Councilor Marlo Tabac, chair of the committee on barangay affairs and president of the Liga ng mga Barangay, supported the Tambag Legal Caravan held recently at Barangay Gusa to capacitate barangay official and volunteers in giving access to justice to city residents. Conducted by the Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP)–Misamis Oriental Chapter, the activity provided orientation and training to additional Barangay Legal First Aiders from five barangays in the city. Around

“Our senior citizens continue to share their time, wisdom, and experience in helping maintain peace and their service through the Lupon Tagapamayapa deserves to be recognized and appropriately supported.” Thus, said Councilor Gilda O. Go, chairperson of the committee on senior citizens, during the recent meeting of the committee on barangay affairs, which discussed the proposed ordinance institutionalizing performance-based benefits and incentives for members of the Lupon Tag

The City Council committee on health, nutrition, and health insurance chaired by Councilor Paolo Nicolo Gaane tackled the proposed ordinance regulating the use, sale, and distribution of cigarettes in certain places. One of the highlights of the discussion was the provision on prohibited acts, particularly the use of the term “any public places” and its implications to existing national regulations on tobacco products. Atty. Cancio M. Guibone, Jr. of Tobacco industry, who adv