Republic of the Philippines

Province of Aklan
Municipality of Balete

EXCERPTS FROM THE MINUTES OF THE 31st REGULAR SESSION OF THE SANGGUNIANG BAYAN
(for the period 2010-2013) OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF BALETE, AKLAN HELD ON THURSDAY,
FEBRUARY 3, 2011 AT THE SANGGUNIANG BAYAN SESSION HALL.
Present:
HON. ROMAN R. VILLARUEL Vice Mayor /Presiding
HON. SYLVIA V. YASA SB Member
HON. INOCENTES F. BANTIGUE, JR. SB Member
HON. CRISPINO P. BELTRAN, JR. SB Member
HON. APOLINAR C. CLEOPE SB Member
HON. PATRICK F. LACHICA SB Member
HON. CIRIACO T. FELICIANO SB Member
HON. PETER C. RECIDORO SB Member
HON. JOSELITO C. DELOS REYES SB Member
HON. BERNARDO M. SAUZA SB Member/Liga ng mga
Brgy. President
Absent:
HON. JHON MEL KESTER M. REBENITO SB Member/SK Municipal
Federation President

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“RESOLUTION NO. 069-sb2013

“REQUESTING THE NATIONAL HISTORICAL INSTITUTE TO INFORM THE

DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS, PARTICULARLY THE PHILIPPINE CONSULATE
IN CANADA THAT THE CORRECT SPELLING OF THE NAME OF OUR TOWN IS
‘BALETE’ AND NOT ‘BALITE’ AS LISTED IN ITS DATABANK

“WHEREAS, the attention of this Sanggunian has been called by several Baleten-on
overseas foreign workers (OFWs) and expatriates based in Vancouver, Canada, of the insistence
of the Philippine Consulate of using the incorrect spelling of the Municipality of Balete, Aklan as
‘Municipality of Balite, Aklan,’ thereby complicating their records and portfolios;

“WHEREAS, the Local Government of Balete, Aklan has borne the ‘le’ variation in
spelling its name since its creation as a pueblo in 1804 as listed in the Historia Geografica,
Geologica y Estadistica con Datos Geograficos, Geologicos y Estadisticas de las Islas de Luzon,
Visayas, Mindanao y Jolo, y los que Corresponden a las Islas Batanes, Calamianes, Balabac,
Mindoro, Masbate, Tigao y Burias, situadas al n.so. y s. de Luzon by D. Agustin de la Cavada y
Mendez de Vigo as well as in other Spanish manuscripts; and during its reestablishment as a
municipality effective January 1, 1920 per the executive order signed by Gov. Gen. Francis
Burton Harrison on December 31, 1919 as indicated in the published Annual Report of the
Secretary of War of the United States of America, Volume 3, 1920;

“WHEREAS, the official name as presently used by this Local Government Unit and for
which it is known and addressed to by most government agencies, both local, national or
international is the ‘Municipality of Balete, Aklan’;

“WHEREAS, the National Historical Institute is one of the proper authorities that can
intervene in rectifying the error in the listing of names of LGUs’ in other government
institutions vis-à-vis their significance in the preservation of local and national history and
heritage.
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Res. No. 69-sb2013
Sangguniang Bayan
Balete, Aklan
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“NOW THEREFORE, be it RESOLVED as it is HEREBY RESOLVED on a unanimous motion,

to request as it hereby requests the National Historical Institute through its Chairperson, the
Hon. Ambeth R. Ocampo, to inform the Department of Foreign Affairs, particularly the
Philippine Consulate based in Vancouver, Canada, and all other agencies concerned, of the
correct spelling of the Municipality of Balete, Aklan to rectify its list and spare those affected by
it.

“RESOLVED FURTHER, that a copy of this resolution be furnished the Office of the
Chairperson of the Board of the National Historical Institute, the Hon. Ambeth R. Ocampo, T.M.
Kalaw St., Ermita, Manila, for his information and consideration.

“RESOLVED ALSO, that copies of this resolution be furnished the Philippine Consulate in
Vancouver, Canada through the Office of the Department of Foreign Affairs, ADB Bldg., 2330
Roxas Boulevard, Pasay City, for its information and appropriate action.

“RESOLVED FINALLY, that this resolution be posted in any social network or webpage
available for the information of Baleten-on OFWs and expats all over the world.”

Unanimously Adopted: February 3, 2011.

I HEREBY CERTIFY to the correctness of the foregoing facts.

AL F. DELA CRUZ
Secretary to the Sanggunian

ATTESTED BY:

ROMAN R. VILLARUEL
Vice Mayor/Presiding Officer

CONCURRED IN:

TEODORO V. CALIZO, JR.

Municipal Mayor