Aklan SP Takes a Respite from a Hectic Year

Kalibo, Aklan- The Aklan Sangguniang Panlalawigan has gone into a recess capping the year with the approval of the province’s almost a billion peso 2011 budgets and authorized the release of more than P16 Million for the year-end bonuses of the capitol employees.

The 2007-2010 composition of the SP has held 21 regular sessions, 2 special sessions and 113 committee hearings during the first half of the year for which it has passed 108 resolutions, 1 appropriation ordinance, 3 general ordinances, and 1 tax ordinance.

The 2010-2013 SP, for the second half of this year has gone into 22 regular sessions, 4 special sessions, 141 committee hearings and has conducted 2 public hearings for which it has passed 154 resolutions, 47 appropriation ordinances, 7 general ordinances and 6 special ordinances.

For the entire year, the Aklan SP went through a total of 43 regular sessions, 6 special sessions, 254 committee hearings and 2 public hearings through which it has enacted a total of 262 resolutions, 48 appropriation ordinance, 10 general ordinances and 8 special ordinances.

SP members composing the 2007-2010 (first half of 2010) were Hon. Selwyn C. Ibarreta, Hon. Gerick M. Templonuevo, Hon. Jose S. Yap, Hon. Ramon S. Gelito and Hon. Pedro M. Garcia of the West district, Hon. Nemesio P. Neron, Hon. Daisy S. Briones, Hon. Jean O. Rodriguez, Hon. Rodson F. Mayor and Hon. Plaridel M. Morania of the East distrcit, Hon. Teody M. Masangya of the Liga ng mga Barangay, Hon. Jun Rey I. Tordecillas of SK Provincial Federation and the Hon. Ariel I. Igoy of the Philippine Councilors’ League.

Composing the 2010-2013 SP (2nd half of the year) are reelected board members Ibarreta and Templonuevo and young politicians Victor M. Garcia, Phoebe Clarice L. Cabagnot and Senior SP Member Jose Enrique Miraflores of the West district, reelected SP members Neron, Mayor, Briones, Rodriquez and the Hon. Raymar A. Rebaldo of the East district, Masangya of the Liga ng mga Barangay and then, Edina Gelito, Tordecillas of the SK and after him, Bob Augusto Legaspi, Basil M. Tabernilla of the PCL and then the Hon. Jonna I. Morales-Torres.

The Hon. Gabrielle V. Calizo-Quimpo is the regular presiding officer for the entire year having been reelected during the May 2010 polls.