THE Bacolod City Council has passed a resolution requesting the City Legal Office to give its opinion on the appointment of the new head of the Office of Senior Citizens Affairs (OSCA).
The resolution said that as mandated by Expanded Senior Citizens Act of 2010, the Federation of Senior Citizens Association of Bacolod City Inc. (FSCAB) had submitted to the Office of the City Mayor the list of three nominees chosen or recommended by the general assembly. The resolution authored by City Councilor Catalino Alisbo said the three year-term of lawyer Pedrito Esquilla as OSCA head was terminated and his three months extension had expired therefore, he is not entitle for re-appointment to the same office.The resolution said the FSCAB is asking the City Legal Office to render opinion to guide the city mayor on the appointment of the OSCA head the soonest possible time. Meanwhile, a resolution requesting the Office of Department of Social Welfare and Development Secretary Corazon “Dinky” Soliman to favorably respond to the widespread clamor in the unfair implementation of the Conditional Cash Transfer for the indigents in the City of Bacolod, was approved by the City Council Wednesday. Authored by Councilor El Cid Familiaran, the resolution said that based on information from the Department of Social Services and Development Office, the city has 3,607 CCT beneficiaries in 26 barangays. It said the City Council expresses its profound appreciation to the National Government for the inclusion of Bacolod City’s indigents in the program. However, the council would like to bring to the attention of the Department of Social Welfare and Development the issues and concerns confronted by the city's constituents in the implementation of the CCT's such as many beneficiaries have not availed of the program, among others. The resolution said there is an immediate need for the DSWD to clarify and address the problem surrounding the CTT. Carla N. Canet Sun Star Bacolod
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