2015 - R - 33 A RESOLUTION EXPRESSING ITS SUPPORT TO HOUSE BILL NO. 5336 SPONSORED BY CONGRESSMAN ROY M. LOYOLA ENTITED: “AN ACT PROVING FOR PARENT SUPPORT AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES”

   EXCERPTS FROM THE MINUTES OF THE REGULAR SESSION   OF THE SANGGUNIANG PANLUNGSOD OF OLONGAPO, HELD ON

 MARCH 25, 2015 AT THE CITY HALL.

PRESENT:

           

Hon. Rodel S. Cerezo - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -City Vice-Mayor & Presiding Officer

Hon. Eyrma Yvette D. Marzan-Estrella- - - - City Councilor

Hon. Eduardo J. Piano- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -    “        “

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

            Hon. Eduardo G. Guerrero- - - - - - - - - - - - -     “        “         

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

Hon. Alreuela M. Bundang-Ortiz - - - - - - - - -     “        “

Hon. Edna A. Elane- - -  - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -      “        “

Hon. Emerito Linus D. Bacay- - - - - - - - - - - -      “        “

Hon. Randy C. Sionzon- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - President, Liga ng mga Barangay

Hon. Egmidio M. Gonzales, Jr.- - - - - - - - - - - Indigenous Peoples Mandatory Representative

ABSENT:

            Hon. Benjamin G. Cajudo II- - - - - - - - - - - -  City Councilor

Hon. Noel Y. Atienza- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -     “        “       

                                   

RESOLUTION NO. 33

(Series of 2015)

A RESOLUTION EXPRESSING ITS SUPPORT TO HOUSE BILL NO. 5336 SPONSORED BY CONGRESSMAN ROY M. LOYOLA ENTITED: “AN ACT PROVING FOR

PARENT SUPPORT AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES”

            WHEREAS, the 1987 Philippine Constitution recognizes the family as foundation of the nation.  The aforesaid policy as embodied in Article XV Section 1 which states that “The State recognizes the Filipino family as the foundation of the nation.  Accordingly, it shall strengthen its solidarity and actively promote its total development.”

            WHEREAS, Section 4 of the same Article provides that “The family has the duty to care for its elderly members by the State do so through just programs of social security.”

            WHEREAS, Article 195 of the Family Code of the Philippines mandates the parents and their children to support each other;

WHEEAS, despite the legal and moral obligation of the children to support their parents, many elderly are being neglected and abandoned;

            WHEREAS, on January 20, 2015, Congressman Roy M. Loyola of the 5^th District of Cavite, sponsored a bill seeking to strengthen the filial responsibility of the children by mandating them to support their parents who are incapacitated or otherwise incapable of supporting themselves;

            WHEREAS, the aforesaid bill also seek to penalized children who, aside from providing support, also abandoned their parents.

            NOW, THEREFORE, on motion of City Councilor Alreuela M. Bundang-Ortiz, with the unanimous accord of the Members of the Sangguniang Panlungsod present,

  

            RESOLVED, AS  IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED, by the Sangguniang Panlungsod in session assembled, to express as it hereby expresses its support to House Bill No. 5336 sponsored by Congressman Roy M. Loyola entitled: “An Act Providing For Parent Support And For Other Purposes”.

            Let a copy of this resolution be furnished to Congressman Roy M. Loyola and the House of Representatives for their information.

APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY, March 25, 2015.

RODEL S. CEREZO

City Vice-Mayor & Presiding Officer

EYRMA YVETTE D. MARZAN- ESTRELLA             EDUARDO J. PIANO

                          City Councilor                                                City Councilor

                                                                                                                           

       AQUILINO Y. CORTEZ, JR.                  EDUARDO G. GUERRERO                 

                     City Councilor                                         City Councilor  

                                                               

   

            BENJAMIN G. CAJUDO II                      ELENA C. DABU

                       City Councilor                                    City Councilor     

                         (absent)          

                                                                                                          

              NOEL Y. ATIENZA               ALREUELA M. BUNDANG-ORTIZ                      

                   City Councilor                                       City Councilor

               (absent)

                                                                                                                           

                                                                                                                                             

                    EDNA A. ELANE                       EMERITO LINUS D. BACAY

                        City Councilor                           City Councilor       

 RANDY C. SIONZON                           EGMIDIO M. GONZALES, JR.

President, Liga ng mga Barangay             Indigenous Peoples Mandatory Representative

ATTEST:

                     ATTY. BERNARDINE S. GANTAN

                                   Council Secretary

APPROVED BY HIS HONOR, THE CITY MAYOR ON___________________.

                                                                                    ROLEN C. PAULINO

                                                                                                 City Mayor

ATTEST:

                    SHEILA R. PADILLA

                  Secretary to the City Mayor