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Republic of the Philippines City of Davao Office of the Sangguniang Panlungsod

20th City Council 21st Regular Session Series of 2022

PRESENT:

Councilor Edgar P. Ibuyan Jr.

Councilor Marissa S. Abella

Councilor Nilo M. Abellera Jr.

Councilor Luna Maria Dominique S. Acosta

Councilor Bernard E. Al-ag

Councilor Wilberto E. Al-ag

Councilor Al Ryan S. Alejandre

Councilor Dante L. Apostol Sr.

Councilor Conrado C. Baluran

Councilor Jessica M. Bonguyan

Councilor Louie John J. Bonguyan

Councilor Pilar C. Braga

Councilor Jonard C. Dayap

Councilor Edgar R. Ibuyan Sr.

Councilor Richlyn N. Justol-Baguilod

Councilor Diosdado Angelo Junior R. Mahipus

Councilor Rodolfo M. Mande

Councilor Jaffar U. Marohomsalic

Councilor Bonz Andre A. Militar

Councilor Temujin B. Ocampo

Councilor Myrna G. L’Dalodo-Ortiz

Councilor Alberto T. Ungab

Councilor Lorenzo Benjamin D. Villafuerte

Councilor Trisha Ann J. Villafuerte

Councilor Jesus Joseph P. Zozobrado III

ABSENT:

Vice Mayor J. Melchor B. Quitain Jr.

- Presiding Officer

Failure to pay the tax within the time fixed herein above shall render those concerned liable to a surcharge of twenty-five percent (25%) of the original amount plus an interest of two percent (2%) per month on the amount due until the tax is fully paid but in no case shall the total interest on the unpaid amount or a portion thereof exceed thirty-six (36) months.

1. Admission Tickets – Admission Tickets will be used as one of the bases for collecting the amusement tax imposed in this Section. Cockpit operators must develop a unified application system, to be turned over to the City Government of Davao, that will allow sabungeros/ players to purchase admission tickets. Admission tickets must be dispensed accordingly. Operators of cockpits shall keep a notice in big legible letters or numbers posted in a conspicuous place in front of the ticket booths showing the total admission price, which will include as a part thereof the city amusement taxes corresponding to each or kind of ticket.

1. Form of tickets, their registration – Every proprietor, lessee, operator, or promoter of cockpit shall provide admission tickets which shall be serially numbered, indicating therein the name of the amusement place, the price per ticket, and the kind of event—whether regular, derby or special event. The admission tickets must be embedded with a QR Code which will be subject for validation by the Office of the City Treasurer, upon entry to the cockpit. Whenever there is a change in the admission fee after registration, a notice to that effect shall be registered with the City Treasurer and must be conspicuously posted in a place of business for the information of the public.

Sub-numbering of such tickets is strictly prohibited and the use of slugs and other substitutes for admission tickets is strictly prohibited. Upon entry to the gate, the admission ticket must be presented to the representative of the City Treasurer’s Office for QR verification. The gatekeeper shall then drop the admission ticket in a locked box or receptacle. The box or receptacle shall only be opened by the representative of the Office of the City Treasurer.

1. Verification and Inspection of Cockpits – The City Treasurer shall post an employee at the gate of cockpits for the purpose of verifying all tickets being sold thereat.

Likewise, another CTO personnel shall also be designated at the area as may be provided by the operator, for the purpose of monitoring the winning bets garnered by the operator per fight.

- OB-Acting City Mayor

Councilor Bai Hundra Cassandra Dominique N. Advincula - OB- Administered the oath of the new Punong Barangay of Barangay Ula, Tugbok District

Councilor Augusto Javier G. Campos III

- OB-Represented the City Mayor in the turnover of the Balay ng Pagbabago in Barangay Lasang

ORDINANCE NO. 0114-22

Series of 2022

AN ORDINANCE FURTHER AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 5003, SERIES OF 1997, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS “THE COCKFIGHTING CODE OF DAVAO CITY,” AS AMENDED BY ORDINANCE NO. 0632-21, SERIES OF 2021

Be it ordained by the Honorable Sangguniang Panlungsod of Davao City, in session assembled, that:

SECTION 1. TITLE – This Ordinance shall be known as the “AN ORDINANCE FURTHER AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 5003, SERIES OF 1997, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS “THE COCKFIGHTING CODE OF DAVAO CITY,” AS AMENDED BY ORDINANCE NO. 0632-21, SERIES OF 2021”.

SECTION 2. AMENDMENTS – Section 5, and Section 6 paragraphs (a), (c), and (d), of Ordinance No. 5003, Series of 1997, as amended by Ordinance No. 0632-21 Series of 2021, is hereby amended, to read as follows:

SECTION 5. LICENSE FEES FOR COCKPITS – There shall be collected the following Mayor’s Permit Fees from cockpit operators/owners/licensees and cockpit personnel: of the cockpit:

2. Additional Guidelines/Requirements to be observed by Cockpit Operators – The following guidelines must be adopted by cockpit operators for the conduct of cockfighting operations in the City of Davao:

“NO TICKET, NO ENTRY” policy must be strictly observed in cockpits. No person must be allowed to enter the cockpit without presenting an admission ticket.

Cockpit operators must provide the personnel of the City Treasurer’s Office access to an area where monitoring of amusement tickets and winning center bets are possible.

Cockpit operators must declare with the City Treasurer’s Office the number of admission tickets considered part of the privileges granted to owners of fighting cocks, upon payment of the Entry Fee. Only a maximum of three (3) individuals can be admitted per paid Entry Fee.

Cockpit Operators must develop or establish a unified application system, to be turned over to the City Government of Davao, which must be able to meet the following specifications: d.1 IT Requirements

Set-up IT infrastructure that is secure, efficient, and effective;

Set-up back-up for equipment and power to provide sufficient support to the operation of the Event; Cockpits must have internet connectivity. To prevent any issues, cockpit operators must set up a redundant internet connection; and,

All cockpit operators in the City of Davao must adopt the unified system for their cockpit operations to hasten the monitoring of gross receipts subject to tax.

SECTION 6. AMUSEMENT TAX ON ADMISSION

Imposition of Tax – There is being levied and imposed upon the proprietor, lessee, operator, or promoter of cockpits that charge admission or entrance fees within the territorial jurisdiction of the City of Davao, a tax on admission fee in addition to the taxes and fees imposed under Sections 5 and 9 hereof at the rate herein prescribed based on the gross receipts from admission fees, to wit: i. Regular hackfight - 10% ii. Derby - 30% xxx xxx xxx d.2.

Time of Payment – The taxes herein imposed shall be collected as part and not in addition to the price of admission tickets at the time patrons or customers are admitted to the amusement places or establishments.

The taxes herein above imposed shall be due and payable within the first ten (10) days of the month next following that for which they are due, by the proprietor, lessee, operator, and promoter, and such taxes to be determined on the basis of a true and complete return of the number of gross receipts from admission derived during the preceding month. If the tax is not paid within the time fixed above, the taxpayer shall be subject to such surcharges, interest, and penalties as prescribed by this Ordinance.

(d) Administrative Provisions.

Remittance of Tax Surcharge for late remittance. – The proprietor, lessee, operator, or promoter of cockpits shall withhold the amusement tax on admission.

The amusement tax withheld shall be remitted to the City Treasurer’s Office within the first ten (10) days of the month next following that for which they are due. The proprietor, lessee, operator, or promoter concerned shall make a complete return of the gross receipts derived during the preceding month which shall be the basis for determining the tax due.

System Features

Bettors must be able to purchase system-generated admission tickets; Admission tickets must be serially numbered and must be embedded with a QR Code for easier verification. Said tickets must reflect the minimum details, including the price per ticket and kind of event; d.3. Ownership and Maintenance of System

Allow registration of game participants before sultadas can begin; and, Generate reports on the total number of fights/sultadas, total winning bets garnered by the cockpit operator, and total gross receipts on admissions.

The City Treasurer’s Office must be given real-time full access to the detailed record entry for audit purposes.

Ownership of the unified application system, to be adopted by all cockpit operators within theCity of Davao, must be turned over to the City Government, upon deployment for use by all cockpits, to ensure the integrity of the system.

The City Government of Davao shall exercise full control over the system, including its database. The cockpit operators shall only be granted permission to input data or entries necessary for the conduct of the event.

In case there is a need to troubleshoot the system due to technical issues, the City Government of Davao reserves the right to demand technical support from the cockpit operators to address the same. A Service Maintenance Agreement must be executed by the cockpit operators and the City Government of Davao to provide the details thereof.

Section 9 of Ordinance No. 5003, Series of 1997, as amended by Ordinance No. 0632-21, Series of 2021, shall be re-numbered to Section 11 and amended, to read as follows:

SECTION 11. FEES – In addition to the taxes, fees, and other levies imposed by the City under Sections 5, 6, 7 and 8 hereof, the following fees shall be paid to the City Treasurer, pursuant to the provisions of the Local Government Code of 1991 (R.A. No. 7160) before any operation or activity can be conducted.

SPECIAL PERMIT FEE FOR COCKFIGHTING

(a) Special Cockfights (Pintakasi)

First three (3) days

(b) Special Derby Assessment from Promoters of:

Section 13 of Ordinance No. 5003, Series of 1997, as amended by Ordinance No. 0632-21, Series of 2021, shall be re-numbered to Section 15 and amended, to read as follows:

SECTION 15. PENAL CLAUSE – The penalty of fine not exceeding P5,000 or an imprisonment of not more than one (1) year or both at the discretion of the Court, shall be imposed upon any individual found falsifying the admission ticket and/or manipulating or compromising the security and integrity of the unified application system.

Any individual who enters the cockpit arena without presenting an admission ticket shall be fined not exceeding P3,000 or imprisonment of not more than one (1) year or both at the discretion of the Court, and the violator's cock, hens, and eggs, and all bets involved in the unlawful activity shall be confiscated in favor of the City Government, to be turned over to the City Agriculturist and shall be disposed of by the City Mayor in the manner provided by law, rules, and regulations.

SECTION 3. ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS – The following provisions shall be included in Ordinance No. 5003, Series of 1997, otherwise known as “THE NEW COCKFIGHTING CODE OF DAVAO CITY”, as amended by Ordinance No. 0632-21 of 2021, to wit:

SECTION 7. PLASADA TAX – There shall be imposed upon the proprietor/operator of the cockpit a tax on the plasada amounting to 1% of the total winning center bet.

The plasada tax shall be due and payable within the first ten (10) days of the month next following that for which they are due and the same shall be remitted to the City Treasurer within the said period.

Failure to pay the tax within the time fixed herein above shall render those concerned liable to a surcharge of twenty-five percent (25%) of the original amount plus interest of two percent (2%) per month on the amount due until the tax is fully paid but in no case shall the total interest on the unpaid amount or a portion thereof exceed thirty-six (36) months.

SECTION 8. SULTADA FEE – There shall be imposed upon the proprietor/operator of the cockpit fee per sultada amounting to the following:

Regular Hackfight - 200.00

Derby and Special Events - 500.00

Cancelled cockfights and cockfights with no winner (draw) shall not be subject to a sultada fee.

The sultada fee shall be due and payable within the first ten (10) days of the month next following that for which they are due and the same shall be remitted to the City Treasurer within the said period.

Failure to pay the tax within the time fixed herein above shall render those concerned liable to a surcharge of twenty-five percent (25%) of the original amount plus an interest of two percent (2%) per month on the amount due until the tax is fully paid but in no case shall the total interest on the unpaid amount or a portion thereof exceed thirty-six (36) months.

SECTION 16. CITATION TICKET – A citation ticket shall be issued to any individual who enters the cockpit arena without presenting an admission ticket. The Citation Ticket shall state, among others, the name and address of the violator, the specific violation committed and the corresponding administrative penalty.

The Philippine National Police (PNP) and such other appropriate enforcers as commissioned by the City Mayor shall have the power to apprehend violators of this Ordinance and issue citation tickets.

The City Mayor may deputize Barangay Officials or representatives of the private sector, non-government organizations, and government organizations in the strict implementation of this Ordinance, as the need arises.

SECTION 17. NO CONTEST PROVISION – Any individual who is apprehended or cited for violation of entering the cockpit arena without an admission ticket and who does not wish to contest the violation and is willing to pay voluntarily the administrative penalty imposed upon him/her prior to the filing of formal charges with the proper court shall be allowed to pay a penalty of One Thousand Pesos (P1,000.00) with the City Treasurer's Office to avoid being criminally prosecuted within three (3) days from apprehension. Otherwise, the case shall be prosecuted in court. The No Contest Provision can only be availed once. All proceeds from the payment of the herein penalty imposed shall accrue to the City's General Fund.

SECTION 4. RE-NUMBERING – The following Sections in Ordinance No. 5003, Series of 1997, as amended by Ordinance No. 0632-21, Series of 2021, shall be renumbered as follows:

1. Section 7 (Cockfighting Officials) shall be renumbered to Section 9;

2. Section 8 (Licensing of Cockfighting Officials) shall be renumbered to Section 10;

3. Section 9 (Fees) shall be renumbered to Section 11;

4. Section 10 (Anti-Fraud Measures) shall be renumbered to Section 12;

5. Section 11 (Complaints and Protests) shall be renumbered to Section 13;

6. Section 12 (Suppletory Rules) shall be renumbered to Section 14;

7. Section 14 (Penal Clause) shall be renumbered to Section 15.

SECTION 5. SEPARABILITY CLAUSE – If for any reason, any section or provision of this Ordinance shall be held to be unconstitutional or invalid by competent authority, such judgment or action shall not affect or impair the other sections or provisions hereof.

SECTION 6. REPEALING CLAUSE – All other city ordinances, Executive Orders and Rules and Regulations, which are inconsistent with this Ordinance are hereby deemed amended, repealed or modified accordingly.

SECTION 7. EFFECTIVITY CLAUSE – This Ordinance shall take effect upon approval hereof.

ENACTED, on the 5 th day of December 2022, by a unanimous vote of all the Members of the Sanggunian, there being a quorum.

CERTIFIED CORRECT:

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alsa, Jr (murder and theft); Corporal Adrian Cachero (murder and theft); a civilian Noel Japitan, and John Doe alias “Jr” (murder); and John Doe alias “master sergeant” (violation of PD 1829).

Tito said Staff Sergeant Plaza, Cachero, and Sialsa are already in the custody of 10ID.

The SITG reported some witnesses have identified Sialsa as the triggerman and Cachero as the driver of the motorcycle used.

Major Eudisan Gultiano, spokesperson of Police Regional Office 11 (PRO 11), said Cachero, Sialsa, and Japitan surrendered pieces of evidence which include the gun used, a motorcycle, and a jersey. Japitan was instructed to dismantle and change the color of the motorcycle. They took the personal belongings of the victim that include her bag, cellphone, ID, and credit card were turned over to Licayo and were burned by

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residents, the satellite registration site is at SM City Davao from January 21 to 31, 2023; for the Second District residents, the satellite registration is at SM Lanang Premier from Janu-

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dustry nga ma-expand ang ilahang business, puwede sila makabaligya outside Davao City and outside Davao Region and throughout the Philippines,” Gabut said over Davao City Disaster Radio (DCDR) on Thursday.

Gabut said the facility will not only cater to public market vendors but private entrepreneurs in the meat industry also.

“Ang chilling room sa to present proof of age, such as a birth certificate or school ID.

From January 16 to 22, 2023, Davao City logged a total of 67 active cases with four deaths, who were mostly unvaccinated.

Schlosser reiterated ary 24 to 27 and January 30 to 31, 2023; and for Third District, satellite registration is at Gaisano Grand Mall in Calinan on January 24 to 25, Tamugan National High School on January

Malagos slaughterhouse puno puno na karon. Pero dili sila mabalaka kay naa pa tay another chilling room later on sa Malagos slaughterhouse,” he said.

The slaughterhouses were funded by the Department of Agriculture (DA) under the National Livestock Program, DA 11 (BUB) Program, and the city government of Davao.

The P80 million bud- that COVID-19 is still very much around as its related deaths could attest to that.

Staff Sergeant Plaza. Gultiano said Cachero implicated Licyayo as the one who gave them the instruction on the whereabouts of the victim and provided the logistics.

Brig. Gen. Allan Hambala, assistant commander of the Army’s 10th Infantry Division, said Durante was already stripped of his position.

Durante and Licyayo are now in the custody of the Philippine Army in Fort Bonifacio, Taguig City.

Vaccination, according to her, is the only way to prevent acquiring the severity of the disease that may result in a COVID-19 death. CIO get for the completion of the non-halal abbatoir was sourced from the DA National Livestock Program, Php 5 million came from DA 11 Bottom-up-Budgeting (BuB), and P1 million from the city government of Davao for the halal abattoir.

26, and Calinan National High School on January 27, 2023. The Comelec has announced the poll registration deadline will not be extended.

Malagos slaughterhouse (for hogs) is located at Purok 3A Barangay Malagos, Baguio District, Davao City.

By Maya M. Padillo

CHARITO N. SANTOS Secretary to the Sangguniang Panlungsod (City Government Department Head II)

ATTESTED:

EDGAR P. IBUYAN JR.

President Pro Tempore APPROVED: ______________, 2022

Temporary Presiding Officer cns/kjtq

ATTESTED:

ATTY. FRANCIS MARK H. LAYOG Acting City Administrator

SEBASTIAN Z. DUTERTE