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WRITING ABARANGAY

RESOLUTION

EMERSON LACSON BERGONIOInstructor, CBSUA-Calabanga Campus


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What is a Resolution?

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A frm decision to do or not to do somethingO A !a" to outline a solution #or a problem

O A #ormal e$pression o# opinion or intentionagreed on b" a legislati%e bod" or other#ormal meeting, t"picall" a#ter ta&ing a %ote

O A !ritten statement o# opinion about anissue It means to sol%e a problem It is thesolution to a con'ict(problem

O A main motion in parliamentar" procedure

!hich e$presses the Assembl")s #ormalopinions or sentiments


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*i+erence bet!een

Ordinance ResolutionO A resolution is a legislati%e action o# a

temporar" nature a mere e$pression o#the opinion or sentiment o# thesanggunian on matters relating to

proprietar" #unction and to pri%ateconcerns

O An ordinance is a local la! prescribingrules o# conduct o# a general,permanent nature It continues to be in

#orce until repealed or superseded b" asubse.uent enactment


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Wh" !ould "ou !rite a

resolution?O /o gi%e a position and gi%e

recommendations

O A !a" to e$press an opinionO Critici0e or put pressure on specifc

groups 1go%ernment bodies, nations2

O Recommend that action be ta&en


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Who !rites aresolution?

O A specifc organi0ation or group o#

polic"ma&ers 1Sanggunian2O A single countr"

O A group o# countries that share thesame ideas on an issue


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3arts o# the ResolutionO /itle

O 4Whereas Statements(Clause

O 4Resol%ed5 Clause or /67R78OR7 B7I/ R7SO9:7* statement


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O /he TITLE o# the resolution mustappropriatel" re'ect the intent

O Resolutions begin !ith "Whereas"

statements, !hich pro%ides the basic#acts and reasons #or the resolution,and

O Conclude !ith "Resoled"

state!ents !hich, identifes thespecifc proposal #or the re.uestor;scourse o# action


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Whereas State!ents

O Bac&ground or


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OA resolution is generall" pre#aced b" statements,each introduced b" the !ord 4Whereas,5 !hichstate the reasons #or the resolution Whereasclauses or preambles o# the resolution shouldidenti#" a problem or need #or action, address itstimeliness or urgenc", note an" e+ects on theorgani0ation being as&ed to adopt the resolution

or the public at large, and indicate !hether theproposed polic" or action !ill alter current polic"O Whereas clauses are not %oted upon /he" o+er

an e$planation and the rationale #or theresolution /he statements contained in the!hereas clauses are o# no legal e+ect, and canbe the cause o# much disagreement and

discussion =embers #re.uentl" attempt todebate and amend these pre#acing statements,o#ten to the neglect o# the main resolution


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O Content and composition o# the!hereas clauses are use#ul mainl"

!hen the organi0ation plans topublish the resolution and !ishes thereasons #or its adoption to be read!ith it A preamble paragraph can besubstituted #or the !hereas clause It

ser%es the same purpose, but is less#ormal


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/67R78OR7 B7 I/R7SO9:7* statement>

O /his is the punch line It is the action being ta&en ou should state 7@AC/9 !hatis to be %oted upon I# the item is %er" brie#, then it can be incorporated in thissection o# the resolution I# "ou are re%ising e$isting language, it is o#ten %er"help#ul to include the old %ersion so that the reader can compare the t!o I# thene! or re%ised polic" statement is long, then this section might sa"> 4/hat theattached polic" on 1subect2 be adopted e+ecti%e 1date25 /hen attach thecomplete polic" statement clearl" identifed at the top

O It is :7R important to state e$actl" ho! the ne! or re%ised polic" !ill go into

e+ect 8or e$ample, policies a+ecting #acult" emplo"ment are incorporated in the8acult" 6andboo& and a re#erence should be made to a specifc section o# the6andboo& that !ould be re%ised Student-related policies are o#ten appropriate#or the Uni%ersit" 3olices #or Student 9i#e Other policies ma" be issued as3resident)s 3olic" =emoranda and(or gi%en a polic" number and included amonggeneral uni%ersit" policies Administrati%e sta+ to the commissions should beable to ad%ise resolution !riters about !here ne! polic" !ill be incorporated andho! this should be stated #or the resolution /he commission needs to gi%e somethought to this as the" are dra#ting language #or ne! polic" statements Usuall",it is not sucient to simpl" !a%e a !and and state that 4uni%ersit" documents

should be re%ised accordingl"5 ou need to be specifc about !hat should bere%ised and e$actl" !hat language is being proposed #or the re%ision /he reason#or this is ob%ious once "ou start the tas&-- it o#ten brings up issues that needmore discussion and resolution i# the polic" is reall" going to be implemented

O Include an e+ecti%e date #or the polic" 1e+ecti%e immediatel"? some subse.uentterm?2


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O /he 4Resol%ed5 clause1s2 comes at the end o# allpre#acing statements and is the essential part o#the resolution /he" should be concise and clearResol%ed clauses should be stated in thearmati%e, since the negati%e #orm is o#tencon#using to the Assembl"

O A single issue should be addressed in eachresolution I# multiple resol%ed clauses are includedin a resolution, each

resol%ed clause must be independent, related to

the central subect, and completel"comprehensible a#ter remo%al o# the !hereasclauses 7ach resol%ed clause must be able tostand alone in its content, logic and structure


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uidelines #or WritingResolutions


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O An e+ecti%e resolution is one thatcon%e"s a sense o# the issue orproblem that led to the proposedaction, pro%ides an e$planation or

ustifcation #or the particular proposedsolution, gi%es the reader enoughbac&ground so he(she can understand!hat is being proposed, and ma&es it

absolutel" clear !hat people are%oting on


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Choosin' a

to#ic(#ro#osition)O /he resolution should contain onl" one central

idea A%oid putting t!o ideas into one topic /he#ollo!ing e$ample sho!s a #ault" motion> Be itresoled that the *e#art!ent o Welare +*eelo#!ent should increase the a!ounto !onthl, #a,!ents and the nu!%er o#eo#le eli'i%le or ood sta!#s /he motionsis #ault" because it includes t!o separate issues

O Appropriate topics e$hibit seriousness o#purpose /opics should be debatable, meaningsubstanti%e argumentation e$ists on both sides

O /he resolution must call #or a change in currentpolic" or practice /here is little point insupporting something that alread" e$istsdebate is created !hen change is proposed

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Wordin' the#ro#osition)

O /he resolution must be !orded in the armati%e1positi%e2 A%oid !ords li&e


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Structurin' theresolution

O /he title should be descripti%e, specifc, and brie#O /he resolution should be t"ped and double-spaced

!ith line numbers, not e$ceeding one pageO Under the W67R7AS C9AUS7, state t!o or three

possible reasons !h" the proposition should beconsidered and accepted

O /he resolution should be one long sentenceseparated b" commas 1,2 in e%er" W67R7ASclause, semi-colons 12 #or each W67R7ASstatement and preceded b" the !ord 4and5 be#orethe last 4!hereas5 clause

O /he last


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O Capitali0e the !ords 4W67R7AS5 and4R7SO9:7*5, and in%erse-indenteach clause to help distinguishbet!een ideas and concepts


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*O)S AD* *OD)/S O8R7SO9U/IOD WRI/ID*O-sO Use man" di+erent sources to support "our pointO 9oo& the problem #rom di+erent points o# %ie!O 3resent realistic solutionsO Represent "our countr" and its actual #oreign polic"

*ON-TsO *o not use inappropriate abbre%iationsO *on)t use I !hen re#erring to "oursel# sa" 4!e5 or

4the department(agenc"(entit" o# E5O *on)t ma&e a resolution %er" long, but be specifc

!hen gi%ing solutions


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.oints to re!e!%er)O 6o! a resolution is !ritten !ill determine !hether it is

adopted or de#eated I# the intent o# the resolution isunclear, it ma" be de#eated e%en i# "ou e$plain it on the'oor o# the Assembl" 3oor grammar can de#eat aresolution -- i# "ou are unsure ho! to state somethingso that it e$presses "our intention, consult "ourcolleagues #or #eedbac& sometimes the .uestions the"as& !ill help things coalesce in "our mind I# a resolutionis poorl" !ritten, no matter ho! !ell intended, it !ill beloo&ed upon as !asting the time o# the Assembl"

O 4Whereas5 clauses can de#eat or pass a resolution

=ore is not necessaril" better State "our reasons #orthe resolution, but don)t be redundant /he Assembl"!ill #ocus on the redundancies in "our resolution ratherthan the supporting in#ormation contained in them


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.oints to re!e!%er)

O /oo man" resol%ed clauses ma" cause re#erral orde#eat o# a resolution *o not tr" to accomplish toomuch !ith one resolution I# "ou ha%e !ritten aresolution !ith man" resol%ed clauses, it ma"accomplish "our purpose better to brea& them outinto separate resolutions /he Assembl" ma" adopt

the resolutions more readil" i# the" are consideredseparatel" 6o!e%er, the other side o# this is also true-- the Assembl" ma" #eel that se%eral separateresolutions are so closel" related that the" should beconsidered and adopted as one resolution


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RESOLUTION NO& 222222S&$----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------$

A RESOLUTION CON0IRMING T1E A..OINTMET O0 MR& 222222222222222222222222

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NOW T1ERE0ORE, on motion dul" seconded, 1or on motion o# EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE dul" seconded b" EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE or on motion o# the Chairman o# the Committee on EEEEEEEEEEEE dul" seconded b" themembers o# this committee2, it !as, R7SO9:7* , to confrm the appointment issued b" the

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RESOL7E* 0URT1ER, to send copies o# this resolution to all the ocials and oces concerned #or theirin#ormation

A*O3/7* EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE, FGHH

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I hereb" certi#" to the correctness o# the #oregoing resolution !hich !as dul" adopted b" the EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEduring its regular session held on EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

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Baranga" Secretar"A//7S/7*>

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A Resolution to Urge Further Action on a Specifc Issue

A Bill to Establish a Specifc Policy

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WHEREAS, State the current problem (this needs to be accomplished in one brief sentence! andWHEREAS, "escribe the scope of the problem cited in the first #hereas clause (this clause needs to flo# lo$icall% from the first! andWHEREAS, &'plain the impact and harms perpetuated b% the current problem (once a$ain, the clause needs to flo# in a lo$ical seuence! no#, therefore, be itRESOLVED, )% the *on$ress here assembled that+ state %our recommendation for dealin$ #ith the problem (the resolution should be a clear call for action! and, be it

FURTHER RESOLVED, hat (an optional additional recommendation! if not used, end the pre-ious .resol-ed/ clause #ith a period

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SECTION 1 State the ne# polic% in a brief declarati-e sentence, or in as fe# sentences as possibleSECTION 2 "efine an% ambi$uous terms inherent in the first sectionSECTION 3 ame the $o-ernment a$enc% that #ill o-ersee the enforcement of the bill alon$ #ith the specific enforcement mechanismSECTION 4 ndicate the implementation date;timeframeSECTION 5 State that all other la#s that are in

conflict #ith this ne# polic% shall hereb% be declared null and -oid

Introduced by Name of School Introduced by Name of School


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EXCERPTS FROM THE MINUTES OF THE Ist REGULAR SESSION OF THE 14 TH SANGGUNIANG BAYAN OF UPI,

MAGUINDANAO HELD AT THE SB SESSION HALL ON JULY 14, 2010 AT 9:30 A.M.

Present: Hon. Ramon A. Piang, Sr. ………………….. Presiding Officer

Hon. Alexis M. Platon …………………………. PO Protempore

Hon. Susan M. Mayo ………………….......... Member

Hon. Guiamel G. Abutazil ……………………. MemberHon. Myrna Lou C. de Vera ………………… Member

Hon. Raul M. Gardose ………………………… Member

Hon. Kalima O. Gunsi ……………………….. Member

Hon. Nurodin s. Musa ……………………….. Member

Hon. Benjamin D. Suenan ……………….... Member

Hon. Datu Michael C. Sinsuat – I ………….. Member(ABC Rep.)Absent:

Hon. Roque M. Julio …………………….. Member(SK Rep.)

RESOLUTION NO. 02Series 2010

“A RESOLUTION REQUESTING FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FROMSENATOR LOREN LEGARDA FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF

A MATERNAL CENTER ”

WHEREAS;Upi Rural Health Unit has undergone renovation;

WHEREAS; among the changes is the inclusion of a delivery room and the Implementation of one barangay one midwife

program of the Local Government Unit of Upi in partnership with the Department of Health (DOH);

WHEREAS; the RHU is in need of maternal center to women due for delivery and post delivery cases;

WHEREAS; the Local Government Unit is not in the position to finance the construction of holding areas/building on many

maternal cases;

NOW THEREFORE considering premises presented and on motion of Honorable Benjamin D. Suenan seconded by Honorable

Alexis M. Platon and Honorable Datu Michael C. Sinsuat-I it was:

RESOLVED as it is herebyRESOLVEDto solicit financial assistance from the Honorable Senator Loren Legarda in the amount

of One million pesos for use in the construction of maternal center in the municipality of Upi, Maguindanao.

UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED: July 14, 2010

I HEREBY CERTIFY to the correctness of the above stated resolution.


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