The Municipal Issuances are database for the Executive and Legislative body of the Municipality. Once adopted and numbered for references, the issued orders, ordinances and resolutions shall be maintained in an orderly permanent keeping. This also include the codification of ordinances and any resolutions that have the force and effect of law. This codification of ordinances is a compilation of all municipal ordinances arranged in a logical order, with a table of contents and an index.
An executive order is a directive by the Municipal Mayor that manages operations of the local government. The constitution gives the Municipal Mayor broad executive and enforcement authority to use their discretion to determine how to enforce the law or to otherwise manage the resources and staff of the executive branch.
The Sangguniang Bayan, as the legislative body of the municipality, shall enact ordinances, approve resolutions and appropriate funds for the general welfare of the municipality and its inhabitants. Ordinances are written laws adopted by the municipal governing authority that serve as permanent, enforceable laws (unless amended or repealed through the adoption of a new ordinance). A resolution deals with matters of special or temporary character. It formally expresses the governing bodyโs opinion or will adopted by an official vote and resulting in a separate document that goes beyond simply recording an action taken by Council in the minutes.
