An ordinance establishing the responsibility of dog-owners, requiring enclosures or fenced-in yards as a preventive measure against the occurrence of rabies injury, damage and other hazards, was passed on third and final reading Wednesday by the Bacolod Sangguniang Panlungsod.
The ordinance said there is a need to address the danger or threat caused by rabies and other possible injuries or damage posed to the public. It also said rabies is an infectious and viral disease considered threatening to the health of the populace. Despite national and local programs to eradicate rabies, it remains among the major menace to health, it added. The ordinance was authored by Councilor El Cid Familiaran and co-authored by Councilors Roberto Rojas, Mona Dia Jardin and Carlos Jose Lopez. Meanwhile, a resolution urging all barangays in Bacolod City to conduct declogging and clearing of flood-prones areas, was approved by the Bacolod Sangguniang Panlungsod yesterday. Authored by Councilor Em Legaspi-Ang, the resolution said various parts of the barangays are prone to floods due to the pile up of garbage and other blockades in the canals and sewers. There is a need to protect the health and safety of the people by conducting intensified campaigns against the outbreak of diseases and the prevention of floods, it said.*CGS Visayan Daily Star
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