Republic of the Philipsines
Mountain Province
Municipality of Bontoc
Sauqquniang Bayan Office
EXTRACT FROM THE MINUTES-JOURNAL OF THE REGULAR SESSION OF THE
SANGGUNIANG BAYAN OF BONTOC, MOUNTAIN PROVINCE, HELD AT ITS SESSION
HALL ON AUGUST 13,2018.
PRESENT: HON. VIOLA. OKKO, Temporary Presiding Officer/ Regular Member
HON. JULIAN F. CHUMACOG, Regular Member
HON. ESTEBAN O, NGUDDO Regular Member
HON. ROSE C. FARNICAN, Regular Member
HON. ALSANNYSTER F. PATINGAN, Regular Member
HON. ALFREDO A. AWICHEN, Regular Member
HON. ALEXANDRE C. CLAVER, Regular Member
HON. ROBERT B. DACYON, Regular Member
HON. ALEXANDER N. FANA-ANG, ABC President, Member
HON. THOMAS F. LONGATAN, IPMR, Member ‘
HON. SHERWIN S. CHAMKAS, SK Federation President
ABSENT: HON. EUSEBIO S. KABLUYEN, Vice mayor and Presiding Officer - On leave
ORDINANCE NO. 306, S. 2018
‘Sponsors:
Hon, Alsannyster F. Patingan
Hon. Viola P. Okko
AN ORDINANCE INSTITUTIONALIZING THE BONTOC AM-AMONG FESTIVAL
AS PART OF THE ANNUAL CELEBRATION OF THE FOUNDING ANNIVERSARY
OF THE MUNICIPALITY.
Whereas, during the past celebration of the Municipality's founding anniversary,
a festival informally known as "Am-among Festival” had been consistently included as
part thereof and as its centerpiece attraction;
Whereas, the term "Am-among “pertains to tradition of the Bontok Tribe where
after hard labors from harrowing the ricefields (“sara”) and planting the same with
palay seedings (‘tuned’), kinsmen and relatives now come together to take a break,
rest, rejuvenate at the same time rekindle their kinships, strengthen their family bonds
and re-affirm their unity. This event is traditionally held in the house and under the
auspices of the oldest living family patriarch or matriarch and the participants thereto
will bring their own produce of palay, vegetables, fruits, meat as well as their stocks of
fermented sugarcane wine (“Yayas’) and rice wine (“tapey”). These will be the food
from which everyone will partake for the duration of the event
Whereas, the Municipality in enacting this ordinance hopes to adopt the
concepts as well as the aims of the traditional Bontoc “Am-among” in formally
establishing the BONTOC AM-AMONG FESTIVAL where its constituents will have the
chance to come together to celebrate and re-affirm their unity as members of the
Municipality. Further, the said festival will have the aim of showcasing the cultures,
traditions, history, ways of life, God-given and man-made tourist attractions as well as
the different agricultural and industrial products of the Bontoc Tribe as well as that of
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Whereas, this Body humbly prays that with the formal institutionalization and
establishment of the BONTOC AM-AMONG FESTIVAL to be part of the annual
celebration of the Municipality's founding anniversary, and while our cultures, traditions,
history, ways of life, tourist attractions and products are shovicased to the whole world,
the youth who will form part of the next generation will preserve these cultures,
traditions, history and tourist attractions and appreciate the fact that they are
inhabitants of a beautiful place and trace their roots to a proud tribe, the "Bontoks’,
and will always appreciate their identities as such;
WHEREFORE AND CONSIDERING THE FOREGOING, this body now decrees
the following:
Section 1. Formal Establishment.- The BONTOC AM-AMONG FESTIVAL Is
hereto established as part of the celebration of the founding anniversary of the Local
Government Unit of Bontoc, Mountain Province.
Section 2. Time, Duration and Venue of Celebrations.- The EONTOC AM-
AMONG FESTIVAL, while being a part of the celebrations of the founding anniversary
of the Local Government Unit of Bontoc, shall have its main component/program be
separately celebrated from the formal program celebrating the founding anniversary of
the Municipality which has been ordained, through local legislation to be held on the
16" day of September of each year. This is to avoid the scenario of the said festival
overshadowing the celebration of the equally important foundation day.
For this purpose, the main component/program of the BONTOC AM-AMONG
FESTIVAL shall be celebrated a day prior or a day after the celebration of the founding
anniversary as may be decided by the working committees established for purposes of
the conduct thereof.
The main component/program of the BONTOC AM-AMONG FESTIVAL shall be
conducted only in a day, though its sub-components may be conducted at any such
time and for any such duration convenient for the conduct thereof, provided, that no
part of the BONTOC AM-AMONG FESTIVAL shall be scheduled to coincide with the
conduct of the formal program/celebration of the founding anniversary.
Section 3. Main and Sub-components of the festival.- The main
component of the BONTOC AM-AMONG FESTIVAL shall be the conduct of the street-
dancing competition followed by, or simultaneous with, the conduct of a formal
program where a guest of honor or speaker is invited to grace the occasion.
The sub-components shall be the different activities/events lined up for the
festival outside of its main component/proaram such as, but not limited to, the opening
ceremonies, closing ceremonies, musical, arts, academic or traditional competitions,
trail runs or marathons, trade fairs, concerts, amusement parks, pageants, seminars,
fund-raising activities, and such other activities as may be sanctioned by the
appropriate committee and allowed to be part thereof, whether this be through the
initiatives of the Local Government Unit, the private sector, schools or other
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PAGE 3, ORDINANCE NO. 306,S.2018 - AN ORDINANCE INSTITUTIONALIZING THE BONTOC
AM-AMONG FESTIVAL AS PART OF THE ANNUAL CELEBRATION OF THE FOUNDING
ANNIVERSARY OF THE MUNICIPALITY.
Section 4. The Am-among Committees.- The Local Chief Executive shall
organize and assign the members of the different working committees for the conduct
of the BONTOC AM-AMONG FESTIVAL as early as possible. The different working
committees shall then meet and plan for all matters expected during the conduct of said
festival The committees shall submit their proposed budgets, as much as possible not
later than the last day of the month of July, to enable the Local Chief Executive
sufficient time to review, approve or deny or appropriate for the same.
Section 5. Budget.- The Local Chief Executive shall ensure the availabilty of
sufficient funds to cover the expenses of the BONTOC AM-AMONG FESTIVAL. For this
purpose, said expected expenses shall be covered by its own separate and exclusive
appropriation, which shall | be subject to the usual auditing rules and regulations.
Section 6. Repealing and Separability.- This Ordinance shall repeal all
previous ordinances, resolutions, issuances inconsistent hereto and in case portions of
this ordinance be declared by proper authorities to be null and void, such portions
unaffected by said declaration will still be in force and effect.
Section 7. Effectivity.- This Ordinance shall take effect upon approval by the
Local Chief Executive.
APPROVED. This 13” day of August, 2018 at Bontoc, Mountain Province.
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THOMAS F. LONGATAN
IPMR, Member
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