To Dr. Arturo B.

Bayocot, CESO III, Regional Director for DEPED Region 10

To Dr. Victoria V. Gazo, CESO V, Malaybalay City Schools Division Superintendent
To Hon. Lyzander Cedric D. Maandig, Punong Barangay of Brgy 3
To Dr. Susan S. Olana, Secondary School Principal IV
To the faculty, staff and students of Bukidnon National High School, other guests and
visitors, in behalf of PLTCOL Ritchie Anoy Salva, our COP of Malaybalay City Police
Station, I would like to greet everyone a pleasant morning. So, for the information of
everyone, I am PMAJ Felipe Yap, Jr., Deputy COP of Malaybalay City Police Station.
And I am honoured to give a sort of information drive regarding the Local Ordinances
and, if I may be permitted to include, other Special Laws that are relevant to our high
school students.
So first off, we will be talking about Local Ordinances.

LOCAL ORDINANCES
1. Driving without License (Fine of P3,000 (LTO) or P1,500 (Local Ordinance) +
Impoundment of Motor Vehicle) RA 4136, RA 10930
2. Driving without helmet (1st Offense P1,500; 2nd Offense P3,000; 3rd Offense
₱5,000; 4th and succeeding offenses ₱10,000)
3. Drunk Driving (RA 10586. An act penalizing persons driving under the influence
of alcohol, dangerous drugs, and similar substances, and for other purposes.)
Penalties: (Field Sobriety Tests eg. Breath Test, breathalyser, to determine
alcohol level in blood)
a) If the violation did not result in physical injuries or homicide, the penalty of
three (3) months imprisonment, and a fine ranging from Twenty thousand
pesos (Php 20,000.00) to Eighty thousand pesos (Php 80,000.00) shall be
imposed;
b) If the violation resulted in physical injuries, the penalty provided in Article 263
of the Revised Penal Code or the penalty provided in the next preceding
subparagraph, whichever is higher, and a fine ranging from One hundred
thousand pesos (Php 100,000.00) to Two hundred thousand pesos (Php
200,000.00) shall be imposed;
 c) If the violation resulted in homicide, the penalty provided in Article 249 of the
Revised Penal Code and a fine ranging from Three hundred thousand pesos
(Php 300,000.00) to Five hundred thousand pesos (Php 500,000.00) shall be
imposed;
d) The owner and/or operator of the motor vehicle driven by the offender shall
be directly and principally held liable together with the offender for the fine
and the award against the offender for civil damages unless he/she is able to
convincingly prove that he/she has exercised extraordinary diligence in the
selection and supervision of his/her drivers in general and the offending driver
in particular.

4. Curfew for minors

5. Liquor ban for minors

DRUG ADDICTION

RA 10627: THE ANTI-BULLYING ACT OF 2013

Republic Act 10627 or the Anti-Bullying Act was enacted to protect children enrolled in
kindergarten, elementary, and secondary schools and learning centres from being
bullied. It requires Schools to adopt policies to address the existence of bullying in their
respective institutions.

WHAT IS BULLYING?
Any severe or repeated use by one or more students of a written, verbal or electronic
expression, or a physical act or gesture, or any combination thereof, directed at another
student that has the effect of actually causing or placing the latter in reasonable fear of
physical or emotional harm or damage to his property; creating a hostile environment at
school for the other student; infringing on the rights of the other student at school; or
materially and substantially disrupting the education process or the orderly operation of
a school; such as, but not limited to, the following:
 1. Any unwanted physical contact between the bully and the victim like punching
(pagpanumbag), pushing(pagnanuklod), shoving(pagduso), kicking(pagpanipa),
slapping(pagpanagpa), tickling(pagpanggitik), headlocks, inflicting school pranks,
teasing(pagpanungog), fighting and the use of available objects as weapons;
2. Any act that causes damage to a victim’s psyche and/or emotional well-being;
3. Any slanderous statement or accusation (slanderous - a false spoken statement
about someone that damages their reputation, or the making of such a
statement) that causes the victim undue emotional distress like directing foul
language or profanity (pagpamilkas) at the target, name-calling, tormenting and
commenting negatively on victim’s looks, clothes and body; and
4. Cyber-bullying or any bullying done through the use of technology or any
electronic means. The term shall also include any conduct resulting to
harassment (pagpanghasi), intimidation (pagpanghadlok), or humiliation
(pagpahiubos), through the use of other forms of technology, such as, but not
limited to texting, email, instant messaging, chatting, internet, social media,
online games, or other platforms or formats.
5. Social bullying, or any deliberate, repetitive and aggressive social behavior
intended to hurt others or to belittle another individual or group.
6. Gender-based bullying, or any act that humiliates or excludes a person on the
basis of perceived or actual sexual orientation and gender identity.

As such, any person who commits any of the foregoing acts, is considered a bully.
Furthermore, any act of retaliation against a person who reports bullying, who provides
information during an investigation of bullying, or who is a witness to or has reliable
information about bullying, is likewise prohibited.

2. WHERE MAY BULLYING BE COMMITTED?

Bullying may happen at the following:
1. School grounds;
2. Property immediately adjacent to School grounds;
3. School-sponsored or School-related activities, functions or programs whether on
or off School grounds; (ex. Field trip, retreat, recollection etc.)
4. School bus stops;
5. School buses;
6. Bullying may also occur at unrelated locations, functions or programs, through
the use of technology or an electronic device or other forms of media, regardless
if such is owned, leased, or used by the School.