Republic of the Philippines

Province of Misamis Occidental

Municipality of Plaridel
Barangay Deboloc

OFFICE OF THE SANGGUNIANG BARANGAY

EXCERPT FROM THE MINUTES OF THE BARANGAY ASSEMBLY OF

DEBOLOC, PLARIDEL, MISAMIS OCCIDENTAL HELD ON OCTOBER 31, 2020
AT 1:00 PM AT THE BARANGAY HALL, DEBOLOC, PLARIDEL, MISAMIS
OCCIDENTAL

HON. RONALDO R. DIALOGO (P)

Punong Barangay

HON. ELSIE L. RECAMADAS (P) HON. DEXTER B. ONDO (P)

Barangay Kagawad Barangay Kagawad

HON. FIDELINA B. CALISO (P) HON. RODOLFO O. TAYROS (P)

Barangay Kagawad Barangay Kagawad

HON. JAGIL T. CALUNOD (P) HON. MARLON R. TIYAHONG (P)

Barangay Kagawad Barangay Kagawad

HON. RONIE P. CALUNOD (P) HON. ROJIM R. BANGUIS (P)

Barangay Kagawad Ex-Officio Barangay Kagawad
SK Chairperson

BARANGAY ORDINANCE NO. 02-2020

“AN ORDINANCE ENACTING THE ECOLOGICAL SOLID WASTE

MANAGEMENT CODE OF BARANGAY DEBOLOC, PLARIDEL, MISAMIS
OCCIDENTAL”

Sponsored by: Hon. JAGIL T. CALUNOD

Co-Sponsored by: Hon. MARLON R. TIYAHONG

Authored by: Hon. ROJIM R. BANGUIS

SK Chairman

WHEREAS, the Barangay Deboloc is committed to the protection,

preservation and conservation of the ecosystem;
 WHEREAS, it is the responsibility of the barangay to effectively and
efficiently implement the Solid Waste Management System under Republic Act No.
9003 in its territorial jurisdictions;

WHEREAS, Section 16 of the Local Government Code (RA 7160) also

provides: “SEC. 16. General Welfare. – Every local government unit shall exercise
the powers expressly granted, those necessarily implied therefrom, as well as
powers necessary, appropriate, or incidental for its efficient and effective
governance and those which are essential to the promotion of the general welfare.
Within their respective territorial jurisdictions, local government units shall ensure
and support, among other things . . . promotes health and safeties, enhance the
right of the people to a balanced ecology, maintain peace and order, and preserve
the comfort and convenience of their inhabitants.”

WHEREAS, the unsystematic waste disposal by households and

commercial/industry establishments cause unsightly surroundings and spread of
communicable diseases;

WHEREAS, the practice of waste segregation to facilitate reuse and

recycling does not only reduce the cost of collection and disposal of garbage but
conserves the natural resources of materials and avoid wasteful consumption of
goods;

NOW THEREFORE, on motion of SK Chairman Hon. Rojim R. Banguis duly

seconded by Hon. Fidelina B. Caliso,

BE IT ORDAINED BY THE SANGGUNIANG BARANGAY OF DEBOLOC,

PLARIDEL, MISAMIS OCCIDENTAL

ARTICLE I – Title
Section 1. Title. This Ordinance shall be known as “THE ECOLOGICAL SOLID
WASTE MANAGEMENT CODE OF BARANGAY DEBOLOC, PLARIDEL,
MISAMIS OCCIDENTAL”

ARTICLE II – Coverage
Section 2. Coverage. This Ordinance shall apply to all residential houses;
commercial establishments such as restaurants, eateries, department stores,
groceries, sari-sari stores, auto-repair shops; institutions like hospitals, schools,
churches, public and private offices; industrial establishments of any kind; and
agricultural areas situated within the territorial jurisdictions of Barangay Deboloc,
Plaridel, Misamis Occidental.

ARTICLE III – Legal Basis, Purpose, Goal and Objectives

Section 3. Legal Basis. This Ordinance is enacted to implement the provisions of
Republic Act No. 9003 which mandates the proper segregation and collection of
household wastes.

SECTION 4. Purpose. This Ordinance is enacted for the following purposes:

4.1 To guide, control and regulate the generation of solid wastes within the
Barangay and promote an orderly and sanitary system for the same;
4.2 To enhance the total environment of the locality through the necessary
control and mitigation of negative environmental impacts of solid waste;
 4.3 To promote and protect the health, safety, peace and convenience of the
general welfare of the inhabitants of the Barangay;
4.4 To minimize the generation of solid waste and maximize possible
resource/recovery/recycling and utilization by:

a. Maximizing the use of goods and consumption of foods;

b. Encouraging the salvaging of possible “recoverables” from solid wastes for re-
use and/or recycling back to production process; and
c. Encouraging the recycling and resource recovery of wastes in own backyards
through composting.

SECTION 5. Goal. The primary goal of this Ordinance is to enhance ecological

balance of the community through sustainable and integrated waste management.

SECTION 6. Objectives. The objectives of this Ordinance are the following:

6.1 To ensure round-the-clock cleanliness through the orderly management of
waste;
6.2 To eradicate unsightly, uncovered and overflowing waste containers in streets,
public places and open spaces;
6.3 To maximize and optimize sanitary resource recovery for feeds, materials and
others; and
6.4 To minimize pollution arising from harmful gases, smoke particulates produced
by needless burning/dumping, polluted runoffs into water sources/supply, and
hazardous substances.

ARTICLE IV – Definition of Terms

Section 7. Definition of Terms. As used in this Ordinance, the following term has
its meaning as follows:
7.1 Biodegradable – any material that can be reduced into finer particles (degraded
or decomposed) by microbiological organisms or enzymes (synonymous with
compostable).
7.2 Biodegradable Wastes – fruit & vegetable peelings, spoiled food & leftovers,
vegetable trimmings, fish scales, egg shells, seafood shells, animal entrails &
carcasses, corn cobs & sheaths, rice hulls, peanut shells, wet newspapers &
cardboards, wet papers & cartons, coconut shells & husks, seeds, garden & grass
clippings, pet/poultry/livestock manure, chipped branches and sawdust;
7.3 Compost – decayed organic material for use as soil conditioner or fertilizer.
7.4 Composting – biological degradation under controlled conditions; the process of
making biodegradables such as food waste, garden waste, animal waste and
human waste into compost by mixing them with soil, water, biological
additives/activators (optional) and air.
7.5 Domestic Waste – refuse from households, as distinguished from industrial
waste, hospital waste, etc. which may be classified as biodegradable (compostable)
or non-biodegradable (non-compostable).
7.6 Recyclable Wastes – dry papers & newspapers, dry cardboards & cartons,
plastic materials like plastic containers, plastic water bottles, plastic bottle caps,
PVC & PE pipes, computer casing, tin cans & covers, aluminum cans, iron steel,
copper wires, broken transparent glasses, glass bottles, toner cartridges, computer
ink cartridges.
7.7 Residual Wastes – sando bags, packing wrappers, styropors/styrofoams,
cigarette butts, worn out plastic sacks, dirt from sweepings, worn out rags, sanitary
napkins, disposable diapers, plastic straws, parlor & barbershop waste, household
medicine bottles, broken ceramics, colored broken glasses, coco fiber from
cushions, poultry feathers.
7.8 Special Wastes – paint & thinner containers, spray canisters, household
batteries, pharmaceutical waste, spoiled, spilled, expired cosmetic waste, lead-acid
batteries, used oil filters, broken tiles.
7.9 Bulky Wastes – used rubber tires; garden debris; destroyed TV sets, radios,
stereos, washing machines, dryers, stoves, refrigerators, & dishwashers; broken
furniture, filing cabinets, book cases, beds & cushions.

ARTICLE V – Segregation of Wastes

SECTION 8. Mandatory Segregation of Solid Wastes. The segregation of wastes
shall primarily be conducted at the source, to include household, institutional,
industrial, commercial and agricultural sources: Provided that wastes shall be
segregated into the categories provided in Section 2 of this Article.

SECTION 9. Requirements for the Segregation and Storage of Solid Waste

Pending Collection. The following shall be the minimum standards and
requirements for segregation and storage of solid waste pending collection:
9.1 There shall be a suitable container such as a plastic bag or the like for the
ecological solid waste before these are brought out along the streets or being
brought out at the assigned dumping areas.
9.2 There shall be a separate container for each type of waste from all sources:
Provided, That in the case of bulky waste, it will suffice that the same be collected
and placed in a separate and designated area; and
9.3 The solid waste container depending on its use shall be properly marked or
identified for on-site collection as follows:
a. Biodegradables/Compostables or “Malata”;
b. Recyclables or “Dili Malata pero Magamit Pa”; and
c. Residuals & Special Wastes or “Dili Malata ug Dili na Magamit”

ARTICLE VI – Collection and Disposal

Section 10. Collection/Drop-off Points. All purok organization must have a
designated strategic collection/drop-off points to facilitate the hauling of segregated
solid waste materials of the barangay.
10.1. Only segregated solid waste materials must be brought to the collection
points at the time and date of collection; and
10.2. A personnel must be assigned in every collection points to ensure that the
delivered solid wastes by the household are properly segregated.

Section 11. Sanitary Crews/Sanitary Aides. The barangay must assign at a

sanitary crews/sanitary aides to check the delivered solid waste materials and
handle the transfer of segregated solid waste materials from the Barangay MRF or
from the collection points to the garbage truck during collection.

Section 12. Collection of Segregated Waste Materials at the Barangay. The

Municipal Garbage Compactor through the City Ecological Solid Waste
Management Task Force shall be the responsible agent in the collection of
segregated solid waste materials at the Purok MRF or at its collection points
because the barangay has no capacity of transporting their segregated solid waste
materials.
Section 13. Schedule of Segregated Solid Waste Materials Collection at the
Barangay. The schedule of collection for the accumulated segregated solid waste
materials at the barangay will be determined in coordination with the barangay
concern and be properly disseminated by the MENRO.

SECTION 14. Residential Areas. The garbage shall be collected through the
present system of collection within the barangay. Independent collection systems of
the composite barangays shall be followed.

SECTION 15. Schools, Churches, and Business Establishments. All garbage in

these locations shall also be collected in the same manner as in Section 10.

SECTION 16. Agricultural Areas. Agricultural areas shall convert organic wastes
into compost in their respective areas.

SECTION 17. Industrial Areas. All factories and plants shall separate their
garbage into toxic and non-toxic. It is mandatory that all factories contact the
industrial waste exchange (IWE) to exchange their wastes with others who may be
able to use them. Existing industrial areas already having their proper way of
collection and disposal shall continue practicing the same.

SECTION 18. Time of Dumping. Time of dumping of ecological solid wastes for
collection at the collection point/sites shall be from five o’clock to six o’clock in the
morning (5-6 am) on the day of collection of the garbage scheduled to be collected
only.

ARTICLE VII – Prohibited Acts

SECTION 19. Prohibited Acts. The following acts are prohibited and its
corresponding Fines and Penalties:
19.1 Bringing out and dumping of garbage outside of collection day and proper time
of dumping for collection, indiscriminately dumping garbage, littering, throwing,
dumping of solid waste matters in public places, such as roads, sidewalks, canals,
drainage systems, curbs and gutters, esteros or parks, creeks, rivers, tributaries,
rivulets and other natural waterways, and establishment, or causing or permitting
the same;
19.2 The open and indiscriminate burning of residual and special wastes;
19.3 Causing or permitting the collection of non-segregated or unsorted waste/non-
segregation of wastes into biodegradable, recyclable, and residual/special; and
19.4 Unauthorized removal of recyclable materials intended for collection by
authorized persons.

ARTICLE VIII – Penal Provisions

SECTION 20. Fines and Penalties. The following fines and penalties shall be
imposed to any person who violates specific provisions of this ordinance. He/she
shall be issued with a CITATION TICKET or NOTICE OF VIOLATION by an
enforcer duly assigned/designated by the Punong Barangay.
20.1 For paragraphs (19.1) to (19.4):

First Offense – Warning

Second Offense – Php100.00
Third Offense – Php300.00
Subsequent – Php500.00
20.2 Non-residents who shall be found to have violated any of the provisions within
this ordinance shall be penalized as follows, to wit:
First Offense – 500.00
Second Offense – Php1,000.00
Third Offense – Php1,500.00
Subsequent – Php2,000.00

20.3 Households and establishments that do not provide receptacles/containers for

their refuse/solid waste;

First Offense – Warning

Second Offense – Php100.00
Third Offense – Php150.00
Subsequent – Php250.00

20.4 Not keeping the surrounding areas and immediate premises clean by
establishments, institutions, households and other concerned occupants. Streets
shall be kept clean by occupants or owners of properties lining the street from the
line of the property to the middle of the street and from one property to the other.
First Offense – Warning
Second Offense – Php150.00
Third Offense – Php300.00
Subsequent – Php500.00

20.5 If the offense is committed by a corporation, partnership, or other juridical

entity duly organized in accordance with law, the chief executive officer, president,
general manager, managing partner or such other officer-in-charge shall be liable
for the commission of the offense penalized under this Ordinance.

20.6 Violators shall not be given barangay clearances and certifications until he/she
has paid and/or served his/her fines/penalties. Their names also shall be posted at
conspicuous places in the barangay.

20.7 Violations shall be accounted per household and the head of the family shall
be responsible in the implementation of the Ordinance in their respective
household. In effect, any violation committed by the household shall be carried by
all members of the said household except household helps, transient visitors, and
other temporary or visiting individuals.

SECTION 21. Utilization of Collected Fines. Thirty percent (30%) of the collected
fines shall accrue to the General Fund for appropriations for the next fiscal year and
the remaining Seventy percent (70%), which shall be called as Brgy. Ecological
Solid Waste Management (ESWM) Fund, shall be used for the following within the
fiscal year of which the fines were collected:

21.1 Honoraria for the Deboloc Barangay Green Brigade of Eco-aides;

21.2 Procurement of Materials, Equipment, Protective Gears and other items
necessary for the proper implementation of the Ecological Solid Waste
Management of the Barangay Deboloc;
21.3 Information, education, communication and monitoring activities of the
Ecological Solid Waste Management of Barangay Deboloc;
21.4 Acquisition of products, facilities, technologies and processes necessary to
enhance proper ecological solid waste management;
21.5 Transportation/Hauling of ecological solid wastes;
21.6 Awards and incentives;
21.7 Research programs;
21.8 Technical assistance;
21.9 Capability-building activities; and
21.10 Maintenance and other related activities, programs, etc. for the Materials
Recovery Facility of Cluster.

ARTICLE IX – Miscellaneous Provisions

SECTION 22. Citizen Suits. For purposes of enforcing the provisions of this
Ordinance, any citizen may file an appropriate civil or criminal action in the
barangay against any person who violates or fails to comply with the provisions of
this Ordinance. The Barangay concerned shall exempt such action from payment of
filing fees.

SECTION 23. Separability Clause. If any provision of this Ordinance or the

application of such provision to any person or circumstances is declared
unconstitutional, the remainder of this Ordinance or the application of such
provision to other persons or circumstances shall not be affected by such
declaration.

SECTION 24. Repealing Clause. All existing ordinances and resolutions of this
barangay found to be inconsistent herewith are hereby repealed or modified
accordingly.

SECTION 25. Effectivity. This Ordinance shall take effect in accordance with the
provisions of the Local Government Code of 1991.

ENACTED AND APPROVED during the 2nd Semester Barangay Assmbly of

Deboloc, Plaridel, Misamis Occidental held on October 31, 2020.

I HEREBY CERTIFY to the correctness of the above-quoted ordinance.

GLORIA M. DEMOCER
Barangay Secretary

Approved:

RONALDO R. DIALOGO
Punong Barangay