The Bacolod City Task Force Anti-Illegal Dumping and Anti-Littering apprehended a resident of Barangay 29 for illegal dumping of garbage near the Divisoria at Luzuriaga Street. The dumping of garbage in areas not designated by the city is punishable under Republic Act No. 9003 or the Ecological Solid Waste Management Act of 2000, a press release from the city government said. The offender was brought to Police Station 1 on the same day by task force members Pompey Jocson, Rodolfo Toledo, and Franz Familiaran. The task force is under the Solid Waste Action Team or SWAT, chaired by Vice Mayor El Cid Familiaran. Familiran said this will serve as a warning to Bacolod residents that the city government is serious in implementing RA 9003. The blotter report will be forwarded to the Department of Environment and Natural Resources - Environmental Management Bureau (DENR- EMB), the vice mayor said. At the Christmas Party of the City Development Council (CDC) last week, Familiaran had appealed to the barangay captains to cooperate with the city government in the implementation of the "No Segregation, No Collection" policy. The vice mayor said the SWAT is now collating the violations committed in the 61 barangays. They will submit a report to the DENR- EMB. An evaluation conducted by the SWAT, SWEET (Solid Waste Education and Enforcement Team), and garbage collector IPM-Construction and Development Corp. (CDC) showed that the Bacolod compliance with RA 9003 is very low, the press release said. It did not even reach 5 percent, as people are still dumping unsegregated garbage, he added. Familiaran said they have requested the IPM-CDC to document the violations. The IPM vehicles have GPS (Global Positioning System) devices that can accurately document the exact location of violations. Under RA 9003, violators will be meted a penalty between P300 to P1,000, or render community service. The barangay will be the one to issue receipts for penalty fees. Familiaran said he believes that people will start to comply with RA 9003 if violators will be issued Notices of Violations by DENR-EMB. Cases for deriliction of duty may be filed against barangay officials if they fail to implement RA 9003. Thus, barangay officials should encourage their constituents to comply with the law, the press release added.*
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BACOLOD City Vice Mayor El Cid Familiaran appealed to the village chiefs to cooperate in the implementation of the “no segregation, no collection” policy. Familiaran, chairman of Solid Waste Action Team (Swat), said Friday the village chiefs and councilmen should encourage their residents to practice waste segregation. “Let’s cooperate and follow the law. It is our obligation to implement Republic Act 9003 or the Ecological Solid Waste Management Act,” he said. Familiaran added that they are finalizing the list of violators in various villages to be submitted to the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR). The names of the violators will be forwarded to the DENR, then the DENR will issue notices to the barangays to impose the penalties to erring residents, he said. Violators will be fined from P500 to P1,000. Familiaran said that based on the monitoring of the Swat, Solid Waste Enforcement and Educators Team (Swet), and IPM-Construction and Development Corp. (IPM-CDC), the waste segregation compliance is very low. On Tuesday, a resident of Barangay 29 was arrested for illegal dumping and was endorsed to Police Station 1 for a blotter report. Familiaran said the violator was later released, but his name will be endorsed to DENR. “This will serve as warning to Bacoleños to follow the law to avoid penalties and charges,” he said. The vice mayor said he expects that by 2018, the waste segregation compliance will increase. By MERLINDA A. PEDROSA A TOTAL of 29 ordinances and 1,469 resolutions were approved by the Bacolod City Council from January to December 19, 2017. Vice Mayor El Cid Familiaran said Friday, December 22, that most of the approved ordinances was authored by Councilor Caesar Distrito, with the total of 10. Councilors Em Ang authored nine ordinances; Dindo Ramos and Wilson Gamboa, three each; Cindy Rojas, two; and Sonya Verdeflor and Renecito Novero with one each. Familiaran said Distrito also topped the most number of resolutions approved. The City Council approved a total of five appropriation ordinances. Familiaran said they will hold their last regular session for the year on December 27. By MERLINDA A. PEDROSA Read more: http://www.sunstar.com.ph/bacolod/local-news/2017/12/23/council-approves-29-ordinances-1469-resolutions-581096 Follow us: @sunstaronline on Twitter | SunStar Philippines on Facebook Bacolod Councilor Caesar Distrito authored the most number of ordinances and resolutions from January to December 19 this year, Sangguniang Panlungsod records show. Vice Mayor El Cid Familiaran saidyesterday that the 9 th Council of the Bacolod Sangguniang Panlungsod passed a total of 34ordinances and 1,469 resolutions covering the same period. Familiaran said Distrito authored 10 ordinances followed by Councilor Em Ang - 9, Councilors Dindo Ramos and Wilson Gamboa Jr. – 3 each, Councilor Cindy Rojas – 2, and Councilors Sonya Verdeflor and Renecito Novero – 1 each. Records of the SP showed that out of the 34 ordinances passed, five are appropriation ordinances Familiaran said Distrito was able to author most of the ordinances and resolutions since he is chairman of the Committee on Appropriation and Finance, Committee on Laws, Ordinances and Good Government; and the Committee on Urban Development and General Services.*CGS BY CHRYSEE SAMILLANO The Bacolod-Negros Economic Highway, a major project being implemented by the Department of Public Works and Highways to help decongest the diversion road in Bacolod City,may cost about P5 billion, Public Works and Highways Secretary Mark Villar said yesterday. Villar, who was in Bacolod yesterday for the inauguration of the P365 million Araneta-Magsaysay flyover, said that next year, they will allocate P1 billion for the economic highway. Villar said the second flyover is part of the program of the government to help decongest traffic. “This is just the start. We have many more projects to be implemented in Bacolod,” he said. The Bacolod-Negros Economic Highway will serve as another route from the airport to Bacolod, while part of it will lead to northern Negros, Villar said. Every year, they will allocate a budget for the economic highway so it will be finished before the end of the term of the President, he said. Construction of the economic highway will be continuous and as sections are completed they can already be utilized, Villar said. Villarsaid PresidentRodrigo Duterteis focused on infrastructure which is badly needed. “We will catch up on our infrastructure deficit. We need to invest in infrastructure in Bacolod to fulfill its potential,” Villar said. These infrastructure projects need the support of the local officials, he said adding that “You are lucky in Bacolod because your officials have vision and you should be expecting more projects in the city.” Meanwhile, Bacolod Rep. Gasataya said he told Villar that they have a request for two more flyovers for Bacolod. Hopefully, by next year the city could have another one. He said the presence of Villar shows how important the project is to him and for all the people. The construction of the Araneta-Magsaysay flyover started on April 1 and ended on Dec.18. Villar said they are doing studies on additional flyovers for Bacolod and if they are feasible then definitely they will be constructed. Mayor EvelioLeonardia said Bacolod is growing and the city cannot catch up with new roads. So flyovers are solutions to the traffic problem. Leonardia said this is a dream come true and they thank Villar for making their dream come true. He told Villar that they have other dreams and they hope he could also make them come true, Leonardia said. Bacolod District Engineer Abraham Villarealsaid the second flyover was opened to traffic after its inauguration yesterday. The maximum weight of vehicles allowed to pass the flyover is 36 tons, he said. Also present at the inauguration of the Araneta-Magsaysay flyover were DPWH Undersecretary Emil Sadain and Economic Counselor Laurent Estrade of the Embassy of France in the Philippines, Vice Mayor El Cid Familiaran and Councilors Cindy Rojas and Bart Orola.*CGS BY CHRYSEE SAMILLANO BACOLOD City Vice Mayor El Cid Familiaran said Monday, December 18, that for the first time, Bacolod surpassed the budget of Iloilo City by P37 million. “In the past, Iloilo had a bigger budget than that of Bacolod by about P80 million to P90 million,” he said. The City Council approved last week the proposed P2.25-billion annual budget of Bacolod for 2018. Familiaran said the city’s allocation for next year is P250 million, or 12.5 percent higher, compared to this year’s budget of P2 billion. “We have an approved budget of P2.25 billion while Iloilo has P2.212 billion,” he said. Familiaran noted that Iloilo and Bacolod are sister cities and have almost the same population. He said one of the reasons Bacolod has a bigger budget is because of the opening of more businesses and because it is progressing faster than its counterparts. Among the priority projects of the City Government for 2018 is the development of its tourism promotions in which the budget of the Tourism Development Office was increased by 100 percent; improvement of the efficiencies in the issuances of regulatory permits and creating innovations in the unified business registration application form; online registration; and shortening of processing time. By MERLINDA A. PEDROSA Bacolod City surpassed the budget of Iloilo City for the first time by P37 million, Bacolod Vice Mayor El Cid Familiaran said yesterday.
Familiaran said in the past, Iloilo had a bigger budget than that of Bacolod by about P80 million to P90 million. The approved budget of Bacolod is P2.250 billion while that of Iloilo is P2.212 billion, he said. Iloilo andBacolod are sister-cities and have almost the same population, Familiaran said. One of the reasons why Bacolod has a bigger budget is the opening of more new businesses and because it is progressing faster than its counterparts, he said, adding that it has also more projects for its constituents. The Bacolod SangguniangPanlungsod unanimously approved the 2018 annual budget of Bacolod City of P2.25 billion Wednesday. Councilor Caesar Distrito, chairman of the SP Committee on Appropriations and Finance, said earlier that the 2018 budget is 12.5 percent higher compared to last year's budget of P2 billion or P250 million. Distrito said 51 percent or P1.145 billion of the 2018 budget comes from the city's Internal Revenue Allotment, while 49 percent or P1.105 billion comes from local sources of the city, like increase in real property tax collections, regulatory fees and business permit fees. Of the 2018 budget, P606 million or 27 percent, is for personal services, P1.131 billion or 50 percent is for the maintenance and other operating expenses (MOOE), P12 million or 1 percent for financial expenses, P295 million or 13 percent for capital outlay, and P206 million or 9 percent for Special Purpose Appropriations which includes the Disaster Risk Reduction Management fund (P112.5 million), the Anti-Smoking Ordinance implementation (P1.3M million) and Tourism Development Project (P4 million), he said.*CGS Bacolod City—For the first time, the city’s budget surpassed Iloilo City’s by P37 million, Vice Mayor El Cid Familiaran announced Tuesday. The Vice Mayor said the approved budget of Bacolod is P2.250 billion while that of Iloilo is P2.212 billion. The Bacolod Sangguniang Panlungsod unanimously approved the 2018 annual budget of Bacolod City of P2.25 billion on Dec. 13. He said that Iloilo and Bacolod are sister cities, noting that they have almost the same population. He said that in the past, Iloilo City’s budget usually was higher by P80 to P90 million. Familiaran said that one of the reasons why Bacolod has a bigger budget is the opening of more new businesses. Councilor Caesar Distrito, chairman of the SP Committee on Appropriations and Finance, said earlier that the 2018 budget is 12.5 percent higher compared to last year’s budget of P2 billion or P250 million. Distrito said 51 percent or P1.145 billion of the 2018 budget comes from the city’s Internal Revenue Allotment, while 49 percent or P1.105 billion comes from local sources of the city, like the increase in real property tax collections, regulatory fees, and business permit fees. Of the 2018 budget, P606 million or 27 percent, is for personal services, P1.131 billion or 50 percent, is for the maintenance and other operating expenses (MOOE), P12 million or 1 percent for financial expenses, P295 million or 13 percent for capital outlay, and P206 million or 9 percent for Special Purpose Appropriations which includes the Disaster Risk Reduction Management fund (P112.5 million), the Anti-Smoking Ordinance implementation (P1.3 million) and Tourism Development Project (P4 million), he said. By Mark L. Garcia Bacolod City surpassed the budget of Iloilo City for the first time by P37 million, Bacolod Vice Mayor El Cid Familiaran said yesterday. Familiaran said in the past, Iloilo had a bigger budget than that of Bacolod by about P80 million to P90 million. The approved budget of Bacolod is P2.250 billion while that of Iloilo is P2.212 billion, he said. Iloilo and Bacolod are sister-cities and have almost the same population, Familiaran said. One of the reasons why Bacolod has a bigger budget is the opening of more new businesses and because it is progressing faster than its counterparts, he said, adding that it has also more projects for its constituents. The Bacolod Sangguniang Panlungsod unanimously approved the 2018 annual budget of Bacolod City of P2.25 billion Wednesday. Councilor Caesar Distrito, chairman of the SP Committee on Appropriations and Finance, said earlier that the 2018 budget is 12.5 percent higher compared to last year's budget of P2 billion or P250 million. Distrito said 51 percent or P1.145 billion of the 2018 budget comes from the city's Internal Revenue Allotment, while 49 percent or P1.105 billion comes from local sources of the city, like increase in real property tax collections, regulatory fees and business permit fees. Of the 2018 budget, P606 million or 27 percent, is for personal services, P1.131 billion or 50 percent is for the maintenance and other operating expenses (MOOE), P12 million or 1 percent for financial expenses, P295 million or 13 percent for capital outlay, and P206 million or 9 percent for Special Purpose Appropriations which includes the Disaster Risk Reduction Management fund (P112.5 million), the Anti-Smoking Ordinance implementation (P1.3M million) and Tourism Development Project (P4 million), he said.*CGS BY CHRYSEE SAMILLANO Bacolod Vice Mayor El Cid Familiaran said they started apprehending violators of the “No Segregation, No Collection” policy yesterday in Bacolod City. Familiaran, Solid Waste Action Team (SWAT) chairman, said the apprehension of violators started after they had issued warningsto the barangays regarding the imposition of penalties for those who violate the program. He said they are now collating documentsof residents who do not segregate. Their names will be submitted to Department of Environment and Natural Resources-Environmental Management Bureauthat will issue notices to the barangay, he added. Familiaran said those apprehended will be brought to the nearest police station for their names to be recorded in a blotter report. A copy of the blotter report will be provided the DENR and the concerned barangay captain who will be the one to impose a fine, or require violators to render community service, if they cannot pay. He has instructed the team to include a landmark of the barangay by taking pictures of unsegregated garbage to be submitted to the DENR. This way, the barangay captain concerned cannot deny that the violation was committed in his barangay, he said. Familiaran said there were some pictures taken by the team where the area was not clearly established so this can be denied by the barangay captain. Earlier, he said police personnel will accompany the enforcement team of the Department of Public Services in apprehending violators. Familiaran said they have decided to continue collecting unsegregated garbage but there will be an enforcement team that will document violators and report them to the barangay captain.*CGS BY CHRYSEE SAMILLANO |
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