Republic of the Philippines Province of Tarlac MUNICIPALITY OF MAYANTOC OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY TO THE SANGGUNIANG BAYAN
EXCERPT FROM THE MINUTES OF THE REGULAR SESSION OF THE SANGGUNIANG BAYAN OF MAYANTOC, TARLAC HELD AT THE SESSION HALL ON NOVEMBER 17, 2003.
Present: Vice Mayor Recto S. Tomas, Sr. ……………….Presiding Officer Councilor Pascasio C. Castro ……………….Member Councilor Adriatico T. Recomeo ……………….Member Councilor Jose L. Lagasca ……………….Member Councilor Romulo C. Racal ……………….Member Councilor Romeo P. Tomas ……………….Member Councilor Francisco L. Santos ……………….Member Councilor Eugene R. Ramos ……………….Member ABC Pres. Arturo M. Bueno ……………….Ex-Officio Member
Absent: Councilor Ma. Elena R. Quines PPSK Pres. Rose Dianne C. Ayson
Absent:
Councilor Eugene R. Ramos
ORDINANCE NO. 09-2003
ORDINANCE FOR ANTI-PRANK CALLS
Sec. 1. Title. This shall be known as the ANTI-PRANK CALLS ORDINANCE OF 2003.
Sec. 2. Declaration of Policy. It is hereby declared the policy of the Municipal Government of Mayantoc, Tarlac, to accelerate the use of Emergency Hotline Numbers that provide quick response to emergency situations, by providing unhampered accessibility to these emergency numbers.
Sec. 3. Definition of Terms - As used in this Ordinance:
a.)EMERGENCY HOTLINE NUMBERS - shall refer to, but not limited to the following: Patrol 117: PNP Hotlines; BFP HOTLINES; National/Regional /Local Disaster Coordinating Council Hotlines; NBI Hotlines; Hospitals; and such other government and/or private hotlines whose entities provide quick response to emergency situations as hereinafter defined; b.) EMERGENCY SITUATIONS: shall refer incidents of fire, flood, earthquake. Conflagration, civil disturbances, war, acts against national security and similar public disorders, traffic accidents, incidents that require immediate medical assistance, and such other incidents that involve the loss of life or property, and reporting of the commission of a crime;
c.) PRANK CALLS- shall refer to telephone calls or text messages defined, which do not involve a report of an emergency situations or a request for emergency assistance, but are made solely for the purpose of making fun of such hotline numbers; or sow confusion among emergency responding units;
