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Republic of the Philippines
PROVINCE OF ILOCOS NORTE
2900 Laoag City
Tel. No. 772-1211 loc. 41, 45
OFFICE OF THE SANGGUNIANG PANLALAWIGAN
From the desk of:
KRISTIAN R. ABLAN
Member, Sangguniang Panlalawigan
 
Chairman: Committee on Ways & Means/ Committee on Corporate Affairs and Special ProjectsVice – Chairman: Committee on Laws, Rules, Ethics, and Privileges/ Committee on Landed Estates and AssessmentsMember: Committee on Appropriations and Finance/ Committee on Youth and Sports DevelopmentCommittee on Tourism/ Committee on Housing and Urban Development
Rm. 214 Ilocano Heroes Hall, Laoag City Tel. No. 077-7704696E-mail:KRA_SPIN@yahoo.com
 
30 June 2009Dear Kailian,Kablaaw!I am proud to report to you the accomplishments of my 2
nd
year in office as one of your Provincial Board Members in the 7
th
Sangguniang Panlalawigan of the Province of IlocosNorte.
LEGISLATION
First and foremost, as your local legislator, I filed another 
nineteen (19) draft provincialordinances
this past year. I am happy to inform you that nine (9) of my proposals wereenacted into law.For the
welfare and protection of our 
youth
, the Sangguniang Panlalawigan, headed byVice-Governor Windell D. Chua, approved Provincial Ordinance No. 30-2008, imposingfines to parents of minors caught operating motor vehicles; Provincial Ordinance No. 32-2008, regulating the sale of inhalants, particularly paint thinners, solvents, adhesives andrugby to minors; and Provincial Ordinance No. 37-2008, regulating the registration and useof airsoft guns in the province.To help our indigent brothers and sisters in need of blood, we increased the province’sfinancial assistance to the Blood Handling Fee Fund of the Philippine National Red Crossthrough Provincial Appropriation Ordinance No. 45-2009, also known as the
Blood Samaritan Ordinance of 2009
.To repay our fellow Ilocano Balikbayans who have been giving so much of their resourcesto the community, the Sangguniang Panlalawigan passed Provincial Ordinance No. 42-2009, more popularly known as
The Balikbayan Benefits Ordinance of 2009
.And in the matter of increasing local revenue in order for the Provincial Government toserve you better, we revised the
Ilocos Norte Revenue Code
(Provincial Tax OrdinanceNo. 01-2008), which took effect 1 January 2009.Other proposals, which are still pending in the committee-level, include the creation of anIlocos Norte People’s Council, imposing a tax for the usage of disposable plastic bags,
 
granting additional benefits to Barangay Micro Business Enterprises, prohibiting patientdumping, granting a special leave to employees for their business transactions, and allowingfree admission to senior citizens at the Rizal Park,I also drafted
sixteen (16) resolutions
. Among the nine (9) approved were resolutionsexpressing support for Senate Bill 2404—creating the Health and Education AccelerationProgram (HEAP) Corporation, SB 3014—strengthening the National Cultural Commission for Culture and Arts, SB 2923—constituting a Constitutional Convention to amend the 1987Constitution, HB 4244—protecting the Red Cross emblems, and SB 2357—the Anti-VideoVoyeurism Bill; urging first-time voters to register for the 2010 National Elections; and,requesting the Supreme Court to designate a Small Claims Court here in the province.I enclose a list of my legislative accomplishments for year 2008-2009 (Annex “A”) for your perusal and review.
PROGRAMS
Second, from July 2008 to June 2009, with the help of various government agencies and theprivate sector, we were able to organize a number of activities, which I hope benefited our constituents.
A. Japan Skills and Technology Transfer Program
– With the help of 
Ocean Bridge and Arc Foundation (OBAF)
and the
Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA)
,trained selected individuals for 3-year internship/skills training (i.e. electronics, welding, painting,etc.) in Japan. As of 30 June 2009,
6 have been deployed to Japan
, while 2 are awaiting their deployment in October. Most of the trainees come from
Bacarra
.
B. Adult Legal Education Seminars
– Together with the
U.P. Law Center - Training and Convention Division
, we organized adult legal education seminars for barangay officials andlupon members under its Popularize the Law Program (POPLAW). Topics include the LocalGovernment Code, the Katarungang Pambarangay Law, the Anti-Violence Against Women andChildren Act, and the Juvenile Justice and Welfare Act. For 2008-2009, we held seminars in
Vintar 
and
Sarrat 
.
C. Inmate Skills Training and Livelihood Program
– In cooperation with the
Ilocos NorteProvincial Jail (INPJ)
and
TESDA
, gave a welding machine (with materials & equipment) andare in the process of providing skills training to inmates of the INPJ for them to fabricate trashcans, road signs, window frames, and other steel products for use of the community.
D. Additional Saguip Maestra Teachers
– Sponsored additional teachers to teach in publicelementary schools not covered by the Saguip Maestra Program. Beneficiaries of this programinclude Sta. Maria Elementary School in
Laoag City 
and Gubang Elementary School in
Vintar 
.
E. Vocational Course Scholarships
– Sponsored poor but deserving students to studyShielded Metal Arc Welding (SMAW II) and Care Giver courses in INCAT, PrimaCare and TakuatTraining Center.
F. On Campus Voter Registration
– In cooperation with the Commission on Elections(
COMELEC)
and
Youth Vote Philippines
, we organized on campus voter registration for collegestudents. Held one in
Mariano Marcos State University – Batac City 
last February 2009. Willconduct similar registration in Northwestern University, Divine Word College of Laoag andNorthern Christian College this coming July - August 2009.
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