Internal Rules of Procedure

Republic of the Philippines
Province of Bukidnon
MUNICIPALITY OF IMPASUGONG
SANGGUNIANG BAYAN
EXCERPTS FROM THE MINUTES OF THE 19TH REGULAR SESSION OF THE 13TH
SANGGUNIANG BAYAN OF IMPASUGONG, BUKIDNON HELD AT THE
SANGGUNIANG BAYAN SESSION HALL ON NOVEMBER 7, 2016.
PRESENT: Hon. Maria Norly T. Pepito Municipal Vice Mayor, Presiding

Hon. Meriel A. Almeda Municipal Councilor
Hon. Jetaime O. Gumban Municipal Councilor
Hon. Jetaime O. Gumban Municipal Councilor
Hon. Johnny A. Chavez Municipal Councilor
Hon. Jaime M. Acal Municipal Councilor
Hon. Rory P. Roque Municipal Councilor
Hon. Jonathan C. Olana Municipal Councilor
Hon. Eutropio S. Jamilo Municipal Councilor
Hon. Laurence C. Olana Municipal Councilor
Hon. Ornico B. Sumente Liga ng mga Barangay President
Hon. Warlito S. Sagubay IP Mandatory Representative
ABSENT: None
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RESOLUTION NO. 2016-078(A)
(19th Regular Session)
RESOLUTION ADOPTING THE INTERNAL RULES OF PROCEDURE OF THE 13TH

SANGGUNIANG BAYAN OF IMPASUGONG, BUKIDNON.
WHEREAS, the Sangguniang Bayan of Impasugong, Bukidnon is a Legislative Body

duly organized pursuant to law for the enactment of ordinances and adoption of Resolution for
the governance of the Municipality of Impasugong, Bukidnon.
WHEREAS, pursuant to the provisions of Republic Act No. 7160, otherwise known as
the Local Government Code of 1991, and its Implementing Rules and Regulations, Local
Sanggunian Bodies have inherent right and obligation of adopting its rules of procedure for the
proper discharge of legislative functions.
WHEREAS, in the maintenance of good order in Sanggunian deliberations and to ensure

that wise and legally valid decisions are made with dispatch and true democratic, it is necessary
that specific rules be adopted and enforced in the interest of effective legislation.
WHEREAS, there is a need to update the Sanggunian Rules of Procedure to keep abreast
with new development and changes.
NOW, THEREFORE
BE IT RESOLVED AS IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED by this Honorable Body in session

today, to adopt its Rules of Procedure that shall govern its sessions, deliberations and operations.
Resolution No. 2016-078(A)
Internal Rules of Procedures
13th Sangguniang Bayan
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RULE I
MEMBERSHIP
Section 1. COMPOSITION – The Sanggunian shall be composed of the Municipal Vice Mayor
as Presiding Officer, the Municipal Councilors elected at large, President Liga ng mga Barangay,
President Municipal Sangguniang Kabataan Federation, Indigenous Peoples Mandatory
Representative and such sectoral representative as may be authorized by law.
Section 2. OATH OF AFFIRMATION- All members of the Sangguniang Bayan of

Impasugong, Bukidnon shall, upon assumption to office, take an Oath of Affirmation in the
prescribed form duly subscribed before a person authorized to administer oath. Copies of the
Oath of Affirmation shall be filed and preserved in the Office of the Sangguniang Bayan and
copy furnished the Office of the Municipal Mayor of the Municipality of Impasugong, and the
Civil Service Commission.
RULE II
THE PRESIDING OFFICER
Section 3. THE PRESIDING OFFICER – The Municipal Vice Mayor shall be the Presiding
Officer of the Sangguniang Bayan and sign all warrants drawn on the municipal treasury for all
expenditures appropriated for the operation of the Sangguniang Bayan, as such, shall have the
following rights and duties;
a. To preside over the session of the Sangguniang Bayan;
b. To preserve order and decorum during sessions, and in case of disturbance or
disorderly conduct in the session hall or within the premises, take measures as she
may deemed advisable or as Sanggunian may direct;
c. To decide all question of order, subject to appeal by any Sanggunian member in
accordance with these rules;
d. To sign all acts, ordinances, memorials, writs, warrants, and subpoena issued by or
upon order of the Sanggunian;
e. To declare the meeting adjourned to some other date, time or place in case of serious
uncontrollable disorder, great emergency, public disturbance and others;
f. To enforce the internal rules of procedure of the Sangguniang Bayan
g. To exercise such other powers and perform such other functions as may be provided
by law, or ordinance or regulations.
Section 4. The regular Presiding Officer can be a chairman of any standing committee, and shall
have a voice and vote in all committee deliberations. She/he may be elected as chairman of any
special or Ad Hoc Committee which the Sanggunian may organize for specific purpose.
Section 5. Role as Tie Breaker.-As Presiding Officer, the Vice Mayor shall vote only to break a
tie. He may not however, be compelled to vote.
Section 6. Participation in Deliberation.- The regular Presiding Officer being present may
relinquish the chair to one of the Sangguniang Bayan members to preside over the session
temporarily to enable the former (Vice Mayor) to participate in the deliberation or simply vacate
the chair briefly for some reasons or to give chance or allow other members to preside over the
session of the council. The Presiding Officer shall assist in expediting the business of the
Sanggunian and shall, for this purpose, be permitted to make brief remarks on matters pertaining
to pending debatable questions without expressing him/herself for or against said questions.
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Section 7. In the Event of Inability.- In the event of the inability of the Municipal Vice Mayor
to act as Presiding Officer, the Sangguniang Bayan Members present, constituting a quorum,
shall elect from among themselves a Temporary Presiding Officer. The Secretary to the
Sanggunian shall convened the members of the Sangguniang Bayan, there being a quorum to
elect from among themselves the Temporary Presiding Officer. Election may be made upon in
the following manner:
 Viva voce (By voice)

 Show of hands
 Roll Call
 By ballot
RULE III
TEMPORARY PRESIDING OFFICER
Section 8. Temporary Presiding Officer- There shall be a Temporary Presiding Officer to be

elected from among the members of the Sanggunian who, shall temporarily exercise all the
powers, duties and functions of the Presiding Officer whenever the latter is absent during the
session of the Sanggunian.
Section 9. Powers, Duties and Limitations:
A) The elected Temporary Presiding Officer can only vote to break a tie and shall certify as
to the passage of ordinances and resolutions within ten (10) days from the enactment or
adoption thereof at the session over which, he temporarily presided which certification
however is not required to the designated Temporary Presiding Officer who preside over
a portion of the session.
B) The Temporary Presiding Officer may on his discretion, relinquish the chair temporarily
to any member of the Sanggunian if he/she would like to go down the floor and
participate in the deliberation in his/her capacity as regular member.
RULE IV
POWERS, DUTIES AND FUNCTIONS OF THE SANGGUNIANG BAYAN
Section 10. POWERS, DUTIES, AND FUNCTIONS OF THE SANGGUNIANG BAYAN –

The Sangguniang Bayan, as the legislative body of the municipality, shall enact ordinances,
approve resolutions and appropriate funds for the general welfare of the municipality and its
inhabitants pursuant to Section 16 of the Code and in the proper exercise of the corporate powers
of the municipality as provided in Rule IX of these Rules, and shall:
1. Approve ordinances and pass resolutions necessary for an efficient and effective
municipal governance, and relative thereto, shall:
(i) Review all ordinances approved by the Sangguniang barangay and
executive orders issued by the punong barangay to determine whether
these are within the scope of the prescribed powers of the Sanggunian and
of the punong barangay;
(ii) Maintain peace and order by enacting measures to prevent and suppress
lawlessness, disorder, riot, violence, rebellion or sedition and impose
penalties for the violation of said ordinances;
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(iii) Impose a penalty of imprisonment for a period not exceeding six (6)
months or a fine not exceeding Two Thousand Five Hundred Pesos
(P2,500.00), or both such imprisonment and fine, at the discretion of the
court, for violation of a municipal ordinance;
(iv) Adopt measures to protect the inhabitants of the municipality from the
harmful effects of man-made or natural disasters and calamities and to
provide relief services and assistance for victims during and the aftermath
of said disasters or calamities and their return t productive livelihood
following said events;
(v) Enact ordinances intended to prevent, suppress and impose appropriate
penalties for habitual drunkenness in public places, vagrancy, mendicancy,
prostitution, establishment and maintenance of houses of ill repute,
gambling and other prohibited games of chance, fraudulent devices and
ways to obtain money or property, drug addiction, maintenance of drug
dens, drug pushing, juvenile delinquency, the printing, distribution or
exhibition of obscene or pornographic materials or publications, and such
other activities inimical to the welfare and morals of the inhabitants of the
municipality;
(vi) Protect the environment and impose appropriate penalties for acts which
endanger the environment, such as dynamite fishing and other forms of
destructive fishing, illegal logging and smuggling of logs, smuggling of
natural resources products and of endangered species of flora and fauna,
slash and burn farming, and such other activities which result in pollution,
acceleration of eutrophication of rivers and lakes, or of ecological
imbalance;
(vii) Subject to the provisions of the Code and applicable laws, determine the
powers and duties of officials and employees of the municipality;
(viii) Determine the positions and the salaries, wages, allowances and other
emoluments and benefits of officials and employees paid wholly or mainly
from municipal funds and provide for expenditures necessary for the
proper conduct of programs, projects, services, and activities of the
municipal government;
(ix) Authorize the payment of compensation to a qualified person not in the
government service who fills up a temporary vacancy or grant honorarium
to any qualified official or employee designated to fill a temporary
vacancy in a concurrent capacity, at the rate authorized by law;
(x) Provide a mechanism and the appropriate funds therefore, to ensure the
safety and protection of all municipal government property, public
documents, or records such as those relating to property inventory, land
ownership, records of births, marriages, deaths, assessments, taxation,
accounts, business permits, and such other records and documents of
public interest in the offices and departments of the municipal
government;
(xi) When the finances of the municipality allow, provide for additional
allowances and other benefits to judges, prosecutors, public elementary
and high school teachers, and other national government official stationed
in or assigned to the municipality;
(xii) Provide legal assistance to barangay officials who, in the performance of
their official duties or on the occasion thereof, have to initiate judicial
proceedings or defend themselves against legal action; and
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(xiii) Provide group insurance or additional insurance coverage for barangay

officials, including members of barangay tanod brigades and other service
units, with public or private insurance companies, when the finances of the
municipal government allow said coverage.
2. Generate and maximize the use of resources and revenues for the development plans,
program objectives and priorities of the municipality as provided in Section 18 of the
Code with particular attention to agro-industrial development and countryside growth
and progress, and relative thereto, shall:
(i) Approve the annual and supplemental budgets of the municipal
government and appropriate funds for specific programs, projects, services
and activities of the municipality, or for other purposes not contrary to
law, in order to promote the general welfare of the municipality and its
inhabitants;
(ii) Subject to the provisions of Book II of the Code and applicable laws and
upon the majority vote of all the members of the Sangguniang Bayan,
enact ordinances levying taxes, fees and charges, prescribing the rates
thereof for general and specific purposes, and granting tax exemptions,
incentives or reliefs;
(iii) Subject to the provisions of Book II of the Code ad upon a majority vote
of all the members of the Sangguniang Bayan, authorize the municipal
mayor to negotiate and contract loans and other forms of indebtedness;
(iv) Subject to the provisions of Book II of the Code and applicable laws and
upon a majority vote of all the members of the Sangguniang Bayan, enact
ordinances authorizing the flotation of bonds or other instruments of
indebtedness, for the purpose of raising funds to finance development
projects;
(v) Appropriate funds for the construction and maintenance or the rental of
buildings for the use of the municipality and, upon a majority vote of all
the members of the Sangguniang Bayan, authorize the municipal mayor to
lease to private parties such public Buildings held in a proprietary
capacity, subject to existing laws, rules and regulations;
(vi) Prescribe reasonable limits and restraints on the use of property within the
jurisdiction of the municipality;
(vii) Adopt a comprehensive land use plan for the municipality provided that
the formulation, adoption, or modification of said plan shall be in
coordination with the approved provincial comprehensive land use plan;
(viii) Reclassify agricultural lands within the jurisdiction of the municipality,
subject to the provisions of Rule VII of these Rules;
(ix) Enact integrated zoning ordinances in consonance with the approved
comprehensive land use plan, subject to existing laws, rules and
regulations; establish fire limits or zones, particularly in populous centers;
and regulate the construction, repair or modification of buildings within
said fire limits or zones in accordance with the provisions of the Fire
Code;
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(x) Subject to national law, process and approve subdivision plans for
residential, commercial, or industrial purposes and other development
purposes, and collect processing fees and other charges, the proceeds of
which shall accrue entirely to the municipality provided that where
approval by a national agency or office is required, said approval shall not
be withheld for more than (30) days from receipt of the application.
Failure to act on the application within the period stated above shall be
deemed as approval thereof;
(xi) With the concurrence of at least two-thirds (2/3) of all the members of the
Sangguniang Bayan, grant tax exemptions, incentives or reliefs to entities
engaged in community growth inducing industries, subject to the
provisions of Chapter 5, Title I, Book II of the Code;
(xii) Grant loans or provide grants to the other LGUs or to national, provincial,
and municipal charitable, benevolent or educational institutions provided
that said institutions are operated and maintained within the municipality;
(xiii) Regulate the numbering of residential, commercial and other buildings;
and,
(xiv) Regulate the inspection, weighing and measuring of articles of commerce.
3. Subject to the provisions of Book II of the Code, grant franchises, enact ordinances
authorizing the issuance of permits or licenses, or enact ordinances levying taxes, fees
and charges upon such conditions and for such purposes intended to promote the
general welfare of the inhabitants of the municipality, and pursuant to this legislative
authority shall:
(i) Fix and impose reasonable fees and charges for all services rendered by
the municipal government to private persons or entities;
(ii) Regulate any business, occupation, or practice of profession or calling
which does not require government examination within the municipality
and the conditions under which the license or said business or practice of
profession may be issued or revoked;
(iii) Prescribe the terms and conditions under which public utilities owned by
the municipality shall be operated by the municipal government or leased
to private persons or entities, preferably cooperatives;
(iv) Regulate the display of and fix the license fees for signs, signboards, or
billboards at the place or places where the profession or business
advertised thereby is, in whole or in part, conducted;
(v) Any law to the contrary notwithstanding, authorize and license the
establishment, operation, and maintenance of cockpits, and regulate
cockfighting and commercial breeding of gamecocks provided that
existing rights should not be prejudiced;
(vi) Subject to the guidelines prescribed by the department of Transportation
and Communications, regulate the operation of tricycles and grant
franchises for the operation thereof within the territorial jurisdiction of the
municipality;
(vii) Upon approval by a majority vote of all the members of the Sangguniang
Bayan, grant a franchise to any person, partnership, corporation, or
cooperative to establish, construct, operate and maintain ferries, wharves,
markets or slaughterhouses, or such 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 a franchise.
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4. Regulate activities relative to the use of land, buildings, and structures within the
municipality in order to promote the general welfare and for said purpose shall:
(i) Declare, prevent or abate any nuisance;
(ii) Require that buildings and the premises thereof and any land within the
municipality be kept and maintain in a sanitary condition; impose
penalties for any violation thereof, or upon failure to comply with said
requirement, have the work done and require the owner, administrator or
tenant concerned to pay the expenses of the same; or require the filling up
of any land or premises to a grade necessary for proper sanitation;
(iii) Regulate the disposal of clinical and other wastes from hospitals, clinics
and other similar establishments;
(iv) Regulate the establishment, operation and maintenance of cafes,
restaurants, beerhouses, hotels, motels, inns, pension houses, lodging
houses, and other similar establishments, including tourist guides and
transports;
(v) Regulate the sale, giving away or dispensing of any intoxicating malt,
vino, mixed or fermented liquors at any retail outlet;
(vi) Regulate the establishment and provide for the inspection of steam boilers
or any heating device in buildings and the storage of inflammable and
highly combustible materials within the municipality;
(vii) Regulate the establishment, operation, and maintenance of entertainment
or amusement facilities, including theatrical performances, circuses,
billiards pools, public dancing schools, public dance halls, sauna baths,
massage parlors, and other places of entertainment or amusement; regulate
such other events or activities for amusement or entertainment,
particularly those which tend to disturb the community or annoy the
inhabitants, or require the suspension or suppression of the same; or,
prohibit certain forms of amusement or entertainment in order to protect
the social and moral welfare of the community;
(viii) Provide for the impounding of stray animals; regulate the keeping of
animals in homes or as part of a business, and the slaughter, sale or
disposition of the same; and adopt measures to prevent and penalize
cruelty to animals; and
(ix) Regulate the establishment, operation, and maintenance of funeral parlors
and the burial or cremation of the dead subject to applicable laws, rules
and regulations.
5. Approve ordinances which shall ensure the efficient and effective delivery of the
basic services and facilities as provided in Rule V of these Rules, and in addition to
said services and facilities, shall:
(i) Provide for the establishment, maintenance, protection, and conservation
of communal forests and watersheds, tree parks, greenbelts, mangroves,
and other similar forest development projects;
(ii) Establish markets, slaughterhouses, or animal corrals and authorize the
operation thereof, and regulate the construction and operation of private
markets, talipapas, or other similar buildings and structures;
(iii) Authorize the establishment, maintenance and operation ferries, wharves,
and other structures, and marine and seashore or offshore activities
intended to accelerate productivity;
(iv) Regulate the preparation and sale of meat, poultry, fish, vegetables, fruits,
fresh dairy products, and other foodstuffs for public consumption;
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(v) Regulate the use of streets, avenues, alleys, sidewalks, bridges, parks and
other public places and approve the construction, improvement, repair and
maintenance of the same; establish bus and vehicles stops and terminals or
regulate the use of the same by privately- owned vehicles which serve the
public; regulate garages and the operation conveyances for hire; designate
stands to be occupied by public vehicles when not in use; regulate the
putting up of signs, signposts, awnings and awning posts on the streets;
and provide for the lighting, cleaning and sprinkling of streets and places;
(vi) Regulate traffic on all streets and bridges, prohibit the putting up of
encroachments or obstacles thereon, and, when necessary in the interest of
public welfare, authorize the removal of encroachments and illegal
constructions in public places;
(vii) Subject to applicable laws, provide for the establishment, operation,
maintenance, and repair of an efficient waterworks system to supply water
for the inhabitants; regulate the construction, maintenance, repair and use
of hydrants, pumps, cisterns and reservoirs; protect the purity and quantity
of the water supply of the municipality and, for this purpose, extend the
coverage of appropriate ordinances over all territory within the drainage
area of said water supply and within one hundred (100) meters of the
reservoir, conduit, canal, aqueduct, pumping station, or watershed used in
connection with the water service; and regulate the consumption, use or
wastage of water;
(viii) Regulate the drilling and excavation of the ground for the laying of water,
gas, sewer, and other pipes, and the construction, repair and maintenance
of public drains, sewers, cesspools, tunnels and similar structures; regulate
the placing of poles and the use of crosswalks, curbs, and gutters; adopt
measures to ensure public safety against open canals, manholes, live wires
and other similar hazards to life and property; and, regulate the
construction and use of private water closets, privies and other similar
structures in buildings and homes;
(ix) Regulate the placing, stringing, attaching, installing, repair and
construction of all gas mains, electric, telegraph and telephone wires,
conduits, meters and other apparatus; and, provide for the correction,
condemnation, or removal of the same when found to be dangerous,
defective or otherwise hazardous to the welfare of the inhabitants;
(x) Subject to the availability of funds and to applicable laws, rules and
regulations, establish and provide for the operation of vocational and
technical schools and similar post-secondary institutions and, with the
approval of the Department of Education, fix and collect reasonable fees
and other school charges on said institutions, subject to existing laws on
tuition fees;
(xi) Establish a scholarship fund for poor but deserving students residing
within the municipality in schools located within its jurisdiction;
(xii) Approve measures and adopt quarantine regulations to prevent the
introduction and spread of diseases;
(xiii) Provide for an efficient and effective system of solid waste and garbage
collection and disposal and prohibit littering and the placing or throwing
of garbage, refuse and other filth and wastes;
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(xiv) Provide for the care of paupers, the aged, the disabled, the sick, persons of
unsound mind, abandoned minors, juvenile delinquents, drug dependents,
abused children and other needy and disadvantaged persons, particularly
children and youth below eighteen (18) years of age and, subject to
availability of funds, establish and provide for the operation of centers and
facilities for said persons;
(xv) Establish and provide for the maintenance and improvement of jails and
detention centers, institute sound jail management programs, and
appropriate funds for the subsistence of detainees and convicted prisoners
in the municipality;
(xvi) Establish a municipal council whose purpose is the promotion of culture
and the arts, coordinate with NGAs and NGOs and, subject to the
availability of funds, appropriate funds for the support and development of
the same; and
(xvii) Establish a municipal council for the elderly which shall formulate
policies and adopt measures mutually beneficial to the elderly and to the
community; provide incentives for NGOs and, subject to availability of
funds, appropriate funds to support programs and projects for the benefit
of the elderly; and
6. Exercise such other powers and perform such other duties and functions as may be
prescribed by law or ordinance.
RULE V
FULL DISCLOSURE OF FINANCIAL AND BUSINESS

INTERESTS OF SANGGUNIAN MEMBERS
Section 11. FULL DISCLOSURE OF FINANCIAL AND BUSINESS INTERESTS OF

SANGGUNIAN MEMBERS.- (a) Every Sanggunian member shall, upon assumption to office,
make a full disclosure of his business and financial interests. He shall also disclose any business,
financial or professional relationship or any relation by affinity or consanguinity within the
fourth civil degree, which he may have with any person, firm or entity affected by any ordinance
or resolution under consideration by the Sanggunian of which he is a member, which relationship
may result in conflict of interest. Such relationship shall include:
(1) Ownership of stock, capital or investment in the entity or firm to which the ordinance or
resolution may relate; and
(2) Contracts or agreements with any person or entity which the ordinance or resolution
under consideration may affect.
In the absence of a specific constitutional or statutory provision applicable to this

situation, conflict of interest refers in general to one where it may be reasonably deduced
that a member of a Sanggunian may not act in the public interest due to some private,
pecuniary, or other personal considerations that may tend to affect his judgment to the
prejudice of the service or the public.
(b) The disclosure required under this Rule shall be made in writing and submitted to the
Secretary to the Sanggunian or the secretary of the committee of which he is a member. The
disclosure shall, in all cases, form part of the record of the proceedings and shall be made in the
following manner:
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(1) Disclosure shall be made before the member participates in the deliberations on the
ordinance or resolution under consideration provided that if the member did not
participate during the deliberations, the disclosure shall be made before voting on the
ordinance or resolution on second and third readings; and
(3) Disclosure shall be made when a member takes a position or makes a privilege speech on
a matter that may affect the business interest, financial connection, or professional
relationship described in this Article.
RULE VI
THE SECRETARY TO THE SANGGUNIAN
Section 12. There shall be a Secretary to the Sangguniang Bayan whose appointment shall be in
accordance with Civil Service law, rules and regulations. He shall take charge of the Office of
the Secretary to the Sanggunian and shall:
(i) Attend meetings of the Sanggunian and keep a journal of its proceedings;
(ii) Keep the seal of the LGU and affix the same with his signature to all
ordinances, resolutions, and other official acts of the Sanggunian and
present the same to the presiding officer for his signature;
(iii) Forward to the mayor for approval, copies of ordinances enacted by the
Sanggunian and duly certified by the presiding officer;
(iv) Transmit to the Sangguniang Panlalawigan approved ordinances;
(v) Furnish, upon request of any interested party, certified copies of records of
public character in his custody, upon payment to the local treasurer of
such fees as may be prescribed by ordinance;
(vi) Record in a book kept for the purpose, all ordinances and resolutions
enacted or adopted by the Sanggunian, with the dates of passage and
publication thereof;
(vii) Keep his office and all non-confidential records therein open to the public
during the usual business hours;
(viii) Translate into the dialect used by a majority of the inhabitants all
ordinances and resolutions immediately after their approval, and cause the
publication thereof, together with the original version in the manner
provided in Rule XVII of these Rules;
(ix) Take custody of the local archives and, where applicable, the local library
and annually account for the same; and
(x) Exercise such other powers and perform such other duties and functions as
may be prescribed by law or ordinance relative to his position.
Section 13. If the Secretary is absent or hindered by physical reasons to perform some of his
duties, the same may be performed by some other person who may be designated for the purpose
by the Presiding Officer.
RULE VII
LEGISLATIVE AND EXECUTIVE AGENDA
Section 14. TERM- BASED AGENDA – Every member of the Sanggunian shall prepare his or
her Term Based Agenda (TBA) within ninety (90) days upon assumption of office. This will
serve as his or her guidance in the next three years of service as member of the Sanggunian. The
Sangguniang Bayan shall draft and adopt a Consolidated Term Based Agenda (TBA) for every
term of office of the Sanggunian within 100 days upon assumption of office. The Term Based
Agenda will be the vision of what the Sanggunian envisions to achieve through legislation within
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the said term. This will be coordinated and further consolidated with the executive branch of
government who also has their Term Based Agenda (TBA). The Consolidated Term Based
Agenda (TBA) will serve as the policy guideline, direction, and actions of all the municipal
government officials and employees in the next three years.
The Term Based Agenda shall be programmed in an Annual Legislative Work Plan
(ALWP). This will serve as the guide in prioritizing legislative work. This will also assist in
framing up the annual budget of the Sangguniang Bayan. Practically planning and budgeting will
start from June of the year the members are proclaimed and have taken their oath. This will also
end on the third year of their service.
RULE VIII
COMMITTEES AND COMMITTEE REPORTS
Section 15. STANDING COMMITTEES – The Sangguniang Bayan of Impasugong shall elect
the chairman and members of the following standing committees, the general jurisdiction of
which shall be as hereunder provided:
a) COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE, COOPERATIVES AND AGRARIAN

REFORM – All matters relating to agriculture, food production, nutrition services,
agri-business, economic and research, soil survey and conservation of agriculture
education and extension services and animal industry and livestock quarantine, farm
credits, fisheries and aquatic resources, and construction of fish ponds, and
regulatory measure therefore. All matters related to development, promotion of
growth and expansion of cooperatives. All matters relating to agrarian reform;
promotion of well-being of CARP beneficiaries, and development of the agrarian
reform communities.
b) COMMITTEE ON BARANGAY AFFAIRS AND COMMUNITY

DEVELOPMENT – All matters pertaining to the creation of new barangays, review
of the barangay enactment, and generally all barangay affairs.
c) COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION AND RELIGIOUS AFFAIRS– All matters

relating to education and local schools, colleges and universities, libraries and
museums, formal and community adult education, scientific and technological
research development and advancement, matters relating to science and technology,
formal, technical and vocational, and postgraduate levels. All matters relating to the
moral and religious formation of the community, promotion of moral, spiritual well-
being of the youth.
d) COMMITTEE ON FINANCE, APPROPRIATION, WAYS AND MEANS,

AND TAXATION - With general jurisdiction over all matters relating to funds for
the expenditures of the municipal government and for the payment of public
indebtedness, claims against the government, appropriation of public funds and in
general, all matters pertaining to public expenditures, matters related to the approval
of the budget; appropriation of funds or payment of obligations; determination of
compensation of personnel; reorganization of local offices; allocation of funds for
projects and other services; all matters relating to taxes, fees, charges, loans; study
and revision of tax measures; and generation of other sources and forms of revenue
from both public and private sectors, including codification of revenue ordinances.
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e) COMMITTEE ON HEALTH AND SANITATION – All matters relating to

public health and hygiene, establishment of health centers, medical hospitals and
clinics and quarantine services; purchase of medicines and other health and sanitary
measures.
f) COMMITTEE ON HOUSING, ZONING AND URBAN PLANNING – All

matters related to water and land use, land servicing, housing, zoning and land
reclassification; urban planning and formulation of comprehensive land use; and
human settlement planning.
g) COMMITTEE ON INDIGENOUS AND OTHER MULTI-ETHNIC GROUPS–

All matters relating to the integrated and sustainable development of all the local
ethnic groups and cultural communities and of the indigenous culture of the Filipino.
h) COMMITTEE ON LABOR, LOCAL AND OVERSEAS EMPLOYMENT– All

matters related to labor disputes and conciliation; labor employment and manpower
development; maintenance of industrial cooperation; labor education, standards and
statistics; organization of labor market, including the recruitment, training, welfare,
development, and placement of local and overseas workers and employment;
manpower promotions and development of labor intensive technology.
i) COMMITTEE ON MUNICIPAL ECONOMIC ENTERPRISE, SMALL AND

MEDIUM ENTERPRISE, TRADING INDUSTRY, LIVELIHOOD AND
ECONOMIC SECURITY – All matters relating to the development of economic
enterprise within the municipality specially those owned, controlled, managed, and
partnered by the Municipal Government of Impasugong; this will also include the
development and promotion of cottage industries; all matters related to or connected
with the community-based promotion, establishment and operation of all kinds of
trade and industry, creation of import and export board, as well as transfer of
appropriate technology, provision on investment, support services including access to
credit financing, and other economic enterprises.
j) COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS, INFRASTRUCTURE,

COMMUNICATION AND TRANSPORTATION – All matters related to
planning, modernization, installation and construction of transportation and
telecommunication facilities; all matters related to planning, construction,
maintenance, improvement and repairs of public buildings, highways, roads and
bridges, parks, monuments, playground and other public edifices; drainage, sewerage
and flood control protection; irrigation and water utilities; and hydro plant
development.
k) COMMITTEE ON RULES, LAWS AND CIVIL SERVICE/GOOD

GOVERNANCE, PUBLIC ETHICS AND ACCOUNTABILITY – All matters
relating to the Order of Business, the implementation of national laws and
enforcement of local ordinances, revision and interpretation of the Sanggunian
Internal Rules of Procedure; codification or ordination, misfeasance, malfeasance
and nonfeasance against local officials and employees; committees and their
jurisdiction; and privileges and disorderly conduct of the members as well as all
matters relating to the legal aspect of action taken by or submitted to the Sanggunian;
all matters relating to the laws and rules and operation of the civil service and the
status of the offices and employees of the municipal government including their
retirement pension and gratuity; all matters relating to the regulation of the
profession, the reorganization of the local offices. All matters relating to the
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observance of the Code of Conduct and Ethical Standards for Public Officials and
Employees, the granting of incentives and awards for exemplary service,
observance/promotion of transparency of all transactions of the municipal
government, all matters relating to the accountability and responsibility for the safe
keeping of public funds and properties.
l) COMMITTEE ON SOCIAL WELFARE, WOMEN, FAMILY, AND

GENDER- All matters related to public and social welfare and ameliorative
services; public social services for the disadvantaged groups in Philippine society
including the elderly, the disabled, street children, drug dependents, criminal
offenders as well as relocation and resettlement of squatters; all matters related to the
protection of women and family; measures to protect working women by providing
safe and healthful working conditions, taking into account their maternal functions,
and such facilities and opportunities that will enhance their welfare and potentials;
measures to protect the rights of spouses and children, including assistance for proper
care and nutrition, and special protection from all forms of neglect, abuse, cruelty,
exploitation and other conditions prejudicial to their development; measures to
protect the rights of families or family associations to participate in the planning and
implementation of policies and programs that affect them; and other assistance that
will safeguard the development of women and family.
m) COMMITTEE ON ENVIRONMENT, SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT, AND

ECOLOGICAL PROTECTION AND PRESERVATION AND CLIMATE
CHANGE ADAPTATION– All matters related to human ecology and settlement;
environmental protection, exploration, development, utilization and conservation and
utilization of natural resources, including flora and fauna; management of solid
waste; beautification, cleaning and greening of parks and places of interest.
n) COMMITTEE ON SUSTAINABLE PEACE, ORDER AND HUMAN RIGHTS

AND PUBLIC SAFETY- All matters related to police matters, maintenance of
peace and order, protective services, traffics rule and regulations; fire prevention and
control measures; and jail management; all matters relating to maintenance,
protection and/or advancement of human rights.
o) COMMITTEE ON TOURISM AND CULTURE– All matters related to or

connected with promotion, establishment and operation of tourism industry;
beatification, cleanliness and greening of parks and places of public interest. This
will include community-based ecotourism industry; development and promotion
advancement, preservation and enrichment of Filipino arts and culture.
p) COMMITTEE ON YOUTH, SPORTS, GAMES AND AMUSEMENT– With

general jurisdiction over all matters pertaining to the development of youth through
social activities, promotion and protection of the youth’s physical, moral, spiritual,
intellectual and social well-being; and their involvement in public and civic affairs;
all matters relating to the amusements and professional games such as professional
basketball, horse racing, boxing cockfighting, wrestling, lotteries, jai-alai and others.
Section 16. MEMBERS, OFFICERS, ELECTION – Each standing committee shall have a
chairman, vice chairman, and at least one member who shall be elected by majority vote of the
Sanggunian from among its members.
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Any member who is an author of a proposed ordinance or resolution referred to a

committee or, if there be several authors, the first two authors whose names appear first in the
proposed ordinance or resolution or their duly designated co-authors, shall be considered as
member or members of the committee insofar as the consideration of said proposed ordinance or
resolution and others of a like or similar nature is concerned. However, they shall have no vote in
the Committee.
Section 17. LIMITATION – No Sanggunian member shall be a chairman or vice chairman of

more than two standing committees, nor a member of more than three regular committees.
No member of a committee shall act upon or participate in the deliberation on any matter
in which he has a special, direct and substantial interest.
Section 18. SPECIAL COMMITTEES – The Sanggunian may organize special committees as
it may deem necessary. The officers and members of special committee shall likewise be elected
by the majority vote of all Sanggunian members.
Section 19. VACANCY – Whenever a vacancy occurs or is declared to exist in any of the
committee the same shall be filled by election of the Sanggunian.
Section 20. REFERRAL OF MEASURES OR COMMUNICATIONS- all proposed

resolutions, privilege speeches, petitions or communications referred to the committees shall be
directly considered by the committee.
Section 21. COMMITTEE MEETINGS OR HEARINGS – All committees shall meet a day
after the scheduled regular session to deliberate on matters referred to each committee. A
majority of all members of the committee shall constitute a quorum. Committee meetings or
hearings shall be held in a public building.
Section 22. COMMITTEE REPORT AND ORDERS – a) Committee report is an official

written account of the action taken by the committee relative to a particular task assigned to it
together with its findings or conclusion and the corresponding “recommendation”.
b) Committee reports and/or orders on any ordinance, resolution or measure shall be considered
in formal meetings and shall not be submitted to the Sanggunian unless accompanied by the
minutes of the meeting or hearing of the committee which adopted them.
c) Committee report shall be in writing, duly signed by the Committee Chairman and members
before such can be taken up in the session. No committee reports shall be honored without
documentation during the conduct of any session.
d) Proceedings of committee meeting and Public Hearing shall be recorded. Minutes of all
formal meetings of the committee and transcript of stenographic notes shall form an integral part
of the records of the committee.
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e) When a committee submits a report, the members thereof shall be presumed to have concurred
in the report and shall be precluded from opposing the same, unless they have their objection
thereto during the committee meeting. Any committee member who disagrees with the majority
opinion shall indicate his dissention in the committee report and render a separate minority report
immediately after the committee chairman concerned has presented the committee report
otherwise he shall be presumed to have concurred in the committee report and shall then be
precluded from opposing it on the floor.
f) No matter how informal the proceeding are conducted, two motions must be formally
observed in committee meetings the motion to adopt a report and the motion to adjourn, both of
which must be proposed and voted upon in a regular manner.
g) In case of failure of a committee to render such report a majority of the council may by
written petition, discharge the committee unless there is a valid and legal ground for delay or
extension after which the matter is submitted to the body for disposition.
Section 23. DISCHARGE OF COMMITTEES.- The council may by a majority vote of the
members present at a meeting discharge a committee from further consideration of a question,
through the same motion assign the question to another committee, or to a committee of the
whole provided that the committee shall be discharged insofar as the particular question taken
away from it is concerned, unless it is a special committee which shall be automatically
dissolved upon its discharge.
Section 24. LEGISLATIVE RESEARCH FUND.- There is hereby created a Legislative

Research Fund to defray expenses in connection with the functions of committees and the
research function of the Office of the Sanggunian Secretary in aid of legislation as follows:
a) For ocular inspection in areas which are objects of research works, such as creation of
barangays, boundary conflicts, settlement of boundary conflicts, settlement of
administrative cases, including pictorials and documentation of pertinent papers;
b) Honoraria for services rendered by technocrats, experts, committee members and
personal services for work on various referrals for study, recommendation and record
keeping;
c) Cost of equipment, books, supplies and materials to be used in connection with
Sangguniang Bayan and Sanggunian Secretary’s research function.
Section 25. PLACE AND TIME OF MEETINGS OR HEARINGS. Committee meetings or

hearings shall be held in the session hall or whenever necessary in any government building.
Section 26. PERIOD TO REPORT – The committee shall be compelled to render a report on
the proposed ordinance or resolution within seven (7) days after it has been referred to it.
If the committee reports on a proposed ordinance or resolution is favorable, it shall be

included in the calendar of business.
If the committee’s action on a proposed ordinance or resolution is unfavorable, it shall be

laid on the table and, within ten (10) days of action taken will be furnished to the author or
authors and the Sangguniang Bayan concerned stating the reason for such action: Provided, that
within five (5) days after receipt of the notice the Sanggunian may reconsider the committee
recommendation or the presiding officer may refer the proposed ordinance/ resolution to other
allied committee for further study.
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Section 27. AD HOC COMMITTEE. The Presiding Officer or majority of the members
present may create an Ad Hoc Committee composed of three (3) or more members of the
Sanggunian. A majority of which shall constitute a quorum for the purpose of performing acts or
function delegated by the Chair.
Other members who are not members of the Ad Hoc Committee may attend and
participate during meetings or hearings of Ad Hoc Committees but without the right to vote.
Section 28. COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE- This committee as its name implies is
composed of the whole body which the council resolves itself upon a majority vote if it desires
to consider a measure or question informally or deduce that the matter brought before the body
could be best acted upon or resolved informally. In this case, a lead committee shall make a
report to be presented in the second reading.
Section 29. The whole municipality shall be the concern of every member of the Sangguniang
Bayan. There shall be no specific barangay assignment for each Sangguniang Bayan Member.
RULE IX
SESSIONS
Section 30. REGULAR SESSIONS – The regular session/s of the Sangguniang Bayan of
Impasugong, Bukidnon shall be held every Monday and to start at 10:00 o’clock in the morning
to be held at the Sangguniang Bayan Session Hall or in any other public building in the
Municipality of Impasugong as agreed upon by majority of the members of the body in the
immediately preceding session.
Section 31. Fortuitous Event, Holidays and Intervening Official Activities.- If due to some
fortuitous events like typhoons, floods or other public calamity or such day of session falls on a
legal holiday and regular session cannot be held on the fixed day, then the session shall be held
on the day immediately following the cessation of any such calamity or on the next day
following a holiday.
In case when a quorum cannot be met on the fixed day of the regular session due to any
programmed intervening official activities, the Presiding Officer shall move the regular session
to any convenient day within the reference week to satisfy the minimum requirement of one
regular session per week.
Section 32. SPECIAL SESSIONS – As often as necessary when public interest so demands,
special sessions may be called by the Municipal Mayor or by majority of the members of the
Sanggunian.
In special session, 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 the household of his
usual place of residence at least twenty four (24) hours before the special session is held. Unless
otherwise agreed upon by two-thirds (2/3) vote of the members present, there being a quorum no
other matter may be considered at a special session except those in the notice which in no case be
more than two business for the day.
Section 33. Any session, regular or special, may in case the amount of business shall require, be
adjourned from day to day until the business is completed. No two sessions, whether regular or
special, may be held in a single day.
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Section 34. CALL TO ORDER – The Presiding Officer shall open the session by calling the
Sanggunian to order. An invocation by any Sanggunian member designated by the Presiding
Officer shall follow. Then the Pambansang Awit and Bukidnon Provincial Hymn shall be
sung/played to be followed by the recitation of the PCL Creed and Vice Mayor’s Creed.
Section 35. ATTENDANCE IN SESSION – a) Every member of the Sanggunian shall be

present in all sessions, unless expressly excluded by it or necessarily prevented from doing so by
sickness or other unavoidable circumstances duly reported to the Sanggunian through the
Secretary.
b) Punctuality in attending sessions is expected from all Sanggunian members.
c) Any member of the Sanggunian who is absent during a session but who is on official
business shall not be indicated in the minutes as absent but on official business.
Official business refers to any travel, any transaction or activities related to the discharge
of official function and duties of the Sanggunian which requires the presence of any Sanggunian
Member duly authorized by the Local Chief Executive or Municipal Vice Mayor.
d) Any member of the Sanggunian who will be absent during the session shall file his
leave of absence on C.S. Form No. 6.
Section 36. CONDUCT DURING SESSION– a) During the regular session, the members
shall be in proper attire and observe decorum as follows.
a) First Monday Ethnic Attire

b) Second Monday Long Sleeve Barong and slacks
c) Third Monday Coat and Slacks
d) Fourth Monday Long Sleeve Checkered with a tie and slacks and cowboy boots
and hat
b) No dress code shall be prescribed or required during special session but members shall
attend the session in decent attire (Polo for men, slacks, dress or skirt for ladies).
c) While the Presiding Officer is addressing the sanggunian or putting a question, all
members are to give due respect by not going out or crossing the session hall.
Section 37. PARTICIPATION IN DELIBERATION DURING SESSION – a) Only the

members of the Sangguniang Bayan shall participate in the floor deliberations during session.
b) All remarks of members during session shall always be addressed to the chair.
Sanggunian members shall speak only when recognized by the chair. This shall be
observed even when the Internal Rules of Procedure is suspended.
c) The Cebuano, Tagalog, Binukid and English may be used in the Sanggunian
deliberation.
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Section 38. Purpose of visitors in attending the session shall be made known to the body before
said visitors be allowed to talk before the body. Talk of visitors shall be limited to maximum of
twenty (20) minutes. Each member is limited to two (2) questions only when no other member is
raising his/her hand. But this rule shall not apply to invited guests/resource person of the
Sangguniang Bayan in aid of legislation. In either case, Section 39 of the internal rules of
procedure shall be suspended before any visitor or guest can speak before the body. Only matters
that need legislative action shall be presented before the Sanggunian.
Section 39. OPEN TO PUBLIC – a) Sanggunian sessions or meetings of any committee thereof
shall be opened to the public unless a closed session is decided or ordered by an affirmative vote
of a majority of the members present, there being a quorum, in the public interest or for reason of
security, decency or morality, or for reasons affecting the dignity of the Sanggunian or any of its
members, or when confidential matters are being considered.
b) Executive Session. On motion to hold a closed session duly approved, the Presiding
Officer shall direct the session hall cleared and doors closed.
Only the secretary and such other persons who are specifically authorized by the
Sanggunian shall be admitted to the closed sessions. They shall preserve the secrecy of whatever
maybe read or said at the session.
Section 40. SUSPENSION AND ADJOURNMENT OF SESSION – Sessions of the

Sanggunian shall not be suspended or adjourned except by direction of the Sanggunian itself but
the Presiding Officer may in his/her discretion, declare a recess of short intervals or declare
adjournment of session when there is no more business to be taken up by the Sangguniang
Bayan, there being no objection from the floor or in case of emergency or when a member
becomes unruly or uncontrollable.
Section 41. OPENING AND ADJOURNMENT TO BE ENTERED IN MINUTES – The

exact time of opening and adjournment of a session shall be entered in the minutes.
RULE X
QUORUM
Section 42. Quorum- (a) A majority of all the members of the Sanggunian who have been
elected and qualified shall constitute a quorum to transact official business.
Majority- has been defined by the Supreme Court as that which is greater than half of the
membership of the body or that number which is 50% plus one (1) of the entire membership.
b) Should the question of a lack of quorum be raised, the Presiding Officer, without
debate, shall immediately proceed to a verification thereof by causing the reading of the roll of
members and announcing the result forthwith.
(c) Where there is no quorum, the Presiding Officer may declare a recess until such time
as a quorum is constituted, or a majority of the members present may adjourn from day to day
and may compel the immediate attendance of any member absent without justifiable cause by
designating a member of the Sanggunian, to be assisted by a member or members of the police
force assigned in the territorial jurisdiction of the LGU concerned, to arrest the absent member
and present him at the session.
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(d) If there is still no quorum despite the enforcement of the immediately preceding
subsection, no business shall be transacted. The Presiding Officer, upon proper motion duly
approved by the members present, shall then declare the session adjourned for lack of quorum.
Section 43. Walkouts, Illegal Adjournment.- When a quorum has been duly constituted but a
group thereof refuses to meet with others, or where a meeting has been regularly convened and a
minority of the members present voluntarily abandoned the session, a majority of those present
may transact business. Where a session has been regularly convened, but later on illegally
adjourned, any group, provided it consists of a majority of the members, may continue the same
session.
RULE XI
ORDER OF BUSINESS
Section 44. ORDER OF BUSINESS– The order of Business of the Sanggunian for every
session shall be:
I. Call to Order
- Prayer
- PambansangAwit
- Bukidnon Provincial Hymn
- PCL Creed
- Vice Mayor’s Creed
II. Roll Call
III. Consideration/adoption of the minutes of the previous session
IV. Question Hour
V. Privilege Hour/Chair’s Privilege
VI. First Reading and Referrals of Proposed Measures and Communications

a) Ordinances
b) Resolutions
c) Messages and Communications
VII. Committee Reports
VIII. Calendar of Business

A) Unfinished Business
B) Business of the Day
1. Business for Third and Final Reading
2. Business for Second Reading
C) Unassigned Business
D) Adjournment
Section 45. CONSIDERATION/ADOPTION OF THE MINUTES – The minutes of every

session shall be submitted to the Sanggunian for consideration and adoption by a majority of the
members present at the session at which they are presented. Copies of the minutes of the
previous session shall be distributed to each member before the start of the succeeding session.
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The said minutes shall no longer be read during the session. It may be corrected by the majority
vote or general consent of the members present and the adoption of the entire documents would
be then be in order through the articulation of the proper motion. Once amended/corrected, the
minutes speak of the original date of the session.
In case of differing understanding of what had transpired in the previous session, the
understanding of the majority of the members present in the said session shall prevail.
No excerpt from any unadopted minutes shall be issued by the Office of the Secretary to
the Sanggunian.
Section 46. QUESTION HOUR- It is the period allotted for members to ask questions from
invited resource persons by the Council in aid of legislation coming from either the government
or private sectors. It primarily seeks information from invited guests on certain matters which are
of public interest. This is different from the fact-finding investigation in aid of legislation
conducted by a standing committee or Ad Hoc committee created for the purpose. Only
questions in form and manner of interpellation should be asked. The interpellator should avoid
arguing with the invited guests.
Section 47. PRIVILEGE HOUR- It is the period of time allotted for members to express the
sentiments of their constituents or their own views, opinions, comments or position on various
issues and affairs of public interest or a way to make an explanatory statement of the purpose of
a legislative measure the speaker has filed. This is popularly known as a Privilege Speech. Any
statement made on the floor by a member is not immune from suit. Only issues that need
legislative action shall be presented during the Privilege Hour. A five-minute rule shall be
properly observed.
Section 48. FIRST READING – a) On first reading the Secretary shall report all proposed
ordinances and resolutions to the Sanggunian filed at least three (3) days before a regular or
special session and petitions and requests as well as communications to the Council for first
reading under the referral of measures and communications.
b) Any matter that shall need legislative action/attention of the Sanggunian shall be in
writing and submitted to the SB Secretary in three (3) copies three days before the
scheduled session for inclusion in the order of business.
c) In case of communication only its substance and the name of the sender shall be
read. However, matters which do not require legislation by the Sangguniang Bayan
shall no longer be referred to a committee but shall be endorsed directly to the agency
concerned or duly noted in the minutes. Actual distribution of copies of the proposed
ordinance or resolution is done later by the Secretary.
c) An erroneous referral of proposed ordinances or resolutions may be corrected any day

after the approval of the minutes.
e)Only the chairman or vice chairman of the committee to which a proposed ordinance or
resolution was erroneously referred, as well as the chairman or vice chairman of the
committee claiming jurisdiction over the proposed ordinance or resolution, may move
that the referral be declared erroneous, and ask for its correction. However, the Presiding
Officer may motu proprio rectify an erroneous referral.
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Section 49. URGENT MEASURES – Any legislative matters duly certified by the Municipal
Mayor as urgent, whether or not it is included in the calendar of business, may be presented and
considered by the Sanggunian in the same manner without a need of suspending the rules.
The Sanggunian, likewise, may, on motion, by the chairman or vice chairman of the
committee concerned, consider a proposed ordinance or resolution as urgent and consideration
thereof shall be scheduled according to a timetable.
If said motion is approved, the Sanggunian shall forthwith prepare a detailed timetable
fixing the date on or before which the proposed ordinance or resolution must be reported by the
committee concerned, the number of days or hours to be allotted to the consideration of the
measure on a second reading, and the date or hour at which proceeding must be conducted and
final measure taken.
Section 50. COMMITTEE REPORT- A Committee Report may be read either by the
Committee Chair or committee member. If the report is too long, the body may require the
reporter to read only the “findings or conclusions” and “recommendations” contained in the
report. A minority report may be presented after the majority report provided its presentation is
approved by a majority of the members present, to constitute a quorum.
Section 51. SECOND READING– a) No proposed ordinance or resolution shall be considered

on second reading in any regular meeting unless it has been reported out by the proper
Committee to which it was referred or certified as urgent by the Local Chief Executive.
b) On the day set for the consideration of a proposed ordinance or resolution for second reading,
the Secretary reads the proposed ordinance or resolution in its entirety, although this can be
dispensed with since every Sanggunian member is presumed to have a copy of the measure
under consideration. The chairman of the committee recommending the ordinance or resolution,
or someone designated 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, then to amendments, and other proper parliamentary motions.
Section 52. THIRD READING – A proposed ordinance or resolution approved on second

reading shall be included in the calendar under “third reading.”
No ordinance shall be approved unless it has passed three readings, and copies thereof in
its final form have been distributed to the members at least three (3) days before its passage,
except when the Municipal Mayor or the Sanggunian certifies to the necessity of its immediate
enactment to meet a public calamity or emergency. Upon the third reading of proposed ordinance
or resolution, no amendment thereto shall be allowed and the vote thereon shall be taken
immediately thereafter and the ayes and nays entered in the minutes.
Section 53. CALENDAR OF BUSINESS – The Calendar of Business shall consist of the
following parts:
a) Unfinished Business – Any kind of Business including, but not limited to, proposals
or measures that have been left unacted upon, postponed or left unfinished during the
previous meeting or session. Its consideration shall be resumed until such unfinished
business is disposed of. This also includes items of business left unfinished or unacted
at the end of the term of the previous body (Sanggunian).
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b) Business for the Day – Measures that have been reported out by the committees and
ready for deliberation on “second reading”. This may also include items that have
been passed or approved on “second reading” and are ready for the body’s decision
on “third reading.”
c) Unassigned Business – This refers to pending matters of measures or new one’s

arising out during the deliberation but not yet assigned to proper committees for the
body’s action including the following:
1. Matters, proposals or measures usually in the form of resolution or

ordinance that have not yet been referred to any particular committee albeit
they have been reported out during the period for committee reports;
2. Matters, proposals or measures already referred to a committee but for some

reason or another was not acted upon and the body decided to discharge that
committee from further handling it. Thus, it becomes imperative to assign
that matter to another committee, or create a special committee for that
purpose.
3. Matters, proposals or measures which have been erroneously referred to a

committee but, for some reason or another, was not corrected immediately
after the reading of the minutes containing it. The alternative left of the
committee concerned is to include that matter in the item under “unassigned
business and when this period comes, correction may still be made thru a
motion to that effect by either of the following:
a) Committee on Laws
b) Committee claiming jurisdiction over it; and
c) Committee to which it was erroneously referred.
Section 54. DISTRIBUTION OF CALENDAR OF BUSINESS – The calendar of business

shall be distributed to each member on the day of session. Unless there be addition to the one
previously distributed, which case a note to this effect on the order of business shall be sufficient.
RULE XII
THE MINUTES
Section 55. THE MINUTES – a) The Sanggunian shall keep the minutes of its proceedings
which shall comprise a succinct and exact account of the business transacted and the actions
taken thereon. The minutes must clearly show the following: nature of the meeting, whether
regular or special, date time, and place of the meeting; names of members present and absent;
whether the minutes of the previous meeting were considered and adopted, citing corrections, if
any; every resolution and ordinance, in full; if the resolution or ordinance was not approved
unanimously, a brief statement of the minority opinion; nominal voting; all main motions,
excepts those withdrawn; points of order and appeals, whether sustained or lost; veto message of
the mayor, in full, and time of adjournment.
b) The original copy of the minutes shall be signed by the members of the Sanggunian
present at the meeting, showing those who voted for and those who voted against its
approval. Each copy of the minutes must be signed by the presiding officer and the
secretary.
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c)The consideration of the minutes cannot be dispensed with but may be postponed to a
later time or meeting, and no motion to amend it shall be entertained after it has been
considered and approved.
d) No excerpt of any unadopted minutes shall be issued by the Office of the Secretary to
RULE XIII
PROCEDURE ON THE ENACTMENT OF ORDINANCES, PASSAGE OF

RESOLUTIONS AND OTHER LEGISLATIVE MEASURES
Section 56. ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS, DISTINGUISHED – Legislative action

of a general and permanent character shall be enacted in the form of ordinances, while those
which are of temporary character shall be passed in the form of resolution. Matters relating to
proprietary functions and private concerns shall also be acted upon by resolution.
Section 57. ESSENTIAL PARTS OF ORDINANCE AND RESOLUTION – Proposed

ordinance and resolution shall be in writing 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 should be accompanied by a brief explanatory note containing the
justification for its approval, signed by the author or authors and submitted to the Secretary who
shall report the same to the Sanggunian at its next session.
Section 58. Before an ordinance may be finally enacted, it shall undergo three readings, as
follows:
First reading, which shall consist of the reading by the secretary of the number and title
of the draft ordinance or resolution and the name of the author or authors after it shall be referred
by the presiding officer to the appropriate committee.
Second reading, at which the proposed ordinance or resolution, after having been
sponsored on the floor by the committee chairman or by any committee member designated for
the purpose, shall be read in full in the manner recommended by the committee, whereupon the
measure shall be subject, first, to debate, and then, to amendments and all proper parliamentary
motions.
Approval of Measure on Second Reading. The Sanggunian Secretary shall prepare

copies of the proposed ordinance or resolution in the form it was passed on second reading and
shall distribute to each Sanggunian member a copy thereof, except that a measure certified by the
Local Chief Executive as urgent may be submitted for final voting immediately after debate
and/or amendments during the second reading.
After amendments have been acted upon, the proposed ordinance or resolution shall be
voted on second reading.
Third reading, at which no debate or amendment shall be allowed, but the title of the
proposed ordinance or resolution shall be read and the question upon its passage shall be
immediately taken.
A resolution shall be enacted in the manner prescribed for an ordinance but it need not go
through a third reading for its final consideration unless it partakes of the nature of an ordinance
or resolution authorizing or directing the payment of money or unless decided otherwise by a
majority of all the members.
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Section 59. DEBATE AND CLOSURE OF MEMBERS/ – In the discussion of any measure, a
motion to close the debate shall be in order after two speeches for and one against, or after only
one speech for it has been delivered and none entered against it.
When several members have registered or signified their intention to speak on the matter
under consideration and when said matter has been sufficiently and thoroughly discussed by the
member speaking, the Presiding Officer, motu proprio, or upon motion of a member order that a
member having the floor shall desist speaking further so that other members may not be deprived
of their opportunity to speak.
Section 60. FIVE-MINUTE RULE – After the close of debate, the Sanggunian shall proceed to
the consideration of committee amendments. A member who desires to speak for or against an
amendment shall have only (5) minute to do so.
The five-minute rule shall apply, likewise, in the consideration of an amendment to an

amendment, or of an amendment by substitution.
Section 61. MAJORITY REQUIREMENT – No ordinance or resolution passed by the

Sanggunian shall be valid unless approved by a majority of the members present, there being a
quorum. Any ordinance or resolution authorizing or directing the payment of money or creating
liability shall require the affirmative vote of a majority of all the Sanggunian members for each
passage.
Upon the passage of all ordinances or resolutions, the Sanggunian Secretary shall record
the ayes and nays. Each approved ordinance or resolution shall be stamped with the seal of the
Sanggunian and recorded in a book kept for the purpose.
RULE XIV
VOTES AND VOTING
Section 62. WHO MAY VOTE – When a motion, report or proposed measure is adopted or
lost, it shall be in order for a member who votes the majority to move for the reconsideration
thereof on the same succeeding day. Such motion shall take precedence over all other questions,
except a motion to adjourn, to raise a question of privilege and a call to order.
Section 63. Voting in the Sanggunian shall be done by voice, raising of hand, rising, or by roll
call, unless a different method is prescribed by the Sanggunian for a particular question. In
taking the vote, the affirmative shall be taken first and then the negative.
Section 64. To pass an Ordinance or any proposition creating an indebtedness, the affirmative
vote of a majority of all members if the Sanggunian is necessary. Other measures, except as
otherwise provided, shall prevail upon majority vote of the members present at any meeting duly
called and held.
Section 65. A tie vote defeats any measure or motion except an appeal from the decision of the
Chair which shall be considered sustained by a tie vote.
Section 66. A TIE ON AN APPEAL – A tie on an appeal from the ruling of the chair sustain
the decision of the chair.
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Section 67. THE SPECIAL PROVISIONS OF THE BUDGET ORDINANCE – The

Sanggunian shall in no case increase the appropriation of any project or program of any office of
the municipality over the amount submitted by the Municipal Mayor in his budget proposal.
After the Municipal Mayor shall have submitted the annual general appropriations
measure, supplemental appropriation measures shall be considered only if supported by actual
available funds as certified by the Municipal Treasurer.
Section 68. APPROVAL OF THE MUNICIPAL MAYOR – Every ordinance and resolution
approving and adopting local development plans and public investment program passed by the
Sanggunian shall be forwarded to the Municipal Mayor for approval. The Municipal Mayor shall
affix his initials in each and every page of the ordinance and the word “approve” shall appear
with his signature on the last page thereof.
Within ten (10) days after receipt of the ordinance or resolution, the Municipal Mayor
shall return the said ordinance or resolution to the Sanggunian with either his approval or his
veto. If he does not return it within that time, the ordinance or resolution shall be deemed
approved.
Section 69. VETO POWER OF THE MUNICIPAL MAYOR – The Municipal Mayor may
veto any ordinance or resolution on the ground that it is ultra vires or prejudicial to the public
welfare particularly stating his reason therefor in writing.
The Municipal Mayor shall have the power to veto any particular item or items of an
appropriation ordinance, or of an ordinance or resolution directing the payment of money or
creating liability. In such case, the veto shall not affect the item/s which is/are not objected to.
The vetoed items shall not have effect unless the Sanggunian overrides the veto in the manner
hereunder provided; otherwise the item/s in the appropriation ordinances of the previous year
corresponding to those vetoed shall be deemed reenacted.
The Sanggunian may override the veto of the Municipal Mayor concerned by two-thirds
(2/3) vote of all its members, thereby making the ordinance or resolution effective even without
approval of the Municipal Mayor.
The Municipal Mayor may veto an ordinance or resolution only once.
Section 70. REVIEW OF MUNICIPAL ORDINANCES BY THE SANGGUNIANG

PANLALAWIGAN – Within seventy two hours after approval, the Sanggunian Secretary shall
forward to the Sangguniang Panlalawigan for review copies of approved ordinance.
Within thirty (30) days after receipt, copies of approved ordinance, and executive orders
promulgated by the Municipal Mayor, the Sangguniang Panlalawigan shall examine the
documents or transmit them to the Provincial Attorney or if there be none to the Provincial
Prosecutor who shall, within fifteen (15) days from receipt of the documents, inform the
Sangguniang Panlalawigan of his written comments or recommendation which may be
considered by said Sanggunian in making its decision.
If the Sangguniang Panlalawigan finds that an ordinance or executive order is beyond the
power conferred upon the Sangguniang Bayan or the Mayor, it shall declare such ordinance or
executive order invalid in whole or in part. The Sangguniang Panlalawigan shall enter its action
upon the minutes shall advise the corresponding authorities of the action it has taken. The action
of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan shall be final.
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If no action has been taken by the Sangguniang Panlalawigan within thirty (30) days after
submission of an ordinance, the same shall be presumed consistent with law, and therefore valid.
Section 71. REVIEW OF BARANGAY ORDINANCES BY THE SANGGUNIANG

BAYAN – Within ten (10) days after enactment, the Sangguniang Barangay shall furnish copies
of the barangay ordinance to the Sangguniang Bayan for review, as to whether the ordinance is
consistent with law, and with municipal ordinance.
Failure on the part of the Sangguniang Bayan to take action on barangay ordinance within
thirty (30) days from receipt thereof, said ordinance shall be presumed consistent with law and
with municipal ordinance, and therefore, valid.
If within thirty (30) days, the Sangguniang Bayan finds the barangay ordinance
inconsistent with law or with municipal ordinances, the Sangguniang Bayan shall return the
ordinance with its comments and recommendations to the Sangguniang Barangay for adjustment,
amendment or modification, in which case, the effectivity of the ordinance shall be deemed
suspended.
Section 72. ENFORCEMENT OF DISAPPROVED MEASURES – Any attempt to enforce,

promulgate, or execute any ordinance or resolution, after the disapproval thereof shall be
sufficient ground for the suspension or dismissal of the Officer making such attempt.
Section 73. EFFECTIVITY OF ENACTMENT – Unless otherwise stated in the ordinance or

resolution, the same shall take effect after the lapse of ten (10) days from date a copy thereof is
posted in a bulletin board of the Municipal Hall/Barangay Hall, and in at least two (2) other
conspicuous places, such as the public market, church or chapel.
Not later than five (5) days after the passage of the ordinance the Sanggunian Secretary
shall cause the posting thereof in English together with a copy translated in the dialect by the
majority people in the area, and shall record such fact in a book kept for the purpose, stating the
date of approval and posting thereof.
RULE XV
DECORUM AND DEBATE
Section 74. MANNER OF ADDRESSING THE CHAIR – When a member desires to speak,
he shall raise his right hand and respectfully address the chair, “ Madam Presiding Officer or
Madam Chair”.
Section 75. RECOGNITION OF THE MEMBER TO SPEAK – When two or more members
rise at the same time, the Presiding Officer shall determine and recognize the member who is to
speak first.
Section 76. TIME LIMIT FOR SPEECHES – No member shall occupy more than five (5)
minutes in debate on any question without leave of the Sanggunian except hereinafter provided.
The period of interpellation shall not be counted against the time of the member speaking.
Section 77. SPONSOR TO OPEN AND CLOSE DEBATE – The member reporting a measure
under consideration from a committee may open and close the debate thereon. If the debate
should extend beyond one session day, he shall be entitled to an additional five (5) minutes to
close.
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Section 78. WHEN A SPEAKER IS OUT OF ORFER.- If any member, by his speech or
behavior, transgresses the Rules of the Sanggunian, the Presiding Officer, on his own initiative
or at the request of any member, shall call him to order. If the order of the Presiding Officer is
appealed to the body, the Sanggunian shall decide on the case without debate except for brief
remarks by the appellant, explaining his appeal for not more than five (5) minutes. If the decision
is in favor of the member called to order, then he shall be at liberty to proceed but not otherwise.
Section 79. DECORUM TO OPEN AND CLOSE DEBATE – In all cases, the member who
has obtain the floor confine himself to the question under debate, avoiding personalities. He shall
refrain from uttering words, or performing acts which are inconsistent with decorum.
If it is requested that a member be called to order for words spoken in debate, the member
making such request shall indicate the words uttered of, and they shall be taken down in writing
by the Secretary and read aloud. The member who uttered such words shall not be held to
answer, nor subject to censure by the Sanggunian if further debate or other business intervened.
Section 80. DISCIPLINE OF MEMBERS – a) The Sangguniang Bayan may punish its
members for disorderly conduct and absences without justifiable cause for four (4) consecutive
session.
Disorderly conduct refers to any improper and wrongful conduct which include but not
limited to the following;
- not complying with the prescribed dress code
- sleeping inside the session hall during session
- talking even though not recognized by the chair
- making unnecessary noise that disturb the session
- uttering scandalous, obscene and insulting words
- receiving telephone calls and texting inside the session hall
- smoking inside the session hall
- Roaming/walking around the session hall while session is going on
- Attending the session under the influence of liquor and/or prohibited drugs
- Display of indecent pictures
- Giving false information and half-truths to the media/public which malign and
places the Sangguniang Bayan and the municipal government in an embarrassing
situation.
The Presiding Officer or the Sgt. At Arms shall call the attention or stop the erring
member from further committing disorderly conduct.
b) With the concurrence of two-thirds (2/3) of all its members, the Sangguniang Bayan
after due process, may impose the following penalty.
1. For disorderly conduct:
1st offense - warning

2nd offense - censure
- reprimand
3rd offense - suspension for five (5) days
4th offense - suspension of not less than six
(6) days but not more than 15 days
2. For absences without justifiable cause for four (4) consecutive sessions:
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First Offense - censure/reprimand
Second Offense - suspension for not less than five days

but not more than 15 days
3rd offense - suspension of not less than 16 days

but not more than 30 days
4th offense - suspension of not less than thirty one

(31) days but not more than 60 days
The Sangguniang Bayan member who is under suspension shall receive no salary/
compensation and allowances during such suspension.
Section 81. Any Sanggunian member convicted by final judgment to imprisonment of at least
one (1) year for any crime involving moral turpitude shall be automatically expelled from the
Sanggunian.
RULE XVI
RULES ON MOTION
Section 82. RECORDING OF MOTIONS – Every motion shall be entered in the minutes, the
name of the member making it, unless it is withdrawn on the same day.
Section 83. READING AND WITHDRAWAL OF MOTIONS – When a motion is made, the
Presiding Officer shall restate it before being debated, except as herein otherwise provided, a
motion may be withdrawn any time before its approval or amendment.
Section 84. PRECEDENCE OF MOTION – When a question is under debate, no motion shall
be entertained except to adjourn, raise a question of privilege, declare a recess, a lay on table, or
postpone a certain day (which motion shall be decided subject to the five-minute rule). Said
motions shall have precedence in the foregoing order. No motion be postpone to any day certain,
or refer to postpone indefinitely, having failed passage, shall again be allowed on the same day.
Section 85. AMENDMENTS – When a motion or proposition is under consideration, a motion

and a motion to amend that amendments shall be in order. It shall be in order to offer further
amendment by substitution, but not be voted upon until the original motion proposition is
perfect. Any of said amendments may be withdrawn before a decision is had thereon.
Section 86. RIDER PROHIBITED – No motion or proposition on a subject different from that
under consideration shall be allowed under color of amendment.
Section 87. MOTION TO COVER ONE SUBJECT MATTER – No motion shall cover more
than one subject matter.
Section 88. AMENDMENT OF TITLE – Amendment of the title of a proposed ordinance or

resolution shall not be in order until after the text has been perfected. Amendments to the title
shall be decided without debate.
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Section 89. CALL TO ORDER – A motion to read any part of the Rules is equivalent to a call
to order and take precedence over any motion other than to adjourn.
Section 90. QUESTION OF PRIVILEGE :
a) Purpose- To secure immediate action upon a matter that involves the comfort,
convenience, rights or privileges of the Sanggunian or any of its members.
b) Question of Personal Privilege- Are questions which relate primarily to the rights
and privileges of the individual members.
c)Questions of Privilege of the Assembly- Are those concerned with the rights and
privileges of the entire assembly or of the Sangguniang Bayan collectively like
matters involving seating arrangements, defects in lighting or ventilation, control of
noise, conduct of officers and members, and other disturbances.
d) Basic Rules Governing a Question of Privilege.- A question of privilege may be

raised even if someone has the floor or while another question is pending. It does not
require a second, is not debatable, it cannot be amended, does not require a vote, is
generally proposed as a request and is decided by the Chair.
Subject to the five-minute rule, question of privilege shall have precedence over all other
questions except a motion to adjourn.
Section 91. BASIC RULES GOVERNING A QUESTION OF PRIVILEGE.- A question of

privilege may be raised even if someone has the floor or while another question is pending. It
does not require a second, is not debatable, it cannot be amended, does not require a vote, is
generally proposed as a request and is decided by the Chair.
Section 92. PRIVILEGED QUESTION – Privileged questions are those motions or subject
matters which under the rules take precedence over other motions and subject matters.
Section 93. The following motions, in the order of their precedence (from highest to lowest
rank), together with other motions herein after specified, shall be used in doing business in the
Sanggunian:
a) Fix the time to which to adjourn (Rank 1), to provide a future time for the
continuation of the meeting in progress.
b) Adjourn (Rank 2), to formally terminate the meeting in progress.
c) Take a recess (Rank 3), to provide a brief intermission during the meeting.
d) Question of privilege (Rank 4), to secure immediate action upon a matter that
involves the comfort, convenience, rights or privileges of the Sanggunian or any of its
members.
e) Call for order of the day (Rank 5), to bring before the body for consideration any
business assigned for a particular time.
f) Lay on the table (Rank 6), to set aside a pending question for consideration at a later
but undeterminate time.
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g) Call for previous question (Rank 7), to suppress discussion on a pending question
and to bring it immediately to a vote.
h) Modify the limits of debate (Rank 8), to remove a standing restriction to shorten or
permit more time for the discussion of a pending question.
i. Postpone definitely (Rank 9), to defer the consideration of a question to a definite time
in the future.
j. Commit (Rank 10), to refer question or proposition to a committee for a study and
recommendation.
k. Amend (Rank 11), to modify a question to make it more acceptable to the body.
l. Postpone indefinitely (Rank 12), to defer indefinitely the consideration of a question.
m. Main motion (Rank 13), to bring before the body a substantive proposition for its
consideration.
Section 94. The following motion shall have the rank of main motion:
a. Take from the table, to resume the consideration of a question that has been previously
laid on the table.
b. Reconsider, to set aside the vote previously taken on a question and to reopen it to a
new discussion and vote.
c. Reconsider and have entered on the minutes, to suspend action on a question that has
been decided by a temporary majority.
d. Rescind or repeal, to render null and void a question previously passed.
e. Expunge, to express strong disapproval to an action taken by the body and to have it
rescinded.
f. Adopt a report, to accept or agree to a report as an official act of the body.
Section 95. The following incidental motions have no fixed rank but shall take precedence over
the question from which they arise:
a. Suspend the rules, to allow the body to do something which it is otherwise forbidden
to do by rules or previously adopted orders of the Sanggunian.
The Rules of the Sangguniang Bayan may be suspended upon motion for the
purpose by any of its member, duly seconded and the number of votes required is
attained.
When making said motion, the specific purpose/s for said suspension shall be
stated and no other matters shall be considered other than that/those for which the Rules
were suspended.
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Any part of this Internal Rules of Procedure except those prescribed by existing
laws, may be suspended at any particular session by general consent or by a two-thirds
(2/3) vote of the members present therein.
b. Withdraw or modify a motion, to remove a question from the consideration of the

body or to modify the same.
c. Read papers, to allow member to read a paper, document, or book as part of his speech
or remarks.
d. Object to the consideration of a question, to avoid the consideration of a question

which the body considers irrelevant, contentious, unprofitable, or generally
objectionable.
e. Point of order, to call attention to an error in the observance or enforcement of the

rules of parliamentary procedure or those of the Sanggunian.
h. Point of information, to be informed of any matter related to the pending question or

to the Sanggunian.
i. Parliamentary inquiry, to request information on matters related to parliamentary

law and procedure.
j. Appeal from the decision of the Chair, to ask the body to decide whether the ruling
made by the Chair on a question of order shall be upheld or overruled.
k. Divide the assembly, to verify the votes taken on a question or to secure a more
accurate count of the vote.
j. Divide the question, to divide long and complicated proposition into separate and
distinct parts to facilitate their consideration.
Section 96. Every motion presented to the body shall be stated by the Chair, if it be in writing,
the Chair shall cause it to be read aloud by the secretary, and the same shall be deemed as having
been brought to the attention of the body for its consideration.
Section 97. A motion to adjourn or to take a recess is in order even if a quorum is not present but
not when the body is engaged in voting or during the verification of the vote. If the body has
voted to adjourn but there are still important announcements to be made, the presiding officer
may defer the adjournment of the meeting to allow the making of announcement.
Section 98. The motion to fix the time to which to adjourn, take a recess, raise a question of
privilege, and call for orders of the day are privileged motions and may be presented, according
to the order of their precedence, even if any other motion or question is pending before the body.
The motions to raise a question of privilege and to call for orders of the day may be made even if
someone has the floor.
Section 99. Questions laid on the table must be taken up not later than the next regular session,
otherwise they shall be considered abandoned and may be brought up again only by a new
motion.
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Section 100. A motion calling for a previous question requires for its approval a two-thirds vote
of the members present, but action on the principal question to which it is applied shall be
determined by the vote necessary in each particular case as prescribed by the Rules of the
Sanggunian.
Section 101. A question cannot be postponed beyond the next regular session or to special or
adjourned meeting unless provisions have been made for the holding of such a meeting.
Section 102. A question may be postponed as a general order by a majority vote, or as a special
order, by a two-thirds vote, of the members present.
Section 103. No order of the day maybe considered before the time to which it was assigned
except by general consent or by a two-thirds vote of the members present by suspending the rule
fixing its time as an order of the day.
Section 104. When a question is under consideration, a motion to amend shall be in order, and
any of said amendments may be withdrawn before a decision is had thereon.
Section 105. No motion on an object different from that under consideration shall be admitted
under color of amendment. An amendment which merely negates an affirmative proposition is
likewise out of order.
Section 106. Once an amendment has been adopted or rejected, the same or substantially the
same amendment cannot be reintroduced at the same meeting unless the vote on the original
amendment has been reconsidered or the motion to amend has been withdrawn.
Section 107. Amendments to the title of an ordinance or resolution shall not be in order until
after the text thereof has been approved. Amendments to the title shall be decided without
debate.
Section 108. When an ordinance or any other measure, decided by nominal voting, has been
adopted or lost, it shall be in order for any member who voted with the majority, at the same time
or the next meeting, to move for the reconsideration thereof, and such motion shall take
precedence over all other questions, except the motions to fix the time to which to adjourn, to
adjourn, and to take a recess. The motion to reconsider shall be passed by a majority vote of the
members present regardless of the vote required by the question to be reconsidered.
Section 109. A motion to enter in the minutes a motion to reconsider a question must be called
up not later than the next meeting, unless the motion is made on the last day of session in which
case it may be called up not later than the next meeting, unless the motion is made on the last day
of session in which case it may be called up for consideration in the same day it was moved.
Section 110. An ordinance, resolution, or any other question maybe rescinded, repealed, or
expunged at any meeting subsequent to the one at which it was adopted, by a majority vote of the
members present, with notice thereof given at the previous meeting, or by a two-thirds vote of
the members present, without need of such notice. A motion to rescind, repeal or expunge may
be made only if the time to reconsider the controverted question has already elapsed.
Section 111. Rules relating to the order of business, business procedure, and similar standing
rules, except those prescribed by statutory law, may be suspended by a two-thirds vote of the
members present, provided, that said suspension shall be effective for as long as the question for
which the rule is suspended remains pending before the body.
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Section 112. The consideration of a question may be objected to by a two-thirds vote of the
members present, but the motion may not be applied to directives or communications from a
higher governing body, committee reports, and amendments to the Rules of the Sanggunian.
Section 113. An appeal must be made immediately after the decision appealed from has been
made; if any business is intervened, it shall be out of order. It is debatable except when it relates
to indecorum, priority of business, transgression of the rules of speaking, or if it arises out of an
undebatable question. If the question is debatable, any member may speak in respect to the
appeal once, but the presiding officer may speak on it twice, first, in explaining his decision, and
then, in answer to the arguments against the decision.
Section 114. A call for a division of the body should be made immediately after the result of a
vote has been announced, even if someone has the floor but before another motion has been
stated by the Chair.
Section 115. A motion to read any part of the Rules of the Sanggunian is equivalent to a call to
order and shall have the precedence corresponding to it.
Section 116. A motion maybe withdrawn or modified as matter of right before it has been stated
by the Chair. If the request is made after the motion has been stated by the Chair, it maybe
withdrawn only by general consent, or, if there be an objection, by a majority vote of the
members present.
Section 117. No motion, having failed passage, shall again be allowed at the same meeting
unless there has been a substantial change in the proposition. The motions to fix the time to
which to adjourn, call for orders of the day, close nominations or the polls, fix the limits of
debate, lay on the table, postpone definitely or indefinitely, commit or refer, call for the previous
question, take a recess, and take from the table, maybe renewed after a change in parliamentary
situation during the meeting. The motion to object to the consideration of a question, if rejected,
may not again be renewed on the same question.
Section 118. All motions relating to nominations and voting, if made while a question or an
election is pending, are incidental motions. If they are made at any other time, they shall be
treated as main motions.
RULE XVII
SUSPENSION OF THE RULES
Section 119. Any part of these Rules, not prescribed by, or based on, statutory law or any higher
act, may be suspended by general consent or by a two-thirds vote of the members present,
provided that the suspension of the rule shall be for the sole purpose of the question pending at
the time the motion for which said suspension is made.
Section 120. WHO CAN MOVE – Any member of the Sangguniang Bayan can move for the
suspension of the Rules.
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Section 121. VOTE REQUIRED – No Rules shall be suspended except by a vote of two-thirds
(2/3) of the members, a quorum being present.
Section 122. INTERRUPTION OF MOTION – When a motion to suspend the Rules is

pending, one motion to adjourn may be entertained. If it is lost, no similar motion shall be
entertained until the vote is taken on the motion to suspend.
Section 123. EFFECT OF SUSPENSION – If the Sanggunian votes to suspend the rules, it
shall forthwith proceed to consider the measure. A two-thirds (2/3) vote of the members present
shall be necessary for the passage of said measure, a quorum being present.
Section 124. Any part of these Rules, not prescribed by, or based on, statutory law or any higher
act, may be suspended by general consent or by a two-thirds vote of the members present,
provided that the suspension of the rule shall be for the sole purpose of the question pending at
the time the motion for which said suspension is made.
Section 125. Notwithstanding the provision of the immediate preceding section, no part of these
Rules may be suspended if its effect is to protect absentee members or inevitably expose a
member’s vote.
RULE XVIII
UNFINISHED BUSINESS
AT THE END OF THE SESSION
Section 126.All business before the Sanggunian and its committees at the end of one session
shall be resumed at the commencement of its next session.
Section 127. Business left unacted upon at the termination of one Sanggunian may be considered
by the succeeding Sanggunian as matters of unfinished business.
Section 128. For purposes of the preceding sections, the secretary shall return to the respective
committees the papers relating to unfinished business and the papers delivered or returned to him
at the close of a session or termination of a Sanggunian.
RULE XIX
PAPERS AND DOCUMENTS
Section 129. As businesses disposed of by the committees., all documents and papers related to
such businesses shall be delivered to the secretary who shall keep the same in the files of the
Sanggunian
Section 130. At the adjournment of the last session of a Sanggunian, all papers still in the
possession of any committee shall be delivered to the secretary who shall preserve them in the
files of the Sanggunian in the manner required by the character of said papers.
Section 131. The secretary shall issue, upon demand of any person, a certified copy of any
record within his control and shall be authorized to charge a fee for said purpose in the manner
prescribed by law.
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RULE XX
SANGGUNIAN FINANCE MANAGEMENT
Section 132. SANGGUNIAN FINANCE MANAGEMENT – The Sangguniang Bayan shall

frame up its annual budget based on the consolidated Annual Legislative Work Plan. The annual
operational budget will accompany the ALWP.
Section 133. TRAVEL AND CAPABILITY BUILDING ALLOCATION – The travelling

and training expenses budget of the Sangguniang Bayan will be equitably and equally be
subdivided to all the members and the Secretary to the Sanggunian, except for the municipal vice
mayor whose allocation shall be higher by One Hundred Fifteen Thousand Pesos (P115,000.00).
SUB-TOTAL GRAND TOTAL

Vice Mayor P 500,000.00
SB Members P 250,000.00 x 10 2,500,000.00
SB Secretary 250,000.00
Legislative Staff 150,000.00
TOTAL P 3,400,000.00
Section 134. SPECIAL PROJECT FUND (SPF) – The Office of the Mayor will be requested
to give official communication to the Sangguniang Bayan regarding the details of the budget
allocation for Special Project Fund.
This SPF will then be programmed accordingly based on the priority plan of each
Sangguniang Bayan member. This will be regularly updated by the members of the secretariat.
The updated SPF Disbursement Schedule must be duly noted by the office of the treasury and
budget.
Request for financial assistance addressed to a particular Sanggunian Member shall not
be referred to any standing committee but shall be referred directly to the Sanggunian member
concerned who shall inform the Sanggunian of his action taken thereon.
RULE XXI
THE SANGGUNIAN STAFF
Section 135. Prohibition Against Outside Activities Relating to Sanggunian Work.- No

Sanggunian Staff may accept public speaking engagements or write for publication on any
subject that is in any way related to his duties with the Sanggunian, without written advance
permission from the Municipal Vice Mayor.
Section 136. Prohibition Against Release of Sensitive Materials. No Sanggunian Staff may
make public, except upon written authorization from the Municipal Vice Mayor or Committee
Chairman any sensitive information or document obtained in the course of Sanggunian or
Committee works.
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RULE XXII
USE OF SB VEHICLE
Section 137. Any member of the Sangguniang Bayan may use the SB vehicle provided its for
Official Business.
Section 138. Request shall be made to the Municipal Vice Mayor before any travel for issuance
of official trip ticket.
RULE XXIII
AMENDMENTS TO RULES
Section 139. These Rules may be amended at any regular meeting by a two-thirds vote of all
members of the Sanggunian, provided that notice of the proposed amendment has been given at
any meeting previous to the one at which said amendment is to be considered.
Section 140. No provision of these Rules which is prescribed by, or based on, statutory law or
any other higher authority may be amended or revised.
RULE XXIV
OFFICIAL SEAL
Section 141. OFFICIAL SEAL – The official seal of the Sangguniang Bayan of Impasugong,
Bukidnon shall be:
“An earthen jar with an arrow coming out and then returning to its brim encircling the jar.
This represents the name of Impasugong which is a Binukid (local dialect) word meaning “Made
to Return”, sugong means “return to its source”. This name was derived from a spring near the
Poblacion that returns to its source when it meets another body of water. While the jar represents
the earthen jar which is a landmark found in the Atugan Canyon located near the Poblacion
which was built in August 1939.
The blue color of the arrow is for the crystal clear spring that flows through the locality.
While color green which encircles the jar and arrow, symbolizes the forest and coffee plants that
abounds in the municipality. The brown color of the jar signifies the fertile lands while the
yellow background represents the bright future that the place promises.
RULE XXV
REPEALING CLAUSE
Section 142. Repealing Clause-This resolution repeals all others Internal Rules of Procedure
and regulations, or part thereof inconsistent herewith provided vested rights shall not be
impaired.
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Section 143. EFFECTIVITY – These Rules shall take effect on the date of its adoption.
APPROVED.
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CERTIFIED ADOPTED by the Sangguniang Bayan:
MARIA NORLY T. PEPITO

Municipal Vice Mayor-Presiding Officer
ATTESTED:
XENIA JANE O. ECHEMINADA

Secretary to the Sangguniang Bayan
ADOPTED:
(November 21, 2016)
MERIEL A. ALMEDA JONATHAN C. OLANA

Municipal Vice Mayor Municipal Councilor
JETAIME O. GUMBAN EUTROPIO S. JAMILO

Municipal Councilor Municipal Councilor
JOHNNY A. CHAVEZ LAURENCE C. OLANA

Municipal Councilor Municipal Councilor
JAIME M. ACAL ORNICO B. SUMENTE

Municipal Councilor Liga Ng Mga Barangay President
RORY P. ROQUE WARLITO S. SAGUBAY

Municipal Councilor IP Mandatory Representative

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Republic of the Philippines

PRESENT: Hon. Maria Norly T. Pepito Municipal Vice Mayor, Presiding

RESOLUTION ADOPTING THE INTERNAL RULES OF PROCEDURE OF THE 13TH

WHEREAS, the Sangguniang Bayan of Impasugong, Bukidnon is a Legislative Body

WHEREAS, in the maintenance of good order in Sanggunian deliberations and to ensure

BE IT RESOLVED AS IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED by this Honorable Body in session

Section 2. OATH OF AFFIRMATION- All members of the Sangguniang Bayan of

 Viva voce (By voice)

TEMPORARY PRESIDING OFFICER

Section 8. Temporary Presiding Officer- There shall be a Temporary Presiding Officer to be

Section 9. Powers, Duties and Limitations:

POWERS, DUTIES AND FUNCTIONS OF THE SANGGUNIANG BAYAN

Section 10. POWERS, DUTIES, AND FUNCTIONS OF THE SANGGUNIANG BAYAN –

(xiii) Provide group insurance or additional insurance coverage for barangay

FULL DISCLOSURE OF FINANCIAL AND BUSINESS

Section 11. FULL DISCLOSURE OF FINANCIAL AND BUSINESS INTERESTS OF

In the absence of a specific constitutional or statutory provision applicable to this

THE SECRETARY TO THE SANGGUNIAN

LEGISLATIVE AND EXECUTIVE AGENDA

COMMITTEES AND COMMITTEE REPORTS

a) COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE, COOPERATIVES AND AGRARIAN

b) COMMITTEE ON BARANGAY AFFAIRS AND COMMUNITY

c) COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION AND RELIGIOUS AFFAIRS– All matters

d) COMMITTEE ON FINANCE, APPROPRIATION, WAYS AND MEANS,

e) COMMITTEE ON HEALTH AND SANITATION – All matters relating to

f) COMMITTEE ON HOUSING, ZONING AND URBAN PLANNING – All

g) COMMITTEE ON INDIGENOUS AND OTHER MULTI-ETHNIC GROUPS–

h) COMMITTEE ON LABOR, LOCAL AND OVERSEAS EMPLOYMENT– All

i) COMMITTEE ON MUNICIPAL ECONOMIC ENTERPRISE, SMALL AND

j) COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS, INFRASTRUCTURE,

k) COMMITTEE ON RULES, LAWS AND CIVIL SERVICE/GOOD

l) COMMITTEE ON SOCIAL WELFARE, WOMEN, FAMILY, AND

m) COMMITTEE ON ENVIRONMENT, SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT, AND

n) COMMITTEE ON SUSTAINABLE PEACE, ORDER AND HUMAN RIGHTS

o) COMMITTEE ON TOURISM AND CULTURE– All matters related to or

p) COMMITTEE ON YOUTH, SPORTS, GAMES AND AMUSEMENT– With

Any member who is an author of a proposed ordinance or resolution referred to a

Section 17. LIMITATION – No Sanggunian member shall be a chairman or vice chairman of

Section 20. REFERRAL OF MEASURES OR COMMUNICATIONS- all proposed

Section 22. COMMITTEE REPORT AND ORDERS – a) Committee report is an official

Section 24. LEGISLATIVE RESEARCH FUND.- There is hereby created a Legislative

Section 25. PLACE AND TIME OF MEETINGS OR HEARINGS. Committee meetings or

If the committee reports on a proposed ordinance or resolution is favorable, it shall be

If the committee’s action on a proposed ordinance or resolution is unfavorable, it shall be

Section 35. ATTENDANCE IN SESSION – a) Every member of the Sanggunian shall be

b) Punctuality in attending sessions is expected from all Sanggunian members.

a) First Monday Ethnic Attire

Section 37. PARTICIPATION IN DELIBERATION DURING SESSION – a) Only the

Section 40. SUSPENSION AND ADJOURNMENT OF SESSION – Sessions of the

Section 41. OPENING AND ADJOURNMENT TO BE ENTERED IN MINUTES – The

VI. First Reading and Referrals of Proposed Measures and Communications

VII. Committee Reports

VIII. Calendar of Business

Section 45. CONSIDERATION/ADOPTION OF THE MINUTES – The minutes of every

c) An erroneous referral of proposed ordinances or resolutions may be corrected any day

Section 51. SECOND READING– a) No proposed ordinance or resolution shall be considered

Section 52. THIRD READING – A proposed ordinance or resolution approved on second

c) Unassigned Business – This refers to pending matters of measures or new one’s

1. Matters, proposals or measures usually in the form of resolution or

2. Matters, proposals or measures already referred to a committee but for some

3. Matters, proposals or measures which have been erroneously referred to a

Section 54. DISTRIBUTION OF CALENDAR OF BUSINESS – The calendar of business

PROCEDURE ON THE ENACTMENT OF ORDINANCES, PASSAGE OF

Section 56. ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS, DISTINGUISHED – Legislative action