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

Website: www.krisablan.comE-mail:KRA_SPIN@yahoo.com

15 June 2010Dear Constituent,Greetings!After 3 years of service, I am pleased to report to you my accomplishments during my lastyear in office as one of your Provincial Board Members in the 7

SangguniangPanlalawigan of the Province of Ilocos Norte.

LEGISLATION

First and foremost, as your local legislator, I filed another

twelve (12) draft provincialordinances

this past year. I am happy to inform you that four (4) of my measures wereenacted into law.For the

protection of our

environment

, the Provincial Board approved ProvincialOrdinance No. 73-2010, regulating the disposal of electronic goods in the Province.To

help indigent patients in need of blood

, we increased to PHP 200,000.00 theprovince’s financial assistance to the Blood Handling Fee Fund of the Philippine NationalRed Cross through Provincial Appropriation Ordinance No. 65-2010, also known as the

Blood Samaritan Ordinance of 2010

.And in the matter of

increasing local revenue

in order for the Provincial Government toserve you better, we imposed an application fee for the issuance of Mineral Ore ExportPermits (MOEPs) (Provincial Ordinance No. 62-2009) and collected PHP 375,000.00 inback rentals from the National Food Authority (Provincial Ordinance No. 72-2010)In recognition of my achievements as a legislator, I was awarded the

Gawad sa Kampeonng Kabataang Pilipino 2009

by President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo and the NationalYouth Commission (NYC) last 10 December 2009 at Malacanan Palace. I was one of onlyfour local legislators from the entire country chosen to receive the award.I also drafted

eleven (11)

additional

resolutions

. Among the five (5) approved wereresolutions calling on municipalities to avail of the E-Governance for MunicipalDevelopment Project of the Mayors’ Development Center (Provincial Resolution No. 126-2009); endorsing Executive Order No. 817 providing for a 1 month Nation-wide GunAmnesty Program (Provincial Resolution No. 128-2009); expressing support for Senate Bill

1802—promoting sound waste management by requiring all department stores to utilizereusable environment-friendly shopping bags (Provincial Resolution No. 136-2009); recognizingthe contributions of Rotary International to the People of Ilocos Norte (Provincial Resolution No.144-2010); and, reminding business establishments to grant 20% discount in favor of personswith disabilities (Provincial Resolution No. 145-2010);I enclose a list of my legislative accomplishments for year 2009-2010 (Annex “A”) for your perusal and review.

PROGRAMS

Second, from July 2009 to June 2010, 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. They are:

A. Inmate Skills Training and Livelihood Program

– In cooperation with the

Ilocos NorteProvincial Jail (INPJ)

, gave a welding machine to male inmates, who in turn fabricated trashbins, which were placed in tourist spots around the province; bike racks, which were placed inschools; and benches, which were donated to the Sangguniang Kabataan of Pasuquin.

B. Additional Saguip Maestra Teachers

– Sponsored additional teachers to teach in publicelementary schools not covered by the Saguip Maestra Program. Beneficiaries of this programinclude Carusikis Elementary School in

Pasuquin

and Gubang Elementary School in

Vintar

C. Elem. School Student Feeding Program

– Sponsored a four (4) month (July-August 2009and December 2009-January 2010) feeding program for elementary school students in

Carasi

D. Softball Development Program

– In cooperation with the

Amateur Softball Association of the Philippines (ASAPHIL)

, the

Ilocos Norte Sports Development Council (INSDC)

and the

Department of Education (DepEd)

, we organized a follow-up sports clinic for softball players anda seminar for coaches and umpires. The 3-day event, held on 13-15 January 2010 at MarcosStadium, was participated by over 100 coaches and close to 50 players.Donated softball equipment to the Ilocos Norte College of Arts and Trade (INCAT) and the

Vintar

DepEd District Office.

E. MMSU Ride-a-Bike Project

– In cooperation with the

Mariano Marcos State University (MMSU)

, we promoted the use of the bicycle as an alternative means of transportation incampus by giving five (5) bikes to each of the following colleges: College of Arts and Sciences;College of Business, Economics and Accountancy; College of Aquatic Science and AppliedTechnology; and College of Health Sciences.

F. Other Youth Development Programs

– Together with

MMSU’s ABES

, organized a

DebateSeminar

for high school and college students in October 2009, followed by the holding of the

Ilocos Norte Debate Cup

last February 2010 in Northern Christian College and RobinsonsIlocos Norte. The debate team from DWCL won the competition.Last November 2009, I invited

Youth Advocating Leadership, Empowerment, Advancement and Development (U-LEAD)

to conduct the

Ilocos Norte Youth Leadership Camp

, which wasattended by more than 100 student leaders.

G. 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

Northwestern University (NWU)

last August 2009, and another in