Extend the Validity of a Certificate of Public Convenience to operate PUB SERVICE on the route: CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY TO DIPOLOG CITY and vice versa with the use of THIRTY NINE (39) unit/s. This application/petition shall be considered by this Board on May 24, 2021 at 10:00 A.M. at this board on which date Applicant(s)/ Petitioner(s) shall formally submit his/her/their evidence. The Applicant(s)/Petitioner(s) shall publish said notice at least TEN (10) DAYS prior to the date of hearing once in a newspaper of general circulation in Mindanao. Party(s) opposed to the approval/granting of the application/petition must file his/her/their written opposition with supporting documents, unless this Board deems it necessary to require additional documentary evidence and/or his/her/ their oral testimony(s). WITNESS, AMINODEN D. GURO, Regional Director, LTFRB-Region X, this 10th day of May 2021 at Cagayan de Oro City, Philippines.
APPLICANT(s)/ PETITIONER(s) request/s authority to Extend the Validity of a Certificate of Public Convenience to operate PUB SERVICE on the route: CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY TO ZAMBOANGA CITY and vice versa with the use of NINE (9) unit/s. This application/petition shall be considered by this Board on May 24, 2021 at 10:00 A.M. at this board on which date Applicant(s)/ Petitioner(s) shall formally submit his/her/their evidence. The Applicant(s)/Petitioner(s) shall publish said notice at least TEN (10) DAYS prior to the date of hearing once in a newspaper of general circulation in Mindanao. Party(s) opposed to the approval/granting of the application/petition must file his/her/their written opposition with supporting documents, unless this Board deems it necessary to require additional documentary evidence and/or his/her/ their oral testimony(s). WITNESS, AMINODEN D. GURO, Regional Director, LTFRB-Region X, this 10th day of May 2021 at Cagayan de Oro City, Philippines.
APPLICANT(s)/ PETITIONER(s) request/s authority to Extend the Validity of a Certificate of Public Convenience to operate PUB SERVICE on the route: CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY TO ILIGAN CITY and vice versa with the use of ONE (1) unit/s. This application/petition shall be considered by this Board on May 24, 2021 at 10:00 A.M. at this board on which date Applicant(s)/ Petitioner(s) shall formally submit his/her/their evidence. The Applicant(s)/Petitioner(s) shall publish said notice at least FIVE (5) DAYS prior to the date of hearing once in a newspaper of general circulation in Mindanao. Party(s) opposed to the approval/granting of the application/petition must file his/her/their written opposition with supporting documents, unless this Board deems it necessary to require additional documentary evidence and/or his/her/ their oral testimony(s). WITNESS, AMINODEN D. GURO, Regional Director, LTFRB-Region X, this 10th day of May 2021 at Cagayan de Oro City, Philippines.
(Sgd.) ATTY. MOHAMAD FAHDEL S. PIMPING HEARING OFFICER
(Sgd.) ATTY. MOHAMAD FAHDEL S. PIMPING HEARING OFFICER
(Sgd.) ATTY. MOHAMAD FAHDEL S. PIMPING HEARING OFFICER
MDN: May 11, 2021
MDN: May 11, 2021
MDN: May 11, 2021
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Ayala group turns over new COVID-19 lab to Marinduque 7 May 2021 – The Ayala group of companies officially turne d over to Marinduque the province’s first and only molecular lab which is expected to drastically cut down the current 7 to 14 day waiting period for Covid testing done through Manila-based laboratories. Housed within the Marinduque Provincial Hospital in the municipality of Boac, the laboratory was designed and constructed under the supervision of AC Health
and Ayala Foundation, with the assistance of Makati Development Corporation, the construction arm of Ayala Land Inc. Since the pandemic started, Marinduque depended on laboratories in Metro Manila, particularly the Research Institute for Tropical Medicine, to confirm COVID-19 cases. Because of the relative isolation of the island province and its distance from testing laboratories, cases often took over a week or more
to confirm, which posed a challenge to local efforts to contain the spread of the virus. Once operational, the new molecular laboratory will significantly improve and speed up the testing capacity of the province. The new facility was received by Marinduque Governor Presbitero Velasco Jr. in a virtual turnover event. Representing the Ayala group were Paolo Borromeo, President and CEO of AC Health; Ruel Maranan, President of Ayala
(clockwise from top left) Marinduque Governor Presbitero Velasco Jr., AC Health President and CEO Paolo Borrromeo, Ayala Corporation Chief Legal Officer Solomon Hermosura, and Ayala Foundation President Ruel Maranan during the virtual turnover of the molecular laboratory
Learning and hygiene kits were also distributed to students and teachers from public schools in the towns of Torrijos and Boac, Marinduque
The newly constructed molecular lab is located at the Marinduque Provincial Hospital. Once operational, the lab will significantly improve the COVID-19 testing capacity of the province.
Foundation; and Solomon Hermosura, Chief Legal Officer of Ayala Corporation. The Marinduque molecular laboratory is part of the Ayala group’s continuing initiatives that support the public sector’s COVID-19 efforts, particularly in improving testing capacity. In the past year Ayala constructed laboratories and quarantine facilities, provided testing equipment, and donated testing kits, among others. “This molecular labo-
ratory is a very vital tool for Marinduque to be able to contain and eventually defeat the very deadly virus,” said Gov. Velasco. “We were very glad [when the proposal] to set up the molecular laboratory was relayed to us. Now we have the laboratory constructed. Indeed this is a very important step in our plan to contain and eventually rid the province of the deadly virus.” “AC Health and the Aya-
la Group are delighted to partner with the Province of Marinduque,” said Borromeo. “Testing is a vital component of the country’s public health response, and we are happy to support Marinduque’s initiatives to improve access to testing. We believe that the public and private sectors must work together to beat this virus, save lives, and accelerate recovery.” “It is our privilege to partner with the Provincial Government of Marinduque for meaningful and relevant initiatives like the molecular laboratory project, as well as various education and community programs,” said Maranan. “We continue to stand with the people of Marinduque, as they stay resilient in the face of various challenges.” Aside from constructing the molecular laboratory, the Ayala group also provided various forms of assistance for students, teachers, and health front-liners in Marinduque in the past month. Under the Brigada ng Ayala program, Ayala Foundation distributed at least 675 hygiene kits, 100 Globe Home Prepaid WiFI kits, and 4,000 children’s books (from a donation by UBS Securities Philippines.), to be used by students and teachers from Boac Central School and 10 public See AYALA, page 11