

Rodriguez bats creation of City PWD Office
Councilor Jonjon Rodriguez has filed a proposed ordinance, creating a Persons with Disability Affairs Office (PDAO) during a recent committee meeting of the Committee on Social Services. Rodriguez said that PDAO is currently under the City Social Welfare and Development Department (CSWD) and does not yet operate as a separate office. Institutionalizing the PDAO will allow the sector to take a more active leadership role in advancing programs and initiatives for persons
The Gavel
Mar 13


Rodriguez pushes burial aid program for Indigent PWDs
Councilor Jonjon Rodriguez, chair of the committee on social services, proposed a local measure providing mortuary assistance for registered Indigent Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) in the city. During the 29th Regular Session of the 21st City Council, Rodriguez cited Republic Act No. 12309, also known as the Free Funeral Services Act, which aims to provide free funeral services to indigent families who cannot afford a proper burial for their deceased relatives. The law,
The Gavel
Mar 13


Councilor Rodriguez backs proposed measure regulating ‘borabora’ mufflers
Councilor Jonjon Rodriguez supported the proposal of Councilor Roger Abaday to regulate the sale, manufacture, and installation of improvised mufflers , more commonly known as ‘ borabora ’. Councilor Abaday, in his special report, described the modified mufflers as nuisance, citing disturbance to families and night-shift workers in the wee hours of the night. He added there is an ongoing operation to confiscate and impound motorcycles fitted with bora-bora, but Abaday believ
The Gavel
Mar 4
