RESOLUTION NO. 2019-0185 (Sponsor: Honorable Teodoro M. Quicoy) "A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE HONORABLE CITY MAYOR TO ENTER, FOR AND IN BEHALF OF THE CITY GOVERNMENT OF PAGADIAN, INTO A MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT WITH THE ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT BUREAU-DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES (EMB-DENR), REGIONAL 0FFICE 9, WITH REFERENCE TO THE GRANT OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE IN THE AMOUNT OF FIVE HUNDRED SEVENTY THOUSAND (P570,000.00) PESOS FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF MATERIAL RECOVERY FACILITY (MRF) IN THE CITY OF PAGADIAN" WHEREAS, Section 32 of R.A. 9003 otherwise known as "the Ecological Solid Waste Management Act of 2000," mandates the establishment of a Material Recovery Facility (MRF) in every barangay or cluster of barangays purposely to ensure efficient and safe materials processing, movement, and storage of solid waste in their respective barangays; WHEREAS; the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) through the Environment Management Bureau, in line with its mandate under Section 8 (e) of the same Act, has proffered to extend financial assistance to the City Government in the amount of P570,000.00 for the establishment of Material Recovery Facility (MRF) in the City of Pagadian; WHEREAS, to ensure the early release of such assistance, the forging of a Memorandum of Agreement by and between the City Government and the concerned national government agency is necessary wherein the duties and responsibilities of both parties were specified, such that the Honorable City Mayor sought to be accorded with the authority to enter and sign such deed, which request merited the support and concurrence of this august body; NOW, THEREFORE, on seconded motion by Honorable Teodoro M. Quicoy, be it RESOLVED to authorize, as this body hereby authorizes the Honorable City Mayor, to enter for and in behalf of the City Government of Pagadian, into a Memorandum of Agreement with the Environmental Management Bureau-Department of Environment and Natural Resources (EMB-DENR), Regional 0ffice 9, with reference to the grant of financial assistance in the amount of Five Hundred Seventy Thousand (P570,000.00) Pesos for the establishment of Material Recovery Facility (MRF) in the City of Pagadian. RESOLVED FURTHER, to let copies of this Resolution be furnished to His Honor, City Mayor Samuel S. Co, for his immediate favorable consideration; to the City Legal Officer; to Regional Director Josefino P. Belocura, Jr., DENR-Region 9, and others concerned, for their information and appropriate action. APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY. I HEREBY CERTIFY to the correctness of the foregoing resolution. MAPHILINDO Q. OBAOB, MPA, MAGaD Verified: City Vice Mayor/Presiding Officer ATTY. TEODORO M. QUICOY SP Member/ Floor Leader Attested: ELKID P. NACUA Acting Secretary to the Sanggunian