CURRENT HOUSE RULES INTERNAL RULES OF PROCEDURE RULE I COMPOSITION Section 1.

The sangguniang panlalawigan of the province of Compostela Valley, shall be composed of the provincial vice-governor as presiding officer, the regular sangguniang members, the president of the liga ng mga barangay, the president of the pederasyon ng mga sangguniang kabataan, the president of the provincial fedearation of sangguniang members of municipalities and component cities and the representative of the indigenous people, as members. RULE II POWER, DUTIES AND FUNCTION OF THE SANGGUNIAN Section 1. The power, duties and functions of this sanggunian shall make a full disclosure of his financial and business interests as required him under Art. 104, Rule XVIII of the Rules and Regulations Implementing the Local Section 2. Every Member shall attend all the sessions of this sanggunian unless he is prevented from doing so by reason of sickness or other unavoidable circumstances, provided that, as a general rule, advance notice shall be sent to the sanggunian thru the Presiding Officer or the Secretary.

PROPOSED REVISION OF HOUSE RULES

INTERNAL RULES OF PROCEDURE

RULE I COMPOSITION Section 1. Composition. The Sangguniang Panlalawigan of the province of Compostela Valley, shall be composed of the Provincial Vice-Governor, as Presiding Officer, the ten (10) regular Sanggunian Members, the President of the Liga ng mga Barangay, the President of the Pederasyon ng mga Sangguniang Kabataan, the President of the Provincial Federation of Sanggunian Members of Municipalities and the Representative of the Indigenous People, as ex-officio members. RULE II POWERS, DUTIES AND FUNCTIONS OF THE SANGGUNIAN Section 2. Powers, Duties and Functions. The powers, duties and functions of this Sanggunian shall be as provided for under Article 98, Rule XVII of the Rules and Regulations implementing the Local Government Code of 1991. RULE III DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF INDIVIDUAL MEMBERS Section 3. Full Disclosure of Business Interests. Every member of this Sanggunian shall make a full disclosure of his/her financial business interests as required of him/her under Art. 104, Rule XVII of the Rules and Regulations implementing the Local Government Code of 1991.

Section 3. Every Member shall Section 4. Attendance. Every observe proper deportment and decorum member shall attend all the sessions of this during sessions. Sanggunian unless he/she is prevented from doing so by reason of sickness or RULE IV other unavoidable circumstances. An application for leave of absence, or OFFICERS approved travel order /authorization shall Section 1. The Vice Governor shall be presented to the Secretary to the be the Presiding Officer of this sanggunian, Sangguniang Panlalawigan, for record who shall be addressed as Mr. President or purposes. Mr. Presiding Officer, and as such, shall Section 5. Abstentions. As a have the following rights and duties. general rule, every member is required to a. To preside over the sessions of the vote in all matters that required voting of the proposed measure being voted upon sanggunian; b. To remind the Members present by the Sanggunian. Abstentions may only during the sessions to observe proper be allowed if it can be shown that the member concerned has the pecuniary deportment and decorum; c. To enforce the Internal Rules and interest, either directly or indirectly, on the matter being acted upon by the Body. Procedure of the sanggunian;

d. To maintain order during sessions and render a ruling on questions of order, subject to appeal by the member concerned, to the Body or final decisions; e. To sign all legislative documents, papers, or checks requiring his signature; f. To declare recess during sessions anytime he deems it necessary. To provide that the duration of the recess is less than fifteen (15) minutes; g. To declare the adjournment of session to some other date, time and place in case of extreme emergencies, serious and uncontrollable disorder, public disturbances and other unavoidable circumstances; h. To make brief remarks, comments or clarificatory questions on any measure pending deliberation by the Body, provided that he shall not express himself either for or against the said measure or question; i. To vote but only to break the tie. Hence, he cannot vote in order to create tie. His right to vote to break a tie is not compulsory. He may or may not exercise it; j. To relinquish the Chair to the Presiding Pro-Tempore, or in the latters absence, to any member of the sanggunian who shall act as Temporary Presiding Officer but only if he is going out of the Session Hall for whatever reasons. Section 2. PRESIDING OFFICER, PROTEMPORE AND TEMPORARY PRESIDING OFFICER. To give recognition and prestige to the position, the Senior Board Member, Being the third ranking elected official of the Province, shall automatically become the Presiding Officer Pro-Tempore, who shall assume the duties functions and responsibilities of the Presiding Officer, in the event of sickness, absence and temporary incapacity. Section 2. (a). In the event of inability of the Presiding Officer and Presiding Officer Pro-Tempore to preside over a sanggunian session, the members present thereby constituting a quorum shall elect from among themselves a Temporary Presiding Officer Section 2. (b). The Presiding Officer Pro-Tempore or the Temporary Presiding Officer, as the case may be, shall certify within ten (10) days from the passage of

Section 6. Proper Conduct. Every Member shall observe proper deportment and decorum during sessions. RULE IV OFFICERS Section 7. Vice Governor. The Vice Governor is the Presiding Officer of the sanggunian, who shall be addressed as Mr. President/Madam President, and as such, shall have the following rights and duties: To preside over the sessions of the sanggunian; b. To preserve order and decorum during the sessions and, in case of disturbance or disorderly conduct in the Session Hall, take such measures as he/she may deem advisable or as the Sanggunian may direct; c. To decide all questions of order subject to appeal by any member, who may explain his/her appeal in not more than five minutes and which appeal shall not be debatable nor to an explanation of vote in case of nominal voting; d. To sign all legislative documents, papers, or checks requiring his signature; e. To declare recess during sessions anytime he deems it necessary, provided that the duration of the recess is less than fifteen (15) minutes; f. To declare the adjournment of session to some other date, time and place in case of extreme emergencies, serious and uncontrollable disorder, public disturbances and other unavoidable circumstances; g. To make brief remarks, comments or clarificatory questions on any measure under consideration provided that it shall maintain neutrality; h. To exercise general supervision over all committees in the conduct of committee meetings and public hearings, setting targets for the submission of committee reports and its corresponding draft resolutions; i. To ensure that legislative measures of committees are attuned to the executivelegislative agenda of the province; j. To vote but only to break the tie. His right to vote to break a tie is not compulsory. k. To relinquish the Chair to the Presiding Pro-Tempore, or in the

the ordinance enacted or resolutions adopted by the sanggunian in the session over which he temporarily presided. Section 2. (c) While presiding, the Presiding Officer Pro-Tempore or the Temporary Presiding Officer, as the case may be, shall have no right to vote even if there is a tie.

Section 2 (d). The Presiding officer Pro-Tempore or the Temporary Presiding Officer may, motu propio, relinquish the Chair temporarily to any Section 8. Presiding Officer Promember of the sanggunian if he would like Tempore and Temporary Presiding to go down on the floor and participate in Officer. the deliberation in his capacity as a regular and constituent member. To give recognition and prestige to the position, the Senior Board Member, being the third ranking elected official of Section 3. FLOOR LEADER. The the Province, shall automatically become Chairman of the Committee on Rules and the Presiding Officer Pro-Tempore, who Procedure shall automatically become the shall assume the duties functions and Floor Leader with the following duties and responsibilities of the Presiding Officer, in functions: the event of sickness, absence and temporary incapacity with the following Section 3(a). to calendar all proposed functions: measures which maybe submitted to him by any member of the sanggunian or (a) In the event of inability of the proposed agenda prepared by the Presiding Officer and Presiding Secretary to the Sanggunian on the basis Officer Pro-Tempore to preside over of the Agenda submitted to him by any a sanggunian session, the members member or by the office of the Governor or present thereby constituting a any interested parties. quorum shall elect from among themselves a Temporary Presiding Section3 (b). To address the Officer Presiding Officer of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan to give the floor to the (b) The Presiding Officer Pro-Tempore member who wanted to rise to sponsor a or the Temporary Presiding particular measure contained in the Officer, as the case may be, shall agenda or any proposal including certify within ten (10) days from the questions of privilege or to allow nonpassage of the ordinance enacted or member or guest to speak before the resolutions adopted by the Sangguniang Panlalawigan. sanggunian in the session over which he temporarily presided. Section 3 (c). In this connection, any member of the sanggunian who wishes to (c) While presiding, the Presiding have the floor, shall first seek the Officer Pro-Tempore or the permission of the Floor Leader, who in turn Temporary Presiding Officer, as the will seek the permission of the Presiding case may be, shall have no right to Officer and in no case shall the Floor vote even if there is a tie. Leader decline the same, otherwise, such member shall have the right to directly (d) The Presiding Officer Pro-Tempore address the Chair for his valid purpose. A or the Temporary Presiding Officer non-member can in no instance speak may, motu propio, relinquish the before the Sangguniang Panlalawigan Chair temporarily to any member of without the permission of the Floor Leader the sanggunian if he would like to and the Presiding Officer, without the rules go down on the floor and participate having been suspended. in the deliberation in his capacity as Section 4. ASSISTANT FLOOR a regular and constituent member. LEADER. The Vice Chairman and the members of the Committee on Rules and Section 9. Floor Leader. The

latters absence, to any member of the sanggunian who shall act as Temporary Presiding Officer but only if he is going out of the Session Hall for whatever reasons. l. The regular Presiding Officer, when in acting capacity as Governor, cannot preside or participate in any regular/special session. However, he may preside or participate in session when the designation is on officer-in-charge capacity only. (G.R. No. 134213)

Procedure shall automatically Assistant Floor Leaders.

become Chairman of the Committee on Rules and Procedure shall automatically become the Floor Leader with the following duties and Section 4 (a). In the absence of the functions: Floor Leader, the Vice-Chairman and the members of the Committee shall choose a) To pass upon and approve all items from among themselves who shall act as to be calendared in the agenda for Floor Leader during sessions, which shall deliberation and action by the inherit the function of a Floor Leader. Sanggunian; and Section 4 (b). When the Floor Leader desires to sponsor a legislative measure or attending to some official functions, he shall turnover from his post to any Assistant Floor Leaders while the session is on-going aside from the previous reason, as stated. Sectiion 5. SECRETARY. The Sangguniang Panlalawigan shall have a Secretary who shall be appointed by the Vice Governor and concurred to by majority of the members of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan of Compostela Valley, to perform his legal duties as the Body may from time to time, require. Section 6. SERGEANT-AT-ARMS. This Officer is non-member of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan. For purpose of keeping order in the Session Hall, the Presiding Officer will designate a reliable and trusted member of the Security Force of the Provincial Capitol every session time. He shall enforce all orders of the Presiding Officer relative to orderly conduct of the session. He must prevent anyone from entering the Sesion Hall with firearms. Firearms from any party desiring to enter the Session Hall must be deposited with him. RULE V SESSIONS Section 1. The regular session of this sanggunian shall be once a week to be held at sanggunian Session Hall every Wednesday, at 1:30 P.M. of every month. However, if the session falls on holiday, the next working day is the regular session day. Section 2. Special sessions may be called by the Governor or by a majority of the members of this sanggunian. b) To perform such other duties as the sanggunian may from time to time assign to him/her; c) The Floor Leader shall act as ExOfficio Member of all standing committees of the Sanggunian where he/she is neither the Chairperson nor the ViceChairperson thereof; d) To ensure that he/she will be able to address all his/her duties as Floor Leader and Ex-Officio member of all standing committees of the Sanggunian, the Floor Leader shall not chair any standing committee except that the Committee on Rules and Procedures of the Sanggunian; e) To address the Presiding Officer or the Presiding Officer Pro-Tempore of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan to recognize any member who wanted to avail a privilege hour; f) To address the Presiding Officer or the Presiding Officer Pro-Tempore of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan to have the floor for any member who wanted to sponsor a particular measure contained in the agenda or any proposal including questions of privilege or to allow non-member or guest to speak before the Sangguniang Panlalawigan. In this connection, any member of the sanggunian who wishes to have the floor, shall first seek the permission of the Floor Leader, who in turn will seek the permission of the Presiding Officer and in no case, shall the Floor Leader decline the same, otherwise, such member shall have the right to directly address the Chair for his valid purpose. A non-member can in no instance speak before the Sangguniang Panlalawigan without the permission of the Floor Leader and the Presiding Officer, without the rules having been suspended.

Section 3. A written notice to the sanggunian members stating the date, time and purpose of the session shall be served personally or left with a member of his household at this usual place of Section 10. Assistant Floor Leader. residence at least twenty four (24) hours The Vice Chairman and the members of the before the special sessions is held.

Committee on Rules and Procedure shall Section 4. Unless otherwise agreed automatically become Assistant Floor upon two-thirds (2/3) vote of the members Leaders. present, there being a quorum, no other matter may be considered at a special (a) In the absence of the Floor Leader, session except those stated in the notice. the Vice-Chairman and the members of the Committee shall choose from Section 5. All sessions shall be among themselves who shall act as opened to public unless a close door Floor Leader during sessions, which session is ordered by an affirmative vote of shall inherit the function of a Floor a majority vote of the members present Leader. there being a quorum, in the public interest or for reasons of security, (b) When the Floor Leader desires to decency, or morality. sponsor a legislative measure or attending to some official functions, Section 6. No two (2) sessions, he shall turnover from his post to whether regular or special may be held in any Assistant Floor Leaders while single day. the session is on-going aside from the previous reason, as stated. Section 7. Adjourned Session. An adjourned session may be held. Section 11. Sergeant-At-Arms. This Officer is non-member of the Sangguniang Section 7 (a). Thru the initiative of Panlalawigan. For purpose of keeping order the Chair, by using the assumed motion in the Session Hall, the Sanggunian or by a majority of the members present in Panlalawigan will pass a resolution a session where there is no quorum, requesting the Chief Executive to designate wherein they may decide to adjourn from a reliable and trusted member of the hour to hour, or day to day, and compel Security Force of the Provincial Capitol the attendance of the absent members in every session time. He shall enforce all order to obtain the necessary quorum. orders relative to orderly conduct of the session upon the instruction of the Section 7 (b). Disturbance Presiding Officer. He must prevent anyone from entering the Session Hall carrying with Section 7 (c). Cellphones in silent firearms and other deadly weapons. mode during session. RULE V RULE VI THE SECRETARY TO THE SANGGUNIAN QUORUM Section 12. Office of the Secretary Section 1. A majority of the to the Sanggunian. There shall be an members of the sanggunian who have Office of the Secretary to the Sangguniang been elected and qualified shall constitute Panlalawigan as embodied in Article 122, a quorum to transact official business. sub-paragraph (a) 1 and 2 of IRR of R.A. 7160. The Secretary shall be appointed by Section 2. Other interpretations to the Vice Governor and concurred to by the contrary, notwithstanding the term majority of all the members of the elected and qualified shall be construed Sangguniang Panlalawigan. to include not only the regular member but also the ex-officio member of the Section 13. Duties and Powers. sanggunian. (a) The Secretary is mandated by law Section 3. No quorum at the start of to perform duties and powers as the session. When the appointed time has required by law, as stated in Article come to start the regular session, the 122 paragraph (a) sub-paragraph (3) Presiding Officer (regular or temporary, as of the IRR of R.A. 7160; the case may be) shall call the session to (b) The Secretary to the Sanggunian order, with or without quorum. may, from time to time, introduce innovation, improvement and In the absence of a quorum, after modification within the Office of the calling the session to order, the Presiding Secretary to the Sanggunian. Officer may perform of the following: (c) Supervisory Power. Subject to the 1. He may adjourn the session from supervision and control of the

hour to hour if he would like to wait for other members who may be late in coming to the session; 2. He may adjourn the session from day to day or; 3. He may adjourn the session from lack of quorum. Section 4. No quorum during the session which was stated with a quorum. During a sessioin which was started with a quorum and a question of lack of quorum is raised by any member, the Presiding Officer shall immediately cause the reading of the roll of the members and announce the result and then declare whether or not there exist a quorum.

Presiding Officer, the Secretary to the Sanggunian shall be responsible for the faithful and proper performance of the official duties of the personnel of the Sanggunian as prescribed by law. RULE VI SESSIONS Section 14. Regular Session. The Regular Session of this sanggunian shall be once a week to be held at Sanggunian Session Hall every Wednesday, at 1:30 P.M. of every month. However, if the session falls on holiday, the next working day is the regular session day.

Section 15. Special Session. The In the absence of a quorum, the Special Session may be called by the Presiding Officer may declare a recess of Governor or by a majority of the members not more than one (1) hour and wait for of this sanggunian. other members to come; or a majority of the members present may adjourn from Section 16. Notice. A written notice hour to hour, or day and may compel the to the sanggunian members stating the immediate attendance of any member date, time and purpose of the session shall absent without justifiable cause by be served personally or left with a member designating a member of the sanggunian, of his/her household at his/her usual place to be assisted by a member or members of of residence at least twenty four (24) hours the police force to arrest the absent before the special sessions is held. member and present him in the session hall . (Sec. 53, RA 7160). Section 17. Matter considered at a Special Session. Unless otherwise agreed If there is still no quorum despite the upon two-thirds (2/3) vote of the members enforcement of the above remedial present, there being a quorum, no other measures, the Presiding Officer may, motu matter may be considered at a special propio or upon proper motion from the session except those stated in the notice. floor duly adopted by the Body, then declare the session adjourned, for lack of Section 18. Open Session. All quorum. sessions shall be open to public unless a close door session is ordered by an RULE VII affirmative vote of the majority of the ORDER OF BUSINESS members present there being a quorum, in the public interest or for reasons of Section 1. In all the sessions, the security, decency, or morality. order of business shall be: Section 19. Close Door Session. I. Call to Order When the Sanggunian decide to hold close II. One-Minute Prayer/Invocation door sessions, the Presiding Officer shall III. Philippine National Anthem direct the gallery to be cleared and doors IV. Roll Call closed. Only the Secretary to the V. Reading and Approval of the Sanggunian, the Sergeant-at-Arms and Journal of Proceedings of the other persons specifically authorized by the Previous Session. august Body shall be admitted to the closed VI. Privilege Hour (60 Mins.) door sessions. They shall preserve the Interpellation. confidentiality of everything read or VII. First Reading and Referral of discussed in the session. Business Section 20. Restrictions. No two (2) VIII. Committee Reports sessions, whether regular or special may be IX. Second Reading held in single day. X. Third Reading XI. Special Order Section 21. Venue of Session. XII. Announcements Regular/Special Session may be held in

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another venue as approved by the majority of the members of the Sanggunian. Section 22. Adjourned Session. An adjourned session may be held; (a) By a majority of the members present in a session where there is no quorum wherein they may decide to adjourn from time to time, or day to day, and compel the attendance of the absent members in order to obtain the necessary quorum; (b) By a majority vote of the members present in any regular or special session, there being a quorum, in order to finish very important business which needs immediate action. RULE VII QUORUM Section 23. Constituting the Quorum. A majority of the members of the sanggunian who have been elected and qualified shall constitute a quorum to transact official business.

Section 2. The Calendar of Business shall contain the following: Section 2 (a). Unfinished Business refers to proposals or measures that have been left inacted upon, postponed or left unfinished during the previous meeting or session. This also includes items of business left unfinished or inacted upon the end of term of the previous administration. Section 2 (b). Business for the Dayrefer to list of items that have been reported out by the committees and are ready for deliberation on second reading as determined by the Committee on Rules. This also includes those items for the Bodys session on third and final reading. Section 2 (c). Unassigned Business refers to pending matters or measures including new ones that arises out during the deliberation but not yet assigned or referred to any committee for appropriate action. Section 3. The Calendar of Business shall contain a brief description of the item of business to be taken up during the Regular Session including but not limited, to the following;

Section 24. Interpretations on Elected and Qualified Members. Other interpretations to the contrary, notwithstanding the term elected and qualified shall be construed to include not 1. The title of the proposed only the regular members but also the exofficio members of the sanggunian. ordinance or resolution. 2. The name of the sponsor or Section 25. Determination of authors and the committee to Quorum. In determining the presence of a which it was referred or the quorum, the term majority (1/2 + 1) shall committee sponsoring it. 3. In the case of petitioners, letters, be based on the actual membership of endorsements and other incumbents in the Sanggunian, which shall communications, the source or exclude the following: the name of the senders. a. Presiding Officer (regular), Section 4. Deviation from the b. A member who is abroad, on present Order of Business may be done an official business, under the following circumstances: c. A deceased member, d. A member who has resigned, Section 4 (a). When the sanggunian e. A member who has been decided to suspend the rules thru a motion suspended or expelled or to suspend the rules by a member. In any removed by final judgment. case, the decision to suspend the rules Section 26. No quorum at the start shall require at least two-third (2/3) vote of of the session. When the appointed time the member present. has come to start the regular session, the Section 5. When the measure to be Presiding Officer (regular or temporary, as acted upon by the sanggunian is certified the case may be) shall call the session to by the local chief executive as urgent, it order, with or without quorum. shall have priority over all items of In the absence of a quorum, after business, and shall be considered without calling the session to order, the Presiding the need suspending the rules or even if it is not included in the Calendar of Business. Officer may perform of the following: 4. He may adjourn the session from

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hour to hour if he would like to wait for other members who may be late in coming to the session; 5. He may adjourn the session from day to day or; 6. He may adjourn the session from lack of quorum.

In the enactment of ordinance and adoption of resolutions including other Section 27. No Quorum during the matters requiring legislative actions, the Session which was started with a following rules shall be observed: Quorum. During a session which was started with a quorum and a question of Section 1 (a). Legislative actions of lack of quorum is raised by any member, general and permanent character shall be the Presiding Officer, shall immediately enacted in the form of ordinance; while cause the reading of the roll of the those which are temporary character shall members and announce the result and then be passed in the form of resolution. declare whether or not there exists a Matters relating to the propriety functions quorum. and to private concern shall be acted upon resolution. In the absence of a quorum, the Presiding Officer may declare a recess of Section1 (b) Proposed ordinance not more than one (1) hour and wait for and resolutions shall be in writing and shall other members to come; or a majority of contain an assigned number, a title or the members present may adjourn from caption, an enacting or ordaining clause, hour to hour, or day and may compel the and the date of its proposed effectivity. In immediate attendance of any member addition, every proposed ordinance shall absent without justifiable cause by be accompanied by a brief Explanatory designating a member of the sanggunian, Note containing the justification of its to be assisted by a member or members of approval. It shall be signed by the author the police force to arrest the absenteeor authors and submitted to the to the member and present him in the session Secretary to the Sanggunian before the hall. (Sec. 53, RA 7160). start of the Regular Session. If there is still no quorum despite the -moreenforcement of the above remedial measures, the Presiding Officer may, motu propio or upon proper motion from the floor duly adopted by the Body, then declare the (Resn. No. 01-2010 session adjourned, for lack of quorum. Page 06 . . . . . . ) RULE VIII Section 1 (c) A resolution shall ORDER OF BUSINESS be enacted in the same manner prescribed for in an ordinance, Section 28. Format of the Order except that it need not go through a of Business/Agenda. In all the sessions, third reading for its final the order of business shall be: consideration, unless decided otherwise by a majority of the XIV. Call to Order sanggunian present. XV. Prayer/Invocation Section 1 (d) As a general rule, no ordinance or resolution shall be considered on second reading in any regular meetings unless it has been reported out by the proper committee to which it was referred or certified as urgent by the Local Chief Executive, however, an ordinance or resolution , prepared and introduced by the committee having proper jurisdiction over the subject matter proposed, if presented with a report need not go XVI. Philippine National Anthem and Compostela Valley Hymn XVII. Roll Call XVIII. Reading and Approval of the Minutes/Journal of the Previous Session. XIX. XX. Question Hour First Reading and Referral of Business

through the first reading. The proposed measure should instead be calendared for the second reading. Section 1 (e) Any legislative matter duly certified by the Chief Executive as urgent whether or not it is included in the calendar of business, may be presented or considered by the Body at the same meeting without need of suspending the rules. Section 1 (f) The Secretary to the Sanggunian shall prepare copies of the proposed ordinance or resolutions in the form it was passed on second reading, and shall distribute to each sanggunian member a copy thereof, except that measure certified by the Local Chief Executive concerned as urgent may be submitted for final voting immediately after debate of amendment during the second reading. Section 1 (g) No ordinance or resolution passed by the sanggunian in a regular or special session duly called for the purpose, shall be valid, unless approved by the majority of the members present, there being a quorum.

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XXII. Committee Reports XXIII. Second Reading XXIV. Third Reading XXV. Privilege Hour XXVI. Announcements XXVII.Adjournment Section 29. Preparation of the Order of Business/Agenda: (a). The Order of Business/Agenda shall be prepared by the Office of the Secretary to the Sanggunian and approved by the Committee on Rules thru the Chairman, or in his absence, the Vice-Chairman or any Member thereof; (b). A copy of the Order of Business/Agenda shall be furnished to every member of the Sanggunian one (1) working day before the date of the regular session which is not later than 5:00 p.m. on every Monday; (c). Proposed measures, committee reports, draft resolutions and other legislative matters shall be submitted not later than 12:00 oclock noon on every Friday;

Section 1 (h) Upon passage of all ordinances and resolutions (d). The Presiding Officer shall cause directing the payment of money or the Office of the Secretary to the creating liability, and at the request Sanggunian to facilitate the of any member of any resolution or approval of the order of motion, the sanggunian shall record business/agenda. the ayes and nays. Each approved ordinance or resolution shall be Section 30. Matters under the stamped with the seal of the Order of Business/Agenda. The Order of sanggunian and recorded in the book Business/Agenda shall contain a brief kept for the purpose. description of the item of business to be taken up during the Regular Session Section 2. PROCEDURAL STEPS including but not limited, to the following; THE PROCEDURAL STEPS IN ENACTING AN ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION. The 4. The title of the proposed enactment of the ordinance or a resolution ordinance or resolution. involves nine (9) steps clustered along eight (8) dimensions from sponsorship to 5. The name of the sponsor publication. or authors and the SPONSORSHIP OF AN ORDINANCE OR A RESOLUTION Step 1. A sangguniang panlalawigan member or a group or a member files with the secretary to the sanggunian two (20 or three (3) copies of the draft ordinance or resolution in the form prescribe for the committee to which it was referred or the committee sponsoring it. 6. In the case of petitioners, letters, endorsements and other communications,

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the source or the name of

the senders. Step 2. The Secretary to the Sanggunian records the draft ordinance or Section 31. Deviation from the resolution in a logbook indicating the present Order of Business. Deviation following information: from the present Order of Business may be done when the Sanggunian decided to Name of author(s) suspend the rules thru a motion to suspend Title of the the rules by a member. In any case, the proposed ordinance or resolution decision to suspend the rules shall require a Date filed; and simple majority vote of members present. The number assigned to it Section 32. The Question Hour: Step 3. On the first reading, the Secretary to the Sanggunian reports all proposed ordinances or resolutions to the sanggunian members filed at least three (3) days before the regular or special session. He reads the draft ordinance or resolution by its number and title and the name of author or authors after which, the Presiding Officer immediately announces the committee or committees to which the proposed measure is assigned COMMITTEE DELIBERATIONS Step 4. If the committee concerned recommends action on the proposed ordinance or resolution, a report to the effect is submitted to the Presiding Officer through the Chairman of the Committee on Rules who calendars the proposed ordinance or resolution for Second Reading. If the committees action on a proposed ordinance or resolution is unfavorable, it is laid on the table, within ten (10) days, the author or authors concerned are given notice stating the reason/s for such actions. SECOND READING AND FLOOR CONSIDERATION Section 5. No proposed ordinance or resolution may be considered in Second Reading in any regular session unless it has been reported out by the proper committee to which it was referred or certified as urgent by the Local Chief Executive or the 2/3 of the sanggunian itself certified the necessity of its enactment. - more (Resn. No. 01-2010 Page 07 . . . . . .) On the day set for the consideration of proposed ordinance or resolution for (a) Nature of the Question Hour. It is the period of time allotted for Sanggunian Members to ask questions from invited resource person/s coming from either government or private sectors, usually heads of offices, technical and prominent personalities. It is primarily intended to seek information from invited guests on certain matters of public interests, provide legislators the chance to interact with different personalities, enhance and institutionalize the principle of citizens participation, thus bringing government nearer to the people;

(b) Resource persons are considered as guests that should not be insulted by questions that tend to cross examine or interrogate them. Personalities such as authorities in the government, department heads (national/provincial/municipal) and other private individuals may be invited to appear in the session of the Sanggunian to clarify issues as resource person to give inputs to the Sanggunian in aid of legislation; (c) Rules on Interpolating Guest/s: i. Be honest in asking questions. A Sanggunian member shall ask questions primarily to seek clarification on certain issues or any matter being discussed. Avoid question when you knew already the answer to your own question; ii. Avoid embarrassing question. Questions that might embarrass or humiliate the respondent shall be avoided; iii. Avoid fault finding question. All questions shall be propounded on

Second Reading, the sponsor reads the proposed ordinance or resolution in its entirety, although this can be dispensed with, since every sanggunian member is presumed to have copy of the said measure under consideration. The Chairman of the committee recommending the ordinance or resolution, or some designate for the purpose, explains briefly the nature of the ordinance or resolution and recommends its approval. Thereafter, the proposed ordinance or resolution is subject to debate, amendment or amendments, and other proper parliamentary motions. (After debate and approved amendments, the Presiding Officer shall now put the issue of approval of the proposed ordinance/resolution in the second reading by directing the Secretary to the Sanggunian to call the roll, and the vote of the members. The Presiding Officer shall announce the result of the voting.) Step 6. The secretary to the sanggunian prepares enough copies of the proposed ordinance or resolution in the form it was passed on Second Reading, and distributes them to each member at least three (3) days before final reading. THIRD AND FINAL VOTE Step 7. No ordinance or resolution may be approved unless it has passed three readings, and copies thereof in final form have been distributed to the members at least three (3) days before its passage except with the governor or the sanggunian itself certifies to the Secretary of its immediate enactment to meet a public calamity or emergency. Upon third reading of the proposed ordinance or resolution, the Presiding Officer puts the question/s to vote, and directs the Secretary to the Sanggunian to call the roll to record each members vote. The Presiding Officer then finally announces the result of the voting. APPROVAL OF THE ORDINANCE AND RESOLUTION Step 8. Every ordinance or resolution enacted by the sanggunian is presented to the Governor. If the Governor approves the same, he affixes his signature in each and every page thereof; otherwise, he vetoes it and return the same with his objections to the sanggunian, which may proceed to consider the same.

what is wrong rather who is wrong. The latter question should be referred to proper Standing Committee which will conduct a fact finding investigation; iv. Avoid questions that tend to cross-examine or interrogate. The art of cross-examine is for lawyers inside a courtroom. The art of interrogation is for police or investigative officers usually during inquisition or investigation proceedings. The art of interpellation is the one adaptable in deliberative bodies; v. Avoid asking more than two (2) successive questions at a time. Generally, a member is entitled to ask one (1) question and another one commonly known as follow-up question. In cases a member has other questions to ask, propriety demands that he/she should first give others the same opportunities to ask their questions, afterwards, he/she may again seek recognition to the chair so he/she could ask his other questions; vi. Graciously acknowledge the answer. Satisfied or not satisfied with the answer, a member who asked the question should be polite enough to acknowledge it by saying thank you. (d) Time Limit. The time allotted for the question hour shall be determined by the Presiding Officer and or by the majority of the members present; (e) The invited guest/s shall be advised to answer directly and concisely the question/s thrown by any Sanggunian Member. The guest may, nevertheless, with the authorization of the Presiding Officer, be allowed to further clarify his/her response. Section 33. The Privilege Hour: (a) Nature of the Privilege Hour. It is the time allotted for the members of the Sanggunian to express the sentiments of their constituents or their own views, opinions, or position on various issues and

The sanggunian may override the veto of the Governor by a two third (2/3) votes of all its members, thereby making the ordinance or resolution effective for all legal intents and purpose. The veto shall be communicated by the Governor to the sangunian, through the Presiding Officer, within fifteen (15) days, otherwise, the ordinance is deemed approved, as if he had signed it. EFFECTIVITY OF APPROVED ORDINANCES OR RESOLUTIONS Step 9. Unless otherwise stated, the ordinance or the public resolution approving the Local Development Plan and Public Investment Program, shall take effect after ten (10) days from the date a copy thereof is posted in a bulletin board at the entrance of the provincial capitol, and in at least two (2) conspicuous places within the territorial jurisdiction of Compostela Valley Province. PUBLICATION Step 10. The secretary to the sanggunian shall cause the posting of an ordinance or resolution in the bulletin board at the entrance of the provincial capitol, and in at least two (2) conspicuous places within Compostela Valley Province not later than five (5) days after approval thereof. The text of the ordinance or resolution shall be disseminated and posted in Filipino or English, and the secretary to the sanggunian shall record such fact in a book kept for the purpose , stating the dates of approval and posting. The gist of all ordinances with penal sanctions shall be published in a newspaper of general circulation within the province. Ordinances with penal sanctions, shall be posted at prominent places in the provincial capitol, for the minimum period of three (3) consecutive weeks. Such ordinance shall also be published in a newspaper of general circulation, within the territorial jurisdiction of Compostela Valley Province. Unless otherwise provided therein, said ordinances shall take effect on the day following its publication, or at the end of the periods of posting, whichever occurs later.

affairs of public interest. The speech is in form of constructive criticism or comments on the operation of the government including the provision of basic services to the people and avoid defamatory words to every colleague of the chamber; (b) The time allotted for each session is not more than 30 minutes including remarks, comments and interpellation. However, if the allotted time is not enough the Chair may extend it if the subject matter is of great importance affecting the general welfare and would require immediate intervention of the Sanggunian she/he may be allowed to render his/her speech with the approval of the majority of the members; (c) The Sangguniang Panlalawigan Member availing of the Privilege Hour shall provide the other members a copy of his/her written speech before the start of the session. However, no Sangguniang Panlalawigan Member shall be precluded from availing of the privilege hour for the sole reason that his/her speech is not reduced in writing; (d) It shall be the discretion of the speaker to yield to interpellation, provided; that in exceptional circumstances where the person or integrity of a Member or the integrity of the Sanggunian is in clear danger of, or has been inflicted with such grave harm or injury, a question of personal or collective privilege may be allowed to interrupt the Privilege Hour; (e) Before delivering his/her privilege speech, a member must register and submit a copy of her/his privilege speech with the Committee on Rules before the start of the session. However, no member shall be precluded from availing of the Privilege Hour for the sole reason that his/her speech is not reduced in writing. RULE IX LEGISLATIVE PROCESS THE AND

Section 34. RULE IN ENACTMENT OF ORDINANCE ADOPTION OF RESOLUTIONS. The secretary to the sanggunian

shall transmit official copies of such In the enactment of ordinance and ordinance to the Editor-in-Chief of the adoption of resolutions including other Compostela Valley News Digest within matters requiring legislative actions, the seven (7) days following the approval of following rules shall be observed: such ordinance, for publication purposes. It may publish ordinances with penal (a) Legislative actions of general sanctions for archival and reference and permanent character shall be purposes. enacted in the form of ordinance; while those which are temporary - more character shall be passed in the (Resn. No. 01-2010 form of resolution. Matters relating Page 08. . . . . . ) to the propriety functions and to RULE private concern shall be acted upon 1X resolution; POWER OF REVIEW OF THE SANGGUNIANG PANLALAWIGAN (b) Proposed ordinance and Section 1. REVIEW OF COMPONENT CITY AND MUNICIPAL ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTION BY THE SANGGUNIANG PANLALAWIGAN: a) Within three (3) days after approval, the secretary to the sangguniang panlungsod or SB shall forward to the sangguniang panlalawigan for review, copies of the approved ordinances and the resolutions approving the Local Development Plans and Public Investment Programs formulated by the Local Development Council, b) Within thirty (30) days after receipt of copies of such ordinance or resolution, the ssangguniang panlalawigan shall examine the documents or transmit them to the Provincial Attorney or Provincial Prosecutor after the period of ten (10) days form the receipt of the documents, inform the sangguniang panlalawigan in writing of his comments and recommendations, which may be considered by the sangguniang panlalawiganin making its decision, c) If the sangguniang panlalawigan finds that such ordinance or resolution is beyond the power conferred to the sangguniang bayan concerned, it shall declare such ordinance or resolution invalid in whole or in part. The sanggunaing panlalawigan shall enter in its action in the minutes and shall advice the corresponding city or municipal authorities of the action it has taken, d) If no action taken by the sangguniang panlalawigan within thirty (30) days after submission of such ordinance or resolution, the same shall be presumed consistent with law and therefore valid. RULE X METHODS OF VOTING Section 1. Voting on Question. Whenever a nominal (or roll call voting) is being applied, the Secretary shall call the roll of members either alphabetical order, resolution shall be in writing, prepared by the sponsoring member and shall contain an assigned number, a title or caption, an enacting or ordaining clause, and the date of its proposed effectivity. In addition, every proposed ordinance shall be accompanied by a brief Explanatory Note containing the justification of its approval. It shall be signed by the author or authors and submitted to the Chairman of the Rules through the Secretary to the Sanggunian before the start of the Regular Session; (c) A resolution shall be enacted in the same manner prescribed for in an ordinance, except that it need not go through a third reading for its final consideration, unless decided otherwise by a majority of the Sanggunian present; (d) As a general rule, no ordinance or resolution shall be considered on second reading in any regular meetings unless it has been reported out by the proper committee to which it was referred. However, an ordinance or resolution, prepared and introduced by the committee having proper jurisdiction over the subject matter proposed, if presented with a report, need not go through the first reading. The proposed measure should instead be calendared for the second reading; (e) Any legislative matter duly certified by the Chief Executive as urgent, whether or not it is included in the order of business, may be presented or considered at the

by rank, or by representative per districts. As each name is called the member shall announce his vote by stating YES or NO, as the case may be. As a general rule, a member may explain his vote not to exceed three (3) minutes. Any member may request a second roll call but this time only the names of those who failed to vote shall be called. This is to give opportunity to those who failed to cast their votes to exercise their rights and also to determine the number of members who might have violated the rule of abstention. After the second roll call, the Chair shall entertain no other request of the same kind. Section 2. Voting Restriction. No member can vote, or be allowed to vote, on any measure on which he or any of his relatives within the third degree of consanguinity or affinity has a direct pecuniary interest. This rule, however, does not apply in voting for elective position in the sanggunian where a member, as a matter of right, can vote himself. Section 3. Change of Vote. Any member may change his vote only when the result of the voting has not yet been announced by the Chair. Otherwise, he can change his vote by the unanimous consent of the members present. This rule shall not be applied if voting is by ballot. Section 4. Vote by Late-comer. A member who came in late during session but who happens to arrive while the voting is in progress, shall be allowed to vote, provided that the result of the voting has not yet been announced by the Chair. Section 5. Allowable Motion During Voting. Except for a motion pertaining to a question of quorum, no other motion shall be entertained by the Chair while voting is in progress.

same meeting without suspending the rules, by converting the Body into a committee of the whole upon attaining the two thirds (2/3) vote of the members present having a quorum. In this case, the chief executive shall send his representative to explain the matter before the Sanggunian or there must be a Sanggunian Member who is knowledgeable of the matter and is sufficiently equipped with the basic knowledge to enlighten the members; (f) Amendment in the Order of Business by any member of the Sanggunian Panlalawigan just to prioritize the itemized measure/s in the Agenda shall be discouraged unless such matter calls for the urgency of legislations; (g) The Secretary to the Sanggunian shall prepare copies of the proposed ordinance or resolutions in the form it was passed on second reading, and shall distribute to each Sanggunian member a copy thereof, except that measure certified by the Local Chief Executive concerned as urgent may be submitted for final voting immediately after debate of amendment during the second reading; (h) No ordinance or resolution passed by the Sanggunian in a regular or special session duly called for the purpose, shall be valid, unless approved by the majority of the members present, there being a quorum; (i) Upon passage of all ordinances and resolutions directing the payment of money or creating liability, and at the request of any member of any resolution or motion, the Sanggunian shall record the ayes and nays. Each approved ordinance or resolution shall be stamped with the seal of the Sanggunian and recorded in the book kept for the purpose.

Section 6. Tie Vote. A tie vote resulting from a vote in any motion, measure or proposal shall be construed to mean that the particular motion, measure or proposal is defeated, unless the Chair decided to break it. Exception to this rule is when a motion to appeal from the decision of the Chair put to a vote and it resulted to a tie. In this case, the tie vote is considered Section 35. Procedural Steps. The to sustain the decision of the Chair. enactment of the ordinance or a resolution involves ten (10) steps clustered along Section 7. Breaking a Tie. seven (7) dimensions from sponsorship to In case of a tie, the Presiding Officer of this publication. sanggunian is allowed to cast his vote if he

so desires. He is, however, precluded under existing laws to cast his vote in order to create a tie. Section 8. Majority Vote of All Members. As provided under RA 7160 and its implementing rules and regulations, a majority vote of all the members of the sanggunian is required in the following circumstances: Section 8 (a) Enactment of ordinance levying taxes, fees or charges prescribing the rates thereof for general and specific purposes, and granting tax exemptions, incentives or relief; (Sec. 447,RA 7160 par.2-ii)

SPONSORSHIP OF AN ORDINANCE OR A RESOLUTION Step 1. A Sangguniang Panlalawigan Member or a group or a member files with the Chairman of the Committee on Rules through the Secretary to the Sanggunian nineteen (19) copies of the draft ordinance or resolution in the form prescribe for the purpose. Step 2. The Secretary to the Sanggunian records the draft ordinance or resolution in a logbook indicating the following information:

Name of author(s) Title of the Section 8 (b) Adoption of the resolution authorizing the governor to proposed ordinance or resolution Date filed; and negotiate and contract loans and other The number forms of indebtedness (par. 2-iii, Ibid) assigned to it Step 3. On First Reading, the moreSecretary to the Sanggunian, reads all Items enumerated therein. After which, the Presiding Officer (Resn. No. 01-2010 immediately announces the Page 09 . . . . . ) committee/s to which the proposed measure/s is/are assigned. Section 8 (c) Enactment of ordinance authorizing the floating of COMMITTEE DELIBERATIONS bonds of their instruments of indebtedness for the purpose of Step 4. When the committee raising funds to finance development concerned recommends action on projects. (par. 2-iv, Ibid) the proposed ordinance or resolution, a report to the effect is Section 8 (d) Adoption of submitted to the Chairman of the resolutions authorizing the governor Committee on Rules through the to lease to private parties such Secretary to the Sanggunian who buildings held in a proprietary calendars the proposed ordinance or capacity subject to existing laws, resolution for Second Reading. rules and regulations (par. 2-v, Ibid) As a general rule, committee Section 8 (e) Enactment of reports shall be rendered by its ordinance granting a franchise to Chairman, unless he offers to other any person , partnership, corporation members of the Committee or to the or cooperative to establish, Body. No member of a committee construct, operate and maintain shall oppose or object to the report ferries, wharves, market or slaughter of his committee unless he submits house or other similar activities his dissenting opinion to the majority within the municipality as may be in writing. allowed by applicable laws, provided, that cooperatives shall be given SECOND READING AND FLOOR preference in the grant of such CONSIDERATION franchise. (par. 3-3-viii, Ibid) Section 5. No proposed Section 8 (f) Adoption of ordinance or resolution may be resolution concurring with the considered in Second Reading in any appointment issued by the Governor regular session unless it has been to heads of department and offices reported out by the proper as required under RA 7160. (Sec. committee to which it was referred 443, RA 7160, par. d) or certified as urgent by the Local

Section 9. Majority votes of the members Present (thereby constituting a Quorum). Except as provided in Section 8 thereof , all other legislative matters or measures shall require only majority votes of the members present therein having a quorum for its passage, adoption or enactment, as the case may be. Section 10. Plurality Vote. A decision of the sanggunian thru a plurality vote shall be valid and enforceable it if is the result of an election of officers of the sanggunian or members of the committees. No legislative proposal or measure of whatever nature shall be passed, adopted or enacted by this sanggunian through a mere plurality of vote. Section 11. Percentage Vote. For purposes of this section, a percentage vote shall be applied in the following: Section 11 (a) A two third (2/3) vote of all the members of this sanggunian shall be required in overriding the veto of the Chief Executive for any ordinances or resolutions, thereby making the particular ordinance or resolution effective for all intents and purposes. (Sec 54, RA 7160) Section 11 (b) Unless otherwise concurred in by two third (2/3) of the sanggunian members present, there being quorum, no other matters may be considered at a special session except those stated in the notice. (Sec. 52 (d), RA 7160) Section 11 (c) The penalty of suspension or expulsion that may be imposed or meted out by the sanggunian to an erring member shall require the concurrence of at least two-third (2/3 vote of all the members. (Section 50-b, RA 7160) Section 11 (d) With the concurrence of at least two-third (2/3) of all the members of the sanggunian, grant tax exemptions, incentives or relief to entities engage in community growthincluding industries. Section 11 (e) At least a twothird (2/3) affirmative vote of the members present, there being a quorum, shall be required for the adoption of the following motions: 1. Motion to suspend the rules

Chief Executive or by the two thirds (2/3) vote of all the members of the Sanggunian. On the day set for the consideration of proposed ordinance or resolution for Second Reading, the sponsor/author/movant reads the proposed ordinance or resolution in its entirety, although this can be dispensed with, since every Sanggunian Member is presumed to have copy of the said measure under consideration. The Chairman of the committee recommending the ordinance or resolution, or some designates for the purpose, reads the caption and explains briefly the nature of the ordinance or resolution and recommends its approval. Thereafter, the proposed ordinance or resolution is subject to debate, amendment or amendments, and other proper parliamentary motions. (After debate and approved amendments, the Presiding Officer shall now put the issue of approval of the proposed ordinance/resolution in the Second Reading by directing the Secretary to the Sanggunian to call the roll to record the ayes and nays vote of the members. The Presiding Officer shall announce the result of the voting.) Step 6. The Secretary to the Sanggunian prepares enough copies of the proposed ordinance or resolution in the form it was passed on Second Reading, and distributes them to each member at least three (3) days before final reading. THIRD AND FINAL VOTE Step 7. No ordinance may be approved unless it has passed three (3) readings, and copies thereof in final form have been distributed to the members at least three (3) days before its passage except when the Governor or the Sanggunian itself certifies to the necessity of its immediate enactment to meet a public calamity or emergency. Upon Third Reading of the proposed ordinance, the Presiding Officer puts the question/s to vote, and directs the Secretary to the Sanggunian to call the roll to record each members vote. The Presiding

2. 3. 4.

Motion to expunge Motion to extend or limit debate Motion to call previous question

Officer then finally announces the result of the voting. APPROVAL OF THE ORDINANCE AND RESOLUTION Step 8. Every ordinance and resolution approving and adopting the local development plans and public investment programs enacted by the Sanggunian is presented to the Governor. If the Governor approves the same, he affixes his signature in each and every page, for the ordinance thereof; otherwise, he vetoes it and returned the same with his objections to the Sanggunian, which may proceed to consider the same. The Sanggunian may override the veto of the Governor by a two thirds (2/3) vote of all its members, thereby making the ordinance or resolution effective for all legal intents and purpose. The veto shall be communicated by the Governor to the Sangunian, through the Presiding Officer, within fifteen (15) days, otherwise, the ordinance or resolution is deemed approved, as if he had signed it. EFFECTIVITY OF APPROVED ORDINANCES OR RESOLUTIONS Step 9. Unless otherwise stated, the ordinance or resolution approving the Local Development Plan and Public Investment Program, shall take effect after ten (10) days from the date a copy thereof is posted in a bulletin board at the entrance of the provincial capitol, and in at least two (2) conspicuous places within the territorial jurisdiction of Compostela Valley Province. (Article 113 of IRR of R.A. 7160) PUBLICATION Step 10. Ordinances with penal sanctions shall be posted at conspicuous places in the provincial capitol, for the minimum period of three (3) consecutive weeks. Such ordinance shall also be published in a newspaper of general circulation, within the territorial jurisdiction of Compostela Valley Province. Unless

Section 11 (f) At least two-third (2/3) negative votes of the members present, there being a quorum, shall be required in order to sustain the motion to object to the consideration of a question. Section 12. Simple Majority. Except as otherwise provided in the Internal Rules of Procedure and existing laws, rules and regulations, a vote by simple majority shall prevail on other measures, motions or proposition provided there is a quorum. In parliamentary parlance the simple majority means onehalf plus one (1/2 + 1) of the total votes cast by the members present, there being a quorum. It might be less than the majority of the entire membership. RULE X1 RULES ON DEBATES AND AMENDMENTS Section 1. As a general rule, no member shall speak before this sanggunian without first obtaining the floor, -moreRes. No. 01 Page 10 . . ) and recognition from the Chair through the Floor Leader or Assistance Floor Leader, as the case may be. A member who has obtained the floor shall all his remarks or arguments to the Chair. He shall conduct himself with proper decorum by confirming his remarks or arguments to the questions under debate and by avoiding personalities. Section 2. No member rendering a committee report or delivering the sponsorship speech shall for more than ten (10) minutes unless he is allowed by majority of the members present. Section 3. No member shall speak for more than ten (10) minutes on a particular issue unless he is allowed to do so by the majority of the members present. Section 4. During the period of

amendments, every member shall observe the so-called five minute rule, i.e, remarks or argumentation by any member on each proposed amendment shall not exceed five (5) minutes.

Section 5. The member rendering the committee report or delivering the The gist of all ordinances with sponsorship speech of a proposed measure penal sanctions shall be published in may move to open or close the debate a newspaper of general circulation within the twenty (20) minute period within the province. allowed to him. If he falls to exercise his option, assume motion to open or close RULE X the debate, or any member may formally POWER OF REVIEW OF THE move for it. In any case, after a member SANGGUNIANG PANLALAWIGAN has rendered a committee report or has finished his sponsorship speech relative to Section 36. Review of Municipal his proposed measure, it shall be Ordinances & Resolutions by the considered open to debate. Sangguniang Panlalawigan: a) Within three (3) days after approval, Section 6. While having the floor, a the Secretary to the Sangguniang member may be interrupted in his speech Bayan shall forward to the or talk by the Presiding Officer or the Floor Sangguniang Panlalawigan for Leader to state a point of order, to respond review, copies of the approved to questions from the floor, to clarify ordinances and the resolutions something related to the issue being approving the Local Development discussed or to make certain remarks Plans and Public Investment within his privilege. Programs formulated by the Local Development Council; Section 7. The speaker may also be interrupted by another member if the b) Within thirty (30) days after receipt latter desires to ask questions thru his of copies of such ordinance or privilege to interpolate and by opposing resolution, the Sangguniang the following motions: Panlalawigan shall examine the Point of Order Point of Information Point of Parliamentary Inquiry Call for Order of the Day Call for a Vote Raise a Question of Privilege Reconsider Appeal from the Decision of the Chair documents or transmit them to the Provincial Attorney or Provincial Prosecutor after the period of ten (10) days from the receipt of the documents, inform the Sangguniang Panlalawigan in writing of his comments and recommendations, which may be considered by the Sangguniang Panlalawigan making its decision; c) If the Sangguniang Panlalawigan finds that such ordinance or resolution is beyond the power conferred to the Sangguniang Bayan concerned, it shall declare such ordinance or resolution invalid in whole or in part. The Sanggunaing Panlalawigan shall enter in its action in the minutes and shall advice the corresponding municipal authorities of the action it has taken; d) If no action taken by the Sangguniang Panlalawigan within thirty (30) days after submission of such ordinance or resolution, the same shall be presumed consistent with law and therefore valid.

otherwise provided therein, said ordinances shall take effect on the day following its publication, or at the end of the periods of posting, whichever occurs later. (Article 114 Par. (a) IRR of R.A. 7160)

Section 8. All questions addressed to the speaker or the member having the floor must always be coursed through the Presiding Officer. Section 9. The speaker being interpolated may decline to answer questions, if he so desires. Section 10. No member shall speak against his own motion or proposition. He

may, however, be permitted to withdraw his motion or proposition and if his request to withdraw is denied, he may vote against it. Section 11. While the period of debate is in progress, no member shall roam around the Session Hall or leave the premises without the permission of the Chair through the Floor Leader.

RULE XI METHODS OF VOTING Section 37. Voting on Question. Whenever a nominal (or roll call voting) is being applied, the Secretary shall call the roll of members by rank. As each name is called the member shall announce his vote by stating YES or NO, as the case may be. As a general rule, a member may explain his vote not to exceed three (3) minutes.

Section 12. A motion to close the debate is order if three (3) members have Any member may request a second already spoken in all affirmative side and roll call but this time only the names of two (2) in the negative side, or only one (1) those who failed to vote shall be called. has spoken in favor but none against it. This is to give opportunity to those who Section 13. Subject to the failed to cast their votes to exercise their requirement of the preceding section, if no rights and also to determine the number of member moves to close the period of members who might have violated the rule debate, the Chair muto propoi, may use of abstention. After the second roll call, assumed motion in order to close the the Chair shall entertain no other request of the same kind. period of debate. Section 14. When the motion to call for a previous question is proposed by a member which would result in the closing of the debate on a pending question, a two-third (2/3) affirmative vote is hereby required.

Section 38. Voting Restriction. No member can vote, or be allowed to vote, on any measure on which he or any of his relatives within the third degree of consanguinity or affinity has a direct pecuniary interest. This rule, however, does not apply in voting for elective Section 15. Whenever the Presiding position in the Sanggunian where a Officer is addressing the sanggunian, no member, as a matter of right, can vote member shall leave his seat nor interrupt himself. the former in his talk. Section 39. Change of Vote. Any member may change his vote only when Section 16. After the period of debate has been closed, the period of the result of the voting has not yet been announced by the Chair. Otherwise, he can amendments shall immediately follow. change his vote by the unanimous consent -moreof the members present. This rule shall not be applied if voting is by ballot. Res. No. 01 Section 40. Vote by Late-comer. A Page 11 . . ) member who came in late during session but who happens to arrive while the voting Section 17. Unless a different is in progress, shall be allowed to vote, method is adopted by the members provided that the result of the voting has present in a particular session, not yet been announced by the Chair. amendments to any proposed measure, or parts thereof, shall be in seriatim. Under the paragraph or section by section and after each one is read, amendments can be proposed and debated upon. Thereafter, a vote is taken on proposed amendment. Eventually, this process will reach its conclusion and the original measure of the proposition is said to have passed the second reading. RULE XII Section 41. Allowable Motion during Voting. Except for a motion pertaining to a question of quorum, no other motion shall be entertained by the Chair while voting is in progress. Section 42. Tie Vote. A tie vote resulting from a vote in any motion, measure or proposal shall be construed to mean that the particular motion, measure or proposal is defeated, unless the Chair decided to break it. Exception to this rule is when a motion to appeal from the decision of the Chair put to a vote and it resulted to

COMMITTEES Section 1. Creation of Committee. The following rules shall be observed in the creation of committee a. A regular standing committee may be created by a majority vote of all members of the sanggunian. b. Special Ad-Hoc committees may be created upon the initiative of the Chair thru a motion by any member, subject however, to the affirmative votes of a majority of the members present, there being a quorum. Section 2. Composition. Every regular committee to be created shall be composed of a Chairman, Vice Chairman and not more than three (3) members. Section 3. Restrictions. Section 3(a). The Presiding Officer shall not be a member of any regular committee. However, he may be designated by the Body as Chairman of the Ad-Hoc or Special Committee, provided that the purpose or task for which the committee is created does not involved legislative matters of policymaking. Section 3(b). No persons other than the members of the sanggunian shall be made a member of any regular committee. Section 3(c). No member of the sanggunian shall be made a Chairman or Vice Chairman of more than three (3) regular members . Section 3(d). No member shall participate in the committees deliberation if he has direct or indirect personal pecuniary interest on the matter being handled by the committee. Section 3(e). No member of the sanggunian shall be made a member of mote than six (6) regular committees. Section 4. Committee Hearings and Public Hearings. No tax ordinance or revenue measure shall be enacted by this sanggunian in the absence of the public

a tie. In this case, the tie vote is considered to sustain the decision of the Chair. Section 43. Breaking a Tie. In case of a tie, the Presiding Officer of the Sanggunian is allowed to cast his vote if he so desires. He is, however, precluded under existing laws to cast his vote in order to create a tie. Section 44. Majority Vote of All Members. As provided under RA 7160 and its implementing rules and regulations, a majority vote of all the members of the Sanggunian is required in the following circumstances: (a) Enactment of ordinance levying taxes, fees or charges prescribing the rates thereof for general and specific purposes, and granting tax exemptions, incentives or relief; (Sec. 458,RA 7160 par.2-ii); (b) Adoption of the resolution authorizing the governor to negotiate and contract loans and other forms of indebtedness (par. 2iii, Ibid);

(c) Enactment of ordinance authorizing the floating of bonds of their instruments of indebtedness for the purpose of raising funds to finance development projects. (par. 2-iv, Ibid); (d) Adoption of resolutions authorizing the governor to lease to private parties such buildings held in a proprietary capacity subject to existing laws, rules and regulations (par. 2-v, Ibid); (e) Enactment of ordinance granting a franchise to any person , partnership, corporation or cooperative to establish, construct, operate and maintain ferries, wharves, market or slaughter house or other similar activities within the municipality as may be allowed by applicable laws, provided, that cooperatives shall be given preference in the grant of such franchise. (par. 3-3-viii, Ibid); (f) Adoption of resolution concurring with the appointment issued by the Governor to heads of department and offices as required under RA 7160. (Sec. 443, RA 7160, par. d).

hearing conducted concerned.

by

the

committee

Section 5. Committee Meetings. As a general rule, a committee meeting shall be attended only by the Committee members unless a majority member thereof decided to allow other persons to be present specially invited resource persons or consultants. Section 6. Committee Hearing distinguished from Committee Meeting. For purposes of this Internal Rules, a committee hearing is an activity of the sanggunian, thru its committees, wherein the general public particularly those representing different sectors that may be interested or affected by a proposed measure are invited to hear and be heard on that matter. This is synonymous to the term public hearing. On the other hand, a committee meeting, as the term implies, is a meeting of the members of the committee for the primary purpose of decision-making. Since decision-making is a different task, the committee is no precluded from inviting and seeking advice from technical persons. Section 7. Quorum. A majority of all members of the committee shall constitute a quorum to do business. Section 8. Calling Committee Meeting. A committee meeting shall be called by the following: a) Chairman b) Vice Chairman, if he is in capacity of acting Chairman c) Majority of the committee members provided, that due notice is served upon each and every committee member. -more-

Section 45. Majority Votes of the Members Present (thereby constituting a Quorum). Except as provided in Section 8 thereof, all other legislative matters or measures shall require only majority votes of the members present therein having a quorum for its passage, adoption or enactment, as the case may be. Section 46. Plurality Vote. A decision of the Sanggunian thru a plurality vote shall be valid and enforceable if it is the result of an election of officers of the Sanggunian or members of the committees. No legislative proposal or measure of whatever nature shall be passed, adopted or enacted by this Sanggunian through a mere plurality of vote. Section 47. Percentage Vote. For purposes of this section, a percentage vote shall be applied in the following: (a) A two thirds (2/3) vote of all the members of this Sanggunian shall be required in overriding the veto of the Chief Executive for any ordinances or resolutions, thereby making the particular ordinance or resolution effective for all intents and purposes. (Sec 54, RA 7160); (b) Unless otherwise concurred in by two thirds (2/3) of the Sanggunian members present, there being quorum, no other matters may be considered at a special session except those stated in the notice. (Sec. 52 (d), RA 7160); (c) The penalty of suspension or expulsion that may be imposed or meted out by the Sanggunian to an erring member shall require the concurrence of at least two-third (2/3 vote of all the members. (Section 50-b, RA 7160);

Res. No. 01 Page 12 . . ) Section 9. Vacancy. Vacancy in a committee shall be filled by a majority vote of all the members of the sanggunian. Section 10. Appearance of the Head of Department/Office in the Committee

(d) With the concurrence of at least two-thirds (2/3) of all the members of the sanggunian, grant tax exemptions, incentives or relief to entities engage in community growth-including industries; (e) At least a two-thirds (2/3) affirmative vote of the members present, there being a quorum, shall be required for the adoption of the following motions: 5. Motion to suspend the rules

Meetings. The following rules shall be observed in requesting for the appearance of Heads of Department of offices. Section 10(a). Official invitation or request by any committee to appear before the meeting of any Head of Department of offices, whether local of national, shall be coursed through the Presiding Officer. The Presiding Officer shall then indorse it to the Head of local or national offices concerned.

6. 7. 8.

Motion to expunge Motion to extend or limit debate Motion to call previous question

(f) At least two-thirds (2/3) negative votes of the members present, there being a quorum, shall be required in order to sustain the motion to object to the consideration of a question.

Section 48. Abstentions. Section 10(b). The invitation or request shall specify the reason of such Indubitably, a member of the Sanggunian is appearance or the assistance needed, as representing the people and not necessarily his own self and as such he should be the case may be. required to take a stand, one way or the other, on every issue on measure submitted RULE XIII for decision of the August Body. Hence, it is hereby made as a general rule that no COMMITTEE REPORTS member of the Sanggunian shall abstain Section 1. Submission of Committee from voting, except as provided under Report. Every committee to which a Section 5, Rule III of this Internal Rules of particular measure is referred by the Procedures. Presiding Officer shall submit its report in Abstention, if ever allowed to a writing to the sanggunian, thru the member, shall not be considered in Secretary, after finishing its task. computing the majority vote. Since, abstention is not a vote, it does not count Section 2. Joint Committee or either way. Mere silence and abstention are Multiple Committee Report. When a not the equivalent of affirmative vote nor measure is referred to two or more negative vote. committees, the committees concerned may submit a Joint Committee Report or This rule does not apply in voting for multi-committee report as the case may elective positions if a member is qualified. be, or separate report thereon. Section 3. Content of the Committee Report. The committee report shall contain the following information Section 49. Simple Majority. Except as otherwise provided in the Internal Rules of Procedure and existing laws, rules and regulations, a vote by simple majority shall prevail on other measures, motions or proposition provided there is a quorum. In - Name of the reporting parliamentary parlance the simple committee or committees majority means one-half plus one (1/2 + 1) Brief statement of the subject of the total votes cast by the members present, there being a quorum. It might be matter referred to it and the action less than the majority of the entire taken thereon including information membership. gathered during the conduct of the committee hearings or meetings and the other relevant information - Findings and conclusions - Recommendations (either to file it away or to calendar it for second reading - Names and signature for concurring members - Appendices (Minutes of the RULE XII RULES ON DEBATES AND AMENDMENTS Section 50. Obtaining the floor. As a general rule, no member shall speak before this Sanggunian without first obtaining the floor and recognition from the Chair through the Floor Leader. A member who has obtained the floor shall address all his remarks or arguments to the Chair. He shall conduct himself with proper decorum by confirming his remarks or arguments to the questions under debate and by avoiding

committee hearings or committee meetings, as the case may be)

personalities.

Section 51. Sponsorship Speech. No member rendering a committee report or delivering the sponsorship speech shall Section 4. Recommitting a Measure. for more than ten (10) minutes unless he is When the sanggunian is not satisfied with allowed by majority of the members the report of a particular committee on a present. measure referred to it, the same may be recommitted or return back to that Section 52. Ten (10) Minutes committee, for further study. Rule. No member shall speak for more than Section 5. Calendar a Measure for Second Reading. After the committee has rendered its report and it recommending favorably the enactment of the proposed ordinance it has report out, a copy of the proposed ordinance shall be furnished to the Committee on Rules which shall calendar it for second reading. Before the said proposed ordinance is sponsored on the floor, the Committee Chairman concerned thereof shall furnish a copy to every sanggunian member. Section 6. The committee shall be given fifteen (15) days to take action on the referral. Failure to act on the time required through a committee report, the Committee on Rules and Privileges shall have the option to calendar said item in the Business of the Day. RULE XIV THE DUTIES AND REPORTS OF THE COMMITTEE Section 1. It shall be the duty of the permanent and special committees to hold sessions in order to study all matters transmitted to them, and submit to the Sangguniang Panlalawigan, the report together with the recommendation agreed only by a majority of its members and the dissenting votes which have been registered in writing within the period fixed by the committees concerned. ten (10) minutes on a particular issue unless he is allowed to do so by the majority of the members present. Section 53. Five (5) Minutes Rule. During the period of amendments, every member shall observe the so-called five minute rule, i.e, remarks or argumentation by any member on each proposed amendment shall not exceed five (5) minutes. Section 54. Opening or Closing the Debate. The member rendering the committee report or delivering the sponsorship speech of a proposed measure may move to open or close the debate within the twenty (20) minutes period allowed to him. If he fails to exercise his option, assume motion to open or close the debate, or any member may formally move for it. In any case, after a member has rendered a committee report or has finished his sponsorship speech relative to his proposed measure, it shall be considered open to debate. Section 55. Interruptions on the Floor. While having the floor, a member may be interrupted in his speech or talk by the Presiding Officer or the Floor Leader to state a point of order, to respond to questions from the floor, to clarify something related to the issue being discussed or to make certain remarks within his privilege.

Section 56. Privilege Motions. The The said report shall be included in speaker may also be interrupted by another the Order of Business in the next session. member if the latter desires to ask questions thru his privilege to interpolate -moreand by opposing the following motions: Res. No. 01 Page 13 . . ) Section 2. Report on Privileges subject shall be transmitted to the Sanggunian Panlalawigan while in session, either by the Chairman of the Committee Point of Order Point of Information Point of Parliamentary Inquiry Call for Order of the Day Call for a Vote Raise a Question of Privilege Reconsider Appeal from the Decision of the

or a duly authorized member thereof, and Chair the same may not be withdrawn on petition of the chairman or committee Section 57. Conduct on having itself without the consent of the the Floor or Asking Question. All Sangguniang Panlalawigan. questions addressed to the speaker or the member having the floor must always be Section 3. The report submitted are coursed through the Presiding Officer. unfavorable, then shall be transmitted to the archives together with the matters to Section 58. Option of the Speaker which being referred, unless majority while Interpolated. The speaker being members present of the Sangguniang interpolated may decline to answer Panlalawigan shall be in the following questions, if he so desires. session move for their inclusion in the calendar of ordinary business, in which Section 59. Speaking against case the president shall so order. Own Motion or Proposition. No member shall speak against his own motion or Section 4. Should any committee fail proposition. He may, however, be to render on any matters, ordinance or permitted to withdraw his motion or resolution referred to it within thirty (30) proposition and if his request to withdraw is days after such reference, if the denied, he may vote against it. Sangguniang Panlalawigan is in session, or within ten (10) days in case of special Section 60. Conduct while other session, majority of the members present having the Floor. While the period of of Sangguniang Panlalawigan may move, debate is in progress, no member shall in writing, for its inclusion in the calendar roam around the Session Hall or leave the or ordinary business and the president so premises without the permission of the ordered it. Chair through the Floor Leader. Section 5. The motion for the study of any report submitted by the Committee on Rules shall always be in order, and while the report is pending consideration no motion may be entertained unless it be in motion to adjourn, but in case the motion is disapproved, no dilatory motion on the said report shall be admitted. Section 61. Order in Closing the Debate. A motion to close the debate is order if three (3) members have already spoken in all affirmative side and two (2) in the negative side, or only one (1) has spoken in favor but none against it.

Section 62. Assumed motion in Closing the Debate. Subject to the RULE XV requirement of the preceding section, if no member moves to close the period of THE SPECIAL ORDER debate, the Chair muto propio, may use assumed motion in order to close the Section 1. By means of motion period of debate. approved by a majority of the members present, the Chair shall assign for Section 63. Call for a Previous consideration, as a special order, any Question. When the motion to call for a matter which has been reported by a previous question is proposed by a standing committee, or which does not member which would result in the closing of require such report. the debate on a pending question, twothirds (2/3) affirmative vote is hereby Section 2. If after the matter has required. been assigned for consideration, the Sangguniang Panlalawigan is unable to Section 64. Deportment. consider it on the appointing day, the said Whenever the Presiding Officer is matter shall retain it corresponding place addressing the Sanggunian, no member in the calendar for Special Orders unless shall leave his seat nor interrupt the former the majority of the Sangguniang in his talk. Panlalawigan present decide otherwise. Section 65. Period of Section 3. Matter which the Amendments. After the period of debate Sangguniang Panlalawigan may have has been closed, the period of amendments already began to consider and whose shall immediately follow. consideration has been suspended without prior motion expressly requesting their Section 66. Process of

postponement, shall occupy a place for reference in the calendar or special orders in the next sessions in the order in which they were called. RULE XVI STANDING COMMITTEES Section 1. Standing Committees. The sanggunian shall create the following standing committees: 1. Committee on Youth, Sports, Games and Amusements:

Amendments. Unless a different method is adopted by the members present in a particular session, amendments to any proposed measure, or parts thereof, shall be in seriatim. Under the paragraph or section by section and after each one is read, amendments can be proposed and debated upon. Thereafter, a vote is taken on proposed amendment. Eventually, this process will reach its conclusion and the original measure of the proposition is said to have passed the second reading. RULE XIII COMMITTEES

The committee shall be composed Section 67. Creation of of a Chairman, Vice Chairman and Committee. The following rules shall be three (3) members, to which shall be observed in the creation of committee: rendered all matters or questions (a) A regular standing committee may pertaining to or connected with the be created by a majority vote of all following: members of the Sanggunian; Sports development Youth welfare and development All matters affecting the youth and sports development 2. Committee on Education Information Technology (b)Special Ad-Hoc Committees may be created upon the initiative of the Chair thru a motion by any member, subject however, to the affirmative votes of a majority of the members present, there being a quorum.

Section 68. Composition. Every regular committee to be created shall be and composed of a Chairman, Vice Chairman and not more than three (3) members. Section 69. Restrictions: (a) The Presiding Officer shall not be a member of any regular committee. However, he may be designated by the Body as Chairman of the Ad-Hoc or Special Committee, provided that the purpose or task for which the committee is created does not involved legislative matters of policy-making; (b) No persons other than the members of the Sanggunian shall be made a member of any regular committee; (c) No member of the Sanggunian shall be made a Chairman or Vice Chairman of more than three (3) regular committees; (d) No member shall participate in the committees deliberation if he has direct or indirect personal pecuniary interest on the matter being handled by the committee;

The committee shall be composed of a Chairman, Vice Chairman and three (3) members, to which shall be rendered all matters or questions pertaining to or connected with the following: Formal education Educational facilities Operation private Technology and innovations -moreof educational institutions, both public and and non-formal

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All

matters and

related

to

(e) No member of the Sanggunian shall be made a member of more than six (6) regular committees. Section 70. Committee Hearings and Public Hearings. No tax ordinance or revenue measures and other ordinances with penal sanctions shall be enacted by this Sanggunian in the absence of the public hearing conducted by the committee concerned.

education technology

information

3. Committee on Budget, Finance and Appropriations The committee shall be composed of the Chairman, Vice Chairman and three (3) members, to which shall be rendered all matters and questions pertaining to or connected with the Section 71. Committee Meetings. following: As a general rule, a committee meeting shall be attended only by the Committee members unless majority of the members - Loans and other sources of thereof decided to allow other persons to local revenues be present specially invited resource persons or consultants. - Annual and supplemental budgets Appropriation ordinances All matters related to local Section 72. Committee Hearing distinguished from Committee Meeting. For purposes of this Internal Rules, a committee hearing is an activity of the Sanggunian, thru its committees, wherein the general public particularly those representing different sectors that may be interested or affected by a proposed measure are invited to hear and be heard on that matter. This is synonymous to the term public hearing. On the other hand, a committee meeting, as the term implies, is a meeting of the members of the committee for the primary purpose of decision-making. Since decision-making is a different task, the committee is no precluded from inviting and seeking advice from technical persons.

taxation and fiscal administration 4. Committee on Ways and Means and Economic Enterprises The committee shall be composed of the Chairman, Vice Chairman and three (3) members, to which shall be rendered all matters and questions pertaining to or connected with the following: revenues legislation local enterprise Passage to All the Local taxes, fees and

charges Sources

After the Committee conducts Committee Hearing, a committee meeting of local shall be convened by the appropriate/concerned committee for final action on matter/s treated during of regulating Committee Hearing. operation Section 73. Quorum. In the case of a committee meeting, a majority of all members of the committee shall constitute related to a quorum to do business. While in the case economic of the committee hearing or public hearing, the chairman of the committee shall not be precluded to do business on the basis of lack of quorum. Section 74. Calling Committee Meeting. A committee meeting shall be called by the following: d) Chairman e) Vice Chairman, if he is in capacity of acting Chairman f) Majority of the committee of

economic enterprise matters and taxation

5. Committee on Agrarian Reform, Agriculture and Livelihood The committee shall be composed of the Chairman, Vice Chairman and three (3) members, to which shall be rendered all matters and questions pertaining to or connected with the following:

Land

acquisition of private

and and

members provided, that due notice is served upon each and every committee member. Section 75. Vacancy. Vacancy in a committee shall be filled by a majority vote of all the members of the Sanggunian.

distribution -

agricultural lands Agricultural production Agricultural facilities

Section 76. Appearance of the - Development and agri- Head of Department/Office in the Committee Meetings. The following rules business enterprise shall be observed in requesting for the - Livelihood projects appearance of Heads of Department of offices: - All other matters related to livelihood, agriculture including plans, animals and agrarian reform 6. Committee on Public Works and Infrastructure The committee shall be composed of the Chairman, Vice Chairman and three (3) members, to which shall be rendered all matters and questions pertaining to or connected with the following: Construction maintenance and repair of roads, bridges and other - Measures similar projects - All matters related to public works and infrastructures 7. Committee on Health and Social Services The committee shall be that government pertains to infrastructure projects drainage and sewerage system and (a) Official invitation or request by any committee to appear before the meeting of any Head of Department of offices, whether local of national, shall be signed by the Presiding Officer or he may delegate it to the Chairman of the committee concerned; (b) Invitation or request shall specify the reason of such appearance or the assistance needed, as the case may be. RULE XIV COMMITTEE REPORTS Section 77. Submission of Committee Reports. Every committee to which a particular measure is referred by the Presiding Officer, shall submit its report in writing to the Committee on Rules, thru the Secretary, after completing its task. Copies of Committee Reports and other appurtenant attachments such as, but not limited to minutes of the committee meeting and/or hearing, notice of meeting, draft resolutions or ordinances must be submitted to the Committee on Rules as an integral part of the committee report not later than Friday at 12:00 oclock noon. Moreover, the Committee on Rules thru its chair determines the number of reports to be reported by a committee to give equal time privilege to all committees.

composed of the Chairman, Vice Chairman and three (3) members, to

Section 78. Joint Committee or Multiple Committee Report. When a which shall be rendered all matters measure is referred to two or more committees, the committees concerned or questions pertaining to or may submit a Joint Committee Report or connected with the following: multi-committee report as the case may be, or separate report thereon. -moreSection 79. Content of the Committee Report. The committee report shall contain the following information:

(Res. No. 01.. Page 15..) Health, sanitation and hygiene Cleanliness and beautification of the community Proposed measure related to hospitals, health centers and health programs Social welfare services All matters related to

health and social services

Name of the reporting committee or committees Brief statement of the subject matter referred to it and the action taken thereon including information gathered during the conduct of the committee hearings or meetings and the other relevant information Findings and conclusions Recommendations (either to file it away or to calendar it for second reading) Names and signature for concurring members Appendices (Minutes of the committee hearings or committee meetings, as the case may be) -

Section 80. Recommitting a Measure. When the Sanggunian is not 8. Committee on Women and Family satisfied with the report of a particular committee on a measure referred to it, the The committee shall be same may be recommitted or return back composed of a Chairman, Vice to that committee, for further study. Chairman and three (3) Members, to which shall be rendered all matters or Section 81. Calendar a Measure questions pertaining to or connected for Second Reading. After the committee with the following: has rendered its report and it recommending favorably the enactment of the proposed ordinance or resolution it has Family welfare report out, a copy of the proposed Family planning ordinance or resolution shall be furnished to the Committee on Rules which shall All other matters related calendar it for second reading. to women and family Section 82. Reglementary Period. The committee shall be given fifteen (15) 9. Committee on Local Government days to take action on the referral. Failure to act on the time required through a and Barangay Affairs committee report, the Committee on Rules The committee shall be and Privileges shall have the option to composed of a Chairman, Vice Chairman calendar said item in the Order of Business and three (3) Members, to which shall under the First Reading. be rendered all matters or questions RULE XV pertaining to or connected with the THE DUTIES AND REPORTS OF following: THE COMMITTEE Creation, merging, division, abolition or Section 83. Duty of the Permanent and Special Committees. It shall be the duty of the permanent and special committees to hold meetings/hearings in order to study all matters transmitted to them, and submit to the Sangguniang Panlalawigan, the report together with the recommendation agreed only by a majority of its members and the dissenting votes which have been registered in writing within the period fixed by the committees concerned. The said

alteration of boundaries of barangays Review of Municipal and Ordinances

executive orders issued by the mayor concerned

All other matters related report shall be included in the Order of Business in the next session. to Local Government and Barangay Affairs

Section 84. Withdrawal of Report. The Committee report which was submitted to the Sangguniang Panlalawigan shall not 10. Committee on Rules and be withdrawn on petition of the chairman or committee itself without the consent of the Procedures Sangguniang Panlalawigan. The committee shall be Section 85. Report with composed of a Chairman, Vice Recommendation. The Chairman and three (3) Members, to Unfavorable report submitted are unfavorable, then shall which shall be rendered all matters or questions pertaining to or connected be transmitted to the archives together with the matters to which being referred, with the following: unless majority members present of the Sanggunian Internal Rules, Sangguniang Panlalawigan shall be in the following session move for their inclusion in Procedures and the calendar of ordinary business. violations thereof Order of Business and Calendar of Business Disorderly Members RULE XVI STANDING COMMITTEES

Section 86. Standing Committees. The Sanggunian shall create conduct on the following standing committees: and Committee on Youth, Sports, Games and Amusements: The committee shall be composed of a Chairman, Vice Chairman and three (3) members, to which shall be rendered all matters or questions pertaining to or connected with the following: Sports development Youth welfare and development All matters affecting the youth and sports development 9. Committee on Education and Information Technology The committee shall be composed of a Chairman, Vice Chairman and three (3) members, to which shall be rendered all matters or questions pertaining to or connected with the following: Formal and non-formal education Educational facilities Operation of educational institutions, both public and private Technology and innovations All matters related to education and information technology 10. Committee on Budget, Finance and Appropriations The committee shall be composed of the Chairman, Vice Chairman and three (3) members, to which shall be rendered all matters and questions pertaining to or connected with the following: - Loans and other sources of local

investigation thereof 11. Committee on Justice,

Human Rights and Public Safety The committee shall be composed of a Chairman, Vice Chairman and three (3) Members, to which shall be rendered all matters or questions pertaining to or connected with the following: Human Rights Prevention All of human affecting 12. Committee on Legal Matters, Resolutions, Ordinance and Style The committee shall be composed of a Chairman, Vice Chairman and three (3) Members, to which shall be rendered all matters or questions pertaining to or connected with the following: Enactment, revision or amendment of all kinds of ordinance except rights violation matters justice, human rights and public safety

appropriate ordinances. Exercise of legislative power (taxing power, police power, corporate powers and propriety rights) Legality of proposed

revenues - Annual and supplemental budgets - Appropriation ordinances - All matters related to local taxation and fiscal administration 11. Committee on Ways and Means and Economic Enterprises The committee shall be composed of the Chairman, Vice Chairman and three (3) members, to which shall be rendered all matters and questions pertaining to or connected with the following: - Local taxes, fees and charges - Sources of local revenues - Passage of regulating legislation to the operation of economic enterprise - All matters related to local taxation and economic enterprise 12. Committee on Agrarian Reform, Agriculture and Livelihood The committee shall be composed of the Chairman, Vice Chairman and three (3) members, to which shall be rendered all matters and questions pertaining to or connected with the following: - Land acquisition and distribution of private and agricultural lands - Agricultural production - Agricultural facilities - Development and agri-business enterprise - Livelihood projects - All other matters related to livelihood, agriculture including plans, animals and agrarian reform

measures to be acted upon by the sanggunian -more-

(Res. No. 01 Page 16..) Review of ordinances and certain submitted Municipalities Review of Municipal Executive Ordinances, Chief Executive 13. Committee on Blue Ribbon and resolutions by the

Orders issued by the LGU

Good Government

The committee shall be composed of a Chairman, Vice Chairman and three (3) Members, to which shall be rendered all matters or questions pertaining to or connected with the following: 13. Committee on Public Works and Investigate administrative Infrastructure The committee shall be composed charges against erring of the Chairman, Vice Chairman and elective officials and three (3) members, to which shall be rendered all matters and questions public employees pertaining to or connected with the Organization and following: Management, personnel - Construction maintenance and administration, position repair of roads, bridges and classification and pay other government infrastructure plan, staffing patterns projects - Measures that pertains to Creation of positions drainage and sewerage system and similar projects Policy formulation for the - All matters related to public economical, efficient and works and infrastructures effective Local

Government Administrations -

14. Committee Services

on

Health

and

Social

All other matters related to good governance

14. Committee on Cooperative, Non-Government Organization and Government Organization The committee shall be composed of a Chairman, Vice Chairman and three (3) Members, to which shall be rendered all matters or questions pertaining to or connected with the following: Cooperative Organization

The committee shall be composed of the Chairman, Vice Chairman and three (3) members, to which shall be rendered all matters or questions pertaining to or connected with the following: - Health, sanitation and hygiene Cleanliness and beautification of the community - Proposed measure related to hospitals, health centers and health programs - Social welfare services - All matters related to health and social services

22. Committee on Women and Family and development The committee shall be composed Incentives to cooperatives of a Chairman, Vice Chairman and three (3) Members, to which shall be Government and Nonrendered all matters or questions Government pertaining to or connected with the following: Organizations Family welfare development Family planning All other matters related to women and Incentives to government family and non-government organizations All matters affecting cooperatives, Government and Non-Government development programs 23. Committee on Local Government and Barangay Affairs The committee shall be composed of a Chairman, Vice Chairman and three (3) Members, to which shall be rendered all matters or questions pertaining to or connected with the following: - Creation, division, merging, abolition or alteration of boundaries of barangays - Review of Municipal Ordinances and executive orders issued by the mayor concerned - All other matters related to Local Government and Barangay Affairs 24. Committee on Rules and Procedures The committee shall be composed of a Chairman, Vice Chairman and three (3) Members, to which shall be rendered all matters or questions pertaining to or connected with the following: Sanggunian Internal Rules, Procedures and violations thereof Order of Business and Calendar of Business

15.

Committee on Public Utilities

The committee shall be composed of a Chairman, Vice Chairman and three (3) Members, to which shall be rendered all matters or questions pertaining to or connected with the following: Operation of Public Utility Vehicles All matters related to public utilities 16. Committee on Labor and

Employment The committee shall be composed of a Chairman, Vice Chairman and three (3) Members, to which shall be rendered all matters or

questions pertaining to or connected Disorderly conduct with the following: investigation thereof Creation of position Policy formulation for the economical, efficient and effective Local Government Organization Labor Employment and Manpower Development Maintenance of Industrial Peace and promotion of employer-employee cooperation -more-

on

Members

and

25. Committee on Justice, Human Rights and Public Safety The committee shall be composed of a Chairman, Vice Chairman and three (3) Members, to which shall be rendered all matters or questions pertaining to or connected with the following: Human Rights Prevention of human rights violation All matters affecting justice, human rights and public safety 26. Committee on Legal Matters, Resolutions, Ordinance and Style The committee shall be composed of a Chairman, Vice Chairman and three (3) Members, to which shall be rendered all matters or questions pertaining to or connected with the following: - Enactment, revision or amendment of all kinds of ordinance except appropriate ordinances - Exercise of legislative power (taxing power, police power, corporate powers and propriety rights) - Legality of proposed measures to be acted upon by the sanggunian - Review of ordinances and certain resolutions submitted by the Municipalities - Review of Municipal Ordinances, Executive Orders issued by the LGU Chief Executive 27. Committee on Ethics, Blue Ribbon and Good Government The committee shall be composed of a Chairman, Vice Chairman and three (3) Members, to which shall be rendered all matters or questions pertaining to or connected with the following: - Investigate administrative charges against erring elective officials and public employees - Organization and Management, personnel administration, position classification and pay plan, staffing patterns - Creation of positions - Policy formulation for the economical, efficient and effective Local Government Administrations

(Res. No. 01 Page 17..) Labor education,

standards and statistics Organization of the labor market including promotion, development, recruitment, training and placement of manpower here and abroad. on Indigenous

17. Committee People

The committee shall be composed of a Chairman, Vice Chairman and three (3) Members to which shall be rendered all matters or questions pertaining to or connected with the following: Matters Legislation as affecting to the

imminent domain preservation of cultural minorities heritage All matters related to tribal and cultural minorities 18. Committee on Tourism and

Beautification The committee shall be composed of a Chairman, Vice Chairman and three (3) Members, to which shall be rendered all matters or questions pertaining to or connected with the following: Promotion destination Linkages and with here other and Provinces, Municipalities, Cities abroad All other matters related to tourism affairs and beautification 19. Committee Commerce on Trade and of Tourism

All other matters related to good governance

28. Committee on Cooperative, Non-Government Organization and Government Organization The committee shall be composed of a Chairman, Vice Chairman and three (3) Members, to which shall be rendered all matters or questions pertaining to or connected with the following: Cooperative Organization and development Incentives to cooperatives Government and Non-Government Organizations development Incentives to government and nongovernment organizations - All matters affecting cooperatives, Government and Non-Government development programs 29. Committee on Public Utilities The committee shall be composed of a Chairman, Vice Chairman and three (3) Members, to which shall be rendered all matters or questions pertaining to or connected with the following: Operation of Public Utility Vehicles All matters related to public utilities 30. Committee on Civil Service, Labor and Employment This committee shall be composed of the Chairman, Vice Chairman and three (3) Members to which shall be referred all matters or questions pertaining to or connected with the following: - Organization and management; personnel administration, position classification and pay plan, and staffing pattern - Creation of positions - Policy formulation for economical, efficient and effective local government administration - Labor - Employment and Manpower Development - Maintenance of Industrial Peace and Promotion of Employeremployee cooperation - Labor education, standards and statistics - Organization of the Labor Market including promotion, development, recruitment, training and placement of manpower here and abroad.

The committee shall be composed of a Chairman, Vice Chairman and three (3) Members, to which shall be rendered all matters or questions pertaining to or connected with the following: Establishment/ commerce Measures that affect trade and commerce Investment promotion Incentives to promote trade and commerce All other matters related to trade and commerce 20. Committee on Urban and Rural operation

of all kinds of trade and

Development The committee shall be composed of a Chairman, Vice Chairman and three (3) Members, to which shall be rendered all matters or questions pertaining to or connected with the following: All matters related to

Urban and Development 21. Committee Resources and Protection

Rural 31. Committee on Indigenous People The committee shall be composed of a Chairman, Vice Chairman and three (3) Members to which shall be rendered all matters or questions pertaining to or connected with the following: Matters affecting imminent domain Legislation as to the preservation of cultural minorities heritage All matters related to tribal and cultural minorities 32. Committee on Tourism and Beautification

on Natural Environmental

The committee shall be composed of a Chairman, Vice Chairman and three (3) Members, to which shall be rendered all matters or questions pertaining to or connected with the following: Environmental Protection Air and water pollution Wanton destruction of environment and natural resources matters affecting environment the its all the

The committee shall be composed of a Chairman, Vice Chairman and three (3) Members, to which shall be rendered all matters or questions pertaining to or connected with the following: Promotion of Tourism destination 22. Committee on Muslim and Linkages with other Provinces, Islamic Affairs Municipalities, and Cities here and abroad All other matters related to tourism affairs The committee shall be and beautification composed of a Chairman, Vice Chairman and three (3) Members, to 33. Committee on Trade and which shall be rendered all matters or Commerce questions pertaining to or connected The committee shall be with the Muslim Affairs. composed of a Chairman, Vice -moreChairman and three (3) Members, to which shall be rendered all matters or questions pertaining to or connected with the following: Establishment/ operation of all kinds of (Res. No. 01 trade and commerce Measures that affect trade and commerce Page 18..) Investment promotion RULE XVII Incentives to promote trade and commerce All other matters related to trade and JOURNAL AND RECORD OF commerce PROCEEDINGS Section 1. Record of Proceedings. The sanggunian shall keep a journal and record of its proceedings which may published upon resolution of the majority thereof. Section 2. Minutes. In addition to the journal of proceedings which required by law (RA 7160) to keep, the sanggunian, thru its Secretary shall also record its proceedings in the form of a minutes which shall be submitted by the by the Secretary to the sanggunian for appropriate action. Section 3. Reading and 34. Committee on Urban and Rural Development The committee shall be composed of a Chairman, Vice Chairman and three (3) Members, to which shall be rendered all matters or questions pertaining to or connected with the following: Housing Programs Subdivision development/real state development Measures pertaining to land uses Zonification or Zoning Code enactment All matters related to Urban and Rural Development

Consideration of Previous Journal of Proceedings. The journal of proceedings 35. Committee on Natural of the previous session shall be submitted Resources and Environmental by the Secretary to the sanggunian during Protection its succeeding regular session. The The committee shall be sanggunian shall first determine if there composed of a Chairman, Vice are corrections to be made on the journal Chairman and three (3) Members, to of proceedings and act on it accordingly which shall be rendered all matters before the same is adopted and becomes or questions pertaining to or its property. Consideration of the journal of connected with the following: proceedings shall not be dispensed with. Environmental Protection Reading of the journal of proceedings Air and water pollution verbatim may be dispensed with if the - Wanton destruction of the members were already furnished a copy environment and its natural before hand. Being all responsible men resources and women, the members are presumed to - All matters affecting the have read the journal of proceedings environment already before they come to the session. In any case, the members present, one way 22. Committee on Muslim and or the other shall act upon the journal of Islamic Affairs proceedings submitted by the Secretary. The committee shall be composed of a Chairman, Vice Section 4. Contents of Journal of Chairman and three (3) Members, to Proceedings. The journal of proceedings which shall be rendered all matters shall contain the following information: or questions pertaining to or connected with the Muslim Affairs. - Place, date and time of the session; RULE XVII - Whether it is special or regular; JOURNAL AND RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS - Name of the members present Section 87. Record of therein and those who Proceedings. The Sanggunian shall keep a Minutes and Journal of Proceedings were absent; which may be published upon resolution of the majority thereof. - Action taken on the journal of Section 88. Journal of proceedings of the previous session including the correction, if any, Proceedings. Journal of Proceedings shall names of those who adopted the be a substantially verbatim account of journal of proceedings under remarks made during the session subject to technical, grammatical and consideration and those who did only typographical corrections. Said record shall not, if any; reflect in detail everything that has been - Text of every measure (resolution said and done and read in the sessions in such a manner as to express faithfully or ordinance, etc.) adopted or everything that takes place therein. The Journal of Proceedings shall be submitted to enacted; the Sangguniang Panlalawigan for - Brief resume of the minority appropriate action. opinion if any; Section 89. Minutes. Contain a - The Ayes and Nays or Yes or succinct, accurate and narrative account of No vote on every question what has taken place in every session of (measure) and if voting is done the business conducted and actions taken thru nominal or roll call vote; the by the Sangguniang Panlalawigan. names of those who vote on either side; Section 90. Reading and Consideration of Previous Minutes. The - All motions presented or proposed, Minutes of the previous session shall be whether lost or carried, except submitted by the Secretary to the those withdrawn; Sanggunian during its succeeding regular session. The Sanggunian shall first - Full text of the veto message of the

Local Chief Executive, if any; Time of adjournment

Section 5. Signing of the Journal of Proceedings. The original copy of the journal of proceedings shall be signed by the members who adopted it at the appropriate space therein. The Presiding Officer at that particular session and the Secretary shall also sign or affix their signatures on the said journal of proceedings.

determine if there are corrections to be made on the Minutes and act on it accordingly before the same is adopted and becomes its property. Consideration of the Minutes shall not be dispensed with. Reading of the Minutes may be dispensed with if the members were already furnished a copy before hand. Being all responsible men and women, the members are presumed to have read the minutes already before they come to the session. In any case, the members present, one way or the other, shall act upon the minutes submitted by the Secretary.

Section 6. Excerpts. Excerpts to be taken out of the journal of proceedings Section 91. Contents of shall be certified and attested to as correct Minutes. The Minutes shall contain the by the Secretary and the Presiding Officer following information: on that particular session, respectively. - Place, date and time of the session; RULE XVIII - Whether it is special or regular; - Name of the members present RULES ON MOTIONS therein and those who were absent; Section 1. All motions to a committee - Action taken on the journal of report, if presented or proposed by the proceedings of the previous session reporting Committee Chairman, or the including the correction, if any, Committee Member, shall need NO names of those who adopted the second. journal of proceedings under consideration and those who did Section 2. If someone has the floor, not, if any; whether or not he is speaking, a motion to - Text of every measure (resolution or adjourn shall be ruled out of order. ordinance, etc.) adopted or enacted; - Brief resume of the minority opinion Section 3. All privilege motions may if any; be proposed even if there is a pending - The Ayes and Nays or Yes or motion or question before the Body. No vote on every question -more(measure) and if voting is done thru nominal or roll call vote; the names (Res. No. 01 of those who vote on either side; Page 19...) - All motions presented or proposed, whether lost or carried, except those withdrawn; Section 4. The following motions can - Full text of the veto message of the Local Chief Executive, if any; be presented or proposed even if someone - Time of adjournment has the floor, viz: Section 92. Signing of the a) Appeal from the decision of the Minutes. The original copy of the minutes Chair shall be signed by the members who adopted it at the appropriate space therein. b) Call for Orders of the Day The Presiding Officer, Pro Tempore or c) Divided the Assembly, Body (or Temporary Presiding Officer at that particular session and the Secretary shall House, if any) also sign or affix their signatures on the d) Divide the Question said minutes. e) Question f) g) h) Point of Order Point of Information Point of Parliamentary Inquiry Object to the consideration of a Section 93. Excerpts &Extract. Excerpts is to select a section or passage of the deliberation from the Journal of Proceedings and while extract is to obtain or to pull out something from the Journal of Proceedings shall be certified as

i) j) minutes k)

Reconsider Reconsider and have entered the Raise a Question of Privilege

correct by the Secretary and to be attested and approved by the Presiding Officer on that particular session. RULE XVIII RULES ON MOTIONS Section 94. Motions to a Committee Report. All motions to a committee report, if presented or proposed by the reporting Committee Chairman, or the Committee Member, shall need NO second.

In other words, the foregoing enumerated motions can be interrupt the speaker.

Section 5. When there is no quorum Section 95. Restriction on present, a motion to adjourn or to take a recess is in order provided, that nobody Motion to Adjourn. If someone has the floor, whether or not he is speaking, a else has the floor. motion to adjourn shall be ruled out of Section 6. Motion or question which order. were laid on the table may be taken up Section 96. Privilege Motions. thru a motion that effect during that particular session or during the next All privilege motions may be proposed even if there is a pending motion or regular session but not beyond. question before the Body. Section 7. The following require a SECOND, viz: a) Adjourn b) Section 97. Kinds of Privilege Motion. The following motions can be presented or proposed even if someone has Adopt a report or resolution, the floor, viz: except when proposed by the a) Appeal from the decision of the reporting Committee Chairman or Chair Member b) Call for Orders of the Day c) Divided the Body (or House, if any) Amend d) Divide the Question Appeal from the decision of the e) Object to the consideration of a Question Chair f) Point of Order Commit or refer to a Committee g) Point of Information h) Point of Parliamentary Inquiry Expunge i) Reconsider Extend or limit the time for j) Reconsider and have entered the minutes debate k) Raise a Question of Privilege Fix the Time to which to adjourn Lay on the Table Postpone Indefinitely Call for the Previous Question Recess In other words, the foregoing enumerated motions can interrupt the speaker. motions

c) d) e) f) g) h) i) j) k) l)

Section 98. Motion to Adjourn or to take a Recess. When there m) Reconsider is no presence of a quorum, a motion to n) Reconsider and have entered on adjourn or to take a recess is in order provided, that nobody else has the floor. the Journal of Proceedings o) p) q) r) Rescinds or Repeal Suspend the Rules Take from the Table All main motions Section 99. Reconsideration on matters Laid on the Table. Motions or questions which were laid on the table may be taken up thru a motion. The discussions of which may be entertained immediately by the votes of the majority of the members present.

Section 8. A motion to amend Section 100. Motions that require st (amendment of a 1 degree) and motion to a SECOND. The following motions require a amend an amendment (amendment of the SECOND, viz: second degree) may be withdrawn but only before a decision is made thereon. a) Adjourn b) Adopt a report or resolution, Section 9. A motion to amend is in except when proposed by the order only up to the second degree. Thus, reporting Committee Chairman or a motion to amend an amendment to an Member amendment is out of order. c) Amend d) Appeal from the decision of the Chair -moree) Commit or refer to a Committee f) Expunge g) Extend or limit the time for debate h) Fix the Time to which to adjourn (Res. No. 01 i) Lay on the Table Page 20...) j) Postpone Indefinitely k) Call for the Previous Question l) Recess Section 10. A motion can be m) Reconsider withdrawn only when it is not yet being n) Reconsider and have entered on discussed or debated upon the Body. the Journal of Proceedings Otherwise, any request to withdraw it shall o) Rescinds or Repeal require a vote by general consent and if p) Suspend the Rules there is an objection raised for its q) Take from the Table withdrawal, a majority vote of the r) All main motions members present is required. Section 101. Rules on Motion RULE XIX of Amendment. A motion to amend (amendment of a 1st degree) and motion to RULES OF PROCEDURE amend an amendment (amendment of the second degree) may be withdrawn but only Section 1 - Question of Procedure before a decision is made thereon. shall be: Section 102. Restriction on FIRST : Those affecting the right Motion of Amendment. A motion to of the Sangguniang amend is in order only up to the second Panlalawigan, its safety, degree. Thus, a motion to amend an dignity and the integrity amendment to an amendment is out of of its proceedings; order. SECOND : Those affecting the rights, reputation and conduct of any Member of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan, individually or collectively and shall have precedence overall questions, except motions to adjourn or call for a recess. RULE XX DISCIPLINARY ACTIONS Section 103. Motion to Withdraw. A motion can be withdrawn only when it is not yet being discussed or debated upon by the Body. Otherwise, any request to withdraw shall require a vote by general consent and if there is an objection raised for its withdrawal, a majority vote of the members present is required.

RULE XIX DECORUM AND DEBATE

Section 104. Formal reference to the Presiding Officer. Any reference to Section 1. Disciplinary actions on the presiding officer should be stated as, various offenses shall be covered by Article Mr. President or Madam President. 124, Rule XIX of Rules and Regulations Implementing Local Government Code Section 105. Formal reference to 1991 (R.A. 7160) Another Members. Addressing another

RULE XXI ATTENDANCE AND ATTIRE Section 1 Attendance in the Session Hall shall be the principal function of all members.

member by his name should be avoided. Instead, it should be referred to as The previous speaker or the gentleman who speak before me or his/her honorable gentleman/lady.

Section 106. Relevance of Statement to Issue. All questions, discussions or statements by everybody in Section 1(a) - Punctuality and the group should be germane to the discipline during session shall be strictly pending question or issue being deliberated observed by all members including the upon. Vice Governor. For any member who comes late or who fails to arrive at the Section 107. Refraining from time of the Roll Call, one asterisk (*) shall personalities. Personalities shall be be placed after his name in the avoided at all times. It is the members attendance. proposal or motion that is at issue, not the member himself and avoids inflammatory Section 1(b) Members who are words. on official business during the said session shall submit an approved Official Travel Section 108. Prohibited Acts and Order to the Secretary to the Sanggunian Language. Acts and language which before the start of the session in order for offend a Sangguniang Panlalawigan them to be considered as present. Member or against any public institution: Section 2 All members of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan when attending session, must be in proper attire in consonance with the dignity and prestige of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan. By proper attire means wearing of the following: 1. 2. 3. 4. Barong Filipino, or Coat, or Long sleeves with tie or at least Polo Barong for men a. No Sangguniang Panlalawigan Member, under any circumstances, shall use offensive, derogatory, and other improper language against another SP Member or against any public institution; b. When a Sangguniang Panlalawigan Member, by word or by deed, violates any provision of the Internal Rules of Procedure, the President, by motu proprio or at the instance of another Sangguniang Panlalawigan Member may call him to order. The Sangguniang Panlalawigan Member concerned shall immediately take his seat if he happens to have the floor; and, in case the point of order raised has been sustained by the Presiding Officer, said Sangguniang Panlalawigan Member shall not continue speaking without the consent of the Body; c. When a Sangguniang Panlalawigan Member is called to order for using offensive, derogatory, and other improper language, any other Sangguniang Panlalawigan Member may ask that the objectionable words be read for the information and decision of the Body; d. The Sangguniang Panlalawigan Member who has the

Section 3 - Formal attire for women is whichever attire that looks proper and becoming under the premises RULE XXII APPEARANCE OF GUESTS Section 1 - At the instruction of the Presiding Officer or at least two members of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan or by the Body through appropriate resolutions, a request of appearance of any department heads or other officials of the provincial government before the Body shall be made in writing filed with the Secretary to the Sanggunian. Moreover, persons maybe invited to appear in the session stating the purpose of his

attendance, the documents and the necessary information needed by the Sangguniang Panlalawigan in aid of legislation. -more(Res. No. 01 Page 21...) RULE XXIII SUSPENSION OF RULES Section 1. In any part of this Internal Rules of Procedure, except those prescribe by existing laws may be suspended at any particular session by two-third (2/3) vote of the members present therein. RULE XXIV SUPPLEMENTARY PROVISIONS

floor shall confine himself/herself to the question under debate, avoiding personalities in all cases. He/she shall refrain from indecorous words or acts in all his/her remarks and speeches. If he/she persists, the Presiding Officer shall order him/her to desist from speaking and direct the SergeantAt-Arms to escort the member concerned outside the Session Hall. Section 109. Coursing remarks and questions to the Presiding Officer. All remarks of the speaker, questions to and answers by him, should be coursed through the Presiding Officer. Section 110. Dress Code. The Barong Tagalog/slacks or western coat shall be the official attire of the male members of the Sanggunian and which shall be worn every Regular/Special Session of the Sanggunian. Lady members of the Sanggunian shall wear the Filipiniana dress, Barong Tagalog or any formal dress.

Section 1. In matters not provided in this House Rules, the Roberts Rule of Section 111. Coming Late on Order shall apply in supplementary Session. A member who comes late during manner. session shall register his attendance to the Presiding Officer. RULE XXV AMENDMENTS Section 1. These rules shall take effect upon its adoption by the Sangguniang Panlalawigan RULE XXVI EFFECTIVITY Section 1. These rules shall take effect immediately upon its adoption by the Sangguniang Panlalawigan. Section 112. Firearms and Smoking. Carrying of firearms or deadly weapons and smoking by any member or person is absolutely prohibited within and inside the session hall. The Sergeant-atArms shall ensure that this is enforced at all times. Section 113. Influence of Liquor. No member of the Sanggunian shall attend sessions under the influence of liquor. Section 114. Cellular Phones. Cellular phones and other similar communication gadgets must be in silent mode during sessions. RULE XX DISCIPLINARY ACTIONS Section 115. Discipline of Members. Any violation committed under this House Rules, the Sangguniang Panlalawigan may punish its members, through the recommendation by the Committee on Ethics and Good Government, for which they may be censured, reprimanded, or excluded from the session.

Section 116. Requisites. The penalty of suspension or expulsion imposed shall require the concurrence of at least two thirds (2/3) vote of all the members of the Sanggunian. For other kinds of penalty only a majority vote of all the members of the Sanggunian shall suffice. RULE XXI RULES OF PROCEDURE Section 117 - Question of Procedure shall be: FIRST : Those affecting right of Sangguniang Panlalawigan, safety, dignity and integrity of proceedings; the the its the its

SECOND :

Those affecting the rights, reputation and conduct of any Member of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan, individually or collectively and shall have precedence overall questions, except motions to adjourn or call for a recess. RULE XXII ATTENDANCE

Section 118. Attendance. Attendance in the Session Hall shall be the principal function of all members. Section 119. Punctuality. Punctuality and discipline during session shall be strictly observed by all members including the Vice Governor. For any member who comes late or who fails to arrive at the time of the Roll Call, one asterisk (*) shall be placed after his name in the attendance. If he/she leaves the session before adjournment he/she shall receive two asterisk (**) after his/her name. RULE XXIII SUSPENSION OF RULES Section 120. Suspension of the Rules. In any part of this Internal Rules of Procedure, except those prescribe by existing laws may be suspended at any particular session by two thirds (2/3) vote of the members present therein.

RULE XXIV SUPPLEMENTARY PROVISIONS Section 121. References. In matters not provided in this Internal Rules of Procedure, the Roberts Rule of Order, Rules of Procedure by other authors (Reverendo M. Dihan, Atty. Antonio Orendain) or any applicable rules maybe adopted. RULE XXV AMENDMENTS Section 122. Rules on Amending the Internal Rules of Procedure. This Internal Rules of Procedure may be amended at any Regular Session by a twothirds (2/3) vote of all the members of this Sanggunian, provided that prior notice of such proposed amendment is given to all the members and provided further that no provision herein, which is based on, or prescribed by, existing laws shall be amended. RULE XXV EFFECTIVITY Section 123. Effectivity. These rules shall take effect immediately upon its adoption by the Sangguniang Panlalawigan.