PROVINCE OF CAPIZ
SANGGUNIANG PANLALAWIGAN
Provincial Capitol Building, Roxas City
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COMMITTEE ON REORGANIZATION
Committee Report
SUBJECT MATTER: Request of Honorable Governor Victor A. Tanco for the Passage of an Ordinance Changing or Re-titling the Therein Specified Twelve (12) Positions in the Office of the Provincial Veterinarian
DATE OF REFERRAL: 13 August 2014
TO: THE HONORABLE PRESIDING OFFICER & MEMBERS OF THE 7TH SANGGUNIANG PANLALAWIGAN OF CAPIZ
The Committee on Reorganization, to which was referred the abovementioned subject matter, had considered the same and has the honor to report to this August Body the following:
FINDINGS: The Letter-Request of the Honorable Governor, as prompted by a prior request by the Provincial Veterinarian, Dr. Leonel P. Abordo, DVM, which basically aims for appropriate alignment of descriptive titles of seventeen (17) positions to be reconciled to actual nature of work rendered by the respective incumbents thereto under the Office headed by the latter, entails no change in salary grade levels and/or step increments.
The Local Government Code of 1991 (Republic Act No. 7160) gives the lawful authority to the Sangguniang Panlalawigan the determination of positions paid wholly or mainly from the provincial funds (Section 447), to which the subject Letter-Request pertains. However, Section 325(f) of the same law provides a limitation for the exercise of such authority by the SP, to wit: “(f) No changes in designation or nomenclature of positions resulting in a promotion or demotion in rank or increase or decrease in compensation shall be allowed except when the position is actually vacant, and the filling of such positions shall be strictly made in accordance with civil service law, rules and regulations.”
The subject Request of the Honorable Governor complies with the limitation abovementioned. In fact, it does not consist of