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| The members of the Sangguniang Bayan of Balete, Aklan stand behind its Presiding Officer, the Honorable Roman R. Villaruel |
I take this opportunity to greet
everyone a festive celebration of our annual civic and religious fiesta in
honor of St. Raphael the Archangel.
The Sangguniang Bayan of Balete
outlines significant legislative interventions since the last fiesta
celebration in support to the Enchanting Balete paradigm for sustainable
development as follows:
- Ordinance No. 024-2012, An Ordinance Requiring All Barangays in the Municipality of Balete, Aklan to establish and operate Plant nurseries and to set up mechanism for its maintenance thereof (Date of enactment: September 20, 2012)
- Ordinance No. 021-2012, Requiring All Establishments Catering/Selling Alcoholic Beverages and Cigarettes/Cigars to Put Up/Display Signage/Label informing the public that selling such products/merchandize to minors is prohibited (Date of enactment: July 5, 2012)
- Ordinance No. 020-2012, An Ordinance Declaring a Moratorium of Five Years on Charcoal Making (Wood Only) in the Municipality of Balete, Aklan (Date of enactment: May 24, 2012)
- Ordinance No. 018-2012, An Ordinance Imposing Curfew on Minors and Prescribing Penalties in violation thereof (Date of enactment: February 9, 2012
- Ordinance No. C03-2012, The Code of General Ordinances of Balete, Aklan of 2011 (Date of enactment: November 17, 2011)
Corollary,
the Sangguniang Bayan has also passed several numbers of resolutions
authorizing the Municipal Mayor to prosecute certain programs as well as to enter
into memoranda of agreement with various agencies to facilitate and hasten
social-cultural and economic developments, environmental protection initiatives
as well as disaster risk reduction management that are vital in our day-to-day
life as Baleten-ons.
We have arrived at several
milestones, but the road ahead beckons us to move forward telling us, there are
miles and miles to keep. So we go on. With St. Raphael to guide us, we move
forward.
Happy Fiesta!
