ORDER OF BUSINESS (JULY 1, 2009)

1. CALL TO ORDER
2. INVOCATION – Hon. Lourdes DG. Baquiran
3. PAMBANSANG AWIT
4. VISION MISSION
5. APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES. June 22, 2009.
6. REFFERENCE OF BUSINESS
COMMUNICATIONS:
FROM: Irene D. Queppet ( City Budget Officer)
RE: Supplemental Budget of Barangay San Julian Norte, Purok a Dackel and Barangay Raois.

FROM: Zuleika T. Lopez ( Secretary to the Sangguniang Panlungsod of Davao)
RE: Information and Supporting House Bill 5213, otherwise known as “An act providing for the additional support and compensation for Educators in basic Education”.

FOR FIRST READING---
7. COMMITTEE REPORT
Committee Report on Finance & Appropriation
Committee on Rules

8. CALENDAR OF BUSINESS
FOR FINAL READING---

9. OTHER MATTERS
Resolution of Administrative case No 2008-2 =Spouses Melvin Cayabyab versus Brgy. Kagawad Elvira Racsa.
10. ADJOURNMENT

VISITORS FROM OUR SISTER MUNICIPALITY, SAN MARIANO, ISABELA,

Councilor Jerome Miranda of San Mariano, Isabela gives his response after the welcome remarks of Vice Mayor Franz Ranches

LOCAL GOVERNMENTS SHOULD INVITE INVESTORS IN RENEWABLE ENERGY

Local governments should try enticing the private sector to invest in renewable energy projects. This is a way of addressing climate change through the reduction of carbon emissions. Incentives are being offered to investors and developers of "green" energy. Here in the Philippines, the passsage of R.A. 9513 (Renewable Energy Act)and its implementing rules and regulations is a breakthrough in pursuing this concern. Under the law, the following are the fiscal and non-fiscal incentives for investors in renewable energy:

Ø Seven-year income tax holidays for Renewable Energy (RE) developers;
Ø Exemption from VAT and duty-free importation of equipment and machinery;
Ø Reduction of corporate income tax after the expiry of the income tax holiday to 10 percent of net income;
Ø Zero percent VAT rate for the sale of power from RE
Ø Duty-free importation of equipment;
Ø Tax credit on domestic capital equipment and services;
Ø Special realty tax rates, income tax holidays, net operating loss carry-over, accelerated depreciation and exemption from the universal charge and wheeling charges;
Ø Exemption from all taxes of the proceeds from the sale of carbon credits;
Ø Assurance to investors in wind, solar, ocean, run-of-river hydropower and biomass in electricity generated from these clean sources through feed-in tariffs.

The institutionalization of a renewable portfolio standard requiring the country’s electric utilities to obtain a certain portion of their electricity from clean, home grown renewable energy sources is being sought in this new law.

Local governments can offer a Build-Operate-Transfer (BOT) scheme to prospective investors.

FINISHED BUSINESS (JUNE 22, 2009)

Supplemental Budgets of Barangay San Pedro , Barangay Ayusan Norte and Barangay Pantay Laud were approved on review by the Vigan City Council.

VIGAN CITY COUNCIL ORDER OF BUSINESS (JUNE 22, 2009)

1. CALL TO ORDER
2. INVOCATION – Hon. Vice Mayor Francisco P. Ranches Jr.
3. PAMBANSANG AWIT
4. VISION MISSION
5. Privileged Speech -SPM. George J. Villanueva
6. APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES. June 15, 2009.
7. REFFERENCE OF BUSINESS

COMMUNICATIONS:
a. FROM: Irene D. Queppet ( City Budget Officer)
RE: Supplemental Budget of Barangay San Pedro , Barangay Ayusan Norte And Barangay Pantay Laud.
b.FROM: Councilor Everin F. Molina
RE: Letter to Mr Somera to formalize the issue of unpaid overtime pay.

FIRST READING.
1. Draft Ordinance No. 09-09 “ An Ordinance providing for an allowance of at least one thousand pesos a month to Barangay Nutrition Scholars, in the City of Vigan”
Introduced By SPM. Benedicto Jose P. Verzosa and SPM. Everin F. Molina

2. Draft Ordinance No. 09-10 An ordinance requiring all banking institutions, groceries and malls in Vigan City to install video monitoring devices inside and outside their premises.
Introduced by VM Francisco P. Ranches, Jr.

8. COMMITTEE REPORT
Committee Report on Finance & Appropriation

9. CALENDAR OF BUSINESS--
FOR FINAL READING--

10. OTHER MATTERS
Letter of Mr. Elpidio Que

Resolution of Administrative case No 2008-2 - Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Cayabyab versus Brgy. Kagawad Elvira Racsa.

11. ADJOURNMENT

VISITORS FROM ISABELA AND BATANGAS

THE PLANNING OFFICER AND STAFF OF SANTIAGO CITY, ISABELA POSE WITH MAYOR MEDINA, VICE MAYOR RANCHES, COUNCILOR QUIBILAN, COUNCILOR VILLANUEVA AND COUNCILOR FORMOSO.

BATANGAS BOARD MEMBER ROMAN "BOY" ROSALES(in blue shirt) PAYS HIS COURTESY TO THE OFFICIALS OF VIGAN REPRESENTED BY VM FRANZ RANCHES AND LIGA NG MGA BARANGAY PRESIDENT JAYPEE SINGSON.

VIGAN ENVISIONS THE USE OF RENEWABLE ENERGY

Mayor Eva Medina and PEEI President Cezar Pacheco shake each other's hand after signing the Memorandum of Agreement for the conduct of a feasibilty study for the establishment of a Biomass Power Plant. Acting as witnesses are Councilor Max Alves (extreme left), Vice Mayor Franz Ranches (in blue shirt) and Councilor Lulu Baquiran (extreme right).

The City of Vigan is eyeing to tap the use of Biomass (conversion of agricultural waste into electricity) for its power supply. Cognizant of the adverse effects of climate change and global warming due to excessive carbon emissions, the City Government of Vigan in its attempt to contribute to the reduction of such, entered into a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with Pacific Ecology and Environment, Inc.(PEEI) for the conduct of a feasibility study for the establishment of a Biomass Power Plant in this Heritage City.

If found feasible, Pacific Ecology and Environment, Inc. will construct the renewable energy plant on a Built-Operate-Transfer scheme. This will spare the city from spending at least 200 million pesos and can channel its limited resources to other equally important projects.

FINISHED BUSINESS (JUNE 15, 2009)

The Supplemental Budgets of Barangay V, Barangay San Jose, Barangay Nagsangalan and Barangay II were approved by the City Council upon review.

VIGAN CITY COUNCIL ORDER OF BUSINESS (JUNE 15,2009)

1. CALL TO ORDER
2. INVOCATION – Hon. Edreen Jeremiah F.Pajaro
3. PAMBANSANG AWIT
4. VISION MISSION
5. APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES. June 8, 2009.
6. REFFERENCE OF BUSINESS

COMMUNICATIONS:
a. FROM: Irene D. Queppet ( City Budget Officer)
RE: Supplemental Budget of Barangay V, Barangay San Jose, Barangay Nagsangalan and Barangay II.

FOR FIRST READING
a. Draft Ordinance No. 09-08, An Ordinance Establishing Guidelines on the Marginal Farmers and Fishermen's Market Day every Wednesday of the Week at the Vigan Public Market.
Introduced by: Councilor Everin F. Molina

7. COMMITTEE REPORT
Committee on Finance & Appropriation

8.CALENDAR OF BUSINESS---
9. OTHER MATTERS
10. ADJOURNMENT

VISITORS FROM STA. TERESITA, CAGAYAN

As I have promised to my visitors from Sta. Teresita, Cagayan, I am publishing this souvenir photo in my blog. I had a pleasant chat with these department heads when they came to Vigan several days ago to observe on matters involving governance.

MEMBERS OF MONUZ(NUEVA ECIJA) CITY COUNCIL VISIT VIGAN CITY(ILOCOS SUR)

The members of the City Council of Vigan and Monuz

Vice Mayor Alberto Tobias, Jr. of Monuz meets Vice Mayor Franz Ranches of Vigan City

FINISHED BUSINESS (JUNE 8, 2009)

An Ordinance appropriating the amount of six hundred sixty nine thousand seven hundred thirty six pesos (Php 669,736.00) representing the share of the City government of Vigan from the 2008 tobacco excise taxes (R.A. 7171).

(Approved on final reading)

VIGAN CITY COUNCIL ORDER OF BUSINESS (JUNE 8,2009)

1. CALL TO ORDER
2. INVOCATION – Hon. John Patrick A. Singson.
3. PAMBANSANG AWIT
4. VISION MISSION
5. APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES. June 1, 2009.
6. REFFERENCE OF BUSINESS

COMMUNICATIONS:
a. FROM: Herminia R. Bundoc ( Provincial Secretary)
RE: Approved Ordinance. 02-09 (River Cruise Ordinance) June 2, 2009
b. FROM: Irene D.Queppet ( City Budget Officer)
RE: Annual Budget of Barangay Salindeg
c. FROM: Irene D. Quppet ( City Budget Officer)
RE: Supplemental Budget of Barangay VI.

FOR FIRST READING ---

7. COMMITTEE REPORT
Committee Report on Finance & Appropriation

8. CALENDAR OF BUSINESS
FOR FINAL READING
Draft Appropriation Ordinance No. 09-02 An Ordinance appropriating the amount of six hundred sixty nine thousand seven hundred thirty six pesos (Php 669,736.00) representing the share of the City government of Vigan from the 2008 tobacco excise taxes (R.A. 7171)

9. OTHER MATTERS
10. ADJOURNMENT

MAR ROXAS POSTS FIVE-POINT GAIN IN LATEST PULSE ASIA SURVEY

According to Pulse Asia's latest survey (May 14-17, 2009) of who would be the voter's choice of the next Philippine President, Vice President Noli de Castro has 18 percent from 19 percent; Sen. Chiz Escudero has 17 percent from 17 percent; Deposed President Joseph Estrada has 15 percent from 16 percent; Sen. Manny Villar has 14 percent from 15 percent; and Sen. Mar Roxas leaped to 13 percent from 8 percent. Analysts say that the five aspirants are in a statistical tie, given a margin of error of plus-or-minus 3 percentage points at the 95 percent confidence level.

Presidential aspirant Mar Roxas is noticeably No. 1 in the Visayas. A Philippine Daily Inquirer report (June 2, 2009) stated that Roxas attributed his five-point gain in the latest Pulse Asia Survey to his pro-poor advocacies and programs. With the presidential election still a year away, and support for Roxas consistently snowballing, I am confident that a Liberal President will lead this nation to a new brand of politics.

FINISHED BUSINESS (JUNE I, 2009)

The following have been approved by the Vigan City Council:

1. An Ordinance regulating the sale, distribution, possession or use of fire crackers, pyrotechnic devices and other similar explosives within the territorial jurisdiction of Vigan City (approved on final reading).

2. An Ordinance enacting the Environment Code of the City of Vigan (approved on final reading).

3.An Ordinance appropriating the amount of Six Hundred Sixty Nine Thousand Seven Hundred Thirty Six Pesos (PHP 669,736.00) representing the share of the City Government of Vigan from the 2008 Tobacco excise taxes (R.A. 7171) for the infrastructure, cooperaives and livelihood projects (approved on final reading).

4. A resolution endorsing the application of TAJ Business Center, Old Vigan Public Market Property (City of Vigan), Cyber North Vigan, and the University of Northern Philippines (UNP) Computer Center to be declared as Economic Zone pursuant to R.A. 7016 (Special Economic Zone Act) as amended by R.A. 8748 (approved on final reading).