The Bacolod Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) has assured the Sipalay City government that they will pay their old account amounting to P4,107, 11.41 representing its more than two years of unpaid rentals of the dredging machine.
Councilor El Cid Familiaran, acting presiding officer at the SP session, said that they were really sorry for the delays in the payment of rentals. This account was the overdue rentals of the Bacolod City government of the dredging machine of Sipalay City government when it leased it to dredge the Banago creek and other areas at the height of the complaint of the Bacolod Anti-Baha Alliance (BAHA) whose houses mostly at Sta. Clara Subdivision are regularly being flooded when it rains. Familiaran said that if only they were privy of this obligation, they could have acted as early as possible. Councilor Archie Baribar even expressed his misgivings when he was allegedly being blamed for the delays in the processing of payment because he was still studying the matter. In front of the Sipalay officials, Baribar said had it been brought to the attention of the council earlier, “we could have paid the Sipalay City Government as fast as we paid Villarosa. Everything is new to us that we have debts with Sipalay.” “I should not have minded that I was being blamed for this. But I was confronted with a big lie on my lap that we can’t pay Sipalay because I am reviewing it and it’s not true,” he said. Baribar said he was not involved in the delays of the payment. “What happened does not look best of our manners. I am ashamed that we have not paid them and gave premium importance to some other accounts,” he said. Councilor Al Victor Espino said the funds are not a problem. Let the City Legal Office make a report on this and for the Executive to make a request for authority to sign the Compromise Agreement, he said. The City Legal Office was being blamed for not informing the SP about the problem. Councilor Roberto Rojas, chairman of the Task Force BAHA, said that the funds are not a problem because there was a P10-million allocation for the clearing of the waterways and activities that are in line with flood control program of the city. Councilor Dindo Ramos said that since there is a case on this, the SP could not act on this unless there is a compromise agreement that is reached by both parties. On February 2, 2008, the City of Bacolod entered into an Equipment Rental contract/contract of lease with the City of Sipalay, leasing the latter’s dredging machine. Per resolution No. 941, Series of 2007, the Sanggunian of Bacolod has authorized the City Mayor to sign the said lease contract. In the same manner, by way of Resolution No. 188, series of 2008, the SP ratified the contract signed by the City Mayor. It was expressly provided in the contract that the City of Bacolod will pay lease rentals of P3,000 per hour, payable on a weekly basis.* By Danny B. Dangcalan Negros Daily Bulletin
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