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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City, Metro Manila

TWENTIETH (20%) CONGRESS
First (1*) Regular Session

HOUSE BILL No. 2023

Introduced by

Rep. Maria Cristina T. Lopez
ALONA PartyList

AN ACT
CONVERTING THE MUNICIPALITY OF SARIAYA, PROVINCE OF QUEZON INTO
A COMPONENT CITY TO BE KNOWN AS THE CITY OF SARIAYA

EXPLANATORY NOTE

The Municipality of Saray is afirst’ class municipality in
the province of Quezon, Philippines. According to the 2020 census. it has a population of 161,868
people, making Sariaya the most populous municipality in the province of Quezon.' It is a
Heritage Town of Quezon full of cultural and ancestral houses of Art Deco architecture attracting
tourists both local and foreign.

Sariaya is a coastal municipality lying in the southwestem portion of Quezon Province in
Region IV-A (CALABARZON). It is geographically situated at coordinates 13 degrees, 57
minutes and 14 seconds north latitude and 121 degrees, 30 minutes and 15.53 seconds east
longtitude. It is bounded on the north by Mt. Banahaw; on the northeast by Tayabas, Quezon; on
the east by Lucena City; on the south by the Tayabas Bay; on the southwest by San Juan, Batangas;
and on the west by the Municipality of Candelaria. It is located 126 kilometers south of the
National Capital Region (Metro Manila) and approximately 11 kilometers away from Lucena City
(Provincial Capital). It has a total land area of 24,530 hectares (60,600 acres) or 245.3 square
kilometers.”

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Sariaya is politically subdivided into forty-three (43) barangays. Currently, six (6)
barangays are urban barangays located at the Poblacién, one (1) barangay is classified as sub-
urban and six (6) barangays are coastal barangays.

Agriculture is one of the major sources of income in Sariaya. According to the 2016
Competitiveness Index of the National Competitiveness Council or NCC, the municipality
belongs to the Top 50 most competitive municipalities in the Philippines. According to the annual
Audit Report of Commission on Audit (COA), Sariaya is also one of Quezon's top grossing
municipalities when factoring annual income. As of year 2022, its annual revenue income is at
647.7 million?

In view of the foregoing, the Municipality of Sariaya, aside from its population, is more
than qualified to be converted into a component city based on its total income and land area as
provided for under Republic Act No. 11683 or An Act Amending Section 450 of Republic Act
No. 7160, Otherwise Known as the Local Government Code of 1991, As Amended by Republic
Act No. 9009, By Providing for the Requisites for the Conversion of a Municipality into a
Component City, and For Other Purposes.

The undersigned earnestly seck the immediate passage of this bill.

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REP. MARIA CRJSTINA T. LOPEZ
ALONA’PartyList

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Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City, Metro Manila

TWENTIETH (20) CONGRESS
First (1*) Regular Session

HOUSE BILL No. 2023

Introduced by

Rep. Rep. Maria Cristina T. Lopez
ALONA PartyList

AN ACT
CONVERTING THE MUNICIPALITY OF SARIAYA, PROVINCE OF QUEZON INTO
A COMPONENT CITY TO BE KNOWN AS THE CITY OF SARIAYA

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress
assembled:

ARTICLE
GENERAL PROVISIONS

SECTION 1. Short Title. This Act shall be known as the "Charter of the City of Sariaya”.

SECTION 2. The City of Sariaya. The Municipality of Sariaya shall be converted into a
‘component city to be known as the City of Sariaya, hereinafter referred to as the City, which shall
comprise the present jurisdiction of the Municipality of Sariaya, Province of Quezon.

The territorial jurisdiction of the City shall be within the present metes and bounds of the
Municipality of Sariaya.

The foregoing provision shall be without prejudice to the resolution by the appropriate
agency or forum of existing boundary disputes or cases involving questions of territorial
jurisdiction between the City of Sariaya and the adjoining local government units (LGUs):
Provided, That, the territorial jurisdiction of the disputed area or areas shall remain with the LGU
which has existing administrative supervision over said area or areas until the final resolution of
the case.



SECTION 3. Corporate Powers of the City. — The City constitutes a political body
corporate and as such is endowed with the attributes of perpetual succession and possessed of the
powers which pertain to a municipal corporation to be exercised in conformity with the provision
of this Charter. The City shall have the following corporate powers:

(a) To have continuous succession in its corporate name;

(b) Tosue and be sued;

(c) To have and use a corporate seal;

(d) To acquire, hold and convey real or personal property;

(©) To enter into any contract and/or agreement; and

(f) To exercise such other powers, prerogatives, or authority subject to the
limitations provided under Republic Act No. 7160, otherwise known as the Local
Government Code of 1991, as amended, this Act or other laws.

SECTION 4. General Powers. — The City shall have a common seal and may alter the
same at pleasure: Provided, that any change of corporate seal shall be registered with the
Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG). It shall exercise the powers to levy
taxes, fees and charges; to close and open roads, streets, alleys, parks or squares; to take, purchase,
receive, hold, lease, convey and dispose of real and personal property for the general interests of
the City; to expropriate or condemn private property for public use; to contract and be contracted
with, to sue and be sued; to prosecute and defend to final judgment and execution suits wherein
the City is involved or interested in; and to exercise all the powers as are granted to corporations
or as hereinafter conferred.

SECTION 5. General Welfare Clause. — The City shall 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 general welfare.

Within its territorial jurisdiction, the City shall ensure and support the preservation and
enrichment of its culture, promote health and safety, enhance the right of the people to a balanced
ecology, encourage and support the development of appropriate and self-reliant scientific and
technological capabilities, improve public morals, enhance economic prosperity and social
justice, promote full employment among their residents, maintain peace and order, and preserve
the comfort and convenience of their inhabitants.

SECTION 6. Liability for Damages. — The City and its officials shall not be exempt
from liability for death or injury to persons or damage to property.

SECTION 7. Jurisdiction of the City. — For purposes of defining the jurisdiction of
law enforcement, the jurisdiction of the City shall be coextensive with its territorial jurisdiction
and shall extend to three (3) miles from the shores of the city, and for the purpose of protecting
and ensuring the purity of the water supply of the City, such police jurisdiction shall also extend
over all territory within the drainage area of such water supply, or within one hundred meters
(100 m.) of any reservoir, conduit, canal, aqueduct or pumping station used in connection with
the city water service.

The city court of the City of Sariaya and the city or municipal courts of the adjoining cities
and municipalities shall have concurrent jurisdiction to try crimes and misdemeanors committed
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reservoir, conduit, canal, aqueduct or pumping station used in connection with the City water
service delivery.

The court first taking jurisdiction of such offenses shall have jurisdiction to try cases to
the exclusion of others. The police forces of the City of Sariaya and the municipalities and cities
concerned shall have concurrent jurisdiction over the maintenance of good order and the
enforcement of ordinances throughout said zone, area or space. Any license that may be issued
within said zone, area or space shall be granted by the proper authorities of the city or
municipality concerned, and the fees arising therefrom shall accrue to the treasury of the said
city or municipality concemed.

ARTICLE II
CITY OFFICIALS
IN GENERAL

SECTION 8. The Officials of the City of Sariaya. —

(a) There shall be in the City of Sariaya, a City Mayor, a City Vice Mayor,
‘Sangguniang Panlungsod members, a secretary to the Sangguniang Panlungsod, a city treasurer
and an assistant city treasurer, a city assessor and an assistant city assessor, a city accountant, a
city budget officer, a city planning and development officer, a city engineer, a city health officer,
acity civil registrar, a city administrator, a city legal officer, a city social welfare and development
officer, a city veterinarian, and a city general services officer.

(b) _ In addition thereto, the City Mayor may appoint a city environment and natural
resources officer, a city architect, a city information officer, a city cooperatives officer, a city
population Sariaya, a city agriculturist, a city business permit and licensing officer, a city human
resource and management officer, a city public order and safety officer, a city disaster and risk
reduction management officder, a city enterprise and economic officer, a city youth affairs officer,
a city nutrition officer, a city tourism officer, a city public employment service officder, and city
community and barangay affairs officer.

(c)__ The Sangguniang Panlungsod may:

(1) Maintain existing offices not mentioned in subsections (a) and (b) hereof
(2) Create such other offices as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of the
city government; or
(3) Consolidate the functions of any office with those of another in the interest of
efficiency and economy.

(d) Unless otherwise provided herein, heads of departments and offices shall be
appointed by the City Mayor with the concurrence of the majority of all the Sangguniang
Panlungsod members, subject to civil service law, rules and regulations. The Sangguniang
Panlungsod shall act on the appointment within fifteen (15) days from the day of its submission,
otherwise the same shall be deemed confirmed.

(ec) _ Elective and appointive city officials shall receive compensation, allowances and
other emoluments as may be determined by law or ordinances, subject to the budgetary limitations
‘on personal services prescribed under Title Five, Book Il of the Local Government Code of 1991,
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and the Sangguniang Panlungsod member shall take effect until after the expiration of the full
term of the local officials approving the increase.

ARTICLE IIL
THE CITY MAYOR AND CITY VICE MAYOR

SECTION 9. The City Mayor. —

(a) The City Mayor shall be the chief executive of the City and shall be elected at
large by the qualified voters of the City.

The City Mayor shall, at the time of the election, be at least twenty-one (21) years of age,
a resident of the City for at least one (1) year immediately preceding the day of the election, a
qualified registered voter therein, and be able to read and write Filipino or any local language or
dialect.

The City Mayor, who shall hold office for three (3) years, unless sooner removed, and
shall not serve for more than three (3) consecutive terms in the same position, shall receive a
minimum monthly compensation corresponding to Salary Grade thirty (30) as prescribed under
Republic Act No. 6758, as amended, otherwise known as the "Compensation and Position
Classification Act of 1989", and the implementing guidelines issued pursuant thereto and such
other compensation, emoluments and allowances as may be determined by law.

(b) The City Mayor, as the Chief Executive of the City Government, shall exercise
such powers and perform such duties and functions as provided under the Local Government
Code of 1991, as amended, this Act and other laws.

(c) _ For efficient, effective and economical governance the purpose of which is the
general welfare of the City and its inhabitants, the City Mayor shall:

(1) Exercise general supervision and control over all programs, projects, services,
and activities of the city government and, in this connection:

(i) Determine the guidelines of city policies and be responsible to the
Sangguniang Pantungsod for the City's program of government;

(ii) Direct the formulation of the city development plan with the assistance
‘of the city development council and, upon approval thereof by the
Sangguniang Panlungsod, implement the same;

(ii) Present the program of government and propose policies and projects
for the consideration of the Sangguniang Panlungsod at the opening of the
regular session of the Sangguniang Panlungsod every calendar year and
as often as may be deemed necessary as the general welfare of the City's
inhabitants and the needs of the city government may require;

(iv) Initiate and propose legislative measures to the Sangguniang
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information and data needed or requested by said Sangguniang
Panlungsod in the performance of its legislative functions;

Appoint all officials and employees whose salaries and wages are
wholly or mainly paid out of city funds and whose appointments are not
otherwise provided under the Local Government Code of 1991, as
amended, and this Act, and those whose appointment the City Mayor may
be authorized by law to appoint;

Represent the City in all its business transactions and sign in its behalf
all bonds, contracts, obligations, and such other documents upon the
authority of the Sangguniang Panlungsod or pursuant to law or ordinance;

Carry out such emergency measures as may be necessary during and in
the aftermath of man-made and natural disasters and calamities;

Determine the time, manner and place of payment of salaries or wages
of the officials and employees of the City, in accordance with law or
ordinance;

Allocate and assign office space to the City and other officials and
employees who, by law or ordinance, are entitled to such space in the city
hall and other buildings owned or leased by the city government;

Ensure that all executive officials and employees of the City faithfully
discharge their duties and functions as provided for by law and the Local
Government Code of 1991, as amended, and cause to be instituted
administrative or judicial proceedings against any official or employee of
the City who may have committed an offense in the performance of
official duties;

Examine the books, records and other documents of all offices, officials,
agents or employees of the City and, in aid of the executive powers and
authority of the City Mayor, require all national officials and employees
stationed in or assigned to the City to make available such books, records
and other documents in their custody except those classified by law as
confidential;

Furish copies of executive orders issued by the City Mayor to the office
of the provincial governor within seventy-two (72) hours after their
issuance;

Visit component barangays of the City at least once every six (6)
months to cultivate a deeper understanding of problems and conditions,
listen and give appropriate counsel to local officials and inhabitants,
inform component barangay officials and inhabitants of general laws and
ordinances which especially concern them, and otherwise conduct visits
and inspections to ensure that the governance of the City will improve the
quality of life of the inhabitants;

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‘employees on the commutation of the monetary value of their
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(xv) _ Authorize official trips of city officials and employees outside of
the City for a period not exceeding thirty (30) days: Provided, that trips
abroad for a longer period may be authorized in accordance with the Local
Government Code of 1991, as amended;

(xvi) Call upon any national official or employee stationed in or
assigned to the City for advice on matters affecting the City and to make
recommendations thereon; coordinate with said officials and employees
in the formulation and the implementation of plans, programs and
projects; and when appropriate, initiate an administrative or judicial
action against a national government official or employee who may have
committed an offense in the performance of the official duties while
stationed in or assigned to the City;

(xvii) Authorize payment for medical care, necessary transportation,
subsistence, hospital or medical fees of city officials and employees who
are injured while in the performance of their official duties and functions,
subject to availability of funds;

(xviii) Solemnize marriages, any provision of law to the contrary
notwithstanding;

(xix) Conduct an annual palarong panlungsod that shall feature
traditional sports and disciplines that are played in national and
international games, in coordination with the Department of Education
(DepEd); and

(xx) Submit to the provincial governor the following reports: an
annual report containing a summary of all matters pertinent to the
management, administration and development of the City and all
information and data relative to its political, social and economic
conditions, and supplemental reports when unexpected events and
situations arise at any time during the year, particularly when manmade
or natural disasters or calamities affect the general welfare of the City.

(2) Enforce all laws and ordinances relative to the governance of the City

and in the exercise of its appropriate powers as well as implement all approved policies,
programs, projects, services and activitics of the City and in addition to the foregoing:

(i) Ensure that the acts of the City's component barangays and of its
officials and employees are in accordance with the scope of their
prescribed powers, duties and functions;

(ii) Call for the conduct of conventions, conferences, seminars or meetings
of elective or appointive officials of the City, including provincial and
national officials and employees stationed in or assigned to the City, at
such time and place and on such subjects as may be deemed important for
the promotion of the general welfare of the local government unit and its
inhabitants;

(iii) Issue such executive orders for the faithful and appropriate enforcement
and execution of laws and ordinances;


(iv) Act as the deputized representative of the National Police Commission,
formulate the peace and order plan of the City, upon its approval, implement the
same; and as such, exercise general and operational control and supervision over
the police forces in the City in accordance with Republic Act No. 6975,
otherwise known as the "Department of the Interior and Local Government Act
of 1990"; and,

(v) Call upon the appropriate law enforcement agencies to suppress
disorder, riot, lawless violence, rebellion or sedition, or apprehend violators of
the law when public interest so requires such as when city police forces cannot
adequately cope with public disorder, violence, and criminal activity.

The City Mayor shall be entitled to carry the necessary firearms within the
territorial jurisdiction of the City.

(3) Initiate and maximize the generation of resources and revenues and

apply the same to the implementation of development plans, program objectives and
Priorities, particularly the resources and revenues programmed for agro-industrial
development and countryside growth and progress, and relative thereto

(i) Require each head of an office or department to prepare and submit an
estimate of appropriations for the ensuing calendar year, in accordance with the
budget preparation process enshrined under the Local Government Code of
1991, as amended;

(ii) Prepare and submit to the Sangguniang Panlungsod for approval the
executive and supplemental budgets of the City for the ensuing calendar year in
the manner provided for under the Local Government Code of 1991, as
amended;

(iii) Ensure that all taxes and other revenues of the City are collected and that
city funds are applied to the payment of expenses and settlement of obligations
of the City, in accordance with law or ordinance;

(iv) Issue licenses and permits and suspend or revoke the same for any
violation of the conditions stipulated by law or ordinance and upon which said
licenses or permits had been issued;

(v) Issue permits without need of approval therefor from any national
agency, for the holding of activities for any charitable or welfare purpose,
excluding prohibited games of chance or shows that are contrary to law, public
policy and public morals;

(vi) Require owners of illegally constructed houses, buildings or other
structures to obtain the necessary permits, subject to such fines and penalties as
may be imposed by law or ordinance, or to make necessary changes in the
construction of the same when said construction violates any iaw or ordinance,
or to order the demolition or removal of said house, building or structure within
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(vii) Adopt adequate measures to safeguard and conserve land, mineral,
forest, marine and other resources of the City;

(viii) Provide efficient and effective property and supply management in the
city;

(ix) Protect the funds, credits, rights and other properties of the City;

(x) _ Institute or cause to be instituted administrative or judicial proceedings
for violation of ordinances in the collection of taxes, fees or charges, and for the
recovery of funds and property; and cause the City to be defended against all
suits to ensure that its interests, resources and rights are adequately protected.

(4) Ensure the delivery of basic services and the provision of adequate
facilities and, in addition thereto:

(i) Ensure that the construction and repair of roads and highways funded by
the national government shall be, as far as practicable, carried out in a spatially
contiguous manner and in coordination with the construction and repair of the
roads and bridges of the City and of the province; and,

(ii) Coordinate the implementation of technical services, including public
works and infrastructure programs, rendered by national Offices and provincial
office.

(5) Exercise such other powers and perform such other duties and functions as
provided under the Local Government Code of 1991, and those that are prescribed by
law or ordinance.

(d) The City Mayor shall hold office in the City Hall.

SECTION 10. The City Vice Mayor. —

(a) There shall be a City Vice Mayor who shall be elected in the same manner as the
City Mayor and shall at the time of the election possess the same qualifications as the City
Mayor. The City Vice Mayor shall hold office for three (3) years, unless sooner removed, and
shall receive a monthly compensation corresponding to salary grade twenty-six (26) as
prescribed under the "Compensation and Position Classification Act of 1989", as amended, and
the implementing guidelines issued pursuant thereto, and such other compensation, emoluments
and allowances as may be determined by law.

(b) The City Vice Mayor shall exercise the following duties:

(1) Act as presiding officer of the Sangguniang Panlungsod and sign all
warrants drawn on the City Treasury for all expenditures appropriated for the operation
of the Sangguniang Panlungsod;

(2) _ Subject to civil service law, rules and regulations, appoint all officials and
employees including the secretary of the Sangguniang Panlungsod, except those whose
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(3) Assume the office of the City Mayor for the unexpired term of the latter
in the event of permanent vacancy as provided under the Local Government Code of
1991, as amended;

(4) Exercise the powers and perform the duties and functions of the City
Mayor in cases of temporary vacancy as provided under the Local Government Code of
1991, as amended; and

(5) Perform such other duties and functions and exercise such other powers
as provided under the Local Government Code of 1991, as amended, and those that are
prescribed by law or ordinance.

ARTICLE IV
THE SANGGUNIANG PANLUNGSOD

SECTION 11. Composition and Compensation. —

(a) The Sangguniang Panlungsod is the legislative body of the City, and shall be
composed of the City Vice Mayor as the presiding officer, ten (10) regular Sangguniang
Panlungsod members, the President of the city chapter of the Liga ng mga Barangay, the
President of the Panlungsod na Pederasyon ng mga Sangguniang Kabataan and the three (3)
representatives from the following sectors, as members: the representative of the women’s
sector; the representative of the agricultural or industrial workers sector, and the representative
of other sectors, including the urban poor, indigenous cultural communities, or persons with
disabilities (PWDs): Provided, That with the exception of the women's sector, the Sangguniang
Panlungsod shall determine the sectors to be represented within ninety (90) days prior to the
holding of the local elections.

(b) The regular members of the Sangguniang Panlungsod and the sectoral
representatives shall be elected in the manner as may be provided for by law.

(c) The members of the Sangguniang Panlungsod shall receive a minimum monthly
compensation corresponding to Salary Grade Twenty-Five (SG-25) as prescribed under the
"Compensation and Position Classification Act of 1989', as amended, and the implementing
guidelines issued pursuant thereto.

SECTION 12. Powers, Duties, and Functions. —

(a) The Sangguniang Panlungsod, as the legislative body of the City, shall enact
ordinances, approve resolutions and appropriate funds for the general welfare of the City and its
inhabitants pursuant to Section 16 of the Local Government Code of 1991, as amended, and in
the proper exercise of the corporate powers of the City as provided under Section 22 of the Local
Government Code, as amended, and shall:

(1) Approve ordinances and pass resolutions necessary for an efficient and effective
city government and relative hereto:

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within the scope of the prescribed powers of the Sangguniang Barangay and of
the Punong Barangay;

(ii) Maintain peace and order by enacting measures to prevent and suppress
lawlessness, disorder, riot, violence, rebellion or sedition and impose penalties
for the violation of said ordinances;

(iii) Approve ordinances imposing a fine not exceeding Five thousand pesos
(P5,000) or an imprisonment for a period not exceeding one (1) year, or both at
the discretion of the court, for violation of a city ordinance;

(iv) Adopt measures to protect the inhabitants of the City from the harmful
effects of man-made or natural disasters and calamities, and to provide relief
services and assistance for victims during and in the aftermath of said disasters
or calamities and in their return to productive livelihood following said events;

(v) Enact ordinances intended to prevent, suppress and impose appropriate
penalties for habitual drunkenness in public places, vagrancy, mendicancy,
prostitution, establishment and maintenance of houses of ill-repute, gambling
and other prohibited games of chance, fraudulent devices and ways to obtain
money or property, drug addiction, maintenance of drug dens, drug pushing,
juvenile delinquency, the printing, distribution or exhibition of obscene or
pornographic materials or publications, and such other activities inimical to the
welfare and morals of the inhabitants of the City;

(vi) Protect the environment and impose appropriate penalties for acts which
endanger the environment, such as dynamite fishing and other forms of
destructive fishing, illegal logging, smuggling of logs, smuggling of natural
resources products and of endangered species of flora and fauna, slash-and-burn
farming and such other activities which result in pollution, acceleration of
siltation of rivers and lakes or of ecological imbalance;

(vii) Subject to the provisions of the Local Government Code of 1991, as
amended, and the pertinent laws, determine the powers and duties of officials
and employees of the City;

(viii) Consistent with the "Compensation and Position Classification Act of
1989", as amended, determine the positions and the salaries, wages, allowances
and other emoluments and benefits of officials and employees paid wholly or
mainly from city funds and provide for expenditures necessary for the proper
conduct of programs, projects, services and activities of the city government;

(ix) Authorize the payment of compensation to a qualified person not in the
government service who fills up a temporary vacancy, or grant honorarium to
any qualified official or employee designated to fill a temporary vacancy in a
concurrent capacity at the rate authorized by law;

(x) Provide a mechanism and the appropriate funds therefor, to ensure the
safety and protection of all city government property, public documents, or
records such as those relating to property inventory, land ownership, record of
births, marriages, deaths, assessments, taxation, accounts, business permits and
such other records and documents’ of public interest in the offices and
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(xi) When the finances of the city government allow, provide for additional
allowances and other benefits to judges, prosecutors, public elementary and high
school teachers, and other national government officials stationed in or assigned
to the City;

(xii) Provide legal assistance to barangay officials who, in the performance of
their official duties or on the occasion thereof, have to initiate judicial
proceedings or defend themselves against legal actions; and

(xiii) Provide for group insurance or additional insurance coverage for all
barangay officials, including members of barangay ‘anod brigades and other
service units, with public or private insurance companies, when the finances of
the city government allow said coverage.

(2) Generate and maximize the use of resources and revenues for the

development plans, program objectives and priorities of the City, as provided under the Local
Government Code of 1991, as amended, with particular attention to agro-industrial development
and city-wide growth and progress, and relative thereto, shall:

(Approve the annual and supplemental budgets of the city government
and appropriate funds for specific programs, projects, services and activities of
the City, or for other purposes not contrary to law in order to promote the general
welfare of the City and its inhabitants;

(ii) Subject to the provisions of Book II of the Local Government Code of
1991, as amended, and applicable laws and upon the majority vote of all the
members of the Sangguniang Panlungsod, enact ordinance levying taxes, fees
and charges, prescribing the rates thereof for general and specific purposes and
granting tax exemptions, incentives or reliefs;

(iii) Subject to the provisions of Book Il of the Local Government Code of
1991, as amended, and upon the majority vote of all the members of the
Sangguniang Panlungsod, authorize the City Mayor to negotiate and contract,
loans and other forms of indebtedness;

(iv) Subject to the provisions of Book Il of the Local Government Code of
1991, as amended, and applicable laws and upon the majority vote of all the
members of the Sangguniang Panlungsod, enact ordinances authorizing the
floating of bonds or other instruments of indebtedness, for the purpose of raising
funds to finance development projects;

(v) Appropriate funds for the construction and maintenance or the rental of
buildings for the use of the City; and, upon the majority vote of all the members,
of the Sangguniang Panlungsod, authorize the City Mayor to lease to private
parties such public buildings held in a proprietary capacity, subject to existing
laws, rules and regulations;

(vi) Prescribe reasonable limits and restraints on the use of property within
the jurisdiction of the City;


(vii) Adopt a comprehensive land use plan for the City: Provided, That the
formulation, adoption or modification of said plan shall be in coordination within
the approved provincial comprehensive land use plan;

(viii) Reclassify lands within the jurisdiction of the City subject to the
pertinent provisions of the Local Government Code of 1991, as amended;

(ix) Enact integrated zoning ordinance in consonance with the approved
comprehensive land use plan, subject to existing laws, rules and regulations;
establish fire limits or zones, particularly in populous centers, and regulate the
construction, repair or modification of buildings within said fire limits or zones,
in accordance with the provisions of the Fire Code of the Philippines;

(x) Subject to national law, process and approve subdivision plans for
residential, commercial or industrial purposes and other development purposes,
and to collect processing fees and other charges, the proceeds of which shall
accrue entirely to the City: Provided, however, That where approval of a national
agency or office is required, said approval shall not be withheld for more than
thirty (30) days from receipt of the application. Failure to act on the application
within the period stated above shall be deemed as approval thereof;

(xi) With the concurrence of at least two-thirds (2/3) of all the members of
the Sangguniang Panlungsod, grant tax exemptions, incentives or reliefs to
entities engaged in community growth-inducing industries, subject to the
provisions of the Local Government Code of 1991, as amended;

(xii) Grant loans or provide grants to other local government units or to
national, provincial and city charitable, benevolent or educational institutions:
Provided, That said institutions are operated and maintained within the City;

(xiii) Implement a numbering system for residential, commercial and other
buildings in the City; and

(xiv) Regulate the inspection, weighing and measuring of articles of commerce.

(3) Subject to the provisions of the Local Government Code of 1991, as

amended, enact ordinances that grant franchises and authorize the issuance of permits or licenses,
upon conditions and for purposes that promote the general welfare of the inhabitants of the City,
and pursuant to this legislative authority, perform the following duties and functions:

(i) _ Fix and impose reasonable fees and charges for all services rendered by
the city government to private persons or entities;

(ii) Regulate or fix license fees for any business or practice of profession
within the City and the conditions under which the license for said business or
practice of profession may be revoked and enact ordinances levying taxes
thereon;

(iii) Provide for and set the terms and conditions under which public utilities
owned by the City shall be operated by the city government, and prescribe the
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(iv) Regulate the display of and fix the license fees for signs, signboards or
billboards at the place or places where the profession or business advertised
thereby is, in whole or in part, conducted;

(v) Any law to the contrary notwithstanding, authorize and license the
establishment, operation and maintenance of cockpits, and regulate cockfighting
and commercial breeding of gamecocks: Provided, That existing rights held by
licensed persons or establishments shall not be prejudiced;

(vi) Subject to the guidelines prescribed by the Department of Transportation
(DOT?), regulate the operation of tricycles and grant franchises for the operation
thereof within the territorial jurisdiction of the City; and

(vii) Upon approval by a majority vote of all the members of the Sangguniang
Panlungsod, grant a franchise to any person, partnership, corporation or
cooperative to do business within the City; establish, construct, operate and
maintain markets or slaughterhouses; or undertake such other activities within
the City as may be allowed by existing laws: Provided, That cooperatives shall
be given preference in the grant of such a franchise.

(4) — Maintain peace and order, regulate the operation of establishments,

establish standards for the conduct of their businesses including the use of lands, structures and
buildings within the City in order to promote the general welfare, and for said purpose:

(i) Declare, prevent or abate any nuisance;

(ii) With the concurrence of the majority of the members of the
‘Sangguniang Panlungsod, a quorum being present, deny the entry of legalized
gambling by ordinance into any part of the City, or regulate its place of operation
in the City;

ii) Require that buildings and premises thereof and any land within the
City be kept and maintained in a clean and sanitary condition; impose penalties
for any violation thereof or upon failure to comply with said requirement, require
the filling up of any land or premises to a grade necessary for proper sanitation
at the expense of the owner, administrator, or tenant concerned;

(iv) Regulate the disposal of clinical and other wastes from hospitals, clinics
and other similar establishments in accordance with established rules and
regulations;

(v) Regulate the establishment, operation and maintenance of cafes,
restaurants, beethouses, hotels, motels, inns, pension houses, lodging houses and
other similar establishments, including the conduct of tourist guides and
transport operators;

(vi) Regulate the sale, giving away, or dispensing of any intoxicating malt,
wine, mixed or fermented liquors at any retail outlets;

(vii) Regulate the establishment and provide for the inspection of steam
boilers or any heating device in buildings and the storage of inflammable and
highly combustible materials within the City;


(viii) Regulate the establishment, operation, and maintenance of any
entertainment or amusement facilities, including theaters, circus venues, billiard
halls, public dancing schools, public dance halls, sauna baths, massage parlors,
and other places for entertainment or amusement; regulate such other events or
activities for amusement or entertainment, particularly those which tend to
disturb the community or annoy the inhabitants, or require the suspension or
suppression of the same; or prohibit certain forms of amusement or
entertainment in order to protect the social and moral welfare of the community;

(ix) Regulate the establishment, operation, and maintenance of funeral
parlors and the burial or cremation of the dead, subject to existing laws, rules
and regulations; and

(x) Provide for the impounding of stray animals and regulate the keeping of
animals in homes or as part of a business, and the slaughter, sale or disposition
of the same; and adopt measures to prevent and penalize cruelty to animals.

(5) Approve ordinances which shall ensure the efficient and effective

delivery of the basic services and facilities as provided under the Local Government Code of
1991, as amended, and in addition to said services and facilities:

(i) Provide for the establishment, maintenance, protection and conservation
of communal forests and watersheds, tree parks, greenbelts, mangroves, and
other similar forest development projects;

(ii) Establish public markets, slaughterhouses or animal corrals and
authorize the operation thereof by the city government; and regulate the
construction and operation of private markets, talipapas or other similar
buildings and structures;

(iii) Regulate the preparation and sale of meat, poultry, fish, vegetables,
fruits, fresh dairy products, and other food products for public consumption;

(iv) Regulate the use of streets, avenues, alleys, sidewalks, bridges, parks
and other public places and approve the construction, improvement, repair and
maintenance of the same; establish bus and vehicle stops and terminals or
regulate the use of the same by privately owned vehicles which serve the public;
regulate garages and operation of conveyances for hire; designate stands to be
occupied by public vehicles when not in use; regulate the putting up of signs,
signposts, awnings and awning posts on the streets; and provide for the lighting,
cleaning and sprinkling of streets and public places;

(v) Regulate traffic on all streets and bridges and prohibit encroachments or
obstacles thereon and, when necessary in the interest of public welfare, authorize
the removal of encroachments and illegal construction in public places;

(vi) Subject to existing laws, establish and provide for the maintenance,
repair, and operation of an efficient waterworks system to supply water for the
City's 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 the City and,
for this purpose, extend the coverage of appropriate ordinances over all
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watershed used in connection with the water service; and regulate the
consumption, use or recycling of waste water and fix and collect charges
therefor,

(vii) Regulate the drilling and excavation of the ground for the laying of
water, gas, sewer, and other pipes, telecommunication cable wires and the
construction, repair, and maintenance of public drains, sewers, cesspools,
tunnels and similar structures; regulate the placing of poles and the use of
crosswalks, curbs and gutters; adopt measures to ensure public safety against
open canals, manholes, live wires and other similar hazards to life and property;
and regulate the construction and use of private water closets, privies and other
similar structures in buildings and homes;

(viii) Regulate the placing, 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 found to be dangerous to the welfare of the
inhabitants;

(ix) Subject to the availability of funds and to existing laws, rules and
regulations, establish and provide for the operation of vocational and technical
schools and similar post-secondary institutions and, with the approval of the
Department of Education (DepEd) and Technical Education and Skills
Development Authority (TESDA), as the case may be, fix and collect reasonable
tuition fees and other school charges in educational institutions supported by the
city government, subject to existing laws on tuition fees;

(x) _ Establish a scholarship fund for poor but deserving students in schools
located within its jurisdiction or for students residing within the City;

(xi) Approve measures and adopt quarantine regulations to prevent the
introduction and spread of diseases;

(xii) Provide for an efficient and effective system of solid waste and garbage
collection and disposal; prohibit littering and the placing or throwing of garbage,
refuse, and other wastes;

(xiii) Provide for the care of persons with disabilities (PWDs), paupers, the
elderly, the sick, persons of unsound mind, abandoned minors, juvenile
delinquents, drug dependents, abused children and the youth below eighteen (18)
years of age; and subject to availability of funds, establish and provide for the
operation of centers and facilities for the said persons;

(xiv) Establish and provide for the maintenance and improvement of jails and
detention centers, institute a sound jail management program, and appropriate
funds for the subsistence of detainees and convicted prisoners in the City;

(xv) Establish a council which shall promote culture and the arts, coordinate
with government agencies and non-governmental organizations and, subject to
the availability of funds, appropriate funds for the support and development of
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(xvi) Establish a council for senior citizens which shall formulate policies
and adopt measures mutually beneficial to the elderly and to the community;
provide incentives for nongovernmental agencies and entities and, subject to the
availability of funds, appropriate funds to support programs and projects for the
benefit of senior citizens.

(6) Perform such other duties and functions, and exercise such other powers
as provided under the Local Government Code of 1991, as amended, and those that are prescribed
by law or ordinance.

ARTICLE V
PROCESS OF LEGISLATION

SECTION 13. Internal Rules of Procedure. —
(a) On the first regular session following the election of its members and within

ninety (90) days thereafter, the Sangguniang Panlungsod shall adopt or update its exi
of procedure.

(b) The rules of procedure shall provide for the following:

(1) The organization of the Sangguniang Panlungsod and the election of its
officers as well as the creation of standing committees which shall include the
committees on Appropriations, Revenues, Engineering and Public Works, Education
and Health, Women and Family, Human Rights, Youth and Sports Development,
Environmental Protection, Peace and Order and Traffic, and Cooperatives; the general
jurisdiction of each committee; and the election of the chairman and members of each
committee;

(2) The order and calendar of business for each session;
(3) The legislative process;

(4) The parliamentary procedures which include the conduct of members
during sessions;

(5) The discipline of members for disorderly behavior and absences without
justifiable cause for four (4) consecutive sessions for which they may be censured,
reprimanded, or excluded from the session, suspended for not more than sixty (60) days
or expelled: Provided, That the penalty of suspension or expulsion shall require the
concurrence of at least two-thirds (2/3) vote of all the Sangguniang Panlungsod
members: Provided, further, That a member convicted by final judgment to
imprisonment of at least one (1) year for any crime involving moral turpitude shall be
automatically expelled from the Sanggunian; an

(6) Such other rules as the Sanggunian may adopt.

SECTION 14. Full Disclosure of Financial and Business Interests of Sangguniang
Panlungsod Members. —

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professional relationship or any relation by affinity or consanguinity within the fourth (4") civil
degree, which a sanggunian member may have with any person, firm or entity affected by any
ordinance or resolution under consideration by the Sangguniang Panlungsod and which
relationship may result in conflict of interests. Such relationship shall include:

(1) Ownership of stock or capital, or investment in the entity or firm to which
the ordinance or resolution may apply; and

(2) Contracts or agreements with any person or entity which the ordinance or
resolution under consideration may affect.

In the absence of a specific constitutional or statutory provision applicable to the situation,
“conflict of interest" refers to a situation where it may be reasonably deduced that a member of
the Sangguniang Panlungsod may not act in the public interest due to some private, pecuniary or
other personal considerations that may tend to affect the exercise of judgment to the prejudice of
the service or the public.

(b) The disclosure required under this Act shall be made in writing and submitted to
the secretary of the Sangguniang Panlungsod or the secretary of the concerned committee, The
disclosure shall, in all cases, form part of the record of the proceedings and shall be made in the
following manner:

(1) Disclosure shall be made before the member participates in the deliberations on
the ordinance or resolution under consideration: Provided, That if the member did not
participate during the deliberations, the disclosure shall be made before voting on the
ordinance or resolution on second and third readings; and

(2) Disclosure shall be made when a member takes a position or makes a privilege
speech on a matter that may affect the business interest, financial connection or
professional relationship described herein.

SECTION 15. Sessions. —

(a) _ Onthe first day of the session immediately following the election of its members,
the Sangguniang Panlungsod shall, by resolution, fix the day, time and place of its sessions. The
minimum number of regular sessions shall be once a week for the Sangguniang Panlungsod and
twice a month for the Sangguniang Barangay.

When the public interest so demands, special sessions may be called by the City
Mayor or by a majority of the members of the Sangguniang Panlungsod.

(c) _ All Sangguniang Panlungsod sessions shall be open to the public unless a closed
door session is ordered by an affirmative vote of a majority of the members present, there being
a quorum, in the public interest or for reasons of security, decency or morality. No two (2)
sessions, regular or special, may be held in a single day.

(d)__ Inthe case of special sessions of the Sangguniang Panlungsod, a written notice to
the members shall be served personally at the members’ usual place of residence at least twenty
four (24) hours before the special session is held. Unless otherwise concurred in by two-thirds
(2/3) vote of the Sangguniang Panlungsod members present, there being a quorum, no other
matters may be considered at a special session except those stated in the notice.


(©) The Sangguniang Panlungsod shall keep a journal and record of its proceedings
which may be published upon resolution of the majority of its members.

SECTION 16. Quorum. —

(a) A majority of all the members of the Sangguniang Panlungsod who have been
elected and qualified shall constitute a quorum to transact official business. Should a question of
quorum be raised during a session, the presiding officer shall immediately proceed to call the roll
of the members and thereafter announce the results.

(b) Where there is no quorum, the presiding officer may declare a recess until such
time as a quorum is constituted, or a majority of the members present may adjourn from day to
day and may compel the immediate attendance of any member absent without justifiable cause by
designating a member of the Sangguniang Panlungsod, to be assisted by a member or members
of the police force assigned in the territorial jurisdiction of the City of Sariaya, to arrest the absent
member and present him at the session.

(c) If there is still no quorum despite the enforcement of the immediately preceding
subsection, no business shall be transacted. The presiding officer, upon proper motion duly
approved by the members present, shall then declare the session adjourned for lack of quorum.

SECTION 17. Approval of Ordinances. —

(a) Every ordinance enacted by the Sangguniang Panlungsod shall be presented to
the City Mayor. If the City Mayor approves the same, the signature shalll be affixed on each and
every page thereof; otherwise, the ordinance shall be vetoed and returned to the Sangguniang
Panlungsod with a statement on the objections, which may proceed to reconsider the same.

(b) The veto shall be communicated by the City Mayor to the Sangguniang
Panlungsod within ten (10) days; otherwise, the ordinance shall be deemed approved as if it had
been signed.

(©) The Sangguniang Panlungsod may override the veto of the City Mayor by two
thirds (2/3) vote of all its members, thereby making the ordinance or resolution effective for all
legal intents and purposes.

SECTION 18. Veto Power of the City Mayor. —

(a) The City Mayor may veto any ordinance of the Sangguniang Panlungsod on the
ground that itis ultra vires or prejudicial to the public welfare, stating the reasons for the veto in
writing.

(b) The City Mayor shall have the power to veto any particular item or items of an
appropriations ordinance, an ordinance or resolution adopting a local development plan and
public investment program, or an ordinance directing the payment of money or creating liability.
In such case, the veto shall not affect the item or items which are not objected to. The vetoed
item or items shall not take effect unless the Sangguniang Panlungsod overrides the veto in the
manner herein provide, otherwise, the item or items in the appropriations ordinance of the
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may override the veto of the City Mayor by two-thirds (2/3) vote of all its members, thereby
making the ordinance effective even without the approval of the City Mayor.

SECTION 19. Review of City Ordinances by the Sangguniang Panlalawigan. —

(a) Within three (3) days after approval, the secretary to the Sangguniang
Panlungsod shall forward to the Sangguniang Panlalawigan for review, copies of approved
ordinances and resolutions approving the local development plans and public investment
programs formulated by the local development councils.

(b) _ Within thirty (30) days after receipt of copies of such ordinances and resolutions,
the Sangguniang Panlalawigan shall examine the documents or transmit them to the provincial
attorney or the provincial prosecutor for prompt examination. The provincial attorney or the
provincial prosecutor shall, within a period often (10) days from receipt of the documents, inform
the Sangguniang Panlalawigan in writing of its comments or recommendations thereon, which
may be considered by the Sangguniang Panlalawigan in making its decision.

(c) If the Sangguniang Panlalawigan finds that such an ordinance or resolution is
beyond the power conferred upon the Sangguniang Panlungsod concerned, it shall declare such
ordinance or resolution invalid in whole or in part. The Sangguniang Panlalawigan shall enter its
action in the minutes and shall advise the corresponding city authorities of the action it has taken.

(d) __Ifno action has been taken by the Sangguniang Panlalawigan within thirty (30)
days after submission of such an ordinance or resolution, the same shall be presumed consistent
with law and therefore valid.

SECTION 20. Review of Barangay Ordinances by the Sangguniang Panlungsod. —

(a) Within ten (10) days after their enactment, the Sangguniang Barangay shall furnish
copies of all barangay ordinances to the Sangguniang Panlungsod for review as to whether the
ordinance is consistent with law or city ordinances.

(b) _If the Sangguniang Panlungsod fails to take action on barangay ordinances
within thirty (30) days from receipt thereof, the same shall be deemed approved.

(©) If the Sangguniang Panlungsod finds the barangay ordinances inconsistent with
law of city ordinances, the Sangguniang Panlungsod shall, within thirty (30) days from receipt
thereof, return the same with its comments and recommendations to the Sangguniang Barangay
concerned for adjustment, amendment or modification, in which case, the effectivity of the
barangay ordinance is suspended until such time as the revision called for is carried out.

SECTION 21. Penalty for the Enforcement of Disapproved Ordinances or
Resolutions. — Any attempt to enforce any ordinance or resolution approving the local
development plan and public investment program, after the disapproval thereof, shall be sufficient
ground for the suspension or dismissal of the official or employee concemed.

SECTION 22. Effectivity of Ordinances or Resolutions. —

(a) Unless otherwise stated in the ordinance or the resolution approving the local
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from the date a copy thereof is posted in a bulletin board at the entrance of the City Hall of
Sariaya and in at least two (2) other conspicuous places in the City of Sariaya not later than five
(5) days after approval thereof.

(b) The secretary of the Sangguniang Panlungsod shall cause the posting of an
ordinance or resolution in the bulletin board at the entrance of the City Hall, and in at least two
(2) conspicuous places in the City not later than five (5) days after approval thereof.

The text of the ordinance or resolution shall be disseminated and posted in Filipino or
English and in the language or dialect understood by the majority of the people in the City, and
the secretary of the Sangguniang Panlungsod shall record such fact in a book kept for the purpose,
stating the dates of approval and posting.

(c) Ordinances with penal sanctions shall be posted at prominent places in the City
Hall, for a minimum period of three (3) consecutive weeks. Such ordinances shall also be
published in a newspaper of general circulation within the City.

ARTICLE VI
DISQUALIFICATIONS AND SUCCESSION FOR ELECTIVE CITY OFFICIALS

SECTION 23. __Disqualifications for Elective City Offici
are disqualified from running for any elective position in the City:

— The following persons

(a) Those sentenced by final judgment for an offense involving moral turpitude or an
offense punishable by one (1) year or more of imprisonment within two (2) years after serving
sentence;

(b) Those removed from office as a result of an administrative case;

(c)_ Those convicted by final judgment for violating the oath of allegiance to the Republic of
the Philippines;

(4) Those with dual citizenship;

(¢) Fugitives from justice in criminal or nonpolitical cases here and abroad;

(f) Permanent residents in a foreign country or those who have acquired the right to reside
abroad and continue to avail of the same right after the effectivity of the Local Government
Code of 1991, as amended; and

(g) The insane or feeble-minded.

SECTION 24. Permanent Vacancy in the Offices of the City Mayor and City Vice Mayor.

(a) If a permanent vacancy occurs in the office of the City Mayor, the City Vice Mayor
shall become the City Mayor. If a permanent vacancy occurs in the office of the City Vice
Mayor, the highest ranking Sangguniang Panlungsod member or, in case of the latter's
permanent incapacity, the second highest ranking Sangguniang Panlungsod member shall
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according to their ranking as defined under the Local Government Code of 1991, as amended.

(b) The successors, as defined herein, shall serve only the unexpired terms of their
predecessors.

(c) _ For purposes of this Act, a permanent vacancy arises when an elective local official fills
in a higher vacant office, refuses to assume office, fails to qualify, dies, is removed from office,
voluntarily resigns or is otherwise permanently incapacitated to discharge the functions of the
office.

(d) For purposes of succession as provided in this Act, ranking in the Sangguniang
Panlungsod shall be determined on the basis of the proportion of votes obtained by each winning
candidate to the total number of registered voters in the City in the immediately preceding local
election.

SECTION 25. Permanent Vacancies in the Sangguniang Panlungsod. — Permanent
vacancies in the Sangguniang Panlungsod where automatic succession as provided above does
not apply shall be filled by appointments in the following manner:

(a) The provincial governor shall make the aforesaid appointments;
(b) Only the nominee of the political party under which the Sangguniang Panlungsod
member concemed had been elected and whose elevation to the position next higher in rank
created the last vacancy in the Sangguniang Panlungsod shall be appointed in the manner
provided herein. The appointee shall come from the political party as that of the Sangguniang
Panlungsod member who caused the vacancy and shall serve the unexpired term of the vacant
office.

In the appointment herein mentioned, a nomination and a certificate of membership of the
appointee from the highest official of the political party concerned shall be conditions sine qua
non, and any appointment without such nomination and certification shall be null and void ab
initio and shall be a ground for administrative action against the official responsible therefore;

(©) _In case the permanent vacancy occurs in a position held by a Sangguniang Panlungsod
member who does not belong to any political party, the City Mayor shall, upon recommendation
of the Sangguniang Panlungsod, appoint a qualified person to fill the vacancy; and

(4) In case of a vacancy in the representation of the youth and the barangay in the
Sangguniang Panlungsod, said vacancy shall be filled automatically by the official next in rank
of the organization concerned.

SECTION 26. Temporary Vacancy in the Office of the City Mayor. —

(a) When the City Mayor is temporarily incapacitated to perform the duties for physical or
legal reasons such as when the City Mayor is on official leave from duties, on travel abroad, or
is suspended from office, the City Vice Mayor or the highest ranking Sangguniang Panlungsod
member shall automatically exercise the powers and perform the duties and functions of the City
Mayor, except the power to appoint, suspend or dismiss employees which can only be exercised
if the period of temporary incapacity exceeds thirty (30) working days.

(b) Said temporary incapacity shall terminate upon submission to the Sangguniang
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where the temporary incapacity is due to legal cause, the City Mayor shall also submit the
necessary documents showing that said legal cause no longer exists.

(c)_ When traveling within the country but outside the territorial jurisdiction of the City for a
period not exceeding three (3) consecutive days, the City Mayor may designate in writing the
officer-in-charge of the office. Such authorization shall specify the powers and functions that
the local official concerned shall exercise in the absence of the City Mayor except the power to
appoint, suspend or dismiss employees.

(d)__ If the City Mayor fails or refuses to issue such authorization, the City Vice Mayor or the
highest ranking Sangguniang Panlungsod member, as the case maybe, shall have the right to
assume the powers, duties and functions of the said office on the fourth day of absence of the
City Mayor, subject to the limitations provided in subsection (c) hereof.

(e) Except as provided above, the City Mayor shall in no case authorize any local official to
assume the powers, duties and functions of the Office, other than the City Vice Mayor or the
highest ranking Sangguniang Panlungsod member, as the case may be.

ARTICLE VII
THE APPOINTIVE OFFICIALS OF THE CITY:
QUALIFICATIONS, POWERS AND DUTIES

SECTION 27. The SECRETARY to the Sangguniang Panlungsod. —

(a) There shall be a Secretary of the Sangguniang Panlungsod who shall be a career official
with the rank and salary equal to a head of a department or office.

(b) The Secretary to the Sangguniang Panlungsod must be a citizen of the Philippines, a
resident of the City of Sariaya, of good moral character, a holder of a college degree preferably
in law, commerce, or public administration from a recognized college or university, and a first
grade civil service eligible or its equivalent.

(c) The Secretary to the Sangguniang Panlungsod shall take charge of the office of the
Sangguniang Panlungsod, and shall:

(1) Attend meetings of the Sangguniang Panlungsod and keep a journal of its
proceedings;

(2) Keep the seal of the City and affix it with signature to all ordinances,
resolutions, and other official acts of the Sangguniang Panlungsod and present the same
for the signature of the presiding officer;

(3) Forward to the City Mayor, for approval, copies of ordinances enacted by the
Sangguniang Panlungsod duly certified by the presiding officer, in the manner provided
in Section 54 of the Local Government Code of 1991, as amended;

(4) Forward to the Sangguniang Panlalawigan copies of duly approved ordinances
in the manner provided in Sections 56 and 57 of the Local Government Code of 1991,
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(5) _ Furnish, upon the request of any interested party, certified copies of records of
public character in custody, upon payment to the City Treasurer of such fees as may be
prescribed by ordinance;

(6) _ Record in a book kept for the purpose, all ordinances and resolutions enacted or
adopted by the Sangguniang Panlungsod, with the dates of passage and publication
thereof

(7) Keep the office and all non-confidential records therein open to the public
during usual business hours;

(8) Translate into the dialect used by the majority of the inhabitants all ordinances
and resolutions immediately after their approval and cause the publication of the same
together with the original version in the manner provided under the Local Government
Code of 1991, as amended;

(9) Take custody of the local archives and where applicable, the local library, and
annually account for the same; and

(10) Perform other duties and functions and exercise such other powers as provided
under the Local Government Code of 1991, as amended, and those that are prescribed
by law or ordinance.

SECTION 28. The Treasurer. —

(a) _ The City Treasurer shall be appointed by the Secretary of the Department of Finance
(DOF) from a list of at least three (3) ranking eligible recommendees of the City Mayor, subject
to civil service law, rules and regulations.

(b) The City Treasurer shall be under the administrative supervision of the City Mayor, to
whom the city treasurer shall report regularly on the tax collection efforts of the City.

(©) The City Treasurer must be a citizen of the Philippines, a resident of the City of
Sariaya, of good moral character, a holder of a college degree in commerce, public
administration, or law from a recognized college or university, a first-grade civil service eligible
or its equivalent and must have acquired at least five (5) years experience in treasury or
accounting services.

(d) The City Treasurer shall receive such compensation, emoluments and allowances as
may be determined by law.

(©) The City Treasurer shall supervise the City Finance Department, and shall:
(1) Advise the City Mayor, the Sangguniang Panlungsod and other local government
and national officials concerned regarding the disposition of local government funds and
on such other matters relative to public finance;

(2) Take custody and exercise proper management of the funds of the City;
(3) Take charge of the disbursement of all funds of the City and such other funds the

custody of which may be entrusted to the City Treasurer by law or other competent
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(4) Inspect private commercial and industrial establishments within the jurisdiction
of the City in relation to the implementation of tax ordinances pursuant to the provisions
of the Local Government Code of 1991, as amended;

(5) Maintain and update the tax information system of the City; and

(6) Perform other duties and functions, and exercise such other powers as provided
under the Local Government Code of 1991, as amended, and those that are prescribed by
Jaw or ordinance.

SECTION 29. Assistant City Treasurer. —

(a) The Assistant City Treasurer may be appointed by the Secretary of the Department of
Finance (DOF) from a list of at least three (3) ranking eligible recommendees of the City Mayor,
subject to the civil service law, rules and regulations.

(b) The Assistant City Treasurer must be a citizen of the Philippines, a resident of the City
of Sariaya, of good moral character, a holder of a college degree preferably in commerce, public
administration or law from a recognized college or university, a first grade civil service eligible
or its equivalent and must have acquired at least five (5) years experience in treasury or
accounting services.

(c) The Assistant City Treasurer shall assist the City Treasurer and perform such duties as
may be assigned by the latter.

(d)_ The Assistant City Treasurer shall have authority to administer oaths concerning official
matters relating to the accounts managed by the City Treasurer or those arising in the office of
the City Treasurer.

(e) The Assistant City Treasurer shall receive such compensation, emoluments and
allowances as may be determined by law.

SECTION 30. The Assessor.

(a) The City Assessor must be a citizen of the Philippines, a resident of the City of Sariaya,
of good moral character, a holder of a college degree preferably in civil or mechanical
engineering, commerce, or any other related course from a recognized college or university, a
first grade civil service eligible or its equivalent and must have acquired at least five (5) years
experience in real property assessment work or in any related field immediately preceding the
date of the appointment.

(b) The City Assessor shall receive such compensation, emoluments and allowances as may
be determined by law.

(c) The City Assessor shall take charge of the City Assessor's Department, and shall:

(1) Ensure that all laws and policies governing the appraisal and assessment of real
properties for taxation purposes are properly executed;

(2) Initiate, review and recommend changes in policies and objectives, plans and
programs, techniques, procedures and practices in the evaluation and assessment of real
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(3) Establish a systematic method of real property assessment;
(4) Install and maintain real property identification and accounting systems;

(5) Prepare, install and maintain a system of tax mapping, showing graphically all
properties subject to assessment and gather all data concerning the same;

(6) Conduct frequent physical surveys to verify and determine whether all real
properties within the City are properly listed in the assessment rolls;

(7) Exercise the functions of appraisal and assessment primarily for taxation
purposes of all real properties in the City;

(8) Prepare a schedule of the fair market value of the different classes of real
properties in accordance with the provisions of the Local Government Code of 1991, as
amended;

(9) _ Issue, upon request of any interested party, certified copies of assessment records
of real properties and all other records relative to its assessment, upon payment of a
service charge or fee to the City Treasurer;

(10) Submit every semester a report of all assessments, as well as cancellations and
modifications of assessments to the City Mayor and the Sangguniang Panlungsod;

(11) Attend personally or through an authorized representative all sessions of the
Local Board of Assessment Appeals whenever the assessment is subject of the appeal,
and present or submit any information or record in the possession as may be required by
the Board; and

(12) Perform such other duties and functions and exercise such other powers as
provided under the Local Government Code of 1991, as amended, and those that are
prescribed by law or ordinance.

SECTION 31. The Assistant City Assessor. —

(a)_ The Assistant City Assessor must be a citizen of the Philippines, a resident of the City of
Sariaya, of good moral character, a holder of a college degree preferably in civil or mechanical
engineering, commerce, or any other related course from a recognized college or university, a
first grade civil service eligible or its equivalent and must have acquired at least three (3) years
experience in real property assessment work or in any related field immediately preceding the
date of the appointment.

(b) The Assistant City Assessor shall assist the City Assessor and perform such other duties
as may be assigned by latter.

(c)_ The Assistant City Assessor shall have the authority to administer oaths on all
declarations of real property for purposes of assessments.

(a) The Assistant City Assessor shall receive such compensation, emoluments and
allowances as may be determined by law.

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(a) The City Accountant must be a citizen of the Philippines, a resident of the City of
Sariaya, of good moral character, a certified public accountant and must have acquired at least
five (5) years experience in the treasury or accounting service immediately preceding the date
of the appointment.

(b) The City Accountant shall receive such compensation, emoluments and allowances as
may be determined by law.

(©) The City Accountant shall take charge of both the office of the accounting and internal
audit services of the City, and shall:

(1) _ Install and maintain an internal audit system in the City;

(2) Prepare and submit financial statements to the City Mayor and to the
Sangguniang Panlungsod;

(3) Appraise the Sangguniang Panlungsod and other officials on the financial
condition and operations of the City;

(4) Certify the availability of budgetary allotment to which expenditures and
obligations may be properly charged;

(5) Review supporting documents before the preparation of vouchers to determine
the completeness of requirements;

(6) Prepare statements of cash advances, liquidations, salaries, allowances,
reimbursements and remittances pertaining to the City;

(7) Prepare statements of journal vouchers and liquidation of the same and other
adjustments related thereto;

(8) Post individual disbursements to the subsidiary ledger and index cards;

(9) Maintain individual ledgers for officials and employees of the City pertaining to
payrolls and deductions;

(10) Record the details of purchased furniture, fixtures and equipment, including
disposal thereof, if any;

(11) Account for all issued requests for obligations and maintain and keep all records
and reports related thereto;

(12) Prepare journals and the analysis of obligations and maintain and keep all records
and reports related thereto; and

(13) Perform such other duties and functions, and exercise such other powers as
provided under the Local Government Code of 1991, as amended, and those that are
prescribed by law or ordinance.

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(a)_ The City Budget Officer must be a citizen of the Philippines, a resident of the City of
Sariaya, of good moral character, a holder of a college degree preferably in accounting,
economics, public administration, or any related course from a recognized college or university,
a first grade civil service eligible or its equivalent, and must have acquired at least five (5) years
experience in government budgeting or in any related field immediately preceding the date of
appointment.

(b)_ The City Budget Officer shall receive such compensation, emoluments, and allowances
as may be determined by law.

(c) The City Budget Officer shall take charge of the City Budget Department, and shall:

(1) Prepare forms, orders and circulars embodying instructions on budgetary and
appropriation matters for the signature of the City Mayor;

(2) Review and consolidate the budget proposals of the different departments and
offices of the City;

(3) Assist the City Mayor in the preparation of the annual budget and during and
after budget hearin;

(4) Study and evaluate budgetary implications of proposed legislation and submit
comments and recommendations thereon;

(5) Submit periodic budgetary reports to the Department of Budget and Management
(DBM), Coordinate with the City Treasurer, the City Accountant and City Planning and
Development Officer for the purpose of budgeting;

(7) Assist the Sangguniang Panlungsod in reviewing the approved budgets of
component barangays;

(8) Coordinate with the City Planning and Development Officer in the formulation of
the development plan of the City; and

(9) Perform such other duties and functions, and exercise such other powers as
provided under the Local Government Code of 1991, as amended, and those that are
prescribed by law or ordinance.

SECTION 34. The City Planning and Development Officer. —

(a) The City Planning and Development Officer must be a citizen of the Philippines, a
resident of the City of Sariaya, of good moral character, a holder of a college degree preferably
in urban planning, development studies, economics, public administration, or in any related
course from a recognized college or university, a first grade civil service eligible or its equivalent,
and must have acquired at least five (5) years experience in development planning or in any
related field immediately preceding the date of the appointment.

(b) The City Planning and Development Officer shall receive such compensation,
emoluments and allowances as may be determined by law.

(c) _ The City Planning and Development Officer shall take charge of the City Planning and
Development Coordinating Office, and shall:

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(1) Formulate integrated economic, social, physical and other development plans and
policies for consideration of the City;

(2) Conduct continuing studies, researches and
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(3) _ Integrate and coordinate all sectoral plans and studies undertaken by the different
functional groups or agencies;

(4) Monitor and evaluate the implementation of the different development programs,
projects and activities in the City in accordance with the approved development plan;

(5) _ Prepare comprehensive plans and other development planning documents for the
consideration of the local development council;

(6) Analyze the income and expenditure patterns, and formulate and recommend
fiscal plans and policies for consideration of the finance committee of the City as
provided under the Local Government Code of 1991, as amended;

(7) Promote citizen's participation in development planning for the City;

(8) _ Exercise supervision and control over the secretariat of the Local Development
Council; and

(9) _ Perform such other functions and duties and exercise such other powers as
provided under the Local Government Code of 1991, as amended, and those that are
prescribed by law or ordinance.

SECTION 35. The City Engineer. —

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The City Engineer must be a citizen of the Philippines, a resident of the City of Sariaya,

of good moral character, a licensed civil engineer, and must have acquired at least five (5) years
experience in the practice of profession.

(b) The City Engineer shall receive such compensation, emoluments and allowances as may
be determined by law.
(©) The City Engineer shall take charge of the City Engineering Office, and shall:

(1) Initiate, review and recommend changes in policies and objectives, plans and
programs, techniques, procedures and practices in infrastructure development and public
works in general of the City;

(2) Advise the City Mayor on infrastructure, public works and other engineering
matters;

(3) Administer, coordinate, supervise and control the construction, maintenance,

improvement and repair of roads, bridges, other engineering and public works projects of
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(4) Provide engineering services to the City, including investigation and survey,
engineering designs, feasibility studies and project management; and

(5) _ Perform such other duties and functions, and exercise such other powers as
provided for under the Local Government Code of 1991, as amended, and those that are
prescribed by law or ordinance.

SECTION 36. The City Health Officer.

(a) _ The City Health Officer must be a citizen of the Philippines, a resident of City of
Sariaya, of good moral character, a licensed medical practitioner, and must have acquired at
least five (5) years experience in the practice of profession.

(b) _ The City Health Officer shall receive such compensation, emoluments and allowances as.
may be provided by law.

(c) The City Health Officer shall take charge of the Office of the City Health Services, and
shall:

(1) Supervise the personnel and staff of the said Office, formulate program
implementation guidelines and rules and regulations for the operation of the said office
for the approval of the city mayor in order to assist him in the efficient, effective and
economical implementation of health service program geared to implement health-related
projects and activities;

(2) Formulate measures for the consideration of the Sangguniang Panlungsod and
provide technical assistance and support to the City Mayor in carrying out activities to
ensure the delivery of basic services and provision of adequate facilities relative to health
services provided under Section 17 of the Local Government Code of 1991, as amended;

(3) Develop plans and strategies, and upon approval thereof by the City Mayor,
implement these with the health programs and projects which the City Mayor is
empowered to implement and which the Sangguniang Panlungsod is empowered to
provide under the Local Government Code of 1991, as amended;

(4) In addition to the foregoing duties and functions, the City Health Officer shall:

(i) Formulate and implement policies, plans and projects to promote the
health of the people in the City;

(ii) Advise the City Mayor and the Sangguniang Panlungsod on matters
pertaining to health;

(iii) Execute and enforce all laws, ordinances and regulations relating to
public health;

(iv) Recommend to the Sangguniang Panlungsod, through the Local Health
Board, the passage of such ordinances necessary for the preservation of public
health;

(v) Recommend the prosecution of any violation of sanitary laws, ordinances
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(vi) Direct the sanitary inspection of all business establishments selling food
items or providing accommodation such as hotels, motels, lodging houses, and
pension houses, in accordance with to Presidential Decree No. 856, or the
Sanitation Code of the Philippines;

(vii) Conduct health information campaigns and render health intelligence
services;

(viii) Coordinate with other government agencies and nongovernmental
organizations involved in the promotion and delivery of health services;

(ix) Be in the frontline of the delivery of health services, particularly during
and in the aftermath of man-made and natural disasters and calamities; and

(5) _ Perform such other duties and functions, and exercise such other powers as
provided under the Local Government Code of 1991, as amended, and those that are
prescribed by law or ordinance.

SECTION 37. The City Civil Registrar. —

(a) The City Civil Registrar must be a citizen of the Philippines, a resident of the City of
Sariaya, of good moral character, a holder of a college degree from a recognized college or
university, a first grade civil service eligible or its equivalent and must have acquired at least five
(5) years experience in civil registry work.

(b) _ The City Civil Registrar shall receive such compensation, emoluments and allowances as
may be determined by law.

(c)__ The City Civil Registrar shall be responsible for the civil registration program in the City
of Sariaya pursuant to the Civil Registry Law, the Civil Code, and other pertinent laws, and the
rules and regulations issued to implement them.

(d) The City Civil Registrar shall take charge of the office of the city civil registry, and shall:

(1) Develop plans and strategies, and upon approval thereof by the City Mayor,
implement the same, particularly those which have to do with the management and
administration-related programs and projects which the City Mayor is empowered to
implement and which the Sangguniang Panlungsod is empowered to provide for under
the Local Government Code of 1991, as amended;

(2) In addition to the foregoing duties and functions, the City Civil Registrar shall:

(i) Accept all registrable documents and judicial decrees affecting civil status
of persons;

(ii) File, keep and preserve in a secure place the civil registration records
required by law;

(iii) Transcribe and enter immediately upon receipt all registrable documents

and judicial decrees affecting the civil status of persons in the appropriate civil
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(iv) Transmit to the Office of the Civil Registrar General, within the
prescribed period, duplicate copies of registered documents required by law;

(v) Issue certified transcripts or copies of any certificate or registered
documents upon payment of the required fees to the city treasurer;

(vi) Receive applications for the issuance of a marriage license and, after
determining that the requirements and supporting certificates and publication
thereof for the prescribed period have been complied with, issue the license upon
payment of the authorized fee to the city treasurer; and

(vii) Coordinate with the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) in conducting
educational campaigns for the registration of vital documents and assist in the
preparation of demographic and other statistics for the City of Sariaya.

(3) Perform such other duties and functions and exercise such other powers as
provided under the Local Government Code of 1991, as amended, and those that are
prescribed by law or ordinance.

SECTION 38. The City Administrator. —

(a) The City Administrator must be a citizen of the Philippines, a resident of the City of
Sariaya, of good moral character, a holder of a college degree preferably in public administration,
law, or any other related course from a recognized college or university, a first grade civil service
eligible or its equivalent, and must have acquired at least five (5) years’ experience in
management and administrative work.

(b) The term of the City Administrator is coterminous with that of the appointing authority.

(c) The City Administrator shall receive such compensation, emoluments and allowances as
may be determined by law.

(d) The City Administrator shall take charge of the City Administrator's Office, and shall:

(1) Develop plans and strategies and upon approval thereof by the City Mayor,
implement the same, particularly those which have to do with the management and
administration-related programs and projects which the City Mayor is empowered to
implement and which the Sangguniang Panlungsod is empowered to provide under the
Local Government Code of 1991, as amended;

(2) Assist in the coordination of the work of all the officials of the City under the
supervision, direction and control of the City Mayor, and for this purpose, may convene
the chiefs of offices and other officials of the local government unit;

(3) Establish and maintain a sound personnel program for the LGU designed to
promote career development and uphold the merit principle in the local government

service;

(4) Conduct a continuing organizational development of the City with the end in
view of instituting effective administrative reforms;

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those related to situations during and in the aftermath of manmade and natural disasters
or calamities;

(6) Recommend to the Sangguniang Panlungsod and advise the City Mayor on all
matters relative to the management and administration of the City; and

(7) Perform such other duties and functions, and exercise such other powers as
provided under the Local Government Code of 1991, as amended, and those that are
prescribed by law or ordinance.

SECTION 39. The City Legal Officer. ~

(a) The City Legal Officer must be a citizen of the Philippines, a resident of the City of
Sariaya, of good moral character, a member of the Philippine Bar, and must have practiced the
profession for at least five (5) years.

(b) The term of the City Legal Officer shall be coterminous with that of the appointing
authority.

(c) _ The City Legal Officer shall receive such compensation, emoluments and allowances as
may be determined by law.

(d) The City Legal Officer, the chief legal counsel of the City, shall take charge of the
Office of the City Legal Service, and shall:

(1) Formulate measures for the consideration of the Sangguniang Panlungsod and
provide legal assistance and support to the City Mayor in the delivery of basic services and
provisions of adequate facilities;

(2) Develop plans and strategies, and upon approval thereof by the City Mayor,
implement the same, particularly those which have to do with programs and projects
related to legal services which the City Mayor is empowered to implement and which the
Sangguniang Panlungsod is empowered to provide;

(3) Represent the City in all civil actions and special proceedings wherein the local
government unit or any official thereof, is a party, in their official capacity: Provided, That,
in actions or proceedings where the City of Sariaya is a party adverse to the provincial
government or to another component city or municipality, a special legal Officer may be
employed to represent it;

(4) When required by the City Mayor or Sangguniang Panlungsod, draft ordinances,
contracts, bonds, leases and other instruments involving any interest of the City and
provide comments and recommendations on any instruments already drawn;

(5) __ Render an opinion in writing on any question of law when requested to do so by
the City Mayor or Sangguniang Panlungsod;

(6) _ Investigate or cause to be investigated any local official or employee for

administrative neglect or misconduct in Office and recommend appropriate action to the
City Mayor or Sangguniang Panlungsod, as the case may be;

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any franchise of exercising any public privilege for failure to comply with any term or
condition in the grant of such franchise or privilege, and recommend appropriate action to
the City Mayor or Sangguniang Panlungsod, as the case may be;

(8) When directed by the City Mayor or Sangguniang Panlungsod, initiate and
prosecute, in the interest of the City, any civil action on any bond, lease or other contract
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Mayor on all matters related to upholding the rule of law;

(11) _ Be in the frontline of protecting human rights and prosecuting any violations
thereof, particularly those which occur during and in the aftermath of man-made and
natural disasters or calamities; and

(12) Perform such other duties and functions and exercise such other powers as
provided under the Local Government Code of 1991, as amended, and those that are
prescribed by law or ordinance.

SECTION 40. The City Social Welfare and Development Officer. —

(a) The City Social Welfare and Development Officer must be a citizen of the Philippines, a
resident of the City of Sariaya, of good moral character, a duly licensed social worker or a holder
of a college degree preferably in social work, sociology, or any other related course from a
recognized college or university, a first grade civil service eligible or its equivalent, and must
have acquired at least five (5) years’ experience in the practice of social work immediately
preceding the date of appointment.

(b) The City Social Welfare and Development Officer shall receive such compensation,
emoluments and allowances as may be determined by law.

(c) The City Social Welfare and Development Officer shall take charge of the Office of
Social Welfare and Development, and shall:

(1) _ Formulate measures for the approval of the Sangguniang Panlungsod and provide
technical assistance and support to the City Mayor in carrying out measures to ensure
delivery of basic services and provision of adequate facilitics relative to social welfare and
development;

(2) Develop plans and strategies, and upon approval thereof by the City Mayor,
implement the same, particularly those which have to do with social welfare programs and
projects which the City Mayor is empowered to implement and which the Sangguniang
Panlungsod is empowered to provide;

(3) Identify the basic needs of the needy, the disadvantaged, and impoverished and

develop and implement appropriate measures to alleviate their problems and improve their
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(4) Provide relief and appropriate crisis intervention for victims of abuse and
exploitation and recommend appropriate measures to deter further abuse and
exploitations;

(5) Assist the City Mayor in implementing at the barangay level a program for the
total development and protection of children up to six (6) years of age; Facilitate
implementation of welfare programs for the disabled, elderiy and victims of drug
addiction, the rehabilitation of prisoners and parolees, the prevention of juvenile
delinquency and such other activities which would eliminate and minimize the ill-effects
of poverty;

(7)___Initiate and support youth welfare program that will enhance the role of youth in
nation-building;

(8) Coordinate with government agencies and non-governmental organizations
whose purpose is the promotion and the protection of all the needy, disadvantaged,
underprivileged or impoverished groups or individuals, particularly those identified to be
in high risk of and vulnerable to exploitation, abuse and neglect;

(9) Be in the frontline of the delivery of services particularly those concerned with
immediate relief and assistance during and in the aftermath of manmade and natural
disasters and calamities;

(10) Recommend to the Sangguniang Panlungsod and advise the City Mayor on all
other matters related to social welfare and development services that will improve the
livelihood and living conditions of the City's inhabitants; and

(11) Perform such other duties and functions and exercise such other powers as
provided under the Local Government Code of 1991, as amended, and those that are
prescribed by law or ordinance.

SECTION 41. The City Veterinarian. —

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The City Veterinarian must be a citizen of the Philippines, a resident of the City of

Sariaya, of good moral character, a licensed doctor of veterinary medicine and must have
practiced the profession for at least three (3) years.

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The City Veterinarian shall receive such compensation, emoluments and allowances as

may be determined by law.

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The City Veterinarian shall take charge of the Office of the Veterinary Services, and shall:

(1) _ Formulate measures for the consideration of the Sangguniang Panlungsod and
provide technical assistance and support to the City Mayor in carrying out measures to
ensure the delivery of veterinary services and provision of adequate facilities;

(2) Develop plans and strategies, and upon approval thereof by the City Mayor,
implement the same, particularly those which have to do with veterinary related activities
which the City Mayor is empowered to implement and which the Sangguniang Panlungsod
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(3) Advise the City Mayor on all matters pertaining to the slaughter of animals for
human consumption and the regulation of slaughterhouses;

(4) Regulate the keeping of domestic animals;
(5) Regulate and inspect poultry, milk and dairy products for public consumption;
(6) _ Enforce all laws and regulations for the prevention of cruelty to animals;

(7) | Take the necessary measures to eradicate, prevent or cure all forms of animal
diseases;

(8) Be in the frontline of veterinary-related activities, such as during the outbreak of
highly contagious and deadly diseases and in situations involving the depletion of animals
for work and for human consumption, particularly those arising from and as a result of
man-made and natural disasters or calamities;

(9) Recommend to the Sangguniang Panlungsod and advise the City Mayor on all
matters relative to veterinary services which will increase the number and improve the
quality of livestock, poultry and other domestic animals used for work or human
consumption; and

(10) Perform such other duties and functions and exercise such other powers as
provided under the Local Government Code of 1991, as amended, and those that are
prescribed by law or ordinance.

SECTION 42. The City General Services Officer.

(a) _ The City General Services Officer must be a citizen of the Philippines, a resident of the
City of Sariaya, of good moral character, a holder of a college degree in public administration,
business administration or management from a recognized college or university, a first grade civil
service eligible or its equivalent and must have acquired at least five (5) years’ experience in
general services, including management of Office supplies, outsourced services, equipment and
other properties, solid waste disposal and general sanitation.

(b) The City General Services Officer shall receive such compensation, emoluments and
allowances as may be determined by law.

(c) The City General Services Officer shall take charge of the Office of the General
Services, and shall:

(1) Formulate measures for the consideration of the Sangguniang Panlungsod and
provide technical assistance and support to the City Mayor in carrying out measures to
ensure the delivery of basic services and provision of adequate facilities that require
general services expertise in technical support services;

(2) Develop plans and strategies, and upon approval thereof by the City Mayor,
implement the same, particularly those which have to do with the general services that are
supportive of the welfare of the inhabitants of the City which the City Mayor is empowered
to implement and which the Sangguniang Panlungsod is empowered to provide for;

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the City, and those to it in the form of donation, reparation, assistance and counterpart of
joint projects;

(4) With the approval of the City Mayor, assign building or land space to local
officials or other public officials, who by law, are entitled to the space;

(5) Recommend to the City Mayor the reasonable rental rates for local government
properties, whether real or personal, which will be leased to public or private entities by
the local government;

(6) Recommend to the City Mayor reasonable rental rates for private properties
which may be leased for the official use of the City;

(7) Maintain and supervise janitorial, security, landscaping and other related services
in all local government public buildings and other real property, whether owned or leased
by the local government unit;

(8) __ Collate and disseminate information regarding prices, shipping and other costs of
supplies and other items commonly used by the local government unit;

(9) Perform archival and record management with respect to records of offices and
departments of the local government unit;

(10) Perform all other functions pertaining to supply and property management
heretofore performed by the local government treasurer and enforce policies on records
creation, maintenance and disposal;

(11) Be in the frontline of general services-related activities, including the possible
and imminent destruction or damage to records, supplies, properties,and structure
materials or debris, particularly during and in the aftermath of man-made and natural
disasters and calamities;

(12) Recommend to the Sangguniang Panlungsod and advise the City Mayor on all
matters relative to general services; and

(13) Perform such other duties and functions and exercise such other powers as
provided under the Local Government Code of 1991, as amended, and those that are
prescribed by law or ordinance.

SECTION 43. The City Environment and Natural Resources Officer. —

(a) The City Environment and Natural Resources Officer must be a citizen of the
Philippines, a resident of the City of Sariaya, of good moral character, a holder of a college degree
preferably in environment, forestry, agriculture or any other related course from a recognized
college or university, a first grade civil service eligible or its equivalent and must have acquired
at least five (5) years’ experience in the environment and natural resources management,
conservation and utilization work.

(b) The City Environment and Natural Resources Officer shall receive such compensation,
emoluments and allowances as may be determined by law.


(c) The City Environment and Natural Resources Officer shall take charge of the Office of
the Environment Service Department, and shall:

(1) _ Formulate measures for the consideration of the Sangguniang Panlungsod and
provide assistance and support to the City Mayor in carrying out measures to ensure the
delivery of basic services and provision of adequate facilities relative to environment and
natural resources services as provided under Section 17 of the Local Government Code of
1991, as amended;

(2) Develop plans and strategies, and upon approval thereof by the City Mayor,
implement the same, particularly those which have to do with environment and natural
resources programs and projects which the City Mayor is empowered to implement and
which the Sangguniang Panlungsod is empowered to provide for;

(3) Establish, maintain, protect and preserve communal forests, watersheds, tree
parks, mangroves, greenbelts, commercial forests and similar forest projects like industrial
tree farms and agro-forestry projects;

(4) _ Provide extension services to beneficiaries of forest development projects and
technical, financial and infrastructure assistance;

(5) Manage and maintain seed banks and produce seedlings for forest and tree parks;

(6) Provide extension services to beneficiaries of forest development projects and
render assistance for natural resources-related conservation and utilization activities
consistent with the aim of preserving ecological balance;

(7) Coordinate with government agencies and nongovernmental organizations in the
implementation of measures to prevent and control land, air and water pollution with the
assistance of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR);

(8) _Be in the frontline of the delivery of services concerning the environment and
natural resources, particularly in the renewal and rehabilitation of the environment during
and in the aftermath of man-made and natural disasters and calamities;

(9) Recommend measures to the Sangguniang Panlungsod and advise the City
Mayor on all matters relative to the protection, conservation, sustainable utilization,
application of appropriate technology and other matters related to the environment and
natural resources; and

(10) Perform such other duties and functions and exercise such other powers as
provided under the Local Government Code of 1991, as amended, and those that are
prescribed by law or ordinance.

SECTION 44. The City Architect. —

(a) The City Architect must be a citizen of the Philippines, a resident of the City of Sariaya,
of good moral character, a duly licensed architect and must have practiced the profession for at
least five (5) years.

(b) The City Architect shall receive such compensation, emoluments and allowances as may
be determined by law.


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The City Architect shall take charge of the Office of Architectural Planning and Design,

and shall:

(1) __ Formulate measures for the consideration of the Sangguniang Panlungsod and
provide technical assistance and support to the City Mayor in carrying out measures to
ensure the delivery of basic services and provision of adequate facilities relative to
architectural planning and design;

(2) Develop plans and strategies, and upon approval thereof by the City Mayor,
implement the same, particularly those which have to do with architectural planning and
design programs and projects which the City Mayor is empowered to implement and which
the Sangguniang Panlungsod is empowered to provide for;

(3) Prepare and recommend for consideration of the Sangguniang Panlungsod the
architectural plan and design for the local government unit or a part thereof, including the
renewal of slums and blighted areas, land reclamation activities, the greening of land, and
appropriate planning of marine and foreshore areas;

(4) _ Review and recommend for appropriate action of the Sangguniang Panlungsod or
City Mayor, as the case maybe, the architectural plans and design submitted by
governmental and nongovernmental entities or individuals, particularly those for
undeveloped, underdeveloped and poorly designed areas;

(5) Coordinate with government and non-government entities and individuals
involved in the aesthetics and the maximum utilization of the land and water resources
within the jurisdiction of the local government unit, and implement plans and programs
that shall preserve environmental integrity and ecological balance.

(6) Bein the frontline of the delivery of services involving architectural planning and
design, particularly those related to the redesigning of spatial distribution of basic facilities
and physical structures during and in the aftermath of man-made and natural disasters or
calamities;

(7) Recommend to the Sangguniang Panlungsod and advise the City Mayor on all
matters relative to architectural planning and design as it relates to the total socio-
economic development of the City; and

(8) Perform such other duties and functions and exercise such other powers as
provided under the Local Government Code of 1991, as amended, and those that are
prescribed by law or ordinance.

SECTION 45. The City Information Officer. —

(a)

The City Information Officer must be a citizen of the Philippines, a resident of the City

of Sariaya, of good moral character, a holder of a college degree preferably in journalism, mass
communications, or any related course from a recognized college or university, a first grade civil
service eligible or its equivalent and must have acquired at least three (3) years’ experience in
writing articles and research papers, or writing for print, television or broadcast media.

(b)

The City Information Officer shall receive such compensation, emoluments and

allowances as may be determined by law.

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(c)___ The term of the City Information Officer shall be coterminous with that of the appointing
authority.

(d) _ The City Information Officer shall take charge of the Office of the City Information and
Community Relations Department, and shall:

(1) _ Formulate measures for the consideration of the Sangguniang Panlungsod and
provide technical assistance and support to the City Mayor in providing the appropriate
information and research data required for the delivery of basic services and provision of
adequate facilities so that the public becomes aware of said services and may fully avail
of the same;

(2) Develop plans and strategies, and upon approval thereof by the City Mayor,
implement the same, particularly those which have to do with public information and
research data to support programs and projects which the City Mayor is empowered to.
implement and which the Sangguniang Panlungsod is empowered to provide for;

(3) Provide relevant, adequate and timely information to the local government unit
and its residents;

(4) Fumish information and data on the local government agencies or offices as may
be required by law or ordinance; and nongovernmental organizations to be furnished to
said agencies and organizations;

(5) Maintain effective liaison with the various sectors of the community on matters
and issues that affect the livelihood and the quality of life of the City's inhabitants and
encourage support for programs of the local and national government;

(6) Be in the frontline in providing information during and in the aftermath of man-
made and natural calamities and disasters or calamities, with special attention to the
victims thereof, to help minimize injuries and casualties during and after the emergency,
and to accelerate relief and rehabilitation;

(1) Recommend to the Sangguniang Panlungsod and advise the City Mayor on all
matters relative to public information and research data as it relates to the total
socioeconomic development of the City; and

(8) _ Perform such other duties and functions, and exercise such other powers as
provided under the Local Government Code of 1991, as amended, and those that are
prescribed by law or ordinance.

SECTION 46. The City Cooperatives Officer. —

(a) The City Cooperatives Officer must be a citizen of the Philippines, a resident of the City
of Sariaya, of good moral character, a holder of a college degree preferably in business
administration with special training on cooperatives or any related course from a recognized
college or university, a first grade civil service eligible or its equivalent and must have acquired
at least five (5) years’ experience on cooperatives development, organization and management.

(b) The City Cooperatives Officer shall receive such compensation, emoluments and
allowances as may be determined by law.

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Cooperatives, and shall:

(1) __ Formulate measures for the consideration of the Sangguniang Panlungsod and
provide technical assistance and support to the City Mayor in carrying out measures to
ensure the delivery of basic services and the provision of facilities through the
development of cooperatives, and in providing access to such services and facilities for;

(2) Develop plans and strategies, and upon approval thereof by the City Mayor,
implement the same, particularly those which have to do with the integration of
cooperatives principles and methods in programs which the City Mayor is empowered to
implement and which the Sangguniang Panlungsod is empowered to provide;

(3) Assist in the organization of cooperatives;

(4) Provide technical and other forms of assistance to existing cooperatives to
enhance their viability as an economic enterprise and social organization;

(5) Assist cooperatives in establishing linkages with government agencies and non-
government organizations involved in the promotion of cooperativism as a viable source
of livelihood of the people and other community activities;

(6 Be in the frontline of cooperative organization, rehabilitation or viability
enhancement, particularly during and in the aftermath of man-made and natural calamities
or disasters, to aid in their survival and, if necessary, subsequent rehabilitation;

(7) Recommend to the Sangguniang Panlungsod and advise the City Mayor on all
other matters relative to cooperatives development and viability enhancement which will
improve the livelihood and quality of life of the City's inhabitants; and

(8) _ Perform such other duties and functions and exercise such other powers as
provided under the Local Government Code of 1991, as amended, and those that are
prescribed by law or ordinance.

SECTION 47. The City Population Officer. —

(a) _ The City Population Officer must be a citizen of the Philippines, a resident of the City of
Sariaya, of good moral character, a holder of a college degree preferably with specialized training
in population development from a recognized college or university, a first grade civil service
eligible or its equivalent and must have acquired at least five (5) years’ experience in the
implementation of programs on population development or responsible parenthood.

(b) The City Population Officer shall receive such compensation, emoluments and
allowances as may be determined by law.

(c) _ The City Population Officer shall take charge of the Office on Population Development,
and shall:

(1) _ Formulate measures for the consideration of the Sangguniang Panlungsod and
provide technical assistance and support to the City Mayor in carrying out measures to
ensure the delivery of basic services and provision of adequate facilities through the
integration of the population development principles and in providing access to said
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(2) Develop plans and strategies, and upon approval thereof by the City Mayor,
implement the same, particularly those which have to do with the integration of population
development principles and methods in program and projects which the City Mayor is
empowered to implement and which the Sangguniang Panlungsod is empowered to
provide;

(3) __ Assist the City Mayor in the implementation of the constitutional provisions
relative to population development and the promotion of responsible parenthood;

(4) Establish and maintain an updated data bank for program operations,
development planning and an educational program to ensure the people's participation in
and understanding of population development;

(5) Implement appropriate training programs that are consistent with the traditions
and cultural heritage of the City's inhabitants; and

(6) Perform such other duties and functions, and exercise such other powers as
provided under the Local Government Code of 1991, as amended, and those that are
prescribed by law or ordinance.

SECTION 48. The City Agriculturist. —

(a)

The City Agriculturist must be a citizen of the Philippines, a resident of the City of

Sariaya, of good moral character, a holder of a college degree in agriculture or any other related
course from a recognized college or university, a first grade civil service eligible or its equivalent,
and must have practiced the profession in agriculture or acquired at least five (5) years" experience
in a related field.

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The City Agriculturist shall receive such compensation, emoluments and allowances as

may be determined by law.

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The City Agriculturist shall take charge of the Office for Agricultural Services, and shall:

(1) _ Formulate measures for the consideration of the Sangguniang Panlungsod and
provide technical assistance and support to the City Mayor in carrying out measures to
ensure the delivery of basic services and provision of adequate facilities relative to
agricultural services;

(2) Develop plans and strategies, and upon approval thereof by the City Mayor,
implement the same, particularly those which have to do with agricultural programs and
projects which the City Mayor is empowered to implement and which the Sangguniang
Panlungsod is empowered to provide for;

(3) __Inaddition to the foregoing duties and functions, the City Agriculturist shall:

(i) Ensure that maximum assistance and access to resources in the production,
processing and marketing of agricultural and aquacultural and marine products are
extended to farmers, fishermen and local entrepreneurs;

(ii) Conduct or cause to be conducted location-specific agricultural researches and
assist in making available the appropriate technology arising out of and disseminating
information on basic research on crops, prevention and control of plant diseases and pests,
and other agricultural matters which will maximize productivity;

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demonstration farms on aquaculture and marine products;

(iv) _ Enforce rules and regulations relating to agriculture and aquaculture; and

(v) Coordinate with government agencies and non-governmental organizations
which promote agricultural productivity through applied technology compatible with
environmental integrity.

(4) Be in the frontline of the delivery of basic agricultural services, particularly those
needed during and in the aftermath of man-made and natural disasters and calamities;

(5) Recommend to the Sangguniang Panlungsod and advise the City Mayor on all
other matters related to agriculture and aquaculture which will improve the livelihood and living
conditions of the City's inhabitants; and

(6) Perform such other duties and functions and exercise such other powers as
provided under the Local Government Code of 1991, as amended, and those that are prescribed
by law or ordinance.

SECTION 49. The City Business Permits and Licensing Officer. —

(a) The City Business Permits and Licensing Officer must be a citizen of the Philippines, a
resident of the City of Sariaya, good moral character, a holder of a college degree preferably in
business administration or in any related course from a recognized college or university, a first
grade civil service eligible or its equivalent and must have acquired at least five (5) years’
experience in management.

(b) The City Business Permits and Licensing Officer shall receive such compensation,
emoluments and allowances as may be determined by law.

(c) | The City Business Permits and Licensing Officer shall take charge of the Business
Permits and Licensing Office, and shall:

(1) Supervise the conduct of spot and post inspection of all business establishments,
‘gaming and other entities requiring permits and licenses for compliance with existing laws
and ordinances;

(2) Review the application for permits and licenses and recommend the approval or
disapproval to the City Mayor or the latter's authorized representatives; and

(3) Exercise over-all supervision in the City Business Permits and Licensing Office.
SECTION 50. The City Human Resource Management Officer. —

(a) The City Human Resource Management Officer must be a citizen of the Philippines, a
resident of the City of Sariaya, of good moral character, a holder of a college degree preferably
in human resource, psychology, and other related course obtained from a recognized college or
university, a first grade civil service eligible or its equivalent and must have acquired experience
for at least five (5) years in organization design and strategic workforce planning, recruitment and
staffing, performance management, compensation and benefits, and training and development
traffic management immediately preceding the date of appointment.

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emoluments and allowances as may be determined by law.

The City Human Resource Management Officer shall take charge of the City Human Resource
and Management Office, and shall:

(1) Develop a human resource management plan aimed at improving the productivity
and professional growth of the city government's employees, and recommend the same to
the City Mayor, and if warranted, to the Sangguniang Panlungsod, for approval and
implementation;

(2) Ensure that the recruitment, selection and placement of the City Government's
officers and personnel is based on merit and fitness;

(3) Design, develop, coordinate, implement, deliver and evaluate training programs
that support organization objectives that are aligned with the organizations strategic plans;

(4) _ Develop and implement heads and staff development programs that support the
City Government's organizational succession plans;

(5) _ Ensure the implementation of a Strategic Performance Management System that
includes individual Performance Contracts, ensure results-based performance and the
provision of rewards and recognition for outstanding performance and loyalty in the
service; and

(6) _ Perform such other duties and functions and exercise such other powers as may
be prescribed by law or ordinance.

SECTION 51. The City Public Order and Safety Officer.

(a) The City Public Order and Safety Officer must be a citizen of the Philippines, a resident
of the City of Sariaya, of good moral character, a holder of a college degree preferably in
engineering, public administration, and other related course obtained from a recognized college
or university, a first grade civil service eligible or its equivalent and must have acquired
experience for at least five (5) years in traffic management and road safety preceding the date of
appointment,

(b) The City Public Order and Safety Officer shall receive compensation, emoluments and
allowances as may be determined by law.

(c)_ The City Public Order and Safety Officer shall take charge of the City Public Order and
Safety Office, and shall:

(1) Establish and maintain a system to monitor peace and order and other public
safety concems in the City, and report the status thereof to the City Mayor;

(2) Formulate plans, programs and activities to maintain and enhance public safety
and recommend the same to the City Mayor, and if warranted, to the Sangguniang
Pantungsod;

(3) Coordinate with, and assist national and local law enforcement agencies,
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in the conduct of public safety services;

(4) Secure facilities owned by the City and provide civil security assistance to ensure
safety of the officers and employees of the City;

(5) Provide security coverage for activities and other sanctioned events of the Cit

(6) _ Undertake advocacy activities to raise community awareness on specific issues
affecting public order and safety as well as engage in specific activities intended to
promote public order and safety, and disaster resiliency, and

(7) Perform such other duties and functions, and exercise such other powers as may
be prescribed by law or ordinance;

SECTION 52. The City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Officer. —

(a) The City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Officer must be a citizen of the
Philippines, a resident of the City of Sariaya, of good moral character, a holder of a college degree
preferably in engineering, public administration and other related course obtained from a
recognized college or university, a first grade civil service eligible or its equivalent and must have
acquired experience for at least five (5) years in disaster preparedness, risk reduction and
management, emergency response, and incident command system preceding the date of
appointment.

(b) The City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Officer shall receive compensation,
emoluments and allowances as may be determined by law.

(c) _ The City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Officer shall take charge of the City
Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office, and shall:

(1) _ Set the direction, development, implementation and coordination of disaster risk
reduction and management programs within-the City;

(2) Consolidate local disaster risk information which includes natural hazards,
vulnerabilities, and climate change risk, and maintain a local risk map;

(3) Organize and conduct training, orientation, and knowledge management
activities on disaster risk reduction and management at the local level;

(4) Formulate and implement a comprehensive and integral local disaster risk
reduction and management plan in accordance with the national, regional and provincial
framework, in coordination with the local development councils, and upon approval
thereof by the City Mayor and Sangguniang Panlungsod, implement the same;

(5) _ Be in the frontline of disaster preparedness and management, particularly during
and in the aftermath of man-made and natural disasters, to aid in the survival and if
necessary, subsequent rehabilitation of affected individuals and communities;

(6) Be in the frontline on the delivery of quick response and services, particularly

those related to situations during and in the aftermath of manmade and natural disasters
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be prescribed by law or ordinance;

SECTION 53. The City Enterprise and Economic Officer. —

(a) __ The City Enterprise and Economic Affairs Officer must be a citizen of the Philippines, a
resident of the City of Sariaya, of good moral character, a holder of a college degree preferably
in business administration and other related course obtained from a recognized college or
university, a first grade civil service eligible or its equivalent and must have acquired experience
for at least five (5) years in enterprise and cooperative management and investment promotions.

(b) The City Enterprise and Economic Affairs Officer shall receive compensation,
emoluments and allowances as may be determined by law.

(©) __ The City Enterprise and Economic Officer Affairs officer shall take charge of the City
Enterprise and Economic Affairs Office, and shall:

(1) _ Formulate measures for the consideration of the Sangguniang Panlungsod and
provide technical assistance and support to the City Mayor in carrying out measures to
ensure the delivery of basic services and provision of adequate facilities through the
development of local enterprises and cooperatives, and in providing access to such
services and facilities;

(2) Develop plans and strategies towards the improvement of economic enterprise
and upon recommendation thereof by the City Mayor, implement the same, particularly
those which have to do with the integration of business promotion and cooperative
principles and methods and programs and projects, which the City Mayor is empowered
to implement and which the Sangguniang Panlungsod is empowered to provide;

(3) Be in the frontline of enterprise development, particularly during and in the
aftermath of man-made and natural calamities and disasters, to aid in their survival and if,
necessary, subsequent rehabilitation;

(4) Recommend to the Sangguniang Panlungsod and advise the City Mayor on all
matters relative to enterprise and cooperative development and viability enhancement
which will improve the livelihood and quality of life of inhabitants; and

(5) Perform such other duties and functions, and exercise such other powers as may
be prescribed by law or ordinance;

SECTION 54. The City Youth Affairs Officer. —

(a) The City Youth Affairs Officer must be a citizen of the Philippines, a resident of the City
of Sariaya, of good moral character, a holder of a college degree preferably in community
development, public administration and other related course obtained from a recognized college
or university, a first grade civil service eligible or its equivalent and must have acquired
experience for at least three (3) years in the implementation of programs for youth leadership, and
sports development preceding the date of appointment.

(b) The City Youth Affairs Officer shall receive compensation, emoluments and allowances
as may be determined by law.

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shall:

(1) Develop plans and strategies, and upon the approval thereof by the City Mayor,
implement the same, particularly those which have to do with youth and sports programs and
projects which the City Mayor is empowered to implement and which the Sangguniang
Panlungsod is empowered to provide for; and

(2) Perform such other duties and functions and exercise such other powers as may
be prescribed by law or ordinance.

SECTION 55. The City Nutrition Officer. —

(a) The City Nutrition Officer must be a citizen of the Philippines, a resident of the City of
Sariaya, of good moral character, a registered Nutritionist-Dietitian pursuant to Republic Act No.
10862 otherwise known as the Nutrition and Dietetics Law, and must have acquired experience
for at least three (3) years in the implementation of programs on nutrition and dietetics
development preceding the date of appointment.

(b) The City Nutrition Officer shall receive compensation, emoluments and allowances as
may be determined by law.

(©) The City Nutrition Officer shall take charge of the City Nutrition Office, and shall:
(1) Lead the efforts of the City government in addressing malnutrition concerns;

(2) Recommend in the policy and program formulation and coordination, capacity
development, promotion of good nutrition, nutrition surveillance, resource generation and
mobilization, advocacy and partnership and alliance building; and

(3) Perform such other duties and functions, and exercise such other powers as may
be prescribed by law or ordinance;

SECTION 56. The City Public Employment and Service Officer. —

(a) The City Public Employment and Service Officer must be a citizen of the Philippines, a
resident of the City of Sariaya, of good moral character, a holder of a college degree preferably
in psychology, business administration and other related course obtained from a recognized
college or university, a first grade civil service eligible or its equivalent and must have acquired
experience for at least three (3) years in the implementation of programs on employment
generation and development preceding the date of appointment.

(b) The City Public Employment and Service Officer shall receive compensation,
emoluments and allowances as may be determined by law.

(c) The City Public Employment and Service Officer shall take charge of the City Public
Employment and Service Office, and shall:

(1) Ensure prompt and efficient delivery of employment facilitation services as well

as to provide timely information on the labor market and Department of Labor and
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information dissemination, referral and placement, employment coaching and career
counselling;

(3)__ Lead the implementation of programs like Special Program for the Employment
of Students (SPES) Job Fairs, Philjobnet / PESO Employment Information System
(PEIS), National Skills Registry Program (NSRP), DOLE Govermnent Internship
Program (DOLE-GIP), Tulong Pangkabuhayan para sa Ating Disadvantaged Workers
(TUPAD), DOLE Integrated Livelihood and Emergency Employment Program
(DILLEP; and

(4) Perform such other duties and functions, and exercise such other powers as may
be prescribed by law or ordinance;

SECTION 57. The City Community and Barangay Officer. —

(a) _ The City Community and Barangay Affairs Officer must be a citizen of the Philippines,
a resident of the City of Sariaya, of good moral character, a holder of a college degree preferably
in community development, public administration and other related course obtained from a
recognized college or university, a first grade civil service eligible or its equivalent and must have
acquired experience for at least three (3) years in the implementation of programs on community
affairs, sectoral mobilization and community-based organizations, and barangay coordination
preceding the date of appointment.

(b) The City Community and Barangay Affairs Officer shall receive compensation,
emoluments and allowances as may be determined by law.

(c) The City Community and Barangay Affairs Officer shall take charge of the City
Community and Barangay Affairs Office, and shall:

(1) Design and implement special projects for purposes of developing, strengthening
and maintaining linkages with the various local organizations, including the urban poor,
‘community-based organizations, civic groups nongovernment organizations and the local
government;

(2) Lead in the implementation of special projects to empower, recognize and
strengthen relations with barangay officials and volunteer workers;

(3) Coordinate and supervise different community programs of activities to respond
to the needs of the barangay and residents in communities; and

(4) _ Perform such other duties and functions, and exercise such other powers as may

be prescribed by law or ordinance;

ARTICLE VIII
THE CITY FIRE STATION SERVICE, THE CITY JAIL SERVICE, THE CITY
SCHOOLS DIVISION AND THE CITY PROSECUTION SERVICE

SECTION 58. The City Fire Station Service. —

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(a) There shall be established in the City of Sariaya at least one (1) fire station with adequate
personnel, firefighting facilities and equipment, subject to the standards, rules and regulations that
may be promulgated by the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG). The City
shall provide the appropriate site for the City Fire Station;

(b) The City Fire Station Service shall be headed by a City Fire Marshal whose
qualifications shall be as those provided under Republic Act No. 9263, as amended, otherwise
known as the "Bureau of Fire Protection and Bureau of Jail Management and Penology
Professionalization Act of 2004"; and

(c)__ The City Fire Station shall be responsible for the provision of various emergency
services such as rescue and evacuation of injured people related to fire incidents and, in general,
fire prevention and suppression measures to secure the safety of life and property of the citizenry.

SECTION 59. The City Jail Service. —

(a) At least five (5) months from the commencement of the corporate existence of the City,
the DILG shall establish and maintain a secured, clean, adequately equipped and sanitary jail
facility for the custody and safekeeping of prisoners, any fugitive from justice, or person detained
awaiting investigation or trial or transfer to the national penitentiary, or a violent mentally ill
person who may endanger oneself or the safety of others as duly certified by the proper medical
health officer, prior to the transfer of such person to a mental institution.

(b) The City Jail Service shall be headed by a city jail warden whose qualifications shall be
as those provided for under Republic Act No. 9263, as amended, otherwise known as the "Bureau
of Fire Protection and Bureau of Jail Management and Penology Professionalization Act of 2004".

The Provincial Jail Warden shall assist in the immediate rehabilitation of individuals or detention
of prisoners. Great care must be exercised so that human rights of these prisoners are respected
and protected, and their spiritual and physical well-being are properly and promptly attended to.

SECTION 60. The City Schools Division. — The Department of Education (DepEd) shall
establish and maintain a city schools division of the City of Sariaya whose area of jurisdiction will
cover all the school districts within the City. The City School Division shall be headed by a City
Schools Division Superintendent who must possess the necessary qualifications required by the
DepEd.

SECTION 61. The City Prosecution Service. —

(a) — The Department of Justice (DOJ) shall, within two (2) months from the commencement
of the corporate existence of the city, establish and maintain a prosecution service in the City of
Sariaya. It shall be headed by a city prosecutor, who shall be assisted by such number of assistant
prosecutors as may be necessary, and whose qualifications, manner of appointment, rank, salary
and benefits shall be governed by existing laws covering prosecutors in the DOJ. The City
Prosecution Service shall be organizationally part of the DOJ, and under the supervision and
control of the Secretary of the DOJ.

(b) The City Prosecutor shall handle the criminal prosecution in the municipal trial courts in
the City as well as in the regional trial courts for criminal cases originating in the territory of the
City, and shall render to or for the City such services as are required by law, ordinance or
regulation of the DOJ.

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The Secretary of Justice shall always ensure the adequacy and quality of prosecution service in
the City and for this purposes hall, in the absence or lack or insufficiency in number of assistant
city prosecutors as provided hereinabove, designate from among the assistant provincial
prosecutors a sufficient number to perform and discharge the functions of the City Prosecution
Service as provided hereinabove.

ARTICLE IX
TRANSITORY AND FINAL PROVISIONS

SECTION 62. Municipal Ordinances Existing at the Time of the Approval of this Act. —
All municipal ordinances of the Municipality of Sariaya existing at the time of the approval of
this Act shall continue to be in force within the City of Sariaya until the Sangguniang Panlungsod
shall provide otherwise.

SECTION 63. Officials of the City of Sariaya. — The present elective officials of the
Municipality of Sariaya shall continue to exercise their powers and functions until such time that
a new election is held, and the duly-elected officials shall have already qualified and assumed
their offices. Appointive officials and employees of the Municipality of Sariaya shall likewise
continue exercising their functions and duties and they shall automatically be absorbed by the city
government of the City of Sariaya.

SECTION 64. Succession Clause. — The City of Sariaya shall succeed in all the assets,
properties, liabilities and obligations of the Municipality of Sariaya.

SECTION 65. Jurisdiction of the Province of Quezon. — The City of Sariaya shall, unless
otherwise provided by law, continue to be under the jurisdiction of the Province of Quezon.

SECTION 66. Suspension of Increase in Rates of Local Taxes. — No increase in the rates of
local taxes shall be imposed by the City within the period of five (5) years from its acquisition of
corporate existence.

SECTION 69. Legislative District. — Until otherwise provided by law, the City of Sariaya shall
continue to be a part of the Second Legislative District of the Province of Quezon.

SECTION 70. Applicability of Laws. — The provisions of the Local Government Code of 1991,
as amended, and such other laws as are applicable to component cities shall govern the City of
Sariaya insofar as they are not inconsistent with the provisions of this Act.

SECTION 71. Separability Clause. — If, for any reason or reasons, any part or provision of this
charter shall be held unconstitutional, invalid or inconsistent with the Local Government Code of
1991, as amended, the other parts or provisions hereof which are not affected shall continue to be
in full force and effect.

SECTION 72. Effectivity. — This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in
the Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation.

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Approved,

Rep. Maria Criftina T. Lopez
ALONA PartyList

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