R-675 s. 2000 - HLURB

D. Pursuant to Art. IV Sec. 5.O of EO 648, Series of 1981 to wit:Impose Administrative Fine not exceeding twenty thousand pesos(p20,000.00) for any violation of its charter and its rules andregulations.E. Pursuant to Art. IV, Sec. 5.Q.2 of EO 648, Series of 1981, cite anddeclare any person, entity or enterprise in contempt of the Boardin the following case:1. Whenever any person entity or enterprise commits anydisorderly or disrespectful conduct before the board or in thepresence of its members or authorized representativesactually engaged in the exercise of their official functions, orduring the conduct of any hearing or official inquiry by thesaid board, at the place or near the premises where suchhearing or proceeding is being conducted which obstruct,distract, interfere or in any other way disturb, theperformance of such functions or the conduct of suchhearing or proceeding;2. Whenever any person, enterprise or entity fails or refuses tocomply with or obey without justifiable reason, any lawfulorder, decision, writ or process of the board. In connectiontherewith, it may in cases falling within the first paragraphhereof, summarily impose a fine of an amount not exceedingP2,000.00 and order the confinement of the violator for aperiod that shall not exceed the duration of the hearing orproceeding or the performance of such functions, and incases falling with the second paragraph hereof, it may, inaddition to the administrative fine abovementioned impose afine of P500.00 for each day that the violation or failure orrefusal to comply continues, and order the confinement of theoffender until the order or decision shall have been compliedwith;