Republic of the Philippines

Province of Cagayan
MUNICIPALITY OF AMULUNG

OFFICE OF THE MUNICIPAL ADMINISTRATOR

To:
Mr. Victorino Aquitania
Regional Director
ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability Southeast Asia Secretariat
Units 3-6 Manila Observatory Building, Ateneo de Manila University, Loyola Heights, 1108 Quezon City,
Philippines
(632) 8426-0851
iclei-sea@iclei.org
info@s2cities.org

August 24, 2022

Amulung, Cagayan
Philippines

Subject: Letter of Interest – Safe and Sound (S2Cities) Program

The undersigned, Irma Concepcion M. Aguiling, Municipal Administrator, located in Centro, Amulung,
Cagayan, with telephone number (078) – 825 – 1060, email address oma.amulung@gmail.com
representative of the municipality of Amulung, located in the Cagayan Valley Region (Region 2), in the
country of Philippines

shows interest in applying to the call for new cities

in the Safe and Sound (S2Cities) Program:

Corollary, the Local Government Unit of Amulung commits, subject to availability of municipal funds, to
contribute the following:

 Appointment of a focal person, to take the role of Chief Youth Safety Officer;
 Participation of the focal person and other relevant municipal staff in training and capacity-
building;
 Use of a municipality’s physical space, such as the Municipal Gymnasium, Sub-Office Gymnasium,
and LGU Conference Halls, free of charge as the ‘Youth Hub’ for programme activities during the
whole duration of the programme;
 Cooperation in creation of urban safety analysis; and/or
 Possibility of assigning some municipal contribution for the implementation of young people’s
innovations for safety improvement

In 2022, the Local Government Unit of Amulung has appropriated the following in its Annual Budget:

 Youth and Sports Development Php 500,000.00

 Youth and Sports Development Php 1,500,000.00 (Supplemental)
 Child and Youth Welfare Program Php 100,000.00
 Environmental Protection Program Php 250,000.00
 20% Development Fund Php 49,639,702.60
The Local Government Unit of Amulung firmly takes oath to protect the welfare of the young people in the
municipality. It is our belief that, indeed, the hope of the land is in their hands. Consequently, and as a matter
of responsibility, they form significant spot in the local investment programs of the municipal government.

In the 2022-2027 Comprehensive Development Plan of LGU Amulung, the following Program/s, Project/s,
and Activity/ies are designed to enhance youth participation and development in the locality:

 Organization/Re-organization of youth groups;

 Conduct of socio-cultural activities;
 Engagement to livelihood programs;
 Trainings on livelihood programs;
 Trainings on skills development; and
 Conduct of Search for Outstanding Youth Leaders and Providing Incentives

Unfortunately, the municipality of Amulung is being halved by the Cagayan River— the Philippines’ longest
and widest— exposing the young people and other vulnerable sectors to the hazards posed by massive
flooding. The municipality is also susceptible to landslide, and is usually visited by typhoons year in and
year out. Among the efforts advanced by the local government is increasing the adaptive capacity of people,
especially the youth, by building disaster-resilient infrastructures and the continuous improvement of the
delivery of basic social services.

The LGU Amulung vows to attain the indicators enshrined and delineated in the municipal vision:

“…citizens living in a peaceful, clean, and safe environment…”

and with the partnership to be forged between the LGU Amulung and the ICLEI – Local Governments for
Sustainability Southeast Asia, the dreams we have for the young people, and for all the constituents in
general, will not be far from achieving.

IRMA CONCEPCION M. AGUILING, EnP

Municipal Administrator

Noted by:

ELPIDIO R. RENDON
Municipal Mayor