Around 700 families of informal settlers on a 4.5 hectare lot in Barangay 35 may be transferred to a resettlement area should disagreement on the required payment will persist.
The Presidential Commission on Good Government (PCGG) is asking the occupants of the lot to pay P3,500 per square meter, but the informal settlers offered to only pay the maximum of P1,500 per square meter. This was revealed yesterday by Bacolod Councilor El Cid Familiaran, chairman of the Committee on Urban Poor, Housing and Resettlement, following the PCGG’s request for help from the city in mobilizing the residents of the controversial lot to finally settle the conflict. However, Familiaran stressed that all of the 700 families could not be accommodated in the city’s existing relocation site in case there’s a buyer of the lot. He said the city could use the Comprehensive Shelter Program by putting up tenements to accommodate the affected residents in an affordable cost. “The question is if the city has a budget for that,” he added. Familiaran said the city may negotiate with the PCGG to lower down the cost so that the residents can afford the value of the lot that was set by the Community Mortgage Program (CMP) and the Social Housing and Finance Corporation. The councilor emphasized that the decision would depend on Mayor Monico Puentevella as to what action should be taken to address the problem. “Let’s see if there’s a win-win solution to that,” Familiaran said. City Administrator, lawyer Rolando Villamor Jr., had earlier revealed that PCGG will meet with the informal settlers this week to settle the prevailing misunderstanding on land rental and possible buyout./WDJ By Nicole A. Villavecer Watchmen Daily Journal
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Philippine Flags will rise in confidence today for the 116th Independence Day, but there’s really nothing much to celebrate it.
This was stressed yesterday by Bacolod Councilor El Cid Familiaran on the celebration of freedom in the country, as he questioned the essence of freedom that everybody is talking about. “Freedom from what?” he asked. Familiaran said the essence of freedom should be the freedom from poverty. “Every year, as we celebrate the Independence Day, the lives of the people must also improve,” he said. “The real essence of freedom has been unseen for the past 116 years,” the councilor added. By Nicole A. Villavecer Watchmen Daily Journal The successful buy-bust operation at the Gaisano City Grand Mall in Bacolod City on Monday that yielded P7 million worth of shabu from a lone suspect was a result of good intelligence network and the coordination and cooperation of the people in the community.
This was stressed yesterday by Bacolod Councilor El Cid Familiaran, chairman of the Sangguniang Panlungsod Committee on Peace and Order and Police Matters, as he speculated that the information about the package containing about a kilo of suspected shabu might have come from an employee of the forwarding company through which the contraband was shipped. Edgardo Justo, 36 years old, was nabbed Monday after he had withdrawn the package from a courier firm. When checked by the members of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA), the box contained 10 pairs of assorted sandals and shoes where plastic bags of shabu were hidden under the soles. PDEA Regional Director Paul Ledesma said the buy-bust operation was the biggest drug apprehension in Western Visayas since he assumed office seven years ago. “One of the employees of the courier company might have tipped off the authorities,” Familiaran said. Meanwhile, Familiaran said he will request Senior Supt. Larry Decena, officer-in-charge of the Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO), to utilize canines in monitoring possible entry of illegal drugs into the city through the airport and seaports. “If security in such places is strict, then the entry of illegal drugs will eventually drop,” he said. Familiaran said he may come up with a strategy to address such pressing issue after the PDEA’s Special Anti-Drugs Summit scheduled from end of June to first week of July./WDJ By Nicole A. Villavecer Watchmen Daily Journal The election of Councilor El Cid M. Familiaran as the President of the NOHS (NOHS) Batch 1978 has proved to be beneficial for the whole community of the NOHS.
Just recently, members of NOHS Batch ‘78, led by their newly-elected president, Councilor El Cid Familiaran donated a complete set of Close Circuit Television (CCTV) Camera to the NOHS, which was received by the School Principal, Mr. Mario Amaca, in the presence of Ms. Eulalia Gargaritano and Mr. Dannie Clark, the heads of Science and English Departments, respectively. With the effort of Batch ‘78, NOHS is perhaps the first public school in the Province of Negros Occidental to have a CCTV Camera -, a 32 inches flat screen monitor and 16 CCTV cameras with complete accessories- that is now ready to be installed in the different corners inside the school campus, which is considered an effective tool to deter crimes in this modern times. Previously, aimed at protecting members of school communities, especially students from the increasing criminalities in the school campus, Councilor El Cid M. Familiaran, Chairman of the SP Committee on Police, Security and Jail Management & Penology authored a City Ordinance No. 08-14-667, Series of 2014, entitled, “An Ordinance Installing CCTV Camera in all City’s Public Elementary and High Schools.” This C.O. # 08-14-667 mandates the City to provide CCTV Camera in all public elementary and high schools, with the objective to curb, if not totally eliminate, commission of crimes within the premises of City’s public elementary and high schools. (PR) Watchmen Daily Journal NOHS Class '78 lead by its President, Councilor El Cid Familiaran turns over to NOHS Principal Mario Amaca a 32-inch flat screen monitor and 16 CCTV cameras with accessories.
The election of Councilor El Cid M. Familiaran as the President of the NOHS Batch 1978 has proven to be beneficial for the whole community of the Negros Occidental High School. Conscious of their responsibility towards their Alma Matter,the members of NOHS Batch ‘78, led by their newly-elected president, Councilor El Cid Familiaran recently donated a complete set of Close Circuit Television (CCTV) Camera to the Negros Occidental High School, which was received by the School Principal, Mr. Mario Amaca, with the presence of Ms. Eulalia Gargaritano and Mr. Dannie Clark, the heads of Science and English Departments, respectively. With the selfless effort of the NOHS Batch ‘78, NOHS perhaps is the first public school in the Province of Negros Occidental to have a CCTV Camera -, a 32 inches flat screen monitor and 16 CCTV cameras with complete accessories that is now ready to be installed in the different corners inside the school campus, which, in this modern times is considered as an effective tool to deter or curve crimes. Previously, aimed to protect members of school communities, especially students from the increasing criminalities in the school campus, Councilor El Cid M. Familiaran, Chairman of the SP Committee on Police, Security and Jail Management & Penology authored a City Ordinance No. 08-14-667, Series of 2014, entitled, “An Ordinance Installing CCTV Camera in all City’s Public Elementary and High Schools.” This C.O. # 08-14-667 mandates the City to provide CCTV Camera in all public elementary and high schools, with the objective to curb, if not totally eliminate, commission of crimes within the premises of City’s public elementary and high schools. Negros Daily Bulletin |
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