Major streets and crime prone areas in Bacolod City will soon be equipped with Close Circuit Television after the City Peace and Order Council finally approved the Local Anti-Criminality Action Plan, during its regular meeting Friday, at the Masskara Hall of the Bacolod City Government Center, a press release from City Hall said..
The plan was proposed by P/Chief Insp. Noel Polines of the Bacolod City Police Office and was unanimously approved by the council presided over by Councilor El Cid Familiaran, chairman of the Committee on Police, Jail Management and Security, it said. The main purpose of the CCTV is to monitor and minimize crime in the city since theft and robbery rank high among the case filed based on the records of the BCPO, Polines said. As chairman of the council, Bacolod Mayor Monico Puentevella said he will look for a “budget” so the CCTV’s will be purchased as soon as possible, the release said. The installation of this ‘hi-tech’ equipment is a preparation for the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation 2015 conference, he said. Puentevella also asked the help of the Bacolod Police and the Philippine Army to continually secure peace and order, adding that he has positive feedback that Bacolod will get the ‘hosting right’ of one of the conference of APEC, the press release added.* Visayan Daily Star
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BACOLOD City Councilor Sonya Verdeflor, chairperson of the committee on markets and slaughterhouse, has initiated measures along with Councilor El Cid Familiaran to improve the collection of rentals from stalls and blocks from market vendors in the three public markets in the city.
She said the granting of 20 percent discount to stall and block lessees could help entice them to pay their rentals to the city promptly. Verdeflor requested earlier the City Administrator’s Office to furnish her the status of the Burgos Market vendors fire victims’ stalls/blocks and records of their stall rentals due needed for the proposed ordinance condoning their stall rentals from May 6, 2012 to present City Ordinance No. 407 provides under its Article 11, giving incentives to faithful payors which states, “Market stall awardees or lessees who have somehow managed to faithfully pay all their dues at current levels upon the passage of this ordinance shall be entitled to a 20 percent discount on their current rental obligations for the year 2006 up to 2011, or 5 years beginning with year 2006, for as long as they pay their dues on time in those year.” City Ordinance No. 583 dated March 14, 2012 entitled “An Ordinance Granting Twenty Percent Discount to Stall Awardees or Lessees who are Faithful Payors of their Monthly Block Lease Rental for One Year Only” in Relation to the Extension Granted under Article 2 of City Ordinance No. 407 dated July 6, 2006. City Ordinance No. 583 dated March 14, 2012 extended the grant of 20 percent discount to faithful payors for one year only, thus to encourage faithful compliance and prompt payments from market awardees/lessees, a big percentage of which goes to the Trust Fund earmarked for the repair and maintenance of the City’s Public Markets, the subject Ordinance was proposed. The stakeholders who attended the committee hearing including the Office of the City Administrator, agreed to support the passage of the proposed ordinance, seeing that the incentives continuously granted would ultimately redound to the benefit of the city’s public markets. By Carla N. Canet Sun.Star Bacolod Major streets of the city and crime-prone areas will soon be equipped with Close Circuit Television (CCTV) as the City Peace and Order Council (CPOC) had finally approved the Local Anti-Criminality Action Plan, during its regular meeting last Friday, March 28 at Masskara Hall of the Bacolod People’s House.
The plan was proposed by P/C Insp. Noel Polines of the Bacolod City Police Office BCPO) and unanimously approved by the council presided by Councilor El Cid Familiaran, chairman of the Committee on Police, BJMP and Security. "The council has adopted and approved the Local Anti-Criminality Action Plan that includes the installation of CCTV in major thoroughfares of the city", Polines said. The main purpose of the CCTV is to monitor and minimize crime in the city since theft and robbery ranks among the case filed based on the records of the BCPO, Polines pointed out. As chairman of the council, Bacolod Mayor Monico Puentevella assured that he will look for budget so that CCTV’s will be purchased as soon as possible. The installation of this ‘hi-tech’ equipment is a preparation for the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) 2015 conference, according to Puentevella. He also asked the help of the BCPO and the Philippine Army to continually secure peace and order, adding that he has positive feedback that Bacolod will get the ‘hosting right’ of one of the conferences of APEC. "The number one consideration of APEC Organizing Committee is peace and order. We have to show to them that Bacolod is a safe place and we have the best police security procedure", Puentevella stressed. Aside from CCTV’s, Puentevella bares his plan to purchase 10 additional patrol cars and new traffic lights as he admitted that most traffic lights are not functioning. He directed OIC City PNP Director P/Sr. Supt. Larry Decena to deploy uniformed personnel during night time to conduct police visibility patrol and checkpoints.* (CMO-PIO) Negros Daily Bulletin BACOLOD City – Concerned government agencies were asked to enforce the ordinance regulating noise pollution in the city after it was approved by the Bacolod City Council in its regular session last Wednesday.
In his resolution, Councilor El Cid Familiaran requested the offices of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources, Bacolod Traffic Authority, and Bacolod City Police hrough the Office of the City Mayor to enforce City Ordinance No. 356, Series of 2004 or “An Ordinance Regulating Noise Pollution in the City of Bacolod”. Familiaran noted in the resolution that noise pollution degrades the environment as well as negatively affect the people. “Among the pollution considered hazardous to living creatures, especially humans is noise pollution,” he said. “Recently there were complaints from a number of people in our community against noise pollution caused by vehicles, particularly motorcycles that have mufflers being removed by its owners, therefore creating excessive noise, which people find annoying and destructive.” By: Dolly Yasa The Daily Guardian A public hearing on the proposed ordinance involving the installation of CCTV cameras in all the city’s public elementary and high schools was held recently by Bacolod Councilor El Cid Familiaran, chairman of the Committee on Government Assets and the Committee on Police, Security and Jail Management and Penology, a press release from City Hall said.
The hearing took up the budget needs of the proposal and Familiaran said he is considering tapping the Special Education Fund, or recommend that it be taken from the General Fund. Acting City Budget Officer Victor Treyes said that a similar instance had been restricted by the Commission on Audit and that he will recommended that the opinion of the local COA representatives be sought. Meanwhile, school supervisors Lerodyn Escalona and Carmen Navarro said CCTV cameras are needed in schools because the physical presence of security guards is not enough to deter crimes involving juvenile delinquency and theft, the press release said. Familiaran said monitoring of the CCTV cameras will be strictly based on the office of the school principals. The committee report was adopted by the Sangguniang Panlungsod in its regular session Wednesday. The proposed ordinance on CCTV cameras will be up for second reading in the next session, the press release added.* Visayan Daily Star The Rolly Alonzo-led Police Files dominated the 2014 Newsmen Trio Invitational Duckpin Bowling Tournament as it captured the championship trophy against Philippine Daily Inquirer (PDI) Team 2 bankrolled by Minnie Chua, 346-338, at Lopue’s East Bowling Center in Bacolod City last Sunday.
On top of this title, the Police Files squad secured the highest in team single with 403 points and triple with 1,111 points after the elimination round of the 1-day duckpin bowling tournament. The squad went home with a cash prize of Php 5,000 for winning the championship round and Php 400 each for the highest in team awards plus trophies & certificates. Police Files squad is composed of team manager Alonzo, team captain Melot Alimon, Pablo Namacpacan, and Suzette Morales. PDI2/Team Minnie finished second in the elimination round with 1,040 points and defeated Visayan Daily Star (VDS), 336-317, in the up-the-ladder finals but was held down by the Police Files squad in the last round. The triumvirate received a cash prize of Php 3,000 plus a trophy and a certificate. Members of PDI2/Team Minnie are team captain Chua, Remo Jareño, and Carl Aguda. Despite placing fourth in the eliminations (1,000 pts), VDS headed by Hernan Garciniego brought down Manila Bulletin/Monday Bowler’s Club of Bacolod (MBCB) team 2 (1,014 pts), 372-303, but was put out by Team Minnie and ended 2nd runner-up in the process. VDS was given Php 2,500 and 3rd runner-up Manila Bulletin/MBCB2 got Php 1,500 plus trophies and certificates, respectively. VDS is managed by Weena Magturo and composed of bowlers Garciniego, Ruben Dellima, Rommel Galvan, and Harold Magturo; at the same time, members of Manila Bulletin/MBCB2 are Albert Solidarius, Angelito Masculino, and Agustin Garingalao. In the consolation game, Business Mirror/MBCB1 trio headed by Johnny Garcia with members Elmer Liboon and Isok Villarosa rose up with 320 pts among the 7 aspiring teams - PDI/MBCB3, Philippine Star/Gonzales, SCOOP-Bacolod, Watchmen Daily Journal, Negros Press Club (NPC), and Negros Daily Bulletin - to capture the cash prize of Php 1,000 plus a trophy and a certificate. Meanwhile, the individual awards for the top bowlers were Jareño (127 average) of PDI2/Team Minnie and Mae Memoracion (117.33 average) of PDI/MBCB3; and highest in a single game was Namacpacan (152 pinfalls) of Police Files, while Zaldy Jumayao of Philippine Star/Gonzales was highest in pinning with 96 pinfalls & Dolly Yasa of NPC with 81 pinfalls. Tournament chairman James Toga thanked the local daily newspapers, media clubs, and paper dealers for making this trio duckpin bowling sports event successful. "We are currently planning for the next duckpin bowling to be more of a festive-like event where active media practitioners in this city will have more fun playing and foster togetherness," Toga added. He revealed that a trio duckpin bowling series is underway which offers increased excitement, extra challenge, and added fun to raise the level of competition among active bowlers and the new generation. This duckpin bowling is hosted by SCOOP-Bacolod in cooperation with MBCB and supported by city councilors El Cid Familiaran, Jun Gamboa, and Kalaw Puentevella.* by James Toga Negros Daily Bulletin Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) yesterday, to request the Office of the Mayor, Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) and the Bacolod Traffic Authority (BTAO), to implement city Ordinance 356 series of 2004, otherwise known as an Ordinance regulating noise pollution in the city of Bacolod.
Familiaran said, "Among the pollution-considered hazardous to living creatures, especially humans is noise pollution. Noise is generally considered as unwanted sound which produces unpleasant effects and discomfort on the hearing of the people. And, while it (sound) is indispensable to us and in our everyday lives, however `noise’ has never been associated as essential to us." He also cited the fact that recently there were complaints from people in our communities against noise pollution caused by vehicles, particularly motorcycles, where some riders remove the mufflers resulting to excessive noise, and do not only annoy people but pose destruction to them. Therefore, the SP of Bacolod City approved during its session yesterday, to request the Environment & Natural Resources Office (ENRO), BTAO and BCPO thru the Office of the City Mayor to implement City Ordinance #356, series of 2004.* by Edith Colmo Negros Daily Bulletin The chairman of the Bacolod Sangguniang Panlungsod Committee on Police, Security and Jail Management expressed concern over the series of robberies and thefts involving alleged commercial sex workers at the city public plaza.
Councilor El Cid Familiaran said repeated incidents of thefts inside the plaza is alarming, and that he wants to raise the issue in the scheduled Peace and Order Council meeting. Familiaran said the crime incidents are a huge concern, especially to the image of the public plaza, which is a place for the family, culture and wholesome activities. The councilor said the General Services Office has assigned personnel to help in maintaining peace and order at the plaza and augment policemen from Police Precinct 1. He also explained that with the transfer of the Casino from the Goldenfields Commercial Complex to Lacson Street, a good number of commercial sex workers also transferred their “base of operations.” Familiaran said because sex workers are being subjected to a crackdown by the police, they are staying along dimly-lit areas at Gatuslao, Locsin and other streets surrounding the public plaza. The continued incidents will have a negative impact on both local and foreign tourists visiting the city, especially if sex workers will victimize foreign nationals, the councilor said./WDJ By Ranie S. Azue Watchmen Daily Journal THE Bacolod City Council recently approved on third and final reading an ordinance renaming the City High Mansilingan Road as Vicente T. Remitio Avenue.
According to the ordinance principally authored by Councilor El Cid Familiaran and Archie Baribar Sr., it is only befitting to recognize Remetio’s contributions to Bacolod City. Remetio, who was appointed mayor of Bacolod by President Manuel Roxas in Nov. 25, 1946, established under his term the Bacolod City High School, the Burgos Public Market& Libertad Market, and the Bacolod City Slaughterhouse projects, which until today continue to serve the people of Bacolod. The ordinance reads that the 1955 No. 1 councilor is also regarded for his various civic and religious works. He was a recipient of 30 distinctions and honors, including an Honorary Degree of Doctor of Laws and HonorisCausa conferred by his Alma Mater, the Central Philippine University. Remetio also helped organized the Young Men Christian Association, Negros Press Club, and Parenthood Movement of Negros Occidental. He was an active member and past president of Rotary Club of Bacolod, the Convention of the Philippine Baptist Churches and other numerous organizations and associations. The City High Mansilingan Road starts from the Junction of Police Station 6, Barangay Taculing to the Rotonda at the Junction of Murcia-Mansilingan Road, Barangay Mansilingan. The city is mandated to appropriate P100,000 for the installation of road marker and street signs. The ordinance is co-authored by Councilor Jocelle Batapa-Sigue. The Daily Guardian BACOLOD City – A councilor of this city asked the Land Bank of the Philippines to provide an automated teller machine (NPC) at the New Government Center for the convenience of City Hall employees.
Councilor El Cid Familiaran said LBP is a government bank which sets up facilities in local government units to cater to its client government workers. With the transfer of the seat of power to the New Government Center, the City Hall employees have no access with Land bank’s ATM located at the City Hall Building. (Dolly Yasa) The Daily Guardian |
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