AN 

ORDINANCE PROMOTING ORGANIC VEGETABLE GARDENING ON EVERY

HOUSEHOLD IN THE PROVINCE OF ILOCOS SUR AND PROVIDING FUNDS
THEREFOR 

Authored by: Hon. Constante T. Oandasan

  
WHEREAS, Section 16 of Article II of the 1987 Philippine Constitution states that
“the state shall protect and advance the right of the people to a balanced and healthful ecology
in accord with the rhythm and harmony of nature”; 

WHEREAS, Republic Act 10068, otherwise known as the Organic Agriculture Act of 
2010 provides for the development and promotion of organic agriculture in the Philippines; 

WHEREAS, Rule 14.4 of the RA 10068 Implementing Rules and Regulations states
that  the Local Government Units as the front liners in the implementation of the program shall
pass  appropriate ordinances and/or resolutions, thereby specifying the participatory and bottom-
up  approach to grass root organic agriculture programs and projects;  

WHEREAS, organic vegetable home gardening  program on every household in the

province where all family members contribute in propagating  and maintaining the same, thus,
promoting harmony, good health benefits and additional income; 

WHEREAS, Section 468 (a) of Republic Act No. 7160 otherwise known as the
Local Government Code of 1991 grants the Sangguniang Panlalawigan the power to enact
ordinances, approve resolutions and appropriate funds for the general welfare of the province
and its inhabitants pursuant to Section 16 of the said code and in the proper exercise of the
corporate powers of the province as provided for under Section 22 of the Local Government
Code; 

NOW THEREFORE, on motion of the Honorable Constante Oandasan, which was

unanimously seconded, 

BE IT RESOLVED, as it is hereby Resolved, by the Sangguniang Panlalawigan ng 

Ilocos Sur to enact the following provincial ordinance: 

Section 1. Title.— This Ordinance shall be known as the “ORGANIC VEGETABLE 

GARDENING ON EVERY HOUSEHOLD IN THE PROVINCE  OF ILOCOS SUR AND
PROVIDING FUNDS THEREFOR 

Section 2. Declaration of Policy. The Province of Ilocos Sur adheres to the principles
of sustainable development and environment responsibility, recognizes the right of the people to
a balanced and healthful ecology, promote a clean air and healthy environment for the habitat,
the recycling of farm and household wastes, and organic agriculture. 

Section 3. Purpose. To promote the importance of good health to every Ilocano family 
by propagating and preserving organic home gardening program targeting malnourished 
individual, specifically children in the community; and to provide alternative land-based 
livelihood program for farmers and fisher folks in order to reduce their dependence on
traditional  farming and fishing; and reduce wastes with the use of recyclable materials for
gardening. 

Section 4. Scope. This Ordinance shall apply to all households residing within
the territorial jurisdiction of the Province of Ilocos Sur. 

Section 5. Definition of Terms. As used in this Ordinance, the following terms shall 
mean as follows: 
 a. Biodegradable wastes- refer to organic matter for compost/organic fertilizer for use 
in the organic cultivation, farming of food crops which include discards segregated 
from non-biodegradable wastes coming from the kitchen/household leftovers
(vegetables and fruit peelings and trims, fish/fowl cleanings, seeds, bones, soft
paper  used as food wrap and the like), yard of garden (leaves, grasses, weeds and
twigs),  market wastes (wilted, decayed or rotten vegetables and fruits, fish/fowl
cleanings,  bones) and farm wastes (grass clippings, dead or decayed plants, leaves,
fruits,  vegetables, branches, twigs and the like). 

b. Bio-organic Concoctions – refer to natural farm inputs that are used as fertilizer
and pesticides in organic vegetable production such as Indigenous
Microorganism, Fermented Plant Juice, Fermented Fruit Juice, Fish Amino Acid,
Oriental Herbal Nutrients, among others. 

c. Container Gardening- a kind of vegetable gardening using pots, recycled

materials and indigenous materials.

d. Organic – refers to a particular farming and processing system, described as

chemical free farming. The term “organic” is synonymous in other languages to
“biological” or “ecological”. 

Section 6. Administrative Obligations.

A.) The Provincial Agriculture Office together with the Municipal Agriculture

Offices shall be in charge in the implementation of this ordinance and shall provide all
households with the following: 

1. Technical assistance – organic vegetable gardening seminars/trainings;

2. Sourcing of vegetable seeds from local Municipal Agriculture Office, the Provincial

Agriculture Office, and the Dept. of Agriculture Region I;

3. Organic fertilizer, compost, and bio-organic concoctions; 

4. Initial propagation of seedlings and other technical assistance needed for the  actual
planting and monitoring; 

5. Technology in using kitchen waste as organic fertilizer; and 

6. The Municipal Agriculture Office shall be responsible for the consolidation of the  report
of the Barangays and submit the same to the Provincial Agriculture Office. 

B.) The Barangay Councils of every barangays shall provide the following: 

1. Simple nursery for growing of vegetable seedlings; 

2. Vermiculture and bio-organic concoction projects for production of vermicast and 

pesticides; 

3. Monitoring team composed of Punong barangay as chairman, Kagawad-in-charge  of

agriculture as vice chairman, the Barangay Volunteers (Barangay Nutrition 
Council/Barangay Nutrition Scholar, Barangay Health Workers, Barangay Service  Point
Officer, or Barangay Agriculture Workers), other barangay officials and  purok leaders as
members; and 

4. It shall strictly implement and monitor that all household shall have a vegetable garden;
and which shall be a pre-requisite in the issuance of a Barangay Clearance. 
 C.) The Provincial Health Office together with the Municipal
Nutrition Council/Municipal Nutrition Committee/Municipal Health Office 

1. Integrates this Ordinance in the annual celebration of Nutrition Month Celebration;

2. Recommends any amendments or revisions to this ordinance; 

3. Advocates the importance of home gardening program; and 

4. Tasks the Barangay Nutrition Scholar/Health Workers of every barangays to support the
implementation to this ordinance in their respective barangay. 

D.) The Household beneficiaries of every Barangays in the Province of Ilocos 

1. Shall prepare garden plots, empty containers, sacks in their vicinity to be ready for 
planting of vegetable seedlings; 

2. Shall adopt organic farming practices in the propagation of seedlings from land 
preparation to harvesting; 

3. Shall utilize biodegradable wastes such as decomposed kitchen and garden wastes  as
fertilizer inputs; 

4. Shall contribute some of their produce to be used for Nutrition programs such as  feeding
program for children;

5. Shall set aside some vegetable fruit from their produce for seed purposes to sustain 
future seed requirements; 

6. Shall attend trainings/seminars on organic vegetable gardening program, compost 

making, and concoction making; and 

7. Shall prepare vegetable for foods for the family. 

Section 7. Penalty 

1. No barangay clearance/certification shall be issued by the concerned Punong  Barangay

to any member of the family who has no organic vegetable garden. 

Section 8. Incentives. 

a. Each Barangay will give priority to complaint household with malnourished

children in the availment of benefits/assistance. 

b. The Municipal Agriculture Office of each municipality shall provide incentives in

the  form of award and/or cash for the best practicing household or farmers/fisher
folk during the celebration of the Nutrition Month or Farmer’ s Day or other
similar  occasion. 

c. The Municipal Health Office/Municipal Nutrition Council/Committee shall

choose and award the best practicing barangay and the Barangay Nutrition
Scholar-in-charge  of the barangay in terms of reducing malnutrition incidence
among children. 

d. The Provincial Agriculture Office shall give incentives in the form of awards
and/or  cash for the best practicing household in the provincial category, from all
municipal  winners, which will be given every year; while the Provincial Health 
 Office/Provincial Nutrition Council shall choose and award the best practicing 
barangay and Barangay Nutrition Scholar in charge of the barangay in terms of 
reducing malnutrition incidence among children, besting from all municipal
winners  for the provincial category. 

e. The Ilocos Sur Provincial Government shall provide awards and/or cash
incentives for the best municipality which implements this program in their
respective municipality. 

Section 9. Funding. The Ilocos Sur Provincial Government shall allocate funds from
the annual budget and other resources that might be tapped or might be available for the
smooth implementation of this Ordinance. An initial funding of Five Hundred Thousand
Pesos (P500, 000.00) is hereby appropriated for this purpose. 

For succeeding years, the Ilocos Sur Provincial Agriculture Office and the Provincial
Health Office shall incorporate in their annual budget the funds needed in implementing this
ordinance. 

The respective Municipal Agriculture Office and the Municipal Health Office and
every barangay shall allocate funds in their respective annual budget all expenditures that might
be incurred in the implementation of this ordinance. 

Section 10. Separability Clause. If any provision of this Ordinance is declared

invalid, the remainder or any other provisions not affected thereby shall remain in full force and
effect. 

Section 11. Repealing Clause. Any existing ordinance, executive orders, and
issuances including rules and regulations inconsistent with this Ordinance are hereby repealed,
amended or modified accordingly. 

Section 12. Effectivity. This ordinance shall take effect after 30 days following
its complete publication in the newspaper of general circulation in the Province of Ilocos Sur.

RESOLVED FURTHER, to furnish copies of this Resolution, the Governor, Hon. 

Ryan Luis V. Singson.; the Municipal/City Mayors in the Province of Ilocos Sur; the Offices of
the  Provincial Legal Officer, the Provincial Treasurer, the Provincial Budget Officer, the
Provincial  Accountant, the Provincial Agriculturist, and the Honorable Efren Rafanan, Sr.,
Chairperson, Committee on Agriculture, all of the Province of Ilocos Sur, for their information
and  reference. 

APPROVED.