3Q _PAKASARiTAAN

What’s dilg vision and mission

PAKASARiTAAN Vision
and Why
A strongly determined and highly
“Pakasaritaan” is an Ilokano word for history, trusted Department committed to
chronicle. It comes from the root word “sarita” capacitate and nurture local
which means a tale, story, narration. government units, public order and
This newsletter is a history itself, being the first safety institutions to sustain peaceful,
ever online publication of DILG Cebu City. progressive, and resilient communities
where people live happily.
The head of DILG Cebu City, Atty. Ian Kenneth
B. Lucero, both an Ilokano and Cebuano by Mission
heart, decided to come up with this digital
publication to share the Department’s The Department shall promote peace
programs and accomplishments. and order, ensure public safety,
strengthen capability of local
True to its name, PAKASARiTAAN DILG Cebu government units through active
City Publication indeed serves as a means of people participation and a
preserving a history, a chronicle that can be professionalized corps of civil servants.
passed from one generation to the next, to
look back and learn from. EDITORIAL BOARD

STATEMENT OF DILG CEBU Atty. Ian Kenneth B. Lucero, JD
CITY DIRECTOR Editor-in-Chief/Publisher

Hello readers, Writers/Photographers:
LGOO VI Maria Lourdes D. Boone
Welcome to the fifth issue of the first ever online LGOO VI Socorro Dorina Ll. Salas
newsletter of DILG Cebu City! LGOO VI Clyde B. Ebojo
LGOO V Marven M. Ecarma
We are very excited to present to you our major LGOO V Emmanuel S. Pedralba
accomplishments, initiatives, and best practices LGOO II Cresencio A. Aseniero
during the third quarter of 2021. LGOO II Jedaia B. Balugo
LGOO II Adel Dominique P. Gujilde
Let us celebrate another milestone of
DILG Cebu City. As always, thank Contributors:
you for your unceasing support. Ms. Grace Melanie I. Lacamiento
Ms. Roda Mae A. Fernandez
Cheers, Ms. Christiana Jade T. Dayagro

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Support Staff:
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Ms. Grace Melanie I. Lacamiento Continued from page 1

D ILG-7 Director Leocadio Trovela He juggled multiple roles as DILG

nominated Lucero and DILG Cebu City Cebu City Director (since 2019),
for the Dangal ng Kagawaran
(People’s Choice Award) and Bugkos DILG-7 Local Government
ng Bayan (Most Outstanding Cluster,
HUC or Province) categories, Monitoring and Evaluation Division
respectively.
Chief (since 2015), Regional IATF
Throughout his 22-year career in DILG,
Lucero demonstrated excellence and Head Secretariat (since 2020),
quality public service as he rose
through the ranks from LGOO II to DILG-7 Emergency Operations
LGOO VIII.
Center Legal Team Head (since

2020), EOC link (since 2020), OIC

Regional Legal Unit (2017- 2019),

911-Cebu General Supervisor

(2016-2018), and LGU adviser and

consultant.

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He also serves as an LGA trainer and E-

Coach, Revalida lecturer,

Comprehensive Examination assessor,

module writer and coordinator, legal

adviser, professor in two Cebu

universities, and a mainstay on

webinars and trainings on local

governance across the country.

Lucero went the extra mile to help the

barangays by publishing three

Knowledge Products on “Revised Law on

Katarungang Pambarangay” (2011),

"Raising Barangay Revenues" (2012),

and “Jurisdictional and Procedural

Aspects: Revised Katarungang

Pambarangay Law” (2021).

He also gives back to the community
and promotes shared social
responsibility being an Armed Force of
the Philippines reservist, Philippine
Coast Guard Auxiliary officer, and
Young Lawyers Association of Cebu
and Integrated Bar of the Philippines
member.

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Meanwhile, DILG Cebu City under DILG Cebu City’s continued capacity
Lucero’s leadership went over and development initiatives, whether it
above its mandated functions as the may be online or face-to-face,
trusted ally of the city and barangay ensured the barangay officials are
governments especially in this time well-reminded of their duties and
of uncertainty. responsibilities amid the ongoing
crisis.
The innovative adoption of the
“Action-oriented and Partnership- Through its consistent mentoring of
driven Operation” (APO) System to the barangays, the team also
keep up with the growing reportorial contributed to putting the spotlight
demands amid this crisis promotes on Cebu City when it comes to
synergy and team productivity as it outstanding local governance as
effectively reduces the burden of a the city made history of having its
program focal person single- first drug-cleared barangays,
handedly dealing with all 80 Sudlon I, Sto. Niño, Sinsin, and
barangays alone since all members Sapangdaku, and redeeming its title
of the team now equally share the in the Lupong Tagapamayapa
workload of coordinating with the Incentives Awards arena with
barangays and consolidating their Barangay Budlaan being shortlisted
report requirements. as finalist in the national validation.

The active involvement and Joining Lucero and DILG Cebu City
contributions of DILG Cebu City as CapDev ACE nominees from
personnel to the operations of the Region 7 were Trovela for Tatag ng
EOC and VOC did not waver since Agila, LGOO VI Mae Dura for
Day 1 up to now, linking the Singsing ng Tanikala, and LGRRC-7
barangays and national government for Ugnay ng Mamamayan.
to speed up coordination and
response in the grassroots level.

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A.P.O. DILG Cebu
Awards kicks off
City

Ms. Grace Melanie I. Lacamiento Continued from page 1

Lucero initiated to hold an awarding
ceremony on July 28 to formally pay

tribute to the most important asset of

DILG Cebu City - its human capital.

The term was named after the Ilokano Awarded as the first A.P.O. DILG
word “apo”, which means respect, as Cebu City Officer was LGOO II Adel
Lucero intends to give due respect to Dominique Gujilde for exemplifying
his colleagues by giving them the the qualities of an ace, proficient
appreciation they deserve for setting and outstanding employee for the
the bar of excellence. first semester of 2021.

“Honoring our personnel for their In selecting Guijilde, Lucero adopted
contributions, no matter how great or a holistic and inclusive approach
small they may be, can certainly go a wherein the entire team evaluated
long way in boosting the morale and and voted for the recipient of the
productivity of the entire team,” he major award whose efforts are
said. indeed worthy of high praises.

“And when they come to realize that
they are valued and their work is
appreciated, they will eventually feel
the need to reciprocate and protect
the organization as well as its clients,”
he adds.

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Lucero also gave Special Awards to all his
colleagues in recognition of their
meritorious efforts and little victories that
also made DILG Cebu City as to what it is
now.

DILG-7 Director Leocadio Trovela, who
graced the awarding ceremony held at
Lava Mountain Resort, commended Lucero
for yet another initiative which veered away
from the traditional concept and instead
used creative and unique awards that
fittingly described the awardees’
achievements.

Meanwhile, the contact tracers hired by
DILG also received Certificates of
Recognition in honor of their services to
DILG Cebu City and Cebu City Government
from February to August 2021.
Separate Certificates were also given to
top-performing contact tracers and those
who participated in the Dance Exercise
Video Challenge (Zumba) of DILG Central
Office wherein DILG Cebu City was hailed
as the National Winner.

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The Lupong Tagapamayapa of Barangay LGOO II Jedaia B. Balugo

Budlaan, Cebu City has made it to the
national level in this year’s Lupong
Tagapamayapa Incentive Awards (LTIA)
after being proclaimed as the finalist for the
Highly Urbanized Category.

It went through the on/off-site validation
and virtual interview by the National Board
of Judges (NBOJ) chaired by Department
of the Interior and Local Government (DILG)
Bureau of Local Government Supervision
Director Vivian Suansing on September 23.

DILG-7 Director Leocadio Trovela
congratulated the barangay and
emphasized the vital role of the Lupong
Tagapamayapa in keeping the peace
within the community.

The LTIA program aims to strengthen the
Katarungang Pambarangay as an
indigenous conflict resolution structure at
the grassroots level, grant economic
benefits and other incentives to top
performing Lupong Tagapamayapa, and
generate greater awareness and support
from various sectors of the society on KP as
a potent vehicle toward social order and
human development.

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LGOO II Adel Dominique P. Gujilde
A total of eight batches of Barangay
The first two batches were held on
Public Safety Officers (BPSOs) from July 21 in Barangays Tabunan (South
the North and South Districts District) and Cambinocot (North
underwent skills enhancement District), catering to Barangays
trainings initiated by the Department Lusaran, Cambinocot, Paril, Tagba-o,
of the Interior and Local Government Tabunan, and Pung-ol Sibugay.
(DILG) Cebu City.
Two more batches of BPSOs from
The trainings were aimed to improve Barangays Mabini, Agsungot, Binaliw,
the competencies of BPSOs to Sudlon II, Bonbon, and Babag
effectively carry out their functions as received the trainings on July 22 in
the government’s frontline defense in Barangays Bonbon (South) and
the maintenance of peace and order Agsungot (North).
in the communities.
On July 26, BPSOs from Barangays
With Cebu City being declared by the Sirao, Malubog, Busay, Pamutan,
Justice Sector Coordinating Council as Sapangdaku, and Kalunasan were
one of the six Justice Zones in the trained in Barangays Kalunasan
country, these were likewise intended (South) and Malubog (North).
to attain the objectives towards an
efficient justice system, hence the
need to actively involve the BPSOs,
punong barangay and sangguniang
barangay member - chairperson on
the Committee on Peace and Order.

The trainings had to be simultaneously
held in two batches, each in the North
and South Districts, to cover all 80
barangays.

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A day after, tanods from Barangays The trainings covered four modules
Adlaon, Guba, Taptap, Sudlon I, Sinsin, discussed by LGOO VI Socorro Dorina
and Buot underwent the trainings in Salas and LGOO V Marven Ecarma of
Barangays Sudlon I (South) and DILG Cebu City; Atty. Mark Gregory
Adlaon (North). Avila of Young Lawyers Association of
Cebu (YLAC) and Atty Kristine Batucan
All the trainings were supposed to be of Cebu City Legal Office; PLtCol
conducted until August 31 but had to Elisandro Quijano and Keith Allen
be suspended until further notice in Andaya of Cebu City Police Office; and
view of the rising COVID-19 cases in FO1 Aldrin Jagdon and FO1 Andy Laurito
the city. of Bureau of Fire Protection and Martin
Lorenzo Del Rosario and Emilio Jaca of
Cebu City Acting Mayor Michael Cebu City Disaster Risk Reduction and
Rama emphasized the important role Management Office.
of BPSOs in upholding peace and
order and public safety in their After their discussion, YLAC gave two
communities. copies of the recently published book
of DILG Cebu City Director Atty. Ian
He also encouraged all the Kenneth Lucero entitled “Jurisdictional
participants to get vaccinated and and Procedural Aspects:Revised
reminded them to strictly observe the Katarungang Pambarangay Law” to
minimum public health standards each participating barangay.
while acting as protocol marshals
themselves.

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LGOO II Cresencio A. Aseniero

T he Cebu City Inspection and cebu city police office
11 police stations
Certification team conferred Safety Seal city mobile force company
certifications to 29 establishments that
were found compliant with the minimum
public health standards set by the
government.

These establishments were Cebu City National Economic and
Police Office, all its 11 police stations, City Development Authority-7
Mobile Force Company, National
Economic and Development Authority-7, Cebu Provincial Fire Office
Cebu Provincial Fire Office, Cebu City Cebu City Fire Office
Fire Office and its 10 fire sub-stations, 10 fire sub-stations
and Bureau of Jail Management and
Penology – Cebu City Jail Female and
Male Dormitories.

Barangay Punta Princesa is also the first –Bureau of Jail Management and
barangay in Cebu City to get the Safety Penology Cebu City Jail
Seal.
Female and Male Dormitories

The inspection and certification team Barangay Punta Princesa
consists of DILG Cebu City Director Atty.
Ian Kenneth Lucero as chair and PLTCOL
Ryan Devaras and PLTCOL Maira
Malamag of Cebu City Police Office and
FINSP Eran Fernandez of Cebu City Fire
Office as members.

The Safety Seal certification will be valid
for six months from the date of issuance
and shall be renewed not earlier than
one month before expiration.

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d LGOO V Marven M. Ecarma

The Cebu City Government inaugurated its LGOO V Marven Ecarma and LGOO II
Cresencio Aseniero of DILG Cebu City
Balay Silangan facility at the Cebu City joined the national and city government
Resource Management and Development offiicals and other stakeholders in
Center (CREMDEC) in Barangay Taptap on signing the Manifesto of Commitment
September 30 which will serve as solidifying their support and dedication
temporary refuge for drug surrenderers as to the program.
they reform into self-sufficient and law-
abiding members of society. Meanwhile, cash incentives worth
P100,000 were awarded to the four
Department of the Interior and Local drug-cleared barangays namely
Government (DILG) Cebu City Director Barangays Sinsin, Sudlon I, Sapangdaku,
Atty. Ian Kenneth Lucero congratulated the and Sto. Niño.
city government through its City Office for
Substance Abuse Prevention (COSAP) On September 29, Barangays Parian,
headed by Executive Director Jonah John Toong and Sudlon II were also declared
Rodriguez. cleared from drugs by the Regional
Oversight Committee.
Lucero also received a certificate of
appreciation from the Philippine Drug
Enforcement Agency-7 for his contribution
to the successful implementation of the
Barangay Drug Clearing Program in the
city.

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3 more Cebu City brgys
declared “drug-cleared”
Contact Tracer Christiana Jade T. Dayagro
Three other barangays namely Parian,
DILG Cebu City Director Atty. Ian
Sudlon II and Toong joined the Kenneth Lucero commended the
growing list of drug-cleared efforts of these barangays in
barangays in Cebu City. effectively addressing the illegal
drug problem in their communities
These barangays successfully despite the ongoing pandemic.
complied with the requirements and
passed the stringent validation “This exemplary milestone is indeed
process by the Regional Oversight worthy of emulation by other
Committee on Barangay Drug- barangays and is likewise symbolic
Clearing Program (ROCBDCP)-7 on of your active support to the present
September 28 and 29. administration in ending the drug
menace,” his letter of commendation
Cebu City recently made history of reads.
having its first drug-cleared
barangays, Sudlon I and Sto. Niño, “Keep up the momentum and stay
since 2017. Barangays Sapangdaku drug-cleared,” Lucero adds.
and Sinsin eventually followed suit.

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LGOO II Cresencio A. Aseniero
Twenty-two barangays in Cebu City
City Office for Substance Abuse
have successfully produced a total of
464 completers of the Community Prevention Executive Director
Based Drug Rehabilitation Program
(CBDRP) during the third quarter of Jonah John Rodriguez
2021.
commended the efforts of the
These barangays were Pulangbato,
Poblacion Pardo, San Nicolas Proper, barangays in actively contributing
Pari-an, Mabolo, Sta. Cruz, Inayawan,
Sudlon II, Paril, Cambinocot, San Jose, to the government’s goal of
Pit-os, Guba, Tagbao, Punta Princesa,
Pasil, Binaliw, Cogon Pardo, Pung-ol eradicating illegal drugs and
Sibugay, Apas, Toong, and Basak San
Nicolas. rehabilitating more drug

dependents in their localities.

Representatives from the

Philippine Drug Enforcement

Agency, Cebu City Police Office

and Department of Social Welfare

and Services also graced the

LGOO V Marven Ecarma and LGOO II CBDRP commencement exercises

Cresencio Aseniero extended in these barangays and delivered

congratulations to the completers and their messages of support.

lauded the collective effort of

barangay officials, government

agencies and other stakeholders in the

successful implementation of the

program.

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LGOO VI Maria Lourdes D. Boone
Local government units (LGUs) in Cebu
This is in line with the implementation of the
City underwent a virtual orientation to Supreme Court ruling on the petitions of
formulate their Devolution Transition Batangas Governor Hermilando Mandanas
Plans (DTPs) as the country shifts and former Bataan governor Enrique Garcia
towards full devolution in 2022. Jr. which increased the just shares of LGUs in
all national taxes and revenues.
The Department of the Interior and Local
Government (DILG) Cebu City, in The workshops were conducted in batches
partnership with the Cebu City on September 14 to 15, 21, 23 to 24, and 28.
Devolution Transition Committee and These included interfacing with involved
Liga ng mga Barangay Cebu City national government agencies prior to the
Chapter, organized a series of approval and adoption of the DTP by the
orientations and workshops, both virtual sanggunian panlungsod.
and face-to-face, for barangay officials,
department heads and their DILG Cebu City Director Atty Ian Kenneth
representatives in September. Lucero discussed the salient features of
Executive Order No. 138 and Mandanas-
Executive Order No. 138 signed by Garcia ruling.
President Rodrigo Duterte mandates all
LGUs to prepare their DTPs to guide in the Carlo Maraat of the Department of Budget
transition and ensure systematic and and Management-7 gave a background on
coherent approach towards their full the shares of the barangays in the National
assumption of devolved functions and Tax Allotment, while LGOO VI Maria Lourdes
services from the national government Boone discussed the three DTP forms to be
beginning next year. accomplished by the barangays.

They were assisted by LGOO VI Socorro
Dorina Salas, LGOO II Jedaia Balugo, and
LGOO II Adel Dominique Gujilde in facilitating
the workshop.

The Barangay DTP Committee is composed

of the Punong Barangay as chair, Barangay

Secretary, Barangay Treasurer, Sanggunian

Barangay Member, and at least two

representatives from civil society

organizations and private organizations that

are members of the Barangay Development

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CITY STORY

Cebu City accelerates
vax efforts

The Cebu City Government, under Contact Tracer Christiana Jade T. Dayagro

the leadership of Mayor Edgardo It also brought its mobile
Labella and Vice Mayor Michael vaccination program to remote and
Rama, has undertaken innovative mountainous areas in the city such
means during the third quarter of as Barangay Bonbon on August 14.
2021 to improve access to
vaccination and speed up the The Cebu City Government likewise
vaccine rollout. launched its first drive-through clinic
for COVID-19 vaccination in the New
Bringing the vaccines right to the Normal Oasis for Adaptation and a
doorstep of bedridden individuals, Home (NOAH) Complex at the South
the city government partnered with Road Properties on September 4. For
the Emergency Rescue Unit now, it operates only on Saturdays
Foundation (ERUF) in August to and can cater up to 300 vehicles.
conduct a house-to-house
inoculation of individuals who find it The city plans to establish another
difficult to go to vaccination site due drive-thru vaccination site at SM City
to their condition. Cebu.

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It also opened two more vaccination Aside from eyeing additional
sites at the Waterfront Cebu City vaccination sites, the city is targeting
Hotel and Casino on August 9 and SM pocket vaccination and cluster
City Cebu on August 26. vaccination in the barangay level to
ramp up the vaccination program
These are in addition to the existing and attain herd immunity by
vaccination centers at the University yearend.
of Cebu (UC) - Banilad Campus,
Robinsons Galleria, SM Seaside City Records from the Cebu City
Cebu, UC Senior High School - Vaccination Operations Center
Alcantara Campus, NOAH Complex, showed that the city has
and Ayala Center Cebu. administered a total of 460,665
doses of COVID-19 vaccines as of
The Waterfront vaccination site was September 27.
the adopted site of the Regional
Management and Coordinating A total of 252,617 doses were for the
Committee-7, which was chaired by first dose and 208,048 for the second
the Department of the Interior and dose.
Local Government-7, after it passed a
resolution on July 28 supporting the Individuals who want to be
city’s “Adopt a Vaccination Site” vaccinated need to register first
program to augment its existing online through pabakunata.com.
manpower.

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The Department of the Interior and Local
Government (DILG) Cebu City has
extended assistance to the growing
number of barangays in the city
organizing their own trainings on
Katarungang Pambarangay (KP) Law.

Barangay Sto. Niño was the first barangay
to take the initiative, conducting the KP
training on July 13 to 14 at Bougainvillea
Beach Park, Daanbantayan, Cebu.

It was followed on September 28, this
time by Barangay Budlaan that was
recently shortlisted as national finalist in
the 2021 Lupong Tagapamayapa
Incentive Awards (LTIA).

Barangay Kamputhaw also held its first KP
training on September 10.

No less than DILG Cebu City Director Atty.
Ian Kenneth Lucero, whose third book on
KP was recently published, graced these
trainings as the resource person on the
jurisdictional and procedural aspects of
the law.

LGOO II Jedaia Balugo and LGOO II Adel
Dominique Gujilde also discussed the
administrative aspect, including KP forms
and LTIA guidelines.

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At the end of the training, Lucero
gave these Lupon the KP handbook
and Department of Justice-Office of
Alternative Dispute Resolution KP
book to serve as their reference and
capacitate them further.

Assuring them of the continued

assistance from DILG Cebu City, he

encouraged other barangays to

follow suit since these KP trainings

will equip the members of the

Lupong Tagapamayapa on

effectively managing neighborhood

disputes.

He remains optimistic that another
Cebu City barangay will make it in
the LTIA national level following
Barangay Budlaan’s feat.

Meanwhile, Cebu City Police Office
also partnered with DILG Cebu City
for its KP webinar on August 17
attended by police station
investigators, Women and Children
Protection Desk investigators, and
Lupong Tagapamayapa in Cebu
City.

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The Department of the Interior and LGOO II Adel Dominique P. Gujilde

Local Government (DILG) Cebu City On September 4, Lucero visited the
has expressed support to the “Adopt a Waterfront vaccination site and
Vaccination Site” program of the Cebu checked on the additional personnel
City Government. assisting in the operations. He was
accompanied by the hotel’s general
To recall, the Regional Management manager, Anders Hallden.
and Coordinating Committee
(RMCC)-7 passed a resolution on
July 28 supporting the program in
order to augment the city’s existing
manpower and speed up the
vaccination rollout.

This was after Cebu City Health
Department Officer-in-Charge Dr.
Jeffrey Ibones requested the
Committee, through its Head
Secretariat and DILG Cebu City
Director Atty. Ian Kenneth Lucero, for
augmentation since only 10 out of the
21 city’s identified vaccination sites
have been operational due to lack of
personnel.

As a result, contact tracers hired by
DILG Cebu City and volunteers from
Bureau of Fire Protection-7
augmented the workforce managing
the seventh city’s vaccination site at
the Waterfront Cebu City Hotel &
Casino.

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LGOO II Cresencio A. Aseniero

To mark the 40th day of the death of
Absalon cousins who were killed in a

roadside explosion, bikers from

different government and civic

organizations in Cebu participated in

the nationwide “Bike for Peace and

Justice" on July 17.

The bike-for-a-cause sought to
demand peace and justice for the
victims of the Communist Party of the
Philippines-New People’s Army (CPP-
NPA), particularly the football player
Keith Absalon and his cousin Novelen
who died after a landmine exploded
while cycling in Barangay Anas,
Masbate City on June 6.

Department of the Interior and Local
Government (DILG) Cebu City
Director Atty. Ian Kenneth Lucero led
the reading of the covenant to
express support in condemning the
acts of the communist terrorist
groups.

DILG-7 Director Leocadio Trovela
thanked the bike enthusiasts for
supporting the cause of the activity.

Cebu City Councilor Joel Garganera,
Young Lawyers Association of Cebu
President Atty. Mark Gregory Avila;
Atty. Allen Pita from the Integrated Bar
of the Philippines-Cebu Chapter; and
former rebel Ka Dereb.

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DURING DUTERTE LEGACY CARAVAN

Lucero’s book gifted to brgys
Contact Tracer Roda Mae A. Fernandez

D epartment of the Interior and Local Punong Barangay (PB) Mark Rizaldy
Miral of Barangay Ermita, PB Raquel
Government (DILG) Cebu City Director Avila of Barangay Kamagayan, and
Atty. Ian Kenneth Lucero handed out his Sangguniang Barangay Member
newly published book and other Nerrissa Antolihao of Budlaan were
Knowledge Products to barangay invited to share their testimonies on
officials during the “Duterte Legacy: how DILG has assisted them in
Barangayanihan Caravan Towards implementing programs and activities
National Recovery” on September 30 at at the grassroots level.
the Police Regional Office-7.

Aside from Lucero’s book entitled Lucero, who is also the chief of DILG-7
Local Government Monitoring and
“Jurisdictional and Procedural Evaluation Division, delivered the
message of DILG-7 Leocadio Trovela
Aspects:Revised Katarungang during the activity.

Pambarangay Law”, the barangay DILG-7, Department of Labor and
Employment-7 and Technical Education
officials received the DILG-7 Annual and Skills Development Authority-7
were the agencies featured during the
Report and other Information, Education regional launch of the Duterte legacy
caravan which aimed to raise public
and Communication materials that awareness on the current
administration’s efforts, achievements
may guide them on concerns relating and policies.

to local governance.

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LGOO VI Maria Lourdes D. Boone
L awyer Ian Kenneth Lucero, director of
EO 138 mandates all LGUs to formulate
the Department of the Interior and Local their Devolution Transition Plans and
Government (DILG) Cebu City, has Capacity Development Agenda which
been invited in several occasions to will be included in the executive budget
discuss the salient points and to be submitted by the local chief
implications of the Mandanas-Garcia executive to the sanggunian on or before
ruling and Executive Order (EO) No. 138 October 16 as required by LBM 82.

as local government units (LGUs) Moreover, Lucero presented to the city
prepare for the full devolution of basic officials the old and new indicators of the
services and facilities. Seal of Good Local Governance,

Lucero, speaking before the department including the initial status of the
heads of the Cebu City Government on documents needed in preparation for
July 19, said the implementation of the next year’s assessment.

Mandanas Doctrine will change the Meanwhile, Lucero also talked about the
spectrum of governance starting next Mandanas-Garcia ruling, EO 138 and LBM
year. 82 during the “Usapang Lokal:

As a result of the Supreme Court ruling Kwentuhang Kwenta” at the Sanggunian
in the Mandanas et al. v. Executive Session Hall in Moalboal, Cebu on July 1
Secretary et al. case, the city to 2.

government’s share in the national taxes Other topics he discussed included local
will be increased by 37.89%. budgeting under the Local Government

Lucero also explained the roles of the Code of 1991 and Budget Operations
LGU and DILG under EO 138 and the Manual.

Local Budget Memorandum No. 82 of Present during the activity were elected
the Department of Budget and municipal officials, local department
Management which shows the National heads, punong barangay, barangay
Tax Allotment shares of LGUs for fiscal treasurers, DILG officers, Bureau of Fire
year 2022. Protection, and Philippine Coast Guard.

25MATINO, MAHUSAY, MAAASAHAN

217
Contact Tracer Christiana Jade T. Dayagro

The Department of the Interior and The 217 DILG Cebu City-hired
Local Government (DILG) Cebu City contact tracers were deployed to

rehired 217 contact tracers from different clusters namely the West

August to December this year to Cluster located at Cebu City Sports

sustain the local contact tracing Complex Sawang Calero, Central

efforts amid the increase of COVID-19 Cluster and EOC Cluster both

cases and emergence of the Delta situated in Sacred Heart, North

variant. Cluster at Mabolo Elementary

School, South Cluster at Pardo

This came after President Rodrigo Elementary School, East Cluster at

Duterte approved the request of DILG Kamagayan Barangay Hall, and

Secretary Eduardo Año for additional VOC Cluster assigned in the

funding to rehire the 15,000 DILG vaccination sites.

contact tracers for another 5 months.

"Lubos po ang pagpapasalamat ng
DILG Cebu City at Cebu City

Government kay Pangulong
Rodrigo Duterte at DILG
Secretary Eduardo Año sa

magandang balita na
maipagpapatuloy ang serbisyo ng
contact tracers lalo na ngayon na
tumataas na muli ang mga kaso at
naglaganap na rin ang Delta variant,”

ATTY. IAN KENNETH B. LUCERO

DILG Cebu City Director

26 QUALITY PUBLIC SERVICE IS BOUNDLESS

Inter-Agency Task Force Visayas Deputy LGOO V Emmanuel S. Pedralba
The meetings, which were held on August 9
Chief Implementer Ret. MGen Melquiades and 11 at the Emergency Operations Center
Feliciano, through the Department of the (EOC), also tackled the report consolidation
Interior and Local Government (DILG) of COVID-19 deaths that will be shared to all
Cebu City, convened the members of the the members of MDM and EOC to be used as
Cebu City Management of the Dead and basis for continued improvement and fast
Missing (MDM) Team to discuss the tracking of the disposition of COVID-19
protocols on the management of human human remains.
remains for COVID-19 cases in the city.
Cebu City Councilor Dave Tumulak and
LGOO V Emmanuel Pedralba of DILG representatives from various funeral parlors
Cebu City discussed the salient features in the city attended the meetings.
of DILG Memorandum Circular No. 2020-
63 or the Interim Guidelines on the
Management of Humans Remains for
Patient Under Investigation and
Confirmed COVID-19 cases.

LGOO VI Socorro Dorina Ll. Salas

The Department of the Interior and Local
Government (DILG) Cebu City and Cebu

City Local Council for the Protection of

Children participated in the online

Focused Group Discussion (FGD) on the

Comprehensive Local Juvenile

Intervention Program (CLJIP) of the

Justice Zone Program organized by the The activity was also attended by
participants from the cities of Angeles,
National Barangay Operations Office on Bacolod, Calamba, Davao, Naga, and
Quezon.
August 13.
The activity aimed to identify areas in the
LGOO VI Socorro Dorina Salas implementation of CLJIP by the local
represented DILG Cebu City, joining government units that need improvement
representatives from the Cebu City Social and intervention to provide quality public
Welfare and Services, Cebu City Planning service to the children's needs.
and Development Office, Cebu City Police
Office, and Liga ng mga Barangay-Cebu 27MATINO, MAHUSAY, MAAASAHAN
City Chapter.

Lucero SgirbaycaewseSbKinCaerbu
City’s

D LGOO II Adel Dominique P. Gujilde “You are part of the solution. You are
epartment of the Interior and Local the nation’s future. Rest assured, DILG
Government (DILG) Cebu City Director Atty. Cebu City is one with you in serving the
Ian Kenneth Lucero delivered an inspirational youth who needs you now more than
message during the “SIBYA: Webinar on the ever,” Lucero said.
ABCs for a Healthier YOUth” virtual program
initiated by the Sangguniang Kabataan The webinar was spearheaded by SKF
Federation (SKF) of Cebu City on August 23. Cebu City President Jessica Resch in
celebration of the Linggo ng Kabataan
Lucero emphasized the role of the youth 2021 as mandated under Republic Act
leaders in addressing the misinformation and 10742.
disinformation as well as correcting rumors
and fake news on COVID-19, especially about He stressed the importance of the
the vaccination program. youth in nation building as enshrined
in the 1987 Philippine Constitution and
He also reminded the SK officials to set the discussed the financial implications
on the SK funds with the projected
right example in motivating the young increase of national tax allotment of
local government units following the
members of the community to step up and implementation of the Mandanas-
Garcia ruling.
take active part in the recovery from the

pandemic. speaks before
Guadalupe
Lucero
SK

L LGOO II Adel Dominique P. Gujilde He also tackled the important features
awyer Atty. Ian Kenneth Lucero, who heads of the SK Reform Act of 2015 such as
the Department of the Interior and Local financial independence; anti-political
Government (DILG) Cebu City, served as the dynasty; suspension and removal of
resource person during the virtual launch of erring elective SK officials; and
the Linggo ng Kabataan 2021 organized by planning, budgeting, appropriation,
the Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) of utilization, and disbursement of SK
Barangay Guadalupe, Cebu City on August funds.
21.
Moreover, Lucero reminded the youth
28 QUALITY PUBLIC SERVICE IS BOUNDLESS leaders that public office is a public
trust.

“You have been entrusted with authority
and power by the youth to be used
only for the welfare of the Katipunan ng
Kabataan” he said.

BrgysLIuSnTdOetrrgaoinOinpegration

The Department of the Interior and LGOO V Emmanuel S. Pedralba

Local Government (DILG) Cebu City, LGOO III Emmanuel Pedralba of DILG
in partnership with the Cebu City Cebu City discussed the Operation
Disaster Risk Reduction Management LISTO, a major program of the
Office (CCDRRMO), conducted a Department which aims to strengthen
training to further capacitate the the disaster preparedness of local
barangays in implementing the government units before, during and
Operation LISTO advocacy program. after the calamity.

The two-day training, which was held CCDRRMO Officer-in-Charge Ramil
in batches on July 14 and 15 and July Ayuman and CCDRRM Council
20 and 21 at Cebu Business Hotel, was Chairperson Atty. Gerry Carillo both
also designed to help the punong expressed their support for the
barangay and their action officers to activity and emphasized the
formulate their Barangay Disaster Risk importance of communication during
Reduction Management Planning a disaster.
(BDRRMP) using the prescribed
template.

29MATINO, MAHUSAY, MAAASAHAN

DILiGnCBeCbPuCCtirtayiansinsgissts
. LGOO VI Socorro Dorina Ll. Salas

The Department of the Interior and Representatives from the

Local Government (DILG) Cebu City Philippine National Police and
facilitated the orientation of punong
barangay, sangguniang barangay Department of Social Welfare and
members and Barangay Council for
the Protection of Children (BCPC) Development presented the
members in Barangays Kalunasan,
Busay and Punta Princesa in July. indicators of the child-friendly

barangay under the United

Nations Convention on the Rights

of the Child.

LGOO VI Maria Lourdes Boone, LGOO VI BCPC is tasked to assist local and
Socorro Dorina Salas and LGOO II Adel national authorities at the
Dominique Gujilde also served as barangay level in the identification,
resource persons. implementation and monitoring of
programs and activities for the
promotion of child welfare and
protection of their rights
specifically on the survival,
development, protection, and
participation of children.

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ACSCSYEDSASMCAEPNATCHITEYLD

LGOO VI Maria Lourdes D. Boone Also present during the activity were
representatives from national
The Department of the Interior and government agencies such as
Technical Education and Skills
Local Government (DILG) Cebu City Development Authority, Department
extended technical assistance of Education, Department of Trade
during the Organizational Capacity and Industry, and National Youth
Assessment organized by the Cebu Commission; members from the
City Youth Development Alliance Sangguniang Panlungsod and
(CCYDA) on July 14 to 16 at the Mayor’s Office; Cebu City Department
Cebu Parklane International Hotel. of Manpower Development and
Placement; Cebu Chamber of
LGOO VI Maria Lourdes Boone Commerce and Industry; non-
provided technical support and government organizations; and higher
gave her inputs during the education and technical vocation
assessment which was intended to institutions.
measure the functionality of YDA
and further strengthen the CCYDA is a newly organized alliance
organization in delivering quality of different stakeholders in Cebu City
service to the out-of-school youth. which prioritizes the out-of-school-
youth and implements activities for
positive youth development.

31MATINO, MAHUSAY, MAAASAHAN

Luceropgruoegsrtsamosn CCTN’s

Lawyer Ian Kenneth Lucero, who LGOO II Jedaia B. Balugo
heads the Department of the Interior
and Local Government (DILG) Cebu He discussed the salient features
City, was invited twice by the Cebu and implications of the Supreme
Catholic Television Network (CCTN) Court ruling on the Mandanas and
47 to discuss the Katarungang Garcia petitions and Executive
Pambarangay (KP) Law and Order No. 138 or the Full Devolution
Mandanas-Garcia ruling. of Certain Functions of the
Executive Branch to Local
Appearing as guest in the “Partners in Governments and Creation of a
Law” program on July 7, Lucero Committee on Devolution.
stressed the importance of further
raising the level of awareness of
Lupong Tagapamayapa members
and barangay justice practitioners
on the jurisdictional and procedural
aspects of KP Law and their
application in the real setting.

On September 30, Lucero graced the
"Sa Mata Sa Kababayen-an”
program of the Legal Alternatives for
Women Center, Inc. hosted by Atty.
Virginia Palanca Santiago and Ms.
Grace Jagmoc Cenas.

32 QUALITY PUBLIC SERVICE IS BOUNDLESS

CCrPeOsColpuatsiosensS5

The Cebu City Peace and Order LGOO II Jedaia B. Balugo

Council (CCPOC) has passed a CCPOC likewise adopted
total of five resolutions during its 3rd
quarterly meeting for this year. resolutions commending City Jail

The meeting on September 29 via Warden JCInsp Jonnabelle
Cisco Webex was presided by its
Head Secretariat and Department of Templado and NAPOLCOM Cebu
the Interior and Local Government
(DILG) Cebu City Director Atty. Ian City Director Atty. Lecel Llamedo for
Kenneth Lucero.
being awarded as the Best Female
The Council approved the resolution
commending the top performing Jail Warden in Region 7 for CY
police stations of the Cebu City
Police Office for their exemplary 2020-2021 and the Model
performance in the discharge of
their official duties during the third Supervisor of NAPOLCOM-7 for CY
quarter of 2021.
2021, respectively.

The concerned member-agencies
also delivered situation reports on
peace and order, illegal drugs,
terrorism, and insurgency.

It also passed resolutions
commending Barangay Budla-an as
the national finalist for the 2021
Lupong Tagapamayapa Incentives
Award under the Highly Urbanized
City category and Barangays Pari-
an, Toong and Sudlon II as recently
declared drug-cleared barangays in
Cebu City.

33MATINO, MAHUSAY, MAAASAHAN

DivDisILiGonCedbounCaittey,t2o1f9i.r2e PvCicGtAims Dominique P. Gujilde

LGOO II Adel

The Department of the Interior and DILG Cebu City Director and 219.2

Local Government (DILG) Cebu City PCGA Division Director Atty. Ian

and 219.2 Division of the 219th Kenneth Lucero turned over the

Philippine Coast Guard Auxiliary donations to Punong Barangay Victor

(PCGA) Squadron donated their Buendia.

personal belongings to the families

affected by the fire in Barangay Over 100 families were displaced by

Labangon on September 20. the fire that razed at least 80 houses.

DcILiGtyCcebouasCtitayl joins 5th
cleanup

LGOO II Adel Dominique P. Gujilde City Director Atty. Ian Kenneth Lucero
and his team joined the barangay
In celebration of the International officials of Cogon Pardo led by Punong
Barangay Harry Eran and other civic
Coastal Cleanup Day, the Department volunteers in cleaning the coastal
of the Interior and Local Government areas of Sitios All Season 2 and 3 on
(DILG) Cebu City took active part in September 18.
the 5th city-wide cleanup challenge
initiated by the Cebu City Government
with the theme “Clean Cebu, Healthy
Cebuanos”.

Lucero emphasized the significance of
bayanihan and volunteerism in
addressing the city’s environmental
woes such as solid waste problems.

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SP HIGHLIGHTS

SP Cebu City OKs

331 51 LGOO VI Maria Lourdes D. Boone

Resolutions Ordinances The proposed measure provides
that some of these JO workers are
The legislative body of Cebu City allowed to work without the
approved budget and other
works as a bustling hub of legislations, requirements by the Commission
remaining true to its mandate of on Audit for the valid payment of
maximizing use of resources and their honorarium, thus causing the
revenues and enacting ordinances delay of payment.
which ensure the efficient and
effective delivery of basic services As of this writing, the proponent is
and facilities, among its other working on the recommendations
functions. of the Committee on Laws,
Ordinances, and Styling.
For the third quarter of 2021, the
Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) of While some of the SP sessions
Cebu City has enacted 51 ordinances from July to September of this
and adopted 331 resolutions. year were presided by Vice Mayor
Michael Rama, there were also
It also conducted 19 public hearings instances when Councilor
and rendered 55 committee reports Donaldo Hontiveros or Councilor
on various concerns. Eduardo Rama Jr. served as the
presiding officer while the vice
One of the ordinances proposed this mayor assumed as acting mayor
quarter was authored by Councilor following the approved leave of
Eugenio Gabuya, Jr. which establishes absence of Mayor Edgardo
guidelines in contracting workers on Labella for health reasons.
job order basis in the city government
offices.

35MATINO, MAHUSAY, MAAASAHAN

BARANGAY STORY

COBVrIDg-y19Ca’srrsieltvaerfilnidnsing

Despite the unprecedented Contact Tracer Roda Mae A. Fernandez

adversities brought about by the Gender and Development focal
coronavirus outbreak, Barangay person Rosita Bolotaulo, who was
Carreta still managed to keep the appointed in charge of the
hope alive for its residents in the program that started on May 10
face of uncertainty. last year, has trained 22 women to
sew face masks out of scrap cloth.
At the height of the pandemic, the
barangay had to impose two
lockdowns to control the
transmission of the virus, limiting
the movement of its people.

To comply with the minimum
public health standards, some of
the residents even had to struggle
with buying face masks due to lack
of financial means.

This prompted Punong Barangay
Mariano Ando and other barangay
officials to come up with a
livelihood program for women by
making face masks which would
be then distributed to the residents
for free to urge them to follow the
health protocols at the same time.

36 QUALITY PUBLIC SERVICE IS BOUNDLESS

The program, which turned out to At present, a tailor has to meet a
be a success, caught the attention daily quota of 40 pieces of face mask
of Cebu Technological University in exchange for compensation
(CTU) - Vice President for provided by CTU. Each mask costs
Research and Development Dr. P10.
Adrian Ybañez, who lauded the
initiative and ventured on a Bolotaulo then encouraged the
partnership with the barangay. women not to give up and allow
themselves to grow regardless of the
situation.

“You’ll be surprised that a woman can
do everything especially when her
family is on the line,” she added.

Ando also advised his constituents to
look for alternative means in order to
survive.

The barangay also has other
livelihood programs such as “Buhay
Buhay sa Trapo and Food Processing”
which caters to both men and
women, including persons with
disabilities.

37MATINO, MAHUSAY, MAAASAHAN

CCMCC CORNER

CCMCC co
nvenes

LGOO II Jedaia B. Balugo

The Cebu City Management Coordinating

Committee (CCMCC), chaired by
Department of the Interior and Local
Government (DILG) Cebu City Director Atty.
Ian Kenneth Lucero, held its third quarterly
meeting on September 27 at Sugbutel Hotel.

The member agencies namely Cebu City
Police Office (CCPO), Bureau of Fire
Protection (BFP), Bureau of Jail Management
and Penology (BJMP), National Police
Commission i(NAPOLCOM), Philippine Drug
Enforcement Agency, and Armed Forces of
the Philippines Task Group - Bohol, Cebu and
Siquijor presented their respective
accomplishment reports for the quarter.

The Committee passed a resolution
recognizing the top performing personnel
and stations of CCPO, BFP Cebu City and
Cebu City Jail Male and Female Dormitories
during the third quarter of the year.

It also adopted resolutions commending City
Jail Warden JCInsp Jonnabelle Templado
and Atty. Lecel Llamedo for being awarded as
the Most Outstanding Female Warden of
Region 7 and Model Supervisor of
NAPOLCOM-7, respectively.

38 QUALITY PUBLIC SERVICE IS BOUNDLESS

T
op-psetraftoiornmsinag
wpaerrdseodnnel,

T Contact Tracer Christiana Jade T. Dayagro
he Cebu City Management Coordinating
Committee (CCMCC) gave recognition to
the outstanding personnel and stations of
the Cebu City Police Office, Bureau of Fire
Protection and Cebu City Jail Male and
Female Dormitories for their exemplary
performance in the third quarter of 2021.

Certificates of commendation were also
given to City Jail Warden JCInsp
Jonnabelle Templado for being awarded
as the Most Outstanding Female Warden of
Region 7 for CY 2020-2021 and NAPOLCOM
Cebu City Director Atty. Lecel Llamedo
hailed as the Model Supervisor of the
National Police Commission-7 for CY 2021.

On September 27, the Committee passed
Resolutions No. 9 to 14 commending the
said awardees.

Department of the Interior and Local

Government (DILG) Cebu City Atty. Ian

Kenneth Lucero, who chairs the CCMCC,

lauded the awardees' hard work,

professionalism, courage, and

commitment to serve over and beyond the

call of duty.

39MATINO, MAHUSAY, MAAASAHAN

SK STORY

AMID PANDEMIC

SK Guadalupe brings hope to youtH

To provide employment opportunities Contact Tracer Roda Mae A. Fernandez
for the youth affected by the
Upon completion, they received a
coronavirus pandemic, the SMAW National Certificate II as
proof of acquiring the necessary
Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) of competencies of an SMAW welder.

Barangay Guadalupe, Cebu City The trainees expressed gratitude
for the SKTD program which gave
initiated a technical-vocational them hope in this time of
uncertainty.
training program dubbed as, "Skwela
Currently, some of them have been
Karun, Trabaho Dayun" (SKTD). working in a manufacturing firm.

It partnered with the Philippine
Business for Education (PBEd) and
United States Agency for International
Development (USAID) to gather a
pool of private companies and
schools and develop a work-based
training system for unemployed out-
of-school youth.

The program was spearheaded by SK
Chairman Janjay Casañal and SK
Councilor Jerick Duaban.

For 268 hours, twelve apprentices
successfully underwent hands-on
training on welding carbon steel plate
and pipe components using Shielded
Metal Arc Welding (SMAW).

40 QUALITY PUBLIC SERVICE IS BOUNDLESS

LEGAL CORNER

Atty. Ian Kenneth B. Lucero, JD

ELEAZAR P. QUINTO AND GERINO A. TOLENTINO,
JR. VS. COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS

G.R. No. 189698, February 22, 2010

FACTS: In its December 1, 2009 decision penned
by Justice Antonio Eduardo B. Nachura,
Pursuant to its constitutional mandate the SC declared as unconstitutional the
to enforce and administer election second proviso in the third paragraph of
laws, COMELEC issued Resolution No. Section 13 of Republic Act No. 9369,
8678, the Guidelines on the Filing of Section 66 of the Omnibus Election Code
Certificates of Candidacy (CoC) and and Section 4(a) of COMELEC Resolution
Nomination of Official Candidates of No. 8678, mainly on the ground that they
Registered Political Parties in violate the equal protection clause of the
Connection with the May 10, 2010 Constitution and suffer from overbreadth.
National and Local Elections.
Hence, respondent COMELEC and
Section 4 of the said Resolution movants-intervenors filed their respective
provides that a) any person holding a motions for reconsideration seeking for
public appointive office or position the reversal of the 2009 Decision.
including active members of the
Armed Forces of the Philippines, and ISSUE:
other officers and employees in
government-owned or controlled Whether or not any person holding a
corporations, shall be considered ipso public appointive office or position shall
facto resigned from his office upon be considered ipso facto resigned from
the filing of his certificate of his/her office upon the filing of his/her
candidacy; and b) any person COC.
holding an elective office or position
shall not be considered resigned upon HELD:
the filing of his certificate of
candidacy for the same or any other Any person holding a public appointive
elective office or position. office or position shall be considered ipso
facto resigned from his/heroffice upon
Alarmed that they will be deemed the filing of his/her COC.
ipso facto resigned from their offices
the moment they file their CoCs, Section 4(a) of COMELEC Resolution 8678
petitioners Eleazar P. Quinto and is a faithful reflection of the present state
Gerino A. Tolentino, Jr., who hold of the law and jurisprudence on the
appointive positions in the matter, viz.:
government and who intend to run in
the coming elections, filed the instant Incumbent Appointive Official. - Under
petition for prohibition and certiorari, Section 13 of RA 9369, which reiterates
seeking the declaration of the afore- Section 66 of the Omnibus Election Code,
quoted Section 4(a) of Resolution No. any person holding a public appointive
8678 as null and void. office or position, including active
members of the Armed Forces of the
Philippines, and officers and employees in
government-owned or -controlled
corporations, shall be considered ipso
facto resigned from his office upon the
filing of his certificate of candidacy.

41MATINO, MAHUSAY, MAAASAHAN

ELEAZAR P. QUINTO AND GERINO A. TOLENTINO, JR. VS. LEGAL CORNER
COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS

G.R. No. 189698, February 22, 2010

Incumbent Elected Official. – Upon the Further, Section 4(a) of Resolution 8678,
other hand, pursuant to Section 14 of RA Section 13 of RA 9369, and Section 66 of the
9006 or the Fair Election Act, which Omnibus Election Code do not violate the
repealed Section 67 of the Omnibus equal protection clause.
Election Code and rendered ineffective
Section 11 of R.A. 8436 insofar as it In truth, this Court has already ruled squarely
considered an elected official as on whether these deemed-resigned
resigned only upon the start of the provisions challenged in the case at bar
campaign period corresponding to the violate the equal protection clause of the
positions for which they are running, an Constitution in Fariñas, et al. v. Executive
elected official is not deemed to have Secretary, et al.
resigned from his office upon the filing
of his certificate of candidacy for the Substantial distinctions clearly exist between
same or any other elected office or elective officials and appointive officials. The
position. In fine, an elected official may former occupy their office by virtue of the
run for another position without mandate of the electorate. They are elected
forfeiting his seat. to an office for a definite term and may be
removed therefrom only upon stringent
These laws and regulations implement conditions. On the other hand, appointive
Section 2(4), Article IX-B of the 1987 officials hold their office by virtue of their
Constitution, which prohibits civil service designation thereto by an appointing
officers and employees from engaging authority. Some appointive officials hold their
in any electioneering or partisan political office in a permanent capacity and are
campaign. entitled to security of tenure while others
serve at the pleasure of the appointing
The intent of both Congress and the authority.
framers of our Constitution to limit the
participation of civil service officers and Another substantial distinction between the
employees in partisan political activities two sets of officials is that under Section 55,
is too plain to be mistaken. Chapter 8, Title I, Subsection A. Civil Service
Commission, Book V of the Administrative
But Section 2(4), Article IX-B of the 1987 Code of 1987 (Executive Order No. 292),
Constitution and the implementing appointive officials, as officers and
statutes apply only to civil servants employees in the civil service, are strictly
holding apolitical offices. Stated prohibited from engaging in any partisan
differently, the constitutional ban does political activity or take (sic) part in any
not cover elected officials, election except to vote. Under the same
notwithstanding the fact that "[t]he civil provision, elective officials, or officers or
service embraces all branches, employees holding political offices, are
subdivisions, instrumentalities, and obviously expressly allowed to take part in
agencies of the Government, including political and electoral activities.
government-owned or controlled
corporations with original charters." This Since the classification justifying Section 14
is because elected public officials, by of Rep. Act No. 9006, i.e., elected officials
the very nature of their office, engage in vis-à-vis appointive officials, is anchored
partisan political activities almost all upon material and significant distinctions
year round, even outside of the and all the persons belonging under the
campaign period. Political partisanship same classification are similarly treated, the
is the inevitable essence of a political equal protection clause of the Constitution is,
office, elective positions included. thus, not infringed.

The prohibition notwithstanding, civil The SC thus ruled that Section 4(a) of
service officers and employees are Resolution 8678, Section 66 of the Omnibus
allowed to vote, as well as express their Election Code, and the second proviso in the
views on political issues, or mention the third paragraph of Section 13 of RA 9369 are
names of certain candidates for public not unconstitutional, and accordingly
office whom they support. reversed its December 1, 2009 Decision.

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quality policy

We commit to continually improve
our quality management system,
compliant to legal requirements and
global standards in order to uplift

the quality of life in the central
visayas region.

GUIDED BY OUR CORE VALUES OF:

DEDICATION
INTEGRITY

COMPETENCE
EXCELLENCE




We, DILG, strongly pursue the thrust of
the department to foster good

governance through the provision of
technical assistance, performance
oversight and rewards and incentives
to ensure peaceful, progressive and

resilient communities.