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MEMBERS of the 5th Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) warmly welcomed the officials of the Municipality of Bayog, Zamboanga del Sur led by Vice Mayor Jocel L. Babasa during their benchmarking visit last June 24, 2024.
Babasa and her party, composed of the Sangguniang Bayan members and office staff of Bayog town, made a benchmarking tour and observed the actual use of the SP’s electronic (e)-archive system with paperless application.
The SP has been using this digital technology since the time of the late Vice Mayor Othello “Boy” Chiong after it was successfully installed in December 2018, earning the City of Naga’s distinction as the trailblazer in paperless application in Cebu.
Thanks to the Devise Software Designs and Solutions, an Iloilo City-based service provider, for making it possible for the application of this e-archive legislative system to the local sanggunian.
In his welcome message, City Councilor Carmelino “Junjie” Navales Cruz, Jr., SP majority floor leader, briefly discussed about the legislative process, including the advantages of adopting the new technology as a digital tool to pass or enact measures.
With this digital adoption, SP members have already enjoyed the convenience of reviewing the minutes and calendar of business at their fingertips through their flip-and-fold laptop, instead of browsing over hard voluminous documents during sessions,
During the question and answer portion, it was emphasized that the digital system has likewise become a money-saving tool because it reduces the supply of reams of bond papers to the SP every year.
The e-archive system likewise contains electronic references such as memorandum circulars of the Department of Interior and Local Government and other government agencies, the 1987 Philippine Constitution, the Local Government Code of 1991, making it easier for the legislators and staff to access, view or retrieve the uploaded documents.
At present, the SP secretariat has already uploaded a total of 5,479 approved resolutions and close to 300 enacted ordinances in the system.
The visiting Bayog town officials then made a brief tour at Museo Naga located on the second floor of the legislative building after they received a token, a customized wood design tumbler with “Naga Akong Garbo” markings.
THE City Government of Naga, Cebu expresses its warmest congratulations to four Nagahanon examinees who all made it to the top ten (10) in the recently held licensure examinations for electrical engineers and professional teachers, respectively.
For bringing tremendous honor and pride to the City of Naga, Engr. Marc Restie Sasan Laput, Engr. Paul Anthony Manabat Aliasut, Engr. Vijay Manuel De Guma and Ms. Rita Jean Bagsican Cabunag will receive a cash incentive of Twenty Thousand Pesos (₱20,000.00) each from the City Government. Engr. Laput, of Barangay Tuyan, ranked sixth with a rating of 93.05 percent, closely
followed by Engr. Aliasut, of Barangay Tangke, at seventh place with 92.95 percent passing rate, while Engr. De Guma, also of Barangay Tuyan, secured the ninth spot with a rating of 92.75 percent, according to the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) in its official report.
The three full-fledged electrical engineers are among the 4,436 out of 7,005 examinees who took and successfully hurdled the Registered Electrical Engineers Licensure Examination (REELE) last April 2024.
Meanwhile, Ms. Cabunag, a Cum Laude graduate of the University of the Visayas- Main Campus with a degree of Bachelor of Secondary Education Major in Science, placed ninth in the Licensure Examination for Professional Teachers (LEPT) with a passing rate of 91.00 percent. Cabunag, a resident of Barangay Uling, is among the 50,539 secondary teachers out of 85,980 examinees nationwide who passed the LEPT board exams last March 17, 2024, the PRC said. In its 95 th regular session last June 05, 2024, the 5 th Sangguniang Panlungsod, presided over by City Vice Mayor Virgilio “Jing-jing” M. Chiong, approved on mass motion two separate resolutions – Nos. 1315 and 1317 – congratulating and commending the four board topnotchers and granting them ₱20,000.00 cash incentive each.
The local leadership, in partnership with the Department of Education City of Naga, Cebu Schools Division, has been promoting the culture of excellence by giving honor and credit to outstanding Nagahanons as one of the motivating factors for young students to aspire for the best in their chosen professions.
For the first time in recent years, the City of Naga of Cebu, through the Department of Education (DepEd) City of Naga Schools Division, will host the NFOT, a national activity that serves as a venue for learners to showcase their talents and skills using their learned competencies they acquired in schools, on July 07 to 11, 2024.
Dr. Leviticus Barazon, Jr., Assistant Schools Division Superintendent of
DepEd-City of Naga, Cebu, appeared before the May 22, 2024 regular session of the City Council and briefed the distinguished members of the 5 th Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) about this major event. He formally requested for financial and logistical support from the City Government to augment the allocated appropriation from the DepEd Central Office for the hosting of this four-day activity.
In his power point presentation, Barazon made a comprehensive report before the August Body, including the critical insights and details of NFOT activities – starting from the opening salvo until the grand finale, with hopes of getting seamless coordination and support from City Hall. He revealed that the NFOT will have 17 billeting quarters to house the delegates, VIPs and guests from the different regions spread throughout the City of Naga and the neighboring towns of Minglanilla and San Fernando, Cebu. The various NFOT events include the following:
-Technolympics – fruit and vegetable carving, recycling waste materials (plastic, dressmaking (corporate attire), food processing (meat, fish & vegetables), Electrical Installation Maintenance, technical drafting);
-Sining Tanghalan (Sulatanghal, Himig Bulilit, Bayle sa Kalye at Eksibisyon, Pintahusay);
-Population and Development (PopDev) [Extemporaneous Speech – Filipino, Kasaysayan, Heograpiya at Kultura ng Pilipinas Quiz, Pop Quiz];
-Read-a-Thon for English (Story Retelling, Oral Reading Interpretation,
Oratorical Composition and Presentation);
-Read-a-Thon sa Filipino (Muling Pagkukuwento, Interpretatibong Pagbasa, Sulat-Bigkas ng Talumpati);
-Lingo Stars (Foreign Language Writing Contest, Foreign Language Exposition)-National Musabaqah (Oration [Naseehah], Harf Touch, Qur’an Reading); -SNEd Expo (Filipino Sign Language, Braille Reading); and
-STEMazing (STEM Process and Practices Exhibition)
According to Barazon, each NFOT activity must comply with the corresponding venue requirements, schedule of events, number of medals and trophies to be given to the winners. After his report, Dr. Barazon led the distribution of the Certificate of Appreciation to the Honorable Vice Mayor Virgilio M. Chiong and the rest of the SP members of the City Council which were supposed to be given during the Local Stakeholders’ Convergence at DepEd City of Naga Division Conference Hall. He expressed his gratitude to the City Council for all the support that it extended to the DepEd-City of Naga Schools Division in its various activities
The City Government of Naga, Cebu will start distributing this week ten (10) kilos of rice to every Nagahanon family as part of its relief assistance to alleviate the adverse effects of El Niño. The distribution of rice bags came a month after the City Council held a special session on April 04, 2024 approving Resolution No. 1174-2024 which formally declared the entire City of Naga under a state of calamity following the recommendation of the City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council.
The declaration of a citywide state of calamity will authorize the Office of the City Mayor to gain access to the calamity fund and use it for relief and rehabilitation assistance to the affected city residents. The families of Barangay Alpaco, an upland village, were the first batch of beneficiaries to receive the rice subsidy, which was held at the barangay covered court on Thursday, May 09, 2024.
Members of the 5th Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) and a City Hall composite team came in full force to personally assist the distribution of the rice aid to the recipients totaling 1,360 families. Alpaco Barangay Captain Rogelio C. Ababa heaped praises on Mayor Valdemar M. Chiong for taking the initiative of providing such a quick relief assistance to his constituents, majority of whom are agricultural crop farmers.
“We truly appreciate the initiative of Mayor Val. This 10-kilo of rice is indeed a welcome relief for us to at least soften the negative impact of El Niño,” said Ababa in his welcome speech. Speaking on behalf of Mayor Val, City Councilor Clint Isidro A. Chiong assured that the City Government will continue to provide relief assistance to the Nagahanons, whose daily sustenance and sources of livelihood have been adversely affected by the El Niño phenomenon.
Councilor Chiong, the SP Presiding Officer Pro Tempore, also sincerely expressed his appreciation to the attending residents, saying their presence was an indication of their positive response to the various programs of the City Government. Apart from Alpaco, the rest of the barangays comprising the first batch that have been scheduled to receive rice assistance this month are as follows: Balirong, Cabungahan, Cantao-an, Cogon, South Poblacion, West Poblacion, North Poblacion, Central Poblacion, East Poblacion, Naalad, Tangke and Colon.
Sa ngalan sa among mga kaubanan sa 5th Sangguniang Panlungsod: Vice Mayor Jingjing Chiong ug mga konsehales, atong pagtimbaya ug Bulahang Adlaw Mga Nagahanon!
Kining grabeng kainit nakamugna na ug grass fires ug kakuwangan sa supply sa tubig. Daghan usab mga nangasakit sama sa hilanat ug ubo sa mga bata ug tiguwang. Busa agi ug pagtubag sa panginahanglan sa katawhang Nagahanon, gipasar nato sa Sangguniang Panlungsod ang resolution nga nagdeklarar nga ang City of Naga anaa karon sa State of Calamity. Kini human nga ang City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (CDRRMC) mirekomendar sa Sanggunian sa maong lakang.
Tumong sa declaration sa State of Calamity nga mas mapadali pa sa atong syudad, pinanguluhan ni Mayor Val Chiong, ang pagpatuman sa mga proyekto ug kalihokan nga makahatag kahupayan sa katawhan sama pananglit sa pagpalit ug dugong water tankers aron mas subsob pa ang pag supply nato ug tubig sa mga kumunidad, pagtabang sa kabumberohan panahon sa sunog, pagpalit ug mga tambal panagang sa sakit nga dala sa tumang kainit, assistance alang sa sector sa agrikultura, dugang social services ug uban pa.
Sa laing bahin, kusganon ang pagsuporta sa Sangguniang Panlungsod sa mga lakang nga ga-awhag sa Commission On Audit (COA), Bureau of Local Government Finance (BLGF) ug uban pang ahensya aron ma-recover ang Salapi sa Lungsod nga nawala diha sa opisina sa Treasury. Nakighiusa ang Bise Mayor ug mga Konsehales kang Mayor Val sa pagpasaka ug tukmang sumbong batok sa mga responsable, ingon man nga mabayran ang nawala nga salapi sa LGU, ug pag-improve pa sa sistema sa financial controls aron malikayan nga mahitaboan ang LGU pag-usab.
Isip katambayayong sa mga buhat pagpalambo, ilabi na alang niadtong labaw nga nanginahanglan sa serbisyo sa gobyerno, padayon nga nagdasig ang Sangguniang Panlungsod sa mga barangay sa pagpasar sa ilang budget. Andam kita nga mohatag tambag ug giya sa atong mga kaubang opisyales sa kabarangayan mahitungod niini.
Kon atong sumahon, ang atong mga kalihokan ning panahona pinasubay sa atong pangandoy ug paghatag katumanan aron ang NAGA ANDAM pagsagubang sa mga emerhensiya, katalagman ug uban pang pagsuway ug hagit sa kinabuhi. Kinahanglan gayud ang pag-inalagaray, pagtinabangay ug pakighiusa – mga pagtulun-an sa milabay nga Semana Santa, mga pagtulun-an nga makatabang sa mga Nagahanon, mga pagtulun-an nga makapahimo nga ang NAGA ANDAM.
– HON. CARMELINO “Kons Junjie” N. CRUZ, JR.
