In response to the pressing educational needs of students at Camaman-an Elementary School and National High School, the City Council committee on subdivision, housing development, and landed estate endorsed the use of a nearby lot as a temporary and makeshift classrooms. This request comes as the school faces severe congestion and shortage of classroom space, hindering the learning process for its students. During the meeting, Mr. Norman Felisilda, principal of the school, sa

Councilor Yevonna Yacine B. Emano called for further committee-level deliberation on the proposal to recognize Datu Rodelio “Waway” Saway’s composition as the city’s official invocation song . While appreciating the song’s message and the intention behind its creation, particularly noting that the City Mayor commissioned the same, Emano pointed out the need to carefully examine its implications, especially in relation to the constitutional guarantee of religious freedom. The

Councilor Yevonna Yacine B. Emano called for transparency and stronger sanitation efforts as the City Council tackled the reported leptospirosis issue at the Cogon Public Market during the committee on health meeting. “I’m very grateful that this matter was tackled in the committee,” Emano said, referring to Mrs. Dragon, the mother of a Sangguniang Kabataan official from Barangay 31 who speculatively died of leptospirosis. While acknowledging the City Health Office’s findi