20/06/2025
14TH SP DECLARES MUNICIPAL ORDINANCE NO. 13, S-2024 OF ALIMODIAN AS LEGAL AND VALID
The Committee on Women and Family Affairs, chaired by Vice Governor Christine "Tingting" S. Garin, respectfully recommends the ADOPTION of this Committee Report and that a Resolution be passed declaring Municipal Ordinance No. 13, S-2024 of Alimodian, Iloilo, LEGAL and VALID, subject to compliance with Sec. 59(c) of RA 7160.
The subject matter is Municipal Ordinance No. 13, S-2024 of Alimodian, Iloilo “An Ordinance Adopting and Localizing the Implementation of Republic Act 11861 Also Known as An Act Providing the Benefits and Privileges to Solo Parents and Their
Children, Appropriating Funds Therefore and for Other Purposes.”
This was declared legal and valid during the 145th Regular Session of the 14th SP.
The subject matter of this report was referred to the Committee on Women and Family Affairs and duly endorsed by the SP Secretary for study, report, and recommendation.
The Committee adopts the opinion of the Provincial Legal Office rendered by Atty. Niel C. Rosales, Attorney IV, and duly noted by Atty. Dennis T. Ventilacion, Provincial Legal Officer, dated May 14, 2025, that the subject Ordinance is consistent with Sections 16, 17(b)(2)(iv), and 447(a)(1)(iii), all of RA 7160, otherwise known as the Local Government Code of 1991.
The Committee itself notes that the subject Ordinance was also the subject of Committee Report No. 2, Series of 2025, and opined that it is consistent with Section 12, Article III, as well as Section 1, Article XV, both of the 1987 Philippine Constitution, and the following laws: RA 11861, otherwise known as the Expanded Solo Parents Welfare Act; EO No. 209, otherwise known as the Family Code of the Philippines; RA 10028, otherwise known as the Expanded Breastfeeding Promotion Act of 2009; and Provincial Ordinance No. 2023-294, otherwise known as the Comprehensive Solo Parents Ordinance of the Province of Iloilo.
Nevertheless, the subject Ordinance was previously remanded because Sec. 20 thereof was not consistent with Section 447(a)(1)(iii) of the Local Government Code. However, Section 20 of the present version of the subject Ordinance.
Evidently, the imposable penalties are now compliant with the national law; thus, given the penal nature of the subject Ordinance, the Committee respectfully directs the LGU concerned to comply with Sec. 59(c) of RA 7160.
Lastly, pursuant to Section 21 of the subject Ordinance, the implementation and localization of the Expanded Solo Parents Act may be charged against the Gender and Development Budget or other sources of funds subject to availability. Given this, the LGU concerned should have attached its Annual Investment Plan (AIP) among the documents it submitted for review. The AIP is needed for the effective implementation of the Ordinance. Thus, the Committee respectfully directs the LGU concerned to revisit Section 305(i) of R.A. 7160.
