THE implementation of the Sloping Corn Production in Sloping Areas (SCOPSA) in Barangay Pagalungan is in the offing. The 18th City Council during its regular session Monday, June 24, presided over by Vice Mayor Raineir Joaquin V. Uy enacted an ordinance authorizing Mayor Oscar S. Moreno to enter into and sign the Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with the Bureau of Soils and Water Management (BSWM) and the Department of Agriculture-Regional Office X (DA-RFO-10) for the purpose. S

THE City Council committee on labor chaired by Councilor Nadya E. Elipe on Thursday tackled the letter of Rufa Abalo, et. al., requesting for assistance to help them get their claims and benefits from their Korean employers. According to the complainant, over 50 employees have not received their supposed claims and benefits even as the labor dispute which they filed against their employers were in their favor. This matter, along with other issues, were reportedly brought t

COUNCILOR Leon Gan proposed the adoption of a resolution requesting any member of the House of Representatives to fast track the enactment of a law pertaining to the No Build Zone policy. This, after Councilor Reuben Daba, in his special report during the recent regular session, cited complaints about the assistance given to victims of typhoon Vinta and asked the council to establish guidelines for the distribution of relief to calamity victims. The councilor also aired hi

THE application of ProHomes Development Inc. for alteration for downgrading of lots at the Forever Homes Subdivision Project in Barangay Lumbia was favorably endorsed by the City Council committee on subdivision landed estate chaired by Councilor Dometilo Acenas Jr. to the committee on laws and rules chaired by Councilor Ian Mark Nacaya for appropriate action. ProHomes Development Inc., developer of the subdivision, applied for the downgrading of 218 lots from economic to soc

COUNCILOR Reuben Daba, chair of the City Council committee on social services, on Monday expressed concern over the guidelines adopted by the city in granting aid to calamity victims. In his special report during the regular session presided over by Vice Mayor Raineir Joaquin V. Uy, Councilor Daba said he received numerous complaints on the assistance given by the city to calamity victims of typhoon Vinta. Daba said some of the lists of victims, which were provided by the bar

COUNCILOR Leon Gan, Jr., chair of the committee on senior citizens, said there are street lights in the city that are not turned off even during daytime. This observation was reported by the councilor during the previous regular session of the 18th council presided by Vice Mayor Raineir Joaquin V. Uy. According to Gan, this could cause the light to easily lose its power because it is always turned on. He explained that the city government could save in maintenance expenses i

Suportado ni konsehal Nadya Emano-Elipe, chairman sa komite sa labor, ang panawagan ni konsehal Teodulfo Lao Jr. atol sa milabayng sesyon sa konseho kalabot sa pagsuspende sa gipatumang omento sa pletihan sa taxi. Mahinumduman nga ang konseho sa syudad ubos ni bise mayor Kikang Uy misagop sa Resolosyon No. 12985-2018 nga naghangyo sa LTFRB nga isuspende ang pagpatuman sa bag-ong pletihan aron mapahigayon ang konsultasyon tali sa mga sumasakay ug mga nalambigit sa operasyon s

THE 18th City Council during its 83rd regular session on Monday presided over by Vice Mayor Raineir Joaquin V. Uy adopted a resolution requesting the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) to suspend for the meantime the increase of the taxi fare rates. This is in response to the special report of Councilor Teodulfo Lao Jr., chair of the City Council committee on public utilities, that some of the commuters are complaining on the sudden increase of taxi