Sinacaban SB Regulates Extraction of Riverbed Materials

Republic of the Philippines
Province of Misamis Occidental
MUNICIPALITY OF SINACABAN

Office of the Sangguniang Bayan

EXCERPT FROM THE MINUTES OF THE REGULAR SESSION OF THE MUNICIPAL COUNCIL OF SINACABAN, MISAMIS OCCIDENTAL HELD AT THE SB SESSION HALL ON SEPTEMBER 18, 2009.

   HON. ANECITO S. MEJARES, Vice Mayor – Presiding

LAURITO C. ABUTON      RAEM A. NARANJO      ISIDRO V. MACALISANG
       SB Member                    SB Member                       SB Member

JOSUE M. VENTE                JULIO L. TIU                 MA. ELENA B. PAILDEN
    SB Member                       SB Member                           SB Member

WILFREDO V. DECENA      MAMERTO S. AGANOS      DANILO A. ENOT
      SB Member                      SB Member                     ABC President
      
          RE P. NARANJO                                GREJESBRIC E. BRIOSO
            FSK President                                               SB Secretary
 

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ORDINANCE NO. 4, SERIES 2009

AN ORDINANCE REGULATING THE EXTRACTION OF RIVERBED MATERIALS WITHIN THE MUNICIPALITY OF SINACABAN, MISAMIS OCCIDENTAL

BE IT ORDAINED by the Sangguniang Bayan of Sinacaban, Misamis Occidental, that:

Section I.  Definition of Terms.

Riverbed Materials  –  materials found on riverbed such as sand, gravel and boulders.

Quarry Sites – sites determined for quarrying that conformed DENR rules and regulations and other existing laws.

Section II.    Extraction of riverbed materials should only be allowed and used solely for Local Government Unit public work and infrastructure projects;

Section III.    Extraction of riverbed materials shall only be allowed on designated quarry sites;

Section IV.    Extraction shall be based on the volume of the requirements of a certain public works and infrastructure projects, subject to the issuance of gratuitous permit by the Provincial Government.

Section V.    Extraction of boulders shall only be limited to head like sizes;

I HEREBY CERTIFY to the correctness of the foregoing resolution, which was duly adopted by the Sangguniang Bayan during its Session on September 18, 2009.

GREJESBRIC E. BRIOSO
Secretary to the Sanggunian

ATTESTED:

ANECITO S. MEJARES
Municipal Vice Mayor
Presiding



                             APPROVED:

DELLO T. LOOD
Municipal Mayor

Remembering Lawyer Cailing and Other Mindanao Heroes

By:  CARLOS ISAGANI I. ZARATE


For quite some time now, as Filipinos visit cemeteries or memorial parks to remember and honor their departed loved ones on All Saints’ Day and All Souls’ Day, I am again reminded of how, even in death, there is an apparent disparity in the way we honor our martyrs and heroes.


On several occasions in the past, we read stories that new names of martyrs and heroes were etched on the black granite Wall of Remembrance at the Bantayog ng mga Bayani Park in Quezon City, as decided by the people behind the Bantayog ng mga Bayani (Monument of Heroes) Foundation. 


Accordingly, those named as “martyrs” were those killed before the 1986 People Power Revolution, while those names listed as “heroes” were those who survived martial law and continued their struggles for genuine political freedoms until they died.


However, a closer look at the names already etched in the Wall of Remembrance as martyrs and heroes would reveal that they mostly came from the northern part of the country—Manila and Luzon, especially—and, as always, apparently forgetting that the struggle for the restoration of democracy was a national one, intense in the other parts of the country, particularly in Mindanao. Maybe this was not a deliberate act of forgetting, yet it would be well perhaps if people behind the foundation will do further research, especially, on the southern part of the country.


Perhaps, in the next batches of honorees, the foundation may very well consider the following members of the legal profession who valiantly fought with the people and sacrificed their lives so that “justice and respect for human rights” will prevail in our society today: 

• Crisostomo Cailing, a lawyer from Balingasag, Misamis Occidental, who was killed on July 6, 1985 by unidentified armed men; 
• Romraflo R. Taojo, a labor and human rights lawyer from Tagum, Davao del Norte, killed April 2, 1985 inside his home; 
• Zorro Aguilar, a human rights lawyer from Dipolog City, Zamboanga del Norte, killed Sept. 23, 1984 in Dipolog City; 
• Luisito S. Villanueva, a human rights lawyer from Calamba, Misamis Occidental, killed Feb. 21, 1986 in Calacan, Calamba, Misamis Occidental; 
• Jose T. Gonzales, a human rights lawyer from Butuan City, who was included in the military’s Order of Battle, when he died in 1985; 
• Vicente Mirabueno, a human rights lawyer from General Santos City, killed Feb. 6, 1988 at the General Santos City Public Market; 
• Gil Getes, a human rights lawyer from Agusan del Sur, shot dead inside his home on March 4, 1990; 
• Ferdinand Reyes, a human rights lawyer and crusading journalist killed Feb. 12, 1996 in Dipolog City; and 
• Judge Eugenio Valles, killed April 25, 2002 in Compostela Valley Province.

The following lawyers may have escaped violent death during their lifetime, yet their demise from natural and other causes did not diminish the degree of their contribution to the struggle for the restoration of our democratic freedoms: 

• Laurente “Larry” Ilagan, the most prominent Mindanaoan lawyer imprisoned by Marcos, died of cancer on Nov. 15, 2001; 
• Alfredo Aquino, a human rights lawyer from Bukidnon, who also died of cancer; and 
• Judge Benedicto U. Hallazgo, a human rights lawyer from Misamis Oriental before he joined the judiciary, who died sometime in 2001. 

Other prominent Mindanaoan human rights lawyers that should also be remembered are: Rudy Agravante, Florante Garcia, Antonio Navidad, Felix Calatrava and Jake Zafra.


These are just some of the names, a mere handful of the names that we should always remember. 


The other sectors—youth, women, Moro and Lumad—definitely have also their own heroes, heroines and martyrs, like youth leader Ariel Yumang, labor leader Oscar Bantayan, women’s advocate and journalist Edith Eco. These are the names that should be etched not only in walls of remembrance but more importantly in our collective soul as a nation.


We honor our martyrs and heroes to remind us that they are not really “dead,” as they continue to live among us in our recollections, in our dreams, in our choices, in our current struggles.  Indeed, the conditions that these martyrs and heroes aspired to change are still the very conditions that we continue to grapple with at present long after a hated dictator was ousted, and, probably, even long after an administration founded on stealing, cheating and lying is already out of power.

Winning Taste of "Ibos-Tinambiran" in Oroquieta City

From "sikad-sikad" and motorcab, now she already bought a multicab to meet her orders that counts from 1,000 to 1,500 "ibos-tinambiran" everyday.

by:  Archie S. Ajias

OROQUIETA City --  After thorough evaluation from the technical working group (TWG) of Microfinance Council of the Philippines, the maker of "ibos-tinambiran" in Oroquieta City becomes the semi-finalist in the "Search for 2009 Outstanding Micro-Entrepreneur of the Year."

It represents Northwestern Mindanao, leaving behind  hundred other entrepreneurs in the region.

Dionesia de la Peña, owner of the business, is the nominee of Paglaum Multipurpose Cooperative for the search.

Members of the TWG coming from Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas, Citi Group of Companies, and representatives from the council came to the province last week to personally meet De la Peña in order to listen to her story and savour the taste of her product, being part of the screening process.

"Manghinaot ta nga mogawas siya nga mananaog, pero bisan og dili siya makadaog sa national, daog na siya daan sa atong probinsya.  Kini nagpakita nga naa gud diay paglambo kung magkugi ang tawo," Paglaum General Manager Gadwin Handumon said.

"Ok na man 'yong performance ni Aling Dionesia, may good story naman siya, good product at least may chance," said Eduardo Garcia, representing the council, when asked about the result of their evaluation.

Winner in the regional level will receive P100,000.00; while the chosen outstanding micro entrepreneur of the year will receive P200,000.00.  Both to be given during the awarding and recognition ceremony to be held at the Metropolitan Museum in Manila on November 18, 2009.

De la Peña was a former sidewalk vendor selling fried banana, hot cake, juice, and other chicheria near the Stella Maris College in Oroquieta City, but was forced to stop in 1978 because the school management cleared their posts.  Not being discouraged, she borrowed instead a small capital from the Paglaum Multipurpose Cooperative, to start a new small business of making a native delicacy, the "ibos-tinambiran," to be able to support the needs of her family.

From then on, her business slowly grows, until she was able to buy a "sikad-sikad" (bicycle mounted with a side car) to deliver the products to her patrons.  Due to increasing order of her "ibos", she replaced the "sikad-sikad" to motorcab in order to carry more of her products and at the same time, deliver them faster.

"Ayohon pagdala ang bisan unsang negosyo nga imong sudlan, ubayi kanunay og pag-ampo; ayohon sa pagtagad ang mga suki, dili moro-morohan, magdaginot, dili makurat sa kuwarta; kung mangutang ug dugang puhonan, bayran aron maka-utro; ug dili usbon ang timplada sa imong produkto, bahala'g magkinaunsa ang presyo sa ingredients," De la Pena shared here secrets.

From "sikad-sikad" and motorcab, now she already bought a multicab to meet her orders that counts from 1,000 to 1,500 "ibos-tinambiran" everyday.

Finally, De la Pena said that she is also proud that from a humble beginning, her small business has grown, enabling her to feed, clothe, and educate her children.