RESOLUTION NO. 2022-1652 (Sponsored by: Honorable Fernando Y. Pameron) "A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE HONORABLE CITY MAYOR TO INITIATE AND/OR FILE LEGAL ACTION AGAINST THE REGIONAL DIRECTORS WHO HAVE CONTINUED TO DEFY THE ORDER TO TRANSFER THEIR RESPECTIVE REGIONAL OFFICES FROM ZAMBOANGA CITY TO PAGADIAN CITY AS MANDATED UNDER MEMORANDUM CIRCULAR NO. 78" WHEREAS, this Sanggunian expressed concern and alarm over the continued defiance of some Regional Directors to relocate or transfer their respective Regional Offices to Pagadian City-being the Regional Center of the Zamboanga Peninsula Region or Region IX-despite the clear directive issued by His Excellency, President Rodrigo R. Duterte, through Memorandum Circular No. 78, dated 25 June 2020, which, in gist, repealed Memorandum Circular No. 11 (s. 2018) and directed the transfer of regional offices of National Government Agencies in Region IX from Zamboanga City to Pagadian City pursuant to Executive Order No. 429 (s. 1990); WHEREAS, although several agencies of the national government have already effected the transfer of their regional offices to Pagadian City, however, there are still quite a number of regional government agencies who have continued to be adamant to not transfer; WHEREAS, the continued defiance showed by some Regional Directors in not effecting the transfer of their regional offices is prejudicial and detrimental to the interest of the general public as well as to the delivery of basic services more particularly in this part of the region, hence, authorizing the City Chief Executive to initiate and/or file legal action is imperatively necessary to compel the remaining government regional agencies in the region to expedite their transfer by all legal means; NOW, THEREFORE, on seconded motion of Honorable Fernando Y. Pameron, be it RESOLVED to authorize, as this body hereby authorizes the Honorable City Mayor to initiate and/or file legal action against the Regional Directors who have continued to defy the order to transfer their respective Regional Offices from Zamboanga City to Pagadian City as mandated under Memorandum Circular No. 78. RESOLVED FURTHER, to let copies of this Resolution be forwarded to His Honor, City Mayor Samuel S. Co, for his immediate favorable consideration; to the Executive Director, Pagadian Regional Center Management and Coordinating Office, the City Legal Officer, and all other offices concerned, for their information, guidance and reference. APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY. I HEREBY CERTIFY to the correctness of the foregoing resolution. MAPHILINDO Q. OBAOB, MPA, MAGaD City Vice Mayor/Presiding Officer Verified: ARNOLD R. GAVENIA SP Member/Asst. Floor Leader Attested: ELKID P. NACUA Secretary to the Sangguniang Panlungsod