Office of the Sangguniang Pantungsod atsp EXCERPT FROM THE MINUTES OF THE REGULAR SESSION ASSEMBLY OF THE 3° SANGGUNIANG PANLUNGSOD OF THE CITY OF BOGO HELD AT THE SESSION HALL ON FEBRUARY 16, 2011 Present: , Engr. Santiago A. Sevilla ‘SP Member, Presiding Officer Hon. Romeo P. Alarde SP Member Hon. Lyndon Hee C. Acusar ‘SP Member Hon. Santiago M. Oliamot ‘SP Member Hon. Domingo P. Armenton SP Member Hon. Geronimo G. Almirante ‘SP Member Hon. Victor Eliot S. Lepiten I ‘SP Member Hon. Bienvenido O. Gulane Ii SP Member Hon. Benjamin M. Rodriguez ‘SP Member Hon. Glenn N, Jumao-as ‘SP Member Hon. Belinda N. Rodriguez ‘SP Member Hon. Jose Brainard Y. Mayol 'SP Member, ABC President Hon. TJ Marie L. Labastida ‘SP Member, SKF President WHEREAS, cultural property is the product of the different traditions and of the spiritual achievements of the past and thus is an essential element in the personality of the people of the ‘community; WHEREAS, it is indispensable to preserve it 3s much as possible, according to its historical and artistic importance, so that the significance and message of the cultural property becomes a part of the spirit of people from where they gain consciousness of their own sense of identity; WHEREAS, it is the duty of the government to ensure the protection and the preservation ofthe cultural heritage endangered by public and private works; NOW THEREFORE, upon motion of Hon. Belinda N. Rodriguez seconded by Hon. Romeo P. Alarde, be it, RESOLVED, as it is hereby resolved, to enact the following: ORDINANCE NO. 002 - 2011 AN ORDINANCE DECLARING THE BOGO PUBLIC PLAZA AND ITS SURROUNDING ENVIRONS AS HERITAGE SITES Endorsed by H inda N. Rodriguez Chair, Committee on Heritage Be it ordained by the Sangguniang Panlungsod of the City of Bogo in session assembled that: sor broy anton * Short Title, This Ordinance shall be cted as “Hentage Square Ordinance’ F brevity. ‘Section 2. Definition of Terms. As used in this ordinance the following terms shall mean: 2.1 Heritage square- _covers the stretch along A. Pedroza Street turning right to Sor Dorotea Rubio Street, turning right to J. Almirante St, turing right to V. Dela Vita Street, {tuming left to San Vicente Street, turning right to R, Ferman St. unti it intersects with A. Pedroza 22 Environs - _—The significant heritage sites and structures covered herein includes the following 2.2.1 The heart of the plaza where the first parochial church of Bogo stood during ‘World War tl; 2.2.2 Martinez residence along A. Pedroza St.; 2.2.3 Northen Cebu Colleges; 2.24 Old Municipal Building now DepEd Division Office Building; 22.5 Ferman residence along J. Almirante Street:Ordnance No, 002-2011 Page? 2.26 Pedrano residence along comer V. Dela Vira and San Vicente Streets; 2.2.7 Verallo residence along San Vicente Street, 22.8 The Gabriel Flash Elorde Community Stage. ‘Section 3. Declaration. The Heritage Square and its surrounding environs as defined herein are hereby declared as heritage sites and structures of the City of Bogo. Section 4. Historical Significance. The Heritage Square is the oldest settled institutional-residential neighborhoods in the early 1900s. It illustrates the lifestyle of the period. Large homes are architecturally fashionable as they are comfortably useful. Among the old ‘ancestral residences of notable Bogohanons from the families of Femans, Martinezes, Verallos ‘and Pedranos are well preserved through time. ‘The Bogo Public Plaza, seated at the heart of the Heritage Square Plaza, is the site of the first and only parochial church in Bogo until the fires of World War II razed the edifice into ashes. The church was re-built in Bungtod when the fot in the Plaza was taken back by the government in view of the principle of separation of church and state, Likewise, the plaza is home to Bogo's Open-air Museum which showcases the early agricultural industry of the town. San Vicente Street, where the Old Municipal Building is situated, is the oldest street in Bogo. it is the assembly place of Bogohanons joyously waiting for the coming of Victoriano Dela Vira on the night of May 26, 1898 from his appointment in Cebu as the first Mayor of Bogo. He was met triumphantly with the image of the patron saint, San Vicente Ferrer, revered in procession until the break of dawn on May 27, 1898. The history is commemorated every year thereafter as the Town's Fiesta. Since then, Bogo celebrates two fiestas, one historic and one religious falling on the Feast of St. Vincent Ferrer on the 5” of April. ‘The Old Municipal Building is the residential domicile of Don Gregorio Sanchez who donated his property to become the seat of government when Bogo gained independence from Bantayan Island in 1900, Built in early 1930s, the Northern Cebu Institute, now Northern Cebu Colleges, is the first and only private high school in the northern part of Cebu. In the earlier part of 1942 there Used to stand a garrison during the Japanese occupation. ‘The Flash Elorde Stadium which was then the stage for cultural events and at the same time an arena for sporting events and various communal activities, now cited as Gabriel “Flash” Elorde Community Stage stands beside the Bogo Public Library and Museum, now an imposing structure within the Bogo Public Plaza. Section 5. Preservation and Management. The Heritage Square and such other sites and structures deciared as such by the City of Bogo shall be preserved and managed in a manner provided in an ordinance for the purpose. Section 6. Effectivity. This ordinance shall take effect immediately upon approval. CARRIED ON A MAJORITY VOTE. ee AND CORRECT: a sp ry ENGR. SANTIAGO A. SEVILLA vied Mayor Presiding Officer APPROVED: Date o Approvat MAR_O 7 2011 Non cereerae| E OR.