An ordinance designating pay parking zones in Bacolod City, was approved on first reading by the Bacolod Sangguniang Panlungsod Wednesday.
Authored by Councilors El Cid Familiaran and Jose Carlos Lopez, the ordinance said traffic congestion will remain a major problem of the city with the increasing number of vehicles plying the city roads. It said Bacolod City has 83,531 registered vehicles now. The ordinance said designating portions of the city streets as pay parking zones will discourage private vehicles from parking anywhere in the city, which will compound the traffic problem. Establishing pay parking zones will earn addition revenues for the city, it said. The ordinance provides parking fee of P20 for the first two hours and additional P5 for every succeeding hour, for private vehicles, and P5 for the first two hours and additional P2 for every succeeding hour for private motorcycles. Meanwhile, the SP approved on first reading Wednesday an ordinance preventing, controlling, abating and regulating overloading vehicles/cargo trucks from plying the streets of Bacolod City. Authored by Councilor Al Victor Espino, the ordinance said that, under the implementing guidelines of R.A. 8794, trucks found carrying excess load beyond the allowable Gross Vehicle Weight are violating the Motor Vehicle User Charge. It said the purpose of the ordinance is to prevent, control, abate and regulate overloading vehicles/cargo trucks plying the city streets of Bacolod City and provide penalties for violation of the ordinance to protect the general welfare of the people and to prevent or minimize damage to the city roads and hazards to land transportation. The ordinance applies to all motor vehicles, whether for hire or for private use, and includes government-owned motor vehicles. It provides penalties ranging from P1,000 to P2,500 for overloaded cargo that exceeds the maximum allowable GVW. The SP also passed a resolution Wednesday urging the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency, the Department of Education, and the Commission on Higher Education to spearhead the conduct of symposia in various public and private schools, colleges, and universities at the start of school opening regarding anti-drug abuse and drug prevention, authored by Councilor Caesar Distrito.*CGS CHRYSEE SAMILLANO Visayan Daily Star
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