2009 R - 187 - EXPRESSING SOLIDARITY WITH UNITED NATIONS SECRETARY GENERAL BAN KI MOON ON HIS APPEAL TO END VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN

EXCERPTS FROM THE MINUTES OF THE REGULAR SESSION OF THE SANGGUNIANG PANLUNGSOD OF OLONGAPO, HELD ON DECEMBER 09, 2009 AT THE CITY HALL.

PRESENT:

Hon. Cynthia G. Cajudo - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - City Vice-Mayor & Presiding Officer

Hon. Gina Gulanes-Perez - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - City Councilor

Hon. John Carlos G. delos Reyes- - - - - - - - - - - “ “

Hon. Rodel S. Cerezo- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - “ “

Hon. Sarah Lugerna Lipumano-Garcia - - - - - - “ “

Hon. Edwin J. Piano- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - “ “

Hon. Angelito W. Baloy - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - “ “

Hon. Aquilino Y. Cortez, Jr. - - - - - - - - - - - - - “ “

Hon. Anselmo A. Aquino- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - “ “

Hon. Elena C. Dabu- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - “ “

Hon. Jonathan G. Manalo- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - “ “.

Hon. Cheenee F. Hoya- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - SK Federation President

ABSENT:

None.

RESOLUTION NO. 187

(Series of 2009)

A RESOLUTION EXPRESSING SOLIDARITY WITH UNITED NATIONS SECRETARY GENERAL BAN KI MOON ON HIS APPEAL TO END VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN IN CONNECTION WITH THE CELEBRATION OF THE INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS DAY ON DECEMBER 10, 2009

WHEREAS, the International Celebration of Human Rights Day 2009 focuses on “non-discrimination”;

WHEREAS, according to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights: “all human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights”;

WHEREAS, last November 25, the whole nation vigilantly started its commemoration of the sixteen (16) days of campaign to end Violence against Women;

WHEREAS, according to the press release given by the United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki Moon: “Violence against women cannot be tolerated, in any form, in any context, in any circumstance, by any political leader or by any government”;

WHEREAS, violence against women are categorized in terms of Socio-Cultural, Economic, Verbal and Physical and Sexual and Psychological abuses;

WHEREAS, in the spirit of genuine solidarity to the appeal of the Secretary General Ban Ki Moon, the Local Government of Olongapo, together with its constituents, expresses solidarity to the whole nation in the campaign to end violence against women and would be vigilantly committed in uplifting women’s rights as one of the basic tenets of human rights ;

NOW, THEREFORE, on motion of City Councilor Sarah Lugerna Lipumano-Garcia, M.D., with the unanimous accord of the Members of the Sangguniang Panlungsod present;

RESOLVED AS IT HEREBY RESOLVED, by the Sangguniang Panlungsod in a session assembled to express solidarity, as it hereby expresses solidarity with United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki Moon on his appeal to end violence against women in connection with the Celebration of the International Human Rights Day on December 10, 2009

Let copies of this resolution be given to the United Nations in the Philippines and the Commission on Human Rights of Central Luzon.

APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY, December 09, 2009.

CYNTHIA G. CAJUDO

City Vice-Mayor & Presiding Officer

GINA GULANES-PEREZ JOHN CARLOS G. DELOS REYES

City Councilor City Councilor

RODEL S. CEREZO SARAH LUGERNA LIPUMANO-GARCIA

City Councilor City Councilor

EDWIN J. PIANO ANGELITO W. BALOY

City Councilor City Councilor

AQUILINO Y. CORTEZ, JR. ANSELMO A. AQUINO

City Councilor City Councilor

ELENA C. DABU JONATHAN G. MANALO

City Councilor City Councilor

CHEENEE F. HOYA

SK Federation President

ATTEST:

ELFLIDA S. SALMON

Council Secretary

APPROVED BY HIS HONOR, THE CITY MAYOR ON _____________________.

JAMES GORDON, JR.

City Mayor

ATTEST:

DELFIN A. JUICO, JR.

Secretary to the City Mayor