balangay watch vol. 1 no. 1
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The Official Publication of the 12th Sangguniang Panlungsod of the City of Butuan.TRANSCRIPT
A Publication of the Sangguniang Panlungsod of the City of Butuan
VOL. I NO. 1 BUTUAN CITY, PHILIPPINES AUGUST 1-7, 2011
Amante outlines achievements infirst report to the Sanggunian
Balangay Watch
By Glenn C. Amarille
Legislative Agenda WatchBy Atty. Law FortunVice Mayor
GI APROBOHAN sa Sangguniang
Panlungsod ang ika-duha nga
Supplemental Budget sa Syudad
para sa tuig 2011 nga mikabat sa
80 milyones ka pesos. Atol sa ika-
27 nga Regular Session sa maong
konseho, nga gipahigayon
niadtong Hulyo 11, 2011, gi
aprobahan ang City Ordinance No.
3760-2011 nga nag otorisa sa
syudad nga panggamhanan nga
igahin ang pondo alang sa
�supplemental nga galastuhon sa
syudad ubos sa kinatibok-ang
pondo sulod sa tuig 2011.�
Ang Supplemental Budget
kuhaon gikan sa abot sa utangon
gikan sa Development Bank of the
Philippines (DBP), and bahin sa
syudad gikan sa Internal Revenue
Allotment (IRA) ug usab sa
nahibil in nga pondo niini sa
miaging tuig.Kabahin sa mga
inprastraktura nga galastuhon
nga gigahinansa maong Supple-
mental Budget mao ang pagpa
semento sa dalan sa Dumalagan
padulong sa bag-ong tambakan sa
basura-han, nga nagkantidad ug
P5.4 milyones, ang rehabilitasyon
sa Bonbon-Nongnong nga dalan
nga nagkantidad ug P2 milyones,
school buildings sa nagkalain-laing
barangay nga nagkantidad ug P1
milyones, paghimo ug treatment
facility nga nagkantidad ug P3.5
milyones, paghimo ug mga Stalls
ug opisina sa bag-ong Van
Terminal nga nagkantidad ug P2.5
milyo-nes ug uban pa. Ang
nahibilin nga kantidad sa budget
gamiton sa operating expenses sa
nagkadaiyang mga opisina ug
ahensya sa syudad nga
panggamhanan.
Si Vice Mayor Law Fortun, ang
pangulo sa konseho, ang nanguna
sa pagduso sa maong ordinansa
nga diin gipasa kini sa buhatan sa
Mayor alang sa pag apruba niini.
Dugang P80 milyones ngasupplemental budget giaprobahan sa konseho
Hails Fortun for �strong and effective� leadership of the SP
BUTUAN CITY MayorFerdinand M. Amante, Jr.outlined his administration�sachievements in his first yearin office during his first reportto the SangguniangPanlungsod (SP) and thepeople held last August 1, 2011at Almont Inland Resort, thiscity. Also dubbed as the stateof the city address (SOCA),Amante underscored thecontribution of severalnational government agencies,
the local offices, the private sectorand the SP which made it possiblefor these achievements to berealized. The Mayor also hailed theleadership of Vice MayorLawrence Fortun for his �strongand effective� leadership of the SPas well as the members that madeit possible for a �harmoniousexecutive and legislativerelationship, which is anchored ontransparent and participativegovernance.� Amante also calledon the people of Butuan to rally
see Amante to page 12...
Butuan City Mayor Ferdinand M. Amante, Jr. delivering his report to the SP and thepeople as Vice Mayor Law Fortun listens intently. (See related story on page 3)
see Legislative to page 7...
I would like to congratulatethe men and women behind theBalangay Watch on its maidenissue. This initiative undertakenby the VMO staff is consistentwith our mandate oftransparency and accountabilityin governance. We hope this publicationserves as an effective vehicle bywhich we shall be able toconvey to our constituencysignif icant and relevantdevelopments in theSangguniang Panlungsod.Important legislations passedconsistent with ourdevelopment plans andprograms as well as otherlegislative measuresundertaken for the promotion ofthe general welfare of ourpeople are here underscored toinform the public and encourage
their active participation by wayof consultative mechanismsavailable under our laws. Pursuant to his platform ofchange, the Honorable MayorFerdinand M. Amante, Jr. haslaunched flagship programsand projects geared towards themaximization of our resourcesand revenues for environmentprotection, quality healthcare,effective education, viableagriculture, empowerment ofthe barangays, peace and orderand the social infrastructuresnecessary to support theseprograms. With this publication,we hope to keep our peopleinformed of these initiatives. To the staff, salamatkadiyaw! May you continue inyour selfless efforts to promotetransparency in government
EDITORIAL BOARD
HON. LAWRENCE LEMUEL H. FORTUNChairman
Members
HON. ERWIN L. DANO
HON. JOSEPHINE P. MARTICION-SALISE
HON. RANDOLPH B. PLAZA
HON. AUDIE G. BERNABE
HON. RAUL O. AMOC
HON. NESTOR D. AMORA
HON. RYAN ANTHONY B. CULIMA
HON. ANGELO S. CALO
HON. RAMON P. CARAMPATANA
HON. JAIME M. CEMBRANO, JR.
HON. VIRGILIO G. NERY, JR.
HON. RAUZIL A. CARAMPATANA
Balangay Watch is published by the Office of the Vice Mayor of the City of Butuan. All rights reserved.Editorial inquiries, letters, contributions and queries concerning circulation and subscription should be addressed to the
Communications Section, Office of the Vice Mayor, City Hall Complex, Brgy. Doongan, Butuan City.Tel No. (085) 342-9236. Email: [email protected]
EDITORIAL STAFF
ELDIE N. DAVIDManaging Editor
RALPH O. NERIGLENN C. AMARILLE
Editorial Assistants
MILLICENT L. FORTUNFAYE B. BADILLA
Writers
MANUELITO C. SUANAURORA B. CABALLES
Contributors
IRVIN P. VARGASGraphics/Cartoonist
CAROLYN M. GALASFinance Officer
O pinion
Balangay Watch 2
August 1-7, 2011
Editoryal Mag bis-but sab kitaDî pa lang dugay ga sauôg kita hong
ika saysentay uno nga tuig hongAdlaw Hong Butuan. Dugay-dugay nasab toni kita mi hinang nga siyudad.Salamat kadyaw kay kanhi Kong.Marcos Mordeno Calo nga gapasarhong bala-ud nga mahinang kita ngasiyudad sadtong Agosto 2, 1950. Perosa gi la-ung pa hong mga istoryador,dugay na gid kuno ang Butuan. Yaongani panultihon nga �before there wasPhilippines, there was alreadyButuan.� Amo gid ini ang mika garbokanato. Tinuod ini ug angay nato iniika-pang hambog.
Pero ang subo huna-hunaon kaymi wâ na ba ang mangyat mo
Binutuanon ngani Butuan. Tilaw na langang gaka dunggan nato nga ga-Binutuanon du-on. Madyaw na lang kungya-oy madunggan ta nga mag Binu-tuanon nga mga batan-on du-on. Indaykung ngansi mihitabo ini. Ngansi ba angmga Hilonggo, Surigaonon, Ilocano,Waray, Kapangpangan, Bicolano ug ibanpa nga mga rehiyon wâ ba miwâ ang
mga panultihon nila? Kung mo atud kawhong �regional news casting� hong isaka istasyon ngani Pilipinas ang �medium�nga piga gamit nila kay ang panultihongid hong lugar nila. Bisan ang mga gasibya disa-on radyo ngani Butuan haloswâ na�y madunggan ta nga ga Binu-
tuanon. Madyaw na gani du-on kay yaonna�y mga inisyatibo ang mga lideres ta
nga ga dasig hong mga tao nga magistorya hong Binutuanon. Dakwa na ininga tabang para mapadayon ta ang pagistorya hong pulong gid nato.
Pero ya-on pa gid siguro proble-ma kanato ngani Butuan. Dî lang nato ini
dawaton tungod hong garbo siguro. Yaoymga ta-wo ngani Butuan ang ga �pro-
mote� nga mag istorya kita hongBinutuanon, pero inday lang nga di bagid mapadayon. Siguro dawaton ta nalang nga di na gid mabalik ang hawomnga pag istorya hong Binutuanon nganiButuan. Pero pwede ba siguro ngamaskin Butuanon nga Bisaya na lang. Iniang pagatawagon ta nga Bis-But. Bahalana kung dî kaw gid mangyat hong ha-
wom nga Binutuanon pero kung sagulanmo hong Binutuanon ang pag istorya mohong Bisaya, sa ngani nga paagi medyoma preserva tingali nato ang istorya ngaBinutuanon.
Hagit ini kanato nga tanan kunggusto gid nato magpadayon ining Butuan�dialect� kay pagka sayang kung mobagtyag kita isa ka adlaw nga mi wâ na
ang Binutuanon nga panultihon. Hagitsab ini nato hong mga tawo nga ngani naga hu-wa nga kangyaton sab unta nilaang mag istorya hong Binutuanon kayngani na ba gid sila. Maga la-ong pa
gani ang panultihon �when in Rome, doas the Romans do.� Hagit isab nato hongkabatan-onan du-on nga kangyaton isabang pag istorya hong Binutuanon. Angaynga kahibaw-an isab nila ang ugat hongButuan katsaong panultihon ngani. Dî
kita angay masipog mag istorya hongBinutuanon kay amo ba gid ini angistoryahay nga sakto ngani Butuan. Dî ba
kung Tagalog, dî ba kung Bisaya, dî ba
kung Chabacano kung dî Binutuanon ba.
Mo la-ong isab ang iban dî na lang sila
mo sulti hong Binutuanon kay basi dî
kuno sila kasabtan. Dî yan kung amo ang
problema, problema yan hong makadungog kanila. Kung gusto nila nga makasabot, kangyaton nila isab angBinutuanon kay yani ba sila Butuan. Dî
na nato tagaran nga ma wâ na gid ini
kanato. Ug dî tana sab tagaran ang iban
nga tawo ang mo hinang hani parakanato. Kay kung dî kita? Sin-o pa? Kung
dî du-on, kun-o pa?
Balangay Watch 3
N ews & U pdatesAugust 1-7, 2011
MADYAW NGA HAPON
KANATO NGA TANAN!
In my last Report to the City,
I appealed to every Butuanon to sail
with me in our symbolic Balangay. I
have chosen the Balangay as the
symbol of my governance, the same
Balangay which has now become the
nation�s vessel for change connecting
the Philippine Archipelago, in it�s vast
maritime superhighway for progress
and prosperity of the whole nation.
A few weeks after I delivered
that Report, our three Balangays
sailed back home, after a successful
voyage that lasted 15 months,
covering 14,000 kilometers, and
reaching as far as the waters of
Vietnam.
The voyage taught us a very
powerful lesson: that �we can
conquer the rough seas and reach
our intended destination if we are
all determined, united, self-
sacrificing, courageous and
methodical.�
Now, it can be said, that the
voyage and the legend of the Balangay
have greatly inspired, not only us
Butuanons, but the entire nation as
well, and for this, we should truly be
proud.
Sama sa biyahe sa Balangay,
ato nang nahiagoman ang pintas nga
kalisod ug ang mga balod sa
pagsuway, nga abi nato wala na gyuy
katapusan. Apan salamat na lamang
nga tungod sa grasya sa atong Diyos,
nagalutaw ug nagapadayon pa
gihapon kita sa atong biyahe, ang
biyahe padulong sa kabag-ohan ug
kalambuan. Nasayod kita nga ang
biyahe padulong sa yutang gisaad dili
dali ug dili sayon.
Like the voyage of the
Balangay, we will be sailing through
rough seas ahead, and it is expected
that political indifference, personal
conflicts, man�s innate resistance to
change, corruption and the evils that
men do, will continue in a while.
But let me tell you this, the
City Mayor�s Report to the Sangguniang Panlungsod
and the People of Butuan
(Speech delivered by Butuan City Mayor Hon. Ferdinand M. Amante, Jr. M.D. lastAugust 1, 2011 at the Almont Inland Resort Convention Hall)
state of my governance is very strong
and we will continue to make it much
stronger as we go along.
Just as the captain of the ship has to
ensure that the boat is in top
condition, that the crewmen are well
prepared for their tasks and the
destinations are clearly charted out, I
made many methodical steps in my
governance.
Para masiguro nato ang usa
ka hapsay ug hanoy nga
implementasyon, nag-issue kita ug
Executive Order nga nagmogna sa
upat ka governance clusters nga mao
ang mga mosunod: Development
Administration Cluster, Economic
Cluster, Social Services Cluster, and
Infrastructure Cluster.
Kining upat ka mga clusters
sama lamang sa upat ka layag nga
gidesinyo alang sa paglawig paingon
sa atong destinasyon.
The aim of this cluster
establishment is to ensure sound fiscal
management, transparent and
accurate governance and effective
performance management.
DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION
CLUSTER
Tugoti ako nga ibatbat kaninyo
karon ang mga maanindot ug mga
bulawanong kalampusan sa atong hini-
usang paglawig sulod sa isa ka tuig.
Had I been populist and
imprudent, I could have fallen prey to
do quick fixing, build concrete roads
and buildings left and right, and then
eventually succumb to repeating the
same grave and scandalous mistakes
of the past.
Kung gusto lang gyud unta
nako nga mosikat dayon aron dayegon
sa mga paspas nga pagmugna sa mga
sementong karsada ug mga buildings
dinhi ug didto, masugamak gihapon
kita sa kasaypanan sama sa
overpriced contracts, pinugos nga
bidding, sa walay pagplano ug maayo,
ug uban pang mga kasaypanan sa
miaging mga katuigan nga dili na gyud
angay mahitabo pa.
Gipalabi nako nga bisan
dugayug hinay gamay ang atong pag-
uswag, apan sigurado ug klaro nga dili
madehado ang publiko.
Alang kanako, mas maayo pa
ang hinay apan kalkulado, kompara sa
paspas apan bulilyaso.
Ang mando sa atong
Presidente Noynoy Aquino mao ang
pagsubay sa tul-id nga dalan ug ang
pagbutang sa eksakto nga sistema
alang sa matinod-anon ug ligdong nga
implementasyon nga klarong makita
ug makabenepisyo ang tanan.
Mapasigarbohon ug malipayon
ako nga itaho kaninyong tanan ang
mga positibong resulta sa hapsay nato
nga financial management.
Una, sayon ra nga nakuha
nato ang 50% nga tax collection gikan
Enero hangtod Hunyo 30 basi sa atong
target nga P400M karong tuiga.
Positibo nga misaka sa P27M ang tax
collection kompara sa sama nga period
sa miaging tuig 2010.
Ikaduha, mitala usab ug
pagsaka sa koleksyon sa mga
mosunod: ang Permits and Licensing
Fees misaka sa 83%, ang Real
Property Tax misaka sa 61%, ug ang
Business Tax misaka usab sa 60%.
Kung atong tan-awon, sobra
sa katungâ ang pagsaka sa maong
mga koleksyon. Nagpamatuod lamang
kini sa taas ug bug-os nga pagsalig
sa katawhan sa atong panggamhanan,
ug sa hapsay ug epektibo nga
koleksyon sa buluhisan.
Apan dili kita mohunong dinhi
kay nagapadayon pa kita sa pagtuon
ug mga dugang nga mga pamaagi
aron mutaas pa gayod ang atong
koleksyon nga walay dugang nga
kalisod sa atong katawhan ug mga
negosyante.
I will call upon all revenue
heads of the city to a revenue summit,
to diagnose well and recommend
strategies to further increase revenues
without unnecessarily increasing our
tax rates.
An efficient, business-friendly
system has been installed � the
Business Permits and Licensing
System which reduced the duration of
processing permits from three weeks
to less than 10 minutes. The system
see City Mayor�s to page 7...
U pdates
Balangay Watch 4
(This section presents the resolutions andordinances enacted in 2010 by the 12thSangguniang Panlungsod of Butuan City)
By Aurora B. Caballes
August 1-7, 2011
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
A. REVENUE GENERATION1. SP Resolution No. 3622-2010 � AResolution requesting City Mayor FerdinandM. Amante, Jr., to reconstitute the ButuanCity Gamefowl Council and for otherpurposes.
B. INFRASTRUCTURE
1. SP Resolution No. 187-2010 � A Resolutionauthorizing His Honor, City Mayor FerdinandM. Amante, Jr., to enter into and sign aMemorandum of Agreement by and betweenthe City Government of Butuan and theDepartment of Public Works and Highwaysfor the implementation of the Special LocalRoad Fund (LSRF) under R.A. 8794 MVUCLaw and for other purposes.
2. SP Resolution No. 211-2010 � A Resolutionrequesting the Department of Environmentand Natural Resources (DENR), CaragaRegional Office through Regional DirectorEdilberto S. Buiser, to co-sponsor theconstruction of a 300-meter footbridgeleading to Tagulahi Waterfalls in BarangayAntongalon, thie City, by donating to the CityGovernment of Butuan some of itsconfiscated hardwoods and for other purposes.
C. AGRICULTURAL SERVICES1. SP Resolution No. 056-2010 � A Resolutionauthorizing His Honor, City Mayor FerdinandM. Amante, Jr., to enter and sign in behalfof the City Government of Butuan aMemorandum of Agreement with theDepartment of Agriculture, Regional FieldUnit XIII, for the construction of Puroks 7to 13 Bit-os farm-to-market road locatedatBarangay Bit-os, this City and for otherpurposes.
2. SP Resolution No. 057-2010 � A Resolutionauthorizing His Honor, City Mayor FerdinandM. Amante, Jr., to enter into and sign inbehalf of the City Government of Butuan aMemorandum of Agreement with theDepartment of Agriculture, Regional FieldUnit XIII for the construction of TF-1Tungao farm-to-market road located atBarangay Tungao, this City and for otherpurposes.
3. SP Resolution No. 058-2010 � A Resolutionauthorizing His Honor, City Mayor FerdinandM. Amante, Jr., to enter and sign in behalfof the City Government of Butuan aMemorandum of Agreement with theDepartment of Agriculture, Regional FieldUnit XIII for the construction of Purok 5-Kinamlutan farm-to-market road located atBarangay Kinamlutan, this City and for otherpurposes.
4. SP Resolution No. 188-2010 � A Resolutionauthorizing His Honor, City Mayor FerdinandM. Amante, Jr., to enter into and sign aMemorandum of Agreement by and betweenthe City Government of Butuan with theDepartment of Agriculture, Regional FieldUnit XIII and Imeldemar RuralImprovement Club, granting a multi-purposedrying pavement relative to the post harvestfacility component of GinintuangMasaganang Ani Program and for otherpurposes.
5. SP Resolution No. 262-2010 � A Resolutionauthorizing the City Mayor, HonorableFerdinand M. Amante, Jr., to enter into andsign a Memorandum of Agreement by andamong the City Government of Butuan, theBureau of Soils and Water Management(BSWM) and the Department of Agriculture,Regional Field Unit XIII and for otherpurposes. (formulation and preparation ofthe 6-year Agri-Industrial Plan)
C. LIVELIHOOD PROJECTS1. SP Resolution No. 151-2010 � A Resolutionauthorizing City Mayor Ferdinand M.Amante, Jr., to enter into and sign aMemorandum of Agreement by and betweenthe Butuan City Government and theOverseas Workers Welfare Administration(OWWA). Relative to the setting up of anOFW help desk in the City of Butuan.
2. SP Resolution NO. 191-2010 � A Resolutionexpressing the willingness of the CityGovernment of Butuan in welcoming theproposal of Caraga Green Aqua Farm andHydroponics Development Corporation, asubsidiary of Greenphil Aqua-Culture &Hydroponics Holdings, Inc. to establish itsmulti-million dollar investment aqua-cultureproject in Butuan City, subject to complianceof environmental, engineering, existing
fishery laws and local ordinances and for otherpurposes.
SP Resolution No. 210-2010 � A Resolutionauthorizing the City Mayor HonorableFerdinand M. Amante, Jr., to enter into andsign the Memorandum of Agreement by andbetween the City Government of Butuan andJoy Table Sauce and for other purposes.
SOCIAL IMPROVEMENTS
A. EDUCATION1. SP Resolution No. 060-2010 - A Resolutionauthorizing the City Mayor HonorableFerdinand M. Amante, Jr., to enter into andsign the Memorandum of Agreement with theEducational Research and DevelopmentAssistance (ERDA) Foundation, Inc., for therenewal of the educational assistanceprogram and for other purposes.
2. SP Resolution No. 061-2010 � A Resolutionrequesting the Honorable City MayorFerdinand M. Amante, Jr., to conditionallydonate one-half hectare land area located atthe open space Barangay Subdivision II,Kinamlutan, this City to the Department ofEducation for the construction of BarangayIntegrated High School building in BarangayKinamlutan, this and for other purposes.
3. SP Resolution No. 229-2010 � A Resolutionrequesting the heirs of Teofisto Guingona fora donation of a portion of their lot inAmpayon, Butuan City for the site of thePhilippine Science High School for CaragaRegion.
4. SP Resolution No. 186-2010 - A Resolutionauthorizing the City Mayor HonorableFerdinand M. Amante, Jr., to enter into aMemorandum of Agreement by and betweenthe Alternative Indigenous DevelopmentFoundation, Inc. (AIDFI) for the fabricationand installation of hydraulic ram pumps(HYDRAM) and gravity-fed water system forthe water supply of the rural Barangays ofButuan City and for other purposes.
5. SP Resolution No. 192-2010 � A Resolutionreferring to the National Bureau ofInvestigation (NBI), Caraga Regional Office,the Committee Report of the SP Committeein Police and Public Order, regarding theprivilege speech of Honorable Ryan AnthonyB. Culima on illegal drug problems and drug-related crimes in Butuan City, forinvestigation and for other purposes.
B. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION1. SP Resolution No. 054-2010 � A Resolutionearnestly requesting the Caraga Regional
see Call to Order to page 6...
CALL TO ORDER
N ews & U pdates
Balangay Watch
August 1-7, 2011
THE CITY GOVERNMENT of Butuan isset to tie-up with the Department of Laborand Employment (DOLE) for a livelihoodproject particularly in growing mushroomfor profit for the residents of this city. In aresolution passed by the SangguniangPanlungsod last July 11, 2011, CityMayor Ferdinand Amante Jr. was giventhe authority to sign in behalf of the Citygovernment a Memorandum ofAgreement (MOA) with DOLE in relationto this project. The project, which is spearheaded byDOLE, would �implement the DOLEIntegrated Livelihood Program (DILP)pursuant to Department Order No. 36-02Series of 2002 in line with it�s theagency�s effort to help the workers andthe private enterprises adjust to thegrowing competitive environment.� Underthe agreement, the DOLE will providefunding to the City government in theform of Livelihood Assistance amountingto almost P1 million for theimplementation of the DILP, particularlythe growing mushroom for profit. The City Government for its part beingthe proponent of DILP Program willidentify the recipients of the assistance.Some of the terms of the project are theconduct of several training programs tothe residents of the city on OysterMushroom Technology EnhancementSeminar Workshop, Capability Buildingand Institutional Enhancement andMarketing Capability Training. At theconclusion of the training, the Citygovernment will provide job referrals forgraduates to companies for possibleabsorption and/or coordinate with otherproper government agencies to provideneeded assistance to the beneficiariesafter the training program. Mayor Amante is set to sign the MOAwith the officials from DOLE anytime thismonth. Vice Mayor Law Fortun headedthe sponsorship of the resolution as theysaw the urgency of the implementation ofthe project to help the residents of thecity gain a livelihood and uplift their
economic condition.
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Butuan City to tie-upwith DOLE formushroom livelihoodprojectBy Eldie N. David
FINANCE AND APPROPRIATIONVice Mayor Lawrence Lemuel H. Fortun (C)
Hon. Angelo S. Calo (VC)Hon. Erwin L. Dano
Hon. Ryan Anthony B. CulimaHon. Jaime M. Cembrano, Jr.
AGRICULTUREHon. Angelo S. Calo (C)Hon. Erwin L. Dano (VC)
Hon. Jaime M. Cembrano, Jr.Hon. Rauzil A. Carampatana
BARANGAY AFFAIRSHon. Nestor D. Amora (C)Hon. Erwin L. Dano (VC)
Hon. Ryan Anthony B. CulimaHon. Angelo S. CaloHon. Raul O. Amoc
COOPERATIVESHon. Randolph B. Plaza (C)Hon. Audie G. Bernabe (VC)
Hon. Erwin L. DanoHon. Angelo S. Calo
Hon. Virgilio G. Nery, Jr.
EDUCATION, SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGYHon. Erwin L. Dano (C)
Hon. Angelo S. Calo (VC)Hon. Jaime M. Cembrano, Jr.
Hon. Virgilio G. Nery, Jr.Hon. Rauzil A. Carampatana
ENVIRONMENT AND NATURALRESOURCES
Hon. Virgilio G. Nery, Jr. (C)Hon. Ryan Anthony B. Culima (VC)
Hon. Erwin L. DanoHon. Josephine P. Marticion-Salise
Hon. Angelo S. Calo
GOOD GOVERNMENTHon. Jaime M. Cembrano, Jr. (C)
Hon. Ryan Anthony B. Culima (VC)Hon. Erwin L. Dano
Hon. Josephine P. Marticion-SaliseHon. Audie G. Bernabe
HEALTH AND SANITATIONHon. Virgilio G. Nery, Jr. (C)Hon. Angelo S. Calo (VC)
Hon. Erwin L. DanoHon. Ryan Anthony B. Culima
Hon. Josephine P. Marticion-Salise
HUMAN SETTLEMENTS & LAND USEHon. Jaime M. Cembrano, Jr. (C)
Hon. Erwin L. Dano (VC)Hon. Ramon P. Carampatana
Hon. Raul O. AmocHon. Virgilio G. Nery, Jr.
LABOR AND EMPLOYEE�S WELFARE
Hon. Ramon P. Carampatana (C)Hon. Erwin L. Dano (VC)
Hon. Ryan Anthony B. CulimaHon. Angelo S. CaloHon. Raul O. Amoc
LAWS, JUSTICE, HUMAN RIGHTS, RULES,ETHICS AND STYLE
Hon. Josephine P. Marticion-Salise (C)Hon. Jaime M. Cembrano, Jr. (VC)
Hon. Angelo S. CaloHon. Audie G. BernabeHon. Virgilio G. Nery, Jr.
POLICE AND PUBLIC ORDERHon. Ryan Anthony B. Culima (C)Hon. Jaime M. Cembrano, Jr. (VC)
Hon. Ramon P. CarampatanaHon. Audie G. BernabeHon. Virgilio G. Nery, Jr.
PUBLIC WORKSHon. Angelo S. Calo (C)
Hon. Jaime M. Cembrano, Jr. (VC)Hon. Virgilio G. Nery, Jr.Hon. Nestor D. Amora
Hon. Rauzil A. Carampatana
TOURISMHon. Jaime M. Cembrano, Jr. (C)Hon. Ramon P. Carampatana (VC)
Hon. Ryan Anthony B. CulimaHon. Angelo S. Calo
Hon. Nestor D. Amora
TRADE AND INDUSTRYHon. Ryan Anthony B. Culima (C)
Hon. Virgilio G. Nery, Jr. (VC)Hon. Angelo S. Calo
Hon. Randolph B. PlazaHon. Audie G. Bernabe
UTILITIESHon. Audie G. Bernabe (C)
Hon. Jaime M. Cembrano, Jr. (VC)Hon. Erwin L. DanoHon. Angelo S. Calo
Hon. Randolph B. Plaza
WAYS AND MEANSHon. Raul O. Amoc (C)
Hon. Angelo S. Calo (VC)Hon. Ryan Anthony B. Culima
Hon. Josephine P. Marticion-SaliseHon. Jaime M. Cembrano, Jr.
WOMEN, FAMILY AND CULTUREHon. Josephine P. Marticion-Salise (C)
Hon. Virgilio G. Nery, Jr. (VC)
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12th Sangguniang Panlungsod
Council Committees
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Balangay Watch 6
Always be informed.
Be on the watch
Balangay Watch
N ews & U pdatesAugust 1-7, 2011
Hon. Erwin L. DanoHon. Ryan Anthony B. CulimaHon. Rauzil A. Carampatana
YOUTH AND SPORTS DEVELOPMENTHon. Rauzil A. Carampatana (C)
Hon. Ryan Anthony B. Culima (VC)Hon. Randolph B. Plaza
Hon. Ramon P. CarampatanaHon. Jaime M. Cembrano, Jr.
SOCIAL SERVICESHon. Erwin L. Dano (C)
Hon. Virgilio G. Nery, Jr. (VC)Hon. Angelo S. Calo
Hon. Jaime M. Cembrano, Jr.Hon. Rauzil A. Carampatana
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Offices if the Department of Environmentand Natural Resources (DENR) and thePhilippine National Police (PNP) toimmediately dismantle all illegal checkpointsand/or monitoring stations for forest productsoperating in Butuan City and for otherpurposes.
2. SP Resolution No. 147-2010 � A Resolutionrecommending to the City Mayor FerdinandM. Amante, Jr., for the suspension of allmining applications within Butuan City forone month period, for inventory andevaluation purposes.
3. SP Resolution No. 148-2010 � A Resolutionrequesting City Mayor Ferdinand M. Amante,Jr., to reconstitute the creation of the CityMining Regulatory Board of Butuan Cityand for other purposes.
4. SP Resolution No. 228-2010 � A Resolutiondeclaring November 1-30 as �Clean AirMonth� in Butuan City for other purposes.
5. SP Resolution No. 264-2010 � A Resolutionauthorizing the City Mayor, HonorableFerdinand M. Amante, Jr., to enter into andsign a Memorandum of Agreement for theTaguibo Watershed Management Council andfor other purposes. (for the purpose ofconservation, protection and management ifthe Taguibo River Watershed Forest Reserve)
C. TRAFFIC RULES & REGULATIONS1. SP Resolution No. 055-2010 � A Resolutiontemporarily suspending the use of the U-turnslot at Montilla Boulevard, particularly theone fronting the Rain bow of AngelsLearning Center, to ease traffic congestion inthat area and for other purposes.
...Call to Order from page 4
in favor of the City of Butuan, coveringparcel of land known as Lot 4037, PLS-22,situated in Sitio Sosompit, BarangayDoongan, Butuan City.
F. TOURISM PROMOTION &DEVELOPMENT1. SP Resolution No. 211-2010 � A Resolutionrequesting the Tourism Infrastructure andEnterprise Zone Authority (TIEZA), Manilathrough Honorable Mark T. Lapid, Head, toinclude in its 2011 budget the amount ofFourteen Million Pesos (P14,000,000.00),more or less, for the construction of bridgeleading to Tagulahi Falls in BarangayAntongalon, Butuan City and for otherpurposes.
2. SP Resolution No. 221-2010 � SPResolution requesting the EnvironmentalManagement Bureau � Caraga Region,through the Regional Director, to furnish the12th Sangguniang Panlungsod Committee onTourisn with a copy of its �Adopt An Estero�Project proposal and for other purposes.
GENERAL ADMINISTRATION
A. ADMINISTRATIVE MEASURES1. SP Ordinance No. 3647-2010 � AnOrdinance further amending SP OrdinanceNo. 2196-99, as amended, and for otherpurposes. (composition � The City EconomicEnterprises Management Bureau (CEEMB))
2. SP Resolution No. 003-2010 � A Resolutionconcurring with the appointment of MadamLeah A. Mendoza as City Administrator ofthe City Government of Butuan, starting atnoon of June 30, 2010.
3. SP Resolution No. 004-2010 � A Resolutioninstituting City Mayor Ferdinand M. Amante,Jr. and City Administrator Leah A. Mendozaas the authorized signatories of all financialtransactions entered into by the Butuan CityGovernment starting July 1, 2010.
4. SP Resolution No. 063-2010 � A Resolutionappointing Honorable Ryan Anthony B.Culima and Honorable Angelo S. Calo, as SPrespresentatives to the Personnel SelectionBoard, this City and for other purposes.
5. SP Resolution No. 189-2010 � A Resolutionconcurring and confirming the appointmentof Ms. Antonietta C . Abella as CityGovernment Department Head II (City
see Call to Order to page 7...
D. HEALTH AND SANITATION1. SP Resolution No. 260-2010 � A Resolutionauthorizing the City Mayor, HonorableFerdinand M. Amante, Jr., to to sign for andin behalf of the City Government of Butuana Memorandum of Agreement with theDepartment of Health (DOH ), Center forHealth Development � Caraga and for otherpurposes.
2. SP Resolution No. 263-2010 � A Resolutionauthorizing the City Mayor Ferdinand M.Amante., Jr., to sign for and in behalf of theCity Government of Butuan a Memorandumof Agreement with the Philippine HealthInsurance Corporation for other purposes.(relative to the contributions for indigentmembers under the Sponsored Program or theIndigent Component Program of NHIP)
E. RESETTLEMENT & HOUSINGPROJECTS
1. SP Resolution No. 223-2010 � A Resolutionrequesting His Honor, City Mayor FerdinandM. Amante, Jr., to sign and enter into anamended Memorandum of Agreement by andbetween the City Government of Butuan andthe National Housing Authority, relative tothe NHA-Balangayan Butuan Project inBarangay Pagatpatan, Butuan City and forother purposes.
2. SP Resolution No. 224-2010 � A Resolutionauthorizing City Mayor Ferdinand M.Amante, Jr., to enter into and sign aMemorandum of Agreement by and betweenthe National Housing Authority (NHA), theOffice of the First Congressional District ofButuan City and Las Nieves and the CityGovernment of Butuan, in connection withthe lad acquisition with subdivision surveyof the Housing Project of HerovilleHomeowners Association, Inc, located atBarangay Bayanihan this City and for otherpurposes.
3. SP Resolution No. 225-2010 � A Resolutionrequesting Atty. Chito Cruz, GeneralManager, National Housing Authority(NHA) to come to Butuan City and sign theMemorandum of Agreement by and amongthe National Housing Authority (NHA), theCity Government of Butuan represented bythe City Mayor, Honorable Ferdinand M.Amante, Jr., and the Representative of the1st District of Butuan City and Las Nieves,Honorable Jose S. Aquino II and for otherpurposes.
4. SP Resoltuon No. 230-2010 � A Resolutionreiterating the request to His Excellency, thePresident of the Republic of thePhilippine,to award and issue a special patent
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Accountant) of the City Accounting Office,this City and for other purposes.
B. EMPLOYEES WELFARE & BENEFITS1. SP Resolution No. 247-2010 � A Resolutionauthorizing the grant of ProductivityEnhancement Incentive (PEI) to the CityGovernment Officials and Employees forFiscal Year 2010 and for other purposes.
2. SP Resolution N0. 248-2010 � A Resolutionauthorizing the grant of Cash Gift to the JobOrder workers, contract of service and hiredon Honorarium basis for Fiscal Year 2010 andfor other purposes.
3. SP Resolution No. 266-2010 � A Resolutiongranting PhilHealth Insurance, accidentinsurance and all other benefits to all non-permanent personnel of the City Governmentof Butuan and for other purposes.
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has become a model for other LGUs
and has boosted the confidence of the
business sector in our system. This
resulted to an increase of 450 business
permits and licenses more than last
year.
To top it all, from a P23M
deficit incurred by the previous
administration in 2009, we success-
fully brought our
finances to a
positive balance
of P300,000 at
the end of 2010
and a whopping
P220M in the
bank as I speak
to you right
now. For this, I
would like to
thank our City
Administrator,
Ma�am Leah
Mendoza, for a
job well done,
together with
our Business
Permits and
Licensing Office, City Treasurer�s Office
and City Assessor�s Office.
Kalooy sa Diyos, ang mga
tseke karon sa City Government of
Butuan dili na gyud manguntol. Up to
date na usab kita sa pagbayad sa
atong utlity bills. No more bouncing
checks, no more delayed payment of
bills.
Perhaps, the deficit that we
inherited from the previous
administration was partly brought by
the jaw-dropping P123M that was
spent on Procurement of Goods and
Services from April to June 2010
alone. Because of strict compliance of
the procurement law and the judicious
spending, we only spent P35M of
goods and services this quarter as
compared to P123M the same period
last year. It is our procurement policy
to buy the LEAST-BEST price! Ang
alcohol kaniadto nga tag P1,500,
karon P62 pesos na lang.
To move further, we have
developed a Public Finance
Management Plan and conceptualized
more revenue-generating strategies
without increasing the cost of doing
business. All of these wi l l be
implemented within the last two
quarters of this year.
My political will has always
been tested when we established
systems to ensure transparent and
accountable governance, but we have
always prevailed.
The Bids and Awards
Committee has sanitized the
procurement and other transactions
involving the City Government, which
led to the termination of contracts that
did not go through the mandated
processes.
We have also fully implemen-
ted the Generics Act resulting to the
substantial reduction of prices of
medicines at the Butuan Medical
Center. Ang Cefuroxine kaniadto nga
tag P400, karon P57 na lang.
In line with the Full Disclosure
Policy of the National Government, we
have been posting all financial
transactions on the web and other
media. Just recently, we established
the Transparency Corner at our City
Hall. I invite all of you to come and
examine for yourself our existing
Transparency Corner. A Memorandum
has also been issued to effect the �Full
and Proper Implementation of
R.A. No. 9184�, which directed the
conduct of Public Bidding in ALL
Procurement transactions of the
City Government.
Just as the performance of the
Balangay crew is crucial to the success
of the voyage, we have also set up a
Performance Management System
with two strategic thrusts.
First is the setting up of the
Performance-Oriented Planning,
Monitoring and Evaluation
system. Yes, like the business sector,
our offices have formulated key result
areas, or KRAs, with clearly defined
indicators and targets. Progress in
each office is keenly monitored every
...see City Mayor�s to page 8
...Legislative from page 1
Thank you for this great opportunity tolaunch the Balangay Watch.
We pray that You help us make use of thisinstrument to inform the public of what the CityGovernment has done to promote their welfare.We also pray that this would stimulate their
concern over the city and its affairs, and becomemore involved in charting its course towards
people empowerment and socio-economicbetterment.
Grant this city, oh Lord, Your gracesof protection and prosperity.
Amen.
Heavenly Father
and empower our people through efficientand timey information dissemination.
To the public that we serve, may youmake reading the Balangay Watch a habitand be well informed of your SP �sendeavors and plans. May you contnue tobe vigilant and be involved in the affairs ofthe government because we are all part andparcel of this institution.
Mabuhi kitang mga Butuanon!
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...City Mayor�s from page 7quarter.
Second, I issued an Executive
Order for the Reorganization and
Streamlining of our current
organization towards a resource-
effic ient bureaucracy that is
responsive to the growing needs of our
constituents. We
seriously intend to
have a reinvented
bureaucracy by
2012. Because of
this, we plan to
deploy some of
our JO�s to the
different baran-
gays to assist in
the implementa-
tion of the diffe-
rent programs of
the City like Solid
Waste Manage-
ment, Civil Regis-
tration, Grow A
Million Tree, orga-
nic farming and many more.
ECONOMIC CLUSTER
Kabahin sa atong vision nga
nahitala sa atong Executive and
Legislative Agenda mao ang
pagpakunhod sa kakabos o Poverty
Alleviation. Tungod niini, atong
gimandoan ang Economic Sector nga
magtinabangay ug doblehon ang mga
paningkamot, uban sa pribadong
sektor, peoples� organizations ug mga
NGOs.
Tungod sa atong hiniusang
paningkamot, ang mga indicators
nagpakita nga nagataas ug naga-
uswag ang atong mga naabot nga
kalampusan.
Dugang pa niini, ang atong
siyudad mao na karon ang
destinasyon sa MICE kon Meetings,
Incentives, Conferences and Exhibits
sa tibook rehiyon sa Caraga.
Sa kinatibuk-an, aduna kitay
2,400 hotel beds and 1,300 hotel
rooms dinhi sa syudad sa Butuan.
Busâ, walay rason nga dili kita maka-
host ug usa ka regional or national
conference matag bulan!
Duna pa gyud dugang nga
maayong balita! Niining miagi nga
tuig, naabot nato ang kinatas-ang
record sa mga nangabot nga turista
sa atong syudad. Niadtong July to
December 2010, adunay 208,520 ka
mga turista nga nibisita sa syudad sa
Butuan. Mitaas kini ug 11% kompara
sa sama nga period niadtong 2009.
Nadugangan pa gyud kini ug 107,553
ka mga turista niadtong January to
June 2011.
Kining maong gidaghanon sa
mga turista, gibanâ-banâ nga nagdala
ug P8.7 BILLION Pesos alang sa atong
lokal nga ekonomiya sulod lamang sa
usa ka tuig.
Tino nga kining dakong
kantidad nakahatag ug benepisyo sa
mga empleyado sa mga hotel ug
restaurant, sa mga driver sa jeepney,
multicab ug tr isikad, sa mga
negosyante sa atong public market,
ug sa uban pang gagmay nga mga
negosyo.
Ang resulta sa mga
paningkamot sa atong City
Agriculturist�s Office makapadasig
usab. Bisan pa man
sa duha ka dagkong
baha, ang galasto-
han sa pagpangu-
ma mius-os ug 30%
samtang ang ani
mitaas ug 15%.
Kini tungod sa pa-
ningkamot sa pag-
edukar sa atong
mga mag-uuma sa
menos gastos nga
mga pamaagi sa
pagpanguma sama
sa organic farming ug subsidy nato sa
hybrid rice. Mikabat sa P8.4M ang
atong tabang pinaagi sa rice subsidy.
Tino nga nakabenepisyo kini sa atong
mga mag-uuma.
Mikabat usab sa P48M ang
atong suporta alang sa rice, corn,
livestock, banana, cassava, rubber
and fishery projects.
Gipadali usab nato ang mga
proseso aron maimplementar na ang
mga Farm to Market Roads nga
nagkantidad ug P35M.
Ang direksyon karon sa atong
agrikultura mao ang organic farming
ug food security pinaagi sa FAITH or
Food Always In The Home Garden.
Sa miaging Report to the City,
mapagarbohon nakong gitaho ang
nakitang kausaban sa Langihan Public
Market ug terminal. Karon, buot
nakong itaho nga, sa unang higayon,
aduna nay ginansiya ang atong City
Economic Enterprise. Sulod sa
daghang katuigan, kanunay gayud
nga alkanse ang atong Economic
Enterprise. Apan niadto lamang
January to June 2011, ang atong
Economic Enterprise nakabaton ug
kitâ nga P17.77M. Mas taas kini ug
12.74% kompara sa kita sa sama nga
mga bulan niadtong miagi nga tuig
2010. Dako usab kaayo ang nahimong
kalampusan nato sa natad sa
ENVIRONMENT.
Una niini mao ang Grow a
Million Trees Project. Samtang ang
ubang dapit sige ug pamutol ug kahoy,
kita sige usab ug pananom ug kahoy.
Sa pagka-karon, 125,625 na ka mga
kahoy ang atong natanom.
Tinood nga makapadasig ang
kamatuoran nga padayon nga naga-
bag-o ang kahimatngon sa katawhan,
labi na ang atong kabataan,
mahitungod sa kahinungdanon sa
kahoy alang sa atong gipuy-ang
yuta.Kalabot gihapon sa atong
paningkamot sa pag-amoma sa atong
kinaiyahan, nahuman na niining
milabay nga semana ang pagmugna
ug usa ka komprehensibo nga plano
alang sa Solid Waste Management.
Mao kini ang tumong sa atong sunod
nga dakong adbokasiya.
Kon dili kita molihok karon, ang
financial burden sa atong City
Government mokabat sa P80M matag
tuig kon kita mag-agad lamang sa
mga naandang pamaagi sa Solid
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Waste Management.
Ang atong tumong mao nga
ang tanang panimalay, ang tanang
mga eskwelahan, ug ang tanang mga
establisemento sa otsenta�y sais (86)
ka mga barangay moalayon sa atong
programa sa Solid Waste
Management. Ang atong tumong mao
ang social mobilization ug social
transformation.
Busâ, akong giawhag ang
tanang mga kapitan, mga purok
leaders, ug mga community
volunteers nga makig-hiusa niining
maong programa. Atong hiusahan
pagsulbad ang dugay na nga problema
sa atong siyudad mahitungod sa
basura ug atong bag-ohon ang atong
imahe nga mao kunoy isa sa mga
pinakahugaw nga syudad sa tibook
Pilipinas.
Ang atong estratehiya mao
ang waste segregation ug waste
conversion. Sa ato pa, himoon nato
nga kwarta ang basura. Gisugdan na
nato ang usa sa mga unang tikang
pinaagi sa paghimo ug mga
community composting facilities sa
dose (12) ka mga rural barangays.
Ang maong mga composting facilities
nakahimo na ug 6,000 ka kilo nga
Vermicast ug 480 ka litro nga vermi
tea. Soft launching pa lang kini. Aduna
kitay pagahimoon nga grand launching
alang niini nga programa sulod niini
nga bulan. Limpyo na ta, may kwarta
pa.
Karon atong hisgotan ang usa
ka sektor nga duol sa akong
kasingkasing � ang social sector, kung
diin nahisakop ang mga
nanginahanglan, ang mga
margenalized sector kalabot na ang
atong mga igsoong lumad.
Sa natad sa Health, milabaw
sa 100% sa gidaghanon sa mga
indigents ang atong nahatagan ug
Philhealth cards.
Mitaas usab ang gidaghanon
sa mga beneficiaries sa atong housing
and lot acquisit ion projects nga
mikabat na sa 5,954 families
Nakahimo usab
kita ug dugang
57 ka mga balay.
Salamat sa inyong
suporta, kahago
ug mga donas-
yon,labi na sa
atong Balangayan
GK Build Project.
Nasugdan sab
nato ang livelihood
projects sama
sa water hyacinth
handicraft-
making. Ang
National Housing
Authority mibubo
ug dol-an P14M para sa land
development sa atong public
subdivisions.
Padayon usab ang atong
Social Work and Development Office
ug Population Office sa paghatag ug
nagkadaiyang mga serbisyo alang sa
mga pamilya, kababayen-an, mga
mabdos, mga bata, mga batan-on ug
mga persons with disability.
Sa mga umaabot nga bulan,
atong ilunsad ang usa pa ka Advocacy
Project nga mao ang Karomata ni
Doki. Kining mao nga programa
motabang ug tubag sa paghatag ug
edukasyon, sapot, ug pagkaon sa
atong mga streetchildren.
Ato sab gihatagan ug espesyal
nga pagtagad ang atong katigulangan.
Ang atong
Office for Senior
Citizens Affairs,
kon OSCA, mi-
dugang sa ilang
mga programa
ug serbisyo nga
miabot na sa 17
ka mga bag-ong
programa alang
sa kaayohan sa
atong mga
senior citizens.
Nakapadala usab kita ug
nakatabang sa 38 ka mga trabahante
nga maka-abroad tungod sa atong FLY
NOW, PAY LATER cash loan ilalom sa
Public Employment Service Office kon
PESO para sa lumargahay nga OFW.
Sa kamatuoran, kadaghanan
sa mga programa sa social sector mga
daan na ug naandan na nga mga
programa. Apan ang ako lamang
hangyo sa nga nanerbisyo sa publiko
niini nga administrasyon, IHATAG
NATO ANG MGA SERBISYO SA TANAN
LABI NA NGADTO SA MGA MAS
NANGINAHANGLAN NGA WALAY
SAGOL PAMULITIKA. SERBISYOHAN
NATO ANG TANAN UG UNDANGON NA
ANG PAMULITIKA.
Mao kini ang akong hagit sa
mga nanerbisyo sa social sector:
Himoon nato ang tanan kutob sa atong
mahimo aron ang serbisyo moabot sa
matag ganghaan ug matagamtaman
sa matag usa sa atong katawhan.
This is my commitment to you
my dearly beloved Butuanons: All our
gains in the increase in revenue, all
our yields in curbing corruption, all our
savings brought by efficient
governance, all the external resources
that we acquire, will be poured out
back to the people. Ang kwarta sa
katawhan, ibalik sa katawhan.
Serbisyo, infrastructure, pangabuhian,
education atong tagaan ug pagtagad.
Daghan ang mga reporma sa
atong pang-gobyerno nga
nakadugang gayod sa pagsalig ug
kompyansa sa atong katawhan ngadto
sa atong administrasyon.
Procurement Process Review,
Cleansing and Reform
As init ial approach, this
administration, through the City Legal
Office, reviewed and recommended
actions on all existing contracts and
transactions entered into by the City
Government.
Through the City Legal Office,
we terminated contracts which did not
go through the public bidding process,
and which terms and conditions were
grossly disadvantageous to the City.
These contracts pertain to the
following services: janitorial services,
laundry services at the Butuan Medical
Center, operation of bus terminal
comfort rooms, and security agency
services.
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We were also able to revise
and recommend revisions of the
following contracts which terms and
conditions were very onerous to the
City Government and largely
disadvantageous, namely: the
maintenance services for pedestrian
overpass along Montilla Boulevard,
and the lease of two (2) prime
commercial lots of the City
Government along Langihan Road.
We also terminated a P51.8M
contract for the procurement of heavy
equipment in view of patent infirmities
in the procurement process and
apparent overpricing. The termination
led to a transparent and public re-
bidding of the heavy equipment
intended for landfill facilities and
resulted to the upgraded and scaled
up specifications for the heavy
equipment and the increase in the
quantity of units at a much lower cost.
Sa mas barato nga presyo,
dagko pa ang makina ug karga, ang
atong mga dump trucks ug mas
midaghan pa.
We also suspended the P487M
worth of contracts for the construction
of the SP Session Hall, MDG Park and
South Market in view of the initial
adverse findings of the COA City
Auditor and the subsequent referral
of the matter to the COA main office
for the conduct of a special audit.
However, the City Government�s bold
move resulted to a suit for arbitration
filed by the suspended contractor,
Dasta Builders, before the
Construction Industry Arbitration
Commission (CIAC) in Makati City.
...City Mayor�s from page 9Dasta Builder�s Case
In essence,
Dasta Builders claimed
payment for unpaid ac-
complishment billings,
standby costs, costs
of material remaining
in site, retention
money, unrealized
profits, financing costs,
mobilization and demo-
bilization expenses,
attorney�s fees, moral
and exemplary damages incurred as
a result of the City Government and
Mayor Amante �s �unjust ified
suspension� of the project, which, it
al leged, was tantamount to
constructive termination. The claim
totals to a staggering P123.79M.
CIAC, in its decision, ruled that,
indeed, the suspension was unjustified
and that Dasta Builders must be paid
its claim, but in the reduced amount
of Php 34.45M. Dasta Builders� claim
for damages were denied.
While CIAC�s ruling might have
dampened the efforts of the City
Government for transparency and
accountability, it feels vindicated
nevertheless when the Commission on
Audit, through its Fraud Audit
Investigation Office (FAIO), released
its Special Audit Investigation Report
finding gross irregularity in the
transactions and disallowing in audit
the total amount of P159.82M, which
were paid to Dasta Builders for the
three projects, and requiring Dasta
Builders, solidarily with the then
members of the BAC and officials of
the previous dministration to return
the abovementioned sum to the cof-
-fers of the City Government.
Mga kaigsoonan, dili tinood
ang gipakatag karon nga estorya nga
ang syudad napildi na kuno sa kaso.
Ang tinood mao nga sigon sa findings
sa COA, ang Dasta Builders o gang
mga opisyales sa niaging nga
administrasyon, lakip ang mga
miembro sa Bids & Awards Committee
gipamandoan sa COA nga ipa-uli ang
dol-an P160M (P159,821,868.50) balik
sa panudlanan sa syudad.
Ang claims sa Dasta Builders
nga didto gi-file sa CIAC or Arbitration
Court nga mikabat ug P123.79M nga
gusto nilang bayaran sa syudad, gi-
deny kini sa CIAC ug gi-reduce hinion
kini ngadto sa P34.45M na lamang.
Kini atong i-apela sa Court of
Appeals ug atong i-ampo nga sa
katapusan, magmadaugon ang
katawhan ug mabalik ang atong
nagasto nga kwarta. Hinaot pa!
Dili kini kadaugan ni Mayor
Amante. Kadaugan kini sa mga
katawhan kay atong gusto nga ibalik
ang nausik nga kwarta sa kada
lumulopyo niining dakbayan na
naputos intawon sa utang tungod sa
mga bulilyaso nga mga proyekto nga
puno sa sekreto.
The crusade for transparency
and good governance shall continue
without let up under this new mandate
and the City Legal Office shall not
waver to be at the forefront of this
fight.
Dili nako kalimtan ang akong
gisaad ug gipanumpa sa katawhan, sa
dihang ako nanghangyo sa inyong
suporta, nga manubag kadtong mga
nagpasipala sa kaban sa lungsod. No
fear. No mercy.
The City Government of
Butuan will exhaust all means to keep
the trust and confidence of the
Butuanon people in this
administration, more especially so that
we are shown the same trust and
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confidence by our partners from the
National Government Agencies.
To the representatives of the
National Government Agencies who
are gathered here this afternoon,
allow me to extend my humble
gratitude for the trust and confidence
that you have extended to me by
choosing me as the Chairperson of the
Development Administration cluster of
the Caraga Regional Development
Council.
This trust has made me realize
that my leadership is not only in the
City Hall, but for the entire city of
Butuan, its people, the private sector
and the National Government
Agencies operating and having offices
in this city.
Like the Voyage of the
Balangay, which reached many
archipelagos, the call of my
administration is Convergence with
the National Government Agencies.
Nalipay gayod ko ug dako nga
mismo ang atong mga Regional
Directors nagsulti kanako nga mao pa
kini ang unang higayon nga ang Lokal
nga Panggamhanan sa Butuan naka-
establish ug mahinongdanon nga
relasyon ug kooperasyon ngadto
kanila.
To the National Economic
Development Authority or NEDA-
Caraga, headed by Director
Carmencita Cochingco, I say thank
you for choosing us as pilot city for
the Convergence Initiatives in the
entire Caraga Region.
Thank you to the Housing and
Land Use Regulatory Board or HLURB,
for your commitment to guide us in
the development of the
Comprehensive Land Use Plan where
Disaster Risk Reduction and
Climate Change Adaptation will be
integrated.
Thank you to the Department
of Interior and Local Government or
DILG, headed by Director Rene
Burdeos, for enlisting us in the Seal
of Good Housekeeping on Good
Governance and for choosing the
Balangay as the symbol of the
Biyaheng Pinoy campaign. We will not
fail you in your expectations.
Thank you to the Department
of Trade and Industry or DTI, headed
by Director Brielgo Pagaran, for
strengthening the private sector-led
Local Investment Board and for co-
implementing the One Barangay,
OneProduct (OBOP) initiatives, which
is the first in the region.
...City Mayor�s from page 10Thank you to the Department
of Environment and Natural Resources
or DENR, headed by Regional
Executive Director Leonardo
Sibbaluca, for your efforts in
supporting us in the co-management
areas and in our Balangayan Grow A
Million Trees Project.
Thank you to the National
Commission on Indigenous Peoples or
NCIP, headed by Director Dominador
Gomez, for caring for our indigenous
peoples and providing a model of an
integrated development approach to
IP empowerment.
Thank you to the Department
of Agriculture or DA, headed by
Regional Executive Director Edna
Mabeza, for assisting us in setting up
the organic ferti lizer production
facilities in 12 barangays.
Thank you to the Department
of Labor and Employment or DOLE,
headed by Director Ofelia Domingo,
for supporting us financially in our
various livelihood projects like our
mushroom spawning center, water lily
handicraft making, and even the
boneless Bangus industry.
Thank you to the Department
of Health, headed by Director Leonita
Gorgolon, and the Philippine Health
Insurance Corporation, headed by
Director Johnny Sychua, for
supporting us in enrolling our indigents
and, for the first time, in developing a
unified citywide investment plan for
the health sector. This year, we are
supposed to cover more than 100%
of our indigents to be recipients of the
PhilHealth cards.
Thank you to the Department
of Education or DepEd, headed by
Director Gloria Benigno, for supporting
our Fit for School Program, which
covers more than 30,000 school
children. This program is a perfect
example of PPP or public-private
partnership because in this project, we
gained support from the Aboitiz
Foundation. Private individuals,
different NGOs, various Parents-
Teachers Associations, and barangay
leaders extended their support to this
project.
Thank you to the Department
of Social Welfare and Development or
DSWD, headed by Director Merceditas
Jabagat, for supporting our efforts in
providing support to the poorest of the
poor through the Pantawid Pamilyang
Pilipino Program, covering more than
8,000 families in Butuan City.
Thank you to the Department
of Budget and Management, headed
by Director Joecel Obenza, for
supporting us in our effort to
implement the synchronization of
planning, budgeting and revenue
administration.
Thank you to the Department
of Public Works and Highways through
Director Danilo Bersola and Engr.
Nicolas Alameda for supporting us in
our vast road rehabilitation.
Our many thanks to the
Department of Tourism, through
Director Letty Tan, and to the Tourism
Infrastructure and Enterprise Zone
Authority or TIEZA, through Board
Member, Ma�am Vivian Otaza, for
continuing to assist us in our tourism
projects and for the approval of the
P10M grant for the development of the
Bood Promontory Eco-Park.
Thank you to the Technical
Education and Skills Development
Authority, through Director Edwin
Gatinao, and to the Department of
Science and Technology, through
Director Lyndo Villacorta, for assisting
us in our skills development endeavors
and our technological requirements.
I am proud to announce that
all systems are ready for the conduct
of Convergence Planning for the
development of the Annual Investment
Plan for the year 2012. This process
will be participated in by all NGAs, the
private sector and representatives
from civil society. Again, this is a first
in the history of Butuan City.
Sa unang higayon,
magtinabangay ang Lokal nga
Panggamhanan, ang mga National
Government Agencies ug ubang
pribado nga sektor alang sa pagmugna
sa Annual Investment Plan sa syudad
sa Butuan alang sa sunod nga tuig
2012.
Dugang pa niini, ato usab
gipaspasan ang pagplano, pag-
budget, ug ang mga procurement
processes aron sa umaabot nga unang
bulan sa tuig 2012, maka-implementar
na gayod kita sa tanan natong
giplanohan nga mga programa ug mga
proyekto.
My call for convergence was
extended to the academe as well.
Thank you to Father Saturnino
Urios University, headed by Rev. Fr.
John Young, for being our partners in
priority projects especially the
Balangayan - Gawad Kalinga
Project.Thank you to the Caraga State
University, headed by Dr. Joanna
B.Cuenca, for your commitment to
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support us in the establishment of IT-
based systems for e-Transparent
Governance. Surely, the City
Government of Butuan will be saving
millions of pesos in computerization
because of this partnership. Ang
kanhi P209M nga computerization,
mahimo ra man diay sa P2M.
Thank you to the private
sector, especially the Butuan City
Chamber of Commerce, headed by Mr.
Omar Andaya, for your commitment
to guide our direction in investment
promotions.
On several occasions, while on
the road to a weekend vacation to
Davao or Cagayan de Oro with my
family, my 2 sons would repeatedly
ask me, �Papa, are we there yet? How
many minutes more?�
Mga kaigsoonan, layo pa ang
destinasyon. Daghan pa tang lubak-
lubak nga agihan. Daghan pa tang
balud nga asdangon. Hatagi lang ako
ug gamay nga pasensya, pagsabot ug
konsiderasyon. Muabot ra gihapon kita
ngadto sa yutang gisaad. Yes, we will
get there! And we are right on
schedule!
Sa mga musunod nga minuto,
akong i latag kaninyo ang mga
panglantaw ug atong tabangan ug
plano ug pag estudyo ang mga priority
programs and projects nga nakakatid
sa atong Executive Legislative agenda.
Akong ipahimugso ang
capability building sa atong mga
medical or nursing personnel sa
Butuan Medical Center ug mugnaon
ang usa ka Quality Management Team
nga mag-monitor sa padagan sa pag-
amoma sa mga pasyente. Ato usab i-
upgrade ang medical equipment,
apparatus ug medical supply. Moabot
na dinhi karong Disyembre ang 40-
footer van nga nagdala sa mga equipo
nga nagkantidad ug P40M nga ato
lamang gigahinan ug Php 1.5M nga
puhonan.
Kung walay babag sa proseso,
ato untang sugdan ang paghimo
karong tuiga ug dako nga covered
canal sa usa ka area sa atong syudad
nga mo-drain sa 25% sa tubig baha.
Maayo na kini nga sinugdangan kay
ang total cost for total rehabilitation
of the entire canal system mukabat
man sa Php 2 Billion pesos.
Sa dili pa matapos kining
tuiga, ato na pud untang masugdan
ang Disaster Risk Reduction
Management Team nga atong i-
incorporate sa 5 ambulancia, 14
...City Mayor�s from page 10birthing clinics, 4 Bemoncs, sa PNP ug
sa Butuan. Medical Center aron pag-
abot sa panahon sa emergency ug
kalamidad, mutabang sa atong mga
kaigsoonang nanginahanglan.
Ato usab tubagon ang 90%
nga kakulangon sa atong demand sa
gulay ug lagutmon sa syudad nga
karon gisuplayan sa Bukidnon.
We want to transform Butuan
into an organic center through a self-
sufficient green revolution which will
bring more livelihood and economic
growth.
44 infrastructure projects will
be started in September this year all
over the rural and the urban
barangays and there will be more of it
before the end of the year.
The Chinese Government has
manifested interest in the 1.5 hectare
Elliptical Rotonda. At the center will
be the China-Butuan Friendship Gate
and the Balangay monument, a PPP
Project between the Local Government
of Butuan, the DPWH, & the Chinese
Government. This P140M Project in
Bancasi will commemorate the 1,000
years of Butuan�s trade relation with
China.
The National Museum will soon
restart the excavation of the remaining
Balangays in Barangay Libertad and
we hope that with the approved P10
Million grant from TIEZA, we can
establish an Archeological Park in the
area, up to the Bood Eco-Park. This
Archaeological Park will be the first of
its kind in the Philippines.
Together with the Department
of Trade and Industry and the Butuan
City Chamber of Commerce we can
lure more investors by promoting
investment packages in the Regional
Center in Tiniwisan for more revenue
and more economic activity for our
people.
We will also appeal to all the
National Line Agencies, professional
groups and the private sector and the
academe, to host at least one regional
or Mindanao-wide seminar, conference
or convention, to pump our economy
into one of the most vibrant economies
in Mindanao.
We wil l do our best to
complete the Sports Complex after a
long 20 years of doing nothing, and
dream to bid for the 2014 Palarong
Pambansa here in Butuan City.
As we have completed the
different infrastructure projects of the
past administration, we have
envisioned to continue the South
Public Market construction on a Build
Operate Transfer scheme and the SP
Hall on a progressive but downscale
approach to save up the funds of the
government.
Mga kaigsoonan, daghan pa
ang pwedeng himoon nga dili nalang
nato isulti dinhi. Some of these things
I�d rather leave to your imagination
to give you something worthwhile to
look forward to.
Ang importante nga gihatagan
ninyo kami ug igo nga panahon
pagplastar, pagplano, pagtigom ug
kwarta ug pag-proseso. Kay lisod kung
magdali-dali kita kay basi
mahitompawak ug mopalpak na
hinoon kita sa unahan.
Lastly, I would like to thank
the Hon. Vice Mayor Lawrence Lemuel
Fortun for his strong and effective
leadership of the Sangguniang
Panlungsod. Many, many thanks also
to the distinguished members of the
Sangguniang Panlungsod for the trust
and confidence that you have
bestowed upon me and for a
harmonious executive and legislative
relationship, which is anchored on
transparent and participative
governance. May this partnership
continue to do wonders for our people.
Ikaw ug ako, kitang tanan
lulan sa usa ka sakayan lamang.
Sama sa awit nga �Iisang
Bangka� nga naghulagway sa atong
hugot nga relasyon og tumong, kini
nagkanayon:
Ating liliparin, may harang
mang sibat
Ating tatawirin, daluyong
ng dagat.
Basta�t kasama mo ako,
iisang bangka tayo
Anuman ang mithiin ay
makakamtan natin.
Daghang salamat! Mabuhay
ang kausaban! Mabuhay ang
kalambuan! Mabuhay ang katawhan!
Mabuhay ang Butuan!
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behind him and put politics aside. �Angimportante nga gihatagan ninyo kami ug igonga panahon pag plastar, pag plano, pag tigomug kuwarta and pag proceseso. Kay lisod kungmagdali-dali kita kay basi mahitompawak ugmo palpak na hinoon kita sa unahan� Amantesaid in his speech. Amante also disclosed thathe will support the construction of the SPbuilding on a �progressive but downscaleapproach to save up on funds.� The constructionof the SP building has been put on hold becauseit was clouded with anomaly involving the pastadministration.
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