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

Councilor Yevonna Yacine B. Emano stressed the importance of coordination between the national government and the local government unit before implementing any road project so as not to cause obstruction and traffic congestion in the city streets. This was her reaction to the special report of Councilor Eric D. Salcedo about the road obstructions resulting from the construction of a pedestrian overpass in the uptown area. The lady councilor emphasized that under the Local Go