Republic of the Philippines
PROVINCE OF ORIENTAL MINDORO
City of Calapan
SANGGUNIANG PANLALAWIGAN
JOINT COMMITTEE REPORT NO. 62 – 2011
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SUBJECT:
COMMITTEE ON PEACE AND ORDER, UNIFICATION
RECONCILIATION
COMMITTEE ON LAWS, ORDINANCES AND LEGAL MATTERS
AND
LETTER DATED 07 DECEMBER 2010 FROM MR. ALLAN KRISTIAN
A. ALDOVER, SECRETARY TO THE SANGGUNIANG BAYAN OF
PUERTO GALERA, SUBMITTING COPY OF MUNICIPAL
ORDINANCE NO. 2010-037 OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF PUERTO
GALERA, ENTITLED “AN ORDINANCE CREATING THE PUERTO
GALERA DANGEROUS DRUGS ADMINISTRATIVE BOARD” (Date
received: 10 December 2010)
FOR:
THE HONORABLE PRESIDING OFFICER
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Honorable Presiding Officer:
For review and recommendation of the Committee on Peace and Order,
Unification and Reconciliation and Committee on Laws, Ordinances and Legal
Matters is the above subject which was referred on 16 December 2010. After
careful review of the subject ordinance, these Joint Committees have the honor
to report before this Honorable Body the following:
1. That, the subject ordinance was passed on 01 December 2010 during the
Regular Session of the Sangguniang Bayan of the said municipality.
2. That, said ordinance was unanimously enacted by all the Members of the
Sangguniang Bayan present during the said Regular Session.
3. That, the said ordinance was enacted for the purpose of creating the
Puerto Galera Dangerous Drugs Administrative Board.
4. That, its enactment was primarily for the creation of an administrative
board who will be responsible for the following duties:
a. Receive complaints for the abatement of drug related public
nuisances.
b. Conduct hearings in connection with the foregoing sub-section;
c. Declare the place or premises in question as drug related public
nuisance if the circumstances so warrant;
d. Abate drug related public nuisances.
5. That, Sections 52 and 53 which were mentioned as basis for the
enactment of the said municipal ordinance as embodied under Sections
4 and 5 of the said ordinance were in accordance with Republic Act
9165, otherwise known as The Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of
2002.
6. That, the passage of the subject ordinance is founded on Section 16
(General Welfare Clause) of the Local Government Code of 1991 which
grants power to the Sangguniang Bayan to “Exercise the powers expressly
granted, those necessarily implied therefrom, as well as powers necessary,
appropriate, or incidental for its efficient and effective governance, and
those which are essential to the promotion of the general welfare. Within
their respective territorial jurisdictions, local government units shall x x x
promote health and safety of their inhabitants”.
7. That the subject ordinance is within the scope of prescribed powers of the
Sangguniang Bayan of the Municipality of Puerto Galera to enact and
the same is not in contravention with any existing policies, guidelines, rules
and regulations prescribed/set by laws. However, compliance on existing
relevant laws, rules and regulations shall be the responsibility of the LGU in
the implementation of the Code.
Recommendation:
Above premises considered, these Joint Committees respectfully
recommends to this Honorable Body to pass and approve a RESOLUTION
APPROVING MUNICIPAL ORDINANCE NO. 37, SERIES OF 2010 ENTITLED “AN
ORDINANCE
CREATING
THE
PUERTO
GALERA
DANGEROUS
DRUG
ADMINISTRATIVE BOARD” subject to compliance with the findings of these Joint
Committees, as stated under Item No. 7 of this Joint Committee Report.
(Sgd.)
HON. ROMEO G. INFANTADO
Chairperson
Committee on Peace and Order, Unification and Reconciliation
(Sgd.)
HON. ABRAHAM R. ABAS
Chairperson
Committee on Laws, Ordinances and Legal Matters
(Sgd.)
HON. MARTIN S. BUENAVENTURA
Vice-Chairperson
Committee on Peace and Order, Unification and Reconciliation
(Sgd.)
HON. FERDINAND THOMAS M. SOLLER
Vice-Chairperson
Committee on Laws, Ordinances and Legal Matters
MEMBERS OF THE JOINT COMMITTEES:
(Sgd.)
HON. CORAZON F. AGARAP
(Sgd.)
HON. RAMIL O. DIMAPILIS
(Sgd.)
HON. ROBERT L. CONCEPCION
(on leave)
HON. PATRICK M. DELA ROSA