BACOLOD City – City Councilor El Cid Familiaran confirmed that he has resigned as chairman of the People Law Enforcement Board (PLEB) and that he is also considering running for vice mayor in the 2016 elections. Familiaran said he quit the PLEB chairmanship due to fatigue as he is also handling three important committees in the City Council – health; police, security and jail management; urban poor, housing and relocation. Familiaran, who is also a member of the Magnificent 7, a group of councilors who ran independently in the 2013 elections, said their group has parted ways. “It is inevitable because of personal preferences,” he said. Familiaran, who topped the City Council race despite being an independent, also said that he is open to running for vice mayor in the 2016 elections with the group of Bacolod City Rep. Evelio Leonardia who is being rumored to stage a comeback against Mayor Monico Puentevella. But the councilor said there is no invitation or offer yet from Leonardia to join the latter’s group or to run as vice mayor in next year’s polls. He Familiaran also revealed that he can opt to seek re-election for a second term. The Daily Guardian By: Dolly Yasa Category: For Negros
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A member of the Bacolod Sangguniang Panlungsod said yesterday he will inhibit himself in any deliberation or undertaking involving the proposed sale of the government-owned 1.3 hectare covering Bacolod City's landmark Manokan Country at the Reclamation Area.
“As a public official, I am a reasonable person. If I give my opinion, others might accuse me of protecting my interest. So I have decided to inhibit myself in any deliberation on the Manokan Country,” Bacolod Councilor El Cid Familiaran, who owns a stall between the Manokan Country and the Vendor's Plaza, said. SM Prime Holdings, Inc. Is proposing to buy the 13,783 square meter property at Rizal Street, Road Lot 4 and Burgos Street at the Reclamation Area in Bacolod City that houses the Manokan Country and the Vendor's Plaza, as well as an adjacent parking area,. SM executive vice president Jeffrey Kim, in his letter to Puentevella, said they intend to re-develop the property into an integrated shopping complex with a transport terminal, a hotel and an improved Manokan Country, which is a landmark of Bacolod City. Familiaran said the proposal of SM is absolute sale of the 1.3 hectare lot and not conditional sale, or public private partnership, or even build-operate-transfer, where the next owner will have absolute ownership and control of the property and its usage. His investment in a stall in the Manokan Country came from his own sweat and from hard work after he left Negros Navigation, he said. Familiaran said he bidded for stall 23, located in between the Manokan Country and the Vendor's Plaza, sometime in 2006 or 2007, for about P500,000 and he paid all the arrears and other obligations of the previous tenant. If the Manokan Country is sold, Familiaran said he will lose his investment and is certain he will not be refunded since they are just stall renters. He said he will dispose of the property for the city to improve the Manokan Country. Based on the records of the Permits and Licensing Division, only Familiaran has no outstanding account with the city, as well as the owners of stall nos. 25 and 26. Familiaran said he is just paying rental fees for the land amounting to P900, while the others are paying for the rent of the stalls amounting to about P2,000 or P3,000 a month. He said the SM communication submitted by the mayor to the SP was for information only, but if it requires action from the SP, he will inhibit himself. Meanwhile, Puentevella said the income generated by the new Manokan Country will be used to improve several of the city's basic services to better serve the community. “It will still be called Manokan Country no matter what,” Puentevella said. He said the idea is part of the Master Plan which was created during the first months of his administration with the help of the United Architects of the Philippines – Negros Occidental Chapter. It also incorporated a coastal road that will stretch from Banago to Talisay, a sugar road from Sum-ag to the new Bacolod-Silay Airport access road and the upgrade of the public plaza. He said he will talk with the bidders and the UAP-Negros to find a city-owned property near the vicinity to house the vendors when the construction takes place.*CGS By: Chrysee G. Samillano Visayan Daily Star A resolution endorsing the request of Bacolod Police Chief Senior Supt. Melchor Coronel to temporarily suspend Permit to Carry Firearms Outside of Residence in Bacolod City from midnight of April 25 to 12 midnight of May 1, has been approved by the Bacolod Sangguiang Panlungsod.
Bacolod Councilor El Cid Familiaran, chairman of the SP Committee on Police, Security and Jail Management, yesterday said they endorsed the request of Coronel to Deputy Director General Leonardo Espina of the Philippine National Police. Coronel has also requested for a partial road closure of Burgos Street, Fernando Street and Palanca Road on April 28 to 31 as part of their security preparations for the Asia Pacific Economic Conference and for the safety of the delegates, Familiaran said. A committee hearing may be called by Councilor Alex Paglumotan on the matter, he said. In his letter to Familiaran dated April 8, Coronel said the City of Bacolod is expected to host the Asia Pacific Conference on Credit Information Bureau Meetings on April 29 to 30 at the SMX Convention Center and delegates from the APEC-member countries, who are expected to attend meeting, will start arriving April 25. Coronel, who is the APEC officer-in-charge, said the Bacolod City Police Office is tasked to maintain peace and order and to protect the delegates. In order to ensure the safety of the visitors and carry out their anti-criminality programs, and he deems it necessary to suspend the PTCFOR to deter activities of lawless elements. The success of the conduct of the APEC meeting in Bacolod City and the safety of the delegates will strongly rely on the cooperation and support of stakeholders to the BCPO, Coronel said.*CGS BY CHRYSEE SAMILLANO Visayan Daily Star The Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) is seeking the suspension of permit to carry firearms outside residence (PtCFOR) in Bacolod City from midnight of April 25 up to midnight of May 1.
The suspension of gun permits is part of the security measures for the city’s hosting of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) conference slated on April 29 and 30, revealed Councilor El Cid Familiaran, chairman of the Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) Committee on Police Matters. Familiaran said it was Senior Supt. Melchor Coronel, BCPO officer-in-charge, who requested the city council to pass a resolution endorsing the suspension of PtCFOR. In his letter to the SP dated April 8, Coronel said the suspension of permit to carry guns will help ensure the safety of visitors, adding that it could deter the criminal activities of lawless elementsduringthe two-day international event. Familiaran, however, pointed out that the proposal will depend on the decision of the Philippine National Police headquarters in Camp Crame. The councilor said the city council, through a resolution, had endorsed Coronel’s letter to Deputy Director General Leonardo Espina, who is officer-in-charge of the PNP. Familiaran clarified that the suspension can only be ordered by the PNP hierarchy and not the city council. I hope the request will be granted, Familiaran said, adding that they are hoping for a positive response from Crame. Meanwhile, Familiaran revealed that the SP has approved the request of Coronel for partial road closure from April 28 to 30. The roads to be closed during the APEC are Burgos Street – fromthe junction of San Juan Street to Palanca Road; Palanca Road – fromthe junction of Burgos Street to Rizal Street; and Fr. Ferrero Street – fromthe junction of Burgos Street to Rizal Street./WDJ By Glazyl Jane Marie Y. Masculino Watchmen Daily Journal Only four of 26 stall owners at the Manokan Country in Bacolod City have no rental arrears, records at the City Treasurer’s Office (CTO) showed.
CTO records,which were shown to the media by City Treasurer Giovanni Balalilhe, indicated that the four stall owners who have no outstanding obligation to the city are NidaMagbanua, Councilor El Cid Familiaran, G Young, and CO/GECA (Inato). Of the P6,574,721.64 collectibles, the top five members of the Manokan Country Vendors Association (MCVA) with the highest rental delinquency are Zoila Lim with P472,093.39; Montoya/Villaester – P465,311.48;Posadas – P464,892.45; Jalandoni/Concepcion – P462,911.33; and Velez/ Penaflorida – P458, 628.73. On the other hand, the stall owner with the lowest arrearat P29,763.23isNorberto Tarrosa, CTO records further indicated. Also with “big rental arrears”areClaridadVilladolid– P444,141.48;Fernandez/Leos/Legore/Ilagan– P439,086.88; NarcisoOrdonio– P437,933.40; Dimaala/Jaranilla– P426,995.51;Villando– P385,272.12; Eusebio/Capote – P384,095.85; Edna Chua – P301,596.35; Baker – P290,896.09; Magno/Ano-os– P241,354.89; Lamayen/Concepcion – P235, 294.57; GenalynTabacus– P205,309; Umbao/Mondres– P133,801.92; and EmeliaQuilantang– P104,052.07. The other four tenants with unpaid rentals below the P100,000mark are Francisco Belonia– P96,909.26; Rosario Tutor – P63,219.14; Marcela Mercano– P31,162.50; and NorberoTarrosa– P29,763.23. INHIBITION Councilor Familiaran said he will inhibit from any deliberations or undertakings of the Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) with regards to the proposal of Mayor Monico Puentevella to either sell or lease out the city-owned property at the Reclamation Area. The councilor, who is a stall owner at the Manokan Country, said he will distance himself from the issue, to avoid accusation of conflict of interest. “I’m a reasonable man and I don’t want people to impute malice on my statement or action relative to the Manokan issue,” Familiaran emphasized. Meanwhile, Vice Mayor Greg Gasataya said he has yet to receive a formal complaint from the stall owners who are reportedly strongly opposing the privatization plan. The vice mayor said he will only comment on the issue once a complaint is filed by the chicken inasal vendors./WDJ Watchmen Daily Journal By Glazyl Jane Marie Y. Masculino BACOLOD City – The number one councilor in this city is open to running for vice-mayor if Mayor Monico Puentevella asked him to.
Councilor El Cid Familiaran said he will seriously consider running for vice-mayor next elections if the mayor will support him. “If he will ask me to run for vice-mayor then I will try my luck,” he said. Political alignments are starting to take shape in this city with persistent reports that Bacolod City Rep. Evelio Leonardia will wrest the control of the city government from Puentevella. Familiaran said that aside from him, also eyed for the VM seat is Councilor Archie Baribar. We are being considered even for the congressional slot, he quipped. Reported to be gunning for the congressional seat is former vice-mayor Thaddeus Sayson who lost to Puentevella last 2013 elections. Sayson together with Councilor Alex Paglomutan, both were Leonardia’s allies last elections are reportedly supporting Puentevella now. Incumbent Vice-Mayor Greg Gasataya will reportedly run for congressman under Leonardia’s team. Another councilor, Carl Lopez who is Puentevella’s political nemesis, was also reportedly planning to run for congressman. The Daily Guardian By: Dolly Yasa Category: For Negros |
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