To address the perennial delay in the review of legislative measures, Councilor Jonjon Rodriguez supported the proposal for the creation of an in-house legal section solely for the City Council. This followed the special report of Councilor Roger Abaday during the 27th Regular Session where he explained that a Legislative Backstopping Committee under the chairmanship of the City Vice Mayor will ease the bureaucratic chokepoints in the City Legal Office. The committee, Rodrig

Councilor Jonjon Rodriguez, chairperson of the committee on planning, research, and innovation and people’s organization accreditation , is advancing his proposed ordinance establishing the Cagayan de Oro Civil Society Organizations Academy. The proposed ordinance, titled “An Ordinance Establishing the Cagayan de Oro CSO Academy, Institutionalizing Capacity Development for Civil Society Organizations, and Appropriating Funds Therefor,” seeks to create a central learning and d

To ensure a more holistic and inclusive approach, Councilor Jonjon Rodriguez proposed the inclusion of the committee on education in the joint committee discussions, to address the needs of children with autism. This came in response to a special report delivered by Councilor Des Dahino which called for making Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) assessment, diagnosis, and intervention services more accessible and affordable for Kagay-anon families. Rodriguez commended Dahino fo