REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF BUDGET AND MANAGEMENT FOR ADJUSTMENT OF IRA ALLOCATION FOR THE MUNICIPALITY OF MARIBOJOC, BOHOL DUE TO LAND AREA RECTIFICATION BY THE DENR, REGIONAL OFFICE NO. VII, BANILAD, MANDAUE CITY AND INCREASE OF POPULATION BASED ON MAY 1, 2000 CENSUS ON POPULATION IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF MARIBOJOC, BOHOL.

Sponsored by : Mass Motion

WHEREAS, the recent reclassification of municipalities issued by the Department of Finance based on income generated from C.Y. 1996, 1997, 1998 and 1999 shares that the Municipality of Maribojoc, Bohol is a fifth class town ;

WHEREAS, the IRA releases are based on population, land area and equal sharing scheme to determind the IRA allocation for a certain municipality;

WHEREAS, the IRA allocation for the Municipality of Maribojoc, Bohol was based on the population of 14, 664 people as of 1995 census and the land area which has an estimate of 4, 941 hectares ;

WHEREAS, the present population of Maribojoc as of May 1, 2000 census is 16, 786 people, however in the 2002 estimate, the town has 17, 788 people ;

WHEREAS, just recently, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources , Land Management Bureau, Region 7, Banilad, Mandaue City has certified that the total land area of the Municipality of Maribojoc, Bohol is Six thousand nine hundred fifty six ( 6, 956 ) hectares, more or less based on the total land area of Political Boundary as surveyed by the Land Management Bureau of the DENR as certified by Antonio T. Cabrido, ARED for Operations ;

WHEREAS , the increase of population and the number of hectares which has a difference of 2, 015 hectares are the basic grounds for a recomputation of the IRA allocation, C.Y. 2002 for the Municipality of Maribojoc, Bohol ;

WHEREAS, the increase of IRA allocation for Maribojoc, Bohol can help improve the municipality especially the infrastructure projects of the town;

WHEREAS, the estimated IRA allocation of Maribojoc, Bohol, C.Y. 2002 is P17,525,000.00 based on the old population census and the old land area of the town ;

WHEREAS, the Maribojoc Officials are hoping that the IRA Allocation will be increased for C.Y. 2002 due to the increase of population and land area ;

WHEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, by the Sangguniang Bayan in their session duly assembled ;

“ To request the Hon. Secretary, Emilia Boncodin, Department of Budget and Management, Metro Manila for adjustment of IRA allocation for the Municipality of Maribojoc, Bohol due to land area rectification by the DENR Regional Office No. VII, Banilad, Mandaue City and increase of population in the Municipality of Maribojoc, Bohol;

BE IT RESOLVED FURTHER, that a copy of this resolution be furnished, Hon. Emilia Boncodin, Secretary, DBM, Metro Manila and the Regional Director, DBM, Region VII, Cebu City for appropriate action.

Unanimously adopted.

I HEREBY CERTIFY TO THE CORRECTNESS
OF THE ABOVE QUOTED RESOLUTION :

ALBERTO E. ARANGOSO
SB Secretary

ATTESTED :

PHILIP R. MEDEQUISO
Vice Mayor

APPROVED ;

Engr. GABINO C. REDULLA
Municipal Mayor

Date signed __________________