PROPOSED ORDINANCE INSTITUTIONALIZING

THE MAKING AND MARKETING OF

COMMUNITY-SOURCED ORGANIC FERTILIZERS,
PROVIDING FUNDS THEREFOR AND FOR RELATED MATTERS

Authored by: Hon. Geoffrey G. Cagakit

Sponsored by: Hon. Romeo F. Cacayan, Hon. Edmund R. Estrella,
Hon. David K. Salazar, Sr., Hon. Edgar B. Corvera and Hon. Jonas A. Cacayan

WHEREAS, Republic Act No. 10068 otherwise known as “Organic

Agriculture Act of 2010” was passed into law with the intention to promote and
encourage the production of organically grown and raised agricultural products;

WHEREAS, as a strategy towards the improvement of the economic

condition of its constituents and taking into full consideration of its experiences
and available resources, the City of Bislig took on the challenge of Republic Act
No. 10068 by envisioning itself, with the able assistance of the Institute for
Solidarity in Asia (ISA), to become the model city for organic agriculture in the
Philippines by 2020;

WHEREAS, the City has had already achieved several breakthroughs in its
journey towards achieving its goals and vision such as the passage of the following
ordinances, to wit:

(1) Ordinance No. 2017-09 “An Ordinance Establishing the Barangay

Organic Agricultural Workers of Bislig City, Prescribing the Guidelines for
their Selection and Qualifications, Defining their Functions with Regular
Funding Allocations, and for Other Related Purposes”

(2) Ordinance No. 2017-08 “An Ordinance Extending Organic Agriculture

Assistance and/or Incentives to the Poorest of the Poor in Bislig City,
Thereby Expanding the Coverage of Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino
Program (4Ps), Providing Funds Therefor, and for Related Purposes”

(3) Ordinance No. 2015-01 “An Ordinance Institutionalizing, Promoting and

Developing Organic Agriculture in Bislig City, Providing Funds Therefor
and for Other Purposes”

(4) Ordinance No. 2014-11 “An Ordinance Amending Ordinance 2009-02

Entitled, ‘An Ordinance Adopting the Ecological Solid Waste
Management Program of the City of Bislig and Providing Fines and
Penalties for Violating Any of the Provisions Thereof with the Use of
Citation Tickets’”

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 (5) Ordinance No. 2014-07 “An Ordinance Declaring Sian Demo Farm as the
City Organic Agri-Fishery Center and Providing Funds Therefor”

(6) Ordinance No. 2009-02 “An Ordinance Adopting the Ecological Solid
Waste Management Program of the City of Bislig and Providing Fines
and Penalties for Violating Any of the Provisions Thereof With the Use of
Citation Tickets”

WHEREAS, admittedly, however, much has to be done in terms of fully

engaging the community and making its constituents really understand, own up
and make organic agriculture as a way of life;

WHEREAS, also, one of the stumbling blocks in the City’s organic agriculture
journey is the acute shortage of supply of organic fertilizers despite the provision
in Ordinance No. 2009-02, as amended by Ordinance No. 2014-11 particularly
Section 9.1.1 in Article IX thereof on Material Recovery Facility (MRF), Composting
and Controlled Dumping which provides that “Composting area shall be
established within the Bislig City Ecological Solid Waste Management Park to
process the biodegradable wastes;”

WHEREAS, it is to be noted, too, that Ordinance No. 2009-02 introduced

and defined the concept of a“buy-back center” which refers to a recycling center
that purchases or otherwise accepts recyclable materials from the public for the
purpose of recycling such materials; however, nothing of this nature has been
implemented by the city;

WHEREAS, it is to be noted further that Ordinance No. 2009-02 introduced

and defined the concept of a “Bislig Ecological Recycling Technology – Material
Recovery Facility (BERT – MRF)” which refers to an ecological center which
includes solid waste transfer station or sorting station, drop-off center, a
composting facility, recycling facility, and a processing facility; however, this is
mostly unimplemented;

WHEREAS, it has been noted that the country’s solid wastes typically come
from households and contain more organic components than other materials.
According to National Solid Waste Management Commission (NSWMC), the body
tasked to oversee the implementation of solid waste management plans and
prescribe policies as well as incentives to achieve objectives of Republic Act No.
9003 otherwise known as the “Ecological Solid Waste Management Act of 2000”:
(a) residential wastes accounts for more than half (57%) of the total solid wastes
(e.g. kitchen scraps, yard waste, paper and cardboards, glass bottles, etc.)
and
(b) disposed waste is dominated by biodegradable waste with 52 percent, which
come mostly from food waste and yard waste The significant shares of

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 biodegradables and recyclables indicate that composting has a great
potential in reducing solid wastes.

WHEREAS, this Sanggunian believes that there is an opportunity in every

difficulty or problem encountered. In the case of acute shortage of organic
fertilizer, this Sanggunian believes that by providing a mechanism for tapping
locally-available resources instead of going the usual procurement route, the City
would have hit three birds with one stone, so to speak, namely:

(1) first, we would be able to empower our people by giving them

opportunity for additional source of income thereby increasing their
purchasing power;

(2) second, we would have actively engaged residents of this City in our
organic agriculture journey thereby making them own up our vision
because, after all, the general welfare of our constituents is the
overriding reason for all our activities; and,

(3) third, we would have ample supply of locally-sourced organic fertilizer

which would bring down the cost of organic farming and improve the
fertility of our soils which will ultimately help improve our environment.

NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ENACTED, AS IT IS HEREBY ENACTED, BY THE

SANGGUNIANG PANLUNGSOD OF THE CITY OF BISLIG, IN SESSION ASSEMBLED,
BY VIRTUE OF THE POWERS VESTED IN IT BY LAW, THAT:

ARTICLE I
Title, Policy and Objectives

Section 1. Short Title. – This Ordinance shall be called a “Bislig City Ordinance
Institutionalizing the Making and Marketing of Fertilizers which are Organically-
Produced and Community-Sourced” or “Bislig FOCuS Ordinance”, for short.

Section 2. Declaration of Policy. –

a. It is hereby declared the policy of the City to promote, propagate, develop

the practice of organic agriculture that will enrich the fertility of the soil,
increase farm productivity, thereby decreasing poverty incidence, reduce
pollution and destruction of the environment, prevent the depletion of
natural resources, further protect the health of farmers, consumers, and
the general public;

b. It is particularly the policy of the City to encourage, facilitate and promote

inclusive production of locally-sourced organic fertilizer in order to sustain
and assure the attainment of its vision to become the model city for organic
agriculture in the Philippines by 2020; and
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 c. It is finally the policy of the City to effectively and efficiently manage the
collection and disposal of its solid wastes while, at the same time,
promoting waste reduction, reuse and recycling, in that order;

Section 3. Objectives. – The objectives sought to be achieved by this ordinance

are the following, to wit:

a. To actively involve Bislig City residents and other stakeholders in the city’s
organic agriculture journey and compel/necessitate participation by
providing subsidies and/or incentives for their contribution in the
production process of organic fertilizers;

b. To capacitate and empower the barangays in maximizing the use of

biodegradable wastes by treating it as a valuable resource and input in the
production of organic fertilizers;

c. To promote organic agriculture as a way of life through information and

education campaigns (IEC) on the ways and benefits thereof;

d. To provide a specific mechanism or methodology which would facilitate the

production and marketing of organic fertilizers; and

e. To create a common venue or a forum where pertinent LGU departments

and other stakeholders could actively engage in discussions relative to the
sustainability of the organic agriculture program at the grassroots level.

ARTICLE II
Scope, Coverage and Definition of Terms

Section 4. Scope and Coverage. – The provisions of this ordinance shall apply to
all residents of Bislig City, business establishments, households and/or
communities therein, including,Barangay Organic Agriculture Workers
(BOAW);4Ps beneficiaries;“Poorest of the poor”; 4Ps excluded by the National
Census and Statistics; Persons with disability (PWD);Indigenous
People;Women;Solo Parents;

Section 5. Definition of Terms. – Whenever used in this Ordinance, the following

terms shall have the following meaning, to wit:

a. 4Ps – refers to the “Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program” where cash

assistance is provided by the national government so as to encourage
families living below poverty level to keep their children in school.

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b. Animal Waste – waste generated by poultry, piggery or other livestock and
shall not include cat or dog excrement.

c. Barangay Empowerment – a structured strategy at the barangay level

designed or intended to really reach the individual household from the city
to the barangay, to the district, to the purok, to the households/
establishments so that the end beneficiary can really own up the vision of
the city and can truly claim that they have a clear contribution towards its
realization; engaging or involving the people on the ground;

d. Biodegradable Waste – waste that can be broken down by natural

processes

e. BOAW – stands for “Barangay Organic Agricultural Worker” which is

defined under Ordinance No. 2017-09 as a person who meets the minimum
qualifications prescribed by the said Ordinance to include participation
during the basic trainings on organic agriculture conducted by the City
Organic-Fishery Center and willing to render organic agriculture related
services.

f. COAFC – refers to the “City Organic Agri-Fishery Center” established by City

Ordinance No. 2014-07 as a learning center where production, processing
and marketing of organic products are found and readily available for
scientific research and adoption for all organic agriculture practitioners.

g. FOCuS – stands for “Fertilizers which are Organically-Produced and

Community-Sourced”

h. FOCuS Coupon – the coupon exclusively produced and/or manufactured by

the Local Local Government Unit of Bislig (LGU-Bislig) for utilization under
this Ordinance;

i. Household Biodegradable Waste – wastes from discarded fruits and

vegetables and other spoiled food-products which could be converted into
organic fertilizer through composting or, generally, which could be used in
the production of organic fertilizer.

j. Indigenous Micro-Organism (IMO) – locally-available beneficial bacteria

used in facilitating the composting of organic wastes thereby limiting, if not
totally eliminating, foul smell usually generated by livestock production.

k. Information and Education Campaign (IEC) – the advocacy promoting

knowledge and practice of a healthy way of life through
cultivation/production and consumption of organic livestock or agricultural
products.

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l. Lactic Acid Bacteria (LAB) – refers to a large group of bacteria, rather than
a single strain, that produce lactic acid as a by-product of digesting their
food source. LABare ubiquitous microorganisms (MO) that are beneficial to
humans, animals and the soil. They are widespread in nature which can be
found in any environment and are beneficial probiotics in our digestive
systems. They are in the air all around us. They are also among the most
important groups of MO used in food fermentation. People make yogurt,
cheese, sour cream, olives, and sauerkraut with these bacteria. They are
rich mainly in carbohydrates and are anaerobic microorganisms that
decompose sugar in the absence of oxygen. They thrive and feed on the
ammonia released in the decomposition normally associated with the foul
odor (removes foul odor) and serve as defense against diseases such as
harmful viruses and fungi.

m. Lactic Acid Bacteria Serum (LABS) – also known as “lactobacillus serum”, it

is obtained through the separation and culture of lactic acid bacteria (LAB)
with rice washed water and milk; it is now used for its ability to convert
waste into organic matter and basic materials. Today LABS application can
be observed in the fields of natural farming, livestock production,
aquaculture, and even in households.

n. Microbial inoculants – also known as soil inoculants, are agricultural

amendments that use beneficial endophytes (microbes) to promote plant
health. Many of the microbes involved form symbiotic relationships with
the target crops where both parties benefit (mutualism). Obviously, they
are not organic fertilizers but bacteria, fungi, and protozoa play an essential
role in every ecosystem. In exchange for food from plants, they convert
nitrogen from the air and minerals from the soil into forms that plants can
use. They even control plant predators. Without them, there would be no
life on earth.

o. Mobile Shredder Machine – a mechanical contraption for shredding of

organic wastes installed on a vehicular equipment with an educational
component consisting of a television set to disseminate the ways and
benefits of organic agriculture.

p. Organic Agriculture – a way of life promoting healthy lifestyle and

encouraging the use of non-synthetic materials in the production of
livestock and agricultural products.

q. Person – means a natural person or juridical person.

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 r. Poorest of the poor – defined in Ordinance No. 2017-08 as those who are
recipients of the 4Ps of the government and those, while not 4Ps recipients,
are living below poverty level as determined by the City Social Welfare and
Development (CSWD).

s. Residual Waste – refers to non-hazardous industrial waste. It is the

material that remains after the process of waste treatment has taken place.
Such treatment can include agricultural, industrial and mining. It can also
be applied in a more domestic sense, referring to the household rubbish
not able to be recycled, re-used or composted. It includes contaminated
soil, ceramics, gypsum board, linoleum, leather, rubber, textiles, glass,
industrial equipment, electronics, pumps, pipings, storage tanks, filters,
fertilizers, pesticides, pharmaceutical waste, detergents and cleaners,
photographic film and paper.

t. Special Waste – a waste that requires special handling due to its bulk,
state, or hazardous or offensive nature.

u. Restricted Waste – means a solid waste with properties that make it

dangerous or potentially harmful to human health and/or the environment
and is prohibited from disposal is a solid waste landfill. Restricted Waste
includes Hazardous Waste, Universal Waste, and Special Waste.

v. Task Force – refers to the Task Force FOCuS created under this Ordinance.

ARTICLE III
PROGRAM I: Facilitation of Collection of Locally-Sourced
Biodegradable Waste Materials Through a Subsidy/Incentive Mechanism

Section 6. Concept. – Through an incentive-based mechanism, community

participation will be compelled in the gathering and collection of local
biodegradable waste materials which shall be classified into the following, to wit:
a. Animal waste (except from cats and dogs which are restricted wastes); and
b. Household/establishment biodegradable waste.

For Animal Wastes

Section 7. Database of Poultry and Piggery Operators. – The City, through the
Task Force FOCuS in coordination with the City Veterinary Office and Services,
shall maintain a database of poultry and piggery operators.

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Section 8. Registration and other fees. – A Two Hundred Pesos (Php200.00) fee
shall be collected for registration purposes and other similar purposes;
registration shall be renewed annually.

Section 9. Regulation on Operation of Poultry, Piggery and other large animals. –

Operation of poultry, piggery and other large animals shall be, pursuant to the
Comprehensive Land Use Plan (CLUP) and other regulatory laws, rules and
regulations, shall be strictly regulated.

Section 10. Use of Indigenous Micro-Organisms (IMO) and lactic acid bacteria
serum (LABS); sources of microbial inoculant. – The use of indigenous micro-
organisms (IMO), lactic acid bacteria serum (LABS) and other microbial inoculants
shall be required in all poultry, piggery and other large animals operations in this
City.

Section 11. Mandate to gather and collect animal waste. – In coordination with
the Solid Waste Management Office, poultry, piggery and other large animal
operators shall devise and maintain a plan for the gathering and collection of
animal waste which, by themselves, could be converted into organic fertilizers or
could be given to COAFC or other private entities for processing into organic
fertilizers.

For Household/Establishment Biodegradable Wastes

Section 12. Segregation of Household/Establishment Biodegradable Wastes. –

As partners in the upkeep of the community, households and establishments are
obliged to segregate garbage at source especially those that are biodegradable
and could be recycled and converted into organic fertilizers. For this purpose, the
procurement of a separate bin is hereby required which shall be devoted
exclusively for gathering and collection of biodegradable wastes by the barangay.

Section 13. Collection of Household/Establishment Biodegradable Wastes. – The

collection of household biodegradable wastes shall be the obligation of the
barangays in accordance with the provisions of Article IV hereof.

Section 14. Private Community Partners. – Private organizations such as the Bislig
City Chamber of Commerce and Industry Foundation, Inc. (BCCCIFI) shall become
partner institutions by the LGU in the implementation of this Ordinance. For this
purpose, separate Memorandum of Agreements (MOAs) shall likewise be
executed by the LGU and these private organizations where specific roles and
obligations are spelled out.

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Section 15. Collaboration with Public and Private Schools. – Being the molders of
future leaders, schools play a crucial role in the effective implementation of the
City’s organic agriculture plans and programs. As such, barangays could engage
the help of schools within their jurisdiction in the journey towards becoming the
model for organic agriculture in the Philippines by 2020.

Incentive Mechanism

Section 16. Coupons for Incentives or Subsidies. –The following shall be the
benefits for those actually participating in the programs under this Ordinance, to
wit:

a. For Participants of Households/Establishments

a.1. WITHOUT AREA FOR COMPOSTING, they will get FOCuS coupons in
exchange of their biodegradable wastes pursuant to Section 18(c)
hereof that could be used to exchange for purchase of organic
fertilizers, organic agricultural products, seeds and other organic
materials produced and/or sourced by the city;

a.2. WITH AREA FOR COMPOSTING, if they engage in composting, they

could also get the same benefits as those enumerated above;

b. For Farmers/Livestock Participants,

b.1. they shall get FOCuS coupons that could be used as discounts in their
Real Property Taxes (RPT) and

b.2. they shall also have an annual sharing in the fees and fines collected by
the city for violators of the provisions of this Ordinance;

b.3. also, get discounts for purchase of organic fertilizers, organic

agricultural products, seeds and other organic materials produced
and/or sourced by the city;

b.4. recognition of outstanding farmers (“pagpapahalaga”);

b.5. provision of IMO and other inoculant concoctions for free; and

c. For Barangays, they shall be divided into two categories, namely, rural and
urban. Each category will compete based on a set of criteria to be
determined by the Task Force FOCuS (i.e. volume of organic fertilizer
generated per capita). Prizes are to be determined by the Task Force
FOCuS and funded by the annual appropriation for this Ordinance.

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Section 17. Utilization of FOCuS Coupon. – The FOCuS coupon is an incentive tool
that will encourage environmental awareness and, more particularly,
participation in proper waste segregation and disposal where raw wastes are
exchanged with organic agriculture implements and products such as organic
fertilizers, vermi kits, seeds, seedlings, planting pots,fruits and vegetables, COAFC
technical and educational services and the like.

a. Production. FOCuS Coupon shall be designed in such a manner that

counterfeit is limited, if not totally eliminated. As such, it shall contain
security features such as serial number and other control measures. It shall
thereafter be prohibited to produce FOCuS Coupon without authority from
the Task Force FOCuS.

b. Control and Distribution. Task Force FOCuS shall be the main custodian of
the FOCuS Coupon. It shall determine the volume and frequency of
delivering of these coupons to the twenty-four (24) barangays and shall
develop a monitoring system which ranges from proper receipting,
accounting and monthly inventory reports.

Due to strict control measures, it is possible that there will be shortage of

FOCuS Coupons and the same shall not be taken against the Local
Government Unit of the City of Bislig. Ample time shall be allowed for its
production and distribution.

c. Value and Use. FOCuS coupons shall have the following equivalents, to wit:
c.1. One (1) FOCuS coupon = One (1) kilo of properly segregated and
packed biodegradable household and/or animal waste
c.2. Ten (10) FOCuS coupons = One (1) kilo vermicast
c.3. Fifty (50) FOCuS coupons = One (1) vermi kit
c.4. Values for other organic agriculture implements and products shall be
determined by the Task Force FOCuS.

While FOCuS Coupons cannot be exchanged for cash, the organic

agriculture implements and products could be purchased by end-users.
The FOCuS Coupons shall be valid one (1) year from date of issue;
thereafter, since they shall already expire and have no more value, they
shall be collected by the Task Force FOCuS for disposal and/or safekeeping.
They shall be kept in good condition by their holder and their deliberate
destruction and/or mutilation shall be prohibited and penalized
accordingly.

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Section 18. Real Property Tax (RPT) Discount.– For farmers, households and
establishments who engage in composting as certified by the Task Force FOCuS,
they shall have a ten percent (10%) discount in their real property tax assessment
for the current year. This shall be on top of the incentive given for early payments
of RPT.

Section 19. Inter-barangay MRF Management Competition. Task Force FOCUS

shall conduct an annual competition for best Barangay MRF Management to be
divided into urban and rural barangays. Part of the criteria should be the
maintenance of an operational and sustainable urban container gardening.

ARTICLE IV
PROGRAM II: Barangay Empowerment
with Provision of Shredder and Other Facilities

Section 20. Concept. – Since bio-degradable waste decomposes faster when

shredded, the City shall procure and distribute to barangay beneficiaries
biodegradable waste shredders. The barangays shall create working committees
on the barangay, district and purok levels in order to facilitate the achievement of
the objectives of this Ordinance.

Section 21. Provision for Biodegradable Waste Shredder. – A biodegradable

waste shredder with provision for educational component (i.e. television and
other medium) shall be set-up and operated by the Task Force FOCuS which will
follow a definite schedule (a) for collection of organic wastes and (b) for
information and education campaign.

Section 22. Pilot Operation. – Three major barangays will be considered for the
pilot operation of this ordinance, namely, Mangagoy, Tabon and Poblacion.

Section 23. Organizing the Barangay. – Barangays shall take an active

participation in organizing households and even all types of establishments (i.e.
canteens, cafeterias and restaurants) to facilitate collection and segregation of
organic wastes pursuant to the provisions of this Ordinance. For this purpose, the
barangay shall create Working Committees on a barangay, district and purok
levels, where the Barangay Organic Agriculture Worker (BOAW) shall have an
active role to play; the barangays shall utilize and reorganize its Barangay
Ecological Solid Waste Management Committee which was mandated to be
created by the Solid Waste Management Office under Section 5.4 of Ordinance
No. 2009-02.

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a. Duties and Responsibilities of the Barangay:

1. Enacts ordinances and formulates/implements policies related to

proper solid wastes handling and organic agriculture including, but
not limited to, the creation/identification, operation and
maintenance of the following,
a. a material recovery facility (MRF);
b. a barangay composting area;
c. a barangay organic agriculture garden or urban container
gardening;
2. Creates Barangay Working Committee which will be tasked to
implement policies and Ordinances.
3. Conducts Information and Education Campaign on household organic
container gardening, composting, vermicastingand related topics.
4. Strengthens implementation of proper solid waste handling and
disposal.
5. Develops programs and activities to promote community
engagement through incentives and competition for best practices
and implementers.
6. Develops marketing strategies for household organically grown
products through linkages with concerned agencies.
7. Coordinates with concern agencies on matters related to program
implementation especially on trainings and inputs.
8. Submits monthly report to FOCuS Working Committee.

b. Duties and Responsibilities of Barangay Working Committee (FOCuS

BWC)

1. Oversees the implementation of barangay ordinances and policies

related to proper waste solid wastes handling and organic
agriculture.
3. Creates District Working Committee which will be tasked to monitor
the implementation of the policies and ordinances.
4. Establishes linkage/s and coordinate with other barangays for best
practices and replication.
5. Schedules meetings with DWC focal persons for updating and
validation of monthly report on the status of the implementation of
the programs.
6. Submits monthly report to Task Force FOCuS.

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c. Duties and Responsibilities of District Working Committee (FOCuS
DWC)

1. Organizes/creates Purok Working Committee (PWC).

2. Develops plans and programs for the implementation of ordinances
and policies related to proper waste solid wastes handling and
organic agriculture based to the resources within their AOR.
3. Establishes collection point for possible marketing of household
organically grown productsin coordination with BWC (delivery from
each purok through their units shall be recorded for proper
compensation either weekly or monthly).
4. Establishes linkage/s and coordinate with other Districts for best
practices and replication.
5. Schedules meetings with PWC focal persons for updating.
6. Submits monthly report to the BWC on the status of the
implementation of the programs.

d. Duties and Responsibilities of Purok Working Committee (FOCuS PWC)

1. Organizes/creates household units which will be composed of five (5)

neighboring families.
2. Conducts routine visitation of units to determine and assess issues
and concerns arising from the implementation.
3. Establishes/creates portfolio for each unit on the progress of the
program.
4. Schedules pick-up of household organically grown products for
delivery at designated collection point.
5. Facilitates inter-unit organic container gardening and other related
activities competition.
6. Establishes linkage/s and coordinate with other Puroks for best
practices and replication.
7. Disseminatesinformation on proper solid wastes segregation.
8. Submits monthly reports to DPW.

e. Duties and Responsibilities of Units

1. Ensurescomplete solid waste segregation at source.

2. Maintains cleanliness in the surroundings
3. Establishes organic container garden (varieties shall be identified and
agreed upon with PWC)
4. Assists each member of the unit during garden preparation, growing
and harvesting.
5. Coordinates with other units for best practices and replication.
6. Establishes record of unit’s production to gauge the extent of the
implementation and validation.
7. Submits monthly report to Purok Working Committee (FOCuS PWC)
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The barangays shall enter into separate Memorandum of Agreements with
schools, religious organizations and business establishments within their area of
responsibility (AOR) for the efficient and effective implementation of this
Ordinance.

Likewise, the barangays shall integrate the Barangay Organic Agriculture Workers
(BOAW), organizations for the youth, the senior citizens, the persons with
disabilities (PWDs), the women, and civil service organization/s, cooperatives and
the 4Ps beneficiaries in the working committees created under this Ordinance.

Section 24. Additional Duty and Function of BOAW. In addition to the duties and
functions of Barangay Organic Agricultural Worker (BOAW) as contained in
Ordinance No. 2017-09, they shall take the lead in facilitating the preparation and
submission of the reports required under this Ordinance.

Section 25. Collection and Processing of Biodegradable Wastes from the CEEDO.
After CEEDO collects and segregates biodegradable wastes, the same shall be
transmitted to Solid Waste Management Office. For Fish Amino Acid, muscovado
sugar or molasses are mixed with fish entrails; this processing shall be done at the
CEEDO area. For Waste Vegetables, shredding and mixing of the same shall be
done at the Eco-Park. For consolidation of related efforts, Task Force FOCuS shall
coordinate with the Organic Fertilizer Production Task Force already created
pursuant to an Executive Order issued by the Office of the City Mayor;

Section 26. Enhancement and Expansion of Use and Purpose of MRF. – The
Material Recovery Facility (MRF) shall not just be a repository of recyclable (i.e.,
residual and special) wastes but also a “buy-back” of biodegradable wastes and
information/educational center organic agriculture practice. Except for necessary
information/educational posters and labels for wastes and organic agriculture
implements, no other bills shall be posted most especially those related to
politicking. The MRF could showcase the barangay-level initiatives in the field of
organic agriculture, whether it be products or farm/gardening implements.

ARTICLE V
PROGRAM III: Information and Education Campaign (IEC)
on Organic Agriculture as a Way of Life

Section 27. Concept. – The city shall promote organic agriculture as a way of life
through information and education campaign (IEC) by utilizing a vehicle that will
travel on pre-scheduled routes throughout the barangays. It shall carry with it
educational equipment such as a television set and educational materials such as
brochures, pamphlets and the like.

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Likewise, it shall carry with it organic agriculture supplies such as vermicast and
other kinds of organic fertilizers, seeds and seedlings, pots and soil mix and the
like which could be purchased or be exchanged with the coupons secured under
the incentive mechanism under this Ordinance.

Section 28. Training Manual. – An Organic Agriculture Training Manual shall be

developed specifically for the City of Bislig.

Section 29. Educational Equipment. – The equipment necessary for this program
of this ordinance are the vehicle and the television set which shall carry with it
organic agriculture implements that could be exchanged for FOCuS Coupons.

Section 30. Educational Materials; Campaigns. – Video materials for television,

brochures and other educational materials on the ways and benefits of organic
agriculture shall be prepared by the Task Force FOCuS in coordination with City
Agriculture Office, COAFC and the Department of Education as a component to
the IEC.

a. Trainor’s Training. It is primarily the obligation of the barangays to conduct

information and education campaign (IEC) on organic agriculture.
However, the Task Force FOCuS shall assist the barangay by conducting an
annual capability building seminar or a trainor’s training seminar per
barangay.

b. Value Formation. The educational materials shall give weight to value

formation which shall start from collection of waste until it is used by end-
users; not waste use of resources.

c. Official Manual. Pursuant to Resolution No. 2016-350, this Ordinance

hereby adopts the manual authored by Mr. Perfecto ‘Jojo’ B. Rom, Jr.
entitled URBAN CONTAINER GARDENING: ‘A HOME FARMING MANUAL
WITH AN INTRODUCTION TO HOUSEHOLD-BASED WASTE MANAGEMENT
SYSTEM’, as the official manual for the production of various types of
organic fertilizers and urban container gardening in Bislig City.

d. Activity Design. In coordination with the COAFC and the City Agriculture
Office, the Task Force FOCuS shall prepare the activity designs for its
implementation.

e. Visual Campaigns. The IEC shall be backed-up with visual campaigns that
will encourage organic agriculture practice and promote healthy lifestyle,
food sufficiency, proper waste segregation, environmental awareness and
the like.

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Section 31. Integration of the Ways of Organic Agriculture and Ecological Solid
Waste Management in School Curricula. – All schools in Bislig City shall integrate
the ways of Organic Agriculture and Ecological Solid Waste Management (ESWM),
particularly on reuse, recycling, composting, and other resource-recovery
activities, in their curricula at all levels.

ARTICLE VI
PROGRAM IV: Production and Marketing of Organic Fertilizers

Section 32. Concept. – The answer to the acute shortage of vermicast, in

particular, and organic fertilizer, in general, that promotes self-sufficiency and
maximizes the use of locally-available resources is the production of the same. As
such, a major program under this Ordinance is the rationalization of the city’s
organic fertilizer production program, this time, under the auspices of the Task
Force FOCuS. As an indication of success, it is expected that the production of
organic fertilizer by the city will exceed its needs so that there should likewise be
proper marketing of the same in order to generate much needed income that
could further sustain the organic agriculture advocacy of the city.

Section 33. Production of Organic Fertilizer. – The engagement and active

participation of all stakeholders in the City of Bislig in the organic agriculture
movement is greatly desired for the same to be successful. Thus, production of
organic agriculture products and its implements should emanate from three (3)
entities, namely, the family, the barangay and the City Government.
a. Family-produced Organic Fertilizer. – As the basic unit of society, the active
participation and engagement of the family and its members shall be the
foundation for a successful organic agriculture program. Thus, instead of
turning in their biodegradable wastes to the barangay, they could just avail
of the shredding services of the barangay, secure a vermi kit and opt to
produce their own vermicast. They could likewise engage in the production
of other types of organic fertilizer and engage in their own backyard
business. As micro, small or medium-sized entrepreneurs, they could avail
of the benefits of the BMBE law. Included in this category are agricultural
farmers and their respective families.
b. Barangay Units. – As the basic unit of government, barangays play a vital
role in facilitating the actual implementation of this Ordinance. As such,
barangays could make the production of organic fertilizers as part of their
economic enterprise and may institutionalize the same through the passage
of an appropriate ordinance. This will certainly create not just much
needed employment opportunities, but also additional income to fund,
among others, the delivery of the barangay’s basic services to its
constituents.

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 c. City Government. – As the main proponent of organic agriculture
movement in this local government unit, the City of Bislig shall endeavor to
strengthen its capability to facilitate conversion of biodegradable waste
into organic fertilizer. For this purpose, it shall closely coordinate with the
Solid Waste Management Office and the COAFC. The City shall likewise
endeavor to secure the necessary machinery and/or equipment from the
pertinent government offices in order to fully operationalize the provisions
of the pertinent ordinances.
d. Corporations and Civil Service Organizations (CSOs). – Corporations, as
part of their corporate social responsibility, as well as Civil Service
Organizations (CSOs), may contribute to the realization of the objectives of
this Ordinance by doing any of the following or similar activities, to wit:
(a) Producing their own organic fertilizers;
(b) Engaging in their own urban container gardening;
(c) Supplying free organic agriculture implements to identified
beneficiaries;
(d) Sponsor the needs of an organic agriculture farmer and/or cooperative;
(e) Helping in the distribution and/or sale of organically-produced
vegetables and/or livestock;

Section 34. Marketing Organic Products and Implements. – The proper and
effective marketing of organic agricultural products and its implements, including
the organic fertilizer is the key towards the sustainability of the advocacy and
program. Because of this, the Task Force FOCuS shall avail of the following
marketing channels in the following order of priority, to wit:

1. Traditional marketing channels:

(a) Households
(b) Restaurants
(c) Market
(d) Stores

2. Non-traditional marketing channels:

(a) Text Messaging Through Cellular Phones
(b) Electronic-Mails
(c) Social Media such as Facebook and Twitter
(d) Trade Fairs

Accredited cooperatives, such as BISCOCOMACO, shall be engaged as partners,

more particularly, as consolidators who will gather organic products and
implements and sell them in bulk to traders and supermarkets and even to the
international market.

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 ARTICLE VI
Task Force “FOCuS”

Section 35. Task Force “FOCuS”, Creation. – A task force is hereby created to be
called “Task Force FOCuS”, where “FOCuS” stands for Fertilizer which are
Organically-Produced and Community-Sourced and shall consist of the heads of
the following offices, to wit:

Chairperson : City Environment and Natural Resources Office,

Head
Vice-Chairperson : Office City Agriculture Office, Head
Members : Office of the City Mayor, representative
City Organic Agro-Fisheries Center (COAFC)
City Economic Enterprise Development Office
(CEEDO), Head
Solid Waste Management Office (CENRO), Head
City Information Office (CIO), Head
SP Committee on Agriculture, Chairperson
SP Committee on Indigenous People, Chairperson
Association of Barangay Captains (ABC), President
Department of Education (DepEd), Schools District
Supervisor (SDS)
Multisectoral Governance Coalition (MSGC),
Chairperson
Department of Trade and Industry (DTI),
Representative

Section 36. General Powers and Functions. – The following shall be the powers
and functions of the Task Force FOCuS, to wit:

a. To be the lead task force and main implementer of the four (4) main
programs under this Ordinance and thus ensure the attainment of the
objectives identified herein;

b. To maintain a FOCuS Coupon registry and make a monthly inventory and

accounting report thereon;

c. To consolidate and analyze the monthly reports submitted by the Barangay

Working Committee as stipulated in Section 23(b)(6) hereof.

d. To submit a report regularly to the LCE as well as the Sangguniang

Panlungsod the activities undertaken in pursuance of the provisions of this
Ordinance;

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 e. To evaluate the effectiveness of the program-interventions in further
achieving the vision of the city to become the model agriculture in the
Philippines by 2020;

f. To submit plans and recommendations to the Sangguniang Panlungsod as

to how to implement and further improve the programs under this
Ordinance and related matters;

g. To create partnerships with the private sector as part of their social

responsibility (including the Bislig City Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Foundation, Inc., the Bankers Association of Bislig, the Balik-Bislig Program,
the Rotary Club of Bislig, Eagles, the Integrated Bar of the Philippines-
Surigao del Sur Chapter and the like and with national agencies);

Section 37. Specific Functions of Task Force “FOCuS” Members. – The following
shall be the specific powers and functions of the members of Task Force FOCuS,
to wit:

a. For the City Environment and Natural Resources Offices (CENRO), it is

primarily responsible in operationalization of the provisions of this
Ordinance; it is also tasked to assess compliance with environmental laws;

b. For the COAFC, it is obliged to prepare the technology aspect of the

program such as training materials for processing of organic fertilizers;

c. For the City Agriculture Office, it will work with COAFC in coming up with
training modules for processing of organic fertilizers; likewise, it shall
endeavor to acquire for the city with farm implements such as shredder,
seedlings and the like;

d. For the DepEd, it will assist the COAFC and the City Agriculture Office in
coming up with training modules; likewise, it shall take an active role in
disseminating information amongst students and will implement parallel
organic agriculture projects within its jurisdiction;

e. For the City Information Office shall coordinate with COAFC, City
Agriculture Office and the DepEd as to the modules created and help in the
dissemination of information on organic agriculture;

f. For the CEEDO, it is tasked with collection of organic wastes in the

marketsite and take the lead in formulating guidelines for giving values to
the outputs and devise a scheme for marketing;

g. For the Office of the Mayor, it will see to it that the ordinance will be fully
implemented and enforced; and make sure that households could have
direct access to these offices pursuant to their defined tasks;

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 h. For the Department of Trade and Industry, it will encourage participation
of business establishments in the programs under this ordinance and
monitor compliance;

i. For the Solid Waste Management Office, it will take the lead in making
sure that all types of wastes are properly collected and disposed of; it will
also process wastes into organic fertilizers;

j. For the Barangay, being the main actor in collecting biodegradable wastes,
it shall make sure that its constituents will actually participate in the
programs under this ordinance;

k. For the Multisectoral Governance Coalition (MSGC), it shall reinforce the

information dissemination of other offices and

l. For the Sangguinang Panlungsod, its members shall legislate measures that
will support and complement the programs under this ordinance and shall,
from time to time, exercise its oversight functions in order to make
workable the concepts propounded earlier;

Section 38. Meetings. – For the first year of the implementation of this
Ordinance, Task Force shall meet at least once a week. Thereafter, when the
programs herein shall have been fully implemented, the Task Force may meet at
least once a month.

Section 39. Honorarium. – Each member of the Task Force shall be entitled to an
honorarium of P2,000 per month. The same, however, shall be pro-rated to his or
her actual attendance in the monthly board meeting conducted by the Task Force
FOCuS.

ARTICLE VII
Prohibited Acts and Penalties

Section 40. Prohibited Acts. – The following are prohibited, to wit:

a. Any barangay who shall cause or permit the non-composting of

biodegradable wastes;
b. Any household and/or establishment with ample area for composting
which shall cause or permit the non-composting of their biodegradable
wastes;
c. Any person who shall cause or permit the improper disposal of animal
waste such as dog and cat excrement and other animal wastes by directly
disposing or dumping the same into bodies of water (such as rivers, lakes
and the sea);

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 d. An operator or owner of a livestock business who fails and/or refuses to
register his or her operation in the database created under this Ordinance;
e. Any person who shall cause or permit the deliberate destruction and/or
mutilation of FOCuS Coupons;
f. Any person who shall cause or permit the unauthorized production of
FOCuS Coupons;
g. Any person who shall cause or permit the posting of bills in and around the
material recovery facility (MRF);

Section 41. Penalties. – For a first offense of items (a) to (d) hereunder, the
offender shall be given a written warning that the following fines will be imposed
upon him or her should he or she repeats the same offense for a second time or
oftener. For items (e) to (g), the fines shall be imposed immediately upon its
commission.
a. For barangays causing or permitting the non-composting of biodegradable
wastes, P2,000.00 per month of non-compliance;
b. For households or establishments (business, schools, religious and similar
establishments) with composting area, causing or permitting the non-
composting of biodegradable wastes, P1,000.00 per month of non-
compliance;
c. For any person or entity causing or permitting the improper disposal of
animal waste such as dog and cat excrement and other animal wastes
which are directly disposed into bodies of water (such as rivers, lakes and
the sea) and other public places, P1,000.00 per instance caught in pari
delicto or per month of non-compliance;
d. For operators or owners of livestock business who fails and/or refuses to
register his or her operation in the database to be created under this
Ordinance, P2,000.00 per year of non-registration;
e. For any person or entity causing or permitting the deliberate destruction
and/or mutilation of FOCuS Coupons, P3,000.00;
f. For any person or entity causing or permitting the unauthorized production
of FOCuS Coupons, P5,000.00;
g. For any person or entity causing or permitting the posting of bills in and
around the material recovery facility (MRF), P2,000 per bill posted;

Section 42. Violation by Juridical Persons. - Whenever any violation of the

provisions of this Ordinance is committed by a juridical person, its officials or
employees, or in case of a foreign corporation or association, its agent or
representative in the Philippines who are responsible for the violation shall be
held liable therefor.

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Section 43. Violation by Government Officials or Employees. – Any public official
or employee who, by reason of his office, with or without consideration,
conspires in the commission or knowingly conceals violations of any of the
provisions of this ordinance shall likewise be principally responsible for the
violation.

Section 44. Administrative Penalties Without Prejudice to Criminal Sanctions. –

The foregoing criminal penalties shall be without prejudice to the criminal
sanctions which may be imposed under any applicable law.

Section 45. Enforcing Office. – The Solid Waste Management Office shall be the
main enforcing office of the provisions of this Ordinance. The same office may
deputize barangay personnel for enforcement purposes.

Section 46. Citation Ticket System. — Violators of this Ordinance shall be

informed of their violation and the penalty associated with such violation by
means of a Citation Ticket System with the following guidelines:
a. Official booklets of Citation Tickets shall be issued by the Solid Waste
Management Office to duly authorized enforcers within ninety (90)
calendar days of the effectivity of this Ordinance.
b. A Citation Ticket shall be issued to the person/s liable for any violation of
this Ordinance upon finding of the violation by duly authorized enforcers.
c. A Citation Ticket shall contain the following information:
1) a checklist of the violations under this Ordinance
2) the fines associated with each violation
3) due date for compliance with the obligations imposed by the ticket
d. When a Citation Ticket is issued to a violator, the violator shall report to the
Solid Waste Management Office within three (3) regular business days after
such issuance, where he or she shall either pay the fine imposed.
e. The Solid Waste Management Office shall keep a duplicate of all Citation
Tickets issued to violators as well as all other records of violations of this
Ordinance.

Section 47. Incentives to Enforcers. – Fifty percent (50%) of the fees/penalties

collected under this Ordinance shall go to the enforcing officer who actually
caused the issuance of the citation for the subject violation.

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 ARTICLE VIII
Budget and Trust Fund

Section 48. Allocation of Funds. – An annual budget of Ten Million Pesos

(PhP10,000,000.00) shall be set allocated for the purpose of implementing and
operationalizing the provisions of this Ordinance.

Likewise, funding and/or equipment could also be secured from the Department
of Agriculture, the Senate and other entities.

Section 49. Trust Fund. – A FOCuS Trust Fund shall be created solely for the
purpose of this Ordinance.
a. The FOCuS Trust Fund shall be maintained at the City Treasurer’s Office to
provide additional financial and/or material aid to programs and projects
for the city’s tourism development.
b. To this Trust Fund shall be paid/deposited all payments for fees which are
not covered by existing ordinances, penalties and/or donations from
individuals or institutions, earnings from income-generating activities and
projects undertaken by the Task Force FOCuS under the guidance and
leadership of the City Agriculture Office for purposes of this Ordinance, and
savings from externally-funded activities.
c. To this trust fund shall likewise be deposited ten percent (10%) of the
various Solid Waste Generation Fees collected pursuant to Article X of City
Ordinance No. 2009-02, as amended by City Ordinance No. 2014-11,
thereby further amending the foregoing ordinances;
d. This Trust Fund shall be managed by Trustees that by resolution shall
approve disbursements for full and exclusive use and/or assistance to
programs and projects under this ordinance and shall require annual audit
of the same. The Trustees shall include the following, to wit:
Chairperson – City Environment and Natural Resources Office, Head
Vice Chairperson – City Agriculture Office, Head
Members – SP Chairman of the Committee on Agriculture
City Treasurer
ABC President
Department of Education, Schools District Supervisor
Solid Waste Management Office Department Head

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 ARTICLEIX
Miscellaneous Provisions

Section 50. Separability Clause. – The provisions of this Ordinance are hereby
declared separable, and in the event that any one or more of such provisions are
declared invalid, the validity of all other provisions shall not be affected thereby.

Section 51. Repealing Clause. – Any and all ordinances, rules or regulations, or
any parts thereof inconsistent with this ordinance are hereby repealed, amended
or deemed modified.

Section 52. Effectivity. – This Ordinance shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its
approval and posting at the bulletin board of the Sangguniang Panlungsod and
two (2) other conspicuous places.

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 Household Monitoring
Barangay : __________________
FOCuS District : __________________ Record-Keeper : _____________________
Purok : __________________
Form # 1 Unit : __________________
Signature : ____________________
Family Name : __________________
FOCuS
Raw FOCuS
Received and FOCuSCo Coupon FOCuS
Biodegradable Coupon
verified as to upon Exchanged Coupon
Date Waste Earned
Content and Given with Received
Turned Over (with serial
Weight by by (Goods or by
(in grams) number)
Services)

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 Monthly Report of Unit to PWC
Barangay : __________________ Reporter : _____________________
FOCuS District : __________________
Designation: _____________________
Purok : __________________
Form # 2 Unit : __________________
Signature : ____________________
Date : __________________
FOCuS
Raw Received FOCuS
FOCuS Coupon FOCuS
Household Biodegradable and verified Coupon
Coupon Exchanged Coupon
Date Family Waste as to Earned
Given with Received
Name Turned Over Contentand (with serial
by (Goods or by
(in grams) Weight by number)
Services)

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 Monthly Report of PWC to DWC
Reporter : _____________________
FOCuS Barangay : __________________
Designation: _____________________
District : __________________
Form # 3 Purok : __________________
Signature : ____________________
Date : __________________
# of Family Activities Undertaken
Members (place a check mark √ if activity is being done)
Unit Composition Complete
Unit Composting
and/or Waste Urban Others,
Number (C) and/or
Family Name Adult Minor Segregation Container
Vermicasting
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 Monthly Report of DWC to BWC
Reporter : _____________________
FOCuS Barangay : __________________
Designation: _____________________
District : __________________
Form # 4 Date : __________________
Signature : ____________________

No. of No. of Family Significant Activities

Purok FOCuS Coupons
Units per Members per Undertaken
#
Purok Purok for the Month Gained Redeemed
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 Monthly Report of BWC
to FOCuS Task Force Reporter : _____________________
FOCuS Designation: _____________________
Barangay : __________________
Form # 5 Date : __________________
Signature : ____________________

Significant Activities
FOCuS Coupons Best Practices Policy
Undertaken
and/or Innovations Recommendations
for the Month Gained Redeemed

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SAMPLE FOCuS Coupon
Serial No. __________ Serial No. __________ Serial No. __________

FOCuS FOCuS FOCuS

CONTROL Coupon REDEMPTION Coupon CLAIM Coupon

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and shakers in the City of and shakers in the City of and shakers in the City of
Bislig’s Organic Agriculture Bislig’s Organic Agriculture Bislig’s Organic Agriculture
Movement. Movement. Movement.
Go Healthy! Go Organic! Go Bislig! Go Healthy! Go Organic! Go Bislig! Go Healthy! Go Organic! Go Bislig!

SAMPLE CITATION TICKET

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