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January 28, 2018
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SAN JOSE, Antique – The Sangguniang Panlalawigan (SP) on Thursday passed the more than P1.3-billion budget of the Antique provincial government for 2018.
SP member Errol Santillan, who chairs the committee on finance and appropriations, said his committee found all the documentary requirements for the passage of the Appropriation Ordinance Number 001-2018 in order.
“All the necessary requirements submitted so far were found to be in order, thus, the committee recommends for the passage of the ordinance,” Santillan said.
The budget approval underwent some delay due to contentions of the SP members that there should be programs and activities with incorporated budget to promote gender and development, climate change, peace and order, and welfare of children, persons with disabilities and senior citizens.
Gov. Rhodora Cadiao appeared before the SP members during their regular session on Jan. 18 to appeal for the passage of the annual appropriation.
Cadiao said she was worried that the provincial government might operate on a reenacted 2017 budget.
On Jan. 17, the governor also wrote a letter to the legislators expressing her disappointment on the delay of the approval of the budget which could have been done in December 2017.
Cadiao also issued a Jan. 10 memorandum firing contractual and job order workers under the provincial government for lack of budget for their wages.
The memorandum was addressed to all heads of offices, chiefs of hospitals and the contractual and job order personnel in the province, stating, “In the absence of the (appropriation) ordinance, there will be no budget for wages and for other recurring expenses.”
It added, “Please inform them (contractual and job hire personnel) to cease from reporting to office, otherwise, they shall be deemed to serve on voluntary basis or at their own risk. Renewal of their services will resume only until the appropriation ordinance for the current year is approved.”
Cadiao said she issued the memorandum to call for the “spirit of volunteerism” among the workers. (With a report from PNA/PN)
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