Mayor Evelio Leonardia, together with (l to r) Councilor El Cid Familiaran, Vice Mayor Jude Thaddeus Sayson, Bacolod police chief Sr. Supt. Celestino Guara, Jr. and DILG city director Eduardo Basinang, preside over the regular meeting of the City Peace and Order Council held yesterday (July 29) at the Sangguniang Panlungsod session hall.
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Bacolod Mayor Evelio Leonardia has submitted the appointment papers of Rogelio Balo to the Sangguniang Panlungsod of Bacolod for concurrence as city administrator as is normally done during the start of a new administration.
Vice Mayor Jude Thaddeus Sayson yesterday said the request of the mayor will be included in the agenda of the SP tomorrow and then referred to the SP Committee on Human Resource and Development chaired by Councilor Elmer Sy. Councilor Homer Bais, however, said they are pushing instead for former Greg Gasataya, unless he could be given a good reason to support Balo. Although Gasataya has accepted the mayor’s choice of Balo for City Administrator, there are groups (including their group known as the Voltez V) suggesting that Gasataya would be effective as city administrator because of his qualifications, experience and working relation with the mayor and the administration, he said. Bais said that since the mayor has already made a decision, he believes that Gasataya is already out of the picture. But everything will still depend on the decision of the SP, he said. Meanwhile, a resolution requesting the city mayor to convene/re-convene members of the Task Force on Curfew of Minors as provided by City Ordinance 331, Series of 2003 is being proposed by Councilor El Cid Familiaran, chairman of the SP Committee on Police, Security and Jail Management. The resolution said that there is an urgent need for the mayor to convene/re-convene members of the task force in order to confront the community crime which usually take place during nighttime involving minors.*CGS BY ADRIAN NEMES III Visayan Daily Star RAMPANT reports of crimes involving minors have prompted Bacolod City Councilor El Cid Familiaran to propose a resolution requesting the city mayor to reconvene the task force to strictly enforce the curfew on minors.
Familiaran, chairman of the Committee on Police, Security and Jail Management, disclosed that he received complaints from residents in various puroks and subdivisions in the city regarding theft, robbery, physical injuries, vandalism and other crimes involving minors. The number of these incidents has become alarming, he stated. Based on the Women and Protection Center (WPC) and police records, the cases usually involved minors who are below 18 years of age. Section 13 of City Ordinance No. 331, Series of 2003 imposes a curfew on minors and mandates the City Mayor to create a task force on curfew of minors. The task force shall serve as an Oversight Committee and shall likewise monitor the effectiveness of the ordinance's implementation. The ordinance spells out the composition of the Task Force: representatives from Department of Social Services and Development, chairman of the SP Committee on Laws or Social Services; Philippine National Police; Commission on Human Rights; president of Sangguniang Kabataan Federation; Liga ng mga Barangay; Parents Teachers Association Federation; representatives from educational and religious sectors; and non-government organizations which cater to family and children's welfare. RAMPANT reports of crimes involving minors have prompted Bacolod City Councilor El Cid Familiaran to propose a resolution requesting the city mayor to reconvene the task force to strictly enforce the curfew on minors.
Familiaran, chairman of the Committee on Police, Security and Jail Management, disclosed that he received complaints from residents in various puroks and subdivisions in the city regarding theft, robbery, physical injuries, vandalism and other crimes involving minors. The number of these incidents has become alarming, he stated. Based on the Women and Protection Center (WPC) and police records, the cases usually involved minors who are below 18 years of age. Section 13 of City Ordinance No. 331, Series of 2003 imposes a curfew on minors and mandates the City Mayor to create a task force on curfew of minors. The task force shall serve as an Oversight Committee and shall likewise monitor the effectiveness of the ordinance's implementation. The ordinance spells out the composition of the Task Force: representatives from Department of Social Services and Development, chairman of the SP Committee on Laws or Social Services; Philippine National Police; Commission on Human Rights; president of Sangguniang Kabataan Federation; Liga ng mga Barangay; Parents Teachers Association Federation; representatives from educational and religious sectors; and non-government organizations which cater to family and children's welfare. By Carla N. Canet Sun.Star Bacolod Bacolod Councilor El Cid Familiaran, chair, SP Committee on Police, Security and Jail management, had resolved during the public hearing of his committee yesterday, urging the City Treasurer’s Office to assign a collector at the Bacolod City Police Office to receive payments for fees from those who secure police clearances.
This is to lessen the burden of those securing police clearance who go back and forth to the city hall and BCPO. Reportedly, the city has an average monthly collection of P436,000.00 from an average of 4,000 to 5,000 people who secure police clearances from BCPO. Present during the committee hearing were City Treasurer Annabelle Badajos, acting Bacolod City Police director Senior Supt. Celestino Guara, Councilor Elmer Sy, Human Resource Officer Erman Aguirre and Executive Assistant Vicente Petierre Sr. who represented the Mayor’s Office. Another public hearing will be held today by the Familiaran committee wherein he will push for the enforcement of City Ordinance 341, which authorizes the enforcement unit of the City Legal Office to intensify the apprehension of students who are at the internet cafes or video houses during class hours. It has been observed that minors, most of them in school uniforms, are seen in the internet cafes during class hours, instead of attending classes in school. The teachers have also complained that school attendance of some students in some classes are very poor. Parents have aired similar complaints, because in several occasions their children have rebelled against them which they believe is caused by what they have seen in the internet or video centers. Section 3 of C.O. 341, (regulated hours for persons 16 years old and below), children are prohibited to enter internet cafes or video houses during class hours. This Ordinance according to Familiaran should be enforced continuously. By Edith B. Colmo Negros Daily Bulletin BACOLOD City residents who wish to avail of services of the Bacolod City Police Office for their police clearances, copies of police blotter entries, certificates and other police-related documents have to go to the City Treasurer's Office, pay the required fees, and then go back to the BCPO compound to get their police-related documents.
The inconvenience, discomfort and additional expenses of traveling to and fro has prompted Bacolod City Councilor El Cid M. Familiaran, chairman of the Committee on Police, Jail Management and Penology, to propose a resolution requesting the City Treasurer Annabelle C. Badajos through the Office of the City Mayor to assign collector/s in the Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) to collect the required fees so that residents will be spared of the unnecessary burden. Familiaran said that a substantial number of people who have been securing those documents from the BCPO have been complaining about the distant offices between the Philippine National Police and the City Treasurer's Offices. Per records, there is a monthly average of 4,000 to 5,000 people who secure police clearances and other documents from the BCPO. The average monthly revenue of the city from these transaction amount to P436,000. BACOLOD City Councilor El Cid M. Familiaran proposed a resolution requesting the City Ordinance Enforcement Unit to implement stronger measures to regulate the access of minors to internet cafes and video houses during class hours.
Familiaran is alarmed at the proliferation of minors at internet cafes even during class hours. Some of the students skip their classes and waste their money just to play online games. He believes that, if left unchecked, the propensity of these minors to play online and other computer games instead of attending their classes will be detrimental to their own welfare as well as to that of their families. Internet cafes and beer houses are everywhere, particularly in areas very near the schools. Thus, students are sorely tempted to skip classes and play computer games while drinking intoxicating beverages. On the other hand, Familiaran also exhorted the City Health Office (CHO) headed by Dr. Salome Biñas to continue the intensified implementation of the preventive campaign against dengue, even though there has been a decrease in the number of dengue cases lately. CHO records showed that there was a 28 percent decrease in the number of dengue cases from January to Kuly 3 this year, compared to the same period this year. There are 343 dengue cases with two deaths from January 1 to July 3, 2010 as compared to the 480 dengue cases with four deaths in the same period in 2009. The resolution urged the CHO to be proactive in dealing with this health challenge confronting the people, especially the children in depressed areas whose parents do not have the financial resources to provide for their children's medical and hospitalization needs. He made his request through a Sangguniang Panlungsod (City Council) resolution, which was approved by the City Council. Meanwhile, Bacolod Representative Anthony Golez also joins the fight against dengue as he recently donated screens for the windows of public schools in Barangay Taculing and Barangay Villamonte. (Carla N. Cañet) The Diocese of Bacolod and the residents of Barangay Alangilan, Bacolod City reiterated their call to the Bacolod City Government to move for a total cessation of quarry operations in Alangilan and to declare Alangilan a protected area.
A press release from the Social Action Center and the Most Holy Rosary Parish said a few weeks ago, the City of Bacolod brought the issuance of permit renewal to quarry operators in Barangay Alangilan to a standstill. It said it still stands, for the mayor sees that this is for the greater good. However, the Amlig Bukid Kilos Damig, a group of Alangilan residents and the Diocese of Bacolod continue to reiterate their call for the Bacolod City government for a total cessation of all quarry activities in the barangay, the release said. The release was signed by Most Holy Rosary Parish priest Rev. Fr. Farley Ray Santillan, Fr. Ernie Larida and SAC director Rev. Fr. Aniceto Buenafe Jr. Meanwhile, a resolution requesting the City Treasurer through the Mayor’s Office to assign collectors at the Bacolod City Police Office to collect fees from police blotter reports, police clearance, and similar records, is being proposed by Councilor El Cid Familiaran. The resolution said a monthly average of 4,000-5,000 people secure police clearance from the BCPO and the city collects about P436,000 from police clearance and other records. A committee conference on the matter will be conducted at 10 a.m. today at the Bacolod Sangguniang Panlungsod session hall by the SP Committee on Police, Security and Jail Management chaired by Familiaran. Familiaran has also proposed a resolution requesting the enforcement unit of the City Legal Office to intensify apprehension of minors at internet cafés or video houses during class hours as provided under City Ordinance 341, Series of 2007.*CGS BY CHRYSEE SAMILLANO Visayan Daily STar BACOLOD City Councilor El Cid M. Familiaran proposed a resolution requesting the City Ordinance Enforcement Unit to implement stronger measures to regulate the access of minors to internet cafes and video houses during class hours.
Familiaran is alarmed at the proliferation of minors at internet cafes even during class hours. Some of the students skip their classes and waste their money just to play online games. He believes that, if left unchecked, the propensity of these minors to play online and other computer games instead of attending their classes will be detrimental to their own welfare as well as to that of their families. Internet cafes and beer houses are everywhere, particularly in areas very near the schools. Thus, students are sorely tempted to skip classes and play computer games while drinking intoxicating beverages. On the other hand, Familiaran also exhorted the City Health Office (CHO) headed by Dr. Salome Biñas to continue the intensified implementation of the preventive campaign against dengue, even though there has been a decrease in the number of dengue cases lately. CHO records showed that there was a 28 percent decrease in the number of dengue cases from January to Kuly 3 this year, compared to the same period this year. There are 343 dengue cases with two deaths from January 1 to July 3, 2010 as compared to the 480 dengue cases with four deaths in the same period in 2009. The resolution urged the CHO to be proactive in dealing with this health challenge confronting the people, especially the children in depressed areas whose parents do not have the financial resources to provide for their children's medical and hospitalization needs. He made his request through a Sangguniang Panlungsod (City Council) resolution, which was approved by the City Council. Meanwhile, Bacolod Representative Anthony Golez also joins the fight against dengue as he recently donated screens for the windows of public schools in Barangay Taculing and Barangay Villamonte.by: Carla N. Cañet Sun Star Bacolod The local government of Guimaras will be requested to suspend their arrest of Bacolod fishermen until the actual delineation of boundaries of the territorial waters of Guimaras and Bacolod City, Bacolod Councilor Caesar Distrito said yesterday.
At a public hearing at the Bacolod City Government Center, Distrito said an admission was made that when the territorial water boundaries of Bacolod and its neighboring local government was delineated, Guimaras was not involved. Distrito, chairman of the Sangguniang Panlungsod Committee on Laws, Ordinances and Good Government, said he will propose that the SP request the mayor to take the initial step and for the SP of Bacolod and Guimaras to meet and delineate the territorial boundaries of the two LGU’s. He said they have suggested that fishermen continue fishing within the shorelines of Bacolod that clearly fall under its territorial waters. Barangay 1 Kagawad Cesar Jarina said they have requested the SP to suspend the apprehension of fishermen until the boundary is determined, or many will go hungry. Because they were threatened that they will be caught and jailed even if they are within the territorial waters of Bacolod, they have stopped fishing, he said. Fisherman caught are fined P2,500 each, he added. City Agriculturist Goldwyn Nifras said the fishermen who have been fishing for so long in the area somehow already know where the boundary of Bacolod and Guimaras is. They suggested that the fishermen make a formal complaint so the city can make formal representation with the mayor and with the local government of Buenavista, Guimaras. Nifras said a similar thing happened in the past years but it was resolved. But the problem surfaced again probably because the Bantay Dagat of Guimaras has new personnel, he said. Present at the public hearing yesterday were Councilors Carl Lopez, El Cid Familiaran and Em Legaspi-Ang, the Bacolod Coast Guard led by Lt. Commander Godofredo Vagilidad, Barangay 1 officials and the affected fishermen.*CGS BY CHRYSEE SAMILLANO Visayan Daily Star |
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