Towards a More Reliable and Caring City
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Nalalaoman | Nasasarigan | Nangangataman VOLUME 1 - NO. 1 JULY - OCTOBER 2019 TOWARDS A MORE RELIABLE AND CARING CITY OF MAYOR NELSON S. LEGACION PB 2019 FIRST 100 DAYS BY MAYOR SON 1 GREENER CITY OF NAGA Balatas Open Dumpsite, Naga City 2 2019 FIRST 100 DAYS BY MAYOR SON 3 GREENER CITY OF NAGA REFLECTING MAYOR SON’S VISION OF GREEN, mini-forests inside Naga’s urban areas, the Forests-in-our-Midst (FOM) Program was launched at the former Balatas Open Dumpsite area where 1,500 native trees were planted as a forest-growing activity, launching the start of the city’s plan towards a greener Naga. 2 2019 FIRST 100 DAYS BY MAYOR SON 3 ContentNagas Na! 06 PUTTING THE HOUSE IN ORDER 20 TECH4ED PROJECT: DIGITAL EMPOWERMENT ‘NAGA NA!’: NEW CITY BRAND MODERNIZING THE 07 21 BICOL CENTRAL STATION INTERNET ACCESSIBILITY: 21 FREE PUBLIC WIFI 22 NEW INFIRMARY LABORATORY 23 ADDITIONAL MEDICAL PERSONNEL PUBLIC TOILETS FOR MALE, 23 FEMALE, AND LGBTQ+ COMMUNITY MEETINGS: TO BE CONSTRUCTED 07 DRAWING NEARER TO THE PEOPLE MORE CLASSROOMS, 24 MORE SCHOLARS 10 ACCESSIBLE CITY HALL CULTURE OF SPORTS EXCELLENCE BALATAS OPEN 25 12 DUMPSITE CLOSURE MAKING A NAME IN THE 26 INTERNATIONAL ARENA NEWLY-OPENED SLF PROVIDES 13 THE OPTION OF CONVERTING OUR GARBAGE INTO ENERGY STRENGTHENING INTERNATIONAL 27 LINKAGES: CULTURAL AND ECONOMIC TIES WITH CZECH FOREST IN OUR MIDST: REPUBLIC 14 NAGA GREENING MISS EARTH FLORA 2019 IN NAGA 15 CITY PLASTIC REGULATION 28 ROAD TO PUBLIC SAFETY: SALARY ADJUSTMENT FOR CITY 16 ROAD CLEARING OPERATIONS 29 HALL JOB ORDER AND CONTRACT- OF-SERVICE EMPLOYEES LIGHTS AND CAMERAS: 17 PRELUDE TO A SAFER NAGA 29 IMPROVED LEGAL SERVICES DRAINAGE MASTERPLAN: 17 SOLVING THE CITY FLOODING NAGA NA! PRELIMINARY STEPS IN BOOSTING NAGA’S TOURISM AND HOUSING SOLUTIONS 30 18 LOCAL ECONOMY 20 MAKING A BIG DIGITAL LEAP PEÑAFRANCIA 2019 COMMITTEE CHAIRMANSHIPS & MEMBERSHIPS MYC 2019: ANCHORING 34 THE FAITH OF THE YOUTH HON. GHIEL “OYING” G. ROSALES 52 City Councilor NAGUEÑA CROWNED 36 MISS BICOLANDIA 2019 HON. JOSELITO “LITO” S.A. DEL ROSARIO City Councilor HON. GREGORIO R. ABONAL VIVA LA VIRGEN: City Councilor 39 THE 2019 PEÑAFRANCIA CELEBRATION IN NAGA HON. MILA “MILES” SD. RAQUID-ARROYO City Councilor 11TH REGIONAL BAND, HON. ELMER S. BALDEMORO 40 MAJORETTES AND FANCY DRILL 54 City Councilor COMPETITION HON. VIDAL P. CASTILLO City Councilor REGIONAL SCOUTS PARADE & 43 DBC/DLC/DXMC COMPETITION HON. SALVADOR “BADONG” M. DEL CASTILLO City Councilor HON. JOSE “DOC SONNY” C. RAÑOLA CIVIC PARADE AND City Councilor 44 FLOAT COMPETITION ABOUT THE COVER HON. JOSE “JOEPER” B. PEREZ City Councilor PEÑAFRANCIA VOYADORES 56 FESTIVAL AND STREET 46 HON. JESSE “JESS” R. ALBEUS Mayor Nelson S. Legacion on his AND PILGRIM’S DANCE City Councilor assumption as Naga’s new local chief COMPETITION executive, on the midday of June 30, HON. ANTONIO “DODIT” B. BELTRAN 2019, accompanied by his wife, First 11TH BICOL REGIONAL MILITARY PARADE City Councilor Lady Atty. Marion Legacion, and the 48 rest of the city officials, department HON. MARY KYLE FRANCINE B. TRIPULCA heads, and chiefs-of-offices of the City City Councilor Government of Naga. 50 PEÑAFRANCIA FLUVIAL PROCESSION 4 2019 FIRST 100 DAYS BY MAYOR SON 5 Editorial Board FRANCISCO M. MENDOZA REUEL M. OLIVER PAUL JOHN F. BARROSA ALEC FRANCIS A. SANTOS Acting City Administrator Editorial Consultant Technical Adviser Technical Adviser City Budget Office/ Naga City Investment Board/ PDAO Chief-of-Office Acting Secretary to the Mayor Arts, Culture & Tourism Officer Office of the City Administrator Investment and Trade Promotion Officer [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] ALLEN L. REONDANGA ARMIE B. GUNAY JASON B. NEOLA SAMANTHA NICOLE L. Technical Adviser Supervising Editor / Writer Managing Editor/Writer FULLANTE Writer City Events, Protocol & Public Information Office City Events, Protocol & Public Information Office City Events, Protocol & Public Information Officer 881-83-28 | 871-30-55 881-83-28 | 871-30-55 City Events, Protocol & Public Information Office [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] RAFAEL RACSO V. VITAN JOSE V. COLLERA REYNALDO T. BAYLON Layout and Graphics Design Editor RAMIL C. HERRERA JR. Photographer Photographer Photographer City Events, Protocol & Public Information Office City Events, Protocol & Public Information Office City Events, Protocol & Public Information Office City Events, Protocol & Public Information Office 881-83-28 | 871-30-55 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] | [email protected] Circulation SYLRANJELVIC LANCE XAVIER C. VILLAFLOR A. ALEGRE ANSELMO B. MAÑO Website Administrator JAN LEAL CARBONELL Photographer Drone Pilot RUEL P. SANDUCO HERBERT M. OLABIAGA City Events, Protocol & Public Information Office City Procurement Officer City Events, Protocol & Public Information Office [email protected] [email protected] / [email protected] MARK PHILIP B. NIDEA [email protected] 4 2019 FIRST 100 DAYS BY MAYOR SON 5 Putting the house in order S soon as he assumed position as the new City A Mayor of Naga, Mayor Nelson Legacion first ensured that the city’s home— the City Hall— comprised of many and varied local government offices, will be manned by competent and capable officers and workers whom will be his reliable partners in the efficient delivery of services to the people. Among the officers whom he designated under his first Administrative Order No. 2019-001 include the following: Mr. Francisco M. Mendoza Acting City Administrator He also reconstituted the local special bodies that include the Naga City People’s Law Mr. Reuel M. Oliver Enforcement Board (PLEB) that serves and assists citizen’s complaints against any erring Acting Executive Director officers and members of the Naga City Police Office (NCPO); the City Disaster Risk Reduction Naga City Investment Board and Management Council (CDRRMC) that mans the implementation of the Local Disaster Mr. Huberto I. Ursua Risk Reduction and Management Plans (LDRRMPs), the City Development Council (CDC) that Acting Program Head I-Governance Program Office initiates a comprehensive multi-sectoral development plan for approval by the Sangguniang Panlungsod , and the Bids and Awards Committee (BAC) that handles the procurements of the Engr. Alexander Caning local government unit. Acting Department Head City Engineer’s Office Ms. Ma. Dolores P. Delos Reyes Acting Department Head City Civil Registrar’s Office Mr. Nolasco Jesalva Acting Department Head City Human Resource Management Office Mr. Allen L. Reondanga Acting Department Head City Events, Protocol and Public Information Office Mr. Paul John F. Barrosa Acting Secretary to the Mayor Mr. Roderick D. Reforsado Program Director Naga City Migrants Resource Center Mr. Ansel Maño Acting Chief-of-Office City Procurement Office Mr. Jaime R. Reblando Program Director for Senior Citizen Affairs 6 2019 FIRST 100 DAYS BY MAYOR SON 7 ONTINUING the legacy of good the city’s greeneries, and the Naga River governance started by his respectively, that characterizes the C predecessors, Mayor Legacion topography of the city. ‘Naga Na!’: introduced a new city brand under his administration, the ‘Naga Na!’. Illustrated in an italicized manner, New City the ‘N’ logo demonstrates the resiliency ‘Naga Na!’ branding aims to make and dynamism of the city in moving Naga City more than just a location on toward the realization of its goals. Brand the map but a destination for tourists to patronize— a marketing tool to create In the total sense of the brand, a brand identifier that will set Naga ‘Naga Na’ is an invitation to have Naga apart and allow the city to compete with as the place to be in many aspects (e.g. other places for people, resources and food travel, education, leisure, getaways, business. exploration, business investments, etc.) The brand is symbolized with the The brand is accompanied by the letter ‘N’ with two circle dots atop that slogan, ‘Nalalaoman, Nasasarigan, stands for ‘Naga’. The circle dots atop Nangangataman’ that indicates the the ‘N’ structure create the illusion of administration’s main thrusts of a being the connection of two people that typify a dependable, reliable and caring local two groups or institutions— depicting the government, anchored with the city’s partnership and the shared responsibility vision and mission. of the government and the people in working hand-in-hand to advance the city’s development goals. The ‘N’ logo likewise shows a smile that gives a picture of the city moniker, ‘An Maogmang Lugar’ and ‘Naga SMILES to the World’. The green and blue colors of the brand signify the Narra tree from which the name ‘Naga’ is derived, as well as Community Meetings: Drawing nearer to the people N addition to his initial step of putting the house in order, Mayor Legacion established a Community Relations Office through Executive Order No. 2019-027. The new office initiated the conduct of programs and activities that brought the local government services of the city closer to Ithe people. One of which is the conduct of community meetings in the different barangays of Naga with Mayor Legacion himself doing and leading the rounds and meeting people personally to hear directly from them their concerns and needs. The program has brought a lot of residents thankful for the immediate response and easy access to the city’s officials, particularly the mayor, that paved the way for them to easily voice out their needs and concerns. 6 2019 FIRST 100 DAYS BY MAYOR SON 7 COMMUNITY MEETINGS TESTIMONIALS Salamat pong maray Mayor Legacion sa pag igdi mo samuya. Natawan man po kami kang si pighahagad ming drop wire asin sim. Ngonian , ayos na po ang samong iniistaran. - Dolores Eresare and Nelly Delos Santos, Housewives Zone 6, Bagong Sirang, San Felipe Kan pag-igdi ni Mayor, dakulang tabang mi ta si pighagad mi, naitao man samuya.