RESOLUTION NO. 2019-0143 (By Acclamation) "A RESOLUTION STRONGLY APPEALING TO HIS EXCELLENCY, PRESIDENT RODRIGO R. DUTERTE THROUGH HONORABLE EXECUTIVE SECRETARY SALVADOR C. MEDIALDEA TO ISSUE COMPELLING ORDER THAT WILL FACILITATE THE IMMEDIATE TRANSFER OF THE REMAINING REGIONAL OFFICES FROM ZAMBOANGA CITY TO PAGADIAN CITY" WHEREAS, Executive Order No. 429 issued by the late President Corazon C. Aquino and Executive Order No. 36 issued by then President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, on 09 September 2001, named and designated Pagadian City as the Regional Administrative Center of the Government in Region IX or the so-called Zamboanga Peninsula Region; WHEREAS, the legality of the Order, as challenged by the City of Zamboanga and the regional officials, was upheld and decided with finality by the Supreme Court en banc way back 22 June 1995 and was recognized and supported by the past national government administrations who saw the relevance of such directive; WHEREAS, anchored on a vision to fully implement the afore-cited Order which will surely help spur economic development that will benefit the city's residents, the City Government of Pagadian has continuously exerted its best efforts to ensure the realization of the full transfer of all regional offices, among which are the following, viz: Has created the Pagadian Regional Center Management and Coordinating Office (PRCMCO) purposely to attend to problems and concerns relating to the transfer of offices; Has appropriated and disbursed over a Hundred Million Pesos for use in the preparation of the required infrastructure projects particularly the development and establishment of the regional center site at Barangay Balintawak, this City, for donation to the regional offices in accordance of their office space requirement as well as other services to satisfy the projected needs in accommodating the transferring regional offices and employees; and Has appropriated another considerable amount out of the City Government's Calendar Year 2019 Supplemental Annual Investment Program for use in acquiring and/or purchasing additional land area for the expansion of the Regional Center site to accommodate those regional offices who have not yet effected their transfer in Pagadian City; and The Honorable City Mayor, by authority of the Sangguniang Panlungsod, had already filed appropriate criminal and administrative charges against Regional Directors who have been adamant and defiant to the Order. WHEREAS, notwithstanding all the standing legal Orders as well as the zealous effort exerted by the City Government, it is still unfortunate to note that only twenty-eight (28) regional offices have fully transferred to Pagadian City while the remaining twenty-nine (29) regional offices have continuously opted to defy the Order, namely: Fully Transferred Regional Offices: Philippine Crop Insurance Corporation (PCIC) 15) National Housing Authority (NHA) National Commission on Indigenous People (NCIP) 16) Bureau of Treasury (BTr) Bureau of Jail Management & Penology (BJMP) 17) Department of Agriculture (DA) National Meat Inspection Service (NMIS) 18) Philippine Information Agency (PIA) Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) 19) Department of Education (DepEd) Dept. of Environment & Natural Resources (DENR) 20) Land Registration Authority (LRA) Dept. of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) 21) Professional Regulation Commission Phil. Fiber Industry Development Authority 22) Office of Civil Defense (OCD) Bureau of Local Government Finance (BLGF) 23) Public Attorney's Office (PAO) Land Transportation & Franchising Regulatory Board 24) Philippine Coconut Authority (PCA) Technical Education & Skills Devt. Authority (TESDA) 25) National Irrigation Authority (NIA) National Economic & Development Authority (NEDA) 26) Agricultural Training Institute (ATI) Parole and Probation Administration (PPA-DOJ) 27) Fertilizer & Pesticide Authority (FPA) National Police Commission (NAPOLCOM) 28) Cooperative Development Authority Partially Transferred Regional Offices: National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) 6) Mines & Geo-Sciences Bureau (MGB) Dept. of Social Welfare & Development (DSWD) 7) Maritime Industry Authority(MARINA) Environment Management Bureau (EMB) 8) Commission on Higher Education Dept. of Information and Communications (DICT) 9) Dept. of Science & Technology Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) Agencies that have Established Presence Only: National Intelligence Coordinating Agency (NICA) 5) Department of Health (DOH) National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) 6) Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) Philippine National Police (PNP) 7) National Food Authority (NFA) Regional Intelligence Unit (RIU) Agencies that have already Transferred but Illegally Returned to Zamboanga City: Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) 5) Dept. of Agrarian Reform (DAR) Dept. of Public Works & Highways (DPWH) 6) Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) Philippine Health Insurance (PHILHEALTH) 7) Population Commission (POPCOM) Philippine Postal Corporation (PHILPOST) 8) Land Transportation Office (LTO) Agencies that have not Transferred and have Continued to defy the Order: Criminal Investigation and Detection Group-Philippine National Police (CIDG-PNP) Philippine Overseas Employment Authority (POEA) Office of the Worker Welfare Administration (OWWA) National Commission on Muslim Filipinos(NCMF) Bureau of Customs (BOC) WHEREAS, for this reason, it is now necessary to solicit the intervention of His Excellency, President Rodrigo R. Duterte, to issue compelling directives to all concerned Regional Directors to immediately effect the transfer of their respective regional offices to Pagadian City; NOW, THEREFORE, on unanimous motion of all Council Members present, and severally seconded, it was RESOLVED to strongly appeal, as this body hereby strongly appeals to His Excellency, President Rodrigo R. Duterte through Honorable Executive Secretary Salvador C. Medialdea to issue compelling Order that will facilitate the immediate transfer of the remaining regional offices from Zamboanga City to Pagadian City. RESOLVED FURTHER, to let copies of this Resolution be furnished His Excellency, President Rodrigo R. Duterte through Honorable Executive Secretary Salvador C. Medialdea, Malacanan, Manila, for immediate favorable consideration; to Honorable Secretary Ernesto C. Pernia, National Economic Development Authority (NEDA), #12 Escriva Drive, Ortigas Center, Pasig City; to Honorable Secretary Eduardo M. Ano, Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG), NAPOLCOM Center, EDSA cor. Quezon Avenue, West Triangle, Quezon City; to Honorable Secretary Karlo Alexei B. Nograles, Cabinet Secretary, Rm. 494 Mabini Hall, J.P. Laurel St. San Miguel, Manila, for their information, guidance and/or appropriate action; to Honorable Divina Grace C. Yu and Honorable Leonardo Babasa, Representatives, First and Second Congressional District of Zamboanga del Sur, respectively; and to Honorable City Mayor Samuel S. Co, for support and follow-up. APPROVED BY ACCLAMATION. I HEREBY CERTIFY to the correctness of the foregoing resolution. (Official Business) MAPHILINDO Q. OBAOB, MGad ARNOLD R. GAVENIA Vice Mayor SP Member/Presiding Verified: SAM TYRA F. CO RONALD CHRISTOPHER GLENN L. ARIOSA SP Member/Chairman Pro-Tempore SP Member JESUSELLER M. DUTERTE PRISCILLA M. FERNANDEZ SP Member SP Member FERNANDO Y. PAMERON TROY B. ASUGAS SP Member SP Member VINCENZO E. CAGAMPANG ATTY. TEODORO M. QUICOY SP Member SP Member/Floor Leader JESUS B. BAJAMUNDE, JR. JUROFER P. PULMONES SP Member SP Member (LB) (On Leave) FERDINAND JIAN A. PULMONES SP Member (SK) Attested: ELKID P. NACUA Acting Secretary to the Sanggunian