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OFFICE OF THE SANGGUNIANG PANLUNGSOD
PRESENT:
HON. JOSE S. ESPINOSA III
City Vice May<>• & Presiding Officer
ABSENT:
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., REGULATION ORl>INANCE NO. 2017-129
WHEREAS, pursuant to the said provision of law, Mayor Jed Patrick Mabilog urgently
requested the Sanggunian Panlungsod of Iloilo City in writing for the creating of the Iloilo City
Dangerous Drugs Administrative Board;
WHEREAS, the creation of the ICDDA will provide an expeditious remedy to address
and abate structures that are used in the sale, use or trade of illegal drugs.
a. Accept notarized complaints regarding any place or premises. within the City
oflloilo. that have been used on two or more occasions as the site or venue of
the unlawful sale or delivery of dangerous or illegal drugs, or used as drug
dens for pot sessions and other similar activities~
b. Hear. accept evidence, resolve and impose penalty in relation to Section 3(a)
of this Ordinance. in accordance with the Rules of Procedure prescribed under
Section 4 of this ordinance.
c. File a complaint seeking a pennanent injunction against any place or premises
declared, after the proceedings as nuisance.
Section 4. Procedure. - The hearing of cases filed to the ICDDAB shall be subject to
the following guidelines:
a. Any employee, officer. or resident of Iloilo City may bring a notarized complaint
before the ICDDAB which notarized complaint must be accompanied by documentary
proof of service of a copy of the complaint to the owner of the subject place or
premises, not less than three (3) days before the filing of the same to the ICDDAB;
b. Within three (3) days from receipt of the notarized complaint, a hearing shall be
conducted by the ICDDAB, with notice to both parties, and the ICDDAB may consider
any evidence submitted, including evidence of general reputation of the subject place or
premises
c. The owner/manager of the subject place or premises shall also be given an
opportunity to present any evidence in his/her defense.
d. After hearing the ICDDAB may, as warranted by substantial evidence presented,
declare the place or premises to be a public nuisance;
e. The hearing shall be terminated within ten (10) days from commencement.
f The Rules of court on the weight and admissibility of evidence shall suppletory
/ application to the proceedings.
The order issued by ICDDAB shall expire after one (1) year. or as such earlier time as
stated in the order.
The ICCDAB. upon showing that the place is no longer a public nuisance, may conduct a
hearing, with due notice to the complainant for the possible lifting ofthe order.
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In case the subject place or premises declared a nuisance unckr this Ordinance is a
residential house, the implementation of the order shall be in accordance with the guidelines of
the Dangerous Drugs Board, without prejudice to the filing ofa criminal case against the owner
of the subject place or premises under pertinent laws.
This ordinance shall not restrict the right of any person to proceed under the Civil Code
on public nuisance. Neither shall this Ordinance restrict the power of the Sangguniang
Panlungsod to declared or abate any nuisanee tmder Section 458 (a) (4) (i) of the Local
Government Code, to wit:
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Section 458. Powers, Duties, Functions and Compensation. (a) The Sangguniang
Panlrmgsod, as the legislaiire bcdy ef the city, shall enact ordinances, approve- resolutions and
appropriate funds for the general welfare of the city and its inhabitants pursuant to Section 16 of
this Code and in the proper exercise of the corporate powers of the city as provided for under
Section 22 of this Code, and shall, x x x (4) Regulate activities relative to the use of Jami,
buildings and stn1ctures within the City in order to promote the general welfare and for the
purpose shall {i) Declare, prevent or abate any m1isance nx
Section 6. The City Government shall allocate funds for the implementation of this
ordinance.
Section 7, This ordinance shall take effect ten (IO) days after ils pillical.Wl! !!l a
newspaper of general circulation in Iloilo City_
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Secretary to the Sl-'-
City