Approval of the following Resolutions filed by Second District City Councilor Louie John Bonguyan as Chairperson of the Committee on Cooperatives Development and People’s Participation:

• 666. Application for the renewal of the accreditation of the El Grande Multi-Purpose Cooperative with the City Government of Davao, pursuant to the provisions of RA 7160.
• 667. Application for the accreditation of the Kilusang Magkaibigan Multi-Purpose Cooperative with the City Government of Davao, pursuant to the provisions of RA 7160.
• 669. Application for the accreditation of the Smoke Fish Vendors Livelihood Association with the City Government of Davao, pursuant to the provisions of RA 7160.
• 670. Application for the accreditation of the St. Jude Women’s Association with the City Government of Davao, pursuant to the provisions of RA 7160.

RA 7160 is also known as the Local Government Code of 1991.

All resolutions were approved unanimously, after individual committee reports were presented based on committee hearings held.

Second District Councilor Danilo Dayanghirang has replaced Councilor Bonifacio Militar as Council Floor Leader. Meanwhile, Third District Councilor Myrna Dalodo-Ortiz is now Assistant Floor Leader.

Dayanghirang will vacate the chairmanship of the City Council Committee on Peace and Public Safety.

{Privilege Speech
January 15, 2008}

In June 7, 2007 a popular chain of supermarkets launched the campaign in Metro Manila aimed towards encouraging shoppers to use reusable bags when buying groceries. The campaign consisted of distributed reusable cloth bags that their shoppers can use when they shop. The campaign has earned praise and recommendation from various sectors for its simple but sustainable effort in reducing the amount of plastic bags used in shopping. Some of the participating supermarkets even charge a fee for their plastic bags to encourage their shoppers to use the reusable bags. The chain of supermarkets is only one of the handful establishments in Metro Manila to have this kind of campaign. Some local bag makers have even designed and sell their own reusable shopping bags that have become a fad among shoppers in Metro Manila. The chain’s Davao City branch is also part of the campaign and is also distributing reusable bags to local shoppers.

This effort is laudable in that it is simple and doable for everybody to do their share in significantly lessening the amount of plastic bags wasted via shopping. We should commend and encourage similar efforts and campaigns by local establishments. Let us call on other local supermarkets, groceries, and malls to encourage the use of reusable bags for their shoppers.

A concerted effort by Davao shoppers will create a big and remarkable impact on the amount of solid waste we generate. Plastics are difficult to recycle. Moreover platic bags used to contain wet market goods are difficult to reuse. The disposal of plastics are also a big environmental concern. And over time, the production and use of plastic bags, however convinient it may seem, cost so much more than the production, use and reuse of reusable bags.

We should further support and promote this campaign and encourage similar efforts to help our environment.

A Manila Times’ Special Report declares that “Nobody cares for the elderly anymore.” The report asks:

How can the senior citizens of the Philippines be a pitiful lot, when there is an Expanded Senior Citizens Act?

It asserts that changed moral values is the main culprit for problems faced by the Filipino elderly. Businesses see the Expanded Senior Citizens Act as being bad for business.

Read here for more on the special report.

Councilor Bonguyan’s Program of Government as stated in his campaign materials:

General Objective:
To upgrade and sustain the local government’s socio-economic, social and political plans and programs in order to uplift the living condition of the Dabaweños. Particularly, I will focus on the following areas of concern:

1. Youth Empowerment and Development
2. Women’s Privilege Advocacy
3. Senior Citizens Right to Productive Lives

Sunstar Davao has cited the plan of Councilors Bonguyan, Bellor and Mata-Marañon to institutionalize, via legislation, the “Bayanihan” System.

Councilors Karlo Bello, Louie John Bonguyan, and Teresita Mata-Marañon are set to jointly propose legislative measures encouraging and institutionalizing the “bayanihan system” in Davao City.

Read the rest of the article here.

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