PUBLIC HEARING

The Committee on Economic Affairs, Investment, Labor and Employment, Committee on Environmental Protection, Housing, Land Utilization, Assessment and Expro

The Committee on Economic Affairs, Investment, Labor and Employment, Committee on Environmental Protection, Housing, Land Utilization, Assessment and Expropriation, Committee on Education, Tourism, and Civil Service, and the Committee on Senior Citizens, PWDs and Cultural Minorities of the Local Government Unit of Tigbauan conducted a Public Hearing to discuss the following proposed ordinances: 1.) 2022-016,“AN ORDINANCE INSTITUTIONALIZING THE LOCAL PEOPLE’S COUNCIL AND PROVIDING FUNDS THEREOF”; 2.) 2023-007, “AN ORDINANCE REGULATING THE STREAMERS AND BILLBOARDS IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF TIGBAUAN, PROVINCE OF ILOILO”; 3.) 2023-008, “AN ORDINANCE LEVYING ECOLOGICAL FEE (EF) IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF TIGBAUAN, PROVINCE OF ILOILO AND IMPOSING PENALTIES FROM VIOLATION THEREOF”; 4.) 2023-009, “AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE PROTECTION AND CONSERVATION OF LOCAL CULTURAL PROPERTIES, HISTORICAL MARKERS, MONUMENTS & SHRINES AS PART OF THE STRENGTHENINGAND IMPLEMENTING PROVISION OF THE NATIONAL CULTURAL HERITAGE ACT OF 2009”; 5.) 2023-010, “AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING MECHANISM IN ASSISTING DISTRESSED OVERSEAS FILIPINO WORKERS (OFW) AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREOF”; 6.) 2023-011, “AN ORDINANCE ENJOINING ALL BUSINESS ESTABLISHMENTS, CONTRACTORS, AND THE LIKE TO HIRE A MINIMUM OF 60% OF THEIR WORKFORCE FROM QUALIFIED AND BONAFIDE RESIDENTS OF TIGBAUAN, ILOILO”; 7.) 2023-014, “AN ORDINANCE INTEGRATING RESIDENT SENIOR CITIZENS AND PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES IN THE WORKFORCE OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF TIGBAUAN THROUGH CAPACITY BUILDING AND PROVISION OF INCENTIVES FOR EMPLOYERS”. The Public Hearing was attended by Hon. Lugen T. Ortilano, Municipal Vice Mayor, Hon. Adrian S. Camposagrado, Hon. Neri Camiña, Hon. Reynaldo Tumabotabo, Hon. Jerry Tuares, Hon. Ana Rowena Perera, Hon. Maribeth Tupino, and the Barangay Captains and representatives of Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) in the municipality. The public inquiry process provided all the concerned parties with opportunities to discuss relevant issues and to have a clear understanding of each of the proposed ordinances.