The Bacolod Sangguiang Panlungsod approved a resolution Wednesday requesting the Office of the Mayor to implement City Ordinance No. 595, or the Bacolod City Eye in the Sky Comprehensive Closed-Circuit Television Ordinance.
The ordinance, authored by Councilor Carlos Jose Lopez, said the SP had passed C.O. 595 on July 17, 2012, that was approved by former Mayor Evelio Leonardia also on July 17, 2012. The installation of CCTV has been an effective deterrent against the proliferation of street crimes , as well as monitoring of the traffic situation within the city, resolution said. The SP also passed another resolution, also authored by Lopez, requesting Mayor Monico Puentevella to implement City Ordinance 573, or an Ordinance Establishing the Bacolod Local Standard Time, in conjunction with Republic Act 10535 or the Philippine Standard Time Act of 2013. The resolution said C.O. 573 was passed by the SP on Dec. 14, 2011 and was approved by Leonardia on Jan. 6, 2012. It said President Benigno Aquino lll had signed into law R.A. 10135 on May 15, 2013. Both C.O. 573 and R.A. 10535 aim to establish a synchronized time among all local and national offices, as well as business establishments which will work to the advantage of the transacting public. Meanwhile, Lopez has proposed another resolution requesting the Office of Bacolod Rep. Evelio Leonardia to sponsor a bill in Congress to convert local roads within the jurisdiction of the City of Bacolod into national roads. The resolution was not passed, however, for failure to get the required number of votes. Lopez said that due to urban development and high volume of motor vehicles passing through some local roads, the city is spending substantial amounts, which are taken from the meager annual fund to maintain and repair them. Lopez said the Department of Public Works and Highways, has recommended a priority list of city roads for conversion into national roads, and these are Burgos Extension (from BREDCO port ) to Lacson Street, B.S. Aquino Drive (from Sto. Niño Road) to Burgos Extension, Hernaez Street (from Araneta Street to Mansilingan-Murcia Road), 6th Street (from Lacson Street) to B.S. Aquino Drive, Lopez Jaena Street (from Hernaez Street) t B.S. Aquino Drive, and Manolo Drive (from Lacson Street) to Circumferential Road, he said. The conversion of these roads will translate into savings for the City of Bacolod, that may be used for infrastructure projects like construction of new roads and bridges in the barangays and relocation sites, he said. He said he has discussed this with Leonardia, DPWH Secretary Rogelio Singson and District Engineer Noel Pineda and they have expressed support to this project. However, those who voted in favor of the resolution were Councilors Caesar Distrito, Alex Paglumotan, Mona Dia Jardin, Keith Ramos and Lopez, while Councilors Archie Baribar, Ana Marie Palermo, Sonya Verdeflor and Claudio Puentevella voted negative. Councilors Jocelle Batapa-Sigue and El Cid Familiaran abstained.*CGS The Visayan Daily Star BY CHRYSEE SAMILLANO
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