02 17 2014 minutes

Republic of the Philippines 1 Region XII 2

Province of Cotabato 3 Municipality of Magpet 4

OFFICE OF THE SANGGUNIANG BAYAN 5

Minutes of the 24th regular session of the 8th Sangguniang Bayan of Magpet, 6 Cotabato held at the SB session hall on the 17th

8 day of February , 2014. 7

Present: 9 Hon. Efren F. Piñol - Vice-Mayor, Presiding Officer 10 Hon. Rogelio L. Marañon - SB Member 11 Hon. Hermana T. Talotalo - SB Member 12 Hon. Vicenta R. Yunting - SB Member 13 Hon. Jun L. Lobaton - SB Member 14 Hon. Marilyn B. Mamon - SB Member 15 Hon. Manuel M. Aboy,Jr. - SB Member 16 Hon. Ramiel R. Apostol - SB Member 17 Hon. Godfrey V. Acupan - SB Member 18 Hon. Antonio P. Takinan - SB Member ( IP Representative ) 19 Hon. Elmar S. Manumba - SB Member(ABC President) 20 Absent: 21 None 22

23 1. CALL TO ORDER 24

Hon. Vice-Mayor Efren F. Piñol called the session to order at 2 o’clock in the 25 afternoon. 26

2. INVOCATION, NATIONAL ANTHEM & MAGPET HYMN 27 Hon. Councilor Jun L. Lobaton led the invocation. The singing of the 28 National anthem and Magpet hymn followed. The councilors then recited 29 the councilor’s creed. 30

3. ROLL CALL OF MEMBERS 31 During the roll call, all members were present except Hon. Councilor 32 Manumba who came in late. He arrived in the question hour portion. 33

4. AMENDMENT /APPROVAL OF AGENDA 34 Hon. Councilor Yunting moved to amend the agenda by inserting in the 35 question hour Mr. Edwin A. Gordon, a personnel from PHILHEALTH , to discuss 36 about the new program of the PHILHEALTH wherein the LGU will be 37 authorized to collect the premium of the members. 38 Hon. Councilor Aboy seconded the motion. The body unanimously 39 approved the motion. 40 41 42 43

EFREN F. PIÑOL 44 Vice-Mayor , Presiding Officer 45

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With no other amendments presented, Hon. Councilor Lobaton moved for 47 the adoption of the agenda as presented. Hon. Councilors Aboy and 48 Apostol seconded the motion. The body unanimously approved the motion. 49

5. QUESTION HOUR – MR. EDWIN A. GORDON , PHILHEALTH Personnel. 50 Hon. Councilor Marañon moved to suspend the IRP in order to 51 accommodate Mr. Edwin A. Gordon. Hon. Councilor Mamon seconded the 52 motion. The body unanimously approved the motion. 53 Mr. Edwin Gordon was then given the floor. He delivered to the body the 54 information with regards to the program of the PHILHEALTH wherein it is 55 authorizing LGUs to collect the premium payments of the members. He 56 added that the collection will done by the Treasurer’s Office and that 57 PHILHEALTH will provide the training of the personnel who will be assigned to 58 collect the premiums. He also informed the body that the LGU will receive 59 an incentive for being an authorized collection agent. He added that what 60 is needed is a resolution authorizing the LCE to enter into an agreement with 61 PHILHEALTH in order to implement this program. 62 63 The Presiding Officer then opened the floor for any inquiries from the body. 64 Hon. Marañon asked if there is a Supplemental PHILHEALTH . 65 Mr. Gordon answered that there is because it is the discretion of the LGU 66 concerned. 67 Hon. Mamon rose to say that what Coun. Marañon was trying to point out is 68 the so called emergency PHILHEALTH wherein a person who gets sick and 69 does not have a PHILHEALTH coverage is given a PHILHEALTH card and can 70 immediately use it. 71 Mr. Gordon answered that there is no emergency PHILHEALTH . What is 72 available is the “Point of Care” where in the LGU will place a fund in a 73 government hospital and a constituent with no PHILHEALTH coverage can 74 use it. 75 Hon. Lobaton rose to point out that previously, the Provincial Government is 76 extending the so called emergency PHILHEALTH card. 77 Mr. Gordon answered that such is no longer available now. 78 Hon. Marañon inquired if the PHILHEALTH has any form of direct assistance to 79 the indigents. 80 Mr. Gordon answered that they don’t have and that the indigents are 81 helped through the DOH. He added that they are just to implement. 82 Hon. Yunting inquired if PHILHEALTH will provide the personnel. 83 Mr. Gordon answered that they will just provide the training of the local 84 employee who will be assigned to do the collection. He emphasized that 85 the work load is not that big because the influx of payers will only arrive 86 during the end of each quarter. 87 88 89


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Hon. Apostol rose to react that the Treasurer’s Office is under the LCE and so 94 the body will just wait for the official communication from the LCE in order to 95 officially act on this matter. 96 The Presiding Officer reacted by saying that the communication from the 97 PHILHEALTH was transmitted to the Mayor’s Office last January. 98 Mr. Gordon said that he was already able to talk with the Mayor and that his 99 response is positive. 100 Hon. Aboy rose to state his suggestion that PHILHEALTH should have a bigger 101 office in Kidapawan so that clients can be accommodated comfortably. 102 Hon. Acupan rose to ask if the tanods can be enrolled because there is a 103 directive that they can’t be enrolled. 104 Mr. Gordon answered that if the Barangay has an IRA of more than one 105 million Pesos, the Tanods cannot be sponsored by the barangay. He added 106 that because of this directive, they are encouraging the LGUs to prioritize 107 the tanods and other barangay workers. 108 Hon. Apostol rose to react that his draft resolution is to request the Mayor to 109 prioritize the BPAT members in the PHILHEALTH Para sa Masa because it is in 110 the process of renewal. 111 Hon. Marañon rose to suggest that the body will pass an ordinance that the 112 PHILHEALTH budget for barangay workers be included in the budget. 113 Hon. Lobaton rose to suggest that a campaign should be done on this 114 matter. 115 Hon. Mamon rose to react that making a PHILHEALTH budget mandatory 116 should be a case to case basis because there are barangay workers whose 117 spouses are already PHILHEALTH members. 118 Hon. Manumba rose to assure the body that he will encourage the 119 barangays to set aside a budget for PHILHEALTH in their annual budget. 120 With no other inquiries , the Presiding Officer thanked Mr. Edwin Gordon for 121 gracing the session. He assured him of the support of the body on this 122 matter. 123

6. PRIVILEGE HOUR – 124 No one availed of the Privilege hour. 125

7. READING OF MINUTES OF THE PREVIOUS SESSION 126 7.1. February 10, 2014 regular session minutes 127 Hon. Councilor Marañon rose to dispense the reading of the minutes and 128 subsequently moved for its adoption. Hon. Councilor Apostol seconded the 129 motion. The body unanimously approved the motion. 130

8. FIRST READING AND REFERRALS TO COMMITTEE PROPOSED RESOLUTIONS AND 131 ORDINANCES, PETITIONS, MEMORIALS AND OTHER COMMUNICATIONS: 132 133 134 135


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8.1. Communication from Hon. Mayor Florenito T. Gonzaga – RE: request 140 for an authority to enter into an agreement with the University of 141 Southern Mindanao represented by its President Dr. Francisco Garcia , 142 relative to the extension and research projects/activities of USM 143 particularly in the field of agriculture, homemaking, youth 144 development, non-formal education and capability building for 145 community development 146 147 Hon. Councilor Marañon rose to suspend the IRP in order to discuss this 148 matter. Hon. Councilor Lobaton seconded the motion. The body 149 unanimously approved the motion. 150 151 The draft MOA was then presented to the body. 152 153 Hon. Marañon rose to say that this agreement is a welcome 154 development for the municipality because this will undoubtedly help 155 the people of Magpet in uplifting their economic situation. He then 156 moved for the approval of this request. Hon Councilors Acupan and 157 Lobaton seconded the motion. The body unanimously approved the 158 motion. RESOLUTION NO. 2014-046. 159

8.2. Draft resolution no. 008 Author: Hon. Councilor Yunting – A resolution 160 requesting Hon. Mayor Florenito T. Gonzaga to purchase weighing 161 scale , BP apparatus and nebulizer for the health center of the 32 162 barangays of the Municipality of Magpet 163 Hon. Councilor Yunting rose to suspend the IRP in order to discuss this 164 matter. Hon. Councilor Lobaton seconded the motion. The body 165 unanimously approved the motion. 166 Hon. Yuntingn presented to the body the draft resolution. She 167 reasoned that she drafted this resolution because there are many 168 barangays who are asking from her and Hon. Talotalo. She stressed 169 that they cannot afford to provide this equipments hence the 170 resolution. 171 The Presiding Officer suggested that this matter be brought out during 172 the health board meeting. 173 Hon. Talotalo rose to support the draft resolution because she is aware 174 that many of the equipments are not functional anymore since those 175 were distributed during the time of Mayor Rolando Pelonio. She also 176 added that previously, UNICEF is giving this apparatus but no longer 177 does it anymore these days. 178 Hon. Aboy rose to suggest that a resolution requesting these 179 equipments should also be passed to Hon. Congresswoman 180 Catamco. 181 182


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The Presiding Officer asked the author if she has an idea of the cost of 187 these equipments. 188 Hon. Councilor Yunting said that more or less P150,000.00 189 The Presiding Officer reacted that he believes it is best to request from 190 other sources such as the congressional office considering that this 191 entails big amount. 192 Hon. Takinan rose to react that he is wondering why the health office 193 did not include in their budget an amount for these equipments. He 194 believes that there should be a budget for the purchase of these 195 equipments because all health centers should have these 196 equipments. 197 Hon. Apostol rose to state that this resolution should be passed already 198 while waiting for the health board to convene so that the Mayor will 199 have an idea already on this need. 200 Hon. Lobaton rose to suggest that this resolution should also be passed 201 to the Governor. 202 Hon. Marañon rose to suggest that this matter be presented to the 203 health board. He also suggested that a resolution should be passed to 204 Vice-President Binay. 205 Hon. Councilor Acupan rose to support the idea that the health 206 board should be convened first so that the board will know the 207 concern. 208 Hon. Apostol rose to reiterate his idea that this resolution be passed 209 while waiting for the health board to convene to give an advance 210 idea to the LCE. 211 With no other clarifications, Hon. Councilor Yunting moved to approve 212 this draft resolution. Hon. councilor Takinan seconded the motion. The 213 body unanimously approved the motion. RESOLUTION NO. 2014-047. 214

8.3. Draft resolution no. 009 Author: Hon. Councilor Apostol – A resolution 215 requesting Hon. Mayor Florenito T. Gonzaga to prioritize Barangay 216 Peace Action Team (BPAT) members in the granting of PHILHEALTH 217 PARA SA MASA card. 218 Hon. Councilor Apostol moved to suspend the IRP in order to discuss 219 this matter. Hon. Councilor Manumba seconded the motion. The 220 body unanimously approved the motion. 221 The author presented to the body the draft resolution. 222 Hon. Aboy rose to suggest that the recipients should be checked 223 because there are others whose spouses are members already. 224 The Presiding Officer suggested that the title be amended and add 225 “with the exemption of those who are members already.” 226 Hon. Acupan rose to ask on what to do to those BPAT who are under 227 the barangays with an IRA of more than one million considering that 228 a directive prevents the barangay to enroll them. 229 Hon. Marañon rose to suggest that only those indigent BPAT members 230 should be given PHILHEALTH. 231


Hon. Apostol rose to react that only those BPAT members with really no 234 PHILHEALTH coverage are the target of his resolution. 235 The Presiding Officer posted the question on how to resolve the issue 236 on those BPAT members who cannot be sponsored because the IRA 237 of their barangay is more than one million. 238 Hon. Lobaton rose to suggest that the Barangay Captain should be 239 task to make a list. 240 Hon. Mamon rose to react that the body should not talk about the 241 guidelines because it is the job of the Executive to do that. She also 242 stressed that the guideline regarding the one million IRA is applicable 243 to the barangays only not to LGUs so BPAT members under those 244 barangays can be accommodated by the LGUs. 245 Hon. Aboy rose to support the statement of Hon. Mamon. 246 With no other clarifications made, the author made the motion to 247 approve this draft resolution. Hon. Councilors Acupan and Aboy 248 seconded the motion. The body unanimously approved the motion. 249 RESOLUTION NO. 2014-048. 250 251

9. COMMITTEE REPORT : 252 9.1. Committee report no. 05-2014 – Committee on Finance, Budget and 253

Appropriation – 254 • Annual Budget of Barangay Tagbac – Ord. no. 3- P1,206,052.00 255 • Annual Budget of Barangay Pangao-an – Ord. no. 1 – P 256

1,431,167.00 257 • Annual Budget of Barangay Don Panaca – Ord. no. 1 – P 258

835,019.00 259 • Annual Budget of Barangay Temporan – Ord. no. 1-P1,118,671.00 260

Hon. Mamon rose to deliver their report. Their committee 261 recommended that these annual budgets be declared valid and 262 operative. The body unanimously approved the recommendation 263 of the committee. 264 Tagbac – Resolution no. 2014-049 265 Pangao-an – Resolution no. 2014-050 266 Don Panaca – Resolution no. 2014-051 267 Tamporan – Resolution no. 2014-052. 268

10 ANNOUNCEMENT 269 It was announced that on Monday, Hon. Talotalo will give the food for 270 thought during the flag raising ceremony. 271 It was also announced that the Councilors and the Hon. Vice-Mayor Piñol are 272 invited to attend the team building of the employees on February 20-21 at 273 Golden Bay resort, Samal Island. 274 275 276


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11 ADJOURMENT 281 With no other matters to be discussed, Hon. Councilor Yunting moved for the 282 adjournment of the session. Hon. Councilor Talotalo seconded the motion. The 283 body unanimously approved the motion. 284 285 The session was adjourned at 4:05 in the afternoon. 286 287 288 289

Prepared by: 290 291 292

CHARINA A. FERNANDEZ,M.P.A. 293 LLSO IV 294

295 Noted: 296

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JAMES M. SASI,M.P.A. 300 SB Secretary 301

302 Approved: 303

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