ORDER OF BUSINESS
35th Regular Session
20th Sangguniang Panlalawigan
Tandag City
March 21, 2023
9:00 A.M.
I - Call to Order
II - Pambansang Awit/Surigao del Sur Hymn
III - Invocation/Prayer - Hon. John Paul C. Pimentel
IV - Roll Call
V - Approval and Adoption of the Minutes of the Previous Session
Minutes of the 34th Regular Session of the 20th Sangguniang Panlalawigan of Surigao del Sur dated March 14, 2023 prepared by Ms. Genevieve M. Cagalawan, Local Legislative Staff Officer IV.
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VI - Approval and Adoption of the Transcript of Proceedings
-None
VII - Question/Visitors’ Hour
VIII - Privilege Hour
MOA: PGSDS-MALASAKIT CENTER PCSO
MOA: PGSDS-DOH 2017 MEDICAL ASSISTANCE
IX - Calendar of Business
A. Unfinished Business
None
B. Business for the Day
B.1 Committee Reports
1. Committee on Finance and Appropriation;
2. Committees on Urban Planning and Development (Lead
Committee)/Finance and Appropriation;
3. Committee on Energy and Power;
4. Committee on Agriculture/Fisheries;
5. Committee on Good Government, Public Ethics and
Accountability; and
6. Committee on Education.
B.2 First Reading and Referral to Committees
Refer To: Committees on Urban Planning and Development (Lead Committee)/Finance and Appropriation
1. Resolution 53 dated February 27, 2023 of the Municipality of Carrascal, this Province entitled “Approval of the Supplemental Annual Investment Program (AIP) No. 1 Fiscal Year 2023 in the Amount of Seventy Two Million Five Hundred Twenty Four Thousand Seven Hundred Twenty One Pesos & 57/100 (P72,524,721.57) of the Municipality of Carrascal, Surigao del Sur.”
Refer To: Committees on Laws and Justice and Human Rights
(LeadCommittee)/Health and Sanitation
2. Letter from Hon. Alexander T. Pimentel, Provicial Governor, this Province dated March 10, 2023 addressed to the Honorable Members, Office of the Provincial Council thru Hon. Manuel O. Alameda, Sr., Vice Governor, all of this Province, requesting for the passage of a Sangguniang Panlalawigan Resolution authorizing the Provincial Governor to enter into and sign a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA), for and in behalf of the Provincial Government with the Department of Health Center for Health Development – CARAGA, represented by Dr. Cesar C. Cassion, MPH, CESO III, Regional Director, under the Medical Assistance to Indigent Patients (MAIP) Program for the identified health facilities, as follows: Bislig District Hospital – P2,940,000.00 and Hinatuan District Hospital – P1,470,000.00, for the Body’s information and appropriate action.
Refer To: Committee on Transportation, Traffic, Ports and Terminal
3. Ordinance No. 03 dated February 7, 2023 of the Municipality of Barobo, this Province entitled “Ordinance Amending and Supplementing Traffic Rules and Policies to All Vehicles Operating Within this Municipality”.
Refer to: Committees on Education (Lead Committee)/Good Government, Public Ethics and Accountability
4. Ordinance No. 07 dated January 31, 2023 of the Municipality of San Miguel, this Province entitled “An Ordinance Establishing the San Miguel Community Library in the Municipality of San Miguel, Surigao del Sur, and Appropriating Funds Therefor”.
For Information
1. Ist Endorsement of Mr. Pedrito P. Alacaba, CESO V, Provincial Director, Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG), Regional Office XIII, Surigao del Sur Provincial Office dated March 14, 2023, endorsing to Mr. Edgar G. Perez II, J.D., Secretary to the Sangguniang Panlalawigan, Tanggapan ng Sangguniang Panlalawigan, this Province, re: Copy of acknowledgement receipt of the Annual Legislative Accomplishment Report (ALAR) of the 19th and 20th Sangguniang Panlalawigan of the Province of Surigao del Sur for the Year 2022, for the Body’s information.
2. 1st Indorsement of Mr. Esmeraldo S. Raymundo, Provincial Administrator, for and in behalf of Hon. Alexander T. Pimentel, Provincial Governor, this Province dated March 16, 2023, respectfully indorsing to Mr. Edgar G. Perez II, J.D., Secretary to the Sangguniang Panlalawigan, this Province, a copy of the basic communication dated March 14, 2023 from Mr. Donald A. Seronay, Assistant Regional Director, Officer-In-Charge, Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG), CARAGA Region, Butuan City, with subject: Memorandum Dated March 14, 2023 regarding Dissemination of the Advisory Reiterating the Pertinent Provisions of DILG Memorandum Circular 2010-119 and Republic Act No. 8371 or The Indigenous Peoples Right Act (IPRA) of 1997, for the Body’s information.
For Information/Committee on Energy and Power
3. 1st Indorsement of Hon. Manuel O. Alameda, Sr., Vice Governor, this Province dated March 13, 2023, forwarding to Mr. Edgar G. Perez II, J.D., Secretary to the Sangguniang Panlalawigan, the basic communication dated March 9, 2023 from Mr. Joceler M. Moralda, General Manager, Surigao del Sur Electric Cooperative, Inc. (SURSECO I), Bislig City, this Province in response to Provincial Resolution No. 600-23 dated February 14, 2023 entitled “Earnestly Requesting Mr. Joceler M. Moralda, General Manager, Surigao del Sur Electric Cooperative, Inc. (SURSECO I), Bislig City, to Immediately Facilitate and Fix the Electric Outage in Enchanted River, Barangay Talisay, Municipality of Hinatuan, this Province Which is Badly Needed for their Day-to-Day Operation”. He informed the Body that most of the power outages thereat are unscheduled or unforeseen and are mainly caused by the trees or branches that come in contact in their distribution lines, particularly during windy and rainy days. He further informed that their Office has already implemented massive clearing to address the recurring power interruptions in Hinatuan area, for the Body’s information.
For Information/Committee on Environmental Protection and Ecology
4. Letter from Atty. Elaine T. Masukat, Senior Undersecretary, Presidential Management Staff, Office of the President of the Philippines, Malacañang dated January 19, 2023 addressed to Secretary Maria Antonia Yulo Loyzaga, Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), DENR Bldg., Visayas Avenue, Diliman, Quezon City, copy furnished the Office of the Provincial Council, relative to Resolution No. 329 s. 2022 of the Office of the Provincial Council of Surigao del Sur, requesting for the exemption of the Surigao Development Corporation from Executive Order No. 23 s. 2011, which declared a moratorium on the cutting/harvesting of naturally grown trees. She requested the Secretary to evaluate the merits of the request of the Province of Surigao del Sur in accordance with their existing guidelines and applicable laws, rules and regulations, for the Body’s information and appropriate action.
For Information/Committee on Indigenous Peoples
5. 1st Indorsement of Hon. Manuel O. Alameda, Sr., Vice Governor, this Province dated March 13, 2023, forwarding to Mr. Edgar G. Perez II, J.D., Secretary to the Sangguniang Panlalawigan, the basic communication dated February 16, 2023 from Mr. Nonito M. Tamayo, CESO III, Regional Executive Director, Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), CARAGA Region, a response to Provincial Resolution No. 385–22 and Provincial Resolution No. 386–22, requesting DENR to identify Kilometer 24 and Road 83 of Bislig City under ancestral domain of CADT 070 and CADT 239 and furnishing the 20th Sangguniang Panlalawigan of Surigao del Sur all pertinent documents regarding the Status of CADT 070 and CADT 239 Titles in Bislig City, this Province, for the Body’s information and appropriate action.
B.4 Second Reading
1. Resolution No. ______ sponsored by Hon. Ruel D. Momo, Hon. Jose Dumagan, Jr., Hon. Antonio C. Azarcon and Hon. Gines Ricky J. Sayawan, Sr. entitled “Earnestly Requesting Mr. Froilan U. Caturla, Acting Port Manager, Port Management Office, Surigao City for the Maintenance Dredging of the Port of Tandag City, this Province”. Attachment
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2. Resolution No. ______ sponsored by Hon. Ruel D. Momo, Hon. Jose Dumagan, Jr., Hon. Antonio C. Azarcon and Hon. Gines Ricky J. Sayawan, Sr. entitled “Earnestly Requesting Mr. Froilan U. Caturla, Acting Port Manager, Port Management Office, for the Construction of Cargo Shed in the Port of Aras-asan, Cagwait, this Province”. Attachment
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3. Resolution No. ______ sponsored by Hon. Raul K. Salazar, Valerio T. Montesclaros, Jr., Hon. Anthony Joseph P. Cañedo, Hon. Gines Ricky J. Sayawan, Sr., Hon. Ruel D. Momo, Hon. Amado M. Layno, Jr., Hon. Antonio C. Azarcon, Hon. Margarita G. Garay and Hon. Jose Dumagan, Jr. entitled “Re-accrediting Balay Mindanaw Foundation, Inc. With Office Address At Balay Caraga, Purok 2, La Purisima, Cagwait, Surigao del Sur as a Civil Society Organization in the Province of Surigao del Sur”. Attachment
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4. Resolution No. ______ sponsored by Hon. Raul K. Salazar, Valerio T. Montesclaros, Jr., Hon. Anthony Joseph P. Cañedo, Hon. Gines Ricky J. Sayawan, Sr., Hon. Ruel D. Momo, Hon. Amado M. Layno, Jr., Hon. Antonio C. Azarcon, Hon. Margarita G. Garay and Hon. Jose Dumagan, Jr. entitled “Accrediting the Marihatag Hog Raiser’s Association Inc. of National Highway, Sitio Oyao, Barangay Antipolo, Marihatag, Surigao del Sur as a Civil Society Organization in the Province of Surigao del Sur”. Attachment
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5. Resolution No. ______ sponsored by Gines Ricky J. Sayawan, Sr., Hon. Ruel D. Momo, Hon. Anthony Joseph P. Cañedo, Hon. Jose Dumagan, Jr., Hon. Valerio T. Montesclaros, Jr., Hon. Margarita G. Garay and Hon. Raul K. Salazar entitled “Adopting and Approving the Executive–Legislative Agenda (ELA) 2023 – 2025 that Comprises with the Local Development Investment Program (LDIP) and Capacity Development (CAPDEV) of the Province of Surigao del Sur”. Attachment
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6. Resolution No. ______ sponsored by Gines Ricky J. Sayawan, Sr., Hon. Ruel D. Momo, Hon. Anthony Joseph P. Cañedo, Hon. Jose Dumagan, Jr., Hon. Valerio T. Montesclaros, Jr., Hon. Margarita G. Garay and Hon. Raul K. Salazar entitled “Affirming Resolution No. 174 Dated October 12, 2022 of Tandag City, this Province Entitled ‘A Resolution Adopting CDC Resolution No. 06, Series of 2022 Entitled ‘Approving the Annual Investment Plan CY 2023 of the City of Tandag, Surigao del Sur in the Aggregate Amount of One Billion Forty-Three Million Fifty-Eight Thousand Three Hundred Ninety-Six Pesos and 18/100 (P1,043,058,396.18)’’, it Being Within the Scope of the Prescribed Powers of the Sangguniang Panlungsod Concerned Pursuant to the Local Government Code of 1991”. Attachment
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7. Resolution No. ______ sponsored by Gines Ricky J. Sayawan, Sr., Hon. Ruel D. Momo, Hon. Anthony Joseph P. Cañedo, Hon. Jose Dumagan, Jr., Hon. Valerio T. Montesclaros, Jr., Hon. Margarita G. Garay and Hon. Raul K. Salazar entitled “Declaring Appropriation Ordinance No. 09 Dated December 16, 2022 (General Fund Annual Budget FY 20-23) of the Municipality of Lanuza, this Province Operative, Subject to Some Conditions”. Attachment
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8. Resolution No. ______ sponsored by Gines Ricky J. Sayawan, Sr., Hon. Ruel D. Momo, Hon. Anthony Joseph P. Cañedo, Hon. Jose Dumagan, Jr., Hon. Valerio T. Montesclaros, Jr., Hon. Margarita G. Garay and Hon. Raul K. Salazar entitled “Declaring Appropriation Ordinance No. 10 Dated December 16, 2022 (General Fund Local Economic Enterprise FY 2023) of the Municipality of Lanuza, this Province Operative, Subject to Some Conditions”. Attachment
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9. Resolution No. ______ sponsored by Gines Ricky J. Sayawan, Sr., Hon. Ruel D. Momo, Hon. Anthony Joseph P. Cañedo, Hon. Jose Dumagan, Jr., Hon. Valerio T. Montesclaros, Jr., Hon. Margarita G. Garay and Hon. Raul K. Salazar entitled “Declaring Appropriation Ordinance No. 2022-25 Dated November 15, 2022 (General Fund Annual Budget FY 2023) of the City of Bislig, this Province Operative, Subject To Some Conditions”. Attachment
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10. Resolution No. ______ Sponsored by Gines Ricky J. Sayawan, Sr., Hon. Ruel D. Momo, Hon. Anthony Joseph P. Cañedo, Hon. Jose Dumagan, Jr., Hon. Valerio T. Montesclaros, Jr. Hon. Margarita G. Garay and Hon. Raul K. Salazar entitled “Returning Appropriation Ordinance No. 01 Dated January 03, 2023 of the Municipality of Barobo, this Province Entitled ‘An Ordinance Appropriating the Sum of Three Million One Hundred Eighty-Seven Thousand Pesos (P3,187,000.00) for the Grant of Service Recognition Incentive (SRI) to Regular Employees and Elective Officials; One-time Grant of Rice Assistance to Elective Officials, Regular, Job Order Employees Including Those Under Contract of Services; and Other Personnel Benefits, Chargeable to Accumulated Surplus from the Personal Services (PS) for Fiscal Year 2022", for Rectification”. Attachment
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11. Resolution No. ______ sponsored by Jose Dumagan, Jr., Hon. Gines Ricky J. Sayawan, Sr., Hon. Raul K. Salazar, Hon. Ruel D. Momo, Hon. Margarita G. Garay, Hon. Valerio T. Montesclaros, Jr. and Hon. Anthony Joseph P. Cañedo entitled “Authorizing Hon. Alexander T. Pimentel, Provincial Governor, this Province to Enter Into and Sign a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA), for and in Behalf of the Provincial Government of Surigao del Sur with the Special Needs Association of San Agustin, Represented by its Association President, Mr. Melanio G. Gerona, on the Implementation of a Project “Purchase of Motor with Cab”. Attachment
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12. Resolution no. ______ sponsored by Margarita G. Garay, Hon. Ruel D. Momo, Hon. Jose Dumagan, Jr., Hon. Gines Ricky J. Sayawan, Sr., Hon. Raul K. Salazar, Hon. Valerio T. Montesclaros, Jr. and Hon. Anthony Joseph P. Cañedo entitled “Affirming Ordinance No. 34 Dated November 28, 2022 of the Municipality of San Miguel, this Province Entitled ‘An Ordinance Regulating the Flow of Traffic in Front of the Municipal Building of the Municipality of San Miguel, Surigao del Sur, and Approving Penalty for Violators Thereof’, it Being Within the Scope of the Prescribed Powers of the Sangguniang Bayan Concerned to Enact Such Ordinance Pursuant to the Local Government Code of 1991”. Attachment
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13. Resolution No.______ sponsored by Hon. Valerio T. Montesclaros, Jr., Raul K. Salazar, Hon. Jose Dumagan, Jr., Hon. Ruel D. Momo, Hon. Margarita G. Garay, Hon. Gines Ricky J. Sayawan, Sr. and Hon. Anthony Joseph P. Cañedo entitled “Affirming Ordinance No. 018 Dated December 12, 2022, of the City of Tandag, this Province Entitled ‘African Swine Fever (ASF) Control Ordinance of Tandag City’, it Being Within the Scope of the Prescribed Powers of the Sangguniang Panlungsod Concerned to Enact Such Ordinance Pursuant to the Local Government Code of 1991”. Attachment
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14. Resolution No. ______ sponsored by Jose Dumagan, Jr., Hon. Raul K. Salazar, Hon. Ruel D. Momo, Hon. Gines Ricky J. Sayawan, Sr., Hon. Valerio T. Montesclaros, Jr., Hon. Margarita G. Garay and Hon. Anthony Joseph P. Cañedo entitled “Affirming Resolution No. 279 Dated November 08, 2022, of the Municipality of Barobo, this Province Entitled ‘Resolution Approving the Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management (MDRRM) Program for CY 2023 Which was Endorsed Through MDC Resolution No. 07, Series of 2022 Entitled ‘Approving and Adopting the Municipality’s CY 2023 Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Program (MDRRMP) and Incorporating the Plan Into the Annual Investment Program (AIP) of the Municipality for CY 2023 in the Amount of Fourteen Million Five Hundred Seventy-Two Thousand Pesos (P14,572,000.00)’, it Being Within the Scope of the Prescribed Powers of the Sangguniang Bayan Concerned Pursuant to the Local Government Code of 1991”. Attachment
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15. Resolution No. ______ sponsored by Ruel D. Momo, Hon. Jose Dumagan, Jr., Hon. Anthony Joseph P. Cañedo, Hon. Gines Ricky J. Sayawan, Sr., Hon. Raul K. Salazar and Hon. Valerio T. Montesclaros, Jr. entitled “ Returning Ordinance No. 24 Dated October 10, 2022 of the Municipality of San Miguel, this Province Entitled ‘An Ordinance Mandating All Heads of Public and Private Schools Located Near or Along Public Highways to Put Signages or Baricade for the Safety of the Children’, for Rectification”. Attachment
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16. Resolution No. ______ sponsored by Hon. Gines Ricky J. Sayawan, Sr., Ruel D. Momo, Hon. Antonio C. Azarcon, Hon. Manuel O. Alameda, Sr., Hon. Anthony Joseph P. Cañedo, Hon. Conrad C. Cejoco, Hon. Amado M, Layno, Jr., Hon. Margarita G. Garay, Hon. Raul K. Salazar, Hon. Jimmy I. Guinsod and Hon. Melanie Joy M. Guno entitled “Declaring Appropriation Ordinance No. 017 Dated November 9, 2022 (General Fund Annual Budget and Operation of Economic Enterprise FY 2023) of the City of Tandag, this Province Operative, Subject to Some Recommendations”. Attachment
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17. Resolution No. ______ sponsored by Gines Ricky J. Sayawan, Sr., Hon. Ruel D. Momo, Hon. Antonio C. Azarcon, Hon. Manuel O. Alameda, Sr., Hon. Anthony Joseph P. Cañedo, Hon. Conrad C. Cejoco, Hon. Amado M. Layno, Jr., Hon. Margarita G. Garay, Hon. Raul K. Salazar, Hon. Jimmy I. Guinsod and Hon. Melanie Joy M. Guno entitled “Declaring Appropriation Ordinance No. 31-2022 Dated December 12, 2022 (General Fund Annual Budget FY 2023) of the Municipality of Madrid, this Province Operative, Subject to Some Recommendations”. Attachment
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18. Resolution No. ______ sponsored by Gines Ricky J. Sayawan, Sr., Hon. Ruel D. Momo, Hon. Antonio C. Azarcon, Hon. Manuel O. Alameda, Sr., Hon. Anthony Joseph P. Cañedo, Hon. Conrad C. Cejoco, Hon. Amado M, Layno, Jr., Hon. Margarita G. Garay, Hon. Raul K. Salazar, Hon. Jimmy I. Guinsod and Hon. Melanie Joy M. Guno entitled “Authorizing Supplemental Budget No. 1 FY 2023 Involving the Amount of Forty One Million Fifteen Thousand Ninety Four Pesos and 62/100 (P41,015,094.62) to be Taken from the General Fund Savings and New Revenue Sources Intended for the Operation of the Provincial Government of Surigao del Sur”. Attachment
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19. Resolution No. ______ sponsored by Gines Ricky J. Sayawan, Sr., Hon. Ruel D. Momo, Hon. Antonio C. Azarcon, Hon. Manuel O. Alameda, Sr., Hon. Anthony Joseph P. Cañedo, Hon. Conrad C. Cejoco, Hon. Amado M. Layno, Jr., Hon. Margarita G. Garay, Hon. Raul K. Salazar, Hon. Jimmy I. Guinsod and Hon. Melanie Joy M. Guno entitled “Affirming Resolution No. 184 Dated December 06, 2022, of the Municipality of Lianga, this Province Entitled ‘A Resolution Affirming and Adopting the Municipal Development Council (MDC) Resolution No. 02 Series of 2022 Adopting the Twenty (20%) Percent Economic Development Fund CY 2023 in the Amount of Thirty-One Million Five Hundred Forty-Seven Thousand One Hundred Fourteen and 60/100 (P31,547,114.60) and the Annual Investment Plan (AIP) to be Funded from the National Tax Allotment (NTA) and Deeming the Same Operative on January 01 – December 31, 2023’, it Being Within the Scope of the Prescribed Powers of the Sangguniang Bayan Concerned to Enact Such Ordinance Pursuant to the Local Government Code of 1991”. Attachment
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20. Resolution No.______ sponsored by Hon. Raul K. Salazar, Conrad C. Cejoco, Hon. Amado M. Layno, Jr., Hon. Manuel O. Alameda, Sr., Hon. Antonio C. Azarcon, Hon. Ruel D. Momo, Hon. Margarita G. Garay, Hon. Gines Ricky J. Sayawan, Sr., Hon. Anthony Joseph P. Cañedo, Hon. Jimmy I. Guinsod and Hon. Melanie Joy M. Guno entitled “Affirming Ordinance No. 01 Dated January 3, 2023, of the Municipality of Bayabas, this Province Entitled ‘Ordinance Enacting the Fisheries and Coastal Resource Management (CRM) Code of the Municipality of Bayabas, Surigao del Sur”. Attachment
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21. Resolution No.______ sponsored by Hon. Antonio C. Azarcon, Hon. Gines Ricky J. Sayawan, Sr., Margarita G. Garay, Hon. Amado M. Layno, Jr., Hon. Manuel O. Alameda, Sr., Hon. Ruel D. Momo, Hon. Conrad C. Cejoco, Hon. Anthony Joseph P. Cañedo, Hon. Raul K. Salazar, Hon. Jimmy I. Guinsod and Hon. Melanie Joy M. Guno entitled “Disapproving Ordinance No. BP-04 Dated December 6, 2022 of the Municipality of Tago, this Province Entitled ‘An Ordinance Creating the Municipal Environment and Natural Resources Office (MENRO) of the Local Government Unit of Tago, Surigao del Sur with Its Own Standard Organizational Structure, Staffing Pattern and Functions, Subesequently Creating the Position of Municipal Government Department Head I (Municipal Environment and Natural Resources Officer) Sg-24’, it Being in Violation of Section 325 (A) of the Local Government Code of 1991”. Attachment
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B.5 Third Reading
X - Unassigned Business/Privilege Business
XI - Other Matters
XII - Announcement
The 36th Regular Session of the 20th Sangguniang Panlalawigan, this Province will be held on March 28, 2023 at 9:00 o’clock in the morning at the Sangguniang Panlalawigan Session Hall, Legislative Building, Capitol of the South, Kahayag, Bislig City, this Province.
XIII - Adjournment
SUBMITTED BY:
(SGD.) EDGAR G. PEREZ II, J.D. Secretary to the Sangguniang Panlalawigan
NOTED BY:
(SGD.) MANUEL O. ALAMEDA, SR.
Vice Governor
