An open letter to culion municipality and all concerned agencies.

 An open letter to the municipality and all concerned agencies.

Before any program or plan a municipality may develop or perceived, one of the most important consideration they must ensure is social acceptability.

It is what local government unit is all about. Self-determination. Determination of the will of the people.

We elect leaders to embody our ideals, promote our peoples welfare.

They represent us, and they are duty bound to serve.

Who are our leaders now? Who decide over our welfare? We ask this for we are concern with what we are seeing... With what we are hearing, and what we are knowing.

We are hearing stories that a new airport will be constructed in Patag. So, we ask DOTR, DENR, and DILG

And we are hearing a non-elected official is now leading in the framing of our CLUP. DECIDING WITHOUT CONSULTATION. What is our SB doing? Do they also follow the will of one person?

The task of framing the CLUP must be based on what is the WILL of the people of Culion. LGU must consult and hear the people first. And the SB must be the author of zoning ordinance. The enabling act of the CLUP

That is mandated to sb. What is mandated cannot be relegated. MPDO SHOULD LEAD CLUP. Nobody can usurp the authority mandated to them. Especially if that nobody is bonafide resident of Culion.

We are not indolent because we know our rights. The right to be consulted is un-alienable right. It is enshrined in our constitution.

Right or wrong our will as the people of Culion must decide the future of Culion

The most fundamental development plan for Culion is the CLUP. IT IS THE BIBLE WE FOLLOW AS A PEOPLE. And it cannot be based on whims and caprices to favor the few.

Especially if that few individual is not a bonafide resident of Culion.

Malasakit at serbisyo hinahanap namin sa inyo SB. Nasa inyo namin pinagkatiwala ang bayan natin.

So we implore to you now these:

1. Consult the people, and hear our opinion regarding the CLUP.

2. Do not allow anybody to dictate you on what must be for our welfare. We are the stakeholder.

3. Conduct Public Hearing. Social acceptability of any plan is required by law and it must be followed

4. Involved all line agencies specially DENR, DOTR and what is provided in R.A. 9032. DOH, PCSDS, DA, PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT, REP 1st district.

 

It is the municipality who shall determine which land must belong... As provided by R. A. 9032. In coordination with these aforementioned agencies. And the municipality as the local government code provides, mandates the Sanguniang Bayan to provide the policies as a guide to proper disposition of land and all other future plans

This mandate cannot be relegated. The SB should be the one to conduct public consultation. You are our elected representative.

Why do you plan in close door meeting without public knowledge? Why a certain Maxim Raymundo is leading you in this plan? Does he speak in behalf of the mayor? He cannot usurp the power of the LCE.

It is your duty to protect our interest. You have the power of the first. And that is incumbent upon you to provide us the basic policy in the implementation of the law. A law that is meant to emancipate the people of Culion.

Culion as a former leper colony belong to the people who are originally the leper patients. The government employees that served the patients and now that includes their children.

So it is important to recognize these people. We suffered enough and sacrifice so much. And it is but right to empower these people. Entitle them own land.

It is your decision that will break or make up our destiny and dream. It is now in your hand that we believe and listen to us.

And we affix our signature to manifest our firm desire and belief you will listen to our voice.