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    Republic of the Philippines City of Isabela Province of Basilan OFICINA DEL CONSEJO LOCAL (Office of the Sangguniang Panlungsod) EXCERPTS FROM THE MINUTES OF THE JOURNAL OF PROCEEDINGS OF THE SPECIAL SESSION OF THE SANGGUNIANG PANLUNGSOD OF THE CITY OF ISABELA, PROVINCE OF BASILAN, HELD AT THE SANGGUNIANG PANLUNGSOD SESSION HALL, ISABELA CITY, BASILAN, ON OCTOBER 07, 2020. PRESENT: Hon. Jhul Kifli L. Salliman Presiding Officer Hon. Candu |. Muarip Floor Leader : Hon. Jashim |. Tipioni Asst. Floor Leader Hon. Sara S. Ismael Member Hon. Ar-Jhemar K. Ajibon Member Hon. Alan Ritchie Luis B. Biel Member 4 Hon. Ma. Jennesa $, Tubongbanua Member Hon. Yusop |. Abubakar Member Hon. Khaleedsher M. Asarul Member Hon. Abdulkuddus A. Salihin © Member (IP Representative) Hon. Haizer A. Salain Member (SK Fed. President) ABSENT: Hon. Karel Annjaiza R. Sakkalahul Member/Official time Hon, Tammy M,. Ismael Member (ABC Fed. President) ORDINANCE NO. 20-598 APPROVED: October 07, 2020 SPONSORED BY: HONORABLE ABDULKUDDUS A. SALIHIN AN ORDINANCE INSTITUTIONALIZING, PROMOTING AND DEVELOPING BACKYARD AND COMMUNITY ORGANIC GARDENING, PROVIDING FOR ITS INCENTIVES AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFORE AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES Be it ordained by the Sangguniang Panlungsod of Isabela City, that: : Section 1. Short Tille.- This Ordinance shall be known and cited as" ¥ Backyard/Community Organic Gardening Ordinance of Isabela City". Section 2. Declaration of Policy.- It is a declared policy of the City Government of Isabela to advance the rights of its constituents to food security, sufficiency and safety. Towards this end the local government institutionalizes, promotes and develops backyard/community organic gardening as an attempt for self- reliance on food particularly vegetables. It shalll also be the policy of the city to promote ecological well-being through the adoption and promotion of organic gardening among the constituents. Section 3. Definition of Terms.- As used in the ordinance, the following terms shall be understood as follows: a) Family home - shall be synonymous with the word household. It shall refer to the house where the family resides. Multiple families living under ‘one roof shall be required to maintain one family garden. Page 02 Ordinance No. 20:598 b) Food Garden - shall refer to the growing of any kind of plants that produce edible leaves, fruits or tubers actually consumed by the concerned family. it may also include medicinal herbs and plants. Fruit trees and coconut trees are excluded within the context of a food garden. ¢) Backyard - shall be used in ifs broad and general concept which includes any vacant land in any part of the home lot. d) Urban Gardening - shall refer to the gardening techniques in small spaces which includes the use of pots, bottles, etc. or the growing of crops or ornamental plants in urban setting. e) Community Open Spaces - non-buildable spaces in settlement areas. f) Hydroponics — the growing of plants in nutrient solutions. g) Public Open Spaces - vacant lots and spaces owned and maintained by the government. h) Bio pesticides - are naturally occurring substances and microorganisms that control pests. i) Conversion -is the process of transforming a traditional or conventional farm into an organic farm for a period of three (3) to five (5) years; j) Food Security — is the ability of the individual, household and community to produce ond /or access/acquire appropriate, abundant, nutritious and safe food on a regular basis using socially acceptable means; k) Organic Agriculture - is a production system that sustains the health of soils, ecosystems and people. It relies on ecological processes, biodiversity and cycles adopted to local conditions, rather than the use of inputs with adverse effects. Organic agriculture combines traditions, innovation and science to benefit the shared environment and promote fair relationships and good quality of life for all involved. 1) Public Open Spaces - vacant lots and spaces owned and maintained by the government. m) Vertical Garden - green wall, a wall partially or fully covered with greenery that includes a growing medium such as soil. re Section 4. Backyard and Community Organic Gardening Program.- There is hereby established a Backyard and Community Organic Gardening Program which consists of the following: @) Voluntary backyard organic food garden for every family: b) Mandatory community Organic Gardening for every barangay and purok under the management of Barangay officials under its Clean and Green Program: ¢) Training and mentoring on current technology and techniques for sustainable backyard and community gardening in rural/urban context, such as but not limited to, backyard plot gardening, self-watering bottle gardening, hydrophonics, etc.; d). Use of organic fertilzers and pesticides; e) Compliance with the City Waste Disposal Ordinance. f) Incentives a *FrourWorkingSanggunian 2 flor, Sangguniang Panlungsed building, City hall complex, Sunise, Isabela Gy | emai: spisabelacty@yahoo.com | FB: @ConsejoLocalDelsabela Page c3 Ordinance No. 20.598 Section 5. Mandatory Community Organic Gardening.- It is hereby prescribed that each barangay, whether situated in the rural or urban area of the City of Isabela, must establish their own community organic garden consisting of atleast five (5) varieties of vegetables. However, urban barangays shall establish their garden in an appropriate urban setting in accordance with but not limited to ‘ection 7 of this ordinance. Every Barangay and its puroks shall establish its respective Community Organic Gorden to be maintained, sustained and administered by barangay officials in accordance to rural or urban setting. After 4 months from the effectivity of this ordinance, all Barangays and its puroks must have a visible preparatory activities for food garden to include land and seeding preparation. Section 6. Voluntary Family Home Organic Backyard Gardening. - Every household is hereby encouraged to establish voluntarily its own organic backyard food garden whether residing in a rural or urban- situated Barangay It must at least cultivate a minimum of two (2) varieties of vegetables. Section 7. Urban Garden Design. Urban Gardens shall be in the form of the following: a) Rooftop garden: b) Window garden: ¢) Vertical or wall garden; 4) Pots and small containers gardening; e) Plots ) Hydroponics g) Air plants Section 8. Use of Public and Private Open spaces.- The city government shall determine which public open spaces may be used for community gardens. The development cost, operation and maintenance of these gardens shall be under the City Agriculture Office with the assistance of the Barangay where it is situated. Whenever possible, the willingness of the barangay where these open spaces are located shall be considered for possible adoption and turn over to the interested barangay. idle lots owned by private individuals within the territorial jurisdiction of the City of Isabela, without any development plan within the year, may convert their lots into a vegetable garden, either by them or _by the city government ‘or barangay through any form of legal arrangement with the owner until such time that development on the lot shall commence. Privately owned Idle lots converted into vegetable gardens, either temporarily or permanently shall be entitled to exemption from the payment of additional Ad Valorem Tax of five percent (5%) of the assessed value on Idle Lands as provided for in Section 2 (5A) 04 of the Revenue Code of Isabela City. LEE “FourvvorkingSanggunian 7° foor, Sangguniang Pankungsod bulking, Cty hall complex, Survise, Isabela Cy | email: spisabelacty@yahoo.com | FB: @ConsejoLocelDelsebela Page 04 (Ordinance No. 20-598 Section 9. Participation of all Barangays.-The 45 Barangays in the City shall be encouraged to formulate its own short, medium and long-term programs with specific budget allocation from its Internal Revenue Allotment on organic gardening. Section 10. Collaboration with the Private Sector.- The efforts of civil society organizations in promoting organic gardening prior to the passage of this ordinance are recognized. The City shall continue to encourage and support the parficipation of the private sector in the promotion, propagation, development and implementation of organic agriculture from production, consumption and possible marketing. Section 11. Incentives.- The city government shall grant incentives through annual contests, awards and financial or material support to families engage in backyard organic gardening and barangays/puroks which promote, sustain and practice community organic gardening. The City Agriculturist's Office shall formulate guidelines for developing incentive programs, awards systems and Jor financial or material support. Section 12. Proceeds of Sales.- The income from the sales of vegetables of the barangay or of the city government through the City Agriculture shall be entered in its respective book of account as other income derived from local sources which may be appropriated for whatever local program it may deem proper. Section 13. Capacity Building.-To sustain and broaden the base for the implementation of this Ordinance, within sixty (60) calendar days from the effectivity of this ordinance and periodically thereatter, the City Agriculture Office, shall develop and conduct series of orientations, seminars and trainings for the development and proper care of organic food gardens to be funded by the City Government. Measures shall also be adopted to encourage integration of organic gardening in the primary, secondary and tertiary schoo! curricula. Section 14. Promotion of Urban Organic Agriculture.- The City Agriculturist's Office shall endeavor to promote urban organic gardening by utilizing new technologies and toking advantage of ecological solid waste. The Office shall endeavor to provide free organic fertilizers and biopesticides. ve Section 15. “Gulayan sa Bakuran” Contest.- The city government may establish an annual citywide “Gulayan sa Bakuran" Contest for rural/urban Family Backyard Gardening and Rural/Urban Community Gardening which may be included as one of the highlights in any milestone activity of the city. Section 16, Administrative Provision.- The personnel of the City Agriculture Office and the City Environment and Natural Resources Management Office shall be the lead implementing agencies of this program. ———— *FounvorkingSanggurian 2° floor, Sangguniang Panlungeod building, City hall complex, Sunrise, Isabela Gy | emai

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