BALITA: Bawal ang pagbutang ug political poster sa mga kahoy sa Comval

Sa Takasan green ordinance

Ni Cha Monforte

jan 11

Hugtanong gipahibalo ug usab ang mga nagadagan nga mga kandidato nga subay sa naaprubar nga ordinansa sa probinsya gidili gayod ang pagbutang sa bisan unsang advertisement material o subay sa politikanhong panahon karon, sa bisan unsang election propaganda material sa mga kahoy kilid sa kadalanan.

Kini ang gibutyag ni Boardmember Moran Takasan human siya makadawat ug taho nga may mga pagpanglapas na nga nahitabo sa Distrito 1 sa probinsya sa  Provincial Ordinance Number 05, series of 2009 nga iyang gisulat ug naaprubar sa miaging tuig.

Ang maong ordinansa probinsyal magamulta sa nakalapas ug kantidad ng P5,000 o dili kaha pagkapriso sa unom ka bulan sa third offense.

Boluntaryo lang nga molangkat sa mga advertisement material gikan sa mga kahoy sa gasto sa nakalapas sa first offense, samtang sa second offense, pwersado na nga langkaton na sa mga personahe sa probinsyal nga kagamhanan ug bayran sa nakalapas ang entirong nagasto sa probinsya sa pagpanglakat sa mga advertisement materials nga gibutang sa mga punoan.

Sumala pa sa mga taho, si controversial ex-police officer Cesar Mancao nga midagan pagka kongressman sa Distrito 1 namilit sa iyang greetings posters niadtong panahon sa kapaskuhan sa mga poste ug bongbong apil na ang mga punoan sa kahoy. Ang gipilit nga greetings poster ni Mancao may hulagway ug pangalan niya.

Matud pa ni Takasan, mipahibalo na si Boardmember Maricar Zamora-Apsay sa mga pagpanglapas sa ordinansa ngadto kang Governor Arturo “Chiongkee” Uy.

“Mopagawas usab si governor ug usa ka executive order nga mopahibalo sa tanang mga municipal mayors ug tanang barangay kapitan sa tibuok probinsya kabahin sa ilang mga papel sa padayong full implementation sa ordinansa,” pamulong pa sa author sa ordinansa.

Matud niya iyang gihimo ang ordinansa aron protektahan ang mga kahoy ug kinaiyahan, ug sa pagmentenar sa kalimpyo samtang gusto pod niyang mahalayo sa disgrasya ang mga pasahero ug motorista tungod kay ang mga outdoor advertisement nga gipatak-ag butang sa mga kahoy kilid sa kadalanan makapalingla sa mata ug atensyon sa mga drayber sa sakyanan sanglit gitumbok kini nga usa ka hinungdan sa disgrasya sa kadalanan.

Dili lamang ginabawalan sa ordinansa ang mga politiko, kay lakip usab ang mga tawo ug mga negosyo nga nagabutang ug mga commercial outdoor advertisements.

“Unsay sala sa kahoy nga imo mang gilansangan?” pamulong pa ni Takasan nga para ngadto sa nakalapas sa iyang green ordinance.  (Cha Monforte/Rural Urban News)

NEWS: Takasan green ordinance in Comval bone in the neck among early campaigning candidates

By Cha Monforte

jan 11

COMPOSTELA VALLEY – An environment-enhancing provincial ordinance prohibiting posting and hanging of any advertisement material, or applicable in this political season, any election propaganda material is serving to be a bone in the neck among early campaigning poster-conscious candidates.

Caught violating the Provincial Ordinance Number 05, series of 2009 approved mid last year, would be fined of P5,000 or imprisonment of six months for the third offense, shouldering of the entire cost in removing and tearing down of advertisement materials to be forcibly carried our by provincial government personnel for the second offense, and voluntary removal of materials at the cost of the violator for the first offense.

Reelectionist Boardmember Moran Takasan (District 2), author of the ordinance, has reminded candidates to be aware of the ordinance in the running of their respective promotional campaigns following reports he received on violations occurring in the first legislative district of the province.

Reports said that controversial ex-police officer Cesar Mancao, who is running for congress in the district, massively mounted before the Christmas day his greetings poster emblazoned with his photo and name in walls, posts and trees in all towns of the first district.

He said that administration’s congressional candidate Maricar Zamora-Apsay has already reported the violations to Governor Arturo “Chiongkee” Uy.

“The governor will issue an executive order to all municipal chief executives and barangay captains in the province to remind them on their roles in the continuing full enforcement of the ordinance,” Takasan said.

He said he authored the ordinance to protect the trees, promote the environment and cleanliness and safeguard the riding public and motorists as billboards and advertisement materials hanged or posted in trees along highways distract the sight and attention of drivers and have been found out to be one cause of road accidents.

“It restricts not only politicians but also persons and businesses putting up commercial outdoor advertisements in any form. Candidates in the coming election should be aware that violation to the ordinance is a ground for criminal offense,” he said.

“What has the tree sinned unto you that you nailed it?” he added referring to violators of the ordinance.

Takasan said that when he ran for councilor in his town of Pantukan and for boardmember in the past polls he was not poster-conscious as he had to put his propaganda material in Comelec-designated common posting areas and had to rely much in personally touching base with the electorate on the ground during the campaign period. (Cha Monforte/Rural Urban News)

NEWS: Silence on for Maricar-Ramil for Congress tiff for now til January

nov 10

Silence would be observed for now by both camps of Compostela Valley Vice Gov. Ramil Gentugaya and Boardmember Maricar Zamora-Apsay on who of them is rightful to be standard-bearer for fielding by the unified Lakas-CMD party- but only until January.

In a report carried by a daily in Davao City, Governor Arturo “Chiongkee” Uy said both of the congressional wannabes who earlier both declared to be running for the congressional post in the first district have agreed to abide with a party decision on who to field for the post.

The governor said that the Lakas-CMD party will make a formal announcement of its decision in January.

Also, a source close to Lakas-CMD provincial leaders said that both agreed not to talk to the media on the issue “so that energies would not be wasted by anyone of them.”.

The source said that the party will hold a caucus by December especially to resolve it and strike consensus and agreement so as not to divide the party in the first district.

Earlier, last-termer Cong. Manuel  “Way Kurat” Zamora said that he would be sticking to the agreement on July 1, 2007 forged by him, daughter Maricar, Uy and Gentugaya for Maricar vie for the congressional post while Ramil would seek for reelection in his current post by 2010.

The suggestion that in order for the party not to be divided in the first district Maricar would instead take the vice gubernatorial bid while Cong. Way Kurat take the mayoral bid in Compostela town was earlier thumbed down by the congressman, saying that the said agrement was already “a solution that has been there.”

Meanwhile, Boardmember Moran Takasan in an interview said that the second district runs smoothly without political quivering thus far as Cong. Rommel Amatong is not facing a challenger at this early from within the party.

Earlier, former Gov. Jose “Joecab” Caballero said that he would still be running “either-or” meaning either for a return bout for the congressional post or for gubernatorial bid. (Cha Monforte/Rural Urban News) http://ruralurbanews.blogspot.com