News and Events
This year’s midterm elections mark a fresh start for the newly elected members of the
local legislative body, now officially known as the 6 th Sangguniang Panlungsod of the City of Naga, Cebu.
The emergence of the new City Council, the city’s sixth composition since the then
Municipality of Naga became a component city in 2007 by virtue of Republic Act 9491 (the City Charter), similarly put an end to the life of the 5 th SP by operation of law.
Hence, the distinguished SP members, headed by reelected Vice Mayor Virgilio “Jing-
jing” M. Chiong, formally assumed office during the inaugural session at noon of June 30, 2025, with a renewed commitment to uphold the needs and aspirations of the Nagahanons.
Vice Mayor Chiong, who ran unopposed in his second term, expressed his sincerest
gratitude to the townspeople of Naga for the overwhelming support that resulted in the dominance of Mayor Valdemar M. Chiong-led Team Padayon Naga bets in the May 12, 2025 polls
“I deem it appropriate to express our sincere thanks and appreciation to all of you for
the overwhelming support that you have extended to us in the May 12 elections,
wherein all the candidates of your Team Padayon Naga have been given a fresh
mandate to serve for a new term,” said the Vice Mayor in his inaugural address.
The team’s councilorial slate, composed of seven reelectionists and three neophytes,
dominated the 10-seat City Council with second-termer City Councilor Clint Isidro A.
Chiong clinching the highest spot with 45,849 votes.
In proper order, the rest of the newly elected members of the 6 th SP are as follows:
Hon. Amelita M. Lara – 38,890 votes
Hon. Dominador A. Libor – 37,688 votes
Hon. Anecito B. Alinsonorin – 35,998 votes
Hon. Carmelino N. Cruz, Jr. – 35,875 votes
Hon. Charmaine R. Navarro – 35,872 votes
Hon. Elmer John R. Lapitan – 35,707 votes
Hon. Justino L. Dakay – 35,106 votes
Hon. Ray A. Manabat – 31,905 votes
Letecia F. Abangan – 31,415 votes
Although the life of the 5 th SP had already ended, the vice mayor expressed pleasure
that all the enacted legislative measures for the past three years have been
instrumental in the improvement of the city’s economy, education, health and
environmental programs, disaster and emergency response, sustainable livelihood for the marginalized sectors and maintenance of public order and safety.
In sum, the enacted ordinances boost Naga’s status as Industrial Hub of Cebu South
and investment-friendly city that creates more job opportunities, provides livelihood and improves the lives of every Nagahanon family.
Records show that the 5th City Council enacted a total of sixty-four (64) remarkable
ordinances and passed two thousand one hundred nineteen (2,119) resolutions from
June 30, 2022 to June 30, 2025, which are enumerated below with their corresponding titles and status.
Health: | ||
Ord No. 2024-39 | INSTITUTIONALIZING THE BLOOD PROGRAM OF THE CITY OF NAGA, CEBU | August 29, 2024 |
Ord No. 2024-44 | MENTAL HEALTH ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF NAGA, CEBU | August 29, 2024 |
Ord No. 2024-52 | CREATING TEN (10) NEW PLANTILLA POSITIONS IN THE CITY GOVERNMENT OF NAGA, CEBU UNDER THE OFFICES OF THE CITY MAYOR, CITY ADMINISTRATOR AND CITY HEALTH EFFECTIVE JANUARY 2025 | November 07, 2024 |
Ord No. 2024-53 | AMENDING SECTION 2 OF ORDINANCE NO. 2024-52, TITLED: CREATING TEN (10) NEW PLANTILLA POSITIONS IN THE CITY GOVERNMENT OF NAGA, CEBU UNDER THE OFFICES OF THE CITY MAYOR, CITY ADMINISTRATOR AND CITY HEALTH EFFECTIVE JANUARY 2025 | December 19, 2024 |
Youth: | ||
Ord No. 2024-33 | THE REVISED CHILDREN’S WELFARE CODE OF THE CITY OF NAGA, CEBU | February 28, 2024 |
Health: | ||
Ord No. 2022-09 | ADOPTING AND IMPLEMENTING THE ZERO OPEN DEFECATION (ZOD) ORDINANCE, IMPOSING FINES AND PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS THEREOF, AND PROVIDING FUNDS FOR THIS PURPOSE | December 14, 2022 |
Ord No. 2023-21 | OFFICIALLY NAMING THE NEW HEALTH CARE BUILDING OF THE CITY OF NAGA, CEBU AS ENAN MENDIOLA CHIONG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL | August 31, 2023 |
Ord No. 2023-26 | AMENDING SECTION 2 OF ORDINANCE NO. 2019-05 TO CORRECT THE SALARY GRADE (SG) FOR THE POSITION OF PHARMACIST II OF THE CITY HEALTH OFFICE FROM SG 13 TO SG 15 PURSUANT TO LOCAL BUDGET CIRCULAR NO. 137 ISSUED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF BUDGET AND MANAGEMENT (DBM) | November 30, 2023 |
Health: | ||
Ord No. 2024-39 | INSTITUTIONALIZING THE BLOOD PROGRAM OF THE CITY OF NAGA, CEBU | August 29, 2024 |
Ord No. 2024-44 | MENTAL HEALTH ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF NAGA, CEBU | August 29, 2024 |
Ord No. 2024-52 | CREATING TEN (10) NEW PLANTILLA POSITIONS IN THE CITY GOVERNMENT OF NAGA, CEBU UNDER THE OFFICES OF THE CITY MAYOR, CITY ADMINISTRATOR AND CITY HEALTH EFFECTIVE JANUARY 2025 | November 07, 2024 |
Ord No. 2024-53 | AMENDING SECTION 2 OF ORDINANCE NO. 2024-52, TITLED: CREATING TEN (10) NEW PLANTILLA POSITIONS IN THE CITY GOVERNMENT OF NAGA, CEBU UNDER THE OFFICES OF THE CITY MAYOR, CITY ADMINISTRATOR AND CITY HEALTH EFFECTIVE JANUARY 2025 | December 19, 2024 |
Youth: | ||
Ord No. 2024-33 | THE REVISED CHILDREN’S WELFARE CODE OF THE CITY OF NAGA, CEBU | February 28, 2024 |
ECONOMIC
Heritage | ||
Ord No. 2023-A-18 | AN ORDINANCE DECLARING THE BARANGAY ULING MINE ENTRANCE AS IMMOVABLE CULTURAL PROPERTY OF THE CITY OF NAGA, CEBU AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS FOR ITS PRESERVATION | July 26, 2023 |
Ord No. 2023-B-18 | AN ORDINANCE DECLARING THE PASTORES DE NAGA AS CULTURAL HERITAGE OF THE CITY OF NAGA, CEBU AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS FOR ITS PRESERVATION | July 26, 2023 |
Ord No. 2023-C-18 | AN ORDINANCE RECOGNIZING NARCISA “NARSING” REQUINTO AS CULTURE BEARER OF PASTORES DE NAGA | July 26, 2023 |
Ord No. 2023-20 | AN ORDINANCE INSTITUTIONALIZING THE DAGITAB FESTIVAL AS THE OFFICIAL CULTURAL FESTIVAL OF THE CITY OF NAGA, CEBU AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS FOR ITS CONTINUED DEVELOPMENT | July 26, 2023 |
Ord No. 2023-22 |
ORDINANCE DECLARING THE PARISH CHURCH AND ARCHDIOCESAN SHRINE OF ST. FRANCIS OF ASSISI AS IMMOVABLE CULTURAL HERITAGE PROPERTY OF THE CITY OF NAGA, CEBU AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS FOR ITS PRESERVATION | August 31, 2023 |
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Agriculture | ||
Ord No. 2024-51 | AMENDING SECTION 34 (A) OF ORDINANCE NO. 2022-08 BY PROVIDING LOWER ASSESSMENT LEVELS TO BE APPLIED ON LANDS AND BUILDINGS AND OTHER STRUCTURES CLASSIFIED AS RESIDENTIAL AND AGRICULTURAL IN THE CITY OF NAGA, CEBU | October 03, 2024 |
Environmental: | ||
Ord No. 2022-02 | APPROVING THE 2022 REVISED COMPREHENSIVE ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF NAGA, CEBU, PROVIDING FOR THE ADMINISTRATION, ENFORCEMENT AND AMENDMENT THEREOF AND FOR THE REPEAL OF ALL ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT THEREWITH | October 26, 2022 |
Ord No. 2023-19 | AMENDING CERTAIN SECTIONS OF CITY ORDINANCE NO. 2022-02, TITLED: THE 2022 REVISED COMPREHENSIVE ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF NAGA, CEBU, PROVIDING FOR THE ADMINISTRATION, ENFORCEMENT AND AMENDMENT THEREOF AND FOR THE REPEAL OF ALL ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT THEREWITH | July 26, 2022 |
Ord No. 2024-37 | ESTABLISHING THE REGISTRY OF BARANGAY INHABITANTS AND MIGRANTS (RBIM) OF THE CITY OF NAGA, CEBU PROVIDING FUNDS THEREFOR AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES | May 02, 2024 |
Ord No. 2024-45 | REGULATING THE INSTALLATION, RESTORATION AND MAINTENANCE OF OVERHEAD AND UNDERGROUND LINES AND OTHER INFRASTRUCTURE ACTIVITIES OF VARIOUS UTILITIES/SERVICE PROVIDERS IN THE CITY OF NAGA, CEBU AND PROVIDING PENALTIES THEREOF | August 29, 2024 |
Ord No. 2024-47 | AUTHORIZING THE PRUNING OR CUTTING OF TREES AND OTHER VEGETATION, OR ANY MITIGATING ACTION THAT REACH ANY TRANSMISSION LINE OR EDGE OF ANY ROAD, ALLEY, STREET, OR BUILDING FOR PUBLIC USE IN THE CITY OF NAGA, CEBU, ESPECIALLY DURING EMERGENCY CASES AND PROVIDING GUIDELINES FOR THE SAME | September 24, 2024 |
Ord No. 2025-56 | RECLASSIFYING AGRICULTURAL LAND SPECIFICALLY DESCRIBED AS CADASTRAL LOT 6698 INTO NON-AGRICULTURAL USE LOCATED IN BARANGAY LANGTAD, CITY OF NAGA, CEBU, AND FOR THAT PURPOSE AMENDING THE CITY’S 2022 REVISED COMPREHENSIVE ZONING ORDINANCE SUBJECT TO EXISTING LAWS, APPLICABLE RULES AND REGULATIONS | March 05, 2025 |
Disaster: | ||
Ord No. 2023-23 | ENACTING THE INSTITUTIONALIZATION OF A FUNCTIONAL DISASTER RISK REDUCTION AND MANAGEMENT IN HEALTH (DRRM-H) SYSTEM IN THE CITY-WIDE HEALTH SYSTEMS (CWHS) OF THE CITY OF NAGA, CEBU | September 07, 2023 |
PEACE AND ORDER GOVERNANCE
Social Protection, Safety, Peace and Order: | ||
Ord No. 2023-14 | MANDATING THE INSTALLATION OF CLOSED CIRCUIT TELEVISION (CCTV) CAMERAS IN ALL BUSINESS AND COMMERCIAL ESTABLISHMENTS OPERATING IN THE CITY OF NAGA, CEBU, AND PROVIDING FOR MINIMUM TECHNICAL STANDARDS AS WELL AS PENALTIES FOR NON COMPLIANCE | April 12, 2023 |
Ord No. 2024-36 | MANDATING ALL BUSINESSES OPERATING WITHIN THE TERRITORIAL JURISDICTION OF THE CITY OF NAGA, CEBU, ENGAGED IN THE MANUFACTURING, SELLING, OR DISTRIBUTING PHILIPPINE NATIONAL POLICE (PNP) UNIFORMS, INSIGNIAS, AND OTHER ACCOUTREMENTS TO SECURE A CERTIFICATE OF CONFORMITY FROM THE PNP AND PRESCRIBING PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS THEREOF | February 28, 2024 |
Ord No. 2024-46 | PROHIBITING DRONE OPERATION WITHIN ONE HUNDRED (100)-METER RADIUS FROM JAIL FACILITIES, PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR VIOLATION THEREOF AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES | August 29, 2024 |
Ord No. 2024-48 | PROHIBITING ACTS OF ONLINE SEXUAL ABUSE AND EXPLOITATION OF CHILDREN (OSAEC) IN THE CITY OF NAGA, CEBU WITH CORRESPONDING PENALTIES, PROVIDING A SUPPORTIVE ENVIRONMENT FOR THE SURVIVORS, AND PROVIDING FUNDS THEREFOR | September 24, 2024 |
FINANCIAL ADMINISTRATION
All SP Budget Ordinances (Annual and Supplemental Budgets) | ||
Appropriation Ordinances | ||
Ord No. 2022-94 | APPROPRIATION ORDINANCE NO. 2022-94 | August 31, 2022 |
Ord No. 2022-95 | APPROPRIATION ORDINANCE NO. 2022-95 | September 28, 2022 |
Ord No. 2022-03 | APPROPRIATION ORDINANCE NO. 2022-03 | November 04, 2022 |
Ord No. 2022-05 | APPROPRIATION ORDINANCE NO. 2022-05 | December 07, 2022 |
Ord No. 2023-13 | APPROPRIATION ORDINANCE NO. 2023-13 | March 29, 2023 |
Ord No. 2023-24 | APPROPRIATION ORDINANCE NO. 2023-24 | October 05, 2023 |
Ord No. 2023-31 | APPROPRIATION ORDINANCE NO. 2023-31 | December 14, 2023 |
Ord No. 2023-32 | APPROPRIATION ORDINANCE NO. 2023-32 | February 07, 2024 |
Ord No. 2024-40 | APPROPRIATION ORDINANCE NO. 2024-40 | June 26, 2024 |
Ord No. 2024-43 | APPROVING APPROPRIATION ORDINANCE FOR SUPPLEMENTAL BUDGET NO. 3 OF CALENDAR YEAR (CY) 2024 OF THE CITY OF NAGA, CEBU CONTAINING THE AMOUNT OF SIXTY-ONE MILLION ONE HUNDRED SEVENTY-FOUR THOUSAND THREE HUNDRED FIFTY PESOS AND 70/100 (₱61,174,350.70) | August 16, 2024 |
Ord No. 2024-54 | APPROPRIATION ORDINANCE NO. 2024-54 | December 19, 2024 |
Ord No. 2025-60 | CONFIRMING THE REVISIONS, CHANGES AND/OR AMENDMENTS OF THE ORIGINAL PROJECTS, PURPOSES AND CORRESPONDING COSTS AS ORDAINED IN APPROPRIATION ORDINANCE NO. 2020-38 | April 23, 2025 |
Ord No. 2025-61 | APPROPRIATION ORDINANCE NO. 2025-61 | April 23, 2025 |
Revenue | ||
Ord No. 2022-01 | ESTABLISHING RULES AND GUIDELINES ON THE OPERATIONS OF NAGA BOWLING CENTER OF THE CITY OF NAGA, CEBU, AND SETTING THE FEES AND CHARGES THEREOF | October 26, 2022 |
Ord No. 2022-04 | ADOPTING THE 2022 REVISED REVENUE CODE OF THE CITY OF NAGA, CEBU | November 11, 2022 |
Ord No. 2022-08 | APPROVING AND ADOPTING THE REVISED SCHEDULE OF BASE UNIT MARKET VALUES, AND PROVIDING FOR A GENERAL REVISION OF PROPERTY ASSESSMENT AND CLASSIFICATION OF THE DIFFERENT CLASSES OF REAL PROPERTIES IN THE CITY OF NAGA, CEBU PURSUANT TO REPUBLIC ACT (RA) 7160, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE OF 1991 AND ITS IMPLEMENTING RULES AND REGULATIONS | December 09, 2022 |
Ord No. 2022-10 | SETTING THE LEASE RATES OF A NEWLY CONSTRUCTED STRUCTURE BESIDE THE VOLLEY AND LOB (VAL) TENNIS COURT, AND COMMERCIAL SPACES BEHIND THE ENAN MENDIOLA CHIONG MEMORIAL COMMUNITY STAGE AND THE OLD ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE BESIDE OSTING’S BY THE SEA RESTAURANT AND BAR + GRILL IN BARANGAY EAST POBLACION, CITY OF NAGA, CEBU | December 21, 2022 |
Ord No. 2023-11 | RECTIFYING THE NUMBERING OF ARTICLES 17 TO 25 OF CHAPTER III (PERMIT AND REGULATORY FEES) OF CITY ORDINANCE NO. 2022-04, TITLED: THE “2022 REVISED REVENUE CODE OF THE CITY OF NAGA, CEBU” | February 08, 2023 |
Ord No. 2023-15 | REQUIRING 10-WHEELER AND ABOVE TRUCKS WITH LOAD COMING OUT OF THE JURISDICTION OF THE CITY OF NAGA, CEBU USING THE COGON-INAYAGAN-CANTAO-AN-GUINDARUHAN ACCESS ROAD TO PAY ROAD USERS FEE IN THE AMOUNT OF ONE HUNDRED PESOS (₱100.00) | April 27, 2023 |
Ord No. 2023-17 | AN ORDINANCE CREDITING THE AMOUNT OF ₱16,411,938.55, WHICH THERMA POWER VISAYAS INCORPORATED (TPVI) PAID TO THE CITY GOVERNMENT OF NAGA, CEBU FOR THE REAL PROPERTY TAX (RPT) ON THE SEVEN (7) UNUSED PROPERTIES FOR THE YEAR 2020 TO 2022, AND THE PENALTIES IMPOSED ON LATE PAYMENT OF RPTS ON NINE (9) REAL PROPERTIES FOR THE PERIOD BEGINNING 3RD QUARTER OF 2018 UP TO 4TH QUARTER OF 2019, AS PAYMENT TO THE RPT DUE FROM TPVI FOR THE YEAR 2023 AND THE NEXT SUCCEEDING YEARS UNTIL FULLY COVERED) | June 20, 2023 |
Ord No. 2023-25 | AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 2022-91 AND PROVIDING ADDENDUM THEREOF TO THE NUMBER OF FRANCHISES PER ROUTE OF TRICYCLES IN THE CITY OF NAGA, CEBU | October 25, 2023 |
Ord No. 2023-29 | OFFICIALLY CHANGING THE CURRENT REGISTERED ADDRESS OF THE CITY HALL FROM BARANGAY CENTRAL POBLACION, CITY OF NAGA, CEBU TO BARANGAY EAST POBLACION, CITY OF NAGA, CEBU PURSUANT TO THE OFFICIAL RECORDS OF THE BUREAU OF INTERNAL REVENUE (BIR) | October 25, 2023 |
Ord No. 2024-34 | PROVIDING FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT, OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF COCKPITS, REGULATION OF COCKFIGHTING AND IMPOSITION OF FEES IN THE CITY OF NAGA, CEBU | February 28, 2024 |
Ord No. 2024-35 | PROVIDING FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT, OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF COCKPITS, REGULATION OF COCKFIGHTING AND IMPOSITION OF FEES IN THE CITY OF NAGA, CEBU | February 28, 2024 |
Ord No. 2024-41 | AMENDING PARAGRAPHS (A) AND (B) OF SECTION 4 OF ORDINANCE NO. 2024-34 OTHERWISE KNOWN AS “PROVIDING FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT, OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF COCKPITS, REGULATION OF COCKFIGHTING AND IMPOSITION OF FEES IN THE CITY OF NAGA, CEBU | July 31, 2024 |
Ord No. 2024-42 |
AUTHORIZING THE HONORABLE CITY MAYOR VALDEMAR M. CHIONG, IN THE CASE OF THE EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT, AND THE HONORABLE CITY VICE MAYOR VIRGILIO M. CHIONG, IN THE CASE OF THE LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT, BOTH OF THIS LOCAL GOVERNMENT UNIT (LGU), TO CAUSE THE AUGMENTATION OF FUNDS FROM ONE ITEM TO ANOTHER WITHIN THE SAME EXPENDITURE CLASS OF APPROPRIATIONS, WHEN NEED ARISES, IN THE FISCAL YEAR (FY) 2024 APPROVED ANNUAL BUDGET, OF EVERY DEPARTMENT IN THIS LGU FOR THE REMAINING PERIOD OF FY 2024 | August 08, 2024 |
Ord No. 2025-58 |
RECTIFYING SECTION 250 OF ORDINANCE NO. 2022-04 OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE 2022 REVISED REVENUE CODE OF THE CITY OF NAGA, CEBU FOR THE PURPOSE OF CORRECTING THE PERCENTAGE SHARE OF THE CITY’S ENFORCEMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PRESERVATION FEES | April 10, 2025 |
Ord No. 2025-59 | SETTING THE LEASE RATE OF TUYAN MULTIPURPOSE BUILDING AT THE BASE RATE OF THREE HUNDRED FIFTY PESOS (₱350.00) PER SQUARE METER (SQ. M.), PROVIDING GUIDELINES FOR THE LEASE OF STALLS THEREIN, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES | April 16, 2025 |
Plantilla Positions | ||
Ord No. 2022- A-01 | CREATING NEW CAREER AND NON-CAREER POSITIONS UNDER THE DIFFERENT OFFICES OF THE CITY GOVERNMENT OF NAGA, CEBU EFFECTIVE JANUARY 01, 2023, AND PROVIDING FUNDS THEREOF | October 12, 2022 |
Ord No. 2023-12 | AMENDING THE POSITION TITLE OF PLANTILLA POSITION CREATED UNDER ORDINANCE NO. 2022-A-01 FROM ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER V (HRMO IV) TO ADMINISTRATIVE V (HRMO III) IN THE OFFICE OF THE CITY ADMINISTRATOR HUMAN RESOURCE DIVISION | February 08, 2023 |
Ord No. 2023-16 | AMENDING THE POSITION TITLE OF PLANTILLA POSITION CREATED UNDER ORDINANCE NO. 2022-A-01 FROM ADMINISTRATIVE AIDE IV (UTILITY FOREMAN) TO ADMINISTRATIVE AIDE VI (UTILITY FOREMAN) IN THE OFFICE OF THE CITY ADMINISTRATOR PROCUREMENT DIVISION | May 03, 2023 |
Ord No. 2023-27 | RETITLING THE POSITION OF THE SANGGUNIANG PANLUNGSOD (SP) SECRETARY OF THE CITY OF NAGA, CEBU FROM SECRETARY TO THE SP 1 TO CITY GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENT HEAD 1 PURSUANT TO CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION (CSC) MEMORANDUM CIRCULAR NO. 06. S. 2023 | November 30, 2023 |
Ord No. 2023-28 | CREATING THREE (3) NEW PLANTILLA POSITIONS IN THE CITY GOVERNMENT OF NAGA, CEBU UNDER THE OFFICES OF THE CITY ACCOUNTANT, CITY GENERAL SERVICES AND CITY ADMINISTRATOR | November 30, 2023 |
Ord No. 2025-57 | AUTHORIZING THE ENGAGEMENT OF A LEGAL CONSULTANT FOR THE SANGGUNIANG PANLUNGSOD OF THE CITY OF NAGA, CEBU AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES | April 10, 2025 |
Monetary Incentives | ||
Ord No. 2022-06 | GRANTING MONETARY INCENTIVES TO OFFICIALS AND EMPLOYEES OF THE CITY GOVERNMENT OF NAGA, CEBU IN THE AMOUNT OF THIRTY-FIVE THOUSAND PESOS (₱35,000.00) EACH FOR THEIR CONTRIBUTION LEADING TO THE AGENCY’S AWARDS/CITATIONS AND/OR RECOGNITION | December 07, 2022 |
Ord No. 2023-30 | GRANTING ONE-TIME MONETARY INCENTIVE TO ALL CITY OFFICIALS, EMPLOYEES AND JOB ORDER PERSONNEL OF THE CITY GOVERNMENT OF NAGA, CEBU IN RECOGNITION OF THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS LEADING TO THE AGENCY’S AWARDS/CITATIONS AND/OR RECOGNITIONS SUBJECT TO EXISTING GUIDELINES, RULES AND REGULATIONS | December 14, 2023 |
Ord No. 2024-55 | GRANTING MONETARY INCENTIVES TO ALL CITY OFFICIALS, EMPLOYEES AND PERSONNEL COMMISSIONED ON CONTRACT OF SERVICE AND JOB ORDER BASIS OF THE CITY GOVERNMENT OF NAGA, CEBU IN RECOGNITION OF THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS LEADING TO THE AGENCY’S AWARDS/CITATIONS AND/OR RECOGNITIONS SUBJECT TO EXISTING GUIDELINES, RULES AND REGULATIONS | December 19, 2024 |
Annual Budgets | ||
Ord No. 2022-07 | APPROVAL OF THE ANNUAL BUDGET OF THE CITY OF NAGA, CEBU FOR FISCAL YEAR (FY) 2023 COVERING VARIOUS EXPENDITURES UNDER THE GENERAL FUND AND SPECIAL ACCOUNTS: MARKET OPERATION AND SLAUGHTERHOUSE OPERATION | December 09, 2022 |
Ord No. 2023-32 | APPROVAL OF THE ANNUAL BUDGET OF THE CITY OF NAGA, CEBU FOR FISCAL YEAR (FY) 2024 COVERING VARIOUS EXPENDITURES UNDER THE GENERAL FUND AND SPECIAL ACCOUNTS: MARKET OPERATION AND SLAUGHTERHOUSE OPERATION | December 20, 2023 |
In the same inaugural session, the 6th SP honored City Councilor Aurelio B. Alinsonorin with a plaque of appreciation acknowledging his significant contributions to the city in a span of 20 years as Barangay Captain of Pangdan, President of Liga ng mga Barangay and City of Naga Councilor.
The new Sanggunian members reiterated their commitment to continue working hand in hand with their executive counterparts by enacting priority measures that truly address various city matters and ultimately redound to the benefits of every Nagahanon.
For the term-year 2025-2028, the 6th SP vowed to enact new ordinances, revisit and update the old ones that have been pending in its previous legislative agenda such as the following, to wit:
- AN ORDINANCE ENACTING THE ENVIRONMENT CODE OF THE CITY OF NAGA, CEBU. IT INCLUDES THE CREATION OF A MULTI-PARTITE MONITORING TEAM;
- AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING A PERMANENT FOREST PARK OR COMMUNITY LIFESTYLE PARK FOR RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES THAT PROMOTE A HAPPY AND HEALTHY LIFESTYLE;
- REVISIT FISHING ORDINANCE NO. 06-A-93 TO MAKE IT MORE RESPONSIVE TO THE NEED OF THE PRESENT TIME;
- REVISIT/UPDATE CURFEW ORDINANCE 001-2008, TITLED: PROVIDING SAFEGUARD FOR MINORS IN THE CITY OF NAGA, CEBU;
- REVISIT/IUPDATE KARAOKE ORDINANCE 004-2003, titled: REGULATING THE OPERATION OF VIDEO KARAOKE MUSIC MACHINE;
- AMEND/REVISIT THE 2010 SANITATION CODE OF THE CITY OF NAGA;CEBU (ORDINANCE NO. 2010-004);
- AMEND/REVISIT AN ORDINANCE DECLARING DESIGNATED SMOKING AREAS IN GOVERNMENT FACILITIES (ANTI-SMOKING ORDINANCE OF 2011);
- AN ORDINANCE ON DENGUE CONTROL AND PREVENTION IN THE CITY OF NAGA, CEBU, PROVIDING FUNDS THEREFOR AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES;
- AMENDMENT/REVISIT CITY ANTI-RABIES ORDINANCE NO. 2011-002;
- AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING AND STRENGTHENING THE OFFICE OF THE SENIOR CITIZENS AFFAIRS (OSCA) IN THE CITY OF NAGA, CEBU, PROVIDING FUNDS THEREFOR AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES;
- AN ORDINANCE REGULATING THE BACKYARD AND COMMERCIAL PIGGERIES IN THE CITY OF NAGA, CEBU;
- AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING A COMPREHENSIVE AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN OF THE CITY OF NAGA, CEBU;
- AN ORDINANCE REQUIRING REAL ESTATE/HOUSING DEVELOPERS TO IMPLEMENT THE SOCIALIZED HOUSING IN THE CITY OF NAGA OR PAY ITS MONETARY EQUIVALENT;
- AN ORDINANCE ENCOURAGING THE UTILIZATION OF VACANT OR IDLE LANDS, GRANTING INCENTIVES THEREFOR, APPROPRIATING FUNDS FOR THE PURPOSE, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES;
- REVISIT ORDINANCE NO. 2015-009, TITLED, THE GENDER AND DEVELOPMENT CODE OF THE CITY OF NAGA, CEBU;
- ADOPTION/REVISIT ANTI-DRUG RELATED LOCAL MEASURES PURSUANT TO R.A. 9165 OR THE COMPREHENSIVE DANGEROUS DRUGS ACT OF 2002);
- ENACTMENT OF AN ORDINANCE PRIORITIZING THE HIRING OF QUALIFIED NAGAHANONS APPLICANTS IN ANY NEW COMMERCIAL ESTABLISHMENTS IN THE CITY OF NAGA, CEBU;
- ENACTMENT OF AN ORDINANCE NAMING AND ESTABLISHING THE GUIDELINES FOR THE CITY OF NAGA SKILLS TRAINING CENTER
- ENACTMENT OF AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING THE CITY INTEGRATED EMERGENCY RESPONSE AND DISASTER RESILIENCE ACTION CENTER, PROVIDING GUIDELINES FOR ITS OPERATIONS, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE FACILITY AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES;
- AN ORDINANCE ENACTING THE TOURISM DEVELOPMENT PLAN OF THE CITY OF NAGA, CEBU; and
- ENACTING OF AN ORDINANCE MANDATING ALL GOVERNMENT-OWNED FACILITIES, PRIVATE AND COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS, INDUSTRIAL BUILDINGS AND ALL OTHER ESTABLISHMENTS TO BE COMPLIANT WITH THE ACCESSIBILITY LAW, PROVIDING PENALTIES AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES THEREOF;.
Mayor Valdemar M. Chiong received a fresh mandate with a commanding 63,102 votes, a testament of his enduring leadership in the City of Naga, Cebu.
Also, the re-election bid of incumbent Vice Mayor Virgilio “Jing-Jing” M. Chiong was a breeze as he ran unopposed for the vice mayoral race, garnering 56,492 votes.
Meanwhile, Team Padayon Naga remains a force to be reckoned with in the city’s political scene.
The team’s councilorial slate, mostly reelectionists, dominated the 10-seat City Council.
Second-termer City Councilor ● Clint Isidro A. Chiong clinched the highest spot with 45,849 votes, while Councilor-elect ● Amelita M. Lara ranked second with 38,890 votes.
Lara replaced her late husband, Councilor Alex R. Lara, a local radio personality, who passed away in November last year due to a serious illness.
Taking the third spot is Councilor ● Dominador A. Libor who got 37,688 votes, followed by ● Anecito B. Alinsonorin, a newcomer, with 35,998 votes, while reelectionist Councilor ● Carmelino “Junjie” Navales Cruz, Jr. completed the top five slots with 35,875 votes.
Filling up the remaining legislative seats are as follows:
● Charmaine R. Navarro – 35,872
● Elmer John R. Lapitan. – 35,707
● Justino L. Dakay. – 35,106
● Ray A. Manabat – 31,905
● Letecia F. Abangan. – 31,415
The Comelec City Board of Canvassers officially proclaimed the victorious Team Padayon Naga bets on Tuesday, May 13, 2025 past 9 am at Enan Chiong Activity Center.
Guided by the city’s “Service With A Heart” mantra, Mayor Val, in his short acceptance speech, expressed his thanks to the Nagahanons and assured to never fail their expectations with this new mandate.
Congratulations Team
Padayon Naga!
BEAMING with pride and clad in their sports uniform, young Nagahanon athletes, who took part in the recently concluded Central Visayas Regional Athletic Association (CVIRAA) Meet in Bayawan City, Negros Oriental, paid a courtesy call on Vice Mayor Virgilio M. Chiong and the distinguished members of the 5th Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) on March 19, 2025.
The local sanggunian, in its regular session, sincerely commended the athletes for demonstrating their level best in trying to match or even surpass their last year’s performance in this regional school-based sports competition.
In the final medal tally, Team Naga ranked fourteenth (14th) among the twenty (20) participating divisions, hauling three (3) golds, five (5) silvers and eight (8) bronzes.
The city’s delegation may have failed to surpass its last year’s record of 15 medals (4-4-7 tally), still it managed to bring home a total of 16 medals.
Thanks to the exceptional performance of young swimmer Bobyn Simone Wachter who singlehandedly grabbed three golds in this annual meet that concluded on March 16, 2025.
Complementing the medal haul for Team Naga were six (6) golds, one (1) silver and five (5) bronzes courtesy of the city’s differently abled athletes participating in the CVIRAA 2025 Paragames.
The City Government is now preparing the cash incentives for medalist athletes and coaches for their efforts in bringing honor and prestige to the City of Naga.
Nagahanons are looking forward to a superb performance of Team Naga next year, as the city will host for the third time the CVIRAA 2026 edition.
The 5th Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP), led by Honorable City Vice Mayor Virgilio M. Chiong, extended its warm welcome to its newest member, City Councilor Amelita M. Lara, who assumed office on January 13, 2025.
Lara, a resident of Barangay Tuyan, City of Naga, Cebu, joined the City Council’s 125th regular session on January 15, 2025, or two days after she formally took her oath before the Honorable Cebu Governor Gwendolyn F. Garcia.
Honorable City Mayor Valdemar M. Chiong and the members of the 5th SP witnessed the simple oath-taking ceremony held at the Cebu Provincial Capitol shortly after lunchtime.
The neophyte legislator filled in the vacant seat left behind by her late husband, City Councilor Alexander R. Lara, who passed away on November 23, 2024 due to complications of a serious illness.
Members of the 5th City Council will end their three-year term at noon of June 30 this year, and Lara will serve the remaining months or the unexpired portion of her late husband’s term as a full-time member of the local Sanggunian.
On November 27, 2024, the City Council passed Resolution No. 1729-2024 expressing its heartfelt sympathies and condolences to the bereaved family of the late SP Member Alexander R. Lara.
Lara’s death was considered a great loss to the city, as he sincerely devoted most of his time, efforts, and insights in crafting necessary legislations all intended for the welfare and benefits of every Nagahanon.
The late legislator topped twice in the SP race when he was elected for three consecutive terms from 2010 to 2019, signifying the Nagahanons full trust and confidence in his leadership.
He also captured the second highest spot in the 10-seat City Council despite running as an independent candidate in the May 2022 local polls.
Another young Nagahanon brings honor and prestige to the city for successfully making it to the top 10 in the August 2024 Registered Electrical Engineers Licensure Examination (REELE).
On mass motion, the 5th City Council unanimously approved on Wednesday, September 04, 2024, Resolution No. 1521-2024 commending and congratulating Ms. Jane Edje Aguino Sayago for placing 4th in the REELE with a rating of 92.15 percent.
She is the daughter of Mr. Edwin Sayago, the current Sangguniang Barangay Secretary of Balirong, a hilly village of the City of Naga, Cebu.
Sayago became the fourth Nagahanon full-fledged electrical engineer who brought honor and pride to the City of Naga for passing this licensure examination with flying colors.
The three others who all made it to the top 10 in the April 2024 REELE are:
Marc Restie Sasan Laput, Barangay Tuyan, 6th place (93.05%);
Paul Anthony Manabat Aliasut, Barangay Tangke, 7th place (92.95%); and
Vijay Manuel de Guma, Barangay Tuyan, 9th place (92.75%).
The City Council, by virtue of two approved Resolutions Nos. 1315 and 1317, commended the three board topnotchers, along with Ms. Rita Jean Bagsican Cabunag, of Barangay Uling, who ranked ninth in the Licensure Examination for Professional Teachers (LEPT) with a passing rate of 91.00 percent.
They all received P20,000.00 cash incentive each courtesy of the City Government.
Meanwhile, Sayago is one of the three Cebu Institute Technology-University (CIT-U) graduates, who made it to the top 10 from among the 1,655 successful examinees who took the August 2024 REELE.
Christopher Regino Brodith Maranga clinched the top spot with a 93.20 percent rating, while John Dale Medallo Quiñones closely followed Sayago and secured the 5th place with a 92.05 percent passing rate.
Government, under the leadership of the Honorable City Mayor Valdemar M. Chiong and in partnership with the Department of Education City of Naga, Cebu Schools Division, has been promoting the culture of excellence by giving honor to outstanding young Nagahanon learners who aspire for the best in their chosen career.
Four more proposed city ordinances got the nod from the attendees in a public hearing held at Enan Chiong Activity Center (ECAC) in Barangay East Poblacion, City of Naga, Cebu on August 16, 2024.
These new ordinances play a key role in the full implementation of the city’s health and medical care programs, as well as ensure public order and safety, with the following titles, to wit:
Providing for a Community-Based Mental and Delivery System in the City of Naga, Cebu and Appropriate Funds Thereof;
Institutionalizing the Blood Program for the City of Naga, Cebu;
Prohibiting Drone Operation within One Hundred (100) Meters from Jail Facilities; and
One-Pole Policy.
City Councilor Carmelino “Junjie” Navales Cruz, Jr., extensively discussed the first two health-related ordinances, which aimed at adopting an integrated and comprehensive approach to the development of the City Mental Health Care Delivery System; and institutionalizing the City of Naga, Cebu Blood Program in coordination with Department of Health, Vicente Sotto Memorial Medical Center-Blood Services Unit, and Philippine Red Cross.
Both proposed ordinances require the creation of special committees or local health boards whose primary task is to perform general supervision, control, and monitoring in the implementation of the programs.
Cruz, the 5th SP Majority Floor Leader, emphasized the importance of the support and cooperation of barangay officials and health care workers in the city’s efforts to make the mental health care and blood programs readily available, accessible, and affordable to the Nagahanons.
For his part, Atty. Dennis C. Aliño, City Jail Warden of the Bureau Jail Management and Penology (BJMP), explained the importance of enacting an ordinance prohibiting drone operations within 100 meters from BJMP-run facilities.
The call for the passage of an ordinance came in the wake of reports that unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) locally known as drones have been used to transport illegal drugs, deadly weapons, contrabands, and even conduct surveillance on jail facilities or government premises, posing security risks thereof.
The no-fly zone of UAVs is in line with the Philippine Civil Aviation Rules 11 and Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) 21-14, which declares that “no person may operate small UAVs or RPAS in a populous area.” Jail facilities, pursuant to this rule, are considered congested and populous areas.
Meanwhile, Engr. Carlo Encabo, Engineer III of the City Engineering Office, presented before the attendees the proposed One-Pole Policy Ordinance, which regulates the installation, restoration, and maintenance of overhead and underground cables or electrical lines of the Visayan Electric Company (VECO), Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company (PLDT), Globe Telecom, Inc., and other public utility firms.
Once implemented, all overhead or dangling electrical wires or cables shall be removed, transferred, and installed to one common pole, while redundant, idle, and obsolete poles shall likewise be removed accordingly, Encabo said.
The proposed measure carries with it penalties or fines against any erring person, corporation, or entity ranging from Php1,500.00 to Php4,000.00 and cancellation of permits.
The public hearing, the second to be held this year, ended shortly before 12 noon with a closing message from City Councilor Clint Isidro A. Chiong, the 5th SP Presiding Officer Pro Tempore.
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 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 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 laptops, 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 paper to the SP every year.
The e-archive system likewise contains electronic references such as memorandum circulars from 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 of 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 a 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 in 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 95th regular session last June 05, 2024, the 5th 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, Cebu, through the Department of Education (DepEd) City of Naga Schools Division, will host the National Festival of Talents (NFOT), a national activity that serves as a venue for learners to showcase their talents and skills using the competencies they have acquired in schools. The event will take place from 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 5th Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) about this major event. He formally requested financial and logistical support from the City Government to augment the allocated appropriation from the DepEd Central Office for hosting this four-day activity.
In his PowerPoint presentation, Barazon provided a comprehensive report to the August Body, detailing the critical insights and specifics of the NFOT activities, from the opening salvo to the grand finale, with hopes for 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 different regions, spread throughout the City of Naga and the neighboring towns of Minglanilla and San Fernando, Cebu. The various NFOT events include:
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;
STEMazing: STEM Process and Practices Exhibition.
According to Barazon, each NFOT activity must comply with the corresponding venue requirements, schedule of events, and the number of medals and trophies to be awarded to the winners. After his report, Dr. Barazon led the distribution of Certificates of Appreciation to the Honorable Vice Mayor Virgilio M. Chiong and the rest of the SP members of the City Council, which were originally intended to be presented during the Local Stakeholders’ Convergence at the DepEd City of Naga Division Conference Hall. He expressed his gratitude to the City Council for all the support extended to the DepEd-City of Naga Schools Division in its various activities.
The City Government of Naga, Cebu, will begin distributing ten (10) kilos of rice to every Nagahanon family this week as part of its relief assistance aimed at alleviating the adverse effects of El Niño. This initiative follows the approval of Resolution No. 1174-2024 by the City Council on April 04, 2024, which formally declared the entire City of Naga under a state of calamity, based on the recommendation of the City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council.
The declaration of a citywide state of calamity allows the Office of the City Mayor to access the calamity fund and use it for relief and rehabilitation efforts benefiting the affected residents. The families from Barangay Alpaco, an upland village, were the first batch of beneficiaries to receive the rice subsidy, with the distribution held at the barangay covered court on Thursday, May 09, 2024.
Members of the 5th Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) and a City Hall composite team participated in the distribution, which served a total of 1,360 families. Alpaco Barangay Captain Rogelio C. Ababa expressed his gratitude to Mayor Valdemar M. Chiong for initiating this swift relief assistance, particularly for the agricultural crop farmers who make up the majority of his constituents.
“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.
City Councilor Clint Isidro A. Chiong, speaking on behalf of Mayor Val, assured the residents that the City Government would continue providing relief assistance to the Nagahanons whose livelihoods and daily sustenance have been adversely affected by the ongoing El Niño phenomenon. Councilor Chiong, the SP Presiding Officer Pro Tempore, also expressed his sincere appreciation to the residents for their presence, highlighting their positive response to the City Government’s initiatives.
Apart from Barangay Alpaco, the other barangays scheduled to receive rice assistance in the first batch this month include: 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.
