Republic of the Philippines
CITY OF PAGADIAN
Office of the City Board
ORDINANCE NO. 3
"AN ORDINANCE PENALIZING ANY PUBLIC OFFICIAL OR OFFICIALS AND PEACE OFFICERS, WHO EITHER DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY AID, ABET OR IN ANY MANNER CONNIVE WITH PRIVATE INDIVIDUALS IN THE SQUATTING OF ANY FORESHORE LAND OR MANGLEY, A PUBLIC PLAZA, MUNICIPAL, PROVINCIAL AND NATIONAL ROADS, PUBLIC PARKS, PUBLIC MARKET OR MUNICIPAL SLAUGHTERHOUSE SITE, SCHOOL SITE AND/OR ANY MUNICIPAL, PROVINCIAL AND NATIONAL GOVERNMENT RESERVATIONS WITH THE TERRITORIAL JURISDICTION OF THE MUNICIPALITY AND IMPOSING A PENALTY OF FOUR MONTHS IMPRISONMENT AND A FINE OF TWO HUNDRED PESOS. IF THE ERRING PARTY IS A MUNICIPAL OFFICIAL HE SHALL BE PENALIZED BY IMPRISONMENT OF SIX MONTHS AND BE FINED BY TWO HUNDRED PESOS"
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MUNICIPAL COUNCIL OF PAGADIAN THAT:
SECTION 1. Any person or persons is prohibited from abetting, aiding or giving support to any private individual or group of individuals for personal gains or otherwise through his personal influence or by virtue of the influence of his position in the government, and/or by himself and for himself take direct or indirect interest interference in the squatting of any foreshore land or mangley, a public plaza, municipal, provincial and national roads, public parks, public market or municipal slaughterhouse site, school site and/or any municipal, provincial and national government reservations with the territorial jurisdiction of the Municipality of Pagadian, Province of Zamboanga del Sur.
SECTION 2. Any person or persons violating the provisions of this Ordinance shall, upon conviction, be penalized by fine and imprisonment as follows:
a. P200.00 fine and six (6) months imprisonment for public officials and employees, Peace Officers or Agents of Government Law Enforcing Agency.
SECTION 3. This Ordinance shall be known as Municipal Ordinance No. 3, current series, and shall take effect immediately upon approval.
ENACTED: APPROVED:
February 12, 1963 March 1, 1963
ATTESTED:
(SGD.) REYNERIO I. DECENA
Municipal Secretary
A TRUE COPY:
November 26, 1970
(SGD.) DELIA A. LOPEZ
Clerk-Stenographer