RESOLUTION REQUESTING HON. SENATOR RICHARD “DICK” J. GORDON, CHAIRMAN OF THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON TOURISM, PHILIPPINE SENATE, MANILA, TO APPROPRIATE AND RELEASE AN AMOUNT OF ONE MILLION PESOS (P1,000,000.00), OUT OF HER DISCRETIONARY FUND, FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF PUNTA CRUZ WATCH TOWER AND PARK OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF MARIBOJOC, BOHOL.
Authored by: Hon. Fructuoso F. Redulla, Jr.
WHEREAS, one of the flagship programs of the present administration is the full promotion of our eco-tourism industry;
WHEREAS, Maribojoc, Bohol, an idyllic town by the bay, north of Tagbilaran City, hosts the historical Punta Cruz Watch Tower, a centuries-old 50-foot tower made of table stones, that served the natives of Maribojoc in the look-out for marauding pirates during the Spanish era;
WHEREAS, aside from the stone tower, its centuries-old wooden cross also hold deep secrets in its rich history, as the cross allegedly detached from its trunk and barred the pirates’ boats from gaining entrance into the mouth of Maribojoc Bay;
WHEREAS, the sprawling landscape dotted with verdant greens that surround ;
WHEREAS, the municipality officials of Maribojoc, Boho, aware of its financial incapacity to fund the improvement of its existing waterworks system, have no other recourse to bring this project to fruition, except to knock on the benevolent and generous heart of the Senator Loren B. Legarda, who is known to have his heart for the poor;
WHEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Sangguniang Bayan of Maribojoc, Bohol in its session duly assembled to request the Honorable Loren B. Legarda, Senator, Philippine Senate, to appropriate and release the amount of One Million Pesos (P1,000.000.00), out of his discretionary fund, for the improvement of Maribojoc Waterworks System of the Municipality of Maribojoc, Bohol;
BE IT RESOLVED FURTHER that a copy of this resolution be furnished, the Hon. Senator Loren B. Legarda, Philippine Senate, Pasay City, Metro Manila for her information and kind consideration.
Unanimously adopted.
I HEREBY CERTIFY TO THE CORRECTNESS
OF THE ABOVE QUOTED RESOLUTION:
ERLINDA V. CASTILLON
Acting Secretary to the Sanggunian
ATTESTED:
ENGR. GABINO C. REDULLA
Vice Mayor
