Republic of the Philippines

Province of Sorsogon
Municipality of Barcelona
BARANGAY BUGTONG
Barcelona, Sorsogon
OFFICE OF THE BARANGAY COUNCIL
EXCERPT FROM THE MINUTES OF THE REGULAR SESSION OF BARANGAY COUNCIL
OF BUGTONG, BARCELONA, SORSOGON HELD ON APRIL 17, 2022 AT THE
BARANGAY HALL AT ABOUT 1:00 O’CLOCK IN THE AFTERNOON.

PRESENT:
HONORABLE MARTIN P. FETALVO - Punong Barangay/ Presiding Officer
HONORABLE NATIVIDAD L. ESPINEDA - Barangay Kagawad
HONORABLE JANICE E. MOLARTE - Barangay Kagawad
HONORABLE ALBERTO ESTORNINOS - Barangay Kagawad
HONORABLE RANDY FETALVO - Barangay Kagawad
HONORABLE DOMINGA ENTAC - Barangay Kagawad
HONORABLE JAHIL LABAYO - Barangay Kagawad
HONORABLE FELIX DELLOMAS - Barangay Kagawad
HONORABLE GERALD FLORANO - SK Chairperson

ABSENT:
NONE
BARANGAY ORDINANCE NO. __, s. 2022

“AN ORDINANCE ENACTING ON ECOLOGICAL SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT OF

BARANGAY BUGTONG, BARCELONA, SORSOGON.”

Sponsored by: Kgd. Alberto Estorninos

Co-Sponsored by: Kgd. Randy Fetalvo

WHEREAS, the Barangay Bugtong 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 . . . promote health and safety, 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/business

establishments cause unsightly surroundings and spread of communicable diseases;

NOW THEREFORE, on motion of Barangay Kagawad Albert Estorninos duly seconded by

Barangay Kagawad Randy Fetalvo,

BE IT ORDAINED BY THE SANGGUNIANG BARANGAY OF BUGTONG ON ITS REGULAR

SESSION ASSEMBLED:

ARTICLE I – Title

Section 1. Title. This Ordinance shall be known as “An Ordinance on the Ecological Solid
Waste Management of Barangay Tagdon, Barcelona, Sorsogon.”

ARTICLE II – Coverage

Section 2. Coverage. This Ordinance shall apply to all residential houses;

commercial/business establishments such as restaurants, eateries, groceries
store, sari-sari stores, vulcanizing shops; institutions like private clinic,
schools, churches, public and private offices; and agricultural areas situated
within the territorial jurisdictions of Barangay Tagdon, Barcelona, Sorsogon.”
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 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 “Nabubulok”;
b. Recyclables or “Di-nabubulok na maaari pang pakinabangan”; and
c. Residuals & Special Wastes or “Di-nabubulok na ‘di na mapapakinabangan.”

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 LGU
Garbage Compactor through the LGU 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 CENRO.

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. Vulcanizing Shop. All vulcanizing shop shall separate their garbage into toxic
and non-toxic.

SECTION 18. Time of Dumping. Time of dumping of ecological solid wastes for collection at
the collection point/sites shall be from seven o’clock to eight o’clock in the morning
(7-8 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, 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 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

20.3 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

20.4 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.

20.5 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.

20.6 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 Tagdon 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 Tagdon;

21.3 Information, education, communication and monitoring activities of the Ecological

Solid Waste Management of Barangay Tagdon;

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 by the Sangguniang Barangay of Bugtong, Barcelona, Sorsogon

this 17th day of April, 2022.

CARRIED AND APPROVED.

CERTIFIED BY:

MARILYN A. HAZ
Barangay Secretary

ATTESTED:

HON. MARTIN P. FETALVO

 Punong Barangay

APPROVED BY:

NATIVIDAD L. ESPINEDA ALBERT ESTORNINOS JANICE MOLARTE

Barangay Kagawad Barangay Kagawad Barangay Kagawad

RANDY FETALVO DOMINGA ENTAC JAHIL LABAYO

Barangay Kagawad Barangay Kagawad Barangay Kagawad

FELIX DELLOMAS GERALD FLORANO

Barangay Kagawad SK Chairman