Province of Albay Municipality of Guinobatan -0O0OFFICE OF THE SANGGUNIANG BAYAN Tel. No. (052)484-6642; E-mail: sbguinobatan@yahoo.com EXCERPTS FROM THE MINUTES OF THE 10th REGULAR SESSION OF THE SANGGUNIANG BAYAN HELD ON SEPTEMBER 3, 2013 AT 9:55 IN THE MORNING AT THE SANGGUNIANG BAYAN SESSION HALL, GUINOBATAN, ALBAY. Present: Hon. Carlomagno P. Flores Hon. Rolando P. Palabrica Hon. Juris L. Villareal Hon. Frances John M. Oxales Hon. Ryan R. Palomillo Hon. Ricky Matza Hon. Robert M. Baaga Hon. Ma. Sofia O. Orpiada Hon. Paul N. Garcia
REQUESTING HIS EXCELLENCY PRESIDENT BENIGNO C. AQUINO III TO ALLOCATE FUNDS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF FLOOD CONTROL DIKE AT BARANGAY POBLACION AND SAN RAFAEL, BOTH OF GUINOBATAN, ALBAY TO PRIMARILY PROTECT THE FOUNDATION OF THE HANGING BRIDGE LOCATED THEREAT IN THE AMOUNT OF PHP10,000,000.00. Proponent: Hon. Councilor Robert M. Baaga Sponsor: Hon. Councilor Frances John M. Oxales WHEREAS, with Super Typhoon Reming in November, 2006, the Presidential Bridge then connecting Barangays San Rafael & Poblacion of this municipality was totally destroyed and was replaced by a Hanging Bridge only late last year (2012) through the assistance of Hon. Congressman Fernando V. Gonzalez by way of his Priority Development Assistance Fund; WHEREAS, this new hanging bridge must be protected and fortified by putting up a dike along its foundation immediate cause of the collapse of the previous bridge then was the resulting tragedy saw the deaths of hundreds of people, with hundreds more missing, highlights the need for the construction of mega dikes as there are still millions of tons of volcanic debris deposited on the slopes of Mayon Volcano and with its continued eruption will continue to pose a threat to the people of the Municipality of Guinobatan; WHEREAS, megadikes were constructed around Mt. Pinatubo after its one massive eruption but its scale is comparable to the regular eruption of Mt. Mayon that deposits volcanic debris on its steep slopes waiting for heavy rains to wash it down and onto ravines that more often than not terminates on towns at its base; WHEREFORE, the foregoing premises considered;
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RESOLVED, AS IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED by the Sangguniang Bayan in
session assembled to request, as it hereby requests the Department of Public Works and Highways through Excellency President Benigno C. Aquino III to allocate considerable amount in favor of the Municipal Government of Guinobatan, Province of Albay for the immediate construction of mega dikes to save our town from mudflows and flashfloods brought about by Mount Mayon during typhoons, heavy rains, eruptions and similar disasters. APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY this 3rd day of September 2013 upon motion of Councilor Robert M. Baaga and unanimously seconded. WE HEREBY CERTIFY to the correctness of the foregoing
ROBERT M. BAAGA Sponsor
CHRISTOPHER O. PALEVINO Secretary to the Sangguniang Bayan
ATTESTED: CARLOMAGNO P. FLORES Councilor & Presiding Officer