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Local execs mandated: Leave b’gay properties

BAUKO, Mountain Province – The Sangguniang bayan here passed an ordinance last week making it mandatory for all barangay officials to turn-over all barangay properties to their successors upon keaving office.

Bauko vice mayor Jose B. Tanggacan said this stemmed from past experiences wherein some barangay officials here did not properly turn-over barangay records to their successors.
“The newly elected officials upon assumption to office are in trouble because they do not have the documents of the barangay,” he said.

To ensure all barangay properties are accounted for and filed at the barangay office, the ordinance mandates, as public policy for all outgoing barangay chief executives to turnover all barangay properties to their successors.

Turnover of properties by the outgoing barangay officials shall be based on the property inventory records of the barangay treasurer, barangay secretary, Municipal treasurer and/or the Municipal Accountant.

Under the ordinance, a barangay official who violates this provision, upon conviction shall be punishable with a fine of P2,500.00 or imprisonment of 90 days or both in the discretion of the court without prejudice to the restitution of the missing properties; and disqualification to run for office in any elected position onwards.

Collected fines under this ordinance shall accrue to the trust fund constituting the complaint.-- Juliet B. Saley