The Bids and Awards Committee (BAC) of the city government corrected the reports released by some local dailies (except Panay News) and radio stations on the budget used to buy biodegradable waste shredding machines.
The inaccuracy was reported after sales officer Joel Telmoso of the RU Foundry and Machine Shop Corp. – the machine supplier – said the shredders cost P8 million. But BAC secretary Gilda Lluisima said the city government disbursed only P4.99 million for the machines’ purchase. “It was below the approved budget of P5 million,” said Lluisima. Fourteen shredding machines were turned over to the city government on Aug. 29. The machines will be used to shred biodegradable wastes that will be collected from barangays including subdivisions as the “no segregation, no collection” policy starts on Sept. 1. In a meeting conducted by the Solid Waste Action Team (SWAT) yesterday, three barangays were chosen to host the shredding machines: Cabug, Pahanocoy and Alangilan. One will be placed at the City Agriculture Office in Barangay Alijis, said Vice Mayor El Cid Familiaran, SWAT head. “We are still looking for barangays that will host the remaining 10 machines,” added Familiaran. The meeting was attended by representatives of 61 barangays, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources, the RU Foundry and Machine Shop Corp., and the IPM-Construction Development Corp., the city’s garbage collection contractor./PN BY MAE SINGUAY
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Bacolod City Vice Mayor El Cid Familiaran said the barangay officials have a big role in implementing the Solid Waste Management Act, as the city government prepares to fully implement the “No Segregation, No Collection Policy” starting September 1.
Familiaran, chairman of the Solid Waste Action Team, yesterday led the turn-over of 14 units of shredder machines worth P5 million to barangay officials. The machines will used for shredding biodegradable waste. The event was also attended by representatives from the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG), Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), and the city’s waste contractor IPM-CDC. Familiaran said the “No Segregation, No Collection Policy” will not only encourage city residents to be responsible in cleaning their surroundings, but will also lower the costs of garbage disposal. “Instead, the funds can be used for other services,” Familiaran said. Violators on the first day of the implementation of the policy will not be penalized but will be given their first warning. In the succeeding days, the vice mayor said they will start imposing penalties ranging from P300 to P1,000 depending on the number of offenses, followed by community service. He said a solid waste management team will monitor the compliance of the policy. “Under the law this is their role, even information education is supposed to be their responsibility,” Familiaran said, referring to the duty of the barangay officials in implementing the law./WDJ By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Bacolod City Vice Mayor El Cid Familiaran said the barangay officials have a big role in implementing the Solid Waste Management Act, as the city government prepares to fully implement the “No Segregation, No Collection Policy” starting September 1.
Familiaran, chairman of the Solid Waste Action Team, yesterday led the turn-over of 14 units of shredder machines worth P5 million to barangay officials. The machines will used for shredding biodegradable waste. The event was also attended by representatives from the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG), Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), and the city’s waste contractor IPM-CDC. Familiaran said the “No Segregation, No Collection Policy” will not only encourage city residents to be responsible in cleaning their surroundings, but will also lower the costs of garbage disposal “Instead, the funds can be used for other services,” Familiaran said. Violators on the first day of the implementation of the policy will not be penalized but will be given their first warning. In the succeeding days, the vice mayor said they will start imposing penalties ranging from P300 to P1,000 depending on the number of offenses, followed by community service. He said a solid waste management team will monitor the compliance of the policy. “Under the law this is their role, even information education is supposed to be their responsibility,” Familiaran said, referring to the duty of the barangay officials in implementing the law./WDJ By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga MAJORITY of the village officials in Bacolod City said are ready for the implementation of the “no segregation, no collection” policy starting Friday, September 1.
Barangay 13 chieftain Tanya Familiaran, vice president of the Liga ng mga Barangay, said: “We already discussed this although we cannot perfect it immediately, but we will strictly enforce this in our barangays (villages) to avoid penalties. ” The village officials started their information dissemination among their constituents last month. “We held several meetings with our constituents to inform them of their obligations in this campaign,” Familiaran said. She said that in 2012, Bacolod started the implementation of the waste segregation policy and most of the villages were also compliant. “It is long overdue, and it is time for the city to implement waste segregation,” she added. Familiaran along with the chieftains and representatives of the 60 village Wednesday attended the final meeting with the Solid Waste Action Team (Swat), Department of the Interior and Local Government, Department of Environment and Natural Resources, and the supplier of the shredding machines at the Bacolod Government Center. The village officials signified their support and they also asked the assistance of the City Government to monitor and arrest the violators, especially those who engage in illegal dumping. Vice Mayor El Cid Familiaran, chairman of Swat, said the village officials are the frontliners in the implementation of waste segregation. “If we have discipline, we could achieve our goal to manage the waste segregation. With the policy, garbage collectors will not pick up unsegregated waste from households or business establishments,” he said. The City Government purchased 14 units of shredding machines worth P5 million (not P8 million as earlier reported) from the RU Foundry and Machine Shop Corp., which is also based in Bacolod. Bids and Awards Committee Secretariat head Gilda Lluisma said Joel Telmoso, sales representative of RU Foundry, admitted that he wrongly announced the total purchase amount to the media Tuesday. She said the bid amount of the RU Foundry is only P4.998 million for the 14 units of shredding machines. The vice mayor said the shredding machines will be distributed to the interested villages, which need to submit a proposal. Familiaran said the proposals of villages Cabug, Alangilan, and Pahanocoy are already approved. He said the villages have a big role in the implementation of Republic Act 9003 or the Ecological Solid Waste Management Act. On the first day of the implementation, Familiaran said they will issue warnings to violators, but for the next offense, violators will be fined from P500 to P1,000 By MERLINDA A. PEDROSA Three out of the 14 shredder machines purchased by the city government will be hosted by three barangays in Bacolod City in preparation for the implementation of the “No Segregation, No Collection” policy that starts tomorrow.
Bacolod Vice Mayor and Solid Waste Action Team chairman El Cid Familiaran yesterday said these are Brgys. Cabug, Alangilan and Pahanocoy. Familiaran and Bacolod Mayor Evelio Leonardia formally received Tuesday the 14 units of shredder machines costing P4.99 million that the city government bought from R. U. Foundry and Machine Shop Corp. for its Solid Waste Management program. The R.U. Foundry demonstrated to the barangay officials how to operate the shredder machines yesterday at the Annex Building of the Bacolod City Government Center during the final meeting conducted by the SWAT. Familiaran said barangays who want to host the shredder machines must write him a letter of request. One of the shredder machines will be placed at the City Agriculture Office in Brgy. Alijis, he said. Familiaran said barangay officials are mandated to implement R.A. 9003 or the Ecological Solid Waste Management Act, in their barangays. He said it is their role is to supervise the implement the “No Segregation, No Collection” policy, and conduct information and education campaign. He hopes that the implementation of the program will be successful this time, he added. “The keyword is discipline. If we discipline ourselves, we can achieve our goal,” Familiaran said. The implementation of the program will be beneficial to the people’s health and the environment and will help save in the expenses of the government for garbage disposal, which can be used for other services, he said. Familiaran said they want to implement the “No Segregation, No Collection” policy although this cannot be achieved overnight. They will first issue warning to violators who are not compliant.Violators will be meted penalties which, under the law, range from P300 to P1,000, and be made to render community service of not less than one day, but not more than 15 days, he said. Familiaran said the Solidwaste Enforcers and Educators Team (SWEET) will monitor compliance with the program in the barangays and will report those who are non-compliant to the Environmental Management Board of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources, Department of Interior and Local Government, the City Mayor’s Office and the Solid Waste Action Team (SWAT).*CGS BACOLOD CITY -- The city will implement waste segregation starting September 1 with barangay officials expressing support to the solid waste management program. The Solid Waste Action Team, chaired by Vice Mayor El Cid Familiaran, emphasized the vital role of the barangays in the implementation of the “no segregation, no collection” policy. “We hope to educate our residents on how to segregate waste at source,” the vice mayor said. Familiaran said once the policy is enforced, garbage collectors will not pick up the unsegregated wastes of households or business establishments. Barangay 13 village chief Tanya Familiaran, vice president of the Liga ng mga Barangay, said an information campaign among their residents was conducted in preparation for the implementation. The vice mayor said proposals are being solicited from the 61 barangays for the hosting of shredding machines as part of the waste segregation policy. Three barangays already submitted proposals namely, Alangilan, Cabug and Pahanocoy. Smaller barangays can submit a proposal to jointly host a shredding machine, said Familiaran, who met with the village chiefs at the Bacolod Government Center on Wednesday. Also present were representatives of supplier RU Foundry and Machine Shop Corp., which delivered 14 units of shredding machines with a total cost of PHP5 million. The supplier discussed how to operate the machine and the economic benefits it will bring to the residents. Shredded biodegradable waste will be collected by trash hauler IPM-Construction and Development Corp. and will be brought to the City Agriculture Office for use in organic farming. “We need the cooperation of everybody for the implementation of Republic Act 9003 (Ecological Solid Waste Management Act of 2000),” Familiaran added. The “Ecological Solid Waste Management Act of 2000,” provides that local government units shall be primarily responsible for the implementation and enforcement of the provisions of this law within their respective jurisdictions. The law also seeks to ensure the proper segregation, collection, transport, storage, treatment and disposal of solid waste through the formulation and adoption of the best environmental practice in ecological waste management excluding incineration.(PNA) By Nanette Guadalquiver BACOLOD City – Bacolod City Vice Mayor El Cid Familiaran on Aug 30, 2017 asked barangay officials to do their share in complying with the Solid Waste Management Act.
Familiaran said the village officials have a big role in implementing the solid waste management act as the city government prepares to fully implement the “No Segregation, No Collection Policy” starting Sept 1. Familiaran, chairman of the Solid Waste Action Team, led the turnover of 14 units of shredder machines worth P5 million to barangay officials, which would be used to shred biodegradable waste. The event was also attended by representatives coming from the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG), Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), and the city’s waste collection contractor, IPM-CDC. According to Familiaran, the implementation of the policy would lower down costs in garbage disposal aside from promoting cleanliness. “Instead the funds would be used for other services,” Familiaran explained. Familiaran said they will refrain from imposing fine on violators on Sept 1. The penalties will only be imposed several days after. The penalties range from P300 to P1,000, depending on the number of offenses, and community service. Dolly Yasa BACOLOD City – Fourteen garbage shredding machines were turned over to the city government yesterday.
The machines, supplied by the RU Foundry and Machine Shop Corp., will be used in the collection and disposal of garbage in the city. Today, the Solid Waste Action Team (SWAT), led by Vice Mayor El Cid Familiaran, will meet with the representatives of the 61 barangays in the city. The Department of Environment and Natural Resources, the IPM-Construction Development Corp. and the RU Foundry and Machine Shop Corp. will also attend the meeting. The IPM-Construction Development Corp., the city’s contractor for garbage collection, will explain the process of gathering waste from barangays, including subdivisions, said Familiaran. The RU Foundry and Machine Shop Corp, on the other hand, will demonstrate how to control the shredding machines. Familiaran said the barangays that will host the machines will be chosen after the demonstration. The “no segregation, no collection” policy will start on Friday, Sept. 1./PN BY MAE SINGUAY Bacolod Mayor Evelio Leonardia, DILG Undersecretary Austere Panadero, DILG-NIR director Anthony Nuyda, Negros Occidental Provincial Planning Officer Ma. Lina Sanogal and Bacolod Vice Mayor El Cid Familiaran at the meeting yesterday to discuss the Negros Island Region abolition.*
BACOLOD CITY — Matalunsay ukon going smoothly na ang transition sang mga opisina sa Negros Island Region kasunod sang Executive Order ni Presidente Rodrigo Duterte nga nagabungkag sa rehiyon.
Martes nga adlaw, nagpadulong sa Bacolod si DILG Undersecretary for Local Government Austere Panadero agud pangunahan ang pagsinapol sang pila ka mga opisinas kun sa diin gin-istoryahan ang sistema sang transition. Sa bulig sang DILG suno sa Negrense nga si Panadero, nagadalagan sang matalunsay ang transition sang mga regional offices ukon ang pagbalik sang Negros Occidental sa Region 6 kag Negros Oriental sa Region 7. Isa sa mga nagtambong sa pagsinapol kahapon amo si Bacolod City Vice Mayor El Cid Familiaran.Aminado ang DILG official nga indi malikawan ang pagtuhaw sang mga isyu sa transition apang mahitso gid ini bangud yara ang mga regional directors sang tagsa ka ahensya nga nagasolbar sang problema. Suno sa bise alkalde, ginhingyo nila nga himuon nalang nga sub-regional office ang mga opisina sang gobyerno nga naga-operate sa karun sa ciudad sang Bacolod. Gin-athag naman ni Panadero nga depende na sa mga regional offices ang pag-anunsyar kun tubtub san-o nalang ang pagbaton nila sang mga transaksyon.Suno kay Familiaran, makabenepisyo ini sa mga pumuluyo bangud sa tion nga malain ang lakat ang panahon, indi makatabok sa Iloilo ang mga luyag magtransaksyon sa regional office. Santo sa EO ni Duterte, tubtub nalang sa Oktubre 9 ang pag-operate sang Negros Island Region. |
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