16/06/2026
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Councilor Victor Plaza, Chairperson of the Committee on Social Welfare, presided over a committee hearing today, June 15, 2026, at SP Conference Room 5.
The Committee deliberated on the following matters:
1. Endorsement dated June 1, 2026, from Hon. Reynante B. Desiata, Acting City Mayor, requesting the passage of an SP Resolution authorizing the City Mayor to sign the Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) between the City Government of Butuan and the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) for the implementation of the Supplementary Feeding Program for Calendar Year 2026.
2. SP Ordinance No. 17-052-2025, authored by Hon. Sanchez, entitled: โAn Ordinance Granting a Quarterly Localized Social Pension to Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) in the City of Butuan, Appropriating Funds Therefor, and for Other Purposes.โ
3. SP Ordinance No. 17-024-2025, authored by Hon. Dabalos, entitled: โAn Ordinance Institutionalizing Cost-Free Late Registration of Birth for Indigents in the City of Butuan, Providing Free Notarization Services for Documents Required Therefor Through the Barangay Civil Registrar System (BCRS), Allocating Funds Therefor, and for Other Purposes.โ
4. SP Ordinance No. 17-036-2025, authored by Hon. Nalcot, entitled: โAn Ordinance Providing Free Late Birth Registration Assistance in Butuan City, and for Other Purposes.โ
5. Endorsement dated February 23, 2026, from Hon. Reynante B. Desiata, Acting City Mayor, requesting the passage of an ordinance providing free timely and delayed birth registration in Butuan City, including free notarization of supporting documents, subsidy for PSA Negative Certification, and the deputization of certain officials and personnel as Civil Registry Document Encoders.
6. Proposed SP Ordinance authored by Hon. Plaza, et al., entitled: โAn Ordinance Institutionalizing Free Birth Registration Assistance in the City of Butuan for Timely and Delayed Registration of Births, Providing Support Services Therefor, and for Other Purposes.โ
The committee thoroughly discussed the measures to ensure the continued delivery of social welfare services and to strengthen access to civil registration and social protection programs for the people of Butuan.