Local Legislators' Toolkit - The Sangguniang Panlalawigan ng ...
Local Legislators' Toolkit - The Sangguniang Panlalawigan ng ... Local Legislators' Toolkit - The Sangguniang Panlalawigan ng ...
public welfare, authorize the removal of encroachments and illegal constructionsin public places;vii. Ensure adequate water supply. Subject to existing laws, establish and providefor the maintenance, repair and operation of an efficient waterworks system tosupply water for the inhabitants and to purify the source of the water supply;regulate the construction, maintenance, repair and use of hydrants, pumps,cisterns and reservoirs; protect the purity and quantity of the water supply of thecity and, for this purpose, extend the coverage of appropriate ordinances over allterritory within the drainage area of said water supply and within one hundred(100) meters of the reservoir, conduit, canal, aqueduct, pumping station, orwatershed used in connection with the water service; and regulate theconsumption, use or wastage of water and fix and collect charges therefore;viii. Regulate drilling and excavation activities. Regulate the drilling andexcavation of the ground for the laying of water, gas, sewer, and other pipes andthe construction, repair and maintenance of public drains, sewers, cesspools,tunnels and similar structures; regulate the placing of poles and the use ofcrosswalks, curbs, and gutters; adopt measures to ensure public safety againstopen canals, manholes, live wires and other similar hazards to life and property;and regulate the construction and use of private water closets, privies and othersimilar structures in buildings and homes;ix. Regulate installation of telecommunications equipment. Regulate theplacing, stringing, attaching, installing, repair and construction of all gas mains,electric, telegraph and telephone wires, conduits, meters and other apparatus;and provide for the correction, condemnation or removal of the same when foundto be dangerous, defective, or otherwise hazardous to the welfare of theinhabitants;x. Establish vocational and technical schools. Subject to the availability of fundsand to existing laws, rules and regulations, establish and provide for theoperation of vocational and technical schools and similar post-Secondaryinstitutions and, with the approval of the Department of Education, Culture andSports and subject to existing law on tuition fees, fix and collect reasonabletuition fees and other school charges in educational institutions supported by thecity government;40
xi.xii.xiii.xiv.xv.xvi.xvii.Establish scholarship funds. Establish a scholarship fund for the poor butdeserving students in schools located within its jurisdiction or for studentsresiding within the city;Adopt quarantine regulations. Approve measures and adopt quarantineregulations to prevent the introduction and spread of diseases;Establish a solid waste management program. Provide for an efficient andeffective system of solid waste and garbage collection and disposal; prohibitlittering and the placing or throwing of garbage, refuse and other filth and wastes;Provide care for the disadvantaged groups. Provide for the care of disabledpersons, paupers, the aged, the sick, persons of unsound mind, abandonedminors, juvenile delinquents, drug dependents, abused children and other needyand disadvantaged persons, particularly children and youth below eighteen (18)years of age; and, subject to availability of funds, establish and provide for theoperation of centers and facilities for said needy and disadvantaged persons;Establish and maintain jails and detention centers. Establish and provide forthe maintenance and improvement of jails and detention centers, institute asound jail management, and appropriate funds for the subsistence of detaineesand convicted prisoners in the city;Establish council for the culture and arts. Establish a City council whosepurpose is the promotion of culture and the arts, coordinate with governmentagencies and non-governmental organizations and, subject to the availability offunds, appropriate funds for the support and development of the same; andEstablish council for the elderly. Establish a City council for the elderly whichshall formulate policies and adopt measures mutually beneficial to the elderly andto the community; provide incentives for non-governmental agencies and entitiesand, subject to the availability of funds, appropriate funds to support programsand projects for the benefit of the elderly; and(6) Exercise such other powers and perform such other duties and functions as maybe prescribed by law or ordinance.41
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- Page 5 and 6: TABLE OF CONTENTSForewordPrefaceAcr
- Page 7 and 8: FOREWORDThe Depart
- Page 9 and 10: government and nongovernmental reso
- Page 11 and 12: TOOL INDEXPage No.CodificationSteps
- Page 13 and 14: ABOUT THE TOOLKITWho Is the <strong
- Page 15 and 16: Part Four “Getting Citizens Invol
- Page 17 and 18: A. MEANING AND IMPORTANCE OF LOCAL
- Page 19 and 20: • the civil society organizations
- Page 21 and 22: substance of draft ordinances canno
- Page 23 and 24: public policy action. Viewed in the
- Page 25 and 26: C. DEVELOPMENT ISSUES FOR EFFECTIVE
- Page 27 and 28: fruits of development. This policy
- Page 29 and 30: Local legislation
- Page 31 and 32: A. UNDERSTANDING THE ROLES AND DUTI
- Page 33 and 34: Tool 1Self Analysis Checklist - Why
- Page 35 and 36: Tool 2Roles of a Local</str
- Page 37 and 38: Tool 3Template: Oath of OfficeOn th
- Page 39 and 40: Tool 6Composition of the Sanggunian
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- Page 45 and 46: Tool 8Checklist: Powers, Duties and
- Page 47 and 48: private insurance companies, when t
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- Page 59 and 60: impose penalties for any violation
- Page 61 and 62: appropriate ordinances over all ter
- Page 63 and 64: Tool 10Checklist: Powers, Duties an
- Page 65 and 66: (14) Prescribe fines. Prescribe fin
- Page 67 and 68: Tool 1Checklist: Powers and Duties
- Page 69 and 70: C. ADOPTING THE INTERNAL RULES OF P
- Page 71 and 72: RULE VIII - ORDER AND CALENDAR OF B
- Page 73 and 74: Tool 2Template: Resolution Adopting
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- Page 77 and 78: Tool 2Guide Questions for Organizin
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- Page 81 and 82: E. SETTING UP THE OFFICE OF THE SEC
- Page 83 and 84: Tool 2Sample Organizational Chart o
- Page 85 and 86: F. SETTING UP THE LEGISLATIVE-EXECU
- Page 87 and 88: Tool 1LLEDAC Areas of Concern<stron
- Page 89 and 90: Tool 3Sample Ordinance Creating the
- Page 91 and 92: ENACTED UNANIMOUSLY: 25 November 20
- Page 93 and 94: Section 5.Mayor as Co-Chairperson;
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public welfare, authorize the removal of encroachments and illegal constructionsin public places;vii. Ensure adequate water supply. Subject to existi<strong>ng</strong> laws, establish and providefor the maintenance, repair and operation of an efficient waterworks system tosupply water for the inhabitants and to purify the source of the water supply;regulate the construction, maintenance, repair and use of hydrants, pumps,cisterns and reservoirs; protect the purity and quantity of the water supply of thecity and, for this purpose, extend the coverage of appropriate ordinances over allterritory within the drainage area of said water supply and within one hundred(100) meters of the reservoir, conduit, canal, aqueduct, pumpi<strong>ng</strong> station, orwatershed used in connection with the water service; and regulate theconsumption, use or wastage of water and fix and collect charges therefore;viii. Regulate drilli<strong>ng</strong> and excavation activities. Regulate the drilli<strong>ng</strong> andexcavation of the ground for the layi<strong>ng</strong> of water, gas, sewer, and other pipes andthe construction, repair and maintenance of public drains, sewers, cesspools,tunnels and similar structures; regulate the placi<strong>ng</strong> of poles and the use ofcrosswalks, curbs, and gutters; adopt measures to ensure public safety againstopen canals, manholes, live wires and other similar hazards to life and property;and regulate the construction and use of private water closets, privies and othersimilar structures in buildi<strong>ng</strong>s and homes;ix. Regulate installation of telecommunications equipment. Regulate theplaci<strong>ng</strong>, stri<strong>ng</strong>i<strong>ng</strong>, attachi<strong>ng</strong>, installi<strong>ng</strong>, repair and construction of all gas mains,electric, telegraph and telephone wires, conduits, meters and other apparatus;and provide for the correction, condemnation or removal of the same when foundto be da<strong>ng</strong>erous, defective, or otherwise hazardous to the welfare of theinhabitants;x. Establish vocational and technical schools. Subject to the availability of fundsand to existi<strong>ng</strong> laws, rules and regulations, establish and provide for theoperation of vocational and technical schools and similar post-Secondaryinstitutions and, with the approval of the Department of Education, Culture andSports and subject to existi<strong>ng</strong> law on tuition fees, fix and collect reasonabletuition fees and other school charges in educational institutions supported by thecity government;40
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