A public hearing on the provisions of City Ordinance 37, Series of 1987 involving the Pag-laum Village and to find out why a plebiscite had not been implemented, was conducted yesterday by the Committee on Laws, Ordinances and Good Government at the Bacolod City Government Center.
Councilor Caesar Distrito, committee chairman, presided over the public hearing on the petition of the Paglaum Village residents for a plebiscite and for the appropriation of funds to implement the long enacted City Ordinance that creates it as a separate barangay, a press release from his office said. Councilor Mona Dia Jardin said the public hearing was not conducted for the creation of the barangay but on the validity of the ordinance. Ma. Theresa Depra of the Department of Interior and Local Government and Councilor El Cid Familiaran said the requirements set by the Local Government Code of 1991 for the creation of a barangay should be followed. Ragem Ymballa, legal counsel of the petitioners from Paglaum Village, said their petition was just to comply the provisions of C.O. 37. Distrito said all laws can be repealed if they are not in consonance with the Local Government Code. They should endorse the matter to the City Legal Office, he said. Bacolod COMELEC Registrar Mavil Majarucon said that, based on their records, the 15,499 registered voters from Brgy. Mansilingan as of January 2012, about 3,055 are from Paglaum Village. Distrito and Jardin suggested another hearing for more clarification on the issue.*CGS
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