AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 2, PARAGRAPH ( a ) AND SECTION 4 OF MUNICIPAL ORDINANCE NO. 02, SERIES OF 2006, IMPOSING CURFEW HOURS IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF MARIBOJOC, BOHOL.

Authored by : Hon. Fructuoso F. Redulla, Jr.
Sponsored by: Mass Motion

WHEREAS, one of the declared policies of our town is the promotion of the general welfare of its people;

WHEREAS, imposing curfew hours is a proven deterrent against lawlessness;

WHEREAS, the surge of juvenile delinquency and the rise of the petty cries index have reached alarming proportions;

WHEREAS, after due consultations with a cross-section of the community, a consensus has been reached among parents and authorities that a more stringent measure be adopted to restrict pedestrian traffic, especially among youths at night, where they are supposed to be attending to their studies and doing their school assignments.

WHEREFORE, be it ordained by the Sangguniang Bayan of Maribojoc, Bohol, that:

SECTION 1 – RULES AND REGULATIONS:

Section 2, (A) of Municipal Ordinance No. 02, series of 2006 is hereby amended as follows: (original provision):

(a.) No minors shall roam, loaf in the street or public places during curfew hour from 10:00 P.M. to 4:00 A.M.

(b.) No adult are allowed to roam or loaf in any public places during curfew hour from 12:00 midnight to 4:00 A.M.

AMENDMENTS: (New Provisions)

(a.) No minor shall roam, loaf or loiter in the streets and public places from :

1. 9:00 P.M. to 4:00 A.M. from Sunday to Thursday of each week and
2. 10:00 P.M. to 4:00 A.M. on Fridays and Saturdays of each week and on the eve of holidays

* At 11:30 P.M. siren shall be sounded in the town proper and in the barangays to signal the curfew hours for adult and all adults individual who are in streets shall be advise to go home.

SECTION 2 – PENALTY. In case of insolvency on the part of offender, whether
declared or manifest, a subsidiary penalty of one (1) day of community service in the plaza, market, streets, municipal cemetery and municipal nursery shall be rendered by such offender for every P100.00 fine.

SECTION 3 – EFFECTIVITY. Upon approval.

Let copies of this ordinance be furnished the Chief of Police, all Punong Barangay and all Chief Tanod for their information, guidance and implementation.

SO ORDAINED.

I HEREBY CERTIFY TO THE CORRECTNESS
OF THE ABOVE-QUOTED ORDINANCE:

(Sgd) ENGR. GABINO C. REDULLA
Municipal Vice Mayor
Presiding Officer

ATTESTED:

(Sgd) ERLINDA V. CASTILLON
Acting Secretary to the Sanggunian

APPROVED:

(Sgd) LEONCIO B. EVASCO, JR.
Municipal Mayor

Date signed: November 12, 2007

A true copy from the original:

ERLINDA V. CASTILLON
Acting Secretary to the Sanggunian